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Bluegrass by the Pint from Service Brewing — Join Service Brewing for live streaming Bluegrass from one of our favorite local bands, City Hotel! Fridays, 6 p.m. facebook.com/servicebrewing/

Flashback: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Bar with a Sports Attitude — Livestreams with area artists each Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Jason Bible — Jason Bible of local favorites The Train Wrecks performs solo sets. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/thetrainwrecksband/ Keystone Postcard - “Neighborhood Concerts from our Driveway” every Wednesdays 4-6pm and Sundays 1-3pm facebook.com/KeystonePostcard/

Sean Moloney — Local musician performs. Daily 5 p.m. facebook.com/sean.moloney.5 Irish Music with Seldom Sober — Savannah’s only Irish music ensemble, Seldom Sober (Michael Corbett and Colleen Settle) perform a set spanning Trad Irish to American folk. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/seldomsober/ City Hotel, PHOTO BY JON WAITS Laney Contemporary — Join Laney Contemporary Art Gallery on Instagram Live each day for a PRESENT TENSE #ArtBreak 5 p.m.

Lyn Avenue - “Six String Sippin” Forsyth Farmer’s Market — Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Social distanc- every Friday at 8pm facebook.com/LynAvenue ing between vendors observed and required for patrons. Neighborhood Comics Facebook Live Check-In - Every Wednesday at Front Porch Improv: Storytime — 2PM to discuss the latest in comics, What’s the story, morning glory? You updates from staff and customers and have to check in to find out! general goofiness. Mondays-Fridays, 1 p.m. facebook.com/nbrhdcomics facebook.com/frontporchimprov/ Front Porch Improv: Classics — Enjoy archives of past Front Porch Improv performances. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/frontporchimprov/

Sarah Poole — Local musician Sarah Poole performs. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. facebook.com/sarah.poole.505

Cooking Between the Lines — Hands-on livestreamed cooking lessons from Chef Darin Sehnert. Mondays, 6 p.m., Wednesdays, 6 p.m. and Fridays, 6 p.m. facebook.com/chefdarinskitchentable/ Eric Britt — Local singer/songwriter Eric Britt plays solo sets, alternating with releases from his new album ‘Full Circle.’ Wed., April 8, 6 p.m. facebook.com/eric.britt1

NSFW DJ Collective — Livestreams from you favorite NSFW DJs plus special guest mixes. 5 p.m.-midnight. Fridays-Sundays. facebook.com/NSFWDJ/ Psychotronic Film Society Viewing Parties — PFS streams unusual feature-length movies with live, locally produced introductions. After the films viewers can discuss the films in Real-Time via the comments section of our page. In order to receive the secret link to these hidden streaming playlists, people MUST join the PFS of SAV’s Private Facebook Group, at the link below. Each week, anyone who chooses to voluntarily donate at least $5 to the organization

via PayPal or Venmo receives a free high quality digital download of a movie from the PFS archive, and is entered into a drawing to win a free limited edition T-shirt. Links remain active for 48 hours. Wednesdays, Sundays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/ groups/2519522234807695/ Otium Savannah yoga studio and wellness space — 20 minute guided meditation overlooking the city from Perry Lane Hotel rooftop. 9am on Thursdays. @otiumsavannah and @ThePerryLaneHotel Instagram channels Quarantine Concert: Lulu the Giant (Encore) — Local band performs solo live set in a pro studio setting. Fri. April 17, 7:30 p.m. quarantineconcerts.org Quarantine Concert: Danielle Hicks and The Resistance — Local ensemble performs a live set in a pro studio setting. Sat. April 18, 7:30 p.m. quarantineconcerts.org Quarantine Concert: A Sunday Matinee With Danny Moon — Local musician performs solo live set in a pro studio setting. Sun. April 19, 3 p.m. quarantineconcerts.org

Shed Show Live - Local musician Matt Eckstine presents a weekly livestream from his cozy shed. A mix of original songs, music from his time with The Accomplices, and covers. Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. facebook.com/matteckstinemusic Streaming Odd! — Odd Lot Improv is streaming some favorite games live! Watch live and interact! Give suggestions! Comment as we go! You can also post your favorite quotes, lyrics, weird words to this event and we will try to incorporate as many as we can! Fridays, 7:30 p.m. facebook.com/OddLot/ Sunday Service with Epiphany — A “different kind of church,” Epiphany livestreams their Sunday morning service. Sundays, 11 a.m. facebook.com/EpiphanySavannah/ Virtual Group Bike Ride — Every Friday, Bike Walk Savannah will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather permitting). Fridays, 10 a.m. facebook.com/bikewalksavannah/

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IN CANADA, many citizens made recently unemployed by COVID-19 related layoffs have already received the first of their $2,000 per month relief payments. Out-of-work Canadians get their Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments for the next four months, with almost no questions asked. Specifically, in most cases Canadians only had to answer three questions, in an online process that takes a couple of minutes at most. “It was so easy, I thought it was fake,” is how one Canadian described the experience. One of the key elements of CERB is what the Canadian government frankly describes as an “honor system”: If you’re later determined not to actually be eligible, you’ll just have to pay the money back.

unemployment insurance system, it’s been like a chapter out of a Kafka novel. I spoke to a few of them to get an idea of the level of difficulty and frustration. My heart goes out to them. They all deserve better. “You need a copy of your separation letter (if your employer didn’t file for you), and usually that is done in person,” one person begins. “You have to fax it in. I did a PDF to fax. It took 4 days for them to receive, even though I had a confirmation because their fax machine was so backed up. Then the page they needed wasn’t legible, so I had to try another online fax system, I don’t know if they got it — I have a confirmation,” the person continues. “ There is no way for us to email the letters to them. The back-up is ridiculous. It took almost a week for me to even be entered into the system so I could file.” Another says, “you can’t reach anyone, emails go unanswered and it says if they need more info they will contact you.” Persistence does pay off for some.

employee, and doesn’t have to be repaid. The most vital, and controversial, small business relief through CARES is the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). This one is problematic because it must be done through a bank, with a strong preference for a lender you’re already doing business with. There is a forgivable portion of this one-percent interest loan. Unlike EIDL, the PPP is meant almost entirely for keeping employees employed. 75 percent of the money HAS to be used for payroll in order for eight weeks of the loan to be forgiven. You can get both the EIDL and the PPP, but you can’t use the money for the same expenses. For example, if you use PPP for May and June’s payroll, you can’t also use EIDL for May and June payroll. (I got most of the above info from a recent Zoom meeting hosted by the City of Savannah Economic Development Department, which was a great service.) Unfortunately, not all banks are treating customers the same way. Some customers seem to be penalized for not currently hav-

The Georgia Department of Labor is currently processing as many unemployment claims in a single week as it did in all of 2019. By neglect or by design, it is simply incapable of handling the demand. That perhaps uniquely Canadian honor system is part of an accelerated process which their government said was crucial to the entire point of the relief payments: The money is urgently needed, during a time of urgent emergency. No-brainer, right? The Canadian funds aren’t exactly the same as the $1200 one-time payments American adults will get through the IRS, as the Canadian relief essentially takes the place of unemployment insurance. In the U.S., by contrast, many newly unemployed people seeking relief payments through the newly passed CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) are either still wrestling with a variety of massively understaffed and overwhelmed state offices and federal agencies, or still don’t really have much of a clue what to do, or — most often — a combination of both. The Georgia Dept. of Labor is currently processing as many unemployment claims in a single week as it did in all of 2019. By neglect or by design, it is simply incapable of handling the demand. For unemployed Georgians trying to navigate the state’s overburdened

