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LIKE JENNIFER FORTENBERRY, FORMER BLACKHAWK COMMANDER • READ MORE ABOUT HER ON PAGE 9

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WEDNESDAY 11/10

OPEN MIC AT MINT TO BE MOJITO BAR

Musicians & Singers Wanted!

Join host Larry Broussard (of the band LAX) for Savannah’s Best Open Mic every Wednesday.

Watch LIVE ON TIKTOK! (Cajuncookin). Larry plays your favorite hits and requests between sets. Call 912-713-1009 to book your 30 minutes of stage time. No cover charge! 5-11 p.m.

Mint to Be Mojito Bar & Bites, 12 W State St.

TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JESS SHAW

Jess Shaw and Kevin Ryan will guide participants through an evening of trivia and self discovery at Service Brewing.

Test your trivia knowledge! The first place team receives $100.

6:30 p.m. Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St. servicebrewing.com

PHOTOS WITH SANTA AT BASS PRO SHOP

(ONGOING) Bass Pro Shop invites families to the beloved tradition of visiting Santa Claus this holiday season during the annual Santa’s Wonderland experience. The festive “Contactless Claus” experience runs through Dec. 24. Photos with Santa require FREE advance reservations, which can be made at basspro.com/santa

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.

FREE YOGA ON THE BEACH AT THE THE DECK Enjoy free yoga on the Tybee sponsored by The Deck Beach Bar & Kitchen from 9 - 10 a.m.

Bring a large beach towel, your mat or a tapestry, a hat and sunglasses, water and a friend.

To have your event considered for inclusion, please send an email to happenings@connectsavannah.com.

Include the event name, date, time, location with address, cost, website address for additional information, and a contact number. The submission deadline is 5PM each Friday before the following Wednesday’s edition.

912-786-4745 404 Butler Ave., Tybee Island

HOLLY DAYS BAZAAR

Shop unique gift items and enjoy a traditional Southern lunch served at the historic Green-Meldrim House. Silent Auction items for bid will be displayed on the 1st floor of the Green-Meldrim House. Free lot parking is available. Enter through the Charlton St. The St. John’s Church Outreach committee will be collecting coats for the children at Urban Hope. Gently-used children and youth-sized coats may be donated to the parking lot supervisor during the Bazaar. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 912-232-1251 Green-Meldrim House, 14 West Macon St.

GRAND TOUR: SOUTH AMERICA COOKING CLASS

Discover a variety of South American epicurean delights & travel south of the border in this cultural cooking class. 700 Kitchen Cooking School guests will use fresh ingredients to craft a series of authentic dishes.

Class menu items include Peruvian Ceviche, Argentinian Empanadas Salteñas, Brazilian Feijoada, Venezuelan Arepas Con Queso as well as Alfajores.

6-9 p.m. Reservations can be made online at mansion. classesbykessler.com or by phone at 912-721-5006.

700 Kitchen Cooking School at The Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St.

FRIDAY 11/12

PIONEERS IN PRESERVATION

Historic Savannah Foundation is slated to host its “Annual Harvest Lecture Series: Pioneers in Preservation” in partnership with the Davenport House Museum, Ships of the Sea Museum, and the Andrew Low House Museum. The series will begin Thursday, Nov. 11, and run through Sunday, Nov. 14. The second event of the series is at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the

SANTA’S WONDERLAND IS UP AND RUNNING AT BASS PRO SHOP (SAVANNAH MALL)

Throughout the holiday season, visitors will have the opportunity to • Visit Santa and get a photo FOR FREE. • Reserve a virtual spot to see Santa up to a week in advance through an digital reservation system.

•Santa’s Wonderland experience includes games, crafts and a letter box to send your holiday wish list to the North Pole. Visit basspro.com/santa for more information

Second African Church located at 1323 Golden St. Sowande Mustakeem, associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis, will give a lecture on her book “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage.” 912-233-7787 Second African Baptist Church, 123 Houston St

LAX AT COFFEE BLUFF MARINA

The dynamic duo of Larry Broussard and Jeri Boxx are Lectric Acoustic Xperiment. LAX plays your favorite songs with a fun and fast acoustic twist. This is not your typical coffee shop slow, sedation songs. Think Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Duran Duran, Death Cab For Cutie, Bryan Adams, INXS, Simple Minds, and your requests.

Coffee Bluff Marina, 14915 Coffee Bluff Dr. 6-8 pm This is an All ages show, pet friendly, no cover Fresh seafood BYOB

BLUEGRASS BY THE PINT WITH SWAMPTOOTH

Join Service Brewing for Bluegrass by the Pint every Friday featuring live bluegrass from favorite local favorite’s, Swamptooth.

6 p.m. Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St.

SATURDAY 11/13 CARS AND COFFEE

Whip out your rides for cars and coffee at Spanky’s Westside on the 2nd Saturday of every month. 912-748-8188 Spanky’s (Westside) 1221 US Highway 80 East, Pooler

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, 1919 Bull St.

OFFICIAL UGA ALUMNI GAME WATCHING PARTY UGA VS TENNESSEE

Never Bark Alone! B&D Burgers is the OFFICIAL UGA Savannah Alumni Chapter Game Watching location! (Downtown Congress St. and Abercorn St locations).

Don your red and black and head to one of two locations!

These events are free, fun and attended by passionate graduates and fans of the University of Georgia. Parties begin one hour before kickoff. (So 2:30 p.m. this week) B&D Burgers, Congress St. and Abercorn St.

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.

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THURSDAY 11/11

HIGHLIGHTED PICKS FROM HOSTESS CITY HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK

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Join us for a day of awesome vehicles, food trucks, vendors, raffles, guest speakers, live music, and more to spotlight the importance of mental health in our community! Vehicle registration is $20 per vehicle. Vehicles should plan to arrive at the parking lot near Vaden Chevrolet between 9:45 and 10:15 am. Judging begins at 10:30 and over 40 vehicles will be awarded prizes.

All makes and models are accepted.

The show, co-hosted by Gateway CSB and Chatham County, will benefit 3 area nonprofits: Family Promise of the Coastal Empire, Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council, and Park Place Outreach. 912-346-1904 Tanger Outlets, 200 Tanger Outlet Blvd.

DOC SAVANNAH PRESENTS “THE NEUTRAL GROUND”

JOHNNY MERCER EXPERIENCE

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BRAKE THE STIGMA: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CAR SHOW

Join DOC Savannah and the Georgia Southern Department of Communication Arts for a FREE documentary film screening of The Neutral Ground Free popcorn while it lasts. “The Neutral Ground” documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by lawsuits and death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America. 7-9 p.m. 757-293-8254 The Old Dairy Farm, 2500 Tennessee Ave.

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Food, fun and football as local Buckeyes Fans gather to cheer on the team to victory against Nebraska. 3:30pm at The Draft Room at Berwick. Check out the Savannah Buckeyes Facebook Page for more details. 5730 Ogeechee Rd.

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Veteran and former Blackhawk Captain Jennifer Fortenberry poses in front of the huge American flag draped over the American Legion Building on Bull Street.

Photo by Jess Homburg

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Enjoy Johnny Mercer Experience at District Live! Johnny Mercer Experience, a dazzling show featuring the iconic hits and award-winning songs of Savannah native Johnny Mercer, will take center stage at District Live at Plant Riverside District for 5 can’t miss shows. Show Times: November 7 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; November 13 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; November 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $28 at the door. To purchase tickets, please visit Ticketmaster.com.

912-373-9105 District Live at Plant Riverside District, 400 West River St.

SUNDAY 11/14

LIVE JAZZ SUNDAY BRUNCH

Featuring the Howard Paul Jazz Trio Live performances from legendary jazz guitarist Howard Paul at Myrtle & Rose

Rooftop Garden at Plant Riverside District.

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 400 West River St

BEGINNERS BELLY DANCE CLASS

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/Skill levels welcome. 12-1 p.m.

Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 E. Victory Dr cairoonthecoast.com

BINGO! AT ELKS LODGE

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

ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET

Weekly farmers market on Talahi Island highlighting local growers and makers, healthy foods and a positive environment.

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

912-656-5626 401 Quarterman Dr.

SUNSET PARTY SUNDAY

Wrap up the weekend with a Sunday Funday Sunset Party on the roof. Local DJ Doc Ock on the 1s and 2s, an amazing view, Long Drink and Herradura specials, and $3 Rosé all day. 6 - 9 p.m. Top Deck, 125 W. River Street

MONDAY 11/15

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.

Artisans are also featured each week.

Located at 30 Meddin Dr., right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

PILATES CLASS

Skidaway Island United Methodist Church (SIUMC) offers, to church and non-church members alike, basic Mat Pilates classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:1510:15 a.m., for only $5.00-$6.25 per class.

Classes focus on improving core strength, posture, flexibility and muscle tone. Visit siumc.org/nurture or call 912-598-8460. 54 Diamond Causeway

TUESDAY 11/16

WHISKEY TASTING CLASSES

Taste and learn differences between six different whiskey varieties.

Reservations required. 7:30 p.m.

Congress Street Up, 220 W. Congress St. americanprohibitionmuseum.com

ART START: STROLLER & TODDLER TOURS

Once a month, the youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity.

Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. 912-7908800

COMMUNITY INTRODUCTIONS:

MEET O.C. FOWLER, JR. RETIRED COMMANDER, USN O.C. Fowler is a highly decorated Navy Veteran who joined the USO in 2012. He’s volunteered with several local projects including the support of deploying and re-deploying troops at Hunter Army Airfield. This year he has been voted Veteran of the Year by the Veterans Council of Chatham County in addition to being inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame. He will be leading this year’s Veterans Day parade along with Grand Marshal Jim Grismer.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND? I was born at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi Texas where my father was a Navy flight instructor and we traveled extensively as a Navy family before settling in San Diego. I graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in Zoology and from there I was accepted into Navy flight training in Pensacola.

My first duty station was in Adak Alaska as a SAR pilot. I did that for eight years before volunteering for Vietnam. In Vietnam, I flew Navy Huey gunships as part of the Brown-Water Navy supporting patrol river boats in addition to working with the Seals.

I am a husband and a father to one daughter and I’ve been married to my wife for 46 years. We relocated to Savannah in 1984 and I became the executive officer at the Naval ROTC at Savannah State University.

I also worked as the Landfill Administrator for the City of Savannah and retired in 2011.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO JOIN THE MILITARY? Well I’m from a Navy family. My father was killed in a plane crash during the Korean War and I’ve always been passionate about serving our country. My brother was a

YOU’VE TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE WORLD. IS THERE A SPECIFIC PLACE THAT YOU’VE VISITED THAT STANDS OUT TO YOU? I went on a couple of USO tours and on one of them we anchored off Alexandria Egypt and toured Cairo. We saw the pyramids, the museum and the sphinx which was really cool. Another USO tour we anchored off the west coast of Italy and saw Pisa. Those definitely stand out for me and I always took my camera with me!

VETERANS COUNCIL OF CHATHAM COUNTY HAS AWARDED YOU VETERAN OF THE YEAR AND GEORGIA MILITARY VETERANS HALL OF FAME WILL BE INDUCTING YOU SOON. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE RECEIVING THOSE AWARDS? Well it’s funny because I found out about both of them within two days and I’m still grinning from ear to ear. There was no other nomination this year for Veteran of the Year. It was a unanimous decision made by the council. That’s huge. With that award, I represent all of the other Veteran units and personnel so it’s a great honor and a privilege.

I was just as shocked when I received the call about being inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame! They have different categories and I’m being inducted for my service in Vietnam.

TELL US ABOUT SOME OF YOUR WORK WITH LOCAL VETERAN GROUPS I am president of the Savannah Council of the Navy League and USO Team Leader at Hunter Army Airfield. I’m also a Life Member of the American Legion Post 135, Veterans Foreign Wars Post 660 and board member, and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 167. It means a lot to me to be a part of organizations with fellow Veterans because it’s a brotherhood and we all understand each other and what we’ve been through. I will always do anything I can to

help.

DO YOU STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ANYONE YOU SERVED WITH? We have reunions every two years. In 2016 I actually brought the reunion here to the DeSoto and everyone that attended absolutely loved Savannah. I think we had about 400 people in attendance and it was fun to be able to bring the group here.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE CITY? I love to walk downtown and look up at the buildings above. I love all the old architecture and Savannah is just a great walking town.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR SIDE HOBBIES? I’m a car guy. I was the president of the Dixieland Cruisers Car Club of Savannah for a total of six years. It’s fun to go cruising and right now I’m driving my father’s old

1959 Ford Ranchero. I also have a 1968 Mustang Fastback and my step fathers old 1955 Thunderbird which needs a lot of work. I’m hoping to eventually make it into a parade car.

I’m also a do-it-yourself kinda guy. I’ve laid blocks and electrical stuff all around my house. I enjoy doing projects but my wife doesn’t want me on the roof anymore!

In addition to receiving the local and state awards this year, here are the decorations Fowler has received from the military: Distinguished Flying Cross, Gold Star in lieu of 2nd Award, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 3 Single Action and 27 Strike Flight Air Medals with Combat “V”, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Rescue Pins from Kaman and Sikorsky helicopter manufacturers - Fowler was interviewed by Angie Miller

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After serving in Vietnam, I went back to San Diego for a couple of years and took out a detachment on a USNS Chauvenet survey ship off South Korea and when that tour finished up I went back to Pensacola to work as a flight instructor. I am also a graduate of the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island.

Navy Pilot and two of my brother-in-laws were as well. We were all actually stationed together at one point in time in San Diego, but at separate squadrons.

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COMMUNITY GEORGIA TECH-SAVANNAH INVITES LOCAL YOUTH TO LAUNCH PARTY FOR “YOUR VOICE IS POWER” The Center for Education Integrating Science Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Tech-Savannah is hosting the “Your Voice is Power” (YVIP) Launch Party on Saturday, Nov. 13 from 10:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. on campus at 210 Technology Drive, Savannah.

Students from Kindergarten through 12th grade(K-12), teachers, and parents are invited to this free kickoff event featuring coding tutorials and special speakers as well as food trucks, prizes, swag, and music from a local DJ. Registration is required for all participants.

Each year, Georgia Tech hosts the Your Voice is Power learning experience and coding competition allowing students to explore how computer science, music, and entrepreneurship can advance equity.

Using Georgia Tech’s EarSketch platform, students code a 30 seconds – 3 minute musical remix using a popular song.

The featured speakers for this event include Chalece Delacoudray, a music technologist whose expertise has

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The whole family will enjoy this southern fall celebration!

So ya’lll come on over!

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helped shape Your Voice is Power, and Victoria Baylor, a Certified Mindset and Clarity Coach, TEDx Speaker, Teacher, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author.

Chalece is featured in the Your Voice is Power curriculum videos and has led the workshops to help students learn EarSketch and song structures.

The YVIP Launch Party will host activities throughout the day.

“We are kicking off another year of making beats and learning code with this fun, interactive YVIP Launch Party.

We highly encourage students to attend and participate to get familiar with the EarSketch Platform – it helps you learn to code using the most popular programming language in an exciting, creative way by making music,” said Timothy Cone, Savannah CEISMC Program Director at the Georgia TechSavannah campus. “Everyone loves music, and by educating through this innovative way, students learn a valuable, life-long skill that they can take with them into their future education and careers. We can’t wait to interact with everyone there and prepare for another great round of the annual competition!”

