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WEDNESDAY 3.20 Film: Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse

Bitten by a radioactive spider, Marvel Comics teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into Spider-Man. Rated PG 3 & 7 p.m. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $8 adults, $5 children 12 and unde 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org

Full Moon Hike

The March 20 full moon is a Supermoon and falls on the same day as the vernal equinox--otherwise known as the First Day of Spring. 5:30 p.m. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Cockspur Island. $10 for ages 16 and up, $5 for ages 3-15

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Lecture: Why Should Anyone Care About Flannery O’Connor?

Massie Heritage Center will celebrate Women’s History Month and Irish Heritage with a lecture by Dr. Michael Schroeder on Flannery O’Connor. 7 p.m. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. Free and open to the public

Flannery O’Connor Birthday Parade and Street Fair SUN 3.24

This lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family fun, live music and more. Attendees are invited to join the parade, carry handmade signs and sing along. Live music will be provided by a cavalcade of singer-songwriters and musicians from some of Savannah’s finest local bands in honor of O’Connor’s 94th birthday. Music for the parade will be performed by the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band. Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor’s characters and settings or by the author’s life are encouraged, but not required. 1 p.m. Lafayette Square, Abercorn Street and East Charlton Street. Free allison@capricorncomm.com. flanneryoconnorhome.org/2017-flannery-o-connor-birthday-par

Bull Street Block Party THU 3.21

Head inside of The Rat on Bull for an in-store scavenger hunt with goodies for The Rat, Big Bon, and Bell Barber Company. Pop over to Bull Street Taco for drinks and a special BST x BB Korean BBQ Taco. Big Bon Pizza will be dishing out a special pizza by BST x BB Mojo Chicken Pizza. 5 p.m. The Rat on Bull, 1612 Bull St.

THURSDAY 3.21 Bull Street Block Party

Film: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century’s most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world’s attention for nearly 50 years. 6:30 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Free and open to the public

Lecture: Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power and Persistence

Ambassador Wendy Sherman led the U.S. negotiating team that reached agreement on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran for which, among other diplomatic accomplishments, she was awarded

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the National Security Medal by President Barack Obama. 8 p.m. Skidaway Presbyterian, 50 Diamond Csway Free for SWCA members, $10 for non-members savannahcwa.org

Paint Out Savannah 2019

Explore the scenic river bluff, serene squares and historical landmarks that make Savannah so unique. March 21-23 Columbia Square, Habersham and East President Streets.

Savannah Third Thursdays

Savannah Third Thursday is a monthly event held in the Historic District. Select local galleries will be open until 8 p.m. third Thursday of every month, 5-8 p.m.

FRIDAY 3.22 3rd Annual Clays for Kids

Islands Farmers’ Market

Food and Artisan Vendors will be at the market each Saturday, along with a kids club, a special guest, story time, a musical gust, kid’s crafts, and nonprofit events. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Lighthouse Baptist Church, 401 Quarterman Dr. Free islandsfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans

An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Followed by long form comedy. 8 p.m. The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. $10 oddlotimprov@gmail.com. oddlot.lol

Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour

Join the Jenkins Athletic Club for a fun day of camaraderie, prizes, food and more. Proceeds benefit the JAC, who provide youth athletic programming for girls and boys in Savannah. Forest City Gun Club, 9203 Ferguson Avenue. mstevens@its-sav.com

This comedy show on wheels will roast nearly 300 years of Savannah in a 90minute ride. 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Visitor’s Information Center, 301 MLK Jr. Blvd. $33 savannahformorons.com

Odd Lot Improv: Friday Funnies

SCI Miles for Meals 5k Run/Walk

An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” 8 p.m. The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. $10 oddlotimprov@gmail.com. oddlot.lol

Quynh Shannon in Concert

Beloved Savannahian and acclaimed concert pianist Quynh Shannon returns to Telfair Rotunda to welcome spring to Savannah with classics from the great Romantics and more. 6 p.m. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. $75

Tea at Mrs. Davenport’s

Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House Museum. 5 p.m. Davenport House, 324 East State St. $18 per adult, $14 per child plus tax info@davenporthousemuseum.org

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. Forsyth Farmers Market t Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine. - 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Forsyth Park

Participants are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends, kids in strollers, and dress as their favorite foods. Race proceeds will help fight senior hunger by supporting SCI’s MOW program 9 a.m. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. $23-$30

Smooth! Joe Gransden and Kenny Banks

Well known across the country for his incredible 16-piece big band, Joe has been compared to Sinatra and Chet Baker but with a signature style all his own. 8 p.m. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $18, $22 premium 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org

The Wizard of Oz

Join Savannah Ballet Theatre’s world renowned professional dancers for a one of a kind performance that is perfect for all ages. Join us in the lobby for a character meet and greet after the performance. 7 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $25 912-525-5050 savannahballettheatre.org/season

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SUNDAY 3.24 Film: Funny Girl

Repeating her Broadway role, Streisand stars as legendary comedienne Brice, a gawky New Yawker, Brice fast-talks her way into show business, certain that she’s destined to be “The Greatest Star.” 3 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8

Flannery O’Connor Birthday Parade and Street Fair This lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family fun, live music and more. Attendees are invited to join the parade, carry handmade signs and sing along. 1 p.m. Lafayette Square, Abercorn Street and East Charlton Street. Free

Gino Castillo and the Cuban Cowboys

Gino Castillo is an Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, singer and leader of the lowcountry band Gino Castillo Quartet. Their high energy performance brings dancers and non-dancers to their feet. 5 p.m. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. Free for CJA members, $20 for guests

MONDAY 3.25 Film: A Fine Line

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Enjoy the screening of the award-winning documentary, A Fine Line, which chronicles the challenges faced by female chefs in the male-dominated culinary industry. The timely documentary explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, while addressing important issues about equality in the culinary field, and beyond. 6-9 p.m. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. $35 to attend the food and wine reception, film screening, and Q&A. $18 to attend the film screening and Q&A only. The food and wine reception is for ages 21+. 617-699-2190. afinelinemovie.com

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness Presented by the College of Arts and Humanities

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

Tybee Island Farmers Market

Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. Artisans are also featured each week. The market is nonsmoking 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. 4 p.m. Tybee Island Lighthouse tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

TUESDAY 3.26 Jay Walk

Join Jonathan Stalcup of Architectural Savannah for a walking tour featuring buildings designed by William Jay and learn about how these spaces impacted the visual landscape of early 19th-century Savannah. 5 p.m. Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, 124 Abercorn St. Free for Telfair members, $10 for non-members

Royal Passions: Victoria, Albert and their Art Collections The Savannah Chapter of the Victorian Society in America will host a program presented by Dr. H. Christian Carr, Professor of Art History at SCAD. 6 p.m. Cranmer Hall, 27 W. Charlton St. Free for Victorian Society in Savannah members, $5 for guests victoriansocietyinsavannah@gmail.com

Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey

A poetry and music open mic with an emphasis on sharing new, original, thoughtful work. fourth Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

WEDNESDAY 3.27 Film: 79th Birthday Salute to James Caan

Caan is best known for his Oscarnominated role as Sonny Corleone in the cThe Godfather, but this Golden Globenominated actor has turned in hundreds of phenomenal performances. For this special screening in honor of Caan’s 79th birthday, the Psychotronic Film Society will present a very rare public viewing of one of his least-known starring roles. The exact title will remain a closely guarded secret until showtime, but we can tell you that it’s a bizarre crime thriller. 8 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $8 cash only

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Report Card from the Shenanigans

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Chippewa Square was nearly deserted at the height of the parade. PHOTO BY JIM MOREKIS

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THIS YEAR’S St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Savannah may have been the peak crowd ever experienced here — if not in numbers, then certainly in spirit. Following last year’s stilted, off-kilter celebration, in which a large portion of downtown was an ultra-high security zone due to Vice President Mike Pence’s visit, it seemed the world had built up a great green appetite for a truly epic celebration. Here’s my report card from the shenanigans: Last year, the crowd in Chippewa Square trashed the square so hard, the City took extreme steps to keep the party people out. That part worked, at least: I walked through Chippewa at the very height of the parade and it was nearly deserted. It was frankly bizarre, a Twilight Zone moment. Strolling a square over, however, revealed that the usual frat-heavy spring break crowd from Chippewa Square had simply coordinated a mass move north up to Wright Square, which they subsequently trashed just as hard — if not harder out of sheer spite. In addition to the litter, the greenscaping in Wright Square will have to be mostly redone due to their depradations. Some people spilled out into the parade route in what some parade marchers said was a clearly unsafe and out-of-control fashion. What’s the solution? It’s hard to say. Knee-jerk suggestions such as “make all the squares off limits” are uninformed and impractical. Our squares aren’t only public spaces, they are arguably the very reason St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah is so special. The City was on the right track with trying to enforce some basic rules at Chippewa, such as no Styrofoam coolers. But when the crowd coordinates on social media to move, as seems to have been the case, the City and police are reduced to just playing whack-a-mole. The idea of enforcing good behavior seems to have limited value. Maybe the opposite approach could work? My friend Will has an interesting idea straight from his native Kentucky:

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Wright Square, however, got totally trashed. PHOTO BY CITY OF SAVANNAH

“Instead of trying to maintain order in all of the squares during the parade, the city pulls a Churchill Downs infield and designates one square as the one to trash. Ten-foot chain link barrier fence and fifty cops,” he writes. It’s obviously an exaggerated suggestion, but it’s food for thought. In a sense, Savannah tried that already with the brief experiment a few years back to charge for entry onto River Street. But that is a much larger area. Since asking people to be considerate clearly isn’t working, maybe we can monetize bad behavior instead?

City of Savannah: A+

I spend a lot of time bashing City government in this space, but one thing this City does really, really well is prepare for and clean up after the St. Paddy’s Day Parade. The drill is so well-oiled and so well-managed now, that it takes mere hours to do the bulk of the cleanup for this massive celebration. If you spent any time downtown at all late Saturday, the level of trash and litter was, quite simply, disgusting and overwhelming. But City crews are undaunted and persistent. The only thing I’d say is maybe even more temporary trash receptacles should be put up. But will anyone use them? In any case, kudos to everyone in City staff involved with this thankless but crucial task. We literally couldn’t do it without you.

Local Bar Staff: A++

The hard-working bartenders and servers at Savannah’s great establishments and watering holes are in my opinion the unsung heroes of this celebration. I witnessed so much bad behavior from inebriated, entitled partiers this weekend, but always saw it handled with aplomb and professionalism. Their dedication is all the more impressive given that it’s not only intoxicated assclowns that bar staff have to deal with, but undercover police and Revenue Department moles who come in basically to entrap them. (The City conducted nearly 30 business checks, with 16 cited.) Support your local bartenders and bar managers!

Sense of Entitlement: D

Letting local families “stake their claim” to public space in the squares, to set up enormous picnic areas, was already problematic. I value and enjoy old tradition as much as the next Savannahian, but the whole landed gentry thing in the squares is hard to reconcile with a truly public and increasingly diverse celebration. But this increasingly common deal where people set up tents and tables on the sidewalks along the parade route is just too much. Sidewalks are public property for public egress — you shouldn’t be able to block them out of selfish entitlement. The good news is that this problem, at least, should be easy enough to enforce. Have a cop tell ‘em to move their stuff, and clear the sidewalk, now. CS

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The cast of characters includes Andrew Hartzell, front, with the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band. MAIN PHOTO IMKE LASS

Marching to Flannery’s beat

Seventh annual parade and street fair goes down Sunday BY RACHAEL FLORA

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SEVEN YEARS ago, Andrew Hartzell talked to Christine Sajecki about parades. “I had been invited to an artist group where they talked about each other’s work and encouraged everybody,” remembers Hartzell. “[Sajecki] invited me to go because I’d been talking about the fact that we have these lovely squares, and wouldn’t it be nice if there were more planned events? Then I just brought up the subject of parades.” Not long after, Hartzell got a call from Sajecki. “She said, ‘You wanna have a parade?’” he laughs. “It was Flannery O’Connor Day.” The rest is history. Now in its seventh year, the Flannery O’Connor Birthday Parade and Street is a beloved Savannah tradition full of community love and support. However, as Hartzell remembers, it wasn’t always that simple. “The first parade was without a permit, completely ad hoc,” shares Hartzell. “Everyone was a little nervous because we thought we would get accosted by the police or something. Whoever was carrying the big banner in the front, they just took off almost running. I had to go, ‘Hey,

slow down!’” That’s a far cry from the parade in its current state, which now operates with a permit and an even bigger cast of participants. “The Sentient Bean donates coffee and tea for everyone, and we have a big Flannery birthday cake for everyone to share in,” says Cody Shelley, director of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home. “We also have Local Authors Day, which is a huge component. We coordinate with The Book Lady, who does a huge amount of work for this event to bring in local authors.” The Local Authors’ Day shows how important O’Connor is to the city. “Savannah has so much to do with her childhood and her experience here, and even physically in this space on Lafayette Square has so much to do with the childhood experience she has and the voice she goes on to write with,” Shelley explains. “Bringing in local authors who are also experiencing this place ties them together and reinforces that community aspect.” That’s part of the magic of this event: it’s more for locals than for tourists. “This event is really mostly for locals,” Hartzell says. “I think that’s important. There are a lot of people that are tourists who end up in the square that day for our event, but I think it’s very important that we keep doing things for all of us who live here.”