“When filing online, every time you hit the continue button the next page bumps you off, unless you do this: For every single page you fill out you have to save and exit,” one person tells me. “It says it’s a 30-minute process — it took me an hour and 38 minutes but I was able to do it.” And that’s just the process for individuals going through the state, to get enhanced unemployment payments which will feature an extra $600 for several months (the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, FPUC). For small businesses trying to apply for the relief through the CARES Act, the situation can be even more dire, depending on circumstances. There are several types of small business relief offered: The EID (Economic Injury Disaster) Loan is directly through the Small Business Association site. It’s for businesses with fewer than 500 employees and pays up to $2 million, at 3.7 percent interest. The EID Advance Loan you apply for at the same place as the EID:– it asks if you’d also like to apply for the Advance. That loan is up to $10,000, or $1,000 per

ing outstanding debt with their banks. Because of the odd dilemma many businesses now find themselves in — whether it might actually behoove their employees more to lay them off then keep them on — you get some weird situations. “Our difficulty is helping clients decide whether to furlough or keep them on the payroll and go for the Paycheck Protection Program funds,” says one local financial advisor. I cannot imagine what it’s like to be a small business owner right now. Even during the best of times, federal, state, and city government can seem commited to making life as difficult as possible for them. But now? Forget about it. We don’t usually think of “heroes” as being restaurant, shop, or bar owners hunched over a laptop for hours desperately trying to secure the relief that’s been promised, to keep the doors open so people can keep their jobs. It’s certainly not as compelling or inspiring an image as some others. But small business owners are among my biggest heroes right now. You always deserved so much better. CS

NEWS & OPINION QUARANTINE CHRONICLES

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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CINA BURKS IS a server at the Wyld Dock Bar, a personal shopper and couponer, and a mother of three. The pandemic interrupts a busy spring and summer season for the Wyld’s servers, so Cina is holed up at home with her daughter Aamyia, who has asthma and has lost her senior year at Islands High. This is her Quarantine Chronicle. What’s life like for you right now? How are you doing? My life is a standstill. It’s at a pause. We went back to work—dinners opened back up at the Wyld for one week. I had a bustass week, I was ready to work another double the next week, and then we closed. We just went through the winter at the Wyld, so this is all we’ve been thinking—“It’s about to be good.” Luckily for me, I was so broke over the winter that this is how I’ve been living. I’m kind of used to it. That’s the mindset I go into every winter: you hunker down, you don’t have that much money, you just get through. Also, I had filed my taxes and I did get money back. That will hold me. I also feel like I’m fortunate enough that I’m one of those people that I live below my means. Before this whole corona thing, before we had been back to work, I sat down and did my budget. With me being how I am and penny-pinching, I had already done two budgets. I knew what I needed to live on to get by, and then I knew my budget on how much I needed to make a week to still enjoy my lattes.

One of my buddies posted some meme about couponers and stockpiling, and he was like, “We’ve been waiting for this our whole life.” But I’m disappointed—I only had a tiny stockpile. I only had one milk crate of extra stuff. If I had been up on my couponing game, I would’ve been set, because one of those items would’ve been Lysol wipes, or detergent, or cereal, or toilet paper. After this, I’m going back to couponing, because then I would’ve been able to help other people. So right now, it’s at a pause. We’re trying to figure out what to do. Aamyia had just gotten a job—she’s a host at Ruby Tuesday, and she called and let them know her mother and doctor were advising her not to come back and they understood. They said she’d still have a job when she came back. It’s interesting to see what businesses treat their employees well. I’m watching people going, “I see you. I see you’re still open, I see you’re still abusing your employees. You’re making your employees choose.” The Wyld did it for a week, then they furloughed us. At first, they had us pick up paperwork, but the next day they emailed us all and said, “We’re filing unemployment for y’all.” I know you personally from working with you, and I know you to be exceptionally good with money, more so than many other servers we know. I got goosebumps from that. I’m fortunate enough. I think about, what if one of my coworkers really has no money? We’re going to miss our whole summer. There’s going to be a lot of people who are financially fucked from this.

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And I’m really, really fortunate that the Wyld is helping with unemployment. Even if they only give it to us for six weeks, that’s six weeks that I had nothing. I can tell you right now, from when there was a hurricane and I got emergency food stamps, it is not quick and it is not emergency. When I went in October to get on food stamps, I think they gave me like $100 and it was gone a week later. My mother is an ER doctor and she’d say, “These women would come in and I’d run their Medicaid and it’s not valid. I never understood that. How do you not know if your Medicaid is valid or not valid?” I moved in with her and she saw real quick. They’d kick me off, say they didn’t get something, and I’d have to go redo something and get put back on. I’m like, “Mom, I’ve got six different Medicaid cards because that’s how many times they’ve booted me off.” And she’s like, “You’re intelligent!” What’s it like having a child who is more susceptible to the virus? What does that feel like for you as a mom? Craziness. What if I bring it home to her? On top of the fact of her being—when they canceled school, I didn’t want to tell her. Is she scared?

Actually, she’s not scared. She’s more laid back, go with the flow. She’s not irritated with the fact that school’s been canceled because she doesn’t want to do school online because they’re giving her more work than they were before. I don’t know how much they understand. There’s a meme that says, “In ten years, people will ask your kids what happened, and your kids will be like, ‘I don’t know, mom and dad stayed home all day and they cooked dinner every day and they played board games.’ They don’t really have a clue. She’s been in the house for three weeks now. She hasn’t left; she’s not leaving. I’m not taking her anywhere. It’s at the point now that I’m going to see if I can get her medication myself. Usually we go pick up her medication from post because she has a military ID, and I’m going to see if I can go do it without her. Otherwise, I’m going to see if they can mail it to me, because I don’t want to take her on post. Yesterday I was going to go to Starbucks, and my mother was like, “Yeah, just go in the drive-thru.” I’m like, but what if the person that makes my coffee has corona?” She’s like, “That’s the risk you take. You can wipe down the cup with Lysol wipes, or take it home and pour it into another cup,” and I’m like, never mind. I know part of me is probably going, “You could get that cup and be fine.” But what if? What do you want other people to take seriously? This can happen again. And if this hasn’t proven to you that you need to have a safety net … You need to have that budget so you know what you need to live on and what you can survive on. I was telling my daughter, “I was waiting for this to happen, and then boom, this happened.” I am going to try to teach them. I told them, “What are three ideas that you can come up with for a business right now, in your home, that you might have to do online?” Because who says we’re going back to normal? CS

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QUARANTINE CHRONICLES:

NEWS & OPINION QUARANTINE CHRONICLES talking to people and being around them. I’m very lucky that my wife is a firefighter for the City of Savannah, so she has a reliable income and our insurance is through her. I’m sad about the Flannery house, but the fundamental basic needs in terms of house, home and health, I have that pretty well taken care of. I’m very scared, but I’m also trying to temper that with being extremely grateful. At the same time, my mom is a nurse in a skilled care facility here in Savannah, and they don’t even as an institution stock masks in the building as a rule. They’re doing care, but they’re not doing procedures or anything. I’ve been very worried about her because she has that things nurses and doctors do that they’re terrible patients—she wasn’t taking it seriously in her personal life. [My wife] Chela’s father, who is 90 years old and in a memory care lockdown unit here in Savannah, those are who we’re really worried about. There is that clear and present feeling of danger. We’re so close to people that are so vulnerable. I feel like I’ve become this kind of domestic goddess. Like not in terms of actually doing a lot of cleaning, but I’m planning and doing little projects. My wife is on light duty at the fire department and is also training officers. She’s not out on the floor, which makes me feel better. On a very basic level, I am safe and secure, but I feel like the threat and the danger is so imminent around us that it’s hard to reconcile. I’ve been doing a lot of paint-by-numbers. I listen to podcasts about how to cope and I paint, and that’s most of what I do during the day when I’m not cooking or drinking.

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QUARANTINE CHRONICLES:

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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WHEN SHE WAS working, Cody Shelley was the foundation manager of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, but now she’s a domestic goddess at home. She listens to podcasts, paints by number, and always makes sure to put her eyebrows on in the morning. This is her Quarantine Chronicle. How are you doing job-wise?

As of the end of the month, I am offi6 cially furloughed. We have money for the

building, but operationally, in terms of paying staff, we have to open our doors for that. We are pretty reliant on the tourism sector in Savannah, which has obviously crashed. All year I’ve been gearing up for the last two weeks of March into April being the busiest season and all these events, and March 13 was the last time I worked at the museum. My life has completely changed. I worked out of the house six days a week, no weekends, with the public every day. That was my job, and I have seen no one but the people at the store, and my mom from ten feet away, and my wife. I’m a very social creature, so it’s a huge shift for me because I’m really accustomed to

1 o’clock in my bathroom drinking coffee. But I am still getting up and—even if it’s not until 9 o’clock—making myself take a shower, put on real clothes. I bought a really comfy pair of tennis shoes because I knew that if I just wore my Birkenstocks around the house everyday, I wasn’t going to do things. So it’s the eyebrows and the shoes that are giving me the impetus to get up and move. I think it’s so important for me to have a routine and do something that’s not only bingeing TV. I’ve been listening to some great podcasts that are current and relevant. I’m not doing investigative history or true crime deep dives; I’m listening to stuff that’s applicable to what’s going on now. I’m a little fixated on strategies for coping, ways to be productive, all of it. I’ve been staying very much in tune to the news, but also seeking out resources for coping skills, which I think is important as we’re all figuring out how to cope with something brand new. How do you think this will change your job? We do not have a business model that I think will be able to come back anytime soon, because it’s based on being in person. I don’t anticipate having a job to go back to, period. Of course, our foundation will go on and the house will be there for people to see, and we’ll continue to work on Flannery’s legacy. I’m pretty sure that my role will not be coming back, period. How do you feel about that?