The event is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, visit ceismc.gatech.edu/savannah

NEWS AND NOTES SD GUNNER FUND AWARDED $40,000 AS PART OF THE VETERANS UNITED FOUNDATION 10YEAR CAMPAIGN When employees of Veterans United Home Loans were given the opportunity to nominate an organization that they care about to celebrate the foundation’s 10th year anniversary, Sami RoweTillinghast jumped on the opportunity.

Sami is a longtime supporter and advocate for SD Gunner Fund, a Savannah based non-profit with a mission to assist veterans, children with disabilities, and first responders while inspiring disability awareness through public education and advocacy. SD Gunner Fund is most known for their Service Dog training and recipient matching program. Sami, a veteran herself, has a service dog trained

by SD Gunner Fund.

“I am so excited to see the impact that his grant will have for SD Gunner Fund,” said Sami Rowe Tillinghast, Loan Officer at Veterans United Home Loans. “SD Gunner Fund has helped me so much personally and they do so much good in our local community here in coastal Georgi. I would love to see SD Gunner Fund expand their reach further and help more veterans with the life changing impact that a service dog can provide.

Norbert, my service dog, has allowed me to have a lot more freedom and live in less fear that everything and anything could make me sick.”

The $40,000 will be used to fund SD Gunner Fund’s “Journey with a Purpose” project. It will fund a travel trailer that will enable SD Gunner Fund to safely transport service dogs to their recipient families once training is completed, travel with service dogs to provide education and advocacy to the 25 programs across the country that they support, and it will provide local emergency assistance to those in need with pets during a natural disaster.

All activities take place outdoors. Masks required for indoor restroom u s e !

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THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND ITS LEGACY

HSF partners with local museums for Nov. ‘Pioneers in Preservation’ series

By Kareem McMichael

Arts & Entertainment Writer

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Community partners are joining together to host “Pioneers in Preservation Series: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Its Legacy.”

The Davenport House Museum, Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, and the Andrew Low House Museum, along with Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) will host the series starting Thursday, Nov. 11, and run through Sunday, Nov. 14. The series will be led

by Honorary Chair Carol Bell, former Mayor Pro Tem. “This collaborative effort between our three respective museums represents a meaningful and lasting partnership. We are able to pool our resources and provide visitors with an engaging experience of this important topic,” said Rebecca Eddins, Andrew Low House Museum Executive Director.

This a free series that is being funded by The ACE Grant community program and Georgia Humanities. Through a series of multi-day events attendees will get familiarized with the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry communities and their history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its legacy. Each day, a new program will be hosted at a partnering museum site and they hope to provide a unique and engaging experience for attendees.

“We have a wonderful and engaging lineup for our guests this year. We want our visitors to thoroughly enjoy learning the history behind the City of Savannah. Some of the history is tragic and heartbreaking, some is remarkable and uplifting but it all went into making our city what it is today, so we hope to tell the full story in a truthful and reverent way,” said HSF Education and Research Associate Kimberly Newbold.

The series kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum.

There will be a “edu-taining,” “histo-musical” performance highlighting GullahGeechee roots by Gullah-Geechee Nation Luminary Queen Quet.

The second event of the series is at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the historic Second African Church. Dr. Sowande Mustakeem, associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis, will provide the key-note lecture on her groundbreaking work, “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage.”

“It’s our community story to tell and when you have a community as rich in history as Savannah and the Lowcountry, you go to the people that you know tell that story best.

People like Queen Quet, Vaughnette Goode-Walker, Amir Jamal Touré, Dr. Sowande Mustakeem and more. It will be an honor to be in their company and share in the discovery of their work,” said Davenport House Museum Director Jamie Credle.

On Saturday, Nov. 13 the series continue with a lecture and tasting event, “Tasting Traditions!” at the Andrew Low House Museum. This event will have tastings at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Local historian Vaughnette Goode-Walker will talk about African American food traditions and relate these traditions to Mosianna Milledge, an enslaved and later free servant to the Low family.

Local chef, Sallie Ann Robinson, will give an informal talk and perform a cooking demonstration, preparing dishes influenced by African American traditions and present-day inspirations.

The series wraps up in the afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 14, in the Assembly Room in the North Garden at the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum.

“Ships of the Sea is honored to collaborate with our Partners in Preservation in recognizing the significant African contributions to this region’s culture. It is a recognition that is long overdue,” said Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum Interim Executive Director/Curator Wendy Melton.

The museum will host a workshop from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. covering the construction of a mbira, a west African thumb piano, with a detachable cigar box resonator. This workshop is limited to 20 participants and is restricted to ages eight and older.

“We just need to come together, and with the pandemic—hopefully, sort of—lifting a bit. I just think it’s a human and important to get out and to be with other people. As far as the topics go, we didn’t get a lot of this history in formal education, or at least I didn’t. But that’s one of the things about the study of history is that we can all be lifelong learners and can learn something rich. It is extremely painful, but rich—and that fills in our timeline, our understanding of the past,” Davenport House Museum director Jamie Credle said.

For more information on the “Pioneers in Preservation Series” or other HSF events, visit myhsf.org, call 912-233-7787, and follow HSF on their social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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COMMUNITY PETS OF THE WEEK Each week, we will highlight pets available for adoption from local rescue organizations. In November, we are featuring Renegade Paws Rescue. NOVEMBER IS ‘RESCUE A SENIOR DOG’ MONTH!

QUEEN M ILY 12- 8P A D N E P O

R O N I E N I D T U O Y R R CA NOW SHIPPING NATION WIDE!

Call 912-786-9857

AGE: 5 YEARS WEIGHT: 70 POUNDS COLORS: BROWN AND WHITE PIT BULL MIX Queen is a special lady looking for her perfect home where she can be the only dog and get all of her human’s love! She has spent most of her life running around outside, but now Queen is a happy pup who is suited to small amounts of exercise and lots of couch time.

Bring this sweet and slightly lazy girl home today!

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IMPERMANENCE

ROSALITA

AGE: 11 YEARS OLD WEIGHT: 40 POUNDS COLORS: BROWN AND WHITE BEAGLE Rosalita, or better known as, Rosie “Rosalita” McBeagleton the Duchess of Couchland – a big name for a dog with a big heart! Do you love long hikes with minimal snacks and nothing but your wits? Rose doesn’t either! Sweet Rosalita is making up for lost time being a loved couch dog and she would love to make your home whole and share your snacks!

Kimberly Riner at the The Savannah Cultural Arts Center Gallery Until December 1st | Free Admission | 201 Montgomery St

Volunteers at Renegade Paws Rescue are dedicated to providing the highest level of care for unwanted, abused, or injured dogs in the Coastal Empire. The nonprofit organization is determined to find a forever home for every animal who comes through their doors

renegadepawsrescue.org 912.570.5032

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JENNIFER FORTENBERRY: FLYING IN FAMILY FOOTSTEPS

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Jennifer Fortenberry, (Major, US Army, Retired), says she’s often asked, “What in the world would possibly make you and your sister both want to become combat helicopter pilots?” Her answer to folks is, “Have you met our dad?”

For many Americans, military service comes not only from a love of country and a sense of duty, but also from strong family traditions. Fortenberry, as well as her twin sister, followed in the footsteps of their famous father, Dick Fortenberry, to pilot helicopters for our country.

The elder Fortenberry served in Vietnam where he was a helicopter pilot and shared his work ethic with his daughters.

“We were raised by two very strong, independent people,” Fortenberry says. “Mom was a nurse and Dad was a member of the 77th special forces group back in the 1950s. He ended up becoming one of the best skydivers in the world at the time. He was the first skydiver on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was the first one to do a dead-center landing in competition.”

The pride is obvious in Fortenberry’s voice as she speaks of her father.

“He was one of the first people to do a skydive jump from 30,000 feet. He won the World Championship in 1962 and the national championship three times in a row. He was the only person to have done so at that point.”

Fortenberry remembers, “He was pretty well-known when he went to Vietnam. It was so inspiring to learn from him and his friends and hear their experiences. He was out of the military by the time my identical twin sister and I were born, but we certainly benefited from his lessons. So, yeah…it was a community, and my sister and I just wanted to be a part of it.”

