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Effective coaching and mentoring doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all strategy. Each person has different skills, experiences, motivations, and professional and organizational circumstances, so perceptiveness and adaptability are paramount. Additionally, there are best practices for both, whether you’re the one providing the coaching or mentoring, or the one who is receiving it.

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To learn about these guidelines as well as common considerations and roadblocks, join us for our September 15th Learners and Leaders presentation at Georgia TechSavannah. Kevin Jackson, founder and president of EnviroVac Holdings, LLC, will share coaching stories and tips. David Paddison, president of Seacrest Partners, Inc., will discuss the power of mentoring (hint: even CEOs benefit from having one). It promises to be an educational and eye-opening discussion that will have you thinking differently by the time you head to the office.

Sept. 15, 2016 Breakfast & Networking: 7:30 a.m. Program runs: 8:00-9:30 a.m. Cost: $15/person 210 Technology Circle Savannah, GA 31407 Sign up at: pe.gatech.edu/Sav-Learners or email for details: savinfo@pe.gatech.edu

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It’s the 3rd Annual Savannah Bacon Fest, need we say more? Get ready, bacon lovers, because select local restaurants will be serving up some mouthwatering bacon creations. Live performances by Thomas Claxton & The Myth, My Maiden Name, and Dr. Bacon! Friday 4-10pm & Saturday 10am - 10pm Rousakis Plaza, River St. Free and Open to the Public 912-234-0295 riverstreetsavannah.com

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In a kill-or-be-killed world of desperate starvation after the dissolution of civilized society, a man survives off a small plot of land deep in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his life and character will be put to multiple tests. 5:30 & 8 p.m S.P.A.C.E. Gallery 9 West Henry 4 $7

Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. 7:30 p.m First Presbyterian Church 520 Washington Ave. $5 donation 912-898-1876 savannahfolk.org

Family Food Truck Fun Fest SUN / 4

Experience Savannah’s food trucks as well as giant ground sloth, cornhole, ranger led games, pokemon lures and reptile show. Featuring Molly Macpherson’s, Frankie and Flynn, Low Country Lobster, Crave Cupcakes, Hilton Head Ice Cream, Rollin Smoke Barbecue and Dark Shark Taco Attack (pictured below). 12noon-4 p.m Skidaway Island State Park 52 Diamond Cswy. $5 parking

Telfair’s William Jay Society is hosting a reception and gallery talk in the “Face to Face” exhibit, and the price of admission is a donation of art supplies for Jacob G. Smith Elementary. 5:30 p.m Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

Film: Concrete Cowboys

On the 8th anniversary of Jerry Reed’s death, the Psychotronic Film Society salutes this one-of-a-kind performer with a rare public viewing of one of his most obscure starring roles. “Concrete Cowboys” was made just after Jerry Reed’s breakout role in “Smokey and the Bandit” and stars Reed and a pre”Magnum P.I.” Tom Selleck as two goofy ranch hands from Montana who are mistaken for private detectives while visiting Nashville. 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $7

Savannah Craft Beer Week

Scheduled events range from Meet the Brewer social outings, craft beer tastings with food pairings and even a 5K group run to burn off extra beer calories consumed during the week. Many of the events fall into the category of Tap Takeovers, where beers from a specific brewery are featured. For a full list of events, visit savcraftbeer.com. Aug. 28-Sep. 4 Various locations, Downtown Savannah savcraftbeer.com

Seersucker Live: The Tin Curtain Episode

Part literary reading. Part variety show. Part cocktail party. A Seersucker Live so big we needed two ideologically opposed factions to host it, featuring Rob Spillman, Regina Bradley, and Julia Elliot. 7 p.m Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street. $10, $5 students

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Coastal Rock Productions hosts this metal show at the Jinx. The Jinx, 127 West Congress St. $8

Judy Fogarty Book Signing

Judy Fogarty signs copies of her new book, “Breaking and Holding.” 4-6 p.m E. Shaver Bookseller, 326 Bull Street.

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View unique, rare and antique cars while enjoying coffee. Car owners can bring in a car and interact with other automobile enthusiasts. first Saturday of every month, 9-11 a.m. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. Free admission, 25 cents for coffee with a $1 donation to the museum richmondhillmuseum.com

Concert: Elvis: Down at the End of Lonely Street

Russ Lanier and his Dream Team Band bring a lively rendition of Elvis Presley’s A monthly art walk featuring galleries, res- Las Vegas Hilton Nightclub act to the taurants, boutiques and more. Free Trolley Tybee Post Theater. The show features transportation, Indie Arts Market, and Kids a full 9-piece band, complete with horn Art Activities. section and backup vocalists, and the first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m most endearing Elvis you’ve ever laid eyes Art Rise Savannah, 2427 Desoto Ave. or ears on. Free 8-10 p.m The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. First Friday Fireworks $25 Celebrate the end of the week and the 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. beginning of a new month with First Friday tybeeposttheater.org/ Fireworks, presented by Wet Willie’s. Film: The Survivalist first Friday of every month, 9:30 p.m In a kill-or-be-killed world of desperate Rousakis Plaza, River St. starvation after the dissolution of civilized Free society, a man survives off a small plot of riverstreetsavannah.com/event/ land deep in the forest. When two women first-friday-fireworks show up looking for food and shelter, his First Friday for Folk Music life and character will be put to multiple Monthly folk music showcase hosted tests. by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a 5:30 & 8 p.m friendly, alcohol-free environment. S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, 9 West Henry. first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m $7 First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington First Saturday Hike Ave. This moderately-paced, 3-mile hike will $5 donation include a talk about the different ecosys912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org tems of the park. Wear sturdy shoes and Savannah Bacon Festival bring water and insect repellant. Parking It’s the 3rd Annual Savannah Bacon Fest, pass is $5. need we say more? Get ready, bacon first Saturday of every month, 9 a.m lovers, because select local restaurants Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort will be serving up some mouthwatering McAllister Rd. bacon creations. $2 4-10 p.m 912-727-2339 , Rousakis Plaza, River St. Gardening Session Free and Open to the Public Learn how to garden and harvest vegetaTybee Lighthouse Sunset Tour bles and herbs to bring home. Kerry Shay, Take advantage of this unique opportunity an organic farmer and owner of landscapto experience the lighthouse after hours ing company Victory Gardens, provides on a small private tour that includes a free instruction. First and third Saturday of climb to the top. Children 12 and under not every month. allowed. Tour lasts about 90 minutes. first Saturday of every month, 8:30-9:30 a.m Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. $25 Free and open to the public 912-786-5801

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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 forsythfarmersmarket.com

Punk Rock Garage Sale Round 2

Featuring work by Titty Bats, Graveface Records, Hyperrealist and more. All proceeds benefit Statts Fest. 12-6 p.m The Jinx, 127 West Congress St.

Savannah Bacon Festival

It’s the 3rd Annual Savannah Bacon Fest, need we say more? Get ready, bacon lovers, because select local restaurants will be serving up some mouthwatering bacon creations. 10 a.m.-10 p.m Rousakis Plaza, River St. Free and Open to the Public

Savannah Craft Brew Fest

Showcasing two-ounce unlimited sampling of craft beers from around the world combined with great food, beer seminars, a mixology garden, a cider garden, a VIP experience, music and a corn hole tournament. Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. 1-5 p.m. $45 savannahcraftbrewfest.com/

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Spirit FEST celebrate thes power of peace and love for our Savannah family with music, vendors, art activities, food trucks and more. Hosted by Unity of Savannah. 1-6 p.m Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. free unitysavannah.org/

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Experience Savannah’s food trucks as well as cornhole, a new outdoor gym, and a reptile show. 12-4 p.m Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. $5 parking

Savannah Songwriter Series

Four singer-songwriters in the round with Shawn Byrne, Brittany Moses, Tim Eightay and Thomas Oliver. 7 p.m Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn. $10

Sorry Not Sorry

Savannah’s Improv Company presents this long-form improv comedy show. 7 p.m Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street. $6

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Richmond Hill Farmers’ Market

The City of Richmond Hill will reopen its Farmers Market on March 15th. There will be free balloons for children, shopping bags for market customers, and activities such as corn hole, a bouncy house and the fire department will bring their water cannon. Handicap parking will be available. Each Tuesday from mid-March until November, the market will offer the best in local produce and crafts. The City has extended shopping hours from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. 2-7 p.m. J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

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Film: Mystery Kevin McCarthy Tribute

On the 6th anniversary of Kevin McCarthy’s death, the Psychotronic Film Society presents one of his least-known, but most engaging movies - a dark and rather bizarre B&W film noir with a complex and twisted plot. 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $7

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A Grand Jury’s mixed message by Jim Morekis

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IN THE WAKE of a Chatham County Grand Jury recommending no indictment of Alderman Tony Thomas, District Attorney Meg Heap’s statement that the matter is closed must be taken seriously and at face value. That said, while the actual case against Thomas is all but dead, the Grand Jury’s official report in some ways raises more questions than it answers. I certainly won’t attempt to relitigate the allegations against Thomas. That was a job for the Grand Jury and that job is done. But to say that total closure has been

of the caliber of thought process that occurred. Most concerning, the Jury’s report in several instances seemed to highlight negative opinions about some of the witnesses against Thomas, in starkly personal terms. One juror made this statement about WTOC journalist David Klugh, who filed several reports on the Thomas allegations: “David Klugh in my opinion is such a coward to the point were [sic] he reached out on social media via Facebook and WTOC that he wanted to take down Tony Thomas,” the juror said. First of all, it’s pretty rich to single out someone else for their activity on Facebook given Tony Thomas’s own highly confrontational and controversial social media presence over the years.

Regardless of what you think about Thomas, what message does this send to future witnesses in Chatham County? Say, a jury deliberating a much more serious crime? Or another jury deliberating about another elected official? What would you do, knowing that the next Grand Jury might opt to judge you harshly along with the actual defendant? Perhaps even more problematic is the clear and unsubtle victim-blaming some members of the Grand Jury indulged in. Three jurors said they agreed with this statement: “While the argument could be made about how Alderman Thomas might have ‘groomed’… the testimonies we’ve heard support the opposite. I truly feel sorry for the alleged victims and their loved ones

Some issues surrounding the Grand Jury’s report were problematic above and beyond anything Alderman Thomas was himself accused of, and speak more to questions about the Jury’s own process. achieved would be as inaccurate as saying the case is still open. The jury report clearly states—in a conclusion endorsed by 14 of the 18 jurors —that if the statute of limitations hadn’t expired, Thomas would likely face, at minimum, misdemeanor charges for furnishing alcohol to minors. In another statement also endorsed by 14 out of 18 jurors—it’s not clear if it’s literally the same 14—they agree that “Testimony included a pattern of behavior by Mr. Tony Thomas that could be described as a person trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a predatory manner.” As far as the seemingly head-scratching decision to bring the case to a Grand Jury even though it looked as if the statute of limitations had already passed, the only explanation that makes sense is that part of the scope of deliberation was indeed to officially ascertain whether or not the statute of limitations had expired. Some issues surrounding the Grand Jury’s report were problematic above and beyond anything Alderman Thomas was himself accused of, and speak more to questions about the Jury’s own process. In its report, the Grand Jury opted in various measures to endorse some statements which seem remarkably subjective and opinionated, and which in my opinion frankly don’t speak particularly highly

More importantly: What public interest is served by publishing this highly subjective opinion about Klugh, who was simply a journalist doing his job—reporting on serious allegations about a public figure and elected official? One would think the fact that the news reports partially responsible for the empanelment of this same Grand Jury would suffice to lend credence and credibility to said news reports, right? (And isn’t it more accurate to say that a “coward” would have refused to report on the allegations at all?) What kind of message does it send to publish a jury’s opinion about individual journalists, by name, who are reporting on elected officials in a matter of clear and compelling public interest? Longtime Thomas accuser John Perry, who testified to the Grand Jury, is also attacked by some jurors (perhaps ironically, the attacks are anonymous). “John Perry in my opinion came in ill prepared with no notes or reports on Tony Thomas. Mostly speculation and a very vindictive attitude,” agreed one juror. I didn’t realize witnesses were obliged to have notes and reports! I thought they just answered questions. Four jurors agreed with this statement: “I think that John Perry, David Klugh, and the other 3 witnesses were out to get Tony Thomas.”

for going through such a turbulent time in their lives at the moment and hopefully they will receive the assistance they need to cope with their problems/inner demons.” Imagine how you’d respond to that if this were a much more serious case, say, a rape case involving female victims. How would you feel reading jurors’ statements that the women were “going through such a turbulent time in their lives” and that the women had “problems/ inner demons” which put them in a position to be victims of sexual assault? To be perfectly clear: I’m not in any way suggesting any actual, direct correlation between the Tony Thomas case and any kind of rape case. Not at all. This was a civil Grand Jury, not a criminal proceeding. I am however pointing out the troubling attitude of some of the jurors, and how in this case some of them seem to have spent more time examining the credibility of the witnesses than of the defendant. Beyond agreeing or disagreeing with the verdict, it seems a poor reflection on the political health of the community. While there’s no question that Thomas was legally exonerated and this chapter is concluded, the book itself isn’t finished yet and there is still a bad taste in the air. The rest, as they say, is up to the court of public opinion. cs 7

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Is North Beach Grill Tybee’s line in the sand? By Jessica Leigh Lebos

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Around these parts, conversations about North and South tend to revolve around the Mason-Dixon Line. Or if you’re a Game of Thrones fan, Castle Black and King’s Landing. On Tybee Island, however, the polarity is microgeographical. The south end of this 2-mile island has historically been where the action is, a buzzing roundabout that hosts easy access to the water and most of the parking, where fisherfolk wrestle stingrays in front of the pier and tourists cruise the bikini shops and alcoholic slushie machines. By contrast, accessing the north end means meandering past 200 year oaks and rickety family properties, opening up to a quieter slice of beach where on most days the fastest movement comes from the curling surf break. There’s more family feel, less sexy pirate vibe, though you’re probably going to see a naked baby tushie frolicking in the waves. Only things to do back here besides basking with the gulls at the edge of the continent are to climb the 178 steps of the Lighthouse and grab a bite or a beer at North Beach Grill. Tucked between the remains of two concrete fortifications built during the Spanish American War, the North Beach Grill has served the beach weary for almost 25 years on its rambling decks, painted in shades of turquoise, cantaloupe and banana. Genius gourmet George Spriggs took over the city-owned property when it was just a one-room concession stand, forswearing the typical seashore fare for an electric, eclectic menu of Caribbean comfort food: Fried plaintains, spicy jerk pork, red beans and rice, fat slices of coconut cake, bottles of Red Stripe chilling in a bucket. The regulars here are unfailingly friendly and always a tad sunburnt, the kind of crowd who’d rather risk a little melanoma down the line if it means spending the most precious hours of today in the sunshine. They are fiercely protective of their northern outlaw oasis, one of the last holdouts of old school Tybee as the island slowly succumbs to four-story pastel condos and triple-seat golf carts. “This is where the traffic isn’t,” harumphs Abby Burke, a bronzed doyenne whose family has lived on Tybee for “about a million years.” She grew up playing volleyball with the lifeguards and hosting 8 crab races when this end was nothing

but a beach shack in a dusty parking lot, unspoiled by crowds until “someone like you came around and put it in the paper.” I’d like to think I haven’t been here quite long enough to ruin things yet, but there’s no doubt the north end’s popularity and NBG’s success could contribute to its demise. Instead of the usual automatic renewal for the restaurant, a state law enacted in 2013 has obligated the City of Tybee to put the lease out for bid. A threemember committee of city staff spent the summer vetting the options via a Request for Proposal (RFP) matrix that has yielded a more formidable contender: A partnership of other Tybee businessfolk who already own several food and drink establishments on the south end. That’s roused the usually amiable North Beach constituency into an angry uproar. “This place is an institution, it has its own culture,” says Russ Neely, who waited tables here for 17 years before opening his own umbrella-and-chairs rental business about 300 feet away. “How do you even measure that?” Well, the committee used a point system based on six criteria—including the proposed amount of rent to the city, which doesn’t seem fair since the existing longterm tenants have no other point of reference other than what they’re currently paying. The specifics aren’t available in the report, but NBG fell 66 points short of the RFP’s optimum bid, and some are calling foul on the legality of the process. For sure what the rubric doesn’t take into account is the reason why the property is so lucrative in the first place. Over the years Big George and business partner

Kathryn Williams have poured their own blood, sweat and dollars into what has become a foodie hotspot and an internationally known live music venue. That has surely helped allow the City of Tybee to reap ridiculous amounts of money from the packed parking lot, which to its credit recently used some of that cash to build some very fancy public bathrooms. Yet whatever monthly rent is collected on the grill is chump change compared to what the city reaps in just a few hours from its draconian parking policies (8am-8pm, 365 days a year, don’t you forget it!) Bottom lines are bottom lines, but it just doesn’t seem fair that the north end could lose its most venerated clubhouse for a little bit more revenue. “George took a box that nobody else wanted, built it up, and now the city wants to give all that hard work away,” fumes Russ, who with his wild read beard is a dead ringer for Game of Thrones’ Tormund Giantsbane in a trucker hat, and just as loyal. Wielding the many-pronged sword of social media, he rallied around 300 of the 2100 members of the North Beach Grill Family Community Facebook page to head down to the city council meeting Thursday night to let elected officials know what they think about the RFP decision. Apparently the noisy outcry and the thought of that many salty North Beachers in the Public Works Building led the council to take the topic off the agenda.(No word if the voodoo doll and lizard sacrifice discovered in front of the police department the next morning was related, but...) “We got a lot of feedback this week and decided to take a step back to make sure

we’re doing everything we need to do,” said councilwoman Wanda Doyle, who added that a decision will be made in the next few weeks. “We may not make everyone happy, but we will make the best possible decision for Tybee.” I ended up at the Tybee meeting anyway, which was a slight bummer since apparently the real civic excitement that evening was in town at the MPC’s last minute gathering for input about the future development at Wicklow Farms. By the time the usual variance requests and possible solutions to spring break chaos were done, the sun was already brushing its last rosy rays of the day on the lighthouse. I headed over to North Beach Grill, where some of the postponed protestors sat around the slate-topped tiki bar welcoming another peaceful, easy evening. “I was ready for drama!” lamented Tybee resident and artist Becca Cook, sporting a homemade “Keep the NBG O.G.” tank top. “Instead, I get to hang here and drink a beer, so that’s not terrible.” Over the calypso tinkle of Melvin Dean’s steel drums, the discussion danced around what would happen if the north lost this battle, its funky corner usurped by the south’s busy commerce Ultimately, however, both ends of this little community must unite in the war against overdevelopment, oversaturation and climate change. That it might so easily give up a piece of its history draws a proverbial line in the sand between the Tybee Island that wants desperately to preserve its brackish roots and the inevitable change that’s gonna come. Can it have its coconut cake by the ocean and eat it, too? cs

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Move it, move it

Pilot exercise program for Parkinson’s disease is a knockout by jessica leigh lebos

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L: GEM coordinator Sarah Burnside (l.) and coach Gary Pauley help lead an affordable, accessible exercise program those with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, even for those in wheelchairs like Arlene Steinfeldt (on the heavy bag, r.)

When Arlene Steinfeldt starts swinging, you’d better watch it. The tiny septuagenarian has on a pair of blue and white boxing gloves, and nothing is going to stop her from smacking one of the heavy bags at the Anderson Cohen Weightlifting Center. The fact that she’s in a wheelchair doesn’t keep her fists from pounding out a steady rhythm— thunk, kathunk thunk—as coach Gary Pauley shouts encouragement. “Come on, hit me like you love me, Arlene!” Pauley hollers as she punches out one more combo. As Steinfeldt is wheeled to the back of the line by caregiver Christy Pittman, another senior begins thwacking away. Pauley renews his cheers. “Let’s go! Show me what ya got!” The boxing drills are part of a recent program everyone here affectionately

refers to as “GEM,” though the official name is Get Excited and Move. Also incorporating weights, stretching and agility work, it’s one of the first exercise programs especially designed to offset the tremors, imbalance and other symptoms brought on by Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. “There is no cure for these conditions,” says Sarah Burnside, executive director of the Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group. “The number one thing you can do is move.” A vivacious redhead sporting electric blue nails, Burnside has been facilitating the group for two years and recently decided that its attendees could use more than sedentary meet-ups. She began exploring exercise options at the countyowned gym off of Montgomery Cross Road, where former Olympic weightlifting

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champion Michael Cohen and his wife, Cheryl, run programming and direct teamoriented training. The Cohens—along with Michael’s father, the legendary Howard for whom the gym is partially named—have been passionate athletic advocates for decades, and they eagerly agreed to host. Together, Burnside and the Cohens considered one existing boxing program that targets Parkinson’s symptoms, but the training and licensing were cost-prohibitive. So Cohen, who is also the strength and conditioning coach for the US Paralympic Basketball team, came up with a custom workout based on current research that shows how exercise can help improve gait and balance in Parkinson’s as well as possibly slowing down the progression of the disease. “We looked at the studies, and we knew we were one step ahead,” says Burnside,

adding that GEM participants include those living with Parkinson’s as well as multiple sclerosis, essential tremors and the aftermath of stroke. “I’m not a scientist, but what we think is that certain neural pathways have become blocked, and that the movement helps the neurons take a new path.” Whatever the mechanism, it’s working. “We’ve had people who have been able to stop using their walkers after only a month,” reports Alice Gerber, who originated the Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group in the 1980s after her husband was diagnosed. At 86, Gerber takes GEM classes herself, marveling at the progress made by people she has watched deteriorate from the neurological disorder. “It just makes me cry.” Since its inception in February, GEM has grown from 23 participants to 142,

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and the current schedule bursts with 11 classes spread out over three days a week. Membership is $10 a month—half of the county’s regular dues—and participants can take as many classes as they want. While the program’s popularity surely has to do with its affordability and accessibility, it may also have something to do with its availability to caregivers: Those who drive their loved ones or charges to the center are considered active GEM participants and receive the same coaching to help offset the physical and mental exhaustion that comes from the caretaking role. “No other program in the country does that,” says Burnside proudly. GEM’s low-tech, affordable, inclusive approach is meant to be duplicated, and its implementation is already in progress at community centers on Tybee Island and Richmond Hill. Cohen will also share the details at the World Parkinson’s Congress in Oregon next month. The GEM program may also provide insight through further scientific research: Armstrong State University Health Sciences professors Drs. David Hooper and Bryan Riemann will soon be conducting strength and balance assessments on participants along with Dr. Lesley Clack, who will examine the program from a psychosocial perspective. Eight graduate students from the sports medicine department will help collect data from 60 to 65 participants, making it one of the largest longitudinal studies on Parkinson’s disease and exercise ever conducted. Armstrong student Tommy Aluko volunteers several times a week with GEM as part of a gerontology internship and attests to its benefits. “What it does is give people back their confidence. When people have the support,

they’re willing to try, and then they come back because they improve,” says Aluko, echoing more stories of people who are able to leave their wheelchairs and walkers after a few weeks of regular participation. “That isn’t anything a prescription can do.” Coach Pauley announces the end of the boxing drill with an enthusiastic clap. The gloves come off and the group moves to the floor, where he leads them through a series of coordination exercises and stretches. Steinfeldt does them from her chair, and others set aside canes to sit on the carpet— a major feat for most seniors, let alone those dealing with neurological issues. The gym walls are lined with the many trophies accrued by the Cohens and those they’ve coached, and the sparkling brass cups seem a fitting for backdrop for those whom it is a triumph just to be here. Pauley, 53 and six-and-a-half feet tall with a boundless well of energy, has an easy rapport with the class and often sits in for Cohen when the busy sports coach isn’t available. An avid runner and former basketball referee, he also identifies as a “PWP”—a person with Parkinson’s. Diagnosed in 2009, his doctor told him to stop exercising and “take it easy,” but Pauley knew that wasn’t an option. After receiving a deep brain stimulator that helped with the tremors, he was able to resume a running schedule and finished last year’s Savannah Mile in eighth place for his age group. He began with GEM as a participant and quickly became a leader in this community that supports building strength, no matter what the prognosis. “Here, we’re not treated as patients,” he says, signaling for everyone to touch their toes. “We’re treated like athletes.” cs

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LICENSED professional counselor Teneka Gerido competes with the violent streets of Savannah. The street offers young people drugs, money and fast living. “Miss G” offers them field trips, free meals, mental counseling and a refuge from fast dying. It’s not a choice that a lot of young people get. In my cul-de-sac, Atari childhood in Florida, no one came to me with the bad stuff. In places like East and West Savannah, impoverished enclaves that Gerido calls “Little Beirut,” no one has the good stuff. “Sometimes I have to sit in my car and just decompress before I go into my home with my family,” says the program manager of an awesome arm of Gateway Behavioral Health called the Savannah Clubhouse. “Because some of the stories are unbelievable.”

