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Savannah Food Truck Festival #6
Battlefield Memorial March
Coastal Heritage Society’s Battlefield Memorial March event will lead guests through the footsteps of soldiers on that historic day in 1779. 7 a.m. Battlefield Memorial Park, 601 West Harris St. Free and open to the public
SUN 10.13
Fashion Truckers & Barber Truckers FREE Yoga in the park at 10am! VIP Beer & Wine Tastings Live music and DJ on 2 stages Craft vendors Silent auction Family friendly Bounce houses/kids activities Face Painting
Film: 4D Man
This overlooked 1959 gem is a blast. Presented by the Psychotronic Film Society. 8 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $8
11am-6pm Daffin Park info@savannahfoodtruckfestival.net 706.319.1919
Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
Savannah Greek Festival THU-SAT
The annual festival will feature homemade Greek foods, Greek desserts, Greek dancing, Greek music, church tours, market place, and so much more during the three-day celebration of Greek food, music and heritage. The The annual festival will feature homemade Greek foods, Greek desserts, Greek dancing, Greek music, church tours, market place, and much more during the threeday celebration of Greek food, music and heritage. Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson Street. savannahgreekfest.com/
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Reverend Horton Heat w/ Delta Bombers WED 10.9
The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of American musician Jim Heath as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. 8 p.m. Victory North, 2603 Whitaker Street. $14
WEDNESDAY 10. 9
The Crab Shack hosts the kickoff to the 15th annual Tybee Island Pirate’s Fest, a weekend full of swashbuckling fun for all! The Buccaneer Ball will be hosted by Dungeon Dan BlackHart, Kruel Kathy BlackHart and the lovely Lady Lindsey Lee! The Buccaneer Ball will feature a costume contest, grub & grog, and more! 18+ only 6-10pm The Crab Shack 40 Estill Hammock Rd $50 General Admission
Featuring a series of lectures, performances and more. Sep. 15-Oct. 15 Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. students.georgiasouthern.edu/multicultural/ HLHeritage
Reverend Horton Heat w/ Delta Bombers
Reverend Horton Heat is a Dallas, Texasbased psychobilly trio. 8 p.m. Victory North, 2603 Whitaker Street. $14
SKC Howl-o-Ween Yappy Hour
Dress your pup up for our costume content. Prizes for best costume. 5:30 p.m. Starland Yard, 2411 DeSoto Ave. Free donnapmerkle@icloud.com
THURSDAY 10.10 Buried History: Savannah’s African American Legacy Launch Party
The web app shares stories of black Savannahians, highlighting their contributions to Savannah’s history, economy, and culture. 6 p.m. Davenport House, 324 East State St. Free
Film: The Godfather
The epic tale of a 1940’s New York Mafia family, led by patriarch Don Vito Corleone. 7 p.m. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $10 9124724790. tybeeposttheater.showare. com/
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Lecture: A Moveable Feast: Portrait of the Icon as a Young Woman
Presented by CinemaSavannah. 6:30 p.m. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. $10, cash preferred
Georgia Southern professors Amanda Konkle and Bridgett Conn will present the lecture. 6 p.m. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Film: The Farewell Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly Free and open to the public returns to Changchun to find thattheir Lecture: Henry Plant: 19th Century beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been Visionary, the Plant System, and given mere weeks to live. Savannah Fri. 3 & 7 p.m., Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 3 & 7 p.m. Heather Trubee Brown explores Henry Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. Plant’s impact in Georgia and beyond $8 adults, $5 children 12 and under during the late 19th century. 9124724790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. 5:30 p.m. Front Porch Improv: Glow in the Dark Pennsylvania Avenue Resources Center, 425 Get ready for a neon night as Front Porch Pennsylvania Ave. Improv gets frisky in the dark. 8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. 912-651-6411. lspracher@savannahga.gov $15, $10 with a student ID
Dr. Sarah Milov will give an address on women’s suffrage. 6 p.m. The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 East Liberty St. Free
Savannah Greek Festival
The annual festival will feature homemade Greek foods, desserts, dancing, music, church tours, and so much more. -12 Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson Street. savannahgreekfest.com/
Hollywood Hills Sanitarium
STC film production students have partnered with film students at Savannah Arts Academy to host this haunted attraction. Fri.-Sun. 6 p.m. Savannah Tech Main Campus, 5717 White Bluff Rd. $10 for family attraction, $15 for horror show
Jamey Johnson
With special guests The Likely Culprits. 7 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. savannahcivic.com
Tybee Island Pirate Festival
Peacock Party
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Theatre: The Realistic Joneses
The 15th annual Tybee Pirate Festival is headlined by Great White this year. -13 Tybee Island, Tybee Island. tybeeisland.com/pirates/
17 South Haunted Forest
Find out what’s lurking in the darkness. Presented in association with the Richmond Hill High School Drama Club. Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m. 17 South, 5899 N Coastal Hwy. $20 912-417-5377. info@17SouthHauntedForest. com.
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Black Dahlia Murder has earned an army of devout followers. Locals Depressor and Knightsquatch open. 6 p.m. . Victory North, 2603 Whitaker Street.
Film: Honeyland
Honeyland is a breathtaking and heartbreaking documentary that first opens your eyes and then your heart and mind.
Join the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home Foundation for glamour and glitz. 6 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. $100 Unvarnished Theatre Company puts on their first production. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. The Hen House, 744 E. 39th.
Tybee Island Pirate Festival
The 15th annual Tybee Pirate Festival is headlined by Great White this year. Oct. 10-13 Tybee Island, Tybee Island. tybeeisland.com/pirates/
Wicked South Haunted Corn Maze
The Wicked South Haunted Corn Maze at Madrac Farms in Rincon celebrates the 4th season of Halloween excitement. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. Madrac Farms, 580 Ralph Rahn Road. $15 912-596-7639. wickedsouthproductions.com CONTINUES ON P. 6
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Lecture: Women’s Suffrage at 100: Exploring the Legacy of the 19th Amendment
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ARCO Chamber Orchestra and Levon Ambartsumian
Sunday, October 13 5:00 pm Yamacraw Performing Arts Center
Levon Ambartsumian, violin Sinisa Ciric, violin BACH Concerto for Two Violins PODGAITS Cras Ignotum TCHAIKOVSKY Les Saisons, op. 37a Distinguished soloists and UGA violin professor Levon Ambartsumian performing and directing ARCO Chamber Orchestra in making their debut appearance in Savannah presenting pieces by Tchaikovsky and Podgaits.
Tickets $25 Students $12.50 Presented by Nancy & Ken Larsen
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Costumed interpreters portray residents coping with the realities of life during a catastrophe. Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m. Davenport House, 324 East State St. $16 advance, $19 at door davenporthousemuseum.org
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Fun!, and more. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road. $12 for participants age 18 months and up bit.ly/ Frogwarts2019
Hello Neighbor: Community Pride Parade
Forsyth Farmers Market
SAT 10.12
This project is intended to bridge gaps between each of us and our neighbors Local and regional by providing a space that everyone in produce, honey, the community can participate, while meat, dairy, pasta, encouraging the least represented to baked goods and take front stage. Although everyone is other delights. encouraged to participate, a special in9 a.m.-1 p.m. vitation is extended to include women’s, Forsyth Park minority, immigrant, multi-cultural, LGBTQ groups or individuals. The idea Islands Farmers’ is to see and give voice to everyone while Market promoting social, political and economic Fresh & local equality locally and globally. produce, meats, 5 p.m. baked goods, Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park seasonings, and Ave. so much more. Free 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Savannah Food Truck Festival
Featuring food trucks, yoga in the park, VIP beer and wine tasting, live music on two stages, craft vendors, and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave.
Savannah Philharmonic: From UGA with Love
Islands Farmers’ Market, 401 Quarterman Dr. Free islandsfarmersmarket@gmail.com
Distinguished soloist and UGA violin professor Levon Ambartsumian performs and directs the ARCO Chamber Orchestra. 5 p.m. Yamacraw Performing Arts Center, 649 West Jones St. $25 (912) 232-6002.
Junior League of Savannah Thrift Sale
Theatre: Beautiful, the Carol King Musical
Savannah Art Walk
MONDAY 10.14
Find household items, holiday gifts and decor, children’s clothing, toys, and more. Sat. & Sun., 7:30 a.m. National Guard Armory, Eisenhower Dr. $5 on Saturday, free on Sunday Explore Savannah by visiting artists and galleries. second Saturday of every month Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 West Bay St. savannahartwalk.com
Vampire Ball
Join your fellow creatures of the night. 9 p.m. Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. $20-$45
SUNDAY 10.13 Frogwarts
This year’s classes will include Wand Making, Potions, Fortune Telling, Defense Against the Dark Arts: Glow in the Dark
The special worship services will combine sermons with music from Broadway. 11:15 a.m. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St.
Tybee Island Farmers Market
Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, and more. 4 p.m. 30 Meddin Drive. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com
TUESDAY 10.15 Armstrong Wind Ensemble Fall Concert
Under the direction of Mark B. Johnson. 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. $6, discounts available
NEWS & OPINION EDITOR’S NOTE
BY JIM MOREKIS
jim@connectsavannah.com
SAVANNAH is not just the oldest city in Georgia, it’s one of America’s most historical cities, period. When Savannah was founded, Atlanta was over a century away from its own humble beginning as a rail stop called Terminus. Texas was still a frontier outpost of Mexico more than a 100 years after Gen. James Oglethorpe and company set up shop here in 1733. The founding of Miami is closer to the present day than it is to Savannah’s origin story. So of course Savannah protects its archaeological resources. Right?
“The time is NOW for Savannah to take responsibility, stop the destruction of archaeological sites, and reap the benefit they offer,” the report says. “We’re just laying the facts on the table,” Elliott says. “For so long, a series of myths have fueled a lack of interest in an ordinance. The myths aren’t true at all, but policy leaders buy into them.” For example, Myth Number One cited by SAAG is that “Archaeology will stop or slow development.” “Wrong,” SAAG says. “An archaeology ordinance will enable developers to know exactly what they need to do far in advance, allowing archaeology to be completed prior to construction start dates.” Myth Number Three says “Developers will not develop if they are required to have archaeology done on their property.”
“There are 8000 years of prehistory here. There has been evidence of Native American presence found all along Bay Street and River Street. That prehistory is biting the dust as well,” she says. “Savannah is situated on a high bluff on a scenic, bountiful river. It’s a perfect place to live, whether it’s 8000 BC or 2019.” Elliott says individual artifacts are just a part of the archaeological process. “Artifacts tell a story, but they don’t tell the whole story by themselves. They have to be found in context, in certain layers of soil, and with certain features that help us put it all together,” she says. “Every time period has a million stories – whether it’s rich cotton planters, enslaved African Americans, free African Americans, or poor white people trying to get by on outlying homesteads. Most of these stories aren’t in the history books.”
“We’re just laying the facts on the table, For so long, a series of myths have fueled a lack of interest in an ordinance. The myths aren’t true at all, but policy leaders buy into them.” — Rita Elliott, Savannah Archaeology Advocacy Group Wrong. Savannah doesn’t have, nor has it ever had, any City law regulating archaeological finds. “Inevitably every person I tell that to is astonished,” says Rita Elliott, a local archaeologist who is helping spearhead an effort to formulate and pass Savannah’s first-ever comprehensive archaeology ordinance. “They’re like, what do you mean it’s not protected — Savannah’s so historic! The good news is when they hear about the idea for a new ordinance, they’re very supportive,” she says. Elliott and the group Savannah Archaeological Advocacy Group (SAAG) have infused this effort with a fresh sense of urgency. A new Powerpoint presentation released by SAAG, called “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: How Savannah Can Start Benefitting from an Archaeological Ordinance,” pulls no punches. “The City of Savannah continues a 30-year tradition of ignoring its responsibility to be a steward of its archaeological resources,” it begins, referencing the three decades a local archaeology ordinance has been discussed, to no avail.
“Not true,” SAAG answers. “Other cities with archaeological ordinances have shown no decrease in the level of development as a result of archaeology ordinances.” Elliott says that while City of Savannah projects have “done their part to destroy archaeology,” it’s mostly private development that is, in her words, “destroying things left and right.” She particularly cites the massive new hotel/residential developments all along the Savannah River, and their accompanying parking garages. “If you drive around and see all the private or city parking garages, most all of them go into the ground significantly. That destroys everything in the garage’s footprint,” she says. “Likewise, any buildings with deep nonhistoric basements have taken out whole chunks of the past” with no oversight or regulation. So what exactly are these chunks of the past? “You name it: Colonial era, antebellum, during the Civil War, postbellum, not to mention prehistoric stuff,” Elliott says.
Elliott says it’s been a long struggle. When the Hyatt Regency was built back in the ‘80s, she says the remnants of centuries-old ships and boats embedded on the river bank had to make way for it. “There is the whole potential all along the river for watercraft, wharves, docks ,” she says. The position on the new ordinance is fairly straightforward: To be effective, it must regulate private as well as public construction, and ideally there would be a dedicated City staff archaeologist to oversee said regulation. “The establishment of a City Archaeologist will enable the smooth operation of this ordinance, while eliminating time and funding burdens currently placed on a variety of departmental staff that are untrained in handling such matters,” the SAAG presentation says. While there is always the temptation to settle for whatever you can get, Elliott says the time for that is long past. “We’ve lost countless fights over 30 years talking about this subject — why put forth a poor ordinance now?” she muses. “I’m more for starting out with your best and going from there.” CS
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“I frequently hear from people who don’t feel confident in riding alone on our streets, but welcome the opportunity to ride in a group...”
Bike Walk Savannah’s Moonlight Garden Ride, now in its eleventh year, will move to a new location this time around.
Moonlight Garden Ride: Evolving, entertaining, educating
Location moves to Mother Matilda Beasley Park this year BY JOHN BENNETT
john@bikewalksavannah.org
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MORE THAN a decade ago, Drew Wade organized a massive, nighttime bike ride through the streets of Savannah to raise money for the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, a nonprofit organization known today as Bike Walk Savannah. The appeal of his idea has endured. The 11th Annual Moonlight Garden Ride, a joyful cruise through historic neighborhoods, is scheduled for Oct. 19. The location of the ride’s departure point and post-ride party has changed over the years, from a parking lot on Liberty Street to Forsyth Park to Telfair Square to Ellis Square to Grayson Stadium. The Moonlight Garden Ride will move to Mother Matilda Beasley Park on East Broad Street this year, and that’s not the only change. Caila Brown, executive director of Bike 8 Walk Savannah, has shifted the schedule
so the live music, food, and activities all take place before the ride launches. Her goal is to emphasize what brings participants back again and again. “This year we decided to refocus on the biggest element of our event: the ride,” she said. “Through ten years of successful MGR’s we’ve had a variety of concerts, events, locations, and activities. But year after year, all anyone can talk about is that experience of riding underneath live oaks, seeing the blinking bicycle lights wind through town, and being part of the Savannah cycling community.” Riding with hundreds of other people at a leisurely pace — it’s not a race — encourages a sense of conviviality among people of all ages and abilities. “I frequently hear from people who don’t feel confident in riding alone on our streets, but welcome the opportunity to ride in a group, and have used the Moonlight Garden Ride to introduce Savannah riding to their children and other family members and friends,” Brown said. “It is a truly unique event.” Instead of using a closed course, Savannah Police officers control traffic
at intersections as the ride moves along. These brief street closures, which last just a few minutes, maximize safety for participants while minimizing traffic disruptions. In fact, residents along the route, look forward to taking in the pedal-powered parade of lights and music from their porches as the ride travels through the National Landmark District, the Victorian Districts, Thomas Square, Baldwin Park, and Ardsley Park. According to Brown, the ride’s route is also configured so that participants can view their city from different perspective. For visitors, the Moonlight Garden Ride is a chance to see that Savannah’s charm extends far beyond downtown. This is why Brown said she’s excited about the new location for this year’s event. “We’re also looking forward to hosting the 11th Annual Moonlight Garden Ride at Mother Mathilda Beasley Park,” she said. “Serving as our launch point as well as the location of fun and games prior to the ride, we hope our event will highlight this gem in the Chatham County park system.” A costume contest encourages riders to create inventive outfits for themselves and
for their bikes, adding to the fun for participants and spectators alike. Moonlight Garden Riders quickly learn that they will be called upon to explain what’s happening to observers, who are unacquainted with the event. The most common response from those witnessing the festivities for the first time? “We have to do this next year!” Proceeds from the Moonlight Garden Ride support Bike Walk Savannah’s efforts to make our city safer and friendlier for people who walk, bike, and roll. (Disclosure: I serve on the Bike Walk Savannah board of directors). The organization advocates for sidewalks, bike lanes, trails, and paths, which provide public health, public safety, economic, environmental, and social benefits to everyone in the community. Better facilities encourage more people to walk and ride bikes and improve conditions for residents who walk or bike as their primary mode of transportation. This emphasis on equity is also manifested in Bike Walk Savannah’s New Standard Cycles program. Working in a historic building that once housed a Standard Oil gas station, NSC volunteers recondition donated bicycles, which are then given to deserving people selected by local nonprofits. A free helmet, light set, lock, and reflective vest go along with each bike. Over the last five years New Standard Cycles has provided hundreds of bicycles to people who need dependable and affordable transportation so they can travel to work, class, and other important destinations. A holiday bike drive, held every December, ensures that local children experience the freedom and fun of bicycling. Moonlight Garden Ride registration includes a T-shirt, an unforgettable evening, and the feeling of satisfaction that comes with supporting a worthy cause. Registration and more information can be found at moonlightgardenride.com. CS
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NEWS & OPINION POLITICS
Regina Thomas: ‘I intend to win’
Familiar face takes on outsider status in Savannah mayoral race BY ORLANDO MONTOYA
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REGINA THOMAS is enjoying her role as the “throw ‘em out” candidate in Savannah’s mayoral race. The former state lawmaker hasn’t been in office for over 11 years. So her campaign is counting on voters sharing her opinion of the municipal status quo: that it’s not good. “I have been watching and keeping up with what’s going on with the city and I’m just not pleased,” she tells me as we begin talking about a wide range of issues at her Eastside home. “There are too many things that need to be addressed, and all simultaneously.” If the name Regina Thomas doesn’t ring a bell, chances are, you’re newly arrived. Since completing two terms in the Georgia House and four terms in the Georgia Senate, she ran unsuccessfully for Congress twice, in 2008 and 2010, and once for mayor, in 2011. Now, she’s aiming directly at the first-term incumbent mayor, Eddie DeLoach, and the four-term City Council member from the First District, Van Johnson, both of whom have amassed huge amounts of political capital and also are seeking your vote for mayor. A fourth candidate, Louis Wilson, Sr., received two percent of the vote in the last mayoral election and doesn’t have much of a campaign presence. Given her time out of the public eye and the nature of Savannah’s runoff system, I felt Thomas needed a backgrounder. What does she want voters to know about her the most? “The people should know that they have a level playing field with me,” she tells me. “I don’t have a clique. I don’t have anyone controlling me. I’m not a puppet. I’m not a prisoner to the party I’m in.” As someone who covered politics back when Thomas (and Bordeaux, Johnson, Pelote and Day, anyone?) was in the legislature and Democrats like her controlled it, I can say that this anti-establishment positioning is consistent with how she moved around Atlanta. She was the only local lawmaker, and one of the few statewide, to question the Georgia Ports Authority on its environmental damage and how much it actu10 ally contributes in local taxes. She also
Above: Regina Thomas on the campaign trail. Below: Thomas officially qualifying for candidacy this past August.
challenged the natural gas industry during its botched deregulation. She says of deep-pocketed interests like that, “Whoever pockets they’re lining, whoever they’re aligned with, those people go to them and say, ‘Okay, I helped you, now it’s time to return the favor.’ There’s too much of that going on here. That’s why I’m running.”
