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WEDNESDAY 11/9

PARKER’S HOUSE DONATION DRIVE 2022

Oliver Maner is partnering with other local law firms to raise funds and collect supplies for Parker’s House at Union Mission. Items needed include: Personal care items (toothpaste, shampoo, soap, deodorant) Bedding (pillows, sheets) Paper products (toilet paper, paper towels) Cleaning supplies (Swiffer products, Lysol cleaners, disinfectant wipes) Undergarments (socks, undershirts) Laundry supplies (detergent, dryer sheets) Donations of goods can be dropped off at the Oliver Maner office, 218 W. State St., during business hours. The firm will accept donations through Wednesday, Nov. 30.

HOLLY DAYS BAZAAR

This year’s Holly Days Bazaar will continue the long-running annual tradition of gathering for two days (Nov. 9 & 10 from 10 am - 2 pm) at the beautiful Green-Meldrim House for food, shopping, and fun while raising funds for a wide range of charities. Free parking is available in St. John’s Church parking lot. Visit StJohnsSav. org/hdb for event details! FREE 10 a.m.-2 p.m.. Green-Meldrim House, 14 West Macon St.

8 p.m.Moodright’s, 2424 Abercorn St. Moodright’s is Savannah’s first duckpin bowling alley (in quite a while) and cocktail lounge, and its location makes it the closest bowling alley to the historic district.

TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JESS SHAW

Jess Shaw and Kevin Ryan will guide participants through an evening of trivia and self

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discovery at Service Brewing. Test your trivia knowledge while also competing in interactive challenge rounds to gain extra points. The first place team receives a $100 cash prize. 6:30 p.m. Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St.. servicebrewing.com.

THURSDAY 11/10

ELF THE MUSICAL LIVE ON STAGE

(ONGOING) The Historic Savannah Theatre presents the Broadway stage adaptation of the hit movie which tells the lovable story of Buddy the Elf. It’s both hilarious and heartwarming, and it’s perfect for the whole family. Thurs., Nov 10, 8pm, Friday, Nov 11, 8pm, Sat., Nov 12, 3pm & 8pm, Sun., Nov 13, 3pm, 222 Bull St, savannahtheatre.com

MOON DECK LIVE AT ELECTRIC MOON FEAT. TELL SCARLET

Plant Riverside District’s “Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon” free weekly outdoor concert series with a live performance by Tell Scarlet. A well-established five-piece family band with a regional following, Tell Scarlet performs pop originals and captivating covers. The Kessler Collection will donate a portion of the proceeds from drink sales to Treutlen House, in Rincon, Ga., a community-based group home for boys up to 21 years of age who are estranged from their families due to neglect, abuse or abandonment. 8-11 p.m. Electric Moon Skytop Lounge + The Moon Deck 400 W. River St.

BINGO! AT ELKS LODGE

Join Elks Lodge for Bingo on Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Sundays from 7-9 p.m. Enjoy great family fun, good food at the snack bar and many chances to win cash. Elks Lodge, 183 Wilshire Blvd.

ONGOING: ELF THE MUSICAL @SAVANNAH THEATRE The Historic Savannah Theatre presents the Broadway stage adaptation of the hit movie which tells the lovable story of Buddy the Elf. It’s both hilarious and heartwarming, and it’s perfect for the whole family. Thursday, Nov 10, 8pm, Friday, Nov 11, 8pm, Saturday, Nov 12, 3pm & 8pm, Sunday, Nov 13, 3pm. savannahtheatre.com

FRIDAY 11/11

BLUEGRASS BY THE PINT WITH SWAMPTOOTH Join Service Brewing for Bluegrass by the Pint every Friday featuring live bluegrass from local favorites, Swamptooth.6 p.m. Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St. servicebrewing.com

SATURDAY 11/12

FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Free to attend. forsythfarmersmarket.com

FIRE & WINE

Enjoy half off bottles of wine and fire pits in the courtyard. Purchase one of our s’mores kits (marshmallows included) for the ultimate fall experience. 6-9 p.m. Foxy Loxy Cafe, Bull St.

SUNDAY 11/13 SUNSET PARTY SUNDAY

Wrap up the weekend with a Sunday Funday Sunset Party on the roof. Local DJ Doc Ock, an amazing view, Long Drink and Herradura specials, and $3 Rosé all day. 6 - 9 p.m. Top Deck, 125 W. River St

MONDAY 11/14 BINGO

8 p.m., Moodright’s, 2424 Abercorn St.

TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET

Weekly market featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. Pet friendly and no-smoking. Artisans are also featured each week. 4 p.m. 30 Meddin Dr., tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

TUESDAY 11/15

STAFFORD’S TUESDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

The ghost of Savannah’s legendary open mic returns. 8:30-11:45 p.m. Stafford’s Public House, 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk.

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INTRODUCTIONS:

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HANNAH WELSH

FROM RICHMOND HILL TO RADIO CITY, WELSH HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF HIGH KICKS ON THE BIG STAGE Hannah Welsh spent most of her childhood in Richmond Hill, so much so she considers it her hometown. It’s where, as a three-year-old, Welsh first discovered her love of dance, and it’s where she started developing her skill in studios such as Dancing Unlimited and Kelly and Company Dance Studio. These days, however, Welsh, 18, is on a bigger stage, performing as one of 18 members of the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. And yes, it’s the realization of a childhood dream.

That meant years of hard work and then auditioning, and doing well enough to

Welsh credits that opportunity with leading to her becoming a Rockette, and one of only 84 since the precision dance company was founded in 1925 and began performing in 1933. The Rockettes have been seen by some 69 million people and are almost synonymous with the Christmas holiday, performing at events such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They’ve also been role models for Welsh. “It’s an iconic group of women who are strong, powerful and independent,” she said “”It’s also rewarding because

it brings me so much joy to spread so much joy.”

FIVE QUESTIONS WITH HANNAH WELSH

And with that, Welsh has an invitation to extend to the city she still calls home. The Rockettes will perform at Radio City Music Hall from Nov. 18 to Jan. 2 this holiday season and one of them knows where Richmond Hill is.

1. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican. And Italian.

“I hope everybody comes to see it,” she said. “Radio City is the only place in the world where you can experience the magic of a Christmas spectacular like this. It’s truly not like any other show.” Find out more information at Rockettes. com.

2. FAVORITE BOOK? “To Kill A Mockingbird.” 3. FAVORITE MOVIE? The new Hallmark Movie “A Holiday Spectacular” with the Rockettes. It premieres Nov. 27. “It really hits close to home (for Welsh),” she said. 4. FAVORITE SPORT: Football. Favorite team: Notre Dame. “I have family who graduated from there.” 5. FAVORITE PERFORMER: Mariah Carey.

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“I always wanted to be a Rockette, even as a little girl,” said Welsh, who left Richmond Hill after her ninth grade year at St. Vincent’s Academy when her mother was relocated for a job. “I remember coming to New York city and seeing the show with my mother and grandmother, and it being such a great experience. It’s that kind of immersive, magic holiday experience you can only get being in Radio City. I knew then I wanted to do this.”

be invited to the Rockettes Conservatory Program, which is described in broadwayworld.com as “A threeweek long, invitation-only opportunity designed to immerse 20 select professional and pre-professional dancers in intensive training in the foundations of The Rockettes precision technique (tap, jazz and ballet), strength training, and the choreography of The Rockettes repertoire.”