I’m sad about it. I feel like I’m grieving it. I loved doing what I did and sharing the Flannery gospel with people and bringing my perspective to it. We weren’t affecting giant world change, I really am. My best friend’s boss is very but we were connecting people in a way I much expecting 100% productivity. I’ve been talking to her and saying that thing— hadn’t before in my life. I miss it; it breaks my heart. everybody was tweeting it yesterday— I think it’s going to be a hard transi“You’re not working from home. You are at home in a crisis doing work.” I keep saying tion for the museum, figuring out what to do from here, but I’m very proud of the that to her for her own benefit and mine. decision-making on the part of the Coastal I’m not getting paid anymore, but I still care about the place and I’m invested in the Museum Association to protect the public and their staff. I think that’s important. Flannery House, so I’m going to do a couWe are losing people on every level: ple projects over this period of time from home, but I am sure as hell not pedal to the people are dying and we’re losing our daymetal, nose to the grindstone getting work to-day connections. It’s this whiplash of change. done right now, because I’m not getting I feel lucky that I have the space to paid and I am way too panicked about the process all of this. I had my first therapy collapse of society. appointment via Skype and it was great; I’m grateful for that. How are you still being productive? I’m inspired by the ways people are I told my wife that the minute she sees me adapting and coming together, and not putting on my eyebrows in the mornaggrieved at what we’ve lost. CS ing, we have a problem. I am a makeup person, I have a morning ritual. I’m not doing all of that, but I could sit on my couch until I like that you’re taking some time to cope and to take care of yourself.

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Heidi Schaffner BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

HEIDI SCHAFFNER IS a second grade teacher at West Chatham Elementary. With over 27 years of teaching, in both public and private schools, she’s working from home to connect with her students, but hasn’t made contact with all of them. This is her Quarantine Chronicle. How are you handling this time at home? It’s hard. I bought a bike, so I’m riding around the neighborhood. I do a Zoom call every day with my kids to connect in my classroom, and those are good, but they’re also hard because I know not everybody’s on them. I wonder about those kids who aren’t and what’s happening for them at home, and what support they’re getting. I’m a homebody anyway, so in some ways, it’s not really different from what I would do if I were home for an extended weekend. It’s just a very extended weekend.

Most of them now have access. A lot of them picked up Chromebooks from the district last week. I’ve been able to contact all of my 23 students. We just did a whole grade-level Zoom meeting where we had 60 kids on, out of 100-something. We’re getting 50% really showing up. I think the most I’ve had in a Zoom meeting is 7 out of my 23, but I do have kids who have parents who are essential workers. My school hours—even though the district says you’re 8:30 to 4:30—many of my parents I can’t get in touch with until 6, 7, 8 o’clock at night. I know it’s nitpicky to complain about that—I do have a job, I’m lucky. But it’s not where I want to be. A colleague of mine asked, “How do you like your vacation?” Dude, this is not a vacation. It’s interesting now that parents are seeing what it’s like —

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And they don’t even really see what it’s like. I think sometimes it’s harder for one than it is for 23. They’re not in their learning space; they come to school and know to turn on the switch and it’s the place to What’s it like working from home? learn. I have kids on my Zoom call playing Minecraft on their TV. It’s hard. A friend of mine who’s worked They miss their friends. For some of from home forever said, “Make sure you them, they miss their safe place. They change your clothes.” Nothing producmiss a place where they’re not having to do tive ever really gets done in sweatpants. chores or help care for younger brothers You can spend your day in sweatpants and and sisters, or where they get meals. get things done, but you never end the day Thankfully, the school system is still feeling like you’ve just done it. putting out the meals, so there’s that. But What helped me, too, is the first couple there are still people who don’t have access days of school I was glued to my computer. to it because parents are working. I had my laptop on my lap on my sofa and I’ve been trying so hard to tell my parI was there from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Everyents, do what you can. People have seen it body’s like, “Oh, at least you can pee when everywhere, but this is not homeschooling. you want and have lunch when you want, People who homeschool researched it, they because you’re at home!” I was like, ha, no. have a curriculum they go by. It’s calmed down some, but I was like, I This is crisis education, this is not homehave to disconnect from it at some point. schooling, and the most important thing I cleaned off my desk and made a workin all of this is everybody’s emotional wellspace, and knowing my work is done at my being. I feel like the Board of Education desk, and when I sit at my sofa, that’s my really validated that with their decision off time, that has made a big difference in that these grades will not count against my mental state of not feeling like I was anyone. working the entire day. I’ll still answer parWhat we’re worried about as teachers is ent messages when they’re frantic. parents are going to see that and just stop. I’ve connected with everybody in my I want my parents to relax, I want them to class, which makes me happy, but there’s not stress about this, but I also want them still some that I worry about because I to keep the kids in school and keep them don’t hear from them through the commu- engaged. nication tool we use. A lot of people are calling teachers How many kids do you have that you heroes now, which is completely fair. 8 can’t get in touch with? How can they support you as well?

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If they have kids, just making sure their kids connect with the school. But hold this in your brain when they ask for an ESPLOST. Hold this in your brain when you’re complaining about property tax, and remember that property tax is what pays for school. Hold this in your brain when you’re asked to fill out the census, because we get funding from the federal government by people who fill it out. Maybe you don’t have kids, but when you don’t put money into education, you’re building an uneducated future, and we are all starting to see what happens to us with that lack of education. We’re seeing people who don’t have knowledge in certain areas—it’s all over the country. That’s what I want people to take out of this. I want them to remember the way they feel now—“Oh, teachers don’t make

enough.” I want them to remember that in the fall. I want them to remember that every time they vote for something that has anything to do with education. I want them to remember it when they’re shopping with that list of supplies, knowing that them buying that one list means that that teacher isn’t spending their rent money or second job money on supplies for their kid that they’re like, “Eh, they’ll have that at school.” No, we don’t get that. The best way to support teachers is to keep all this in mind and be there to fund things. “I don’t want to pay your salary.” Great. How about paying for the future of our nation, so that we can have future doctors if this comes around again? CS

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In a regular briefing last Tuesday, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said he is pleased that local citizens seem to be doing a better job observing social distancing. “I want to thank those who are taking social distancing seriously,” Johnson said. “However, there were some gatherings, some stores, some businesses that still do not seem to get the point.” Specifically, he cited “local seafood establishments and neighborhood discount dollar stores” as sites where a lot of violations are occurring. Johnson had been so incensed by widespread disregard that at last Tuesday’s briefing, he threatened a citywide curfew if things didn’t improve quickly. Johnson thanked Walmart and other big box stores for amending policy on how many people can be in a store at a time. That move came after a viral video of a large brawl in a Walmart on the Southside — which Johnson himself was coincidentally able to witness in person. Johnson admitted that there have been “mixed messages” on the issue of City parking, with citizens unsure of whether it’s the first hour that’s free, or whether parking is totally free. “We messed that one up,” he said, vowing to fix the confusing communications issue. “Everybody has to know what the game plan is.” City Manager Pat Monahan said there was never an intention to make on-street

parking completely free, as many citizens were either told or understood. “The problem with free on-street parking is folks don’t park in the parking garages,” Monahan said. “But any citations issued Monday and today will be forgiven.” Monahan confirmed that ONLY the first hour of parking is free downtown. All other parking violations will be ticketed as usual, he said. Johnson reiterated that City sanitation services are at reduced staff to allow for safe social distancing of truck crews. There will only be two crew members on each truck for the time being. “We want to practice what we preach,” he said. This also means that services are reduced, however. Only regular trash will be picked up — NO items will be taken to recycling, NO yard waste and NO bulk items will be picked up. Mayor Johnson said that you can use your yellow recycling bin to put regular trash in — which will not be recycled — but asked that citizens fill up the regular bins first. You can take your recycling, yard waste or bulk items to the Dean Forest Road Landfill or Bacon Park Transfer Station. Johnson confirmed that the only legal shelter-in-place protocol current in effect is the Governor’s recent and controversial executive order.’ On an unrelated but timely note, Johnson encouraged Savannahians to take advantage of whatever extra time they might have on their hands to fill out the U.S. Census. “It takes less than five minutes, took me only four,” he said. “At this critical time every Savannahian needs to count.” Johnson said less than 40 percent of City residents have been counted so far.