Many of her parents’ friends were also aviators.

“I had a lot of aviators in my life, in and around my family. They all had a lot of cool stories and I really looked up to them. I was so inspired and I wanted to understand what they’re talking about. I wanted to have these stories and experiences of my own.”

Fortenberry and her sister both participated in ROTC in college while striving first and foremost for a career of their own in aviation.

“Aviation was our first choice,” she says. “However, we would have still served our country, regardless.”

Fortenberry said their dad was proud of them, but he was tough and didn’t mince words.

“I remember my sister was on her first night cross-country flight and she got lost over Lake Okeechobee. She got really scared and had to do an emergency landing at the nearest airport. She called Dad crying about the experiences. He calmly said to her, ‘Well, first things first… there’s no crying in aviation.’ So, that was always a thing with us. He taught us that everything we go through in life is character building.”

Fortenberry took that character-building into her helicopter pilot training at Fort Rucker, AL, in 2005. On her first deployment to Afghanistan, she was the platoon leader and then accompanied the 101st Airborne on her second deployment. Overall, she served ten years active duty with two tours of Afghanistan and one tour of Iraq piloting Blackhawks.

“I was in charge of Bravo Company with 67 aircrew members from Hunter and 14 helicopters – all but one came back.” Fortenberry flew strictly Blackhawk helicopters. “I actually survived a crash in Afghanistan and we had to get extracted,” she shared. “When you’re flying back in another aircraft and realize your aircraft isn’t coming back—and you’re the pilot—well, it’s an eye-opening experience.”

Both sisters were deployed in the Middle East at the same time, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“We’ve tended to rotate on locations a lot,” Fortenberry said. “We were in Iraq at the

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L-R: Jennifer Fortenberry and her sister, who also served. Dick Fortenberry gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Fortenberry at the helm of a combat helicopter.

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same time, but we didn’t see each other and we weren’t in the same location. My sister’s first duty station was here at Hunter and mine was at Fort Campbell. Then, my sister ended up going to Fort Campbell and I ended up going to Korea for a year and then to Hunter. I was in the same battalion she was in only a year before. People were confused seeing me, thinking I was my sister.”

The Hostess City called Fortenberry to stay in the area post-military service.

“I’m actually from Tampa, but I really like Savannah because it’s big enough where there’s a lot of stuff going on and plenty to do, but there’s not a ton of traffic like a big city. Savannah’s got a lot of character.”

It was at this time Fortenberry became involved with the American Legion and other veteran organizations.

“I was transitioning out of the military and I didn’t know what I was going to do. I ended up getting a job and staying here.” She was pleased to team up with the Veterans Council of Chatham County. “Joe Higgins, the chairman, has done a great job bringing everyone—all 27 veteran-focused organizations in Chatham County— together and working as a team for the community. We all already know how to work as a unit and it’s wonderful to be part of such a strong military community.”

The American Legion was established and chartered

by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization.

According to their data, the Savannah/Chatham County area has a population of 285,560 veterans—in a 29 square mile area.

Fortenberry adds, “Congress passed an act last year saying to be a member of the American Legion, one has to have served since 1941, in essence saying the United States has been in a combat situation or conflict since 1941. So, one doesn’t have to have necessarily been ‘in country’ to be a member of the organization.”

She is especially proud of how the American Legion focuses on transitioning military personnel into their new civilian community.

“No matter where you are, transitioning from your military service to your new neighborhood and life can be challenging for some. You are probably not where you were

when you left home and you may not have been in your location long enough to connect to the area. That’s where the American Legion comes in.”

“I highly recommend getting involved in the American Legion because it’s has been an amazing transition into the Savannah community for me, as well as providing a great—literally the best—networking experiences,” she stresses.

“Most veterans have expressed to me that when they’ve gotten involved, it’s helped them get more oriented into the community. They get to know veterans, not only from their own branch of service or the same time period, but a spectrum of military members with varying experiences and stories to share. It’s a great place to get to know the community and find like-minded people.”

Fortenberry is impressed by how Savannah’s military bases assist veteran efforts in the city.

“I’m working with the Garrison commander at Hunter to get involved in helping the Legion connect more with those soldiers who are transitioning out of service so they know where they can go for networking events, opportunities, assistance with moving, V.A. medical services, job assistance, family transition, just about anything they might need. We do our best as a community to get someone acquainted with services available to them and what organizations can benefit them and their family.”

Fortenberry feels networking is probably the biggest challenge for our veterans who are just getting out and are looking for work in Savannah.

“Hunter does a great class on transitioning—I should know because I took it—and they teach you how to present yourself in an interview, they give resume tips, networking opportunities, etc. Building your community is the hardest part…and feeling part of a community. This is especially true for any service members who might be dealing with mental health issues and might need someone with shared experiences to talk to. We try to help in all of those circumstances.”

“Most veterans reach out to us through our Facebook page,” Fortenberry says. “We’re good about responding

to questions and a lot of folks participate on the posts about the American Legion Post 135. We’re trying to take advantage of networking opportunities available through social media.”

Fortenberry stresses the American Legion not only wants to assist the military veterans of Savannah, but the community and city of Savannah as a whole. They do so by hosting events throughout the year to support their efforts.

“We want new veterans to get involved and think of us as their home away from home. The American Legion is going through a bit of a revitalization in community outreach. We’ve been hosting bands, throwing entertainment parties, and other events to get the entire community together. Before the pandemic, we had a Mardi Gras party in the Bull Street ballroom with over 200 people.

Everyone was dressed to impressed and it was an amazing night. We’re looking forward to hosting events again.”

One such event is coming up. The Forty and Eight Society of American Veterans along with the American Legion is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party on December 31 at The Ballroom on Bull Street.

“We’re so excited about the event. We’ll be raising funds for the Nurse Training Scholarships in the Lowcountry area,” Fortenberry said. “One of the primary missions of the Legion is strengthening the local nursing core because back when service members came home from World War I with injuries, it was local nurses who treated and tended to these returning warriors. So, the tradition continues to help keep fantastic nurses in the local community.”

While this country pauses to honor those who have served, this Veteran’s Day, Fortenberry would like her fellow Americans to know, “As an Afghanistan veteran, I know it’s kind of tough right now after the withdrawal situation. However, I want to continue to spread the message that what we did over there was not in vain. We proudly kept America safe for 20 years and avoided another 9/11-type attack. That’s what we did and no one can take that away from you, from us.”

Dick Fortenberry would say that is character building.

And for that, we thank Jennifer, her sister, her father, and all veterans

VETERANS DAY PARADE GRAND MARSHAL

JIM GRISMER Jim Grismer is a retired firefighter who has put in 63 years of service between Georgia and New York. He also served in the New York National Guard and had a hand in the planning of the building operations at the World Trade Center. This year’s Veterans Day Parade’s theme is the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and he will be leading the parade as Grand Marshal.

I’m also a graduate of the University of Georgia and I’ve served in the New York National Guard in the 69th Infantry regiment of Civil War and World War I. I spent most of my time there with civil disobedience and riots in some of the Brooklyn and Queens areas. I was honorably discharged at the rank of Platoon Sergeant. I also had a hand in the planning of the building operations at the World Trade Center.

This year I’m celebrating 46 years with the American Legion in New York! I was also the past commander of the Bull Street Legion Post 135. I enjoy devoting my time to helping Veterans in any way.

Well that’s certainly something to be proud of! I’m sure you have several other proud moments during your time as a first responder. Tell me about one that sticks out in your mind.

