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FEB 20-26, 2019 NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

MCPHERSON’S rock ‘n’ roll history tour

Songwriter and his band carry the torch in Stopover pre-show at The Jinx

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Savannah Country Day Schoolâ€™s Upper School Production

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Potable Gold: Savannah’s Madeira Tradition FRI/SAT

Experience the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House while learning about and tasting a unique and flavorful wine. Patrons are oriented to the long and rich tradition of Madeira (wine) as it relates to the history of Savannah and then they will participate in a Madeira party. During the experience guests will see the historic house at dusk including spaces usually off-limits to museum guests. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms. 5:30 p.m. Davenport House, 324 East State St. $20, must be 21 years of age info@davenporthousemuseum.org

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In this new take on the tragic love story, Bradley Cooper plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). Wed.-Sat. 7 p.m. & Fri. 3 p.m. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $8

Lecture: Were Savannah’s ‘Free People of Color’ Really Free?

Tania Sammons is a writer, curator, and museum specialist, and has written four books and curated two dozen original exhibitions. 7 p.m. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. Free and open to the public

Psychotronic Film Society Secret Screening

Here’s a hint: it was released to theaters on this week in 1983. Buy a ticket, take a chance and have a blast. 8 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $9

The Rough and Tumble

The folk American duo, Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler, aka The Rough and Tumble, return to perform an evening of original songs. 7:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $15 at door 912-661-2830. savannahfolk.org

Film: The Kid

Journey through the era of silent film with “The Kid” (1921), Charlie Chaplin’s first full-length feature masterpiece, where he served as director, producer and performer. 8 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. Free for SCAD Card holders, $8 general admission savannahboxoffice.com

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Film: A Star is Born

THURSDAY 2.21

Mardi Gras River Street Bar Crawl The Savannah Waterfront Association celebrates Mardi Gras with a bar crawl from Dub’s to the Bayou. You’ll receive a gift bag with beads, a T-shirt, punch card, a pint glass, king cake, and the chance to win a grand prize trip to New Orleans. 4-9 p.m. River Street $20 riverstreetsavannah.com/

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Susto FRI 2.22

With their rock-rooted sound, SUSTO keeps listeners engaged by refusing to occupy an easily defined space. Big Bon Pizza will be out front slinging pizza to celebrate this all ages show. 5 p.m. Graveface Records & Curiosities, 5 W. 40th Street.

Lecture: Everyday Anti-Racism: Images, Institutions, and You

This panel of scholars will provide a survey of contemporary research on race and racism. 6 p.m. The Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Free and open to the public

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Lecture: Preventive Engagement: How America Can Avoid War, Stay Strong and Keep the Peace

Savannah Black Heritage Festival: This Joint Is Jumpin’: A Tribute to Black Broadway Musicals

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SATURDAY 2.23 After Hours Paranormal Lock-In Experience

Join experienced paranormal investigators for an after hours exclusive all night investigation at the haunted and historic Savannah State University Players by the Sorrel Weed Mansion. Sea and SSU Concert Chorale present a 11:30 p.m. musical revue highlighting popular African- Sorrel-Weed Mansion, 6 West Harris St. American musicals. Reservations required CATurDay fro this one-night free performance. Looking for a new kitty? See beauti7 p.m. Kennedy Fine Arts Bldg SSU, 3219 College St ful cats who are looking for the perfect home. Free 12-2 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival.com PetSmart, 1821 E. Victory Dr Savannah Third Thursdays tabbytalesrescue.org Savannah Third Thursday is a monthly Forsyth Farmers Market event held in the Historic District. Select Local and regional produce, honey, meat, local galleries will be open until 8 p.m. dairy, pasta, baked goods. third Thursday of every month, 5-8 p.m. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Theatre: Bright Ideas by Eric Coble Forsyth Park How far would you go for your child? For Genevra and Joshua Bradley, the question Laughs and Drafts Comedy night featuring a handful of is no longer hypothetical. regional up and coming comedians. -23, 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern Southbound Brewing, 107 East Lathrop Ave. University, 11935 Abercorn St. $15 presale, $20 day of $12

Theatre: Lombardi

Sport produces great human drama and there is no greater sports icon to bring to theatrical life than Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Savannah Rep’s PLAYShop, 980 Industry Dr $25

FRIDAY 2.22 American Traditions Competition Finals

The grand finale of a week’s worth of competition. 8 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. $40

Potable Gold: Savannah’s Madeira Tradition

Experience the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House while learning about and tasting a unique and flavorful wine. Fri. & Sat., 5:30 p.m. Davenport House, 324 East State St. $20, must be 21 years of age info@davenporthousemuseum.org

Nothin’ Fancy

Virginia-based Nothin’ Fancy formed as a bluegrass band in 1994. 8 p.m. Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 East Hwy. 80. $48

Race for Preservation

Historic Savannah Foundation’s 2019 Race for Preservation is a family friendly event and a perfect way to support your community while having fun. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Forsyth Park $25-$40 912-233-7787. mlowe@myhsf.org.

Savannah Food and Wine Tasting

The St. Barbara’s Philoptochos Society hosts this 16th annual food and wine tasting, featuring more than 50 wines from around the world and a variety of signature dishes from Savannah’s restaurants. 3 p.m. Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 W Anderson St $30 in advance, $35 at door stbarbaraphilosav@gmail.com CONTINUES ON P. 6

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Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour

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Hosted by Danny and Johnny Moron, two local actors, comedians, and history buffs. 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Visitor’s Center, 301 MLK Jr. Blvd. $33 savannahformorons.com

Savannah Stopover Pre-Show w/ JD McPherson

JD McPherson takes the stage before the full Stopover festival comes to town. 10 p.m. The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. $15 presale, $20 day of savannahstopover.com

Seuss Fest

This year, enjoy a Seuss Science Station, a Read-A-Thon and a Seusstastic Selfie Station. 10 a.m. Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Free

SUNDAY 2.24 Film: Top Hat

Join iconic due Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as they dance “Cheek to Cheek.” 3 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $5 SCAD Card holders, $10 general savannahboxoffice.com

RECEPTION & BLOCK PARTY FEB. 26, 6–8 P.M.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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MONDAY 2.25 Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness

An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” 8 p.m. The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. $5 oddlotimprov@gmail.com. oddlot.lol

TUESDAY 2.26 Footprints of Savannah Walking Tour Explore Savannah’s antebellum years and the story of how its citizens were involved in the institution of slavery. 4 p.m. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. $20

Mardi Gras River Street Bar Crawl

Celebrate Mardi Gras with a bar crawl from Dub’s to the Bayou. Receive a gift bag with beads, a T-shirt, punch card, a pint glass, and a king cake. 4-9 p.m. River Street $20 riverstreetsavannah.com/

Nature and the Arts: Tellin’ Your Own Story

Master storyteller Patt Gunn will provide tips on how to craft a good story through environments, structures, listening The Look Back: Go Fish techniques, opening, transitions, flow and This heartwarming and clever romantic closing your stories. comedy about two seemingly mismatched 7 p.m. gay women is considered one of the finest One Hundred Miles, 2424 Drayton St., Suite gay-themed feature films ever made. B. 7 p.m. $20 OHM members, $30 non-members Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. SCAD deFINE Art Reception and Free, donations accepted Block Party thelookbacksav@gmail.com SCAD’s 10th annual deFINE Art kicks off Savannah Philharmonic: An Evening with new exhibitions, performances, and with the Concertmaster more. Join Savannah Philharmonic 6-8 p.m. Concertmaster Dr. Sinisa Ciric and SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. internationally-renowned Italian pianist scad.edu/defineart2019 Paolo Andra Gualdi for this performance Wild Kratts Live 2.0 of deeply melodic and lyrical works for violin and piano by Beethoven and Franck. This all-new theatrical stage show is based on the hit animated television 5 p.m. series Wild Kratts. Lutheran Church of Ascension, 120 Bull St . 6:30 p.m. savannahphilharmonic.org The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $30

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Paving paradise

One could argue that an ancient oak is even more precious. Given the volume of development in modern Savannah, and the damaging effects of development on tree root systems, it’s unlikely that we’ll ever again in our history have 100-year-old trees downtown. They simply won’t be able to make it that long. Heather Gordon, interim executive director of the Savannah Tree Foundation, says the loss of the Drayton oak is a “wakeup call” for the need to improve the process for protecting trees in Savannah, and for the need to more strictly adhere to the regulations we already have in place.

be made in favor of those trees — not just in over-protection of development opportunities,” she says. In our current system, trees are commodified as something you can be awarded or debited “Tree Points” for. This system favors developers by allowing them to buy their way out of the letter of the law. BY JIM MOREKIS In some cases, developers can just make jim@connectsavannah.com a payment into the City’s Tree Fund as “mitigation” for their destruction of tree resources elsewhere. LAST WEEK, Savannahians were outGordon says the Drayton oak had addiraged as word spread that a healthy oak tional historic and aesthetic value because tree about 100 years old was cut down in a it was part of the existing canopy corridor. SCAD-owned parking lot facIts price under the point ing Drayton Street. system: The planting of 8 It was taken down the day new live oaks and 6 new before Georgia Arbor Day. maples, along with a conDespite the tree’s age and tribution of $5,840 to the key spot along the Drayton Tree Fund. Street oak corridor, the City Odds are not a single had opted not to label it as one of those new trees will “Exceptional,” which would make it to anywhere near have protected the tree from 100 years. And a mere six most efforts to cut it down. grand to purchase the And because of the lack of right to take down this histransparency in our flawed toric tree is a travesty. tree protection process here, In addition, the lack of a there wasn’t any kind of pubtruly neutral arbiter is an lic hearing about it. ongoing issue. The public didn’t know The Savannah Tree until it was already too late. Foundation, for examIt’s the latest in a string of ple, considered the tree to incidents which have more be Exceptional, while the and more people seriously City assessed it as a “Speciconcerned over the direction men” tree. Savannah is headed, and wonGordon says establishdering if there will be much ing a process that includes “real Savannah” left to enjoy a public hearing compowhen the dust finally settles nent, or includes review and the last old oak has gone by the existing Park through the chipper. and Tree Commission, The two things most people could lessen the political say make Savannah what it is dimension of tree policy in are: 1) History; and 2) Trees. Savannah. Yet those are the two things “Savannah’s urban formost threatened by the curest is too valuable to risk. rent development frenzy. We won’t be able to grow The important thing to 100+ year old trees in this remember is that history and urban environment again. trees are very much interWe have to better protwined here. If you protect tect this essential natural one, chances are pretty good resource now,” Gordon Before-and-after shot of the site of the felled laurel oak on Drayton Street. that you’ll protect both. concludes. For example, if you enforce The site is scheduled to remain a parking lot. “Now” is the key word. setback requirements on a You’re living in what’s Currently, the City’s default mode often almost certainly the twilight of Savannah’s huge new apartment complex, you are seems to be that protecting trees might put fabled oak and Spanish moss canopy, most more likely to not only protect root sysan undue burden on developers. tems of essential canopy trees, but also of it planted in the late 19th century after a series of hurricanes devastated the area. However, Gordon says, “maybe promore likely to end up with a development Now nearing the end of its lifespan in an tecting the trees should be the default that’s properly scaled to the existing urban environment, Savannah’s tree canapproach and the extra burden should be neighborhood. opy is nowhere close to being replenished Trees can be as historic as buildings. An placed on development,” rather than the by the current pace of replanting efforts. other way around. oak tree a century old is as much a part of When this tree canopy is gone, it’s gone. “The City needs to adhere to and enforce the local landscape as, say, the circa 1929 Do your best to take civic action to protect the rules that already exist. And when Seaboard Freight Station that’s scheduled what’s left of it. And get out and enjoy it for demolition to make way for one of those there are subjective or objective decisions huge apartment complexes. to be made within those rules, they need to while you still can. CS

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Trash Warriors, to battle! BY JOHN BENNETT

Savannah Trash Warriors in action. PHOTO COURTESY SAVANNAH TRASH WARRIORS

“A car gives you a false impression of individualism, that you’re a lone ranger in a vast world of disconnection, safe in your 5-ton metal box,” she said. “People don’t realize how we’re all connected, that every action has consequences, good or bad.” Giving residents a glimpse of what our streets look like up close also makes them more attentive to and protective of the things they love about Savannah. “We think getting people outside, on the street level, interacting with their environment does make a difference, not only in exposure to the amount of trash, but the beauty of the city and why it is important to preserve it,” Bower said. The Savannah Trash Warriors are among a growing number of people-powered efforts aimed at improving the public realm in Savannah. Last May Thomas Square Historic Neighborhood Association President Clinton Edminster organized a tactical urbanism demonstration in the Starland District that included temporary crosswalks, improvised street furniture, and signage aimed at showing how the neighborhood’s public spaces could be made safer and more appealing. Ardsley Park residents took to the streets of their neighborhood last fall to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the condition of sidewalks and other infrastructure, and identify opportunities for improvement through the “Ardsley in Motion” project, led by Nick Palumbo, who was then president of the Ardsley Park/ Chatham Crescent Neighborhood Association. Both efforts received technical assistance from Bike Walk Savannah and Georgia Bikes. “These grassroots projects provide tangible examples of how residents, when they work together, can make a difference,”

Fuller said. “But citizens can’t do everything on their own, which is why residents, governments and business ultimately need to work together if we’re going to make the progress we need to make in the short time we have to do so.” Bower and Fuller understand that picking up litter addresses the symptom but not the core problem. “While litter pickup isn’t the answer to our waste issues, it does make a direct impact on our local wildlife,” Bower said. “Our hope is to partner with the schools, and fellow Warriors in the near future to have a similar teaching moment for our local children.” Behavior modification is essential for reducing litter, but Bower and Fuller are going deeper. “A lot of litter-related campaigns in Savannah tend to focus on individual litter-shaming, which is valid, but it’s so far down the pipeline that it becomes removed from the more damaging problems at hand. Styrofoam is Styrofoam, whether it’s on the street, in the ocean, or in a landfill. It would be great to get some litterers out on a cleanup with us and show them the error of their ways, but we are more concerned with changing the behaviors of businesses that are selling this stuff.” CS For more info, visit https://www.facebook.com/ SavannahTrashWarriors/ Note to readers: I wrote the first News Cycle Column in May 2011. At the time I was a board member of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, now Bike Walk Savannah. After nearly six years as executive director, I am stepping down from the position. Caila Brown has been named interim executive director. I will continue writing the News Cycle and serving on the BWS board.

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THE HEALTH benefits of walking have been documented thoroughly, but I’ll go even further and offer this bold scientific claim: People who get around on foot often develop superpowers. They become preternaturally observant and notice nuances about their surroundings that are invisible to others. They experience magical moments, such as a red-tailed hawk soaring overhead, that are imperceptible to those of us who view our city mostly through our windshields. However, those who possess this walking-induced superpower also detect less pleasing details. Stacey Fuller and Jenna Bower certainly did. They saw a lot of trash. Bower, a self-proclaimed introvert, and Fuller, who declares herself an extrovert, combined their superpowers last fall to become superheroes. On Saturday mornings they lead the Savannah Trash Warriors into battle against litter. With buckets, bags, and grabbers, they and their fellow volunteers deploy to parts of the city each week. “We had a passion to get out of our own neighborhoods and explore other spots around town while trying to be inclusive to which types of neighborhoods we visited, so we essentially pulled up a Google map and tried to schedule cleanups in as many neighborhoods as possible,” Fuller said. However, they are careful not to intrude in a neighborhood that “hasn’t explicitly welcomed us or partnered with us, because we don’t want to interrupt what neighborhoods are already doing,” she said. They experimented with different methods of selecting trash pick-up sites and collaborated with neighborhood associations. Early this year the duo began to see dynamic results. “When new Warriors came to our cleanups we started to say, ‘You came to my neighborhood and helped me this weekend, we’re going to come support you next weekend,’ and it’s really grown from there,” Fuller said. By providing a way for volunteers to develop their own superpowers, Bower and Fuller are also helping them develop stronger connections to their community and to each other.

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Seeing Green (New Deal) Center for a Sustainable Coast hosts open forum this Saturday

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DO YOU believe in climate change? The answer to that question should be a strong yes, as it’s a scientifically backed finding. However, Yale University is finding that the answer is not as prevalent as it should be. “Yale has done extensive surveys of the American public on their attitude about climate change,” reports Karen Grainey with the Center for a Sustainable Coast. Those findings comprise the Yale Climate Opinion Map, which asks adults about global warming across the country. The maps are searchable by state, congressional district, metro area, and county. “The First Congressional District is the whole coast of Georgia, and the statistics on people’s attitudes about climate change are surprising,” says Grainey. In Georgia’s First Congressional District, which is represented by Buddy Carter (R-GA), 68% of adults believe climate change is happening. That’s on par

with the opinion in Georgia and the opinion nationwide, which are both 70%. However, only 50% of the district’s respondents believe that global warming is caused mostly by human activities, and 39% believe that global warming will affect them personally. “Here’s the number that’s really the killer,” says Grainey. “70% report in the survey that they never talk about global warming.” The Center for a Sustainable Coast hopes to bridge that divide between knowing about and talking about global warming, since action is imperative to making any sort of difference. “This event is really about people in Savannah talking more about climate change,” explains Grainey. “Overall, people really get it, but the astounding thing is that people never talk about it.” The Center for a Sustainable Coast hosts the Open Forum on the Green New Deal this Saturday. Panelists include Paul Wolff, a former Tybee city council member; Dr. Mildred McClain, the director of Citizens for Environmental Justice; David Kyler, director of Center for a Sustainable Coast; Lisa Ring, former candidate for

In Georgia’s First Congressional District...68% of adults believe climate change is happening.

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U.S. Congress; and Keith Freeman, a solar energy expert. “A lot of [the denial] is because the media coverage of climate change has been weak,” says Grainey. “81% report that they hear about it in the media once a month or less. What’s covered in the media? CNN’s 24-hour constant news barrage is not about climate change. If the news isn’t talking about it, people aren’t talking about it. But with the Green New Deal, that’s changing.” As you have most likely heard, the Green New Deal is a resolution submitted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in response to a bleak October climate change report. One of the first steps in the Green New Deal is transitioning to 100% green renewable energy by 2030, immediately halting any investment in fossil fuels and related infrastructure. “This Green New Deal is one of the first things that’s captured the public’s imagination and make people think we can do something about climate change,” says Grainey. “People understand it’s real and it threatens our future.” However, the Green New Deal is not the first legislation of its kind. It’s just getting the most attention. “When [Lisa Ring] ran for Congress, she endorsed a piece of legislation not talked

about much called the Off Fossil Fuels Act,” she says. The Off Fossil Fuels Act was introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), who is now running for president. “Unfortunately, that legislation has gone over its two-year period,” Grainey says. “It’s kind of like the Green New Deal, it’s very much in keeping with those ideas, but it didn’t get the attention the Green New Deal is now getting.” Thanks to Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, and other lawmakers who understand the severity of climate change, others can begin talking about what we can do to help. “A lot of people think, ‘I already know about this stuff because I read about it on the Internet,’” says Grainey. “We need to get together in person to talk about things. We can’t do everything on the Internet. Face-to-face conversations are still an important part of community engagement. You have a conversation and the energy of being around other people; you can’t get that any other way.” CS

OPEN FORUM ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL

Sat., Feb. 23, 9:30 a.m. Windsor Hall, 302 Briarcliff Circle Admission free, but RSVPs requested and can be completed at the event Facebook page.