Like the family of nine living in a home with no refrigerator. Like the domestic and sex abuse. Gerido hears it all and yet comes to work every day with the conviction that, because of what she does, she will make a small dent in our youth drug use epidemic. She takes kids to Stone Mountain, Splash in the Boro, the Georgia Ports and Savannah Tech. She offers them yoga, family outreach, gardening and counseling. She teaches them how to apply street skills – like hustle and toughness – to ending bad habits. “A lot of time the kids have the skills but nobody tells them that you can take what you do on the street, change the product, and you can make yourself successful in life,” she says. “With substance abuse, it’s usually not about the substance. It’s about self-esteem.” That’s why she wants a company vehicle without a company logo. Kids don’t want to be picked up from school in a car marked Gateway – good folks. But too many questions, too many stigmas. Many of her referrals come to her from juvenile courts. And that’s where she started in this competition – the older end of the fight. She spent 12 years as a parole officer. It wasn’t easy keeping her charges out of jail. Once you’ve been in the clink a few times, your attitudes harden, your behaviors set like bad mental Jell-O.

“A lot of the dysfunction began when they were young,” she says, noting that her charges now are 13-17 in age, 25-30 in number and come to her between school, work and home. “If someone would have stepped in, maybe their lives wouldn’t have gone so astray.” That’s why she jumped at the chance to run the Clubhouse, a grant-funded program, one of nine across Georgia, started six years ago under the auspices of the state mental health agency. It’s based in Savannah out of an ordinary looking home on East DeRenne Ave. I don’t have to tell you that Gerido and her small team aren’t the only people in town doing this kind of work. The coach, the Y, the church, that good neighbor lady who always has something in the kitchen to cook – they all want kids to be kids. “I don’t think it takes a program to be in existence for us to give back to our youth,” she says. “They are our future. We have to invest in them. We can do small things.” Like giving out book bags! The Clubhouse recently partnered with several community groups to offer hundreds of kids free backpacks at a back-to-school event. Gerido came from behind the giveaway table to introduce the Clubhouse to the general public. Her face positively lit up when she started talking to one parent and her troubled son. I hope “Miss G” continues lighting up because her competition is darkening our streets. cs

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The truth behind Georgia’s ‘green’ gold rush

How the wood pellet industry wastes forests—and our tax dollars by vicki Weeks

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In an attempt to meet their clean energy commitment under the climate pact finalized in France in December 2015, the European Union pledged to reduce its climate pollution by 40 percent by 2030. This seemingly great news took a seriously wrong turn as the EU shifted to wood as its renewable of choice and began subsidizing wood pellet biomass production. However, European forests, protected by stringent environmental regulations, are off limits. This means that subsidyhungry energy companies are increasingly targeting the Southern United States, where current and planned industry expansion poses an unprecedented new threat to hardwood forests throughout the South. Forests from Virginia to Louisiana are being increasingly logged and converted to pine plantations, including logging of wetlands/hardwoods and whole trees. This threatens system biodiversity; moreover, renewable energy doesn’t necessarily mean clean energy. The industry would have you believe it operates sustainably, but photographs of clearcutting operations prove otherwise. Plus, research shows that burning trees as fuel in power plants is actually heating the atmosphere more quickly than coal. The U.S. Clean Power Plan (CPP) allows each state to define which resources it will use to meet the federal goals set forth within the plan—and to qualify for state and federal subsidies. Including wood pellets as a “qualified, clean” resource would mean embracing a fuel source that’s been identified as worse than coal in terms of its CO2 emissions. This has a tremendous impact on Georgia residents. Covering around 24.8 million acres—roughly two-thirds of the state—our oxygen-producing forests are a powerful resource in the fight against global warming, a fight we must win. Unfortunately, with the third-highest number of acres of bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, Georgia’s forests are directly in the crosshairs of an industry intent on cashing in on a new “green” gold rush. “Because only 9% of Georgia timberland is owned by the public, with 25% being owned by corporate interests, regulation of the emerging biofuels industry is problematic,” notes Emily Zucchino of the Dogwood Alliance, a nonprofit organization 14 working to ensure that forest industries

Entire hardwood forests are decimated for the wood pellet industry. How can this be “green?” Photos courtesy of Dogwood Alliance

practice sustainable harvesting. It’s no surprise that Georgia is one of the top three states being targeted for expansion by the industry. We already have one of the highest amount of wood pellet production facilities in the South, and there are at least seven new production facilities being planned. Most current biomass production relies on pine from privately-owned plantations, but if Georgia designates wood pellets as a “qualifying” renewable resource for the CPP, the pressure to convert our few remaining natural and semi-natural forests will be overwhelming. According to Zucchino, “The woody wetlands of Georgia are incredibly vulnerable given that 90% of the land is unprotected.” That’s the risk we are facing statewide, but what does it mean for the Savannah area? Just take a look around. From Ebenezer Creek to Pooler to Guyton, it’s hard to find a cypress swamp, wetland or hardwood forest that hasn’t been

impacted. Anyone driving west on I-16 to Macon can hardly help but notice long stretches of clear cut areas not-so-cleverly disguised by the rather cynically-named “beauty strips.” The damage isn’t merely aesthetic. Our forests provide shelter to many species found nowhere else. Turning essential habitat into wood pellets undermines species diversity, and an intact bottomland habitat with mature trees is crucial to conservation efforts. According to Ducks Unlimited, the Southeast hosts at least half of the waterfowl on the Atlantic Flyway during the winter months. Regional wetlands provide crucial yearround habitat for a multitude of species, while bottomland forests of coastal Georgia shelter songbirds and migratory Sandhill cranes. Coastal wetlands, floodplain forests, and freshwater marshes, as well as coastal bays and estuaries, are at risk. Left standing, these forests have tremendous economic benefit. In addition to

absorbing CO2 and protecting essential wildlife habitats, they have substantial tourism value. Clear cutting them for wood pellets means they’ve gone forever, and adding in subsidies, minimal job creation, health impacts, and a decrease in quality of life for communities hosting the production facilities, it becomes clear that this is neither a green nor a sustainable industry. These issues raise grave concerns about the wood pellet biomass industry and particularly the use of taxpayer funds to subsidize it. Last year, Savannah was one of the first cities to sign the Compact of Mayors, a historic agreement by America’s leading cities to actively address climate disruption. As the city’s Sustainability Department prepares to release the results of its sustainability assessment, the current City Council has an opportunity to please fiscal conservatives while strengthening Savannah’s environmental leadership position. A resolution urging the state of Georgia to join Savannah in banning any use of tax payer dollars to subsidize the wood pellet biofuels industry would do just that. Urge the City Council to enact the proposed subsidy ban using the petition available on the Our Forests Aren’t Fuels Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ dogwoodalliancesavannah. For more info visit: www.DogwoodAlliance.org. cs Vicki Weeks is the Savannah Organizer for the Dogwood Alliance’s Our Forests Aren’t Fuel campaign.

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Why so many crazy theories about negative blood types? My blood type is A negative. I’ve heard this can cause pregnancy issues, so I Googled “Rh-negative blood” and ran across a bunch of weirdo sites with “theories” about the origin of negative blood types and some online communities with seriously racist undertones. Where did all this crazy mythology surrounding blood types come from?—Katrina THAT SURE is some netherworld of dodgy disinfo you inadvertently spelunked into, Katrina—no place you’d want to find yourself without up-to-date antivirus software, an airtight pop-up blocker, and ideally a strong stomach. Many links concerning Rh-negative blood look kosher enough in your search results but when clicked release a flood of wide-eyed theories about ethnic migration, blood-type-based dating tips, and offers to trace your ancestry back to extraterrestrials, angels, or lizards. Various stalwart rationalists, bless ‘em all, have labored above and beyond to debunk this stuff. But I’ll go out on a limb here and assume that none of my readers

actually suspects some randy E.T. begat great-grandpa. Instead, as you say, the question is where these crypto-hematologists emerged from and what their deal is. On examination, they generally seem to be people who had certain theories about how the world worked long before they learned of Rh negativity. And then? Well, they smelled blood.
 Now, blood can seem like a loaded concept, I guess—essence of life, symbol of tribal identity, beverage of vampires, etc.— so maybe even the otherwise level-headed get weird about it sometimes. But come on—this is science. The term Rh factor is commonly used to refer to the presence of a certain protein, the D antigen, on the surface of an individual’s red blood cells. If you’ve got it—and most of us do<>you’re Rh-positive. The slim minority of humans without? Rh-negative. It’s always good to know your blood type, but particularly when you’re pregnant. Things can get tricky when an Rh-negative mother is carrying an Rh-positive fetus—if she’s been exposed to Rh-positive blood before (typically via a prior pregnancy), she’ll produce antibodies that can attack her helpless kiddo like it’s an infection. As with most of our species’ biological oddities, scientists believe that Rh-negative blood initially resulted from a DNA mutation that evidently served some sort of evolutionary purpose that research hasn’t quite yet nailed down. Having the gene for Rh negativity seems to improve resistance to the parasitic condition called toxoplasmosis, which may hint at an answer, but no one knows for sure. No one knows for sure: five magic words that will forever summon swarms of crackpots from dankest cyberspace. Some try to tell you that the children of the Nephilim,

an antediluvian race of fallen angels and/ or giants casually mentioned in Genesis, still walk among us—ye shall know them by their Rh-negative blood. Others will list the “reptilian” physical characteristics Rh-negative folks possess, including extra vertebrae and lower-thannormal body temperature. Yet others want to talk about the AB-negative blood supposedly found on the Shroud of Turin. But two major sets of opportunistic cranks stand out, each armed with their own theories about Rh negativity. The first crew is relatively benign, of a type familiar to all battlers against pseudoscience: those who for more than half a century have recast the divine beings of the world’s religions as “ancient astronauts,” crediting extraterrestrials with constructing the pyramids and inspiring the stone heads of Easter Island. You’ve seen their paperback bible in thrift stores, or on your favorite hippie uncle’s bookshelf: Chariots of the Gods?, by Erich von Däniken. (Who, the blood-type fans excitedly insist, was Rh-negative himself!) But for some scholars of this ilk, aliens weren’t here just to jumpstart our civilization. They manipulated us on a cellular level, creating, according to UFO-centric author Nick Redfern, “a slave race to dutifully mine gold.” The evidence? You guessed it: Rh-negative blood. You’re more likely, though, to encounter the suggestion that Rh-negative blood makes its possessor superior to others. Sometimes this leads to charming kookdom—the Basque people have an extraordinarily high Rh-negative rate of 25 to 35 percent, which entrances that strange subset of Basquophiles who believe them to be a magical race that built Stonehenge and travelled regularly to North America centuries before the age of exploration.

Unfortunately, this viewpoint attracts far nastier sorts too. Forever on the lookout for some minor genetic distinction between ethnicities to bolster their worldview, certain white supremacists are tickled a melanin-deficient pink about the fact that about 15 percent of people of European descent will tend to be Rh-negative, while less than one percent of Africans, Asians, and Native Americans will. Thus, predictably, you’ll see assertions that Rh-negatives have a higher IQ and that the fair-skinned Caucasian traits of Northern Europeans were caused by the mutation. Stray far enough into the muck and you’ll find “proof” that Jesus was Scandinavian—with AB-negative blood, natch. Back here in reality, I’ve got good news for Rh-negative moms-to-be: as long as you discuss potential Rh-factor issues with your OB-GYN early enough, complications can usually be avoided. If, however, your doc mentions anything about ancient astronauts or Nephilim, make sure you get a second opinion. cs By cecil adams Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or write him c/o Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654.

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Homicide in Windsor Forest

Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred at approximately 10 p.m., Aug. 22, in the 600 block of Northbrook Road. “Audrea Marks, 33, was found shot in the backyard. It appears this was not a random incident and evidence suggests risky behavior was taking place at the residence,” police say.

Massive building fire on East President; no serious injuries

Savannah Fire & Emergency Services firefighters last week responded to an overnight structure fire on East President Street that left behind “charred remains of what had been a large, vacant, 2-story wood building that went up in flames just after midnight,” a SFES spokesperson says. Firefighters who responded to the scene reported heavy flames and thick smoke at the site just west of the Harry S. Truman Parkway. The building, which was constructed atop wooden pilings, was fully engulfed in flames upon their arrival. The fire had also extended to wooded areas surrounding the structure. “Firefighters utilized ground hoses and aerial apparatus to douse the fire while Chatham County’s aviation unit provided airborne assistance with water from the nearby Savannah River. Georgia Forestry personnel also assisted by creating a fire break around the affected property. The

blaze caused total destruction of a large portion of the building while the remainder of the structure sustained extensive fire damage,” the department says. Although the building has been vacant for several years, “it and the surrounding area were often utilized by some individuals for shelter. Several people were inside the structure at the time of the fire however they fled when the flames erupted,” says the spokesperson. One firefighter suffered minor burns to his hand while fighting the blaze and was treated by emergency medical personnel on scene. He received further treatment at Candler Hospital and was released. No other injuries were reported as a result of the fire. “Savannah Fire investigators were on the scene overnight and again this morning as they searched for clues to the cause and point of origin for the fire. At this time, both are still undetermined and the investigation continues.”

Four officers suspended over Patrick Mumford tasing

Chief Joseph Lumpkin has suspended four officers involved in the misidentification and subsequent tasing of Patrick Mumford in a driveway on the Eastside Feb. 1 of this year. Three SCMPD officers, CPL Charles Wilson, APO Sharif Lockett, and APO Aaron Fox were dispatched to serve a warrant on a man suspected to be involved in the theft of a cellphon who also had an outstanding assault warrant. “When the officers arrived on the scene, they encountered a young man who was sitting in a car in the driveway located at the address, and who they believed, mistakenly, to be Mr. Clay,” said Chief Lumpkin in a statement last week. “When the person they encountered failed to follow the officers’ instructions and his hand appeared to reach for something on the front passenger seat floor board area, the officers restrained him

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utilizing a Conducted Electrical Weapon (Taser). Subsequently, the officers looked at the subject’s identification, and determined that he was not Mr. Clay, but Patrick Mumford. The officers arrested Mr. Mumford for Obstruction by Resisting (Arrest).” Chief Lumpkin says the officers’ supervisor, Sergeant Robert Kendrick, didn’t file the proper Use of Force report to the Internal Affairs Unit until several weeks after the event. “The internal affairs investigation determined that the officers did not follow correct procedure in interviewing Mr. Mumford, since they did not ask to see his identification, which may have deescalated the situation at the outset,” Chief Lumpkin said. However, the Chief also said, “When Mr. Mumford failed to follow the officers’

instructions and his hand appeared to reach for something on the front passenger seat floor board area, we do feel that our officers demonstrated great restraint toward Mr. Mumford in using a Taser, as opposed to a firearm (as it applies to the law enforcement use of force continuum). When an individual’s hand(s) become concealed in disregard to police commands, police officers typically feel their personal safety is at great risk.” The Chief closed the statement with, “As the Chief of Police, I apologize to Mr. Mumford and I have done so in person.” cs All cases from recent local law enforcement incident reports. Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 912/234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using keyword CSTOP2020.

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news & Opinion News of the weird The phenomenal Japanese singer Hatsune Miku (100 million YouTube hits) is coming off of a sold-out, 10-city North American concert tour with high-energy audiences (blocks-long lines to get in; raucous crowd participation; hefty souvenir sales), except that “she” isn’t real. Hatsune Miku is a projected hologram on stage singing and dancing (but her band is human), and her May show in Dallas, according to a Dallas Observer review, typically ignited frenzied fans who know the show’s “every beat, outfit ... and glow stick color-change.” Her voice, a synthesized “vocaloid,” is crafted in pitch, timbre and timing to sound human. (The latest PlayStation brings Hatsune Miku into the home by virtual reality.)

The Finer Points of Law

• Make Up Your Mind, Feds: On Aug. 11, the federal government’s Drug Enforcement Agency famously refused to soften the regulation of marijuana, leaving it (with heroin) as a harsh “Schedule I” drug because, citing Food and Drug Administration findings, it has “no medical use.” However, as the Daily Caller pointed out, another federal agency—Department of Health and Human Services—obtained a U.S. patent in 2003 for marijuana-derived cannabinoids, which HHS pointed out have several medical uses (as an antioxidant and for limiting neurological damage following strokes). • Priorities: (1) “A dog has better protection than our kids,” lamented an Oregon prosecutor in May because, unlike the pet law, the “child abuse” law requires proof the victim experienced “substantial” pain—which a young child often lacks vocabulary to describe. (Simply showing welts and bruises is insufficient, the Court of Appeals has ruled.) (2) That same Oregon Court of Appeals ruled in June that Thomas Wade, 44, was not guilty of a crime when in 2013 he unzipped his pants, reached inside, and at that point cursed the woman he had confronted in a public park. “Distasteful,” wrote the Court, but it was an exercise of Wade’s free speech right. • Texas! In August, Houston defense lawyer Jerry Guerinot announced his retirement from death-penalty cases,

leaving him with a perfect record (for that area of his practice): He lost every single time. Twenty-one clients received the death penalty, and 10 have been executed (so far). He made no excuses, pointing out that “gang members, serial killers and sociopaths” were entitled to representation, too, and that he has taken more than 500 noncapital cases to trial (with, presumably, more success).

Tourists Gone Wild

(1) Investigators revealed in July that an off-duty Aurora, Colorado, sheriff’s deputy had justifiably fired his gun to resist a parking lot mugging—and that, furthermore, one of the bullets from Deputy Jose Marquez’s gun had gone straight into the barrel of one of the handguns pointed at him. The investigators called the shot “one in a billion.” (2) Matthew Lavin, 39, drew internet acclaim in July after he was gored through his left thigh while “running with the bulls” in the annual spectacle in Pamplona, Spain. Interviewed in his hospital bed by Madrid’s The Local, he What did called it “the best time ever” Spanish moss ever do to you? and said he looked forward to another run next year.

(1) Tourism officials in Iceland recently posted “hundreds” of signs at visitor attractions showing a squatting person in silhouette, with a small pile on the ground underneath—and the familiar diagonal line (indicating “don’t”). Critics of the signs reluctantly admit Iceland’s chronic shortage of public restrooms. (2) In a YouTube clip released in July, a Disney fan posted shot after shot of “rude” Chinese tourists at Shanghai Disneyland, coaxing their small children to urinate in public rather than in restrooms. (3) The Tourism Bureau of Japan’s Hokkaido island recently rewrote its etiquette guide for visitors to underscore the inappropriateness of “belching or flatulence” in public.

Leading Economic Indicators

Awesome!

Suspicions Confirmed: (1) A New York Times reporter, describing in June the rising prices of prescription pharmaceuticals, noted that a popular pain reliever (probably describing oxycodone) was available on the Paterson, New Jersey, black market for $25 a pill, while heroin was going for $2 a baggie. (2) The economic growth rate in Ireland for 2015 was revised—upward—in July. Growth of its gross domestic product was originally estimated at 7.8 percent, but subsequently—adding the paper value of several “inversions” (U.S. companies “moving” to Ireland to reduce U.S. taxes)— Ireland found that it was actually growing at 26.7 percent.

Ironies

Gary Durham, 40, was shot to death during a heated road-rage incident in Plant City, Florida, on Aug. 10. Durham had served 10 years in prison after an aggressive road-rage episode in 2001 in which he pursued another driver and knocked him to the ground, causing the man to hit his head, fatally, on the pavement. (Included in Durham’s 2002 sentence was an order to take anger management classes.)

Wait, What?

• The Borough Council of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, was surprised to learn in June that, because of an existing local ordinance, dogs were not permitted in its brand-new Pompton Lakes dog park, created with great fanfare in an area of Hershfield Park. The council vowed to fix the problem. (2) In June, a police watchdog agency in Dublin, Ireland, asked officers (“gardai”) across the country to try to carry out house raids at “reasonable hours” so that they do not disturb the occupants. (In one complaint, gardai staged a 3:15 a.m. raid to search for evidence of stolen vehicle accessories.) • A 9-year-old girl named Irina won a contest in Berezniki, Russia, in August for letting mosquitos bite her more often that they bit other contestants. It is the

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The Passing Parade

(1) The Elanora Heights Public School (a primary school in Sydney, Australia) recently banned clapping during student assemblies in an effort to help pupils with noise anxieties. To show audience approval, students are asked to “punch the air,” “pull (on their) faces” or “wriggle about.” (2) In July, The Nairobian newspaper reported the remarkable career of “Rosemary,” reputed to be the Kenyan capital’s oldest prostitute—still going strong at 64 after more than 5,000 clients. She said she could make it through 40 on a good day, but never missed church on Sunday.

Least Competent Criminals

Didn’t Think Ahead: (1) In July, Joshua Jacobs, 30, accidentally knocked down a traffic sign at 12:45 a.m. in Vero Beach, Florida, and, spotting a sheriff’s deputy, sped away. The deputy gave chase—especially, he said, given the fully-grown marijuana plant resting in the bed of the pickup. Jacobs was arrested. (2) Jeremy Watts, 30, and Jessica Heady, 24, were charged with aggravated burglary (a PlayStation and other electronics from a man’s home) in Clarksville, Tennessee, in August. The pair had offered the haul to a Cash America Pawnshop, but did not realize that the home they had burglarized was the pawnshop manager’s.

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When Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson squinted into the tinsel and glow of Times Square, searching out The Iridium jazz club, they realized how far they were from the marshes of home. In seersucker suits with smiles shining like Moon River, the childhood friends have come a long way in their musical careers. From school band beginnings to founding The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, Davis and Johnson have entertained swing and big band lovers from Louisiana to Poland. The New York gig was a major moment. “I was scared to death,” co-founder and vocalist Johnson confides. “We were going into the belly of the beast. All the greats have performed there. I was thinking, ‘This is the stupidest thing ever!’” The band set up and waited for their audience to arrive. “We went in there, and I was convinced they were going to boo us offstage,” says 18 Johnson, a Louisiana native. “Just chew us

up and eat us alive. We’re just a couple of country bumpkins. We have no business being on Broadway!” After the show, the club owner approached Davis and Johnson. “He said, ‘I’ve been here for 11, 13 years, with music six nights a week. This is the best show we ever had in here,’” band

Johnson laughs. “It wasn’t our decision! And that was 25, 28 years ago.” The duo have grown from their school band nerd days into charismatic leaders and big band bosses. As their Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, one of the most indemand party bands on the East Coast, continues to blow up, the team has turned

“We’re having fun and entertaining audiences and making friends from the stage. That’s a Southern thing.’” leader, vocalist, and tenor sax player Davis quotes. “It wasn’t the best music they’ve ever had, but it was the best show. We’re going to entertain you. We’re having fun and entertaining audiences and making friends from the stage. That’s a Southern thing. People love it.” Davis and Johnson met in the seventh grade when their mothers discovered the boys were in every class together. “They decided we should be friends,”

an eye on the Coastal Empire. Davis discovered Savannah’s magic while on vacation with family. “We just fell in love,” he gushes. “It’s different. There’s an appreciation of the arts here, there’s affluence here.” While their home state of Louisiana has a thriving arts and music scene in hot spots like New Orleans and Lafayette, Davis was drawn to the Hostess City for its beauty and touring convenience.