With that in mind, Thomas is making financial transparency her top campaign item. It’s a salient topic with the city budget facing what has to be called an unsustainable spending vs. revenue track that has us looking down the barrel of either new taxes or deep cuts. “We have so many contractors and subcontractors on the city payroll that are doing absolutely nothing and no one is asking why,” she says. “We need to have a forensic audit of where the money’s coming from and where it’s going.” But apart from generalities about fat-cutting and audits, she offers no specific ideas about our looming budget choices. And about our city’s biggest project, the $165 million arena, she likewise treads in well-known territory (drainage, parking) without specific remedies. I suppose that’s the outsider candidate’s definitive advantage: It’s easier to criticize from the sidelines when you don’t have to sit through actual meetings and take actual votes. She becomes more animated when we start talking about tourism and housing. “We absolutely can talk with the developers and the property owners of those hotels and say, ‘We can help you with this but you need to help the people because
they need housing,’” she says. “Development is good. But too much development ruins a city.” She appears to know her way pretty well around NewZO, the new zoning ordinance, and has specific critiques of it, namely as it relates to commercialization of neighborhoods. She feels that city officials value tourists and hotels more than residents and homes. But after all the policy spaghetti, we both return to where we started, what she’s clearly having the most fun doing (and I’m having the most fun hearing): Namechecking just about everyone who’s ever been on council, for decades, for inaction and stagnation. “Under Floyd Adams, they had a majority of six that could vote together and get things done. Under Otis Johnson, they had a majority of seven that could have done something for the community. They didn’t take that opportunity. Under Edna Jackson, same thing,” she says. She skewers DeLoach (“more of the same”) and Johnson (“Have you driven through the First District?”) as if they, clearly frontrunners, weren’t sparring in their own slow-motion UFC fight. But in our form of government, they’re both also clearly incumbents. Now let’s be real. Thomas got just over 3,000 votes, or about 15%, the last time she ran for mayor in a six-way race. And in our officially non-partisan, runoff-prone mayoral election, another such result could send Johnson and DeLoach into a dicey December poll. So her harshest critics accuse her of being a spoiler for Johnson, another black Democrat, against DeLoach, a white Republican. But I detect nothing in this campaign but her usual political status: outspoken, independent and sometimes on her own. At a union hall picnic recently, Thomas hugged acquaintances, passed out fliers, ate a hot dog, listened to complaints about service agencies and insisted to me that it’s all not in vain. “I intend to be more than a spoiler,” she says. “I intend to win.” A former tax and purchasing professional, once active in many non-profit boards, a tennis and line dancing enthusiast, known by most people as just Regina, she of the stylish hats, Thomas will find out soon if an anti-incumbent mood can return her to public service. CS
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Shake your peacock feathers
Annual fundraiser for Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home also marks third decade of the foundation deeply involved in the home since the beginning. rachael@connectsavannah.com “At this point, she is 81 years old and she is here every Saturday,” says Shelley. “That THIRTY YEARS ago, realtor Peggy Gunn is her day; nobody else does Saturdays. She headed to Armstrong for a Flannery never sits down. She is essential to what’s O’Connor-themed event. happened here over the last 30 years.” She was looking for Dr. Robert Strozier, Because of her wisdom, Brown is also to whom she needed to pass on an imporessential to the Flannery O’Connor Childtant message: Flannery O’Connor’s child- hood Home’s new archive project that hood home, began this which had summer. been apart“We have ments for a wonderful decades, was graduate-level about to go on intern from the market. SCAD doing an Strozier, advanced internArmstrong ship project,” president says Shelley. Bob Burnett, “She took mateand Profesrials that I’ve sor Hugh been collecting Brown pooled from people the money and last couple years got a personal and she created mortgage to an archive for us. buy the home. As part of that, Together with she’s digitized a their wives— series of oral hisHelen Strozier, tories that Hugh Mary Burnett, Brown and the and Gillian other guys did in Brown—they the early days, set to restorso we’re getting ing the home, them digitized opening it as to share. We’re soon as the going to do one deal closed on with Gillian to Aug. 1, 1989. get her 30-year The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home. The foundaNow, the tion celebrates 30 years and celebrates with the annual perspective on Flannery things.” Peacock Party. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME FOUNDATION. O’Connor Anyone who Childhood has been to the Home is a dynamic, thriving nonprofit that Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home will celebrates the life of the South’s weirdest attest to the power of being in the home. daughter. This Friday, they’ll host their Upstairs, the view of Lafayette Square is annual Peacock Party and 30th anniverabsolutely idyllic, and it was this view that sary celebration at the Beach Institute. informed O’Connor’s worldview through The guest of honor will be Gillian Brown her childhood. herself. “This little bubble, with the view of [St. “I did not ask her, I just told her,” laughs John’s] Cathedral, fully symbolizes the Cody Shelley, foundation manager. uniquely Savannah Irish Catholic SouthBrown is the last remaining member of ern experience that Flannery had and the six founding members and has been CONTINUES ON P. 12
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created her into the writer and person she was,” says Shelley. “She lives in a constrained, sheltered bubble here, but within the security that she is allowed to percolate and be the kind of odd duck she was. She has this special experience that launches her into finding herself creatively.” The home is also a stark difference from the opulence of most of Savannah’s home museums. “Savannah is so focused on the beautiful historic mansions and the antebellum colonial history that makes Savannah what it is, and this is a step outside of that, where people can relate in a different way,” says Shelley. “It’s a modest house—it’s two bedrooms—and it’s a more recent history. I drive home to people that if Flannery had lived, she would have turned 94 this year. She is not ancient history by any stretch.” With that perspective, it’s important to read O’Connor’s work through that lens, particularly when it comes to race. “You’d be remiss not to acknowledge that Flannery talks about race and writes about race,” says Shelley. “She writes about a very specific time and place, but in a way that is transcendent and prescient. Thinking about her writing and her approach to racism at the time doesn’t necessarily line up with our contemporary thinking, but there are ways to translate that and use her
to bridge these cultural divides because she’s doing some really interesting things for the time, and we’re really excited to be making the connection with the Beach Institute for that reason.” Continues Shelley, “I think she doesn’t use her characters of color as tropes. The people of color she writes about are not devices. They are fully weighted and fleshed out and capable of good and evil in the same way white people are, and that’s what she’s interested in.” Those ideas were, of course, progressive at the time O’Connor was writing, so much so that she didn’t have any book sales in her lifetime. “People were shocked in the 50s and 60s by what she was writing,” Shelley points out. “Academia and critics loved her, but the publishers couldn’t even market her.” From the time O’Connor died in 1964 to the time her full collection of short stories was released in 1972, the country changed in significant ways. The civil rights movement changed the way Americans thought about race and, thus, O’Connor’s writing about race. “I don’t think she was upset that she wasn’t a bestseller,” muses Shelley. “I think she cared that people understood what she was doing, and there were a lot of people that did.”
Thirty years is a major milestone and, according to a plaque Shelley points out, not something the founders thought they’d reach. A letter from 1995 reads, “We’re now in our sixth year, which is about six times as long as people thought we would last.” The endurance of Savannah’s love for O’Connor has helped propel her childhood home into a thriving organization with a focus on hosting authors and fostering learning. “This is a big year for us,” says Shelley. “We’ve been growing and expanding and changing constantly. Change has always been a constant in this foundation.” CS
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NEWS & OPINION BLOTTER believe the shooting was possibly the result of a robbery. Detectives thoroughly investigated the case, but no information was ever generated that could result in an arrest. It has since been taken over by the Cold Case Division. Southside, Pooler meth operations At a press conference today, Crimestopbusted pers announced that an anonymous Two people are in custody followdonor had given $100,000 as a reward for ing independent operations information leading to an where crystal methamphetarrest in the Stevens case. amine was seized. If the money doesn’t result Early Oct.2 , the Chathamin information on the case, Savannah Counter NarcotCrimestoppers will maintain ics Team (CNT) arrested the money in the tip fund 26-year-old Victoria Ramey so that other cases can be of Savannah. Agents arrested solved. Ramey at a hotel on Gateway “Hopefully today’s anonyBoulevard where she was mous donation will go a long staying. Ramey was arrested way to providing an incentive Victoria Ramey after being found in possesfor someone to provide inforsion of crystal methamphetmation in regard to this case,” amine and items consistent said Larry Branson, director with the use and distribution of controlled of Crimestoppers. substances. CNT’s investiAll tips sent to Crimestopgation into Ramey began in pers remain anonymous. August following information Tips can be forwarded to suggesting she sold methCrimestoppers by calling amphetamine. Undercover (912) 234-2020. CNT agents made several Search Warrant at car purchases from her at various wash yields eight arrests hotels throughout the investigation. Ramey was charged Savannah Police made with Possession of a Coneight arrests Sept. 28 after trolled Substance with Intent executing a search warrant at Dodge Roberson to Distribute (MethamphetThe Slab, a car wash at 4213 amine). Additional charges Montgomery Street. are expected. The warrant was the result In an unrelated investigaof an extensive investigation tion, CNT arrested 33-year-old Dodge into the distribution and sales of illegal Roberson the same evening with the narcotics at that location. The business has assistance of the Pooler Police Departbeen shut down as a result of the arrests. ment. A search of Roberson and his Terry Gaines, 49, who is the owner of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of crystal business, was charged with sales of marimethamphetamine, heroin, prescription juana, possession of marijuana over an medication and items consistent with ounce, possession of marijuana with intent the distribution of controlled substances. to distribute, possession of cocaine with Roberson’s vehicle and more than $1,400 intent to distribute, possession of MDMA was also seized. Roberson was charged with intent to distribute, possession of with Possession of a Controlled Subcrack with intent to distribute, and possesstance (Methamphetamine) with Intent sion of drug-related objects. CS Onikwa Denmark, 47, and James to Distribute. Roberson was also found to Thompson, 36, were charged with sales of be wanted for Probation Violation at the marijuana. time of his arrest. Additional charges are Carda Williams, 30, was charged with expected. obstruction and violation of parole. $100K Reward announced in Justin Pinkney, 35, was charged with unsolved 2002 Homicide possession of marijuana and obstruction. Crimestoppers and Savannah Police Robert Mickles, 39, was charged with Department announced a $100,000 possession of cocaine and contempt of reward in the 2002 unsolved shooting court (warrant). death of Randy Stevens. Kevin Dunbar, 43, was arrested for two Around 6 a.m. Oct. 10, 2002, Stevens, child support warrants. 42, was fatally shot outside his home in Terry Gadson, 24, was charged with posthe 1900 block of Duval Street. Stevens, an session of marijuana, obstruction and proemployee at the city’s vehicle maintenance bation violation. CS facility, was on his way to work when the shooting occurred. Cold Case detectives
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NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD People With Issues
There’s so much to unpack about Sexy Vegan, a 37-year-old from West Hollywood, California, that we scarcely know where to begin. His real name is Hansel DeBartolo III. After changing his name in 2016, he had the new handle tattooed on his forehead and chest. He’s an “Instagram sensation” and a 2020 presidential candidate, according to his IMDb profile. But most recently, Vegan’s been a resident of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, reported the Los Angeles Times, following his arrest Sept. 26 on charges of sexual abuse of his dog, which authorities say he captured on video and posted on social media. “I do get judged a lot for being different,” Vegan told Dr. Phil in 2017.
The Continuing Crisis
-- At New Lynn’s Peaches and Cream, a sex toy shop in suburban Auckland, New Zealand, staffer Kat Maher immediately noticed a strange customer on Sept. 23. “He was very energetic and erratic, going around the shop, talking a lot,” she told Stuff. Strangely, he also closely resembled Elvis Presley, with slicked-back black hair and sunglasses, although he was wearing a high-visibility orange vest. “He brought a sex toy called ‘Like a Virgin’ up to the counter, but his card declined,” Maher said. When the purchase didn’t go through, the man grabbed the “fake vagina” toy, worth about $60, and ran out of the store. Maher reported the theft to police, but fake Elvis has not been apprehended. She also noted that the shop gets robbed about once a week: “It’s really frustrating when this sort of thing happens. So rude and it ruins your day.”
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hooded young men were captured on surveillance video entering the structure at 10:49 p.m. and staying about 15 minutes. Police started getting reports of the images around 11 p.m. “I was just looking up at it and I was like, ‘Huh, oh, wow. That’s porn,’” said driver Chuck McMahon. Police are still looking for the hackers.
Unclear on the Concept
Lee Dong-jin, the mayor of Jindo county in South Korea, wanted to make International Coastal Cleanup Day special for his community. So on Sept. 20, the day before the global event, he instructed crews to transport more than a ton of trash that had already been collected from coastlines and deposit it on a pristine beach in Jindo, according to Agence-France Press. “We brought in waste Styrofoam and other coastal trash gathered from nearby areas so the 600 participants could carry out clean-up activities,” Lee said. He apologized for deceiving the volunteers and assured residents that there was no “secondary pollution.”
News that Sounds Like a Joke
The Hudson Regional Health Commission in New Jersey is investigating a mystery odor, according to WABC. People in Jersey City and Bayonne complained about the smell on Sept. 24, and officials, following the wind, searched in Newark but couldn’t identify the source of the odor, which some described as similar to rotting fish. “Being a peninsula, we have water on three sides and sometimes at low tide you can smell the bay,” explained Edoardo Ferrante, coordinator at the Office of Emergency Management. “It was really nothing like that. It was a very nasty, almost like a foul meat type of smell.” The HRHC is continuing to investigate the odor.
• Sunday morning shoppers in central Auckland, New Zealand, got more than an Family Values eyeful on Sept. 29 when for several hours, Bozhena Synychka, 20, and Volodymyr pornography was broadcast on a large Zaitsev, 25, just got “tired of looking after” outdoor video screen at the Asics sportswear store. The “totally inappropriate and their toddler boys, Andrey, 3, and Maksim, 2. So in mid-August, they dropped the boys offensive” scenes apparently continued off at a homeless encampment in Zaporfor about nine hours -- until staff arrived izhia, Ukraine -- and didn’t come back. The at the store around 10 a.m. and turned naked toddlers were watched over by men the screen off, the New Zealand Herald reported. “Some people were shocked, but at the camp for a week as they drank from a river and foraged through trash for food, others just stopped and watched,” said until passerby Olena Tashevska spotted security guard Dwayne Hinango. The store manager, who gave only “John” as his them on Aug. 26 and called police, reported the Daily Mail. A pediatrician who examname, said the incident stemmed from a cybersecurity breach, and Asics apologized ined them at the hospital said they suffered from viral infections and malnutrition. on its website and through email to its “They are weak now and barely can walk,” customers. Dr. Taisa Klimenko told local media. Police • And in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a are pursuing criminal charges against suburb of Detroit, motorists along an the parents, and the boys are living in an interstate got a free show late on Sept. 28 orphanage in the meantime. CS after two people broke into a small building connected to an electronic billboard and uploaded pornography to the sign. COPYRIGHT 2018 ANDREWS Auburn Hills police told WDIV that two
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WHOLE LOTTA PIRATES
Lez Zeppelin shows no quarter at Tybee Island Pirate Fest BY SEAN KELLY
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THIS YEAR’S Tybee Island Pirate Fest is set to be one for the books. They’ve been bringing in a consistently great lineup of artists over the years for the annual festival, but this year is extra special thanks to headliners Great White and Lez Zeppelin. Lez Zeppelin, an all-girl tribute to the groundbreaking British band, has been touring regularly for 15 years and finding success with their faithful and powerful interpretations of the Zeppelin catalog. They’re going stronger than ever, coming up with new and exciting shows that revitalize and re-energize the material. Ahead of the band’s Pirate Fest performance, we spoke to guitarist Steph Paynes, the band’s Jimmy Page doppelganger, about the group’s genesis, what it’s like playing Zeppelin music every night, and what’s next. How long have you been doing this? It’s frightening to think, but I want to say 14 or 15 years already!