“I’m here at the house, working with visitors to Savannah every day,” Shelley adds. “It’s really cool that folks are excited to be here and we’re so lucky to deal with that, but those folks are from out of town for the most part. This is one of the times we really get to connect with Savannah and the folks here in town, and that’s why this is one of the most special things that we do.” While tourists no doubt love O’Connor, the author holds a special place in locals’ hearts. The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home at 207 E. Charlton St. is where O’Connor spent thirteen years of her early life. For the uninitiated, O’Connor was a prolific author, particularly of short stories, and continued to be an exemplar of Southern Gothic work until her death in 1964. “She died at age 39, and that’s all we have,” Hartzell says. “I think she still influences Southern writers and may other writers as well.” Her abbreviated catalog leaves us to wonder what O’Connor could have written and examine, perhaps too closely, what she did write. “Also, I think because she was so young and there’s only a certain amount of work to look at, I’m always fascinated at the criticism,” Hartzell says. “There’s a lot of criticism that’s really reaching very far into it without a lot of evidence. Critics

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have to come up with things to talk about, so thereâ€™s been a lot of talk about her racism and all sorts of issues that Iâ€™m not sure are borne out in the actual material, even in her letters.â€? â€œI feel like people conflate thinking people are a product of their time and the idea of context,â€? muses Shelley. â€œTheyâ€™re very different things. When you take someoneâ€™s context and what theyâ€™re doing, really reflecting their time and place, thatâ€™s different than just assuming they are regurgitating what is around them. I think when you take Flanneryâ€™s context and what she has to say, when you put those things together, sheâ€™s saying some really prescient, timely, and enduring things.â€? â€œAnd she was such an individual, Iâ€™m not sure you could say sheâ€™s a product of her time either,â€? adds Hartzell. In its lecture series, the Flannery Oâ€™Connor Childhood Home has worked to push back against recent allegations that Oâ€™Connor was racist by including a variety of perspectives that invite close inspection of her life. â€œShe was a woman out of any time,â€? says Shelley. â€œShe wouldâ€™ve been the person she was regardless of when she lived.â€? As Hartzell says, the lecture series is just another level of community outreach for a group that already has community support

throughout the year. The celebration includes the perennial favorite Chicken Shit Bingo, as well as Starlandia offering crafts for kids, vendors, face painting, a blessing from former board president and Bishop Emeritus J. Kevin Boland in his regalia, live music by the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band, and then the parade at 3:15 p.m. â€œWeâ€™re doing New Orleans second-line stuff this year,â€? shares Hartzell. Events like this bolster the importance of Oâ€™Connor in Savannahâ€™s culture. â€œSavannah has everything to do with the writer she becomes,â€? Shelley says. â€œHer experience is unique because she is herself, and yet it also is indicative of the special Irish Catholic Savannah experience as well. That doesnâ€™t happen in the rest of the South. Sheâ€™s in this perfect storm here in Savannah.â€? CS

FLANNERY Oâ€™CONNOR BIRTHDAY PARADE AND STREET FAIR

Sun., Mar. 24, 1-4 p.m. Lafayette Square, Abercorn and Charlton St. The event is free and open to the public. Costumes inspired by Flannery Oâ€™Connorâ€™s characters and settings or by the authorâ€™s life are encouraged, but not required.

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Soup it up for Loop It Up: Connecting the dots BY KRISTY EDENFIELD

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IT’S IMPOSSIBLE to fully encapsule the legacy of Howard Morrison as he touched so many lives in Savannah. His philanthropy and community involvement is unsurpassed. Loop It Up is an example of his enduring gift to Savannah. A community art program, Loop It Up began in 2008 by serving 10 students. Now the organization serves 5,000 children a year with over fifteen programs weekly at different locations in Savannah’s urban neighborhoods. After attending the Craft Yarn Council of America meeting, Howard Morrison came back excited about a program called “Warm Up America,” which is a senior and youth outreach program where experienced knitters and crocheters teach young people how to knit—an initiative to engage children and teens in community service work. Morrison was on the Board at the West Broad Street YMCA and wanted to pilot the program there. While looking for good community partners, he contacted the SCAD fibers department. Cue the spotlight—that’s where Molly Lieberman enters the picture. Lieberman came to Savannah in 2006 to go to SCAD, and after quickly falling in love with the children of our community, she never left. “Make Things & Be Nice” is the motto that has sustained Loop It Up for nearly 12 years now, and it’s hard to find someone in Savannah nicer than Lieberman. Eventually, the organization started to expand beyond knitting and crocheting to give children more ways to explore different types of art to express themselves. Loop It Up’s growth has led to many partnerships in our city, including with schools and other community organizations. Lieberman is generous in sharing the praise of the success of Loop It Up with the partner organizations. Loop It Up Savannah augments what Savannah Chatham County Public School System is already doing, working with after school programs. Through 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, Loop It Up has a contract with SCCPSS to coordinate enrichment programs. “Staff and volunteers are in lots of schools every single day,” bubbles Lieberman. Butler, Brock, Gadsden, Gould, Haven, Hodge, Juliette Low, Shuman, and East Broad Middle School all have visual arts, music and performing arts, cooking clubs, 10 martial arts, and even a new pilot youth

Loop It Up kids making planters for the Savannah Urban Tree Garden.

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yoga program due to this partnership. Also, via 21st Century Community Learning Center grant funds, Lieberman organizes field trips to creative spaces in our community. “It’s important for children to see that arts careers are an option, making the most of these gifts that we have in our community,” she says. The organization also provides summer camps for children throughout the city. One success story that Lieberman recalls is a 7 year-old boy who was in her first class of students at the YMCA 12 years ago. She recently ran into him again, now 19, at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Savannah Urban Tree Garden. That young man is pursuing a career as a trained arborist and landscaper. Lieberman still has some of his original artwork from all those years ago, and says that she takes joy in “seeing him doing something that he is passionate about, grown up and benefiting from community collaborations. It is an example of what what we can do when we put aside our organizational egos and bring together partnerships in a really thoughtful way.” Originally a knitting term, Lieberman says, “The name Loop It Up has kind of taken on a new meaning for us, because sometimes we don’t manage to close the loop, sometimes the dots don’t really get fully connected.” She says, “I really see that as some of the work that we are here to do as an organization, just connecting the dots and making sure that families are able to take full advantage of the resources that organizations are working so hard to provide. Sometimes there are missed connections and missed opportunities, but because Loop It Up is in so many different neighborhoods and schools, we are able to help and connect the dots.” Loop It Up, Lieberman says, “taps into

to see children through their art. Kids get an opportunity to learn how to work in groups,” he says. But Kohler recognizes that the success of Loop It Up has a not-so-secret weapon. “Quite frankly, Molly is on fire. Her heart and soul are so big and her hands are so capable.” “Loop It Up is actively trying to expose children to many different arts, history, and culture in Savannah. Starting partnerships, open to partnerships, at a very grassroots level in our community,” says Amanda Hollowell, Community Organizer at 9to5 Georgia Working Women and cochair of the Black Heritage Festival. 9to5 Georgia Working Women is one of the toomany-to-list partnerships with Loop It Up. Hollowell is also one of the judges for the “Soup It Up for Loop It Up 2019” taking place on Saturday, March 30. Kohler, a regular at the organization’s signature fundraiser, Soup It Up, boasts, “You will be with a group of people where you don’t know everyone in the room. The chefs do a fabulous job. There is so much joy in the room because you will get to meet some of the children.” The event celebrates the end of the Annual Campaign and features a festive night of delicious soups and sides by local chefs, auctions, raffles, live music, and awards. Lieberman admits that she has the best job in town, albeit not the easiest, but the rewards are abundant with smiles from “cute little people.” CS

the power of art as a connector that brings people together.” She further explains, “Creating situations where through art and creativity people end up standing next to somebody and having a meaningful experience and a creative experience with someone that they would not have in other situations, and that is really how social change happens.” Many of the programs that Loop It Up run are completely volunteer driven. Lieberman’s philosophy about volunteer recruitment and retention is to “find people and let them share what they love to do anyway, an hour or two a week with our kids.” “Everytime that you see kids just feel good about themselves,” Lieberman says. “There are so many things that are hard, and I can’t do anything to make those things go away necessarily. I can make sure that there is all of this positive stuff going on, happening as consistently as all the things that are hard, and that is the commitment that I have made, and therefore this organization has made, to this community. There is going to be this awesome stuff going on as much as we can make it happen and we are going to do it all together. We will do it in ways that really respects and values our community rather than from a top down approach.” Paula Kreissler, Executive Director of Healthy Savannah, is an avid supporter. “Loop It Up brings many cultures together around community engagement. The programs reach so many and epitomizes ‘connect, inspire, grow’ — always engaging various different sectors of the community that need it the most, especially the children,” Kreissler says. Tom Kohler, lifelong Savannahian, is also a fan. “Art is the medium being used to connect kids to possibility. Children begin to see themselves through art, and adults get

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Victory North in Starland set to fill performance niche Partnership with Zero Mile means ‘The Vic’ can bring top acts to town that currently have no suitable venue

BY JIM MOREKIS

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AMID the flurry of high-profile development in the Starland area, months of quiet, steady work will soon result in a new performance venue — of the sort Savannah sorely needs. Victory North is set to host its first concert in May in the old Pinch of the Past space at 2603 Whitaker St., a stone’s throw across Victory Drive from El Coyote. While Victory North occupies a former antique store, the changes are all in line with making it a top-flight, midsize venue purpose-built for live performance. The centerpiece is the interior of the ground floor, overlooked by a three-sided mezzanine level. The mezzanine itself is framed by the original wrought iron balcony, intact from Pinch of the Past. A new stage faces a large, open room that’s versatile enough to host performances ranging from Savannah Stopover to the Savannah Music Festival, with full bar service. “Here we can do standing room shows, we can do seated shows. We want to do everything from pop to rock to country to

chamber music,” says David Harris, a consultant who is helping form the vision of Victory North. “We want this to be a good listening room, whether it’s rock ‘n’ roll or Broadway cabaret-style stuff,” says Harris, who many will remember from his long tenure at the Lucas Theatre. “This room is easily flippable,” says Bryan Bailey, general manager of Victory North. “If we have a high-energy show where people want to stand up the whole time, we have that opportunity here.” The key is that Victory North isn’t limited by its previous design. “Most venues in Savannah are form over function — it looks pretty but doesn’t always operate as well as it could,” says Bailey. “Kevin Rose designed this whole place. He’s on point with everything. Everything including the courtyard is designed and maximized for acoustic purposes,” he says. What should really excite Savannah music lovers, however, is The Vic’s partnership with Zero Mile booking. That’s the same group that books for the Georgia Theatre in Athens, and the Variety Playhouse and Terminal West in Atlanta – all extremely successful venues.

The exterior on Whitaker Street, in the former Pinch of the Past building.

“Our involvement spawned from our existing relationships with artists coming through Georgia, and our conversations with them about where they want to play,” says Zero Mile Partner Scott Orvold. “We started getting a lot of calls from bands about coming through Savannah. But it seemed like there was a scarcity of places there really committed to being continuous music venues,” Orvold says. “As soon as I walked into the space, it just screamed to me that it needed to be a music venue.” Orvold says the booking mix at The Vic will be initially modeled on what Zero Mile does at Terminal West. “We like to do a mix of genres. We’ll do Americana and roots stuff, but also some EDM, some jam bands. We’re going to

see what resonates with Savannah. We’re going to get in there and see what works.” Victory North’s ground floor with main stage is about 5,000 square feet and seats around 240 people, or between 500-600 standing room guests. The wraparound mezzanine with full views of the stage is about 3,500 square feet and has about 200 standing capacity. The courtyard out back will also host acoustic concerts as well as private events. It can seat about 450 guests with 748 standing room capacity. “We’re guaranteed 70 shows a year through Zero Mile,” says Harris. “We’ll do some local programming too. There will be weddings, private events, corporate events — and we might show some movies every now and then.”

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Bailey says the capacity of The Vic fits an underserved market niche in Savannah right now. “With a facility this size we’re looking at secondalbum or third-album kind of bands, maybe a few older acts. Or a bigger act that wants to come in with an acoustic set,” he says. Think artists like Jenny Lewis, Perpetual Groove, Liz Phair, Built To Spill, to name some hypothetical examples. Crucial to Bailey’s vision for The Vic is fostering an all-ages music scene — a frustratingly persistent blind spot in Savannah’s cultural climate. “Me being a native and growing up here, it sucked not having anything to do with regards to music, which is still kind of the case. When they’re kids, you can train an audience — for one, how to show up on time,” Bailey laughs. “More importantly, if you build a community of younger kids who stay around, they are far more engaged with the scene. And maybe you won’t get the peaks and valleys in the music scene that we have here now,” he says. Bailey cites the example of his friend Timothy Walls, who organizes the annual all-ages AURA Fest, as someone who could benefit from The Vic. Maintaining close ties with the larger Starland neighborhood is part of the vision.

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FALLING ON A SATURDAY this year, Savannah’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration — we don’t hold the parades on Sunday, which is when the actual day was — brought an enormous crowd to town to enjoy near-perfect weather for the occasion.

Our friend and contributing photographer John Alexander was on hand all along the parade route to bring you these images from the day. Next year, the parade happens on a Tuesday... will the crowd be smaller? Tune in and see! CS

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St. Patrick’s arrest numbers are in

All told, 260 arrests made their way through the Chatham County Detention Center during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration March15-17, the Sheriff’s Dept. reports. Eighty-one of the arrests were for DUIs. Savannah Police made the bulk of the arrests, coming in at 90. Port Wentworth Police alone accounted for 50, followed by Georgia State Patrol at 47.

Homicide on Lynah Street

Savannah Police Violent Crimes detectives quickly made an arrest in the homicide of a 38-year-old woman on Friday, March 15. Around 5 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Lynah Street in response to an injured woman. Upon arrival, officers located Wynter Brant deceased with apparent stabbing wounds. Officers located a person of interest and brought him in for questioning. The

investigation determined the person of interest, Tasciya Brant, 17, who is the victim’s son, was responsible for the homicide and was arrested on a murder charge. Detectives are continuing to investigate.

CNT makes large drug bust

Two people remain in custody following a Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) operation resulting in a very large seizure of cocaine, marijuana and money. “In the early morning hours of March 4, 2019, undercover CNT agents were actively working a drug investigation that led agents to conduct a search of a semitractor trailer located within the borders of Chatham County,” CNT reports. “The search resulted in the seizure of four kilograms of cocaine and over 600 pounds of marijuana. Also seized was more than $20,000 in U.S. currency and the semi-tractor trailer. CNT arrested 53-year-old Gregory Bohannon, and 58-year-old Teresea Bohannon, both of Alabama. Gregory and Teresea Bohannon were both charged with Trafficking a Controlled Substance and remain in the Chatham County Detention Center.” CNT’s investigation began following a tip provided by the Pooler Police Department. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of up to $1.2 million.

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Seven people have been indicted in connection to five homicides and other violent crimes in the Savannah area, including robbery and multiple aggravated assaults. “In June 2018, the Savannah Police Department began linking a series of individuals that resulted in a 108-count indictment that resulted in the arrest of Osha Dunham, Nelaunte Grant, Cordell and Donnell Richardson, Malik McKenzie and Jevon Williams. Jahonne Manigo is still

wanted,” police report. “These individuals were indicted in connection to five homicides stretching back to 2013. These homicide victims include Arderian Jefferson in July 2013, Shawntray “Puff” Grant in June 2018, Eric Cooley in July 2018, Robert Lee in July 2018 and Jernard Burton in August 2018,” police say. These individuals face charges including murder, the street gang and terrorism act, robbery, aggravated assault and other felonies. “We could not have done this without the support of our community members,” Chief Roy Minter said in a press conference. “While we work diligently on all our investigation, we also realize we need the community to continually support us with tips and other information to help us resolve investigations such as this.” Minter also acknowledged the partnerships of the Violent Crimes Unit, the Forensics Unit, the Gang Unit, the District Attorney’s Office and our federal partners that worked together in these cases. CS

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NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD Religious Interpretation

Brewery worker Del Hall of Newtown, Ohio, is taking an unusual approach to fasting for Lent this year. Hall, who works at the Fifty West brewery in Dayton, is going on an all-beer-only-beer diet until Easter. He told WKRC-TV that monks from the 1600s inspired him. “(T)hey would take a popular style of beer in Germany, bock beer, make it extra hearty and that would be their liquid bread, and that’s what they call it,” Hall said. He is, however, including all types of beer in his Lenten fast. “(T)his seems very daunting,” Hall noted. “I’m just curious if I’m up to the challenge.” He is planning to check in with his doctor during the fast.