“You’re four, five hours to Atlanta, and there’s just hundreds of places all the way down 95, all the way to New York,” he remarks. “We just knew it would be better for us. We started over with the whole big band here.” Davis moved his family to Savannah the day Hurricane Katrina touched land. Johnson followed soon after, and the besties set to work planning their very first Savannah show—a concert bigger than anything they’d ever done in their home state. “The first show we did was a Fourth of July show that sold out the Lucas Theatre,” says Davis. “We ended it with a big, New Orleansstyle street parade, leading 1,500 people from The Lucas all the way to River Street. It was the coolest thing. We knew immediately that we had found a cool place to be.” For people like Davis and Johnson, who have over a dozen professional jazz musicians to pay at the end of the night, Savannah provides an interesting challenge. “It’s kind of unique in the fact that there’s no live music venues for this style of music,” says Davis. “Touring acts don’t stop

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thing happened with big bands: you think of the ‘40s, Glenn Miller. That’s a part of the history of big band. Where we live, it’s the swingin’ ‘60s, but not just that. The Rat Pack, they were just having a blast. That’s what we do. We add in anything from Ray Charles to Johnny Cash to Elvis, plus original music. Sometimes, we’ll even throw in a tune from the ‘70s or ‘80s, or a brand-new song.” Equinox’s community-minded style isn’t limited to their live show. The band is always engaging in missionary work and community outreach. The band just returned from Poland, where they performed for patients in nursing homes, children in orphanages, and teen campers. Proceeds from their Trustees Theater performance benefit Xcel Strategies, Inc., a Savannah-based mentoring network targeting young men between 15-25. With its mentorship team, Excel empowers youth and helps them find a sense of purpose and passion. “It’s our big ‘thank you’ to the city of Savannah,” Johnson explains. “If Jeremy hadn’t made the decision to move his family out here 10 years ago, me and my wife would have never moved. Savannah embraced us, and we’re carrying the flag of Savannah around the world. We fell in love with the haunting beauty and stories, and we just want to say thank you to this city, and thank you for what Savannah has been for us.” CS

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Featuring Paul J. Herzog (ex-Total Fucking Distortion) on bass and vocals, drummer Josh Cohen of hardcore band Cop Problem, and Jeffrey V. Daniels on guitar, Philadelphia’s Die Choking brought plenty of experience to the table when they formed. That heavy pedigree allowed the band to create a sound that touches on metal, grindcore, powerviolence, and thrash, with crust tendencies and punk nods. Now considered one of the best shows you’ll catch on the circuit, the band hits Savannah for the first time this Sunday. The members of Die Choking united with the common goal of cranking out exhilaratingly fast material that obliterates everything in its path. In their few years as a band, they’ve kept it concise, releasing two EPs, simply dubbed I and II, in January and September 2014 respectively, on The Compound Records. In 2015, the band pushed past the shortform with the creation of a full LP, III, recorded with Will Yip (Lauryn Hill, Circa Survive, Title Fight) at Studio 4. If it seemed impossible for Die Choking to increase their tempos, the band proved the impossible, throwing listeners in headfirst with opener “Millirem.” Annihilating drums sound off as if tracked in the center of a battlefield while Herzog plunges in with barbed wails and bellows. As the heart rate kicks in and the band readies for the final sprint, those higher, piercing, acerbic cries delve into wicked, doomy growls (fitting, given the band’s name is said to be a wishful fate for animal abuser/ Eagles quarterback Michael Vick). Once the initial impact has shaken out, III’s songs crack open to reveal impressive complexities, from unusual time signatures to jarring guitar leads (“Death’s Waveform”). At the end of that track, the band pauses for breath as doomsday drums reverberate ominously. Among the blistering riffs and explosive dynamics, Herzog has crafted an entire narrative reinterpretation of Plato’s allegory of the cave. With each of the album’s eleven tracks clocking in under a minutes and forty seconds, Herzog sets a “politicized metaphysical cycle”: origin, liberation, corruption, falter, violent degradation, decay, rebirth. Herzog’s career as an ICU nurse mixed with a love of Regan-era punk is evident in his writing approach. Taking nihil20 istic comfort in the image of an infinite

graveyard, III overcomes ignorance with an assuredness that we’re all to be met with the same fate—as it’s always been. Recommended: give track eight, “Dead Figurehead,” a spin while you sort through your election cycle newsfeed. The image III paints is a warning, a reminder of the past, bathed in blood and swarmed in flies. It couldn’t be more timely. After watching the evening news, Die Choking’s grinding chaos feels like a welcome, hammering salve on the brain and ears. The Foundery Coffee Pub plays host to the show after some DIY venue changes. The neighborhood café has hosted a weekly open mic and various bands throughout its time, but Die Choking will perhaps be the heaviest show to hit the establishment yet. Locals Negative Graves (ex-Rebel Scum) and Basaran, a new band featuring members of Without, You Once Were, The Anxiety Junkies, and Vatican, open the show. CS

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Death metal fans aged 21 and up can enjoy a special bill of touring and local talent on Thursday from Coastal Rock Productions. Headliners Abiotic, hailing from Miami, combine death metal and progressive technical skills for a frenzied, riff-heavy show. For six years, the band’s garnered a strong following thanks to John Matos and Matt Mendez’s fierce dueling guitars, finger-style bass courtesy of Alex Vasquez, tenacious rhythms from drummer Brent Phillips, and singer Travis Bartosek’s bristling vocals. Their latest, Casuistry, released in 2015 on Metal Blade Records, continues a tradition of technical prowess and challenging lyricism. Two Savannah death metal bands, Pridemeat and Fishtooth, open the show. Thursday, September 1, 9 p.m., $8

Alt Hip Hop Night: The Difference Machine, Dope KNife @El-Rocko Lounge

Atlanta’s psychedelic rap machine returns for a show you won’t soon forget. Before forming The Difference Machine, emcees DT and Dr. Conspiracy were both active in the Atlanta music scene (Dr. Conspiracy with Zone 7, Expatriots, and Lee Harvey Oswald, DT with Clan Destined). The two knew each other from beat battles and hip hop open mics, but didn’t collaborate until a keen-eyed promoter took it upon himself to book them as a duo. At that performance—opening for Kool Keith, no less—the presumed one-off gig was met with widespread praise. After the show, DT and Dr. Conspiracy put their heads together to establish what would become The Difference Machine. The group’s live show is an unrivaled, immersive experience. With drums, a DJ, effects, bass, sound engineers, and visuals, the group aims for audiences to transcend and enter a new level of consciousness while enveloped in their music. The Difference Machine hits town fresh off the release of their second full-length record. The 4th Side of the Eternal Triangle, released June 24 via Atlanta’s Psych Army Intergalactic Records, shows the band taking innovative strides with samples, cerebral lyricism, and creative rhythms. The album is available on 12” vinyl, cassette, and CD. Dope KNife represents Savannah on the bill. Friday, September 2, 10 p.m., free, 21+

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It’s not quite a live performance, but a cross-generational array of record collectors and David Lynch fans will flock to Graveface Records on Tuesday to score the coveted Twin Peaks soundtrack, available for the first time in 25 years. Death Waltz Recording Company announced the reissue earlier this year. Angelo Badalamenti’s influential score is as eerie and strangely beautiful as it was the day it premiered. Death Waltz has created a beautiful product housed in a 435gsm gatefold sleeve with lyrics and liner notes by Badalamenti. The album artwork, inspired by The Waiting Room’s zig-zag floor from the series, makes for a minimal yet immediately recognizable cover. The first pressing is completely sold out online—so if you didn’t have an excuse to shop local before, now you do! Graveface will spin the album while serving hot coffee and cherry pie (Special Agent Dale Cooper’s favorite, of course), and they’ll be giving away a free copy of the vinyl to one lucky attendee. 22 Tuesday, September 6, 7 p.m., free, all-ages

Savannah has Elvis fever! Make it a weekend fit for The King with a trip to The Jepson’s “Elvis at 21” exhibition (if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a must; if you have, take another wander and discover something new!) and finish off the night on Tybee. Russ Lanier and his Dream Team Band bring Elvis’s Las Vegas Hilton Nightclub act to life with a nine-piece band, horn section, and backup vocalists. They’ll highlight 27 of Presley’s hits with all the showmanship and thrills the Pelvis himself delivered. Lanier, a Georgia Southern grad and Statesboro native, is an accountant by day, but when the curtain rises, the local businessman transforms into a rock ‘n’ roll hero. The exciting show has earned Lanier and The Dream Team Band fans throughout the Southeast. Saturday, September 3, 8 p.m., $25, all-ages

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Barrelhouse South Ben Lewis Bay Street Blues Hitman Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Thea, piano/vocals Boomy’s Eric Culberson Band coffee deli Acoustic Jam El-Rocko Lounge Happy Hour w/ Anders Thomsen Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Cory Chambers Rachael’s 1190 Jeremy Riddle The Sandbar Open Mic SEED Eco Lounge Latin Music Night Treehouse Wobble Wednesday Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jubal Kane Wild Wing Cafe Brandon Reeves The Wormhole Open Mic

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The Chromatic Dragon Geeky Trivia Night Dub’s Pub Trivia The Jinx Rock n Roll Bingo Rachael’s 1190 Team Trivia Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia World of Beer Trivia

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Club One Karaoke Hercules Bar & Grill Karaoke Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke Mediterranean Tavern Karaoke hosted by K-Rawk Wet Willie’s Karaoke

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Barrelhouse South Drunken Hearts Bay Street Blues Hitman Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals) Fannie’s on the Beach Christy and Butch Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Fundamentals The Jinx Abiotic, Pridemeat, Fishtooth Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Greg Williams Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub City Hotel Duo Rocks on the Roof Virtue Band Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon 24 The Warehouse Rachael

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Blending R&B, pop, reggae, blues, and rock ‘n’ roll swagger, Danielle Hicks and her band put on a riveting show full of hit favorites and original tunes. Mosey underground to Jazz’d Tapas Bar, order a round of savory small plates and delicious cocktails, and let Hicks’ charismatic, honey-toned vocals warm your evening. Friday, september 2, 9 p.m., free, 21+ Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Acoustic Thursday

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Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mike with Craig Tanner and Mr. Williams Bayou Cafe David Harbuck Cocktail Co. Monday Night Live Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Stan Ray The Wormhole Open Mic

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32 Degrees Midtown Grille and Ale House Trivia Blowin’ Smoke BBQ Team Trivia The Britannia British Pub Bingo McDonough’s Trivia Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Bingo

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The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard Little Lucky’s DJ Mixx Masta Matao SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces

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Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Thea, piano/vocals Foxy Loxy Cafe Joe Nelson Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray Lundy The Jinx Hip-Hop Night Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic Nickie’s 1971 Open Mic w/ Willie Jackson Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Hitman Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay The Wormhole Mitchell & Friends Acoustic Happy Hour

Savannah Taphouse Trivia Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Trivia The Wormhole Trivia

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IT’S TIME once again for Savannah’s favorite Labor Day weekend event that doesn’t involve the Georgia Bulldogs: the Savannah Craft Brew Festival. Those who have attended before know the drill: You get wristbanded at the entrance of the Trade Center; you enter and pick up your branded, take-home

tasting glass along with a handy brewer scoring guide and pencil; and you enter the outdoor/indoor tasting space, enjoying the hand-served two-ounce pours at your pleasure and leisure. Yes, food is available at extra cost onsite. The usual crowd favorites return this year: the Silent Disco, Photo Booth, Cornhole Tournament, Mead Garden, Mixology Garden, and Import Garden. There will be a couple of new wrinkles for 2016, the Orpheus Beer & Cheese Pairing and the New Belgium Karaoke.

“For the beer & cheese pairing, this will be setup in a classroom style setting —similar to the Brew University—and patrons will be able to learn why certain beer styles pair best with specific cheeses,” says Alex Colee of Red Mountain Entertainment, the company that runs the Fest. And yes, New Belgium Karaoke is exactly what it sounds like. “We have recently introduced karaoke to our line of beer festivals and it has been so much fun to watch patrons pick their favorite songs and sing with their friends.”

But it’s not all about tasting. It’s also about education, such as the Mixology Garden. “World of Beer has outdone themselves with this year’s Mixology Garden,” Colee says. “Their genius bartenders will be on site mixing up two or three beers together to make a whole new beer! They’re going to be amazing.” The Craft Brew Fest was created for a specific reason, other than just to offer quality craft beer to Savannah.

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“This event was created because for whatever reason we discovered the Labor Day weekend was a little bit of a hole in our tourism calendar. It was typically a low occupancy weekend,” says Joe Marinelli, president of Visit Savannah. “At the time our team got together and did research on what was popular and what we could create to maybe help drive some hotel room sales for that long holiday weekend.” That was in 2008, as the craft brew trend was really exploding. So, guess what the research uncovered was the hottest attraction? “I always laugh about that, because I don’t drink beer. But I had to make the call,” says Marinelli. Visit Savannah managed the festival for its first five years, always with the intent of eventually handing it off to another organization. “Along came Red Mountain, and they’ve done a nice job of it,” says Marinelli. What makes the event special, Marinelli says, is the level of creativity in keeping the event unique and relevant, with lots of interaction with brewery representatives and a focus on educating about the beer. Since this weekend usually marks the kickoff of the all-important college football season in earnest, festival organizers wanted to make sure the event wouldn’t compete with enjoyment of the games, but would enhance it. “We originally thought we’d want to keep football at arms’s length. We were originally not interested in mixing college

football with craft brew tasting,” says Marinelli. “But Red Mountain embraced the idea of saying, we want people to be able to look over their shoulder and see what’s going on with the game. Innovations like that have been popular.” Marinelli says the event has been a strategic success in that Labor Day Weekend experiences a higher occupancy rate than in years past, with the addition of new hotels in Savannah helping to serve the increased visitation and attendance. “It’s a good thing,” he say simply.

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Craft brew Festival Survival Guide

The Savannah Craft Brew Festival

Survival Guide By Raymond Gaddy

Team@brewdrinkrun

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Photos by Casey Jones/Visit Savannah

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THE Savannah Craft Brew Festival is this Saturday and with over 150 craft beers available for tastings, plus live music, a corn hole tournament and some educational opportunities, it promises to be a fun day. Beer festivals can be great. You have the opportunity to try new beers, revisit some old favorites and usually learn a thing or two about beer and the craft beer industry. Festival can be hard though the crowds can be overwhelming and long lines boring to stand in, plus over drinking is always a problem. To avoid these festival pitfalls, here are several tips and tricks you can use to make sure you have a fun, responsible and safe day at not only the Savannah Craft Brew Festival but any beer festival. Eat: The Italians have a saying “non ha mangiato basta.” A person doesn’t get drunk, they don’t have enough to eat. Food will help you make it through the day. There will be vendors with food and snacks (pretzel necklace!) on hand at the Festival but it’s not a bad idea to also eat before you arrive. Have a nice big breakfast or lunch before you go and your full belly will help keep the pace of your drinking level. Bonus pro tip: Avoid foods that are spicy. They will kill your palate and you won’t be able to taste the beer. Drink Water: Hydrate before you enter the festival. Once you’re in you’ll see water is usually available at all the festival tents. Most see this as a means to rinse you glass and it is but don’t pour it out! Drink that water. As a general rule of thumb you should consume at least as much water as beer. Drinking your “rinse water” method insures you are keeping your water to beer ratio intact. Pace yourself: This is not dollar beer night; this is a craft brew festival. The day is about quality beer, not quantity. Sip and enjoy your beer. Pay attention to the flavors in every beer you sample. It’s called a tasting for a reason. Make comparisons and talk them over with your buddies. If you don’t like a beer, that’s OK, don’t drink it. There will always be a dump bucket

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Festival Map Parking Lot Entrance World of Sam Adams

29 30 31 32 Palm Import Garden

South Magazine Photo Booth

Orpheus Beer & Cheese Pairing

World of Beer Mixology Garden

Moonlight Meadery Garden

33 34 35 36

22 21 20 19 18 17

24 25 26 26 27 28

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Foothills/Terrapin Sports Bar

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Original Sin Cider Garden

Ferry Entrance

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Pabst Blue Ribbon Silent Disco

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Southern Barrel Cornhole Tourney

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SAVANNAH RIVER Stand Alone Southbound

Service Beer Garden

Palm Import Garden

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16. Service 17. Bell’s 18. Founders 19. Moon River 20. Lagunitas 21. Coastal Empire 22. Cigar City 23. Sam Adams/Angry Orchad/Truly/Traveler 24. Lexington 25. Thomas Creek 26. Stone 27. Left Hand 28. Dogfish Head 29. Burnt Hickory

30. D+V 31. Wetten 32. Total Beverage 33. Merchant Du Vin 34. Lattis

46. Weyerbacher 47. Three Taverns 48. Great Divide/Allagash 49. Florida Beer Co./Unita 50. Anchor/Back Forty 51. Wild Heaven 52. Rogue 53. Sierra Nevada 54. Sweetwater 55. New Holland 56. Small Town 57. Brooklyn/Harpoon 58. Unibrou/Orange Blossom 59. Hilton Head Brewing 60. Highland 61. Heavy Seas

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2. Hi Wire 3. New Belgium 4. Natty Greene 5. Goose Island/Blue Point 6. Palmetto 7. Red Hare 8. Southern Tier 9. Eagle Creek 10. Monday Night 11. Jekyll 12. Grayton 13. Elysian/10 Barrel 14. Lazy Magnolia/RJ Rockers 15. Kona

Due to the unique and sometimes limited brewing process of many craft beers, certain beers may not be available at festival time or may run out during the event. Savannah Craft Brew Fest appreciates your understanding that particular beers may be substituted or unavailable.

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Moonlight Meadery Garden 36. Moonlight 37. Redstone 38. Viking 39. B Nektar

Original Sin Cider Garden 40. Crispin/Woodchuck 41. Treehorn Cider 42. Ace 43. Jack’s 44. Samuel Smith/Blackthorn 45. Original Cider

Foothill/Terrapin Sports Bar Southern Barrel Cornhole PBR Silent Disco Orpheus Beer & Cheese Pairing

Beer Garden #4 62. Ballast Point 63. Atwayter 64. Boulevard / Ommegang 65. Eventide 66. Scofflaw 67. Second Self 68. Abita 69. Mother Earth

close at hand. Take a break every now and then to enjoy the music, play a game or just enjoy the view of Savannah from across the river. Talk to the Brewery representatives: The reps aren’t there just to pour you a drink. Beer representatives all love beer, they wouldn’t be in the job if they didn’t. Beer lovers love to talk beer so ask questions, these guys are pros, you’ll get good answers. If you find a beer you like (or maybe don’t like) ask about the style, the hops or other flavorings used in brewing. This information will help you target beer you know you will like in the future. Have a plan: The brewery participants and usually the beer lists are announced in advance. Have a look at the list before you go. Make a plan to first visit the brewery tents you are most interested in first. That way you insure you have the opportunity to taste the beers you want, just in case the brewery runs out. Please, please, don’t try to sample everything; 150 beers, 4oz pours, that is almost 40 gallons of beer, that plan will not end well. Take your camera: You are certain to find a great beer you’ll want to revisit later. Camera phones are great for taking notes on and for photographing labels. You’ll appreciate your photos when you make your next trip to the bottle shop and need a reminder of the name of that one particular beer you had at the festival. Better yet there are several beer apps available that usually have a rating system, a means to record photographs and a means to take beer notes. Upgrade to VIP tickets: VIP tickets to beer festivals always have several perks that are usually worth it for the craft beer enthusiast. Early entry (shorter lines!) and access to special or rare beers is typical. If you’re looking to check off some rare beers or just expand your palate VIP tickets are usually a good bet. VIP tickets for the Savannah Craft Brew Festival are, unfortunately, already sold out. Those lucky enough to have snagged those tickets will have early access and entry into a specialty beer area as well as free food and a few giveaways. Have a safe ride home: NO ONE wants you driving home after drinking. Have a ride ready to pick you up or plan for a cab. Even better the Craft Brew Festival offers a $15 Designated Driver ticket. Be cool and buy your best nondrinking buddy a ticket to the festival. You can hang out together all day, they get free water and sodas and everyone makes it home safe. Visiting and staying downtown or you live downtown? Don’t get in a car at all, take the free ferry across the river and walk home from there.

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Craft brew Festival faqs

Brew Fest Can I bring my own food or beverages into the festival?

ATM on site?

No outside food or beverages allowed, except pretzel necklaces! Will food and non-alcoholic drinks be available for purchase?

Yes. Is there parking? Yes, there is event parking at the Trade Center available for $5 all day.

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Can I take the ferry across the river to the Festival instead?

Yes, you can take the free Water Belles ferry from the Waving Girl landing at the Savannah Marriott across to the Trade Center landing, and back again. IMPORTANT: The City Hall Landing will not be available for use this Saturday! The ferry runs all day, including for the length of the B10 Festival.

Do you accept credit cards or checks at the door?

Here’s a list of what you cannot bring into the festival:

Can I buy beer at the festival to take home?

No. But there’s an ATM in front of the venue and another just around the corner.

No. Two-ounce beer samples are the only alcoholic beverages available.

Do I need to buy beer tokens for tastings?

-Weapons -Illegal substances -Framed or large backpacks -No food or beverage of any kind -Alcohol -Glass containers -Bicycles inside festival grounds (There will be bike parking outside the festival entrance -Fireworks and explosives -Instruments and laser pointers -Picnic baskets -Lawn furniture -Tents -Pets (except service dogs) -Professional camera or video equipment -Coolers

Yes.

Who is allowed into the festival? Anyone with a ticket who is 21 and older, with a valid I.D. Everyone’s I.D. will be checked along with their ticket. Can I bring a folding chair/lawn chair with me? No, you cannot bring chairs. Seating will be available for you to eat, drink and relax if you wish.

No. All beer tastings are included with your ticket. How can I find a brewery or beer? You will be given a Beer Fest guide upon entering. It will provide you with a map and descriptions of each brewery and beer. Will any of the beer run out? Possibly. All beers are subject to availability and popularity, so we cannot guarantee that a beer will be available the entire session.

What if it rains?

Can I bring my kid?

The event is rain or shine, but takes place both indoors and outdoors.

No one under 21 will be allowed into the festival.

Can I leave and return later?

Can I bring my pet? No.

There is no re-entry once you have entered the site.

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Craft brew Festival beer styles

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Here’s a quick look at some more commonly known styles of beer to bring you into the know:

LAGER BEERS are a family of beers originating from central Europe that are

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smooth tasting, with less aggressive character, and little to no fruity flavor. Lagers are brewed using bottom-fermenting yeast at lower temperatures and for longer durations than those typically used to brew ales. Lager Varieties: Pilsner—Aromatic, pale lager with a prominent hop character. Schwarzbier—Dark, almost black Lager that usually has a full chocolate or coffee flavor. Bock—This Beer can be dark, amber, or pale in color. Usually sweet, strong, and refreshing. Dunkel—Ruby brown German lager with a smooth malty flavor.

