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THURSDAY 5.31 Film: The Long, Hot Summer

Watch the 60th anniversary revival of the white hot Paul Newman classic. The Dinner & A Movie option gets you a three-course prix-fixe dinner at 80 East Gastropub before the movie. 7 p.m. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Movie $10, DInner theater $35 912-472-4790.

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Over a hundred ballroom dancers will gather here for the 7th annual Savannah Dance Classic, the city’s only dance competition that draws crowds for its special theme nights. Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 West Bay St. savannahdc.com

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The Savannah Bananas take on Macon Bacon in the season opener. 7:05 p.m. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $10 thesavannahbananas.com

Over a hundred ballroom dancers will gather here for the 7th annual Savannah Dance Classic, the city’s only dance competition that draws crowds for its special theme nights. -June 2 Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 West Bay St. savannahdc.com

South Islands Farmers’ and Tea in the Garden

Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in Davenport House’s beautiful courtyard garden. 5 p.m. Davenport House, 324 East State St. $18

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Theatre: The Great American Trailer Park Musical

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There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres—and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi comes between the Dr. Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the storms begin to brew. 7:30 p.m. Fri/Sat., 3:30 p.m. Sun. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $20 dinner theater, $45 for dinner and the show 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org

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Ball Greezy is a rapper from Miami. 8 p.m. The Stage on Bay, 1200 West Bay St. $35 savconcerts.com The music of the Nashville-based group The Barefoot Movement is both engaging and down to earth. 8 p.m. Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 East Hwy. 80. $28 randywoodmusic.com

Cardboard City

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and sturdy materials to shelter them from the elements. -2 Benedictine Military School, 6502 Seawright

First Friday Festivities

First Friday Festivities at Sulfur Studios include the Summer Street Fair on 39th Street with The Big Cheese food truck. 6-9 p.m. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. free and open to the public

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. first Friday of every month, 9:30 p.m. Rousakis Plaza, River St. Free

First Friday for Folk Music

Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. Hosted by Tom Cooler. June’s performers are Chris Desa and the Massey Boys. 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian, 520 Washington Ave. $5 donation 912-484-3936. savannahfolk.org

First Friday in Starland

A monthly art walk featuring galleries, restaurants, boutiques and more. first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Starland District, 40th and Bull. Free

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Hold onto your hats for an uproariously good time at the St Paul’s Lutheran Church annual spring play Fri. 7 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m. Oyster Happy Hour St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10 W Bring your dog to happy hour and get a 31st St. free drink while enjoying roasted oysters in Free the courtyard. Theatre: Beauty and the Beast 4 p.m. The Savannah Children’s Theatre presents The Grey, 109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. this tale as old as time. River Street Seafood Fest 8 p.m. Celebrate the area’s freshest seafood in Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East the restaurants that locals love. Check out Victory Dr. Sweetwater’s limited edition Twisted Fish $20 Crystal Pilsner and listen to live music all Theatre: The Great American Trailer weekend long. Park Musical Fri.-Sun. There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres Morrell Park, River Street. and she’s wreaking havoc all over Free and open to the public Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. riverstreetsavannah.com Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3:30 p.m. Savannah Bananas vs. Florence Red Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Wolves $20 dinner theater, $45 for dinner and show The Savannah Bananas take on the 912-472-4790. Florence Red Wolves. 7:05 p.m. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $10

Local artists display and sell their art on the river. first Saturday, Sunday of every month, 10 a.m. Rousakis Plaza, River St. Free

Cardboard City

Cardboard City gives youth a chance to experience a night in the life of a homeless family: outside, using cardboard and sturdy materials to shelter them from the elements. June 1-2 Benedictine Military School, 6502 Seawright Dr. 912-790-9446. familypromisesavannah.com

Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Forsyth Park forsythfarmersmarket.com

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An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” 8 p.m. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. $10

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Sound Energy Healing Week 5: Intro to Kundalini Yoga

In week 5 of the series, discover the technology of the human body through Kundalini Yoga, exploring kriya postures, breath, mantra, meditation and yogic lifestyle. 1:30 p.m. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street. $25 audiosoulhealing.com

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The Wilmington Island Farmers Market provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands residents. Featuring Humane Society for Greater Savannah adoptions. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Islands High School, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road. Free

SUNDAY 6. 3 Ben Tucker Memorial Jazz Jam

This celebration of the life of Ben Tucker will feature some of the Coastal Empire’s finest jazz musicians. 3-5 p.m. Wright Square, Bull and President Streets. $10 suggested donation

Blooming from Our Roots Garden Party

Join the 2018 Annual King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation Membership Drive in the Garden at the Beach. 5 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Free 912-335-8868. engage@beachinstitute.org. beachinstitute.org

The Goliards

The Goliards will present a concert of songs that were performed, or referred to, in the plays of Shakespeare. 4 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercorn Sts. $10 912-604-8983

Little Free Library Dedication Ceremony at Park Place Outreach

The new Little Free Library will be part of the Flannery O’Connor Book Trail. 4-5:30 p.m. Park Place Outreach, 514 E. Henry St. Free

Savannah Songwriters Series

Showcase of original music by local musician and songwriters. 7 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $5

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Speaker and artist Sheila Pree Bright (American, b. 1967) will present a lecture in conjunction with Telfair Museum’s ongoing exhibition Complex Uncertainties. 6 p.m. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Free for museum members, $8 non-members

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THE TOTAL voter turnout in Chatham County for last week’s primary and school board elections was 17.45 percent. Keep in mind that’s 17.45 percent of registered voters, not all citizens of voting age, less than half of whom are registered. So as usual, a very small percentage of people determines the future. It’s embarrassing, but not that surprising. It’s always in vogue to criticize voter turnout numbers, which are never high enough. But in my experience, the people most vocal about saying “It doesn’t matter who you vote for, as long as you go vote” are the same people most vocal in complaining about the results of the election. And if people harnessed even ten percent of the energy they spend complaining on Facebook into action locally — such as researching the issues, for starters – we’d certainly be in better shape overall. But invariably people, me included, like to use low voter turnout as a way to support all kinds of personal theories, miraculously few of which ever call their own side’s judgement into question. The facts about this particular election are a bit more mundane. Ostensibly to save taxpayer money, the local school board elections were moved to May to coincide with major party primaries. This in itself is confusing, because school board races here are completely non-partisan. So voters had a mish-mash of offices to vote for, some on a party ticket, some not. The end of May is also when school is out and people are planning for graduation. So in Chatham County, the families most affected by school board elections are the families most distracted and the most focused on putting school politics behind them.

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The icing on the cake this year was three, count ‘em, three commencement ceremonies happening on Election Day proper. Indeed, one would be forgiven for arguing that the system is intended to drive down voter participation as much as possible. That would be the most popular criticism and the one that will get the most clicks. But as usual the truth is somewhere in the middle. If you were unable to vote on Election Day, there were several weeks of early voting available. There was no lack of media coverage of the election, if you chose to find it. There was no lack of candidate forums to hear more from the candidates themselves. You can complain about voter participation all you want, but one thing I’ve learned working in the media is that you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. All the media coverage and candidate forums in the world don’t matter if people don’t tune in, open the newspaper, show up to the forums, and show up to vote. As for the results on the school board president election, they were on par with expectations, with one big difference. Virtually everyone I spoke to before the election said it would go to a runoff, almost certainly between Joe Buck, a former school board president seeking a third, non-consecutive term, and Tye Whitely, a relative newcomer who wowed the (small) crowds at all the forums with her passion and populist approach. Turns out that was half right: Buck did get nearly half the vote all by himself, a testament to both his very high name ID and the general good regard with which he’s held in the community at large. But the person to make it into the runoff with Buck wasn’t Whitely, but Betty Morgan, who finished with about 24 percent of the vote to Whitely’s 19 percent.

My takeaway from that is that it’s just not enough to have young, progressive support within the faculty community, which seemed to be Whitely’s main base. Those voters are extremely important in that they do make sure to vote, but there simply aren’t as many of them as their vocal presence might indicate. (The local daily paper’s somewhat bizarre suggestion that current Board President Jolene Byrne’s endorsement of Whitely is what sunk Whitely’s campaign is not only laughably absurd, but a slap in the face to Betty Morgan, who ran a solid, if under-the-radar, campaign and who is no slouch in terms of personal and professional accomplishments herself.) As is depressingly common in this area, we’re left once again with an election at least on the surface defined by race. Buck is white, Morgan is black, and many voters unfortunately will make up their mind based on that alone. That said, both candidates are mature, reasonable people and neither one seems focused on racial issues that are not, in fact, germane to the local discussion. There are some issues involving local schools which do in fact involve race, and thus must be a part of the discussion — such as the very real threats of school re-segregation, the status of local choice schools, and inequality of resources throughout the district. In any case, the runoff is July 24, right in the middle of summer, with many school families away on vacation. We here will do our best to cover this extremely important election with farreaching ramifications on local life. But we can’t vote for everyone. It’s up to the voters to pay attention to local media coverage, and to show up to or watch the candidate forums, and to actually go vote on Election Day, or to vote early if they can. CS

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Stopping the cycle of school violence

Editor, The criminals that haunt our schools do so because our schools have failed to protect our children. They have failed to be proactive. T Instead of preparing for the worst, our schools continue to use outdated programs that foster inability and fear. Most schools in our area use the

Avoid, Deter, Defend (ADD) program, where the key to success is school staff’s ability to hide or lock down the students. We have witnessed over the past year how this approach fails to work during active shooter situations and how programs such as these are no longer effective options. Instead of a being a soft target for mentally ill killers, like arguably every active shooter

event this past year, it’s time to fight back. There must be action—not plastering the shooter’s face all over news and social—but more comprehensive active shooter preparation within our schools. If schools are unwilling or fiscally unable to put more guards in our schools, then they must train those they have available: our teachers. By arming teachers with the

knowledge to recognize and respond to an active shooter situation they can assist resource officers on the scene. Never underestimate our teachers. With proper training and proactive planning, we can build a safe environment, conducive to learning, that can be protected during an active shooter event. Nathan Berry

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Tactical urbanism deploys to Starland BY JOHN BENNETT

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WHAT DO you get when you combine cinder blocks, house paint, traffic cones, lawn chairs, and trees still in containers from the plant nursery, with a small group of civic-minded volunteers? A safer, friendlier street. At least temporarily. That was the outcome of an effort organized by Starlandia art supply proprietor and Thomas Square Historic Neighborhood Association President Clinton Edminster. “Starland Street Experiment: Imagining Kinder Streets” — which deployed temporary crosswalks, curb extensions, signage, and street furniture on Bull Street between 38th and 41st streets — is an example of “tactical urbanism.” This approach describes “a city, organizational, and/or citizen-led approach to neighborhood building using short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions to catalyze long-term change,” according to “Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change” published in 2015. Edminster said the project was “designed to demonstrate to our neighborhood a variety of traffic calming techniques.” He said, “I believe that most people don’t consider traffic engineering a domain that they have permission to think about — it’s always someone else that makes those decisions. Our purpose was to showcase the effectiveness of crosswalks, curb extensions, and signage — all things that exist on other streets in Savannah — and to get our neighbors excited about the possibility of a kinder street: kinder for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.” The results were unveiled on May 19 when residents and visitors were able to dine at street side tables, more confidently cross the street using temporary cross walks, and enjoy a cool glass of lemonade while relaxing in a “parklet,” a small park created in a car parking space. Edminster also led a tour for the Congress for the New Urbanism, a conference bringing more than 1,600 urban planners, architects, and advocates to Savannah. Edminster said people have not been shy about sharing their comments. “We have received a tremendous amount of public feedback. Being open to both positive and negative reactions is crucial to this process,” he said. Interestingly, Edminster said the negative responses were especially helpful.

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“In one of our demonstrations we had negative reactions about the parking spots that were removed in order to create a safe crosswalk,” he said. “We looked at our plan and realized that there was an opportunity to redesign the crosswalk so as not to remove any parking spots.” The crosswalks, which were painted with latex paint so they could be easily be removed with a pressure washer, were designed using guidance and input from the City of Savannah’s Traffic Engineering Department, which Edminster described as “incredibly valuable.” By using designs based on established standards for traffic control pavement markings, the demonstration could reflect what is “realistic and possible,” he said. By the time Caila Brown finished painting the second of the two crosswalks, she had become something of an old hand at it. It took about 45 minutes to apply and another 15 or so to dry. Brown is chair of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign board of directors and Complete Streets program coordinator for Georgia Bikes. Her involvement with the project is related to her work for Georgia’s statewide bicycle advocacy organization. “Tactical urbanism projects that focus around transportation needs can provide test environments for long-term change like protected bike lanes, safer crosswalks, and connected sidewalks. They allow the community to have a greater say in what is invested in — and needed — in their neighborhoods,” she said. Brown said the advantages of tactical urbanism undertaken by volunteers in cooperation with city staff are clear. “From the government’s perspective, tactical urbanism projects are usually more cost-effective and rely less on staff

time and more on volunteer hours to complete, allowing the city to focus on longterm impacts and planning,” she said. When residents are involved, the result is even more powerful, Brown explained. “The people in our neighborhoods can see the real impact when they lack crosswalks, sidewalks, and bike lanes in their community, and they are uniquely positioned to best advocate for the change they need to flourish,” she said. Brown said she started receiving comments as soon as the paint was dry. “Business owners have remarked to me in the week after painting the crosswalks that motor vehicle speeds have slowed, people are able to safely cross, and people enjoy being on the sidewalks in that section of Bull Street instead of rushing to their next destination,” Brown said. On May 19, residents from Bingville, Ardsley Park, Baldwin Park, Parkside, the Victorian District, and the National Landmark District were able to observe and be a part of the experiment. As a result, Brown said tactical urbanism won’t be limited to Starland for long. “Savannahians from other neighborhoods are asking how to create similar projects in their communities and I am excited to see how we can support their efforts to create safer spaces,” she said. CS

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A CHATHAM County grand jury’s decision last week not to charge Savannah Police in the shooting death of Ricky Boyd brought vindication to an embattled new police chief, and also brought vows to continue the fight from Boyd’s family. “Between the tragic events of Jan. 23 and the decision, the public has been subjected to a one-sided, calculated campaign of misinformation,” said Savannah Police Chief Mark Revenew in a statement shortly after the grand jury’s decision. “The evidence and independent witnesses’ statements, which have been presented to the grand jury and the media, undercuts and disproves these allegations.” The incident happened literally Revenew’s first day on the job as then-interim Savannah Police Chief. Dark and grainy bodycam footage, finally released to the public after the grand jury’s decision, appears to show Boyd gesturing in a threatening manner as he exits the house on Marian Circle where police had come to serve a murder warrant on him for the killing of Balil Whitfield two days earlier. Almost immediately, a hail of gunfire erupts and Boyd falls to the front porch. The bodycam footage came from a Savannah Police officer. U.S. Marshals, also involved in the incident, typically don’t wear bodycams. After initially saying Boyd fired on them with an actual firearm, police later changed their account to say that Boyd brandished a BB gun. However, the Boyd family attorney, William Claiborne, said the BB gun was found almost 50 feet away from Boyd’s body. During the incident, a Savannah Police officer received gunshot wounds. Police now say, after months of releasing no information, that the local officer was accidentally shot by one of the U.S. Marshals. Police say, and the grand jury agreed, that the BB gun was moved by a police officer during the chaos. “We have intentionally remained quiet throughout the course of this process in an effort to preserve its integrity. At each stage of the events leading up to, during and following this tragedy, we have neither interfered with nor attempted to influence the outcome. The public should have total confidence in the process and its result,” Chief Revenew said.