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Disrupting racism

‘Moveable Feast’ lecture at Beach Institute features experts BY RACHAEL FLORA

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HOW OFTEN do you think about racism? Most likely, you don’t, at least not often. Racism has so permeated our society that it’s not an active topic of conversation. However, by activating that discussion, we can subvert the structures that enable racism and disrupt its effects. Georgia Southern University is working on that disruption with a three-speaker panel this Thursday. “Everyday Anti-Racism: Images, Institutions, and You” is the second in the fourpart lecture series A Moveable Feast, an Armstrong tradition that GSU has kept alive. The lecture is delivered by three Georgia Southern professors: Alicia Brunson, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Dina Walker-DeVose, School of Human Ecology; and Christopher Cartwright, Department of Writing and Linguistics. The setup of the discussion plays to each speaker’s strength: Cartwright will help people think more critically about racism, Brunson will help people see it in the media we watch, and DeVose-Walker will help people to act on it. First up is Cartwright, who disputes the current way of thinking about race. “In the dominant attitudes about race and racism, we talk about race as an immutable concept. It’s not real, but we measure it and discuss it as if it describes what we’re talking about,” says Cartwright. “Race, whenever we talk about it, we’re measuring things like income and zip code. We’re talking about real ethnic 12 and cultural differences, like language,

region, and religion. It’s this conceptual layer between reality and getting closer to understanding things. It’s not not seeing race, it’s seeing race in terms of racism.” Cartwright will also discuss intersectionality, which was first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw and expanded upon by Patricia Hill Collins. The concept of intersectionality examines power systems like race and class and how these systems affect everyone differently. “Basically, I think the most recent scholarship encourages us to see that these forms of identification have to be understood or deconstructed in terms of the system of power they represent,” explains Cartwright. “Let’s move away from thinking about race as an identity and into a system of power. Instead of thinking about race as individuals that are affected, let’s think of it in terms of a specific historical trajectory.” That trajectory follows people of color through to today, where prejudices against them end up being used in media, as Brunson explains. “My contribution is to focus on media and imaginations we have developed through media that manifest into policy and institutional inequalities,” explains Brunson. “We don’t know the difference between pretend and reality anymore—we as adults watch stuff on TV and think it’s real. I teach my students media literacy— being able to analyze and know the messages, where they’re coming from, reasons for these messages and images, and how we can disrupt them, disregard them, or use them to our advantage.” How is that accomplished? “Be more informed. Ask more questions,” implores Brunson. “Where is this

coming from? Why don’t museums have female curators? What is education like through the media? Stereotypes like the angry black woman, the father who’s not there—what does that say to us as AfricanAmerican people? Is our family different?” Once you notice the ways people of color are stereotyped and represented in the media you consume, you might begin to notice how that informs your own view. “You have to be awake to see this issue, and then you see them all the time,” says Brunson. “What do you do after that?” That’s where Walker-DeVose comes in. “My husband and I have written on this topic and have developed a model called the Big IDEA,” explains Walker-DeVose. “It’s a series of questions for mental health providers. ‘I’—what biases do I hold? We are all biased. That’s the reality of being a human.” The rest of the acronym focuses on Development, Engagement and Exploration, and Accountability and Allies. “The problem there is, and so we assert, the absence of authentic relationships— and I don’t mean, ‘My neighbor is black,’” says Walker-DeVose. “We mean real interactions. You’ve been to their house, celebrated their children’s birthday, engaged with their culture and values. You don’t have to agree, but at least you’ve had a conversation. That’s what we mean by authentic experiences.” Those experiences can help minimize biases that people hold towards each other— empathy is a strong uniting force. “The difference between explicit and implicit, we don’t know and we don’t believe that we are oppressed, so we never do anything about it,” says WalkerDeVose. “When we were slaves, we knew concretely that was wrong and we have

to do something. But people of color have reached this level of, ‘I’m comfortable, I own a house, I have a job, I work next to black people and gay people and I’m free.’ But the reality is, the structures have not changed.” Walker-DeVose points to the treatment of black boys and girls, particularly in their expulsion rate, which is 3.6 times higher than that of other populations. “Those structures of segregation and Jim Crow—that’s a systemic thing,” she says. “We let these black boys and girls into the classroom, but the first time they do something that makes us uncomfortable, rather than give them services they may need, we’re going to kick them out.” Through her work with education, Walker-DeVose hopes to counter that bias. “We talk in my presentations about the structural aspects of racism, that there are people doing that work, a huge body of legislators that are more diverse than ever,” says Walker-DeVose. “But for my work, if I can keep one black boy in a classroom that he needs to be in, if I can get one teacher to think a little bit differently…There’s this top-down work. I’m doing bottom-up. “ As all three speakers can attest, racism is endemic and takes serious effort to disrupt. “It does absolve us to some degree to say, ‘You know what, the reason I keep perpetuating racism is because I live in a racist society,’” says Cartwright. “Ideas are like an infection. We’ll probably never extricate ourselves from that.” CS

EVERYDAY ANTI-RACISM: IMAGES, INSTITUTIONS, AND YOU Thurs., Feb. 21, 6 p.m. Beach Institute of African-American Culture, 502 E. Harris St. Free and open to the public

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Homicide on the Southside

The Savannah Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old male on Feb. 17. “Shortly before 10 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex on the 10700 block of Abercorn Street in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located Marcus Drummer deceased with an apparent gunshot wound,” police say. Anyone with info is asked to call the tip line at (912) 525-3124 or CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020. Tipsters are anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

CNT operation results in drug arrest The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) says “a felon is off the streets after various drugs and a firearm were found in his possession.” Shortly after midnight on February 10, CNT members and the Savannah Police Department’s Violent Crime Task Force were in the Augusta Avenue corridor conducting undercover operations.

Officers found that Badger was in possession of seven marijuana edibles, 3.7 grams of cocaine, 21 ecstasy pills, 2.5 Xanax pills, 23.6 grams of marijuana, a stolen firearm and cash. Badger faces charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute ( 2 counts), possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by receiving a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, obstruction by fleeing and various additional drug and firearm charges.

Chatham County Police investigate shooting

Chatham County Police are investigating a shooting that left one woman injured early the morning of Feb. 11. Witnesses told detectives the 23-yearold victim was walking with a friend along Chevis Road just after 5 a.m. when she was shot. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Detectives say they believe the shooting is an isolated incident. “Detectives do not think this is a random shooting, and believe the suspect is known to the parties involved,” police say. CS

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“Agents observed a Nissan Altima driving around suspiciously, making multiple stops along the roadway, and driving at high rates of speed. Agents made contact with the vehicle shortly after it parked. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of various forms of controlled substances to include a trafficking amount of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), heroin, cocaine, marijuana, various prescription medications, and items consistent with the distribution of The take from Augusta Avenue bust controlled substances. A fully loaded semi-automatic pistol and counterfeit U.S. currency were also seized,” SPD makes drugs/guns arrest CNT reports. Savannah Police’s Violent Crimes Task CNT arrested the driver, 35-year-old Force arrested a 26-year-old male and Rashawn Cornell Ferebee of Savanseized drugs and a stolen firearm from him nah. Ferebee is charged with multiple on February 13. felony drug charges to include Trafficking “Task Force officers received informaMDMA, Possession of a Controlled Subtion that there was illegal activity being stance with Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. performed in the Robbie Robinson Park located at Pendleton Street and Meadow Ferebee is also charged with Escape after Avenue. Around 4 p.m., officers attempted he unsuccessfully attempted to flee from to make contact with a male in the park, officers after being placed under arrest. now identified as Jomo Badger. Badger fled Ferebee has a long criminal history and from officers on foot, and after a short purrecently completed a federal sentence for suit, was apprehended,” police report. firearm and drug convictions.

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In Mumbai, India, 27-year-old Raphael Samuel, an apparent follower of antinatalism, is suing his parents (both attorneys) for giving him life. Samuel says he was conceived without his consent, so his parents should pay him for his life. “I love my parents, and we have a great relationship, but they had me for their joy and their pleasure,” Samuel explained to The Print. “My life has been amazing, but I don’t see why I should put another life through the rigmarole of school and finding a career, especially when they didn’t ask to exist. ... Other Indian people must know that it is an option not to have children, and to ask your parents for an explanation as to why they gave birth to you.”

Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Pavlos Polakis, Greece’s deputy health minister, did not take kindly to a recent reprimand from European Union Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, who admonished Polakis for smoking in public. Andriukaitis was in Athens Feb. 4 to mark World Cancer Day, reported Reuters. He also complained that the health ministry smelled of cigarette smoke and that nobody wears ties. Polakis replied in a Facebook post about the casual dress: “That’s a lie ... the security guard at the entrance wore one. I don’t. It’s the suits which passed through here who bankrupted our country.” As for the scold about smoking, Polakis retorted: “I’ll decide when to stop smoking, on my terms.” Greece has the highest rate of smoking in the EU.

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Lost at Sea(l)

When researchers at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand thawed out some frozen leopard seal excrement in January, which they use to study the animals’ health, they discovered “deep inside the scat” a USB stick containing vacation photos from Porpoise Bay. Reuters reported the defrosted poo had been placed in the freezer in November 2017, and the USB stick was left to dry for a few weeks before volunteers tried it out. The only clue to its owner is the nose of a blue kayak shown in one of the photos. Should the owner want it back, NIWA has a request: more leopard seal poo, please.

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Exterminators were called to the Rogers County (Oklahoma) courthouse on Feb. 4 after an attorney appeared in a third-floor courtroom with bed bugs falling out of his clothing. “Hard to imagine someone doesn’t know ... bed bugs are crawling all over them, certainly in abundance,” remarked Sheriff Scott Walton to KJRH TV. Courthouse officials met and

decided to close the building at noon until exterminators could eliminate the pests. “I was told the individual that had them also shook his jacket over the prosecutor’s files,” Walton said. The buggy attorney, however, seemed unfazed by his parasitic companions, and it was not clear who would pay for the extermination.

People With Issues

The Harlem Romantic Depot lingerie store in New York City was the target of a vandal’s political rage on Jan. 26. In surveillance video, the man can be seen pacing up and down in front of the store window, where two mannequins were on display: one of President Barack Obama dressed as a prince, and one of President Donald Trump, dressed as a princess and wearing a MAGA hat. Taking a brick or stone from a nearby construction site, the man used it to smash through the window, store owner Glen Buzzetti told the New York Daily News. Next, he yanked the Obama mannequin out of the window and threw it on the ground. A member of the store’s security team was able to chase the man down the block and catch him, Buzzetti said. But Obama fans in the street weren’t happy with him, either. “We had to protect him from the crowd,” Buzzetti said. “He could have been killed. We had women trying to kick him in the head.” He said the man kept repeating that “he hated Obama” and that “the (Obama) mannequin was looking at him bad.”

Police Blotter

• When firefighters responded to a house fire Feb. 5 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, resident Holly Williams, 37, was happy to tell them how it started. She and Michael Miller, 38, keep their car fuel in a container in the house, and they were arguing (about his drinking), and he was trying to take their car, so she flushed the gasoline down the toilet, reported the Altoona Mirror. Miller threw a lit cigarette in the toilet and as flames spread, Williams ran out of the house and called 911. Miller was arrested for arson, risking catastrophe and recklessly endangering another person; later Williams was charged, as well. • Phillip Lee, 27, was arrested Feb. 4 on charges of simple robbery and simple battery after his attempt to take cash from a New Orleans Popeyes restaurant went south. The Times-Picayune reported that Lee arrived at the restaurant around noon and tried to steal money, but he couldn’t get the cash register open. So instead, he took some fried chicken and fled. Police caught up with him later, and the judge set his bond at $13,500. Popeyes is good, but wow.

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MUSIC INTERVIEW don’t know if you should do this or not.”

BY SEAN KELLY

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JD MCPHERSON is something of a music history buff, which makes his own brand of rock and roll - which often draws from old school R&B and the energy of punk rock all the more engaging. His association with reputable labels like Rounder and New West has afforded him the chance to make records in rooms like RCA Studio B in Nashville, and those resulting recordings have an undeniable vibe and sonic character. McPherson, who comes to town for a Savannah Stopover pre-show at The Jinx on Sat., Feb. 23, has made a number of acclaimed albums and tours constantly to an ever-expanding audience of fans who’ve latched on to his unique sound and organic approach to song craft and performance. Ahead of his Jinx show, we spoke to him about his career and what it was like recording in one of the most storied studios in the world.

He’s also the Jesus of Cool! McPherson: He is! It’s his time of year. Lastly, it ended up being a very healing, fun return to form for my band. The previous record was much louder and fuzzier than what the band started out being. You know how bands are - it was a way that we could do this thing we’re pretty good at without it confusing people because the language of these sonics apply directly to this kind of music pretty easily. We can go back and do R&B and rock and roll, and it’s like a path to it. You’ve been able to record for some really renowned labels over the last few years - labels that by all accounts are very art-centric. What has that been like to be with companies that have a history of really fostering and encouraging artistic growth?

McPherson: When we first started talking to New West, we went out to eat and were sitting with the head of A&R, Kim Buie, and John Allen who’s the president of the label. And we just sat and talked about Let’s start by talking about your last hardcore punk for an hour and a half. [I album, which was a Christmas album. thought], “Okay, we can do something What made you want to do something together here. I can actually talk to these like that? people about music and they’re excited McPherson: It was a lot of things. One about music that maybe isn’t currently en thing that happened was that I went from vogue.” It felt very comfortable for me. swearing I would never do a complete When we were making our third record, Christmas album to doing it, because I had it was a really scary time because it was a really good Christmas a couple of years a really big departure for my band so we ago. It was the first time that the whole didn’t know if people were going to go family was together and we didn’t do any for it. They were really supportive and traveling at all. Another thing was that said, “Do what you do, do what feels right, Nick Lowe made it okay to do one. He made and we’ll back you up.” And then to go in a really intelligent, almost subversive a completely different direction for the Christmas record. It was really inspiring. next record and do a Christmas album, The main thing that taught me was what to they totally got out of the way. That’s been eliminate. really great. I haven’t really had an experience yet in my career with people going, “I

That’s such a rare and great thing in today’s industry to be on a label that encourages you to do your thing and gets out of the way. So when you go in to make a record, do you come in with a concept? Is there a sonic goal or production aesthetic that you aim for at the beginning of making a record? McPherson: There’s definitely been, up to this point, a direction heading in. When writing for a record, I think about production as much as I think about lyrics or vocal melody. I’m almost always thinking about instrumentation and sounds. I just can’t separate 11 years of weirdsville art school [laughs]. I can’t get out from under that thing. I haven’t really done a lot of experimenting in the studio, but I’ve done a lot of experimenting in the writing process, I guess you could say. I will say that on Undivided Heart & Soul, going into RCA Studio B, we were like, “Well, we’re going to have some of the technology that that studio can afford. It’s going to end up sounding like a Studio B record, like, from the 50s or 60s. But the longer we were there, it actually ended up sounding louder and more fuzzy. I didn’t really intend on that, but it was kind of encouraged by the space there. Was there a moment that stands out in your mind from being in a room like that? I’d imagine it’s hard not to feel some semblance of a presence from the history when you’re there. McPherson: Absolutely. Almost every second in that place had something like that. [You’d realize], “This is the piano that Floyd Cramer played ‘Last Date’ on.’ I remember at one point we were doing this guitar solo on a song and running it through the board, chained together some compressors and then ran it through the echo chamber. And, that’s the echo chamber. So it was stuff like that constantly. I remember our keyboard player was making charts, and he folded the music stand off of the piano and the light hit it a certain way. He called everybody over, and you could see that decades of charts had been written out on that table with a ballpoint pen, just like he was doing. We’d be working on a simple piano part and then stop and all of the sudden just freak out for a second. CS

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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Les Racquet guitarist makes bold solo debut as

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FORMER TYBEE Island resident Patrick Carol now calls Rockaway Beach home after a musical transition that found him putting his longtime band on hiatus. The guitarist and singer, known for being a member of buzz band Les Racquet, is emerging as a solo artist under the moniker Patsy and taking on a more surf and folk-oriented sound with his first EP. The first single from Patsy’s EP, called “Fucking Amazing,” blends elements of traditional American folk music and surf rock to create an organic and earthy sound that’s sonically moving and engaging. Patsy, who’s playing El Rocko Lounge on Feb. 23, is a much different and evolved artist from the Les Racquet guitarist he was several years ago - something he seems to be embracing. “We were kind of just road dogs,” he says of his early days with the band that led him to town after forming in Brooklyn. “Just kind of perpetually touring for a long time. When we played through Savannah and Tybee after that, we had kind of a magical introduction. The universe just started pulling us in that direction.” Patsy says that it was the people he met in town, and the response the band was getting from both audiences and venues, that made him and his bandmates settle on Tybee for a number of years before going their separate ways. After the band splintered, Patsy began working on what would become his first solo project, out March 1st. “These songs are a couple years in the works. When Les Racuet disbanded I started working on this stuff, but I had to get back to some normal semblance of life. I moved to Rockaway Beach and decided I didn’t want to tour for a while,” he says. “That was about two or three years ago that I moved to Rockaway, and then eventually I got dragged back into playing with a group of guys up here. In the course of about two years, we sort of put together a couple albums’ worth of music.” Patsy says his time in Savannah gave 16 him an education on Americana music,

opening his eyes to the music of John Prine and introducing him to people like Sturgill Simpson. When he moved to Rockaway Beach, he started listening to both surf rock and psych rock music and quickly realized an opportunity to combine elements of all of it. “I would sum up this project as a meeting of those two places in my life,” he says. “I’ve always liked psychedelia, so it’s the meeting of those two things.” Patsy and the musicians he started collaborating with after moving to Rockaway Beach recorded the entire EP live with minimal overdubs - something the guitarist and songwriter says was an important factor for him. “It was the three of us in a large tracking room, playing live,” he explains. “It was just very natural.” The EP also has a film element attached to it, as Patsy’s wife is a noted filmmaker who ended up using the songs as the score for a project she’d been working on. Interestingly enough, Laura Nesci’s film project and her husband’s recording project were never meant to intertwine - until they both realized how well the two worked together. “It’s basically a companion film that my wife shot over the course of the year or so that we were making the record,” he explains. “She got into shooting Super 8, which is a very interesting medium. It has a nostalgic quality that I really love. We didn’t set out to take on that massive of a project, but once we started getting the footage back and cutting it with the music, we realized we had an entire story and a natural companion to the EP.” Patsy says that the film lends itself well to the theme of the EP, which deals with the idea of phenomena. “It’s just about the wild and crazy shit that we deal with in our day-to-day lives,” he says. “It’s also sort of an ode to our new hometown. We just really love it. It reminds me a lot of Tybee, actually. A little blue collar beach community on the edge of the city.” CS

PATSY @EL ROCKO LOUNGE Sat., Feb. 23, 9 P.M.

Patsy brings his solo debut to El Rocko Lounge on Feb. 23.

MUSIC FEATURE

Talkin’ about my Generation Loss A Fragile Tomorrow releases third album Friday

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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A FRAGILE TOMORROW releases their third album, “Generation Loss,” this Friday at El-Rocko. The five-piece band consists of brothers Brendan, Dominic and Sean Kelly (who is also Connect’s Arts and Entertainment Editor), Shaun Rhoades and Josh Kean. We spoke with Brendan Kelly last week.

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What’s your writing process like? Do you write music first or lyrics? The music was definitely where it all started. We typically will have the songs fully written musically before Sean even visits vocals. But after the last record we started talking about leaning into this more groove-based sort of thing. A lot of what we were listening to was in that wheelhouse—krautrock, hip hop, a lot of late 70s early 80s Bowie records. I think naturally, we started leaning more towards groove-based stuff, synthier sounds, stuff like that. We started thinking about all that, and every once in a while Sean and I would come into the studio and we’d pick up guitars or I’d go sit at the drums and then just play. We had a reference point of, “Let’s make this sound.

A Fragile Tomorrow plays El Rocko Lounge with Nancy Druid on Fri., Feb. 22. PHOTO BY TED COMERFORD

What happens if we try to come up with something that sounds like it could be on OK Computer?” We would go from there a lot of times. The whole process was very experimental. Once we got into the actual recording process, that was a bit quicker, but it also sort of stretched out over time. I would say it was about four months of recording; we did it in pockets. This time, because Dom had moved to L.A. basically in the middle of the album recording, we made the best of it. We decided to all go out to L.A. because he had just moved there. We did all his keys and vocals there, and we got to check out a different studio. We did the synths at a studio owned by the bass player of Rilo Kiley. That was a really cool studio; we just took a day there and basically spent a good twelve or thirteen hours playing vintage synths. What’s it like being in a band with your brothers? It’s great. It’s kind of weird because we almost don’t know anything else. We’ve all played with other people, but this has been such a part of our lives that it’s kind of weird to imagine not playing with each other. We’ve had so much time since were kids. All the early days, it was us messing

around on a bass playing Green Day songs. We had all this time growing up to get to know what it’s like to play in a band. Obviously, we drive each other crazy on tour, but it’s great. I think there’s a connection that a lot of people don’t have that we have just by being brothers. I don’t know if the same writing process would’ve worked if I was trying to do the same thing with someone else who wasn’t Sean. This is the debut of “Generation Loss.” What’s it like to play the album live for the first time? We did a handful of shows over the summer and some in November, but that was our first test run of playing these songs. I think this show will probably be the first time playing the whole record. It’s a little nerve-racking, but I think right now we’re all really excited about it. There’s a definite excitement to debuting new stuff. There’s a little bit of a feeling that everything could go wrong at every second, but that fuels the excitement. CS

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What inspired you while you were writing? There was lots of political influence, and the loss of our mom was a big thing too. That’s kind of a running theme of the balance of the power and money in politics, which is sort of where the title comes from. “Generation Loss” as a term refers to the loss in quality of media. It’s most commonly used in relation to VHS, but it’s the loss of quality. We took up that term and Sean was really thinking politically as he was writing lyrics. When that term came up as a potential title, it felt like it really applied. There’s been a kind of deterioration in the political system over time. We definitely didn’t want to make an outright protest record, but it was hard to avoid touching on it.