Going Out in Style

Drivers along southbound Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, were pleasantly surprised on March 4 when they saw $20 bills flying through the air. Some motorists stopped to collect as many as they could, but the mystery lay in where they came from. The next day, members of a family, who wished to remain anonymous, admitted to KTVU that they tossed $500 worth of bills into the air as they drove back from a funeral; the unexpected windfall was intended to honor their deceased family member. It’s an “Oakland thing,” one person explained.

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As Clayton Lucas, 25, was being transported through East Deer Township, Pennsylvania, from a halfway house to a treatment class on the morning of March 4 (69 days after Christmas), the van driver regaled him with Christmas songs. Turns out Lucas isn’t a fan of holiday tunes, so he reached into the front seat and began choking the unnamed driver, who was

strangled almost to the point of losing consciousness, according to police. KDKA reported that another driver flagged down a state trooper and alerted him about an altercation happening on the shoulder of the highway. After a struggle to get handcuffs on Lucas, the officer deposited him in the Allegheny County Jail, where he will face multiple charges.

Let’s Make a Deal

In Granville County, North Carolina, Melissa Anne Godshall, 31, and her boyfriend, Robert J. Kennerley, 46, were minding their own business, panhandling at the side of the road, when a car pulled over and Godshall received an unusual proposal: Levan Lomtatidze, 44, from the nation of Georgia, would pay her $12,000, give her a car and make rent payments for her if she would marry him so he could stay in the United States. She agreed, according to U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr., and Kennerley served as a witness at their nuptials. Alas, this romantic partnership was not to be: On March 7, Godshall and Lomtatidze were indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, marriage fraud, visa fraud and making false statements in immigration proceedings, the Raleigh News and Observer reported. If convicted, the two face 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Best man Kennerley also faces prison time and fines for aiding and abetting marriage fraud.

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payments. Two other relatives were released in the case. The four had recently signed up with five different insurance companies for life and injury coverage. “With one of her accomplices, she intentionally amputated the hand at the wrist with a circular saw, hoping to stage it as an accident,” said police spokesman Valter Zrinski, according to the Daily Mail. The group left the hand behind when they went to the hospital, intending to ensure a permanent disability, said police, but doctors at Ljubljana University Medical Center were able to re-attach it. The woman and accomplice face up to eight years in prison.

Anger Management: Wedding Edition

As a wedding party of 30 guests on the beach in Ocean Ridge, Fla, Jeffery E. Alvord, 27, and his bride posed for photos before the ceremony. Trouble erupted instead when a 24-year-old man would not move from his spot on the beach to make way for the photos, the Palm Beach Post reported. In fact, Alvord told police, the man wouldn’t relocate even after being offered $50 and became “very belligerent,” so Alvord punched him in the nose. The victim told Ocean Ridge police a groomsman held him while Alvord punched him three times, and the police report noted

that the victim’s “nose appears to be out of place sitting more to the right of his face,” and his glasses were broken. Alvord spent what would have been his wedding night in the Palm Beach County Jail and faces charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. He and his fiancee married the next day, shortly after his release from jail.

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He’s been dubbed the Naked Carpenter for renovating his home wearing only a tool belt, but Robert Jenner, 43, of Snodland, Kent, England, seems to have crossed the line with local jurors. Jenner was convicted on March 12 of 10 counts of indecent exposure in Canterbury Crown Court. Jenner’s nudist habits have put him on the wrong side of law enforcement before, reported Metro News, but this time his offenses included delivering packages for a courier service wearing trousers with a hole cut out of the crotch, exposing himself to a teenage girl, and running past a children’s play area while wearing “see-through trousers.” Jenner’s attorney, Kate Chidgey, tried to explain her client’s behavior: “It was not his intention that people were caused distress by what he did or didn’t wear.” CS ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

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Donna Ulisse finds a home in bluegrass

wonderful man that I’ve had in my life for 35 years now. I think the whole pressure of being a country recording artist is so great - they did not want me to look married and made me remove my wedding ring because they didn’t want that image out there. If it hadn’t ended out marriage, it probably would’ve severely damaged it. And instead, we’re doing this music that we both love so much. We’re growing older and getting to ride down the road together, and it’s really sweet.

The successful country star turned bluegrass powerhouse chats ahead of Randy Wood show

So now you’ve got this great career, and I wanted to ask about your last record in particular. What was it like working with Doyle Lawson as a producer?

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I just heard from him today [laughs]. I know he thinks I’m a crazy woman, but I scream every time his name comes up on my phone! He gets me. We’re getting ready to do another record together, actually. The last one was the first opportunity I had to work with him, but I knew him prior because he cut a song that Rick and I wrote. I’ve been doing this a long time and have worked with a lot of great, brilliant producers in the country world - I’m here to tell you that Doyle Lawson blew them all away. He’s just that great at song selection and at guiding my vocal. His hand is on the whole process, right down to mastering.

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SOME ARTISTS might pack it in after losing a lucrative major label deal that followed years of hard work perfecting their craft. That wasn’t the case for Donna Ulisse. Ulisse, who had a short-lived stint with Atlantic Records as a country singer in the early 90s, took some time to process the shock of her deal being ripped from under her, and then immediately kickstarted a career that was more firmly rooted in bluegrass. These days, she’s a successful songwriter and singer who most recently worked with bluegrass icon Doyle Lawson. She’ll be bringing her incredible talents and catalog to Randy Wood’s Pickin’ Parlor on Sat., March 23, and we spoke to her about her storied career. Tell me about your early life in music. How did you start playing and what led you to a career in bluegrass?

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I think the first time I remember being on stage, I was probably around 3 years old. I don’t really have another dream that I had other than being a teacher. These days I’m doing both - I’m teaching songwriting and singing. So both dreams came true. But I remember launching into the writing thing when I was about 10. I wrote a song on an old upright piano that my dad got me, for my cousin’s wedding. A few years later, it ended up being the very first thing I cut when I came to Nashville. One thing led to another - I came down here one time to do a little recording with Ray Edenton, who was part of the A-Team players. He and his wife said, “If you’re going to do this thing, you’re probably going to need to move to Nashville.” So I just moved here from Hampton, Virginia, and never looked back. I started out as a demo singer in Nashville, and then I got a major deal on Atlantic as a country artist in the early 90s. When that fell through after my 18 first album, it really broke my heart. So

If you had to choose one song that you’ve written that holds a special place in your heart, what would it be?

I just kind of took a step back and really dedicated myself to songwriting. It was through that journey and through marrying my husband Rick Stanley, who’s part of the Stanley family, that I started writing really mountain-themed songs. And that’s what launched my bluegrass career. I was going to ask about your experience with Atlantic. A lot of people don’t realize how shocking it can be to have something like that ripped from under you. Oh yeah, it was devastating. Did you immediately think, “I’ve got to move on to the next thing”? Or did you take some time away? I dealt with severe depression at that point. You groom yourself for your whole life to be this thing, and you finally reach this goal. And then they jerk the rug out from under your feet and you’re not that thing anymore. It’s too bad today that I didn’t have a “me” advising me to say, “This

doesn’t define what you are. This was an opportunity and you’ll have more.” I didn’t have that, so I grieved that artist thing like a death. It took me about a year after that to regain my footing. For six weeks I walked away from music totally and said, “I’m gonna go get a real job.” I went to a blue jean factory here in town, and they saw something in me for design so I did their displays for about two weeks. I’ll never forget, Ray Pennington from Step One Records called and said, “Hey, I’ve got one of those karaoke accounts. It’s like 100-and-some songs. Are you interested in doing the female songs. Are you interested in doing the female songs for this?” He told me what it paid, I turned around and gave my boss a twohour notice [laughs]. It must’ve been kind of a blessing in disguise because it really gave you the opportunity to recharge and restart and then find your way again. I do look back on it now as a true blessing. I promise you, I probably wouldn’t have this

It’s a song called, “Come To Jesus Moment.” I wrote it about a friend of ours that Rick and I have had for years. He was a studio engineer, and he did a lot of my country stuff. I watched him get sicker and sicker - he had an addiction that he just couldn’t lay down. I knew his sister really well, and she fought all of his battles with him. She tried so hard to save him, but he just couldn’t be saved. So when she called to say that it didn’t look good and he was in the ICU, I remember thinking that the only thing I could do for him was to pray for him. I remember thinking that if it were me laying there getting ready to cross the big bridge, I hope I’d have gotten it settled in my heart and mind. And that’s where the story came from. To me it’s a powerful song. CS

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FOR SEVERAL years, COEDS were the talk of the town. The band, which is led by Anna Chandler and Phillip Reynolds, released a number of EPs and toured regularly before recording their full-length debut Thrill Me! for New Granada Records in 2016. Following that album, the band began to wind down and focus on other projects. They still play occasionally, and will take the stage once more for a show at The Jinx on March 21 alongside DieAlps! and R-Dent, before hunkering down to finish their first new release in several years. Ahead of their show at The Jinx, we talked to Chandler about the beginnings of the band, making Thrill Me!, and what the music means to her.

Chandler: Good trivia! [laughs]. I want to say it was Rock & Roll Prom - something at The Jinx, I think. Maybe like six or eight months. It’s been a minute! How did the band start? Phil and I originally met while we were both playing accordion [laughs]. We got to know each other and both had similar tastes. He’s played in a bunch of different bands and has kind of a wild resume, but I was mainly doing the folk music thing and was playing with Lovely Locks at the time. We just wanted to do a fun band. I was kind of getting back into guitar at the time, after playing accordion and a bunch of oddball, folky instruments. We wanted to write some kind of Buddy Holly-inspired songs and Ramonesinspired songs. Our touchstones really were The Ramones, 60s girl groups, Buddy Holly, The Cramps, that sort of thing. So we started writing some material like that, and Donald and Jeremiah were just the best rhythm section in Savannah. They have so much energy and we knew we wanted a high energy show. We reached out to them and it clicked, and started playing from there. We released an EP pretty much right off the bat, and went from there. When it was time to do the full-length, did you sit down and decide it was time to make a record? Tell me a bit about that decision and the process of it all.

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It was a long recording process, because Donald had a studio in his house so we just took our time with it. We were playing shows and meeting folks, and kind of seeing what we wanted to do with it. We always loved going down to Tampa, and loved what New Granada was putting out. There were a lot of great women on the label, it was indie by the books, and they’d been around for a while. We reached out to see what they thought and they were into it! Were the songs already in progress, or did you sit down and decide you were going to make a record? I think everything was already there. A lot of times your first album is a compilation of your first batch of songs, and it’s not necessarily something you sit down and write start to finish. The song “Push,” which we used as the first single, I think was written during the recording process. It fit right in with everything. But most of them were songs that we’d been playing for a couple of years at the time. You mentioned that you’re writing again. Is there another COEDS record in the pipeline? Yeah, that’s the plan. We’re just kind of getting our ducks in a row. Most of our set at The Jinx is going to be new. We’ve been

working on [the record] very slowly. Donald lives in Atlanta, and we’ll go visit him and record in his basement. We’ve done it so many times that I kind of almost forgot about it, and then realized, “Oh my god, we almost have a full record.” We’ve got enough material for an album, and I think we’re just going to start playing together again and putting together the set to see how everything fits together. You’ve been in a lot of bands over the years that span different genres. What do you get the most out of being in COEDS that you don’t get from the other projects? What about this band fulfills you musically? I think it’s transformed for me. This band was a real milestone for me in terms of singing out and being loud. It opened a lot of doors for me and opened me up a lot musically. Doing more folk stuff, I was always terrified of doing anything unoriginal. When we started writing for this band, Phil was very helpful with that. Over the years, there’s just been a chemistry with the bandmates. We have so much fun playing together, in a way that allows me to let loose a bit differently than I do with other projects. CS

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different strengths to the production. Sterlin is from D.C. and has a jazz and blues background, and my strength was pop/country with some theatrical background. Kenny Munshaw is from Canada, and he has pop/rock influences but comes from a writer’s background. Everybody’s approaching it from different angles but we all come together. As soon as I met these guys, I was blown away by how nice they were. Nobody had a chip on their shoulder. That really translated to our performance. We respect and care about each other, and we have a lot of fun. Having come from different backgrounds musically, how do you go about picking songs and putting the whole thing into the final format? There’s so many great piano men and women. Throughout history, there’ve been people like Nat King Cole, people like Floyd Cramer and Ronnie Milsap, and people like Stevie Wonder and Elton John. You start picking out piano men and you think, “Wow, there’s a wealth of material that’s really diverse.” So you start weaving it into the show, and mixing it with the personalities of the audiences. People have a love for the things that they grew up with as well as the music that’s current. But they associate with the piano men as much as the piano songs. So instead of just throwing songs at people, we try to give them the personality of the

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artist as well to have that experience all in one show. Do you have a favorite song that’s sort of your musical realm in the show? Something you’ve come to really enjoy that you weren’t expecting to? I’ll tell you what - this isn’t different for me, but it is in this show. A chance to do “Rocket Man” by Elton John is really a unique experience. I don’t really ever do it the same, and it feels very free when I get to do that song. But I also enjoy some stuff that I didn’t do a lot of previously, including the jazz stuff that Sterlin does.

Is this a show that you could see yourself doing for a while? I’d imagine it’s something that could easily evolve since there’s such a wealth of music that’s doable for a show like this. Absolutely. There’s only a limited amount of time in this show. You think two hours is long, but when you’re doing that many great artists you just hit the tip of the iceberg. It keeps evolving and that’s what we want it to do. CS

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Edgy Americana is the name of the game for Scott H. Biram, though that might be a bit of an oversimplification. In truth, it’s quite hard to pin him down stylistically as he swings rapidly between blues, country, heavy rock, and punk. The seasoned songwriter, who’s one of the most prominent one-man band artists in the last several years, will be bringing his songs to The Jinx alongside The Goddamn Gallows, Wonky Tonk, and Urban Pioneers. FRI., MARCH 22, 8 P.M.