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ALE BEERS showed up in England and the Netherlands around the 15th century. They have a sweet, full bodied and sometimes fruity taste. Ales are brewed from malted barley using a top-fermenting brewers’ yeast and are typically fermented at temperatures between 60 and 75°F. Ale Varieties: Brown Ale—Beer with a dark amber or brown color with subtle caramel and chocolate flavors. Scotch Ales—A strong dark malty ale with toffee notes. India Pale Ales (IPA)—Amber to copper in color with hoppy, bitter and sometimes malty flavor. Porter—A dark brown beer with a toasty chocolate flavor. Stout Dark—Almost black beer which range from dry to sweet with a toffee espresso profile. Pale Ale—A classic ale that is light in color, fruity and usually bitter with a hint of malt.

WHEAT BEERS are brewed with a large portion of wheat and typically a signifi-

cant amount of malted barley, which produces a fresh taste. Wheat Varieties: Weissbeir—Wheat beer in its traditional unfiltered form. Usually has sediment with a citrus, nutmeg, and clove characteristics. Witbier—A barley/wheat, top-fermented beer brewed mainly in Belgium. The taste is only slightly hoppish and is very refreshing in summer. American Wheat—Invented by specialty brewers in the United States within the last 25-30 years. These beers display the creativity and diversity of America’s craft brewers. Usually golden to light amber in color with subdued malt character but more assertive hop character than their European counterparts.

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Craft Brew Festival the list

Brewery offerings 10 Barrel Brewing Company // Portland, Oregon 10barrel.com // Location:15 JOE IPA Piña Summer ale

Abita Brewing Co. // Abita Springs, Louisiana Abita.com // Location: 68 Bourbon St. Coffee Stout Straw Gator

Ace Premium Craft Cider // Sonoma, CA Acecider.com // Location: 42 Pineapple Ace Black Jack

Burnthickorybrewery.com // Location: 29 Didjits Blood Orange IPA Ezekial’s Wheel

Cigar City Brewing Co. // Tampa, Florida

Cigarcitybrewing.com // Location: 22 Jai Alai IPA Maduro

Coastal Empire Brewing Co. // Savannah, Georgia

Allagash.com // Location: 48 Allagash White Allagash Saison

Coastalempirebeer.com // Location: 21 Coco Pina Gose Southern Delight Praline Amber Inshore Slam IPA Tybee Island Blonde

Anchor Brewing // San Francisco, CA

Crispin Cider Co. // Colfax, California

Allagash Brewing Co. // Portland, Maine

Anchorbrewing.com // Location: 50 Mango Wheat Lemon Lager

Angry Orchard // Walden, New York

Crispincider.com // Location: 40 Blackberry Pear Original

D & V Int’l // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Angryorchard.com // Location: 23 Crisp Apple

Specialtybeer.com // Location: 30 St. Bernardus Abt 12 Duchesse de Bourgogne

Atwater Brewing Co. // Detroit, Michigan

Dogfish Head Brewing Co. // Milton, Delaware

Atwaterbeer.com // Location: 63 Traverse City Cherry Wheat Vanilla Java Porter

B.Nektar // Ferndale, MI

Bnektar.com // Location: 39 Zombie Killer Tuco Style Freakout

Back Forty Beer Company // Gadsden, AL Backfortybeer.com // Location: 50 Paw Paw Peach Truck Stop Honey

Ballast Point Brewing Co. // San Diego, California

Dogfish.com // Location: 28 Flesh & Blood IPA SeaQuench Ale 90 minute IPA Punkin Ale

Eagle Creek Brewing Co. // Statesboro, Georgia Eaglecreekbrewingco.com // Location: 9 Adaption IPA Tea Party Amber Ale River Street Brown Ale Spot Tail Blonde Ale

Elysian Brewing Co. // Seattle, Washington

Ballastpoint.com // Location: 62 Orange Vanilla Fathom Sculpin Watermelon Dorado

Elysianbrewing.com // Location: 13 Space Dust IPA Super Fuzz Blood Orange Pale Ale

Bell’s Brewing Co. // Kalamazoo, Michigan

Eventide Brewing Co. // Atlanta, Georgia

Bellsbeer.com // Location: 17 Oarsmen Ale Two Hearted Ale

Blue Point Brewing Co. // Long Island, New York

Bluepointbrewing.com // Location: 3 Toasted Lager Blueberry Ale

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Burnt Hickory Brewing Co. // Kennesaw, Georgia

Boulevard Brewing Co. // Kansas City, Missouri

Boulevard.com // Location: 64 Tropical Pale Ale

Brooklyn Brewery // New York, NY

brooklynbrewery.com // Location: 57 Octoberfest B14 Defender

Eventidebrewing.com // Location: 65 Citrus Grove Hefeweizen Kolsch

Florida Beer Company // Cape Canaveral, FL

Floridabeer.com // Location: 49 Lager Southernmost Wheat

Uinta Brewing Co // Salt Lake City, UT Uintabrewing.com // Location: 49 Detour Double IPA Nosh Tangerine

Foothills Brewing Co. // Winston-Salem, North Carolina

New Belgium Brewing Co. // Fort Collins, Colorado Newbelgium.com/brewery // Location: Karaoke Citradelic Tangerine IPA Hop Kitchen Lips Of Faith Pumpkick Ale

Foothillsbrewing.com // Location: Sports Bar Jade IPA Oktoberfest Hoppyum IPA Torch Pilsner

New Holland Brewing Co. // Holland, Michigan

Founders Brewing Co. // Grand Rapids, Michigan

Ommegang Brewing Co. // Cooperstown, New York

Foundersbrewing.com // Location: 18 All Day IPA Rubaeus Dirty Bastard

Goose Island Brewing Co. // Chicago, Illinois Gooseisland.com // Location: 5 Four Star Pilsner IPA Oktoberfest

Grayton Beer Co. // Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Graytonbeer.com // Location: 12 30A Blonde Salt Of The Gulf Gose

Newhollandbrew.com // Location: 55 Dragon’s Milk Imperial StoutIchabod Pumpkin Ale

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Orange Blossom Brewing Co.// Orlando, Fl

Orangeblossonbrewing.com // Location: 58 Pilsner

Original Sin // New York, NY Origisin.com // Location: 45 Apple Apricot Elderberry Xtra Dry Pear

Orpheus Brewing Co. // Atlanta, Georgia

Greatdivide.com // Location: 48 YETI Imperial Stout Whitewater Hoppy Wheat Ale

Orpheusbrewing.com // Location: Cheese Wandering Blues Coffee Minotaur Lyric Ale

Harpoon Brewery // Boston, MA

Palmetto Brewing Co. // Charleston, South Carolina

Great Divide Brewing Co. // Denver, Colorado

Harpoonbrewery.com // Location: 57 UFO Big Squeeze Shandy Pumpkin Cider

Heavy Seas Beer Co. // Halethorpe, Maryland

Hsbeer.com // Location: 61 TropiCannon Pounder Pilsner Loose Cannon

Monday Night Brewing Co. // Atlanta, Georgia Mondaynightbrewing.com // Location: 10 Drafty Kilt Scotch AleFu Man Gose Fu ManBrew Nerd Alert Pseudo Pilsner Slap Fight American IPA Super Nerd Imperial Pilsner

Moon River Brewing Co. // Savannah, Georgia

moonriverbrewing.com // Location: 19 Rosemary Swamp Fox Session IPA Taterlicious Harvest Ale Yoga Pants Southern Style Pale

Mother Earth Brewing Co. // Kinston, North Carolina Motherearthbrewing.com // Location: 69 Dark Cloud Dunkel Endless River Kolsch Wheeping Willow Belgian Wit

Natty Greene Brewing Co. // Greensboro, North Carolina

Nattygreenes.com // Location: 4 Buckshot Amber Ale Southern Session IPA Wildflower Witbier

Palmettobrewery.com // Location: 6 Espresso Coffee Porter Huger Street West India Pale Ale

RJ Rocker’s Brewing Co. // Spartanburg, South Carolina

Rjrockers.com // Location: 14 Son Of Peach Strawberry Bomber

Red Hare Brewing Co. // Marietta, Georgia

Redharebrewing.com // Location: 7 CottonTail Orange Creamsic Ale Gangway IPA Long Day Bohemian Style Lager SPF 50/50 India Pale Radler

Redstone Meadery. // Boulder, Colorado

Redstone meadery.com // Location: 37 Traditional Nectar of the Hops PF 50/50

Rogue Brewing Co. // Ashland, Oregon

Rogue.com // Location: 52 Dead Guy Ale 7 Hop IPA XS Old Crustacean Barleywine

Samuel Adams // Boston, Massachusetts Samueladams.com // Location: 23 Boston Lager Octoberfest Rebel Grapefruit IPA 20 Pounds of Pumpkin

Samuel Smith Brewery // Tadcaster, UK

Samuelsmithbrewery.com // Location: 44 Samuel Smith Organic Cider

Scofflaw Brewing Co. // Atlanta, Georgia

instagram.com/scofflawbeer // Location: 66 Sneaky Wheat Westside IPA

Second Self Brewing Co. // Atlanta, Georgia Secondselfbeer.com // Location: 67 Thai Wheat Maverick and Gose

Service Brewing Co. // Savannah, Georgia

Servicebrewing.com // Location: 16 Teufel Hunden OktoberfestStyle Marzen Compass Rose IPA We The People Wheat Beer BattleWagon Double IPA SBC 2

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. // Fletcher, North Carolina Sierranevada.com // Location: 53 VIP Otra Vez Oktoberfest Pale Ale

Small Town Brewery Co. // Wauconda, Illinois

Sweetwater Brewing Co. // Atlanta, Georgia

Sweetwaterbrew.com // Location: 56 Hash Brown Indian Brown Ale Happy Ending Hash Session IPA

Terrapin Brewing Co. // Athens, Georgia

Terrapinbeer.com // Location: Sports Bar Watermelon Gose Sound Czech Pilsner Hi-5 IPA Hi-10 Mango Habenero Double IPA

The Traveler Beer Co. // Burlington, Vermont

Travelerbeer.com // Location: 23 Grapefruit Shandy Jack-O Traveler

Thomas Creek Brewing Co. // Greenville, South Carolina Thomascreekbeer.com // Location: 25 Trifecta IPA Stillwater Vanilla Cream

Three Taverns Brewing Co. // Decatur, Georgia Threetavernsbrewery.com // Location: 47 A Night On Ponce IPA Rapturous Prince of Pilsen

Smalltownbrewery.com // Location: 56 Not Your Fathers Root Beer Not Your Fathers Vanilla Cream Soda Not Your Fathers Fathers Ginger Ale

Total Beverage // Mountain Pleasant, South Carolina

Southern Tier Brewing Co. // Lakewood, New York

Treehorncider.com // Location: 41 Dry Cider Ginger Reserve Cider

Stbcbeer.com // Location: 8 VIP 2 X IPA Pumking

Southbound Brewing Co. // Savannah, Georgia Southboundbrewing.com // Location: 1 Scattered Sun Belgian Whit Hoplin IPA Shakedown Street Transilience Cluster flies Picture of Nectar Double IPA Moondance

Southern Barrel Brewing Co. // Bluffton, SC

Southernbarrelbrewingco.com // Location: Corn hole Helles Lager Saison Takeaway IPA

Stiegel // UK

Stiegl.at // Location: Mixology Grapefruit Raddler

Stone Brewing Co. // Escondido, California

Stonebrewing.com // Location: 26 VIP 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout Ruinten Triple IPA Stone IPA

Totalbeverageolution.com // Location: 32 Saison Dupont

Treehorn Cider Co. // Marietta, Georgia

Truly Spiked & Sparkling // Boston, Massachusetts Trulyspikedsparkling.com // Location: 23 Colima Lime Grapefruit & Pomelo Pomegranate

Unibroue // Qubec Canada Unibroue.com // Location:58 Trois Pistoles La Fund Du Monde

Weyerbacher Brewing Co. // Easton, Pennsylvania Weyerbacher.com // Location: 46 Merry Monks

Wild Heaven Craft Beers // Avondale Estates, GA Wildheavencraftbeers.com // Location: 51 White Blackbird Blood IPA Emergency Drinking Beer

Woodchuck Cider Co. // Middlebury, Vermont

Woodchuck.com // Location: 40 Gumption Hopsation

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Somewhere in the late 1970s, the sport of tennis went from quietly refined to downright bombastic. Think of Jimmy Connors’ fist-pumping antics or a red-faced John McEnroe breaking his racket in a tantrum—it was a time when the game broke loose from staid conventions, dressing the court for the thrilling spectacle it’s become since. Author Judy Fogarty witnessed the rise of this new, more colorful game and recreates the excitement of those years in her new first novel, Breaking and Holding. The Isle of Hope resident weaves tennis throughout the tale of lonely housewife Patricia Curren, who is seeking independence in a time when not just tennis but society itself was breaking away from established codes. A native of Savannah’s Kensington Park neighborhood, Fogarty studied and sang classical music before embarking on a marketing career. She spent almost two decades working for the Branigar Organization, the developers that built the Landings at Skidaway Island. Her stints with other nearby golf and tennis communities have given her intimate access to the workings of the clubhouse. Released in August, Breaking and Holding is already in demand for readings around the Southeast, including one this Thursday, Sept. 1 at E. Shaver Booksellers. We caught up with the author on her way out of town for a signing in Greenville, NC, to talk about writing, 70s tennis wear, and how her book just might end up in the hands of the sport’s most famous players.

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I had a manuscript like that, and I made a copy and boxed it up and submitted it to an agent, who picked it up. I got some lovely rejection letters from some big publishing Native Savannahian Judy Fogarty has rehouses so I put it away in the attic and forleased her first novel, a passionate love story got about it to yellow. set on and off the court. Then I watched a Wimbledon match in 2007 and thought, maybe I’ll go read it, just for fun. And it was ridiculous! I was very Today, that match is known as “The young when I wrote it. But then I’d hit a Match,”—it went for four hours and twenty part and say, “this is good,” or, “this makes minutes. McEnroe won, but he never broke me want to cry.” I thought, well, I did OK Sadri’s big serves on the tiebreakers. I fell with this before, I’ll just tweak it. It’ll take in love with tennis then and have been in me a couple of months and I’ll submit it love ever since. again. Well, months became years, and it And how does tennis figure into your became a totally different animal. The writing? heart of the story is still there, the obsessive love story, but many elements were Tennis is the conceit of the Patricia and added. Terry’s love story; it serves as an extended metaphor throughout the book. It’s also Why did you choose to keep it set in the a perfect set-up for any kind of story, 1970s? How has tennis figured into your life? because you have all the language there: Love, match, fault, double fault, serve, When I pulled it out of the drawer, my first Judy Fogarty: I fell in love with tennis in return, advantage, break and hold. They thought was that I’d make it modern day, 1978. My husband, Mike, and I were at the can tell the entire story—while you’re talk- because tennis has changed so much and I University of Georgia, and they had just ing about breaking or holding serve, it’s love it so much more now. built a fabulous new tennis stadium. They also about being broken and being held. I mean, in ‘78, there were wooden rackhosted the NCAA Men’s Tennis Champiets. The men wore white short shorts, onship, and on a lark, I went to a match, The novel takes place in the 1970s, for heaven’s sake. It was laughable! So I just something to do. I had never been to a around the time you were bitten by thought, oh, that’s easy to change. match, I’d maybe held a racket a couple of the tennis bug. When did you decide to But what I couldn’t change was the techtimes, I was not a tennis player. I am still write the book? nology. There are things that happen in not a tennis player! this book—the most climatic scenes—that So I go, and John McEnroe was the numWell, I wrote the book—well, I wrote a could never happen now. There would have ber one seed. He was a freshman at Stanbook—in 1978, called Love Thirty. Those been a text message, there would have been ford, 19 years old, and he played against were the days when you were literally a call from a mobile phone. In the story, a guy named John Sadri, who was from cutting and pasting—I mean, making people are split apart and there’s a desperNorth Carolina and had the most incredrevisions, you actually cut the paper and ate search—because you can’t just sit down ible serve but wasn’t expected to be in the 26 finals. pasted it in somewhere else. and type someone’s name into Google.

This is also a story of two women, struggling in the 1970s. One is very careeroriented and wants to succeed in the male-dominated workplace; she is very much a feminist when that was still new. Her friend is locked in a desolate marriage and doesn’t have the courage to be out on her own. Did you have support from other women while writing this book? Oh yes, my writing group—we call ourselves The Savannah Scribes. We’re in our fourth year, and it’s just an incredible group. Everyone is so talented and nurturing, there’s no competition, which I think is pretty unique for a writing group. We’ve become very close. We take turns submitting, and I would not be where I am without them. I understand that Breaking and Holding will be in the players’ lounge at the upcoming U.S. Open. How did you swing that, speaking of tennis language? [laughs] Ha, good one! The tournament organizers provide magazines and international newspapers for the players to read. I’m going to have 25 copies of the novel in there, just for something different. As a first time novelist, it’s really hard to break in. Just getting an agent and a publisher is hard enough, and beyond that, you have to do a lot of your own marketing. That is my background, though this ended up being more of a lark. I wanted to see what I could do with the U.S. Open, and I found a way in through “Contact Us” form on the website. They came back with a few possibilities, like being in the gift shop or giving the books to the players as gifts. And somehow we ended up with the player’s lounge. And now Venus and Serena and Andy Murray could be reading your book! I don’t who’s going to pick it up, but I hope whoever does enjoys it as much as I do watching them play. cs

Breaking and Holding booksigning with Judy Fogarty When: 4-6pm, Thursday, Sept. 1 Where: E. Shaver Booksellers, 326 Bull St. Info: eshaverbooks.com

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permanent collection. Through May 1, 2017. telfair.org. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

The Art Horse: Series 1 - Julie Ferris — Julie Ferris pushes the boundaries of equestrian oil paintings. Through her exploration she deepens the relationship between the rider and the horse, the artist and the subject. Join us for this amazing exhibit! MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION September 2, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm. The Grand Bohemian Gallery, 700 Drayton St. Cornelia Pratt — Training in traditional oil painting techniques has led Cornelia Pratt to paint still lifes and landscapes in a realistic, yet painterly style. Sep. 1-30. savannahjea. org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Disparity — Disparity is an examination of the relationship between imagery and the written word; using the form of the hand painted sign Jeremiah Jossim examines personal, political and social topics. Sep. 2-30. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Equalization — Jeff Markowsky utilizes the modernist technique of “taping,” which equalizes that flatness of the picture plane and plays with the illusion of depth through the vertical grid, emphasizing the humid and arid nature of Savannah’s environment. Reception Friday, Sep. 16, 6-8pm. Aug. 31-Sep. 28. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Ink & Bones Pop Up Shop — Ink & Bones Apparel is all original street level art screen printed by hand on fair trade, high quality threads. Fri., Sep. 2, 6 p.m. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

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Refined Irreverence — “Refined Irreverence” is a dual exhibition celebrating Carolina Herrera and the 35th anniversary of the House of Herrera. The exhibition marks the first museum showing of Herrera’s work. Featuring new and vintage designs from Herrera’s 1981 inaugural collection to the present, “Refined Irreverence” includes more than 75 garments showcasing the designer’s modern, dynamic classics. Sun., Sep. 4. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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Thread Three Ways — The Cultural Arts Gallery is pleased to present a collaborative exhibition of works featuring textiles and threads by Mary Cromartie Bass, Jody Beth Wigton and Julie Havens Rittmeyer. Opening reception and gallery talk Sep. 2, 5-8pm. Sep. 2-30. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St.

Work by Jeremiah Jossim is on display at The Bean, with a reception Sept. 2 from 6-9 p.m.

Continuing Exhibits Afar — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “Afar,” the most recent work of acclaimed Brooklyn-based video artist, Janet Biggs. Created with the support of the museum, “Afar” depicts Biggs’ travels in the Afar Triangle, a geologically unstable but visually arresting desert region at the intersection of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, in Africa. Through Sep. 25. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. Aqua Vista: Art of our Natural Surroundings — Aqua Vista is a group show highlighting our natural surroundings here on the coast and waterways. Landscapes, marsh scenes, water scenes, flora and fauna are all part of the visual mix. All pieces are less than 16” across a variety of mediums. Profits from Aqua Vista are designated to Ogeechee River Keeper. Through Sep. 2. Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St. Art Quilters of the Low Country — The Quilters is a cooperative of award-wining fabric artists who design, quilt, exhibit and have a passion to teach their craft. Their work ranges from the large and abstract to intimate renderings of natural scenes and flora and fauna. They are Ron Hodge, Donna Stankiewicz, Shaaron Thomas, Peg Weschke and Jody Wigton. Through Sep. 30. hospicesavannah.org/. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Black and White: Printwork by Tori Point, Strawberry Moth and Paper Jam Press — Toni Point is a Mississippi based artist who combines her love of a modern and minimalist aesthetic with interesting patterns and tribal influences. Strawberry Moth is the brainchild of Jessica Duthu, an illustrator in Savannah inspiring

youth and imagination for kids of all ages through hand-printed clothing and accessories. Paper Jam Press was founded in San Francisco by graphic designer Arianna Orland as homage to truth, love, typography and music. Through Oct. 30. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Built, World — “Built, World” is a group exhibition featuring works by leading international artists investigating architecture and constructed realities with a variety of media across a range of scale. Through photography, printmaking, sculpture and installation from the miniature to the monumental, this exhibition engages the social landscape, explores the real and mimetic and deconstructs architectural forms, histories and legacies. Through Sep. 4. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer — Taken during the year Elvis Presley turned 21, Alfred Wertheimer’s photographs are a remarkable visual record of rock ‘n’ roll’s most enduring figure. When Elvis walked on stage in 1956, time stopped— and then exploded. The earth shook on its axis and the beat of everyday life was jolted. In an instant, mainstream America’s veneer of cultural complacency evaporated. The year 1956 was the year Elvis released his first record, made his first television appearance, and started his movie career. It was the year he became a star. Through Oct. 2. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Face to Face: American Portraits from the Permanent Collection — Spanning the period from the American Revolution to World War II, the paintings in this exhibition demonstrate the broad range of American portraiture found in Telfair’s

Gestalt: An Installation by Chris Nitsche — Through early January, Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum will be presenting a large interactive installation by local artist and SCAD professor Chris Nitsche, and a selection of his preliminary sketches will be on display in the Museum atrium. The installation takes the shape of a ship’s hull - 75 feet long, 8 feet high, built in sections with access gaps to enable visitors to walk through the inside of the hull. Museum admission is $9.00 Adults, discounts available, Children 5 and under Free. Free garden admission to view the installation. Through Jan. 14, 2017, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-232-1511. www.shipsofthesea.org. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Historic Cottons to Modern Polyesters: Quilts from Telfair’s Collection — Made from the rarest silks to the simplest cottons, corduroys, wools and modern polyesters, Telfair Museums’ collection of quilts are presented in Historic Cottons to Modern Polyesters. Ranging from early 19th-century examples of pieced patchwork, to an appliqué story quilt made in the 1980s, the exhibition spans nearly two centuries of quiltmaking. This long, historical view allows the museum to highlight the larger story of artistic expression passed through generations of quiltmakers. Through Nov. 6. telfair.org. Made from the rarest silks to the simplest cottons, corduroys, wools, and modern polyesters, Telfair Museums’ small but important collection of quilts are presented in Historic Cottons to Modern Polyesters. Ranging from early 19th-century examples of pieced patchwork, to an appliqué story quilt made in the 1980s, the exhibition spans nearly two centuries of quiltmaking. Through Nov. 6. telfair.org. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. Interior States — SCAD presents “Interior States,” an exhibition by photographer Sarah Hobbs. Hobbs assembles complex installations in private spaces, such as domestic interiors, hotel rooms and self-storage facilities. These installations wryly portray psychological traits, and Hobbs exaggerates familiar emotions, such as indecisiveness, perfectionism, denial or escapism. Through Sep. 24. scad.edu/exhibitions/savannah/exhibitions.cfm. Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E Liberty St. A Kind of Confession — In his paintings and sculptures, Jeffrey Gibson merges powwow regalia, intricate beading, trade blankets and stretched elk hide with elements of geometric abstraction, minimalism and the mid-1970s. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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Did someone say ‘Vegan Popup?’ Event at Foxy Loxy is a tantalizing view into Savannah’s culinary future By Jared A. Jackson

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Chef Shawn Harrison put on the “Tephra” popup food event at Foxy Loxy. Photo by melissa delynn

where their produce and meat come from, have had people questioning their eating habits. And as a result, we have seen an influx of vegetarians and vegans begin to pop up, which I believe is a testament to how far we have come from how food was intended to be. To bring it all together, I was invited to attend a vegan pop up last week called “Tephra,” put on by Chef Shawn Harrison and Foxy Loxy. I had the privilege of speaking with him and the person who helped him coordinate and put this event on, Clay Ehmke, who is also the manager of The Coffee Fox.