Well, I’ve received several medals from rescues. One was for an explosion that took down a building. At the time, I happened to be one block away from it so I rushed toward the explosion and there was fire coming out of the first floor of the restaurant. I remember I could see two men serving from behind a stainless steel buffet counter laying on the floor. I grabbed one of the guys and pulled him away from some of the debri. With the help of two other firefighters we were able to clear the building. It was a proud moment.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TWO SONS WHO HAVE CARRIED ON THE LEGACY AND ARE BOTH NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTERS, WERE THEY ON DUTY ON 9/11?

Yes, one of my sons was actually finishing up his shift and on his way home when the first plane hit the towers. At the time he lived about two hours north of New York City and he wasn’t aware of anything that was going on until he got home from work that day. When he got home my wife was calling him to make sure that he was okay but she didn’t tell him what was going on. She just told him to turn on the television. He was standing in the living room looking at the TV when the second plane hit so he jumped in the car without even thinking about it and drove 100 miles per hour on the New York freeway just to get back to the city.

My other son at that time wasn’t a firefighter, he was a New York City police officer. They had him at the top of the hole where the trucks were coming and they were washing them down with hoses to get the dust down. So he was in the clouds of that crap, and had really severe respiratory issues and he’s out on one-hundred percent disability from injuries sustained from that day. He’s okay now but he can’t be a firefighter anymore.

It was a horrific tragedy and we lost around 343 people, 87 plus of those were co-workers. We have a reunion of the people who operated the World Trade Center every year and all of us pledge to be there unless we’re severely disabled or dead. And so far, we’ve been successful every year besides last.

BESIDES SAVING LIVES AND HELPING VETERANS, WHAT ELSE ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT? One thing I really treasure now is my input and effort that I put toward the B-17 Flying Fortress “City of Savannah” at the Air Force Museum. That thing is in mint condition, it’s combat ready and it looks like it’s going to Berlin to drop bombs! All the radio equipment is authentic and in place down to the oxygen bottles. No other restored bomber in the world has all its tourettes operating.

I also enjoy following Georgia football and I had Bulldog season tickets for 15 years. Go Dawgs!

-Grismer was interviewed by Angie Miller

AREA VETERANS DAY WEEK EVENTS: Wed., Nov. 10 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY FOR ALL VETERANS Music by 3rd ID Band starts at 5:30 p.m. Guest speaker Hunter Army Airforce Coast Guard Commander Brenden Hilleary. 6 p.m.

Vietnam Veterans Monument, Emmet Park, 4089 E. Bay St. Thurs., Nov. 11 VETERANS DAY PARADE The parade will kick off at Abercorn and Gwinnett streets, head down Abercorn north to Liberty Street, west to

Montgomery Street, north to Oglethorpe Avenue, east on Oglethorpe ending at Price Street. Veteran of the Year O.C. Fowler and Grand Marshal Jim Grismer will be leading the parade. 10 a.m.

Fri., Nov 12 VETERANS DAY BANQUET Cocktail hour, dinner, and award ceremonies. O.C. Fowler will be presented with the Veteran of the Year award. Cocktail hour, 6 p.m. Program starts at 7 p.m. Savannah Elks Lodge Visit connectsavannah. com for a full list of Veterans Day Week activities in the area.

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CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR ROLE WITH THE WORLD TRADE CENTER I had a long career with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In the late 60s they started a huge project called the World Trade Center. I worked on the planning of the building operations, how we were going to maintain it from housekeeping to electrical, mechanical, structural, security...and ultimately headed up all of those disciplines. By the time I retired I had spent time in both the skilled trade oversight and the general operation stuff.

WERE YOU AFRAID, OR WERE YOU JUST RUNNING ON ADRENALINE? No, it’s kinda strange. It’s like men who are young and jump out of airplanes...you have to be kinda stupid. (laughs) They haven’t lived long enough to fear things.

So, I guess that’s where I was at.

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SIXTY-THREE YEARS OF SERVICE AS A FIRST RESPONDER IS A LONG TIME! WALK ME THROUGH YOUR CAREER. I was born on Long Island but grew up on a potato farm in New Hyde Park. My dad was a Fire Chief and my uncles were in the fire department as well. So, the day I turned 18 I joined the New York Garden City Park volunteer fire department and I spent 11 years there. In that time frame I got married, moved out to Lynbrook New York and served as a firefighter there for 34 years. When I retired, I moved to Georgia and started working at Southside Fire Department which became Chatham Emergency Services Department.

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Headlines are important. I’m well aware. But in this case punctuation is more important. That question mark at the end of the headline can make all of the difference in the world.

If you love Mexican food and are interested in something perhaps different than what you will find downtown Savannah, then this might just be the answer. Time will tell.

The good news is, Patrick Zimmerman is a veteran restaurant guy in Savannah.

His background was in fine dining. But he got tired of that and just wanted to do good uncomplicated food.

He was part of the team that opened the very popular Betty Bombers once upon a time.

Later, he and his business partner created Butterhead Greens which enjoyed tremendous success on the Bull Street corridor before it was a “Bull Street Corridor.”

Most recently he created The Black Rabbit. One of Savannah’s best lunch spots.

Sandwiches, soups and a full liquor bar. It’s a true hidden gem and I absolutely hate that term. I’ll share the reasons why another time.

Patrick had been closing in on a space to do something unique on Savannah’s East side last year. He promised me details when the time was right. Unfortunately that time never happened.

“We were three days away and someone came in and paid $15,000 over asking no due diligence. Cash in a suitcase. So they took it.” he says.

Savannah’s hot y’all. Believe the hype.

Thus began Patrick’s search for something else. He made a few offers here and there, but nothing came of it. He would have loved to buy downtown but couldn’t afford it. Enter Matt Garapolo, co-owner at Pinkie Master’s, Savannah most popular dive bar.

“I had asked Matt about this space and he said he’d get back to me.” Patrick says.

The space he’s referring to is a small ‘delisized’ sandwich shop a couple of doors down from Pinkie’s on Drayton Street near Harris downtown. It opened a couple of years ago as “Diplomat Luncheonette.” Later, it was Leon’s Sandwich Shop, which it remained until October 9th of this year.

“Matt called and asked if I was serious. (about the space)” he says. “So here we are.”

“Here” in this case is the primary build-out and set up stages for a brand new take-out burrito joint that Patrick has been stewing on for years.

Burritos meaning something like Chipotle?

Not even close. He’s calling it “Burritos Pantano” Pantano being a Spanish word for a Marsh or Lowland, which is Savannah.

But back to that question mark at the top.

The majority of my conversation with Patrick surrounded exactly how he planned to make this different than the other offerings we already have in Savannah. I mean, burritos and tacos we’ve got. Where does he see Pantano fitting in? I can tell you he knew where to start.

“I’ve gone out and mapped through Hinesville in the huge Mexican market and/ or the small ones like the Quacco Road area. I went out and spoke to a lot of those people.” he says.

“First of all, the food is amazing. If those people spoke English and felt comfortable downtown, they would kill it.”

He’s absolutely right. I’ve mentioned it before in this space, but if you know where to go in this region there is a lot of great Mexican fare on the landscape. That too is a story for another time. Patrick is just trying to tap into some of that and understand where the best sourcing of products will come from.

“I’ve cooked an amazing amount of Latin and Mexican food in my life. I lived in the West for years and years. But, I’ve never used Bravo Foods. I’ve never used these different purveyors that I’m going to be using.”

“No, it’s not Chipotle and it’s not Southern burritos. It’s Mexican/Sonoran style real. We are using chiles, but it’s gotta be Americanized to a certain degree. I mean, I’m using melty cheese in some of my things, but we are also doing refried beans with lard in them. We’ll also have veggie too.”

The important thing here is that he is going to be pushing the envelope. He already knows what he wants and he says it doesn’t exist downtown Savannah.

Add to that the fact that he in tourist central. Literally in the shadow of the massive DeSoto Hotel. He could get some locals to survive, sure, but he is going to need tourists in order to thrive.

“We are planning to talk to a lot of concierge and industry people to help get the word out (to tourists).”