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Renowed jazz trumpeter Joe Gransden teams up with longtime collaborator Kenny Banks for a night of memorable world-class jazz at the Tybee Post Theater. Both have illustrious careers on their own, but their coming together is something that will no doubt be a special thing to witness. Don’t miss your chance to see a unique night of music. SAT., MARCH 23, 8 P.M., $18/$22 PREMIUM

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TRIVIA & GAMES

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC

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. El-Rocko Lounge Gustaf, Pecas, Small Talk, 9 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Jeremy Riddle, & 5 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Lavon Stevens Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Levi Moore, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park George Evans, 7 p.m. Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Bill Smith Trio, 6:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. SEED Eco Lounge Latin Music Night, 9 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. Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay The Wormhole Open Jam, 9 p.m.

KARAOKE

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

COMEDY

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

Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock

SATURDAY 3.23 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. 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.

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

THURSDAY 3.21 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Savannah is for Lovers: Emo Pop Punk Throwback, 10 p.m. Basil’s Pizza and Deli Chuck Courtenay, 6:30 p.m. 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. Club Elan Moneybagg Yo, 9 p.m. Cohen’s Retreat Munchies and

Music, 5-9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club DJ Square One, 10 p.m. El-Rocko Lounge Trivia Night with Christopher Grimmett, 9 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 Coeds, DieAlps!, R-Dent, 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. The Perch at Local 11 ten Jason Bible PS Tavern Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m. River House Levi Moore 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. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Jeremy Riddle, 4 & 5 p.m. 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.

El Dub @BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

Funk, reggae, and blues guitarist/singer El Dub lives on the road. He’s been traveling around for years with his unique blend of influences and his one-man show. He’ll be coming to town for a night at Barrelhouse South that’s sure to be a good time. FRI., MARCH 22, 9 P.M.

TRIVIA & GAMES

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m. Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia, 10 p.m. Southbound Brewing Company Riddle Me This?, 7:30 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 World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Wormhole Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Live DJ, 10 p.m. Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

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Foxy Loxy Cafe Vinyl Appreciation, 7 p.m. SEED Eco Lounge Daas Unterground Thursdays, 10 p.m. Stafford’s Public House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY 3.22 LIVE MUSIC

201 Seafood Restaurant and Tapas Lounge Reggae Night, 10 p.m. Barrelhouse South El Dub, 9 p.m. Basil’s Pizza and Deli Free Spirits Band, 7 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Blueberry Hill Outlaw Gypsy Club Elan Ladies Night, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m. Doc’s Bar Chester Love Band, 9 p.m. El-Rocko Lounge Daddy’s Beemer, Faze Wave, Cry Baby, Nicholas Mallis, 9 p.m. Fia Rua Irish Pub Seldom Sober, 7 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Frank Puzzullo Quartet, 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Fox & Bones, 9 p.m. The Jinx Scott H. Biram, The Goddamn Gallows, Wonky Tonk,

9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Wood & Steel Molly McGuire’s The Band Amar Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m. River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Skyler Smith, 6 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m. Saddle Bags Jon Langston, 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint w/ City Hotel, 5:30 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m. Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Jon Lee and the Apparitions, 6 p.m. Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m. The Warehouse Eric Culberson Wild Wing Cafe Matt Hill, Individually Twisted, DJ Bil-E, 5 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Roger Jaeger, 9 p.m. The Wormhole LCO Magnetic Bass Dub Series, 9 p.m.

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KARAOKE

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

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COMEDY

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans, 8 p.m. Visitor’s Information Center Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour, 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. The Wormhole Zach Albers, 8 p.m.

The Black Rabbit DJ Square One, 9 p.m. Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

The Jinx POP Power of Performance: All That Sass Edition, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY 3.24 LIVE MUSIC

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10:30 p.m. Cuoco Pazzo Sunday Jazz Brunch, 11 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, ongoing, 8 p.m. The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson The Perch at Local 11 ten Markus Kuhlmann River House Stan Ray The Sentient Bean Seth Kaminsky, 8 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Georgia Kyle Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Jeremy

J Riddle, 6-9 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, Liquid Ginger, 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. The Grove The Grove One Year Anniversary Party, 4 p.m. Saddle Bags Bar Olympics

MONDAY 3.25 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 Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Sarah Poole 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. Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

TUESDAY 3.26 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. El-Rocko Lounge American Lesion, 9 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Michael McCormick Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Claire Frazier Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music,

8 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Open Jam 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. Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 5 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, ongoing, 9 p.m. The Rail Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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CULTURE DANCE Savannah Ballet Theatre presents ‘Wizard of Oz’

Off to see the ‘Wizard of Oz’

The great American tale gets an original adaptation in a captivating new dance show BY SEAN KELLY

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ONE OF the most amazing things about Wizard of Oz is the fact that, even 119 after the release of the original book and 80 years after the release of the film known and loved worldwide, most everyone knows what it is. It’s a story that has reached generations of people and continues a legacy unlike

maybe any other in the history of literature and film. Perhaps a great reason for that is because people are continually finding fresh ways to tell the story of Dorothy and reach a wide and diverse audience. Savannah Ballet Theatre is taking part in giving the story new life with their original adaptation, set for March 23 at the Lucas Theatre. “One of the coolest things about this show is this - everyone has a story about

the first time they saw Wizard of Oz,” Abby McCuen, the theatre’s Education and Advancement Director, who also created their adaptation, says. “Whether you talk to somebody who’s in their 60s who used to watch it once a year on Thanksgiving, or my kids who are under 10, it doesn’t matter how old you are. It reaches all generations. It just touches your heart.” McCuen says that she felt there was an opportunity to create a version that would tell the story in an interesting and creative way, so they set about to do just that in 2016 and decided to bring the production back this year. “The ballet is an original adaptation, and it isn’t a very widely done ballet. I think that what makes it original is that obviously there’s no dialogue. Also, there’s music here that was chosen to move the story along. This is music that is from recent movies. We’re trying to bring in new audiences and make ballet more accessible,” she says. In terms of the music, the process of finding the right songs and pieces to fit the feel of both the show as a whole and the dances was a very intuitive one. “There is no music from the movie in this production,” she explains. “I pulled from a lot of composers. I feel like each scene has a feel to it, and the music sets the

tone. I have to search for days sometimes to find the right track. I pulled a lot from James Newton Howard, who did The Village, and there’s a lot of work from Marc Shaiman who just recently did the Mary Poppins movie.” Contrast was an important part of the structure of the show musically, with McCuen and Artistic Director Sue Braddy working to find the right music to represent both Dorothy’s life in Kansas and the magic of Emerald City. The farm scenes in particular feature the work of the late Aaron Copland, while the Emerald City scenes are set to more futuristic music. Though it might seem that there would be challenges in terms of translating such a dialogue-driven story into something that was told through dance, McCuen says it was an extremely easy and creative process to make it happen. “All of our original adaptations are in the same format, and this show was the easiest. I really didn’t have any hurdles,” she says. “I swear, it was like divine intervention. The heavens opened up. I think it was because I’ve seen this movie a million times, so I really had my finger on the pulse of it.” CS

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CULTURE THEATRE Rodgers + Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’ comes to town on April 2. PHOTO BY CAROL ROSEGG

Touring version of ‘Cinderella’ rolls into town The classic story comes to life in a new, unique way

BY SEAN KELLY

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THE CLASSIC story of Cinderella has been told and retold countless times over countless years, in nearly every format imaginable - book, dance, cartoon, film, and stage play. Of course everyone knows the Disney version, but it’s actually a story that goes back centuries and originated as a folk tale. Now, the story is coming to life once more in the form of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a touring production that arrives in Savannah for one night only on April 2 at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Joanna Johnson, who plays the role of stepsister Charlotte in the touring production, has been involved in the show for two-and-a-half years. “I’ve been doing it ever since it went from a union to a non-union tour,” she tells 28 Connect. “We have two people in our crew

and two in our band who’ve been doing it for as long as I have.” This version of the show, Johnson says, is much different than the ones people know from the movies - whether it be the Disney cartoon version or the more recent live-action version that starred Whitney Houston. “It’s definitely not the Disney version,” she says. “I do end up making that distinction in every interview I do because people love the Disney version, and I do too.” There’s a lot that’s different this time around, with Johnson explaining that a major overhaul of the story was needed to breathe new life into it. “About seven years ago, they completely gutted the script and wrote a completely new version. They added a couple of characters and deleted some. There are some new and interesting things that they’ve done with some of the characters,” she explains. “That’s the version we do now, which is

being licensed to professional theaters all the way down to high schools. It’s really exciting to see this new, fresh version being produced all over.” For Johnson, a veteran performer who has appeared in such productions as Legally Blonde, Sister Act, and Seussical, touring this particular show has been an exciting and unique experience for a number reasons. Not only does she get to play to diverse audiences every night, but she also has had the chance to meet new people in each city and form friendships across the country. “It’s super exciting, because on this tour we do a lot of really short sit-downs. We just got finished with a string of one-nighters and two-nighters. It’s really fascinating to take this piece all over the country and see how different crowds react to different things,” she says. “And in every city that we go to, we have 10 or 11 crew that travel and then we’ll add an additional 25 or 30 locals,” she says.

“They’ll work as dressers, or work spotlight operations or all of those super important tech jobs that need to get done. So in every city I have a new dresser. It’s really fun to meet those people. It’s nice to just be constantly meeting new people and making those connections. I have people that I’ve worked with and now we’re friends on Facebook.” Johnson is passionate about touring, and says she’ll be finishing this run in the spring and then hopes to jump right into another traveling production. “I really like living on the road. I think that if I didn’t get another tour or decided I didn’t want to tour anymore, I would miss it too much,” she says. “I love it.” CS

RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA @JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE Tues., April 2, 7:30 P.M., $40-$70

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‘Talking Continents’ inspires togetherness at the Jepson Center

LATELY, our world has been increasingly divisive. “There’s a lot of hateful conversations about nationalism, not only in the U.S. but globally, and the rise of nationalism globally,” says Rachel Reese, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Jepson Center. Art is one of humanity’s greatest unifiers, and fortunately, the Jepson Center has just what we need. “Talking Continents” by Barcelonabased Jaume Plensa opened at the Jepson on Mar. 1. The installation is purposely simple in its presentation. “This is sort of a contemplative space where you can think of things that link us rather than divide us,” Reese says. Reese notes that Plensa’s installation is typically set against dark painted walls, but the Jepson’s installation used light walls instead. The resulting effect is an ethereally beautiful space that invites reflection. Nineteen stainless steel figures, suspended by wires, are comprised of letters from eight different alphabets. “He’s really interested in language,” explains Reese, “not just in the formal qualities of the individual characters from these alphabets, but he thinks of alphabet as sort of the perfect portrait of a culture. Alphabet or language is honed

Top left photo appears courtesy of Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Remainder appear courtesy of Telfair Museums. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND GALERIE LELONG & CO.

alabaster head weighing over two thousand pounds. “Around the time [of ‘Talking Continents’], he also became really interested in working with models of heads and the human form, but though the flattening of the human form,” Reese says. “It’s a shift in perspective or skewing the scale.” Plensa uses data points to map the faces of women and girls and then digitally manipulates the scale before machine carving the figure and hand-finishing it. The Telfair also included some graphite [renderings] in the exhibition, and the unifier of these pieces is that each figure’s eyes are closed. “He talks about dreaming, which, for him, dreaming is looking inside yourself as a way to be reflexive,” says Reese. “It’s

not a way to look out at the world, but a way to close the world off and think about your inner thought, inner psychology, inner identity, and to reflect on that.” The back room where “Aurora II” is housed is perfect for that inner dreaming Plensa hopes to inspire. The lights are dim with one spotlight shining precisely on the figure’s face, creating a sleepy, dreamy feeling. “They’re kind of captivating, but also you feel like you’re being a voyeur. Are we supposed to be looking at them?” asks Reese. “It’s an interesting relationship between the viewer and the object. For me, it creates this sort of religious totem experience.” CS “Talking Continents” is on view through June 9.

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over millennia. The English language is still developing and changing as culture changes and our values.” It’s not hard to see the metaphor in the work. “Starting from the micro, there are individual different alphabets coming together to form these individual elements to form the overall installation experience,” says Reese, “but he’s also interested in using these to represent humanity and individuals and how it relates to collective culture, collective groups of people, how we interrelate with each other.” Another inspiration for Plensa’s vision of community was music. “He talks about how his father was a pianist, and growing up and listening to music shaped the way he felt about the world and beauty through music,” Reese shares. “In a lot of his earlier work, he was using musical notes in very similar organic floating shapes. I think the idea of continents is something he’s been interested in for a long time—globalism without judgment.” In “Talking Continents,” there are five floating shapes that are larger than the other ones and have a figure riding them. “For him, that represents the five most populated continents of the globe,” says Reese. “They have these faceless figures that are just enough human representation to abstractly understand we’re talking about people and the body, but they’re not specific enough that there are any markers of identity.” The exhibition continues with Plensa’s other works. In the back room of the gallery is “Aurora II,” an extremely large

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Fort Pulaski hosts first art exhibition BY RACHAEL FLORA

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THOUGH Fort Pulaski is almost two hundred years old, its staff is always looking for ways to make it feel relevant and exciting again. “I’ve been looking at different ways we could potentially highlight the fort and its different purposes,” says Joel Cadoff, Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services. “The exhibition happens to be in a part of the fort which is where the soldiers lived. You come into the static room and hear stuff. We want to reach so many people.” Cadoff had been pondering an art exhibition in the fort for a while, and the opportunity finally came in the form of a partnership with the International Fiber Collaborative, or IFC. “Jennifer Marsh [with IFC] finally wrangled me down,” laughs Cadoff. “IFC is a nonprofit, and they send panels, coordinate with schools, worked with us, and we all develop a theme.” This year’s theme of the resulting exhibition is “Picking Up the Pieces, an expansive exhibition. All told, 16 Georgia schools contributed art for this exhibition, and over 600 pieces of art were created. “It’s really interesting to see [the art],” says Cadoff. “Basically, you have this gamut of second grade all the way through high school. There are all sorts of different

abilities—some are just fantastic.” While not all the art is on display, the range that’s on view is impressive. “It’s been super cool to interact with the students, even getting out to schools, because they’re thinking about some of our themes and the things we talk about here at Fort Pulaski,” says Cadoff. “With a whole bunch of age ranges, kids will have all sorts of ideas and you can see them on display.” The theme allowed for a lot of exploration and artistic expression. “There are the folks taking it literally, painting something on white puzzle pieces, gluing it on the media,” says Cadoff. “Another one of my favorites is this girl standing in the moat, and she’s putting one last piece on, and it’s a painted puzzle piece that completes Fort Pulaski.” This exhibition is the start of what Cadoff hopes will be a long, productive partnership—with a few improvements. “There are certainly some challenges in our space. Inside the fort, even though it’s enclosed, there’s no environmental control,” Cadoff says. “The art is definitely being stressed to the max. It’s not like being at the Telfair or the Jepson, where the space is perfectly controlled.” Even without museum-quality controls, the partnership with IFC demonstrates the necessity of Fort Pulaski taking on events like exhibitions. “I’m very hopeful that this is the start, at least with IFC, of something that can be an annual tradition here,” says Cadoff. “If it’s

From Pooler Elementary School in Pooler, Ga. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE.

something we can expand upon, that would be cool, but even being able to see this kind of presentation to the fort—we did this, what else can we do? There are definitely places and times where the fort itself is a crazy medium between the architecture and the history.” CS

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LIFESTYLE photographer Nicolette Cramer loves capturing people in action. Her work in her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!” series encapsulates the act of going out in downtown Savannah, from sitting in the corner booth at the Rail to eating Kay’s Pizza afterwards and everything in between. Cramer just exhibited the series at The Rat on Bull as part of February’s First Friday festivities. With one semester left at SCAD, Cramer intends to keep her documentary-style photography going. We talked to Cramer last week.