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AWHALE OF A WEEK

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“Half Note” (Catalog #1301) and her calf, sighted in January 2022 off of Georgia. The calf was thin with whale lice on its flukes, indications of poor health. CREDIT: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #20556

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis Muller), one of three species of right whales, is Georgia’s official state marine mammal. It was so designated because the only known calving grounds for the species lie within fifteen miles of the Georgia and north Florida coastline. The North Atlantic right whale is also the world’s most endangered large whale, with fewer than 350 individuals remaining. (Source: New Georgia Encyclopedia)

Building a Corridor of Consciousness: Whale Week Is Back to Raise Awareness About the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Whale Week in Savannah is taking place November 13-15 with a series of engaging online and in-person events to inform the public about the plight of Georgia’s state marine mammal, the North Atlantic Right Whale. The seed for Whale Week was planted a few years ago when ocean conservationist and scientist Paulita Bennett-Martin was speaking with some colleagues at a Savannah coffee shop. Since that initial conversation, Whale Week, now in its fifth year, has grown into a five-day event raising awareness and advocating for the endangered species. “Whale Week is an opportunity for the city of Savannah to

celebrate North Atlantic Right Whales. . . The aim is to build this corridor of consciousness around [their] plight,” said Hermina Glass-Hill, Whale Week’s volunteer program director and field representative at Oceana, which is the world’s largest ocean conservation nonprofit. The North Atlantic Right Whales travel every winter from the Canadian coast down to the southeastern waters near Florida and Georgia. They come to the warmer waters to birth and nurse their calves. Unfortunately, with less than 350 whales in oceans today, North Atlantic Right Whales are in danger of extinction, largely due to human activity. “They are being threatened by human causes that can be reversed. Number one is entanglement in fishing and lobster lines. [Another threat is] collisions with commercial ships and recreational boaters that are speeding too fast.” said Glass-Hill. Whale Week is designed to help raise awareness about these endangered whales through public engagement. For the last two years, Whale Week has been virtual due to covid. But this year, Whale Week is back with a few in-person events in addition to some online happenings. The Whale Week organizers have connected with community organizations to produce this year’s events. Partnerships include the Tybee Island Marine Science Center and the City of Savannah Cultural Affairs, which provided grant funding to make Whale Week possible.

2022 WHALE WEEK SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS LAST OF THE RIGHT WHALES SCREENINGS

Date: November 13 Time: 2:00-3:30pm Host(s): Dr. Carol Pride, Savannah State University Location: Savannah State University, Ballroom (partitions B/C) in the Student Union (3219 College Street Description: Join Savannah State University students for a free screening of the Last of the Right Whales. From the only known calving grounds to the shifting feeding grounds, Last of the Right Whales follows the North Atlantic right whale migration and the people committed to saving a species still struggling to recover from centuries of hunting. Now climate change is forcing right whales further north in search of food, putting them on a collision course with deadly ships and fishing gear. With unprecedented access to film the whale migration, Last of the Right Whales brings a message of hope about the most at risk great whale on the planet.

organizing, hear about how women are leading the charge to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. In this panel, you will hear from: - Dr. Kelsey Leonard, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo, Water scientist, Legal scholar, Policy Expert, Writer, and Enrolled Citizen of the Shinnecock Nation. - Regina Asmutis-Silvia, Executive Director and Senior Biologist at Whale and Dolphin Conservation. - Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Queer Black Feminist Love Evangelist, aspirational cousin to all life, and Author of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. - Moderated by Hermina Glass-Hill, Georgia Field Representative for Oceana, Director of Whale Week, eco-harmony advocate, ocean conservationist, and cultural historian.

WHALE WEEK FAMILY NIGHT

Date: November 13 Time: 4:00pm ET Host(s): First Presbyterian Church of Savannah Location: First Presbyterian Church of Savannah, 520 Washington Ave, Description: Join Savannah FPC for a free screening of the Last of the Right Whales.

Date: November 16 Time: 5:00-6:30 pm Host(s): Loop It Up Savannah Location: Juliette Low Elementary Description: Join Loop It Up Savannah for a fun family night at Juliette Low Elementary! Here children and adults alike will learn about North Atlantic right whales and be guided through activities to celebrate Whale Week

WHALES AND WOMEN PANEL DISCUSSION

GEORGIA’S RIGHT WHALE LEGACY – PAST AND FUTURE

Date: November 14 Time: 7:00-8:00pm Host(s): Oceana and Whale Week Location: Zoom Register: Scan code Description: A panel discussion with women working in North Atlantic right whale and ocean conservation. From science and policy to art and

Date: November 15 Time: 12:00-1:00pm Host(s): Georgia Conservancy Location: Facebook Live @ georgiaconservancy Description: Discuss Georgia’s North American right whale legacy, and to hear about recent efforts to help protect our endangered state marine mammal. Joining

Brian Foster and Courtney Reich (Georgia Conservancy) will be Cathy Sakas, a Georgia Conservancy Distinguished Conservationist and a former member of the Southeast U.S. Implementation Team for the Recovery of the Right Whale; and Kim Sawicki, an innovative researcher who will provide an update on the “ropeless” fishing gear, which holds promise to transform entanglement threats in Georgia.

WHALES AND HIP HOP

Date: November 17 Time: 5:00-7:00pm Host(s): Whale Week, Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute and Ecology Center Location: Culturalist Union (3129 Bull St) Description: Join us at the Culturalist Union for coffee or tea and a showing of an original Deevon LaRue video featuring hip hop and ocean visuals. We will also take you on a journey through Deevon’s creative process and their experience living near the ocean. We will also read and write affirmations for protection of North Atlantic right whales.

FROM OKLAHOMA TO THE OCEAN: A CONVERSATION WITH NATIVE OTOEMISSOURIA MARINE BIOLOGIST CHANTAL AUDRAN

Date: November 18 Time: 12:00pm noon Host(s): Tybee Island Marine Science Center and Whale Week Location: Pre-recorded Video on Facebook @WhalingWal Description: Sit down with Chantal Audran, the acting Director of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center and a fearless ocean protector for Georgia’s coast to hear about Tybee Island Marine Science Center’s programs and her experience in this field.

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“We’re certainly looking forward to the partnership that we have with the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. They have a 21-foot inflatable North Atlantic Right Whale named Smoke, and Smoke is going to visit young scholars and local public schools. . . We’re really excited about local Savannah-Chatham county scholars getting to know and learning about North Atlantic Right Whales because they are the generation that’s going to save this whale,” she explained. There will be events for individuals of all ages, and with the exception of the school programs, all of the events are free and open to the public. “We’re also really excited about the diversity of voices that are participating in Whale Week this year. We have an artist in Mexico who’s produced a film about whales and . . . environmental justice, tying in historic events as it relates to black people,” said Glass-Hill. “We’re also really excited about our Women and Whales event. Women scientists, artists, writers and conservationists will join together for a Facebook Live and talk about their experiences from an indigenous perspective,” she continued. In addition to these events, there will also be screenings of the “Last of the Right Whales” documentary, a Whale Week Family Night at Juliette Low Elementary and more. Glass-Hill encourages everyone to come out and attend Whale Week to rally the community around this important cause. “Right whales need all the help they can get in terms of protection. It doesn’t matter what your race is, [nor] your gender. None of that matters. If you have a voice and you can speak up for the whales, that’s terribly needed. So whether you’re an influencer or a policy maker, all of our voices joined together will wake up the folks in Washington, D.C. and in the Georgia state house to understand that this is another species on our planet that needs to be protected,” she expressed. Attending Whale Week events is just one half of the equation. Advocacy is even more important. Glass-Hill hopes that the public will be motivated to take action after learning about the North Atlantic Right Whales’ struggle for survival. “I would like for the public to reach out to our senators. . . Write letters to their offices explaining that they would like more protection for and research on North Atlantic Right Whales. Also ask them to sign on to the Right Whale Coexistence Act, which is a piece of legislation currently in Congress,” she said. In all, Glass-Hill and the Whale Week team appreciate the support they’ve received through the years to produce Whale Week and keep it going. “We are really grateful to the public and to all of our partners who have been supportive of the work we’ve been doing over the years,” she stated. To learn more about Whale Week and this year’s events, visit whaleweek.org/.