A screenshot from the bodycam footage, above. At left, Boyd’s mother Jameillah Smiley.

our community.” The U.S. Department of Justice has indicated it will review the case for possible civil rights violations. “We welcome this and we will fully cooperate,” said Chief Revenew. Boyd family attorney Claiborne says, “Ricky’s family takes some solace in the statement by the grand jury that a federal investigation has apparently been opened into this matter. They hope that is true. And they hope that investigation addresses some questions that remain unanswered.” In the immediate aftermath of the According to Claiborne, those unanshooting, the investigation was turned swered questions include: over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation “Who shot Boyd and how many times (GBI), and from then to Chatham County was he shot? District Attorney Meg Heap, who impan“Who shot the officer that morning? eled the grand jury. “Why don’t U.S. Marshals wear body “The GBI, an independent state agency, cameras? has extensive experience investigating “Was the BB gun tested for finger prints? officer-involved shootings. When the eviIf not, why not? dence supports as much, they do not hesi“If Boyd was shot by eight officers, why is tate to arrest and prosecute police officers there no blood or DNA on the gun [accordand other officials for unlawful conduct. ing to Claiborne]? There should be no question as to the GBI’s “If an officer retrieved the gun from near qualifications or impartiality,” said Chief Boyd, why didn’t he follow police protocol Revenew. and secure it in his vehicle. Why lay the “ We encourage everyone, including gun on the ground 43 feet away? the media, to objectively review the evi“Why hasn’t the actual killer of Balil dence and witnesses’ statements in their Whitfield been arrested? entirety,” said Revenew in another jab at “And could the death at Ricky’s funeral the press. “Please do not receive pieces or have been avoided if the actual killer had information taken out of context to further been arrested?” Claiborne concludes. CS an agenda or promote divisiveness within

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WE celebrated our annual Best of Savannah Readers’ Poll special issue with our usual awards bash for the winners this year — with one big difference. This marks the first year that the hot-ticket event was held at the expansive new Kehoe Iron Works space at Trustees’ Garden, owned by Connect Savannah and Morris Multimedia owner Charles H. Morris. Entertainment by Savannah Sweet Tease and C-Powers was fueled by food and drink sponsors Tequila’s Town, Kayak Kafe, Gigi’s Cupcakes, Wild Wing Cafe, Zunzi’s, Leopold’s Ice Cream, and Ghost Coast Distillery. Enjoy this sampling of pics from the shindig by photographer John Alexander.

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Why is Asian earwax different from black and white people’s earwax? According to Science News, “If you would describe yourself as white or black, your earwax is probably yellow and sticky. If you are East Asian or Native American, it’s likely to be dry and white.” Is there DNA or other evidence available to show when this difference arose?—am77494, via the Straight Dope Message Board IF YOU’D asked this question not too many years ago, AM, I couldn’t have told you much: we’ve long known there are two types of earwax without knowing a ton more about it. These are, however, heady times for earwax enthusiasts, as researchers continue to dig out unexpected insights about this lowly substance. As one organic chemist recently put it, we’re at “the beginning of exploring a new and interesting biofluid secretion that has not been looked at in this manner.” And you thought the future was in self-driving cars.

It’s been understood for a while that the consistency of one’s earwax is a genetic trait, distributed ethnogeographically as your quote describes. Nearly everyone of African descent and most people of European descent have the yellow-brown, sticky kind, called wet earwax; the dry, pale, crumbly kind prevails in East Asia; in between, in central and South Asia, both types are common. Since it’s our current understanding that modern humanity first arose in Africa and, starting around 70,000 years ago, fanned out from there to populate the globe, it seemed likely that wet wax was the original kind—the ur-wax—and dry wax the more recent variant. Over the last decade-plus, though, research out of Japan has helped confirm this idea and broken the earwax field wide open: • In 2006 Yoshiura et al. announced they’d identified the gene that determines earwax type, called ABCC11; when the gene is deactivated, dry wax is the result. Based on the near-ubiquity of the recessive dry form of the gene in Korea and northern China, the authors concluded that this mutation must have originated in northern Asia following the migration from Africa, and suggested that it may have been an adaptation to a colder climate. • In 2011, Ohashi, Naka, and Tsuchiya added new findings to the ABCC11 story: (1) Using modern prevalence of the drywax gene as the basis for probability simulations, the authors estimated that the dry form of the gene diverged from the default wet version 2,006 generations back, or about 50,000 years ago (which lines up well timingwise with the out-ofAfrica theory); (2) the speed with which the new gene spread through Asia suggests it conferred some evolutionary advantage; and (3) among modern Asian, Native

American, and European populations alike, the dry-wax gene is more common the further north you go—supporting the earlier idea that maybe it helped humans thrive in the cold. How, though? Dry earwax doesn’t keep you warm, does it? No, no. The key is that the ears’ ceruminous glands, where wax is produced, are basically souped-up versions of apocrine glands, one of our body’s two types of sweat glands; the sweat-producing apocrine glands are found in the groin and armpits, and around the nipples. So one might guess, as the Yoshiura team did, that the real adaptational action here had to do with apocrine activity and its role in heat regulation under colder conditions. The change in earwax was apparently a kind of by-product. But it remains an indicative one. Yoshiura et al. noted the longstanding observation that in Asian populations where dry wax is common, sweaty armpits and body odor are rare. Their further research demonstrated in 2009 that earwax type and armpit sweat are strongly associated genetically, and that ABCC11 evidently codes for both. This all makes sense—the apocrine glands (as you may have guessed from their location) are also the odorous ones, secreting various smelly proteins and lipids, and these are the ones East Asians tend to have fewer of. (The other type of human sweat glands, the eccrine glands, exude mostly water and salt; everyone’s got lots of those.) In a 2006 paper from Korea, where dry wax is the norm, doctors reported that out of 896 patients who’d received surgical treatment for problematic b.o., 860 of them happened to have wet wax. It’s hard to imagine how earwax knowledge will transform the human experience, but I guess we’ll see. Looking at

survey data, a paper from 2013 found that 78 percent of those relatively few white Europeans who have the dry-wax gene use deodorant even though their sweat output probably doesn’t warrant it; the authors suggest personalized genetic profiles could mean “potential cost saving to the nonodorous.” Elsewhere, scientists at Philadelphia’s Monell Center, a nonprofit institute specializing in taste and smell, are calling earwax “a new frontier of human odor information.” A 2014 Monell study projected that analyzing the odorous compounds in an earwax sample could potentially yield all kinds of information about the person it came from: sex, ethnicity, diseases they have, food they’ve eaten. Gross and at least a bit worrisome, sure, but someday it’ll make for a great episode of CSI: Ear, Nose, and Throat. BY CECIL ADAMS

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The morning of Friday, May 25, Savannah Police Officer Anthony Christie, 37, was fatally wounded after his patrol car was struck by a tractor trailer on Interstate 16. “About 2:30 a.m. SPD officers responded to a head-on collision on eastbound I-16 at Dean Forest Road that was the result of a vehicle traveling the wrong way,” police said. “The crash resulted in the closure of eastbound lanes while officers and our Traffic Investigation Unit managed the scene,” police report. Officer Christie and multiple other SPD officers responded to the scene to assist with traffic control.

“Officer Christie was parked in his patrol car with lights activated in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 16 to divert traffic off of the interstate onto Dean Forest when a tractor trailer struck the side of his vehicle, resulting in critical injuries to the officer. He later succumbed to those injuries,” police say. Christie, a decorated war veteran, has served with Savannah Police Department since December 2015 and was officially sworn in on May 19, 2016. He was assigned to the Central Precinct. He, along with other officers, was awarded a Team Work Award for assisting in the search and rescue of a missing child who was abandoned in the woods by a robbery suspect in 2016. Prior to his law enforcement career, Christie served his country for 13 years in the Navy as a Master-at-Arms Second Class in the 4th Fleet and remains a reservist. “Officer Christie was doing what many of our officers do every day when he was tragically struck this morning,” said Chief Mark Revenew.

Officer Anthony Christie was 37.

our department and the entire blue family.” “This is a sad day in the City of Savannah,” said Mayor Eddie DeLoach. “Please keep Officer Christie and all of our officers in your prayers. If you see an officer, please stop them and thank them for their service.” “This is a terrible tragedy for our City and it is a reminder to us all of the sacrifice our first responders make, along with their families,” said City Manager Rob Hernandez. “Our hearts are heavy for the pain now being felt by Officer Christie’s family, friends and fellow officers.” The Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) is conducting the investigation of this crash. Chaplains and EAP will be providing support to officers, family, friends and co-workers in the wake of this incident. Officer Christie is survived by his wife Nicole.

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Letitia Chai, Cornell University class of 2018, arrived at her “Acting in Public: Performance in Everyday Life” class on May 2 ready to present a trial run of her senior thesis wearing a button-down shirt and cutoff denim shorts. Professor Rebekah Maggor was displeased, however, and asked Chai, “Is that really what you would wear?” She referred specifically to Chai’s “too short” shorts and told Chai that her clothing choices would distract “men’s attention” from the content of her presentation. Chai left the room, but soon returned wearing just her bra and panties and delivered the entirety of her presentation. On May 5, she returned to the classroom to officially present her thesis and stripped down again, with more than two dozen others in the room joining her in bras and panties or boxers. Chai posted on Facebook about the incidents, telling The Cornell Daily Sun she wanted to raise awareness about this “huge societal issue.”

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In Hudson, Florida, Brandon Donald McCray, 47, came unglued on May 1 after discovering two of his socks missing. When suspicion fell on his roommate, Frank Smith, 53, McCray attacked him with a sword, according to WTVT. The

attack continued as McCray also struck and injured two women living at the home. Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies said Smith nearly lost several fingers trying to defend himself. Deputies arrested McCray at a neighbor’s house on charges of attempted homicide and battery.

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Dimitri the Husky can thank a Good Samaritan for reporting that someone was abusing a dog in Lantana, Florida, on May 10. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officers arrived at the apartment home of Patrick Shurod Campbell, 27, where two roommates said Campbell “beat the hell” out of Dimitri, the Palm Beach Post reported. Officers found the 2-year-old dog locked in a dark closet, shaking and submissive, with a bloody ear. Campbell told police he had bitten the dog to “establish dominance.” Campbell was charged with aggravated animal cruelty; Dimitri was turned over to Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control for treatment and re-homing.

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As finals were ramping up at the University of Utah at the end of April, one student’s class project went viral: Senior Nemo Miller created a stand-alone closet, placed in the J. Willard Marriott Library,

where stressed-out students could go for a good cry. KSL TV reported The Cry Closet (#cryclosetuofu) caught on quickly; even with a suggested 10-minute limit, @ Gemini tweeted, “I stayed 11 mins but feel so much better thank you to whoever built this. Can we add a box of tissues please?” Miller filled the closet with stuffed animals and soft materials. “I think everyone just needs a safe space sometimes,” she said, “even if it’s in a very public place.”

head of sows per floor. Xu Jiajing, manager of Guangxi Yangxiang Co. Ltd., told Reuters the “hog hotels” save “energy and resources. The land area is not that much, but you can raise a lot of pigs.” The buildings range from seven floors to 13, with elevators to move people and pigs, and air circulation and waste management systems designed to reduce the risk of spreading disease.

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Fort Dodge, Iowa, may not exactly be the Wild West, but tell that to Balew, the pit bull-lab mix belonging to 51-year-old Richard Remme. As Remme and Balew roughhoused at home on May 9, Balew bounded back up onto the couch, where, according to The Messenger, he managed to shoot his owner in the leg. “I carry in a belly band, under my bib overalls,” Remme told the newspaper. “And apparently he bumped the safety one time, and when he bounded back over one of his toes went right down into the trigger guard,” he explained. Remme didn’t realize he’d been shot until his pant leg started to turn purple. Balew, however, “thought he was in trouble for doing something wrong,” Remme said. He “laid down beside me and cried.”

A French museum dedicated to the work of painter Etienne Terrus announced April 27 that more than half of its collection from the 19th-century artist are forgeries. The Terrus museum in Elne, where Terrus was born, gathered a group of experts to inspect the works after a visiting art historian noticed some of the paintings depict buildings that were not constructed until after Terrus’ death. In all, 82 paintings were determined to be fake. BBC News reported that the town’s mayor, Yves Barniol, called the situation “a disaster” and apologized to museum visitors.

