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12:30 PM Amythyst Kiah

12:30 PM André Mehmari, piano

12:30 PM Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

5/ 8 PM

True Blues: Corey Harris, Cedric Watson 5 PM & Alvin Youngblood Hart / 5/ Amythyst Kiah

8 PM

Chamber II: From Prussia with Love Veronica Swift with Emmet Cohen Trio / Vilray

5 PM

Celebrating Bach: Bridget Kibbey and Dover Quartet

7:30 PM Rodney Crowell

8 PM

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

8 PM

Mandolin Orange

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12:30 PM Martin Hayes, Jeremy Kittel

& Roger Tallroth

5 PM

T H U R S D AY, A P R I L 2 Ana-Maria Vera, piano

11 AM

12:30 PM Foghorn Stringband

6/ Kenny Barron and Dave Holland 8:30 PM with Johnathan Blake

Dover Quartet

5:30 / Foghorn Stringband / 8:30 PM Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves

6 PM

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12:30 PM Allison de Groot &

Tatiana Hargreaves

4 / 8 PM Ruthie Foster / Marcia Ball 5:30 / Marta Pereira da Costa / 8:30 PM Germán López

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with André Watts

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Ger Mandolin Orchestra

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12:30 PM 5:30 / George Porter Jr. and 8:30 PM Runnin’ Pardners / Rebirth Brass Band 4 PM 8 PM Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis 6:30 PM

7 PM

Darrell Scott Band Plays Hank Williams / Kaia Kater & Andrew Ryan

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Caterina Lichtenberg & Mike Marshall: Beethoven and the Mandolin Chamber III: Futility of Conflict Swing Central Jazz Finale: New Orleans Swing Time

7:30 PM Balsam Range /

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

10 PM

Late Night Jazz Jam with Emmet Cohen

11 AM

8 PM

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers

8 PM

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

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Drew Petersen, piano

5:30 / Etienne Charles & 8:30 PM Creole Soul /

Brenda Navarrete

5:30 / Junior Brown / 8:30 PM Hot Club of Cowtown 6 PM

Stringband Spectacular: Acoustic Music Seminar Finale

8:30 PM St. Paul

& The Broken Bones

Giovanni Guzzo, violin & Ana-Maria Vera, piano

12:30 PM Hawktail 3 PM

Meechot Marrero, soprano Cajun Dance Party: Steve Riley & Racines / The Revelers

Dover Quartet with Escher String Quartet

4/ 8 PM

5 PM

Christian Sands Presents Three Piano Erroll Garner Summit

7:30 PM Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

12:30 PM Christian Sands, piano

5:30 / John Jorgenson Quintet / 8:30 PM Frank Vignola / Velvet Caravan

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Robert McDuffie, violin & Robert Spano, piano

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Camille Thomas, cello & Julien Brocal, piano

8:30 PM Latin Dance Party:

4/ 8 PM

Zydeco Dance Party:Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys

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4:30 / Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez / 7:30 PM Harold López-Nussa

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

5/ 8 PM

Wycliffe Gordon & His International All-Stars / Christian Sands Trio

3 PM

Chamber IV: Happy Birthday, Ludwig!

6 PM

Leo Kottke

5 PM

Chamber I: Tales of the Unexpected

6 PM

Martin Hayes Quartet / Aoife O'Donovan’s Songs and Strings

8 PM

Sarah Jarosz / Madison Cunningham

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11 AM

Tara Helen O'Connor, flute

12:30 PM Emmet Cohen Trio 4 PM

MARCH 26–APRIL 11, 2020

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Sebastian Knauer, piano

12:30 PM Martin Hayes Solo

Performance Today’s Piano Puzzler with Bruce Adolphe and Fred Child 7 PM

5/ 8 PM

Melissa Aldana Quartet: Visions / André Mehmari Trio

7 PM

BalletCollective: Translation

Zakir Hussain, Kala Ramnath & Jayanthi Kumaresh

7:30 PM Bryan Sutton, Jack Lawrence

& T. Michael Coleman / Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

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Christmas Festival at Trustees’ Garden SAT 12.21

Trustees’ Garden presents a Winter holiday celebration with 100% chance of snow! REALLY! Get the family together and enjoy a day filled with fun activities for all ages, music, food, shopping, and an outdoor movie (bring your blankets!) to close out the night next to our 23ft Christmas Tree!

11am-7:30pm $15 All Day Pass (all ages) $45 Family Pack of 4 All Day Passes Tickets: https://trusteeschristmas.eventbrite.com info@trusteesgarden.com

Christmas Eve Dinner Cruise TUE 12.24

17th Annual Christmas Spectacular features singing, dancing, comedy and aerial artistry with all your favorite holiday classics plus Santa and his kick line of reindeer.

Wed.-Fri. & Tues. 8pm, Sat. 3 & 8pm, Sun. 3pm The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. $39 adults, $19.50 children savannahtheatre.com

Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family and Community

Celebrant and Master Storyteller Lillian Grant-Baptiste will tell the magnificent story of Kwanzaa and will explore the origin, the true meaning, cultural, and the historical significance of this AfricanAmerican holiday.

6 p.m.

The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, 502 East Harris Street.

Free and open to the public Tab Benoit is a Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues and acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way.

7 p.m.

Victory North, 2603 Whitaker Street. $26

THURSDAY 12.19 Art Start: William Kwamena-Poh

Theatre: Around the World in 80 Days FRI-SUN CONNECT SAVANNAH | DEC 18 - 24, 2019

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WEDNESDAY 12.18

Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he’s a robber on the run. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown’s adaptation of the classic literary adventure by Jules Verne.

8 p.m.

Savannah Rep’s PLAYShop, 980 Industry Drive. $18 savannahrep.org

Start your day with art with our new and combined programs. Our youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.

10:30 a.m.

Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. $5 per child, adult members free*, adult nonmembers $12

Film: The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration

The Black Candle is a moving documentary that explores Kwanzaa, an African-American cultural heritage celebration observed throughout the African diaspora.

6 p.m.

The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, 502 East Harris Street.

Free and open to the public

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Ho! Ho! Go Dawgs!

Ghost Coast Distillery will be donating $1 from each drink sold that evening to the UGA Chapter Scholarship Fund. Enjoy fresh, hearty holiday food provided by Pie Society, and peruse and purchase work by local artisans and vendors.

5 p.m.

Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St.

Merry Christmas, Baby

The show by the Downtown Delilahs includes dancing, light-hearted strip tease, lip syncing, comedic entertainment and more.

Thurs. & Fri. 11 p.m., Sat. 9:30 & 11 p.m.

House of Mata Hari, 306 W. Factor’s Walk. $20

Sounds of Winter Concert

The annual Sounds of Winter Concert featuring SAA orchestra and choirs.

7 p.m.

Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. $12 adults, $8 students

FRIDAY 12.20 A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live!

Begin your holiday fun with cookie decorating, ornament making and caroling, then get cozy in the theatre to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas while sipping hot chocolate from our create-your-own cocoa bar.

Fri. 7 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 3 p.m.

Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. $17-$22 912-238-9015. eventinfo@savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Film: Last Christmas

This enchanting holiday confection features the music of singer George Michael, including “Last Christmas” and previously unreleased tracks. PG-13 Fri. & Sun. 3 & 7 p.m., Sat. 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $8 adults, $5 children 12 and under 9124724790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

With world-class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, ring in the holidays with this Christmas extravaganza.

3 & 7 p.m.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $33.50-$179.50

Odd Lot Improv: Friday Funnies

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

8 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St.

$10 oddlotimprov@gmail.com. oddlot.lol

Theatre: Around the World in 80 Days

Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he’s a robber on the run. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in Mark Brown’s adaptation of the classic literary adventure by Jules Verne.

Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Savannah Rep’s PLAYShop, 980 Industry Drive. $18 savannahrep.org

Theatre: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Based on Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time follows 15-year-old Christopher after the death of his neighbor’s dog.

Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University, 3219 College St. collectiveface.org

SATURDAY 12.21 38th Annual Miracle on May Street In addition to a toy give away, there will be Christmas movies, games, activities and holiday treats and crafts for the whole family.

1 p.m.

YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St.

Skatefest December 13 - January 5

Christmas Festival

Trustees’ Garden presents a Winter holiday celebration with 100% chance of snow. Enjoy a day filled with fun activities for all ages, music, food, shopping, and an outdoor movie.

11 a.m.-7:30 p.m Trustees Garden, 660 E. Broughton St. $15 for one person, $45 for a family

$8 per person

Holiday Happenings

This Christmas movie festival includes Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at 11 a.m., National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at 3 p.m., and It’s a Wonderful Life at 7 p.m. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for Second Harvest.

11 a.m.

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. Free 912-525-5051

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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

Fort Pulaski Holiday Event

Travel back to 1863 for a holiday visit to Cockspur Island as Fort Pulaski National Monument presents special holiday programming.

Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

Front Porch Improv: Dashing Through the Snow

The annual hit improv show. Come on down and enjoy Holiday-inspired comedy with Front Porch Improv.

8:30 p.m.

La Scala Ristorante, 119 E 37th St. $10, $5 with a student ID frontporchimprov.com

Islands Farmers’ Market

Islands Farmers Market offers local food vendors with fresh & local produce, meats, baked goods, seasonings, and so much more.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

401 Quarterman Dr. Free islandsfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Jubilee Day Celebration

Savannah SantaCon

Savannah’s original holiday Pub crawl is back. Visit the Facebook event for more information. noon Downtown Savannah.

Come celebrate Jubilee Day with a variety of creative activities including poetry, SUNDAY 12.22 visual arts projects and much more.

10 a.m.

Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK Holiday Movie Night Watch movies in the taproom starting and Oglethorpe Streets. at 5pm until close. Free holiday-themed Odd Lot Improv: Saturday treats and snacks will be available.

Shenanigans 5 p.m.

An improv comedy show in the style of Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Followed by St. long form comedy.

Post Dash Chanukah Bash 8 p.m.

Spend the afternoon experiencing the The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. Chanukah story firsthand. $10 3 p.m. oddlotimprov@gmail.com. oddlot.lol Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Savannah for Morons: The Trolley St. Tour $5 per person, $15 per family This comedy show on wheels will roast MONDAY 12.23 nearly 300 years of Savannah in a 90minute ride.

Lights at Ellis Square 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

Savannah will join hundreds of cities Visitor’s Information Center, 301 MLK Jr. around the world in spreading light, by Blvd. igniting a 10-foot Chanukah Menorah at $33 Ellis square. This free and festive event savannahformorons.com

will feature fresh doughnuts, latkas, chocolate coins, menorah kits and a glowing Chanukah gift for all.

5:30 p.m.

Ellis Square, Barnard Street and St. Julian Street. rabbi@jewishsav.com

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness

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

8 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. $5 oddlotimprov@gmail.com. oddlot.lol

Tybee Island Farmers Market

Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods and artisans.

4 p.m.

30 Meddin Drive tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

TUESDAY 12.24 Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey

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

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

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Hotel influx has only just begun

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

SAVANNAH IS becoming sadly accustomed to losing cultural icons and community gathering spaces in the name of economic development.

As with any endangered species, the loss of just one more member has outsized impact.

The latest blow came this weekend, when Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub on River Street announced that longtime owner Vic Powers will be retiring, and the pub will pour its last pint this New Year’s Eve. The backstory, as is so often the case these days, is that the portion of the build-

the monument is proposed to enhance the overall design of the site. The monument was included within the design for the new development.” (Emphasis mine.)

This would seem to be the smoking gun that from the beginning Plant Riverside always intended to have this City Council move the Waving Girl there, any arguments about “visibility” aside.

Meanwhile, set to move adjacent to the Waving Girl’s soon-to-be old location are another three hotels, basically surrounding the current Homewood Suites.

While outgoing Mayor Eddie DeLoach likes to claim that the current hotel boom predates his administration, it stretches the bounds of believability that they couldn’t have done more — a lot more — over the last four years to limit the impact of out-of-control hotel development.

with rampant overdevelopment and gentrification.

While the new Council will likely focus more intensely and effectively on defending community interests at the neighborhood level, they probably can only do so much about what’s happening downtown — since there are almost no actual neighborhoods left in the Historic District.

Working people were priced out of downtown long ago, but now even affluent homeowners have been priced out by commercial investors turning residential property into Airbnbs and other short term vacation rentals.

As far as the many high-rise apartment buildings being built on the immediate outskirts of the Historic District, they’re supposedly to attract young professionals, but I have my doubts.

In addition to Kevin Barry’s closing, another iconic watering hole, Abe’s on Lincoln, faces a proposal to move the entire historic building it’s in to make room for another hotel. ing that houses Kevin Barry’s is apparently set to be repurposed into yet more hotelaffiliated space.

KB’s is one of the last vestiges of truly multi-generational, homegrown social life remaining in the Historic District, and one of the main East Coast stops on the Traditional Irish music circuit for decades.

Another iconic Savannah watering hole, Abe’s on Lincoln, faces a proposal to literally move the entire historic building it’s in to make room for, you guessed it, another hotel.

Abe’s has just as vital a local history as Kevin Barry’s — arguably more since it claims to be the oldest continuously used bar in Savannah.

Before Abe’s, the space hosted J.B.s, and Faces, one of Savannah’s first gay bars.

Before that, it was the original location of the legendary Jim Collins — the prototype of the Savannah dive bar, long since closed.

That particular agenda item, if it will still be pursued, will likely come before the MPC this February. We’ll keep you posted.

All this comes on the heels of City Council’s decision to move the Waving Girl monument into a designated space at the Plant Riverside hotel development at the other end of River Street.

The November petition to the Metropolitan Planning Commission to move the Waving Girl, submitted by architect Christian Sottile, says, “The installation of

As we’ve seen, Savannah City Council will routinely threaten to revoke the liquor licenses of small businesses with too much advertising in the windows, or too many scratch-off tickets littering the parking lot.

So they certainly could have found the power to limit big hotel development if they really wanted to.

In many cases, they have literally overruled the recommendations of the MPC in order to make various developments that much easier to accomplish.

If there ever was a tail that wagged the dog, it’s hotel development running Savannah, instead of the other way around.

Since the recession lifted around 2010 or so, the big investment money found Savannah, and the last decade has been one of unprecedented rapid change here.

This same play is being acted out in destination cities all over the U.S., including Nashville and Charleston.

As always, anyone opposing development will be labeled as anti-progress, or anti-capitalism, or old-fashioned, or just plain old.

This is a false dichotomy, as what people are asking for has never been zero development, but simply more responsible and regulated development, in character with Savannah’s history and civic culture.

Of course, there will be new City Council in power this January, one elected in part due to the public’s disgust

Where are all the jobs going to come from to pay $1500-$2000 a month rents?

My hunch is that many of the units are not just destined, but indeed expressly designed to serve as Airbnbs.

The mandate of Mayor-Elect Van Johnson and the rest of the new City Council is a wide and strong one, and they will be busy on a number of fronts.

My guess is that limiting hotel development is on the list, but probably not at the top of the list.

It will likely, and correctly, be seen within the larger context of returning control of Savannah to the people who actually live and work here, rather than wealthy investors, many of them from out of town, who always manage to find a way around existing rules and guidelines.

City Council will be under pressure to deliver jobs, and while working in the hospitality industry is certainly honorable work in an honorable profession, our entire economy can’t be based on it. They seem aware of this.

The best way for our new City Council to start a new decade would be to change our default position.

Instead of “How can we better help investors,” we should be asking, “How can investors better help us?” CS

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Group promotes uphill battle to “unmerge” Armstrong

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BY ORLANDO MONTOYA

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DOESN’T IT seem that Savannah is full of “We can do it” civic pride right now? We just totally remade City Council — against the forces of the status quo.

Leaders arose, people spoke, supporters hustled, voters did their duty and the new council represents a “popular voice” unlike any council that I’ve seen in my 20 years here, certainly.

Doesn’t it seem right now that this “popular voice” could do anything? Like something big, something seemingly impossible, something everybody wants but no one can figure out how to do?

Well, the signs started going up around town a few weeks ago. “Unmerge My University” is a new group seeking to reverse Georgia Southern University’s muchdespised takeover of Armstrong State University.

“The merger was done in haste, against the will of the people and at some point, it will be undone,” says David Breland, an 1989 Armstrong computer science graduate and one of the new group’s leaders.

“The more the people of Savannah get involved, there’s a definite possibility to unmerge the university, if there’s enough pressure,” says Irving Victor, a 1941 (yes, that’s right!) Armstrong graduate, a retired doctor and another leader in the “Unmerge” organization.

The thinking behind this new group is simple. Nobody in Savannah wanted this merger. It was railroaded into being as a fait accompli, handed down to us from that great source of all we hate, Atlanta, specifically, the former Governor, Nathan Deal, assisted by the Board of Regents, whose chairman, Don Waters, might be the only Savannahian who thought this was a good idea. (Actual quote from Waters at the time: “The plan is to grow both campuses.”)

To the contrary, the enrollment numbers for Armstrong are terrible. The latest numbers, released last month, show Armstrong continues losing students, from 6,636 just before the merger was announced in January 2017 to 5,281 this fall, a frightening 20% decline.

By contrast, the Statesboro campus lost only 4% during the same time. So this can’t be explained away by national trends.

Georgia Southern officials, in their responses to me, say that they are “on this”

Unmerge My University signs have gone up around town. PHOTO BY ORLANDO MONTOYA.

with a five-year strategic plan, including new degree programs, new recruitment efforts and new marketing to reverse declines.

Meanwhile, student apartments sit empty. Sports are in Statesboro. All decisions are made in Statesboro. Less enrollment means fewer classes.

And morale is low. A stark report, released in August, details how bad it is.

Less than 35% of Armstrong undergrads, faculty and staff report feeling “valued” or “belonging” — not good for recruitment at what’s now clearly treated as the “satellite campus.”

This was not the vision of Thomas Gamble, Mills Lane and those great Savannah leaders who made Armstrong a reality.

Their legacies have been subsumed by blue and white.

“Stop trying to shove eagle down our throats,” an associate professor is quoted as saying at a recent campus forum addressing the report.

The forum was reported by (and I took the quote from) the Armstrong campus newspaper, the Inkwell, which apparently now is called the George Anne (Georgia Southern’s newspaper) “Inkwell Edition.”

Hello, folks! Did anyone ever tell you: Savannah doesn’t play second very well?

We are not someone else’s “edition” or “addition.” We are Savannah. And we can do things. Everything about our history should’ve told you that.

So the thinking of “Unmerge My University” is this: It’s not popular. It’s not working. There’s a new governor. Savannah can rise up. Apply political pressure in the right places and we can undo it.