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North Atlantic right whales’ downward trend continues as new population numbers released NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CONSORTIUM SHARES ANNUAL REPORT ON CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES A new report from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium is emphasizing a downward trend for the North Atlantic right whale population amid ongoing human impacts that are hindering the critically endangered species’ ability to survive and reproduce. Each year in October, the Consortium releases a preview of its annual report card on the status of right whales, one of the most endangered large whales in the world. Last year, using the best available data, the Consortium reported the 2020 population estimate to be 336 (+/-14 for range of error). After additional photographic data from that calendar year were fully processed, the 2020 estimate was adjusted to 348 (+/-5), within the range of error of the earlier estimate. In a report set to be unveiled at the Consortium’s annual meeting this week, researchers estimate the species totaled 340 animals (+/-7) in 2021. The current population estimate represents a continued decline for the species, showing more individual whales died than were born. “While it is certainly good to see the slope of the trajectory slow, the unfortunate reality is that the species continues to trend downward, with fewer than 350 individuals alive in 2021,” said Heather Pettis, research scientist in the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life and executive administrator of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. In their report, the scientists also expressed concern about the 15 calves born in 2022. The number is lower than the 18 born in 2021 and far below the average of 24 calves per year in the early 2000s. There were also no first-time mothers in the group, which supports the findings of a new paper on breeding females showing a downward trend in the number of female right whales capable of breeding. Research has also found concerning evidence of declining body size, in part due to frequent entanglements in fishing gear, with smaller female right whales producing fewer calves. “With this new population estimate, the species number is now down to what it was around 2001. In the ensuing decade, the population increased by 150 whales; that tells us this species can recover if we stop injuring and killing them,” said Philip Hamilton, senior

scientist at the New England Aquarium and the identification database curator for the Consortium. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium meeting, which is being held October 25–26, will also be releasing reports on right whale deaths, entanglements, and vessel strikes. So far in 2022, there have been no detected right whale mortalities. While this is encouraging, scientists noted that roughly two thirds of deaths go undocumented. Additionally, right whale mother “Half Note” (Catalog #1301) lost a calf, and there is concern that the calf of chronically entangled whale “Snow Cone” (Catalog #3560) has not survived. “There has been a lot of focus on the fact that no right whale mortalities have been detected in 2022, which is certainly a good thing. While we can be cautiously optimistic about this, we know that only one third of right whale deaths are observed, so it is likely that some whales have died this year that were not observed,” said Dr. Scott Kraus, chair of the Consortium. “Additionally, we continue to see unsustainable levels of human-caused injuries to right whales. A lot of work by many stakeholders has gone into protecting these whales, but the hard truth is it hasn’t been enough.”

This year, there have been five whales entangled and seen with fishing gear attached. At least five others are known to have interacted with fishing gear, with entanglement injuries significant enough to cause wounds and scars. There was also one detected vessel strike to a right whale in 2022. Collaborative efforts to reduce the lethal and sub-lethal impacts of human-caused threats to North Atlantic right whales and save the species from extinction have involved conservationists, scientists, government agencies, and the fishing and shipping industries. The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium was founded in 1986 by the New England Aquarium, the University of Rhode Island, the Center for Coastal Studies, Marineland of Florida, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to jointly assess the biology and status of right whales. Today, the Consortium includes more than 100 individuals, organizations, industry representatives, and government agencies from the United States and Canada with a stake in right whale conservation. The Consortium is holding its annual meeting this week with nearly 500 in-person and virtual attendees from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia expected. - The New England Aquarium

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Not sure what to expect after getting an invite from Shannon McClure to attend the first Forsyth Park Costume Crawl on Sunday, October 30, I arrived to find elaborately clad costume characters in front of Savannah’s iconic park’s massive white bandshell.

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Welcoming us as the host is none other than the fabulous Travis Sawyer! You may know him from his Creative Approach days or his latest venture into real estate sales with his Brand Name Real Estate team. I know him because he is my best friend Alan Skolweck’s partner. Almost mirror opposites of each other, Travis is uber social and energetic, while Alan is known to hibernate and hide away from humans.

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Surprised to learn that Alan is braving the crowd of over a thousand Halloween lovers, I give them a hug before Travis runs back to the stage to host today’s festivities. Seated behind him are celebrity judges Renee LaSalle, LaTricia Brown, Madison Abernathy, JT Simmons, Moncello Stewart, Clinton Edminster, Marvis Herring, Jamie Arkins, Vernon Donovan, and his mini-me son Landon. After taking a happy group pic of the gregarious judges. I pause the wickedly talented Darryl E.Von Horne for a photo with Kristine Tillman then see Gene Harley sporting his best look yet! Thinking the Chatham County Police Department lieutenant should stay in his Rip Wheeler (from “Yellowstone”) costume permanently, I convince him to pose with girlfriend Brittany Dell Orco, dressed as Beth Dutton from the same show before chasing down one of my favorite villains, the Predator, or Beaufort resident Martin Jenkins. Commending Jenkins on his perfect outfit, I start chatting with the Army military officer and full-time USCB student of veteran and business administration studies when we are approached by Savannah Police Department Sgt. Kaishawn Samuell. Wanting me to snap a pic of him with the Predator, I giggle when I realize that we are both obsessed over the same costume.

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As I pass by the Molly McPherson’s food truck, I weave around Edward Scissorhands, the Joker and gladiators to find long last-seen Jerry and Diane Polk picnicking with a tribe of their relatives. While snapping a pic of some of the younger members of the clan, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” comes over the speakers and the youngsters start dragging their feet toward the center of the park. Y’all! We have a flash mob! Back on stage, the always flamboyant Renee LaSalle is twirling around in her discount $12.99 druid/witch ensemble. Stealing the mic from Travis, she lets everyone know to tune in to hear her on I-95: “The Rock of Savannah” Monday through Friday for “Rockin’ MidDays” with Renee from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Another larger-than-life personality is Christi Kempf! A fan since the day I met the ChristiK Travel agent, I pause to watch her strut across the stage in her 80s workout-themed hot pink leggings, brown wig and massive headband. Asking her what is new in the travel world, the Latina beauty responds with, “I am buckling down on group travel, multi-generational groups and destination weddings.” At this point I’m not sure what all I am seeing! There is a lady wearing a Ghost Pirates shirt and hockey helmet with a penalty box built around her, hobbits and fairies, a life-sized RoboCop, and three familiar faces dressed in colorful attire. Hey Mary Githens! The Latin Chicks owner shares some exciting news, “We have a speakeasy lounge, La Aparicion, at my Mint to be Mojito Bar located at our W. State St. location. It’s hiding in the back and you have to ask for a code to the private bathroom to get in,” shares the Pervian beauty.

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Finally! Shannon has slowed down for a chat. “Hosting the biggest costume contest in Savannah while creating a unique fundraising event for the Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School took eight months of planning, and it’s finally here! Who else has a dance studio do a flash mob performance in the middle of their festivities?!” asks the school’s development director. Let’s just say that the only Montessori charter school in the state knocked this event out of Forsyth Park. As a free, public Montessori school providing a top notch education to predominantly underserved kindergarten to fifth graders in Chatham County, it makes total sense that a school that uses unique teaching methods would think to host the biggest costume party in town!

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Stunned that it has been 13 years since I covered her ribbon cutting on Waters Ave., I congratulate Mary on the recent “Georgia Trend” magazine “40 Under 40” award, then snap a pic of Mary with her sister Heidi Bard and nephew Alexander Bard. Giggling when Mary tells me her dog Lucha is “dressed as a llama because every family from the Andes has one,” I weave back through the crowd to the bandstand.

SOMETHING’S HAPPENING IN THE EAST Savannah’s newest green space is bustling with activity at Eastern Wharf

At right, a scene from the inaugural Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Colors of Asia Festival. Photo provided by Kayne Lanahan

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The Park at Eastern Wharf announced a full itinerary of 2022 fall happenings including outdoor festivals, holiday activities and seasonal events along with their continued monthly concert series. The park is located along the Savannah River in the Eastern Wharf District. “The general objective for the park is to provide community-based events across the year. We’ve had several outside organizations rent the park for their own festivals. We had Blues, Brews, BBQ & Bourbon a couple of weekends ago. Those events are going to continue as the development grows and more and more things come along. This latest group of events is sort of our ramp-up as we continue to grow. And fall, as you know, is a key season in Savannah with a lot going on. So we’re excited to be part of that now,” said Kayne Lanahan, the executive director of program management for the park. The next event at the park, the Fall Fest at Eastern Wharf, takes place Thursday, Nov. 10, to celebrate the official kickoff of Phase II development at the Eastern Wharf District with live music and food trucks including Bow Tie BBQ, Ark Royal and Starship Ice Cream. There will also be fall face painting by Mamie Ruth and a vintage photo booth ran by Rob Oldham. Live musical acts Intracoastal Playboys and A Nickel Bag of Funk are scheduled to perform at the festival, which runs from 6-9 p.m. “We want to encourage people to come down to the riverfront and get to know the park and enjoy it and do some community events that celebrate fall in Savannah. We’re lucky that fall for us extends through the end of the year in most cases. So we just think it’s a great time of year to be outside and introduce people to the park and have some fun,” said Lanahan. “For the Fall Festival, we’re just ramping up what we’ve been calling our monthly concert series and turning it into a little bit bigger event.