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-- The grandmother of a 7-year-old girl in Marietta, Georgia, became alarmed May 7 when a stranger started following her and the little girl around a Kroger store. WXIA-TV reported that Einodd Samimi had earlier approached the grandmother at a nearby Walmart and asked if he could “have” her granddaughter for $100. He upped the ante at Kroger, offering to purchase her for $200 and commenting on the little girl’s pretty hair. The grandmother confronted Samimi, drawing a large crowd of shoppers who chased him through the store and to his car. Police arrested Samimi at his home on charges of enticing a child and criminal solicitation. -- In the Indian village of Upparahal, a mother dying of an unknown condition feared that her husband, whom neighbors

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EVEN IN MEMORY, Ben Tucker keeps the music playing. The beloved Savannah bassist, who was tragically killed in an accident in 2013, will be honored at the fifth annual Ben Tucker Memorial Jazz Jam, a free, all-ages musical celebration in Wright Square. This year, some of Savannah’s finest players will honor Tucker’s legacy through song: Teddy Adams on trombone, Randy Reese on saxophone and flute, Eric Jones on piano, Mitch Hennis on bass, Robert Saunders on drums, Kirk Lee on trumpet, Howard Paul, and Gina Rene on vocals. Friends of Ben Vice President Larry Broussard can’t quite remember when he first met Tucker, but he does hold many fond memories of Tucker’s warmth toward everyone he met. “You caught him working with people of all races, all ages. To me, Ben was colorblind—he just saw eyes, smiles, and someone to put his blessing on. It’s a quality we need more of today.” Tucker created instant bonds when greeting new people. “He immediately cared about you,” Broussard remembers. Tucker lived a full life as a musician and friend, performing on hundreds of recordings with the likes of Quincy Jones, Art Pepper, Billy Taylor and many more.

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He penned the jazz classic “Comin’ Home Baby!” in 1961; the song would go on to be a hit for the singer Mel Torme. Through it all, Tucker was a giver and a helper—and that kind spirit led to some of his greatest successes. “Ben was working up in New York with another individual doing TV and ads,” Broussard explains. “There was one gentleman working in the studio, one of the execs—his son had a learning disability for mathematics. They worked up a program based on the idea, ‘If you can sing it, you can remember it.’” It was the foundation for the wildly successful Schoolhouse Rock series. “That was just one person helping another, and it turned into millions,” marvels Broussard. “And through that, he touched us all.” Since its founding, Friends of Ben, Inc. has honored Tucker’s giving nature and musical legacy through community initiatives and heartfelt memorials. The group restored Tucker’s beloved bass, Bertha, created a scholarship for promising young musicians, and launched “Keep the Music Playing,” an instrument donation program. “Students that can’t afford a sax, a clarinet, a trumpet….if we put it in their

hands, it helps educate and inspire,” says Broussard. “Ben Tucker made this possible! It helps instill learning in them. We’re trying to make the next Ben Tucker—a child that doesn’t have the resources, but has the passion, has the love for the music and wants to be a musician.” Broussard hopes that young folks can learn from Tucker’s passion for community and openheartedness. “We miss him, but at the same time, he isn’t gone,” Broussard says. “When you really start to think about it full circle, he inspired and motivated and pushed for better things in his lifetime. We hope to pass on the torch and continue this.” Ben’s Memorial Jam is a joyful celebration of music, and attendees are encouraged to get there early to enjoy the two-hour program. Lawn chairs, picnic baskets, and blankets are welcome. “It’s like a wake that never ends,” Broussard says of the annual jam. “We’re going to keep celebrating his story.” CS

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FANS OF American punk history, weirdo inventions, and sludge metal will all be satisfied with the Friday bash that Graveface Records and Curiosities has in store. Amid First Friday fun, the Starland Dairy will transform into a den of drone with sonic adventurer Quintron at the helm of his newest project, Weather Warlock. The Starland Dairy has become Graveface’s official outdoor stage—the neighborhood anchor, covered in years of graffiti and sprawling plants, was the stage for the shop’s big Night Before Stopover concert as well as their Record Store Day band extravaganza. “[The owner] is branding it as a place that should be used for these kind of things,” Graveface says. “I’m in a position to do that. It’s a perfect marriage.” It’s common for developers to throw the word “community” around while discussing plans for neighborhood change, but Graveface is confident in Starland Dairy’s progress. “I think they are the correct people to own that structure, because he listens, has good ideas, and they don’t seem to be demolishing anything—they’re just going to make that a useable space,” says Graveface. The area where Graveface currently hosts shows will, essentially, remain as-is as an outdoor patio and shared space. “They are interested in making the community happy, but not in a fake way,” he says. “I’m happy they want me involved—they’ve been very supportive of Graveface.” Quintron is no stranger to Savannah— he’s played here solo and with Quintron & Miss Pussycat for many years. In that time, the synthesizer wiz has brought all manner of inventions on tour, but this is the first time Savannah gets to see The Weather Warlock. Quintron began developing the low-voltage, weather-controlled drone in 2011. The first base station, named Weather Warlock, was completed in Spring 2014 at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. The entirely analog synthesizer uses weather sensors that detect temperature, wind, sun and rain, producing a range of tones and harmonics based around a consonant F major chords. In building the website Weather for the Blind, Quintron hopes that streamed audio 22 of the instrument—available every day

and night for free—will help folks struggling with sleep disorders, stress, or health issues. It’s recommended for people working in windowless offices, too, who will tune into the direct link of sound and nature. Weather Warlock is a live touring band that performs with the synthesizer. This time, Quintron will perform and handle the weather synth, with EyeHateGod’s Aaron Hill on drums, Gary Wrong on guitar, Kunal Prakash on guitar, and more very special guests.

“It tends to be a pretty cool, communal affair,” Graveface says. “They tend to use local players on tour. People who are more diverse, musically, with unique instruments.” Before Weather Warlock cues up, Savannahians get to see Controller, a new project from Laura Pleasants and Corey Barhorst. Pleasants and Barhorst played together for years in Kylesa, before Barhorst parted from the band; most recently, Pleasants took a new project, The Discussion, on a European tour. Barhorst currently plays bass in Black Tusk.

In addition to live music, attendees get the opportunity to meet a punk legend. In the Graveface Annex, Cynthia Connolly will be signing the seventh edition of her iconic book Banned in D.C. The book, first published in 1988, documented the Washington, D.C. punk scene through photos, flyers, stories, and more. If you’re not familiar with Connolly’s name or photography, you’ve likely seen her most famous work: the black sheep on Minor Threat’s classic LP Out of Step was drawn by a 19-year-old Connolly in crayon and watercolor. Connolly will also present a slideshow, chat about discovering art and the DIY scene, and sign books at her appearance. The new printing includes an eight-page afterword and is available for $25 cash. Perfect timing and wild luck led these Southern and East Coast scene fixtures together: Quintron, Laura Pleasants, and Cynthia Connolly may tread different paths, but each brings raw work ethic and a bravery for sharing the unusual and experimental with the world. As for what that Weather Warlock is going to pick up on a humid summer day in Savannah? “It’s probably going to be a sludgy, slow howl,” Graveface cracks. CS

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CMT Edge has called them “one of the most promising bands on the bluegrass scene,” and they’re heading our way. The Barefoot Movement brings their Nashville sound to Bloomingdale this weekend. The band began when fidler Noah Wall met mandolinist Tommy Norris in high school. After studying music in college (Wall at East Tennessee State’s Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music program, Norris at Western Carolina University for Classical Music and Recording Engineering), the band kicked off their shoes and began taking on the old time scene. Seven years into their career, the four-piece plays delicate, emotive arrangements and high-energy boot stompers with equal passion. As International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2014 Band of the Year, it’s sure to be an entertaining show to remember. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 8 P.M., $28 VIA RANDYWOODMUSIC.COM,

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Treat your ears to beautiful classical guitar arrangements from a true virtuoso. Alejandro Rowinsky has performed in many spaces, from coffee houses to family festivals to Disney World. His playing style recalls the past while adding fresh, innovative takes by fusing electronics and classical instruments. Look forward to classical guitar compositions featuring music of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras. Make sure to check out Foxy’s latest exhibit from Worthwhile Paper (Michigan-based screenprinter Kristen Drozdowski) while you’re there! FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 7 P.M., FREE, ALL-AGES 23

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He’s collaborated with Skrillex, Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, and beyond, and now EDM fave Kill the Noise is coming to Savannah. Rochester-based DJ and producer Jacon Stanczak has been performing as Kill The Noise since 2003. In addition to performing at festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza, he has worked on many film soundtracks, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Zoolander 2, and more. Kill the Noise’s Killumination tour comes to Elan this weekend. The artist’s latest record, Occult Classic, features contributions from AWOLNATION, Dillon Francis, Stalking Gia, and R. City. Listeners can catch the influence of electro-house, disco, and dubstep on the record. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 9 P.M., $15 VIA ELECTROSTUB.COM, 18+

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Three talented singer-songwriters bring their projects to El-Rocko this Friday. Tallahassee’s Winded began as a solo project and has expanded to a band. Winded’s emotive bedroom folk/pop arrangements are minimal, tender things for intimate, introspective listening. The EP ‘see you in hell, schwartz,’ released in January 2017, is currently available through New Orleans-based Community Records. Winded is joined by Augusta’s Cherry Blossom, an indie/shoegaze/ emo three-piece. Stream the band’s EP ‘Belvedere’ on Bandcamp. Savannah’s Lakin Crawford joins the bill. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 9 P.M., FREE, 21+

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Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Hercules Bar & Grill Karaoke, 9 p.m. Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Wacky Wednesday Stafford’s Public House Weird Wednesdays Open Mic Comedy, 9 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar Late Night Comedy, 11 p.m.

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

THURSDAY 5.31 LIVE MUSIC

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Ben Keiser, 6:30 p.m. Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band, 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m. Castaways Bar & Grill Live Music, 6:30 p.m. Cohen’s Retreat Munchies and Music, 5:30 p.m. Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa, 10:30 p.m. El-Rocko Lounge DOT.s + Dip, 9 p.m. Fannie’s on the Beach Christy and Butch,

Bluegrass by the Pint w/ City Hotel @SERVICE BREWING

2018 Best of Savannah winners for Best Local Album of 2017 continue their residency at Service Brewing Co. FRI., JUNE 1, 5:30 P.M. 8 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Howard Paul Quartet, 7 p.m. The Jinx Scaryoke, 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia North Beach Grill Crossfire PS Tavern Matt Hill, Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m. River House Josephine Johnson Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Matt Eckstine Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Lee’s Apparitions, 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 5 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) The Mandrakes, 7:30 p.m. The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Britannia British Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m. McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m. Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Trivia Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia, 10 p.m. Southbound Brewing Company Geeks Who Drink Pub Trivia, 8 p.m. Tybee Island Social Club Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Trivia and Karaoke, 7 p.m. The Chromatic Dragon Karaoke Night, 9 p.m. Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m. Flashback Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke & Throwback Jams, 8 p.m. Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m. World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Live DJ, 10 p.m. Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m. Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Carnival Bar Theatre The Downtown Delilahs Dance Cabaret w/ Underneath the Boardwalk, 9:30 p.m. Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. SEED Eco Lounge Daas Unterground Thursdays, 10 p.m. Stafford’s Public House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY 6. 1 LIVE MUSIC

A-J’s Dockside Joey Manning, 7 p.m. Barrelhouse South The Freeway Revival, Ivan Pulley Band, 9:30 p.m. Basil’s Pizza and Deli Keith & Ross, 7 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m. Bootleggers Dance Music w/ DJ Lishis, 8 p.m. Dockside Seafood Bluegrass Happy Hour, 4 p.m. El-Rocko Lounge Winded, Cherry Blossom, Lakin Crawford, DJ Vicious Committee, 9 p.m. Foxy Loxy Cafe Alejandro Rowinsky, 7 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft. saxophonist Jeremy

Johnson and trombonist Jaran McCarr, 8:30 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition The Band AMAR Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m. Randy Wood Guitars The Barefoot Movement, 8 p.m. River Street Sweets Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint w/ City Hotel, 5:30 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris The Stage on Bay Ball Greezy, 8 p.m. Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m. Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Totally Awesome Bar DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m. The Warehouse Austin Williams, Eric Culberson, 2 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Eric Moore, Voodoo Soup, 9:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Coach’s Corner Trivia, Movies & Music Trivia, 8 p.m. PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m. Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m. The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m. Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Sunny’s Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/ DJ, 10:30 p.m.

COMEDY

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

Club 309 West CoolJay the DJ Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond,

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock, 9 p.m. Carnival Bar Theatre The Downtown Delilahs Dance Cabaret w/ Underneath the Boardwalk, 9:30 p.m. Club One Drag Show The Jinx The House of Gunt’s BROOD, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY 6. 2 LIVE MUSIC

A-J’s Dockside Joey Manning, 7 p.m. Barrelhouse South Jacob and the Good People, 9:30 p.m. Basil’s Pizza and Deli Danielle Hicks, 7:30 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m. Boomy’s Liquid Ginger Bootleggers Bad Justice, 9 p.m. Club Elan Kill the Noise, 9 p.m. Coach’s Corner Bob Rockz Benefit El-Rocko Lounge CLVLND, The Old Boy, 10 p.m. Flashback @Sundown, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Ken Trimmins Quartet, 8 p.m. The Jinx Graduation Dance Party w/ DJ Square One, 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Alex Bazemore The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Lafayette Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m. River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Eddie Wilson Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui, 9:30 p.m. Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m. The Warehouse Austin Williams, Eric Culberson, 2 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Bill Hodgson, DJ Race, 1 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Josh Johansson, 9:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m. Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m. Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke & Throwback Jams, 8 p.m. Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Karaoke, 8 p.m. PS Tavern Karaoke

COMEDY

Bull Street Labs Front Porch Improv, 8 p.m. The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans Savannah Coffee Roasters Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans,

8 p.m. The Wormhole Comedy Planet, With Landon Levarius, Spencer Ruizzo, Rara Imler, Will Blaylock, and Christian Davis, 8 p.m.

Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m. Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m. Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m. Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Carnival Bar Theatre The Downtown Delilahs Dance Cabaret w/ Underneath the Boardwalk, 10 p.m. and 9 & 11 p.m. Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 6. 3 LIVE MUSIC

A-J’s Dockside Joey Manning, 7 p.m. Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10:30 p.m. The Fitzroy Live Music, 3 p.m. Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft. Cynthia Utterbach, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Austin Williams Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Open Mic, 7 p.m. The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson River House Georgia Kyle The Sentient Bean Savannah Songwriters Series, 7 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Stan Ray Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton, 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 1 p.m. Wright Square Ben Tucker Memorial Jazz Jam, 3 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Trivia, 8 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/DJ, 10:30 p.m.

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

MONDAY 6. 4 LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m. Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m. Bootleggers Karaoke w/ DJ Nick, Pool Tournament and River Street Poker League Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Hill, 8 p.m. The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m.,

Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina Team Trivia, 7:30 p.m. The Britannia British Pub Bingo, 8 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Bingo

KARAOKE

Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m. Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Molly Mondays, 10:30 p.m.