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Atlanta’s CHEW boasts an experimental psych-rock sound, which is made all the more impressive by the band’s power trio setup. The band has been making a name for themselves all over the world, and continues to make Savannah a frequent stop on their seemingly never-ending tour. Don’t miss a chance to see their show. SAT., FEB. 23, 10:30 P.M.

Jazz vocalist Akia Uwanda hails from Jacksonville, Florida, and has garnered critical acclaim for her unique sound and impressive range. She’s performed and shared the stage with such iconic artists as Gregory Porter, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Kamasi Washington. SAT., FEB. 23, 8 P.M.

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Athens, GA’s Tuten Brothers come from a city that’s known for spawning alternative and new wave bands like R.E.M., The B-52s, and Pylon, but they’ve paved a path of their own in country music over the past several years. The duo’s influences include Zac Brown Band and Eric Church, but they’re a uniquely talented pair that puts their own spin on the genre. SAT., FEB. 23, 9 P.M.

SAD WINGS OF DESTINY @THE JINX

Sad Wings of Destiny boldly fly the flag of Judas Priest, playing all the band’s hits and fan favorites. Expect songs from the classic album that the name came from, presumably, among others from the legendary band’s catalog. Priest fans rejoice! Opening the night is Savannah’s own The Mensa Bullies. FRI., FEB. 22, 9 P.M., $5

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WEDNESDAY 2.20

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC

Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

Barrelhouse South VuDu Shakedown, 10 p.m. Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Ray Tomasino, 9 p.m. Boomy’s Blues Night w/ Ben Keiser, 9:30 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Michael McCormick, 5 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Lavon Stevens Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Georgia Kyle, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Bill Smith Trio, 6:30 p.m. The Sandbar Open Mic, 9 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. SEED Eco Lounge Latin Music Night, 9 p.m. The Sentient Bean The Rough and Tumble, 7:30 p.m. Southbound Brewing Company Boogaloo Bingo and DJ Miami, 7 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jubal Kane, 8 p.m. The Wormhole Open Mic, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Foxy Loxy Cafe Vinyl Appreciation, 7 p.m. House of Mata Hari The Downtown Delilahs w/ Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll SEED Eco Lounge Daas Unterground Thursdays, 10 p.m. Stafford’s Public House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY 2.22 LIVE MUSIC

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Chromatic Dragon Geeky Trivia Night, 8 p.m. Coach’s Corner Trivia Dub’s Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m. The Jinx Rock n Roll Bingo, 10 p.m. Service Brewing Company Trivia Night with Daniel, 6:30 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar Trivia, 9 p.m. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bingo, 7 p.m. World of Beer Trivia, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Stafford’s Public House Weird Wednesdays Open Mic Comedy, 9 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar Comedy Underground, 11 p.m.

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Savannah Philharmonic is presenting a special show that spotlights violinist and Philharmonic concertmaster Dr. Sinisa Ciric. In addition to Ciric, the show will feature renowned Italian pianist Paolo Andre Gualdi and include works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Cesar Franck. SUN., FEB. 24, 5 P.M. $12.50 / $5 FOR STUDENTS

SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY 2.21 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Cohen’s Retreat Munchies and Music, 5-9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa El-Rocko Lounge Local Legends, 11 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Jeremy Riddle, 5 p.m. Ghost Coast Distillery Vox + Cello PopUp Show, 8 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Howard Paul Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Danielle Hicks Duo,

7 p.m. The Jinx Seagulls, Butts, The Ramages, 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Open Mic The Perch at Local 11 ten Rachael Shaner PS Tavern Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Rachael Shaner Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m. Top Deck James Lee Smith, 6:30 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar DJ Raine Raine Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Jimmy Frushon

The Warehouse Jon Lee’s Apparitions, 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 7 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Gavin Herrington, 7:30 p.m. The Wormhole The Wormhole 10 Year Anniversary w/ Pussy Launcher, 9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m. 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

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke

201 Tapas Lounge Reggae Night, 9 p.m. Barrelhouse South GTA, 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Club Elan Flip Dinero, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Listen 2 Three El-Rocko Lounge A Fragile Tomorrow, Nancy Druid, 9 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Eric Jones Trio w/ Jaron McCarr and Rasheed Akbar, 8 p.m. Graveface Records & Curiosities Susto, 5 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Voodoo Soup, 9 p.m. The Jinx Sad Wings of Destiny, The Mensa Bullies, 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Adam Nye Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Xuluprophet Molly McGuire’s Keith and Ross, 6 p.m. Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music PS Tavern Jeremy J Riddle, 9:30 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m. River House Ford Natirboff Rocks on the Roof Fellowship of Love, 8 p.m. Rusty Rudders Tap House Tyler Branch Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m. Saddle Bags Austin Burke, 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 Matt Eckstine Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m. Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Totally Awesome Bar C. Powers, Raine Raine, Eccentric Focus, Adrian Ade, Visuals by Greg, 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Diana Rogers, Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m. The Warehouse Eric Culberson Band Wild Wing Cafe Matt Hill, Individually Twisted, DJ Bil-E, 5 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Lyn Avenue, 9:30 p.m. The Wormhole Early Branch, Shutterings, Pig Teeth, 9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

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Bay Street Blues Karaoke Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Sunny’s Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/DJ, 10:30 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

bar.food 10 Year Anniversary Party w/ DJ OB-1 Benobi, 3 p.m. House of Mata Hari The Downtown Delilahs w/ Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll

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

WED. 2/20 Jubal kane 8pm-12mid THURS. 2/21 Jon Lee’s apparition’s 8pm-12mid FRI. 2/22 Eric culberson 8pm-12mid SAT. 2/23 Eric culberson 8pm-12mid SUN. 2/24 Thomas Claxton 8pm-12mid MON. 2/25 Rachel shaner 8pm-12mid TUES. 2/26 brett barnard

Southbound Brewing Company Laughs and Drafts, 8 p.m. Visitor’s Information Center Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour, 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m. Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m. Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock Foxy Loxy Cafe Fire Brand Fridays Poetry Slam, 7 p.m. House of Mata Hari The Downtown Delilahs w/ Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll Totally Awesome Bar MIX 6: Your Foremost Identity, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY 2.23 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South The Tuten Brothers, 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Club Elan Tynan, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Chew El-Rocko Lounge Patsy, 9 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Akia Ukwanda and Friends, 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Bottles & Cans, 9 p.m. The Jinx Savannah Stopover PreShow w/ JD McPherson, 10 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Rachael Shaner Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Hitman The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m. Randy Wood Guitars Nothin’ Fancy, 8 p.m. River House Matt Eckstine Rusty Rudders Tap House Tyler Branch Saddle Bags Jay Allen, 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Alex Bazemore Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui, 9:30 p.m. Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Diana Rogers, Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m. The Warehouse Eric Culberson Band Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay Band, Acoustic Jamz, Bill Hodgson, DJ Race, 1 p.m. The Wormhole Hyphy: A Comedy Show, 8 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke w/ Wrath Nasty

COMEDY

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

SUNDAY 2.24 LIVE MUSIC

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10:30 p.m. Cuoco Pazzo Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m., Bill Smith and David Keller, 6 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio w/ violinist Ricardo Ochoa, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson River House Ricky Standard The Sentient Bean Noah Proudfoot and the Botanicals, 7 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Jon Hill Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Jeremy J Riddle, 6 p.m. Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Hitman, 1 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Moon River Brewing Co. Trivia, 6 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

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

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

MONDAY 2.25 LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m. Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Phillip Wise, 5 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina Pubstar Trivia, 7 p.m. Club One Bingo with Dawn Dupree, 5:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m. Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness, 8 p.m. White Whale Craft Ales White Whale Open Mic Comedy

The Black Rabbit DJ D Frost, 9 p.m. The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard, 10 p.m. SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

TUESDAY 2.26 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Michael McCormick, 5 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Claire Frazier Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jason Bible, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. The Ordinary Pub Jeremy J Riddle, 7 p.m. The Sentient Bean Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey, 8 p.m. Top Deck James Lee Smith, 6:30 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Hitman Blues Band, 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m. Coach’s Corner Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 p.m. CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m. Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m. McDonough’s Bingo, 7 p.m. Mellow Mushroom Trivia, 7:30 p.m. PS Tavern Poker Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Adults Only Trivia, 9 p.m. Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m. White Whale Craft Ales White Whale Game Night, 6-9 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Trivia, 9 p.m. The Wormhole Trivia, 10:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.3 a.m. Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Rail Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Chuck’s Bar Comedy Open Mic, 9 p.m.

SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

River Street Mardi Gras River Street Bar Crawl, 4-9 p.m.

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

Basil’s Pizza and Deli 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd. 912-897-6400 basilsonline.com

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

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

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The Black Rabbit 1215 Barnard St. Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina 1611 Habersham St. 912-231-2385 blowinsmokesavannah.com

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

The Chromatic Dragon 514 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912-289-0350 chromaticdragon.com

Chuck’s Bar 305 W. River St. 912-232-1005

Club Elan 301 Williamson St. Club One 1 Jefferson St. 912-232-0200 clubone-online.com

Dub’s Pub 225 W. River St.

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El-Rocko Lounge 117 Whitaker St. 912-495-5808

Exclusives Bar & Grille 2003 Greenwood Street 912-695-2116

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Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) 131 West River St. 912-644-7172 www.liveoakstore.com/ fiddlersriverstreet

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

Ghost Coast Distillery 641 Indian St. (912) 298-0071 ghostcoastdistillery.com

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant 107 W. Broughton St. Graveface Records & Curiosities 5 W. 40th Street 912 335 8018 www.graveface.com/

House of Mata Hari 306 W. Factor’s Walk Jazz’d Tapas Bar 52 Barnard St.

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The Jinx 127 W. Congress St. 912-236-2281

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

Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill 417 East River St. 912-341-8897

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

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Mellow Mushroom 11 W. Liberty St. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub 311 W. Congress St. 912-239-9600 macphersonspub.com

Congress Street Social Club 411 W. Congress St.

Molly McGuire’s 216 Johnny Mercer Boulevard

Cuoco Pazzo 606 Abercorn St.

Moon River Brewing Co. 21 West Bay St.

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The Ordinary Pub 217 1/2 West Broughton Street (912) 238-5130 www.theordinarypub.com/

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

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

Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun 1190 King George Blvd. 912-920-7772 rachaels1190.com

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

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant 402 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912-292-1656 ranchoalegrecuban.com

Randy Wood Guitars 1304 East Hwy. 80

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River House 125 W. River St.

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Rocks on the Roof 102 W. Bay St.

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Rusty Rudders Tap House 303 W. River St. 912-944-6302

Ruth’s Chris Steak House 111 W. Bay St. 912-721-4800 ruthschris.com

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The Sandbar 1512 Butler Ave. 912-786-8304

Savannah Smiles 314 Williamson St.

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

SEED Eco Lounge 39 Montgomery St. 912-349-5100

The Sentient Bean 13 E. Park Ave. 912-232-4447 sentientbean.com

Service Brewing Company 574 Indian Street

The Shrimp Factory 313 East River Street

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Southbound Brewing Company 107 East Lathrop Ave. Stafford’s Public House 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk Sunny’s Lounge 5630 Ogeechee Rd.

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‘I Don’t Mind’ up for two days only at Sulfur BY RACHAEL FLORA

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SARAH MABRY likes her work pretty and creepy. “They’re very ominous,” she says. “It’s all these bright colors, but it’s a little grotesque. I love walking that line on the border of really nasty but kind of cute, too.” At first look, her body of work in “I Don’t Mind” is harmless enough. The paintings are abstract patterns done with paint so bright it almost glows. But that’s not nearly all “I Don’t Mind” is about. “About two years ago, I lost my dad to leukemia, and that’s where the whole thing comes from,” remembers Mabry. “So many of my family members have had cancer or other illnesses. Each piece in the show has a different cellular structure of the disease I lost a family member from.” Mabry prints the structures onto a 36”x36” wood panel and either digitally manipulates or paints them. “You can see the structures enough where, if you know what they are, you can see them, but if they’re far enough away, it just looks like an abstract painting,” says Mabry. “The whole metaphor is about covering up with false positivity. That’s how everyone handles things.” The bright paint serves as a metaphor 22 for the bright faces put on during the

grieving process. “I’ve been doing a lot with how people handle grief and how it affects your mental health,” explains Mabry. “I use a lot of bright colors as a metaphor towards false positivity. They’re really bright, grotesque colors. Hot pink is fun, but it’s artificial and in-your-face. I’ve been using that a lot.” The end result is a sadly beautiful body of work. “They’re actually really beautiful, which I thought was kind of insane,” laughs Mabry, “because [disease] is such an ugly thing, and it’s a mutant cell with all these different variables added into the normal cells. It really depends on which part of the body you’re looking at—you get some really awesome imagery out of it.” Following the grotesque theme, Mabry also created for the show three-dimensional pieces that resemble skin being pulled apart by carabiners. “I didn’t realize I enjoyed [grotesque art] until I started using a lot of fiberglass and I was covering inflatable things with it,” recalls Mabry. “I have this inflatable duck I covered in fiberglass, and then I popped the duck and pulled it out. It looks like a flake of dead skin, but the eyes stayed there. My professor was like, ‘This is super gross. Do it.’ If it makes me uncomfortable, that means it’s kind of interesting, and you never know if you hate something until you actually do it.” That attitude has carried with Mabry through her whole artistic career. When she first came to SCAD, she was interested

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in photorealism, which quickly fell by the wayside. “I think everyone is,” she says. “Then they take abstract media and they don’t want to do photorealism anymore—there’s something a little more fun. It was just like, ‘Oh, I can paint a bowl now.’ I didn’t know at the time what I wanted to paint, and I got kind of an empty happiness from it. But once you get in your concepts and strategies classes, you get to fly up on your own.” Mabry flew towards the abstract style she now uses in the series, and it’s paid off. “You never really know what’s going to happen in life,” Mabry muses. “[Art] is such a big part of your life, if you’re really passionate about it and it’s how you deal with things. I couldn’t imagine not [making art] forever. I was so terrified that if I went into the museum field, I’d become one of those people who didn’t make art, like an office lady. But it’s a commitment you have to make to yourself.” Mabry has been working at Sulfur Studios since September, which inspired her to consider museum or gallery jobs when she graduates in the summer. “It’s a whole other world, a whole different way of thinking about art,” says Mabry. “It’s not just about what the work is about, but about how it looks in the space. I think from working there and dealing with shows, I look at gallery spaces so much differently now. I now think, ‘How would this work a little better?’ I see where things get too clustered together.”

Mabry takes a different approach to her creative process. “I feel like I make my worst art when I think about it too much,” she admits. “One of my professors gave me the best advice— and people always laugh because it makes no sense—but he said, ‘Care less about what you’re doing.’ It sounds stupid, but I remember my very first class in painting. I was taking an oil-based media class and probably spent 30 hours altogether on this one painting of a bowl. You don’t want to be there, you hate it, and it ends up in your mom’s basement. When you make something that’s genuine, it reads better because you’re not thinking about the technicality of it.” Overall, “I Don’t Mind” is a deeply personal yet relatable show. “I guess the main thing is that the work is about my life,” says Mabry. “It’s about how I’ve dealt with things. Each piece does feel really personal to me because there’s a specific person that it’s about. But it’s also about my family, it’s about the people who have had these illnesses before. I think that’s what makes it really relatable to other people. I’m not the only one who’s had a parent pass away from cancer, or a family member have a liver disease, or something like that. “It’s a metaphor for you’re acting like everything is good, but it’s all falling apart.” CS I Don’t Mind is on view Feb. 22 and 23 from noon to 5 p.m. at Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St.

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QUESTIONS WITH

Zara Bell BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

1. Tell me about your background.

I grew up around artists, and my dad [Larry Bell] is an artist. His friends are some of the most important minimalist artists. Donald Judd, John Chamberlain— he wasn’t a minimalist, but he made things like my dad. I figured out partway through to go through this art, this MFA, this academic maze to get to the place where I started. In 2012, the state of California was honoring museum exhibitions in all the galleries and the southern California artists. My dad and his friends really started that. There’s a film about it, The Cool School. My dad is he coolest. He’s like the image of cool, and I’ve never felt cool. If I act as if I can pretend, or I watch the way my sister has engaged with being comfortable being seen, being comfortable as the center of attention. He’s so wonderful. Nobody doesn’t like Larry Bell, and it’s pretty hard not to like his work. He’s not political. I have a good sense of what his politics are, but he doesn’t talk about it.

2. Do you feel like your work is political?

It’s kind of our lot now, as women. I just don’t know what a woman is. Do you know? Because it feels like we’re trying to constantly figure it out. It seems like there’s this idea of what the man is, and that makes more sense, but what is the

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woman? We’re trying too hard. I’ve been reading “Gender Trouble” by Judith Butler. I thought about gender a lot, and I think there was always this idea o if I’m going to go into art … it’s literally a patriarchy in my house. I can’t talk to my dad about what I’m think I’m doing when I’m making work. It’s too personal. It’s political. I don’t want it to be, but it is because it’s about my body and about relationships. Not just relationships between a man and a woman, but the space contrasting the binaries. It’s about composing the words that are found objects, about navigating the binaries.

You also have a degree in writing. How does your love of writing tie into the way you make art? Reading is an act of the left brain. Writing is an act of the left brain. We’ve learned in this way. According to Dr. Leonard Shlain, “The Alphabet Vs The Goddess,” the development of our frontal cortex and the binary system and our ability or predilection to read is a thing that takes time. It’s linear activity rather than to respond to images and worship the gods. This is when the invention of the alphabet needed to be in order to keep track of agriculture. At a time when there was a lot of conflict, it’s a big change of consciousness. There’s this sexuality, this whole idea of “don’t touch yourself” and the shame of the body is based on something else. What do you know that hasn’t been told to you? That’s so amazing to me now, that shift that there’s more than two genders, more than one ideal body, all the ideals. We look at the printed page, and the machine.

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stand up for myself. I would write it down and they’d read it. Little by little, it chipped away at my desire to put it all out there. That’s a rape. The way they saw it is, “If this is the way you feel, then you’re a liar.” And maybe I am. What am I doing when I’m writing? I’m telling a fiction to make it be the way I want it to be, about my memories or the way things happened. I can’t seem to write anything that is not personal. I am what you allow me to do to me. I am these things, I’m made of them. You can also reject them, but you have to be aware. I feel like my work is about relationships and even if I move away from figure, it’s still about the relationships of parts. I think it echoes our own experience of others, trying to connect.

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I think there’s a part of our unconscious that is educated in the story once it’s written, because we’re writing it all the time. The body is a story. I find all my good books at Goodwill. I love seeing the things somebody underlines. This book I found right before we hung the show. I had been doing the same thing. The author was Trump’s minister when he was growing up. He’s Why did you stop writing? one of those televangelist types, making a lot of money by allegedly helping people. When I started to realize how much of There’s a few interesting parts in here, one myself I was exposing. I felt really vulof which is the idea of acting “as if.” It has nerable. I write personal stuff, and that’s some really good advice—it means somealways holistically been my way of process- thing very different to me now. CS ing. I have never been good at comebacks “Enthusiasm Makes the Difference” will be on when I need them. I’ve been in relationships with men where I didn’t know how to view at the Starland Café through March 5.

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CULTURE DEFINE ART

From Carla Fernandez and Pedro Reyes’ “Think Twice. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCAD.