“I’ve been cooking professionally for about twelve years, but I have been developing vegan menus for the last 6 years”, Shawn explains. “Clay started following my action via social media, and reached out to me to help push this wave of veganism further in the city of Savannah.” Shawn lives in Charlotte, NC, and works in a vegan restaurant, as well as hosting weekend vegan pops up around his city. “My goal is to plant a seed in someone’s head every time I get the opportunity to cook,” Shawn says. And that is exactly what he did on this very night. Living in the deep South comes

with many stigmas that we as locals know aren’t wholeheartedly true, but which may still be lingering in certain aspects. For example, our food. I know before I moved to Savannah, I assumed everything that was cooked in the South was either deep fried or came with a pound of butter attached. True in certain aspects, but however that isn’t the only truth that exists in Savannah. On the contrary, in other communities it is almost the opposite of that fabricated reality. There are communities dedicated to pushing the mold and who are aware of

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IT’s STARTING to smell, and taste, like Savannah is beginning to understand how important our food industry is to our local culture. Or maybe us locals are just fed up with how things have been, and we are being the change we want to see, as we take actions into our own hands. Either way, I’ve had the privilege to see first-hand some of these changes happen, and it has started to bring a sense of excitement to the city. Our communities have been waiting for things to develop, and the locals are about to start reaping the benefits of being patient and sticking it out in Slow-vannah. I’ve also seen some of the national trends regarding food begin to trickle its way into the roots of the South, and their impacts are on the precipice of changing some of the fibers that have woven this city through all of its history. I think some of the resistance comes for people who aren’t used to change, so protecting what they know and have grown accustomed to is more important than growing and evolving into the next phase. Those are dangerous precedents, and are a big reason why Savannah has stagnant for so long. It is important that the people who are in charge of making the big decisions see through the past and the right now, and start preparing to embrace the future. One huge nod to that notion was the decision by the City Council of Savannah to pass the ordinance to allow food trucks to have a bigger influence on our culture and food industry. That decision said to us that they are willing to look at things a little differently, and allow us as a city to continue to find our voice in this day and age. Another subtle thing I’ve noticed that has shifted is in people paying attention to what they are putting in their bodies. Reading food labels, and researching

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the importance of knowing what you are putting in your body. “Veganism isn’t a fad, it is a way of living that just so happens to be currently trending upwards, and in my opinion is a trend that I don’t believe will plateau for years to come,” Clay explains. “Whether chef prepared or at home, veganism is gaining popularity in many different places. We are at the beginning of the bell curve, and there are so many aspects of veganism, from animal advocacy to fashion, but we all believe that food is the driving force for this shift in consciousness,” Clay says. I believe just like most paradigm shifts that happen, there is usually something that happens to shake people awake to what is really going on. I believe if we look at the rate of increase of diseases such as diabetes and cancer over the last seventy years, we can begin to put together the puzzle of the bigger picture. The food we have been conditioned to eat, even before we take our first breath on this planet is filled with ingredients that cater towards our tastebuds, and not our bodies. “The most important word of this movement has to be transparency,” Clay says.

“From farm to table restaurants, to open kitchen layouts, people are over their food being a mystery, and want to know exactly what they are putting in their bodies.” Most people have been conditioned to want what tastes good, and not what is actually good for them in the long run, and are completely unaware that there is a space where both of those things can be accomplished. “People have an aversion to the word vegan, which in a sense, shuts down the opportunity to experience what that food can actually bring,” Clay says, bringing things full circle. “We we’re fortunate enough to have an amazing turnout, of people whose experience range from being vegan for years, to never intentionally trying a meal that was vegan, and we are proud to say that everyone loved it.” Which puts a smile on my face, as I see the development of our culture and food industry push on the gas pedal. If we can continue to educate people on the importance of supporting these industries, we can break the conditioning that has a grip on people’s psyche as well as their health. We need to step out of our comfort zones and experience new things, in order to shape our perspective for the future. If you happen to be in Charlotte or want to see more of these pop ups here in Savannah, visit his website chefshawnharrison.com and tell him what you want to see! Also keep your eyes peeled for a potential vegan cafe which could be here before you know it. Let’s keep stirring that pot, people.

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An island of Food Truck Fun New festival at Skidaway Island State Park features food trucks, reptiles, and Pokemon Go jim@connectsavannah.com

GIVEN the timing, one would be tempted to think the Family Food Truck Fun Festival happening at Skidaway Island State Park this weekend owes its existence to the recent passing of a long-awaited food truck ordinance by the City of Savannah. “It was a happy accident,” laughs Anne Robinson, marketing coordinator for Skidaway Island State Park. “We started planning for this in June. It was the idea of our assistant park manager.” Robinson says while Skidaway Island State Park—which actually isn’t in City limits anyway—has one of the highest year-round camping occupancy rates for Georgia state parks, “we want to start attracting more locals.” The success of a few locals-oriented special events recently, including a Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt, led them to the idea

of using the space for a food truck event. The Food Truck Fun Fest this Sunday from noon-4 p.m. will feature seven food trucks in the area of picnic shelters 4 and 5, with plenty of picnic seating. “We really saw the food truck trend as a great opportunity to attract more people to the park from within Chatham County itself,” Robinson says. But the Family Food Truck Fest isn’t just about burritos. This being a state park, there will be nature and environment themes as well. “One of our core missions here is keeping young folks connected to the natural world, through education and through real experience,” Robinson says. To that end, there will be a “Walking Reptile Show,” where rangers roam the festival with touchable reptiles for kids to interact with. That said, Skidaway Island State Park is also staying on top of another trend, by offering Pokemon Lures.

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Also, this event will mark the “christening” of the park’s new outdoor gym, situated between picnic shelters 1 and 2. If this event is successful, Robinson says the Park hopes to make it an annual or semi-annual event. Two things to keep in mind for your trip this Sunday: — This is a family-friendly event, and alcoholic beverages aren’t allowed in State Parks; — And while the Festival is free to attend, there will be the usual daily $5

parking fee, which is charged to anyone who visits the Park as per state guidelines. Robinson stresses that the parking fee is cash-only, so it will be a lot easier for everyone if folks have their five bucks in cash at the ready for the attendant, so the line will move smoothly. cs

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BEN-HUR

// Back in 1959, when William Wyler’s mammoth production of Ben-Hur debuted, it was comedian Mort Sahl who quipped his review of the film: “Loved him, hated Hur.” Sahl was clearly in the minority — the movie proved to be a box office blockbuster and nabbed a record-setting 11 Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Actor for Charlton Heston) — but if the 89-year-old comic cares to repeat his crack for the 2016 version of Ben-Hur, he will likely find he has more company this time around. This new adaptation of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is by no means a terrible picture, but it’s a terribly mismanaged one, operating in fits and starts under the auspices of director Timur Bekmambetov. Bekmambetov’s last stateside assignment was Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and perhaps adding some bloodsucking vampires to wreak havoc alongside the bloodsucking Romans might have been the way to go. As it stands, there’s not much here that’s particularly noteworthy, with the best scenes crammed into the first stretch that illustrates how two mutually adoring brothers, the Jewish Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) and the (adopted) Roman Messala Severus (Toby Kebbell), are eventually transformed into sworn enemies. Along the way, Messala becomes a favorite officer of Pontius Pilate (Pilou

Asbaek) while Judah has several run-ins with a soft-spoken carpenter named Jesus (Rodrigo Santoro). Huston and Kebbell are acceptable in the central roles, and their performances might have carried even more weight had this project debuted on the small screen, where it would have been accorded a more comfortable fit. Morgan Freeman appears as Sheik Ilderim (the role for which Hugh Griffith won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in the ’59 version), and having this secondary character also narrate the picture seems like an odd decision until you remember that Freeman once played God and who else but God should narrate such a Biblical undertaking? As for the Son of God, Santoro’s shuffling, mumbling work as Jesus makes us long for the days when Hollywood epics were only allowed to show Christ from behind and sans dialogue. Still, dramatizations of His crucifixion never fail to stir the soul, and the one featured in this film is no exception. Other set-pieces don’t fare as well. In fact, what’s most shocking about Ben-Hur is how thoroughly it bungles the two most iconic and riveting sequences from ’59: Judah’s torturous stint as a galley slave aboard a Roman ship and, of course, the chariot race between Judah and Messala. The chariot race is hampered by having the other participants sneer like cutrate villains in an Andrew Garfield-era Spider-Man yarn (“Enjoy this lap, because

I will keeeel you in the next one!” bellows a bald baddie at Judah, forgetting to add a maniacal “Muahahaha” at the end), but in the case of both lengthy sequences, the decision to film in extreme close-up was ill-advised, and these murky and incoherent bits are further crippled by obvious CGI (one galley shot hints that Bekmambetov wanted to make Hardcore Ben-Hur) as well as rapid-fire editing that recalls those Ginsu blades in action on late-night infomercials. Because of this, viewers with stomachs sensitive to roller coaster sensations might want to skip the movie altogether — indeed, I can easily imagine Sahl walking out during either of these segments while muttering, “This Ben-Hur makes me want to Ben-hurl.”

SAUSAGE PARTY

/// For those too young to remember the output of Ralph Bakshi, the definitive sequence involving animated intercourse would inarguably be the puppet-sex segment in 2004’s Team America: World Police. Yet even that water-cooler conversation starter looks like an outtake from Finding Dory when compared to the extended orgy sequence in Sausage Party, the latest offering from (with apologies to MAD) the usual gang of idiots — meaning, of course, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and the rest of that Apatow-approved crowd. An outrageous undertaking that’s only slightly more kid-friendly than Rob

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Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses, this toon flick for grownups takes place at a supermarket wherein all the products believe that, once they’re purchased, a rapturous afterlife awaits them beyond those sliding doors. But it’s only through the adventures of a hot dog named Frank and a bun named Brenda (Kristen Wiig) that the awful and inconvenient truth comes out. The laughs tumble freely in Sausage Party, yet there are also a few stretches where the humor is not only repetitive but pound into the pavement. Yet what’s particularly noteworthy about the picture is not so much its crude comic content (some of it rather insipid) but the weightier thematic elements that envelop the storyline. Sausage Party is about nothing less than existential angst, spiritual fulfillment, and the search for a higher power in a potentially Godless universe — given these topics, it’s no wonder that one of the characters (a bagel, no less) is made to act and sound like Woody Allen. There’s also mention of the ceaseless Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a welcome proLGBT stance, and even a meta-moment examining the place of animated films in our entertainment cycle. That’s pretty heady material for a movie in which the primary villain is a douche — and, yes, I mean that literally.

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

/// There’s no denying that Meryl Streep is one of the greatest actresses of our (all?) time, but plenty of room to argue that her recent run hasn’t been as astounding as past laps of victory. Despite the knee-jerk awards attention for the likes of Into the Woods and The Iron Lady (and the less said about her appearance in the YA adaptation The Giver, the better), she hasn’t knocked one out of the multiplex since her superb turn in 2009’s Julie & Julia. With Florence Foster Jenkins, she returns in grand fashion, delivering a performance that’s alternately amusing, brave and, above all, poignant. Yet she’s not the only one who excels in this based-on-fact yarn about the titular New York socialite, a woman who loved to sing even though her voice was about as pleasing as that of a cat who just had a brick dropped on its tail. As St. Clair Bayfield, Florence’s husband and the person who took it upon himself to guarantee that only friends and easy touches were allowed to hear her sing (professional critics were banned from her shows), Hugh Grant is equally marvelous. Meanwhile, The Big Bang Theory’s Simon Helberg delivers a scene-stealing turn as Cosme McMoon, the talented pianist fearful that his collaborations with Florence might doom his burgeoning career. Like Tim Burton’s Ed Wood, Florence

Foster Jenkins offers a sympathetic portrayal of an individual whose creative and artistic zeal unfortunately outpaced any true talent. Although perhaps it was simply a matter of being born in the wrong era — after all, had she been a product of the 21st century, there’s no doubt she would have enjoyed a healthy run on the idiotic American Idol.

box, but once the organ is freed from its prison, Enchantress is then able to resurrect her brother as some CGI giant, turn humans into creatures whose innards resemble those British Aero bubble chocolate bars, and threaten the planet with lots of electrical bolts. There are other characters crammed SUICIDE SQUAD into the picture, including Katana (Karen / Fukuhara), so nondescript a character After the death knell sounded on the that her sword, stuffed with souls the same advance screening for the heavily hyped way a flounder might be stuffed with crab, and heavily hopeless Suicide Squad, an exhibits more personality than the person elderly woman gently tapped my arm with wielding it, and Batman (Ben Affleck), who her cane and asked, “What did you think of only drops by to cash a paycheck. the movie?” Then there’s The Joker, played by Jared Wary that she might have adored the Leto in what was touted by the PR machine film and would service me with a harder as a method-style performance. There walking-stick whack if I trashed it too might indeed be method to his madness, harshly, I merely answered, “I didn’t care but it’s of little consequence. And while for it.” the prerelease buzz made it seem as if Leto She moved in closer and, with acid drip- would rack up as much screen time as ping from her voice — perhaps even acid Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia, he’s syphoned from the vat prominently feaactually in the film a lot less than expected, tured in the picture — she stated, “I think basically only around to brutalize Harley someone should drop an atom bomb on Quinn. Hollywood for making a movie like this!” Speaking of HQ, she’s at the center of While I’m reluctant to obliterate any the film’s casual misogyny, an ugly stance industry that on occasion can still give us that’s weirdly amplified by writer-director something as provocative as Spotlight or David Ayers (whose last picture was the as charming as Zootopia, her anger was underrated Brad Pitt WWII yarn Fury). understandable. Suicide Squad is its own Robbie does what she can, but the part kind of bomb, the sort of destructive force doesn’t provide her with much – even most whose repercussions will be felt for years. of her wisecracks land like bricks. There’s no doubt that with Suicide In fact, the greatest failing of SuiSquad, Batman v Superman and the cide Squad might be its roster of misfits. wretched Man of Steel, DC is futilely trying They’re intriguingly billed as the “worst of to play catch-up with Marvel, which spent the worst,” but most end up being sweetmany years and multiple movies building hearts (Deadshot has a daughter, Harley up its brand. Quinn dreams of a suburban life, BooSuicide Squad gets off to a decent start, merang loves pink unicorns, and so on) as government suit Amanda Waller (Viola and, worst of the worst, most are one-note Davis) talks her superiors into allowing her dullards. to assemble a team of miscreants and madSmith adds some personality to Deadmen in order to protect the world in case shot, but Courtney is simply annoythe next Superman turns out to be an evil ing, Kinnaman is a human vacuum, and entity bent on destroying it. Delevingne has the ancient Enchantress Via flashbacks, we’re then treated to strutting around like a 21st century supera roll call of the assembled: the expert model (no shock, since the actress is a marksman Deadshot (Will Smith), the super-model). psychotic Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), At least the soundtrack is good. As far as the obnoxious Boomerang (Jai Courtney), elevating audience interest, the killer rock the human torch Diablo (Jay Hernantrumps Killer Croc, with such gems as The dez), the misshapen Killer Croc (Adewale Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil,” Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and the centuries-old Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “FortuEnchantress (Cara Delevingne). nate Son” and Eminem’s “Without Me” In a bad scripting/directing call, we do blaring over the auditorium speakers. not receive a similar introduction to SlipBut it makes sense that no one thought knot (Adam Beach), so there’s no suspense to include Ozzy Osbourne’s “Suicide Solusurrounding his fate when he suddenly tion,” since Suicide Squad isn’t the answer pops up on the scene as part of the gang. to anyone’s prayers. All are placed the watchful eye of superJASON BOURNE soldier Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), whose // girlfriend, June Moone, is also the poor One of those unnecessary sequels woman housing Enchantress within her mortal frame (Delevingne plays both sides requested by absolutely no one, Jason of the two-faced coin). To control Enchant- Bourne finds Matt Damon returning to the ress, Waller keeps her tell-tale heart in a role of the former CIA assassin with the

faulty memory and a very particular set of skills, skills that he acquired … well, Liam Neeson said it better. Here, it’s Nicky Parsons (returning Julia Stiles) who gets the ball rolling (again) for Bourne. A former CIA analyst now involved in anarchist activities, Nicky tracks down Jason to inform him about yet another mystery from his past. Their alliance worries the powers-thatbe at the agency, particularly CIA Director Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) and an opportunistic agent named Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander, recent Oscar winner for The Danish Girl). Dewey clearly wants Bourne exterminated, even bringing in his favorite hired gun (Vincent Cassel) to pull the trigger, but Heather’s motives and allegiances are far murkier. Paul Greengrass, who helmed the second and third films in the franchise, returns as director, and he still demonstrates an impressive command of staging cat-and-mouse dalliances on a global stage. His ability to effectively orchestrate mano-a-mano skirmishes, on the other mano — excuse me, hand — seem to have largely deserted him, as the up-close-andpersonal fights are presented as whirlwind blurs of sound and fury. This is especially true of the climactic punch-out, shot so incoherently that we’re left wishing the auditorium seats came equipped with remote controls offering slo-mo options. Then again, the entire final act of the picture, everything that transpires after a confrontation in a hotel room, is a waste of time, an unnecessary padding that dissipates much of the slow-burn suspense built up over the first stretch of the film. Stiles delivers a fine performance, although it proves to be far too brief — those (like me) hoping that she would finally step out the shadows of support to become a fully fledged character in the Bourne universe will be left disappointed. The other supporting players do what’s expected of them — no more, no less. As for Damon, he still brings a steely determination and haunted aura to the role of Jason Bourne, but he’s let down by co-scripters Greengrass and Christopher Rouse. This series (initially adapted from the novels by Robert Ludlum) has always been about a man discovering his own identity and rediscovering his own humanity. But in this latest chapter, Jason Bourne is more indecipherable and unformed than ever, with Damon not given much more to do than shoot, brawl, bleed and run. The franchise may be Bourne again, but the character feels as if he’s trying to claw his way back into the womb. CS

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Happenings Activism & Politics

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. first Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/GA/ savannah. Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street. One of the Guys Guys, have you found yourself in a social rut, or just have a need for the art of conversation? Make a change in 2016. The past decade a diverse group of guys have been getting together about every two weeks to share dinner and opinions on just about any topic. No membership requirements or dues. Just an open mind and willingness to expand your friendship base. For more information visit us on Facebook at Savannah Men’s Club, or if you prefer, email details/questions to savannahmensclub@gmail.com. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Savannah Area Young Republicans Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr. org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. Free ongoing. 912-308-3020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com. Savannah Libertarians Join the Facebook group to find out about upcoming local events. Mondays. Facebook.com/groups/SAVlibertarians. Young Democrats Mondays at 7pm on the second level of Foxy Loxy, Bull Street. Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for more information. Free ongoing. 423-619-7712. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

Auditions and Calls for Entries

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Auditions for Armstrong Youth Orchestra Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo. com. Info is also available at www. savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www. savannahfriendsofmusic.com ongoing. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Call for Applications for Weave a Dream Initiative The City of Savannah’s Weave-A-Dream (WAD) Panel has issued a call for proposals for the 2016 Weave-A-Dream Cultural & Arts Projects initiative. Applications will be accepted through the calendar year, 34 while funds are available. Programs are

to be completed prior to December 31, 2016. The application must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start date of the project; the last date an application can be submitted is October 21, 2016. Project funding is available up to $2,000 for specific and innovative arts, cultural, or heritage projects or presentations that have a measurable, quantifiable benefit to Savannah’s diverse populations. The Weave-A-Dream Panel seeks proposals that actively involve youth, seniors, and those who have limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. A priority of the WAD funding program is that organizations reach neighborhood communities, encompassing all city districts. To be eligible for consideration, an organization must be a non-profit, 501c3, head-quartered in Savannah’s corporate limits. Proposed programs must also be produced within the City’s corporate limits. No individual artist applications will be accepted. Agencies funded by the City of Savannah for 2016 are not eligible to apply. Applications are available at www.savannahga.gov/ arts. Applying organizations may request application materials and technical assistance by contacting Rebecca Brown at 912-651-6760 or rbrown02@savannahga. gov Through Oct. 21. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Collegiate Chapters for Yeshua Next Generation Young adults between the ages of 21-25 with technical and people skills are needed to attend Savannah Chamber of Commerce events and to act as Overseers for collegiate chapters. Please contact Reverend Brenda Lee at (912) 236-3154, email:revbrendalee@yahoo.com ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Call for Entries for “Faith” What do you believe? Non-Fiction Gallery wants to know. For $15 (non Art Rise members pay $25), submit 4 images of artwork in any medium for consideration to the exhibition opening on December 16. The first place winner will receive $100. Through Oct. 30. Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St. Call for Entries for Savannah: A Southern Journey Photo Contest The Tourism Leadership Council is seeking submissions for the cover photo for the eighth edition of Savannah: A Southern Journey. Photos should depict a scene that is unique to Savannah. Savannah: A Southern Journey is the premier guide to Savannah’s sights and activities, providing valuable information for the guests who stay in area lodging properties. This beautifully produced coffee table book also features stunning photography of the sights of Savannah. Entries will be accepted through Sept. 1, 2016. Finalists will be selected by a panel, and the winner will be selected by a public poll after submissions close. For more detailed rules and to submit your photos, visit tourismleadershipcouncil. com/southernjourneycover. Through Sep.

compiled by Rachael Flora happenings@connectsavannah.com Happenings is Connect Savannah’s listing of community events, classes and groups. Visit our website at connectsavannah.com to submit a listing. We reserve the right to edit or cut listings due to space limitations.