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

TUESDAY 6. 5

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LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band, 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Claire Frazier Quartet, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic Nickie’s 1971 Open Mic hosted by Willie Jackson, 8 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Hitman Blues Band, 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Matt Hill, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m. Coach’s Corner Trivia, 8 p.m. CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m. Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7:3010 p.m. McDonough’s Bingo, 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom Trivia, 7:30 p.m. PS Tavern Poker Rachael’s 1190 Adults Only Trivia, 9 p.m. Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Trivia, 9 p.m. The Wormhole Trivia, 10:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m. Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Karaoke The Rail Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Chuck’s Bar Comedy Open Mic, 9:30 p.m. The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Tag Team Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

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While Cole says the actual sport of baseball is just one part of the Bananas experience, he insists that the circus atmosphere contributes to the product on the field. Indeed, the Bananas won the CPL championship their first year in existence, and made it to the semifinals their most recent second season. Last year the Bananas had

the best home record in the CPL. Cole says the team’s prowess on the diamond is no coincidence. “Our mission is to make the best fan experience possible. That goes for the players as well – we consider them our biggest fans,” he says. “We want to give these

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ONE OF the greatest local success stories in recent history, the Savannah Bananas begin their third season this week. The team’s sheer marketing genius shows no signs of slowing down. Opening day this Thursday at Historic Grayson Stadium brings a relentlessly hyped bloodmatch with Coastal Plain League “rival,” the Macon Bacon. Except the Macon Bacon are a brandnew team who have never played a single game in the league, much less ever played their “archnemesis,” the Bananas. But you have to embrace the absurdity to fully enjoy the phenomenon of The Savannah Bananas. “This isn’t just a baseball game. We are about entertainment 24/7,” says the everengaging team owner Jesse Cole, aka “the Man in the Yellow Tux.” “The ball game is part of a much bigger picture,” he says. That bigger picture, as every Bananas fan knows, includes family fun, a constant diet of contests and routines between innings, and a literal constant diet of allyou-can-eat items as part of the general admission ticket price.

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players the most memorable summer they’ve ever had.” As a college summer league, the CPL comprises college baseball players in a non-NCAA setting. This means the players, while still amateur, get to play “real” baseball with a wooden bat instead of the aluminum bat the NCAA requires. The young players’ obvious glee at playing is part of the fan experience. “Some of these guys, if they go on to play pro ball in the minor leagues, they’ll be playing for maybe 500 people a night, or 400, or 300,” Cole explains. “But in Savannah they’re playing for a sold-out crowd of 4,000 at every home game.” Indeed, a Bananas game is the hottest ticket in town; Cole says there are less than 600 tickets left for all the home games in June put together.

“People always ask me, since you’re so successful why don’t you add seats? But we did – for the second season we added 200 seats, and for this season we’ve added another 200,” Cole says. The Bananas team works hard at coming up with new ideas to entertain fans every year. The most important job in this area is the “Director of Fun,” the master of ceremonies who runs the various games and hijinks to hype up the crowd for nine solid innings. The Bananas have a new Director of Fun this year, Tyler Gray, who was – wait for it – literally a cruise ship activities director at his last job. “That’s a big hire for us. Hundreds of people applied for that job,” says Cole. “We had actors from L.A., comedians from New York City, all wanting that job.

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Tyler applied on Christmas Day during rare time off from his job on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.” Cole laughs and says, “Tyler doesn’t know much about baseball so this is a new and different challenge for him. He was on a cruise ship 24/7. But he’s perfect for us – as you know, we want to make everything a show for the fans. Cole says he doesn’t want to give away too many secrets before the season starts. “ But we have come up with a lot of new ways to add to the Savannah Bananas experience. I will tell you we’re exploring ways to take the shows out to the plaza outside Grayson Stadium, up in the stands. We’ve expanded the size of our pep band,” he says. “We are looking at our own version of the ESPN Game Day show with a set

outside the stadium, live streaming it on Facebook before the games,” says Cole. “We want to dominate the circus.” Cole says a series of very successful concerts, most of them country shows, at Grayson Stadium over the off-season led to another new Bananas offering. “We started selling rum drinks at the concerts at the Stadium over the summer, and they killed. So we’re doing that,” says Cole. “And we’ll have a lemonade stand outside the Stadium, selling kids’ lemonade and ‘adult lemonade.’” Cole’s spirit of fan engagement is infectious. He recalls the time when Russell Wilson – yes, that Russell Wilson, later a star NFL quarterback – played baseball for none other than… the CPL’s own Gastonia Grizzlies.

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“Russell Wilson played for one of our teams in 2009, before he was Russell Wilson,” laughs Cole. “Before a game we told the players to give kids a high-five as they were going to the dugout. When the game was starting, we were like, where’s Russell? We looked around and saw him still going through the stands high-fiving every single kid he could find.” Cole isn’t just a team owner (he also owns the Gastonia Grizzlies, last year’s CPL champs). He is a motivational speaker and writer as well; you can find his book Find Your Yellow Tux: How to be Successful By Standing Out on Amazon. Some of Cole’s personal and business philosophy is based on ideas from Shawn Anchor’s book The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles that Fuel Success and Performance at Work. “Most people think the more successful you are, the happier you are,” explains Cole. “But Anchor’s whole discovery is that it’s the exact opposite: The happier you are, the more successful you will be, no matter what you choose to do.”

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WHAT DOES it mean to be an American? Can that definition be universal? Can it evolve? Acclaimed Atlanta artist Sheila Pree Bright sought the answers to that question in her Young Americans series, which she began in 2006 when Barack Obama was running for president. “All of my work has always dealt with the issue of the unheard and giving the unheard a voice, and that was the young people,” says Bright. “When you think about young people, you think of the negative.” So Bright sought out young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 and photographed them with the American flag in a pose of their choosing. She also asked them to make a statement. “I had one question: What does it mean to be an American in the 21st century?” she recounts. “I was the observer and they made the statement. One thing I got out of all of them, whether they were AfricanAmerican or Asian or even white, all of them were troubled with the Bush administration and what was going on in their world. They knew they had to take on the burden and it’s going to be passed on to all of them, but to all of them, the flag is still the stars and stripes. Nobody actually wanted to burn the flag because they still actually respected America. But also, they were sick of the crumbling institution.” The notion of the American flag being used as a symbol for a political ideology is perhaps even more relevant today than it was in 2006, partially due to the NFL’s ongoing issue over the national anthem, but Bright doesn’t have any plans to resurrect the series. “I’ve had some of the original Young Americans contact me to ask if I would do the project with Generation Z, the biggest generation in history,” she says. “An evolution would really speak to our current political climate —we’re living in reality, but it’s so surreal. I feel like I’ve already done that before, though. When it comes to artwork, you can always continue it in dif30 ferent ways.”

Bright photographed Anjre Kerr (left) in 2007 and Jenny Liu (above) in 2008 for the Young Americans series. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ARTIST.

The Telfair is adding Young Americans to its ongoing exhibition “Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America,” which examines artists’ responses to historical issues and societal issues. Bright’s work fits seamlessly in the exhibition, as she has always been concerned with the younger generation’s response to their world. The Young Americans series evolved from another of Bright’s projects, #1960Now, which she began in 2013 after Trayvon Martin’s murder. “I was in the studio photographing photos of the elders of the civil rights movement that changed the face of the nation, and they were young at that age, too,” she recalls. “These were the unknown ones—it

was very important for me to photograph the unknown ones. It took so much more than Martin Luther King, Jr. for the movement.” She saw the parallel between the young civil rights leaders in the 1960s and the young people organizing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland. “I decided to go to the ground to see what was happening with the young people, and they were fighting the same fight. Nothing has changed,” she laments. “Now you have the Black Lives Matter movement, the Me Too movement, the March for Our Lives movement —it’s a protest within a protest. We as Americans do not come together as a people; we live in our tribes and talk about intersectionality, but

do we really want to come together? This is going to be the hard part. A lot of us have our own ideologies and it’s hard to break that. My whole purpose of my artwork is to use it to create dialogue.” In this moment, Bright’s dialogue speaks to the uncertainty we face. “We live in a world of uncertainty right now,” she muses. “We are all working through it and it comes to us. I feel that, with this body of work, you can actually learn from the young people in 2006 and see that hasn’t really changed, either. Instead of looking at it and sharing it, how can we move forward? How do we evolve? Nobody really knows. I think we have to go with our gut sometimes.” CS

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OPENINGS & RECEPTIONS DAWN TANIS — Dawn Tanis lives in Savannah, where she owns Sunrise Healing Arts, a holistic bodywork practice. Her love of drawing and creating art goes back to childhood. This current manifestation of her work in the paper medium has been evolving over the past decade. June 1-29. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

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STAR CHILDREN — “Star Children” explores the expansive cosmos residing within every soul. We are each capable of unfathomable depth and contemplation, and Sin Ribbon delves into this introspective journey through abstracted figuration in watercolor and gouache. By combining galactic imagery with the human form, she seeks to illustrate the complexity of the human spirit. free and open to the public June 1-July 10. 912.443.9355. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS BIN FENG 2013-2018 — HAZA, a contemporary art gallery, presents their second exhibition with artist Bin Feng at The Stables. The show features more than 220 works by Feng, in mediums as varied as photography, collage, and site-specific installation. Free Through June 23. thisishaza.com. HAZA, 7 Rathborne Drive. BONAVENTURE: A HISTORIC CEMETERY IN ART — Steeped in art and history, Bonaventure Cemetery is one of Savannah’s most scenic locales, attracting visitors since the early 19th century. Drawn from Telfair’s

CAPTURING THE SOUL: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE W.W. LAW COLLECTION — The display features thirty portraits from the W. W. Law Photograph Collection which highlight the evolving nature of photography, portraiture as an art form, as well as material culture through time. The images date from the 1870s through the 1990s, and document the lives of individuals both prominent and anonymous. Through Jan. 31, 2019. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. DRIPPING LYRICS OF QUEENS — This exhibition is the second in a series by Xavier Hutchins that pays homage to contemporary hip hop musicians using lyrics alongside a portrait of the performer. Inspired by the #MeToo movement, this grouping highlights female artists who use their music platform to promote positivity. free and open to the public Through June 26. 912-232-4447. info@sulfurstudios.org. facebook.com/ events/184872972140334/. sentientbean. com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. EAST MEETS WEST: THREE WEAVERS IN THE SAORI WAY — Explore the work of Suzanne Hokanson, Treesa Germany, and Deborah Brooks. Each weaver independently CONTINUES ON P. 32

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FIBERS GRADUATION SHOW — Explore work from more than 50 soon-to-be graduates from SCAD’s Fibers Department. This exhibition is free and open to the public. Refreshments Work by Dawn Tanis is featured at the JEA Gallery through will be available. Fri., June 1, June. A reception happens June 3, 2-4 p.m. 5 p.m. Pepe Hall (SCAD), 212 W. Taylor St. and others’ collections, this exhibition HAPPINESS FOR SALE — Jess Cappa’s BFA includes paintings, prints, photographs, and Print and Design exhibition is an art encoun- sculpture inspired by or connected to the cemetery. Through Sep. 23. telfair.org/jepter emphasizing how fashion and food are son/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West the main two components that affect our York St. wants and our wellbeing. Fri., June 1. Non-

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FADE INTO BLACK — Pia Camil lives and works in Mexico City. “Fade into Black” is curated by Humberto Moro, SCAD curator of exhibitions. Through July 15. May Poetter Gallery (SCAD), 342 Bull St. GROUNDED — Telfair Museums will feature a commissioned work titled Grounded by Adolfo Alvarado, a Savannah-based artist whose work incorporates calligraphic text, expansive swirls, and multiple layers of paint to create complex compositions that reference both medieval illuminated texts and graffiti culture. Grounded will explore a resident alien’s journey through past and present experiences, influenced by Alvarado’s upbringing in Mexico’s Ciudad Juaréz, a city whose vibrant culture and notorious violence continue to impact his work. Through Aug. 19. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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I DID IT AGAIN — SCAD Museum of Art presents “I Did It Again,” an exhibition of four re-configured installations by Italian multimedia artist Paola Pivi. The artist works in many international contexts and uses various media, including photography, video, sculpture and installation, often employing a playfulness in her practice to explore darker themes. Through Aug. 19. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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LIVESTRONG SAVANNAH — SCAD Museum of Art presents “LIVESTRONG Savannah,” an installation by New York-based artist Christopher Chiappa. The artist transforms the museum lobby into an all-consuming invasion of eggs; thousands of illusionistic, hand-made sculptures of sunny-side-up, fried eggs are suspended on the walls, dripping to the corner and floor, and even found in unexpected places like the museum’s front desk and staircase. Through July 1. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. MAKING WAVES: A COLLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE ON THE POLLUTION OF OUR WATERWAYS — Ships of the Sea Museum announces a multi-faceted series of events and resource presentations in an attempt to address and help others to address the consequences of water pollution. Events

include an exhibition, a community conversation and film screening, a website launch, a speaker from Gray’s Reef, and two clean-up days. Through Aug. 26. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. MOVING MOUNTAINS — SCAD Museum of Art presents “Moving Mountains,” an exhibition by artist Yang Fudong. An important figure in the contemporary art scene and independent cinema movement in China, Fudong’s films and photographic work, often derived from traditional Chinese painting, examine tensions between urban and rural, historic and present, worldliness and intellectualism. Through July 8. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. NO ACCESS — SCAD Museum of Art presents “No Access,” a large-scale outdoor installation by artist Tom Burr. The artist draws contextual links to urban aesthetics and subcultures, minimalist art and avantgarde film. Through Sep. 17. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. THE OPEN ROAD: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE AMERICAN ROAD TRIP — The Open Road presents the story of the American road as inspiration for photographers who were able to capture iconic elements such as roadside motels, Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Route 66, the Pacific Coast Highway, and theme parks, as well as the everyday America. Completed between 1955 and 2014, the images provide offbeat and personal reflections of the photographers’ journeys, including the people they encounter, car culture, roadside attractions, and more. Through Sep. 3. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. REIFY — Lauren Hewitt is a Savannah based Neurophysiologist. The inspiration for REIFY arises from the idea that considers something abstract as a material thing found in nature. Through May 30. galleryespresso. com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR — In honor of the centennial anniversary of the signing of the Armistice of World War I, the City of Savannah presents “Remembering the Great War.” On display at City Hall through December 2018, “Remembering the Great War” commemorates the contributions and sacrifices made by citizens of Savannah during World War II. Through Dec. 31. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street. ROLLING STONE PRESS: APPROACHING ABSTRACTION — First of two exhibitions that will spotlight the printmaking output of the Rolling Stone Press, a professional lithography atelier that operated in Atlanta from 1984 until 2005. TApproaching Abstraction will celebrate artists in the portfolio such as Mildred Thompson, Arthur Deshaies, and Trena Banks, who mined the visual language of abstraction to produce energetically chaotic compositions. Through June 17. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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MEMORIAL DAY has passed, so summer is officially in session. There is a lot to love about summer: time by the pool, vacation, BBQs, baseball, and the sound of cicadas. Yardwork and the associated “lawnmower beer” are not my favorite parts of summer. Too often, light, watery lagers are consumed on hot summer days. We can do better. The best summer beers are flavorful, low in ABV and in my opinion need to be light and crisp, no overwhelming malt or hops flavors. There is nothing wrong with a good rich dark beer, but that’s not what most want on 100 degree Savannah day. Another summer factor is availability in cans -- no one wants broken glass in their pool. This is a list of a good variety of summer time beers. Each is very different, so hopefully you’ll find something to drink while sitting by the pool, at the beach or after some time doing yardwork. The Locals: Given the intensity of Savannah summers it should come as no surprise that all four of the local breweries have at least one beer that will be a thirst quencher during that Savannah heat.