We’re going to have it a little bit more decorated with lots of lighting, just a really fun fall celebration,” she continued. Phase II of the Eastern Wharf District consists of multiple additions of restaurants, rentals and shops. “The developers just broke ground on a new rental building called Pilot and Park a few weeks ago. We’ve also got 5 or 6, possibly even more retail and food and beverage entities that are in the process of building out and coming online in the next couple of months. Squirrel’s Pizza is one of those. Their second location is very close to being finished. Ōtium Wellness Studio is also opening a second location. So we’re at that point, where the first phase of The Thompson and Riverworks and the townhouses are complete, and phase II is gearing up,” said Lanahan. Along with Ōtium Wellness Studio and Squirrel’s Pizza, the retail store Syd Nichole will also be added to the Eastern Wharf District. These are just a few of the number of additions that are to come in phase II. “I know Syd Nichole has announced, which is a flower and fashion brand. They’re a really interesting retail shop that has a combination of fashion and light and fresh flowers. They’re going to be doing flower workshops in the park. It could be anything from how to build a holiday wreath to creating your own spring bouquets. A lot of these retail and food and beverage businesses are things that we think will transition well from having a brick-and-mortar space on site and then being able to bring things out into the park, whether it’s classes or demonstrations or fun events,” said Lanahan. Lanahan also is a founder of the Savannah Stopover Music Festival and thus has a lot of relationships with the food trucks in town. The park also works through Savannah Food Truck Force, which helps people and entities in town book food trucks. These relationships have allowed the park and the Eastern Wharf District to have a variety of food trucks and vendors.

“Latin Chicks are a good example. They’re a great food truck. They’re also going to be opening a permanent location at Eastern Wharf. I think we hope in 2023 to do some more Latin-themed events in the park and bring them into that mix,” she said. The most recent event at the park was the inaugural Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Colors of Asia Festival, which took place Saturday, Nov. 5 from 12-4 p.m. The festivities kicked off with a traditional Dragon Dance and included demonstrations, cultural musical performances, and dances. “That came about through the mayor’s new (AAPI) task force project. It was a collaborative event with the Asian American Pacific Islander community in Savannah. And while they’ve done a few events in the past, I think this is the first one that sort of involved the city as the muscle behind helping this cultural event grow for this community. So it’s all been organized by them through their task force. It was a wide range of Asian culture, from Indian to Filipino, to Thai to Chinese to Japanese,” said Lanahan. All of the events listed on The Park at Eastern Wharf’s fall itinerary will be

free to the public. Future events and event costs will be dictated on a caseby-case basis. “I think it’s going to be event by event. So if an outside organization comes in, it’s going to be their prerogative whether their event is a ticketed event or a community free event. For the events that we’re putting on, for now, we anticipate keeping those free,” said Lanahan. Even in its early stages, the park was brimming with opportunity and inquiries, and as the year pulls to an end The Park at Eastern Wharf is already prepping for 2023. “I think everyone who comes to the park enjoys it. It’s a wonderful space right on the river, there’s really nothing like it. So everyone that once they come, they love it. We’re already getting a lot of inquiries for 2023, in terms of people, whether it’s holding a small to midsize corporate event, whether it’s a new organization looking to hold a new event, or an existing organization that might be interested in trying a new location,” said Lanahan. Find this story online at connectsavannah.com for a list of events coming up at Eastern Wharf.

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JAUDON SPORTS: ON NATIONAL TV THURSDAY: GEORGIA SOUTHERN CAN MAKE NOISE AND GET BOWL ELIGIBLE Georgia Southern receiver Derwin Burgess Jr. makes an acrobatic catch of Kyle Vantrease’s throw for a 22-yard touchdown in the 45-38 victory over No. 25 James Madison on Oct. 15, 2022 at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro. | USATNSYNDICATION

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The Georgia Southern Eagles can become bowl eligible with a win on Thursday at Sun Belt Conference foe Louisiana. If the Eagles are victorious Thursday night on national television (7:30 p.m. on ESPNU), they’ll have the minimum number of six wins required for postseason play with two more games (Marshall, Appalachian State) still to play. That’s a big deal for a team that many were expecting to finish near the bottom of the SBC before the season began

It was the first-ever win in Statesboro for the Jaguars. On Thursday, GS can earn its first win over Louisiana since 2017. The Eagles are 1-4 against the Ragin’ Cajuns all-time and last year’s 28-20 UL win in Statesboro was the final game for then head coach Chad Lunsford, who was fired hours after the September setback.

If GS can’t manage to win one of its final three games, the season shifts from being a nice story – a good start to a new era of Georgia Southern football where passing is king – into a frustrating failure. This season, they’ve already beat a Power 5 team (Nebraska) for the first time since the program moved up to the FBS level in 2014 and they’ve beat a top-25 team (James Madison) on top of that. To do those things and still not make a bowl game? Well, that would be extremely tough for GS fans to accept.

There you have it. Last week in Statesboro there were sounds of silence. This week on the Bayou, the Eagles can make plenty of noise with a victory.

SPORTS NOTES The Georgia High School Association has done it again. The first round of the GHSA’s state football playoffs are set to begin on Friday (Nov. 11) across the state. Also scheduled for Friday? The first date that GHSA teams can play regular season basketball games. (It’s also Veteran’s Day, in case you didn’t know.) Now, why a statewide athletic association would put those two things on the same exact day is beyond me. Couldn’t the first day of basketball games be on November 10? Or November 12? Or any other day of the year besides the one when the state football playoffs begin. It’s the little things, man.

“When I walked in the locker room (following the South Alabama loss) I couldn’t hear anything. You didn’t hear even a whisper,” said Helton on Monday in Statesboro. “And I told them ‘Men I commend you, because that’s what losing is supposed to sound like. It is supposed to hurt and it should make you mad and I can see that’s where you are at right now.’

The Savannah Ghost Pirates (5-1) play back-to-back home games at EnMarket Arena this weekend in ECHL play. Savannah hosts the defending Kelly Cup Champion Florida Everblades (4-1) on Thursday night before taking on the South Carolina Stingrays (5-1) on Friday. Through the franchise’s first six games, 11 different Ghost Pirates have scored a goal. Savannah began this week tied for first place in the South Division alongside the Stingrays.

“So I expect them to come in this week with their jaw set, and fight like hell to go get bowl eligible against a good Louisiana team Thursday night.”

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GS (5-4, 2-3) had a chance to clinch a sixth win last week in Statesboro versus South Alabama, and the Eagles looked like they were well on their way to doing just that. They led 24-17 at halftime and 31-17 midway through the third quarter. USA (7-2, 4-1) responded by scoring 21 unanswered points to win 38-31. Against a Southern defense that has been suspect (to put it nicely) for most of the season, South Alabama tallied 514 yards of offense while rushing for 321 yards.

It’s a big game. It’s a chance for GS head coach Clay Helton to get his team bowl eligible before things begin to get nervy against Marshall and App State. Southern fans don’t want to deal with having to win one of the last two to get into a bowl. Who could blame them? This season began with little expectation, even from a fan base that expects a lot. But once the Eagles got to five wins with four more games still remaining and before November had even arrived, expectations were rightfully raised.

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EAT IT AND LIKE IT By Jesse Blanco eatitandlikeit.com And just like that, here we are sitting in the middle of November. Of course, that means a lot of things to a lot of different people, but for the purposes of a good majority of us in the South, it means we are in the midst of the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, football season.