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Annual SCAD event celebrates a decade Rensburg, assistant curator Ben Tollefson, and ongoing guidance from SCAD presirachael@connectsavannah.com dent and founder Paula Wallace, we devote a substantial time of work to research and discussion of the program and how it 2019 IS a big year for SCAD. communicates with SCAD students and It’s the school’s 40th anniversary as well the Savannah community at large. We are as the 10th anniversary of one of its signaconstantly exploring what discourses and ture events, deFINE ART. artistic practices are relevant and why, and The highly anticipated event this year how can these enrich the pedagogical profeatures 14 exhibitions, including SCAD cess of SCAD. ’96 alum Monica Cook in the Emerging There is a lot of thought and many Artist s Gallery. SCAD will also honor people evaluating what to exhibit each renowned conceptual artist Lawrence year for this significant arts event. There’s Weiner and present the first annual SCAD something incredible that arises when you 40 prize to artist Le’Andra LeSeur. visit both SCAD Museum of Art and SCAD We spoke with curator Humberto Moro FASH Museum in Atlanta, as you discover and featured artist Monica Cook about this the nuances between artists and artworks. year’s deFINE ART. This year’s deFINE ART has international artists from around the world visiting both Humberto Moro: of SCAD’s Georgia campuses. These artists will be exhibiting, performing, and in-conTell me about how you chose the feaversation providing valuable interaction tured deFINE artists this year. and exposure for SCAD students, alumni, and our university’s local communities. Moro: The exhibiting artist that you will find at the SCAD Museum of Art for this How does it feel for SCAD to be markcoming deFINE ART 2019 are the result ing its 10th year of deFINE? of a thoughtful and deep conversation within the curatorial department at the I think that SCAD has incredibly solid museum. Along with executive director signature events that mark the life of 24 Kari Herin, head curator Storm Janse van thousands of students. For generations

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From Monica Cook’s “Liquid Vessels.” PHOTO COURTESY OF SCAD.

they remember the excitement about the deFINE week and connecting with artists and witnessing practices that would be otherwise inaccessible to them. For example, I just met two SCAD alumni who graduated a few years ago, and they were telling me about the different exhibitions and interactions they remember from deFINE ART 2014, and how that impacted their process while studying here. Learning about these invaluable experiences makes me aware of all the work and dedication that SCAD has provided and how that truly translates in life lasting experiences. I have not been here for the entire decade of deFINE, but it is wonderful to currently be part of this important event. SCAD is also celebrating its 40th anniversary. It is remarkable what President Wallace and SCAD has accomplished in these past 40 years. The university has launched the creative careers of thousands of students as well as provided significant economic impact and arts and design exposure to all of the university’s local communities. It is very special to be part of this significant anniversary and I’m looking forward to what is yet to come. What are you especially excited for the SCAD community to see at deFINE?

All our shows reveal an outstanding perspective. I am particularly excited for Carla Fernández and Pedro Reyes’ exhibition. They are life partners whose work come from their own dynamic artistic universe—Carla from fashion, and Pedro from contemporary art and design—their exhibition presents artworks, garments, films, music records, and a plethora of objects. The artists make a strong statement about the logic of contemporary life, consumption and blur preconditions about what the relationship between art and life should be. They think about the transmission of culture, the role of technology and the transformative power that art has in our society. What can attendees expect? I’m very proud to say that the SCAD Museum of Art is has one of the most cutting-edge, innovative museum programs in the U.S. We are bringing exhibitions that really represent a diversity of voices, nationalities and life visions. The international artists provide attendees with numerous mediums to explore. We also have amazing shows from leading SCAD alumni at both of our campuses that will be on display. Visitors can expect to experience exhibitions and programming at the level of any other art capital in the world, discussing important matters of our time.

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I believe that you are never the same when you have a meaningful experience, and I hope that SCAD students and visitors are amused, entertained, questioned, moved, and thrilled by the exhibitions.

Monica Cook: Tell me about your time at SCAD. Cook: I graduated in ’96, and I studied painting. When I was probably a couple semesters into painting, I started dabbling in fibers. When I was in school, fibers and painting were in the same building, so I started eking over into fibers because I saw all these cool things they were doing. I asked my advisor if I could switch over to fibers, and I was a little too far in to make the switch, but SCAD was really open to me experimenting. I took some classes [in fibers] and I just loved the materiality of it. I’d be the only one doing sculpture in my painting classes. It was great—they were open enough, and I feel like they all feed each other. And there are certain materials that can say what you need to say better than others. You use animals frequently in your work. What’s the motivation? That’s something I’ve carried through my work for a while. I think it comes from

From Carla Fernandez and Pedro Reyes’ “Think Twice.”PHOTO COURTESY OF SCAD.

when I was a little girl and I lived in San Diego, and my mom took me to the zoo. They had this little monkey hospital with little baby monkeys who weren’t fully developed, and there were incubators and hats for them. As a little girl, my biggest dream for most of my young life was to be one of those monkey nurses, and I spent most of my adult life making monkeys that needed nursing.

reminded me of a whale baleen. I designed this boat based off the street sweeper, and I was doing research on whales at the time. I made molds of corn and cast it in rubber and it looked like the inside of the whale’s mouth. It’s important for me to take objects that I find interesting and transform them in a way for people to see what has drawn me to them, to have people see it a new way.

How else does that nurture manifest in your work?

When did you begin working with glass?

I found this street sweeper piece and I was fascinated with the material of it. I collect materials, and when I found the piece it

I got a fellowship at UrbanGlass in Brooklyn. They give three artists the funds and a year’s time to be able to work with glass.

They take people who don’t know anything about glass. It’s something that always felt out of reach to me—it’s very expensive and seemed very scary. I worked with borosilicate. It’s a different type of glass than what you would think of when blowing glass. It’s beautiful because you’re sculpting it with your breath. It’s my new love, for sure. I feel like glass has that connotation of being really precious. I wanted to try to find a way I could bring it in and take the preciousness out, where it felt like it was more excavated or part of something bigger, had a little less power. Glass is so fragile but it’s so strong. I wanted [the pieces] to feel familiar in one way and alien in another way. They hold a power of some kind of a purpose that’s not really defined. CS “News from Nowhere” gallery talk Feb. 26, 2 p.m., Gutstein Gallery Opening reception and block party Feb. 26, 6 p.m., SCAD Museum of Art Manufacturing Mischief puppet theater play Feb. 27, 5 p.m., SCAD Museum of Art BOSCO, Emeka Alams performance Feb. 27, 8 p.m., SCAD Museum of Art deFINE Art Panel Feb. 28, 12:15 p.m., SCAD Museum of Art SCAD40 Prize presentation/ Weiner talk Feb. 28, 6 p.m., Lucas Theatre for the Arts “News from Nowhere” reception Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Gutstein Gallery

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ELEMENTS OF NATURE — Elements of Nature - A Solo Art Exhibit with Catrina Hicks Acker. Her artwork will include oil paintings, watercolor paintings, batiks, and photography. She will also have prints for sale. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. 0 Fri., Feb. 22, 6-9 p.m. Anomalous Art Gallery, 302 W Victory Dr.

KEITA TAKAHASHI: ZOOMING OUT — Telfair Museums hosts the first museum survey of the work of visionary videogame designer Keita Takahashi (Japanese, b. 1975). Museum admission Through July 14. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

KEROSTASIA — These pieces by Eric Braun began as digital photographs shot around Savannah. The images were then combined using 3D fractal generating software. Feb. 26-April 30. The Sentient Bean MY NEW WORK IS ON LINE — The Savannah Art Association’s Gallery on Chippewa welcomes resident jeweler and artist of the month, Christina Taylor, during Savannah’s Third Thursday event. “My New Work is On Line” explores the complexity of expression through a single element. Thu., Feb. 21, 5-8 p.m. Savannah Art Association Gallery, 232 Bull Street. VOICES IN ABSTRACTION — Regus presents its fifth series of their Creative Networking Night with the exhibition, “Voices in Abstraction” featuring work by Ashley Inniss, Calvin Woodum, Lind Hollingsworth, Michelle Perez and Sonja Robinson. Tue., Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m. regus.com. Regus, 100 Bull Street, Suite 200.

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AMERICAN ABOLITIONIST AND ANTISLAVERY ACTIVISTS: CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION — The exhibit consists of photographs and engravings of historic abolitionists and anti-slavery activists. The exhibit begins in the 18th century with some of the early colonial American anti-slavery activists. Curated by Eric Saul. Through Feb. 28. americanabolitionists.com. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

ABSTRACTS AND ANIMALS — Abstracts & Animals showcases the diverse talent of two local artists through a vibrant exhibit of art quilts. Donna Stankiewicz works with realistic subject matter using paints, dye, and fabric. Jody Beth Wigton uses color and pattern to create multi-pieced abstract and improvisational designs. Through Dec. 31. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street. CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART FROM THE KING-TISDELL COTTAGE FOUNDATION PERMANENT COLLECTION — Artists include William Tolliver, Luther Vann and more. In honor of Black History Month Through April 30. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

Work by Eric Braun is featured at The Sentient Bean beginning Feb. 26.

CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT: ERIN JOHNSON — Telfair Museums presents a Contemporary Spotlight exhibition with artist Erin Johnson (American, b. 1985), who is creating new work that addresses questions and themes specific to our region and considers what it means to tell the history of a place. Through March 3. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

FRUITION BY MICHAEL MAHAFFEY — “Fruition” offers the fully realized vision of some of Mahaffey’s favorite stencil concepts. You may have caught glimpses of these ideas in previous shows, but you’ve never seen them fully executed. These pieces are reworked, finalized, and in some cases, completely brand new to the public. Through Feb. 28. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

COOLING EFFECT — Each large-scale, square-format oil painting reveals a complex material and emotional journey, employing gravity, dripping, textured layering, brushwork, mark-making, and intention. Shea Slemmer has had a studio in Brooklyn and Savannah for the past year, all the while traveling frequently by car to rural art-world destination Marfa, Texas, her new studio-home beginning in 2019. Through March 2. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

HARRIET ZABUSKY-ZAND — Harriet Zabusky-Zand attributes her lifelong love of color and interests in drawing and painting to the early influence of her parents. Seeking new vehicles for personal expression, she learned to weave and moved to England and set up a studio. During her stay abroad she exhibited her work and executed commissions for tapestries and rugs. Through Feb. 28. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

CROSSING HORIZONS — Cynthia Knott’s exhibit “Crossing Horizons” examines the existential essence of horizons crossed and the profound vastness of those yet traversed. Through March 16. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

INVOLUNTARY MAPS — Bridget Conn explores gesture, symbolism, intuitive markmaking, and written language through the medium of chemigrams. Created without a camera or negatives, chemigrams are made by exposing silver gelatin photo paper to light and traditional darkroom chemistry. Through March 14. In Vino Veritas, 102 E. Liberty St.

ENTHUSIASM MAKES THE DIFFERENCE — Zara Bell’s work explores relationships: between figure and ground, thought and action, the narrative generated by the interaction of forms and bodies, and where the viewers’ associations meet the artist’s decisions. Bell sourced her images (as well as this show’s title) from books that have been around a long time because she is interested in what they might reveal about her contemporary culture and the lineage of her beliefs. Through March 5. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St.

IT’S SIMPLE: PRINTS BY MELISSA HOLDEN — All her work embraces a minimalist aesthetic of clean, bold shapes and lines, and high contrast. Everything is completely produced by Melissa from start to finish using top of the line materials. Through March 31. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. KATNISS — Part of a yearlong commission process, the museum’s largest to date, katniss is the result of a creative collaboration between Katherine Sandoz and Rachel

LIQUID VESSELS — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “Liquid Vessels,” an exhibition by SCAD alumna Monica Cook. The exhibition includes recent sculptures and paintings, which further the artist’s investigations into material assemblage, found objects and adornment. Through May 19. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. NATIVE SON: FIFTY YEAR RETROSPECTIVE — The name Rudolph Valentino Bostic conjures up one of the most focused, religiously graphic artists in American Folk Art today. Through March 31. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. NORTH OF VICTORY: SAVANNAH’S SOULFUL SIGNAGE — This photography exhibition displays a sampling of Savannah’s rich cache of hand-painted signs from storefronts and facades of predominately AfricanAmerican churches, barbershops and beauty salons, restaurants and seafood emporiums, and auto repair and car wash businesses. The photographs in this exhibition were taken during the late 1990’s to early 2000’s by local photographer and author Susan Earl. The exhibit was produced by Emily Earl of Prismatic Prints. Through Feb. 26. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. ON::VIEW: TINTYPE PORTRAITS — Over two years ago, a younger Jemma Castiglione could be found creating tintypes out of the back of her Accord. The production back then involved scraping together odd materials and a toy Holga camera. During this residency, she will expand this process into a month long experimentation of tintype portraiture. Through March 3. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. PLAYERS IN PLEASANTVILLE — Sensual, erotic art show by Tatiana von Tauber. 18 & over audience only. “Players in Pleasantville” is an exploration of players within relationships, who such players might be and how they might play with erotic fantasies projected in a world they call Pleasantville. Opening Sat Feb 16, noon to 8pm. Gallery/ open studio Feb 17-23, 2019, 3pm to 7pm. free Through Feb. 23. 912-596-3873. Studio School, 1319 Bull St.

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The cast of ‘Lombardi’ featuring Skip Corris and Sandra Karas as Vince and Marie Lombardi. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MCCORMICK

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Lombardi

brings storied coach’s story to the stage

Savannah Repertory Theatre tackles a larger-than-life figure in sports

BY SEAN KELLY

sean@connectsavannah.com

BY ALL accounts, Vince Lombardi’s life was as compelling as his coaching career. The iconic Hall of Fame football coach has been immortalized over the years thanks to his singular and unmatched career as coach for the Green Bay Packers (and, briefly, the Washington Redskins), and the Savannah Repertory Theatre’s production of Lombardi is no exception. Lombardi was a complex figure, and is seen by many as a standard bearer for football coaches who overlooked racial barriers and ignored the prejudices of the time period. He was also something of a contradiction, whose views on certain things and even his strong language went against his deeply held religious beliefs. All of this is on display in Lombardi, which also explores the coach’s wife, Marie — a woman who plays an immense role in

perhaps one of the greatest sports stories of all time. “This one is like going back to an old friend,” Hailey says of his decision to do the show, which he’s done before at other theatres around the country. “It’s not all football all the time. If it were a big football play, I would be the last person that you would want to direct it.” Hailey fell into his directing role in this show by accident, as the original director had to drop out on short notice. “It’s the best play about theatrical producing I’ve ever read,” he says. “It’s actually more about Vince and his two families. There’s his real family, and then his other family — the Green Bay Packers.” For those unfamiliar, Lombardi is regarded as one of the great coaches of our time who was groundbreaking in his approach and the motivational speaking he engaged in with players. He died in 1970 after a battle with cancer. “He was the person who pretty much invented the concept of the motivational

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GOT A BEAN CARD? speaker,” Hailey explains. “He came along and made it not religion, although he was a very devout religious man who happened to talk like a sailor. There are all of these contradictions about him. We’re putting disclaimers everywhere because [the show] reflects the language that he used.” Sandra Karas, who plays Lombardi’s wife Marie in Savannah Rep’s production, says she feels that Lombardi blazed trails in terms of coaches being public figures in football. “It’s fair to say that Vince Lombardi is historically the icon of the famous football coach,” she says. “He made the coach the person that everybody looked to to perfect the idea of running games and the playbook. He became famous just because of who he was. He turned losing teams into winning teams everywhere he went.” Skip Corris, who portrays the titular coach in the show, adds that his unmatched abilities were “apropros of his striving for perfection, which is a very Jesuit principal.” One aspect of Lombardi’s life on display in the show is his dismissal of prejudices based on race or sexual prejudice — something he became known for, as it was highly unorthodox for the time period. “If an establishment wouldn’t allow African American players, nobody went,” Corris says. “There were a couple of gay players — and this way way before Stonewall — and there were people who badmouthed them. And he got rid of them. He had this intense sense of justice and a strive for perfection. I think that was largely attributed to the Jesuits. He loved the discipline, that freedom through discipline.” All of these factors are part of the greater legacy of Lombardi, but Hailey and the cast members agree on one thing: he was, at the end of the day, somebody who

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was revered by his players. “That’s probably not something we see today, because [players] just go to the highest bidder now,” Karas says. “He would lure guys away from other teams, but they became devoted to him. He was a father figure to them.” “I don’t think he thought of himself as a ‘social justice warrior,’” Corris adds. “I think he thought of himself as one who strove for perfection. I think that’s his legacy. He has so many adages or sayings, and they live on in every motivational speech. People revere his philosophy.” The play also explores Lombardi’s marriage and family life, which the cast says was complicated due to his intense devotion to his work. “He was so focused,” Corris says. “So much so that he neglected his family - not that he was indifferent to them. He was just so focused that he didn’t really pay much attention to them.” Despite this fact, Marie Lombardi was a major part of her husband’s life and career — “probably more than any other” coach’s wife at the time or even in today’s landscape, Hailey insists. “You don’t hear about the coach’s wife,” Karas says. “She traveled with the team, the guys knew her all the time, and they confided in her. She missed one game, and he blamed her for losing. That was a relationship that was unusual.” “She was every bit as revered by the wives of the team members and the families of the team members as he was,” Hailey adds. “She made sure that he felt cared for.” The dynamic and complicated nature of Lombardi’s personal life and his fervent devotion to his work is something we’ve seen portrayed in fiction ever since. Take Friday Night Lights, for example. The show’s lead character, a perfectionist

high school football coach whose work often overshadows his relationship with his family, is not unlike the great Vince Lombardi in numerous ways. Even that character’s wife is someone who’s known and loved by the players on the team and is seen as a central figure in their world in many ways. The similarities between Lombardi’s life and some of the art that followed his death, as well as the obvious cultural impact he has had overall, are testaments to the person he was and the reason his story translates so well on stage. “Now, [football] is such a big corporate business. But when I was growing up, Lombardi was still around,” Hailey says. “This was not my sport at all. But I knew what it was and who all of the people were. This thing also gives a really fascinating view of life in the ‘60s, and the family life of that era is so well presented in this thing.” Perhaps the most incredible thing about Lombardi’s legacy is that his career was unbelievably short. His entire career as a head coach lasted just 10 years. “He died young, and at the peak of his career. His cancer was undiagnosed for years - he didn’t want to get medical testing, and he had colon cancer which people didn’t talk about. At 57, this guy was gone at the height,” Karas says. “Nobody talks about Tom Landry this way, and Landry was his colleague at the Giants. His achievements were that much greater because he did them in such a short span.” CS

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The dark comedy of Bright Ideas Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus brings a unique show to the stage BY SEAN KELLY

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ERIC COBLE’S Bright Ideas isn’t like other plays. Right off the bat, when you get the elevator pitch, you know you’re in for something special. The show revolves around two parents who go to extreme lengths to get their child in the most prestigious preschool, and the dinner party where it all goes down. Directed by senior theater major Elijah Sanford, the show is running for one week30 end only at Georgia Southern University’s

Armstrong Campus, and promises to be unlike anything you’ll see in a black box theater environment. Ahead of opening night on Thurs., Feb. 21, we spoke to Sanford about his involvement in the show and the experience of putting it on. For anyone who isn’t familiar, what is this play about? It’s a very dark comedy about this couple, Josh and Genevera, who are trying to get their son into a very highfalutin preschool. They end up finding out that even though they put their name on the waiting list the moment their son was born, they probably won’t be getting in. So they’ve got to figure out a different way, and they end up murdering one of her co-workers who is higher on the list than they are. That’s basically the first act, and the second act is showing the downfall when you murder someone [laugh]. Genevera starts going crazy, and Josh becomes a drunk. It’s a dark comedy with quite a bit more comedic elements than you’d expect.

this show. It’s been one heck of a ride so far. It’s a very fun show and I’m genuinely surprised as to how it’s worked out so far. It was chosen by one of the professors in our department, and I don’t know how she found out about it. It seems like a hidden gem in a vast array of plays. It’s been around for quite some time, it seems - at least 15 years or so.

but everything has changed since then. The plot is interesting because they take it to this really dark place, but it probably could be seen as a statement on how a lot of people are. I don’t think it’s a total stretch when you consider how a lot of parents approach getting their children into top-tier schools and doing whatever it takes.

Yeah. My directing style is trying to [tune] Oh definitely, yeah. The way that it’s writout everything that’s happened before with ten, it’s very organic how they come up this play and make it my own. with an idea to murder someone. It’s an idea that pops in their head and they try I was going to ask about that! Taking to avoid it, but they’re talking about it so the approach of blocking out other ver- why not try it? That’s kind of how it reads sions, do you read the play and have a in the script. I think it could be a comment vision in your mind of how you want on [the idea that] people think this way. to approach it? How does that process Maybe not most people, or at least I would work for you? hope not. In the show, one of the characters’ exFrom the first time you read it, you want husband’s parents paid for a huge aquatic to go through and find places where you room at the school. And that’s how she got could make something interesting happen. her kid in. Josh and Genevera don’t have There are a ton of different scenes where a lot of money, but they want the best for as I was reading it, I was imagining what their kid so they’re trying everything they people could be doing to make it flow. So what made you get involved in this can. CS When you get the script it’s just words show? BRIGHT IDEAS @GEORGIA on a page. There are stage directions that the writer recommends, but I think most of SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Well, the show had been picked before I found out I was directing. I was one of very those stage directions are a little more ris- ARMSTRONG CAMPUS Feb. 21-23 at 7:30 P.M. / Sun. Feb. 24 at 3 P.M., few people in our department that could que than I was comfortable blocking. So I direct a show as a student, because we have changed it up to keep the same feel, but my $12 Black Box Theatre at Jenkins Hall to have a directing class. So it just sort of directing style is interesting in that I read got pushed on to me, but I’ve come to love everything and tried to write out blocking

FOOD & DRINK EPICUROPEDIA

The raw oysters.