Gun Bunny, Service Brewing Belgian Style Witbier, 5.1% ABV

Dedicated to the men and women who reload artillery on the battlefield, Gun Bunny is a Belgian-style witbier. Brewed with Indian coriander, tangelo peel and muddled mandarin oranges, Gun Bunny is a refreshing but flavorful summer option. Now available in sharp looking cans, Service Brewing has made this summer seasonal very accessible this year. Honorable mention to Service’s Savannah Banana beer Savannah Bananas Cerveza. This summer’s edition is not brewed with bananas but is a Mexican style lager. Light, crisp and refreshing but flavorful in ways the other lawnmower beers dream about. Available in cans and on draft at Grayson Stadium.

Coco Pina, Coastal Empire Brewing German Style Gose, 3.8% ABV

Coastal took a traditional German Gose, brewed with pink Himalayan salts and Atlantic Sea salt then added pineapple and coconut to make a fantastic beach side beer. Coco Pina is fruity and tart enough to make any hot day feel cooler but low enough in ABV to keep your yardwork moving forward. Coco Pina was first brewed as a one-off but is now part of the

Scattered Sun Belgian Wit, Southbound Brewing Belgian Wit, 5.2% ABV

Available year round, Southbound’s take on a Belgian Wit is a bit more traditional. Brewed with coriander and citrus peel it yields a tart lemony nose with a touch of coriander and a variety of citrus flavors, pepper and wheat on the taste. A solid take on a classic summer time beer style. Honorable mention to Southbound’s summer seasonal, Transilience, a 7.0% Berliner Weise. Brewed with mango and pomegranate to give a nice fruity flavor but fermented with Lactobacillus and saccharomyces which add low level acidity and tartness. A mighty fine thirst quencher on a hot day. Both Transilience and Scattered Sun are available in cans.

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Oberon Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Inc. American Pale Wheat Ale, 5.8%

This is another beer with a high malted wheat content. It’s also brewed with Bell’s signature ale yeast yielding Oberon’s citrusy flavor. I’m not one for fruity flavors but the fruit here is subtle and just makes a lot of sense. It pushes the range of a sessionable beer at 5.8% and has a stronger flavor than some on this list but it’s a great go to summer beer.

Summer Solstice, Anderson Valley Cream Ale, 5%

Cream ales can sometimes be too sweet, but Summer Solstice hits a nice balance.

Summer Ale, Brooklyn Brewery English Pale Ale, 5%

Brooklyn’s Summer Ale is light and crisp with no overbearing flavors. It has a light citrus flavor balanced out by a touch of bready yeast.

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OO I first saw Star Wars upon its original release during the summer of ’77, when I was a mere lad of 11. There I was loving it loving it loving it — a spunky princess! a dashing hero! an imposing villain! – and, after nearly an hour, figured it couldn’t get any better. I was wrong. At the 48-minute mark, in saunters Han Solo, and this wholesome entertainment found the rough-hewn edge it needed to truly kick it into overdrive. As superbly played by Harrison Ford, Solo was a rogue, a scoundrel, a mercenary, and a guy who — before George Lucas got wimpy with the Special Editions — had no problem shooting first. And until Lucas inexcusably regressed the character a tad in Return of the Jedi, Solo was a beautifully conceived and executed figure, and his initial appearance in Star Wars and subsequent maturation in The Empire Strikes Back marks him as the best character to ever set foot in a storyline that unfolded a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. For the vast majority of my life, Han Solo has been — along with Atticus Finch, Indiana Jones, James Bond, and a few others — one of my defining cinematic heroes, which is why it pains me to see the character’s iconic dimensions reduced so drastically and dramatically in Solo: A Star Wars Story. To be sure, the movie largely delivers on entertainment value, and while there are no specific moments that rank among the best in the franchise (even the muchmaligned prequels had some formidable set-pieces), the picture is zippy enough to earn a modest recommendation. But while those folks who love all things Star Wars regardless of quality will adore it, those of us who grew up with the franchise since a young age and find it still rooted in our DNA deserved something better than what director Ron Howard and screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and Jonathan Kasdan deliver. The biggest hurdle, of course, was finding an actor who could do both Han Solo and Harrison Ford justice. Stepping into such an iconic character created by such a popular actor is a daunting task for any young thespian, and Alden Ehrenreich probably does as well as just about anyone else who might have been cast (certainly, he’s a better choice than such auditionees as Miles Teller, Dave Franco, Scott Eastwood and Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Ehrenreich, so terrific in the Coens’ Hail, Caesar!, isn’t bad here, but he doesn’t

vanish into the character like Ewan McGregor did with Obi-Wan Kenobi. It was easy to see McGregor morph into Alec Guinness; it’s impossible to see Ehrenreich morph into Ford. This isn’t entirely the actor’s fault, as the Kasdans have created a Solo who’s altogether too soft and sweet. “I’m not one of the good guys!” bellows Solo at one point, but that’s absolutely not true. Other characters, like Lando Calrissian (Donald

Glover, who does manage to create a bridge to Billy Dee Williams) and newbie Beckett (Woody Harrelson), are more Solo-esque than Solo himself, and while the idea is doubtless to toughen up the character in the next installment (Solo 2: Yet Another Star Wars Story), there needs to be a foundation in this film for such a development, and it’s woefully missing. In addition to Beckett, other players new to the saga include the villainous Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany, taking a break from his Vision quest), Solo’s childhood love Qi-ra (Emilia Clarke), Beckett’s sweetheart/ sidekick Val (Thandie Newton, mostly wasted), and a pilot named Rio Durant (voiced by Jon Favreau). These are acceptable characters, but the same can’t be said of Lando’s co-pilot, a droid known as L3-37 (voiced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Simply put, L3-37 is one of the worst characters to ever appear in a Star Wars film, perhaps ranking only under Jar Jar Binks, little Annie Skywalker, and Jabba the Hutt’s belching baby. L3-37 is supposed to be an activist droid who’s forever demanding equal rights, but she’s an illconceived embarrassment. Apparently, the Kasdans and Lucas were attempting to be woke to today’s progressive issues by clumsily interjecting this character, but the truth is that she instead comes across like a conservative’s caricatured version of a feminist. The story proper – basically, a caper plot involving the theft of valuable coaxium fuel — offers little in the way of surprises and adds nothing to the saga’s mythology. It’s generic enough that, stripped of the scifi elements, Sandra Bullock and co. could have employed it for the upcoming Ocean’s film. Where Solo: A Star Wars Story mainly succeeds is in its ability to offer satisfying scenarios that loop back to stories we heard in the original films, from the initial meeting between Han and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) to the game that allowed Han to snatch the Millennium Falcon away from Lando. These sequences are infinitely amusing even if they’re ultimately unnecessary. After all, part of the mystique of Han Solo emanated from his lack of a backstory, and filling in the gaps diminishes rather than enhances his legacy. In retrospect, Sy Snootles: A Star Wars Story or Porkins: A Star Wars Story would have been more appreciated, thus leaving the largerthan-life character of Han Solo to remain unblemished in our memory banks from a long time ago. CS

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FIRST TUESDAY TOUR OF CITY HALL The First Tuesday Tour series gives an overview of the history, architecture, and art of historic City Hall. Participants will also hear stories about some of the City’s more fascinating characters and learn about their City government. The tour is free, but space is limited and registration is required, at savannahga.gov/FirstTuesdayTours. first Tuesday of every month, noon. 912651-6411. lspracher@savannahga.gov. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street. GREEN PARTY OF CHATHAM COUNTY People, Planet and Peace over Profit! Meets Saturdays and the first Tuesday of every month. Join the Facebook group, @ ChathamGreens, to find out about upcoming local events. ongoing. No physical address given, none. NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY This year, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, celebrates Wear Orange with a special reception of The Georgia Peach Quilt, a collaborative effort by volunteers to honor those who have lost their lives and loved ones, and to demand a future free from gun violence. Free Sat., June 2, 7 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. 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

AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo.com. Info is also available at www.savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www.savannahfriendsofmusic. com ongoing. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR TEACHING SUMMER WORKSHOPS The Studio School seeks working artists interested in teaching summer classes

or workshops to teens and/or adults. Submit work experience, your art website/ Instagram, a class description of what you’d like to teach (more than one idea is okay), the age group you prefer and your general availability in June and July. Send to info@ thestudioschoolsavannah.com ongoing. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR THE SQUARE ART FAIR The first annual Square Art Fair is seeking independent artists in Savannah and the Surrounding Coastal Empire working in a variety of visual art disciplines. The fair will be held in Calhoun Square on Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, July 29th from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 20 applicants will be selected to sell affordable works of art priced at $500 and below. Registration is free for all applicants. Those selected to participate will be required to show both days and pay a one-time participation fee of $125 per artist. Square Art Fair is a community event that will be open to the public and free to attend. Applications are being accepted online at www.SquareArtFair.com and the submission deadline is June 10th. Contact Jess Berghorn @ info@squareartfair.com or 912-809-7233. Through June 10. Calhoun Square, on Abercorn, between E. Taylor and E. Gordon Streets. CALL FOR DEEP WRITING FELLOWS Deep Center is on the hunt for Savannah writers to apply for fellowships for Deep’s upcoming semester of programming (September through December). Deep Center is a nonprofit creative-writing literacy organization working with Savannah’s public middle schools. Writing Fellows work in teams of two to lead 11 weeks of after-school writing workshops at assigned middle schools. Interested? Learn more and apply at deepkids.com/join. Through Sep. 15. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR “NEIGHBORHOODS” Sulfur Studios invites its Artist Members to participate in the summer group exhibition “Neighborhoods.” What makes your neighborhood great? What are its challenges? How is it changing? For the better, for worse and for whom? Artists offer a unique perspective on their environments and can highlight issues and recognize benefits that may be missing from our current dialogue. Work in any medium will be accepted, and all Artist Members that wish to participate will have at least one work included. Work must be under 8 feet tall and fit through a standard doorway. If you wish to submit work that is time based, over four feet in any direction or requires other special installation please contact us as soon as possible to make arrangements. Through June 1. exhibitions@sulfurstudios. org. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR VIGNETTE SAVANNAH Vignette Savannah is looking for

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contributors in writing and photography! vSav’s tagline is “Indulging in Savannah’s most coveted decor, design, & awe-inspiring spaces.” Contribute to the blog and social media channels with your writing and/ or photography (credit will be given) featuring restaurants, coffee shops, or any other creative spaces and design you find inspiring! Preference will be given to students/professionals that can be consistent contributors-- build a portfolio with the vSav blog and on its social media channels and gain a reference in the process! Visit vignettesavannah.com and email Anita at vignettesavannah@gmail. com to express your interest! ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. CALL FOR ENTRIES: FAAA SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION Artist members of Telfair’s Friends of African American Arts are invited to submit work for an exhibition of small works in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Community Gallery, opening September 20. Works must not exceed 24 inches in any dimension. This exhibition is open only to current FAAA members. Registration opens May 1, and the submission deadline is August 10. Guidelines and registration will be available online starting May 1 at telfair.org/faaa. Through Aug. 10. 912-790-8800. telfair.

org/faaa. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. CALL FOR JESUS-YESHUA PRODUCTION CLUB AND VIDEO CREW Contact Brenda Lee at 912-236-3156 or at revbrendalee@yahoo.com for more information. ongoing. Online only, none. CALL FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS AND RETAILERS FOR COHEN’S RETREAT ONSITE BOUTIQUE SHOP Cohen’s Retreat, a historic destination for art, food and community located in Savannah’s famed Moon River District, is seeking specialty retailers interested in placing their locally or regionally-made products in its onsite boutique shop, Brown Dog Market. Cohen’s Retreat is refreshing its product lines at Brown Dog Market to feature more of a mix of mainstream local products to include with their current artisan products. Retailers who would like access to some of Savannah’s largest neighborhoods located in and near the Moon River District are encouraged to apply for shelf space. Interested retailers should reach out to Colleen Smith at colleen. smith@cohensretreat.com or by calling 912.355.3336, ext. 4. Please include product name(s), description, price point, availability, contact information and any other essential CONTINUES ON P. 36

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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. ROUSAKIS PLAZA, RIVER ST.