and 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sundays until further notice. Customers are encouraged to review the new modified route schedules in advance when planning trips. The new modified schedule for each of the routes is available online at https://www.catchacat.org/ modified-bus-schedules/. CAT Mobility’s operating hours also will be reduced to match the modified operating hours of fixed-route service. CAT continues to urge fixed-route and CAT Mobility customers to only use the services for essential trips, such as medical appointments, grocery shopping and work. In addition, customers are encouraged to use cloth face coverings if they are not wearing masks while riding mass transit. “We are asking the public to join us in helping to keep customers and employees safe as we continue to provide services to people who need them,” said Michael J. Brown, interim CEO/Executive Director. “We all must do our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19.” The additional service reductions come after CAT implemented reduced schedules on March 26. CAT also is operating buses at 50-percent of their capacity to allow passengers more room to spread out and adhere to social distancing requirements. CAT is waiving fares to minimize operator and public contact. Customers should get on and off the bus using the rear entrance unless they have disabilities that require them to use the front door with its kneeling function and wheel chair ramp. The CAT board is scheduled to consider whether to continue the reduced service levels and waived fares at their meeting on April 28. Prior to that meeting, CAT may need to adjust service levels further as the situation or staffing levels dictate.

Primary election postponed until June 9

Georgia’s statewide general primary and presidential preference primary election has again been postponed due to the pandemic, this time until June 9. “This decision allows our office and county election officials to continue to put in place contingency plans to ensure that voting can be safe and secure when inperson voting begins and prioritizes health and safety of voters,” said Ga. Secretary of State Brad Raffenberger. Current models anticipate the pandemic’s peak in Georgia around April 24, which CAT changes would have been only days before in-perChatham Area Transit is implementson voting was scheduled to begin. ing additional bus schedule reductions, The voter registriaton deadline for the including shorter operating hours, as staff- June 9 election will be May 11. ing levels decrease following the impacts of Early voting will begin on May 18. the COVID-19 pandemic. The new service Absentee ballot applications will conreductions went into effect on Monday, tinue to be accepted and processed even if April 13. the application said May 19, the last previThe revised bus operating hours are 5 ously scheduled date for the election. CS a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday,

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HOMICIDES Homicide on Emerald Drive

Savannah Police Violent Crimes detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man on Emerald Drive the afternoon of April 7. “At around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to Emerald Drive after receiving a ShotSpotter notification. Once officers arrived on scene, they located Roderick Matthews, 20, with a gunshot wound. Medical personnel responded to the scene to render aid, but he succumbed to his injuries,” police report. Detectives do not believe this is a random shooting and are following up on leads in regards to this incident. Anyone with information can contact detectives at (912) 525-3124 or CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020. The homicide is the 11th of 2020.

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The Savannah Police Department has identified one reserve officer who has tested positive for coronavirus. “The reserve officer is currently at home resting. In addition to this reserve officer, 13 officers are self-quarantining due to possible exposure to the coronavirus. Nine of these officers are currently awaiting test results. If the results are negative, they could return to work as early as next week,” police say. SPD will continue to monitor the officers who are self-quarantining. “Officers are constantly encouraged to follow good personal hygiene practices as outlined by the CDC such as washing their hands regularly, hand sanitizing, coughing into tissue and being mindful of their

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• Amy Simonson and Dan Stuglik proceeded with their planned wedding on April 4 in Pokagon, Michigan, but the coronavirus pandemic forced them to get creative. While the original guest list of 150 people had to be pared down repeatedly as restrictions were placed on public gatherings, Stuglik was determined that his bride not walk down the aisle between empty pews in the Old Rugged Cross Church. He hit upon the idea of filling the church with cardboard cutouts of family and friends and stopped by Menasha Packaging Co. to ask for help. Employees Ted Harris and Luke Arendash jumped at the chance. “(Stuglik) was just looking for a general person shape, but I was able to make it a little bit more realistic audience for them,” Harris told The Herald Palladium. The company supplied more than 100 cutouts of varying sizes, shapes and hairstyles. The newlyweds moved their reception to October and canceled their honeymoon in Newport, Rhode Island, but Stuglik said they “both have peace now, because it’s stripped down to what it should be, which is us and God, getting married.” • Our four-legged friends are taking advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown in multiple cities, United Press International reported: On March 31, 122 Kashmiri goats took over the Welsh town of Llandudno, eating gardens and sleeping in the yards; on April 6, residents of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, reported a large herd of deer casually wandering through neighborhoods; in Gir, Gujarat, India, citizens were warned on April 5 to stay inside not only because of the pandemic but because a large lion was nosing around the city; at a Fast Stop store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a bear took the low-traffic opportunity to dumpster dive on April 3; and in the Central Region of Singapore, witnesses captured video of a horse galloping through the empty streets of Bukit Timah on April 6. She had escaped from the Paisano Polo Academy, where the owner said she’d only been loose for about 20 minutes.

• Recent sunny weather in the Czech spa town of Lazne Bohdanec, where sunbathing naked is allowed, brought out more than a hundred eager sunbathers -- nude and not -- but police were soon on hand to warn they still needed to wear face masks, as ordered by the Czech government, reported the Daily Mail. “Citizens can be without clothes in places designated for this purpose, but they must have their mouths covered and must observe the numbers in which they can go out into nature,” police spokeswoman Marketa Janovska told local media. “We understand that many people do not have a garden and want to ventilate in the countryside,” she added. About half of the 150 people were not wearing masks.

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Police on horseback and motorcycles in Hyderabad, India, are reminding civilians about the dangers of COVID-19 by wearing large red masks and headdresses in the shape of the virus as they patrol. Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said the masked officers would be stationed at various city junctions, Fox News reported. Ironically, the city organized a rally on April 7 to kick off the awareness campaign, displaying signs reading “Please Avoid Gathering” and “Social Distancing Is Social Responsibility.”

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• According to his attorney, Rumson, New Jersey, resident John Maldjian, 54, intended for his “Stay at Home” Pink Floyd cover concert to be viewed only on Facebook Live by friends on April 4. However, at the last minute, Maldjian decided to play his guitar on his front porch, which drew a crowd. What started with a few neighbors eventually grew to about 30 people in his front yard when police showed up to enforce social distancing orders, NJ Online reported. One of the “partiers” allegedly became abusive, but attorney Mitchell J. Ansell said his client had “absolutely no malicious intentions ... and never wanted this to escalate.” • A 21-year-old woman and her 61-yearold father, of Key West, Florida, told officers they were on a boat off Wisteria Island April 4 where they spotted a group of about 20 college-aged people drinking on the beach, the New York Daily News reported. The woman said they approached the group and asked them to obey social distancing orders and keep the noise down, but the people became violent and struck both victims in the head with a baseball bat. Authorities said both sustained head injuries in the attack; the attackers jumped into three boats docked nearby and took off, and no one has been arrested. CS

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Danielle Hicks sings the blues with power and vigor Back in her home state by way of New York, Hicks plays Quarantine Concert

Her musical interests have shifted so much now that Hicks jokes that she has to “depend on people” to keep her up to date on the latest pop music. DANIELLE HICKS HAS had quite a ride. “My husband and I are excited when we Born in Georgia, Hicks left for New York at discover a 70s record that we haven’t heard a young age and spent years there playing before,” she says with a laugh. in different groups and pursuing lots of difBeing in New York was perhaps the ferent musical avenues. She made her way catalyst for her blues and soul-influenced to Savannah a few years ago after her sister music, but it wasn’t until she found her way persuaded her to relocate, and she set off to Savannah that things really took hold. on a journey to find her place in a world “When I came back down to Savannah, that was much bluesier than she’s previthat’s when it really happened. When I left BY SEAN KELLY