BY LINDY MOODY BEING A food writer, I’m often confronted with the question, “Which restaurant do you recommend?” As you can imagine, that question has never proffered a straightforward answer. There are so many variables to consider before lending proper advice: price range, cuisine type, location, ambience, the list goes on. What I can tell you is that my list of contenders almost always includes the same cornerstone group of restaurants, the places I’ve visited multiple times and where I’ve always experienced a consistent

dinner service. The Diner Bar at The Grey has perpetually stayed on my shortlist of go-to’s. The reason is simple—The Diner Bar, which sits at at the front of the old Greyhound station that houses The Grey Restaurant, gives patrons a laidback taste of The Grey without the need for a reservation or a more formal dining experience. Last year, when I sat down with owner John O. Morisano for an interview on The Grey’s latest venture, The Grey Market, he revealed to me that The Diner Bar would soon be changing its menu. Although disappointed because I would be losing access to my favorite fried chicken sandwich in all of town, I was elated to have the opportunity to try even more delicious recipes from the mind of truly talented executive chef and

Morisano’s business partner, Mashama Bailey. For those who have had the chicken schnitzel sandwich over at the Diner Bar, do not fret—the new menu of the Diner Bar features Chicken Biscuits & Gravy. Now your list of favorite Savannah chicken biscuits can squeeze in a new contender. The biscuit is textbook, delicate and fluffy, and includes whole grain mustard that is slathered on top. The idea is to cut through the richness of the oversized crispy chicken thigh that sits between the decadent Southern biscuit that would surely make your grandmother proud. I asked Morisano about the change and his explanation expedited my grieving of the schnitzel. He said, “When Mashama and I started The Grey the thing we said is, the thing we want to be known for is not being known

for anything. We did not want to have that dish that people came for and you lived in fear of taking it off the menu. It is called the ‘riot dish.’ You take it off and it causes a riot.” As a lover of all things food, his response excited me. Avoiding a stagnant menu not only keeps the kitchen engaged, but it excites the customers as well. Knowing you’ll receive a consistent experience with the team at The Grey means that you should feel comfortable letting go of your go-to menu item. Morisano explained the second reason behind the change in menu at The Diner Bar. “The idea was to use ingredients that we have in-house, so that we can streamline the food we are making for the [The Grey] dining room with the food we are making in The Diner Bar.”

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With such fresh, clean-flavored oysters the accompaniment does not have to be over the top. I recommend starting your meal with a dozen of each kind offered, especially considering Morisano told me that their raw oyster happy hour is back on the menu. The cocktails rotate seasonally, but the care and attention placed into each luscious libation has not changed. No matter which cocktail list is available, you will find a happy hour prices until 6 p.m. and a weekly wildcard cocktail offering. During my last visit I was able to try the Blush wildcard cocktail, a delicate refreshing pink adult beverage shaken with gin, Campari, vermouth, and lime. Past wildcard cocktails have included a spin on a negroni and a spin on the bijou. Just like our last meeting, during this sit down Morisano filled me in on yet another changing menu. The Grey Market launched a new menu last week. The first thing Morisano mentioned was the burger—“We are changing the burger around. We are messing with the ratio of beef to bun,” because as Morisano explained it, “What makes the perfect burger is the perfect ratio.” Other notable new options at The Grey Market include their potato wedges turned into disco fries, lamb birmingham, a pan perdue, and a rotisserie chicken flatbread. Also, I would be remiss to not mention Chef Bailey’s appearance on the Netflix series, “Chef’s Table” premiering Feb. 22. You may want to make your reservations or belly up to the Diner Bar before then. Something tells me that it may get a little more difficult to get in after that. CS The Diner Bar at The Grey is at 109 MLK Jr Blvd.

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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

// Produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel is a visually ugly and unseemly movie — and that’s meant as the highest compliment possible. Adapted from Gunnm (aka Battle Angel Alita), a manga series created by Yukito Kishiro back in 1990, this expensive endeavor takes place in a post-apocalyptic future in which the masses toil in squalor, the one percent live in the cloud city of Zalem, and the most popular sport is a death-and-destruction game called Motorball (basically Rollerball, minus James Caan). Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) is one of those scraping together a living on Earth, and he’s excited when he discovers the remains of a female cyborg in a junk heap. Possessing a functional human brain, this cyborg is rebuilt and brought back to life by Ido, who calls her Alita (Rosa Salazar). That was actually the name of Ido’s murdered daughter, and this new christening annoys his ex-wife Chiren (Jennifer Connelly), who’s presently working alongside a corrupt businessman known as Vector (Mahershala Ali). It turns out almost everyone — Chiren, Vector, the mysterious Nova (an uncredited cameo by a three-time Oscar nominee), the murderous cyborgs Zapan (Ed Skrein) and Grewishka (Jackie Earle Haley) — wants a piece of Alita, and it’s all the poor girl can do to stay alive and intact. Luckily for her, it’s soon revealed that she’s not some docile teenager but rather a fierce, ages-old warrior with uncanny fighting abilities.

As far as the world-building is concerned, Alita: Battle Angel isn’t as eye-popping as 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, another anime property that was transformed into a live-action offering. It also isn’t any more impressive than what was conjured for last December’s box office bomb Mortal Engines. Where the movie excels is in the design of its metallic characters. There’s something both unsettling and exciting in seeing human faces grafted onto otherwise all-hardware bodies, and it’s the only instance in which the film feels like it’s breaking any new ground. Otherwise, there isn’t much in Alita: Battle Angel that warrants attention or excitement. Alita herself is an interesting creation, but Salazar is limited in her ability to breathe life into this CGI construction — since it’s a motion-capture performance, perhaps Andy Serkis should have been tapped to play the part (just kidding … kind of). Ido is also a potentially fascinating character — a scientist who doubles as a hunterkiller (aka a bounty hunter, not a Gerard Butler flop about a submarine) — but Waltz plays the part as too much Geppetto and not enough Dr. Frankenstein. Waltz has no problem piling on the twitchiness (Inglourious Basterds, Big Eyes), but here’s he’s too sweet-natured to be believable as a man who bludgeons fugitives in his spare time. Narratively, Alita: Battle Angel is so focused on the sequels that (may or may not) lie ahead that it cobbles together too many story strands and then rushes through them anyway. This results in some lapses in logic (Alita doesn’t

recognize anybody in that rigged Motorball game?) as well as a serious deficit in defining key characters. Connelly’s Chiren does a moral aboutface that would scarcely be believable in an old episode of Highway to Heaven, let alone here. On top of all this clutter, there’s a romance between Alita and a pretty-boy street kid (bland Keean Johnson) that turns out to be particularly insipid. The romance also skims over what should have been one of the defining themes of the film had it been directed at adults instead of young children: Alita’s sexual identity. Here’s a 300-year-old halfhuman, half-cyborg who’s modeled after a man’s dead daughter, who’s given breasts on her metallic child-like body, and who’s engaged in a relationship with a teenage boy. I daresay Freud, Kinsey and Dr. Ruth would all have had their hands full trying to sort this one out.

HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U

// When it comes to a movie dealing with a multiverse or a parallel universe or an alternate universe or whatever the kids are calling it these days, Happy Death Day 2U unfortunately skewers closer to the lameness of The Cloverfield Paradox than the giddiness of Spider-Man: Into the Multi-Verse. It should also be noted that it frequently bolts away from the original Happy Death Day. In other words, this is one time when (with apologies to Herman’s Hermits and that jolly Henry VIII) the second verse — multi or otherwise — is not the same as the first. Released in 2017, Happy Death Day

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added a Groundhog Day wrinkle to the traditional slasher flick and took that notion about as far as it could go. The result was a fairly clever and fairly entertaining murder-mystery — and a standalone film that absolutely did not require a sequel. But when your movie costs $5 million and grosses $55 million stateside and another $70 million worldwide … well, I think even the U.S. Constitution states that a followup must be made. Happy Death Day 2U is only partly a repeat of the first film. The rest of the time, it feels more of a piece with Back to the Future Part II (actually referenced in this new movie), Real Genius, Weird Science, My Science Project, and other teen-centric sci-fi flicks from the hallowed 1980s. But the results are more grasping than ingenious, never disguising the fact that this new slant muddles rather than enhances the appeal of the initial premise. Jessica Rothe returns as Tree, this time learning that her never-ending loop of a day — one in which she died over and over again, only breaking the cycle once she identified the killer — was the result of a science project conceived by Ryan (Phi Vu), the roommate of her boyfriend Carter (Israel Broussard). More mishaps result in an attempt to get the science project under control; instead, the inadvertent result is that Tree has to again relive that same nightmarish day over and over again — only this time in an alternate universe, and with a different murderer wielding the knife. It plays out as desperately as it sounds, and it strips the original film of the raw power of its premise (Tree even states as much in this new movie). Worse, the murder-mystery angle is now completely obliterated in favor of the rote sci-fi shenanigans as well as a barren side drama involving Tree’s mother (Missy Yager). Whereas the original offered up a number of suspects, this entry basically has one — and, yeah, that’s who it turns out to be. On the plus side, Rothe is again terrific as Tree, and here’s hoping she starts landing more prominent movie roles (so far, she’s mainly been guesting on TV series and popping up in obscure indies). On the negative side, Happy Death Day 2U ends with a setup for yet another installment, one that will doubtless head off in an even more nonsensical direction. If Happy Death Day turned to the ‘90s (Groundhog Day) and Happy Death Day 2U borrowed from the ‘80s (Back to the Future Part II), then will Happy Death Day 3Peat lift from the ‘70s? And will Travis Bickle or Sheriff Buford T. Justice be making an appearance?

WHAT MEN WANT

// The 2000 Mel Gibson hit What Women 34 Want undergoes a sex-change operation

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and emerges as What Men Want, a rousing if rocky remake-of-sorts that proves to be no better or no worse than its predecessor. In that Y2K smash, Gibson played a misogynistic advertising executive who, through a freak accident, is given the gift/ curse of hearing the inner thoughts of members of the opposite sex. At first, he uses his newfound ability to get ahead, but once he slows down and starts to really listen to what’s being internally said, he blossoms into a sensitive male with a new interest in women’s rights. More nonsensical than knowing, What Women Want found the superstar delivering a charming and believable performance (more so since we now know the true inner thoughts of Mr. “Sugar Tits”). The dynamics are slightly changed in What Men Want. Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) looks down on most guys not because she’s a man-hater but because they’re perpetually keeping her down at her place of employment. A high-powered sports agent, she’s repeatedly passed over for partnership at her firm, even as she witnesses the usual mediocre white males ascending ever higher. Interestingly, though, she’s not much better than her dude-bro co-workers. For starters, she treats her harried assistant Brandon (Josh Brenner) poorly, she blows off her best friends with regularity, and she’s selfish in the sack, leaving her lovers hanging once she enjoys her orgasm. A well-timed bump on the head changes all that — at least eventually. Once she’s able to read the thoughts of all men, she’s able to stay one step ahead of the colleagues who are trying to box her out. It also provides her with the inside track on acquiring as a client the most promising newbie in the upcoming NBA draft: Jamal

Barry (Shane Paul McGhie), a sensible kid who’s under the thumb of his well-meaning but overbearing dad, Joe “Dolla” Barry (Tracy Morgan). But her newly acquired gift doesn’t seem to curb her self-centered attitude, as she still treats Brandon shabbily and even uses her boyfriend (Aldon Hodge) and his young son (Auston Jon Moore) in her scheme to get ahead. Clearly, Ali needs to become a better person while subjugating the louts around her, and that she does with clockwork precision in a film that, like the Gibson version, never takes full advantage of its intriguing premise. In its depiction of the male-female dichotomy, even the dated Tootsie still works better than this new effort, which goes for the obvious gags and the obvious reads on too many occasions. The inner thoughts heard in the film are rarely anything more challenging than one man wondering if he can break wind with nobody noticing, and another guy plotting to bang a hot waitress whether it’s before or after his upcoming wedding. It’s not that this is inaccurate; it’s just that it’s incomplete, resulting in a film that remains frustratingly on the surface when there are some tantalizing depths to be mined. Henson is in typically fine form, although the film piles on her character flaws to such a high degree at the start that her eventual thaw is a stretch even in the context of the outlandish premise. At least she enjoys solid chemistry with Hodge — an improvement over the mismatched pairing of Gibson and Helen Hunt back in the day. Morgan is as broad as ever and thus not particularly amusing; in the overacting sweepstakes, the better option is Erykah Badu, who’s a riot as a particularly peculiar psychic.

// A remake of a 2011 Mexican movie that only played film festivals stateside, Miss Bala follows in the footsteps of such recent efforts as Peppermint and Everly in that it takes a standard Liam Neeson or Bruce Willis programmer and injects it with a heavy dose of girl power. In Peppermint and Everly, the heroine fought for the love of family. In Miss Bala, Gloria (Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez) fights for the love of her friend. A LatinAmerican makeup artist working in Hollywood, Gloria returns to Tijuana to visit her best friend Suzu (Cristina Rodlo), a beauty who’s preparing to enter the Miss Baja California pageant. With Gloria in tow, Suzu goes to a local nightclub to schmooze with Saucedo (Damian Alcazar), the local police chief and primary benefactor of the beauty contest. But once cartel leader Lino (Ismael Cruz Cordoba) and his posse bust into the nightclub to carry out an assassination attempt on Saucedo, all hell breaks loose, and Gloria loses track of her friend. What follows next is a plunge into hell for Gloria, as her attempts to find Suzu place her squarely in the hands of Lino and his outfit. To survive, she must perform dirty deeds for her captor, including running drugs across the border to an American contact (Anthony Mackie). As if this isn’t dangerous enough, Gloria also becomes a pawn of DEA agent Brian Reich (Matt Lauria), whose wretched treatment of her reveals him to be not much better than the drug dealers. While the masterful Sicario revealed the complexities of the US-Mexico drug wars, Miss Bala is content to toss aside all sociopolitical context and serve up a straightforward thriller. That would be fine if the movie actually got the job done, but Miss Bala registers as no more than a formulaic action yarn. Part of the problem rests in its central character. While director Catherine Hardwicke and scripter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer take great pains to give Cordoba’s Lino all the great angles and all the detailed backstory, Gloria remains a flat and colorless character throughout. She’s a girl who’s less power and more puff, and her continued status as a naïve and helpless hostage hardly makes her a feminist heroine — if anything, the film repeatedly goes out of its way to insult her looks and her intelligence through dialogue provided by insignificant secondary characters. While all this might conceivably make sense in the context of the story about an innocent caught in an unfamiliar world, it also renders her last-minute, lateinning transformation unbelievable and illogical, a decision that feels more geared toward building a potential franchise than anything else. CS

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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.

Causes, Beautification/Improvement in the Downtown Area, and Arts and Cultural Life. The application process can be found on the DNA website at www.savannahdna. org/grants. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Questions should be directed to Kathleen Brenneman, kbrenneman@savannahDNA.org or P.O. Box 9416, Savannah, GA 31412. Applications are reviewed by the DNA Board of Directors and will be awarded to selected recipients in May 2019. Through March 20. CALL FOR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DANCERS/REGENCY DANCING The Davenport House has a social dance program which meets most Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The Museum is looking for new participants in this free community activity. For information contact info@davenporthousemuseum. org or call 912-236-8097. ongoing. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. CALL FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS AND RETAILERS FOR COHEN’S RETREAT ONSITE BOUTIQUE SHOP Cohen’s Retreat, a historic destination for art, food and community located in Savannah’s famed Moon River District, is seeking specialty retailers interested in placing their locally or regionally-made products in its onsite boutique shop, Brown Dog Market. Cohen’s Retreat is refreshing its product lines at Brown Dog Market to feature more of a mix of mainstream

local products to include with their current artisan products. Retailers who would like access to some of Savannah’s largest neighborhoods located in and near the Moon River District are encouraged to apply for shelf space. Interested retailers should reach out to Colleen Smith at colleen. smith@cohensretreat.com or by calling 912.355.3336, ext. 4. Please include product name(s), description, price point, availability, contact information and any other essential details. ongoing. cohensretreat.com/ shopping.html. Cohen’s Retreat, 5715 Skidaway Rd.

BENEFITS

RACE FOR PRESERVATION Historic Savannah Foundation’s 2019 Race for Preservation is a family friendly event and a perfect way to support your community while having fun. HSF aims to educate runners, spectators and the general public about the importance of preservation by showcasing its impacts along the race routes in five historic neighborhoods. We invite and encourage companies to participate in our race to promote a healthy lifestyle among staff - assemble a team today - registration discounts are given to groups who register as a team of 10 or more runners. $25-$40 Sat., Feb. 23, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-233-7787. mlowe@myhsf.org. myhsf. org/special-events/race-for-preservation/. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

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. ACCENT REDUCTION GROUP CLASS In this 6-week course, you will receive individual guidance on your specific speech sound patterns by a licensed speech-language pathologist. Benefit from observing and practicing with others in a small group format. By the end of the course, you can expect to have a basic understanding of your own sound deviations, how to produce target sounds, and strategies for effective practice. You will receive practice materials after each class to reinforce the concepts discussed. Email tricia@newyorkspeechcoaching. com to register or to schedule a free phone consultation! Georgia Speech Coaching is the Savannah branch of New York Speech Coaching. $295 Tuesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. tricia@newyorkspeechcoaching.com. 2222 Bull St, 2222 Bull Street. BACHATA AND SALSA DANCE CLASSES New 4 week dance series, designed for absolute beginners to learn the fundamentals of Bachata or Salsa for social dancing! Bachata and salsa are fun dances from the Dominican Republic that can be found in cities all over the world, and is a great way to meet other people and enjoy amazing music. No partner or dance experience needed, just come and have fun! Special discount if you decide to do the salsa and bachata series together! RSVP via

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DRINKING LIBERALLY Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. A gathering of Liberals for an informal discussion of politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and the world around us. Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. third Thursday of every month. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally. org/drinking/chapters/GA/savannah. Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street. SAVANNAH AREA YOUNG REPUBLICANS Get involved. Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month (except for December) at 7:00pm. Contact number: (912) 657-9623 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org. SKIDAWAY DEMOCRATS MEETING Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. messiahsk.com. Messiah Lutheran Church, 1 Westridge Road (The Landings). VICTORIAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS The VNA represents all residing, working or otherwise involved in the Victorian District and meets every second Tuesday of each month to the exception of the month of August. Meetings are held at The Mansion on Forsyth Park. Social starts at 5:30 p.m. and meetings start at 6 p.m. There is no fee to attend our meetings. For anyone using the Valet Parking at The Mansion, there is a $5. fee. MEMBERSHIP YEARLY FEES are: Individual $25. - Household (2 people) $40. - Business $50. and Students $10. Free ongoing, 6-7 p.m. vnasavannahga2013@ gmail.com. mansiononforsythpark.com. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St.