1. How did you get started shooting? It’s always been something I’ve been around. My dad is a home inspector and he had really nice cameras around the house. He has his own business; he’s super successful. He always had those cameras out, and I’d steal them all the time. I ride horses, so I’d bring the cameras out to the barn with me. At family gatherings, I’d be the one taking pictures because I liked it. I never thought of it as a career. I just do it with my friends all the time. When I was looking at colleges, I was never very good in school, so my mom was like, “Well, [SCAD] has horses and

photography, have you ever thought about that?” Probably sophomore year of high school, I started thinking, “This is something I can do with my life.”

2. What’s your plan for after graduation?

I’m definitely going to start my own business. My personal work has a lot to do with music photography, documentary and lifestyle type of thing. I would really like to start broadening that and move into more [work] in Savannah and out of Savannah. I think my next personal project will be about the youth of America, about young adults.

Why do you think that should be documented? I just think we are the future and we’re in such a different time. Everything is changing so much and people are starting to do their own thing at such a young age that the culture is going into one of those new categories. And it’s something that comes naturally to me. When I’m not out with my camera, that’s literally what I’m thinking about. One of my favorite things someone said to me was, “I love watching you watch people.” That’s something I never realized that I did, and I was like, “Whoa, I guess I do that.” I think about it all the time, like, “I wish

I had my camera.” I do like to take a step back and recharge and get a new angle, so when I don’t have [my camera] all the time, I think, “Ugh, that would be a perfect picture!”

4. What’s your favorite place to people-watch?

I’m a bartender at World of Beer, and I always like that scene and the big community that’s downtown. You meet the strangest people. I like documenting characters, eccentric, strange people I would have never otherwise met.

What equipment do you shoot with? I do mostly digital right now, but I do some film. I’m trying to move more back into film and shooting more in film. I’m liking that style better at the moment. For this project, I shot all digital. [Film] does make you think more, so I’ve been platinum printing this quarter with twenty minute exposures. I’m spending time with photos, and I kind of took a break from film stuff for about a year. I just realized how much I love that, and thinking about how I need to create this photo. I feel like film is just going to bring me back into that. CS See more of her work at nicolettecramer.com.

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CONTINUING EXHIBITS 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. CARMEN MARIE AGUIRRE — Carmen Marie Aguirre is a figurative painter working in oil on canvas and/or panel. While she represents scenes of daily life, her objective is also to convey how the subject touches and inspires her. Through March 31. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART FROM THE KING-TISDELL COTTAGE FOUNDATION PERMANENT COLLECTION — Artists include William Tolliver, Luther Vann and more. These legendary African-American expressionist artists have gifted the foundation with exceptional works that will leave you in awe. In honor of Black History Month The Beach Institute is opening our treasure trove to the world. Come and see some of the most profound contemporary art in our permanent collections. Through April 30. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. HERBERT ALBIN — Herbert Albin was German born and a trained artist and violinist. His career followed the musical path becoming the concertmaster with the Symphony Orchestras of Charleston, S.C. and Augusta, GA. After his retirement Albin began making inlaid wood artworks he called Wood Mosaics, also known as marquetry. Through March 23. Roots Up Gallery, 412-C Whitaker Street. IT’S SIMPLE: PRINTS BY MELISSA HOLDEN — Melissa Holden grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She left California to pursue a degree in fine arts from the University of Colorado. Melissa focused on printmaking, mostly intaglio and woodcuts, and found she has an affinity for the medium. Melissa moved back to the Bay Area to teach visual art to children for many years. She now runs her small business making and selling block prints and screen prints. 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. JAUME PLENSA: TALKING CONTINENTS — Talking Continents is a floating collection of 19 cloud-like, stainless steel sculptures. Their biomorphic forms are made of die-cut letters taken from nine different languages. Through June 9. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York 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 Reese, Telfair’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the museum’s dedicated exhibition staff, and Julio Garcia of Price Street Projects, who fabricated the work in Miami. Through June 2. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. KEITA TAKAHASHI: ZOOMING OUT — Telfair Museums hosts the first museum survey of the work of visionary videogame designer Keita Takahashi (Japanese, b. 1975). Takahashi is noted for his outside-thebox approach to game development, game mechanics, aesthetics, and music. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. KEROSTASIA — These pieces by Eric Braun began as digital photographs shot around Savannah. Through April 30. sentientbean. com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. LINEAGE — In this exhibition, fiber artist Anya Mitchell takes Amish quilt squares inherited from her grandmother’s studio and builds off the original structure and intent to develop her own composition and meaning. Each piece is imbued with its own personality with lines extending off onto the frame alluding to the inter-connective nature of the collection and the network it creates. Through April 16. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St. LUSH: A CELEBRATION IN PINK — Celebrate Location Gallery’s three-year anniversary as they kick off International Women’s Month with pink works by various artists. Gallery profits from show are donated to League of Women Voters Coastal Georgia. Through March 29. Location Gallery at Austin Hill Realty, 417 Whitaker St. THE MUSIC SHOW — Music is the inspiration behind this body of work featuring multiple artists from Savannah and all across the USA. Through April 30. galleryespresso. com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. 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. ON::VIEW: JUDGMENT DAY CIRCUS — Drawing from archetypes, myths, symbols, and dichotomies, Judgment Day Circus is a puppet production inspired by the chaos and reigning spiritualities of our times. During this residency, multi-media artist Emily Laychak will create and direct a theater of clowns performing a poetic review of our collective process from Genesis to Judgment Day. A variety of local artists are cast in holy roles of revelation, along with a diverse range of puppet styles including marionette, marotte, carnival, shadow, and moving toys, framed by custom constructed scenery and stages. Through April 7. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St.

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FOOD & DRINK SPOTLIGHT

Filmmaker shines spotlight on women in the restaurant biz

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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DESPITE COOKING being considered a woman’s work, men hold more leadership positions than women in the culinary industry. Recently, filmmaker Joanna James was surprised to learn that only seven percent of chefs are women. Through her life, James was inspired by her mother, Val, a single mom who ran her own restaurant. It was Val who inspired James to create the film “A Fine Line.” The documentary follows female chefs and restaurateurs, including Savannah’s own Mashama Bailey of The Grey. James brings the tour to Savannah on Mar. 25 for a screening of the documentary and a reception featuring food and wine from local restaurants including Belford’s, Prohibition and Café M. We spoke with James last week. How did you decide this was a film you needed to make?

For me, it’s very personal. I was inspired to begin this film because I wanted to 34 share my mother’s story. My mother is now

almost a 30-year restaurateur chef, so I grew up in the industry, watching her and seeing someone who really loved what she was doing. And she was really good at it, but she faced a lot of barriers just because of gender. Then, when we found out that less than seven percent of chefs are women, that was shocking to me. We decided to open up the story and hear from other amazing women in the industry and what their experiences were. It’s interesting where we’re at now in the culinary scene, because if you’re considering traditional gender roles, women are the cooks, but then when you get to restaurants, men are in leadership positions. I think that’s at the heart of this surprise for everyone. Historically, when this started to happen, it was that once the job [of cooking] got professionalized and you could make money, men wanted to keep it for themselves. They didn’t want women to be involved. Over the course of time, we see that’s what happened and it became very hard for a woman to move up in the industry. They had to prove themselves double, triple as good. Of course, even today, some

of the same issues still are happening, like access to capital or media coverage. But in the course of the five years I stated making this film and getting it out there, I’ve noticed a big difference in the conversation and the recognition of women from awards and media. Things are moving in a good direction. How are these events set up? We wanted chefs who were featured in the film to be involved. We wanted to

highlight them and have them be a part of the event. We didn’t get to spend much time in Savannah when we initially came to shoot Mashama. And when we first saw Mashama, she was starting out in her career as a restaurant owner. Now that it’s been some years later and she’s doing great, we love the chance to get to sit with her again. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re doing an eleven-state screening tribute tour. We go to the communities with the film and we have a really great food and wine reception with lots of local restaurateurs and chefs involved. It becomes a community event, and we recognize everyone’s talent and being involved in the culinary space in those communities. We do a film screening and have a thoughtful discussion on a lot of these issues. What are some of the things that come up at the discussions? We’re getting women who are in the industry—and men too, which is great. Women and men alike are part of this conversation on what it’s been like for them and just feeling like they’re in a shared space to get to talk about their experiences and where to go from here. It’s the greatest feeling when women, who some are single moms, say,

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Joanna and her mother, Val, a single mom and restaurateur. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAMES.

“That was my story. Thank you for making this film.” It’s really getting ideas going, opening up conversations not just about women in the industry or diversity but about issues that relate to the industry and what we’re all grappling with. Fair wage, childcare, work-life balance, it opens up a lot of important things. I’d like to circle back to your point about men being involved. That’s especially important now in the face of the Me Too movement and of Mario Batali selling off his restaurants after being accused of sexual misconduct.

That’s really what our mission is all about with this film. What we want to do is create a level playing field, wanting to embrace this effort which is really important. Men are becoming mentors. Men who are already in leadership positions are realizing that there’s a lot more that they can do to be proactive. We’re always happy when they come along and when they approach us saying, “This is what we’re doing at our company.” That’s why now, especially with the Me Too movement, and specifically Mario Batali because Mario exploited his position, it’s not good enough to just walk away. Men are realizing if they see something, they’ve got to call it out. It’s not creating a dignified work environment, and for more women to feel comfortable, not only to be part of it but to try to feel like they’ve got a voice in that space. It’s got to feel respectful. CS

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CAPTIVE STATE

/// Despite nods in the direction of such worthy endeavors as Attack the Block and District 9, Captive State is basically a World War II picture reconfigured for a sci-fi crowd, with outer space invaders cast as the Nazis and humans repping the two sides of the French flip: resistance fighters and collaborators. Indeed, while the word “Vichy” never comes up, “collaborators” is rightfully applied to those people who dutifully serve the extra-terrestrials rather than fight them. As for the aliens, the collaborators call them “legislators” while the dissidents call them “roaches,” even if their physical appearance more resembles a sea urchin, or a porcupine, or John Travolta’s precombed hair in the animated sequence that opens Grease. Captive State begins with so much scrolling text that audiences will be forgiven for thinking they’re back on their couches at home cracking open a hardcover book. Once these viewers are transported back to the multiplex, they’re introduced to seemingly more characters than was found in the entire 57 seasons of the TV soap opera Guiding Light. Chief among these is William Mulligan (John Goodman), a Chicago cop tasked with tracking down dissidents; Gabriel Drummond (Ashton Sanders, the teenage Chiron in Moonlight), a young man who repeatedly finds himself in the middle of sticky situations; Gabriel’s older brother Rafe (Jonathan Majors), a key figure in the resistance movement; and Jane Doe (Vera Farmiga), a prostitute with a portrait of a Trojan horse in her living room. That painting is actually more of a spoiler than writer-director Rupert Wyatt probably intended, since its presence points toward the twist that will pop out of the cake in the last act (it also doesn’t help that a likable performer has been cast in a significant “heavy” role, thereby also spoiling the surprise). But Captive State has problems from start to finish. Its only true narrative innovation is that the aliens have dismantled all cutting-edge technology on the order of computers and cell phones, requiring humans to again rely on landlines and (woo-hoo!) print newspapers. Otherwise, everything else about the film suffers from its murky presentation, particularly in terms of threadbare characterizations as well as a fussy and disjointed plotline. While everything does come together by the end, it scarcely matters since the picture’s pacing is draggy and the players reduced to rigid chess pieces. “Take Back The Planet” blared the tagline for Battlefield Earth, another film about enslaved humans combatting nefarious alien invaders. Captive State certainly isn’t awful like that ill-advised John

John Goodman in Captive State

Travolta vehicle, but neither is it likely to inspire anyone to hoist the pitchfork and join the good fight.

CLIMAX

/ Here’s the thing about filmmakers who set out to shock audiences: If the gasps fail to materialize, and there’s nothing else behind those gasps, then it’s a pretty meaningless viewing experience. Gaspar Noe is an auteur who frequently lives and dies by the shock, and among his past credits is 2002’s Irreversible, a brutal and ugly picture that prompted plenty of walkouts at both Cannes and Sundance. Real-life couple Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel starred as a blissfully happy couple whose lives are utterly destroyed after she’s raped and left in a coma and he sets out to kill her assailant. Irreversible shocked me to the core, but because the story was presented in backwards-chronological order (not unlike Memento), it proved to be a thoughtprovoking drama that registered as more than just a gimmick. The structure not only allowed for “what if?” reflections but also musings on the very nature of time, the frightening randomness of the little moment-by-moment choices we make, and whether our destinies are indeed laid out for us or whether our fates are constantly in our own hands. I never, ever want to see Irreversible again, but I can’t deny its power to startle and even move me. With Climax, Noe is back with another hyperactive assault on our senses, but in this instance, it feels as if the emperor no longer has any clothes. A largely improvisational piece (the script was reportedly

only five pages in length), it centers on the members of a French dance troupe who gather to practice and party in an abandoned building, only for everyone to turn into raving lunatics after someone spikes the sangria with LSD. Make that almost everyone — a Middle Eastern man doesn’t drink alcohol, so he’s suspected of being the spiker and is subsequently thrown out into the freezing cold to die, and a pregnant woman doesn’t drink for obvious reasons, so she then becomes the accused and gets repeatedly kicked in the belly. And then there are some who drink the sangria but don’t become quite as bloodthirsty as the others —among these would be Selva (Sofia Boutella), the dance choreographer who spends much of the time weeping at the inhumanity surrounding her. Clearly, Noe means for Climax to disturb viewers, but it’s ultimately as shocking as a fifth grader making armpit noises. If the director’s nihilistic message is that the world is a horrible place and human beings are just the worst— well, that’s hardly a revelatory stance. There’s one pre-LSD sequence that’s absolutely stunning, and it’s when the troupe performs a full-out dance number that’s simply staggering to behold. It’s so beautifully staged and so full of life and energy that I wished the movie had turned into Fame: Part 2 and provided more of such ecstasy. But this sequence also points out one of the picture’s limitations. Aside from Boutella (Atomic Blonde, The Mummy, Star Trek Beyond), there are few professional actors in this movie since Noe chose to cast actual dancers.