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details. ongoing. Cohen’s Retreat, 5715 Skidaway Rd. CALL FOR MUSICIANS FOR EFFINGHAM COUNTY ORCHESTRA Effingham Community Orchestra is now accepting additional musicians. Instruments included are winds, orchestral strings and orchestral percussion. For information contact the Director at www. effinghamcommunityorchestra.org or call 912-826-5300 ext. 110. ongoing. No physical address given, none. CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS IN PTSD STUDY Are you a recent combat veteran experiencing psychological or emotional stress related to your combat? You may be eligible to receive first-line medication and talk therapy interventions with proven effectiveness. PROGrESS is a study looking to learn more about how to effectively treat recent combat veterans with PTSD. The therapies are not experimental. You will be randomly assigned to receive either psychotherapy, medication, or both. For more information about the PROGrESS study, please call 912-920-0214 ext. 2169. ongoing. Online only, none. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR WEAVE-ADREAM PROGRAM The City of Savannah Department of Arts, Culture & Historical Resources is now accepting proposals for the 2018 Weave-A-Dream (WAD) program which seeks to engage youth in art projects that reestablish and preserve vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods. Applications must be submitted at least seven weeks prior to the start date of the project. Applications 36 will be accepted March through November

13th of 2018 (while funds are available). Selected projects must be completed prior to December 31, 2018. The guidelines and application are available for download at www.savannahga.gov/arts. Technical assistance is available to applying organizations and individuals. Through Nov. 13. CALL FOR WORLD WAR I ITEMS FOR CITY EXHIBIT The City of Savannah Research Library & Municipal Archives is currently planning a World War I Centennial exhibit for 2018 to honor Savannahians’ role in the war. The City would like to include items from local residents and families to further personalize the exhibit. Residents are asked to share World War I related artifacts or documents with the City to help create the exhibit. To lend an item to the exhibit or to learn more about the exhibit, please contact Luciana Spracher, City of Savannah Library & Archives Director, at Lspracher@ savannahga.gov or (912) 651-6411. ongoing. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street. RELIGIOUS ETHNIC ARTISTS NEEDED Religious ethnic (JESUS-YESHUA) artists and musicals needed for upcoming season. A classical accompanist and conductor for sacred music and gospel singers needed. Contact Reverend Brenda Lee (912) 2363154; email: revbrendalee@yahoo.com ongoing. No physical address given, none. TELL US YOUR GHOST STORY? Organization seeks to document your first hand experiences with psychical phenomenon for analysis and potential investigation. Our investigators have reputable credentials and long time

investigation training and connections with the top minds and researchers in parapsychology field research and other areas. We are especially interested in Chatham and neighboring counties with special emphasis on Savannah itself and the Historic District. Interviewees should be comfortable with video documentation of themselves and events w/privacy level negotiated beforehand. ongoing. amchclub@yahoo.com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

BENEFITS

BLOOMING FROM OUR ROOTS GARDEN PARTY Join the 2018 Annual King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation Membership Drive in the Garden at the Beach. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, entertainment and preview the newest exhibit, Capturing the Soul: Portrait Photography from the W.W. Law Collection Free Sun., June 3, 5 p.m. 912-335-8868. engage@beachinstitute.org. beachinstitute. org. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

2018 SUMMER BONANZA The program will expose young people to local government, cultural diversity, and positive role models. Strengthening academic development while providing safe, structured, and fun activities for youth is essential. Summer Bonanza meets once per week on Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm at the Moses Jackson Center. Saturdays, 9 a.m. (912) 663-4528. Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards Street.

APICS CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL (CSCP) CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP Earn the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and prove your knowledge of end-to-end supply chain management, and demonstrate value to colleagues and employers looking for a competitive edge in today’s global economy. By earning the CSCP designation, join the more than 21,000 professionals in 100 countries who have mastered the essential technology, concepts, and strategies related to end-to-end supply chain operations. Prepare for the CSCP credential certification with the Savannah APICS Chapter’s CSCP Certification Workshop. The APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is the first and only supply chain certification that encompasses the end-to-end global supply chain. $1595-$1995 Sat., June 2, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 912-443-3012. education@ apicssavannah.org. savannahtech.edu/ pce-cscp. Savannah Technical College, Crossroads Campus Auditorium, 190 Crossroads Parkway. 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 SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street. BEADING CLASSSES AT EPIPHANY BEAD & JEWELRY STUDIO Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times.

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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. BRIDGE LESSONS Competitive Bidding (BB2), Saturday, February 4 at 10AM. Defensive Signals (BB5), Monday February 6. They are 4 week classes. Intermediate and advanced workshops continue on Fridays at 10AM. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave, Sandfly. Also, games are held in the afternoon and/or evening almost every day. There is something for players at all levels. Check our website for fees and schedules of games and other classes. ongoing. 912-228-4838. bridgewebs.com/ savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. CHAMPIONS TRAINING CENTER Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com. CHINESE LANGUAGE CLASSES The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University offers free Chinese language classes starting January 17. To register, please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912-3583160. confuciusinstitute@savannahstate. edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate.edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. CLAY CLASSES Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav.. claystudio@gmail.com. BOATING CLASSES Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912897-7656. savannahaux.com. COUNTRY TWO STEP GROUP CLASS Country Two Step: no partner needed or experience required. 4 weeks for $40 or drop in for $15. $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. 612-470-6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. CREATIVITY COACHING Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---. DIVAS & PUMPS: ADULT HEELS DANCE CLASS Divas & Pumps is a dance class teaching walks, struts, freestyles, and choreography to hits by our favorite Divas. Come get your life every Wednesday at 7:30. $15 Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. 323-539-1760. DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. DUI PREVENTION GROUP

Film: The Long, Hot Summer

Watch the 60th anniversary revival of the white hot Paul Newman classic “The Long, Hot Summer.” The Dinner & A Movie option gets you a three-course prix-fixe dinner at 80 East Gastropub before the movie. Movie $10, DInner theater $35 Thu., May 31, 7 p.m. 912-472-4790. TYBEEPOSTTHEATER.ORG. TYBEE POST THEATER, 10 VAN HORNE

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. ENGLISH COMMUNICATION SKILLS CLASS Enjoy non-intimidating, fun and interactive sessions taught in a casual setting by an ESL expert with over 15 years of experience. $75 Fri., June 1, 10-11:30 a.m. 912-4785555. georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ecs. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/ programs/ecs/. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. 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. 912921-4646. HISTORICAL WRITERS GUILD OF RICHMOND HILL MONTHLY WORKSHOP In addition to the regular meetings offered on the second and fourth Monday of each month as a writing feedback group, the Historical Writers Guild of Richmond Hill will begin offering its members a writing skills workshop on the first Monday of each month. This monthly workshop will address topics such as: show versus tell, conflict, how to build your story, fiction strategy and structure, characterization, and other topics as chosen by the group. The mission of the Historical Writers Guild (HWG) of Richmond Hill is to improve members’ writing skills and to help each writer become published.

first Monday of every month. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. HOUSING AUTHORITY NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC. html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. JEWELER’S GUIDED OPEN STUDIO Join us for time to practice your skills and knock out some projects you’ve been dreaming up. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible

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Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. CALL 912-961-7021 OR 912-667-1056. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY.

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for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@dreamcatstudio. com. dreamcatstudio.com. Use our space to practice your skills and knock out your personal pieces. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Fridays, 6 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@ dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. KNITTING & CROCHET CLASSES Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website. Mondays. 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav. com. LIFE CHALLENGE COACHING In an environment of patience, nonjudgement and compassion, we will explore the source of your challenge, the beliefs that hold your challenge in place, and discover & enact healthy and healing life changes. For appointment, contact Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) to 912-429-7265. ongoing. Online only, none. MARITIME OSHA CLASS All personnel with marine terminal and/or shipyard safety responsibilities in a position of leadership in which you may have to identify hazards, recommend hazard control strategies, and assist with training efforts. 38 At the end of the course, participants will

be able to become more knowledgeable of the standards that apply to the maritime industry, determine how the standard applies to specific operations in shipyards and marine terminals, and gain more knowledge and insight as to the requirement for the ship’s cargo gear and shore-based cranes used in maritime operations. $875 Mon., June 4. Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Circle. MUSIC LESSONS AND CLASSES: ALL INSTRUMENTS, ALL AGES Portman’s Music Academy offers private lessons on piano, guitar (electric, acoustic, classical), mandolin, ukulele, banjo, bass guitar, drums, percussion, voice, clarinet, saxophone (alto and tenor), oboe, flute, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, DJ, Pro Logic, Composition, Ear Training, violin, viola, and cello. Group classes for beginner piano and guitar. Music Adventures for ages 5 to 7. ongoing. 912354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. MUSIC LESSONS--MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS AND STYLES Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels for Guitar (electric, acoustic, bass, classical, jazz), Piano, Flute, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Voice as well as Music Theory/ Composition/ Ear Training. We teach public, private and home school students as well as adults at all experience levels. Located at 15 East Montgomery Crossroads in Office #205 near White

Bluff Road, Savannah, GA. ongoing. 912388-1806. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiciansinstitute.com. NEW HORIZONS ADULT BAND PROGRAM Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Tuesdays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. NOVEL WRITING Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-onone or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com. PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES Photography Workshops: Beginner to Advanced level. 4-hour sessions. $250 per student. See website for complete list. 410251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography. com. chrismorrisphotography.com/learn. PIANO VOICE-COACHING Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-9617021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing. POWER SELF DEFENSE Get fit and develop powerful selfdefense skills. For active adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street. R&B SOUL ADULT LINE DANCING The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers, is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-220-7712. hlamont70@yahoo.com. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. REIKI TREATMENT Reiki relaxes & rejuvenates; promotes emotional & physical healing; reduces neuromuscular & arthritic pain. E-mail request for appointment/ Fee base at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) 912429-7265 ongoing. Online only, none. A. ROPER STUDIO - VOICE TECHNIQUE AND COACHING Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music. Audition and competition preparation. Located 15 minutes from downtown. Varies Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-4840628. Downtown Savannah, downtown. RUSSIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for

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info. ongoing. 912-713-2718. SAMBA SAVANNAH DRUMMING WORKSHOP Learn Afro-Brazilian rhythms with drumming instructor Andrew Hartzell. All ages. $10 Sundays, 2:30 p.m. starlandiasupply.com. Starlandia Creative Supply, 2438 Bull Street. SASS & SWAG ADULT HIP HOP Sass & Swag is a high energy, adult hip hop dance class. Learn hip hop grooves you can take to any party or club, and learn a choreographed routine to today’s hottest hits. Mondays at 7:30 pm. $15 Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 323-539-1760. DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. SOUND ENERGY HEALING WEEK 5: INTRO TO KUNDALINI YOGA In week 5 of the series, discover the technology of the human body through Kundalini Yoga, exploring kriya postures, breath, mantra, meditation and yogic lifestyle. $25 Sat., June 2, 1:30 p.m. audiosoulhealing.com. fit912savannah. com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street. SUMMER READING PROGRAM Summer Reading Program: June 1 - July 31 at Live Oak Public Libraries. Be a reading rockstar! and join us to enjoy great books, participate in exciting activities and earn prizes. Have fun reading and learning all summer long! Free June 1-July 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-652-3600. communications@liveoakpl.org. liveoakpl. org/srp2018/. liveoakpl.org. Live Oak Public Libraries, 2002 Bull Street. SURFING AND UKULELE LESSONS Surfing & Ukulele Lessons and surf camps. Tybee Surf Lessons, Tybee Island/ Savannah. Email or call Turner for more info 808-385-5364. TybeeSurfLessons.com. ongoing. Tybee Island, Tybee Island. TAI CHI The tai chi classes are open to the first 25 participants 60 years of age or older. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. 912-877-0056. Senior Citizens, Inc. Liberty County Neighborhood Center, 800 Tupelo Trail. YOUTH AND TEEN AERIAL SILK CLASSES Youth Class ages 8+. Teen Class ages 11+. Learn to dance and work with Aerial Silks and Hoop while suspended in the air. Weekly classes held on Fridays through the month of September only. Very limited space available, reserve your spot and register online today. $20/class $75/September package ongoing. 954.682.5694. elyse. thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. ZONA ROSA WRITING WORKSHOP Become the writer you were meant to be: Join Zona Rosa, the internationally acclaimed, monthly Savannah-based writing workshops founded and led by awardwinning author Rosemary Daniell. Over 180 Zona Rosans have become published authors. For information, contact Rosemary at info@myzonarosa.com. Also ask about the week-long, intensive Sixteenth Annual Zona Rosa Writing and Living Retreat,Tybee Island, July 22-29, 2017. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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13TH COLONY SOUND (BARBERSHOP 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. 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. 912257-6248. info@kbnalliance.com. 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, and other fiber arts.

Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center, first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am. ongoing. fiberguildsavannah. homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. 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. 912-5961962. honorflightsavannah.org. HISTORIC SAVANNAH CHAPTER: ABWA Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912-660-8257. HOSTESS CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB Toastmasters International is an organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, seminars, and contests. Regardless of your level of comfort with public speaking, you will find a club that is interested in helping you improve your speaking abilities. Free Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. KNITTERS, NEEDLEPOINT AND CROCHET Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. ongoing. 912-308-6768. LOW COUNTRY TURNERS A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230. MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART LADIES AUXILIARY Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-7864508. American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave. PHILO CAFE Discussion group that meets every Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see Facebook.com/SavannahPhiloCafe. Mondays. athenapluto@yahoo.com. PROOFREADER’S WHISKEY CLUB Membership includes the first whiskey drink free, free monthly private whiskey tastings from various brands, 15% off the member’s bill for the year, and a personalized book card including a list of 75 whiskeys in each chapter in the DeSoto library. Library series meetings will be the last Thursday of every

month and include one free guest pass per member for the year. They will pick a book from the Edgar’s P&P library to hold their personalized book card which will be used to keep track of their progress on the whiskey list. $50 ongoing. eventbrite. com/e/proofreaders-whiskey-clubtickets-42943991635. proofsavannah.com. Edgar’s Proof and Provision, 15 E. Liberty St. R.U.F.F. - RETIREES UNITED FOR THE FUTURE RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing. 912344-5127. Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull Street. SAFE KIDS SAVANNAH A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org. SAVANNAH BREWERS’ LEAGUE Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-447-0943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. THE SAVANNAH CHINESE CORNER The Savannah Chinese Corner welcomes anyone interested in Mandarin language or Chinese culture. Meets every Saturday morning from 10 am to noon. Check the Facebook group to see meeting location. ongoing. facebook.com/groups/ SavannahChineseCorner. Downtown Savannah, downtown. SAVANNAH COUNCIL, NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES A dinner meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at local restaurants. 3rd Tuesday in November; none in December. For dinner reservations, please call Sybil Cannon at 912-964-5366. ongoing. 912-7487020. savannahnavyleague.us. SAVANNAH GO CLUB This is a new club for the board game “go” (igo, weiqi, baduk). For places and times, please call John at 734-355-2005. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. SAVANNAH GO GREEN Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day. Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768. SAVANNAH KENNEL CLUB Monthly meetings open to the public the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through June. ongoing, 7 p.m. savannahkennelclub. org. careyhilliards.com. Carey Hilliard’s (Southside), 11111 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH NEWCOMERS CLUB Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events help you learn about Savannah and make new friends. Ongoing sign-up. savannahnewcomers.com. ongoing. SAVANNAH PARROT HEAD CLUB Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc. com.