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facebook or email. $40 for 4 classes, $70 for both bachata and salsa series ongoing. stephaniehmetzger@gmail.com. facebook. com/events/239285403377870/. BASIC SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street. BEGINNING BELLY DANCE CLASSES Taught by Happenstance Bellydance. All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-704-2940. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU CLASSES Monday/Wednesday- Competition 5:30pm and Fundamentals at 7:00pm Tuesday/ Thursday- Fundamentals at Noon and Fundamentals at 5:30pm Friday- Private Lessons by appointment Saturday- Open Mat at 10:30am ongoing. Serg Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 401 Mall Blvd. BRIDGE LESSONS Learn to play bridge. BB2 Competitive Bidding: Monday, September 24@7:00PM. BB4: Play of the Hand/ Declarer/Play: Saturday, September 15@10:00AM. Intermediate/Advanced Workshops: Friday, September 14@10:00AM ongoing. 912-2284838. bridgewebs.com/savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. COUNTRY TWO STEP GROUP CLASS Join us every week to learn how to dance to the classics and modern day songs of country music. All levels welcomebeginners to advanced. Each week will progress from the previous. First week is the top of the month and runs for 4 weeks. Sign up today! $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. 612-470-6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. CREATIVITY COACHING Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. You’re Invited To A Free Masterclass: 5 Steps to Turning Your Talents and Expertise Into A Successful Online Coaching Business (even if you have no idea how to get started!) See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---. DRIVER’S EDUCATION AT SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE MAIN CAMPUS Learning to drive is a major milestone in life. It’s important for young or inexperienced drivers to learn safe driving techniques. The program offered by Savannah Technical College meets Joshua’s Law options that include 30-hours of classroom instruction and 6 additional hours of drive time with an instructor. Most insurance companies also give a reduction (approx. 10%) on insurance premiums upon successful completion. Participants must attend all class dates for the full class periods. $350 Sat., Feb. 23, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 912-4433012. continuinged@savannahtech.edu. 36 savannahtech.edu/pce-driversed. Savannah

Galentine’s: Ladies Night Out

Grab your best gal pals to join Dr. Samantha Brown and the lovely ladies of Bright Life Chiropractic for an evening of shopping, women-centered vendors, pampering, free food, and prizes. Benefiting the Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire – Advocacy Department, please bring new T-shirts, sports bras, sweatpants, or socks to provide to sexual assault victims at the hospital for free entrance into the event. FRI., FEB. 22, 6 P.M. BRIGHTLIFECHIROPRACTIC.COM. BRIGHT LIFE CHIROPRACTIC, 2 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD STE D.

Technical College, Crossroads Campus Auditorium, 190 Crossroads Parkway. DRUM FOLK: A RIDDIMIC RESCUE Join a new folk and funk cultural movement built within the classic traditions of GullahGeechee cultural legacy. Learn about juba, hand jive, ring play, ring shout, tambourine, riddimic movement, and vocalization along with the various regional drum legacies connecting national and international culture. $12 per 1.5 hour session Wednesdays, 7 p.m. nowgriot1@aol.com. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. DUI PREVENTION GROUP Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired. A must see for teen drivers. Sign in time begins 6:00-6:20 p.m. Panel starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends at approximately 8:00 P.M. Fee is $40.00 money orders or certified bank checks only payable to DUI Prevention Group. Meets monthly, check the website. $40/session (912) 691-4905. info@duipreventiongroup. org. EXCEL BASICS This course offers a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Excel 2016, including basic Excel environment, navigating the worksheet and ribbon, creating and formatting worksheets, entering and editing data, using functions and formulas, controlling the print output,

and using basic tables. We will create: an address list a timesheet a checkbook register a simple payroll sheet a budget a sales sheet with charts At the conclusion of the class, you will be able to use templates, formulas, functions, charts, graphics, and styles. Handouts will be provided. The instructor will be using materials from GCFGlobal.Org Early Bird by Jan 18-$115 Then $120 Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. 912478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/excel-courses/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. FAA PART 107 DRONE PILOT CERTIFICATION PREP COURSE Did you know anyone who flies a drone for commercial or business use is required to be certified by the FAA’s Small UAS Rule (Part 107). This includes commercial drone use for real estate, engineering, media/ marketing, forestry, agriculture, emergency services, utility companies and civil authorities. Whether you are new to drone technology or currently using it for your commercial business, this 22-hour course will enable you to learn everything you need to become an FAA Certified Drone Pilot. The cost of the class is $595 and will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. the week of February 25th. $595 Mon., Feb. 25, 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Tue., Feb. 26, 5:30-9:30 p.m. 912443-3012. continuinged@savannahtech. edu. savannahtech.edu/pce-drone.

Savannah Technical College, Crossroads Campus Auditorium, 190 Crossroads Parkway. FLOOR LOOM WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS WITH SUZY HOKANSON Take the fear out of weaving on a Floor Loom. Come to our Oatland Fiber Studio two consecutive Sundays and create a short narrow warp each Sunday. Discover how to put the yarns on the loom and start to weave. Participants will be able to weave during the week and be ready to wind a second warp the next Sunday. Also discover freestyle weaving techniques to explore the joy of weaving without fear. Bring two balls of fingering weight cotton yarn (approx. 350 yds) in contrasting colors. Also bring any leftover bits of yarn from other projects. $100 for members, $120 for non-members Sun., Feb. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 518-2650514. fiberguildofthesavannahs2@gmail. com. fiberguildsav.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. GETTING STARTED IN CREATIVE WRITING Are you ready to move beyond writing for your own satisfaction in writing to share with others and perhaps be published? This class is designed to help you take that step. Maybe you are working on a memoir, telling the story that only you can tell. Perhaps you have the seed of an idea for a short story. Family history? Personal essays? The instructor will produce individual critiques of manuscripts, and class members will present their work to the class as well. Participants can bring a duplicate copy of a current writing project if they have one. Early Bird by Jan 18-$140 Then $150 Mon., Feb. 25, 6-8 p.m. 912478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/creativewriting/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. HIGH VIBE / LOW COST YOGA Join Melissa DeLynn for all-levels, beginner friendly Yoga classes. These classes are well-balanced, nourishing, and challenging with an emphasis on philosophy and spirituality. Expect to learn, heal, meditate and connect. $15 Wednesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. 706-614-4715. mdelynn@gmail.com. WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street. JEWELER’S GUIDED OPEN STUDIO Join us for time to practice your skills and knock out some projects you’ve been dreaming up. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@dreamcatstudio. com. dreamcatstudio.com. Use our space to practice your skills and knock out your personal pieces. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Fridays, 6 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@ dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. MONDAY BRIDGE LESSONS

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If you know the bridge basics and would like more information on basic conventions, Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center 8511 Ferguson Ave. (912-228-4838) is offering lessons beginning Monday March 4 through March 25th. Lessons are 7-9pm and the cost is $10 per lesson. Topics include: Ace Asking Conventions, Negative Doubles, Jacoby 2NT and Splinter Bids, and New Minor Forcing. Feb. 20-March 13. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. MONEY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (HAAF) MILITARY SAVES WEEK Mon., Feb. 25, 10 a.m. stewart.army.mil/. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St. 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. NAMI FAMILY TO FAMILY EDUC PROG Help caregivers understand and support loved ones with serious mental illness. every week from 2/5/2019 through 4/16/2019 Free Tue., Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m. 912-401-2689. namisavannah.org. Isle of Hope Methodist Church, 412 Parkersburg Rd. POWER SELF DEFENSE Join us for fun and fitness in the heart of downtown Savannah. Fit912Savannah offers fun, safe, friendly classes in yoga, self defense, dance, and fitness, with more classes coming soon! Have a question, want to register? Contact us at nfo@ fit912savannah.com! Located in the lower level of the United Way Building, 428 Bull Street, Savannah, GA (Enter via the red doors on East Wayne Street) Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah. com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street. QIGONG CLASSES Qi Gong energy cultivation. What used to be an ancient Chinese secret is now known as one of the best healing modalities available. Come learn these amazing exercises from a twenty year practitioner. Relax, energize, destress, revitalize, balance and strengthen. Tuesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. classes only $8. www.savannahyogabarre.com 912-200-4809 ongoing. savannahyogabarre. com. Savannah Yoga Barre, 2132 E Victory Drive. 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.

SAT MATH PREP This course focuses on thinking strategies and skill development needed for maximizing scores on the math portion of the SAT. We will review the use of various formulas essential to solving problems and discuss effective strategies for increasing the likelihood of answering problems correctly. The Official SAT Study Guide, 2018, Edition, by College Board is required for this class, ISBN #978 145 7309 281. This book has a BLUE cover. The SAT test is on Saturday, March 9, not at the Armstrong Campus, but throughout Savannah Early Bird by Jan 10-$170 Then $180 Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/sat/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. SAT PREP FOR READING, WRITING, AND VOCAB This 6-week series focuses on strategies used in active reading that pertains specifically to the SAT, and addresses writing strategies used on possible topics during the writing portion. The writing process will be emphasized and students will practice timed writing sessions to prepare for the reading and writing portions of the SAT. By improving these skills, students will be able to approach the SAT with confidence and the necessary tools for optimal results. Early Bird by Jan 10 - $170 Regular Registration-$180 Tue., Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/sat/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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. WORKSHOP - LEARN THE BASICS OF HAND EMBROIDERY $30 Fri., Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m. Sea Salt & Sugar, 1800 East Victory Drive, Suite 4B. 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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ABENI CULTURAL ARTS DANCE CLASSES Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary,

gospel. Held at Abeni. For more info visit https://www.abeniculturalarts.com or call 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com. abeniculturalarts.com. BUCCANEER REGION SCCA Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing. buccaneerregion.org. 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 Our mission is to further the art of beading and bead education within our membership and our communities. Visit website for more info regarding the next Bead-In Class or the next CBS Meeting! ongoing. coastalbeadsociety. com/coastalbeadsociety-com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. FIBER GUILD OF THE SAVANNAHS A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, and other fiber arts. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center (in the 2nd floor studio), first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am - 1pm. Visit website for more updates! ongoing. fiberguildsav.com. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. HOSTESS CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB Toastmasters International is an organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, seminars, and contests. Regardless of your level of comfort with public speaking, you will find a club that is interested in helping you improve your speaking abilities. Free Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. ONE MILLION CUPS Opportunity to polish your pitching skills while networking and making valuable connections. Pitch your idea/business in front of fellow entrepreneurs and get real-time constructive feedback. 2222 Bull Street, weekly Wednesday 9-10am, no charge, free coffee. www.1millioncups.com/ savannah Wednesdays. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. POT LUCK, PICKIN’ PARTY, AND MEMBERS MEETING Pot luck, Picking Party, and brief members meeting. Bring a tasty dish to share, your instrument (voices count), a friend who shares your interest in folk music, a song or two, and your smile. Members and non-members welcome. Contact Darlene Vincent for the address. d79vincent@gmail. com 912-826-6504 www.savannahfolk.org , www.facebook.com/savfolkmusic Sun., Feb. 24, 1 p.m.

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. 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 SACRED HARP SINGERS Savannah Sacred Harp Singers welcome you to join our monthly community singing on the second Saturday of the month from 2-4pm at Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church. Sacred Harp is an American tradition of singing hymns in four part harmony. No particular religious affiliation is required or endorsed. All are welcome. No experience necessary. ongoing. Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church, 10050 Ferguson Ave. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072. STITCH AND BITCH Slow down and nurture your creative spirit in a constructive, casual atmosphere. Bring a project or enjoy one of our kits curated to focus on the dedicated process of craft: embroidery, knitting, needlework, or any of the fiber arts. All ages are welcome! Cheeseboard + wine deals to be had. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. WAVING GIRLS SMOCKING GUILD The Waving Girls Chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America the fourth Monday of the month at the Coastal Center for Developmental Services, Eisenhower and Seawright Drs. in Savannah, at 6:30 pm. Visitors are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Each month the chapter presents a program related to smocking or fine sewing. along with a “show and share” opportunity to see members creations. More information contact l.elkin@comcast.net. Free fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. 912-658-4271. l.elkin@comcast.net.

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AMERICAN TRADITIONS COMPETITION FINALS The grand finale of a week’s worth of competition. $40 Fri., Feb. 22, 8 p.m. americantraditionscompetition.com. www2. scad.edu/venues/trustees/. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. AMERICAN TRADITIONS VOCAL COMPETITION The American Traditions Vocal Competition celebrates and preserves all styles of classic American music. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promotes these songs by producing an annual vocal competition in Savannah, Georgia, that awards over $35,000 in cash prizes. As part of community-driven service and initiative, the organization provides musical education, exposure and performances for Savannah locals of all ages. Through Feb. 21. siumc.org/. The American Traditions Vocal Competition celebrates and preserves all styles of classic American music. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promotes these songs by producing an annual vocal competition in Savannah, Georgia, that awards over $35,000 in cash prizes. As part of community-driven service and initiative, the organization provides musical education, exposure and performances for Savannah locals of all ages. Through Feb. 21. americantraditionscompetition.com. siumc.org/. Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. PIANO IN THE ARTS Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary Thu., Feb. 21, 7:30-9 p.m. 912-344-2801. Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC: AN EVENING WITH THE CONCERTMASTER Join Savannah Philharmonic Concertmaster Dr. Sinisa Ciric and internationally-renowned Italian pianist Paolo André Gualdi for this expressive performance of deeply melodic and lyrical works for violin and piano by Beethoven and Franck. Sun., Feb. 24, 5 p.m. savannahphilharmonic.org. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

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AFTER HOURS PARANORMAL LOCK-IN EXPERIENCE Join experienced paranormal investigators for an after hours exclusive all night investigation at the haunted and historic Sorrel Weed Mansion. Sat., Feb. 23, 11:30 p.m. sorrel-weedhouse.com. Sorrel-Weed Mansion, 6 West Harris St. BLACK HISTORY TOUR IN SAVANNAH Take a tour with Day Clean Journeys and learn about African-American contributions to the City of Savannah. Venues will include the Ralph Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, First African Baptist Church and other local points of interests. This trip is free for students, except for lunch. Transportation will be provided from all campuses. Space is limited. Fri., Feb. 22. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 38 Abercorn St.

BLACK MAN EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT Men of Vision and Excellence will host this summit designed to empower young men in areas of scholarship, community engagement and campus leadership. The summit will feature an opening motivational speaker, breakout sessions, Gentlemen’s Luncheon and an empowerment panel. The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Spots are limited. Sat., Feb. 23, 8 a.m. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CRITICAL MASS SAVANNAH Join Savannah’s bicycle community for a free ride to raise awareness for bike rights. Last Friday of every month, 6 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. DIY NATURAL HAIR WORKSHOP $75-$130 Sat., Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Bella Salon and Spa, 115 Canal Street Unit 301. 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. 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. FOOTPRINTS OF SAVANNAH WALKING TOUR Explore Savannah’s antebellum years and the story of how its citizens were involved in the institution of slavery during a walking tour led by historian Vaughnette Goode-Walker. $20 Tue., Feb. 26, 4 p.m. massieschool.com/. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. GALENTINE’S: LADIES NIGHT OUT Grab your best gal pals to join Dr. Samantha Brown and the lovely ladies of Bright Life Chiropractic for an evening of shopping, women-centered vendors, pampering, free food, and prizes. Benefiting the Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire – Advocacy Department, please bring new T-shirts, sports bras, sweatpants, or socks to provide to sexual assault victims at the hospital for free entrance into the event. Fri., Feb. 22, 6 p.m. BrightLifeChiropractic.com. Bright Life Chiropractic, 2 Park of Commerce Blvd Ste D. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY EAGLE PREVIEW Learn more about what it’s like to #BeMore at Georgia Southern. Prospective and admitted students are invited to join the

Office of Admissions for our spring open house event. As our most comprehensive event, Eagle Preview gives students the opportunity to talk one-on-one with representatives from academic colleges, student services departments, and the Office of Admissions. Free (must register) Tue., Feb. 26, 4-6 p.m. 912.478.5851. visit@ georgiasouthern.edu. georgiasouthernu. askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?g id=623577794c45e900304f16ada4187357 d9a990. Liberty Campus, Georgia Southern University, 740 East General Stewart Way #210. GHOST COAST HAPPY HOUR Drink & Eat Local at Cotton & Rye! Join us for an evening of hand-crafted cocktails made with local, award-winning spirits from Ghost Coast Distillery. Cotton & Rye will feature freshly made bar snacks paired with three Ghost Coast cocktails for an evening of supporting and enjoying local. Happy Happy Hour! Wed., Feb. 20, 6-8 p.m. 912777-6286. kelcie@ghostcoastdistillery.com. cottonandrye.com/. Cotton & Rye, 1801 Habersham St. GO RED FOR HEART FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON More than 250 people are expected to attend this fun and lively event. Fashions will be provided by Macy’s, and the event is sponsored by St. Joseph’s/Candler, Audi Hilton Head, and United Community Bank. The annual luncheon is in support of Go Red For Women, a national initiative from the American Heart Association to raise awareness of heart disease & stroke as the number one killer of women. If you have questions about the event, call Kathryn Levitt at 912-598-0839 and Florence Anderson at (912) 657-6640. $50 Wed., Feb. 20, 12-2 p.m. savannahgoesred.heart. org. Plantation Club at The Landings, 1 Cottonwood Drive. GRANTS 4 WORKSHOP $350-$1,000 Thu., Feb. 21, 9 a.m. River Street Inn, 124 E Bay St. HILTON HEAD ISLAND-BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SEMINAR Tue., Feb. 26, 3 p.m. Hilton Head IslandBluffton Chamber of Commerce, 1 Chamber of Commerce Drive. HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS WITH SAVANNAH TOURS AND TALES True tales of the Irish Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans of Savannah’s past. Join KT O’Brien, a native Savannahian, for a leisurely stroll through the serene squares of Savannah. Frequent stops for seats and refreshments available. Reservations required for tours daily at 10:30am and 8:00pm 2hours $30. Private tours upon request. ongoing. savannahtoursandtales@gmail.com. I LUV DEM STRIPPERS LGBT EDITION Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 8:00 PM & Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 2:00 AM EST. Visit link for more info. $15-$25 Fri., Feb. 22, 8 p.m. 5321 Ogeechee Rd, 5321 Ogeechee Road. NIGHTLY SPIRITS GHOST TOUR Explore haunted bars, haunted buildings, and Savannah’s oldest area, all while having time to enjoy some tasty beverages along the way. Step back in time to the 1700’s to explore the parts of Savannah that most only dare to talk about. You’ll hear tales

about the dead that haven’t quite moved on, visit some of the most haunted places in the city and get to know the spirits that haunt the locals…and the places that the locals haunt. $20 Fridays, Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. nightlyspirits.com/savannah-ghosttours/. savannahtaphouse.com. Savannah Taphouse, 125 E. Broughton St. THE ORIGINAL MIDNIGHT TOUR One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street. POTABLE GOLD: SAVANNAH’S MADEIRA TRADITION Experience the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House while learning about and tasting a unique and flavorful wine. Patrons are oriented to the long and rich tradition of Madeira (wine) as it relates to the history of Savannah and then they will participate in a Madeira party. During the experience guests will see the historic house at dusk including spaces usually off-limits to museum guests. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms. $20, must be 21 years of age Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. info@davenporthousemuseum.org. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. POWHER UNIVERSITY $35 Sat., Feb. 23, 10:45 a.m. 1 Marina Dr, 1 Marina Drive. SAVANNAH BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL: A DREAM EMBRACED A celebration of the dreams, voices and poetry from the Harlem Renaissance. Featuring Lillian Grant-Baptist and the Young Men of Honor. Thu., Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival.com. Regional Center, 900 East Bolton St. SAVANNAH BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL: HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATION Preserving the legacy of African-Americans who settled along the White Bluff and Coffee Bluff public waterways. Fri., Feb. 22, 10:30 a.m. savannahblackheritagefestival. com. Crusader Community Center, 81 Coffee Bluff Villa Road. 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. SCAD DEFINE ART RECEPTION AND BLOCK PARTY SCAD’s 10th annual deFINE Art kicks off with new exhibitions, performances, interactive installations, monumental projections, a DJ, a food truck, and an illustration battle. Tue., Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m.

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scad.edu/defineart2019. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. 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. SKIDAWAY ISLAND DEMOCRATS Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. messiahsk.com. Messiah Lutheran Church, 1 Westridge Road (The Landings). STRATEGIC PLANNING TOWN HALL Join the Strategic Planning conversation. The Georgia Southern community is coming together to develop a new Strategic Plan. Everyone’s voice matters; we want you to be part of the process. Students, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to attend. Free Thu., Feb. 21, 5:30-7 p.m. facebook.com/events/320353868587013/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. TWO HOUR WALKING GHOST TOUR Chilling stories & eerie properties that paved the road to this fascinating title. Pre-colonial ghost history, all the way up to the 21st century. The most complete picture of all of the human psychical and paranormal events that put Savannah on the map as the ghostly city of greatness. Presented by America’s Most Haunted City Tour. ongoing, 9 p.m. 6thsenseworld.com/. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH BOOK SALE The book sale will be held in the church’s fellowship hall, Rahn Hall, and is planned and executed by UUCS’s youth group. You will find used books of all genres as well as CDs, DVDs, and video games. Sun., Feb. 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307A E. Harris St. WEB MARKETING AND CHATBOT WORKSHOP “A Chat About Chatbots” Workshop. In this talk, we’ll dive into how chat bots don’t solve for one part of your organization, but are actually a key driver across the *entire *organization and customer journey. This event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Savannah HubSpot User Group and Ability SEO. HubSpot User Groups (HUGs) are free, in-person meetups that are geared toward all HubSpot users as well as the general public. FREE Tue., Feb. 26, 9-10 a.m. 912-655-4462. adam@ abilityseo.com. hugsavannah.com/feb-262019. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St.