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Game watches in the Fall (Saturday or Sunday) can be about as traditional as apple pie sometimes. If you are passionate about your team, then chances are you have your 1-2 spots where you would actually consider watching a game outside

of the comforts of your own home. Me? The bigger the game, the more I want to be alone. At home. No distractions, no conversation. Just the game. Of course there are plenty of other times when I want to watch “A game” or “The Game” that has nothing to do with my team or teams, so I do have a handful of spots that I will head out to gather for game time. For the purposes of this time together (and because there’s another story about them in this issue), we are going to skim past the usual suspects in Savannah. Coach’s Corner, B&D Burgers and Savannah Taphouse are quite possibly

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the three most popular spots (north of Victory Drive) for a game. If you know about that, then you know. Great. Here are a few others you may not have considered but you should.

tabs on a score or two while enjoying some well made casual bites, then you may want to consider Oak 36. The brussels sprouts are outstanding. The chicken fingers? Maybe Savannah’s best. I would certainly put them up against anyone.

DUB’S PUB -WEST RIVER STREET

Along with The Warehouse, Dub’s Pub is probably the best game watching spot on. River Street. I’ve been rolling down there for ball games since long before the Plant Riverside complex was built in front of it. There are a ton of televisions, the food is good and it makes for an easy afternoon on the waterfront post game if that is your speed. I’ve not tried it but I’m told if you like spicy bloody marys, that is your spot.

FOOD TRUCK OF THE WEEK THE 5 SPOT MOBILE

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The 5 Spot Mobile is a food truck brought to Savannah’s streets by local restaurant The 5 Spot. The food truck allows The 5 Spot to bring their friendly neighborhood kitchen to you. Their menu includes restaurant favorites like tacos, handhelds, salads and other classic items. The Chicken Bacon Gouda Wrap is a popular option. Featuring grilled chicken, crispy bacon, smoky gouda and creamy avocado, the wrap is fresh and flavorful. The 5 Spot BBQ Plate is another palate-pleaser that’s perfect for when you’re craving some bold barbecue. It comes with pulled pork, Carolina BBQ, broccoli slaw, fries, pickles and Texas toast, making it a filling meal that will leave you satisfied.

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Too easy of a choice right?. You’d be surprised how many people forget about it when it comes to game day. The televisions are spread through the complex; the bar is huge. The staff is friendly. But the part I like best are the options for food. We all know about the rotating food trucks there, but Pizzeria Vittoria is always a good call when you just want to nosh on a little something with a beer during your game. Hard to find a better spot if you like being outdoors and enjoying a game. Oak 36 is in the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center midtown Savannah. I don’t think anyone would call this a sports bar by any stretch, but there are televisions positioned all over the dining room and two huge ones behind the bar. If you are not wanting to listen to a game, just keep

Named for a 1930s film, the Duck Soup is a fun cocktail that tastes like a boozy cherry cola. The approachable cocktail is bubbly and sweet, making it easy for anyone to enjoy. Stop by Congress Street Up sometime soon and give the Duck Soup a try.

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Atop The Alida on Williamson Street, you’ll find The Lost Square, a nautical rooftop bar offering creative drinks and bites along with striking views of the Savannah riverfront. Join them on an upcoming Saturday or Sunday for Wine Crush Weekends, a recurring event defined by chill vibes and chilled wines.

Rocks on the Roof is a lauded lounge on the top floor of the beautiful Bohemian Hotel on Bay Street. Enjoy Savannah’s cityscape while imbibing exciting cocktails paired with tasty hors d’oeuvres featuring luxurious ingredients. Peregrin is an open-air cocktail lounge located atop the picturesque Perry Lane Hotel. With panoramic views of downtown Savannah, Peregrin is a posh place to enjoy premium cocktails after a hard day’s work.

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At Savannah’s eastern wharf, you’ll find Bar Julian, the Hostess City’s tallest rooftop bar, which is located atop the luxe Thompson Hotel. Boasting hand-crafted cocktails and a Mediterranean menu, Bar Julian is a great place to gather with friends while enjoying incredible views.

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ART PATROL “TWO ROADS”: TOM CURRAN Cedar House Gallery November 9-15, 2022 Enjoy a local art show focused on natural forms created with pencils and paint. “LOOK!” Sulfur Studios Through December 17 This show brings together many of Savannah’s local artists under one roof for an unforgettable art experience! PETE SCHULTE Laney Contemporary Fine Art through January 14, 2023 Visitors will enjoy a thoughtful drawing exhibition focused on abstract ideas such as time, perception, and thought. 8 Laney Contemporary Fine Art November 4, 2022 through January 14, 2023 Viewers will experience a philosophical contemporary art exhibition created by a group of female artists. SHIN JINSONG: “WAITING FOR A RESPONSE WHICH WE MIGHT NEVER GET” SCAD Museum of Art Through January 2, 2023 Experience a thoughtful exhibit on the rapidly changing world in the modern age through fascinating sculptural work.

.“THE DOG SHOW” SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 26. A great exhibition for Savannah’s dog lovers! This art collection focuses on the characteristics of our canine friends in a variety of mediums. ROXY PAINE: “SEDIMENTARY LENS” SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan. 2, 2023 Roxy Paine displays her large scale sculptures that dive into topics such as the natural world and human actions.

“STUDIES IN FORM” Seher Shah and Randhir Singh SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 26. Viewers will take in an exhibit focusing on architecture using cyanotype, “an early photographic process and precursor to the blueprint.” ANNA PARK: “LAST CALL” SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan. 2, 2023 Experience Anna Park’s large scale charcoal drawings that exist in a blended style of abstraction and figuration. “AARON DOUGLAS: SERMONS” SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 31. The exhibition looks at celebrated artist, Aaron Douglas, from the Harlem Renaissance era and displays modern artists’ work alongside his to display his lasting influence. GISELA COLÓN: “THE FEMINIST DIVINE” SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan., 2023 A perfect exhibition for 3D art enthusiasts. The work showcases invented design features and construction of sculptures influenced by the natural world. ALLISON SCHULNIK: “OMINOUS, CRUDE BEAUTY’’ SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan. 16, 2023 A truly unique claymation based exhibition that will fulfill any macabre art lover’s interests. DECONSTRUCTED Jepson Center Through Nov. 27. Experience an art exhibit focused on the art of the American Southeast from the 20th and 21st century. An amazing opportunity to learn about the culture of the Southeast through visual art.

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GOTHIC SOUL: CHARLES MERYON Jepson Center, Through Jan. 8, 2023. Come see the revealing exhibit that focuses on the art and life of Charles Meryon, a French artist who specialized in black and white etchings after finding that he was colorblind. This is an amazing opportunity to step back in time and view a celebrated artist of the 19th century.

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ELEGIES: STILL LIFES IN CONTEMPORARY ART A group exhibition bringing together an international collection of artists who have disrupted or extended the traditional presentation of still lifes. The artists have appropriated the genre in order to create works within a framework of Black diasporic identities, histories, and collective experiences. Jepson Ctr. JOSÉ RAY IN THE DRIVE THRU ART BOX The Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Pub. 2430 Habersham St ThroughDecember 8 sulfurstudios.org/drivethruart José Ray is working on transparent plexi-glass with mixed media and light to create an engaged and fantastical landscape. “FEELS LIKE FREEDOM”: PHILLIP J. HAMPTON Jepson Center Through January 29, 2023 This exhibition takes viewers through the entire career of the late painter Phillip J. Hampton. The varied work includes everything from abstract to illustrative realism, many of which were created in Savannah. SOY X SOY Savannah Cultural Arts Center Through Dec. 3 SOY X SOY (x=como), ‘I Am Who/What I Am,’ is a collective of Latin, Hispanic and Native American creatives working together to curate a variety of experiences through a series of artistic engagements, exhibitions, performance, culinary arts and installations. PHIL MUSEN @GALLERY ESPRESSO The work features whimsical canvases that show cats doing very “un-catlike” things such as riding dragons, fighting with lightsabers, and going on martini dates.