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SAVANNAH SACRED HARP SINGERS Savannah Sacred Harp Singers welcome you to join our monthly community singing on the second Saturday of the month from 2-4pm at Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church. Sacred Harp is an American tradition of singing hymns in four part harmony. No particular religious affiliation is required or endorsed. All are welcome. No experience necessary. ongoing. Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church, 10050 Ferguson Ave. SAVANNAH TOASTMASTERS Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room 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. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072. VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 671 Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 912-656-6818. jsphmtler@ gmail.com. vvasav.com. WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@ comcast.net.

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FIRST FRIDAY FOR FOLK MUSIC Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. Hosted by Tom Cooler. $5 donation June’s performers are Chris Desa and the Massey Boys.. first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 912-4843936. savannahfolk.org. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. THE GOLIARDS The Goliards will present a concert of songs that were performed, or referred to, in the plays of Shakespeare. $10 Sun., June 3, 4 p.m. 912-604-8983. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercorn Sts. JENNIFER ZETLAN Soprano Jennifer Zetlan is internationally recognized for her artistry and captivating stage presence. The concert is free, and no reservations or tickets are needed. Donations gladly accepted to help defray 40 costs. Fri., June 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 912-598-

1188; 9-12:30 weekdays. allenpr@comcast. net; messiahsk@gmail.com. messiahsk. com. Messiah Lutheran Church, 1 Westridge Road (The Landings). LOVE & SOUL THROWBACK EXPERIENCE A.E. Beach High School All Alumni will be celebrating with us. $20 Fri., June 1, 7-10:30 p.m. 912-224-6084. www. theloveandsoulexperience.com. facebook. com/events/148975435725086/. Cottonwood Suites, 301 Governor Treutlen Dr.

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CARDBOARD CITY Cardboard City gives youth a chance to experience a night in the life of a homeless family: outside, using cardboard and sturdy materials to shelter them from the elements. June 1-2. 912-790-9446. familypromisesavannah.com. Benedictine Military School, 6502 Seawright Dr. CARS AND COFFEE Cars and Coffee is a monthly event showcasing unique, rare and antique cars. Visitors can bring the family to view the cars and tour the Richmond Hill History Museum, formerly the Henry Ford Kindergarten. Admission to the event is free and coffee can be purchased for the old-fashioned price of 25 cents with a $1 donation to the museum. 25 cents for coffee with a $1 donation to the museum first Saturday of every month. Richmond Hill History Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. CREATIVE DAY ON OSSABAW Spend the whole day on Ossabaw making art, music, prose or poetry on your own. Bring your own supplies and creativity and be inspired by the muse of Ossabaw Island. $85 Sat., June 2. Ossabaw Island, 1 Cane Patch Rd. DRINKS AFTER WORK This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinksafter-work/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. ELECTRIC LUCIFER NIGHT 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 St. 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. 912-441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange.

org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street. FIRST FRIDAY FESTIVITIES First Friday Festivities at Sulfur Studios include “Possibilites IV” by the Experimental Digital Printmaking class in the Photography Department at SCAD, on display in the gallery, the Summer Street Fair on the 39th Street (between Bull St. and Desoto Ave.) with The Big Cheese food truck, the culmination of ON::VIEW Artist Resident Page Laughlin’s “Community Coloring Book” and First Friday Open Studio Night. free and open to the public Fri., June 1, 6-9 p.m. 912-231-7105. info@sulfurstudios.org. facebook.com/events/226458688117453/. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull 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 pre-registration is required. Please join us for conversation, support and refreshments. Children are welcome! FREE first Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-544-6387. 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. 912525-5023. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. LECTURE: SHEILA PREE BRIGHT: EXAMINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN Speaker and artist Sheila Pree Bright (American, b. 1967) is an award-winning photographer based in Atlanta. Her largescale works highlight contemporary culture, are featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and are found in other major museum collections around the country. She will present a lecture in conjunction with Telfair Museums’ ongoing exhibition Complex Uncertainties. Free for museum members, $8 non-members Mon., June 4, 6 p.m. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. NEW YOGA NOW AT SHIPS OF THE SEA MUSEUM Join Kendall Beene and Erin Lambright of New Yoga Now to experience the NYN Signature Sequence. A fantastic flow in a fabulous space you don’t want to miss. $15 per class Tickets available at newyoganow. com $15 Wed., May 30, 9:30-10:30 a.m. 912-414-9186. friends@newyoganow.com. newyoganow.com/nyn-shipsofthesea.

shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. THE ORIGINAL MIDNIGHT TOUR One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street. SAVANNAH STORYTELLERS Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm. Reservations encouraged by calling 912349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, and allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. For more information please visit, https://www. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/dailytours. ongoing. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. SHIRE OF FORTH CASTLE FIGHTER PRACTICE Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org. SIXTH SENSE SAVANNAH TOUR In 2002, smashing all of the barriers,the Sixth Sense Savannah tour became the first tour to go well beyond the usual touring areas and subject matter, starting in a neighborhood, where locals, family, friends, chose to share their personal ghost stories, exclusively with the company founder. 30.00 Every 55 days, 9:30 p.m. 9122920960. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street. SOUTH ISLANDS FARMERS’ AND ARTISANS’ MARKET The South Islands Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market offers a variety of vendors, from vegetables to fine art. Thursdays, 3 p.m. Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave. SOUTHBOUND BREWERY SATURDAY TOURS AND TASTES Savannah’s first microbrewery is open for public tours and tastings Wednesday - Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturdays from 2-4. Hang out, have a few cold ones, and learn a little more about Savannah’s first craft brewery. Free Saturdays, 2-4 p.m. 912-335-7716. info@southboundbrewingco. com. southboundbrewingco.com. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. TEA IN THE GARDEN Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in Davenport House’s beautiful courtyard garden. On inclement weather dates, tea will be taken inside the house museum $18 Thursdays, Fridays,

5 p.m. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. WAVERUNNER DEMO DAY Come and check out the latest from Yamaha and the finest from the crew at the Wyld. Sun., June 3, noon. thewylddockbar.com. The Wyld Dock Bar, 2740 Livingston Ave. WILLIAM JAY SOCIETY GARDEN PARTY Expect divine treats and genius décor! William Jay Society’s new board slate will be presented and voted on. Free for William Jay Society members, $10 non-members Thu., May 31, 5:30 p.m. telfair.org/visit/owensthomas-house/overview/. Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St. WILMINGTON ISLAND FARMERS’ MARKET The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market (WIFM) is a non-profit organization that provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands’ residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, natural skincare solutions and a variety of artisan creations. Free Featuring Humane Society for Greater Savannah adoptions.. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. wifarmersmarket.org. Islands High School, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

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FIRST FRIDAY IN STARLAND A monthly art walk featuring galleries, restaurants, boutiques and more. Free first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Starland District, 40th and Bull.

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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 DANCE FITNESS Come out to the Lake Mayer Community Center and participate in “Twist & Shout.” Work out while you dance to the oldies in this fun and varied fitness class. This program is free and open to the public. Bring a yoga mat, bottled water, and a friend. FREE Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1 p.m. 912-652-6863. sedavis@chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. AERIAL YOGA CLASSES Increase flexibility and strength using aerial yoga, a relatively new approach to a traditional yoga practice. We use a silk fabric called a ‘hammock’ to support the weight of our bodies, helping us achieve various postures with more depth, ease and excitement. Every Saturday. Class size limited. Required to register online ahead of time. $25 Saturdays, 12:30-1:45 p.m. 954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo. com. thestudiosav.net/schedule.html. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE Let the excitement begin as Mahogany takes you to the best staycation each and every Tuesday night to the Islands through

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1 Fake name 6 Beige-y tone 9 Cut down, as a photo 13 Lundgren of “The Expendables” 14 ___ polloi (general population) 15 States of mind 16 Log-rolling contest that sounds like a cowboy contest 17 Cardiologist’s test, for short 18 “Downton ___” 19 QUIP INSPIRED BY RECENT CONTROVERSY, PART 1 22 It may oscillate 23 32,000 ounces 24 Impertinence with an apostrophe 25 QUIP, PART 2 31 Mel in three World Series 32 Completely mess up 33 18-wheeler 34 Candy bar served in twos 37 QUIP, PART 3 38 Microsoft search engine 39 YouTube premium service (or color) 40 Squeezing snakes 42 The Mustangs’ sch. 44 QUIP, PART 4 50 Tiny Greek letter? 51 Musical ability 52 Arced tennis shot

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movement and rhythm. This class will focus on the cultural movement of Afro-Caribbean dance. Get ready for hip winding and arms in the air as we explore our bodies’ rhythm through Caribbean and reggae music. $10 Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. AIKIDO CLASSES Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba, ‘O Sensei’ or (‘Great Teacher’). On a purely physical level it is an art involving throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and Kenjutsu (open hand and weapon based techniques). Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/month for JEA Members, $70/month for NonMembers, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semiprivate class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. BALLROOM FIT Always wanted to learn how to ballroom dance? Don’t have a partner? Want to get in shape and have fun in the process? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you! Learn how to ballroom dance and get a great workout in the process. We use all styles of music that are modern or traditional. Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Jive, Samba, Paso Doble, Foxtrot, Waltz, Hustle, and more! Check out our schedule for more details. 4 classes for $40, 10 classes for $80, UNLIMITED for $120 Sundays, 5-6 p.m., Mondays, 6-7 p.m., Tuesdays, 12:30-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 12:30-1 & 6-7 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:30-1 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. 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. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. BEGINNING POLE FITNESS Pole fitness is a fun and flirty way to 42 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. CANDLE(LIT) COMMUNITY FLOW Catherine Mulligan teaches this vinyasa flow yoga class in efforts to raise money for local charities in the Savannah community. The class is heated, candlelit, and set to upbeat music. Charities are rotating and chosen based on feedback from the students who show up. $8 Thursdays. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. DANCE DYNAMIX Dance DynaMix is a choreographed dance fitness class inspired by funky hip hop and sleek jazz moves! No dance experience required. Call 732.232.3349 to reserve your spot ahead of time, as class space is limited. Stay after class for a 30 minute stretch to wind down for the weekend with! $10.00 Wednesdays, Fridays, 10-11 a.m. 732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. FIT4MOM SAVANNAH STROLLER STRIDES A group of moms that meet with strollers and workout at Savannah Mall, Daffin Park and on occasion Hull Park. Also offer HIIT Classes to other Moms who have any age children. The HIIT program is a kid free program. 1 hour long stroller based workout with kiddos. Moms- Pre and Post Natal, and kids of stroller age. Savannah Mall (M,W,F). Daffin Park (T,Th), Hull Park (Sat) ongoing. ashleyyoungblood@fit4mom.com. savannah.fit4mom.com. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. FITNESS CLASSES AT THE JEA 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 Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. FREE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. Second Saturday of the month, 10am-11am. Savannah

Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments. Free to attend. Open to anyone in need of support for the caregiving they provide. ongoing. savannahcommons.com. FREE YOGA FOR CANCER PATIENTS St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Center for WellBeing offers Free Yoga for Cancer Patients every Monday from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in Candler’s Heart & Lung Building, Suite 100. The very gentle movements and breath work in this class will give you much needed energy, it will make your body feel better, and it will give you a mental release. This class is free to cancer patients. Mondays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. 912-819-8800. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. FUNCTIONAL TRAINING CLASS Celebrate fall with a Saturday morning workout class. All levels welcome. A smooth mix of cardio and strengthening exercises. Call Kara 912-667-0487 if interested. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. GET EXCITED AND MOVE This program is designed to combat the effects of Parkinson disease for Savannah/ Chatham-area people and their caregiver. The activities are designed to enhance and improve muscular strength, and endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed work, and voice command. $10 a month Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10:3011:30 a.m. 912-376-9833. psgsav@gmail. com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive. GLUTE CAMP WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Fridays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. DUDE’S DAY AT SAVANNAH CLIMBING COOP Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Thursday men climb for half price, $5. See website for info. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m. 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com. Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. HIKING & BIKING AT SKIDAWAY ISLAND STATE PARK Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am10pm. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. INSANITY LIVE WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. KUNG FU SCHOOL: VING TSUN Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastest growing martial arts style. Uses angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against him. Call for info on free trial classes. Drop ins welcome. 11202 White Bluff Rd. ongoing. 912-429-5150. LINE DANCE Line dance class teaches basic instructions, coordination, and dance combinations, to

the rhythm of different styles of music. Line Dancing is exercise for the body & mind, and is a fun way to dance socially without a partner. Dancing styles covered in this class include Country Western, Swing, Salsa, Tango, Cha Cha, Waltz & more. $10 Wednesdays, 6-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 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 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. 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. PINTS + POSES BREWERY YOGA This light hearted 60 minute class taught by Melissa DeLynn will be every first Saturday of the month. $15 for a 60 minute session first Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-noon. 912-667-0033. natalie@ southboundbrewingco.com. facebook. com/SBpintsposes/. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. POWER YOGA This is an hour of stretching your mind and body to become one, and a reset in the middle of the work week. Come experience the endless possibilities as you take yourself to the next level with Mahogany. $10 Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. PRANA YOGA Prana Yoga is a practice that integrates breathing techniques and chakra sounds into the yoga. Come experience a deep sense of grounding, learn to be present, and develop your center, passion, strength, compassion, creativity, intuition, and light. $10 Mondays, 6:45-8 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@ westbroadstreetymca.org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 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

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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. 912495-8010. 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. SHIMMY CHIC Shimmy Chic Fitness is an energetic, fun dance workout based on the ancient art of belly dance- with a modern twist. The class provides calorie-burning and muscle-toning moves, along with increased flexibility, grace, and sense of self. No dance experience necessary. Shimmy Chic provides fun & repetitive routines suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable workout clothes and sneakers (you do not have to show your stomach). Open to all ages and fitness levels. $10 Thursdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SLIDERS WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. STUDIO DANCE PARTY Free lesson at 7:30 p.m. Social dancing, light refreshments, and fun. All ballroom dances, Argentine Tango, Hustle, West Coast

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Swing, and more. $15.00 first Saturday of every month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 612-4706683. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. TIMED INTERVAL TRAINING WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Mondays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TRX CIRCUIT TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TRX FUNCTIONAL TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. VINYASA YOGA In this vinyasa yoga class you will experience dynamic movements while linking breath, building heat, and endurance. This class is open to all levels. We will explore each pose with special attention to alignment. This class will be the perfect way to start your week and stay energized. $10 Mondays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. WEIGHTED WORKOUT A 45 minute, total body workout that includes a 5 minute warm-up and a 5 minute cool-down/stretch. We will use dumbbells and steps to perform compound functional movements to maximize workout time. $10 Tuesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. YOGA 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.