1. Tourism Leadership Council office, 1 International Dr. Call for Exhibition Proposals for Cultural Arts Gallery The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting exhibition proposals at the Cultural Arts Gallery for the 2017 calendar year. In conjunction with each exhibition, artists are encouraged to develop and present a learning opportunity to the public such as a workshop, lecture or demonstration. All mediums will be considered for non-degree seeking solo or group exhibitions, including video and installation pieces. Proposals should be professionally presented and should include a cover letter; a resume; an artist statement; a previous exhibition record; 10-12 digital images of the work to be considered; and a self-addressed stamped envelope if the proposal needs to be returned. The deadline for submissions is September 9, 2016 at 4 p.m. Proposals should be submitted to Debra Zumstein, Arts Programs Coordinator, City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 W. Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401. Proposal guidelines are available online at www.savannahga.gov/arts or by calling (912) 651-6783. Through Sep. 9. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Participants in PTSD Study Are you a recent combat veteran experiencing psychological or emotional stress related to your combat? You may be eligible to receive first-line medication and talk therapy interventions with proven effectiveness. PROGrESS is a study looking to learn more about how to effectively treat recent combat veterans with PTSD. The therapies are not experimental. You will be randomly assigned to receive either psychotherapy, medication, or both. For more information about the PROGrESS study, please call 912-920-0214 ext. 2169. ongoing. Online only, none. Oatland Island Seeks Memories and Recollections for 40th Anniversary Oatland Island Education Center is looking for memories of Oatland Island in honor of their 40th anniversary. People who were part of the Youth Conservation Corp that helped to build Oatland Island Education Center in the 1970’s. Great memories from field trips. Special family memories of Oatland Island. Send your photos and stories to memories@oatland40th.org. Deadline is August 31. undefined. 912-3951500. oatlandisland.org. Tell Us Your Ghost Story? Organization seeks to document your first hand experiences with psychical phenomenon for analysis and potential investigation. Our investigators have reputable credentials and long time investigation training and connections with the top minds and researchers in parapsychology field research and other areas. We are especially interested in Chatham and neighboring counties with

special emphasis on Savannah itself and the Historic District. Interviewees should be comfortable with video documentation of themselves and events w/privacy level negotiated beforehand. ongoing. amchclub@yahoo.com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Benefits

$5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. ongoing. 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com. SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve various tasks as needed by the shelter. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation. Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 17-years-old. ongoing. (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@savannahga.gov.

Classes, Camps & Workshops

Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Basic to Intermediate Photography In this photography course, students will go beyond just the basics of photography and begin diving deeper into the technical side of photography. Students will also be challenged to think creatively in their photo taking. Students will be evaluated and must demonstrate the ability to operate a camera in different lighting situations $90 Sat., Sep. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-651-2005. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ digitalphotography/. cgc.georgiasouthern. edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times. 912-677-3983. epiphany.indiemade.com. Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 101 N. Fahm St. Beginning Belly Dance Classes Taught by Happenstance Bellydance. All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-704-2940. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. Blog and New Media Writing This course is for bloggers and writers, digital marketers and anyone with an interest in new media writing and writing

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for social media platforms. Students will learn the elements that go into running a successful blog online. Along with the basics of SEO optimization, content tagging, trending calculations, and other new media skills. Emphasis will be placed on learning the specialized voice new media. $125 Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.. 912651-2005. academics.georgiasouthern. edu/ce/programs/writingclasses/. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Business Communications This course will examine the basics of communicating in a professional environment. Students will learn how to effectively communicate in environments from creative and art based workplaces, to corporate offices. The course will discuss business emails, writing etiquette, how to prioritize information, and how to address conflict. Examples of how to ensure accountability, problem solve, and effectively ask for help will bolster the skills students learn. $135 Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.. 912-651-2005. academics.georgiasouthern. edu/ce/programs/businesscommunications/. cgc.georgiasouthern. edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Champions Training Center Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com. Chatham Apprentice Program Step Up Savannah’s Chatham Apprentice Program (CAP) is hosting two recruiting sessions in August for its next “E3: Educate, Empower, Employ” job-skills training program, scheduled to start on September 19 and run through October 13. The program is open to men and women interested in enhancing their basic employment skills. The training is free to adults (18 years and older) through a partnership among Chatham County, Step Up Savannah, Inc. and the United Way of the Coastal Empire. Those without a high school diploma or GED are encouraged to apply but the program is open to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed. Successful graduates of the Chatham Apprentice Program receive assistance with their job search and one-on-one coaching. The application process is competitive and space is limited. Interested individuals should attend an information session, either on August 5th or August 12th at 9am at the Department of Labor, 5520 White Bluff Rd. Through Oct. 13. 912401-0672. tcrooks@stepupsavannah.org. GDOL Savannah Career Center, 5520 White Bluff Rd. Chinese Language Classes The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University offers free Chinese language classes starting January 17. To register, please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912-358-3160. confuciusinstitute@ savannahstate.edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate.edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. Clay Classes Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers

Exhibit reception for Black & White: Printwork by Tori Point, Strawberry Moth and Paper Jam Press, Live music from Shiloh Hill

An eclectic folk-rock group, Greensboro, NC-based Shiloh Hill showcases not only excellent songwriting and lyricism, but a simple yet effective ensemble of harmonizing vocals, guitars, banjo, and percussion. With just the right mix of folk, pop, and fireside feeling, each song has a way of pulling you in. We will also host the opening of our newest print show, Black & White: Printwork by Tori Point, Strawberry Moth and Paper Jam Press. Toni Point is a Mississippi based artist who combines her love of a modern and minimalist aesthetic with interesting patterns and tribal influences. Strawberry Moth is the brainchild of Jessica Duthu. Jessica was college educated at Savannah College of Art and Design and is now happy to be an illustrator in Savannah inspiring youth and imagination for kids of all ages through handprinted clothing and accessories. Paper Jam Press was founded in San Francisco by graphic designer Arianna Orland as homage to truth, love, typography and music. Every poster is hand-printed on a Vandercook letterpress, set with turn-of- the-century gothic wood type letters that don’t quite match – and she likes it that way. Show dates: August 29 – October 30. Friday, September 2, 6-10pm. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St., FoxyLoxyCafe.com handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav..claystudio@gmail.com. Boating Classes Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912-897-7656. savannahaux.com. Creativity Coaching Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/ creativity_coaching/ or contact Creativity@ LaurenL.com ongoing. Online, ---. DUI Prevention Group Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired. A must see for teen drivers. Meets monthly. $40/session 912-443-0410.

Family Law Workshop The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavannah.com. Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. ongoing. 912-921-4646. Free Bridge Lessons The course starts with Introduction to Bridge (BB1). The following lessons, Competitive Bidding (BB2) and Play of the Hand (BB4), will be offered in September. Intermediate and advanced seminars will also commence in September. Additionally, there are games for all levels of players in the day and evening. Visit our website, www.bridgewebs.com/savannahclubs.com, or call 912-228-4838 for more information.

Through Sep. 30, 7-9 p.m. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. ongoing. 912-232-5987. Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: MonThurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: MonFri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha. com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website. Mondays. 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav. com. Latin Night with Free Lesson Join us every 1st Friday for a free group lesson followed by a Party for dancers. Come and practice all of your patterns that you have learned in class while meeting some fun people along the way. All ages and levels welcome. You don’t need a partner or have experience to come and enjoy dance with us. $10 per person or $15 per couple first Friday of every month, 7:30-10 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Life Challenge Coaching In an environment of patience, nonjudgement and compassion, we will explore the source of your challenge, the beliefs that hold your challenge in place, and discover & enact healthy and healing life changes. For appointment, contact Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) to 912-429-7265. ongoing. Online only, none. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments and Styles Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels for Guitar (electric, acoustic, bass, classical, jazz), Piano, Flute, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Voice as well as Music Theory/ Composition/ Ear Training. We teach public, private and home school students as well as adults at all experience levels. Located at 15 East Montgomery Crossroads in Office #205 near White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA. ongoing. 912388-1806. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiciansinstitute.com. New Horizons Adult Band Program Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome.

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Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-onone or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com. Photography Classes Beginner photography to post production. Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour class. See website for complete class list. 410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography.com. chrismorrisphotography.com. Piano Voice-Coaching Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing. R&B Soul Adult Line Dancing The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers, is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-220-7712. hlamont70@yahoo.com. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. Reiki Treatment Reiki relaxes & rejuvenates; promotes emotional & physical healing; reduces neuromuscular & arthritic pain. E-mail request for appointment/ Fee base at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) 912429-7265 ongoing. Online only, none. A. Roper Studio - Voice Technique and Coaching Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music. Audition and competition preparation. Located 15 minutes from downtown. Varies Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-4840628. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Russian Language Classes Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for info. ongoing. 912-713-2718. Startup Boot Camp Georgia Tech Savannah hosts this series of workshops that will help entrepreneurs identify and vet their target customer segments, articulate the value proposition, make financial projections, and prepare them to meet with investors. Applications are now being accepted. To apply, visit atdc. org/uncategorized/atdc-savannah-startupbootcamp. Tuesdays.. yvonne@atdc.org. Creators’ Foundry, 415 W Boundary St.

Clubs & Organizations

1 Million Cups 1 Million Cups (1MC), a program of the Kauffman Foundation, is seeking entrepreneurs to share their new business 36 ideas with a weekly audience. Participants

receive feedback and exposure with the opportunity to strengthen their idea and gain connections in the Savannah community. 1MC meets every Wednesday at the Creative Coast 9-10a. Apply to present online: www.1millioncups.com/ Savannah Free Wednesdays, 9 a.m.. 1millioncups.com/savannah. Creators’ Foundry, 415 W Boundary St. Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail.com. Avegost LARP Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. generallly meets the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. ongoing. godzillaunknown@gmail.com. avegost.com. Buccaneer Region SCCA Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/ autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing. buccaneerregion.org. Business Networking on the Islands Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768. Chatham Sailing Club Friday evening social event at the clubhouse. Meet Members and their families who all enjoy water based activities but whose prime interest is sailing. This BYOB event is free and all are welcome, but Membership is encouraged after several visits once interest is gauged!! We look forward to meeting you. Fridays, 7-10 p.m. pranschkec3@gmail.com. Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. Coastal Bead Society Coastal Bead Society monthly meetings, 12 noon on the third Friday of the Month at the Coastal Georgia Center, 303 Fahm Street, near SCAD. All beaders are welcome. ongoing. wyrnut18@gmail.com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Faith Based Business Networking Event - Savannah Our mission is to Grow, Encourage, Inspire, Ignite & Equip Christian Business owners on how to do business with a Kingdom mindset. We promote and celebrate excellence in the business arena while developing the future generations of leaders through Christian values, disciplines, honor, integrity and expression of skills. Register early before the event closes out and please share this event by inviting a guest. Free first Tuesday of every month, 7:30-9 a.m. 912-257-6248. info@ kbnalliance.com. https://eventbrite.com/e/ christian-business-networking-eventsavannah-tickets-17883772846. Calvary Baptist Temple, 4625 Waters Ave.

Fiber Guild of the Savannahs A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, and other fiber arts. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center, first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. Georgia Nature Photographers Association-Coastal Chapter Coastal Chapter of the GNPA. The GNPA is 100% focused on nature photography and offers Field Trips, Monthly Speakers, Competitions, Seminars and Workshops and the Annual EXPO with prominent nature photographers and keynote speakers. Photographers of all levels are welcome! $35 per year first Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m. 912-234-2571. alfie.wace@gmail. com. gnpa.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Historic Flight Savannah A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid by Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. ongoing. 912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah.org. Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912-660-8257. Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. ongoing. 912-308-6768. Low Country Turners A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230. Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-7864508. American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave. Philo Cafe Discussion group that meets every Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see Facebook.com/SavannahPhiloCafe. Mondays. athenapluto@yahoo.com. R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing. 912-344-5127. Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull Street. Safe Kids Savannah A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org. Savannah Brewers’ League Meets 1st Wednesday of the month,

7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-4470943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. The Savannah Chinese Corner The Savannah Chinese Corner welcomes anyone interested in Mandarin language or Chinese culture. Meets every Sunday morning from 10 am to noon. Check the Facebook group to see meeting location. ongoing. https://facebook.com/ chineseinsavannah/?fref=ts. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States A dinner meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at local restaurants. 3rd Tuesday in November; none in December. For dinner reservations, please call Sybil Cannon at 912-964-5366. ongoing. 912-7487020. savannahnavyleague.us. Savannah Go Club This is a new club for the board game “go” (igo, weiqi, baduk). For places and times, please call John at 734-355-2005. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Savannah Go Green Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day. Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768. Savannah Kennel Club Monthly meetings open to the public the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through June. ongoing, 7 p.m. savannahkennelclub. org. Carey Hilliard’s (Southside), 11111 Abercorn St. Savannah Newcomers Club Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events help you learn about Savannah and make new friends. Ongoing sign-up. savannahnewcomers.com. ongoing. Savannah Parrot Head Club Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc. com. Savannah Toastmasters Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room C. ongoing. 912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Savannah Veggies and Vegans Join the Facebook group to find out more about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and to hear about upcoming local events. Mondays. Toastmasters 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, 6-7 p.m.. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. thincsavannah.com. Thinc Savannah, 35 Barnard St. 3rd Floor.

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Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 912-429-0940. rws521@msn. com. vvasav.com. Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@ comcast.net.

Comedy

Comedy Night Join us for an evening of ice cream and laughter...the perfect combo for your Friday night! All ages welcome. Free Fridays, 8-10 p.m. Odd Lot Improv An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” $5 Mondays, 8 p.m. musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Odd Lot Improv: On The Spot Mysteries Dinner Theatre Odd Lot is teaming up with the brilliant Chefs of Savannah Coffee Roasters to bring you a whole new dining experience. The always surprising talent of Odd Lot will perform a fully interactive Friday night Murder Mystery while you dine on a delicious three course meal. Seating is at 6:30pm Friday nights. Reservations are strongly recommended. Four actors and three courses all for $40. It’s certain to be a night to remember. Great for groups, parties, or anyone who loves a good show. $40 Fridays, 6:30 p.m. justin@oddlot.org. oddlot.org. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. Sorry Not Sorry Savannah’s Improv Company presents this long-form improv comedy show. $6 Sun., Sep. 4, 7 p.m. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Concerts

13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing) “If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!” Mondays, 7pm. ongoing. 912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. Concert: Elvis: Down at the End of Lonely Street Russ Lanier and his Dream Team Band bring a lively rendition of Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas Hilton Nightclub act to the Tybee Post Theater. The show features a full 9-piece band, complete with horn section and backup vocalists, and the most endearing Elvis you’ve ever laid eyes or ears on. $25 Sat., Sep. 3, 8-10 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater. org. tybeeposttheater.org/. The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. PICKFirst Friday for Folk Music Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. $5 donation first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org. fpc.presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

Dance

5Rhythms A dance. A meditation. Why 5Rhythms? Sweat. Workout. Release. Creativity. Connection. Community. Expression. Awareness.. Presence. Grounding. In the practice, we each do our dance to “a wave” of music taking us through the 5 rhythms of: flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. We just have to ”show up” and let the dance do us. No experience needed. Open to all bodies (16 years and older please.) Led by: Dana Danielson, Certified 5Rhythms teacher. MONTHLY CLASSES. Savannah & Bluffton. For details: danadanielson.com or Waves Savannah, on Facebook. ongoing. No physical address given, none. Adult Ballet Class Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-8745. Adult Ballet Toning Always wanted the body of a ballerina? Well.. YOU CAN! Our class is designed to stretch, tone, and enhance your body to become healthier than ever. Join us and check out the calendar for dates to enroll. (this is apart of our fitness package of 10 classes for $80) $10.00 Mondays, 5 p.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail. com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Adult Intermediate Ballet Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info. Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. Wednesdays. 912-921-2190. Argentine Tango Lessons Sundays 1:30-3;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person. Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo.com. ongoing. 912-6049087. Ballet FIT! Love ballet? We are ready to get that body in ballet shape. This total body workout is great for low impact and high impact movements. With a series of bar, floor, and mat exercises, you will leave refreshed and stretched. Toning, stretching, and strengthening are our goals for you. See calendar for details. $15.00, $10.00, $8.00, $5.00 Thursdays, 5-6 p.m. 412.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Ballroom Group Dance Class Weekly ballroom dance classes focus on two types of dance each month. Open to partners/couples or to solos. The $35 for 4 weeks or $10 drop in Mondays, 7 p.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail. com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Ballroom/Latin Group Class Group classes every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesdays focus on

Docents and Volunteers Needed at Flannery O’Connor House

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home seeks additional volunteers and volunteer docents to help on Fridays and Saturdays, 1p-4pm, and for possible extended hours. Duties: greet visitors, handle admissions, conduct merchandise sales and help with tours. Docent training and written narratives for reference during tours are provided. 912-233-6014. haborrello@aol.com. flanneryoconnorhome.org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street. fundamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday’s classes are more specific, with advanced elements. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m.. 912-3353335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street. Basic Shag Lessons Every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Beginner’s Belly Dance Classes Learn basic moves and choreography with local Belly Dancer, Nicole Edge. Class is open to all ages and skill levels. Walk-ins welcome. 15.00 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. 912-596-0889. edgebelly@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. Beginners Belly Dance Classes Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/Skill levels welcome. Sundays, 12pm-1pm.

Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/hour. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-596-0889. cairoonthecoast.com. Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle For those with little-to-no dance background. Instructor is formally trained, has performed for over ten years. $15/ person. Tues. 7pm-8pm. Private classes and walk ins available. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com. C.C. Express Dance Team Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary. Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-7480731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest. Dance for Peace A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need.

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Music, dancing, fun for all ages. Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed. Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-5476449. xavris21@yahoo.com. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Dance Night Salsa Savannah sponsors this dance night. Be advised that locations often change. Visit salsasavannah.com or call 912-7048726 for updated locations. Fridays, 10 p.m. Latin Chicks (Waters Ave.), 5205 Waters Avenue. Salsa Savannah sponsors this dance night. Be advised that locations often change. Visit salsasavannah.com or call 912-704-8726 for updated locations. Thursdays, 10 p.m. Gatsby’s, 408 West Broughton Street. Dance Party Dance on Thursdays at 8pm--fun, friendship, and dancing. Free for Savannah Ballroom students. $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street. DJ Greer DJ Greer spinning some old and new R&B. Happy hour all night long. Fridays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@ yahoo.com. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Free Trial Shimmy Chic: Belly Dance Fitness Shimmy and Shake with a BRAND NEW dance fitness program that we will start offering in January after the holiday break. Shimmy Chic is a low impact, high cardio workout that is designed to teach beginners and challenge the seasoned dancer. You will learn the true skill of belly dance while getting a great workout. Our instructor, Kit Dobry, is the only one certified in the Savannah area to teach this great workout! *Yoga mat is required Join us for a FREE trial Thursday, December 17th. FREE Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.. 612-470683. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Kids Ballroom Group Class Get the next generation involved with all the styles of partnership dances. We teach etiquette, the history, and how to actually dance them! Get them involved today to get ready for our Monthly Ballroom Dance. $40 for 4 weeks Tuesdays, 6-6:45 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Kids Hip Hop and Jazz Mondays, 6 p.m. salondebailedancestudio. com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Kids Tap Teaching two skills in one class: music and dance. Join our newest tap class for kids to enjoy learning different rhythms and foot patters for fun music. Tap shoes are required and can be purchased at our studio! Sign up today and start tomorrow. $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 6-6:45 p.m. 38 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@

Film: Concrete Cowboys

On the 8th anniversary of Jerry Reed’s death, the Psychotronic Film Society salutes this one-of-a-kind performer with a rare public viewing of one of his most obscure starring roles. “Concrete Cowboys” was made just after Jerry Reed’s breakout role in “Smokey and the Bandit” and stars Reed and a pre-”Magnum P.I.” Tom Selleck as two goofy ranch hands from Montana who are mistaken for private detectives while visiting Nashville. Wednesday, September 31, 8 p.m., The Sentient Bean, 13 E Park Ave., $7

gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Kids/Youth Dance Class Kids Group class on various Ballroom and Latin dances. Multiple teachers. Ages 4-17 currently enrolled in the program. Prepares youth for social and/or competitive dancing. $15/person Saturdays, 10 a.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street. LaBlast Dance Fitness Created by world renowned dancer and ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” professional, Louis Van Amstel, LaBlast uniquely combines a wide variety of ballroom dance styles and music genres. Do the Cha Cha Cha, Disco, Jive, Merengue, Salsa and Samba set to everything from pop and rock to hip-hop and country – and burn fat and blast calories! No experience and no partner necessary. $15.00 drop in or 10 classes for $80.00 Mondays, 6-7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Latin Nite Salsa DJ Vaina Enventos brings Latin Night to Doubles. Happy hour all night long. NONE Thursdays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@yahoo.com. doublesnightclub. com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Mahogany Shades of Beauty Dance classes - hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step. Modeling and acting classes. All ages/levels welcome. Call Mahogany for info. ongoing. 912-272-8329.

Modern Dance Class Beginner and intermediate classes. Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. ongoing. 912-354-5586. Mom and ME DANCE Classes Does your baby love to dance? Sign up for our MOM and Me Dance class and explore movement to fun music and learn the basic skills of dance to develop better motor skills for your child. 18 months to 2 years old. $40.00 for 4 weeks Saturdays, 9-9:30 a.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Salsa Lessons Learn to dance salsa and bachata, and try it free before you buy it. Call 912-7048726 to reserve your space and visit salsasavannah.com for more information. ongoing. Salsa Savannah Latin Dance Studio, 408 Bull Street. Salsa Night Come and shake it to the best latin grooves and bachata the night away in Pooler where it’s cooler. Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. 912988-1052. medi.tavern314@gmail.com. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Foxfield Way. Salsa! Salsa! Salsa! 0 Thursdays, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@yahoo.com. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Shag Club Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge. Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Shimmy Chic Dance Fitness Shimmy and Shake with a brand new dance fitness program that will have you burning calories while learning the true skill of belly dance. Shimmy Chic is a low impact, high cardio workout that is designed to teach beginners and challenge the seasoned dancer. Yoga mats will be required. See calendars for details. $15.00, $10.00, $8.00, $5.00 Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Sizzle: Dance and Cardio A class designed to maintain that summer body by dancing and having fun. Incorporates dance and cardio to fun, spicy songs. $10 drop in or 10 classes for $80 Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912312-3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. West Coast Swing Group Class Love to swing dance? This class is for you. Join us for 4 weeks of triple steps, rock steps, and whips! Need to practice? We got that covered too. Get ready and join this class to come to our Monthly Swing/Blues

Night! $40.00 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/. Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr.