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So how did the idea happen? Well, it was supposed to be a little fun thing. “Let’s play the music of Led Zeppelin. Ha-ha.” As if that were an easy thing to toss off! I quickly realized that, but sort of persevered anyway because I’m very stubborn in that respect [laughs]. But that’s how it originally started, I just thought I’d put together an all-girl band. It became very obvious pretty quickly that this was an idea whose time had come. Everyone wanted to hear this. Everybody wanted to hear Led Zeppelin, and everyone wanted to hear girls play Led Zeppelin. And the name of the band sort of threw the idea over the top, you know? It is this sort of perfect marriage of things that I think people have been consistently interested in.
Yeah! So it sort of started as a whimsical 16 thing, and very quickly snowballed into
Lez Zeppelin is a ‘statement of female musical force.’ PHOTO BY RUSS TETHER
this super cool band that everyone wanted to hear and hire. We did our homework from the onset, so that by the time we did actually start to play in 2004, it was a good band. I took it seriously, because you can’t just go out and play Led Zeppelin. Especially when you’re a woman, because everyone’s going to think you can’t do it anyway. It just took off, you know? Rather quickly. We’ve been doing it in a fairly serious way. We’re working on our third record, and we’ve toured all over the world. It’s crazy. At what point did you decide to start making records instead of just going out and touring? I guess it was really a few years into the group. And it was on the heels of the first major lineup change. It all started to come together, and we got a manager and a booking agent. That’s actually interesting, because I haven’t really thought back on this very much. Your question is a good
one—what really happened is that things really started to accelerate. A couple of the original members, they just couldn’t really deal with that. One of them didn’t really want to tour very much, and they couldn’t withstand the rigors of actually getting out there. It really sort of separates the girls from the women, I’ll say. Instead of “the men from the boys” [laughs]. That’s when the first “flesh out” happened, and another group fell into place around 2006. That lineup did a lot. We’re selling out places, doing lots of radio, making records—it’s just amazing what started to happen. We went and made a record and had the legendary Eddie Kramer produce it. It was released in Japan, we toured in Europe; it sort of merged from this interesting attempt to interpret the music of Led Zeppelin into this, sort of, all-female, gender bending thing thing. It sort of had this other depth that started to reveal itself. Before you knew it, Lez Zeppelin just became this entity and a statement of female musical force.
At the time that you all would have started, there was definitely this weird thing where female bands were kind of seen by some people in a gimmicky way. I never understood that, but I always understood the idea of using it as a platform for empowerment. Do you still experience that frustrating kind of skepticism?
The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Although, I wouldn’t even call it unfortunate anymore because in a way it works to our benefit. People think that it’s kitsch or that it might be fun, and they don’t really think it’s going to be so serious. And then when they show up, and they get what they get, they’re stunned. We’re consistently hearing that we’re the best they’ve ever heard—boys or girls, it doesn’t matter. Whoever you are, you can’t play Led Zeppelin like they are. If I tried to put together a band of all men, I promise you that there’d be no advantage in that. CONTINUES ON P. 18
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Lez Zeppelin, led by guitarist Steph Paynes, bring the music of the iconic Led Zeppelin to the Tybee Island Pirate Fest.
Oh, absolutely. And sometimes people do assume that we’re not going to be as good, which is unfortunate. We have to prove ourselves still. Let’s talk about the set list. Do you change it up a lot? Does where you play dictate what gets played each night? We do, according to audiences and according to what we’re in the mood for [laughs]. If we’re in a town that we’ve never been in before, usually we stick to the “classics” that people want to hear. If we’ve been in a place where we’ve been to many times, we can have fun with that. For example, we sell out Detroit every time and it’s a lot of the same people. When we’re there, we can do full albums, concerts—we’ve done the Knebworth set, we’ve done Song Remains The Same, we’ve done the Celebration Day set list. Right now we’re working on a show where we’re doing all of Physical Graffiti.
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It seems to be a lot of people’s favorite, because the response we’ve been getting is incredible. And also, it’s hard to do. It’s really hard to do! It’s almost impossible to do with four people, which is why Led Zeppelin didn’t play a lot of the songs on there. Like, “In The Light.” It’s almost impossible. We’ve figured out how to do it—there are three keyboards involved, there are drones happening—there’s a lot to figure out, but we’re doing it. So that’s really exciting.
That must be the sort of thing that keeps this band fresh and fulfilling for you. Even though “Whole Lotta Love” is a great song, I imagine playing it night after night can get tiring. Do the special shows and projects keep it interesting for you? Yes, definitely. For us and for everybody. And that’s the beauty of Led Zeppelin, too. The music is so rich and there’s so much to pull from that it doesn’t get boring. Honestly, if it were AC/DC I’d be bored after a year. Oh, totally. But Led Zeppelin is a whole other thing. There’s room to stretch out—bow solos, blues solos; it’s so much more interesting. Do you have a favorite song in the catalog that you look forward to every night? I always think that a song like “Kashmir” would be so much fun to play. That’s one of those other-wordly songs that make you wonder how humans wrote it. Oh, sure! [laughs]. It’s very trance-y. That’s one that the audience always loves. But I’d say that the last one we’re working on is always our favorite, because we’re still challenged by it. Some of the Physical Graffiti songs are fun because we’re learning them and it’s fun to play. But it depends. It can change on any given night, depending on the mood you’re in. CS Lez Zeppelin plays the mainstage Saturday night at 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11th, 5-11 PM Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot Ticket Price – $12 (kids 12 & under free) Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Live Music and more LITTLE MATEY’S COVE Kid Zone presented by Beachview Inn & Spa Bounce Houses Carnival Magic Show by Magic Mark Petting Zoo Pirate Encampment by Tybee Arts Association SWEETWATER BEER GARDEN STAGE 5 PM – Motley Tones 10 PM – DJ MAIN STAGE 6 PM – Eric Culberson Band 7 PM – Cannon Firing and Opening Ceremony 7:30 PM – Damon and the Shit Kickers 9 PM – Kentucky Headhunters Saturday, Oct. 12th 11 AM – 11 PM Tybee Pirate Festival – Strand Parking Lot Ticket Price – $15 (kids 12 & under free) Thieves Market, Little Matey’s Cove, Fireworks, Live Music and more LITTLE MATEY’S COVE – 11 AM – till 11 AM – Kid Zone presented by Beachview Inn & Spa 11 AM – Bounce Houses 11 AM – Petting Zoo Magic Show by Magic Mark Carnival Pirate Encampment by Tybee Arts Association PIRATE VICTORY PARADE 3 – 5 PM – Parade – This parade is a must for families! Parade participants will pass out treasure along the route. The parade runs from North Beach Parking Lot to Tybrisa St and traditionally takes 2hrs to complete. SWEETWATER BEER GARDEN STAGE 11 – Motley Tones 12 – Free Spirits (1pm kids costumes at main stage) 130pm-2pm – Free Spirits 2pm-5pm – DJ MAIN STAGE Motley Tones – Roaming 11 am – 1pm – music on Beer Garden Stage 1 – 1:30pm – Children’s & Pets Costume Contest – at the main stage 2pm- 5pm – music on Beer Garden Stage 3- 5:00pm – PARADE 5:30 – 6:00pm -Rogues, Wenches & Krewes Costume Contests 6pm – Draucker 715pm – Lez Zeppelin 8:45 -1015pm – Great White 1015pm – FIREWORKS Sunday, Oct. 13th 11 AM – 4 PM FREE LITTLE MATEY’S COVE 11 AM – till – Pirate Encampment by TAA 11 AM – till – Bounce Houses 11 AM – till – Petting Zoo 11-AM – till – Carnival Kid Zone presented by Beachview Inn & Spa SWEETWATER BEER GARDEN STAGE 11 AM – Motley Tones 12 PM – Free Spirits 1:30 – Thomas Claxton and the Myth
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Bluegrass and old time band plays Randy Wood Guitars
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FEATURING notable members of Doyle Lawson’s band and the critically acclaimed group Mountain Heart, Appalachian Road Show hasn’t been together long but is already garnering buzz in the roots music world for their unique sound and stellar musicianship. The band can tether between straight up bluegrass, old time music, and traditional Appalachian tunes in a way that has given them quite the reputation in Nashville and beyond. Banjo player Barry Abernathy, mandolinist Darrell Webb, fiddler Jim Vancleve, bassist Todd Phillips, and guitarist Zeb Snyder are all veterans in their own right who have played with the best in the business, and their combined efforts as Appalachian Road Show marks a new and exciting career chapter. Ahead of the band’s performance at Randy Wood Guitars, we spoke to Abernathy about all things music.
This particular group hasn’t been together very long, right? I’d been out of the business after playing music for my whole life. I’d been in a band for 17 years called Mountain Heart, and we left in 2015. Jim [Vancleve] went and played with Josh Turner for a few years, and we started this band last year. We recorded last July or August, and released the record in October. We started taking bookings and working in February of this year. It was slow the first few months, but then things picked up. August and September were a whirlwind, and I’ve already booked over 40 dates for next year.
and be in the studio—that’s what drives me. Me and Jim talked about it last year when he was still with Josh Turner, and he was scared. He left a good paying country job with steady work. But at the same time, he knew that we had a fanbase from the Mountain Heart days so there were people who’d be interested. We were two of three original members of that band. We wanted to come back to our roots because we knew that was where the people who listened to us were. So that’s kind of where it started, but the biggest thing that launched it was the desire to play the kind of music that we cut our teeth on. Stuff that actually originated from Ireland, England, and Scotland before they settled in the Appalachian Mountains.
What would prompt you to leave a band The history of Appalachian music that you’d been in for 17 years? Were you looking to do something different? really is so fascinating, because there is a definite link from Celtic music, etc. When you first started putting Yeah. You know how bands go—artistic this concept in motion, how did you [differences] were definitely part of it. But I was raising kids, too. I had two girls who, approach writing and even researching this lineage of music? at the time, were 14 and 11 and are now 18 and 15. I left and stayed gone for about four I’ll just go researching different artists, years, but the itch was just too strong. It’s genres, rhythms and sounds that were all I’ve ever done. I’m 50 years old, and I started when I was 21. I need to be creative CONTINUES ON P. 20
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made back then. The lyrical content really has to be there, and it really doesn’t matter if it’s an old time song or not. We’ve got a bluesy song on the record called “Broken Bones,” written by an Icelandic blues-rock band. My daughter wanted me to take her to their show, and I heard them sing that song. The content has to be something that would fit this culture and lifestyle. It doesn’t have to necessarily be a bluegrass song or old time song, as long as the content fits. We’ll put our flavor on it and make it fit into the concept of the band. Darrell writes and Jim writes, so we’ve got a lot of material. Tell me about your show and what people can expect. The venues we’re playing on this run are bluegrass venues, so we’ll start out playing a bit more bluegrass up front. Then we’ll maybe tell a little story about how the Appalachian people came over. When they got to the mountains, it was hard traveling. A lot of them got into the mountains and kind of stopped there. It was about the time that the slaves were freed, and they had their own style of music and culture. It was different than the Irish and English people. But all of
those people met and the sounds started coming together, those were the origins of bluegrass, old time, and country music. It’s really cool that there’s this historical aspect to the show that makes it a bit different of an experience. We actually just booked our first theater show—when we started this we actually wanted it to be more of a theater production with maybe a couple of actors, a backdrop, and a couple of screens. We’re going to try to turn it into that within the next year, but we just booked our first theater show and are going to tell the whole narrative of the songs we’ve recorded. That’s where I hope to take this. I really want to make it a high-energy and informative concept. CS
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The Black Dahlia Murder plays Victory North on Oct. 11
For me personally, the moment I noticed the largest spike in growth was when Nightbringers was released. At the time, our fan club had just started being active. The amount of positive feedback and community in the fan club was incredible. Here we are and our eighth album is breaking Metal Blade preorder records. Even at the end of this tour cycle we’re on now, we are still selling a ton of copies. What interests you lyrically (in terms of subject matter) after writing songs for so many years? As bass player I guess my tastes will be a bit different. For me, I’m a huge fan of sci-fi or time travel related work. Tell me about touring with Black Label Society. How has that experience been so far? Let’s fire it up, man. But seriously, BLS are super cool dudes. The band and crew have been super nice to us, and they try to give us extra time to set up when we need it. We are pummeling some of their fans, that’s pretty clear. We may be a bit too extreme for some of these folks here, but a lot of people are having fun seeing these young, fast jerks up there headbanging their faces off.
The Black Dahlia Murder Metal road warriors invade Victory North
BY SEAN KELLY
sean@connectsavannah.com
MICHIGAN’S The Black Dahlia Murder is currently out on tour with the legendary Black Label Society, and filling gaps with headlining shows around the Southeast before heading to Europe next month. For a band that’s been going nonstop since the early 2000s, that’s just business as usual. Intense touring has paid off in spades for the band, whose unique style of melodic death metal has won them a large and loyal fanbase across the world since their first album was released in 2003. Their last album, Nightbringers, came out in 2017 and they’ve got another in the can awaiting
release. They’re a band that never stops, and they’re all the better for it. They play Victory North Fri., Oct. 11, with local metal faves Depressor opening. We caught up with bassist Max Lavelle. Stylistically, how did you first figure out what kind of band this would be? The sound feels uniquely yours. What were some early influences? Stylistically, we just made music we liked. Being that young is completely premeditated, but you can absolutely hear influences from Carcass, At the Gates and Dimension Zero on the melodic side. We also threw in American brutal death metal influences like Morbid Angel,Cannibal Corpse, etc.
Hey man, I like a good challenge. Give me something to do, and I’ll do it. To be totally honest, it’s a killer record. I enjoyed revisiting the material and playing some of my favorite songs.
You’ve made a lot of records since 2003. Do you feel you’ve evolved as a band in that time? In what ways?
What’s next for y’all? Are you always sort of looking towards/working towards the next record even when you’re on the road?
I believe that every record we do is an evolution—we started very young, so we’ve also grown with our music. Now, I feel like we’ve really upped the songwriting and added more dimension. The way everyone communicates now is very clear, so when we are writing we get the full ideas across.
After this BLS run we have a full European tour coming up with Insomnium, and we’re all very excited for that whole thing. The new record is finished, and it’ll be coming out of the oven next year. This one is going to rip everyone faces off, in the best way possible. CS
The metal world is large but the audiences/fans are fiercely loyal about the bands they like, so it feels like a very tight knit community. Was there a moment early on that you remember realizing that people had started paying attention to what you were doing?
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Nashville’s Sweet Fever play rock and roll the way it’s meant to be played— loud and passionate. A rising buzz band whose contemporaries include bands like Kings of Leon and Cage the Elephant, they’re as classic rock as it comes but are also notably modern-sounding. It’s truly a sound that appeals to fans of all eras of the genre. SAT., OCT. 12, 6 P.M.
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The uniquely-conceived Cry Baby leans heavily on throwback pop of the 90s to create something that is equal parts niche and universally appealing. The band commits heavily to creating the same vibe and aesthetic of 90s boy band pop and R&B, and it pays off. They’re one of the best and most creative outfits around, and you won’t want to miss their El Rocko gig. SAT., OCT. 12, 9 P.M.
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Georgia’s own Mango Strange takes cues from pioneers of Southern rock like The Allman Brothers Band and jam icons like The Grateful Dead, but they do it in their own way. The band is relatively new, but they’ve been taking their repertoire of classics to audiences everywhere and garnering praise along the way. FRI., OCT. 11, 9 P.M.
Savannah’s own The Train Wrecks continues to be one of the longestlasting bands in the scene, thanks to bandleader Jason Bible’s prolific nature and the band’s knack for creating incredible alt-country and rock and roll songs. There’s a reason that they’ve been around for as long as they have—people keep coming back for more, and they’re now a staple in the local music community. SAT., OCT. 12, 9 P.M.
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Music, 6 p.m. Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m. Saddle Bags Matt Rogers, 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 Josephine Johnson Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m. Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Michalan Boney, 6 p.m. Vic’s on The River Diana Rogers, Claire Frazier and Steven Bryan, 7 p.m. Victory North The Black Dahlia Murder, 6 p.m. The Warehouse Matt Eckstine, Brett Barnard Wild Wing Cafe Steven James, Bill Hodgson outside, Draucker inside Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Andrew Gill
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Barrelhouse South Ben Lewis, 9:30 p.m. Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Ray Tomasino, 9 p.m. Boomy’s Blues Night w/ Ben Keiser, 9:30 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Turtle and the Heads Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Eric Jones Trio w/ Laiken Williams, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 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. Southbound Brewing Company Boogaloo Bingo and DJ Miami, 7 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon Victory North Reverend Horton Heat w/ Delta Bombers, 8 p.m. The Warehouse Jubal Kane, 8 p.m. White Whale Craft Ales Open Mic Music, 7 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay and Uncle Buck, 7 p.m. The Wormhole Open Jam, 9 p.m.
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 Human Jukebox Trivia, 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.