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YOGA WITH BIANCA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Mondays, 6 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. ZUMBA Zumba Fitness is a dance fitness class for everybody and every body! With easy to follow moves, Zumba focuses on a wide variety of Latin and International rhythms. This hour long class is guaranteed to make you sweat. It’s not a workout, it’s a party. $10 Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. ZUMBA FITNESS Isn’t lifting weights and running on the treadmill boring? Come join Sheena’s Zumba Fitness class and have fun while burning calories! The class regularly has 75+ participants that know that Sheena is the best Zumba instructor in Savannah! So show up early and see you soon! Free with YMCA membership Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 912-354-6223. facebook. com/ZumbaFitnesswithSheena/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. ZUMBA FITNESS (R) WITH APRIL Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. ongoing. 912-349-4902.

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ALL YOU CAN EAT MUSSELS Make your Tuesdays “Ruesdays” at Rue de Jean in Savannah with ALL YOU CAN EAT mussels! Choose from 6 different flavors and enjoy baby greens salad, bottomless pommes frites, and warm bread all for just $24. One order per guest. Reservations suggested. 39ruedejeansav. com/reservations $24 5-9 p.m.. ruedejeansavannah.com. holycityhospitality. com/39-rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave.

BETHESDA FARM AND GARDENS STAND Each week, this popular organic farm stand, managed by Bethesda students and staff, sells fresh produce, seasonal vegetables, herbs, free range eggs, a variety of plants, goat milk soap, firewood and more. In addition, 100 percent grass fed ground beef in various quantities are available at the farm stand, which is raised and distributed by Bethesda Academy’s Cattle & Beef Operation. Specialty cuts are also available. merrin.slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave.

FARM TRUCK 912 The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. Mercy Housing: Savannah Gardens Courtyard, 515 Pennsylvania Avenue. The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. Moses Jackson Advancement Center,

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

A critic described Leonardo da Vinci’s painting the *Mona Lisa* as “the most visited, most written about, most sung about, most parodied work of art in the world.” It hasn’t been sold recently, but is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Today it’s kept in the worldrenowned Louvre museum in Paris, where it’s viewed by millions of art-lovers. But for years after its creator’s death, it enjoyed little fanfare while hanging in the bathroom of the French King Francois. I’d love to see a similar evolution in your own efforts, Aries: a rise from humble placement and modest appreciation to a more interesting fate and greater approval. The astrological omens suggest that you have more power than usual to make this happen in the coming weeks and months.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

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These days, many films use CGI, computer generated imagery. The technology is sophisticated and efficient. But in the early days of its use, producing such realistic fantasies was painstaking and time-intensive. For example, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film *Jurassic Park* featured four minutes of CGI that required a year to create. I hope that in the coming weeks, you will summon equivalent levels of old-school tenacity and persistence and attention to detail as you devote yourself to a valuable task that you love. Your passion needs an infusion of discipline. Don’t be shy about grunting.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

On February 17, 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev had an appointment with a local cheese-making company to provide his expert consultation. But he never made it. A blast of inspiration overtook him soon after he awoke, and he stayed home to tend to the blessed intrusion. He spent that day as well as the next two perfecting his vision of the periodic table of the elements, which he had researched and thought about for a long time. Science was forever transformed by Mendeleyev’s breakthrough. I doubt your epiphanies in the coming weeks will have a similar power to remake

the whole world, Gemini. But they could very well remake your world. When they arrive, honor them. Feed them. Give them enough room to show you everything they’ve got.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Ninety-five percent of your fears have little or no objective validity. Some are delusions generated by the neurotic parts of your imagination. Others are delusions you’ve absorbed from the neurotic spew of other people’s imaginations. What I’ve just told you is both bad news and good news. On the one hand, it’s a damn shame you feel so much irrational and unfounded anxiety. On the other hand, hearing my assertion that so much of it is irrational and unfounded might mobilize you to free yourself from its grip. I’m pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to wage a campaign to do just that. June can and should be Fighting for Your Freedom from Fear Month.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

During the next four weeks, I’ll celebrate if you search for and locate experiences that will heal the part of your heart that’s still a bit broken. My sleep at night will be extra deep and my dreams extra sweet if I know you’re drumming up practical support for your feisty ideals. I’ll literally jump for joy if you hunt down new teachings that will ultimately ensure you start making a daring dream come true in 2019. And my soul will soar if you gravitate toward the mind-expanding kind of hedonism rather than the mind-shrinking variety.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Everyone has a unique fate that’s interesting enough to write a book about. Each of us has at least one epic story to tell that would make people cry and laugh and adjust their thoughts about the meaning of life. What would your saga be like? Think about what’s unfolding right now, because I bet that would be a ripe place to start your meditations. The core themes of your destiny are currently on vivid display, with new plot twists taking your drama in novel directions. Want to get

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started? Compose the first two sentences of your memoir.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“Dear Oracle: I find myself in the weird position of trying to decide between doing the good thing and doing the right thing. If I opt to emphasize sympathy and kindness, I may look like an eagerto-please wimp with shaky principles. But if I push hard for justice and truth, I may seem rude and insensitive. Why is it so challenging to have integrity? - Vexed Libra.” Dear Libra: My advice is to avoid the all-or-nothing approach. Be willing to be half-good and half-right. Sometimes the highest forms of integrity require you to accept imperfect solutions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You have waited long enough to retaliate against your adversaries. It’s high time to stop simmering with frustration and resentment. Take direct action! I suggest you arrange to have a box of elephant poop shipped to their addresses. You can order it here: tinyurl.com/ElephantManure. JUST KIDDING! I misled you with the preceding statements. It would in fact be a mistake for you to express such vulgar revenge. Here’s the truth: Now is an excellent time to seek retribution against those who have opposed you, but the best ways to do that would be by proving them wrong, surpassing their accomplishments, and totally forgiving them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Marketing experts say that motivating a person to say yes to a big question is more likely if you first build momentum by asking them smaller questions to which it’s easy to say yes. I encourage you to adopt this slant for your own purposes in the coming weeks. It’s prime time to extend invitations and make requests that you’ve been waiting for the right moment to risk. People whom you need on your side will, I suspect, be more receptive than usual -- and with good reasons -- but you may still have to be smoothly strategic in your approach.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

I bet you’ll be offered at least one valuable gift, and possibly more. But I’m concerned that you may not recognize them for their true nature. So I’ve created an exercise to enhance your ability to identify and claim these gifts-in-disguise. Please ruminate on the following concepts: 1. a pain that can heal; 2. a shadow that illuminates; 3. an unknown or anonymous ally; 4. a secret that nurtures intimacy; 5. a power akin to underground lightning; 6. an invigorating boost disguised as tough love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

When I was a kid attending elementary schools in the American Midwest, recess was a core part of my educational experience. For 45 minutes each day, we were excused from our studies so we could indulge in free-form play -- outdoors, if the weather was nice, or else in the gymnasium. But in recent years, schools in the U.S. have shrunk the time allotted for recess. Many schools have eliminated it altogether. Don’t they understand this is harmful to the social, emotional, and physical health of their students? In any case, Aquarius, I hope you move in the opposite direction during the coming weeks. You need more than your usual quota of time away from the grind. More fun and games, please! More messing around and merriment! More recess!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

For many years, actor Mel Blanc provided the voice for Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character who regularly chowed down on raw carrots. But Blanc himself did not like raw carrots. In a related matter, actor John Wayne, who pretended to be a cowboy and horseman in many movies, did not like horses. And according to his leading ladies, charismatic macho film hunk Harrison Ford is not even close to being an expert kisser. What about you, Pisces? Is your public image in alignment with your true self? If there are discrepancies, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make corrections.

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Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. savannahjea. org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn Street. The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. W.W. Law Gym, 909 E. Bolton St. The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. 1 p.m. Skidaway Island, Diamond Causeway. The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. 3:30 p.m. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. FIRE & WINE Half priced bottles of wine, campfires in the courtyard, marshmallows and s’mores kits. 912-401-0543. info@foxyloxycafe.com. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine. Free to attend. Items for sale. 912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. GHOST COAST DISTILLERY TOURS Tour & Tasting Visit Ghost Coast Distillery, where you will hear about Savannah’s unique history of drinks and revelry, while learning how we create our unique, hand crafted spirits. Hours Tuesday – Wednesday: 12–6 (last tour starts at 6) Thursday – Saturday: 11-8 (last tour starts at 8) Tours begin every hour, on the hour Closed Sunday and Monday Tour with tasting: $12.50 Tour with tasting and Souvenir Bottle of Ghost Coast Vodka 261: $32.00 All guests must be 21+ or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ID Required $12.50 Saturdays. (912) 298-0071. ghostcoastdistillery.com. Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. HAPPY HOUR 39 Rue De Jean favorites at happy hour prices! Enjoy $4 house wine, $4 well cocktails, $8 daily cocktail feature, Moules en Six Preparations for $8, $8 1/2 dozen raw oysters, and more. Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 5-7 p.m.. 912-721-0595. holycityhospitality.com/39-rue-de-jeansavannah/promotions/. holycityhospitality. com/39-rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. HONEY TASTING AND BODY CARE SAMPLES + STORE TOUR Daily honey tastings and body care demonstrations. Come see honeybees in the observation hive or call 912.629.0908 to schedule a tour of the Bee Garden. Garden tour available March through October. $3 per person. Must call ahead. Free MondaysFridays, 10 a.m.. 912-234-0688. jessie@ savannahbee.com. Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd. OYSTER HAPPY HOUR Bring your dog to happy hour and get a free

drink while enjoying roasted oysters in the courtyard. thegreyrestaurant.com. The Grey, 109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. PREPARE SUNDAY SUPPERS AT UNION MISSION Local organizations are invited to sign up to prepare Sunday Supper for people who are homeless and live at Union Mission’s shelters for homeless people. Groups must sign up in advance and bring/prepare a meal, beginning at 2pm on Sundays. Call for information. ongoing. 912-236-7423. PRESS PLAY BOOMBOX BRUNCH Brunch is served from 11 am – 3 pm. Jason B. James Live vinyl DJ spinning classic soul, R&B, indie, rock, pop, and everything in between begins at noon. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. RIVER STREET SEAFOOD FEST Celebrate the area’s freshest seafood in the restaurants that locals love. Check out Sweetwater’s limited edition Twisted Fish Crystal Pilsner and listen to live music all weekend long. Free and open to the public riverstreetsavannah.com. ci.savannah. ga.us/cityweb/p&tweb.nsf/0/c9c342a5f25 dc0d885256c5a004a73e2?OpenDocument. Morrell Park, River Street. WINE SAMPLING Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer. luckysmarket.com/ savannah-ga/. Lucky’s Market, 5501 Abercorn St.

HEALTH

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings on every Monday from 10 AM to Noon in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts on 836 E. 65th Street. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, call (912) 352-4405. ongoing. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St. FREE HEADACHE AND NECK PAIN CLINIC Dr. Kevin Brown, Chiropractor and Owner of Brown Chiropractic, hosts a free Headache and Neck Pain Clinic on the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm. Space is limited – call to reserve your spot. 912-447-1885. For more information, visit our websites: www. savannahchiropractic.com www.facebook. com/savannahchiropractic Free first Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. 912-4471885. frontdesk@savannahchiropractic. com. savannahchiropractic.com/. Brown Chiropractic, 513 E. Oglethorpe Ave., Ste. O. 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. 912355-4601. 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. 912-8979544. 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. NATIVE AMERICAN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Georgia’s only Native American Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Meets every Thursday at 2 pm at 517 East Broad Street, Savannah. Court papers will be signed. Open to all. You do not have to be Native American to attend Free ongoing, 2-3 p.m. 912-712-3314. Islandmedicinewoman@gmail.com. East Broad Native American Group, 517 East Broad Street. 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.

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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. 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. 912-288-1034. 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

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY DEDICATION CEREMONY AT PARK PLACE OUTREACH The new Little Free Library, painted by local artist Kimberly Dawn Crowder, will be part of the Flannery O’Connor Book Trail, which runs from Savannah to Milledgeville, Ga. The

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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

The Failed Pilot Society

This ongoing series allows the Psychotronic Film Society to screen rare and unreleased TV pilot episodes that were either rejected and unseen or which served as the launch of a quickly cancelled TV series from decades past. The exact titles of these lost gems remain a secret until showtime, but they are always memorable and often unintentionally hilarious due to their flawed concepts or execution. $7 WED., MAY 30, 8 P.M. SENTIENTBEAN.COM. THE SENTIENT BEAN, 13 E. PARK AVE. dedication ceremony will include a special tribute to the late Francis Allen, the co-owner of Savannah’s Roots Up Gallery who started the Flannery O’Connor Book Trail in 2014 along with his wife, Leslie Lovell. Free Sun., June 3, 4-5:30 p.m. flanneryoconnorhome@ gmail.com. bit.ly/2k94954. Park Place Outreach, 514 E. Henry St.

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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, 46 9 a.m. 912-727-2339. 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. MARCH FOR THE OCEAN ON TYBEE Join your fellow ocean lovers at the Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion for a March for the Ocean. Make your voices heard to fight offshore oil drilling, reduce plastic pollution and protect our coastlines. Wear something blue to show solidarity with the Ocean. Free Sat., June 2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. tybeecleanbeach@gmail. com. parks.chathamcounty.org/ Parks/BoatRampsandFishingPiers/ TybeeIslandFishingPierandPavilion.aspx. Tybee Pier Pavilion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912395-1500. 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

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. JESUS YESHUA Holidays and plans for 2017 underway for young adults and college Christians. Contact Reverend Brenda Lee @yahoo.com or call (912) 236-3156. ongoing. No physical address given, none. 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.

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