The group is contacting alumni, identifying supporters (including among Armstrong faculty, which is dangerous for those involved.) They are confident.

“It would be much easier to undo it than when they did the merger,” says Ron Freeman, another group leader, a business major who attended Armstrong in the 60’s. “One stroke of the pen and it could be undone,” Victor adds.

Yes, but that pen, the Governor’s, is largely unresponsive to Savannah’s interests. And unlike City Council, we don’t elect the Board of Regents, gubernatorial appointees who are the most powerful unelected body in Georgia.

These people — not our young and new City Council — control Armstrong’s future.

They respond only to our ATL overlords.

And it’s going to take a whole lot of “We can do it” civic pride to overcome that obstacle. CS

Fight against distracted driving must take place on many fronts

BY JOHN BENNETT

CLOSING the gap between “knowing the right thing to do” and “doing the right thing.” That’s the challenge we face in addressing the deadly problem of distracted driving, according to Dr. C.Y. David Yang. He’s executive director of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a “notfor-profit, publicly supported charitable research and education organization” founded in 1947.

In remarks delivered at the “Traffic Safety Culture Summit” Nov. 11 in Atlanta, Yang said the foundation’s Traffic Safety Culture Index study, released in June, found 95.9 percent of drivers regard reading or typing a text or email while driving as “very or extremely dangerous.”

Almost 75 said they support laws that prohibit holding and talking on a phone and about 88 percent favor laws against reading, typing, or sending a text or email while driving.

Nonetheless, “more than half of drivers report having driven while talking on a handheld phone at least once in the past 30 days.”

In addition, 41.3 percent reported reading texts or emails while driving and 32.1 percent admitted typing a text or email while driving. And the true numbers are probably higher, as it is generally acknowledged that distracted driving is underreported The summit, organized by AAA and the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, attracted law enforcement officers, educators, advocates, and public health and safety officials.

Yang also discussed the results of an expansive review of current scientific evidence on the effectiveness of existing and emerging methods for reducing distracted driving, released by the foundation last month.

The conclusion? “There is no panacea,” he said. No single countermeasure has

produced significant results on its own.

Instead, Yang recommended a “holistic and systemic” blend of “education, enforcement, engineering, and behavior adjustment.”

While he said there is some promise in crash avoidance systems in newer vehicles, he warned that drivers can become too reliant on these technologies.

What’s more, Yang said a different kind of in-car technology is compounding the problem of distracted driving. The foundation’s analysis of “infotainment” and navigation systems in the 30 most popular vehicle models in the US found 76 percent “generated a high level of demand for attention from drivers.”

This underscored another of his messages: While phone use has been the target of many countermeasures, other distractions are present in cars and on our roadways.

Still, phones are unique in that legions of software developers and device designers have worked tirelessly and have largely succeeded in making them nearly impossible to put down.

The next speaker to take the dais, Mike Pitcher, offered a revealing anecdote to explain the “stickiness” of phones. He recounted driving in Atlanta and seeing someone behind the wheel with an iPhone in one hand and an iPad in the other.

Despite being personally and professionally committed to combatting distracted driving, his first impulse was to grab his own phone and snap a photo.

During his time as CEO at LeasePlan, a fleet management company with 1.8 million vehicles in more than 30 countries, Pitcher implemented a policy that prohibited phone use in company vehicles and banned company phone use in all vehicles.

He said his sales staff initially balked at the policy. How could they always be closing if they were unable to immediately respond to customers’ calls, texts, and emails wherever they were?

Pitcher was unmoved and was vindicated in the end. After the policy was enacted, crashes and associated costs

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declined, and productivity increased.

He also stressed that although the primary focus is on distracted driving fatalities, we must also recognize the life altering injuries often sustained by those who survive.

This is a sobering reminder, especially for those who travel by biking, walking, or using wheelchairs on streets that offer them no protection.

Pitcher was followed by Brian Mixon, a sergeant with the Perry Police Department and a former law enforcement liaison for GOHS. He described a mandate, announced by a sheriff in middle Georgia, that went even further than LeasePlan’s policy. Any deputy caught using a phone while driving a patrol vehicle would be fired immediately — even though police officers, firefighters, and other emergency responders are exempt from Georgia’s hands-free law.

Mixon, who could easily make it on the stand-up circuit if he wasn’t often working night shifts, used humor to talk about responding to the carnage caused by distracted driving and the toll it takes on police officers. And the frustration they feel when they see the same dangerous behavior again and again.

He told the story of pulling over a motorist who continued to talk on her phone even after he approached. When he got out his book and started entering citations, she finally rolled down her window and asked what he was doing.

“I’m writing tickets and I’m going to keep on writing them until you put that phone away,” he said.

She told the person on the other end of the call, “I think I better call you back later.”

Despite the alarming statistics and lack of a clear solution, Mixon urged law enforcement officers, educators, and advocates to keep up the fight against distracted driving. If we give up, he asked, what happens then? CS John Bennett is Safety Education Programs Director at Georgia Bikes.

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BY JIM MOREKIS

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THIS WEEKEND’S hot ticket will get you snow in the South.

Among many other activities planned for this Saturday’s Trustees Garden Christmas Festival, there will be real 12 (human-made) snow, brought in especially

for the event.

In between sledding down the bluff on the scenic, expansive campus at the Kehoe Iron Works, you and the family can also enjoy trackless train rides near the 23-foot Christmas tree, food trucks, a rock climbing wall, live music, last-minute gift vendors, an indoor bouncy house, and of course, an appearance by “Santa Claude.”

After the sun goes down on this all-day family event, there will be an outdoor

screening of the Christmas classic “Home Alone.”

Of course, no Savannah event is really complete without Leopold’s ice cream, which you will also be able to enjoy.

The inaugural event is the creation of Trustees Garden and Connect Savannah owner Charles H. Morris, who renovated the historic area as a community asset and resource, anchoring the entire east end of the Historic District.

Many readers will remember that in April 2018, Morris’s Kehoe campus, with its centerpiece of the 19th century Kehoe Iron Works, was open to the public for the packed grand festival finale of that year’s Savannah Music Festival.

This year will bring a different seasonal celebration, as everyone is invited to enjoy a family-friendly day of holiday fun.

“Everyone enjoyed the space so much for that Savannah Music Festival event,” says Morris of the inspiration for the Christmas Festival. “I saw people there I hadn’t seen in years. People still talk about how much fun they had, and what a great event it was.”

Now, Morris says, “we want to do something there for families that are in town the weekend before Christmas.”

For only $15 a person — $45 for a fourperson family pass – you get a full day of fun, from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

The lead sponsor is United Community Bank. Other sponsors include St. Joseph’s/ Candler, WSAV TV, LS3P, Quality Rock 105.3, and Advanced Audiovisual Rentals.

The nearby Morris Center, near the Pirate’s House, has long been a Savannah Music Festival staple. But Morris also further acquired most of the surrounding parcel on Savannah’s highest point — the bluff known as Trustees Garden.

Established soon after Gen. James Oglethorpe’s arrival in 1733, Trustees Garden is one of the most historic areas on the east coast, and America’s first experimental garden.

Later the site of a large natural gas plant, the area lay fallow and in disrepair for many years, until Morris stepped in.

Now, the restored Kehoe Iron Works is a full-spectrum event space, with a surrounding campus that is one of Savannah’s largest greenspaces.

Outside in “Kehoe Square” this Saturday, you’ll enjoy live music, while much of the holiday shenanigans, including the trackless train rides, take place in nearby Morris Park.

Morris says, “We hope this event can become a new family tradition.” CS

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After receiving tips that drug sales were taking place at the residence in the 800 block of Joe Street, officers began an investigation into the activity. On Dec. 14, officers conducted a search warrant and seized a stolen firearm, crack cocaine, MDMA, marijuana, multiple scales and more than $2,000 in a plastic bag.

Robbie Orr, 39, was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by receiving a stolen firearm, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance (MDMA), possession of marijuana less than 1 oz., and three counts of possession of a drugrelated object.

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The suspect is seen on surveillance footage on more than one occasion stealing air compressors from the Home Depot on Victory Drive The suspect is described as a black male who is approximately 5-foot-10 and around 175-195 lbs.

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Joe Rwamirama, 48, of Kampala, Uganda, has an unusually practical superpower: “He is known all over the city as the man who can kill mosquitoes with his farts,” local barber James Yoweri told The Sun on Dec. 10. Rwamirama said no one in his home village has ever contracted malaria because his gaseous ejections knock out insects over a 6-mile radius. “He is respectful of people around him and will only fart when there are mosquitoes around,” Yoweri continued. Rwamirama hopes to market his gas and claims that insect repellant companies have been looking into its chemical secrets, but The Sun couldn’t verify those claims.

Undignified Death

When a Shelby, Ohio, police officer responded to a call on Nov. 13 about a sick or rabid raccoon on a residential street, he had a tough decision to make. The raccoon did seem either injured or ill, and according to WJW, the officer decided it needed to be destroyed. However, there is no area animal control department, and police officers don’t have the “training or equipment to capture a potentially rabid animal,” officials said. And the officer was hesitant to use his firearm because of the time of day and because some residents were outside their homes. So he decided to use his vehicle to eliminate the raccoon, running over it several times to finish the job.

Unfortunately, a bystander was recording the incident, and people on social media are calling for the officer’s removal. The Shelby police chief responded: “The video is disturbing to watch. ... We are having an independent group, with a prosecutor, to determine if any criminal charges are appropriate (but) ... this incident doesn’t violate any wildlife laws.”

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• It’s very cold and very dark, in an existential sort of way, in Minneapolis at this time of year. To wit: Cianna Violet, 24, passes by a certain spot, near a Broadway Pizza location, as she commutes to work.

In November, she noticed a yellow traffic pylon with an extra something clinging to the top and pulled over to check it out.

It was a rat -- dead, frozen, sad. Until Dec. 3, when Violet noticed something about the rat had changed. Sure enough, someone had dressed the chilly little rodent and even remembered accessories, like a tiny silver backpack and fur-trimmed boots. The outfit is “100 percent seasonably appropriate,” Violet told CityPages.

“I’m sorry it had to die, but in death it has brought a reason to smile to hundreds.”

• Meanwhile, it’s warm and sunny in Las Vegas, and the pigeons are wearing cowboy hats. What? On Dec. 9, KVVU reported that pigeons have been spotted with tiny red cowboy hats on their heads. Mariah

Hillman, who runs an animal rescue, at first thought the little headwear was cute, but then began to worry about how the hats had been affixed to the birds’ heads.

“Did they glue them? ... Is it something that’s going to impede their flight or attract predators?” she wondered. Hillman and her agency have been handing out business cards and asking people who see the little urban cowbirds to “just feed them until I get here. I’m only 3 miles away and I’ll come trap them.”

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The Raleigh (North Carolina) News & Observer reported on Dec. 9 that a 14-yearold runaway made a logical choice when deciding where to hide. Around 8:30 that morning, as workers at Bed Bath & Beyond opened the store in Greenville, they discovered someone hidden in the store and called police. Officers responded for a “breaking and entering in progress,” but found only a teenage boy who had “camped out” in the store overnight. He was returned to his home.

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In Miami Beach, Florida, you don’t even have to leave the oceanfront to get caught in a traffic nightmare. For Miami’s Art Basel, Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich unveiled on Dec. 3 a masterpiece three months in the making: sand sculptures of 66 actual-size cars and trucks locked in a traffic jam, which he calls “Order of Importance.” His artwork is meant to bring attention to the climate crisis, Dezeen reported. The work includes several lanes of traffic split by a traffic divider. Most of the vehicles are partially submerged in a nod to rising sea levels created by global warming. “As an artist, I am in a constant struggle to make people aware of this reality,” Erlich said. It is his largest project to date.

Bah, Humbug!

• Marie Bennett, 40, and Joseph Betancourt, 24, of Woodland, California, would have made the Grinch proud, but police in Red Bluff weren’t having it. On Dec. 5, the two allegedly broke into the Children First Foster Family Agency, where they stole “(a) large amount of toys that were being held there for children for Christmas presents,” police told Fox News. Surveillance video showed the burglars coming and going from the home next door; officers arrested Bennett and Betancourt for burglary, theft and breaking and entering, and they recovered the stolen toys, declaring, “These ‘Grinches’ will not be stealing Christmas from kids on our watch.”

• The Bosch’s Country View Nursery in Allendale, Michigan, is a longtime favorite destination for Christmas tree shoppers. But sometime in early December, the Grinch visited, lopping the top halves

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off more than a dozen trees, according to WZZM13. It takes a fir tree between six and 10 years to grow to Christmas tree height, explained owner Brian Bosch.

“Somebody had a bad day, I’m assuming,” he said. “I don’t know why somebody would do that.” Bosch did say that the trees might recover, although it would take a few years.

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• In Turlock, California, mothers became alarmed when a man turned up at their doors, asking for “five strands” of hair and fingerprints from their children in order to collect their DNA. “He said he was with Amber Alert,” Lauren Hassett told KTXL on Dec. 4, and “that he needed to finish a DNA file” on her daughter. She also said the man asked for her daughter using a name the 13-year-old girl only uses online.

Hassett ordered the man off her property and called police, who were later able to catch up with him. Officers said the man’s business was legitimate, but “the manner in which the information was relayed led to some misunderstanding. ... The involved adult male was passing out child DNA kits, which would be retained by the family, in the event it was ever needed for future investigations.”

• Operation Santa’s Naughty List took place Dec. 3 to 8 in Polk County, Florida, seeking to target human trafficking and prostitution, and it was beyond successful.

The sting stung 124 people, including 46 customers and numerous others for different crimes, but the standout was Rodney Davis, a 56-year-old husband and security guard at Disney World, the Tampa Bay Times reported. When Davis showed up to purchase sex from an undercover detective, he was wearing ... nothing. Not even socks. Prostitutes who were identified as

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ICONIC GUITARIST Doyle Dykes has been playing for so long that he’s joined the ranks of a relatively small group of players who’ve actually broke serious ground with the instrument. It’s not entirely surprising, though; the country, blues, and folk artist was and is influenced by some of the most groundbreaking guitarists in history.

Dykes, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, is one of those guitarists that needs to be seen to be truly appreciated for his unique and innovative playing style.

Decades into his career, Dykes is still touring and making records. His latest run brings him to Randy Wood Guitars on Fri., Dec. 20, and we caught up with him ahead of the gig to talk about his incredible career.

Where did this all start for you? Who were the players that influenced you the most when you were discovering guitar?

Well, of course Chet Atkins and Les Paul.

Merle Travis was a huge influence, too.

Merle’s style was similar to Chet. Chet went more into the pop thing, but Merle just had such an attack. It was more inyour-face, kind of like Les with a flat pick.

Of course, Chet had that too. Merle Travis, though, just had a different feel to his playing. I’ve always just loved that.

Later on, Jerry Reed—he also had that sort of in-your-face, kind of banjo-esque type thing, you know? It’s almost what Grandpa Jones used to do on the banjo.

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All of the players you mentioned are very innovative and forged their own paths with the guitar. I’d certainly put you in that category as well. Where did that desire to experiment and discover the instrument come from?

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Dykes says Chet Atkins, Les Paul, and Merle Travis are among his greatest influences.

What I do comes probably as much from piano as it does from guitar. That aggressive attack I was talking about with Merle Travis, he was more of, like, a honkey tonk piano player. He actually said that to me.

I met him over at Grandpa Jones’ home one day. Grandpa called me over and said, “I have someone here that I want you to meet.” We spent the whole day together.

I was raised around great piano players. My dad was a guitar player, but my uncle was a really fine keyboardist—he played the organ, that whole revival thing.

He would play, and you could smell the

sawdust and hear the folding chairs when he started [laughs]. That came out of gospel roots, a lot of that.

When you’re playing piano, your left hand is doing the bass and the right hand is doing the melody. On fingerstyle guitar, that’s the way it is. It’s very similar. I always wanted to try and play like that, and I remember praying one day. I said, “Lord, help me to be able to do that. Get out of my heart and on to my fingers.” Ultimately I decided to try and do drum rolls and timpani [rolls] and things like that. I actually talked to a drummer and asked him to show me the basics, and realized I could do that on a guitar. You can get it so clear and clean that you can’t tell that there’s no drummer. It’s an orchestral kind of thing.

Oh, yeah. I was always really shy about talking to him, but I had a lot of opportunities and got to know him through the years.

I never tried to hang out with him a lot or anything, but I did ask him one time to do a video. His health had gone downhill, but he said, “I’m doing an album right now. If I can just get through this then maybe I’ll do it, Doyle.” That was, of course, the album he did with Tommy [Emmanuel].

Last weekend I was at this big event at a church down in Fort Myers, Florida. It was called the Keyboard Festival—something that the church had been doing for a few years. I said, “Why in the world would you ask me to do this?” They were like, “Well, one reason is that you don’t play the keyboard and we’ve got that covered” [laughs].

When I was there, I took an old guitar—at one of my lower times, Chet Atkins That’s an amazing concept for guitar. called me over to his office. He said, “You know, I always appreciate what you do.

My grandfather was choir director at a Especially with the church thing you do. church for 33 years through the entire I have something here that I think might time I was growing up. I remember him bless you.” And so he gave me one of his actually stopping the choir if they weren’t personal Gibson classical models. I played singing right and saying, “Hey, let’s stop for it at the event, and it just went over huge. a second. Who are you singing to today?

You keep things like that and don’t want to Are you singing to the audience? Let’s start use them a whole lot and then you realize, over, and this time sing to Him.” He’d say, “Boy, it could be a huge blessing to a lot of “Put some umph in it!” That’s kind of the people.” way I learned to have that aggressiveness.

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The band most recently opened for The Black Dahlia Murder at Victory North, and turned heads with their debut album Callous in 2018. Their most recent release is a split EP with the band With Crows called Harm, and they’re currently working on new music. With no signs of slowing, the band is capping off the year with a show at The Sentient Bean, presented by AURA Fest, on Dec. 20. They’ll take the stage alongside Young Ghosts, Manhack, and Bragi.

Ahead of the show, we caught up with drummer Will Sapp.

How did you end up involved with Depressor?

I joined probably within four months of the band getting together. The music for our first album was already written, and they just expected me to do the drum parts. We released it in early 2018. So the band was already established by the time I was in. Our bassist, Lou, came in a little bit later, and he started taking over vocals after our singer’s departure.

From there, we released the Harm EP, and now we’re working on a full-length that should be out by mid-next year.

When you came into the picture, did you know the rest of the band well?