What can we expect? I’m not sure. But I do expect it to do well. There will be a handful of offerings hovering in the $10 range. It will be small, especially at the start.

The space is getting a few minor cosmetic updates. Coming up on the holidays they are in no rush to fling the doors open the day after Christmas. They are taking their time to make sure they get it right.

We can expect to see Burritos Pantano open for keeps in January.

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To have your restaurant considered for inclusion in the weekly Brunch Guide, please send an email to happenings @connectsavannah.com. Include the restaurant name, a few menu highlights, address, contact number, and website. The submission deadline is 5PM each Friday before the following Wednesday’s edition.

THE HOSTESS CITY IS FAMOUS FOR BRUNCH! AND CONNECT SAVANNAH HAS YOU COVERED 24/7 IF THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE CRAVING! VISIT OUR ONLINE BRUNCH GUIDE AT CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM OR SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW. HUEY’S

Located on River Street, Huey’s is a Southern Cafe serving both New Orleans style classics and Lowcountry favorites.

Some of their brunch specialties include a Seafood Omelette filled with wild caught shrimp, lump crab, scallops, and thermidor sauce. And the best part? Their brunch specials are served all day, every day starting at 8 a.m.

115 E. River St. hueysontheriver.net

CHURCHILL’S

Two words: bottomless mimosas. If you’re looking to get your adult brunch on, this is the spot for you.

In the heart of Savannah’s Historic District, Churchill’s serves up British cuisine with unique ingredients from Coastal Georgia. Join them for brunch every Saturday and Sunday for bottomless mimosas or one of their unique menu items like the roasted vegetable quiche starting at 11 a.m.

13 W. Bay St. thebritishpub.com Join the World of Beer on the weekends for bottomless mimosas, beermosas, or Bloody Marys. Don’t forget to pair it with a chicken and waffle sandwich or one of their breakfast flatbreads.

112 W Broughton St. worldofbeer.com

THE SENTIENT BEAN Serving a special brunch menu with seasonal ingredients fresh from Forsyth Farmers’ Market,

THE SHRIMP FACTORY

The chef here has mastered recipes for over 15 years; stroll down River St. and find the red and white awning. The fried green tomatoes with pimento cheese and bacon over grits is a decadent delight! Or take a piece of their famous pecan pie to go. Open at 11 a.m. seven days a week.

313 E. River St. theshrimpfactory.com

WILD WING CAFE

Bacon cheeseburger with a fried egg served on a donut, do we need to go on? Lucky for us, Wild Wing Cafes special brunch menu is offered on both Sat. and Sun. from 11 - 4 p.m. 27 Barnard St. wildwingcafe.com

TOP DECK

Chill out on the rooftop and take in the city views at Top Deck, located above the Cotton Sail Hotel on River St. Offering craft cocktails, charcuterie boards, small plates, and more, Top Deck is the perfect brunch destination for those looking to share a variety of different dishes.

Open at 11 a.m. seven days a week. Bring friends and check out their famous “Mimosa Tower.”

125 W. River St. topdeckbar.com

BAR•FOOD

Guys, trying to get your lady to watch more sports?

Ladies, need a way to get your man out to brunch on Sundays? Bar•Food has both. Join them for brunch on Sundays at 11 a.m. for biscuit and gravy casserole or loaded avocado toast.

4523 Habersham St. savannahbarfood.com

22 SQUARE RESTAURANT

Gather with your friends and family to share a farmto-table Southern inspired brunch at 22 Square Restaurant, located inside the Andaz. Build your own omelet or try their shrimp n’ grits paired with a Bloody Mary or Citrus Mimosa.

14 Barnard St.

MCDONOUGH’S RESTAURANT

Known around town as a place where locals go, McDonough’s extensive menu ensures that everyone is able to find something to eat, even the pickiest of eaters. Kitchen is open at 10 a.m. seven days a week.

21 E. McDonough St. mcdonoughslounge.com

THE PIRATES HOUSE

If you enjoy brunch with a side of history, dig into the Pirates House Southern luncheon buffet at one of the most historic spots in Georgia. Open at 11 a.m. seven days a week, their brunch offers an all-you-can-eat buffet with a range of Southern style dishes and dessert, of course! Full menu is

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Chill out on the rooftop and take in the city views at Top Deck, located above the Cotton Sail Hotel on River St. Top Deck’s brunch offers craft cocktails, charcuterie boards, small plates, and more. Opens at 11 a.m., seven days a week. Bring friends and check out their famous ‘Mimosa Tower.’ available as well.

20 E. Broad St. thepirateshouse.com

BARNES RESTAURANT

A BBQ favorite of locals, Barnes serves up a variety of different Southern BBQ specials seven days a week. Try their fried or rotisserie chicken with one of their home-made Southern sides.

5320 Waters Ave. barnesrestaurant.com

LILI’S RESTAURANT & BAR

Relax and enjoy brunch on Wilmington Island with bottomless mimosas!

Try the Spicy Tataki Bloody Mary, made with Savannah Bloody Mary Mix

and pepper-infused Vodka, garnished with pickled vegetables and seared Tuna. Brunch specialties: crab cakes benedict and breakfast burritos. Brunch is 11:00-3:00, Sundays 326 Johnny Mercer Boulevard, Wilmington Island

OAK 36 BAR + KITCHEN

Brunch at Oak 36 is the best way to start your weekend! The local favorite in the 12 Oaks Shopping Center in Midtown is now serving brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 -3. The menu features items like creamy gouda grits with shrimp and chorizo topped with a Lowcountry Sauce,

or buttermilk cheddar biscuits smothered in Hunter Cattle sausage gravy. Thirsty? Try Bottomless bubbles, peach, strawberry and raspberry bellini, Savannah Coffee Roasters Espresso Martini, Oak’s pickled bloody mary and a full craft cocktail menu. oakthirtysix.com

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join the Sentient Bean every Sun. from 9 - noon for brunch. Some local favorites include a brunch bowl and vegan pancakes.

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I do half and half Tres Agave margarita mix and lime juice because I prefer mine a little more tart. Shake it and strain over fresh ice. Salt rim and that’s it.

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MEET THE MIXOLOGIST: DANI GEORGE

I’ve been in Savannah for about four and a half years from Southern California, right on the border of Mexico. Margaritas are kind of my background. I have always worked in places that serve margaritas, honestly.

I was the front house manager at Bull Street Taco. I have been at 5 Spot for about four or five months.

I definitely like chatting with new people. I really like finding people a drink they normally wouldn’t have chosen otherwise.

If someone comes in and they don’t know what they want, and they give me what they normally drink, I make them something else. It’s fun to see them excited about branching out and trying something new that they normally wouldn’t have ordered.

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FILMS FEATURE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AT SERVICE BREWING CO. ON VETERANS DAY In ‘Coming Home – Ag Teacht Abhaile,’ ultra runner Paddy O’Leary grew up in Wexford, Ireland but eventually landed in San Francisco, and while he thrived in his community, it still wasn’t home. A grueling running adventure calls him back, and he commits to attempting the fastest-known time on the self-navigated 115 kilometer Wicklow Round.

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To celebrate Veterans Day and to honor our nation’s heroes, Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah is hosting their 8th annual “Honoring Our Veterans” film screening at Service Brewing Co. on Thurs, Nov. 11.

“Honoring Our Veterans film screening is sort of the kick off to our festival season which will take place at the end of January, 2022,” said Leslie Carey, director of Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah. “Service Brewing is a Veteran-owned and operated craft brewery dedicated to honoring those that have put their lives at risk for their country and community. They’ve been our partner for years and we’re honored to work with them and represent such a great cause.”

According to Carey, all of the selected films are centered around Veterans and first-responders and were licensed from Telluride MountainFilm festival, their partner and parent organization and one of our country’s longest-running film festivals.