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BAR & CLUB EVENTS
Two Tides Brewing Company Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY 10.10 LIVE MUSIC
Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Cohen’s Retreat Munchies and Music, 5 p.m. Congress Street Social Club DJ Square One Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Olwsen Meddows Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Randy Reese Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Seth Brand, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. PS Tavern Live Music
TRIVIA & GAMES
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Florida’s Ajeva plays a powerful mix of progressive and funk, and are armed with socially conscious, positive lyrics. They play regularly throughout the Southeast and come to Barrelhouse road-tested and ready to rock. SAT., OCT. 12, 10 P.M. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m. River House Rachael Shaner Shrimp Factory Ray Tomasino Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m. Top Deck James Lee Smith, 6:30 p.m. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Mostly Goodspell, 6 p.m. Tybee Island Social Club DJ Square One, 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Lee’s Apparitions, 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 7 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Brian Coleman
TRIVIA & GAMES
B & D Burgers (Congress St.) Pop Culture Trivia, 7:30 p.m. McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m. Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia, 10 p.m. Two Tides Brewing Company Bingo with the Brewer, 6 p.m.
KARAOKE
Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. The Jinx 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.
COMEDY
Totally Awesome Bar Totally Open Mic, 8 p.m.
DJ
Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke
Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap
BAR & CLUB EVENTS
Peregrin The Best Dam Happy Hour with Damrak Gin, 6 p.m. Stafford’s Public House Open Mic, 9 p.m.
FRIDAY 10.11 LIVE MUSIC
Barrelhouse South Mango Strange, 9 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Club Elan Ladies Night Friday, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Chew, 10 p.m. Doc’s Bar Chester Love Band, 9 p.m. Dub’s Pub Jonathan Williams El-Rocko Lounge Drake Night, 11 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Teddy Adams Sextet, 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Shrimp City Slim, 9 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre Jamey Johnson, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Adam Nye Molly MacPherson’s Whiskey and Wine Molly McGuire’s The Laverne Smith Band, 6 p.m. Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Bootleg Beats, 10:30 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m. River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic
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
Ghost Coast Distillery Front Porch Improv: Glow in the Dark, 8:30 p.m. The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Friday Funnies, 8 p.m.
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SATURDAY 10.12 LIVE MUSIC
201 Tapas Lounge The Purple Party: A Celebration of Prince, 8 p.m. Barrelhouse South Ajeva, 10 p.m. Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m. Club Elan 90s Night, 9 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Sweet Fever, 10 p.m. El-Rocko Lounge Cry Baby, 10 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Josh Bowlus, 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Shrimp City Slim, 9 p.m. The Jinx The Train Wrecks, 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Greg Williams Martin Luther King Jr Arena 90’s Forever Music Concert, 8 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Phillip Wise The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Bootleg Beats, 10:30 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m.
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River House Matt Eckstine Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m. Saddle Bags Parmalee, 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. Shrimp Factory Rachael Shaner Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui, 9:30 p.m. Vic’s on The River Diana Rogers, Claire Frazier and Steven Bryan, 7 p.m. Victory North The Saturday Sauce, 9 p.m. The Warehouse Adam Nye, At Sundown Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay Duo, Thomas Claxton, Bill Hodgson outside, JD Music Group inside
KARAOKE
Bay Street Blues Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.
COMEDY
Bay Street Theatre Al Ernest, 8 p.m. 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 WOW: A Really Good Comedy Show, 8 p.m.
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SUNDAY 10.13 LIVE MUSIC
Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.
Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10:30 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Eric Jones Trio w/ Teddy Adams and Cynthia Utterbach, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Levi Moore, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson Prohibition Bluegrass Brunch w/ Cory Chambers and Evan Rose, 11 a.m. River House Josephine Johnson Shrimp Factory Ray Tomasino Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Jeremy J Riddle, 6 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton Wild Wing Cafe Ray Tomasino, Irritating Julie
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.
DJ
Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.
BAR & CLUB EVENTS
Exclusives Bar & Grille Open Mic Poetry Night, 7 p.m. Saddle Bags Columbus Sunday Funday, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY 10.15
MONDAY 10.14 LIVE MUSIC
Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m. Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Philip Wise Open Mic Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Stan Ray The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m.
TRIVIA & GAMES
Club One Bingo with Dawn Dupree, 5:30 p.m. The Flying Fish Trivia Night, 7 p.m. The Jinx Music and Movie Trivia, 10 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.
TRIVIA & GAMES
COMEDY
The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness, 8 p.m. White Whale Craft Ales White Whale Open Mic Comedy
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Little Lucky’s DJ and Karaoke
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LIVE MUSIC
Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Big E and Ben Keiser Foxy Loxy Cafe Acoustic Tuesday: City Hotel Solo Sessions, 7 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Claire Frazier Quartet, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Stan Ray, 7 p.m. The Jinx Hip Hop Night Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, 8 p.m. The Ordinary Pub Jeremy J Riddle, 7 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
Fia Rua Irish Pub Family Movie Night, 8 p.m.
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. Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Trivia, 9 p.m.
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THEATRE WITH A ROUGH EDGE Savannah’s theatre scene expands this weekend
BY RACHAEL FLORA
rachael@connectsavannah.com
How did Unvarnished Theater Company come to be? Schroeder: Jennefer and I have known each other for quite a few years. Our husbands actually got jobs together at SCAD the same year. I remember him coming home and saying to me, years ago, “I met a guy whose wife is an Equity actress!” And I was like, “What? Really? Here?” Morris: My husband came home and said the same thing to me! Can you explain what being an Equity actor means? Morris: The Actors’ Equity Association is a stage actors’ professional union. So in New York or L.A. or Chicago, if you’re working as a professional actor, you’re probably either Equity or on the track to becoming Equity. Schroeder: You can’t just join Equity, either—you have to earn it. You have to
Left to right: John Prosky, Kimiko Gelman, Jennefer Morris, and Craig Anton. PHOTO COURTESY OF UNVARNISHED THEATER COMPANY.
pay your dues. When we moved here, there were no Equity theaters. Neither of us could actually work here at all. We’d have to leave to work. Why do you think that is? Schroeder: Here’s my theory: it’s such a beautiful city and it’s warm throughout the year, and people understandably want to be on their boats. People with money aren’t inclined as much to go to the theater here because of the environment. If you look at places like Cleveland and New York, it’s freezing. “What can we do? Let’s go sit in a warm room.” Morris: I think the culture has to demand it, and that’s why we’re rising up because I think Savannah is ready for more of a substantial theater scene. And not to discount the community theaters, because they really serve to promote the purpose. There’s some really great work at the community theater level, too. Schroeder: Savannah Repertory Theatre was the first one in town, and now we’re here. I think we’re all going to support each other. I think people were afraid it wouldn’t be supported by the community, and I think it will. We’re interested in using non-Equity actors in our productions as well, so some cross-over with the
other theatres would be really great for us. Morris: We’re all veins that lead into the same artery. I think that with us emerging, the effort is growing, and the more energy you put towards something, the more energy it’s going to have. Schroeder: We have a very similar taste in theatre, which I think is such a great advantage. It makes us a more specific company. We’re not doing just any play. How would you describe that taste? Schroeder: The fact that we are unvarnished, and that’s the name of our company—there’s a reason behind that. It’s unvarnished as in you’re going to get a splinter. It’s rough and dangerous and truthful. We’re choosing plays that aren’t necessarily easy. We want you to leave here a little less comfortable than when you came in. Morris: We have enough mindless sources of entertainment. Why not go spend two hours and watch a show about human beings actually exploring what the human experience is like? In a live setting, where anything can happen? And you can’t ignore it. And if you ignore it, then you’re not telling the truth.
Your first production is Will Eno’s “The Realistic Joneses.” How did you choose it? Schroeder: Jeneffer and I are exchanging scripts, and she gave me this. We had a group of actors that we were going to start working with, which was Craig Anton, Kimiko Gelman, and John Prosky. We didn’t know who would be acting. Jeneffer gave me this, and it was as if it just fell into our laps. It is so beyond perfect for these actors, including the fact that Jeneffer and John’s names in the play are Jennifer and John. Morris: It’s perfect for this space and perfect for the ages, which is rare to find a play with four actors in their 40s. Have either of you performed anything by Eno before? Morris: I’ve read several things by him and have always loved his wacky, absurdist view on life. But when I read this, it just floored me. It’s the first play I’ve ever read that I laughed out loud while I was reading it. The language is funny. It’s so specific, and that’s what a lot of our rehearsal time is—just realizing, trust the language.
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MEG KELLY Schroeder and Jeneffer Morris, two Equity actresses, teamed up to create Unvarnished Theater Company. A little rough around the edges, Unvarnished Theater Company seeks to make viewers think with their productions, the first of which is Will Eno’s “The Realistic Joneses.” It debuted in 2012 and stars neighboring couples who learn about each other and the secrets they share. The production debuts Fri., Oct. 11 at the Hen House, a perfectly intimate space for the company. Morris stars as Jennifer Jones, and Schroeder directs the cast. We spoke with them last week.
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that you want to share, it does cost money, and it can be a little scary and daunting to think about, where is this money coming from? Meg, what’s your process for Schroeder: But we have been really good directing? with budgeting, though. What we have done is taken that restriction and worked Schroeder: I like to be very organic. I say, “I it to our advantage. For example, taking don’t know where we’re going to go today, this space, which was a lot cheaper but is and let’s take the time to find it. Instead perfect for us. of having an idea of where we want to get, let’s see where we end up.” What’s next for you after this Morris: I think the best director, in my production? experience, creates an environment where the actors feel free to explore in any direc- Schroeder: We’re focu sing on this, but tion, and Meg personifies that. It’s really we have two contenders that we’re trybeen such a joy, and I trust her completely ing to nail down before this show opens so to steer this production, and she’s just… we can say, “Come to our next show!” But man, she’s on it. it’s hard, because we’re really absorbed Schroeder: Thank you! I’m very honin this. There are a lot of things we want ored to hear you say that. It’s also because to consider in regard to our next show. I do genuinely enter the space with no We’re going to keep rolling. We know if we idea what we’re going to do right now, can throw this up and make it sparkle, we but to watch it and see where it is going, can do it again. We need a benefactor—I’ll and where should it be going if it’s not repeat that, we need a benefactor. [laughs] sparking? Morris: We’ve had some generous help Morris: Isn’t that how art is? You start so far, but we’re not nonprofit yet, and with a lump of clay, and it reveals itself to we haven’t formed into an LLC. We were you as you work with it. advised by Equity to just put up a show under their Members Project Code, which Tell me about the choice to perform is basically a bunch of Equity actors getat Hen House, a more experimental ting together and saying, “Hey, we want to space, rather than a traditional theater do a show for us.” And we’ll see how it goes, setting. see what the process is, and then take the next step. Schroeder: Craig [Anton] drove by, and Schroeder: We’re very determined. It’s we just kind of looked at it and thought, happening, it’s just, what’s next? Each one “This is actually exactly what we’re lookwill be an adventure. CS ing for.” We are unvarnished and we want UNVARNISHED THEATER COMPANY to be grassroots, ground-up, to make our PRESENTS WILL ENO’S “THE process of building the company the same process we were just talking about with the REALISTIC JONESES” Oct. 11-27 play. Not, “Hey, we’re puttin’ on a show!” Morris: That’s really challenging. We’re Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m. The Hen House, 744 E. 39th St. dealing with perhaps audience expectations and money—everything costs money. Tickets are $25 at unvarnishedtheater.org. So just making art and making theatre
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Jorge Montero’s new exhibition on view at Cork House Gallery
JORGE MONTERO’S exhibition “The Laughter After” is proof that trying something new is always rewarding. A graphic designer and SCAD professor by day, Montero found some old canvases in his garage and decided to work out some new material. That body of work, “The Laughter After,” is on display now at the Cork House Gallery through Dec. 5. Sonny Jelinek, the owner of Jelinek Creative Spaces, asked Montero to help him open the new gallery space with an exhibition, and Montero took the chance. He found a sketchbook from years ago of illustrations of faces he’d done. The faces are cartoonish, almost like a caricature, and all smiling. “They’re all ambiguous representation,” he says, flipping through the sketchbook. “Is it a baby, or is it an old man?” It’s a fun body of work, and Montero kept working on it through the summer. “All summer I was working on these pieces,” he says. “I printed some copies and thought, ‘Let’s play with faces,’ but transferring them to canvas was hard. It’s not an easy media. I got a little frustrated, and
Next up for Montero is to use charcoal on graph paper to create the faces, and he’s also considering making a merchandise line. Regardless of what he does next, it’s imperative for him to just keep pushing and trying new things. “In my life, for any reason, I’ve started things that I didn’t continue,” says Montero. In the 90s, Montero created a comic strip that would go on to become the only Venezuelan strip in the newspaper. “Nobody had one that before, and not even after,” he says. “I didn’t continue that, but here in the United States, you have
more possibility because the condition of society allows you to pursue things. I don’t want that to happen again, so now that my kids are in college, I have more time. With the time I have, I’m going to try to continue [this series] until the end. More paintings like that, more silkscreens, now charcoal.” Ultimately, being around students all day is a major inspiration for Montero. “I really love having an idea and making it happen,” says Montero. “I try to do that every day. I get super excited, like a kid. I still feel like I’m twelve years old; I guess that happens when you’re surrounded by kids. I reinvent myself all the time.” CS 29
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another day I started liking it.” After the initial frustration, Montero pushed through and tried new things with the body of work. The “I try to have a clean background with a very contrasting color,” he says. “When I have these paintings in my studio, it’s in a little house, in my backyard. When they’re on the pile, it doesn’t really show the potential [to be] in a space. I was very insecure about making them.” At the Cork House Gallery, Montero also has some smaller pieces, done on wood panel and cork. “I like the texture of the cork. On wood, it’s harder,” he explains. “Sometimes the surfaces are more glossy, and the ink didn’t really absorb. I think the imperfections make more unique pieces.” Most of the pieces in the show are of faces, but Montero also did some hands and body studies—all of men. “One of my daughters asked me, why always males? Why no females?” Montero shares. “I said, ‘Women are beautiful, so making ugly faces—that’s for men.” It’s clear through the show that Montero has a graphic design background, mainly through the inclusion of his sketches. “Graphic design is very broad. There are a lot of famous, influential graphic designers who are also illustrators,” says Montero. “That enriches your work—you don’t have to be an illustrator to be a graphic designer, but it helps.”
CULTURE VISUAL ARTS speak. I noticed that since I’ve been here for five years, I have not once walked around town with my camera. Photography has purely become, in some ways, just my job. I kind of forgot to do those things and make those practices for myself. The practice is great to see a different perspective, because I was just shooting what I was shooting for work. I decided, “Let’s not do this.” I did some small group shows but I hadn’t done a print show since I’ve been back from Atlanta. I realized I missed doing that.
4. What brought you to Savannah from Atlanta?
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PHOTOGRAPHER Jason B. James makes the case for playing with your food in “Beforeafter,” his new exhibition on display now at the Rat on Bull. James partnered with nine local restaurants and bars: Gottlieb’s, Cotton and Rye, the Grey Market, Bull Street Taco, Atlantic, Sandfly BBQ, Vittoria, Big Bon Bodega, and Lone Wolf. He captured the pristine presentation of the dish, and then the aftermath of actually eating it. The result is a fun set of photos that both embrace and reject the commercial approach to food photography. We spoke with James last week.
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How did you come up with the idea for this show?
Over the past year, I developed more and more of this idea that food and eating and dining doesn’t have to be just one aspect— 30 it can be a party where you’re eating stuff
2. Is this exhibition indicative of your usual style?
As far as my aesthetic goes, it’s kind of redeveloped itself over the past six months or so. When I was in school, at Creative Circus in Atlanta, I was shooting and workrather than just a dinner party. Having ing with some fashion photographers as an done so much commercial and editorial intern, learning how to light. It’s very hash, work, everything clean and nice, I love the directing lighting, but you also get the lens idea of seeing the other side of the picture for detail, which can also be very scary for when you’re done partying. What does that some. I moved into food directing from look like in reality? school, and everyone was shooting shallow I feel like that also lends to a lot of fun depth of field and natural light. It’s pretty motion and graphic nature of images anyand it’s great, but it was never for me. way, so it was like, why not explore that I decided to go back to how I was shootidea? ing in school, which was the fashion direct What I did was, I paired up with differlighting and apply it to food. I think it ent restaurants and bars in town whom gives you more detail and pulls color betI’ve had good relationships with, who have ter—it felt right for me. Everyone has their supported me in the past, worked with, own style; it’s kind of going in and findwhatever. ing what works for you. It’s fun for me. I I decided to take one item or several have way more fun with work now. It feels items from each place that I enjoy, that I like I’m doing something that’s mine, not could see myself having that same party just somebody else’s. I feel like it’s great with myself and others. to direct yourself towards what’s right for We did a before-you-eat-it [shot] and an you. after-you-eat-it [shot]. It gives you both What has this project been like to aspects of the clean, editorial commercial work on? style with a more fun, realistic, the more fine art side of my work. It’s fun to take It’s been a fun project. It’s been fun to those two worlds and put them together. take my photography in more of a projectbased [direction], not just relying on clients’ work but making my own stuff, so to
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When I got out of school, I was working against a lot of professors for jobs. Atlanta is a very saturated market. And I was born at St. Joseph’s here, but I lived an hour west of here in Lyons, Georgia, so we moved to Atlanta when I was young. Instead of moving to New York or Seattle or bigger markets, I was ready to move on and try something different. I came down here and realized [Savannah] was just getting its restaurant legs. Why not be on the ground floor for something and help build that community? It’s been a nice place to find my voice and help this community grow by helping them with their needs visually or doing some loose copywriting with my English degree I have.
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In the five years you’ve been here, the restaurant scene—as well as the city as a whole—has changed drastically. What’s it been like to be a part of it?