Yeah. Me, Ryan [Merica, guitar], and Brandon [Stark, guitar] were in a band called Awaken the Dawn before this band came to be. They came to me and told me that they wanted to keep doing music, and that’s how Depressor was formed.

In that early period, was there always a sound that everyone knew you were aiming for? Or was it more like you got together and played, and then figured out what the band was?

We always aimed for something that Savannah never had, which was kind of that over-the-top heavy type of music. A lot like The Acacia Strain or Spite—bands that we always looked up to. A band out of Savannah has never done that other than Vatican, but they’re more of a metalcore approach. We incorporated a lot of doom elements and stuff like that.

We pay homage to Savannah bands that have come and passed, though still taking a modern approach.

Since you joined while early songs were still in process, was there a particular song for you that solidified joining the band? One that made you know for sure that you wanted to be part of it?

I was still in high school, so personally I wasn’t even going to do it at first. Brandon came to me and said he needed a drummer,

and I told him no. But I started thinking more and listening to the songs, and “It Breaks, It Tears” stood out to me. I just thought, “There’s no better way to do it than to just do it right now.” So I ended up telling them I’d start practicing with them, and it never stopped.

So you just decided to jump in.

Exactly. Just take the risk factor and dive head first. I wouldn’t change it for the world. I love this.

How do you feel like what you’re working on differs from the first batch of songs?

We’re taking a lot of time on this record.

We’re definitely taking a lot of inspiration from our home territory, so to speak. It’s the darkest material we’ve made, and definitely the heaviest material we’ve made.

We’re taking a lot of inspiration from where we actually grew up and absorbing it.

There really is a history of heavier music here in Savannah, so it’s interesting to see the evolution of that scene.

Yeah, I’m really happy to see the Savannah hardcore scene coming back. CS

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Andrew Sovine’s blues experiment

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Guitarist extraordinaire brings Rhythm Method project back to El-Rocko

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How many of these have you done so far?

Just one! Every once in a while, when I was living in Brooklyn, I had a residency at a bar in Williamsburg called Skinny Dennis. It was kind of a rotating thing, and we’d occasionally just make up a name.

We called ourselves the Kathleen Turner Overdrive one week. Rhythm Method is just hilarious—the obvious double entendre. So when I brought up the idea to Wes [Daniel] of doing some shows at El-Rocko, I was like, “Oh, I should probably do

El jimador & Herradura something to indicate that it’s more in the groove/blues vein.”

We’re just playing a lot of heavily bluesinfluenced stuff, whether that’s Jimmy Reed or Little Feet.

You’ve got a really great band behind you for this project. How did you put everyone together? Did you have a picture in your head of what this would look like?

Tell me more about choosing the songs for this. Do you have a master list of songs that you feel work for this idea?

Or do you just work stuff up over time?

Honestly, man, I just don’t know that many musicians in town [laughs].

We’ve never all rehearsed together [laughs]. Just because our schedules are so crazy. Jared [Hall, keyboards] does every other gig in town, Marc [Chesanow, bass] does all of his gigs with the Philharmonic, and Vuk [Pavlovic, drums] does Velvet Caravan and a Thursday night gig at Rancho Alegre, and I’m usually up to my eyeballs in overdubs. But, you know, everyone knows what they’re doing! So it’s not like we’re going to show up and not know what key we’re in.

I kind of put together a big list of songs and emailed it out to everybody. I said, “Just listen to them, but don’t memorize them because the whole point is to keep it real loose.” One of the thing I stumbled upon in New York when I did a lot of country gigs was that a lot of people would treat country or blues music as precious or very traditional. Even the country stuff, like the Merle Haggard stuff, is all just blues.

That’s what jazz is, too. So you kind of just approach it from a jazz mentality.

That’s kind of what we did last time, and the goal is using the creative left-field jazz approach but with blues tunes. Like, we played a Robert Palmer tune last.

I’ve sat in with Jared and Vuk at the Cuban joint, and Marc is my neighbor. There’s only a handful of working musicians in town, as you know, so at a certain point you start running into each other. With these guys, I knew they weren’t going to stress out about not having a set list or knowing what key we’re in [laughs].

I get that! [laughs]

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Going forward, do you see this as something you want to do more of? Has it been fulfilling so far creatively?

Oh, yeah! For me, I just like playing. I did a tour recently with a friend where it wasn’t my typical day rate, and it was like, “I’ll make a little bit of money, but it’s going to be a lot of fun.” I played a bunch of instruments and songs I hadn’t played before. So I feel like with doing gigs like this, if I enjoy the music and enjoy the people I’m playing with, then that’s all you really need. CS

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GUITARIST Andrew Sovine calls Savannah home, but he’s been a fixture on the road and on record for many of your favorite Americana, rock, and country artists over the years. Some of the artists Sovine has played with include Ashley McBryde, Chase Rice, The Fox Brothers, and Ian Noe. He’s truly a session player in the most valuable ways, but he’s also got an originality to his playing style that makes him one of the most unique guitar players we have in Savannah.

Something he’s been doing as of late while home in Savannah is a project called Andrew Sovine’s Rhythm Method, a gathering of local heavy weights at El-Rocko Lounge. The group plays a variety of blues songs curated by Sovine, which have a loose and freewheeling nature to them but are glued together by the band’s stellar musicianship.

He’s done one of these musical experiments so far, and he’s gearing up for another on Sat., Dec. 21. Ahead of the gig, we spoke to Sovine about what to expect from a Rhythm Method performance.

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BY SEAN KELLY

JEZEBEL HEART, SINS OF GODLESS MEN @EL ROCKO LOUNGE

BRIAN FULLER, WHISKEY RUN @BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

Two of Savannah’s best bands, Jezebel Heart and Sins of Godless Men (pictured), take over El-Rocko. It’s a diverse lineup, but one that shouldn’t be missed. There’s a lot of cross pollination in the local music scene, but the teaming of these two bands for a co-headlining show is one of the best examples of the diversity that makes it such a high-caliber community.

FRI., DEC. 20, 9 P.M.

CONNECT SAVANNAH | DEC 18 - 24, 2019

Georgia’s own Brian Fuller comes to Savannah for a night of catchy, memorable country music. The singer/songwriter has consistently toured and released singles over the past few years, and brings his seasoned set to Barrelhouse South alongside Augusta’s Whiskey Run. Country fans will enjoy this jam-packed night of southern songs.

FRI., DEC. 20, 9 P.M.

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RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN COMMUNITY CONCERT @RAILROAD MUSEUM

Salvation Army Savannah hosts this incredible evening emceed by the great Roger Moss, and featuring a lineup that includes Nicholas Yaquinto, the Savannah Children’s Choir, the Savanna Theatre Troupe, and Danielle Hicks & the Resistance. The show, which promotes the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, is free to attend but attendees are encouraged to donate $5.

THURS., DEC. 19, 5 P.M. DOORS, 6 P.M. SHOW

THE GOLIARDS CHRISTMAS @ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Goliards are back with their annual Christmas program, which will feature 12th and 13th-century hymns and musical compositions. These are some of the best musicians around, and their passion for early-period music is unparalleled. There’s so much history and musical depth in the songs that this is a concert that shouldn’t be missed by music fans of any era.

SUN., DEC. 22, 3 P.M., $10

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WEDNESDAY 12.18

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Joe Wilson, 9:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Blue Cactus, 9 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC

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

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Ray Tomasino, 9 p.m.

Boomy’s Blues Night w/ Ben Keiser, 9:30 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Michael McCormick Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Eric Jones Trio w/ Laiken Williams, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park George Evans, 7 p.m.

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

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

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Joey Manning Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon Victory North Tab Benoit, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Jubal Kane, 8 p.m.

White Whale Craft Ales Open Mic Music, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay and Uncle Buck, 7 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Jam, 9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Chromatic Dragon Geeky Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Trivia Dub’s Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Human Jukebox Trivia, 10 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Trivia Night with Daniel, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

World of Beer Trivia, 7 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

COMEDY

Otis plays Led Zeppelin I @BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

Kentucky-based rock band Otis, known for their Zeppelin-like genre bending, takes on the legendary British band at Barrelhouse for a show unlike any you’ll see anywhere else in town.

This is a unique opportunity to see one of the most groundbreaking debut albums ever performed by stellar musicians.

SAT., DEC. 21, 10 P.M. The Perch at Local 11 ten Susanna Kennedy PS Tavern Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m.

River House Josephine Johnson Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Ford Natirboff Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Top Deck James Lee Smith, 6:30 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Joey Manning Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Lee’s Apparitions, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Liquid Ginger, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Gavin Herrington, 6:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

B & D Burgers Pop Culture Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m.

Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia, 10 p.m.

COMEDY

KARAOKE

Totally Awesome Bar Holiday Drunk Uncle, 8:30 p.m.

DJ

Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke

THURSDAY 12.19 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m.

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

El-Rocko Lounge Pierce Alexander, Mahalo, Towering Pines, 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Wade Holmes Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Randy Reese Quartet, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Love Jones, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m.

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Bay Street Blues Karaoke Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

The Jinx Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Wormhole Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Totally Awesome Bar Totally Open Mic, 8 p.m.

DJ

Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Brewed SAV Film: Christmas Vacation, 8 p.m.

House of Mata Hari Merry Christmas, Baby, 11 p.m.

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

FRIDAY 12.20 LIVE MUSIC

201 Seafood Restaurant and Tapas Lounge Reggae Night, 10 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m.

Club Elan Girls Night Out w/ DJ Savage Sunday, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Listen 2 Three El-Rocko Lounge Jezebel Heart, Sins of Godless Men, 9:30 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Wycliffe Gordon, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ben Keiser Band, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m.

Molly McGuire’s Danielle Hicks Duo, 6 p.m.

Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Bootleg Beats, 10:30 p.m.

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

River House Georgia Kyle Rocks on the Roof Voodoo Soup, 8:30 p.m.

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

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

Saddle Bags DJ Night Country Session, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Depressor, Young Ghosts, Manhack, Bragi, 7:30 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Bluegrass

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

The Shrimp Factory Jason Bible Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m.

Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Barry Johnson Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier and Steven Bryan, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Eric Culberson, Matt Eckstine Wild Wing Cafe Brian Conley, Individually Twisted, Irritating Julie

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

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

DJ

Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap Vice Mojito Bar and Lounge Live DJ

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock House of Mata Hari Merry Christmas, Baby, 11 p.m.

SATURDAY 12.21 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Get the Led Out w/ Otis, 9:30 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m.

Club Elan Ugly Sweater Party w/ DJ Cesar, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Bonnie Blue El-Rocko Lounge Andrew Sovine’s Rhythm Method, 9 & 9:30 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Delbert Felix Quartet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Train Wrecks, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Even Pete The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Bootleg Beats, 10:30 p.m.

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

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

Saddle Bags Bad Santa, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier and Steven Bryan, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Jon Lee and the Apparitions, Rachael Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay, Tyler Roe, Bill Hodgson, JD Music Group The Wormhole Basshole XV, 10:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

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Dashing Through the Snow, 8:30 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans, 8 p.m.

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue One Night Only: Gilbert Lawand, 8 p.m.

Visitor’s Information Center Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour, 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

DJ

The Black Rabbit DJ Square One, 9 p.m.

Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap Vice Mojito Bar and Lounge Live DJ

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Downtown Savannah Savannah SantaCon, noon House of Mata Hari Merry Christmas, Baby, 9:30 & 11 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Ugly Sweater Party, 9 p.m.

Whitaker’s of Savannah Ugly Sweater Party, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Christmas Pajama Jam, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY 12.22 LIVE MUSIC

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

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

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Eric Jones Trio w/

Teddy Adams and Cynthia Utterbach, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jason Bible, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, ongoing, 8 p.m.

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson The Perch at Local 11 ten Ford Natirboff Prohibition Bluegrass Brunch w/ Cory Chambers and Evan Rose, 11 a.m.

River House Ricky Standard, Ricky Standard The Shrimp Factory Josephine Johnson Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Jeremy Riddle, Rachael Shaner Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton Wild Wing Cafe Liquid Ginger, High Velocity

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

TUESDAY 12.24

MONDAY 12.23

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Hip Hop Night Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m.

The Ordinary Pub Jeremy J Riddle, 7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey, 8 p.m.

Top Deck James Lee Smith, 6:30 p.m., James Lee Smith, 7 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Brett Barnard and the Hitman Band, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay

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

Saddle Bags Bar Olympics

LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Will Massey, Phillip Wise Open Mic Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jason Bible Wild Wing Cafe Josh Johanssen The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

KARAOKE

Club One Bingo with Dawn Dupree, 5:30 p.m.

The Flying Fish Trivia Night, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Music and Movie Trivia, 10 p.m.

DJ

Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

COMEDY

The Jinx Comedy Open Mic The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness, 8 p.m.

White Whale Craft Ales White Whale Open Mic Comedy

DJ

Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke

LIVE MUSIC

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 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.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Rail Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

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

B & D Burgers 13 East Broughton St. 912-231-0986 www.bdburgers.net/

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

Basil’s Pizza and Deli 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

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

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

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

912-231-9049 billysplacesavannah.com

The Black Rabbit 1215 Barnard St. Blueberry Hill 546 Dean Forest Rd. 964-8401

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

Brewed SAV 1722 Habersham St. The Chromatic Dragon 514 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-289-0350 chromaticdragon.com

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

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

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

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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

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

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) 131 West River St.

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

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill 11215 Abercorn St.

912-232-5778

Taste of India 401 Mall Blvd.

Prohibition 125 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

912-356-1020

Tijuana Flats 1800 E. Victory Dr.

912-200-9255

912-644-7172 www.liveoakstore.com/ fiddlersriverstreet

PS Tavern 11 W. Bay St.

The Flying Fish 7906 E. Hwy 80

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

912-897-2009 www.flyingfishbarandgrill.webs. com/

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Top Deck 125 W. River Street Totally Awesome Bar 107 B Whitaker St. 912-349-1707

Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) 115 East River St.

Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St.

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

912-233-0770 www.liveoakstore.com/ tubbysriverstreet

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant 107 W. Broughton St. House of Mata Hari 306 W. Factor’s Walk Jazz’d Tapas Bar 52 Barnard St.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant 402 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) 2909 River Dr.

The Jinx 127 W. Congress St.

Rocks on the Roof 102 W. Bay St.

912-401-0543 foxyloxycafe.com

912-236-7777 www.jazzdsavannah.com

912-236-2281

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

La Scala Ristorante 119 E 37th St (912) 238-3100

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

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Garrett Zajac, right, in the Zip Zap Media studio. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZIP ZAP MEDIA.

Zipping right along New podcast studio opens up

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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rachael@connectsavannah.com

IF PODCASTING is one of the items on your New Year’s Resolution list, you’ve got a friend in Zip Zap Media.

The recording studio and incubator space recently opened over on the corner of Abercorn and 33rd, on the same block as Planet Three and Sly’s.

Zip Zap Media is run by Garrett Zajac and Danger Mendrala, who met through doing Front Porch Improv. Last year, Zajac held “Stories in the Park,” a live storytell26 ing event in the style of the Moth.

“I really enjoyed it, but the hardest thing was nailing down a place to record someone,” admits Zajac. “I was basically always emailing WRUU and being like, ‘Hey, do you have someone in the studio? If not, then I’d love to use it.’”

There, the idea for Zip Zap Media was born. Zajac tapped Mendrala, who works in the film and TV industry and has lots of tech knowledge.

“I have what’s known in the industry as Gear Acquisition Syndrome,” he explains, “which is a bad thing, which means I always want the newest gadget—cameras, audio stuff. I waste all my money on that.

I thought this would be a fun challenge

and a good excuse for me to buy a bunch of stuff.”

Buy a bunch of stuff, they did. Zip Zap Media is a soundproof room with SM7B microphones from Shure.

“These are industry standard,” Mendrala says. “Earwolf has them.”

“All the cool podcasts are using them,” adds Zajac.

Zajac saw a need in his own circle of friends for a reliable, professional recording setup.

“I know people who are literally sending in submissions where they’ve thrown a blanket over themselves with a microphone,” he says. “It almost upset me that Savannah didn’t have an affordable recording studio.”

Before you ask, yes, Savannah has musical recording studios aplenty, but for someone just recording audio, they’re a little inaccessible.

“They’re much larger and you can use

them, but because of all the instruments and the space, and basically because of their audience and normal clientele, it’s super expensive,” explains Zajac.

While Zip Zap Media’s mics can be used for any kind of audio recording, both Zajac and Mendrala would like to see it focus more on podcasts.

“I would say, more than anything, we want this place to be an incubator for people’s ideas,” says Zajac.

“Basically, I love listening to podcasts, and there’s not a ton of local Savannah podcasts, and why isn’t there?” asks Mendrala.

Podcasts are definitely experiencing a major cultural moment. There are so many podcasts out there, on any topic you could imagine, and Zip Zap Media hopes to tap into that movement.

“There’s an entire Savannah Podcast Association, and they have a Facebook group of everyone in town that does them, and they all do it out of their houses,” says

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Zajac. “So what I’m hoping is that not only will those people start using it, but people will start coming out of the woodwork when they know there’s a designated place.

All of a sudden, the startup cost of a podcast goes way down.”

Another perk of recording in a studio is the flexibility for guest speakers. Zajac hosted Algonquin Kitchen on WRUU, which was an interview-style show with chefs.

“WRUU is still filling up their slots and if you’ve got a good idea, you’ve got it,” he explains. “The only downside to going

through there is that it’s hard to have one designated time slot, and that’s the only time you could have someone visit for an interview. For that kind of interview format, a podcast would be so much better.”

Your first recording session costs only $15, an affordable price for trying something new. After that, an hour costs $60.

“The idea is we just want to be a home base and making it accessible for people who want to try out an idea,” says Zajac. CS For more information, visit Zip Zap Media on Facebook.

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Russian company brings their legendary production to town with young local talent

BY SEAN KELLY

sean@connectsavannah.com

THE MOSCOW Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker tours a remarkable 144 cities, with extravagant set design and possibly the most dazzling production of the classic story that you’ll see this Christmas season.

What makes this touring version special to Savannah, however, is the inclusion of a local ballet dancers between the ages of 6 and 18. These dancers, along with the touring cast of international professionals, comprise the large cast that are set to take the Lucas Theatre stage on Fri., Dec. 20 at 3 and 7 P.M. Soloist and audition director Mykhailo Shcherbakov, who plays the Nutcracker Doll in Act I of the production, traveled to Savannah to audition the young dancers— something that hit home for him as someone who was accepted Kiev Choreographic Ballet College at just 10 years old. His training and years of experience, he tells Connect, helped him audition and work with the local dancers in a focused way that was unique to each performer.