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ously been a part of. That journey ultimately led her to California, where she recorded her album Honey with veteran producer and engineer Jim Scott (perhaps best known for his stellar engineering work on Tom Petty’s Wildflowers). “It was just such an amazing experience,” Hicks tells Connect of working with Scott. Her collaboration with Scott was perhaps the musical culmination of a lifetime of consistent and dedicated work. Hicks grew up with a father who was in bands, so she grew up in a creative environment. “My parents had me very young, and my dad has been in a band since he was probably 16 or 17. I came along when he was only 18, so he was actively in a band. My whole childhood, my dad was in southern rock bands,” she says, adding that she thinks much of her initial musical influence came from that time. It wasn’t until moving to New York, though, that she began discovering other styles and musical worlds. “That was a whole new flood of influences, through being up there in art school. And of course, southern rock not being the prominent [genre],” she says. “I got more into pop up there, and I did a pop demo and had some shows around the city. But then I went kind of beyond my roots, and dove into blues and old rock and roll, soul and R&B.”

for New York City, I said I’d never live in Georgia again. But then my sister got into medical school in Savannah, and she said, ‘I think you’d love it here.’ Believe it or not, it was Savannah that really inspired me to play blues and soul,” she says. “It was hitting up clubs like Live Wire and Bay Street Blues.” Hicks’ return to Georgia was also the starting point for her band, The Resistance, which she’s been playing with regularly for several years. That band features Ben Keiser, with whom she’ll be playing a Quarantine Concert on Sat., April 18. Hicks says she’s excited to play the show, and is greatly appreciative of the steps that the team (lead by organizer Michael Gaster) have taken to adhere to social distancing guidelines and create a safe working environment. “Michael really eased our minds on all the precautions they’re taking, so I’m grateful for the crew at E3 Media and Michael Gaster & Associates for developing this outlet for us to touch an audience, especially during this time.” she says. CS

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Jason Isbell, Bruce Hornsby, and more are coming back to town this fall BY SEAN KELLY

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AFTER THE cancellation of the 2020 Savannah Music Festival due to COVID-19, festival goers and fans were left wondering what would come of the annual multi-week event. The festival has now announced a series of concerts throughout the fall with several artists who were slated to headline this year’s Music Festival. Jason Isbell, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and Mandolin Orange have all been announced as part of the series, which will take place at both the Johnny Mercer Theatre and the Lucas Theatre. St. Paul & the Broken Bones Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 8:30 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Friday, September 11, 2020 - 8 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers Friday, October 9, 2020 - 8 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 8 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre Mandolin Orange Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 8 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts

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“We were fortunate to find dates within the fall calendar that worked for these five artists. In addition to these concerts, we will be planning a special fall event for participants in our SMF In Unison program, to celebrate the generosity of those who chose to donate a portion of their 2020 season ticket purchases back to the organization following the cancellation,” Savannah Music Festival Artistic Director Ryan McMaken tells Connect in a statement. Ticket purchases for SMF 2020 will be transferred to and honored at the new events, with refund requests still available through May 15. SMF noted that no other shows slated for the festival will be rescheduled beyond the newly-announced series. One SMF 2020 artist, Lake Street Dive, will be announcing a rescheduled headlining show at a future date. CS For more info, visit savannahmusicfestival.org

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of life & existence. Also, how life & death go hand in hand. It hits deep on a personal level because I originally performed it as a duet with Niema Ross, who passed. Generally speaking, who are some of the artists you look to for inspiration as a writer? Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Danny Elfman, Mike Patton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Smith, and David Bowie. As a songwriter, do you tend to have a goal in mind musically that you sit down and work at? Or do you let songs happen organically? Sometimes I’ll have an idea; a melody or lyrics swimming around. Other times it’s just experimenting and a lot of trial and error. Sometimes, it’s a combination of the two. Occasionally it’ll be really easy—like I’m possessed and a vessel, and it just flows right out. That’s kind of what happened with this song

Favorite Song: “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo When did you first discover this song, and how? I was 8 years old, and heard it at a Halloween party.

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IT’S INDUSTRIAL, it’s dark, it’s got accordion, it’s danceable—it’s Skippy Spiral. The brilliant writer, musician, and clown is a Savannah staple by this point, but if you’re still not familiar you should be. It’s no surprise that Spiral went to film school; his music wouldn’t be out of place scoring a Tim Burton film or a horror flick. But there’s an abundant love of synths, new wave, and even goth rock present in what he does that makes what he does something unbelievably special. For our latest Song After Song, we asked Skippy Spiral to pick one song of his own and one song that he loves and break down both. His original song, “Everyone’s Already Dead,” can be found on his 2018 self-titled release (out now via Bandcamp).

Original Song: “Everyone’s Already Dead” What stands out about the writing process? How easy it was to write. What’s the song about? This song is about death, mortality, life after death/the unknown. You mentioned it was easy to write How long of a process was it? Not very long. It was the first thing I came up with on accordion. What about this song makes it an important one for you personally? It’s a big mood I have from time to time— that we’re all suffering from this delusion

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Its composition, melody, and tone. How would you interpret it, lyrically speaking? [It’s about having] an easy going attitude towards the inevitability of death; turning it into a celebration of sorts. Have fun. Enjoy life. Dissect it musically; what’s most interesting to you in terms of production, writing, instrumentation, etc? It has an upbeat tempo. It alternates between major and minor, kind of like the themes of life and death. There’s diversity in the instrumentation, too—guitar, horns, synth, and piano. The guitar makes a great howling sound in one of the recurring riffs. Solid composition & orchestration; but then again, it’s Danny Elfman. If you could make one connection between this song and yours, what would it be? They’re both spooky and about death, but also in a fun and upbeat way. CS Visit facebook.com/skippyspiralclown

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WHEN THE Telfair Museums’ three sites were forced to close in mid-March, the team was left in a tough spot. The Jepson Center had just opened its latest exhibition, “Collecting Impressionism: Telfair’s Modern Vision,” just days before the closure. The museums’ exciting offerings were on display for a nonexistent audience, with no one to come explore for an undetermined amount of time. More importantly, the community that Telfair has built was left on the outside looking in. “We have a community, and we’re trying to figure out how to manage our way out of this crisis,” says Vicki Scharfberg, Director of Marketing and PR for the Telfair system. “During the closure, we wanted to remain connected with our friends and our fans, so that meant we had to open our doors wide digitally.” Enter Telfair Today, the digital hub that invites Telfair into your home in a number 16 of ways.

Clockwise from left: The Bird Girl in a (Photoshopped) mask. Students get hands-on learning at the Jepson Center. “New York” (1940) by Helen Levitt and Nick Cave’s soundsuits are on display via the online collection. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TELFAIR.

curatorial the chance to create things, for Erin to go on the market and talk to people, and for Harry to do his thing,” says Scharfberg. “That takes a couple weeks. We’re tryTelfair Today features blog posts about ing to post new content three to five times local artists, a video archive of lectures a week if we can, and then plus our regular and exhibitions, educational resources for social media posts to keep people engaged kids, a virtual tour of the Owens-Thomas with us as well.” House, and the Telfair’s art collection, All that work is important for the comwhich was put online about a year and a munity that Telfair serves. In the month or half ago. so of social distancing, it’s clear that people The Telfair’s team is working hard to are turning—perhaps more than ever—to make sure the content they bring is fun the arts for comfort and distraction, as well and relevant. as just something to do. “We are now working cross depart“There is a need during this time for mentally, curatorially and educationally. education, stimulation, and inspiration. All Courtney [McNeil]’s team and Harry of those things are important during this [Delorme]’s team are working are really challenging and super confusing time,” hard to continue to help create new and says Scharfberg. “We know that—there’s fresh content, and content that’s specific to enough research to tell us that art can Telfair,” explains Scharfberg. “Our educa- reduce stress and anxiety, increase motivation [team] is working on family programs tion, it’s a mood booster, all of those things. and STEAM. Obviously we have our colSince people can’t experience it in person, lection, but we also have Erin Dunn, our we want to give them the next best thing.” Contemporary and Modern Art Curator; Telfair Today also includes resources she’s talking and doing virtual visits with for children, who are now effectively out of Savannah artists as part of our #art912 school until it starts back in the fall. There initiative. We’re continuing to try to are plenty of fun and educational opporexpand what that means.” tunities on the site to help kids have someWith no end date for the pandemic in thing to do during this irregular time. sight, Telfair is committed to seeing it “Again, there’s no shortage of research through and presenting fresh content that indicates the benefits of museum visthrough the end—and maybe even beyond. its and art on children. We want them to go “We’re mapping it out a month at a time, outside of their four walls and into ours,” and also to be able to give education and says Scharfberg. “It’s a distraction during

these times, too, for most kids and adults. People like to look at pretty things, and kids will do anything that’s online.” One exciting feature of Telfair Today is the virtual tour of the Owens-Thomas House, which was created last year from a partnership with GPB. It’s like a virtual field trip, complete with learning objectives and interactive elements. Essentially, Telfair Today is all about keeping the community informed and entertained. “It’s just about wanting to stay connected to our community,” says Scharfberg. “I look at it that Telfair has been around for 200 years, and we’ve been a part of that community for that long, and we plan on being a part of it for a long time going forward. We need to remain relevant to people’s lives as well. Just stay in touch— we’re trying to stay in touch with you.” CS Visit telfair.org/telfair-today to experience Telfair Today.