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That works for the dance sequences but for little else — even with subtitles, it’s clear that many of these folks aren’t trained to emote, and the early scenes in which they’re required to improvise their own dialogue are painful, with banal discussions that don’t exactly endear them to viewers. Ultimately, Climax is too predictable in its supposedly horrific reveals to ever catch us off-guard. There’s the manager’s little boy, so of course something truly awful will happen to him. There’s a brother and sister among the troupe, so of course an incestuous tryst will be attempted post-ingestion. Like a bad disco song, Climax soon becomes numbing and repetitious, and after it finally ends, the only course of action is to let out a deep sigh and hope that the next offering on the playlist provides a catchier beat.

CAPTAIN MARVEL

/// There’s a scene in the first trailer for Captain Marvel that shows the title character (played by Brie Larson) falling from the skies and crashing straight into a Blockbuster Video store, thus helpfully establishing that the movie is set in an earlier period (1995, to be exact). What the trailer doesn’t reveal is what happens next: Our startled heroine whirls around and blasts a large stand-up of True Lies, blowing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s head clean off. Is this meant to be just a surface gag, and any noggin from any movie stand-up from the period would have served (say, Tom Hanks’ from Forrest Gump or Jim Carrey’s from The Mask or Jodie Foster’s from Nell)? Or is this a statement for those who care to subscribe to it — that the era of the muscle-bound he-man is over and it’s time for the clearly-not-weaker sex to have her moment in the sun, and on the marquee? It could go either way, but the evidence is certainly there for the latter interpretation. We’re perhaps finally getting that Black Widow movie that’s been promised since the early 2010s, and we already received a Wonder-ful gift in the form of 2017’s box office bonanza Wonder Woman. And now here’s Captain Marvel, whose mere existence has predictably triggered those male mouth-breathers who think that having one MCU film out of 22 (including the upcoming Avengers: Endgame) that focuses exclusively on a female superhero is excessive and overreaching, just as having one MCU film out of 22 that focused exclusively on a black superhero was outrageous and unfair. Of course, representation isn’t worth much if the film in question isn’t worth a damn — just ask Elektra or Catwoman.

A largely improvisational piece (the script was reportedly only five pages in length), it centers on the members of a French dance troupe who gather to practice and party in an abandoned building, only for everyone to turn into raving lunatics after someone spikes the sangria with LSD. Climax Happily, that’s not the case with Captain Marvel. The truth is that this film is reams of fun and, significantly, no different in quality from past solo superhero flicks produced by Marvel. Part space opera, part earthbound adventure, Captain Marvel certainly fits nicely into the MCU template, dividing its time between hither and yonder in the same manner as, say, Thor and Avengers: Infinity War. At its center is a young woman who’s known as Vers to those around her — that would be the Kree, a humanoid alien race locked in eternal combat with the shapeshifting Skrull. Vers is part of an elite fighting outfit headed by her mentor Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), and their latest altercation with the Kree and their fearsome leader Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) ultimately results in her encounter with that aforementioned Blockbuster. The Earth landing is fortuitous, since Vers has hazy memories of having once lived on this planet, where she was called Carol Danvers and served as an Air Force pilot. In her attempts to piece together the past, she’s assisted by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who at this point in time is already working for S.H.I.E.L.D. but still sports two eyes. Fury doesn’t believe in either aliens or superheroes, though Danvers makes him a true believer on both counts. Also along for the ride is Goose (a Top Gun nod), a strange cat who catches Fury’s, uh, eye. One of the most appealing aspects of Captain Marvel is the humor as exemplified by Larson’s excellent performance as Carol Danvers. It’s decidedly on the sly side, which marks it as a nice change of pace from such overt jokesters as Tony Stark and Peter Parker. (Oh, yes, rumors to the contrary, Larson smiles in this movie. A lot.) Equally amusing — and ingratiating — is Jackson’s turn as Fury. This isn’t the Nick Fury who pops up for a few moments to bark orders and make sarcastic asides. Rather, it’s a looser version of the stoic character than we’re used to seeing, and it’s to the credit of the screenwriters

(five total, including co-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck) that Jackson is allowed more room than usual to test-run this other side of the persona. This is the character’s best use since Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Jackson takes full advantage of the expanded screen time. And even though both he and Clark Gregg (as Agent Coulson) have been made to look younger via digital magic, it’s rarely a distraction. In fact, this represents the best use of the application to date — gone is the creepiness that marred the use of the technique on Robert Downey Jr. in Captain America: Civil War and Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy. The plotting isn’t the film’s strongest suit — it’s par for the course with an MCU offering, with the expected origin beats, the usual CGI slugfests, and the normal plot twists that won’t knock anyone out of their seats. But the attention to characterization makes up for it, particularly Danvers’ journey toward becoming a formidable female who ultimately realizes that she doesn’t need to answer to anyone. As always, stay through the end credits for the usual one-two punch of codas. But more importantly, make sure not to miss the very beginning of the film, when the Marvel logo fills the screen. It’s been altered for this picture, and this modification is both potent and poignant. Nuff said.

GRETA

// It’s not the nicest of terms, of course, but “hagsploitation” was the designation commonly given to a certain type of sub-genre that featured aging actresses in thrillers made during the 1960s and early ‘70s. (Some prefer the term “psycho-biddy,” which to me just sounds like another spoof of Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer,” like The Fools’ “Psycho Chicken.”) Kicking off with the 1962 Bette DavisJoan Crawford hit What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, the genre exploded over the next 10-odd years, with Davis, Crawford, Geraldine Page, Tallulah Bankhead and other seasoned actresses camping it up in such endeavors as Hush…Hush, Sweet

Charlotte, Strait-Jacket, What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?, Die! Die! My Darling, and many more. As with all film fads, the well — and box office receipts — eventually dried up, but movie fans have been left with what, on balance, remain entertaining terror tales, many bearing Grand Guignol stylings. Greta is seemingly a throwback to the “hagsploitation” flicks of yore. It was cowritten and directed by Neil Jordan, an accomplished filmmaker whose absence from the cinematic scene has been so conspicuous in recent years that many movie theaters have placed “Have You Seen This Man?” posters throughout their lobbies. A once-dazzling director whose output included such gems as The Crying Game (for which he won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar) and The Company of Wolves, Jordan hasn’t helmed a theatrical feature since 2012. It’s hard to see Greta as any sort of triumphant comeback or victory lap, as it’s a tepid thriller that begins promisingly before simultaneously jumping the tracks, jumping the shark, and jumping off a cliff. Chloe Grace Moretz plays Frances McMullen, a sweet kid living in New York City with her more assertive roommate Erica (Maika Monroe). Still coping with the death of her mother and miffed at her dad (Colm Feore) for moving on, Frances one day discovers a handbag that’s been left on a subway car. Finding an address inside, she returns the purse to its rightful owner: Greta Hideg (Isabelle Huppert), a Frenchwoman with a deceased husband, an estranged daughter, and a former career as a piano teacher. Greta and Frances quickly become friends, and they spend so much time together than Erica wonders if Frances views Greta as a substitute mother. Frances is offended by the suggestion, but before she can truly analyze her feelings, she accidentally discovers a whole cabinet of handbags in Greta’s home, thus realizing that the older woman routinely leaves them in subways as a way to meet young females. Understandably put off by this deception, Frances abruptly ends her relationship with Greta. But, like Glenn Close’s Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction, Greta is not going to be ignored, Dan, and she leaves Frances approximately 893 voice mail messages before finally showing up at both her apartment and her place of employment. Naturally, the police are useless, Dad’s in another city, and Erica also has to start dealing with Greta’s disturbed behavior. And after Frances rebuffs her one time too many, Greta takes drastic action — one that eventually results in the necessity of a private investigator (Jordan regular Stephen Rea) on the scene. CS

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AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Auditions for our spring session will be held January 9, 2019. Students who played in the Fall 2018 session, and who plan to remain in the same ensemble, do not need to re-audition in January. The January auditions are for new students, or students wishing to move to a different ensemble. Choose your instrument from the list on their website - https://ayosavannah.org/ auditions/ -to see the audition requirements for applicable ensembles. Then, contact them via email at ayosavannah2004@gmail. com to reserve an audition date and time, or with any questions you may have. ongoing. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) is accepting grant applications from community organizations which have an impact on the greater downtown area, particularly those that help or enrich the residential quality of life. The DNA is looking for proposals that support the 38 downtown area in the following ways:

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Youth Development, Humanitarian 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.

BENEFITS

COMEDY SHOWCASE TO BENEFIT THE COASTAL EMPIRE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY This event will feature local comedians plus a nationally known comedian to present a night of clean comedy. This event is free to the public, with limited seating. There will be a love offering at the door to help

Habitat for Humanity continue their mission. Free. A love offering to support the Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity will be taken. Thu., March 21, 6-8 p.m. development@ habitatsavannah.org. facebook.com/ events/496170487579529/. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. SCI FANS FOR SENIORS DRIVE Members of the community who would like to donate a new box fan or make a cash donation to purchase a fan may come by SCI’s headquarters at 3025 Bull Street, Savannah between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or donate on-line at www.seniorcitizensinc.org/give. ongoing. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

2018 SUMMER BONANZA The program will expose young people to local government, cultural diversity, and positive role models. Strengthening academic development while providing safe, structured, and fun activities for youth is essential. Summer Bonanza meets once per week on Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm at the Moses Jackson Center. Saturdays, 9 a.m. (912) 663-4528. Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards Street. 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 facebook or email. $40 for 4 classes, $70 for both bachata and salsa series ongoing. stephaniehmetzger@ gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/239285403377870/. BASIC CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH The focus of this course is basic conversational abilities. Although this course focuses on conversation, listening, reading, and writing abilities will be developed. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following: Greet one another, talk about yourself and others, describe people and activities, plan weekend activities, talk about your needs, wants, and preferences. This class will consist of lecture, audio, visual, and speaking in partners and whole group skits. No book is needed. $125 for series Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/conversationalspanish/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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. BRACKET BASH Wed., March 20, 6 p.m. Class 101 Savannah, 7702 Waters Avenue. BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU CLASSES Monday/Wednesday- Competition

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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. CONTEMPORARY DANCE FUSION CLASS AT THE STUDIO IN THUNDERBOLT Join a classically trained dance teacher for a fun and challenging dance class. Focus on technique, choreography, and whatever else you would like to do! Opportunity to learn aerial hammock moves as well. Every Sunday from 6-7pm $20. To reserve a space call/text 912-483-2109 or email ktoyogasurf@gmail.com ongoing. COUNTRY TWO STEP GROUP CLASS Join us every week to learn how to dance to the classics and modern day songs of country music. All levels welcomebeginners to advanced. Each week will progress from the previous. First week is the top of the month and runs for 4 weeks. Sign up today! $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. 612-470-6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. CREATIVITY COACHING Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. You’re Invited To A Free Masterclass: 5 Steps to Turning Your Talents and Expertise Into A Successful Online Coaching Business (even if you have no idea how to get started!) See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---. 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 INTERMEDIATE At the conclusion of the class, you should be able to: • Create and Manage Worksheets • Manage Data Cells and Ranges • Create Tables • Perform Operations with Formulas and Functions • Create and use Charts Early Bird Registration by March 1 - $120 Regular Registration-$125 Thu., March 21, 6-7:30 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@ georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/excelcourses/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY This class is open and accessible to beginning photographers with an interest in learning the craft. Because of the constant update and change in models, this is not a class for teaching you how to use your specific camera, but a general overview of the basic technology used. Bring your camera and instruction booklet. Workshop 1 – The digital camera and its operation Workshop 2 – Lenses and their use in specific situations Workshop 3 – Controlling Exposure and flash photography Workshop 4 – Composition, balance and background Workshop 5 – Classic themes, camera supports, and travel $125 for series Thu., March 21, 6-8 p.m. 912-

478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/ programs/digitalphotography/. 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. CONTINUES ON P. 40

3rd Annual Choosing to Lead Conference! One Hundred Miles’ citizen leadership conference inspires action for the coast we love.

Saturday, April 13: Interactive workshops, panel discussions, booths and exhibitors, and an all-new youth track. Lunchtime keynote, Paul Greenberg is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food and American Catch: The Fight for our Local Seafood.

Choosing to Lead Conference April 13-14, 2019 • Savannah International Trade and Conference Center Join us to celebrate, explore, and take action!

Sunday, April 14: Half-day field trips will let you go behind-the-scenes at one of four coastal destinations, then work with others to plan volunteer projects to benefit your community.

To learn more and register, please visit www.OneHundredMiles.org.

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Join us as we bring together volunteers, students, wildlife enthusiasts, and advocates from accross the state in celebration of our 100-mile Georgia coast and the power of individual action.