“I have a lot of fun with [the kids] because they’re all different ages and different ballet levels. I try to find a special way to work with them, because you cannot work the same way with kids who are older and with ballet dancers who are younger,” he says. “I just need to be really [open] to finding the connection with them in the process. In this case, it was really easy and fun.”

The local dancers who will be part of the show auditioned at The Ballet School for various roles—mice, snowflakes, party children, snow maidens, as well as Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and French variations. The Moscow Ballet’s inclusion of local dancers in their version of the Nutcracker is part of an initiative called Dance With Us, pioneered by the company’s producer Mary Giannone Talmi in 1993.

This year’s production features a 50-foot Christmas tree, as well as six-foot Russian nesting dolls and a brand new peacock whose tail opens to be eight feet wide.

These are just some of the majestic set pieces and production elements that can be expected at the performances.

Shcherbakov says that one of his personal favorite scenes with the young local

Olena Pechuniuk and Oleksander Skulkin on Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

dancers is the famous party scene.

“During this scene, there’s a lot of connection with the ballet dancers. They’re all part of the big picture and it really makes the scene come alive,” he says. CS

MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER @THE LUCAS THEATRE Fri., Dec. 20, 3 and 7 P.M., $33+

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SEEKING FREEDOM Jubilee Freedom Day includes exhibition

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

Lisa D. Watson’s photography, on view in “Freedom Now!,” is an artistic departure from her typical assemblage work and is powerful to see.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

exhibition of work by six artists: Tyriq Maxwell, Phillip Davis, Xavier Hutchins, Lisa D. Watson, Henry Dean, and Emile Fu. When preparing for this year’s exhibition, Perez approached the artists who participated in last year’s festivities. Maxwell, Davis and Hutchins were on board to participate again.

“I was brainstorming, thinking about other artists, and Patt was pretty much like, ‘You can take the lead on that and run with it,’” says Perez.

Initially, the title of the show used the word “conquest” instead of “quest,” but through discussions, Perez realized that wasn’t the direction he wanted the show to take.

“After a conversation with Henry Dean, who is a friend and mentor of mine, we were discussing the show and he was asking me all kinds of great questions like, ‘What do I want to see? What’s my vision?’” shares Perez. “After a conversation with my girlfriend, we got into a big debate about the word ‘conquest’ and its origins—what does it mean, what do we think about when we think about conquests? It rubbed her the wrong way.”

After that paradigm shift, Perez decided to reach out to specific artists because of the body of work they produced. One of those artists was Fu, who Perez has known for a while.

“He has this body of paintings that have been on my mind for a while,” says Perez.

“I want to show these one day, I want these out in the world to be seen.”

For this work, Fu tears old paintings and stretches the recycled canvas over stretcher bars, which creates an overlapping feel. Then Fu paints over them in what Perez calls his aggressive style of painting, almost a dark Impressionist style.

“The colors are dark—it felt like Savannah,” says Perez. “Dark, dirty, muddy, but little pops of pastel colors that give you some beauty in it too. There’s something ghostly about them. There’s this take on the past and present interwoven in this one piece, and these characters that could be old African slave people: this is perfect.

There’s so much context and color content in his pieces that I think relate to this conversation.”

Next, Watson made her interest in the project known, and she and Perez worked out a unique XX. “She took a lot of photographs when she was living in Los Angeles, and all of us here in Savannah are like, ‘You do photographs?’” says Perez. “We’re used to seeing a lot of her assemblage work that I think to see her in this other medium, I thought it was just fascinating. It’s more information about this artist, this human, and her experience, her life.”

Watson’s photographs for the show are double-exposure black and white photos taken at an anti-Iraq War protest back in 2001. One photograph contains a black man holding an “I Am Man” sign and an

ethnically ambiguous woman wearing a shirt with the word “Now.” Dean rounds out the lineup with his sculpture that incorporates ideas of past, present and future into his work.

“What does ‘Freedom Now’ mean to you? In today’s culture, in the context of today’s society, does it exist? Do we have it?

Do you experience it ever?” wonders Perez.

“The way you want to discuss or reinterpret or create work that explores ‘Freedom Now’ in any medium, we left it open.”

All in all, Jubilee Freedom Day is meant to foster an honest conversation about our history as well as our future.

“I just really hope it helps to spark, create and fuel conversations around our past, our histories, and where we can come to terms with it in different ways,” says Perez.

“Healing so we can maybe start seeing past all the negative lingering effects of our past so we can actually start building on a future that I think some of us would like to see. We all have different interpretations of what the future holds and what it could look like.” CS

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EACH YEAR on Jubilee Freedom Day, we commemorate the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation signed the year before. It’s a day to reflect on freedom and what that means to us. Saturday, Dec. 21 is the anniversary of the order as well as an activity-filled day here in Savannah.

This marks AJ Perez’s third year of working on the project alongside other volunteers, like Patt Gunn.

“2016 was my first one, and I’d been here for 16 years and never heard about Jubilee Day,” explains Perez. “For someone who, I call Savannah home and I love Savannah and I talk to people about Savannah, just not knowing there are certain stories and parts of our history that we’re not told or we don’t learn when we take tours. Things are glossed over. I wanted to know more about Savannah’s history, the richness of this history.”

Indeed, Jubilee Freedom Day gives a closer, more comprehensive look at Savannah’s rich history. This year, the City of Savannah is involved, offering their gallery space at the new Savannah Cultural Arts Center.

“We thought that was a great opportunity to collaborate with the City and also be able to have some functions indoors and in the new space,” says Perez.

Jubilee Freedom Day kicks off with a children’s story hour and an African mask making workshop in the Savannah Cultural Arts Center. Then, Samba Savannah will lead a procession outside, and Gunn and the Saltwata Players will perform. It’s an exciting day of activity, but after the festivities have died down, you can still view an exhibition inspired by the idea of freedom.

It’s not a new thing for Jubilee Freedom Day to have an art component: the past two years have included abolition photography

by Amy Fisk and Eric Saul, on display at Sulfur Studios. This year, however, with a new gallery space at the Center available for their use, Perez tried something new.

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BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST Heather L. Young likes documenting the scenes she sees around her.

Young is both a painter and illustrator, though she works a lot in illustration and calls it her “bread and butter.” A Savannah native, she moved around in her youth before returning, and she’s now been back for twenty years.

She’s a member of Arts on the Coast and lives in Richmond Hill with her husband and two children. We caught up with her at her home studio last week.

trees. Then, of course, Wormsloe and Forsyth Park were thrown into the mix. When you think about the city, you’re looking down on this grid, and it’s covered, so it’s the idea of looking upward at it and documenting it. That’s kind of where it came from.

It’s kind of moody. There’s just something about it. When you look at the Wormsloe piece I did, it’s very green, but there’s a mood in Savannah and sometimes it turns up in my paintings like a happy accident.

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What’s the difference, for you, in illustrating and painting?

This is still documenting.

To me, what gives me joy about it is that I’m capturing How’d you end up back a memory for people. If I’m in Savannah? drawing a portrait of someone’s house, it’s usually their I came full circle—I’m from first home or their childhood here originally. My dad worked home. They’ll send me really in the paper business so we old photographs of houses moved all around the country, the family got rid of years and I ended up finishing high ago. I do the same thing with school in Chicago and I came trees; I get people who send Heather L. Young. back to go to SCAD. My husme photos of old oak trees in band and I went to the same their yard that died. It’s caphigh school outside of Chicago, and we met turing that memory for people, so it brings at SCAD. I feel like a lot of people leave me a lot of joy.

Savannah, even people who live here temPen and ink is instant gratification for porarily; they’ll leave and come back. me. I can sit down and knock it out in a day, I think I paint the trees so much because whereas a painting, you have to nurture it living away from Savannah so long, I think and go with it. I can take care of my OCD I missed the Spanish moss. I missed the with the pen and ink. Paintings, I have to sprawling live oaks. When you live in Chijust let it go and at some point you have cago, there’s a lot of corn fields. We did to let it take on a life of its own. It’s very have weeping willows up there, which is liberating. why I have a few in my collection.

As far as the business of art, this is attainable art. When you’re working with What’s your collection all about? oil paintings and you’re slaving over them for twenty hours, the price tag goes up.

We did “Canopy” in May because CarWhen you’re working with something like men [Aguirre, from the Grand Bohemian pen and ink, it can become attainable for Gallery] called me up and asked if I wanted people, and I like to have that as an option. to do a show. I said, “Only if you’ll show Tell me about the art scene in Richmy paintings!” I started thinking about mond Hill. the landscape here. Maybe it’s because I moved so much, but I like to document At the Richmond Hill Visitor’s Center, the landscape. Whether it’s the seascape Arts on the Coast has the back half of that or trees, I just want to capture that sense building as their art gallery, and it was the of place and that time. I started thinkold Henry Ford bakery. It’s off the beaten ing about all the different squares and if I could find a composition from each square. path, but it showcases an amazing array of I did 21 10x10 square paintings, abstract local talent. Not just Richmond Hill, we’re talking Savannah, Pooler, all the way down tree canopies from each of the squares, 30 except Ellis, because there’s really no the coast. We do quarterly shows out there;

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Above: “Immerse.” Below: “Kilkenny Canopy.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF HEATHER L. YOUNG.

we usually have live music and wine and small bites. It’s really nice to have a venue to showcase local artists. It’s an eclectic group—you see a very diverse offering there. We’ve got photography, sculpture, jewelry designers, fine art painters, the whole nine yards.

We have an Arts on the Coast group.

When you get together with these folks and we’re doing quarterly shows, it’s nice to see what everybody’s working on. To get together quarterly and show your work in progress, it’s important.

It’s electric in Savannah right now; it’s brewing. I feel it out here, too. I don’t know if it’s [because of] public art that’s going on right now, but there is something going on and it’s really cool to see what’s happening.

We have exponential growth, and how do we take that and continue to grow it? We want the artist to stay in our community, we don’t want them to finish up and leave.

5. What are your plans for 2020?

I have more ideas than time! I think you’ll see more figurative work from me. I don’t want to give away too much. I think you’ll see a little more towards the illustration side conceptually, but with paint.

I lost my grandmother and my grandmother-in-law this year, and my granny the year before. That’s kind of been my driving force. When somebody dies, you really start to think about the brevity of our time here. Do I want to be a slave to my craft, or do I want to continue to challenge myself?

2019 was the year I immersed myself in my craft and turned my blinders on. “I can do this, I can challenge myself to make this show happen while I have other things going on.” I think this year will be a continuation of that. I’ve been documenting all the things my grandmothers used to say to me, and I have these ideas spinning around in my head about how to translate those things. I also really want to paint mountains. I have a slew of mountain photos, and I’m just feeling the call to paint them for a change of pace. CS

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ABSTRACTS AND ANIMALS — Abstracts & Animals showcases the diverse talent of two local artists through a vibrant exhibit of art quilts. Donna Stankiewicz works with realistic subject matter using paints, dye, and fabric. Jody Beth Wigton uses color and pattern to create multi-pieced abstract and improvisational designs. Through Dec. 31.

Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

AFRICA AND ITS GULLAH-GEECHEE CONNECTIONS — This exhibit showcases the personal collection of Willis Hakim Jones, a local historian, and collector of Gullah Geechee artifacts and memorabilia.

Through Jan. 31, 2020. The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, 502 East Harris Street.

CAL WOOD ART 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY & RETROSPECTIVE SHOW — Cal Woodum of Cal Wood Art is celebrating his 10 Year Anniversary as an exhibiting artist. He is an abstract painter currently living and working in Savannah, GA. woodum469@yahoo.com. regus.com. Regus, 100 Bull Street, Suite 200.

CHRISTINA FORRER: FEET OF THE DEVIL — Depicting tales of mythological horror slyly imbued with the banal melee of modern life, the art of Christina Forrer sees the medieval tradition of tapestry thrust into a fanciful vision of the present. Through Jan. 12, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

EDWARD JONES — Edward Richard Jones is a sculptor. He works with wood that he gets from friends and tree services. After a stint in the Navy, he attended Rhode Island College where he majored in metals and jewelry design. While there, he discovered his love for sculpture. Through Dec. 31. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. ENOUGH DISTANCE — In this installation by Emily Nola, the viewer is asked to consider how we distance ourselves from the implications of consciousness - whether these issues be emotional, moral, or political.

Through Jan. 5, 2020. Drive Thru Art Box, behind Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. FREDERICK DOUGLASS: EMBERS OF FREEDOM — Frederick Douglass: Embers of Freedom explores the life and legacy of the preeminent social reformer, abolitionist and statesman. Through Jan. 5, 2020. scadmoa. org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

GARRISON SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS WINTER EXHIBITION — Garrison School for the Arts exhibits their Winter Student Exhibition.

Artwork from students Kindergarten through 8th grade line the walls from top to bottom.

Come enjoy a magical winter exhibition. Free Through Jan. 3, 2020. ch.sav@jelinek.com. corkhousegallery. com/. corkhousegallery.com. CorkHouse Gallery, 230 W Bay St. HOLIDAY ARTIST COLLECTIVE 2019 — Help celebrate the HAC 5-Year Anniversary! This show includes local and/or regional artists, handpicked to showcase and offer some of their best work to the community. All artwork is original, and produced locally by a working artist. It’s the perfect place to shop for that special someone Work by PJ Andrews is up at Gallery Espresso through the end of the who has everything.

Through Jan. 11, 2020. year.

Photopoint Gallery, 30 Cherokee St., Richmond Hill LIU JIAKUN: WEST VILLAGE — In his multidisciplinary work, architect/artist/writer I HAVE MARKS TO MAKE — Telfair’s “I Have Lia Jiakun contextualizes local building Marks to Make” celebrates its 25th year as traditions, social needs and ever-changing an inclusive, community-based art exhibition ecological environments. Through Jan. 12, by individuals of diverse ages, backgrounds, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, and abilities, demonstrating the healing and 601 Turner Blvd. transformative power of art making. Through Jan. 12, 2020. Jepson Center for the Arts, MARK WALLINGER — Wallinger is known 207 West York St. for his poignant, multifaceted works that take on notions of reality, power, authority, class THE JOURNEY IS MINE: CHAPTER ONE and religion. More recently, the artist has — The Journey is Mine: Chapter One is a solo delved into a profound exploration of identity. #art912 exhibition of paintings by Savannah- Through Jan. 19, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD based artist William Kwamena-Poh (B. 1960). Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Through May 25, 2020. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. MICHAEL CINCO — This exhibition of work by the Phillippines-born, Dubai-based fashLARA FAVARETTO: WORKS FROM THE ion designer Michael Cinco is his first solo RENNIE COLLECTION — “Lara Favaretto: museum show and explores his unique globWorks from the Rennie Collection” is an al perspective, evident in his use of French eponymous exhibition that presents a selec- couture techniques alongside traditional tion of works by the artist ranging from 1998 Filipino textiles and embroidery methods. to 2012, all part of Rennie Collection, in VanThrough Jan. 5, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD couver, Canada,. Through Dec. 22. scadmoa. Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

PJ ANDREWS — PJ Andrews was born in LEATHER, LACE AND LUSTER — In this Boston and now lives in LA. PJ is self taught installation of black evening wear from the in the folk art tradition, where his sensibilities SCAD Permanent Collection, the expert blend the world of contemporary pop and choice of materials conveys the drama and folk art with exuberance and flair. Through interest of the darkest hues through the slick- Dec. 31. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery ness of latex, the dimension of tulle, and the Espresso, 234 Bull St. play of light and shadow inherent in lace and mesh. Through Jan. 25, 2020. scadmoa.org/. RAPHAEL BARONTINI: THE GOLDEN SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

MARCH — The installation features largescale textile works based on archival materials, invoking Douglass’ legacy as a radical, revolutionary force in American history and

symbolically gesturing toward his escape to freedom to become a major public figure.

Through Jan. 5, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

SINGLE ORIGIN BY KAY WOLFERSPERGER — “Single Origin” is a collection of tea and coffee centric artwork celebrating the bigness in a cup of coffee’s smallness. Through Dec. 29. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. SMALL COLLECTIONS — “small COLLECTIONS” pulls together a diverse assortment of small hobby collections to explore the curious need of humans to collect things.

Through Dec. 31. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

SOUTHERN ARCANA — Stephanie Howard synthesizes modern and imagined folklore, heavily influenced by literary artists such as William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor.

Through Jan. 11, 2020. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

SOUVENIR SAVANNAH — “Souvenir Savannah” features antique Savannah tourism souvenirs that highlight famous landmarks as well as traveling mementos popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. Through Dec. 31. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

SUMMON THE SEA! CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND MOBY DICK — Examines the work of six contemporary artists—Corey Arnold, Guy Ben-Ner, Patty Chang, Tristin Lowe, Allan Sekula, and Frank Stella—who act as epic storytellers as they respond to, challenge, and celebrate the allegories presented in Melville’s literary classic. Through Feb. 16, 2020. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. TAPE PAPER SCISSORS PRINT — Featuring purposeful paper art by Jon Arge, Lennie Ciliento, Laurie Darby, Ellis Hepburn Janour, Ahmad Jackson, Farnaz Jahani, Axelle Kieffer, Jordan Mooney, Peter Erwin Roberts and Claudia Schlosser. Through Dec. 31.

Location Gallery at Austin Hill Realty, 417 Whitaker St. WORK BY PEGGY JO AUGHTRY — Through Jan. 14, 2020. starlanddining.com/index2. php#/home/. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St.

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FOOD & DRINK EPICUROPEDIA

BY LINDY MOODY

THE END of November marked the end of a big chapter for Capital Bee Company.

A small honey company that started with Thomas Hinely hand pouring every bottle and setting up a station at trade shows around the southeast has grown into a booming storefront with two years of service.

Don’t worry—Thomas is still painstak32 ingly hand pouring each and every bottle

because he loves his product just that much. He is even continuing to grow his business by still selling at trade shows.

I wrote about Capital Bee’s superior honey last year, and when I ran into Hinely during a happy hour he proudly told me about their milestone. I thought it was worth mentioning.

Unlike competitors, Hinely and his right hand woman, Director of Operations Kristen Harkleroad, have taken a simple honey store and turned it into a ‘honey boutique.’

That’s Harkleroad’s stamp.