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AFTER GRADUATING from SCAD in 2018, painter Morgan Adler headed to the Netherlands for a residency just outside Amsterdam. As it turns out, the themes she encountered then—isolation, captivity, reflection—are relevant again thanks to the age of social distance. Adler’s move into landscape painting is a departure from her figurative works, but the result is a beautiful body of work that allows the paint itself to take the lead. Adler is also the owner of The Space Between Gallery, which she runs literally out of her home: when an exhibition space is needed, Adler clears her studio and lets another artist take over. We spoke with Adler last week.

1. What are you working on right now?

I’ve been continuing the body of work that I was working before. In a weird sort of way, it’s mirroring the circumstances that were brought to us by this quarantine and the COVID-19 outbreak. I was making this work about being alone and relating to myself. I started this landscape work when I went on this residency right after graduation to the Netherlands. I’d always wanted to go explore Amsterdam—the freedom there and all the art that happens there was really intriguing to me. The residency offered a house about an hour outside of Amsterdam, kind of in the middle of nowhere. It was giving you the gift of time and solitude, so it was a lot like quarantine. It was far enough out of the major city that not many people spoke English, and there were big expansive fields that I just spent a lot of time by myself in, thinking about where I wanted to go in the future since I had just graduated, thinking about how it really felt to be somewhere so far away, somewhere so new. I’ve been really feeding of those feelings

The Eye-Mote, acrylic on canvas.

since I’ve come back, so even though it’s a been a little more than a year now, all that stuff is resurfacing now that we’re all in our own spaces.

2. How do you achieve the look you make in your paintings?

My relationship with paint has always been a very excessive and sloppy one. I love pouring and sweeping and layering different viscosities of paint, because you think you’re creating one scene but then you walk away and let it dry and it becomes completely something else. The paint reacts to itself and the paint next to it—the motion of the strokes, it becomes its own thing, and I absolutely love that. In a way, I’m there creating the scene, but then through chance, because everything is so sloppy and wet, it creates its own thing with its own scene. I have the tendency to be apprehensive, so you’re making the decisions, but then when you walk away it’s making up its own mind. It’s a really interesting process, too, because I’m doing all this work topographically, so the canvases are laying on the floor while I’m trying to wrangle all of this paint and its puddling and splattering all over the place, so they’re creating themselves on the ground. And then once everything dries and you put it up on the wall, it has a completely different feeling. Some of the large work, you’re dwarfed by it, whereas when you were making it, you were hovering over it. You were in a position of power.

Hours of Blankness (Some Hard Stars), acrylic on canvas.

marks, I try to break out of that as much as I can. Often I’ll try to use colors I really hate. I don’t really love bright colors, so I think it started as a little challenge to myself, like problem-solving. I found this bright color that, to me, is just so distasteful, so figuring out how to balance the painting in all these different ways.

4. You also run The Space Between

Gallery. What’s the response been to showing work in a home setting? It’s an interesting space because it has a lot of natural light, but it also has those distinct features of Victorian historic homes, so you get this feeling of residential and familiarity, but also clean, open space to show work that’s not a commercial gallery. There’s slim pickins right now in Savannah, so it’s nice to be able to help out fellow artists, too, which is why I did it. I’ve noticed lots more discussion and hanging out, because perhaps the residential setting creates more of a community. But also, setting up these shows is interesting because it’s not set up for exhibition after exhibition—it’s a home and a studio. There’s a lot of problem-solving that has to go into place for lighting and displaying non-traditional sort of artwork.

What was it like for you to transition to being a gallery owner?

It was a real pain to empty everything out and put all of this work and supplies into the portion that I live in, so that was rough. But it was really cool because after What’s the inspiration behind it was all over and I got to bring everything these works? back into this space, I felt this crazy pentup energy of creativity that I feed off of The landscapes are trying to be magifrom all the different artists that have been cal and ominous, and then also comfortshowing and coming to look at the work, ing and disorienting; trying to walk the and it’s always really therapeutic to rearline between those things. When people range things. describe them to me, they’re like, “Oh, they It was amazing to get back to work feel so comforting and calm,” and other finally. I didn’t have access to my studio for times they’re like, “I feel like this landa month, and all of a sudden there was this scape is on fire.” It’s interesting what other stored energy that I got to selfishly feed off people see. of for months after. CS I really try to keep the studio practice fresh. Whenever I feel like I’m getting into For more, visit morganadler.com or @m0rgtr0n a routine or building up too many go-to on Instagram.

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PEOPLE ARE undoubtedly leaning on movies, TV, and music right now in these dark, uncertain times. It might actually be the apex of binge-watching, considering that most everyone is staying indoors right now. We decided to sit down with some of the most passionate film fans and connoisseurs that Savannah has to offer, to find out what they’re watching right now and why movies mean so much to them. First up in the series is Jim Reed, Executive & Artistic Director of the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah. Tell me about a movie or show you’ve watched/have been watching during isolation. What is it, and what’s a brief synopsis?

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For those who perhaps know me primarily from my role as founder and curator of the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah— an organization which is, generally speaking, focused on unearthing and presenting marginalized or little-known feature films so that they may be appreciated and/or reassessed by adventurous viewers—it may come as a surprise that I have not been gorging myself on film and TV during this period of forced isolation, as it seems many if not most folks have. I suppose since so much of my time is normally spent doing exactly that (for research purposes related to programming the PFS), that it only makes sense my time in this crisis would be spent doing almost the exact opposite! [Laughs] I certainly have been digging up some decidedly psychotronic titles that I’ve been hosting for the PFS’ Free Online Viewing Parties (which take place every Wednesday and Sunday at 8 p.m. EST, and are available for anyone to watch and then discuss in real-time via our Private Facebook Group at facebook.com/ groups/2519522234807695). However, to be honest, my time has mostly been spent trying to make good on the long-overdue responsibility of sorting and pricing several thousand books, records, CDs, cassettes, VHS tapes, posters and concert shirts that I’ve been meaning to divest myself of for several years now. My viewing habits during these past 18 few weeks have gravitated more towards

movie. He’s merely a supporting actor, and he’s not really doing his “Ben Stiller” thing here, either. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I would call up Kasdan, Pullman, Dickens and Stiller and offer to bankroll a direct sequel to that film, giving them carte blanche to do whatever they wished with it. That’s how much I love that movie, and especially Pullman’s unforgettable performance in it. Why do you think you’re resonating with something like this right now?