It’s always great to see people have passions and ideas, and it’s great to see people come from other places and doing their things here. Hopefully we’ll be able to get over that proverbial hump. We were in New York this past week, and we were discussing the idea that there are so many people coming down from New York to do things here, which is great. But I really want to see more of our homegrown, too. That’d be awesome to see, if it’s there. There are so many people from Atlanta and New York and other places, but I’m ready to see more of our home folks shine through, too. CS “Beforeafter” is on view through the rest of October at The Rat on Bull, 1612 Bull St.
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ENTANGLEMENTS: RECENT WORK BY SUZANNE JACKSON, SONYA YONG JAMES, PAM LONGOBARDI, JIHA MOON, SHARON NORWOOD, AND LIZ SARGENT — Working in a variety of media, each artist’s creative practice tracks, teases out, intuits, or otherwise systematizes observations about order and disorder Through Oct. 26. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.
sic through large-scale sculpture, photography, prints, and video made since 1985. Oct. 11-Feb. 16. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. XIN YAN — A painting MFA exhibition by Xin Yan. Oct. 10-12. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St.
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FALL SENIOR EXHIBITION — Graduating seniors showcase their college portfolios for this capstone. Through Oct. 25. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St.
ABSTRACTS AND ANIMALS — Abstracts & Animals showcases the diverse talent of two local artists through a vibrant exhibit of art quilts. Through Dec. 31. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.
FEAST AT THE ALTAR — “Feast at the Altar” by Eoley Mulally is a show of icons, triptychs, and altar boxes reimagining Madonnas and archetypal human chores. Through Oct. 29. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.
ANNE ALBIZ ARGO — Anne Albiz Argo presents seven original oil paintings with prints for sale. Through Dec. 8. luluschocolatebar. com. Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, 42 MLK, Jr. Blvd. CHRISTINA FORRER: FEET OF THE DEVIL — Depicting tales of mythological horror slyly imbued with the banal melee of modern life. Through Jan. 12, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS: EMBERS OF FREEDOM — This timely exhibition is centered on the Frederick Douglass Family Archive from the collection of Walter and Linda Evans in conversation with modern and contemporary works by renowned artists. Through Jan. 5, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. BEFOREAFTER BY JASON B. JAMES — Through Oct. 31. The Rat on Bull, 1612 Bull St. LARA FAVARETTO: WORKS FROM THE RENNIE COLLECTION — An eponymous exhibition that presents a selection of works by the artist ranging from 1998 to 2012, all part of Rennie Collection, in Vancouver, Canada. Through Dec. 22. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. LEATHER, LACE AND LUSTER — The expert choice of materials conveys the drama and interest of the darkest hues. Through Jan. 25, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST — This exhibition presents photographic portraits of artists, entertainers, and celebrities from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection. Through Nov. 24. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. PRESTON RUSSELL — Preston Russell is a painter, historian, and writer in Savannah, Georgia. Through Oct. 31. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. ROBERT MORRIS — Through Oct. 31. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. SCRIBBLE ART STUDIO — Through Oct. 27. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.
LIU JIAKUN: WEST VILLAGE — Lia Jiakun contextualizes local building traditions, social needs and ever-changing ecological environments. Through Jan. 12, 2020. scadmoa. org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
SOMETHING TO SAY — “Something to Say” by Lisa Rosenmeier is a body of work that editorializes human foibles and strengths via the animal form. Through Oct. 17. Location Gallery at Austin Hill Realty, 417 Whitaker St.
MARCUS DUNN: OTHER YOUTH — Marcus Dunn explores his Native American cultural heritage through historic representation of Native life. Through Nov. 3. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
SOURCE TO SEA: ANSLEY WEST RIVERS — Through photography, West Rivers bears witness to the state of water now, as time is pertinent to understanding the effects of change. Through Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-790-8800telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.
MARK WALLINGER — Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger is one of the most influential artists working today. Through Jan. 19, 2020. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
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OUR NEST — As a botanical designer in Savannah, Leslie Geer finds herself immersed in the flora of the low country. Through Nov. 10. Drive Thru Art Box, behind Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St.
MATT TOOLE EXHIBITION — By marrying natural forms with manufactured objects, Matt Toole highlights the distinctive aesthetic qualities of both. Through Nov. 19. Gallery F.A.R., 1321 Eisenhower Drive. MICHAEL CINCO — This exhibition of work by the Phillippines-born, Dubai-based fashion designer Michael Cinco is his first solo museum show. Through Jan. 5, 2020. scadmoa. org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. ON::VIEW RESIDENCY: I BLEED ALL THE TIME AND I’M FINE: SOCIAL PRACTICE AND MENSTRUATION — During her time as artist in residence, Karina Rosenstein will be executing two differentiated but related social practice projects that thoughtfully investigate contemporary menstrual issues. Through Nov. 2. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St.
SUZANNE JACKSON: FIVE DECADES — The first full-career survey and most comprehensive presentation to date for American artist Suzanne Jackson. Through Oct. 13. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. VANISHING IDENTITY — Nicholas Wozniak has documented the cultural landscape of Savannah, Georgia since 2008. Wed., Oct. 9, Thu., Oct. 10 and Fri., Oct. 11. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. WORK BY HONOR HALL — Through Nov. 19. starlanddining.com/index2.php#/home/. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St.
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THE SAVANNAH GREEK FESTIVAL is one of our most beloved harbingers of fall no matter what your heritage is. Now in its 69th year, this labor of love by the congregation of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church satisfies attendees who are new to town, or those who have attended every year for decades. One of the core tenets of the Greek Festival seems to be, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The successful formula of tasty food, Greek music and dancing, and Mediterranean merch never changes much. This year, Festival Chairman Tommy Danos simply promises that the Festival will be “bigger and better, with lots more food. Lots more food!” The food is the thing, whether you stand in line for a plate in the Hellenic Center gymnasium across the street from the church, or order online for drive-thru pickup. in the lane. It’s prepped, baked, and cooked by the hands of dedicated volunteers from the congregation and community. In years past, many a Savannah office worker ordered from the Festival via fax. Today of course, that’s mostly done online. “The online ordering is working out great. It’s very smooth now. You order and pay online and come pick it up,” says Danos. “It’s perfect for people who don’t have a lot of time to get their fix of Greek food from the Festival.” Because of the extraordinary longevity of the event, and its closeness with the congregation itself, local Greeks literally grow up serving various roles in the Festival. One of the most popular features are the three Greek folk dance groups, representing different age groups. Tommy Danos’s family is a perfect example. “My youngest daughter started out in Ta Pedia, the children’s group, with her cousin. When she turned 13, she graduated to the GOYA group (Greek Orthodox Youth of America). She’s 28 now, and dancing in the adult troupe, Zoe,” he says proudly. While the vast majority of folks come to the Greek Festival for the food and the fun, scheduled tours are given of the recently restored sanctuary of St. Paul’s across Anderson Street. The Greek Orthodox church – part of the larger Eastern Orthodox faith – is rapidly expanding its ranks beyond those of Greek heritage. This includes the new parish priest of St. Paul’s, Father John
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FOOD & DRINK EPICUROPEDIA The Flock Chicken
Soup dumpling
Shrimp Dumpling
BY LINDY MOODY
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NOW REACHING ALMOST ten restaurants, Ele and The Chef restaurant collection has created an epicurean empire in Savannah. From Fire Street Food’s fierce fried chicken sandwich to Duck Diner’s ooey gooey grilled cheeses, each menu is expertly crafted and offers patrons a different take on Asian fusion eats. Flock to the Wok is the newest venture from Ele and The Chef, and one I’ve been looking forward to. The premise is simple—family-style Chinese cuisine offered in a warm yet poshly decorated setting. That means blue velvet lined booths and white stone galore. You can find it in the spot that most 34 locals knew as Hang Fire.
Sarah Crescenzi, Executive Assistant at Ele and The Chef, took the time to explain the concept to me. “We felt that the word Wok was a fitting word to incorporate into the name, as we many of the menu items are cooked over the wok, as you can see through our glass kitchen upon entering the restaurant,” says Crescenzi. “Flocking represents the migration of our family gathering to eat together and enjoying each other’s company around the table. It’s a family style Chinese restaurant. We wanted to share that culture with Savannah. It’s all about good food, family, and sharing; things we’re extremely passionate about.” I can name dozens of takeout Chinese spots located all over Chatham County, but Flock to the Wok is one of the few that offers high end dishes instead of deep fried, thick, sticky-sauced covered takeout versions of what most Americans know as “Chinese food.” “What we’ve heard the most is people
just really grateful,” says Crescenzi. “Many people have commented that they’re thankful for good, Chinese food. Also, they’ve commented on how unique and beautiful the interiors are.” For just a few highlights from the new menu (because there are too many delectable items to review in one article), let’s start at the top and work our way down. Although I love a good classic Chinese starter, you will regret your decision to go with anything but a selection from the long list of dumplings. I could not resist and found myself ordering four different kinds. Every single one is hand crafted, and you can tell upon each and every bite. Of the four variations of handmade dumplings I devoured, the Pork Soup Dumpling was by far my favorite. “The soup dumpling is inspired by the xiaolongbao that we love to eat in New York City. We wanted to bring a little bit of that to Savannah,” explains Crescenzi. Xiaolongbao is a steamed bun, typically with pork filling which gives the
effect of soup when eaten, so you must eat them carefully. The broth inside is lightly scented with fresh ginger, and when you bite down and allow the soft steamed wrapping to burst in your mouth, it is filled with the delicate flavor of salty pork. The most surprising part of all—a tiny green pea—sits atop the dumpling to add just a bit of texture. Next on the list of favorite dumplings is the Steamed Pork Dumpling with Spicy Sauce, which is a completely different take on the dumpling from the Soup Dumplings. Like the Soup Dumpling, this version is steamed but it has an even more delicate dough. The family of glistening sticky potstickers are presented wading in a vivacious chili sauce that sticks to the fresh dough yet doesn’t overwhelm it. The spicy sauce adds the perfect
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Braised tofu
Cashew, Hunan Pork, Mongolian Beef, and everything in between. The Braised Spicy Tofu is anything but classic. This plate is served with giant hunks of tofu that melt on your tongue alongside a plethora of lively vegetables. The sauce that brings it all together is luscious, thick, and has just enough spice to please any palate. With the successful opening of Flock in the heart of downtown, Ele and The Chef is sticking to their style and pushing forward with another new opening, which is located only just downstairs from Flock. “We’re about to host the grand opening of our exclusive Peacock Lounge, located below Flock to the Wok,” Crescenzi says. “To the Chinese,a peacock stands for dignity and beauty, which is the theme behind this luxurious space. We will be serving carefully curated cocktails, as well as a variety of small plates.” That means you can eat a heartwarming Asian inspired family meal upstairs and wash away your full belly with and expertly crafted cocktail simply by walking downstairs. Stay tuned for more on the Peacock Lounge. CS Flock to the Wok is at 37 Whitaker St. flocktothewok.com
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amount of each without overwhelming the nuanced flavor of the pork inside. The Pan Seared Pork Dumplings have a crispy golden-brown shell which lends a light snap when you bite into it. Finally, the Shuami Shrimp, another steamed dumpling, is shrimp forward and features a juicy bright pink crustacean sitting on the top. “A lot of the seafood is local, as well as the herbs and vegetables that we grow on our own,” Chef explains proudly. There are three variations of whole fish featured with the main dishes. The Crispy Whole Flounder and the Crispy Whole Bronzini comes with a sweet and sour sauce, and the Steamed Whole Flounder is paired with a ginger scallion sauce. For my main, I went with the Flock Chicken. Who can stay away from a restaurant’s title dish? Extremely tender slices of chicken are side by side with vibrant bok choy, carrots, onions, mushrooms, and peppers, all of which is coated in a light chili jam sauce. The sauce is not sticky-sweet and instead light notes of fresh sweet peppers. On the side, like most of their entrees, you get fork fluffed steamed white rice. Similar to any good Chinese restaurant, you will find all of the classics on the menu; General Tso’s, Szechuan Beef, Chicken
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MOVIES THE FILM SCENE
Ghosts & gangsters — and the best movie of the year? BY JIM REED
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THERE ARE seven noteworthy specialty cinema events taking place over the next eight days throughout the area. If you’re looking for something a little off the beaten path, as far as big screen fare goes, this week’s installment of Film Scene should provide a road map to these options. As always, details (including admission prices) can be found in the accompanying sidebar. We begin downtown on the Southern end of Forsyth Park at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, where, for the past 15 years, the Psychotronic Film Society (Savannah’s longest-running and most award-winning independent cinema organization) has held weekly, Wednesday night showings of underappreciated or downright obscure feature films from around the globe. On Oct. 9, the PFS’ monthlong Halloween-inspired slate of overlooked horror films continues with “4D Man,” a 1959 sci-fi shocker from the same producer and director who made a splash just one year earlier with the sci-fi/horror hybrid “The Blob,” a box-office sensation that was made independently for $110,000 and went on to gross $4 million for Paramount, who snatched it up immediately for a song. Much like “The Blob,” “4D Man” was shot on a small budget in DeLuxe Color, but although it boasted an intriguing premise, solid script and above-average direction and acting (not to mention what were cutting-edge visual effects for the time period), however it failed to make a similar impact with audiences. Nevertheless, while it remains criminally unknown today, this tale of a scientist who develops a device that can allow animals (such as humans) to pass through solid objects (such as walls) and the frightening ramifications of the misuse of such technology is a minor gem of the genre. This is a rare opportunity to see it as its creators intended: in a dark room filled 36 with respectful friends and strangers.
8 p.m. showtime, with a full vegetarian menu available, plus discounts on craft beer and organic wine during the movie. The following Wednesday, Oct. 16, the PFS screens the 1958 B&W thriller “Monster on the Campus” at the Bean. Directed by Jack Arnold, the man responsible for helming such unmitigated sci-fi and horror classics as “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” “Creature from the Black Lagoon” and “It Came from Outer Space,” it concerns a university professor who accidentally cuts his hand on the fossilized tooth of a prehistoric fish, and starts suffering blackouts – during which time all hell breaks loose around his university. Could it be that there is an actual prehistoric “Neanderthal man” roaming the campus, or could something much more bizarre be taking place? Although this picture occasionally lapses inadvertently into accidentally campy territory, it’s a solid monster flick that over the intervening decades has fallen through the cracks. It’s also believed by many to have been a major, uncredited inspiration for the Marvel Comics superhero The Incredible Hulk (hint, hint). 8 p.m. showtime. On Oct. 10 at the AMC Classic Savannah 10 multiplex (behind Savannah Mall), Fathom Events celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the theatrical release of the original “Ghostbusters” film with a HighDefinition digital rerelease.