Events

1st Thursdays Professionals Networking Mixer The 100 Black Men of Savannah present a mixer for all Professionals in the Greater Savannah area. This is a great event for networking as well as a chance for newcomers to the coastal empire to meet new fun and interesting people. No admission cost. Food and drinks for purchase on your own. Dress attire is business casual. Door prizes, live music. free to attend..food & drink own your own first Thursday of every month, 6-9 p.m. oglesbyh@gmail.com. Cocktail Co., 10 Whitaker Street. Bonaventure Cemetery After Hours Savannah’s only after-hours cemetery story event! See this great Victorian with Shannon Scott and all of the intrigues from bootleggers to murderers and those loved, lived and are now part of these immortal story grounds. $35.00 Saturdays, 5-8 p.m.. 912-319-5600. shannon@shannonscott. com. zerve.com/shannonscott/BonCemAH. savannahga.gov/cityweb/cemeteriesweb. nsf/cemeteries/bonaventure.html. Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. PICKCars and Coffee View unique, rare and antique cars while enjoying coffee. Car owners can bring in a car and interact with other automobile enthusiasts. Free admission, 25 cents for coffee with a $1 donation to the museum first Saturday of every month, 9-11 a.m.. richmondhillmuseum.com. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. Common Grounds Common Grounds is a collaboration of the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Wesley Fellowship. We meet on Wednesday nights for open theological discussion on hot button issues. All are welcome regardless of faith background or where you are on your spiritual journey. We are open and affirming of the LGBT community. Order for Compline by candlelight is offered on Sunday nights at 8PM. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/ commongroundssavannah. The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. Drinks After Work This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinks-afterwork/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Electric Lucifer Night

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An evening of electronic music deconstructions with performances by Men Smash Atoms, Infinite Neutral, Vinay Arora, and Skippy Spiral. $5 Sat., Dec. 5, 10-11:45 p.m. 912-570-8330. nicodemus@ inbox.com. electriclucifernight.com/. wormholebar.com. The Wormhole, 2307 Bull Street. The Exchange Club of Savannah In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange.org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street. Face to Face with Education Telfair’s William Jay Society is hosting a reception and gallery talk in the “Face to Face” exhibit, and the price of admission is a donation of art supplies for Jacob G. Smith Elementary. Wed., Aug. 31, 5:30 p.m. telfair.org. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. First Friday Fireworks Celebrate the end of the week and the beginning of a new month with First Friday Fireworks, presented by Wet Willie’s. Free first Friday of every month, 9:30 p.m. info@riverstreetsavannah.com. riverstreetsavannah.com/event/first-fridayfireworks. Rousakis Plaza, River St. Free Monthly Expectant & New Parent Support Group This FREE monthly support group is held on the first Tuesday of each month. No preregistration is required. Please join us for conversation, support and refreshments. Children are welcome! FREE first Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-5446387. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street. Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts Learn the history of the historic Lucas Theatre on a 20-30 minute tour. Restoration, architecture, history of the theatre and of early cinema. $4. Group rates for ten or more. School trips available. Tours are Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and must be scheduled. To schedule a tour, contact Megan Chandler at 912-525-5029 or mchandle@lucastheatre.com. ongoing. 912-525-5023. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn 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. PBJ Pantry A free food pantry held every Thursday, 10-11am and 6-7pm. Contact Jessica Sutton for questions. 912-897-1192 ongoing. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Wilmington Island), 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Punk Rock Garage Sale Round 2

Featuring work by Titty Bats, Graveface Records, Hyperrealist and more. All proceeds benefit Statts Fest. Sat., Sep. 3, 12-6 p.m. The Jinx, 127 West Congress St. Savannah Storytellers Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm. Reservations encouraged by calling 912349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 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. Southbound Brewery Saturday Tours and Tastes Savannah’s first microbrewery is open for public tours and tastings Wednesday - Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturdays from 2-4. Hang out, have a few cold ones, and learn a little more about Savannah’s first craft brewery. Free Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. 912-335-7716. info@southboundbrewingco. com. southboundbrewingco.com. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. Spirit FEST Spirit FEST celebrate thes power of peace and love for our Savannah family with music, vendors, art activities, food trucks and more. Hosted by Unity of Savannah. free Sat., Sep. 3, 1-6 p.m. unityofsavannah@ comcast.net. unitysavannah.org/. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Tybee Lighthouse Sunset Tour Take advantage of this unique opportunity to experience the lighthouse after hours on a small private tour that includes a climb to the top. Children 12 and under not allowed. Tour lasts about 90 minutes. $25 Fri., Sep. 2. 912-786-5801. tybeelighthouse.org/. Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. Under The Rainbow On Thursday nights come out to the coolest spot in Pooler for Under The Rainbow. Every week we will host a different event that will cater to those that play over, around and under the rainbow. Thursdays, 8-11 p.m. 912-988-1052. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Foxfield Way.

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12th Lands End Woodland River Festival A multicultural family event featuring Gullah storytellers, African dancers and drummers, gospel choirs, steppers, Latin folklorica dancers, lowcountry seafood and tasty Gullah dishes; art on sale, and historical tours of Fort Fremont. Friday evening Fish Fry ($10 dinners) starts at 5 p.m. and all-day Saturday River Festival begins at 11:00 a.m. Fri., Sept. 2nd - No charge; Sat., - Sept. 3rd - Adults: $3 pp; Youth 1-12Free Fri., Sep. 2, 5-11 p.m. and Sat., Sep. 3, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 843-263-5261. rbrowne@ embarqmail.com. landsendwoodland.org. Lands End Woodland, 100 Lands End Road. Savannah Bacon Festival It’s the 3rd Annual Savannah Bacon Fest,

need we say more? Get ready, bacon lovers, because select local restaurants will be serving up some mouthwatering bacon creations. Free and Open to the Public Fri., Sep. 2, 4-10 p.m. and Sat., Sep. 3, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 912-2340295. info@riverstreetsavannah.com. riverstreetsavannah.com/event/bacon-fest2/?instance_id=1309. Rousakis Plaza, River St. Savannah Craft Beer Week Scheduled events range from “Meet the Brewer” social outings, craft beer tastings with food pairings and even a 5K group run to burn off extra beer calories consumed during the week. Many of the events fall into the category of “Tap Takeovers,” where beers from a specific brewery are featured. For a full list of events, visit savcraftbeer. com. Through Sep. 4. savcraftbeer.com. Downtown Savannah, downtown. PICKSavannah Craft Brew Fest Showcasing two-ounce unlimited sampling of craft beers from around the world combined with great food, beer seminars, a mixology garden, a cider garden, a VIP experience, music and a corn hole tournament. $45 Sat., Sep. 3. savannahcraftbrewfest.com/. savtcc.com. Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Tools & Skills That Built a Colony Interact with living history interpreters as they conducted demonstrations of 18th century crafts. Some of the demonstrations will include blacksmithing, woodworking, gardening and cooking. All activities are included with park admission. $4.50 $10.00 Sat., Sep. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun., Sep. 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Mon., Sep. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 912-353-3023. gastateparks. org/Wormsloe. gastateparks.org/info/ wormsloe/. Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd.

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$8 Community Meditation Classes Join us for breath work, guided meditation, and yoga nidra, a deep relaxation technique to relieve stress, quiet the mind, and find the calm within. All proceeds support local organizations. $8 Sundays, 6-7 p.m. 912349-2756. Adult Aerial Silk/Lyra classes Learn to work with Aerial Silks and Hoop while suspended in the air. Weekly classes through the month of September. Offered twice a week, limited space available. Reserve your spot and register online today while it is still available. $20/class or $75/ September package. Sep. 5-30, 6-7 p.m. 954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. Al-Anon Family Groups An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. The message of Al-Anon is one of strength and hope for friends/family of problem drinkers. Al-Anon is for adults. Alateen is for people age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. check website or call for info. ongoing. 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com. Ballet Body Toning Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired

workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semi-private class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@ gmail.com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. Beach Body Workouts with Laura MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. Beastmode Fitness Group Training Train with this elite team. A total body program that trims, tones and gets results. Personal training options available. See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. ongoing. beastmodefitnessga.com. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. Beginning Pole Fitness Pole fitness is a fun and flirty way to get in shape! Taught by Pole Dance America National Professional Champion Sabrina Madsen, you’ll learn the basics of pole dance in a safe and welcoming environment. Gain strength, balance and confidence. Beginner Classes are open to all shapes and sizes and are for ladies only (men welcome at our Intermediate Class). $25 for drop-in or $100 for a package of 5 classes Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801.673.6737. info@firstcityfitness.com. firstcityfitness. com/pole-fitnessparties.html. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Blue Water Yoga Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm. Fri., 9:30am-10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. ongoing. egs5719@aol.com. Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr. Breema Join us October 3 and every first Saturday 10-12. Discover a practical and transformative approach to life and health. Receiving Breema bodywork releases deeply held tension in the body, mind and feelings. Breema is a way to practice being present. Taught by Laura Ike. Open to community. Donation jar. Call 912 658-5592 with questions. first Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-noon. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. Dance DynaMix Dance DynaMix is a choreographed dance fitness class inspired by funky hip hop and sleek jazz moves! No dance experience required. Call 732.232.3349 to reserve your spot ahead of time, as class space is limited. Stay after class for a 30 minute stretch to wind down for the weekend with! $10.00 Wednesdays, Fridays, 10-11 a.m. 732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@ gmail.com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. Fitness Classes at the JEA Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for schedule. ongoing. 912-3558811. savj.org. savannahjea.org. Jewish

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Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Free Caregiver Support Group For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. Second Saturday of the month, 10am-11am. Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments. Free to attend. Open to anyone in need of support for the caregiving they provide. ongoing. savannahcommons.com. Free Yoga for Cancer Patients St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Center for WellBeing offers Free Yoga for Cancer Patients every Monday from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in Candler’s Heart & Lung Building, Suite 100. The very gentle movements and breath work in this class will give you much needed energy, it will make your body feel better, and it will give you a mental release. This class is free to cancer patients. Mondays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. 912-819-8800. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Functional Training Class Celebrate fall with a Saturday morning workout class. All levels welcome. A smooth mix of cardio and strengthening exercises. Call Kara 912-667-0487 if interested. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Get Excited and Move This program is designed to combat the effects of Parkinson disease for Savannah/ Chatham-area people and their caregiver. The activities are designed to enhance and improve muscular strength, and endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed work, and voice command. $10 a month Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10:3011:30 a.m. 912-376-9833. psgsav@gmail. com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive. Dude’s Day at Savannah Climbing Coop Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Thursday men climb for half price, $5. See website for info. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m. 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com. Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. Hiking & Biking at Skidaway Island State Park Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am-10pm. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastest growing martial arts style. Uses angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against him. Call for info on free trial classes. Drop ins welcome. 11202 White Bluff Rd. ongoing. 912-429-5150. Living Smart Fitness Club St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offer the Living Smart Fitness Club, which is an exercise program to encourage healthy lifestyle changes. On Mondays 40 and Wednesdays the classes are held at

the John S. Delaware Center. On Tuesdays, the classes are held at the center, at 1910 Abercorn Street. Classes include Zumba (Tuesdays) and Hip-Hop low impact aerobics with cardio and strengthening exercises (Mondays/Wednesdays). Mondays, Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. 912-447-6605. Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Mommy and Baby Yoga Mondays. Call for times and fees or see website. ongoing. 912-232-2994. savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Pilates Classes Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semi-private classes by appointment. Carol Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-238-0018. savannahpilates. com. pilatessavannah.com/. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave. Pregnancy Yoga Ongoing series of 6-week classes. Thursdays. A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-704-7650. ann@aikyayoga. com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Pregnancy Yoga Classes Pregnancy is a transitional time when many physical and emotional changes take place. Pregnancy Yoga is about honoring these changes in ourselves, our body and our baby. Yoga strengthens the rapidly changing body and increases the ability to relax, and helps to prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and motherhood. Pregnancy Yoga classes are offered as a 6 week session on Thursday evenings from 6pm – 7:15 pm. The class is suitable for all stages of pregnancy and no prior yoga experience is necessary. $120 - six week session Thursdays. 912-704-7650. ann@ douladeliveries.com. douladeliveries.com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Qigong Simple meditation in motion. Done standing. Tuesday evening @ St. Thomas Episcopal, Isle of Hope. 5.45pm. Balance, Breath, Calm. Taught by Tricia Richardson. 658-5592. Tuesdays. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 St. Thomas Ave. Qigong Classes Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier and longer life. Classes offer a time to learn the exercises and perform them in a group setting. Class length averages 60 min. Any level of practice is welcome. $15 ongoing. qigongtim.com/. Renagade Workout Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00 am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only. Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912376-0219 ongoing. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. Monthly training sessions and seminars. Weekly runs. Kathy Ackerman, 912-756-5865, or Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. ongoing.

Ladies Day at Savannah Climbing Coop Wednesdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Wednesday women climb for half price, $5. See website for info. ongoing. 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com. Savannah Disc Golf Weekly events (entry $5) Friday Night Flights: Fridays, 5pm. Luck of the Draw Doubles: Saturdays, 10am. Handicapped League: Saturdays, 1pm. Singles at the Sarge: Sundays, 10am. All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. See website or email for info. ongoing. savannahdiscgolf@gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf.com. Savannah Striders Running and Walking Club With a one-year, $35 membership,free training programs for beginners (walkers and runners) and experienced athletes. Fun runs. Advice from mentors. Monthly meetings with quality speakers. Frequent social events. Sign up online or look for the Savannah Striders Facebook page. ongoing. savystrider.com. SIZZLE- Dance Cardio The hottest cardio class to keep or get you in shape for summer. Sizzle is designed to give you cardio, strengthening, and stretch training that you need for that bikini body. Enroll now and get the first class free. $10.00 or $80 for 10 classes Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Turbo Kick Cardio Workout Lose calories while dancing and kickboxing. No experience or equipment needed. Tues. and Thurs. 6pm, Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton Wed. 6pm Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 ongoing. 586-822-1021. facebook.com/ turbokicksavannah. Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors Free for cancer patients and survivors. The classes help with flexibility and balance while also providing relaxation. Located at FitnessOne, on the third floor of the Memorial Outpatient and Wellness Center. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:45 p.m. 912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. 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. https:// facebook.com/ZumbaFitnesswithSheena/. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Zumba Fitness (R) with April Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info.

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Coastal Empire Tiki Night Crystal Beer Parlor and Coastal Empire Brewing present a Grand Tiki NIght with Plantation rum. Break out your best Tiki apparel for this one. Coastal Empire on tap: Coco Pina, White Caps, Southern Delight Praline, Savannah Brown and Dawn Patrol. Coconut drinks, Coastal Empire Beer, and Plantation Rum will flow. Aug. 31, 5 p.m. crystalbeerparlor.com. Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St. Foothills Tap Takeover Tap Takeover with Winston-Salem’s Foothills Brewing. Aug. 31, 5 p.m. greentruckpub.com. Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. IPA Day Focus on hoppy beers. Aug. 31. distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Ladies Night Selection of rose and sparkling wines with Chef Drue’s light bites and sweet homemade truffles. $33 Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. holycityhospitality.com/39-rue-dejean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. Angel’s Envy Toast The Trees Angel’s Envy bourbon is launching its third ‘Toast The Trees’ media campaign in conjunction with the Arbor Day Foundation. Join members from the brand team to celebrate the beginning of National Bourbon Heritage Month with complimentary cocktails and food. Sep. 1, 5-9 p.m. 22 Square, 14 Barnard St. Blackberry Farm + Great Divide + Service Feature Rare drafts from Blackberry Farm Brewery, Great Divide and Savannah’s Service Brewing Co. Sep. 1, 5 p.m. crystalbeerparlor. com. Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St. Cause an Effect Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Step Up Savannah. Come in to the Chipotle at 1801 East Victory Drive Suite 101 in Savannah on Thursday, September 1st between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Step Up Savannah. Sep. 1, 5-9 p.m. 912-4010672. relias@stepupsavannah.org. Chipotle, 1801 East Victory Drive, Suite 101. Fiddlers Craft Brew Happy Hour Fiddlers has a Happy Hour planned for September 1st from 4-7 pm at Fiddlers on River Street featuring six local Georgia breweries and six appetizers to accompany each beer. There will also be two original casks exclusive to the event. Sep. 1, 4 p.m. liveoakstore.com/fiddlersriverstreet. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.), 131 West River St. Founders Tap Takeover Founders Brewing Co. takes over the taps with killer beers out of Grand Rapids, MI. Sep. 1, 5 p.m. greentruckpub.com. Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. Scofflaw Brewing Co. Release Party Part of Savannah Craft Beer Week. Sep. 1,

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6 p.m. wildwingcafe.com/savannah.html. Wild Wing Cafe, 27 Barnard St. Sour n’ Funky In the Speakeasy. From The Distillery: Are you a little strange? Well you’ll love this night. Our taps will be reserved for the uniquely funky, far-out beer that will hopefully be so tart it’ll make your eye twitch. Sep. 1, 6 p.m. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Brewery Boxing Part of Savannah Craft Beer Week. Sep. 2, 6 p.m. wildwingcafe.com/savannah.html. Wild Wing Cafe, 27 Barnard St. Evil Twin + Against the Grain Night Focus on rare drafts from Evil Twin and Against the Grain. Sep. 2, 5 p.m. crystalbeerparlor.com. Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St. First Friday Oyster Roast Take the Free Ferry from River Street or park at the hotel to enjoy this local favorite. Guests will delight in specialty cocktails, enjoy coastal cuisine like oysters, Lowcountry boil and BBQ, dance to live music on the Riverfront Esplanade and catch the best views of the sunset and fireworks. Sep. 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m. westinsavannah.com/first-friday. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. Night of the Beer Geek 7.0 We will be tipping our beer stained hats to the breweries that will be sending us eccentric one of a kind beers for y’all to inspect with your taste buds. It’ll be so mind blowingly awesome it will turn your brain

into mush. Sep. 2, 6 p.m. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Southbound Pint Night Buy a pint and keep the glass. Sep. 2, 2 p.m. Savannah Taphouse, 125 E Broughton St. Wine Dinner A three-course custom paired wine dinner. $45 per person holycityhospitality.com/39rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. Pint Night w/ Terrapin Recreation Ale Sep. 3. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill), 3742 US-17. Annual Ice Cream Churn-off Compete, or just come to taste and vote for the best. Select your tastiest ice cream recipe and compete for the prizes! Churn with us at 2:30 or bring yours ready to serve judges at 3:30 PM. People’s Choice, Best Individual, Best Business/ Organization categories. Entrance for the public is a $5 donation that includes 2 tastes. Additional tastes are 3 for another $5. There is also a raffle of locally donated items at $1 for each ticket plus a special ladies jewelry sale. Free water, lemonade and popcorn. Skeeter Truck playing. 912 437-4473 $5 Sep. 4, 4-6 p.m. 912-437-4473. ashantillycenter@gmail.com. ashantilly.org. The Ashantilly Center, 15591 GA Hwy 99. Food Truck Festival Experience Savannah’s food trucks as well as cornhole, a new outdoor gym, and a reptile show. $5 parking Sep. 4, 12-4 p.m. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. Skidaway

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1 Fruit on some slot machines 5 Stewart who did an August 2016 stint in Vegas 8 Start of many sequel titles 13 Vegas money 14 Arrange in a cabinet 15 Military academy freshman 16 Basses and altos, in choral music 18 Dickens’s “The Mystery of ___ Drood” 19 1985 New Order song covered by Iron and Wine 21 Paradise paradigm 22 “What ___ the odds?” 23 Lose traction at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway 26 Painter Gerard ___ Borch 28 “Casino ___” (National Geographic documentary) 32 Maxwell Anderson’s “High ___” 33 Ocular superpower that can cut metal 37 Lofty poem 38 In a perfect world? 39 Old card game, or U.K. bathroom 40 Train or automobile, but not plane 42 Philips who has played Vegas 43 Retail furniture giant (which has a location in Vegas) 44 Silent assent to the dealer, e.g. 45 Casino aid, for short 46 ___-pitch softball 48 “___ Flux” (1990s MTV series)

51 “Power of Love/Love Power” R&B singer 58 With good speed 59 The “a” in “Shake” (but not “Shack”) 61 Back biter? 62 “The Grapes of Wrath” migrant 63 Grey who wrote about the Old West 64 Video game bad guy 65 Give, to Burns 66 James who sang the ballad “At Last”

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1 “___ Joey” (Frank Sinatra film) 2 Organic compound 3 “It’s ___-way street!” 4 Gunned the motor 5 Poisonous protein in castor beans 6 Kennedy couturier Cassini 7 Bandleader at the Tropicana Club, on TV 8 Serving of asparagus 9 Most of you have already heard it 10 GOP luminary Gingrich 11 New York theater award 12 Marshy area of England, with “the” 14 Low roll in craps 17 Ref. which added “starter marriage” and “starchitect” in 2016 20 In early metamorphosis 23 Russian vodka brand, for short 24 Maker of Advantix cameras 25 Actress Cara of “Fame” 26 Lukewarm

27 Drache of the Poker Hall of Fame 29 Alvin of the American Dance Theater 30 Luxor or Excalibur offerings 31 Condescending type 33 Stock symbol for Southwest Airlines (based on their logo) 34 “Lend Me ___” (Broadway play about an opera company) 35 “From ___ down to Brighton I must have played them all” (“Pinball Wizard”) 36 Finish for opal or saturn 41 Recorder attached to a windshield 45 You might hit it if you’re tired 47 Distrustful 48 Professional poker player ___ Duke 49 Scoring advantage 50 Hot Topic founder ___ Madden 51 Like some excuses 52 Second word of “The Raven” 53 Story of your trip, perhaps 54 Recurring YouTube journal 55 Vegas-frequenting electro-house musician Steve, or golfer Isao 56 Acronym on some LVMPD jackets 57 Launched into cyberspace 60 “Glee” actress ___ Michele

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Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. Richmond Hill Farmers’ Market The City of Richmond Hill will reopen its Farmer’s Market on March 15th. There will be free balloons for children, shopping bags for market customers, and activities such as corn hole, a bouncy house and the fire department will bring their water cannon. Handicap parking will be available. Each Tuesday from mid-March until November, the market will offer the best in local produce and crafts. The City has extended shopping hours from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. 2-7 p.m.. 912-756-3345. jlee@ richmondhill-ga.gov. https://facebook.com/ RichmondHillFarmersMarket. J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

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“A Question of Health” Talk by Carolyn Guilford Local nutrition consultant, health and wellness advocate, author and workshop organizer speaks on how to live a healthy life by making new and joyful lifestyle choices. Presented by Live Plant Strong Savannah. No charge Thu., Sep. 1, 7-8:15 p.m. 912-660-6912. mharg@comcast.net. https://facebook. com/events/1740138912919074/. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Armstrong Prescription Drug DropOff Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the University Police building on campus. Open to the public 24 hours/day, year round. Confidential. All items collected are destroyed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. ongoing. 912-344-3333. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/ Maps/index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Blood Pressure Screenings St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings on every Monday from 10 AM to Noon in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts on 836 E. 65th Street. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, call (912) 352-4405. ongoing. St. Joseph’s/ Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St. Free Hearing and Speech Screening Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am. Speech: First Thursdays. Call or see website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing. org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free Hearing Screenings The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9-11 a.m. Children ages three years old to adults of all ages are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. If necessary, a full audiological evaluation will be recommended. Free and open to the public Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. 42 912-355-4601. speechandhearingsav.

org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health Dept. Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com. La Leche League of Savannah A breast feeding support group for new/ expectant monthers. Meeting/gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. ongoing. 912897-9544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html. Living Smart Fitness Club An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) ongoing. 912-447-6605. Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services. Open 7pm-11pm nightly. ongoing. 800-2647154. Prepared Childbirth Class This course gives an overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology and explains the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. The four-week course includes a tour of the labor and delivery unit. This class is popular, so please register early $75 per couple Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-350-2676. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. The Savannah 7-Day Diabetes Repair If you are ready to take control of your life and health, call today, enroll in this fun but intensive seven week program to heal your body of diabetes. You will learn how changing can heal. You can reverse diabetes by following a new protocol, even if you have been diabetic for years. Includes over a year of follow-up support. $450 Thursdays, Saturdays. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

Kid’s Happenings

Healthy Kids Club The Healthy Kids Club’s mission is to educate and inspire children to take part in their local farmers market while enjoying nutritious foods and empowering

their families to make healthy choices at home. Saturdays, 9:15-9:45 a.m. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. Wilmington Island Farmers Market, 111 Walthour Rd. Savannah Children’s Museum School Year Hours SCM hours beginning 8/31/13 will be Sunday 11am-4pm; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm. Open on holiday Mondays that SCC Public Schools are not in session including Labor Day. For more details go to savannahchildrensmuseum.org ongoing. Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road. Toddler Time Bring your 2-4 year old to enjoy stories, games and learning designed just for them. Each week there will be a different naturebased theme. $5 parking Thursdays, 10 a.m. gastateparks.org/skidawayisland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center Toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs--story books, singing songs, finger puppet plays, crafts, guided walks, up close encounters with Oatland animals. Preregister by 4pm Monday. $5 children. Gen. Admission for adults ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd.