There’s an old Frank Zappa song from the late 1970s in which he, as singer, is playing the role of an everyman who is bargaining with the devil for his own soul. At a key point in the song he says to the devil, “I’m a simple person. I have very small desires in life.” You can look up Frank’s live “The world of make-believe is of paramount importance right now. We need immediate and constant mental performance of this song and emotional relief and release if we are to collectively get through the sick, unfunny joke which is the horrififrom Halloween night, 1977, cally inadequate and shambolic response to this crisis that’s been offered by many of our ‘leaders.’” if you’d like. I suppose I am the same way, in the sense audio-visual “comfort food” than the serial killer “Buffalo Bob” in “Silence of that despite my proclivity for oddball art more edgy and challenging fare I usuthe Lambs,” but here instead convincingly and entertainment, at heart, things which ally immerse myself in. To that end, I plays a straight-laced, put-upon Police many people take for granted, such as common courtesies, transient joys and the glint have been streaming a good number of Captain. He’s Inspector Lestrade to Tony mainstream TV series that I either folShaloub’s simulacrum of Sherlock Holmes. of the midday sun on a discarded chewing gum wrapper bring me a sense of contentlow as “guilty pleasures” (such as ‘The I suppose the thing I dig most about Blacklist”) or which I have never seen “Monk” is the same thing that perturbs me ment and wonder. When I give myself over completely before but which numerous friends and about it: it premiered in 2002 and clearly to a bewilderingly funny slice of British acquaintances have referenced over the takes a healthy dose of inspiration from years. Most people always seem agog that one of my favorite unsung films of all-time, absurdist humor such as Matt Berry’s gobsmackingly brilliant satire of an emotionI had never before looked into such wildly the 1998 Bill Pullman and Kim Dickenspopular “procedural” medical and mystery led mystery-romance “Zero Effect,” which ally stunted dramatic actor and voice-over artist, the 30-minute Channel Four series shows like “House” or “Monk.” served as Jake Kasdan’s directorial debut. “Toast of London” (which ran for three Yet, as a diehard fan of the early-‘80s That’s another contemporary reworking unimpeachable seasons and is finally offimedical dramedy “St. Elsewhere” and of the Holmes’ story, and one made long cially available here in the states via Netfthe wonderfully formulaic 1970s detecbefore the more recent glut of Sherlock tive series like “Columbo” and “Cannon,” reduces which have somewhat numbed one lix), or to revisiting one of my most beloved TV flops from decades past: the forgotten I have found much to like about both of to the notion of seeing that format transthose more recent shows. “Monk” is fun posed into the present-day. By all means, I 1988 Canadian-made action drama “T. and T.”, which starred Mr. T as a dapper, to watch simply for the surprisingly high encourage anyone who enjoys a good and business-suit-wearing private detective production value and the caliber of the clever mystery to seek out “Zero Effect.” who routinely beat the hell out of people shtick on display from all the main actors And don’t let the fact that Ben Stiller’s as punishment for their criminal behavior – especially Ted Levine, who’s probably involved keep you away, if you don’t dig (and which was primarily seen here in the best known as the twisted and perverse his work. He did not write or direct this

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USA though syndication on local UHF stations), I am switching off my mind almost completely. I am engaging with filmed entertainment strictly on its own terms, and avoiding the very real horrors of our time – be they political, medical, ethical, moral or environmental. Give me a breakdown of your favorite scene/moment? I am very bad at choosing favorites of anything. That said, back in 2013, I sourced out unofficial copies of “Toast of London” episodes within days of their first release on British TV, and years before they were available in this country. I sat in bed with headphones on and watched them over and over and over again until I one day realized I could almost recite the dialog to each episode by memory. They were that hysterical and physically calming to me. Any interactions between Berry’s lead character of Steven Toast and Harry Peacock’s character of his bitter rival, actor Ray Purchase, still keep me in stitches to this day, even though I know pretty much exactly what each will say and do in a given scene. To witness top-shelf comedic timing and full committal to absurdist situations is very freeing and soothing to me. Especially now, when our uniquely human ability to

summon laughter in the face of perilous adversity has never been more challenged – at least in my lifetime. This might be the peak of binge-watching culture. Why, from your perspective, do you think people are grasping so tightly on to film and TV right now? Because the world of make-believe is of paramount importance right now. We in this country need immediate and constant mental and emotional relief and release if we are to collectively get through the sick, unfunny joke which is the horrifically inadequate and shambolic response to this crisis that’s been offered (grudgingly, I might add) by many of our “leaders.” I am not in any way suggesting that we laugh our way through this time of strife and death. But I am suggesting that unless we collectively tap into the beneficial aspects of creative culture which we have at our disposal –such as art, music, literature, film, television, dance and poetry– our global spirit will surely degrade if not perish.

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For decades now, in the USA at least, many who brand themselves “conservatives” –whatever that is supposed to mean anymore in the era of our current dysfunctional government– have cast themselves as vanquishers of culture. They have repeatedly attempted to minimize or completely revoke any and all public funding for the arts. In some cases they have succeeded. They have done so in an attempt to paint (pun intended) artists and purveyors of cultural education and entertainment as frivolous, non-essential elements of society at large. They have revelled in the illogical and reductive notion that a country does not need art in order to thrive and possibly not even in order to survive. They believe (or at least pretend to believe) that any and all art and culture should be financed and supported by private individuals, rather than by our country’s collective funding. This, despite the

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My viewing habits during these past few weeks have gravitated more towards audio-visual “comfort food” than the more edgy and challenging fare I usually immerse myself in. To that end, I have been streaming a good number of mainstream TV series that I either follow as “guilty pleasures” (such as ‘The Blacklist”) or which I have never seen before but which numerous friends and acquaintances have referenced over the years. fact that most every other major country on Earth places tremendous value on the arts and culture and devotes a notable segment of their national budget to enhancing and diversifying those pursuits. These leaders claim they have taken this position

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a room talking about art could agree about whether something is good or bad art.” Now, I, myself believe fervently that the arts are one of our greatest natural resources, because when supported, promoted and preserved, they generate incredible, intangible dividends to all who view or experience them. They allow us as

human beings to triumph over adversity by boosting our spirits, increasing our fortitude, stimulating our minds and lightening (or weighing heavily on) our hearts. They bolster our empathy and foster creativity and an understanding of the commonality of the entire human race. Richard Prince also said that “Art is a revolution that makes people feel good.”

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Moses did forty years’ worth of hard work in behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt. Yet God didn’t allow him to enter into the Promised Land. Why? At the end of his travails, he made a minor mistake that angered God beyond reason. Petty? Harsh? Very much so. I’m happy to say that your fate will be very different from Moses’. Some months from now, when your labors bring you to the brink of your own personal version of the Promised Land, not even a small error will prevent you from entering and enjoying it. And what you do in the coming weeks will help ensure that later success.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Built in the third century B.C., the Colossus of Rhodes was a monumental statue of the Greek sun god. It stood in the harbor of the island of Rhodes, and was called one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alas: An earthquake struck the area 54 years after it was finished, knocking it over and smashing it into fragments. Three centuries later, many of the chunks still lay scattered around the harbor. I offer this as a teaching story, Taurus. If there are any old psychological ruins lying around in your psyche, I encourage you to conduct an imaginary ritual in which you visualize throwing those ruins into a big bonfire. Clear the slate for the new beginnings that will be available once the COVID-19 crisis has settled down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

“Argue with anything else,” writes author Philip Pullman, “but don’t argue with your own nature.” Amen! That’s always good advice for you Geminis, and it will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. A certain amount of disputation and challenging dialogue with other people will be healthy for you, even an effective way to get clarity and advance your aims. (Don’t overdo it, of course.) But you must promise never to quarrel with or criticize your own nature. You should aim at being a radiant bastion of inner harmony and a powerhouse of self-love. Do whatever’s necessary to coax all your different as-

pects to work together in sweet unity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Like many Cancerians, painter Marc Chagall cultivated an intimate relationship with his dreams and fantasies. His fellow artist Pablo Picasso remarked, “When Chagall paints, you do not know if he is asleep or awake. Somewhere or other inside his head there must be an angel.” Being a Crab myself, I know how essential it is for us to be in close connection with reverie and the imagination. Every now and then, though, there come occasions when the demands of the material world need our extra, focused attention—when our dreamy tendencies need to be rigorously harnessed in behalf of pragmatism. Now is one of those times.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Is there an influence you’re ready to outgrow, Leo? Are there teachers who have given you all they have to offer, and now you need to go in search of new founts of inspiration and education? Have you squeezed all possible value out of certain bright ideas and clever theories that no longer serve you? Are you finished with old sources of excitement that have lost their excitement? These are the kinds of questions I encourage you to ask yourself in the coming weeks. It’ll be a favorable time to celebrate the joyful art of liberation—to graduate from what might have been true once upon a time, and prepare for the wide-open future after the COVID-19 crisis has mellowed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Your words of power in the coming days are simple: deep, low, down, below, dig, dive, and descend. I invite you to meditate on all the ways you can make them work for you as metaphors and use them to activate interesting, nourishing feelings. There’ll be very little worth exploring on the surface of life in the coming weeks, Virgo. All the hottest action and most valuable lessons will be blooming in the fertile darkness.