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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., March 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. 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. 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. TASTE OF FIBER BASKETS WITH MARCEE MUSGROVE The project will be to make a fiber basket. We will be hand sewing this basket allowing for total control and creativity of the shape of your creation. Its very fun and relaxing and once you have started with a basic piece, the doors of creativity are wide open 40 for your own style to shine. Materials Fee:

Behind the Scenes Aquarium Tour

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the UGA Aquarium? During the week of spring break, there are special behind-the-scenes tours on March 19 and March 21 for families. Spend the afternoon exploring exhibits and learning about what it’s like to care for native marine animals during a behind-the-scenes tour led by an aquarium educator. Children ages 5 and up are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Registering before the event is encouraged but not required. Register online here to reserve a space. Questions? Contact Kayla Clark at kayla270@uga. edu or 912-598-3345. $10 THU., MARCH 21, 2-3 P.M. UGA MARINE EDUCATION CENTER AND AQUARIUM, 30 OCEAN SCIENCE CIRCLE. $5.00-To be paid to instructor on the day of the class. $20 for members, $30 for non-members Sat., March 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 518-265-0514. fiberguildofthesavannahs2@ gmail.com. fiberguildsav.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. TASTE OF KNITTING WIRE EARRINGS WITH WENDY AVERY Fine gauge wire is a great medium for knitting earrings. Learn how to knit basic wire earrings with potential for embellishment. Basic knitting experience required. Make one or two pair and have plenty of wire to complete more at home. Materials: Bring a pair of double point or short single point (10 or 12 inch) size 2 metal needles. Bring reading glasses if you need them for close work! Bring jewelry pliers if you have them at home, 32 gauge wire and findings including earring wires for pierced ears (not sterling silver) will will be provided. Materials fee: $10.00 $20 for members, $30 for non-members Sat., March 23, 1-4 p.m. 518-265-0514. fiberguildofthesavannahs2@gmail.com. fiberguildsav.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. 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 award-

winning 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. 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

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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. Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

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CHORAL EVENSONG & ORGAN PRELUDE Join the St. John’s Choir in celebrating the ancient tradition of choral evensong. Richard Morgan (Sacred Heart, Savannah) will be our guest organist for a prelude at 5:05; Evensong begins at 5:30pm. Reception follows at historic Green-Meldrim House. Free & open to the public. All are welcome. Free parking in our lot at Whitaker & Harris. Free Sun., March 24, 5-6:15 p.m. 912-2321251. sbranyon@stjohnssav.org. facebook. com/events/1005457079651988/. stjohnssav.org/. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 West Macon Street. GINO CASTILLO AND THE CUBAN COWBOYS Gino Castillo is an Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, singer and leader of the lowcountry band Gino Castillo Quartet. Their high energy performance brings dancers and non-dancers to their feet. Free for CJA members, $20 for guests Sun., March 24, 5 p.m. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. CONTINUES ON P. 42

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1 Jean jacket material 6 Prefix meaning “ten” 10 Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas 14 Blunt married to John Krasinski 15 “Chill in the Air” singer ___ Lee 16 Spoken aloud 17 Sudden change of plans to not tumble down the hill after Jack? 19 “Escape (The ___ Colada Song)” 20 Had some gummy bears, perhaps 21 Statuary segment 22 Lightheaded 23 Like some terriers’ coats 24 “Beds ___ Burning” (Midnight Oil song) 25 Return 28 Earp/Clanton shootout site 33 Charles of polytonal music 34 ___ Lodge (motel chain) 35 Historic timespan 36 Utility vehicle that stays road-bound (and not on your lawn)? 40 One of a handful of notable hockey surnames in crosswords 41 Letter before India 42 Love, deified 43 bell hooks, for one

45 City with the ZIP 93888 47 Pen filler, perhaps 48 Twofold 49 Attacks, like a unicorn might 52 Hear about 54 Law enforcement gps. 57 Tournament type 58 Putting area sponsored by fruit spread? 60 Touch down 61 Eye creepily 62 Bird on a coin 63 Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist 64 Low digits? 65 First U.S. “Millionaire” host Philbin

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1 “It’s ___ vu all over again!” 2 Give off, as light 3 River near the Valley of the Kings 4 Feverish, maybe 5 Washington WNBA teammate 6 Unlike almond milk and soy cheese 7 911 first responders 8 2017 Pixar movie 9 ___ Wednesday 10 Giant office machine 11 Calif. neighbor 12 “SNL” alum Horatio 13 Do in a dragon 18 Do the job 22 Slang for “friend” in “A Clockwork Orange” 23 Nesting insect

24 Proactiv target 25 “And knowing is half the battle” cartoon 26 Do-___ (second chances) 27 They’re held by growlers 28 Eight-member group 29 1980s-’90s German leader Helmut 30 Brings up 31 Lighting problem? 32 Wonder Woman’s weapon 34 Online banking transactions, briefly 37 “Most definitely!” 38 It doesn’t go in the microwave 39 Projectionist’s need 44 Meeting outline 45 Nick in the “Captain Marvel” movie 46 Smith, to Yogi Bear 48 Broad valleys 49 Spieth sport 50 Character formed by Pearl and Amethyst on “Steven Universe” 51 Artist Magritte 52 “The ___ Movie 2: The Second Part” (2019) 53 Cosmo competitor 54 Simon of “Shaun of the Dead” 55 Grocery store section 56 Star Fox console, once 58 Scribble (down) 59 “Party for One” singer Carly ___ Jepsen

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QUYNH SHANNON IN CONCERT Beloved Savannahian and acclaimed concert pianist Quynh Shannon returns to Telfair Rotunda to welcome spring to Savannah with classics from the great Romantics and more. This concert is in support of Telfair Museums’ diverse education programming. $75 Fri., March 22, 6 p.m. telfair.org. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. SMOOTH! JOE GRANSDEN AND KENNY BANKS The Tybee Post Theater presents one of Atlanta’s most celebrated and busiest performers, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden. Well known across the country for his incredible 16-piece big band, Joe has been compared to Sinatra and Chet Baker but with a signature style all his own. Joe will perform with one of his long-time collaborators, jazz pianist Kenny Banks. $18, $22 premium Sat., March 23, 8 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne.

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40 ACRES AND A MULE TOUR This is the story of Savannah and its significant role of promoting slavery throughout the South and it’s the story of the triumph over slavery through faith, culminating in a historic meeting in which the aspirations of 4 million African-Americans became distilled in a single phrase: “40 acres and a mule.” You will visit six of Savannah’s most historic squares as you learn the truth about crucial events that took place in the city between 1733 and 1865 that shaped the life and times of Savannah for years to come. Private tours only. $40 ongoing. 912-6594383. rumpel@40acresandamule.org. 40acresandamule.org. ALPHA IOTA SIGMA; SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. PAINT PARTY $35 Sat., March 23, 3 p.m. Tiger Arena, Savannah State University. BULL STREET BLOCK PARTY Head inside of The Rat on Bull for an in-store scavenger hunt with goodies for The Rat, Big Bon, and Bell Barber Company. Pop over to Bull Street Taco for drinks and a special BST x BB Korean BBQ Taco. Big Bon Pizza will be dishing out a special pizza by BST x BB Mojo Chicken Pizza. Thu., March 21, 5 p.m. The Rat on Bull, 1612 Bull St. COMMUNITY SAT Sat., March 23, 9 a.m. Class 101 Savannah, 7702 Waters Avenue. 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. 42 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. FLANNERY O’CONNOR BIRTHDAY PARADE AND STREET FAIR This lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family fun, live music and more. Attendees are invited to join the parade, carry handmade signs and sing along. Live music will be provided by a cavalcade of singer-songwriters and musicians from some of Savannah’s finest local bands in honor of O’Connor’s 94th birthday. Music for the parade will be performed by the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band. Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor’s characters and settings or by the author’s life are encouraged, but not required. Free Sun., March 24, 1 p.m. allison@capricorncomm.com. flanneryoconnorhome.org/2017-flanneryo-connor-birthday-par. Lafayette Square, Abercorn Street and East Charlton Street. FREE TAX PREPARATION BY AARP TAX AIDE Have you prepared your 2018 tax returns yet? If not, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide can help you. Their IRS-certified volunteers provide tax preparation service to anyone — and it’s completely free. You don’t even have to be an AARP member. THE AARP Foundation Tax-Aide – which is celebrating 50 years – will be open until April 16 at Bull Street Library, Southwest-Chatham Library, and Hinesville Library. Through April 16. 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. JAY WALK Join Jonathan Stalcup of Architectural Savannah for a walking tour featuring buildings designed by William Jay and learn about how these spaces impacted the visual landscape of early 19th-century Savannah. Free for Telfair members, $10 for non-members Tue., March 26, 5 p.m. Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, 124 Abercorn St. MARCH BIRTHPLACE GENERAL TOURS $15 Thu., March 21, noon. juliettegordonlowbirthplace. org/. $15.00 Sat., March 23, noon. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. MARCH GIRL SCOUT TROOP EXPERIENCE

$13 Wed., March 20, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace. org/. $13 Fri., March 22, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. $13 Mon., March 25, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. MARCH: OVER TEA CUPS: A GIRL SCOUT SENIOR/AMBASSADOR AFTERNOON TEA EXPERIENCE $20.00 Mon., March 25, 3:30 p.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. $20.00 Tue., March 26, 3:30 p.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. 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. ROCK UR NATURAL HAIR, HEALTH AND BEAUTY EXPO $5-$10 Sun., March 24, 2 p.m. Windsor Hall, 302 Briarcliff Circle. ROYAL PASSIONS: VICTORIA, ALBERT AND THEIR ART COLLECTIONS The Savannah Chapter of the Victorian Society in America will host a program presented by Dr. H. Christian Carr, Professor of Art History at SCAD. Free for Victorian Society in Savannah members, $5 for guests Tue., March 26, 6 p.m. victoriansocietyinsavannah@gmail.com. Cranmer Hall, 27 W. Charlton St. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, and allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. For more information please visit, https://www. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/dailytours. ongoing. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. SHIRE OF FORTH CASTLE FIGHTER PRACTICE Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

ongoing. savannahsca.org. SUSIE KING TAYLOR HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATION A Georgia historical marker recognizing Susie King Taylor will be dedicated at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Midway First Presbyterian Church in Midway, Georgia. This event is free and open to the public Tue., March 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 912-651-2125 ext. 122. events@ georgiahistory.com. georgiahistory.com/ events/historical-marker-dedication-susieking-taylor-1848-1912/. Midway First Presbyterian Church, 672 North Coastal Hwy 17. TEA AT MRS. DAVENPORT’S Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House Museum. Patrons will tour areas of the historic home where tea service took place and will participate in an afternoon tea with costumed interpreters. $18 per adult, $14 per child plus tax Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m. info@davenporthousemuseum.org. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State 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/.

FESTIVALS

HIGH SCHOOL ONE- ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Armstrong Campus Sat., March 23, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 912-344-2801. Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St.

FITNESS

$10 HOT FLOW On Monday and Friday mornings in March: Breath based practice designed to ignite your core, strengthen your body, and energize your day. Learn to move fluidly with your breath. All levels welcome-from beginner to experienced yogi--move through challenges to find your personal change. Practiced to light music in heated room (90-95 degrees) $10 Mondays, Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. 912.356.8280. info@ thehubsav.com. thehubsavannah.com. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. 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

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movement and rhythm. This class will focus on the cultural movement of Afro-Caribbean dance. Get ready for hip winding and arms in the air as we explore our bodies’ rhythm through Caribbean and reggae music. $10 Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. AIKIDO CLASSES Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba, ‘O Sensei’ or (‘Great Teacher’). On a purely physical level it is an art involving throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and Kenjutsu (open hand and weapon based techniques). Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/month for JEA Members, $70/month for NonMembers, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semiprivate class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. 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. EXERCISE CLASS Stretches, strengthening and general feel good moves. ongoing. 912-667-0487. Functional Bodies, 821 E. 66th St. FIT4MOM SAVANNAH STROLLER STRIDES A group of moms that meet with strollers and workout at Savannah Mall, Daffin Park and on occasion Hull Park. Also offer HIIT Classes to other Moms who have any age children. The HIIT program is a kid free program. 1 hour long stroller based workout with kiddos. Moms- Pre and Post Natal, and kids of stroller age. Savannah Mall (M,W,F). Daffin Park (T,Th), Hull Park (Sat) ongoing. ashleyyoungblood@fit4mom.com. savannah.fit4mom.com. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. GET EXCITED AND MOVE This program is designed to combat the effects of Parkinson disease for Savannah/ Chatham-area people and their caregiver. The activities are designed to enhance and improve muscular strength, and endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed work,

and voice command. Visit the website for more info. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and TuesdaysThursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 912-663-5833. getexcitedandmove.com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive. 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

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wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SHIMMY CHIC Shimmy Chic Fitness is an energetic, fun dance workout based on the ancient art of belly dance- with a modern twist. The class provides calorie-burning and muscle-toning moves, along with increased flexibility, grace, and sense of self. No dance experience necessary. Shimmy Chic provides fun & repetitive routines suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable workout clothes and sneakers (you do not have to show your stomach). Open to all ages and fitness levels. $10

Thursdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 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

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

During the coming weeks, everything that needs to happen will indeed happen only if you surprise yourself on a regular basis. So I hope you will place yourself in unpredictable situations where you won’t be able to rely on well-rehearsed responses. I trust that you will regard innocence and curiosity and spontaneity as your superpowers. Your willingness to change your mind won’t be a mark of weakness but rather a sign of strength.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

In the animated kids’ film *Over the Hedge*, ten talking animals come upon a massive, towering hedge they’ve never seen. The friendly group consists of a skunk, red squirrel, box turtle, two opossums, and five porcupines. The hedge perplexes and mystifies them. It makes them nervous. There’s nothing comparable to it in their previous experience. One of the porcupines says she would be less afraid of it if she just knew what it was called, whereupon the red squirrel suggests that from now on they refer to it as “Steve.” After that, they all feel better. I recommend that you borrow their strategy in the coming weeks. If a Big Unknown arrives in your vicinity, dub it “Steve” or “Betty.”

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

I urge you to locate a metaphorical or very literal door that will give you access to a place that affords you more freedom and healing and support. Maybe you already know about the existence of this door—or maybe it’s not yet on your radar. Here’s advice from Clarissa Pinkola Éstes that might help. “If you have a deep scar, that is a door,” she writes. “If you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much that you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Musician Carole Kaye is the most famous bass guitarist you’ve never heard of. Over the course of five decades, she has plied 44 her soulful talents on more than 10,000

recordings, including gems by Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Beach Boys. Twenty-seven-time Grammy winner Quincy Jones has testified that Kaye has written “some of the most beautiful themes I’ve ever heard in my life” and that she “could do anything and leave men in the dust.” I trust this horoscope will expand the number of people who appreciate her. I also hope you’ll be inspired to become more active in spreading the word about the gifts that you have to offer the world. It’s high time to make sure that people know more of the beautiful truth about you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

“When you want happiness, what are you wanting?” asks aphorist Olivia Dresher. The repeat of an event that made you feel good in the past? A sweet adventure you’ve thought about but never actually experienced? Here’s a third possibility. Maybe happiness is a state you could feel no matter what your circumstances are; maybe you could learn how to relax into life exactly as it is, and feel glad about your destiny wherever it takes you. In my opinion, Leo, that third approach to happiness will be especially natural for you to foster in the coming weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

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officer and engineer for the Soviet army. His specialty was disarming explosive devices before they detonated. Over the course of his career, he defused an estimated 50,000 bombs and mines. Let’s make him your patron saint for the coming weeks. Why? Because I suspect you will be able to summon a metaphorical version of his power: an extraordinary capacity to keep volatile situations from blowing up. You’ll be a virtuoso at waging peace and preventing strife.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

There was a time, less than a century ago, when pink was considered a masculine color and blue a feminine hue. In previous eras, many European men sported long hair, wore high heels, and favored clothes with floral patterns. Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of America’s most prominent twentieth-century presidents, sometimes wore skirts and feather-bedecked hats as a child. With these facts as your keystone, and in accordance with astrological omens, I encourage you to experiment with your own gender expressions in the coming weeks. It’s prime time to have fun with the way you interpret what it means to be a man or woman—or any other gender you might consider yourself to be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

There are old traditions in many cultures that pay special attention to the first brick or stone that is laid in the earth to initiate the construction of a future building. It’s called a cornerstone or foundation stone. All further work to create the new structure refers back to this original building block, and depends on it. I’m pleased to inform you that now is a favorable phase to put your own metaphorical cornerstone in place, Virgo. You’re ready to begin erecting a structure or system that will serve you for years to come. Be sure you select the right place for it, as well as the best building materials.