It’s time for another SLAM (Savannah Local Artist Market) extravaganza at the ballfield by the Salvation Army, 3000 Bee Road! This Saturday, Nov. 12, 10 am-4pm, come enjoy work by more than 70 local artists and makers, food trucks, live music, and children’s activities. The energetic Charlie Ellis is also supporting the war-weary people of Ukraine and asks attendees to bring food (no metal or glass containers), medical supplies, warm clothes, or a check made out to Savannah Saves Ukraine ($50 maximum). Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull Street, features work by painter Phil Musen through January 3. Musen (b.1985), who graduated with a BFA in Painting from SCAD and often sets up shop in Forsyth Park, is known for his whimsical, humorous work. This show features all new cat paintings (!) and the artist says, “I hope it brings a lot of joy to everyone.” Personally, I can’t wait. Finally, friend and gallerist Leslie Lovell, owner of Roots Up Gallery is on the move again… The gallery will be joining Southern Pine Company’s endeavor of creating a soulful space for many artist types. As she says, “As one door closes a new one opens.” Ramsey Khalidi, President of Southern Pine Company, has been reclaiming, preserving, restoring, creating furnishings, and supplying vintage, old-growth wood for renovation and new construction for over 25 years, and has a unique vision of sharing his space with artists. An opening date for Roots Up Gallery will be released soon but, meanwhile, find work online (rootsupgallery.com) or see select pieces in the showroom of Southern Pine Company, 616 E. 35th Street. Artwork: “Hold On” by Roots Up artist Jake Mc Cord which Lovell feels exemplifies the chaos of her sudden move!

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SEHER SHAH AND RANDHIR SINGH: “STUDIES IN FORM” SCAD Museum of Art Through December 26, Viewers will take in an exhibit focusing on architecture using cyanotype, “an early photographic process and precursor to the blueprint.”

MARIA NEPOMUCENO: “DENTRO E FORA INFINITAMENTE” SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 26. Experience sculpture derived from traditional Brazilian straw weaving techniques combined with other materials including beads, ceramic, and more.

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ANYTHING GOES FOR TELFAIR’S TALENTED

ERIN DUNN

By Beth Logan

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ART COLUMNIST

Telfair Museums is fortunate to have Erin Dun as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. This bright and articulate young woman earned her BA in Art History and English Literature from Emory in 2012 and her MA in Art History, Criticism and Conservation from the Univ. of GA in 2014 before beginning her career with the Southeast’s oldest public art museum as a Curatorial Fellow. She was then hired as Assistant Curator, later assuming the role of Associate Curator, and now Curator. Meeting her at the Jepson last month, I am struck by how much influence she has wielded during such a relatively short tenure... In the museum’s store, her foreward can be found in the monograph Late Night Polaroids, Photographs by Emily Earl (Earl is the co-founder and Executive Director of Sulfur Studios and of the non-profit ARTS Southeast); she contributed to Seven Rivers Monograph, the first publication of American photographer Ansley West Rivers; and has several essays in 2021’s Telfair Museums: Curator’s Choice. Meanwhile, in the Barnard-facing windows outside the Jepson, Dunn is responsible for the #art912Boxed In/Break Out shows (currently on display is the “N/um” series by City Market painter Tafy LaPlanche which I wrote about in my April 27 column), while upstairs she has co-curated the “#art912CONVERGENCE” show featuring works by 28 recent or current Savannah-based artists. She also organized “Elegies: Still Lifes in Contemporary Art,” which brings together 16 international artists to explore Black identity through the tradition of the culturally and metaphorically symbolic 16th and 17th century Dutch still life genre. Dunn’s research and keen curatorial eye has resulted in the stellar “Feels Like Freedom” show in the main Steward Gallery. It is the first large-scale museum retrospective of African American painter Phillip J. Hampton (1922-2016) who served as an influential visual arts professor, and eventual department head, at Savannah State College (today Savannah State Univ.). Dunn pays homage to his legacy through her writing in the accompany-

went on to influence many artists, including Radcliffe Bailey (b. 1969) who is also represented in the show. We discuss several other pieces: one by Larry Connatser (1938-1996) worked in flat planes of color with his unique and obsessively applied dots of colors that reference the pointillism of Seurat. Dunn specifically chose “Untitled #2184” from the Jepson’s extensive collection of his work because it incorporates a functioning lightbulb. She also highlighted Butch Anthony (b.1966), a self-taught artist from Seale, Alabama who creates work in “intertwanglelism” – his self-named style which he displays in his own Museum of Wonder, a drive-through museum in his hometown. Dunn says, “Untitled (#1, 165)” is a “really wonderful elephant head made of wood and metal, painted silver. I think its interesting to connect a work like that with a work by an artist such as Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) who made these largescale assemblages, where she would take disparate pieces of wood and then paint them one color, like this monochromatic black. I like to think how these same methods are being used across the art historical divides… “Some of these artists may have been inspired by some of the bigger names in art history. We think about the collages of Picasso, or the combines of Rauschenberg, or the more conceptual art of Duchamp (like putting a urinal on view), and how those concepts are being reworked. And then there are artists who have no connection to that world at all. They

maybe have not studied the work of those artists, but we can still see the same ideas.” Don’t miss this eclectic, exciting show which includes religiously inspired works by Savannahians Rudolph Valentino Bostic (1944-2021) and Ulysses Davis (1914-1990), and by Georgia’s Rev. Howard Finster (1916-2001). I personally am excited to revisit “(My) Precarious Life” by Whitfield Lovell (b. 1959) from the inspiring “Whitfield Lovell: Deep River” installation mounted by the Jepson in 2014. I have also enjoyed revisiting the phonebook with cutout names and numbers pasted together by Savannahian Addie Reeves (1901-2001), poignantly lying open to the page with the number of the late, beloved writer Jan Fishman. Interestingly, Dunn includes the magnificent work by Marcus Kenney (b. 1972) “A Letter to Addie Reeves” made from wrapping paper, newspaper, matte, and photocopies which both references and elevates the Yamacraw Village centenarian’s original creation. “Anything Goes: Contemporary Art and Materials” hangs in the Jepson Center’s Steward North Gallery through May, 2023. OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: Lovell: “(My) Precarious Life,” 2008, by Whitfield Lovell. (Conte on wood, wheel); Anthony: “Joe Morris Watching Cars Go By,” 1998, by Butch Anthony. (Paint on wooden door). ABOVE: Erin Dunn, photographed by Adam Kuehl; “Untitled,” 1999, by Radcliffe Bailey. (Acrylic, photograph, plexiglass, oil stick, resin, spray paint, glitter and velvet pouch with keys)

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ing catalogue. In addition to leading an ambitious schedule of original and traveling exhibitions and programs, Dunn directs the development of Telfair’s growing contemporary permanent collection with an emphasis on underrepresented artists. I visit Dunn to discuss “Anything Goes: Contemporary Art and Materials” which hangs in the large Steward North Gallery and is inspired by the various materials artists have employed in their work – from roofing shingles to newspapers to buttons. This broad thematic context has allowed her to show a number of interesting pieces from the Jepson’s permanent collection. She explains, “We always strive to have some of our modern and contemporary permanent collection on view in the Jepson Center. The way I think of it is that we always have permanent collection pieces in the Telfair Academy and people don’t really question it. So, it only makes sense that we make space for some of our modern contemporary works here, and present pieces that may not have been viewed in a long time in a new context.” For this show, Dunn specifically looked at work that was catalogued as “mixed media.” “It was a fun chance to go through our works and really pinpoint what mediums were being used, looking at artists who use found objects, collaging with unusual materials.” She reached out to living artists to clarify what they had used if it was not apparent. For example, the eight-foot-high Suzanne Jackson (b.1944) piece “Her Empty Vanity” is made from acrylic, mixed papers, canvas, panel, lace, mirror, sea glass, paper pulp, beads, and shells without the use of glues or resins, “and then you have an artist like William Christenberry (1936-2016) who’s using roofing shingles and advertising signage.” Dunn feels this thematic thread of unusual materials connects artists across all divides: “across divides of geography, privilege, formal education, and barriers of access. I think it is an interesting way to incorporate a lot of voices into this exhibition.” She is particularly excited to include the museum’s recent acquisitions by aforementioned Savannahian Suzanne Jackson and Atlanta’s Curtis Patterson. “This show is a chance for us to celebrate works we already have in the collection and those we’ve recently added. We are always growing our permanent collection and thinking about filling in these gaps of possibly historically underrepresented artists.” Both Jackson and Patterson have important artistic legacies and are only starting to get their due. In 2019 the Jepson hosted “Suzanne Jackson: Five Decades,” the first retrospective of her work, while Susan Laney and Melissa Messina have been instrumental in bringing forward the work of Curtis Patterson (see my February 16 column “One of the Most Important Sculptors of Our Time”). Curtis was the first African American to earn a Master of Visual Arts in Sculpture from Georgia State Univ., has created numerous public art installations throughout the US, and

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‘I’m in a place where my sets are so honest that I never know what I’m going to say.’