In addition to this chance to see the beloved blockbuster in a theater, the inclusion of a short selection of cutting-room floor “alternate takes” serve as a bonus feature. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. showtimes. That same night, Tybee Island’s historic Tybee Post Theater holds a one-show-only revival of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 Mafia epic “The Godfather,” starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall and the great John Cazale. Based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name which sold over nine million copies in just two years, the exceedingly impressive film became an international
sensation that has, to date, generated almost $300 million in ticket sales, not to mention an astronomical amount in TV, cable, satellite and streaming rights and home video sales. Coppola was almost a half-million dollars in debt when he agreed to direct this film, and while his fee was only $125,000, he shrewdly negotiated for six percent of the movie’s gross box-office receipts. As it now stands as one of the top 25 highest grossing films in North America, the picture has made him a very rich man. If you’ve never seen this gripping drama of loyalty, crime, lust and avarice, there’s no better way to do so than in a darkened cinema. 7 p.m. showtime, and admission
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includes your choice of wine, beer or soft drink. The next night, Oct. 11, the Post opens a three-day run of “The Farewell,” the recently-released dramedy written and directed by the Beijing-born and Floridaraised female filmmaker Lulu Wang. Partially based on Wang’s own family life, the movie centers around a ChineseAmerican and Chinese family who –following a longstanding, if controversial cultural tradition– good-naturedly deceive their elderly matriarch into believing she is in good health, when in reality she is suffering from terminal lung cancer and is only expected to live for a few more months. The idea being that they can save her from needless suffering and stress, while shouldering the guilt of her diagnosis amongst themselves. The film, which premiered to raves at Sundance, wound up earning the best average gross per screen of any movie in 2019, as this small and unpretentious feature charmed audiences across the USA. One of its stars, comedic rapper-cumactress Awkwafina, has been singled out by many critics and viewers for what has been described as a star-making performance, and the picture itself is rumored to be in the running for an Oscar nomination. Showtimes at 7 p.m. on Oct. 11, 12 and 13, with 3 p.m. matiness on Oct. 11 and 13 only. Heading about 35 minutes out of town the nearby city of Springfield, Ga., the restored, historic Mars Theatre (which is a really cool and reasonably priced place to catch a movie, by the way) presents the just-released animated reboot of the Addams Family franchise. Simply titled “The Addams Family,” this CGI adaptation of the classic New Yorker cartoons which debuted in 1938 and ran for decades stars the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler and Allison Janney, among others. It finds the infamously creepy, sly and pugnacious brood of misfits and oddballs relocating to New Jersey and grappling with modern-day greed and the ugly side of reality TV culture. 7 p.m. shows on Oct. 10 – 12 and 17-19, with a 3 p.m. matinee on Oct. 13. And last, but not least, local community film organization CinemaSavannah continues its series of first-run foreign or independent features at the City’s new Cultural Arts Center with a one-show-only screening of “Honeyland,” a Macedonian-made documentary about the life and work of a traditional beekeeper in a remote village in that Balkan Peninsula country. It took home three awards at Sundance, and has been selected as North Macedonia’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming Academy Awards. Almost universally adored by critics worldwide, “Honeyland” was hot over a period of three years and is a ruminative
and immersive non-fiction film, in that no questions are asked of the participants on screen and at no time do the real-life people at the center of the movie acknowledge that they are being observed in any way. It has been hailed as a “grave,” “wise,” “bittersweet,” and “gripping” “meditation on the hardship and rhythms of rural life,” that one NPR critic deems “the best movie of the year.” Kudos to this organization for bringing it to town for this exclusive, regional premiere. 6:30 p.m. showtime. Please note: The Cultural Arts Center is located adjacent to the Civic Center. As there is no parking onsite and no previews shown before the feature, make sure to arrive a bit early in order to find onstreet parking (or walk from a nearby public parking garage), otherwise you’ll enter late. CS
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THE GODFATHER
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7 p.m. Oct. 11, 12, 13; 3 p.m. Oct. 11, 13 Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Tybee Island $5 - $8 tybeeposttheater.org
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JOKER
33 (2 out of four) The theatrical trailer for Joker — tight, controlled, and intriguing — suggested the best movie Martin Scorsese never made. The actual movie is a shallow and sophomoric effort that isn’t about a raging bull as much as it’s merely raging bullshit. Nevertheless, the Scorsese connection is there, with two titles particularly coming into play. Like 1976’s Taxi Driver, Joker is the study of a disturbed individual who eventually finds his catharsis through violence, and, like 1982’s The King of Comedy, it’s a look at a man who desperately wants to become a famous comedian, complete with all the attendant trappings. This all takes place in a movie that at once exists within the comic-book milieu while also simultaneously wanting to remain apart from it. Set in the Gotham City of 1981 (we know this because a movie theater is showing Blow Out and Zorro: The Gay Blade), this stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, who’s been beaten down by life — and beaten up by everyone around him — from Day One. Desperately wanting to become a beloved comedian like his idol, talk-show host Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro, cast because of his Scorsese connection but, at the end of the day, badly miscast), he toils as a clown-for-hire while waiting for his big break. But nothing is easy for him, as he’s irritated by his invalid mother (Frances Conroy), mocked by co-workers, assaulted by a gang of street kids, insulted by Murray on live television, and harassed by three Wall Street slugs. It’s that last act that pushes him over the edge, as he turns into 1984-vintage Bernhard Goetz and shoots
all of them. Their deaths turn Fleck into a hero — finally, someone sticking it to the rich bastards! — and from here, he only becomes more unhinged. In all of his previous incarnations — in comics, on TV, in movies — I’ve never thought of the Joker as a cowardly person, yet that’s not the case here. He’s clearly a coward — and so is the movie that shelters him. Writer-director Todd Phillips, the Road Trip / The Hangover guru who’s clearly out of his league here, and co-scripter Scott Silver huff and puff and try to blow all sociopolitical issues into the filmic conversation, but the movie is all surface and ultimately doesn’t even have the power of its supposed convictions. Heath Ledger’s Joker, Jack Nicholson’s Joker, and even Jared Leto’s Joker (if memory serves, as I won’t be revisiting Suicide Squad at any point in this lifetime) all had no problem hurting innocent people — ditto another psycho who lived with his invalid “mother,” Norman Bates. But that’s not the case here. Arthur Fleck takes care to spare the few decent people in his life — an attractive neighbor (Zazie Beetz), a diminutive co-worker (Leigh Gill) — while reserving all his ire for the bad people. This includes Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen), little Bat-Bruce’s dad and such a repellent character that you can’t wait for him to get shot in that alley (faithful butler Alfred Pennyworth, always the spark of humanity in Batman projects, also registers as a jerk). It’s a bald attempt by Phillips to make Arthur Fleck sympathetic, but that proves to be a major blunder. Even while protecting Jodie Foster’s child prostitute, Taxi Driver’s Travis
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Bickle was never sympathetic — his craziness and creepiness always remained front and center. But Phillips doesn’t want to alienate large segments of his audience — specifically, the white males who feel picked on by women, minorities, and wellto-dos, and who won’t be happy until they can bask in their self-entitlement — so he eases the brakes on Fleck’s otherwise allencompassing derangement. Fleck is a terrible stand-up comic, but the movie still suggests that he deserves success regardless. Hey, I’ve long wanted to be a star wide receiver in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean I automatically deserve a spot on the Rams or Cowboys roster. Phoenix delivers an overall strong performance as Fleck/Joker, even if his actorly tics and Method mannerisms are often on full display. What’s missing from his portrayal — admittedly as much of a fault with the script as with his emoting — is any glimmer of intelligence behind those eyes. The character of the Joker works best as a brilliant counterpoint to the Dark Knight, someone whose brain is always working at Mach speed. Ledger conveyed this perfectly, and even Nicholson’s Joker, initially a mob flunky, was an expert on human nature, able to read, understand and act upon the flaws and frailties of other people. By contrast, Phoenix’s Joker seems rather dim-witted, hardly the stuff of supervillain legend. Joker is exceedingly well-crafted, but the impressive technical achievements count for little in a movie that’s aimless and unfocused in its trendy nihilism. Like Fight Club, it will serve as a rallying cry for a certain subset of self-pitying males. But Fight Club is a movie that has been misdiagnosed and misinterpreted by those who champion it the most. Joker, on the other hand, clearly lays out its cards and tells these easily triggered jokers exactly what they want to hear. It offers sympathy for the devil — the one that dances in the pale moonlight.
RAMBO: LAST BLOOD
3 There’s a scene in Rambo: Last Blood in which the teenage Gabrielle (Yvette Monreal), who views John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) as a surrogate father, informs him that she plans to journey from their Arizona home down to Mexico. “Why would you want to do that?” he asks incredulously. Given his reaction, one would think she had just stated, “I want to push elderly women in front of speeding trucks” or “I want to shoot newborn puppies in the head with a staple gun.” Indeed, Rambo probably would have preferred those options to the one actually presented before him. Despite Rambo’s advice to stay home, Gabrielle nevertheless heads down to
Mexico to search for her deadbeat dad (Marco de la O) and, in record time, she’s betrayed by her friend (Fenessa Pineda) and sold to a cartel for use in their whorehouse. Rambo heads across the border to rescue her but ends up getting beaten to a pulp by various cartel thugs. But like The Terminator, he’ll be back, and that’s when things will get really messy. Aside from the original film in the Rambo series, 1982’s First Blood (based on David Morrell’s novel and co-scripted by Stallone), the sequels, all also co-written by Stallone, have been mindless, jingoistic junk, and that holds true for this one as well. In style, tone, and characterization, this doesn’t even feel like a Rambo flick as much as a generic action film starring any Tom, Dick or Liam. Any nuances found in the character of John Rambo in First Blood were immediately stripped for the follow-ups (1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II, 1988’s Rambo III, and 2008’s Rambo), with the character thereafter nothing more than a one-man killing machine. Because Stallone is now much older, he tries to add some complexity back into his portrayal in the film’s early scenes, but that gets discarded once he ventures into death wish territory. There’s little wit, inventiveness or originality to be found anywhere in this tedious picture — even the gruesome action sequences at the end feel rote and mechanical.
JUDY
33 Renee Zellweger is still the best thing about Judy, a shaky biopic that looks at the mercurial entertainer near the end of her rough’n’tumble life. Zellweger doesn’t completely disappear into the part as thoroughly as, say, Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles or Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, but she still captures the tragic dimensions of a woman whose larger-than-life persona threatened to swallow whole not only herself but those around her. Judy centers on the period at the end of 1968 when the actress — bitter, broke, and sparring over the children with ex-husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell) — arrives in London for several concerts at the popular venue The Talk of the Town. Her stay is punctuated by a series of alcoholic binges, a roller coaster relationship with her British handler (Jessie Buckley as the real-life Rosalyn Wilder), a tender friendship with two gay fans (Andy Nyman and Daniel Cerqueira as the fictional Dan and Stan), and an abrupt marriage to her American boyfriend Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock). The last few months of her life (she passed away in June 1969) are dismissed with closing text that doesn’t even bother to relate how she died (accidental
overdose), although there are ample flashback scenes to MGM head Louis B. Mayer (Richard Cordery) verbally abusing the 16-year-old Judy (Darci Shaw) on the set of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. By linking the flashback sequences to Garland’s London gig, Judy vividly demonstrates how this poor child, under the thumb of a monstrous mother and an uncaring studio, never stood a chance at the beginning and how this informed the difficulties encountered throughout her entire life. But the tragic dimensions never reverberate beyond what we already knew about this remarkable, tortured talent, as the movie settles into the same boilerplate cadences employed by too many screen biopics. Its solutions feel facile, and its moments of uplift (particularly toward the end) feel phony.
AD ASTRA
333 A cautious and contemplative movie that also dropkicks Tarkovsky and Kubrick into the conversation, Ad Astra (Latin for “to the stars”) is a dazzling slice of science fiction, a movie that moves to its own rhythms without bothering to see if everyone has managed to get into the groove. Visually, this is one of the most astounding employments of CGI I’ve yet witnessed in this realm, with starry vistas that are sure to elicit gasps with their you-arethere expansiveness and clarity. Created by writer-director James Gray (The Lost City of Z) and co-scripter Ethan Gross, the futuristic Ad Astra finds Brad Pitt cast as Major Roy McBride, who followed in the footsteps of his famous father by becoming an astronaut. But Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones) has been missing for well over a decade, seemingly lost to the cosmos along with the other members of a mission known as The Lima Project. But at the same time that a series of mysterious power surges have been pummeling Earth, the militarized United States Space Command (which employs Roy) is led to believe that not only might Clifford be alive after all these years but that he could have something to do with these surges that threaten to irreparably damage our planet. Space Command wants Roy to venture into space and locate his father. But all other intel is on a need-to-know basis, and the powers-that-be determine that Roy doesn’t need to know. Still, it isn’t hard to figure out Space Command’s game plan. If Clifford McBride has indeed gone insane, there are those ready to terminate with extreme prejudice. For his part, Roy just hopes to reconnect with a father figure who had always been distant in more ways than one. While the movie’s endgame is never very
much in question — who doesn’t expect that there will be some sort of communication between pere et fils? — there are plenty of narrative surprises along the way, many played out in episodic fashion. The lawlessness of outer space hearkens back to the Wild West — in this sense, the film brings to mind Peter Hyams’ Outland, the High Noon variation starring Sean Connery.
DOWNTON ABBEY
333 Say this about the 21st-century spate of TV-to-film adaptations, whether they be good (Sex and the City), bad (Entourage), or ugly (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie): They’re very user-friendly, allowing newbies to join the party without having to prepare much beforehand. Regardless of the source (a book, a play, a TV series, an emoji), a motion picture needs to stand on its own, and like these previous boob-tube transfers, Downton Abbey succeeds in this capacity. Spoiler: I’ve never watched a single episode of the popular series that ran from 2010 to 2015, although I of course knew of its premise and even some of its characters. Subsequent spoiler: It didn’t matter, as the movie immediately establishes its players before proceeding with the business at hand. In this case, that business would be an imminent visit from the British royals — specifically, King George V (Simon Jones), Queen Mary (Geraldine James), and Princess Mary (Kate Phillips). The occupants of Downton Abbey, among them Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville), Lady Mary Talbot (Michelle Dockery) and Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith), anticipate their regal guests with the requisite stiff upper lips, while the staff, including returning head butler Mr. Carson (Jim Carter) and head maid Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt), begin making preparations. Subplots abound. The staff is furious that their roles are being usurped by the King’s personal handlers and plot to regain control of their own household. Affable Tom Branson (Allen Leech), the former chauffeur who married into the family, attempts to move on from his widowed status by falling for a maid (Tuppence Middleton) who has a surprising secret up her sleeve. Given the night off, butler Thomas Barrow (Robert James-Collier) ends up at a hidden club that’s men-only. As for Violet, she ends up arguing with almost everyone around her (or, as she notes, “I never argue; I explain.”). After a typically hyperactive summer season, Downton Abbey will prove to be just the soothing nightcap sought by many moviegoers eager for something that’s all talk and no action. CS
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CANDIDATE FORUM FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE This candidate forum will focus on the preeminent issue of our time. Come hear the candidates running in this year’s municipal election discuss the role of the city government in seeking solutions to the climate crisis and whether the City Council should pass a resolution committing the City of Savannah to consume 100% clean energy by 2030. Free Tue., Oct. 15, 7 p.m. 912-596-2052. karengrainey@ bellsouth.net. facebook.com/ events/2236676073296821/. uusavannah. org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307A E. Harris St. CHATHAM COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MONTHLY MEETING Mon., Oct. 14, 3:30 p.m. Chatham County Voter Registration Office, 1117 Eisenhower Dr., Suite E. EASTSIDE CONCERNED CITIZENS MAYORAL CANDIDATES MEETING Sat., Oct. 12, 11 a.m. W.W. Law Gym, 909 E. Bolton St. GEORGIA SOUTHERN MAYORAL CANDIDATE AND DISTRICTS 1 & 3 FORUM Thu., Oct. 10, 6 p.m. The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH AREA YOUNG REPUBLICANS Get involved. Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month (except for December) at 7:00pm. Contact number: (912) 657-9623 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org. VICTORIAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS The VNA represents all residing, working or otherwise involved in the Victorian District and meets every second Tuesday of each month to the exception of the month of August. Meetings are held at The Mansion on Forsyth Park. Social starts at 5:30 p.m. and meetings start at 6 p.m. There is no fee to attend our meetings. For anyone using the Valet Parking at The Mansion, there is a $5. fee. MEMBERSHIP YEARLY FEES are: Individual $25. - Household (2 people) $40. - Business $50. and Students $10. Free ongoing, 6-7 p.m. vnasavannahga2013@ gmail.com. mansiononforsythpark.com. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. WE WANT ALL THERE IS: THE STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS BEYOND SUFFRAGE, AN EVENING WITH DR. SARAH MILOV Kicking off the annual Georgia History Festival, the Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah will host a lecture with Dr. Sarah Milov, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia, that explores the legacy of the struggle for women’s suffrage. The 2019-2020 Festival will explore the theme, “Women’s Suffrage at 100: The 19th Amendment and Georgia History.” Free Thu., Oct. 10, 6-7:30 p.m. georgiahistoryfestival.org/events/womenssuffrage-at-100/. Christ Church Episcopal, 28 Bull Street.
AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES
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 ARTISTS FOR “ART ON WATERS” The City of Savannah’s Office of Business Opportunity and Cultural Resources Department are requesting proposals from artists and/or artist teams to commission
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artwork to be sold in the silent auction at the Pig Roast, our only fundraising event. All types of visual art and fine crafts are welcomed that reveal the voices and mystery of Ossabaw Island. Donor artists are eligible for one complimentary ticket to the Pig Roast. Through Oct. 11. robin@ ossabawisland.org. CALL FOR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DANCERS/REGENCY DANCING The Davenport House has a social dance program which meets most Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The Museum is looking for new participants in this free community activity. For information contact info@davenporthousemuseum. org or call 912-236-8097. ongoing. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. CALL FOR ENTRY FOR RE::CLAIMED Artists working in all media are invited to submit work for Sulfur Studios’ winter national juried exhibition Re::Claimed. Submitted work must utilize materials and/or imagery that are found, reclaimed, recycled or re-purposed. Artists are
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Join your fellow creatures of the night as it’ll be time to ascend into Georgia’s oldest city for a night like no other. Grab your capes, sharpen your fangs, dust off your boots and come quench your celebratory appetite as Markster Con’s Vampire returns for one evening only. $20-$45 SAT., OCT. 12, 9 P.M. GHOSTCOASTDISTILLERY.COM. GHOST COAST DISTILLERY, 641 INDIAN ST.
artworks to contribute to the revitalization of Waters Avenue. It’s a complementary component to the new sidewalks, street trees and pedestrian lighting to this east side corridor. Arts on Waters aims to build on Savannah’s artistic energy and to attract residents of all backgrounds to celebrate the surrounding communities. All proposals should be representative of the local community and inspire, engage and celebrate surrounding neighborhoods and its residents. Through Oct. 15. savannahga. gov/2866/Arts-on-Waters. CALL FOR AUDITIONS FOR SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC Savannah Philharmonic is slated to hold auditions throughout its 2019-20 season, giving vocalists the opportunity to join the Chorus. Auditions for Chorus members who wish to renew their involvement will be held from 6 – 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 and 6 – 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. Auditions for singers interested in joining the Chorus will be held from 10 a.m. – 2p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, 14, and Jan. 4. Wed., Oct. 9, Thu., Oct. 10, Fri., Oct. 11, Sat., Oct. 12, Sun., Oct. 13, Mon., Oct. 14 and Tue., Oct. 15. CALL FOR DONATIONS FOR PIG ROAST ART AUCTION The Ossabaw Island Foundation (TOIF) seeks donations of Ossabaw Island inspired
encouraged to consider the previous life of their materials and how that material can be highlighted or transformed to support the concept of the work. The deadline is Dec. 8 by 11:59pm. Through Dec. 8. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2020 LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM Leadership Southeast Georgia, a leadership development program for professionals in a 10-county coastal region, is calling for nominations for the class of 2020. The program fosters relationships among leaders in the region and offers professional development related to critical leadership skills and issues such as conflict resolution, self-awareness, communication and strategic thinking. For more information, visit http://www.lsega.com/home.html. ongoing. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR ON::VIEW ARTIST RESIDENCY We are currently accepting proposals for Late Fall 2019 Residency Sessions: October 8 - November 3 and November 12 - December 8. Thanks to a generous grant from Meowwolf residents my be selected to receive a stipend of up to $500.00 to use for travel, lodging or materials and supplies. Through Dec. 31. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur
Studios, 2301 Bull St. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DRIVE THRU ART BOX AT GREEN TRUCK PUB The Drive Thru Art Box is ideal for showing mounted prints of 2-dimensional work, wheat pasted prints, site specific installations, and any other artistic medium that can hold up to direct sunlight and a non climate-controlled environment. Pegboard and hooks allows for flexibility of display options, and LED lighting ensures the work is visible for late night crowds. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. ongoing. greentruckpub.com. Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. SINGERS NEEDED (PAID ONGOING POSITIONS) : AUDITIONING NOW Singers: St. John’s Church in Savannah (Episcopal) has multiple openings for paid choral singers in the soprano, tenor, and bass-baritone sections. Rate is by call, competitive to the region and commensurate with skills and experience. Rehearsals Wednesdays 7-9pm (SeptMay) and rehearsal/service Sundays 10- noon(approx), year round. Additional calls for Evensong rehearsals and services (Sept-May). Sight reading and/or excellent musicianship is needed; learning parts prior to rehearsal is required for staff singers. For audition times or questions, please contact sbranyon@stjohnssav.org or text 912-5724326. No prepared material is required to audition. Positions open until filled. ongoing. St John’s Episcopal Church, 325 Bull St. on Madison Square. WORKSHOP: HOW TO COMPETE IN A HONEY SHOW Guest speaker Bobby Chaisson will share tips and tricks to help you prepare an entry for a honey show that will give you the best chance at winning. Voted Best beekeeper of the year 2019 by the Georgia Beekeeper Assn., Chaisson has been keeping bees for more over 10 years and has been awarded more than 100 show ribbons, including two Best in Show awards, in classes that include extracted honey, creamed honey, bees wax, photography and crafts. CEBA will host a honey show on Dec. 14. Mon., Oct. 14, 6 p.m. CEBA.OIWC@gmail.com. ceba.wildapricot.org/honey-judging. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd.