FESTIVALS

SAVANNAH BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL “Celebrating 30 Years of Black History, Culture and Art” is the central theme of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival scheduled for February 1-22, 2019. Cultural education and exposure to the performing and visual arts are offered for all ages and interests throughout the celebration. Special programs and activities during this festival will serve as tribute to the late Westley W. Law, the founder and former organizer of the Savannah Black Heritage

Film: A Star is Born

In this new take on the tragic love story, Bradley Cooper plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga).

$8 WED., FEB. 20, 7 P.M., THU., FEB. 21, 7 P.M., FRI., FEB. 22, 3 & 7 P.M. AND SAT., FEB. 23, 7 P.M. 912-472-4790. TYBEEPOSTTHEATER.ORG. TYBEE POST THEATER, 10 VAN HORNE.

Festival. Updates and details are available at www.savannahblackheritagefestival. org, or call 912-358-4309. Through Feb. 22. savannahblackheritagefestival.com.

FITNESS

AERIAL YOGA CLASSES Increase flexibility and strength using aerial yoga, a relatively new approach to a traditional yoga practice. We use a silk fabric called a ‘hammock’ to support the weight of our bodies, helping us achieve various postures with more depth, ease and excitement. Every Saturday. Class size limited. Required to register online ahead of time. $25 Saturdays, 12:30-1:45 p.m. 954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net/schedule.html. AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE Let the excitement begin as Mahogany takes you to the best staycation each and every Tuesday night to the Islands through movement and rhythm. This class will focus on the cultural movement of Afro-Caribbean dance. Get ready for hip winding and arms in the air as we explore our bodies’ rhythm through Caribbean and reggae music. $10 Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St.

AIKIDO CLASSES Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba, ‘O Sensei’ or (‘Great Teacher’). On a purely physical level it is an art involving throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and Kenjutsu (open hand and weapon based techniques). Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/month for JEA Members, $70/month for NonMembers, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semiprivate class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. BALLROOM FIT Always wanted to learn how to ballroom

dance? Don’t have a partner? Want to get in shape and have fun in the process? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you! Learn how to ballroom dance and get a great workout in the process. We use all styles of music that are modern or traditional. Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Jive, Samba, Paso Doble, Foxtrot, Waltz, Hustle, and more! Check out our schedule for more details. 4 classes for $40, 10 classes for $80, UNLIMITED for $120 Sundays, 5-6 p.m., Mondays, 6-7 p.m., Tuesdays, 12:30-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 12:30-1 & 6-7 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:30-1 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. BEGINNING POLE FITNESS Pole fitness is a fun and flirty way to get in shape! Taught by Pole Dance America National Professional Champion Sabrina Madsen, you’ll learn the basics of pole dance in a safe and welcoming environment. Gain strength, balance and confidence. Beginner Classes are open to all shapes and sizes and are for ladies only (men welcome at our Intermediate Class). $25 for drop-in or $100 for a package of 5 classes Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801.673.6737. info@firstcityfitness.com. firstcityfitness. com/pole-fitnessparties.html. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. COMMUNITY TAI CHI Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art tradition that is now practiced as a graceful form of exercise, performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. All of the exercises are performed from a standing position, so please wear shoes which are comfortable for standing, and clothing which allows freedom of movement. Weather depending, the class may be held indoors or outdoors. $5 fourth Sunday of every month, 10 a.m. customfitcenter.com. CustomFit Center, 101-A West Park 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. GET EXCITED AND MOVE This program is designed to combat the effects of Parkinson disease for Savannah/ Chatham-area people and their caregiver. The activities are designed to enhance and improve muscular strength, and endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed work, and voice command. Visit the website for more info. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and TuesdaysThursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 912-663-5833. getexcitedandmove.com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive.

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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. INSANITY LIVE WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. ISRAELI KRAV MAGA SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Custom Fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. Visit website for more info. ongoing. 912-4414891. customfitcenter.com. 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. 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. POWER YOGA PRINCIPLES This class is intended for students who are new to yoga as well as those hoping to learn more about finding their best alignment in each of the poses. Each class will provide a complete yoga session, with additional emphasis on the “poses of the week.” Although the class is intended to provide a progressive learning experience over eight weeks, new students may join at any time. $19 Drop In ($16 Student/Senior/Military) Sat., Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 912-3492756. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com/apps/mindbody/ classes/210. savannahpoweryoga.com. Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3. PRANA YOGA Prana Yoga is a practice that integrates breathing techniques and chakra sounds into the yoga. Come experience a deep sense of grounding, learn to be present, and develop your center, passion, strength, compassion, creativity, intuition, and light. $10 Mondays, 6:45-8 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SHIMMY CHIC Shimmy Chic Fitness is an energetic, fun dance workout based on the ancient art of belly dance- with a modern twist. The class provides calorie-burning and 40 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. 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 AT SAVANNAH BEE COMPANY Stop! Collaborate and listen... Two of your favorite local businesses are joining forces! Come take an hour long, all levels vinyasa flow with Dancing Dogs Yoga Savannah teacher Christine Graeber on Saturday February 23rd at Savannah Bee’s downtown Broughton Street location. Stay after class for a FREE mead tasting hosted by Savannah Bee Company! Enjoy a 10% discount off of any Savannah Bee Company merch as well as a discounted intro special with Dancing Dogs Yoga Savannah. $25 will get you ALL the goods! BYOM (bring your own yoga mat!) Max of 25 people so please register in advance! $25 Sat., Feb. 23, 8-10 a.m. 912-231-9642. christine@ dancingdogsyoga.com. facebook.com/ events/2352582344972296/. savannahbee. com/. Savannah Bee Company, 104 West Broughton 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. 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. YOGA, PILATES, AND SPIN Flow, Yin Yasa, Sculpt, Pilates, Spin, and the only studio in Savannah with the original Hot Yoga. Introductory Special: $49 for 30 days of unlimited classes. Visit thehubsav.com to see our awesome lineup of teachers and classes. $49 ongoing. 912.356.8280. info@ thehubsav.com. thehubsavannah.com. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. YOGA@THELIBRARY The All Levels class meets from 10:30-11:30 and the Chair Yoga class meets from 12:001:00. Tuesdays. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. ZUMBA Zumba Fitness is a dance fitness class for everybody and every body! With easy to follow moves, Zumba focuses on a wide variety of Latin and International rhythms. This hour long class is guaranteed to make you sweat. It’s not a workout, it’s a party. $10 Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. ZUMBA FITNESS Isn’t lifting weights and running on the treadmill boring? Come join Sheena’s Zumba Fitness class and have fun while burning calories! The class regularly has 75+ participants that know that Sheena is the best Zumba instructor in Savannah! So show up early and see you soon! Free with YMCA membership Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 912-354-6223. facebook. com/ZumbaFitnesswithSheena/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. ZUMBA FITNESS (R) WITH APRIL Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. ongoing. 912-349-4902.

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

SAVANNAH FOOD AND WINE TASTING The St. Barbara’s Philoptochos Society hosts this 16th annual food and wine tasting, featuring more than 50 wines from around the world and a variety of signature dishes from some of Savannah’s restaurants. This year, the charities selected include: Employability, SCI’s Meals on Wheels, and Old Savannah City Mission. $30 in advance, $35 at door Feb. 23, 3 p.m.. stbarbaraphilosav@gmail.com. Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson Street. HERRADURA PAIRING DINNER Five course dinner with Herradura pairings. $65 per person Feb. 25, 7 p.m.. facebook. com/HitchSavannah. Hitch, 300 Drayton

Street. SIN AT TANDEM FEAT. GHOST COAST Drink Local for half price on Service Industry Night at Tandem Coffee and Spirits. If you’re in the hospitality or service industry, you’ll enjoy 1/2 price all cocktails featuring Ghost Coast spirits every Monday. Tandem will feature rotating Ghost Coast cocktails so there will always be something new and different for you to try. Just show proof of hospitality/service employment for the discount. 50% Off Drinks for Service Industry Folks Feb. 25, 6-10 p.m.. kelcie@ ghostcoastdistillery.com. Tandem Coffee and Spirits, 225 E. Bay St. THE SAVANNAH RED VELVET ANNUAL BAKE-OFF Support the incredibly important work CASA does while enjoying red velvet treats from Savannah’s top local chefs and bakers. $10 suggested cash donation Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m. Savannah Classic Cars Dealer and Museum, 249 E. Lathrop Ave. THANKFUL TUESDAY AT THE GROVE All Firefighters, EMS, Police & First Responders get 50% off lunch & dinner food on Tuesdays at The Grove. info@ thegrovesavannah.com. The Grove Savannah, 301 West Congress Street.

Ongoing

BETHESDA FARM AND GARDENS STAND Featuring in season, organic (not certified) veggies, herbs and flowers. All proceeds go directly to funding tuition expenses for Bethesda Academy students. For specialty orders, contact Merrin at merrin.slocombe@ bethesdaacademy.org. merrin.slocombe@ bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. FARM TRUCK 912 The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods. Check the website for more info, including the location where the truck would be found in different days of the week. forsythfarmersmarket.com/farmtruck912/. W.W. Law Gym, 909 E. Bolton St. 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. HERRADURA PAIRING DINNER Five course dinner with Herradura pairings. $65 per person facebook.com/ HitchSavannah. Hitch, 300 Drayton Street. 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. SAVANNAH FOOD AND WINE TASTING The St. Barbara’s Philoptochos Society hosts this 16th annual food and wine tasting, featuring more than 50 wines from around the world and a variety of signature dishes from some of Savannah’s restaurants. This year, the charities selected include: Employability, SCI’s Meals on CONTINUES ON P. 40

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Wheels, and Old Savannah City Mission. $30 in advance, $35 at door stbarbaraphilosav@ gmail.com. Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson Street. THE SAVANNAH RED VELVET ANNUAL BAKE-OFF Support the incredibly important work CASA does while enjoying red velvet treats from Savannah’s top local chefs and bakers. $10 suggested cash donation Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m. Savannah Classic Cars Dealer and Museum, 249 E. Lathrop Ave. SIN AT TANDEM FEAT. GHOST COAST Drink Local for half price on Service Industry Night at Tandem Coffee and Spirits. If you’re in the hospitality or service industry, you’ll enjoy 1/2 price all cocktails featuring Ghost Coast spirits every Monday. Tandem will feature rotating Ghost Coast cocktails so there will always be something new and different for you to try. Just show proof of hospitality/service employment for the discount. 50% Off Drinks for Service Industry Folks kelcie@ghostcoastdistillery.com. Tandem Coffee and Spirits, 225 E. Bay St. SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB ecome part of a Savannah tradition. Join us at our festive community table with new friends and old to share in a night of food, libations and southern hospitality. Each Sunday you will experience unique thoughtfully created dishes paired with meticulously selected wines to complement each delicious course. $55 for four-course meal and wine pairings paccisavannah.com. Pacci Italian Kitchen + Bar, 601 E Bay St.

THANKFUL TUESDAY AT THE GROVE All Firefighters, EMS, Police & First Responders get 50% off lunch & dinner food on Tuesdays at The Grove. info@ thegrovesavannah.com. The Grove Savannah, 301 West Congress Street. TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. Artisans are also featured each week. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. Located on beautiful Tybee Island, GA at 30 Meddin Drive. We are right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit the website for more info. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com. Tybee Island, Tybee Island. WEEKLY CASK & FOOD PAIRING Each Wednesday, we create a special cask and pair it with a complimentary dish. Follow us on Facebook for more information! moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. WINE SAMPLING Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer.

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1 “Downton Abbey” countess 5 Pokémon protagonist 8 Fix, as the end of a pool cue 13 Strong cards 14 “SmackDown!” org. 15 High grade 17 Johnny Carson’s predecessor 19 “Sorry Not Sorry” singer Demi 20 Magic, on a scoreboard 21 Like toast without butter 22 So far 23 “Weetzie Bat” author Francesca ___ Block 24 Get a sense of importance, say 26 Children’s author Blyton 28 E-mail address part 29 Ancient Roman road 30 Indian restaurant appetizer 33 Hospital count 36 Places with IVs 37 “The Battle With the Slum” author and social reformer 40 ___ A. Bank (menswear retailer) 43 “Don’t move!” 44 Super Bowl XLI halftime headliner 48 Actress Hathaway of

“Ocean’s 8” 50 1010, in binary 52 Gloom and ___ 53 Figure out group emotions, maybe 58 Replacement 59 Wrigley Field judges 60 Boy band that sang “Girl on TV” 61 She, in Brazil 62 Surgeon for whom a mouthwash is named 63 Some purchases for vape pens 65 Prefix meaning “insect” 66 Their capacity is measured in BTUs 67 Attila’s band 68 “Quiz Show” figure Charles Van ___ 69 1950s White House nickname 70 ___-bitty

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1 Persuades 2 Instrument in a Legend of Zelda title 3 Win back 4 Inquire of 5 In the know 6 Began to convince 7 She/___ pronouns 8 Chief Wiggum’s kid 9 Melodramatize 10 Copenhagen’s ___ Gardens 11 How short messages

may be sent 12 Bring off, slangily 16 Seeders 18 Adobe file format 22 Say out loud 25 Legislative persuader 27 Gp. that oversees the ATF 31 Airline based in Stockholm 32 False front 34 Slight decrease 35 Knightly title 38 Hall’s partner 39 PBS’s “Science Kid” 40 Rapper in the Fyre Festival documentaries 41 With “of,” in total agreement 42 Shapes up quickly 45 Barely defeat 46 Was unable to 47 Diplomat’s building 49 Podcast staffer 51 “I couldn’t find it” 54 HBO series set in New Orleans 55 “Great blue” marsh bird 56 Good for something 57 Actress Gretchen of “Boardwalk Empire” 63 “___ Ho” (“Slumdog Millionaire” song) 64 ___ Beta Kappa

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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. CBD HEALED NOT HIGH Thu., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Airport, 80 Clyde E. Martin Drive. FREE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Are you gradually feeling more alone as friends and family don’t seem to get what you are going through as the unpaid caregiver of a loved one with dementia, serious illness or disability? Our drop-in and non-disease specific Caregiver Support Group meets twice a month to provide a safe place to connect with others who truly understand. Second Tuesday of each month from 10 – 11 a.m. and/or the fourth Monday of each month from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at the Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive off Chatham Parkway. 912.629.1331. ongoing. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive. FREE RESTORATIVE YOGA FOR CAREGIVERS Are you the unpaid caregiver for a loved one with dementia, serious illness or disability? Schedule some relaxation time just for you! Our free restorative yoga and deep relaxation classes use bolsters and blankets to support the body and quiet the mind. Dress comfortably and join us at the Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive off Chatham Parkway. 912.629.1331. ongoing. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive. HIGH VIBE/ LOW COST YOGA WITH MELISSA DELYNN Join this accessible, all-levels class for meditative movement, breath and meditation! Ample free parking, beauty facility and no-fuss yoga. Expect a little sweat, philosophy and possibly enlightenment! $15 Wednesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. 706-614-4715. mdelynn@gmail.com. WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street. MONTHLY GRATITUESDAY Join Liz Massey on the last Tuesday of each month for creative practices to cultivate the attitude of gratitude for health and wellbeing. In the group, we’ll trade ideas as we study the ten key components of well-being from the Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley University. You’ll be led in guided meditations and other creative practices to further enhance your understanding of how gratitude affects you. $15/session or $120 for all 10 sessions Last Tuesday of every month, 12:15-1:30 p.m. 912-3492756. programs@savannahpoweryoga. com. savannahpoweryoga.com/workshops. savannahpoweryoga.com. Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3. 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 42 attend Free ongoing, 2-3 p.m. 912-712-3314.

Islandmedicinewoman@gmail.com. East Broad Native American Group, 517 East Broad Street. OPIOID ALTERNATIVES & RESOURCES SEMINAR This event is focused toward healthcare physicians and providers for the purpose of educating and sharing existing community resources for the prevention, treatment and discussion of alternative solutions to opioid prescriptions. At the seminar, there will be expert guest speakers from the GA Department of Public Health, CORA Physical Therapy, Savannah Pain Management, South East Lung Associates, Recovery Place, Leading Touch Chiropractic Health center, and a Certified Free Thu., Feb. 21, 4-7 p.m. mfuller@nctv.com. bryanprevention.com. Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street. PILATES MAT CLASS Pilates mat class starting at Functional Bodies exercise studio Saturday, March 2. 9:00- 10:00 am. 821 east 66th st. $14 per class, PKG rates available. Class taught by Kara Riemer, CPT. 912-667-0487 for more information. Through March 3.

KID’S HAPPENINGS

ART START: KEITA TAKAHASHI Our youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn with us! This exhibition includes a survey of the work of visionary videogame designer Keita Takahashi (Japanese, b. 1975). Takahashi is noted for his outside-the-box approach to game development, game mechanics, aesthetics, and music. His sleeper hit game Katamari Damacy, was one of the first videogames acquired for MoMA’s permanent collection. $5 per child/ adult members free/ adult non-members $12 Thu., Feb. 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 912790-8800. info@telfair.org. telfair.org/ exhibitions/keita-takahashi/. telfair.org/ jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. SEUSS FEST Museum educators will lead the group with Seuss stories, games and activities. This year we will have a Seuss Science Station, a Read-A-Thon and a Seusstastic Selfie Station, complete with costumes and props. Free Sat., Feb. 23, 10 a.m. Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road. WILD KRATTS LIVE 2.0 This all-new theatrical stage show is based on the hit animated television series Wild Kratts. Martin and Chris Kratt, stars of the Emmy-nominated Wild Kratts, step out live onstage to engage the audience in a classic Wild Kratts story. $30 Tue., Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. savannahcivic.com/event/ wild-kratts-live-2-0-activate-creature-power/. savannahcivic.com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

LGBT

FIRST CITY NETWORK Georgia’s oldest LGBT organization (founded in 1985) is a local non-profit community service organization whose mission is to share resources of health care, counseling, education, advocacy and mutual support in

the Coastal Empire. Members and guests enjoy many special events throughout the year, including First Saturday Socials held the first Saturday of each month at 7pm. Mondays. 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork. org. GAY AA MEETING True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd floor. New location effective 11/2012. ongoing. THE LOOK BACK: AN ON-GOING SERIES OF QUEER CINEMA The Look Back aims to provide a resource for queer cinema in Savannah by engaging the local community with queer theory and representation on an international level through the exhibition of queerrelated moving image works from the past and present. As we learn that not all representation is revolution and look forward to a world of queer futurity, The Look Back posits itself in between the recognition and acknowledgement of how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go. Free, donations accepted to the Savannah LGBT center Last Sunday of every month, 7 p.m. thelookbacksav@gmail.com. Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. 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.

LITERARY EVENTS

HISTORICAL WRITERS GUILD The HWG will endeavor to offer a variety of programs for both published and unpublished writers to promote historical fiction and creative non-fiction. All compatible and cross-genre works to historical writing are welcome. HWG is also open to hobbyist writers to enjoy a relaxed and fun environment. Visit website for more info. Annual dues $20 fourth Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. 713-907-8627. hwg. rh@comcast.net. google.com/search?client =safari&rls=en&q=Historical+Writers+Guild+ sav+ga&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. LECTURE: EVERYDAY ANTI-RACISM: IMAGES, INSTITUTIONS, AND YOU The era of segregation in the United States is not over. With this recognition, we must ask ourselves how we can better advocate for racial justice in our society and in our daily lives. Building on the premise that a critical understanding of racism will strengthen our ability to advocate for justice in our local and global communities, this panel of scholars will provide a survey of contemporary research on race and racism. Free and open to the public Thu., Feb. 21, 6 p.m. King-Tisdell Cottage, 514 East Huntingdon Street. LECTURE: PREVENTIVE ENGAGEMENT: HOW AMERICA CAN AVOID WAR, STAY STRONG AND KEEP THE PEACE

Dr. Paul B. Stares is an expert on conflict prevention and a regular commentator on current affairs; he is the author or editor of nine books on U.S. security policy and international relations. His latest book, Preventive Engagement provides a comprehensive blueprint for how the United States can manage a more turbulent and dangerous world. Free for SWCA members, $10 for non-members Thu., Feb. 21, 8 p.m. savannahcwa.org. Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. LECTURE: WERE SAVANNAH’S ‘FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR’ REALLY FREE? Tania Sammons is a writer, curator, and museum specialist, has written four books, curated two dozen original exhibitions. She served as the director of Telfair’s Slavery and Freedom in Savannah project, which included a 3-day public symposium, a book and an exhibition which she curated, and created the conceptual design for the newly interpreted spaces at Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters. Free and open to the public Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. massieschool.com/. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St.

NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL PUT SAVANNAH UNDERWATER. CAN THE GREEN NEW DEAL HELP PREVENT THAT? Most people agree that climate change is a threat. Let’s talk about what to do about it. The public is invited to participate in an open discussion about the Green New Deal led by a panel of local environmental leaders. Working together we can create a better future. Free Sat., Feb. 23, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 912-506-5088. facebook.com/ events/376283289827554/. Windsor Hall, 302 Briarcliff Circle. 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. GREENDRINKS SAVANNAH GreenDrinks Savannah is a social networking group initiated by local non-profits and businesses to engage community members in an informal setting. Everyone is welcome to attend and meet people interested in a more Sustainable and Greener Savannah. Check the “GreenDrinks Savannah” facebook page. Free to attend. Cash bar. third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 p.m. greenfirepizza.com. Green Fire Pizza, 236 Drayton St. NATURE AND THE ARTS: TELLIN’ YOUR OWN STORY Master storyteller Patt Gunn will provide tips on how to craft a good story through environments, structures, listening techniques, opening, transitions, flow and closing your stories. A great chance to learn how to pass down your memories and stories to the next generation. $20

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One Hundred Miles members, $30 nonmembers Tue., Feb. 26, 7 p.m. One Hundred Miles, 2424 Drayton St., Suite B. OGEECHEE AUDUBON FIELD TRIP: SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL Rusty Blackbirds have become a species of major conservation concern, as their numbers have inexplicably plummeted over the past few decades. And yet, here in Savannah, we have been identifying a growing number of locations that seemingly harbor significant populations of these mysterious blackbirds. Join Stan Gray, who has been studying Rusties at this amazing wintering “megasite” for the past seven years. Welcomed by the school administration to bird this private school property on weekends, Ogeechee Audubon will explore the nature sanctuary affectionately known to the school as “Eden”. Help us look for ways to increase our partnership with SCPS, as we aim to enhance the awareness and elicit the participation of the next generation of conservationists. Sun., Feb. 24, 2:30 p.m. graysirisgarden@comcast.net.. savcps.com. Savannah Christian Prep, 1599 Chatham Pky. TYBEE ISLAND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER GROUNDBREAKING Wed., Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m. North Beach, Tybee Island. 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

ABERCORN STREET PETSMART CHARITIES ADOPTATHON Give a rescued pet a chance to steal your

heart. There is no charge to meet the adoptable pets. Adoption fees vary with each group. For more details, please call PetSmart store at 912-925-1116. Sat., Feb. 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 24, 12-4 p.m. petsmart.com. PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St. CATURDAY Looking for a new kitty? Then you need to come see our beautiful cats who are looking for the perfect home. Sat., Feb. 23, 12-2 p.m. tabbytalesrescue.org. PetSmart Victory Drive, 1821 E. Victory Drive. 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. 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

3-DAY GET-A-WAY RETREAT $0-$200 Fri., Feb. 22, 6 p.m. Wilmington Island Retreat, Wilmington Island. 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. SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING

(QUAKERS) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, Joy Cottage behind Wesley Oak United Methodist Church. Call or email for info. All are welcome. ongoing. 636-233-1772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. Wesley Oak United Methodist Church, 3124 East Victory Drive. SAVANNAH REIKI SHARE During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah. Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free ongoing, 7 p.m. and third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street. SERVICE OF COMPLINE Enter the stillness of another age. Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight at 9:00-9:30 p.m. every Sunday night by the Complne Choir of Christ Church Anglican. Come, say good nigh to God. All are welcome. ongoing. Christ Church Anglican, 37th and Bull. TAPESTRY CHURCH A church for all people! We don’t care what you are wearing, just that you are here. From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps

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FILM: A STAR IS BORN In this new take on the tragic love story, Bradley Cooper plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). $8 Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Thu., Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Fri., Feb. 22, 3 & 7 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 23, 7 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. FILM: THE KID Journey through the era of silent film with “The Kid” (1921), Charlie Chaplin’s first fulllength feature masterpiece, where he served as director, producer and performer. Free for SCAD Card holders, $8 general admission Thu., Feb. 21, 8 p.m. savannahboxoffice. com. www2.scad.edu/venues/trustees/. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. FILM: TOP HAT Join iconic due Fred Astaire and Ginger CONTINUES ON P. 44

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Rogers as they dance “Cheek to Cheek.” $5 SCAD Card holders, $10 general admission Sun., Feb. 24, 3 p.m. savannahboxoffice. com. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. PSYCHOTRONIC FILM SOCIETY SECRET SCREENING Here’s a hint: it was released to theaters on this week in 1983. Buy a ticket, take a chance and have a blast. $9 Wed., Feb. 20, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

SPORTS & GAMES

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$20.00-$30.00 Wed., Feb. 20, 1 p.m. Savannah, Savannah. ADULT AND JUNIOR TENNIS CLINICS On Thursdays. Intended for a class size of 4-8 students. Buy four classes, get the fifth class free. $15 per class ongoing. 912-201-2000. westinsavannah.com. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index.php. The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. ADULT COED FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE 8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450. Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-220-3474. savadultrec.com. BEARS ELITE FOOTBALL Learn the fundamentals of football. Ages 4-12. Sign up now. Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 912-272-6684. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. DERBY DEVILS ROLLER DERBY CLASSES Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs. See website for info. ongoing. savannahderby.com. FIRST ANNUAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT $20.00 Sat., Feb. 23, 10 a.m. Baptist Church At Ebenezer, 2401 Ebenezer Road.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

In December 1915, the California city of San Diego was suffering from a draught. City officials hired a professional “moisture accelerator” named Charles Hatfield, who promised to make it rain. Soon Hatfield was shooting explosions of a secret blend of chemicals into the sky from the top of a tower. The results were quick. A deluge began in early January of 1916 and persisted for weeks. Thirty inches of rain fell, causing floods that damaged the local infrastructure. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned, Aries: when you ask for what you want and need, specify exactly how much you want and need. Don’t make an open-ended request that could bring you too much of a good thing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges are brothers born to parents who were also actors. When they were growing up, they already had aspirations to follow in their mom’s and dad’s footsteps. From an early age, they summoned a resourceful approach to attracting an audience. Now and then they would start a pretend fight in a store’s parking lot. When a big enough crowd had gathered to observe their shenanigans, they would suddenly break off from their faux struggle, grab their guitars from their truck, and begin playing music. In the coming weeks, I hope you’ll be equally ingenious as you brainstorm about ways to expand your outreach.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

According to Edward Barnard’s book *New York City Trees*, a quarter of the city is shaded by its 5.2 million trees. In other words, one of the most densely populated, frantically active places on the planet has a rich collection of oxygengenerating greenery. There’s even a virgin forest at the upper tip of Manhattan, as well as five botanical gardens and the 843-acre Central Park. Let’s use all this bounty-amidst-the-bustle as a symbol of what you should strive to foster in the coming weeks: refreshing lushness and grace interspersed throughout your busy, hustling rhythm.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

As a poet myself, I regard good poetry as highly useful. It can nudge us free of our habitual thoughts and provoke us to see the world in ways we’ve never imagined. On the other hand, it’s not useful in the same way that food and water and sleep are. Most people don’t get sick if they are deprived of poetry. But I want to bring your attention to a poem that is serving a very practical purpose in addition to its inspirational function. Simon Armitage’s poem “In Praise of Air” is on display in an outdoor plaza at Sheffield University. The material it’s printed on is designed to literally remove a potent pollutant from the atmosphere. And what does this have to do with you? I suspect that in the coming weeks you will have an extra capacity to generate blessings that are like Armitage’s poem: useful in both practical and inspirational ways.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

In 1979, psychologist Dorothy Tennov published her book *Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love*. She defined her newly coined word “limerence” as a state of adoration that may generate intense, euphoric, and obsessive feelings for another person. Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Leos are most likely to be visited by this disposition throughout 2019. And you’ll be especially prone to it in the coming weeks. Will that be a good thing or a disruptive thing? It all depends on how determined you are to regard it as a blessing, have fun with it, and enjoy it regardless of whether or not your feelings are reciprocated. I advise you to enjoy the hell out of it!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Based in Switzerland, Nestle is the largest food company in the world. Yet it pays just $200 per year to the state of Michigan for the right to suck up 400 million gallons of groundwater, which it bottles and sells at a profit. I nominate this vignette to be your cautionary tale in the coming weeks. How? 1. Make damn sure you are being fairly compensated for your offerings. 2. Don’t allow huge, impersonal forces

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to exploit your resources. 3. Be tough and discerning, not lax and naïve, as you negotiate deals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Sixteenth-century Italian artist Daniele da Volterra wasn’t very famous for his own painting and sculpture. The work for which we remember him today is the alterations he made to Michelangelo’s giant fresco *The Last Judgment*, which spreads across an entire wall in the Sistine Chapel. After Michelangelo died, the Catholic Church hired da Volterra to “fix” the scandalous aspects of the people depicted in the master’s work. He painted clothes and leaves over the originals’ genitalia and derrieres. In accordance with astrological omens, I propose that we make da Volterra your anti-role model for the coming weeks. *Don’t* be like him. *Don’t* engage in cover-ups, censorship, or camouflage. Instead, specialize in the opposite: revelations, unmaskings, and expositions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

What is the quality of your access to life’s basic necessities? How well do you fulfill your need for good food and drink, effective exercise, deep sleep, thorough relaxation, mental stimulation, soulful intimacy, a sense of meaningfulness, nourishing beauty, and rich feelings? I bring these questions to your attention, Scorpio, because the rest of 2019 will be an excellent time for you to fine-tune and expand your relationships with these fundamental blessings. And now is an excellent time to intensify your efforts.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Michael Jackson’s 1982 song “Beat It” climbed to number three on the recordsales charts in Australia. On the other hand, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 1984 parody of Jackson’s tune, “Eat It,” reached number one on the same charts. Let’s use this twist as a metaphor that’s a good fit for your life in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may find that a stand-in or substitute or imitation will be more successful than

the original. And that will be auspicious!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The Space Needle in Seattle, Washington is 605 feet high and 138 feet wide: a tall and narrow tower. Near the top is a round restaurant that makes one complete rotation every 47 minutes. Although this part of the structure weighs 125 tons, for many years its motion was propelled by a mere 1.5 horsepower motor. I think you will have a comparable power at your disposal in the coming weeks: an ability to cause major movement with a compact output of energy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

In 1941, the Ford automobile company created a “biological car.” Among its components were “bioplastics” composed of soybeans, hemp, flax, wood pulp, and cotton. It weighed a thousand pounds less than a comparable car made of metal. This breakthrough possibility never fully matured, however. It was overshadowed by newly abundant plastics made from petrochemicals. I suspect that you Aquarians are at a phase with a resemblance to the biological car. Your good idea is promising but unripe. I hope you’ll spend the coming weeks devoting practical energy to developing it. (P.S. There’s a difference between you and your personal equivalent of the biological car: little competition.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Cartographers of Old Europe sometimes drew pictures of strange beasts in the uncharted regions of their maps. These were warnings to travelers that such areas might harbor unknown risks, like dangerous animals. One famous map of the Indian Ocean shows an image of a sea monster lurking, as if waiting to prey on sailors traveling through its territory. If I were going to create a map of the frontier you’re now headed for, Pisces, I would fill it with mythic beasts of a more benevolent variety, like magic unicorns, good fairies, and wise centaurs.

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ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS Adult children of Alcoholics is a fellowship and support group for those who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. 24 Hour Club, 1501 Eisenhower Drive. AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Please go to alanon.org for daily meeting schedule. ongoing. savannahalanon.com. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. ongoing. 912-356-3688. savannahaa.com. ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP For individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Second Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-236-0363 x143. AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP Open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers. Call for info. ongoing. 912-355-7778. BACK PAIN SUPPORT GROUP Second Monday of every month,7:00pm. Denny’s Restaurant at Hwy. 204. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Debbie at 912-727-2959 ongoing. BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at

Memorial. ongoing. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS GROUP Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers. Call for info. ongoing. 912-844-4524. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. ongoing. 912-819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Join other non-paid family caregivers in a welcoming and encouraging environment on the fourth Monday of each month from 5 to 6 pm. For more information, please call 912.629.1331, or visit www. EdelCaregiverInstitute.org. fourth Monday of every month. Ruth Byck Adult Day Care Center, 3025 Bull St. This drop-in, one-hour support group provides a safe place to connect with other family caregivers who truly understand each others’ feelings, needs and concerns. Exchange practical information on caregiving problems and possible solutions, and learn about resources available in our community. You’re not alone. fourth Monday of every month, 1-2 p.m. 912-629-1331. edelcaregiverinstitute.org. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive. CHILDREN’S GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Seven week structured educational support group for children 6-17. Support, coping tools, utilizing play and activity to learn to live with loss. Free of charge. A service of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for dates. ongoing. 912-303-9442. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. CONNECT FOR KIDS This group is for children who have a loved one with a life-limiting illness. Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. 912-350-7845. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS Free, volunteer-led support group for recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating and/or bulimia/binge/purging. Not a diet group, nor for those who struggle solely with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm. Email for info. ongoing. edasavannah@yahoo.

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com. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. ESSENTIAL TREMOR SUPPORT GROUP For those with the disease, care partners, family and caregivers. Managing the disease, treatments and therapies, quality of life. First Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Call for more info. ongoing. 912-819-2224. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP Second Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-8196743. sjchs.org. sjchs.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5353 Reynolds Ave. GAMBLING PROBLEM 12 STEP PROGRAM Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. ongoing. 912-748-4730. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H in Savannah, and appointments are also available in the United Way offices in Rincon and in Richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. HospiceSavannah. org/GriefSupport. HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING This group is open to individuals with cancers of the head and neck area and their caregivers. At the meetings, we have a brief discussion from experts in the treatment of head and neck cancer and allow time for group discussion. For more information, please call Suzy Buelvas at 912-350-7845. Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. 912-350-7845. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. HEALING/SHARING CIRCLE Weekly on Monday evening at 6:45 pm at 1501 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah. Call 706318-0798 for more information No charge Mon., Feb. 25, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 706-318-0798. Islandmedicinewoman@gmail.com. East Broad Native American Group, 517 East Broad Street. HOWARD HAND IN HAND CHILDREN’S SUPPORT GROUP Hand in Hand is a support group for children that have a family member or loved one affected by cancer. third Wednesday of every month. 912-819-5704. Hand in Hand is a support group for children that have a family member or loved one affected by cancer. For more information, call 912-8195704. third Wednesday of every month, 2 p.m. 912-819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. KLINEFELTER SYNDROME/47-XXY SUPPORT GROUP For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis. Started by the mother of a boy with 47-XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. ongoing. amkw21@gmail.com. LEGACY GROUP: FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED AND RECURRENT CANCER. Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the

physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. To register for a specific session and to learn about the group, please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-3507845. ongoing. 912-350-7845. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info. Located in the Summit Cancer Care office at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m. 912-3507845. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. ongoing. 912-238-5925. PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH IEP’S (INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS) For parents of children attending ChathamSavannah Public School System who have IEP plans, to offer mutual support through the challenges of the IEP process. Email for info. ongoing. amkw210@gmail.com. PARENTS OF ILL CHILDREN Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment. Case manager facilitates the meetings. Meets weekly. Call for info ongoing. 912350-5616. memorialhealth.com/backus. memorialhealth.com/backus. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave. PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP The Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet on the first Thursday of the month from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds Street. Featuring medical and therapeutic guest speakers, join us for discussion, support, and new community activities. For more information, call Fran McCarey at 912-819-2224. ongoing. 912355-6347. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. PET BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP This group meets on the first and third Thursday of each month and helps pet owners get through the loss of their animals. Contact Jeffrey Wittig at jeffwitt912@ gmail.com for more information. ongoing, 7:30 p.m. The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: MAN TO MAN This group is for prostate cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets in the Conference Room of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-897-3933. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. RAPE CRISIS CENTER Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. Free, confidential counseling for victims and families. 24-hour Rape Crisis Line operates seven days a week. 912-233-7273. ongoing. REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SUPPORT GROUP Second Tuesdays at 7pm in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For anyone

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with this disorder, plus family members/ caregivers interested in learning more. Call for info. ongoing. 912-858-2335. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. SBC TOASTMASTERS Toastmasters is an organization dedicated to the art of public speaking. In a friendly, supportive atmosphere, members learn to speak more precisely and confidently via prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and constructive evaluations. It’s fun, informative, and a great way to network with area professionals. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. 912663-7851. St. Leo University, 7426 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite A. SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS If you believe you have a problem with sex addiction (or are wondering if you might) and you want to change your behavior, we recommend that you attend a meeting of Sex Addicts Anonymous. The only requirement is a desire to stop your addictive sexual behavior. Meets Mondays at 7 pm. Call for venue information. ongoing. 731-412-0183. saa-recovery.org. Downtown Savannah, downtown. SISTERS NETWORK (BREAST CANCER IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY) A national organization to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer on the African American community. At the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial. Call for info. fourth Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. 912-236-7405. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. SPINAL INJURY SUPPORT GROUP Third Thursdays, 5:30pm, at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-3508900. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. SPOUSE/LIFE PARTNER SUPPORT GROUP Open support group for adults whose spouses or life partners have died. Meets Thursday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-noon. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions.

Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an ongoing support group. Third Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Safe and confidential. Free to attend. Barbara Moss at Full Circle of Hospice Savannah, 912-6291089. ongoing. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive. TEENS WITH NO ONE TO TURN TO Help for people ages 11-18, or concerned parents of teens. Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-234-4048. parkplaceyes.org. WALK AND TALK THERAPY Initial secure telehealth session followed by 2 “walk & talk”40 min sessions in tranquil nature settings. Well rounded physical and mental health for adults who want to reduce anxiety with a licensed therapist. All Summer & Fall. Check it out and schedule now: www.counselorcoachconfidant.com or 478 569-7069. Counselor, Coach, Confidant ask for Felicia. ongoing. YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION Young breast cancer patients and their caregivers in the greater Savannah, Hilton Head, and Coastal Georgia area are invited to join this group. Meetings include presentations from local medical community and discussions. Meetings conducted in the Conference Room of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. 912-897-3933. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

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members for its Board of Directors. Candidates must have a passion for the mission and be able to commit at least 5-8 hours per month. Current needs include accountant, attorney, veterinarian, social media expertise, fundraising experience and contacts, and public relations experience. One Love is also seeking various volunteer positions. Email karrie@ oneloveanimalrescue.com for more information or if you are interested in any of the positions. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE TYBEE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND LIGHTHOUSE Volunteers are the backbone to the Tybee Island Historical Society and Lighthouse. Because we are a non-profit we rely on volunteers to help us succeed everyday. If you’re interested in volunteering at the lighthouse please call Gus Rehnstrom at 912-785-5801 or email lhvolunteers@ yahoo.com. For more information visit: www.tybeelighthouse.org. ongoing. tybeelighthouse.org/. Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. DOCENTS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT FLANNERY O’CONNOR HOUSE Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home seeks additional volunteers and volunteer docents to help on Fridays and Saturdays, 1p-4pm, and for possible extended hours. Duties: greet visitors, handle admissions, conduct merchandise sales and help with tours. Docent training and written narratives for reference during tours are provided. ongoing. 912-233-6014. haborrello@aol. com. flanneryoconnorhome.org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street. DOLPHIN PROJECT SEEKS VOLUNTEERS Dolphin Project needs boat owners, photographers, and other volunteers to help with scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along coastal Georgia. Must be age 18 or older. 912-232-6572. thedolphinproject.org. GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CLINIC St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs volunteer nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The clinic serves people without insurance and those whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Call to volunteer. . 912-964-4326. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN CHATHAM AND OTHER COASTAL COUNTIES Island Hospice, THA Group’s nonprofit hospice service, seeks volunteers for patient socialization and caregiver respite. Also seeking nonpatient contact volunteers who can contribute by providing services including, but not limited to, office work, crafting, sewing, light yard work, housekeeping, playing guitar for patients, and licensed hairdressers. Serving patients in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, and Screven Counties in Georgia, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston, Colleton Counties in South Carolina. 888-842-4463. kbuttimer@thagroup.org. thagroup.org.

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