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COCOA BROWN:

COMEDY BORN OUT OF REALNESS By Kareem McMichael

Arts & Entertainment Writer

COMEDY She is “one funny momma” and she is coming to Savannah. Actress, comedian and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Cocoa Brown is coming to “Big Comedy Network at District Live” for a set of shows Nov. 10 - 12. Brown is looking forward to bringing her style of comedy to Savannah. “Savannah is a beautiful city to me and I remember it being that way. I’m going to bring my kid with me. He’s never been and I get to share the excitement in his eyes with him. I’m looking forward to it all the way around,” said Brown. After turning 50 years old in October, Brown feels she is in a new place in life, and after recently losing her mother along with other life changing events in recent months, Brown knows that, while she’s still processing things, she has to put it on the stage. “I’m in a place where my sets are so honest that I never know what I’m going to say. I know it’s going to be funny and I know it’s going to make you think, but it comes with such an honest, transparent place now,” said Brown. The Newport News, Virginia, native boldly draws from painful memories and hardknocked lessons that she courageously and creatively intertwines into humorous tales that uplift and upgrade comedy. Brown put in the work to get to this point and it did not come overnight. A career that began as an advertising associate for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and a writer for various sketch comedy shows proved confining for the spirited performer. She honed her writing and creativity to pursue her dream of being a stand-up comic. She channeled its essence and found her purpose, performing on top-rated comedy shows including BET’s “Comic View” and “One Mic Stand”, and “Showtime at the Apollo”. Over 20 years later Brown has stacked a roster of film and television credits with range in performances. “I think about how many sacrifices I’ve made, what I’ve accomplished through those sacrifices, giving myself my flower and understanding that I will secure the respect that I have earned, and being secure in that,” said Brown. Respect she earned and is given from many in the business. Her credits include Tyler Perry’s critically acclaimed comedy series “For Better or Worse” on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network, a national commercial spot for Progressive Insurance Company, “Lakeview Terrace” with Samuel L. Jackson, Ted 2, Single Mom’s Club, 9-1-1, P-Valley and more. During the filming of Tyler Perry’s “The Single Moms Club” was also a pivotal time for Brown. Right before they started filming, she and her husband separated, and ultimately divorced. She found herself suddenly single and a mom trying to navigate a new life. “I knew that I had to come to this revela-

tion in my time that I have accomplished a lot. I told myself, ‘girl, you’ve sacrificed, and you earned these stripes.’,” said Brown. Despite these life challenges, Brown found ways to infuse it in her humor and in some of the characters she’s portrayed. Now she is at a place in life where she understands her accomplishments and the blessings that have come in her 50 years and career. “I remember my mother saying that when she turned 50 it was like the whole world opened up to her again. I do not feel like the same person I was. It’s a new mindset, how I feel in my body. Everything has changed. 50 is amazing,” said Brown. While Brown enjoys playing a variety of roles from comedy to drama, she did express wanting to take on more dramatic roles, hoping to not be pigeonholed, especially while she is now getting offered a diverse range of roles. “I am looking for more dramatic roles because I really want to sink my teeth into a role and just purge through that character. That’s the role I’m looking forward to, utilizing every emotion and every piece of my story in these roles. I’m loving it,” said Brown. Even stand-up for her right now has reached a level of comfort. No longer trying to stand-out to be chosen, she says she is at a place where is being picked. “Stand-up has now become a form of therapy. It’s like going on that stage is like one big exhale. It’s not that pick me mentality anymore or was that good enough? I know it’s good enough because it’s making me feel better when I think,” said Brown. Also, with all of her knowledge, she wants to be sure to help other upcoming comedians that have been touched and inspired by her work and life, hoping to help them avoid some of the pitfalls in the business—even offering a cautionary advice for those breaking into the business, especially women. “I would tell any female comic to hold dear to her integrity because you will be tried. This is still a male dominated business, and you still have a lot of men in this business in power that see us as options and not as their equals or their colleagues. Demand your respect very early,” said Brown. Brown knows the importance of respect, and is looking forward to coming to District Live in Savannah to perform, where she gave a nod of respect as well. She wants people to come out and support this venue and come out and laugh. “These are dear friends of mine and to see them take an idea and become this wonderful reality.... I’m so grateful and honored that they called me to be one of the first comedians to come to this new club and bless that stage. With all that’s going on in this world, let’s laugh at somebody,” said Brown. For more information and tickets to any of the Cocoa Brown shows at District Live, visit plantriverside.com.

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After the footage was complete, extensive editing followed. “Amy and I spent hours and hours watching it come together, making suggestions, ‘Let’s do a split screen here,’ ‘The lighting needs to be fixed (here),’ This camera angle is no good, let’s use this shot,’ all these meticulous choices you have to make,” Saliers said. “In the end, we worked so hard on it, we were actually a little discouraged at the eleventh hour. And then watched it and were really pleased with it.” The year and a half of work that went into the livestream took up some of the pandemic-forced downtime. Saliers also spent considerable time working on two musicals that she hopes might eventually get to Broadway. “One of them is tentatively called ‘Country Radio,’” Saliers said. “It’s the story of a young queer girl growing up in the South and her journey. And she’s also a writer and has a friend who is an incredible singer, and it’s her working through her love of the Southland that she knew

and grew up with and all of the struggles involved with that. Then the other one is tentatively called ‘Starstruck.’ The latter musical, Saliers said, chronicles the efforts of a park ranger and her town to be designated as a dark sky reserve while integrating a love story involving the ranger and an NPR podcaster whose arrival shakes up the town. One thing Saliers has not done yet is write for another Indigo Girls album. Considering that “Look Long” was completed before the pandemic, there should be plenty of inspiration for lyrics from Saliers and Ray, both of whom have long been involved in a wide variety of social causes, including LBGTQ issues, Native American rights, immigration reform and climate change. But Saliers said she’ll need time to process the pandemic to even know what to say about the experience. The Indigo Girls headline the Tybee Post Music Fest on the grounds of Hotel Tybee on Sat., Nov. 12. Tickets are sold out, but more information can be found at tybeeposttheater.org