So, if some of Connect Savannah’s readers find themselves too timid for other forms of revolution which this moment in our history might seem to indicate are required for the betterment of all mankind, perhaps we can at least all agree upon supporting and upholding the type of human behavior which –by and large– makes people feel good? cs

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Before the COVID-19 crisis arrived, were you ensconced in roles that were good fits for your specific temperament and set of talents? Did you occupy niches that brought out the best in you and enabled you to offer your best gifts? Were there places that you experienced as power spots—where you felt at home in the world and at peace with your destiny? Once you’ve meditated on those questions for a while, Libra, I’ll ask you to shift gears: Meditate on how you’d like to answer similar questions about your life in the future. Once this crazy time has passed, what roles will be good fits for you? What niches will bring out the best in you? What will be your power spots?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“Fen” is a word that’s not used much these days. It means a marsh or a boggy lowland. Decades ago, Scorpio poet Marianne Moore used it in a short poem. She wrote, “If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.” In my opinion, that’s an apt battle cry for you right now. You shouldn’t be upset if people tell you that certain things are impossible for you to do. You should be grateful! Their discouragement will rile up your deep intelligence and inspire you to figure out how you can indeed do those things.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“Goodness alone is never enough,” wrote author Robert A. Heinlein. “A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.” I think that’s an interesting thought for you to consider during the coming weeks, Sagittarius. If you want your care and compassion to be effective, you’ll have to synergize them with tough intelligence. You may even need to be a bit ferocious as you strive to ensure that your worthy intentions succeed and the people you love get what they need.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Are there any ways in which you have

been wishy-washy in standing up for what you believe in? Have you shied away from declaring your true thoughts and feelings about important issues that affect you and the people you care about? Have you compromised your commitment to authenticity and integrity for the sake of your ambition or financial gain? In asking you these questions, I am not implying that the answers are yes. But if in fact you have engaged in even a small amount of any of those behaviors, now is an excellent time to make corrections. As much as possible, Capricorn, focus on being trustworthy and transparent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Physicist Edward Teller believed there is no such thing as “exact science.” And in his view, that’s a good thing. “Science has always been full of mistakes,” he said. But he added that they’re mostly “good mistakes,” motivating scientists to push closer toward the truth. Each new mistake is a better mistake than the last, and explains the available evidence with more accuracy. I suspect that you’ve been going through a similar process in your personal life, Aquarius. And I predict that the good mistakes you’ve recently made will prove to be useful in the long run.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Few astrologers would say that you Pisceans are masters of the obvious or connoisseurs of simplicity. You’re not typically renowned for efficiency or celebrated for directness. Your strength is more likely to be rooted in your emotional riches, your ability to create and appreciate beauty, your power to generate big dreams, and your lyrical perspective on life. So my oracle for you this time may be a bit surprising. I predict that in the coming weeks, your classic attributes will be very useful when applied to wellgrounded, down-to-earth activities. Your deep feelings and robust imagination can be indispensable assets in your hard work on the nuts and bolts.

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49 Identifying, on Facebook 52 Nautical zookeeper 53 Relative of .org 54 Language seen at some gubernatorial press conferences 55 “So what else?” 56 Retirement spot? 59 Goes on the radio 61 Buffalo Bob Smith’s puppet 64 Health plan prefix 65 Dramatic honor 66 Jim Henson character 67 Accepts as true 68 Battleship markers 69 Leases an apartment

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1 ___ it seems 2 Sum work? 3 Birds with green eggs 4 Diploma alternative 5 “Whenever you want” 6 Like some plane tickets 7 Hall formerly of “The Tonight Show” 8 Vending machine contents, maybe 9 Attempt to contact again 10 “Law & Order” spinoff, initially 11 TV kid in the lower left corner 12 Food with a pimiento 13 Rides around Manhattan 18 One-named Irish rocker

23 Pet parakeet, say, to meme-makers 25 Join together 27 Home improvement letters 28 Can in a bar 29 Basic verb in Versailles 30 Hand-cranked instrument 31 Excavator 35 Sings outside a window (hey, that’s distancing!) 36 Modigliani work, often 37 “By jove!” 39 Workplace with nonunion members 42 Bulldog’s cousin 43 Controversial director Kazan 44 More pleased 45 Extra A’s take it from “That feels good” to “What the f*$#” 48 Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy, e.g. 49 Second squad in a game, perhaps 50 “Au revoir!” 51 Classroom sphere 56 Onetime capital on the Rhine 57 Work on Wikipedia, e.g. 58 Does some hair coloring 60 Bro’s sib 62 Accessory on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” 63 Hematite, for one

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SAVANNAH RESPONDS TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE The City of Savannah continues to keep a close watch on the evolving situation regarding the coronavirus. We are in frequent communication with our partners at the Chatham County Health Department and ofcials at local, state, and federal agencies who are monitoring the situation and providing guidance on how best to respond. Our top priority is to maintain essential services for our community while protecting the health and safety of our residents and employees. You can be assured that essential City services will not be interrupted, including access to clean drinking water; trash collection; and emergency services from police, re, and 911. Prevention is our best approach to coronavirus. If you feel sick or believe you have been exposed to the Coronavirus, stay home and contact your primary care doctor, urgent care clinic, or one of our local healthcare centers/hospitals for steps you should take. For other health related questions or concerns, call the State of Georgia COVID-19 Public Hotline at 1-844-442-2681. La Ciudad de Savannah continúa vigilando atentamente la evolución de la situación con respecto al virus corona (COVID-19). Mantenemos comunicación frecuente con nuestros socios del Departmento de Salud del condado Chatham y ociales de agencias locales, estatales, y federales que estan vigilando la situación y brindando orientación de cómo responder mejor. Nuestra prioridad principal es mantener acceso a servicios esenciales para nuestra comunidad mientras protegemos la salud y securidad de nuestros residentes y empleados. Puede estar seguro de que los servicios esenciales de la ciudad no serán interrumpidos, incluido el acceso a agua limpia; recolección de basura; y servicios de emergencia de la policía, bomberos, y 911. La prevención es nuestro mejor enfoque para el virus corona (COVID-19). Si se siente enfermo o cree que ha estado expuesto al coronavirus (COVID-19), quédese en casa y comuníquese con su médico de atención primaria, clinica de atención de urgencia o uno de los centros médicos u hospitales locales para recibir orientación de lo que debe hacer. Para otras preguntas o inquietudes relacionadas con la salud, llame a la línea directa pública sobre el COVID-19 del estado de Georgia al 1-844-442-2681.

THREE WAYS...

You can help control the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

TRES FORMAS...

Para ayudar a controlar la propagación del Coronavirus (COVID-19)

1. KNOW HOW IT SPREADS

1. SEPA CÓMO SE PROPAGA

The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to it. The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

La mejor forma de prevenir la enfermedad es evitar la exposición a este virus. Se cree que el virus se propaga principalmente de persona a persona.

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Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).

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Entre las personas que tienen contacto cercano entre ellas (dentro de unos 6 pies de distancia).

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Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

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Mediante gotitas respiratorias que se producen cuando una persona infectada tose o estornuda.

2. TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT OTHERS Stay home if you are sick, except to get medical care. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow. Throw used tissues in the trash. Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

2. TOME MEDIDAS PARA PROTEGER A LOS DEMÁS Quédese en casa si está enfermo, excepto para conseguir atención médica. Cúbrase la boca y la nariz con un pañuelo desechable cuando tose o estornude, o use la parte interior del codo. Bote los pañuelos desechables que haya usado en la basura. De inmediato, lávese las manos con agua y jabón por al menos 20 segundos. Si no hay agua y jabón fácilmente disponibles, límpiese las manos con un desinfectante de manos que contenga al menos un 60 % de alcohol.

3. CLEAN & DISINFECT

3. LIMPIE Y DESINFECTE

Clean AND disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks. If surfaces are dirty, clean them: Use detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection. Use disinfectants appropriate for the surface.

Limpie Y desinfecte frecuente las supercies que se tocan diariamente. Esto incluye mesas, manijas de puertas, interruptores de luz,encimera, barandas, escritorios, teléfonos, teclados, inodoros, grifos, lavamanos y lavaplatos. Si las supercies están sucias, límpielas: use agua y jabón o detergente antes de desinfectar. Use desinfectantes que sean adecuados para la supercie.

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