“Telluride MountainFilm has their main film festival every Memorial Day weekend in which over 100 films are screened to showcase nonfiction stories about environmental protection, cultural diversity and political, social justice, and Veteran issues,” Carey said. “Our mission is to celebrate man’s indomitable spirit.”

Carey added that this year’s film screening will consist of seven short documentary films: Eric and the Bees, Lock Down/Rock Up, A Very Short Guide to Union Glacier, The Captain, Slim Pickins’, Sibling Rivalry and Coming Home - Ag Teacht Abhaile.

“It’s a typical Mountainfilm night so we’ll take the audience from Antarctica to Ireland,” Carey said. “In the films the audience will meet a Veteran who is a Beekeeper as a way to deal with his PTSD. There’s also a film about a first responder who rock climbs to cope with the horrors of the early days of COVID-19. We’re also showcasing a great little film about Sadie Samuels who’s the youngest and only female Lobster Captain in Rockport Maine.

And we have another great film about Jahmicah Dawes, who is the owner of the

first Black owned outdoor gear shop in the country. So, it’s sort of a whole variety of films.”

Although this is MountainFilm on Tour Savannah’s 8th year hosting the screening, Carey said it’s their first time hosting it on Veterans Day. “I think this is the first time we’ve actually been able to host our ‘Honoring Our Veterans’ screening on Veterans Day,” Carey said. “And what an honor it is to be able to do that this year! We had a lot of fun picking our playlist and I think a lot of people are really going to enjoy it. It’s a great way to honor Savannah’s Veterans, bring the community together, and watch some MountainFilms.”

The event will take place on Thurs., Nov. 11 at Service Brewing Company and will kick off with a social hour at 6 p.m. with beer and food trucks. The film screening will start at 7 p.m. and will run approximately 90 minutes.

Veterans are encouraged to text Leslie Carey at 912-344-1278 to reserve their spots.

Admission is free for all Veterans and masks are required in the theatre area regardless of vaccination status. To purchase tickets visit mountainfilmsav.org

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ART PATROL ‘NOEL W ANDERSON: HEAVY IS THE CROWN’ EXHIBITION

‘Noel W Anderson: Heavy is the Crown’ considers Black experience and its legacies between the temporal brackets of two “kings”–1963 when Martin Luther King Jr. presented his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech and 1992, the brutal beating of Rodney King and his subsequent plea “Can we all just get along…?”

The printed works, tapestries, and paperworks on view in the exhibition utilize found imagery from various media and archives that are reprocessed by Anderson through assorted means of distortion and manipulation to collectively expose the haunting relationship of black masculine (mis)representation to structures of power. telfair.org Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

“PONY BOY” ARTWORK BY BRAD SISKIN

Siskin’s exhibition “Pony Boy”— named after the 1983 Teen Drama “The Outsiders”—is currently on display at Stonelords Boutique at 415 Whitaker Street. The exhibition is made up of 19 crayon and marker drawings and five highly-rendered paintings, all stemming from the influence of the artists’ childhood. The exhibition will be on display through Dec. 4.

‘SUGAR’ EXHIBITION

BENJAMIN JONES: DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE, 1994-2021

(on view Oct. 1 - Dec. 22) Laney Contemporary is pleased to present the work of artist Benjamin Jones, whose practice has been established in Atlanta and revered internationally. Drawings and Sculpture 1994 2021 represents a survey of his celebrated work and his experience of isolation during the pandemic. This very personal selection of drawings and sculpture

reveals the continuities of a creative life, and the connections between past iconography and renewed energy. free admission (912) 438-4442. sarahc@ laneycontemporary.com. laneycontemporary.com/exhibitions/upcoming-benjamin-jones-bb2ka. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

KOBO GALLERY 360

Kobo Gallery artists Morgan Adler, Angela Burson, Antoine de Villiers, Joy Dunigan, Marta McWhorter, David Kaminsky and Daniel E. Smith rotate the gallery, prompting a display of new work arrivals and a fresh take on existing works. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. kobogallery. com. Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street

African Amulets

STAGES BY DANIEL E. SMITH

Stages by artist Daniel E. Smith is an exhibition of architectural abstracts and abstract paintings inspired by previous works accepted into Telfair Museum’s permanent collection. Through the use of color, shape, and light, the exhibition features work that reflects on the human existence and our role in the global, political, environmental, and social crises spanning the past forty years. Stages by Daniel E. Smith. On view at Kobo Gallery. Sept. 17 - Dec. 31. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.. kobogallery.com Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street

TITTYBATS IN THE DRIVE THRU ART BOX

@The Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Pub. This work will be on display through Dec. 8, and can be seen anytime of day or night. There will be a Happy Hour Artist Talk at the Drive Thru Art Box on Thurs. Nov. 18 from 6 - 8pm.

The Drive Thru Art Box was started in 2012 by Matt Hebermehl and Mike Williams as part of the SeeSAW (See Savannah Art Walls) Project, a public arts initiative.

BEFORE MIDNIGHT: BONAVENTURE AND THE BIRD GIRL

Telfair Museums presents Sylvia Shaw Judson’s iconic sculpture Bird Girl within the context of the history and art of Bonaventure Cemetery. Made famous by Jack Leigh‘s photograph for the cover of John Berendt’s bestselling novel of Savannah, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Judson’s sculpture was removed from the cemetery to Telfair Museums where it has been enjoyed by visitors for decades... more on telfair.org $5-20 telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Exploring the Significance of Amulets Used in Central and West African Cultures

November 2021 SAVANNAH13, AFRICAN ART MUSEUM FALL WORKSHOP: EXPLORING THE 1311SIGNIFICANCE am - 1 OF pm AMULETS

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Savannah State“Exploring University, Kennedy Fine Arts Building The Nov. 13 workshop, the Significance of Amulets (charms) Used in Central and West African Culture,” will be facilitated by SAAM intern and fine artist Helen Zellner, who is a Savannah State University Student.

SCAN the QRwillCode to Attendees have an opportunity to create their own amulets at the workshop, which will be held on SSU’s Campus at the Kennedy Fine Arts Building Register in room 212 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. All workshops are free for patrons who register, although donations are appreciated. The museum’s staff requires masks to be worn at all workshops.

To register for the workshops, please visit the Eventbrite link located under the desired workshop’s page on SAAMs website at savannahafricanartmuseum. org

ALSO: SULFUR STUDIOS PRESENTS ART ON BULL: A FUNDRAISER FOR ARTS SOUTHEAST

6 - 9PM - Tickets are now on sale. A block party will be held on 39th Street between Bull and Desoto Ave. There will be an oyster roast, live painting (with Amiri Farris, Julio Cotto, Maxx Feist, plus a few more!), DJ Miss Paradise, with kids art activities too. Inside Sulfur Studios will be IMPACT (featuring over 40 artists that have a connection with S.S., or artists that have made a big impact on Savannah itself) on display throughout the entire ground floor of the studio, a raffle (with prizes donated by over 30 local businesses!) and a silent auction.

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Explore the sweet culinary habits of Savannahians in this fun exhibition dedicated to the consumption of sugar in the port city. Using furnishings and portraits from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection, this unique display gives visitors a glimpse into humans’ connection to sugar and its complicated history.

Porcelain and silver were shipped from Europe and beyond into the Port of Savannah, providing the elite of this city with purchasing options far surpassing those of any inland towns of the 19th century. 10 a.m.-noon. 912-790-8800. info@telfair.org. telfair.org/exhibitions/ sugar/. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

To submit an ART PATROL listing, please email us at happenings@connectsavannah.com

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Collective Face Theatre’s Fall season continues with ‘Master Class’

By Kareem McMichael

Arts & Entertainment Writer

Easing into the ‘80s

Works by Brad Siskin on display at Stonelords, 415 Whitaker St.

1980S THEMED EXHIBITION “PONY BOY” ON DISPLAY AT STONELORDS

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Brad Siskin, a Savannah Born and raised artist, brings his 1980s upbringing to the walls of Stonelords Boutique.