This holiday season marks two booming years of operating and expanding their store and seven years of pouring over fifteen varieties of honey. I can assure you, just as much growth has occurred behind

the scenes of the shop as the expansion in the shop itself. Private labeling, an online store, and wholesaling are just some of the other pots Hinely has his hands in with Capital Bee. In Hinely’s own words, “I love when people walk in here are like, ‘Are y’all doing okay?’ and ‘Can y’all make a living off of this?’ All they see is the store which is just the ring on the finger. There is a whole body behind it. There is more than just the store; there is wholesale, private labels, there is online, then there is retail.”

Honey Boutique means Capital Bee Company has grown into much more than simply a storefront where guests can come sample the available nectars.

The store located on the east end of Broughton features unique and handmade goods from other small businesses around

the South.

Harkleroad even tells me “We carry another competing honey in [the store].

Did we think we’d ever do that? No, but we aren’t capable of doing it ourselves. Our customers want a hot honey, so we found a really great hot honey and we support and plug that small business.”

While I was speaking with both Hinely and Harkleroad, Hinely chimed in and gave me his take.

“We are more than honey. We aren’t just trying to show you all of these unique honeys but if you do not like honey it is okay to come in here. We have teas, we have barware, we have kitchen and cocktail napkins. Local art has been a big thing.”

Hinely will be the first to admit that sometimes his featured local small business products outsell his honey.

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Hinely tells me about the last two years.

“We are getting bigger but we are still small in employment, which is I think our biggest hurdle.”

Harkleroad follows up.

“It’s flown by. Where has two years gone?” she laughs.’

“It’s been really cool to see people who are back on vacation again or they come to Savannah a few times a year. They do not live here but we know them. It feels great when they come in and tell us this is our first stop, or we drove over from Hilton Head to see y’all. That has been really cool to have,” she says.

“You have to adjust what you think you are going to be when you first open. You have to be willing to revisit your plan and kind of adjust. At first we had thirteen vendors, we were just a honey company, and now we are a honey boutique. It has been cool to have so much support from our neighbors downtown but to also adapt to what they want,” she says.

What have the past two years taught them?

“Balance is important. We do everything between such a small amount of people and really making sure we do not drop the ball,” Harkleroad says.

“We’re here everyday. We don’t have a lot of employees. We make sure that we’re here making it the best experience for

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everybody that walks through the door,” she says.

“People have options, they don’t have to come shop here. They can go anywhere they want to and we know that, but we appreciate everyone that comes in and supports us and we don’t want them to ever be disappointed when they come in here. I am always trying to find new stuff for them to sample or new stuff for them to try,” she says.

Hinely says, “Because we are so small the focus on the other branches is tough because the store is taking up so much time. My goal for the next year is to get more into the warehouse and grow that side, because the store is doing so well.

You have to get the people in place to fill the hole that you will leave void when you leave, and find the right people to grow the warehouse for the next year.”

Hinely also mentions dreams of a property in Savannah for and garden and bees.

He would like to further expand the store and his business by sharing and educating Savannah. CS Capital Bee is at 421 E. Broughton St.

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MOVIES THE FILM SCENE

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

BY JIM REED

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AS Rudy might say, “screw your wig-hats on tight,” ‘cause there’s way too many alternative cinema screenings taking place throughout the greater Savannah area over the next week. When it rains, it pours, apparently.

If you’re involved with presenting any legitimate screenings which are open to the public and would like to have them considered for inclusion in this column, make sure to send every pertinent detail on said screenings to me directly at jim@ wickedmessenger.com at least 14 days in advance (in order to meet printing deadlines).

Got it? Cool. Let’s proceed.

We begin out on the Southside at the AMC Savannah 10 on Stephenson Ave., where two encore presentations of New Zealand-based filmmaker Peter Jackson’s (“The Lord of the Rings Saga”) universally acclaimed WWI documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old” will be screened in high-definition. This compelling portrait of the day-to-day living (and dying) conditions of British soldiers in that landmark conflict marries state-of-the-art special FX with vintage, archival photos and the words of actual WWI participants to recreate their experiences. This rerelease adds a bonus documentary featurette on the technical skills required to bring these materials to life. Showtimes at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Dec. 18.

An hour later that same night at the Sentient Bean Coffeeshop on Forsyth Park, the Psychotronic Film Society continues its long-running weekly Wednesday night series of overlooked or marginalized feature films from around the world with a “mystery screening” of an infamous boxoffice flop from 1980 that they’re billing as “The Worst Hollywood Movie” released that year. An elaborate, high-concept picture boasting one of the world’s biggest stars in the lead, it’s a horribly ill-conceived vanity project that both confused and offended most of those who saw it during its brief theatrical run.

The exact title remains a secret until showtime, and adventurous movie lov34 ers are encouraged to take a chance, buy a

ticket and be pleasantly surprised. 8 p.m. showtime.

A few nights later, on Dec. 22, the PFS holds a rare Sunday night show at the Bean, and this time, it’s a Holiday Season Fundraising Benefit for beloved local rock and blues musician Josh Safer, who’s best known as the drummer for standout Savannah groups GAM and Bottles & Cans, but is also known by many of us in the local music community to be a real mensch. Josh is undergoing a lengthy recovery from elbow surgery which prevents him from playing gigs for several months, thus denying him a significant chunk of income.

The PFS is donating all proceeds from tickets to this little-known Christmas/ Hanukkah-themed cult comedy (as well as the pre-show raffle for valuable prizes) to Josh’s family, in hopes it can help ease their financial burden -- and serve as a thank-you for all the nice deeds and kind words he’s always had for many working musicians around town.

As with the prior PFS event, the exact title of this movie remains a secret, but it’s a Sundance Film Fest award-winner that developed a loyal following on home video but has only been shown in public a handful of times. Come prepared to laugh and do a mitzvah at the same time! 8 p.m. showtime, with discounts on craft beer and organic wine during the show.

By the way – there will be no Psychotronic Film Society events at the Bean on Wed., Dec. 25 or Wed., Jan. 1, due to those dates coinciding with major holidays. The PFS will return to the Bean on Jan. 8 with a rare public viewing of the controversial 1977 Blaxploitation revenge film “Fight for Your Life!”, starring a young William Sanderson (best known as hotelier E.B. Farnum on HBO’s “Deadwood” and as Larry on the TV sitcom “Newhart”).

assumed it would be. However, friends whose opinions I trust have told me the film is far more about the character of the reporter than it is about Fred Rogers, and that they wound up surprised by just how much they enjoyed the film. Which is to say that one may not have to already be a dyedin-the-wool (see what I did there?) acolyte of the late PBS-TV icon to appreciate this motion picture. 7 p.m. showtimes on Dec. 26 through 28, plus a 3 p.m. matinee on Dec. 29.

Moving out to Tybee Island, on Dec. 19, the historic Tybee Post Theater offers up the vintage Yuletide gem “Holiday Inn,” a 1942 musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire which wound up being remade as the far more successful (and thus, more fondly remembered) 1954 film “White Christmas,” which –oddly enough-- also starred Crosby. Packed with memorable tunes by famed composer Irving Berlin (he took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the title On Dec. 19, a few blocks away from track, which has since become a timeless the Bean, the Beach Institute Africanholiday standard), this romantic comedy American Cultural Center will offer a free screens once only at 7 p.m., and admission screening of “The Black Candle: A Kwan- price includes your choice of a beverage zaa Celebration.” Co-written by the late, (hard or soft). great poet and author Maya Angelou, this The very next day, the Tybee Post 71-minute documentary from 2008 about launches a three-day engagement of the the struggles African-American families just-released rom-com “Last Christhave continually dealt with in regards to mas,” starring Emilia Clarke as a cute the rigors of maintaining their communi(but underachieving) young Londoner ties and culture in the face of adversity. (working as an elf in a Christmas-themed The film looks at the formation of the retail store) who finds herself reluctantly Kwanzaa holiday and why its defining prin- charmed by a handsome young man. The ciples (including unity, self-determination, treacle is laid on way too thick in this sickycollective work and responsibility, coopsweet big-screen version of made-for-TV erative economics, purpose, creativity and comfort food (it practically reeks of the faith) are central to the African-American Hallmark channel, while not being conexperience. 6 p.m. showtime. nected with that outfit in any way), and That same night, out in nearby Springthe truth is that if you’ve seen the almost field, Ga., the historic Mars Theatre opens absurdly detailed trailer to this picture, a four-day engagement of the recently you’ve essentially seen every beat of the released action-packed biopic “Ford v entire film in under three minutes – makFerrari,” which dramatizes the intense ing watching the whole thing somewhat 1966 rivalry between the U.S.-based Ford redundant. However, if the cinematic Motor Company and the Italian specialty equivalent of turkey, cornbread dressing carmaker Ferrari. Portions of this critiand cranberry sauce is what you’re seekcally praised drama were shot right here in ing, this will likely tide you over nicely Savannah, so there’s a bit of a local aspect till the new year. 7 p.m. shows on Dec. 20 to this film that may draw viewers who through 22, with 3 p.m. matinees on Dec. are not typically interested in car racing.

20 and 22.

Showtimes at 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 through 21, And finally, on Dec. 26, the Tybee Post with a 3 p.m. matinee on Dec. 22. offers its own three-day run of “Ford v FerA few days later, the Mars opens another rari,” with 7 p.m. showtimes on Dec. 26 four-day engagement of a newly released through 28, and 3 p.m. matinees on Dec. 27 well-received drama based on real-life per- and 28. sonalities and events: “A Beautiful Day in Dec. 20 finds the Foxy Loxy Café on Bull the Neighborhood,” based on the memoir St. offering its monthly Courtyard Movie of a reporter who experienced an epiphany Night, on the outdoor patio behind the of sorts after agreeing to meet and write a restaurant – as it does on the third Friday profile of children’s TV host and educator of each month, weather permitting. Their “Mister” Fred Rogers. selections are shown on a large, inflatable Coming on the heels of an impressive screen, and their full menu is served durfestival-fave documentary on Rogers’ ing these free screenings. Please note that legacy, this feature (starring Tom Hanks as each month’s feature film selection is choRogers) has not been the smash hit many sen via an online poll, and then announced

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only on social media as little as 24 hours before showtime, making it impossible for Film Scene to definitively know what’s being screened in time to get it in print. 8 p.m. showtime.

The next morning at Trustees Theater, SCAD kicks off a full day of “holiday classics,” which require no cost to attend, other than a donation of any sort of non-expired, non-perishable food item which will be in turn donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank for distribution to needy families in our community. This is an annual tradition that usually winds up gathering thousands of items of food and helping a great many people.

The event starts at 11 a.m. with the 1964 made-for-TV stop-motion-animated version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” which is a time-honored hour-long favorite that still manages to engage and captivate people of all ages to this day. Narrated by famed singer and actor Burl Ives, it was an early effort from the production company that would eventually be known as Rankin/Bass, and, under that name later create the original hand-drawn animation version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel “The Hobbit.” Ives’ tunes “Rudolph

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FORD V FERRARI

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the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and ‘Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” were featured prominently in this TV special, and later wen ton to become huge, perennial radio hits.

The programming continues at 3 p.m. with the late writer-director John Hughes’ ribald family-friendly romp “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Then, at 7 p.m., Trustees shows perhaps the most archetypal Christmas movie of all-time, writer-director Frank Capra’s 1946 B&W dramedy “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore.

LAST CHRISTMAS

SINCE 2001  BREWING COFFEE & COMMUNITY Dec. 22 finds Two Tides Brewing Company in the Starland District hosting a free, three-film holiday marathon of their own. Their event starts at 5 p.m. with a showing of the original, 1966 made-for-TV version of Dr. Seuss’ beloved children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” directed and co-produced by animation icon Chuck Jones (Warner Bros.

“Looney Tunes”), and starring the voice of the one-and-only Boris (“The Terror”) Karloff.

That’s followed at 6 p.m. by the violent slapstick comedy “Home Alone” (another John Hughes effort), and then by another 7:30 p.m. showing of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”

These films will be shown in the brewery’s manufacturing facility, which I have never had the pleasure to tour, preventing me from commenting on the specifics of the viewing environment.

That’s it. Whew!

Until next week, see you at the movies, be kind to those around you and don’t forget to turn off that cell phone. CS Jim Reed directs the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah.

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RICHARD JEWELL

OO It’s unlikely that a more hypocritical movie than Richard Jewell will see the inside of theaters over the course of the next several months. The film is supposed to be about the championing of an innocent man — a hero, no less — who was unjustly and irresponsibly maligned, and that’s a fine and noble pursuit.

But when the picture repeatedly sets said objective on the backburner while taking equally irresponsible potshots at other targets, then it tends to diminish the points the movie is attempting to make.

Paul Walter Hauser, who previously played the dimmest of white supremacists in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, stars as Jewell, the security guard thrust into the national spotlight when he discovers a backpack containing explosives at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

While the pipe bombs do eventually explode, Jewell manages to herd countless civilians away from the area, resulting in only one death rather than the hundreds that conceivably could have occurred.

Initially, Jewell is hailed as a hero, much to the delight of his proud mother Bobi (Kathy Bates). Before long, though, the FBI receives information that places Jewell clearly in its crosshairs. He becomes the agency’s prime suspect, and that information is soon relayed to the public by zealous Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs (Olivia Wilde, oddly not provided a pencil mustache to twirl).

A frenzied news media swallows the security guard whole, with even Tom Brokaw painting him in an unflattering light.

Jewell has no choice but to obtain the services of a lawyer, so he nabs local attorney Watson Bryant (Sam Rockwell).

In reality, the problem wasn’t that the FBI initially focused on Jewell — after all, he fit the profile of the “lone bomber,” he had raised flags in the past (including being arrested for impersonating a police officer), and other recent incidents tracked by the FBI had involved a law officer planting explosives and then pretending to find them in order to be the hero.

The problem wasn’t even the AJC’s initial news story, which simply stated that Jewell was being investigated by the FBI (true). The problem was the period, as this particular circus occurred one year after the start of the O.J. Simpson trial and two years after Tonya Harding and the kneewhacking incident.

It was a bloodletting time when the media worked 24/7 to find the juiciest stories to satisfy sensationalism-seeking viewers and readers (honestly, this period still continues, with no expiration date in sight).

But rather than even squint in the direction of the national mood and place the

Alex Collins and Paul Walter Hauser in Richard Jewell

story within its proper context, director Clint Eastwood and scripter Billy Ray (already repped this season via the duds Gemini Man and Terminator: Dark Fate) set their sights squarely on the usual boogeymen. At least the FBI gets sort of a pass since the aggressive agent on the case (Jon Hamm) is a fictional character.

Not so Kathy Scruggs, a real-life journalist with a reputation for having been a superb reporter with killer prose and an inclination to protect her sources. In this hit job, though, she’s a fire-breathing nitwit who not only has her male colleague handle the heavy writing but, most offensively, sleeps with a source to obtain her info.

Since Scruggs died at the age of 42 of a prescription overdose (like Jewell, who passed away at 44 from diabetesrelated issues, she remained haunted by this ordeal), it’s not surprising that her friends, family and former colleagues have defended her since she’s not able to do so herself.

Yet even Jewell doesn’t come off great, as he’s painted as a simpleton on the order of Forrest Gump (the real man was slightly more complicated and rounded, and he even had girlfriends and later a wife). This portrayal further suggests that he isn’t really the reason for the film but rather an excuse, with the real focus elsewhere.

Aside from last year’s amateurish The 15:17 to Paris (which I still maintain was directed by an intern while Eastwood slept in his comfortable hotel bed), Richard Jewell benefits from the same professional sheen that the director brings to all his projects. But it’s become increasingly disappointing to note the reversal of the thoughtfulness of his earlier films.

As for the real bomber of the 1996 Olympics? That would be Eric Rudolph, barely mentioned in the film since he’s a rightwing nut who murdered a police officer and

blew up abortion clinics and homosexual establishments, and Clint wouldn’t want these messy details to get in the way of his systematic “alternative facts”/”fake news” takedown of societal safety nets.

Certainly, the media (and its followers) was irresponsible in hounding Richard Jewell the person. But Richard Jewell the movie shoulders its own share of recklessness and fecklessness.

JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

OO Arriving on the scene two Christmases ago, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle proved to be a box office bonanza — and with good reason. Armed with ample amounts of good cheer and no small measure of clever plotting, it told the tale of four kids who find themselves represented as adult avatars inside a do-or-die video game.

Movies based on video games might stink on ice, but movies about video games, like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and the Wreck-It Ralph twofer, were getting it right.

Not unexpectedly, Jumanji: The Next Level mostly settles for being more of the same, with a few twists and turns to offer some minor degree of separation from its predecessor. The four kids from the first film (played by Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Madison Iseman and Ser’Darius Blain) are back, as are the avatars (Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan).

But new characters are added — Danny DeVito and Danny Glover as bickering seniors, Awkwafina as yet another avatar — and the previous kid-to-avatar matches are mixed up to allow for some variety in characterizations.

It works, but only in small spurts. The reason that the kids end up back in the game is feeble even by sequel standards, and the usually reliable Johnson seems

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ill-at-ease in some of his impersonations (his natural exuberance means he’s better pretending to be a young boy than an old man).

For every exciting action sequence, there’s one that’s merely laborious. And the plot-within-the-game is so dry that I had to check my notes to recall it. (Oh, yeah, it had to do with the retrieval of a stolen jewel. I think.)

Yet the biggest problem with the film is its basic familiarity. The thrill of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was discovering and exploring this strange land alongside the teen protagonists and chuckling as they awkwardly tried to adapt to their new grown-up bodies.

Here, the thrill is gone, and while Jumanji: The Next Level manages to maintain viewer interest, it does so in the most coasting manner possible. Perhaps the movie should have been named Jumanji: Playing at a Superficial Level.

MARRIAGE STORY

OOOO Marriage Story opens with voice-overs from its two central characters. Charlie Barber (Adam Driver) is describing his wife Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) in the most loving manner possible, detailing how she truly listens to other people, how she’s a wonderful mother to their young son Henry (Azhy Robertson), and even how her “strong arms” allow her to open pickle jars that defeat his feeble appendages at every turn.

Nicole responds in kind, noting how Charlie makes everybody around him feel welcome, how he’s a wonderful father to Henry, and even how he can “darn socks” and ably perform other homebody chores.

These monologues instantly allow us to not only come to know Nicole and Charlie but also to fall a bit in love with them. But then comes the kicker.

These declarations are from letters penned at the request of their marriage counselor — documents (or “writes of passages,” as it were) meant as a last gasp before the two plunge inexorably into divorce.

Marriage Story (playing in select venues and now available on Netflix Streaming) is a magnificent movie, perhaps the best of its kind since Ingmar Bergman shot his Scenes from a Marriage back in 1974.

Writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, While We’re Young) has topped himself with a film that’s alternately humorous, hopeful and heartbreaking, and in the process he has drawn career-best performances out of both Johansson and Driver.

Nicole, a former film actress best known for a teen sex comedy in which she “showed her tits,” gave up her Hollywood career after she met stage director Charlie and opted to not only marry him but also to

star in his avant-garde plays in New York.

But at this point in her life, Nicole is feeling invisible and unfulfilled, so she decides to head back to Los Angeles an attempt to jump-start her film career by starring in a TV pilot.

Both parties agree to proceed with a divorce on amicable terms, with no lawyers involved. But after Nicole changes her mind and procures the services of hotshot L.A. attorney Nora Fanshaw (Laura Dern), Adam has no choice but to also nab his own.

Since his lawyer must also be L.A.based, he finds himself offered two choices in the take-no-prisoners Jay Marotta (Ray Liotta), who charges $950 an hour (“[My assistant] costs $400 an hour. If you have any stupid questions, call him.”) and the slightly cheaper and more affable Bert Spitz (Alan Alda), whose tendency to continuously share anecdotes leads Charlie to quip, “Am I paying for this joke?”

Marriage Story is rich in both incident and emotion, as Nicole deals with family loyalty — her mother (Julie Hagerty) is fond of Charlie and wants to remain friends with him — while Charlie is forced to regularly fly to the West Coast even as he struggles to mount his latest production on the East Coast (the NYC-LA tug-of-war brings to mind the hilarious turf battle showcased in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall).

The laughs flow a bit more easily during the film’s first half — once the matter of child custody springs to the forefront, they become more subversive and more cynical. Similarly, the splintered relationship between Charlie and Nicole intensifies during the second hour, resulting in a powerhouse sequence as raw and as real as any seen in a 2019 release.

Unlike 1979’s Kramer vs. Kramer, which primarily focused on the Dustin Hoffman character while only occasionally allowing the Meryl Streep character her say, Marriage Story remains committed to both of its players. While Charlie undergoes the most difficulties over the course of the film, that’s not to say that Baumbach (who was partly inspired to make the movie following his own divorce from Jennifer Jason Leigh) throws his sympathies entirely behind his fellow dude-bro — that would be out of character for a filmmaker who previously gave us the likes of Margot at the Wedding and Frances Ha. On the contrary, it’s clear that Charlie is more in the wrong than Nicole, and this allows for some compelling back-andforths between the estranged lovers. It also reveals that Baumbach deserves to move to the forefront of American directors, as he has produced a film that’s more honest, empathic and absorbing than any made this year by his more heavily hyped comrades.

DARK WATERS

OOO “In 2014, Mark Ruffalo suffered at the hands of DuPont. Now, it’s HIS turn.”

No, Dark Waters isn’t actually a sequel to Foxcatcher, even though the above would have made a captivating poster tagline for the new film. But it is amusing to note that it’s the second time Ruffalo has dallied with DuPont in a fact-based tale.

In 2014’s Foxcatcher, Ruffalo’s character of Dave Schultz, a former Olympic gold medalist, fell victim to John du Pont (Steve Carell), a member of the filthy-rich family that birthed the DuPont chemical company back at the start of the 19th century.

In Dark Waters, it’s now Ruffalo’s character of corporate lawyer Robert Bilott who puts the screws on the oilier-than-thou conglomerate, an outfit that’s as evil as the day is long.

In tackling Bilott, Ruffalo (also a coproducer) displays the same head-down earnestness that he brought to his role as newspaperman Michael Rezendes in Spotlight. Here, the character is a lawyer who works for a firm known for defending major conglomerates, including DuPont.

But after a visit from Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a farmer who knows Bilott’s grandmother back in his West Virginia hometown, Bilott locates his long-dormant compassion. Soon, he finds himself representing Tennant and all the other little people who are being poisoned by DuPont’s environmental irresponsibility.

Naturally, it’s an uphill battle from the start, as DuPont does everything it can to disrupt his sleuthing. And, just as naturally, many of his colleagues object to his crusade against one of their biggest clients, although, to his vast credit, Tom Terp (Tim Robbins), a senior partner at the firm and thus Bilott’s boss, unexpectedly throws his support behind the embattled attorney.

Matters are even more difficult at home, as Bilott’s wife Sarah (Anne Hathaway), a former attorney who gave up her career to raise the kids, is annoyed at how much time her husband devotes to the case (nearly 20 years!) and alarmed at how his commitment is destroying his health.

There isn’t much in this David and Goliath story that we haven’t seen in numerous earlier films, from Norma Rae to Erin Brockovich. But working from a New York Times Magazine article (“The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare”

by Nathaniel Rich), scripters Matthew Michael Carnahan (co-writer of last month’s forgettable 21 Bridges) and Mario Correa make sure to keep the righteous indignity bubbling on the surface and the infuriating corporate malfeasance itching under the skin. The result is yet another movie (and, when done right, we can never have too many) that will leave the viewer angry but alert.

KNIVES OUT

OOO It’s murder by death in Knives Out, a delightful mystery further buoyed by a marvelous performance from Daniel Craig. Craig isn’t exactly known for comedic roles, although he was amusing as the high-spirited convict Joe Bang in Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky. He’s even better here, playing a celebrated detective named Benoit Blanc.

With Craig in the role, it’s fair to assume this lawman will basically be a calm and collected cousin to James Bond. Instead, his initially oddball demeanor suggests that he might be the reincarnation of Peter Sellers’ Inspector Clouseau. But hold on: This private eye is (unlike Clouseau) highly intelligent, the type whose occasionally eccentric behavior and ability to stay in the background works in his favor.

Writer-director Rian Johnson, whose active imagination previously gave us Brick, Looper, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, here serves up a murder-mystery that doesn’t exactly unfold as one might expect.

The victim is successful crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), who is found dead the morning after the entire family gathered to celebrate his 85th birthday.

Can we assume the butler did it? Alas, no, since the Thrombey clan doesn’t employ a butler. It does employ various other servants — chief among them Harlan’s personal caretaker, a young Hispanic woman named Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas, the AI Joi in Blade Runner 2049).

Treated with condescension by several members of the family, Marta seems to be one of the few people who cared more about Harlan than about his money.

So whodunnit? The suspects are many.

In addition to Marta and fellow servant Fran (Edi Patterson), there is Harlan’s strong-willed daughter Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis) as well as his weak-willed son Walt (Michael Shannon). Harlan’s other son, Neil, passed away a while back, so he can safely be ruled out — the same can’t be said for Neil’s wife Joni (Toni Collette), a flaky health nut.

Knives Out doesn’t exactly follow the blueprint of the typical murder-mystery, and those who like their crime sagas to end like any given episode of ScoobyDoo, Where Are You! (i.e. the last-minute reveal of the culprit) might initially be disappointed with this picture’s narrative swerves.

But any sorrow is quickly replaced with jubilation, as it soon becomes clear that Johnson has more than one mystery up his sleeve. And there to piece together the puzzle and crack the case is Benoit Blanc: erudite, excitable, and armed with a license to thrill. CS

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ACTIVISM & POLITICS

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CHATHAM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE If you support the principles of the Democratic Party, you are invited to attend a regularly scheduled Chatham County Democratic Committee membership meeting. It is open to the public, and you need not be a member to participate.

Meetings are traditionally the fourth Wednesday of the month, except for November and December on the 3rd Floor of the Con-Edison Building. Visit ccdcgeorgia.com for details. Every fourth Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact (912) 401-8913. ccdcgeorgia@gmail.com. ccdcgeorgia.com. ccdcgeorgia.com.

Con-Ed Building, 714 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.

DRINKING LIBERALLY Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

A gathering of Liberals for an informal discussion of politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and the world around us. Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. third Thursday of every month. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally. org/drinking/chapters/GA/savannah.

Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street.

SAVANNAH AREA YOUNG REPUBLICANS Get involved. Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month (except for December) at 7:00pm. Contact number: (912) 657-9623 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org.

UNMERGE MY UNIVERSITY FREE: UN-MERGE MY UNIVERSITY vehicle stickers. Greater Savannah and Statesboro areas. Visit www.unmergemyuniversity.com for details. ongoing.

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. MEMBERSHIP YEARLY FEES are: Individual $25. - Household (2 people) $40. - Business $50. and Students $10. Free ongoing, 6-7 p.m. vnasavannahga2013@ gmail.com. mansiononforsythpark.com.

Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St.

AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES

AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Auditions for our spring session will be held January 9, 2019. Students who played in the Fall 2018 session, and who plan to remain in the same ensemble, do not need to re-audition in January. The January auditions are for new students, or students wishing to move to a different ensemble.

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Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With worldclass artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza. $33.50-$179.50 FRI., DEC. 20, 3 & 7 P.M. LUCASTHEATRE.COM. LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS, 32 ABERCORN ST.

auditions/ -to see the audition requirements for applicable ensembles. Then, contact them via email at ayosavannah2004@ gmail.com to reserve an audition date and time, or with any questions you may have. ongoing. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT THE GALLERY ON CHIPPEWA SQUARE Located in the heart of the Historic District’s dynamic art scene, the Gallery on Chippewa Square is now offering a section of its Perry Lane wing to artists seeking a venue for solo and group exhibits. The space offers ample wall area, great light and maximum exposure for your project. The cost is $600 for one month, $450 for members of the Savannah Art Association. Shorter term leases can be negotiated. For details, call or text (912) 631-0616 or send an email to focus@josephshieldsphotography.com ongoing.

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 BOXED IN/BREAK OUT 2020

Telfair Museums invites Chatham County artists to submit proposals for the fifth annual call to artists Boxed In/Break Out. The call to artists seeks entries for Boxed In/Break Out, a museum-sponsored public art installation that involves activating six windows at the Jepson Center facing Barnard Street. The artist chosen should have a detailed plan for how to utilize all six windows in a cohesive manner through self-created art that fulfills the following criteria: creativity, originality, feasibility, visual appeal, as well as resourcefulness and suitability in the space. The project will be displayed from May 1-November 8, 2020.

Full Details: https://www.telfair.org/article/ boxed-in-break-out-call-to-artists-2020/ No Application Fee Through Jan. 10, 2020.

912.790.8800. dunne@telfair.org. telfair. org/article/boxed-in-break-out-call-toartists-2020/. Telfair Museums, PO Box 10081.

CALL FOR ENTRY: CORKHOUSE GALLERY SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION CALL FOR ENTRY: CorkHouse Gallery presents its annual Small Works Exhibition.

Submission is free and encouraged. The exhbition is accepting works of all mediums and formal expressions. Works should be no longer than 20 inches in their longest direction and should be submitted online via our website. We are looking forward to see all you submit! Free Through Dec. 27. 912-677-3212. ch.sav@gmail.com. corkhousegallery.com/. corkhousegallery.

com. CorkHouse Gallery, 230 W Bay St. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2020 LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM Leadership Southeast Georgia, a leadership development program for professionals in a 10-county coastal region, is calling for nominations for the class of 2020.

The program fosters relationships among leaders in the region and offers professional development related to critical leadership skills and issues such as conflict resolution, self-awareness, communication and strategic thinking. For more information, visit http://www.lsega.com/home.html. ongoing.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DRIVE THRU ART BOX AT GREEN TRUCK PUB The Drive Thru Art Box is ideal for showing mounted prints of 2-dimensional work, wheat pasted prints, site specific installations, and any other artistic medium that can hold up to direct sunlight and a non climate-controlled environment.

Pegboard and hooks allows for flexibility of display options, and LED lighting ensures the work is visible for late night crowds.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. ongoing. greentruckpub.com. Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR TEDXSAVANNAH 2020 TEDxSavannah, an independently organized, day-long event based on the international TED talk phenomenon, is now accepting applications for speakers for the 11th anniversary event, which is set to take place on Friday, June 5, 2020 at the Yamacraw Performing Arts Center at Esther F. Garrison School of Visual and Performing Arts. The TEDxSavannah 2020 theme is Standard Deviation. In their application, prospective speakers will need to communicate how the theme will drive the content of their TEDx talk. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of 12 minutes to present an interesting talk influenced by the theme and of interest to the Savannah community. Each live talk will be filmed and posted on the TEDx Talks YouTube channel following the event. All speakers must submit an online application and be available for several rehearsals and coaching sessions. The speaker application deadline is Sunday, January 26 at midnight.

Speakers cannot promote businesses or endorse products during their TEDx talk.

Through Jan. 26, 2020.

LEOPOLD’S CREATIVE WRITING CHALLENGE Leopold’s Ice Cream and Live Oak Public Libraries have partnered once again to host the 10th Annual Leopold’s Ice Cream Creative Writing Challenge. This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story”, through poetry. One finalist from each of the four age groups (K-2, 3-5, 6-8 & High School) will win a Leopold’s Ice Cream party for their classroom. Full contest rules and informational flyer can be found at www. leopoldsicecream.com or www.liveoakpl. org. Through Feb. 7, 2020.

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SINGERS NEEDED (PAID ONGOING POSITIONS) : AUDITIONING NOW Singers: St. John’s Church in Savannah (Episcopal) has multiple openings for paid choral singers in the soprano, tenor, and bass-baritone sections. Rate is by call, competitive to the region and commensurate with skills and experience.

Rehearsals Wednesdays 7-9pm (SeptMay) and rehearsal/service Sundays 10- noon(approx), year round. Additional calls for Evensong rehearsals and services (Sept-May). Sight reading and/or excellent musicianship is needed; learning parts prior to rehearsal is required for staff singers. For audition times or questions, please contact sbranyon@stjohnssav.org or text 912-5724326. No prepared material is required to audition. Positions open until filled. ongoing. St John’s Episcopal Church, 325 Bull St. on Madison Square.

BENEFITS

SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE COMMUNITY CONCERT The Salvation Army Savannah is celebrating their annual Red Kettle Campaign with a community concert. Roger Moss will emcee and musical acts include: the Savannah Theatre Troupe, Savannah Children’s Choir, a blues rock singer/songwriter band Danielle Hicks and the Resistance, and local singer/songwriter Nicholas Yaquinto.

Major Paul Egan will speak about the importance of the Red Kettle Campaign and how it is the best way for the community to get involved with The Salvation Army’s mission. As the evening commences, all talent acts and sponsors will be invited to the stage to sing a traditional holiday carol with the audience. Free Thu., Dec. 19, 6-9 p.m. 904-982-4751. Aaron.Odum@uss. salvationarmy.org. salvationarmygeorgia. org/savannah/. Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

APPLY NOW FOR INTENSIVE ENGLISH CLASSES (SPRING 2020) Apply now for intensive English classes taught by professional instructors with Georgia Southern University’s English Language Program. The 16-week program offers 20 hours of class each week. Spring semester classes will start on January 13, 2020, and end May 1, 2020. High Beginner to Advanced levels are available. This program will help you gain academic and professional skills for school and work.

Tuition and fees vary Through Jan. 10, 2020, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-478-5796. elp@ georgiasouthern.edu. cah.georgiasouthern. edu/elp/. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.

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/.

BASIC SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

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. COCKTAIL CLASSES Congress Street Up hosts Cocktail Classes every Monday and Tuesday night at 6pm.

Learn how to shake and stir like a pro. Learn all about the fancy tools we use and their fascinating history. Impress your friends and make your co-workers envious. $40 Mondays, Tuesdays, 6 p.m. 912.220.1249. kblack@historictours.com. facebook.com/ pg/CongressStreetUp/about/?ref=page_ internal. Congress Street Up, 220 W. Congress St. CONTEMPORARY DANCE FUSION CLASS AT THE STUDIO IN THUNDERBOLT Join a classically trained dance teacher for a fun and challenging dance class. Focus on technique, choreography, and whatever else you would like to do! Opportunity to learn aerial hammock moves as well.

Every Sunday from 6-7pm $20. To reserve a space call/text 912-483-2109 or email ktoyogasurf@gmail.com ongoing.

COUNTRY TWO STEP GROUP CLASS Join us every week to learn how to dance to the classics and modern day songs of country music. All levels welcomebeginners to advanced. Each week will progress from the previous. First week is the top of the month and runs for 4 weeks. Sign up today! $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. You’re Invited To A Free Masterclass: 5 Steps to Turning Your Talents and Expertise Into A Successful Online Coaching Business (even if you have no idea how to get started!) See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/ creativity_coaching/ or contact Creativity@ LaurenL.com ongoing. Online, ---.

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.

Sign in time begins 6:00-6:20 p.m. Panel starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends at approximately 8:00 P.M. Fee is $40.00 money orders or certified bank checks only payable to DUI Prevention Group. Meets monthly, check the website. $40/session (912) 691-4905. info@duipreventiongroup. org.

FREE BRIDGE LESSONS Free Bridge Lessons beginning August 19, 2019 from 7-9 pm. For more information call 912-238-4838. ongoing. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. 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.

HYPNOSIS AND GUIDED IMAGERY Hypnosis, Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, Eft, will create neural pathways in the brain Because our brains are neuroplastic it has a positive effect and helps you to recover from anxiety, stress, trauma, and PTSD, It’s great for weight loss and to stop smoking.

Kind and compassionate care. 25 years experience. Call 912-927-3432. Website: www. Savannahypnosis.com. Facebook: Alpha Institute. ongoing.

JEWELER’S GUIDED OPEN STUDIO 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. 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. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic. com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. POWER SELF DEFENSE Join us for fun and fitness in the heart of downtown Savannah. Fit912Savannah offers fun, safe, friendly classes in yoga, self defense, dance, and fitness, with more classes coming soon! Have a question, want to register? Contact us at nfo@ fit912savannah.com! Located in the lower level of the United Way Building, 428 Bull Street, Savannah, GA (Enter via the red doors on East Wayne Street) Tuesdays,

Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

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

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

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

TODDLER TOUCH TANKS Explore the coast with your child in a unique setting perfect for inspiring wonder and curiosity! During Thursdays in December and January (exception: December 26, January 2 and January 16), marine educators at the UGA Aquarium will host toddler programs specifically designed with our youngest visitors in mind. Activities and topics covered will be different each week.

Programs will include a mix of games, art, stories and animal encounters that provide fun learning experiences about the ocean.

Activities are designed for children ages 2 to 5. $6 per person Thursdays, 9-10 a.m.

9125983345. kayla270@uga.edu. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

TURTLE TUESDAYS Meet a new turtle that’s native to the Georgia coast most Tuesdays in December and January (exception: December 24 and 31) at the UGA Aquarium! Turtle talks begin at 2 p.m. and include a feeding at the aquarium’s freshwater turtle pond as well as an opportunity to interact with one of the aquarium’s ambassador turtles.