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Most musicians found their activities curtailed during the pandemic. For the Indigo Girls, the past two years have been a particularly busy season. The duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray recently released a livestream project, “Look Long: Together,” that took a year and a half to complete, they’re the subject of an upcoming documentary film, and had their music reinvented for the movie “Glitter & Doom.” Saliers has been writing music for two stage musicals and Ray has released a new solo album, “If It All Goes South.” That’s quite a busy schedule, even for an act like the Indigo Girls, who have been consistently active since releasing their first album, “Strange Fire,” in 1987. Most bands that debuted around that time – if they’re still together – now only sporadically make albums (if at all) and are considered heritage acts. That’s not the Indigo Girls. “We still feel like we are a working band. We tour and we make albums and we work, and that feels good,” Saliers said in a recent phone interview. This latest spate of activity has come on the heels of the release of the 16th Indigo Girls’ studio album, “Look Long,” which arrived in May 2020. A stirring effort, “Look Long” not only features the highly melodic folk-pop (on songs like “When We Were Writers,” “Look Long” and “Sorrow And Joy”) that has always been an Indigo Girls signature, but rhythmically creative songs that touch on hip-hop (“S**t Kickin’”), Caribbean music (“Howl At The Moon”) and catchy upbeat rockers (“Change My Heart” and “K.C. Girl”). But by the time “Look Long” was released, the pandemic had scuttled plans for a full-band tour to support the album. Now Saliers and Ray, along with long-time violinist Lyris Hung, are making up for that lost tour, following up some 2021 shows with extensive touring that continues right through the end of 2022 in support of “Look Long.” Saliers said the show will feature about five songs from the latest album along with a generous selection of back catalog material, all featuring the unique contributions of Hung. “She’s a force,” Saliers said of Hung. “She has such a musical palate and all different sounds on her violin and her fingertips, and just a remarkable musician. She really elevates our show every night.” Next year, the Indigo Girls hope to do a full-band tour “Some people like the band and some people like us acoustic or just stripped down,” Saliers said. “We just haven’t had the opportunity to tour with the band because of COVID and we really miss that. So it was good to put out the streaming concert and it will be great to get back with the band next year.” That streaming concert, “Look Long: Together,” debuted May 8 on the VEEPS platform and is a unique concert special that features performances of a career-spanning set of songs (some of which feature appearances from guests Becky Warren Tomi Martin, Trina Meade and Lucy Wainwright Roche) combined with commentary segments about the songs from Saliers and Ray. Because of the pandemic, performances had to be woven together from separate film shoots to create full-band live versions of songs. The first step in the process was filming Saliers and Ray playing songs as a duo. “On some (of those) tracks, we sent them to the players and they listened to our version and played their parts live. Then that all got mixed together,” Saliers said. “Then on other versions, the rhythm section went in first, at least on the recordings, then Amy and I played to the rhythm section live.”

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SAVANNAH GLOWS EMBER FOR FEMALE-LED ROCK SHOW

Ember City is bringing their gritty grunge rock sound to Victory North to celebrate and promote the female-fronted rock bands of Savannah. Along with Fauvely, an indie-folk act, The Maximes, a punk rock band inspired by the 90s , and Draucker, a hard rock outfit featuring powerful vocals, Ember City, a threepiece Savannah band fronted by Sarah Poole will perform on Thurs., Nov. 10. The upcoming show, labeled “Howls of the Sirens”, was specifically organized to display the array of female-led rock n roll talent in Savannah. “I was raised in the Savannah area and became interested in music when I was young. I taught myself guitar and from there it took off,” Poolse explains. Today, she is both the bass guitarist and lead singer for the band. Ember City has taken off in popularity in Savannah and around the Southeast in recent years. In 2018, they released their first full-length studio album, “Invisible Ruler”. The album is available for fans on all major streaming platforms.

Recent years have not been without obstacles, however, as the outfit persevered through the pandemic to continue their musical journey. While live performances were halted and performers were worried about the future of live entertainment, Ember City, like other local acts, used modern technology to problem solve. Instead of accepting defeat with live music restrictions, the band participated in livestreamed concerts to continue to grow. With restrictions now lifted, Ember City is poised to play one of their largest shows to date in front of a live crowd at the Victory North venue. This is exciting for the band as they continue to spread their message. “We dig a lot into insecurities and mental health,” Poole says. One of the goals of the band is to help bring awareness to these issues that many people face. They strive to be a positive outlet for their listeners and continue the rich history of artistic expression that they say is key to rock ‘n’ roll. This objective goes hand in hand with helping promote female involvement in the rock n roll community.

By Joshua Alexander

Historically, female-led rock groups have been rare, but no less powerful, in comparison their male led counterparts. Rock aficionados will recognize some of the female fronted rock powerhouses through the years including Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, the Blackhearts, and more recently Paramore. Those involved in Savannah’s rock community say they want to recreate the popularity of these all time greats and make female led bands more common within the industry. Ember City is one of the local leaders in this movement. When they aren’t playing at larger venues like Victory North, fans can often catch them playing at some of the live music hotspots such as Barrelhouse South and the Rail Pub. On top of the “Howls of the Sirens” event, Ember City is also booked for a can’t miss show in December at the previously mentioned, Barrelhouse South. “Howls of the Sirens” plays Victory North Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Visit victorynorthsavannah.com for more information on the show.

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WEDNESDAY 11/ 9

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bucky and Barry, 1 p.m.

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Cohen’s Retreat Midtown Pickers, 6 p.m. Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 6 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt McDonough’s Blues with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Moon River Brewing Co. Trivia, 6 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Moodright’s Duckpin Bowling League Night, 8 p.m. Service Brewing Company Trivia Night with Jess Shaw, 6:30 p.m. The Wormhole Bingo, 10 p.m.

MONDAY 11/14 LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m. The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

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

Club One Super Gay Bingo, 5:30 p.m. Moodright’s BINGO, 8 p.m. Starland Yard Music Bingo, 7 p.m.

COMEDY

Totally Awesome Bar Savannah Comedy Underground, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Two Tides Brewing Company Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, second Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY 11/10 LIVE MUSIC

Cohen’s Retreat Munchies & Music, 5-9 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ron Helman Jazz Trio Music Farm LOCAL METAL SHOWCASE, 8 p.m. Tybee Post Theater Modern Band Showcase: Savannah Arts Academy

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TRIVIA & GAMES

Bar Food Trivia Night, 8 p.m. McDonough’s Family Feud, 7 p.m. The Wormhole Trivia, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Totally Awesome Bar Open Mic Comedy, 8:30 p.m.

Club 51 Degrees DJ B-Rad, 9 p.m. Top Deck Sunset Deck Party, 6 p.m.

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Coffee Bluff Marina LAX, 6 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Whiskey & Wine Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint with Swamptooth, 6 p.m. Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m. Tybee Post Theater I Want My MTV: 80’s vs 90’s Tribute

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 9 p.m. The Hive Repertory Theatre LLC Adult Night Out - Karaoke!, 8 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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BAR & CLUB EVENTS

TRIVIA & GAMES

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. Rock House Music & Dance, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

SATURDAY 11/12

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke

LIVE MUSIC

Coffee Bluff Marina Gary Strickland, 6 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Christian & Nyke Hotel Tybee Tybee Post Music Fest Jazz’d Tapas Bar Voodoo Soup Lucas Theatre for the Arts Savannah Philharmonic’s Season continues at The Lucas with guest conductor Darko Butorac, 7:30-10 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Blueberry Hill Pool Tournament, 2 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bar Food Karaoke Night, 10 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Rock House Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

COMEDY

Club One Comedy Revue, second Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. Front Porch Improv Adult Drop-in IMPROV Class, 10 a.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. Over Yonder Honky Tonk Saturdays

SUNDAY 11/13 LIVE MUSIC

Collins Quarter at Forsyth Ember City, 2 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray Tomasino Myrtle & Rose, Rooftop Garden Plant Riverside Live Jazz Sunday Brunch Featuring the Howard Paul Jazz Trio, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS Fia Rua Irish Pub Family Movie Night, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY 11/15 LIVE MUSIC

McDonough’s Open Mic/Jam, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m. Totally Awesome Bar Savannah Spotlight Hosts Open Mic Night at Totally Awesome Bar, 9 a.m.-noon

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m. Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7 p.m. McDonough’s Trivia Tuesday, 7 p.m. Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen Trivia Tuesday, 9 p.m. Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m. Starland Yard Trivia with Chris Grimmett, 6:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Stafford’s Public House Comedy Open Mic, 8:3011:45 p.m.

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Get down and working dirty with the in groove-rock stylingsto ofSavannah Deaf Andrews out of The hardest man indie pop returns for the fourth Charlotte, N.C.. Influenced by funk and blues, Deaf Andrews have created time in the last 12 months. As cliché as it sounds, the shows keep getting anbetter. easy-listening that’s also easy to dance to. Catch them alongside If you’ve sound seen the relentless Freeze and his band in action, you already Charleston’s Daddy’s and Augusta’s Public Mind. know this. If you’ve Beemer managed to miss the last three, prepare for Friday Night FRI NOV 11| 9:30APM Rectification. guaranteed monster show. FRI OCT 28 | 9 PM

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