According to estimates by population experts, about 109 billion humans have been born on planet Earth over the millennia. And yet I’m quite sure that not a single one of those other individuals has been anything like you. You are absolutely unique, an unmatched treasure, a oneof-a-kind creation with your own special blend of qualities. And in my prophetic view, you’re ready to fully acknowledge and celebrate these facts on a higher octave than ever before. It’s high time for you to own your deepest authenticity; to work with extra devotion to express your soul’s code; to unabashedly claim your idiosyncratic genius.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Born under the sign of Libra, Ivan Kharchenko (1918–1989) was a military

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.

We don’t know as much about European history between the sixth and ninth

centuries as we do about other eras. Compared to the times that preceded and followed it, cultural and literary energies were low. Fewer records were kept. Governments were weaker and commerce was less vigorous. But historians don’t like to use the term “Dark Ages” to name that period because it brought many important developments and activities, such as improvements in farming techniques. So in some ways, “Lost Ages” might be a more apropos descriptor. Now let’s turn our attention to a metaphorically comparable phase of your own past, Capricorn: an era that’s a bit fuzzy in your memory; a phase about which your understanding is incomplete. I suspect that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to revisit that part of your life and see what new evidence and insights you can mine.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Why do some American libraries ban certain books, ensuring they’re unavailable to local readers? The reasons may be because they feature profanity or include references to sex, drug use, the occult, atheism, and unusual political viewpoints. Marjane Satrapi’s *Persepolis* is one of the most frequently censored books. Others are Maya Angelou’s *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings*, *Beloved*, by Toni Morrison, and *The Kite Runner*, by Khaled Hosseini. In my astrological opinion, these are exactly the kinds of books you should especially seek out in the coming weeks. In fact, I suggest you commune with a variety of art and ideas and influences that are controversial, provocative, and intriguing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

At the age of 97, Piscean cartoonist Al Jaffee is still creating new material for the satirical *Mad* magazine, where he has worked since 1964. There was one 63-year stretch when his comic stylings appeared in all but one of *Mad*’s monthly issues. I nominate him to be your role model during the next four weeks. It’s a favorable time for you to access and express a high degree of tenacity, stamina, and consistency.

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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

THE JUICE STRIKES BACK: MODERN HOPS March 21. crystalbeerparlor.com. Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St. HILTON HEAD ISLAND EGGFEST 2019 $15-$100 March 23, 10 a.m. Ace Hardware of Hilton Head Island, 3 Northridge Drive. ISLANDS FARMERS’ MARKET The Island Farmers’ Market (previously Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market) is held every Saturday rain or shine. This outdoor market sets up on the property of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Food and Artisan Vendors will be at the market each Saturday, along with a kids club, a special guest, story time, a musical gust, kid’s crafts,

and nonprofit events. Free 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. islandsfarmersmarket@gmail.com. facebook.com/IslandsFarmersMarket/. Lighthouse Baptist Church, 401 Quarterman Dr. 21ST AMENDMENT PINT NIGHT March 25. crystalbeerparlor.com. Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St. FILM: A FINE LINE Enjoy the screening of the award-winning documentary, A Fine Line, which chronicles the challenges faced by female chefs in the male-dominated culinary industry. The timely documentary explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, while addressing important issues about equality in the culinary field, and beyond. The screening will take place during Women’s History Month, and will honor Savannah’s very own Mashama Bailey, chef and co-owner of The Grey. The evening will begin with a food and wine reception and conclude in a panel Q&A after the film screening. $35 to attend the food and wine reception, film screening, and Q&A. $18 to attend the film screening and Q&A only. The food and wine reception is for ages 21+. March 25, 6-9 p.m.. 617-699-2190. afinelinemovie@gmail.com. afinelinemovie. com. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry 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.

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reception, film screening, and Q&A. $18 to attend the film screening and Q&A only. The food and wine reception is for ages 21+. 617-699-2190. afinelinemovie@gmail.com. afinelinemovie.com. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry 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. HILTON HEAD ISLAND EGGFEST 2019 $15-$100 Ace Hardware of Hilton Head Island, 3 Northridge Drive. ISLANDS FARMERS’ MARKET The Island Farmers’ Market (previously Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market) is held every Saturday rain or shine. This outdoor market sets up on the property of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Food and Artisan Vendors will be at the market each Saturday, along with a kids club, a special guest, story time, a musical gust, kid’s crafts, and nonprofit events. Free islandsfarmersmarket@gmail.com. facebook.com/IslandsFarmersMarket/. Lighthouse Baptist Church, 401 Quarterman Dr. THE JUICE STRIKES BACK: MODERN HOPS crystalbeerparlor.com. Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St. PRESS PLAY BOOMBOX BRUNCH Brunch is served from 11 am – 3 pm. Jason B. James Live vinyl DJ spinning classic soul, R&B, indie, rock, pop, and everything in between begins at noon. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB ecome part of a Savannah tradition. Join us at our festive community table with new friends and old to share in a night of food, libations and southern hospitality. Each Sunday you will experience unique thoughtfully created dishes paired with meticulously selected wines to complement each delicious course. $55 for four-course meal and wine pairings paccisavannah.com. Pacci Italian Kitchen + Bar, 601 E Bay St. 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. TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Featuring a variety of produce, baked

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HEALTH

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings on every Monday from 10 AM to Noon in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts on 836 E. 65th Street. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, call (912) 352-4405. ongoing. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St. DANCE FUN AND FITNESS This class, taught by Milne Cato, is designed for adult men and women to work on improving flexibility, range of movement, balance, strength and coordination. Class takes place Thursdays in March from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. $40 Through March 31. 912-898-3320. milcato@comcast.net. parks.chathamcounty.org. Frank G. Murray Community Center, 125 Wilmington Island Rd. FIND YOUR FABULOUS Thu., March 21, 6 p.m. Asbury Memorial UMC, 1008 E. Henry Street. 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 MAMMOGRAMS The Chatham County Health Department’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP) is partnering with the St. Joseph’s/Candler Mobile Mammography Program to offer free mammograms. Women who meet certain annual income guidelines and are 40-64 years of age without insurance will be eligible to receive a screening mammogram at no cost. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins will be accepted. To make an appointment, please call 912-356-2946. Tue., March 26, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Chatham

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County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St. 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 attend Free ongoing, 2-3 p.m. 912-712-3314. Islandmedicinewoman@gmail.com. East Broad Native American Group, 517 East Broad Street. SCI MILES FOR MEALS 5K RUN/WALK Miles for Meals is a fun 5K run/walk perfect for all ages. Participants are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends, kids in

strollers, and dress as their favorite foods. Race proceeds will help fight senior hunger by supporting SCI’s MOW program which currently delivers more than 5,500 hot, healthy meals and friendly smiles each week to homebound seniors throughout Chatham, Bryan, Liberty and Effingham counties. $23-$30 Sat., March 23, 9 a.m. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. WOMEN’S HEALTH SUMMIT - SPRING 2019 $99 Sat., March 23, 9 a.m. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Savannah Airport - Pooler, 103 San Drive.

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FIRST CITY NETWORK Georgia’s oldest LGBT organization (founded in 1985) is a local non-profit community service organization whose mission is to share resources of health care, counseling, education, advocacy and mutual support in the Coastal Empire. Members and guests enjoy many special events throughout the year, including First Saturday Socials held the first Saturday of each month at 7pm. Mondays. 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork. org. GAY AA MEETING True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd floor. New location effective 11/2012. ongoing. SAVANNAH PRIDE, INC. Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBTQI community in the South. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month. PO Box 6044, Savannah, GA 31414. 501c nonprofit. ongoing. info@savannahpride.com. savannahpride.com.

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BEHIND THE SCENES AQUARIUM TOUR Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the UGA Aquarium? During the week of spring break, we’re offering special behind-the-scenes tours on March 19 and March 21 for families. Spend the afternoon exploring our exhibits and learning about what it’s like to care for our native marine animals during a behind-thescenes tour led by an aquarium educator. Children ages 5 and up are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Registering before the event is encouraged but not required. Register online here to reserve a space. Questions? Contact Kayla Clark at kayla270@uga.edu or 912-5983345. $10 Thu., March 21, 2-3 p.m. 912-5982496. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/ events/. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle. CHURCHES FOR EARTH Churches for Earth is a new group forming for all churches to work together for the environment. This meeting is to join forces to plan for Earth Day (4/21, Daffin Park) and to talk about your church’s work for a greener planet. You don’t have to be a church leader to attend, all you need is a spiritual responsibility to advocate for the planet, plants, animals, and people adversely affected by climate change and ecology loss. free Thu., March 21, 6-7

p.m. churchesforearth@gmail.com. The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. COASTAL STEWARDS: INTERNATIONAL SHOREBIRD SURVEY Put your birding skills to use and participate in the International Shorebird Survey (ISS) during a two-day coastal stewards workshop, March 22-23. Participants with gather for evening presentation by Abby Sterling, shorebird biologist for Manomet Inc., covering ISS protocols and the history of the survey. There will be a brief refresher on shorebird ID. And participants will travel by boat through Wassaw Sound to conduct the ISS during the spring shorebird migration. This workshop is designed for intermediate or advanced birders with strong shorebird identification skills or those who are willing to study on their own prior to the workshop. $54 Fri., March 22, 5:30-8 p.m. and Sat., March 23, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 912598-2496. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga. edu/events/. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science 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. FULL MOON HIKE The March 20 full moon is a Supermoon and falls on the same day as the vernal equinox-otherwise known as the First Day of Spring. The hike will begin with a daylight adventure on the North Pier Trail, followed by a twilight walk on the Lighthouse Trail. The goal is to arrive in time to see the sunset--and the moonrise-- behind the Cockspur Island Lighthouse. $10 for ages 16 and up, $5 for ages 3-15 Wed., March 20, 5:30 p.m. nps. gov/fopu/. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Cockspur Island. 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. 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.

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John Doyle

6 pm

Lars Vogt, piano

12:30 pm

Courtney Granger

11 am

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6 & 8:30 pm

Zydeco Dance Party: Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

7 pm

Aaron Diehl Trio / Chris Pattishall Quintet

6 & 9 pm

Cajun Dance Party: Pine Leaf Boys / Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs

12:30 pm

Anda Union

6 pm

Jerusalem Quartet

7 pm

Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait

7:30 pm

Rhapsody in Blue and the Firebird Suite Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra with Marcus Roberts Sextet

7:30 pm

Union Tanguera and Kate Weare Company, a collaboration, Sin Salida

8 pm

Angélique Kidjo’s Remain in Light

7:30 pm

Charlie Hunter Trio Feat. Lucy Woodward

8 pm

Dimmer Twins / T. Hardy Morris

Tuesday, April 2

6 pm

Juho Pohjonen, piano

7:30 pm

The Del McCoury Band / Steep Canyon Rangers

12:30 pm

Aaron Diehl: Blues & The Spanish Tinge

8 pm

Fatoumata Diawara / Noura Mint Seymali

5 & 8 pm

John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell present: “Billie & Blue Eyes”

Friday, March 29 12:30 pm

6 pm

Mike + Ruthy of The Mammals

5:30 & 8:30 pm Asleep at the Wheel 6 pm

Daniel Hope & Friends I with Juho Pohjonen

7:30 pm

I’m With Her Sara Watkins • Sarah Jarosz • Aoife O’Donovan

8 pm

Daymé Arocena

8:30 pm

Asleep at the Wheel

Saturday, March 30 4 & 8 pm

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet/ Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

6 pm

Dafnis Prieto Big Band

7 pm

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

7:30 pm

Punch Brothers

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Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Sunday, March 31 4 & 7 pm

Kat Edmonson / Jon Cleary

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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with Daniel Hope

Daniel Hope & Friends II with Lars Vogt

Wednesday, April 3 5 & 8 pm

John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell present: “Billie & Blue Eyes”

Thursday, April 4 11 am

Daniel Hope & Friends III

12:30 pm

Jerry Douglas, dobro

4 pm

Jazz on the River

5:30 & 8:30 pm

Herlin Riley Quintet / Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

7 pm

Andersson Dance & Scottish Ensemble: Goldberg Variations ternary patterns for insomnia

7:30 pm

5 pm

6 pm

8:30 am

Swing Central Jazz Competition

11 am

Caterina Lichtenberg & Mike Marshall: Bach to Brazil

12:30 pm

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

5:30 & 8:30 pm

Kathy Mattea / Molly Tuttle Daniel Hope & Friends IV Swing Central Jazz Finale: Romance, Swing and the Blues Late Night Jazz Jam

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Santiago Ballerini, tenor A Co-Production with Savannah VOICE Festival

Friday, April 12 11 am

tenThing

Roby Lakatos / Sam Reider and the Human Hands

12:30 pm

Robbie Fulks with Robbie Gjersoe

6 pm

Daniel Hope & Sebastian Knauer: Homage to Yehudi Menuhin

6 pm

Stringband Spectacular: Acoustic Music Seminar Finale

8 pm

Jeff Tweedy

8:30 pm

Latin Dance Party: El Septeto Santiaguero

Monday, April 8 6 pm

Daniel Hope & Friends V

7 pm

Bryan Sutton & David Grier / Mike Marshall & Darol Anger

Saturday, April 13 PAT M E T H E N Y S I D E E Y E WITH JAMES FRANCIES & N AT E S M I T H Wedensday, April 10 at 8 pm

The Earls of Leicester presented by Jerry Douglas

Friday, April 5

FATO U M ATA DIAWARA / 6 pm NOURA MINT 6:30 pm SEYMALI Thursday, March 28 10 pm at 8pm

Sunday, April 7

Tuesday, April 9 5 & 8 pm

Dreamers’ Circus / Seamus Egan Project

6 pm

The Tallis Scholars

7 pm

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Wednesday, April 10

2 & 5 pm

Modern Broadway A Co-Production with Savannah VOICE Festival

4 pm

Christopher Hope Presents “My Son the Fiddler”

4 & 8 pm

Closing Night Party: Maceo Parker

7:30 pm

Robert Earl Keen / Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

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11 am

Sebastian Knauer, piano

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12:30 pm

Darrell Scott

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6 pm

Daniel Hope & Friends VI: Balkan Roots

7 pm

Anda Union

8 pm

Pat Metheny Side Eye with James Francies & Nate Smith

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