Registration is required. $6 per person Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m. 9125983345. kayla270@ uga.edu. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

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.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

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. For more info visit https://www.abeniculturalarts.com or call 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com. abeniculturalarts.com.

BUCCANEER REGION SCCA Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/ autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing.

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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. cdixon604@aol.com. Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. COASTAL BEAD SOCIETY Our mission is to further the art of beading and bead education within our membership and our communities.

Visit website for more info regarding the next Bead-In Class or the next CBS Meeting! ongoing. coastalbeadsociety. com/coastalbeadsociety-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 (in the 2nd floor studio), first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am - 1pm.

Visit website for more updates! ongoing. fiberguildsav.com. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. 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. PHILO CAFE We are a free form informal discussion group meeting to discuss a different topic every Monday night at 7:30 upstairs at Foxy Loxy Cafe on Bull St. across the street from the Main Library. The public is welcome and there is no charge. Topics can be found ahead of time on our Facebook page. ongoing. 904-440-8475. foxyloxycafe.com.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. 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. SAVANNAH HOME COOKERY CLUB This is a group for home cooks and 40 bakers to expand, explore, and inspire

our skills. Come join us in sharing our culinary adventures. This is a place where we can exchange resources, ideas, and our tastes for food adventure and bring it all home. Meets the second Saturday of every month from 1-3pm. Free ongoing.

SavHomeCookeryClub@gmail.com. friendshipcoffeecompany.com/index.html.

Friendship Coffee Company, 205 Johnny Mercer Blvd, Ste I. 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. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072.

SIERRA CLUB BOOK CLUB We welcome anyone interested in reading and discussing current issues about the environment. First meeting October 16, and first book selection is Falter by Bill McKibben. third Wednesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. arountree1@comcast.net.

Barnes & Noble, 7804 Abercorn St. STITCH AND BITCH Slow down and nurture your creative spirit in a constructive, casual atmosphere. Bring a project or enjoy one of our kits curated to focus on the dedicated process of craft: embroidery, knitting, needlework, or any of the fiber arts. All ages are welcome!

Cheeseboard + wine deals to be had.

Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. 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.

CONCERTS

CELTIC YULETIDE WITH POPULAR IRISH TENOR MICHAEL LONDRA On Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus, the acclaimed and popular Irish tenor Michael Londra — the Emmy-nominated

voice of Riverdance on Broadway — performs the sounds of the holidays with Celtic spirit. (Michael’s “Danny Boy” is the most viewed version of that classic on YouTube!) $30 (and $15 for active military, under 16s, GS students) Thu., Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. 912-344-2801 (12:00 - 3:00 pm, Mon - Fri). mryan@georgiasouthern.edu. irishgeorgia.com/christmas. Fine Arts Auditorium, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. FOURTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT THE JEKYLL ISLAND CONVENTION CENTER Fourth Annual Christmas Concert at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. Enjoy sounds of the season with this free piano concert from brilliant pianist David Masterson. No tickets are required, and everyone is welcome. Free Fri., Dec. 20, 7-9 p.m. 912-635-3636. info@jekyllisland. com. jekyllisland.com/signatureevents/ david-masterson-christmas-concert/. jekyllislandconventioncenter.com/. Jekyll Island Convention Center, 75 Beach View Drive North.

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.

MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With worldclass artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza. $33.50-$179.50 Fri., Dec. 20, 3 & 7 p.m. lucastheatre.com.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. SOUNDS OF WINTER CONCERT The annual Sounds of Winter Concert featuring SAA orchestra and choirs. $12 adults, $8 students Thu., Dec. 19, 7 p.m.

Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave.

EVENTS

38TH ANNUAL MIRACLE ON MAY STREET In addition to a toy give away, there will be Christmas movies, games, activities and holiday treats and crafts for the whole family. Sat., Dec. 21, 1 p.m. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 40 ACRES AND A MULE TOUR This is the story of Savannah and its significant role of promoting slavery throughout the South and it’s the story of the triumph over slavery through faith, culminating in a historic meeting in which the aspirations of 4 million African-Americans became distilled in a single phrase: “40 acres and a mule.” You will visit six of Savannah’s most historic squares as you learn the truth about crucial events that took place in the city between

1733 and 1865 that shaped the life and times of Savannah for years to come.

Private tours only. $40 ongoing. 912-6594383. rumpel@40acresandamule.org.

40acresandamule.org.

A CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS See the Christmas lights from the catwalk and stroll the grounds in the glow of candlelight. $10 adults, $8 children 6-17, free for kids 5 and under Fri., Dec. 20, 5 p.m. tybeelighthouse.org/. Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AT TRUSTEES’ GARDEN Free Sat., Dec. 21, 11 a.m. Kehoe Iron Works, 660 East Broughton Street.

DECEMBER BIRTHPLACE GENERAL TOURS $15 Mon., Dec. 23, noon. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. DECEMBER GIRL SCOUT TROOP EXPERIENCE $13 Sat., Dec. 21, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. DRAMA Free Thu., Dec. 19, 11 a.m. Jacob Grant Community Center, 185 Ball Park Rd. THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF SAVANNAH In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com.

Savannahexchange.org. Exchange Club of Savannah, Carey Hilliard’s Abercorn across from Lowe’s.

FORT PULASKI HOLIDAY EVENT Travel back to 1863 for a holiday visit to Cockspur Island as Fort Pulaski National Monument presents special holiday programming. Experience the fort at its festively decorated best and listen to music, learn about Christmas during the Civil War, see cannon demonstrations, and participate in family activities for all ages.

Free and open to the public Sat., Dec. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. FOXY VINYL NIGHT Grab a friend and your favorite records and show them both some love! We are an eclectic group with diverse taste, where everyone and every genre is welcome.

Some of us are dj’s, some are record collectors and crate diggers, some of us come to listen but we’re all united through music and our love of music recorded onto vinyl. So come hang out, bring a friend, bring your listening ears, and we invite you to bring your records to play. Graveface Records will also be there with a pop-up shop of vinyl delights for you to peruse through. Thu., Dec. 19, 6-10 p.m. 912-4010543. info@foxyloxycafe.com. foxyloxycafe. com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS WITH SAVANNAH TOURS AND TALES True tales of the Irish Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans of

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Savannah’s past. Join KT O’Brien, a native Savannahian, for a leisurely stroll through the serene squares of Savannah.

Frequent stops for seats and refreshments available. Reservations required for tours daily at 10:30am and 8:00pm 2hours $30. Private tours upon request. ongoing. savannahtoursandtales@gmail.com.

HO! HO! GO DAWGS! Raise a glass of ‘Junkyard Nawg’ and ring in the season among friends. Ghost Coast Distillery will be donating $1 from each drink sold that evening to the UGA Chapter Scholarship Fund. Enjoy fresh, hearty holiday food provided by Pie Society, and peruse and purchase last-minute gift options by local artisans and vendors. Thu., Dec. 19, 5 p.m. ghostcoastdistillery.com. Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. HOLIDAY CLUB Free Thu., Dec. 19, 3 p.m. Jacob Grant Community Center, 185 Ball Park Rd. HOLIDAY DESIGN SERIES BY MICHAEL SKAFF - DESIGNING IN GLASS DECOR Free Wed., Dec. 18, 6 p.m. Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah, 256 East Perry Street.

HOLIDAY PARTY AND LOCAL GIFT MARKET Raise a glass of ‘Junkyard Nawg’ and ring in the season among friends. Ghost Coast Distillery will be donating $1 from each drink sold that evening to the UGA Chapter Scholarship Fund. Enjoy fresh, hearty holiday food provided by Pie Society, and peruse and purchase last-minute gift options by

local artisans and vendors. Thu., Dec. 19, 5 p.m. ghostcoastdistillery.com. Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. HOLIDAY SOIREE This will be a night of joy, charity, drinks, light hors d’oeuvres, and shopping. Please join us as we celebrate the Holiday Season, as well as attend to show your support to our charity, SAFE Shelter, Center for Domestic Violence Services, Inc.(donations can be given throughout the evening for families in need). Fri., Dec. 20, 7 p.m. Tiffani Taylor Gallery, 11 Whitaker Street.

HOLIDAYS IN HISTORY The cottages of the historic district will be adorned with their finest holiday decorations. Enjoy the history of Jekyll Island enriched in seasonal splendor as you venture inside the cottages of Jekyll Island’s National Historic Landmark District. Daily in December 2019 (excluding Dec. 24-25) • 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Departs from Mosaic, the Museum of Jekyll Island $20 for adults, $10 for children 4-12, free for children 3 and under Mondays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 912-635-4036. info@jekyllisland. com. jekyllisland.com/history/holidaysin-history/. Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark District, 100 James Road.

HOLLY JOLLY LIGHT TOURS Take a ride on Jekyll’s jolliest holiday trolley to see over half a million lights around the island. Sit back, relax and enjoy the magical wonders of the season from historic live oaks dressed in their holiday best, to light

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displays set in a coastal wonderland. This 40-minute holiday lights tour will include a pit-stop at Faith Chapel and finish off with festive holiday beverages. The tour will not be offered on Dec. 7. $15 for adults, $7 for children 5-12, children 4 and under are free Thursdays-Saturdays, 6:30-7:15 p.m. 912.635.4036. info@jekyllisland.com. jekyllisland.com/history/holly-jolly-lighttours/. Mosaic: The Jekyll Island Museum, 100 Stable Road.

ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET EVENING CHRISTMAS MARKET Free Sat., Dec. 21, 4 p.m. islandsfarmersmarket.org. Islands Farmers’ Market, 401 Quarterman Dr. ISLANDS FARMERS’ MARKET Islands Farmers Market offers local food vendors with fresh & local produce, meats, baked goods, seasonings, and so much more. There are also always artisan vendors onsite with jewelry, yard decor, handcrocheted and sewn items, and many more handmade and unique wares. Come out and meet our vendors and your neighbors at Islands Farmers Market at the corner of Hwy 80 E and Quarterman Dr (on the way to Tybee) on the grounds of Lighthouse Baptist Church Saturdays 9-1. Free Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. islandsfarmersmarket@gmail. com. islandsfarmersmarket.org. Islands Farmers’ Market, 401 Quarterman Dr. KWANZAA: A CELEBRATION OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY Celebrant and Master Storyteller Lillian Grant-Baptiste will tell the magnificent story

of Kwanzaa and will explore the origin, the true meaning, cultural, and the historical significance of this African-American holiday. This masterful storytelling will provide an explanation of the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa), and lead a discussion on how to embrace and use these principles to help facilitate the building and sustaining of stronger, more self-determined and reliant AfricanAmerican families and communities. Ms. Grant-Baptiste will also explain the seven symbols of Kwanzaa and demonstrate how to properly set up the Kwanzaa table.

She will culminate the presentation with a Gullah folktale that demonstrates the spirit of Kwanzaa. Free and open to the public Wed., Dec. 18, 6 p.m. The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, 502 East Harris Street.

LET’S ROAM’S SAVANNAH GHOST HUNT Things haven’t always been peachy in Georgia. On this ghoulish Savannah ghost tour, explore the horrific past of the city’s best landmarks and meet the ghosts who haunt the streets to this day. What treasure can be found in the Pirates’ House? What’s that chill in Madison Square? Find out on this ghost tour of Savannah. 11 Through Dec. 31, 2021. support@letsroam.com. letsroam. com/ghost_tours/Ghost_Savannah_ Scavenger_Hunt?utm_source=partner&utm_ medium=connectsavghost. Savannah, Savannah.

LIVE MUSIC

Live music featuring local Savannah Legends in an ever changing rotation. All musicians are inspired by the Prohibition Era with a Modern Twist! Enjoy it with a craft cocktail from the Best Bar Staff in Savannah. Thursdays, 9-11 p.m. Congress Street Up, 220 W. Congress St. NIGHTLY SPIRITS GHOST TOUR Explore haunted bars, haunted buildings, and Savannah’s oldest area, all while having time to enjoy some tasty beverages along the way. Step back in time to the 1700’s to explore the parts of Savannah that most only dare to talk about. You’ll hear tales about the dead that haven’t quite moved on, visit some of the most haunted places in the city and get to know the spirits that haunt the locals…and the places that the locals haunt. $20 Fridays, Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. nightlyspirits.com/savannah-ghosttours/. savannahtaphouse.com. Savannah Taphouse, 125 E. Broughton St. 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. 1-866666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

SAVANNAH PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS MEETUP Come and have drinks and share personal injury case stories with other lawyers in Savannah. We are professional network

of legal professionals comprised of attorneys, law students, legal professional staff, recruiters and legal industry and technology. This meetup is designed to provide live networking opportunities and support for legal professional in Savannah.

We started this event to connect legal professionals and we host this event monthly. Our events are both productive and social allowing members to meet, network, build business referrals, and grow their legal careers. FREE Fri., Dec. 20, 9 a.m.-noon. 404-885-1983. lanlhalexanda@ gmail.com. attorneykennugent.com/.

Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. SAVANNAH SCAVENGER HUNT: HISTORIC SAVANNAH ADVENTURE Georgia’s great east coast city has centuries of history at every turn. On this fun-filled Savannah scavenger hunt, we make a loop around downtown in search of storied buildings, great green spaces and Savannah River views. Where do pirates hang their hat? How does Chippewa Square link the city’s founder to Forrest Gump? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Savannah. 11 Through Dec. 31, 2021, 8 a.m. support@letsroam.com. letsroam. com/scavenger_hunt/historic_savannah_ scavenger_hunt?utm_source=partner&utm_ medium=connectsav. Savannah, Savannah.

SAVANNAH’S HOLIDAY MARKET ake the free ferry from River Street and stroll the riverfront esplanade with the best view of the city. 4 – 6 vendors will be present to make shopping for loved ones

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easy this year. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

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.

SOCIAL HOUR & LUNCH 12/19 Free Thu., Dec. 19, noon. Jacob Grant Community Center, 185 Ballpark Rd. 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.

STORY TIME Free Thu., Dec. 19, 2 p.m. Jacob Grant Community Center, 185 Ball Park Rd. 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. 6thsenseworld. com/.

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.

FESTIVALS

EVENING CHRISTMAS MARKET Sat., Dec. 21, 4 p.m. Lighthouse Baptist Church, 401 Quarterman Dr. LIGHTS AT ELLIS SQUARE Once again Savannah will join hundreds of cities around the world in spreading light, by igniting a 10-foot Chanukah Menorah at Ellis square. Greetings by Mayor DeLoach and Mayor elect Van Johnson.

This free and festive event will feature fresh doughnuts, latkas, chocolate coins, menorah kits and a glowing Chanukah gift for all. Mon., Dec. 23, 5:30 p.m. rabbi@ jewishsav.com. Ellis Square, Barnard Street and St. Julian Street.

WINTER CARNIVAL Join us in the Beach Village for the Winter Carnival from 1-5 p.m. Enjoy free rides, games, and music on the Village Green followed by fireworks starting at 7:30 p.m..

Free Sat., Dec. 21, 1-5 p.m. 912-635-3636. info@jekyllisland.com. jekyllisland.com/ signatureevents/winter-carnival/. Beach Village, Jekyll Island.

FITNESS

6:00 A.M. CLASSES STARTING IN OCTOBER 6:00 a.m. Yoga & Barre classes beginning in October at Savannah Yoga Barre. Karma Classes are only $8 drop-in! Tues/Thurs: All Levels Yoga Flow with Rob begins 10/8. Wednesdays: Barre with Terry begins 10/16. Get up early to workout before going to work! Savannah Yoga Barre, 2132 E. Victory Dr. $8 Tuesdays-Thursdays, 6-7 a.m. 912-200-4809. bebalanced@syb.life. savannahyogabarre.com. Savannah Yoga Barre, 2132 E Victory Drive.

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.

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

Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/month for JEA Members, $70/month for NonMembers, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, CONTINUES ON P. 44

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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.

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. 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. CORE AND MORE WITH MADISON Mondays, 6 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. EXERCISE CLASS

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Functional Bodies, 821 E. 66th St. 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. 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. Visit the website for more info. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and TuesdaysThursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 912-663-5833. getexcitedandmove.com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive.

HISTORICAL FENCING Learn and practice historical longsword fencing as depicted in 14th and 15th century fencing manuscripts. No experience or equipment necessary. We’ve got plenty of loaner gear for you to borrow.

Just wear athletic clothing and close toed shoes. Men will need to wear a cup if they intend to participate in drills. Feel free to come sit in on class. $45 monthly for non-YMCA members $35 for YMCA members Mondays, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. and Fridays, 6-8 p.m. ssg.sav@gmail.com. ssgsavannah.com. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. 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. ISRAELI KRAV MAGA SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Class sessions and intensive workshops scheduled throughout the year and held at CustomFit Center. Visit savannahkravmaga on facebook for more info. 912-224-2085. ongoing. 912-224-2085. facebook.com/ savannahkravmaga. customfitcenter.com.

CustomFit Center, 101-A West Park Ave. JEA OY VEY 5K Registration includes Race Participation, Entrance to the Post Dash Chanukah Bash, including Meal & Drink Tickets, Participation Medal for every age group, and a T-Shirt.

Sun., Dec. 22, 3 p.m. savannahjea.org.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. JIU JITSU/MMA CLASSES Classes everyday. Free woman’s class every Wednesday at 5:30. Other classes 6:30 to 8:30 for everyone else Monday thru Thursday. Kid classes 4:30 to 5:30 Monday thru Thursday. Visit constantexpansion.net for more information. ongoing. Constant

Expansion, 302 W. Victory Dr., unit B. LINE DANCE Line dance class teaches basic instructions, coordination, and dance combinations, to the rhythm of different styles of music. Line Dancing is exercise for the body & mind, and is a fun way to dance socially without a partner.

Dancing styles covered in this class include Country Western, Swing, Salsa, Tango, Cha Cha, Waltz & more. $10 Wednesdays, 6-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. LUNCH CRUNCH WITH MADISON Mondays, Wednesdays, 11:15 a.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. PILATES CLASS Skidaway Island United Methodist Church (SIUMC) offers, to church and non-church members alike, basic Mat Pilates classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:1510:15 a.m., for only $5.00-$6.25 per class, depending on the number of classes taken per month. Classes focus on improving core strength, posture, flexibility and muscle tone. Participants must be able to lie down and stand up from a floor mat. Class instructor is Elena Bennett, a certified exercise instructor with 25 years of teaching experience. For more information, visit: www.siumc.org/nurture or call 912598-8460. ongoing. siumc.org/. Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway.