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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,
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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. AFTER SCHOOL IMPROV Learn the basics tools, rules and philosophy of Improv in this progressive class. All experience levels are welcome. $60 City Residents / $90 Non-City Residents Mondays. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. 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, it also develops listening, reading and writing
abilities. This class will consist of lecture, audio, visual and speaking in partners and whole group skits. No book is necessary! Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ basicspanish/. 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. BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU CLASSES Monday/Wednesday- Competition 5:30pm and Fundamentals at 7:00pm Tuesday/ Thursday- Fundamentals at Noon and Fundamentals at 5:30pm Friday- Private Lessons by appointment Saturday- Open Mat at 10:30am ongoing. Serg Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 401 Mall Blvd. BRIDGE LESSONS Learn to play bridge. BB2 Competitive Bidding: Monday, September 24@7:00PM. BB4: Play of the Hand/ Declarer/Play: Saturday, September 15@10:00AM. Intermediate/Advanced Workshops: Friday, September 14@10:00AM ongoing. 912-2284838. bridgewebs.com/savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511
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1 Tasseled hat 4 Iranian money 10 Distress message 13 Hardcore 15 Type of doll for revenge seekers 16 Mummy king discovered in 1922 17 The place at the mall to buy supplements and chickens? 19 Tokyo-born Grammy winner 20 “___: Battle Angel” (2019 film) 21 Overly formal letter opener 22 Florida resort city, for short 23 “Cathy” exclamation 25 Adopts, perhaps 27 Possum foot 30 1978 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Sadat 32 Carson Daly’s former MTV show 33 One, in Rome 34 “New Look” couturier 35 Z-lister 38 Talk over? 40 Place to display titles 41 Plays a ukulele 42 Apply blacktop 43 Down for a few days 44 Wallach of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” 45 Green-skinned melon-
like fruit 46 Take in some tea 47 Hall & Oates hit with the refrain “Oh, here she comes” 50 “Hamilton” creator ___-Manuel Miranda 52 Diner staple 53 Corner shapes 55 Be skeptical 59 Pasture noise 60 Spicy plant that hangs low on the stem? 62 Goya’s gold 63 Like some projections 64 “At Last” singer ___ James 65 Spruce juice? 66 Like some bread or beer 67 “And I ___” (recent meme phrase, and this puzzle’s theme)
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1 Bean favored by Hannibal Lecter 2 CBS psychological drama that debuted Sept. 2019 3 Baked pasta dish 4 506, in Roman numerals 5 Accelerator particles 6 Close companion? 7 Devotee 8 Bird perch 9 Absorb, with “up” 10 Designer Vuitton on the front porch?
11 Pound piece 12 Mink’s cousin 14 Numbers to be crunched 18 Nut in Hawaiian gift shops 22 Backyard party, briefly 24 Makes a scarf 26 Like some clearance sales 27 Dad jokes may depend on them 28 Sci. course 29 Slimy stuff in a rabbit’s home? 31 Melancholy 35 Like some military forces 36 Kosher eatery 37 Restaurant review app 39 Board game insert 40 Place for an X 42 Places for cones 45 Jai alai ball 47 Inbox buildup 48 Phobia prefix 49 Brief and pithy 51 “Get that scary thing away from me” 54 Altercation 56 “It’s all ___ you!” 57 O’Rourke in the 2019 Democratic Debates 58 Golf course obstacle 60 “You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)” author Felicia 61 Toilet paper layer
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Ferguson Ave. COASTAL STEWARDS WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO THE COAST The Coastal Stewards program is a series of environmental education workshops for adults living on or visiting the Georgia coast. Activities are designed to improve your knowledge of coastal ecosystems, enhance understanding of current issues impacting coastal communities, and inspire stewardship of natural resources. This foundational Coastal Stewards workshop will provide an overview of the geology and ecology of the Georgia coast. Practice using scientific equipment in the field and explore a variety of coastal habitats alongside environmental educators. Activities will include trawling on the R/V Sea Dawg, a maritime forest walk and a plankton/invertebrate lab. $76 Sat., Oct. 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-598-3345. kayla270@ uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/event/coastalstewards-introduction-to-the-georgiacoast/. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle. COCKTAIL CLASSES Congress Street Up hosts Cocktail Classes every Monday and Tuesday night at 6pm. Learn how to shake and stir like a pro. Learn all about the fancy tools we use and their fascinating history. Impress your friends and make your co-workers envious. $40 Mondays, Tuesdays, 6 p.m. 912.220.1249. kblack@historictours.com. facebook.com/ pg/CongressStreetUp/about/?ref=page_ internal. Congress Street Up, 220 W. Congress St. CONTEMPORARY DANCE This class is designed for those with an established understanding of ballet who wish to expand that knowledge with ongoing practice. $200 City Resident/$240 Non-City Resident Wednesdays. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. 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 welcome- beginners 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. 612-4706683. 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 42 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, ---. CREDIT BUILDING FOR ENTREPRENEURS Is bad credit holding you back from starting or growing the business of your dreams? SBAC and CCCS offer FREE credit building workshops to help individuals and small businesses rebuild or establish strong credit to reach their business goals. Come to one credit building workshop and ask how you can qualify for a secured credit card and $1000 loan Free Tue., Oct. 15, 12-1 p.m. 912-232-4700. sbac@sbacsav.com. sbacsav.com/. Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E Liberty Street. DRUM FOLK: A RIDDIMIC RESCUE Join a new folk and funk cultural movement built within the classic traditions of Gullah-Geechee cultural legacy. Learn about juba, hand jive, ring play, ring shout, tambourine, riddimic movement, and vocalization along with the various regional drum legacies connecting national and international culture. $12 per 1.5 hour session Wednesdays, 7 p.m. nowgriot1@ aol.com. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. DUI PREVENTION GROUP Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired. A must see for teen drivers. Sign in time begins 6:00-6:20 p.m. Panel starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends at approximately 8:00 P.M. Fee is $40.00 money orders or certified bank checks only payable to DUI Prevention Group. Meets monthly, check the website. $40/session (912) 691-4905. info@duipreventiongroup. org. EXCEL BASICS Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool that is essential for managing and presenting data in today’s working environment. In this course, students will use Excel 2016 to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to present information in a consumable and professional format. Visit our website for more information and register today! Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ excelbasics/. Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool that is essential for managing and presenting data in today’s working environment. In this course, students will use Excel 2016 to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to present information in a consumable and professional format. At the end of this course, students will understand how to: create and edit worksheets summarize data through formulas, formatting, charts and graphs design simple and complex formulas by nesting Excel functions create, manage and launch Macros This course will take place in a computer lab. Students will need to bring a flash drive $120 Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/excelbasics/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University,
11935 Abercorn St. FREE BRIDGE LESSONS Free Bridge Lessons beginning August 19, 2019 from 7-9 pm. For more information call 912-238-4838. ongoing. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. 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. HYPNOSIS AND GUIDED IMAGERY Hypnosis, Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, Eft, will create neural pathways in the brain Because our brains are neuroplastic it has a positive effect and helps you to recover from anxiety, stress, trauma, and PTSD, It’s great for weight loss and to stop smoking. Kind and compassionate care. 25 years experience. Call 912-927-3432. Website: www. Savannahypnosis.com. Facebook: Alpha Institute. ongoing. 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. MODERN/AFRICAN FUSION This class is designed for those with an established understanding of dance who wish to expand that knowledge with ongoing practice. $200 City Resident/$240 Non-City Resident Thursdays. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. 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. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic. com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. NAMI (NAT’L ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS) FAMILY-TO-FAMILY EDUCATION CLASS Class designed for loved ones of individuals with mental illness. Provides up-to-date
info about range of mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders, care giving strategies, self-care, management of stress and emotional overload, and guidance on locating local support and services. FREE Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Pam at 912-401-2689. milfield@bellsouth.net. Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island 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. SALSA DANCING This class is open to all skill levels. Learn everything from the basic steps to the more intricate moves, and leave with the confidence to dance outside of the classroom. $120 City Resident/$160 NonCity Resident Mondays. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. 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. 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.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
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
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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 RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION MEETING The Chatham Retired Educators Association (CREA) is an organization of retired educators and friends of education designed to support educational and community service. $17.00 (optional) second Monday of every month, 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. 912-925-4980. aohoward@ hotmail.com. careyhilliards.com. Carey Hilliard’s (Southside), 11111 Abercorn St. 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. cdixon604@aol.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. 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 HOME COOKERY CLUB This is a group for home cooks and bakers to expand, explore, and inspire our skills. Come join us in sharing our culinary adventures. This is a place where we can exchange resources, ideas, and our tastes for food adventure and bring it all home. Meets the second Saturday of every month from 1-3pm. Free ongoing. None. SavHomeCookeryClub@gmail.com. friendshipcoffeecompany.com/index.html. Friendship Coffee Company, 205 Johnny Mercer Blvd, Ste I. SAVANNAH SACRED HARP SINGERS Savannah Sacred Harp Singers welcome you to join our monthly community singing
on the second Saturday of the month from 2-4pm at Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church. Sacred Harp is an American tradition of singing hymns in four part harmony. No particular religious affiliation is required or endorsed. All are welcome. No experience necessary. ongoing. Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church, 10050 Ferguson Ave. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072. STITCH AND BITCH Slow down and nurture your creative spirit in a constructive, casual atmosphere. Bring a project or enjoy one of our kits curated to focus on the dedicated process of craft: embroidery, knitting, needlework, or any of the fiber arts. All ages are welcome! Cheeseboard + wine deals to be had. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. WRUU 107.5 FM ANNUAL PLEDGE DRIVE WRUU’s Annual Pledge Drive is going on now through Oct. 18th! Go to https://www.
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CONCERTS
ARMSTRONG WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT - 2019 The Armstrong Wind Ensemble performs its Fall concert under the direction of Mark B. Johnson at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. $6 (discounts available) Tue., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. (912) 344-2801. armstrongboxoffice@georgiasouthern.edu. georgiasouthern.edu/armstrongtickets. Fine Arts Auditorium, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CELEBRATE AMERICA’S ROCK N ROLL SUPERHEROES Join the Rocking Chairs Rhythm Revue in a funtastic family concert celebrating the library’s 10th birthday and the Super Heroes of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Music, history, sing and play along activities, a special Rock ‘n’ Roll trivia contest and of course fascinating rhythm to keep you dancing. Free Sat., Oct. 12, 11 a.m. 912.927.4079. info@ rockingchairsrr.com. liveoakpl.org/friendly. php?s=locations/southwest. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH LIVE! 2-hour high-energy variety show featuring award- winning singers, dancers and band performing 60s, 70s and 80s pop music, rock and roll, Broadway, Motown, Stomp and comedy that’s fun for all ages. $39 adults, $19.50 child Saturdays, 8 p.m. savannahtheatre.com. savannahtheatre. com. The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC: FROM UGA WITH LOVE: ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN Distinguished soloist and UGA violin professor Levon Ambartsumian performs and directs the ARCO Chamber Orchestra in their debut appearance in Savannah, presenting pieces by Tchaikovsky and Podgaits. The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was originally founded in Russia in 1989 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory by Levon Ambartsumian. Savannah
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Philharmonic concertmaster Sinisa Ciric will join his beloved mentor in the Concerto for 2 violins in D minor by J. S. Bach. $25 Sun., Oct. 13, 5 p.m. (912) 232-6002. info@savannahphilharmonic. org. savannahphilharmonic.org/concerts/ from-uga-with-love-arco-chamber-orchestraand-levon-ambartsumian/. Yamacraw Performing Arts Center, 649 West Jones St. YOUNG ARTIST PERFORMANCES 20192020 CONCERT SERIES $25-$60 Sat., Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
EVENTS
17 SOUTH HAUNTED FOREST Do you dare to enter the 17 South Haunted Forest after the sun goes down and night
p.m. 912-388-1806. SMISavannah@gmail. com. savmusiciansinstitute.com/kidsmusic-day-2019. SavMusiciansInstitute. com. Savannah Musician’s Institute, 15 East Montgomery Crossroads, Office 205. ABODE ARTISAN MARKET Featuring 20 local artists selling locallymade goods, a food truck, a kid’s table, and more. Sat., Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Abode Studios, 2204 Skidaway Rd. ANNUAL FRIENDS OF BEN TUCKER’S USED INSTRUMENT DONATION DAY Keep The Music Playing --in public schools. Here is an opportunity to support SCCPSS middle schools youth to provide access to band instruments. We turn used instruments into cash to pay for the annual rental fees for low-
Star Wars Clubs Meet and Greet
Come meet the Savannah-area’s most loyal subjects of the Empire (and maybe a few Rebels, too). Members of the Coastal Empire Squadron of the 501st Legion, the local chapter of the Rebel Legion and Mandalorian Mercs will be in store to talk about their passion for Star Wars costuming and prop building. FREE. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 11AM-1PM. NEIGHBORHOOD COMICS,1205 BULL ST., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401
begins to fall? Shadows take on a life of their own in this forest, located just a few miles outside Savannah. Find out what’s lurking in the darkness of the 17 South Haunted Forest, including six terrifying attractions and horrifying haunts from a ghoulish graveyard to terrifying clowns. Are you brave enough to try? Presented by 17 South in association with the Richmond Hill High School Drama Club. $20 Fri., Oct. 11, 7 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 12, 7 p.m. 912-4175377. info@17SouthHauntedForest.com. facebook.com/events/975349282801430/. 17 South, 5899 N Coastal Hwy. 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. 4TH ANNUAL KID’S MUSIC DAY AT SAVANNAH MUSICIANS INSTITUTE The 4th Annual Kids Music Day is a global Kid’s Music Celebration organized by Keep Music Alive. This year’s Festivities will include a kids centered event that will include student performers, kids music, games and contests, a teacher meet & greet and a kids music sing-along for all kids at Savannah Musicians Institute. The purpose of Kid’s Music Day is to help spotlight the importance of including Music in Children’s Education. Free Sat., Oct. 12, 3
income children to join band classes. Help put instruments in children’s hands. All donations are tax-deductible. You may bring your instrument(s) anytime to Portman’s. This program is supported by Savannah’s Philharmonic used instruments Sat., Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 510-904-8405. Bessig111@comcast. net. friendsofbentucker.com/event. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL MARCH Coastal Heritage Society’s Battlefield Memorial March event will lead guests through the footsteps of soldiers on that historic day in 1779, in celebration of the 240th anniversary. The march begins promptly at 7 am. All march participants will meet in the Savannah History Museum parking lot at 6:45 am. After the march a wreath laying and remembrance ceremony will be held on Battlefield Park. Free and open to the public Wed., Oct. 9, 7 a.m. chsgeorgia.org/History-Musuem.html. Battlefield Memorial Park, 601 West Harris St. BURIED HISTORY: SAVANNAH’S AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGACY LAUNCH PARTY Buried History is a new digital tour with walking and driving options. The web app shares stories of black Savannahians, highlighting their contributions to Savannah’s history, economy, and culture. This event will include a preview of the web app and community discussion on changing historical interpretations in Savannah. Free Thu., Oct. 10, 6 p.m. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. CHATHAM COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY OCTOBER BREAKFAST $15 Sat., Oct. 12, 8 a.m. barnesrestaurant. com. Barnes Restaurant, 5320 Waters Avenue.