LGBT

First City Network Georgia’s oldest LGBT organization (founded in 1985) is a local non-profit community service organization whose mission is to share resources of health care, counseling, education, advocacy and mutual support in the Coastal Empire. Members and guests enjoy many special events throughout the year, including First Saturday Socials held the first Saturday of each month at 7pm. Mondays. 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork. org. Gay AA Meeting True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd floor. New location effective 11/2012. ongoing. GVNT HAVS GVNT HAVS is a free monthly drag show that houses the unique antics of the House of Gunt, a Savannah based free-form drag collective whose mission is to connect the trashy with the flashy, the kitschy with the classy, and the people of Savannah with a breath of fresh, queer air. Free first Thursday of every month, 10 p.m. houseofgunt@gmail.com. Chuck’s Bar, 305 West River Street. Savannah Pride, Inc. Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBTQI community in the South. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month. PO Box 6044, Savannah, GA 31414. 501c nonprofit. ongoing. info@savannahpride.com. savannahpride.com.

Stand Out Youth A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7pm. Call, email or see website for info. Fridays, 7-9 p.m. 912288-1034. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth.org. Vineyard Church Office, 1020 Abercorn Street. What Makes a Family A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Ages 10 to 18. Meets twice a month. Call for info. ongoing. 912-352-2611.

Literary Events

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-447-6605. sjchs. org/body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Judy Fogarty Book Signing Judy Fogarty signs copies of her new book, “Breaking and Holding.” Thu., Sep. 1, 4-6 p.m. eshaverbooks.com. E. Shaver Bookseller, 326 Bull Street. Seersucker Live: The Tin Curtain Episode Part literary reading. Part variety show. Part cocktail party. A Seersucker Live so big we needed two ideologically opposed factions to host it, featuring Rob Spillman, Regina Bradley, and Julia Elliot. $10, $5 students Wed., Aug. 31, 7 p.m. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Nature and Environment

Coffee with a Ranger Start your morning right by getting coffee and having a discussion with a park ranger. Fridays, 8:30 a.m. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. Dolphin Project Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at schools, clubs, organizations. A powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment. Age/grade appropriate programs and handouts. See website for info. ongoing. thedolphinproject.org. First Saturday Hike This moderately-paced, 3-mile hike will include a talk about the different ecosystems of the park. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water and insect repellant. Parking pass is $5. $2 first Saturday of every month, 9 a.m. 912-7272339. gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister/. Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. Gardening Session Learn how to garden and harvest vegetables and herbs to bring home. Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. First and third Saturday of every month. Free and open to the public first Saturday of every month, 8:30-9:30 a.m. charleshmorriscenter.com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Walk on the Wild Side A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live

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native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Wilderness Southeast A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists. Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org.

Pets & Animals

Low Cost Pet Clinic TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm. Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin.com. TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village. Operation New Hope Operation New Hope allows inmates to train unadoptable dogs from the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. The goals of the program are to decrease the recidivism rate among Chatham County inmates, help inmates learn a new skill, and help previously unadoptable dogs find loving homes. The graduated dogs are available for adoption can be viewed at www.humansocietvsav.org, and www. chathamsheriff.org. Operation New Hope is funded by the Humane Society and community donations. ongoing. chathamsheriff.org. humanesocietysav.org/. Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. St. Almo’s Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St.

Religious & Spiritual

Band of Sisters Prayer Group All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord.” (Prov. 21:1) ongoing. 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/ georgia. Buddhist Meditation Everyone is welcome. Experience not necessary. Visit our website for location, meditation periods and classes. savannahzencenter.com. Individual instruction upon request. Email Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com for more information. ongoing. Online only, none. Catholic Singles A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service. Send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. ongoing. familylife@

diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles. 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. Maritime Bethel “Sundays on Thursdays” worship at the Fellowship Assembly. Plenty of parking for large trucks. Free Thursdays. 912-220-2976. The Fellowship Assembly of God Church, 5224 Augusta Road. A New Church in the City, For the City Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” ongoing. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Courses are now being offered at the new Savannah Extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Full course loads for both Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees will be offered. Apply now at www.nobts. edu to start classes this winter. ongoing. 912-232-1033. revwasson@gmail.com. Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton Street. Psychic Medium Your Pal, Erin Ready to reconnect you with your loved ones who’ve passed and your own inner knowing? I’m here to help. Let’s all work together to create the amazing new life you truly desire, releasing old situations that no longer serve you. Readings available in person and by phone. 60 minutes, $65. Group readings of 5 or more, $30 per person for 20 minutes. Get your personalized, 45 minute prerecorded “Tuesday Tune-Up” emailed to your inbox for just $45. Visit www.yourpalerin.com for more information or contact psychicyourpalerin@gmail.com today. ongoing. Online only, none. Read the Bible in One Year A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book club

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format, not a traditional Bible study. All welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-233-5354. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street. Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info. All are welcome. ongoing. 636-2331772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. Savannah Reiki Share During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present

at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah. Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free ongoing, 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street. Service of Compline Enter the stillness of another age. Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight at 9:00-9:30 p.m. every Sunday night by the Complne Choir of Christ Church Anglican. Come, say good nigh to God. All are welcome. ongoing. Christ Church Anglican, 37th and Bull. South Valley Baptist Church Weekly Sunday services. Sunday school,

10:00am. Worship, 11:30am. Tuesday Bible Study/Prayer Service, 6:30pm. Pastor Rev. Dr. Barry B. Jackson, 480 Pine Barren Road, Pooler, GA “Saving a nation one soul at a time.” ongoing. Tapestry Church A church for all people! We don’t care what you are wearing, just that you are here. From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the

Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Truth decay is in its early stages. If you take action soon, you can prevent a full-scale decomposition. But be forewarned: Things could get messy, especially if you intervene with the relentless candor and clarity that will be required for medicinal purification. So what do you think? Are you up for the struggle? I understand if you’re not. I’ll forgive you if you simply flee. But if you decide to work your cagey magic, here are some tips. 1. Compile your evidence with rigor. 2. As much as is humanly possible, put aside rancor. Root your efforts in compassionate objectivity. 3. Even as you dig around in the unsightly facts, cherish the beautiful truths you’d like to replace them with.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Are you willing to lose at least some of your inhibitions? Are you curious to find out what it feels like to cavort like a wise wild child? If you want to fully cooperate with life’s plans, you will need to consider those courses of action. I am hoping that you’ll accept the dare, of course. I suspect you will thrive as you explore the pleasures of playful audacity and whimsical courage and effervescent experiments. So be blithe, Taurus! Be exuberant! Be open to the hypothesis that opening to jaunty and jovial possibilities is the single most intelligent thing you can do right now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

What’s the current status of your relationship with your feet? Have you been cultivating and cherishing your connection with the earth below you? The reason I ask, Gemini, is that right now it’s especially important for you to enjoy intimacy with gravity, roots, and foundations. Whatever leads you down and deeper will be a source of good fortune. Feeling grounded will provide you with an aptitude for practical magic. Consider the possibilities of going barefoot, getting a foot massage, or buying a new shoes that are both beautiful and comfortable.

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cheesecake before writing my next Leo horoscope. In another dream, my Leo friend Erica suggested that I compose your horoscope while attending an orgy where all the participants were brilliant physicists, musicians, and poets. In a third dream, my old teacher Rudolf (also a Leo) said I should create the Leo horoscope as I sunbathed on a beach in Maui while being massaged by two sexy geniuses. Here’s how I interpret my dreams: In the coming days, you can literally increase your intelligence by indulging in luxurious comforts and sensory delights.

Allies will feel fertilized by your creative vigor. You’ll stimulate team spirit with your savvy appeals to group solidarity. If anyone can revive droopy procrastinators and demonstrate the catalytic power of gratitude, it’ll be you. Have you heard enough good news, Sagittarius, or can you absorb more? I expect that you’ll inspire interesting expressions of harmony that will replace contrived versions of togetherness. And every blessing you bestow will expand your capacity for attracting favors you can really use.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Play a joke on your nervous anxiety. Leap off the ground or whirl in a circle five times as you shout, “I am made of love!” Learn the words and melody to a new song that lifts your mood whenever you sing it. Visualize yourself going on an adventure that will amplify your courage and surprise your heart. Make a bold promise to yourself, and acquire an evocative object that will symbolize your intention to fulfill that promise. Ask yourself a soul-shaking question you haven’t been wise enough to investigate before now. Go to a wide-open space, spread your arms out in a greeting to the sky, and pray for a vision of your next big goal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

The Illuminati do not want you to receive the prophecy I have prepared for you. Nor do the Overlords of the New World Order, the Church of the SubGenius, the Fake God that masquerades as the Real God, or the nagging little voice in the back of your head. So why am I going ahead and divulging this oracle anyway? Because I love you. My loyalty is to you, not those shadowy powers. Therefore, I am pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to evade, ignore, undermine, or rebel against controlling influences that aren’t in alignment with your soul’s goals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

A woman in the final stages of giving birth may experience acute discomfort. But once her infant spills out into the world, her distress can transform into bliss. I don’t foresee quite so dramatic a shift for you, Cancerian. But the transition you undergo could have similar elements: from uncertainty to grace; from agitation to relief; from constriction to spaciousness. To take maximum advantage of this blessing, don’t hold onto the state you’re leaving behind -- or the feelings it aroused in you.

The dictionary says that the verb “to schmooze” means to chat with people in order to promote oneself or make a social connection that may prove to be advantageous. But that definition puts a selfish spin on an activity that can, at least sometimes, be carried out with artful integrity. Your assignment in the coming weeks is to perform this noble version of schmoozing. If you are offering a product or service that is beautiful or useful or both, I hope you will boost its presence and influence with the power of your good listening skills and smart conversations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

In one of my dreams last night, a Leo sensualist I know advised me to take smart pills and eat an entire chocolate

Habersham YMCA. Sundays, 10 a.m. tapestrysavannah.com. ymcaofcoastalga. org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Theology on Tap Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm-10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. ongoing. distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St.

If you are attuned with the cosmic rhythms in the coming weeks, you will be a source of teaching and leadership.

The fictional character known as Superman has one prominent vulnerability: the mineral kryptonite. When he’s near this stuff, it weakens his superpowers and may cause other problems. I think we all have our own versions of kryptonite, even if they’re metaphorical. For instance, my own superpowers tend to decline when I come into the presence of bad architecture, cheesy poetry, and off-pitch singing. How about you, Capricorn? What’s your version of kryptonite? Whatever it is, I’m happy to let you know that you are currently less susceptible to its debilitating influences than usual. Why? Well, you have a sixth sense about how to avoid it. And even if it does draw near, you have in your repertoire some new tricks to keep it from sapping your strength.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

It’s quite possible you will receive seductive proposals in the coming weeks. You may also be invited to join your fortunes with potential collaborators who have almost fully awakened to your charms. I won’t be surprised if you receive requests to share your talents, offer your advice, or bestow your largesse. You’re a hot prospect, my dear. You’re an attractive candidate. You appear to be ripe for the plucking. How should you respond? My advice is to be flattered and gratified, but also discerning. Just because an inquiry is exciting doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Choose carefully.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

Would you like to become a master of intimacy? Can you imagine yourself handling the challenges of togetherness with the skill of a great artist and the wisdom of a love genius? If that prospect appeals to you, now would be a favorable time to up your game. Here’s a hot tip on how to porceed: You must cultivate two seemingly contradictory skills. The first is the capacity to identify and nurture the best qualities in your beloved friend. The second is the ability to thrive on the fact that healthy relationships require you to periodically wrestle with each other’s ignorance and immaturity.

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obscure starring roles. “Concrete Cowboys” was made just after Jerry Reed’s breakout role in “Smokey and the Bandit” and stars Reed and a pre-”Magnum P.I.” Tom Selleck as two goofy ranch hands from Montana who are mistaken for private detectives while visiting Nashville. $7 Wed., Aug. 31, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Film: The Survivalist In a kill-or-be-killed world of desperate starvation after the dissolution of civilized society, a man survives off a small plot of land deep in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his life and character will be put to multiple tests. $7 Sat., Sep. 3, 5:30 & 8 p.m. S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, 9 West Henry.

Sports & Games

Adult and Junior Tennis Clinics On Thursdays. Intended for a class size of 4-8 students. Buy four classes, get the fifth class free. $15 per class ongoing. 912-201-2000. westinsavannah.com. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index.php. The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. Adult Coed Flag Football League 8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450. Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-220-3474. savadultrec.com. Bears Elite Football Learn the fundamentals of football. Ages 4-12. Sign up now. Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 912-272-6684. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. Derby Devils Roller Derby Classes Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs. See website for info. ongoing. savannahderby.com. Grief 101 Support Group Seven-week morning or evening adult support group offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Free of charge. Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. Saturday Group Run or Walk Join us in our quest for fitness. Beginners are welcome. We can help you exceed your fitness goals. Free Saturdays, 7-8:15 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live.com. savystrider.com. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. Sav. Strider Weekly Group Run or Walk Downtown Join us for a run or walk downtown or over the bridge if you’re feeling froggy. The best part is afterwards when we get coffee or whatever else your heart desires from Savannah Coffee Roasters. Free Sundays, 7-8 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live. com. savystrider.com. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. Savannah Bike Polo Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. ongoing. facebook.com/

savannahbikepolo. Shamrock’s Women’s Rugby Savannah Shamrock’s Women’s rugby kick’s off its 2016 Fall season with its first practice on August 16 at 6:30pm at Forsyth Park near the basketball courts. Practices continue throughout the fall on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Come out and join our team! All levels of skill are welcome. free Thu., Sep. 1, 6:30-8 p.m. mritchie91@gmail.com. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Ultimate Frisbee Come play Ultimate! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm until dark. Sundays, 4:30pm until we get tired. The west side of Forsyth Park. Bring a smile, two shirts (one light or white, one dark), water, and cleats (highly recommended). ongoing. savannahultimateproject@gmail.com. savannahultimateproject.wordpress.com/ pick-up/. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. USMNT (Soccer) American Outlaws Chapter USMNT is a national soccer team that represents the U.S. in international soccer competitions. American Outlaws Savannah chapter of USMNT meets regularly. Call for details. ongoing. 912-398-4014. savannahflipflop.com. Flip Flop Tiki Bar & Grill, 117 Whitaker St.

Support Groups

Al-Anon Family Group meeting Isle of Hope For Today Find comfort and understanding for families and friends of alcoholics. AFG is an anonymous fellowship seeking to find serenity for those impacted by the effects of alcoholism. Free Mondays, 7-8 p.m. savannahalanon.com. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 St. Thomas Ave. Alcoholics Anonymous For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. ongoing. 912-356-3688. savannahaa.com. Alzheimer’s Caregiver and Family Support Group For individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Second Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for

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Discuss and learn different ways to enjoy parenthood. Cate Glyn-Jones, registered nurse, midwife, and lactation consultant, will be on hand to answer all of your questions. This is a free event with refreshments served and takes place the first Tuesday of every month. Free first Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m. 912-544-6387. support@ erigosavannah.com. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street. Gambling Problem 12 Step Program Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. ongoing. 912-748-4730. Georgia Scleroderma Support Group A group for people with scleroderma for the greater Savannah area and surrounding counties. Meets regularly. Call for day and time. Lovezzola’s Pizza, 320 Hwy 80 West, Pooler. Info: 912-412-6675 or 912-414-3827. ongoing. Grief Support Groups Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H in Savannah, and appointments are also available in the United Way offices in Rincon and in Richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. HospiceSavannah. org/GriefSupport. Head and Neck Cancer Support Group Meeting This group is open to individuals with cancers of the head and neck area and their caregivers. At the meetings, we have a brief discussion from experts in the treatment of head and neck cancer and allow time for group discussion. For more information, please call Suzy Buelvas at 912-350-7845. Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. 912-350-7845. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Heartbeats for Life Free support and education group for those who have suffered from or want to prevent or reverse heart disease and/or diabetes. One Tuesday/month, 6pm. Free and open to the public. Tuesdays, 6 p.m. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Klinefelter Syndrome/47-XXY Support Group For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis. Started by the mother of a boy with 47-XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. ongoing. amkw21@gmail.com. Legacy Group: For individuals with advanced and recurrent cancer. Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. To register for a specific session and to learn about the group, please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-3507845. ongoing. 912-350-7845. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma

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Support Group For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info. Located in the Summit Cancer Care office at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m. 912-3507845. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Narcotics Anonymous Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. ongoing. 912-238-5925. Overeaters Anonymous Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Savannah meetings Mon 6:30pm, Wed 5:30pm, Fri 6:30 p.m. See website for locations and info, or call 912358-7150. ongoing. oa.org/meetings. Parents of Children with IEP’s (Individualized Education Plans) For parents of children attending ChathamSavannah Public School System who have IEP plans, to offer mutual support through the challenges of the IEP process. Email for info. ongoing. amkw210@gmail.com. Parents of Ill Children Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment. Case manager facilitates the meetings. Meets weekly. Call for info ongoing. 912350-5616. memorialhealth.com/backus. memorialhealth.com/backus. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave. Parkinson’s Support Group The Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet on the first Thursday of the month from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds Street. Featuring medical and therapeutic guest speakers, join us for discussion, support, and new community activities. For more information, call Fran McCarey at 912-819-2224. ongoing. 912355-6347. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Prostate Cancer Support Group: Man to Man This group is for prostate cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets in the Conference Room of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-897-3933. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Rape Crisis Center Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. Free, confidential counseling for victims and families. 24-hour Rape Crisis Line operates seven days a week. 912-233-7273. ongoing. Real Talk Real Talk and Peer to Peer is a support group for the LGBT community to come together to sit, eat and socialize while talking about issues relevant to the community. Meetings are completely confidential and private. Meets in the Lecture Conference Room. first Monday of every month, 4-5 p.m. 912-231-0123 ext. 1410. Chatham Care Center, 107 Fahm St. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group Second Tuesdays at 7pm in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For anyone with this disorder, plus family members/ 46 caregivers interested in learning more. Call

for info. ongoing. 912-858-2335. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. SBC Toastmasters Toastmasters is an organization dedicated to the art of public speaking. In a friendly, supportive atmosphere, members learn to speak more precisely and confidently via prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and constructive evaluations. It’s fun, informative, and a great way to network with area professionals. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. 912663-7851. St. Leo University, 7426 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite A. Sex Addicts Anonymous If you believe you have a problem with sex addiction (or are wondering if you might) and you want to change your behavior, we recommend that you attend a meeting of Sex Addicts Anonymous. The only requirement is a desire to stop your addictive sexual behavior. Meets Mondays at 7 pm. Call for venue information. ongoing. 731-412-0183. saa-recovery.org. Downtown Savannah, downtown. Spinal Injury Support Group Third Thursdays, 5:30pm, at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-3508900. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Spouse/Life Partner Support Group Open support group for adults whose spouses or life partners have died. Meets Thursday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-noon. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. Survivors of Suicide Support Group Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an ongoing support group. Third Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Safe and confidential. Free to attend. Barbara Moss at Full Circle of Hospice Savannah, 912-6291089. ongoing. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. Teens Nurturing Teens (Cancer Support) Support group for teens with a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. Meets at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for information. ongoing. 912-819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Teens With No One to Turn To Help for people ages 11-18, or concerned parents of teens. Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-234-4048. parkplaceyes.org. Young Survival Coalition Young breast cancer patients and their caregivers in the greater Savannah, Hilton Head, and Coastal Georgia area are invited to join this group. Meetings include presentations from local medical community and discussions. Meetings conducted in the Conference Room of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. 912-897-3933. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

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Savannah Dan Onstage Sit back and relax while Savannah Dan takes you through Savannah’s deep history with his personal style that will have you hanging on his every word, laughing out loud and captivated by stories told uniquely by Savannah Dan in the comfortable airconditioned Historic Savannah Theater. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 2 p.m. savannahdan.com. savannahtheatre.com. The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St.

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Bethesda Seeks Volunteer Docents for New History Museum/ Visitors Center Bethesda seeks volunteer docents for their new visitors center/museum. Volunteer docents needed during regular museum hours, Thurs.-Sat. 10am-4pm. Docents will share Bethesda’s rich history and inspiring legacy with visitors from across the country and around the world. ongoing. 912-3512061. Elizabeth.brown@bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Call for Volunteer Docents/Tour Guides for Davenport House Davenport House volunteer docent/tour guide training is offered in October. Trainees meet once a week for four weeks. Docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Call the DH at 236-8097 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email at info@davenporthousemuseum.org Through Sep. 30. davenporthousemuseum. org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. Call for Volunteers for Hospice Savannah Share your love, friendship and empathy with caregivers and hospice patients in their homes or nursing homes. Hospice Savannah is seeking caring volunteers to provide companionship and caregiver respite throughout Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty and Long counties. There are also opportunities to volunteer in our Hospice House on Eisenhower Drive, in our administrative offices or at Full Circle Grief and Loss Center off Chatham Parkway. Please complete an application on-line at www.HospiceSavannah.org/volunteer or call the volunteer department at 912.355.2289 for more information. No prior experience is needed - just a loving heart. Volunteer training will be offered Monday, May 10 in the community education room at the rear of Hospice House from 8:30 am to 5 pm. Pre-registration is required. ongoing. hospicesavannah.org/. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Call for Volunteers for Pegasus Riding Academy Pegasus Riding Academy is a therapeutic riding program providing safe, professional and ethical equine-assisted activities for individuals with physical, mental or emotional disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist these special children. Orientation is August 27 at 10:30 am, and riding sessions begin August 29. Horse experience is not necessary, but patience and dedication are required. Through Dec. 30. 912-547-6482. prasav.org. The Dairy

Farm, 2500 Tennessee Ave. Docents and Volunteers Needed at Flannery O’Connor House Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home seeks additional volunteers and volunteer docents to help on Fridays and Saturdays, 1p-4pm, and for possible extended hours. Duties: greet visitors, handle admissions, conduct merchandise sales and help with tours. Docent training and written narratives for reference during tours are provided. ongoing. 912-233-6014. haborrello@aol. com. flanneryoconnorhome.org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street. Dolphin Project Seeks Volunteers Dolphin Project needs boat owners, photographers, and other volunteers to help with scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along coastal Georgia. Must be age 18 or older. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-232-6572. thedolphinproject.org. Good Samaritan Health Clinic St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs volunteer nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The clinic serves people without insurance and those whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Call to volunteer. ongoing. 912-964-4326. Hospice Volunteers Needed in Chatham and other Coastal Counties Island Hospice, THA Group’s nonprofit hospice service, seeks volunteers for patient socialization and caregiver respite. Also seeking nonpatient contact volunteers who can contribute by providing services including, but not limited to, office work, crafting, sewing, light yard work, housekeeping, playing guitar for patients, and licensed hairdressers. Serving patients in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, and Screven Counties in Georgia, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston, Colleton Counties in South Carolina. See website or email or call for info. ongoing. 888-8424463. kbuttimer@thagroup.org. thagroup. org. Live Oak Public Libraries Volunteers needed to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-652-3661. liveoakpl.org. Medical Professional Volunteers Needed St. Joseph’s/Candler’s St. Mary’s Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, seeks physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs. Non-clinical volunteers needed to to schedule appointments. Contact Stephanie Alston. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Oatland Island Wildlife Center Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd.

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