POWER YOGA This is an hour of stretching your mind and body to become one, and a reset in the middle of the work week. Come experience the endless possibilities as you take yourself to the next level with Mahogany. $10 Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. PRANA YOGA Prana Yoga is a practice that integrates breathing techniques and chakra sounds into the yoga. Come experience a deep sense of grounding, learn to be present, and develop your center, passion, strength, compassion, creativity, intuition, and light. $10 Mondays, 6:45-8 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SHIMMY CHIC Shimmy Chic Fitness is an energetic, fun dance workout based on the ancient art of belly dance- with a modern twist.

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

Open to all ages and fitness levels. $10 Thursdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. TRX CIRCUIT TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and

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

This class is open to all levels. We will explore each pose with special attention to alignment. This class will be the perfect way to start your week and stay energized. $10 Mondays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. WEIGHTED WORKOUT A 45 minute, total body workout that includes a 5 minute warm-up and a 5 minute cool-down/stretch. We will use dumbbells and steps to perform compound functional movements to maximize workout time. $10 Tuesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. YOGA - $10 FLOW A dynamic flow class designed to strengthen your body and energize your day. All levels welcome -- from beginner to experienced yogi -- move through challenges to find your personal change.

Practiced to light music. Mondays @ 6AM, Tuesdays @ 6PM, Thursdays @ 4:30PM, Fridays @ 9:30AM, Saturdays @ 9:45AM. $10. TheHubSavannah.com, 4505 Habersham Street, 912.356.8280 $10 Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m., Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Saturdays, 9:45-11 a.m. and Mondays, 6-7 a.m. 9123568280. info@thehubsav.com. thehubsavannah.com. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. YOGA FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS Free for cancer patients and survivors. The classes help with flexibility and balance while also providing relaxation. Located at FitnessOne, on the third floor of the Memorial Outpatient and Wellness Center.

Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:20 p.m. 912-350-4030. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. YOGA, BARRE, PILATES MAT CLASSES Join our experienced and knowledgeable teachers for a variety of classes at Savannah Yoga Barre. No matter what your fitness/wellness goals or level, we have something for you. Open 7 days a week.

New to the studio? 3 Weeks Unlimited class pass $30. Membership options to suit your schedule and budget. We want to welcome you to our studio family and help you on your way to living comfortably in your own skin. Visit our website for full class schedule or call for more info. $$ ongoing.

9122004809. info@SavannahYogaBarre. com. SavannahYogaBarre.com. Savannah Yoga Barre, 2132 E Victory Drive.

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only studio in Savannah with the original Hot Yoga. Introductory Special: $49 for 30 days of unlimited classes. Visit thehubsav. com to see our awesome lineup of teachers and classes. $49 ongoing. 912.356.8280. info@thehubsav.com. thehubsavannah. com. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. YOGA@THELIBRARY The All Levels class meets from 10:3011:30 and the Chair Yoga class meets from 12:00-1:00. Tuesdays. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. ZUMBA Zumba Fitness is a dance fitness class for

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

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

the best Zumba instructor in Savannah!

So show up early and see you soon!

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

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

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

The English word “hubris” means prideful, exaggerated self-assurance. In the HBO TV series *Rome*, the ancient Roman politician and general Mark Antony says to his boss Julius Caesar, “I’m glad you’re so confident. Some would call it hubris.” Caesar has a snappy comeback: “It’s only hubris if I fail.” I’m tempted to dare you to use you that as one of your mottoes in 2020, Aries. I have a rather expansive vision of your capacity to accomplish great things during the coming months.

And I also think that one key to your triumphs and breakthroughs will be your determination to cultivate a well-honed aplomb, even audacity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

For years I’ve lived in a house bordering a wetland, and I’ve come to love that ecosystem more than any other. While communing with reeds and herons and muddy water, my favorite poet has been Taurusborn Lorine Niedecker, who wrote about marshes with supreme artistry. Until the age of 60, her poetic output was less than abundant because she had to earn a meager living by cleaning hospital floors.

Then, due to a fortuitous shift in circumstances, she was able to leave that job and devote more time to what she loved most and did best. With Niedecker’s breakthrough as our inspiration, I propose that we do all we can, you and I, as we conspire to make 2020 the year you devote more time to the activity that you love most and do best.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

In the English language, the prefix “re” comes at the beginning of many words with potent transformational meaning: reinvent; redeem; rediscover; release; relieve; redesign; resurrect; rearrange; reconstruct; reform; reanimate; reawaken; regain. I hope you’ll put words like those at the top of your priority list in 2020. If you hope to take maximum advantage of the cosmic currents, it’ll be a year of revival, realignment, and restoration.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I won’t be surprised if you’re enamored

and amorous more than usual in 2020. I suspect you will experience delight and enchantment at an elevated rate. The intensity and depth of the feelings that flow through you may break all your previous records. Is that going to be a problem? I suppose it could be if you worry that the profuse flows of tenderness and affection will render you weak and vulnerable. But if you’re willing and eager to interpret your extra sensitivity as a superpower, that’s probably what it will be.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Does the word “spirit” mean anything to you? Or are you numb to it? Has it come to seem virtually meaningless—a foggy abstraction used carelessly by millions of people to express sentimental beliefs and avoid clear thinking? In accordance with astrological omens, I’ll ask you to create a sturdier and more vigorous definition of “spirit” for your practical use in 2020. For instance, you might decide that “spirit” refers to the life force that launches you out of bed each morning and motivates you to keep transforming yourself into the ever-more beautiful soul you want to become.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

“There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back,” wrote author Charles de Lint.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your heart will encounter far more of the latter than the former types of people in 2020. There may be one wrangler who tries to take the heart out of you, but there will be an array of nurturers who will strive to keep the heart in you— as well as boosters and builders who will add even more heart.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Composer Igor Stravinsky was born a Russian citizen, but later in life became a French citizen, and still later took on American citizenship. If you have had any similar predilections, Libra, I’m guessing they won’t be in play during 2020. My prediction is that you will develop a more robust sense of where you belong than

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ever before. Any uncertainties you’d had about where your true power spot lies will dissipate. Questions you’ve harbored about the nature of home will be answered. With flair and satisfaction, you’ll resolve long-running riddles about home and community.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity,” wrote philosopher and educator Mortimer Adler. He was exaggerating a bit for comic effect, but he was basically correct. We all must mobilize a great deal of intelligence and hard work to initiate new friendships and maintain existing friendships. But I have some very good news about how these activities will play out for you in 2020, Scorpio. I expect that your knack for practicing the art of friendship will be at an all-time high. I also believe that your close alliances will be especially gratifying and useful for you. You’ll be well-rewarded for your skill and care at cultivating rapport.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

In 1933, Sagittarian artist Diego Rivera was commissioned to paint a huge mural in one of the famous Rockefeller buildings in New York City. His patrons didn’t realize he was planning to include a controversial portrait of former Soviet Communist leader Vladimir Lenin. When the deed was done, they ordered him to remove it. When he refused, they ushered him out and destroyed the whole mural.

As a result, Rivera also lost another commission to create art at the Chicago World’s Fair. In any other year, Sagittarius, I might encourage you to be as idealistic as Rivera. I’d invite you to place artistic integrity over financial considerations. But I’m less inclined to advise that in 2020.

I think it may serve you to be unusually pragmatic. At least consider leaving Lenin out of your murals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“People mistake their limitations for high standards,” wrote Capricorn author Jean Toomer. In my astrological opinion, it’s crucial that you avoid doing that in 2020.

Why? First, I’m quite sure that you will

have considerable power to shed and transcend at least some of your limitations. For best results, you can’t afford to deceive yourself into thinking that those limitations are high standards. Secondly, Capricorn, you will have good reasons and a substantial ability to raise your standards higher than they’ve ever been. So you definitely don’t want to confuse high standards with limitations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Historians once thought that 14th-century Englishmen were the first humans to track the rhythms of the planet Jupiter using the complicated mathematics known as calculus. But in 2015, researchers discovered that Babylonians had done it 1400 years before the Englishmen.

Why was Jupiter’s behavior so important to those ancient people? They were astrologers! They believed the planet’s movements were correlated with practical events on earth, like the weather, river levels, and grain harvests. I think that this correction in the origin story of tracking Jupiter’s rhythms will be a useful metaphor for you in 2020. It’s likely you will come to understand your past in ways that are different from what you’ve believed up until now. Your old tales will change.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

China produces the most apples in the world. The United States is second. That wasn’t always true. When Europeans first reached the shores of the New World, crab apple was the only apple species that grew natively. But the invaders planted other varieties that they brought with them.

They also imported the key to all future proliferation: honeybees, champion pollinators, which were previously absent from the land that many indigenous people called Turtle Island. I see 2020 as a time for you to accomplish the equivalent, in your own sphere, of getting the pollination you need. What are the fertilizing influences that will help you accomplish your goals?

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UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER OYSTER ROAST Wear your ugliest Christmas Sweater and join us for a festive all-you-can-shuckand-eat oyster roast $25 Dec. 18, 6 p.m.. thecrabshack.com/. The Crab Shack, 40 Estill Hammock Rd. EVENT & TABLE BOOKING $125-$600 Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Liquid Cafe, 10201 Abercorn Street.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER Join us at Rhett, our Southern Restaurant in Downtown Savannah on River Street, for a Christmas Eve feast. We’ll be serving a delicious prix fixe menu featuring southern flavors you won’t want to miss. Give us a ring to reserve your spot: (912) 715 7000 EX 4575 Dec. 24, 2 p.m. Rhett, 412 Williamson St. ITALIAN CHRISTMAS Join friends and family for a special night of holiday carols and dinner specials. Indulge in tasty delights served at traditional Neapolitano Christmas parties. Dec. 24, 5 p.m. Bocci’s Italian Bistro, 1526 Bull St.

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$10 PITCHER THURSDAYS It’s Thursday. You’ve almost made it to the weekend, but you need a beer.

Swing by with your friends for $10 pitcher night! business.facebook.com/ events/771292539893213/. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. 201 OYSTER MONDAY Each and every Monday til we run out of oysters. Enjoy Fresh Oysters for $1 (each) along with $5 Champagne, Blue Point Toasted Lager beer or our Ice-cold draft Beers. This will be the “Shucker’s Choice” with steamed and raw options.

201savannah.com. 201 Seafood Restaurant and Tapas Lounge, 201 James B. Blackburn Drive.

BETHESDA FARM AND GARDENS STAND Featuring in season, organic (not certified) veggies, herbs and flowers. All proceeds go directly to funding tuition expenses for Bethesda Academy students. For specialty orders, contact Merrin at merrin. slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. merrin. slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. EVENT & TABLE BOOKING $125-$600 Liquid Cafe, 10201 Abercorn Street.

FARM TRUCK 912 The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods.

Check the website for more info, including the location where the truck would be found in different days of the week. forsythfarmersmarket.com/farmtruck912/.

W.W. Law Gym, 909 E. Bolton St. FIREHOUSE SUBS THANKS GUESTS BY FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and 46 other delights. Rain or shine. Free to

attend. Items for sale. 912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. PRESS PLAY BOOMBOX BRUNCH Brunch is served from 11 am – 3 pm. Jason B. James Live vinyl DJ spinning classic soul, R&B, indie, rock, pop, and everything in between begins at noon. foxyloxycafe.com.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB ecome part of a Savannah tradition. Join us at our festive community table with new friends and old to share in a night of food, libations and southern hospitality.

Each Sunday you will experience unique thoughtfully created dishes paired with meticulously selected wines to complement each delicious course. $55 for four-course meal and wine pairings paccisavannah. com. Pacci Italian Kitchen + Bar, 601 E Bay St. TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. Artisans are also featured each week. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. Located on beautiful Tybee Island, GA at 30 Meddin Drive.

We are right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit the website for more info. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com. 30 Meddin Drive, 30 Meddin Drive.

WEEKLY CASK & FOOD PAIRING Each Wednesday, we create a special cask and pair it with a complimentary dish. Follow us on Facebook for more information! moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. WINE SAMPLING Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer.

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

CHRISTMAS EVE IN SAVANNAH Free Tue., Dec. 24, 3 p.m. LifeBridge Church, 1821 East Montgomery Cross Road.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE AT THE WORMHOLE Looking for a fun and spirit filled Christmas Eve experience that’s a little outside the box but still celebrates the reason for the season? This is the Christmas Eve service for you then. Come join the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany on Christmas Eve at Savannah’s favorite neighborhood punk club. Yes, you can bring the kids. Any age.

It’s as family friendly as The Wormhole gets.

We welcome all. And all means ALL! Tue., Dec. 24. wormholebar.com. The Wormhole, 2307 Bull St. GRATITUDE CIRCLE IN THE SQUARES Gather with others to share gratitude.

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

POST DASH CHANUKAH BASH

Spend the afternoon experiencing the Chanukah story firsthand. Make your own shield like a modern Maccabee; compete in a driedle competition; visit a Beekeeper and her observation hive and make your own Beeswax candles, create a beautiful Chanukah decoration to take home, eat some tasty Chanukah treats, participate in our inflatable Maccabee training center and join us in song as we all light the first Chanukah candle together. $5 per person, $15 per family Sun., Dec. 22, 3 p.m. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. PRAYER & HEALING SCHOOL Prayer & Healing School weekly - Beginning Oct 3, 2019 Thursday Friday & Saturday. For those in need of healing in their spirit, soul, emotions, & body or a miracle from God. We teach what God says about your problems & what’s causing it!. Then act on the Word from Mark 15: 17: These signs shall follow them that believe in my name, they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues.... they will lay hands on the sick & they will get well! Come out & get God’s power for your life!! There is no charge - if you like you may donate. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.

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Heavenly Books and Gifts, 77D W. Fairmont Ave. SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, Joy Cottage behind Wesley Oak United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

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

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

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

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

Christ Church Anglican, 37th and Bull.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

COURTYARD MOVIE NIGHT Join Foxy in the courtyard for a monthly movie screening with Tex-Mex, beer, wine, and pastries. Free third Friday of every month, 8 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. FILM: THE BLACK CANDLE: A KWANZAA CELEBRATION The Black Candle is a moving documentary that explores Kwanzaa, an African-American cultural heritage celebration observed throughout the African diaspora. This award-winning documentary is narrated by celebrated poet Maya Angelou and directed

by award-winning director and writer MK Asante. Free and open to the public Thu., Dec. 19, 6 p.m. The Beach Institute AfricanAmerican Cultural Center, 502 East Harris Street.

FILM: HOLIDAY INN Judged by most critics as the very best holiday romance of all time, “Holiday Inn” brings us music by Irving Berlin, songs by Bing Crosby and dancing by Fred Astaire in a really delightful musical that also just happened to launch the hit ‘White Christmas.’ Tickets $8 adults, $5 children 12 and under Thu., Dec. 19. 9124724790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater. showare.com/. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne.

FILM: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Join us for Holiday Happenings at Trustees with the classic It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for Second Harvest. An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman (James Stewart) by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Free Sat., Dec. 21, 7 p.m. 912-525-5051. www2.scad.edu/venues/trustees/. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. FILM: LAST CHRISTMAS This enchanting holiday confection features the music of singer George Michael, including “Last Christmas” and previously unreleased tracks. PG-13 $8 adults, $5 children 12 and under Fri., Dec. 20, 3 & 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 21, 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 22, 3 & 7 p.m. 9124724790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne.

FILM: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION Join us for Holiday Happenings at Trustees with the classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for Second Harvest. As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold’s (Chevy Chase) family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. Free Sat., Dec. 21, 3 p.m. 912-525-5051. www2.scad.edu/ venues/trustees/. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. FILM: RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER Join us for Holiday Happenings at the Trustees Theater with the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for Second Harvest. Starring Burl Ives, this 1964 classic is the story of Santa’s 9th reindeer, a misfit reindeer who with his friends look for a place that will accept them. Free Sat., Dec. 21, 11 a.m. 912-5255051. www2.scad.edu/venues/trustees/.

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT We’ll be playing movies in the taproom starting at 5pm until close. Free holidaythemed treats and snacks will be available and we’ll be serving our seasonal HotSpiced Chromatose, hot chocolate, and hot apple cider. 5pm: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 Animated). 6pm: Home Alone. 7:30pm: Christmas Vacation.

Sun., Dec. 22, 5 p.m. Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St.

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Jack 912-342-3840 or Quinta 912690-9097 Room for Rent. $160.00 per-week, $50.00 deposit. Rental Friday evening between 6-7 pm corner of 38th and Drayton 102 E. 38th Street. 912-234-9779 ROOM in Rooming house for rent: 108 W.32nd Street. Quiet, unfurnished, all utilities & WiFi included. Proof of employment required. No pets. $150/wk., $150/deposit 912-844-9817 or 912-713-1906

Clean, Private Room for Rent in Pooler. Non-Smoking. No Drugs. ROOMS FOR RENT Nice-Clean, Available January 1st. Call for large-furnished. Busline-utilities, more information. (912) 961-7475 central heat/air. $135-$145 weekly. Rooms w/bath $165. Call 912-289-0410. Paycheck stub OR EFFICIENCY APARTMENT on Proof of income/ID required. 2nd E. 38th St. Very Private. Ideal person/child add $100 per week for mature/senior person. $180 Per Week. Jack 912-342-3840 or Quinta 912-690-9097 ROOMS FOR RENT: Westside Savannah: 38th/42nd Street.

Adult Living. Furnished, all EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. utilities included. Washer/Dryer Clean and safe. on premises, cable TV, WiFi/ Jack 912-342-3840 Internet. $150/weekly. $100/ Quinta 912-650-9358 deposit. Requirements: Pay stubs/ ID. Call-912-677-0271

E X P E R I E N C E D SEAMSTRESS NEEDED Kim’s Custom Tailoring. If no Experience , NO problem: I will Teach you. Call 912-355-4030 or 912-308-8285

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We have immediate openings for experienced warehouse workers to unload containers in Residential the Savannah area. Why get paid Experienced and HELPER hourly when you can make more ELECTRICIAN on production? Get paid for the needed. Must have VALID driver’s trucks you do. The harder you license. AMERICAN ELECTRIC work, the more money you make. 912-604-9649 Our average employee earns $13$17/hour and have a flexible work SHIRT PRESSER NEEDED schedule.

Apply in person If you are interested in joining our Campbell’s Cleaners, 8422 team, please contact: Waters Avenue, 912-355-6266 Mark Luft, Area Recruiting Manager, 912-433-6555 mluft@3plworx.com Apply at: Real Estate www.my3pljob.com

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