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BBQ & VENDOR SHOWCASE Free Thu., Oct. 10, 11 a.m. Guerry Lumber, 123 W. 44th St. DISCOVER SAVANNAH-BREAKFAST PRESENTATION $26 Fri., Oct. 11, 8:30 a.m. Plantation Club at The Landings, 1 Cottonwood Drive. DJ PRESS PLAY PRESENTS BRING YOUR OWN VINYL NIGHT DJ Press Play brings out his vinyl collection and invites people to do the same. Bring your records, grab a beer and listen to records with old friends or make some new ones. Each person that purchases a beer is entered to win a $50 Graveface gift certificate. Free second Wednesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. facebook.com/ events/1233540836783959/. Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St. DRINKS AFTER WORK This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinks-afterwork/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY Free Fri., Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Cornerstone Minerals & Natural History, 36 Whitaker Street. THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF SAVANNAH In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange.org. Exchange Club of Savannah, Carey Hilliard’s Abercorn across from Lowe’s. GIRLS NIGHT OUT OCTOBER 2019 Free Thu., Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m. Belk, 7804 Abercorn St., In Oglethorpe Mall. 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. HOLLYWOOD HILLS SANITARIUM STC film production students have partnered with film students at Savannah Arts Academy to host the Hollywood Hills Sanitarium haunted attraction. Students have built sets, will create special effects makeup for horror heroes, and will star in the attraction. The family-friendly
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experience includes a talking witch, singing pumpkins and fun for the entire family, starting at 6 p.m. The haunted nightmare rises from the dead at 8 p.m. starring horror movie icons with a psych ward of horrors, a haunted graveyard, a mad scientist, spinning vortex and more. $10 for family attraction, $15 for horror show FridaysSundays, 6 p.m. Savannah Tech Main Campus, 5717 White Bluff Rd. HORTON HOUSE BIKE TOUR Take a guided ride to Horton House and journey through island history and nature! Guests will learn about the sites along the way. Even if you’ve taken our tram tour, you have not heard about this part of Jekyll
Island! Tour departs from Mosaic, the Jekyll Island Museum. Guests must arrive with their own bikes and bring bug spray, sunscreen, and water to stay hydrated during the ride. $15 for adults, $10 for kids 5-12, children 4 and under are free. $15 for adults, $10 for kids 5-12, children 4 and under are free. Fri., Oct. 11, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 912-689-9294. sjackson@jekyllisland.com. facebook.com/events/519142355325376. Mosaic: The Jekyll Island Museum, 100 Stable Road. INTRO TO PUBLIC ART “Intro to Public Art” is the first in a threepart discussion series moderated by Kristopher Monroe, a local arts writer
and Vice Chair of the Historic Site and Monument Commission. Monroe will be joined by panelists Clinton Edminster, Jose Ray, and Ryan Jarles, for a roundtable discussion about local public art projects and their process. Free and open to the public Thu., Oct. 10, 6 p.m. Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Corner of MLK and Oglethorpe Streets. ISLANDS FARMERS’ MARKET Islands Farmers Market offers local food vendors with fresh & local produce, meats, baked goods, seasonings, and so much more. There are also always artisan vendors onsite with jewelry, yard decor, hand-crocheted and sewn items,
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)
“Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself,” wrote poet André Breton. I think that’s an excellent principle to put at the top of your priority list in the coming weeks, Aries. To be in maximum alignment with cosmic rhythms, you should seek input from allies who’ll offer insights about you that are outside your current conceptions of yourself. You might even be daring enough to place yourself in the paths of strangers, acquaintances, animals, and teachers who can provide novel reflections. There’s just one caveat: Stay away from people who might be inclined to fling negative feedback.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Constantine P. Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians” imagines the imminent arrival of an unpredictable agent of chaos. “The barbarians are coming today,” declares the narrator. Everyone in town is uneasy. People’s routines are in disarray. Faces look worried. What’s going to happen? But the poem has a surprise ending. “It is night, and the barbarians haven’t come,” reports the narrator. “Some people have arrived from the frontier and say that there aren’t any more barbarians.” I propose that we use this scene as a metaphor for your life right now, Taurus. It’s quite possible that the perceived threat isn’t really a threat. So here’s my question, taken from near the end of the poem: “What are we going to do now without the barbarians?”
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Some folklorists prefer the term “wonder tales” rather than “fairy tales.” Indeed, many such stories are filled with marvelous events that feature magical transformations, talking animals, and mythical creatures like elves and dragons and unicorns. I bring this up, Gemini, because I want to encourage you to read some wonder tales. Hopefully, as you do, you’ll be inspired to re-imagine your life as a wonder tale; you’ll reframe the events of the “real world” around you as being elements in a richly entertaining wonder
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tale. Why do I recommend this? Because wonder tales are like waking dreams that reveal the wishes and curiosities and fascinations of your deep psyche. And I think you will benefit profoundly in the coming weeks from consciously tuning in to those wishes and curiosities and fascinations.
and the play that give you the sense you’re living a meaningful life. So how do you boost your excitement and motivation for those essential actions you do on a regular basis? Here’s a good place to begin: visualize in exuberant detail all the reasons you started doing them in the first place.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
I suspect that in the coming days you’ll be able to see into everyone’s souls more vividly than usual. You’ll have a special talent for piercing through the outer trappings of their personalities so as to gaze at the essence beneath. It’s as if your eyes will be blessed by an enhancement that enables you to discern what’s often hidden. This upgrade in your perception may at times be unsettling. For some of the people you behold, the difference between how they present themselves and who they actually are will be dramatic. But for the most part, penetrating to the depths should be fun, enriching, even healing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
“This heart is rusty,” writes poet Gabriel Gadfly. “It creaks, it clanks, it crashes and rattles and bangs.” Why is his heart in such a state? Because he has been separated from a person he loves. And so he’s out of practice in doing the little things, the caring gestures and tender words, that a lover does to keep the heart well-oiled. It’s my observation that most of us go through rusty-heart phases like this even when we are living in close proximity to an intimate ally. We neglect to practice the art of bestowing affectionate attention and low-key adoration. We forget how important it is for our own welfare that we continually refresh and reinvigorate our heart intelligence. These are good meditations for you right now, Leo.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
“All the effort in the world won’t matter if you’re not inspired,” writes novelist Chuck Palahniuk. I agree! And that’s a key meditation for you right now. Your assignment is to enhance and upgrade the inspiration you feel about the activities that are most important to you—the work
and many more handmade and unique wares. Come out and meet our vendors and your neighbors at Islands Farmers Market at the corner of Hwy 80 E and Quarterman Dr (on the way to Tybee) on the grounds of Lighthouse Baptist Church Saturdays 9-1. Free Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. islandsfarmersmarket@gmail.com. islandsfarmersmarket.org. Islands Farmers’ Market, 401 Quarterman Dr. JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAVANNAH THRIFT SALE The Junior League of Savannah’s Thrift Sale, dating back to 1947, has been a longstanding fundraiser for the League. This event draws thousands of people who are
I hope you are embarking on a vigorous new phase of self-redefinition. I trust you are excited about shedding old ways of thinking about yourself and eager to revise and re-imagine the plot of your life story. As you do, keep in mind this helpful counsel from physicist Richard Feynman: “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Genius is 99 percent perspiration and one percent inspiration.” It’s often attributed to inventor Thomas Edison. Sixteenthcentury artist Michelangelo expressed a similar idea. “If you knew how much labor went into it, you would not call it genius,” he said about one of his masterpieces. I’m guessing that you Scorpios have been in a phase when these descriptions are highly apropos. The work you’ve been doing may look productive and interesting and heroic to the casual observer, and maybe only you know how arduous and exacting it has been. So now what do you do? I say it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your efforts. Celebrate! Give yourself a thrilling gift.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you,” declared astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. If that’s even a little bit true, I bet you won’t believe it in the coming weeks. According to my analysis, the universe will make a great deal of sense to you—at times even exquisite, beautiful, breathtaking sense. Life will be in a revelatory and articulate mood. The evocative clues coming your way about the nature of reality could tempt you
to believe that there is indeed a coherent plan and meaning to your personal destiny.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
In 2005, Facebook was a start-up company barely on the map of the internet. Its president asked graffiti artist David Choe to paint murals on the walls of its headquarters. Choe asked for $60,000, but the president convinced him to be paid with Facebook stock instead. Years later, when Facebook went public, Choe became a multi-millionaire. I suspect that in the coming months you will be faced with choices that are less spectacular than that, Capricorn, but similar and important. My conclusion: Be willing to consider smart gambles when projects are germinating.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
“Experiment is the sole source of truth,” wrote philosopher and polymath Henri Poincaré. “It alone can teach us something new; it alone can give us certainty.” He wasn’t merely referring to the kinds of experiments that scientists conduct in laboratories. He was talking about the probes and explorations we can and should carry out in the course of our daily lives. I mention this, Aquarius, because the coming days will be prime time for you to do just that: ask provocative questions, initiate novel adventures, and incite fun learning experiences.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
In my opinion, Piscean singer, poet, and actor Saul Williams produces high-quality art. So he has earned a right to critique mediocre art. In speaking about movies and TV shows that are hard to enjoy unless we dumb ourselves down, he says that “we have more guilty pleasure than actual f------ pleasure.” Your assignment in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to cut back on your “guiity pleasures”—the entertainment, art, and socializing that brings meager returns—as you increase and upgrade your actual f------ pleasure.
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on a search for household items, holiday gifts and decor, children’s clothing and toys, furniture and boutique items. $5 on Saturday, free on Sunday Sat., Oct. 12, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. National Guard Armory, Eisenhower Dr. LET’S ROAM’S SAVANNAH GHOST HUNT Things haven’t always been peachy in Georgia. On this ghoulish Savannah ghost tour, explore the horrific past of the city’s best landmarks and meet the ghosts who haunt the streets to this day. What treasure can be found in the Pirates’ House? What’s that chill in Madison Square? Find out on this ghost tour of Savannah. 11 Through Dec. 31, 2021. support@letsroam.com. letsroam.com/ ghost_tours/Ghost_Savannah_Scavenger_ Hunt?utm_source=partner&utm_ medium=connectsavghost. Savannah, Savannah. LIVE MUSIC Live music featuring local Savannah Legends in an ever changing rotation. All musicians are inspired by the Prohibition Era with a Modern Twist! Enjoy it with a craft cocktail from the Best Bar Staff in Savannah. Thursdays, 9-11 p.m. Congress Street Up, 220 W. Congress St. MEET THE FOSTERS! $8 Sat., Oct. 12, 2 p.m. Oliver Bentleys, 13 W York St. MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP DINNER AND MEETING Membership meeting with dinner and speaker. Navy League supports our Sea Services and their families. You do not have to have been in any of the military services to join. For further information contact Jeff Zureick at 912 450 0521 $22.00 third Tuesday of every month & 5:45-8:15 p.m. 912 450 0521. piwi@hargray.com. savannahnavyleague.us. Savannah Navy League, 17 lake heron ct west. 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. OCTOBER BIRTHPLACE GENERAL TOURS $15 Thu., Oct. 10, noon. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. $15 Sat., Oct. 12, noon. juliettegordonlowbirthplace. org/. $15 Sun., Oct. 13, noon. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. OCTOBER GIRL SCOUT TROOP EXPERIENCE $13 Wed., Oct. 9, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace. org/. $13 Fri., Oct. 11, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace. org/. $13 Sat., Oct. 12, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace. 46 org/. $13 Sun., Oct. 13, 8:45 a.m.
juliettegordonlowbirthplace. org/. $13 Mon., Oct. 14, 8:45 a.m. juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Ave. THE ORIGINAL MIDNIGHT TOUR One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street. PEACOCK PARTY Join the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home Foundation for glamour and glitz at the annual Peacock Party fundraiser. Enjoy bites and drinks, live music, and silent auction in true Flannery style. $100 Fri., Oct. 11, 6 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. RAGS TO RICHES A DIFFERENT STORY OF EMPOWERMENT $25 Fri., Oct. 11, 6 p.m. Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. SAVANNAH SCAVENGER HUNT: HISTORIC SAVANNAH ADVENTURE Georgia’s great east coast city has centuries of history at every turn. On this fun-filled Savannah scavenger hunt, we make a loop around downtown in search of storied buildings, great green spaces and Savannah River views. Where do pirates hang their hat? How does Chippewa Square link the city’s founder to Forrest Gump? Find out on this scavenger hunt of Savannah. 11 Through Dec. 31, 2021, 8 a.m. support@letsroam.com. letsroam. com/scavenger_hunt/historic_savannah_ scavenger_hunt?utm_source=partner&utm_ medium=connectsav. Savannah, Savannah. 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. TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER Free point based poker! Beginners welcome! Games at 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm. 0.00 Thursdays, 6:30-11 p.m. 912-9881281. savannasocialmedia@gmail.com. facebook.com/201TapasLounge/. 201 Tapas Lounge, 201 James Blackburn Drive. TWO HOUR WALKING GHOST TOUR Chilling stories & eerie properties that paved the road to this fascinating title. Precolonial 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/. VAMPIRE BALL Join your fellow creatures of the night as it’ll be time to ascend into Georgia’s oldest city for a night like no other. Grab your capes, sharpen your fangs, dust off your boots and come quench your celebratory appetite as Markster Con’s Vampire returns for one evening only. $20-$45 Sat., Oct. 12, 9 p.m. ghostcoastdistillery.com. Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. WICKED SOUTH HAUNTED CORN MAZE The Wicked South Haunted Corn Maze at Madrac Farms in Rincon celebrates the 4th season of Halloween excitement, this year completely outside mixed within the darkness of a corn field. $15 Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. 912-5967639. wickedsouthproductions@gmail. com. wickedsouthproductions.com. madracfarms.com. Madrac Farms, 580 Ralph Rahn Road. YELLOW FEVER IN SAVANNAH 1820 In October the Museum will present a dramatic recreation of early 19th century life when yellow fever ravaged the city. Costumed interpreters portray residents coping with the realities of life during a catastrophe with an exploration of death and funeral customs, medical treatments as well as how various sectors of the population dealt with events. $16 advance, $19 at door Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m. davenporthousemuseum.org. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St.
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HELLO NEIGHBOR: COMMUNITY PRIDE PARADE This project is intended to bridge gaps between each of us and our neighbors by providing a space that everyone in the community can participate, while encouraging the least represented to take front stage. Although everyone is encouraged to participate a special invitation is extended to include women’s, minority, immigrant, multi-cultural, LGBTQ groups or individuals. The idea is to see and give voice to everyone while promoting social, political and economic equality locally and globally. Free Sat., Oct. 12, 5 p.m. lisarundstrom.com/communityprojects. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. HISPANIC AND LATINX HERITAGE MONTH Georgia Southern University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2019 Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Celebration, featuring a series of lectures, performances and more. For more information on Georgia Southern’s 2019 Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Celebration, visit https://students. georgiasouthern.edu/multicultural/ HLHeritage. Through Oct. 15. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH ART WALK Explore Savannah’s historic downtown by visiting artists and galleries every second
Saturday. second Saturday of every month. savannahartwalk.com. savannah.hyatt. com/hyatt/hotels-savannah/index.jsp?null. Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 West Bay St. SAVANNAH FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL Featuring food trucks, yoga in the park, VIP beer and wine tasting, live music on two stages, craft vendors, and more. Sun., Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. SAVANNAH GREEK FESTIVAL The annual festival will feature homemade Greek foods, Greek desserts, Greek dancing, Greek music, church tours, market place, and so much more during the three-day celebration of Greek food, music and heritage. The The annual festival will feature homemade Greek foods, Greek desserts, Greek dancing, Greek music, church tours, market place, and so much more during the three-day celebration of Greek food, music and heritage. Oct. 10-12. savannahgreekfest.com/. Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson Street. TYBEE ISLAND PIRATE FESTIVAL The 15th annual Tybee Pirate Festival is headlined by Great White this year. Oct. 10-13. tybeeisland.com/pirates/. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.
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SKC HOWL-O-WEEN YAPPY HOUR Come have a barkin’ good time at Yappy Hour with SKC and The Humane Society of Savannah. Dress your pup up for our costume content. Prizes for best costume. The mission of Humane Society for Greater Savannah is to better the lives of pets and people. Free Oct. 9, 5:30 p.m.. donnapmerkle@icloud.com. starlandyard. com/. Starland Yard, 2411 DeSoto Ave. 2019 BUCCANEER BALL $45-$750 Oct. 10, 6 p.m.. thecrabshack. com/. The Crab Shack, 40 Estill Hammock Rd. DATE NIGHT AT LIQUID CAFE’ $50-$100 Oct. 10, 6 p.m. Liquid Cafe, 10201 Abercorn Street. SHRUB & COCKTAIL CLASS Join Sidney Moses Lance at La Terra Natural Oils for the first ever shrub & cocktail class. Learn how we make both Ghost Coast’s famous all-natural shrubs and craft cocktails using local oils and spirits. Limited spots are available! Reserve your spot today by calling La Terra Natural Oils at 912-417-2638. $40.00 Oct. 10, 6-8:30 p.m.. 912-417-2638. La Terra Natural Oils, 1520 Bull St. OYSTERS IN OCTOBER Featuring live entertainment by JD Music Group, known for their fusion of Motown, soul, funk, jazz and the blues. $75 general, $100 VIP Oct. 12, 6 p.m. The Demere Center for Living, 6000 Business Center Drive. UGA WATCH PARTY & LIVE BROADCAST Join us at Savannah Taphouse for a LIVE radio broadcast of the UGA game with ESPN Savannah 104.3 & AM 1400. Cheer on our bulldogs with a Ghost Coast cocktail in hand! Savannah Taphouse will feature $7 Ghost Coast cocktails and have lots of swag/giveaways. See you there and GO DAWGS! Oct. 12, 12-4 p.m.. facebook.com/events/424037064905769/. savannahtaphouse.com. Savannah Taphouse, 125 E. Broughton St.
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