Siskin’s exhibition “Pony Boy”— named after the 1983 Teen Drama “The Outsiders”—is currently on display at Stonelords Boutique at 415 Whitaker Street.

The exhibition is made up of 19 crayon and marker drawings and five highly-rendered paintings, all stemming from the influence of the artists’ childhood.

He and his old grade-school classmate, Rosalie Morris, who is also the owner of Stonelords Boutique, combed through hundreds of art pieces that Siskin had drawn and painted over the past several years. Together they curated a selection of works that in various ways referenced the decade of his upbringing.

“We thought that this would be a fun show,” Siskin said. “Speaking for ourselves and the community [we thought] it would be nice to have an exhibition on the lighter side given the state of things the last couple of years.”

The highly detailed paintings chosen for the exhibition juxtapose the nearly free-formed drawings with just two common similarities at first glance. Siskin points out that the similarities between both the paintings and the drawings are that each piece is a singular isolated form on a blank, neutral canvas.

“I spent 2014 making paintings based on photographs I had digitally composed and altered,” Siskin’s artist statement reads. “I was interested in subverting popular imagery, to humorous or absurd effect, with the goal of simultaneously exploring my culture and neuroses.”

The paintings were made with a French brand of acrylic vinyl paint called Flashe that is a highly pigmented paint that dries to a matte, velvety finish.

On the other hand, the creation of the 19 drawings chosen for the exhibition were approached in the same manner that the artist had approached drawing when he was a kid: largely devoid of intention.

“When I went primarily to drawing in 2016... I stopped using external visual references so basically I’m just working from imagination now and I try—I don’t always succeed—but I try not to be too deliberate with the drawings,” Siskin shared. “Meaning that when I sit down to draw which I do everyday, I start drawing without thinking too much about what I’m drawing.”

The artist said that these drawings such as the headline work “Pony Boy” and “Unicorn” were more improvisational and meditative, having more of a sedating effect on him.

When asked “what makes these drawings works of art?” particularly in comparison to his more intentional work and other common styles of art viewed in sophisticated galleries, Siskin answered simply.

“When you start thinking in terms of ‘how will the work be perceived,’ that’s a dangerous place for the artist to be,” Siskin said. “So regarding my own work recently, particularly now with the drawings, I don’t really care how my work is perceived. The act of drawing for me now is a fairly necessary part of my routine, just like you might go to the gym everyday to keep your body in shape, I draw everyday for an hour simply because it’s something I need to do.”

The 2021 FALL FRACTAL SEASON continues for Collective Face Theatre Ensemble with the performance of “Master Class” by Terrance McNally. The play debuts Nov. 12 at Savannah State University’s Kennedy Recital Hall.

“McNally work is really beautiful, and I thought it would be a good homage to him.

Especially this play,” said “Master Class” director and designer David I.L. Poole, award-winning Artistic Director for The Collective Face Theatre Ensemble.

McNally died of Covid-19 complications in March of 2020 and sometime after, Collective Face Theatre Ensemble had intended to do stage readings of McNally works during the Covid restrictions, but his estate would not allow any productions to produce zoom or recorded productions but now with restrictions being lifted the ensemble is excited about producing this play.

“Master Class” is a Tony Award winning play about famed opera singer Maria Callas who, after a spectacular career that saw her become the undisputed star of the world’s greatest Opera Houses, accepts an invitation to conduct a series of master classes to a select group of young vocal students at the Juilliard School in New York.

“Callas has been a bucket list role for a lot of female actors in the area, especially our actress Malinda Davis Smith. The play also deals with opera. So, I was very much interested. One of my bucket lists is someday as a director, I want to direct an opera,” said Poole.

McNally’s play is a fictional account and tribute to Callas as she takes centerstage one more time, as she passes on to her students, and to the audience the experiences and lessons of a lifetime.

“She goes through her memories, recounts her past well, her non-marriage with Aristotle Onassis, and how art is created, how you take someone who is a genius and what is that genius and art.

This is a question that all of us deal with, no matter what discipline of art we’re in,” Poole said.

Those involved say the audience will witness Callas’ passion and commitment and realize the uniqueness of her great talent as she cajoles and lectures her students, delivering wisdom and insults in true diva style as she shares her truth about what one must sacrifice for art.

“How much sacrifice did she take just

Malinda Davis Smith as Maria Callas in Collective Face Theatre Ensemble’s ‘Master Class.’ Photo provided by Collective Face Theatre Ensemble.

to become what she became? She goes through these lessons with the students that come into this ‘Master Class’. There’s also that idea of showing kindness and showing weakness and a vulnerability, and it’s a very fascinating piece in that sense,” said Poole.

The cast of the show has been rehearsing for months and it will include some familiar Collective Face performers as well some making their debuts with the company.

The cast includes Hannah Kathryn Dodson as Soprano One (Sophie); Robert Cottle as Tenor (Tony); Brenna Dudley as Soprano Two (Sharon); Brandon Kaufman as Accompanist (Manny) and Malinda Davis Smith as Maria Callas.

“It’s a cast of five, and they are phenomenal. Brenna, from Moon River Opera company, voice is unbelievable.

Brandon Kaufman, who is the accompanist, is wonderful on the piano. Robert Cottle, who is a Collective Face member, is a phenomenal musician himself. We have these great musicians in this play, and that part of it was wonderful because I just have to sit back and let them do their thing and Malinda, of course, leading the whole cast is just unbelievable. She will break your heart at times,” said Poole.

“Master Class” is rated PG13 due to mild sexual situations and language. Collective Face is creating this in collaboration with Players by the Sea student theater group at Savannah State University (SSU). The performances will be at SSU’s Kennedy Fine Arts Building in Kennedy Recital Hall (Nov 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8pm, Nov 14, 21 at 3pm). Tickets can be purchased in advance online through collectiveface.ludus.com or collectiveface.org.

THEATRE

Georgia Southern Theatre presents ‘School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls,’ a play tackling teenage struggles

By Kareem McMichael

Arts & Entertainment Writer

Georgia Southern Theatre brings “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls” play to Savannah.

Tomica S. Jenkins, visiting assistant professor, is the director of the play.

Jenkins was going to see a production of the play last year in Chicago but then Covid hit.

She eventually found a link to the original production online.

“We viewed it during my African American Theatre class. The students enjoyed the show so much, we spent an entire class period discussing the issues presented in the play. Then I decided we should produce it here at Georgia Southern,” said Jenkins.

School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls, by playwright Jocelyn Bioh, is about Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding

school, has her sights set on the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter and Paulina’s hive-minded friends.

“Nine actors spent a week getting comfortable with each other, studying Ghanaian culture, discussing intersectionality experienced by Black women, examining videos on colorism, and even viewing footage from Oprah Winfrey’s Legends Ball along with a dialect workshop,” said Jenkins.

Directing this play did not come without challenges as Jenkins started the process with eight actors and two understudies.

On the first day of rehearsal, we learned that one of the understudies decided to take advantage of another opportunity and could not continue. Later one of the main actors dropped out but an understudy stepped in.

“Things have been going steadily ever

since. We blocked the play pretty quickly and the actors worked with dialect coach Ibi Owolabi via Zoom once a week. This is a pretty lively group, so we get in a belly laugh every day. I really enjoy watching them perform and try new things,” Jenkins said.

This upbeat and biting comedy explores the universal likenesses and evident differences facing teenage girls across the globe. “‘School Girls’ tackles the universal teen girl angst of struggling for social acceptance, but also touches upon colorism, body shaming, self-loathing, and vestiges of colonialism that judge dark skin as undesirable,” said Jenkins.

Jenkins would like for the audience to walk away with a smile and she hopes the performance will spark a deeper conversation about the themes addressed in the play.

“My joy in directing this play has really been serving as representation for these

JENKINS HALL students, all Black, in their collegiate theatre experience. I never had a theatre professor who looked like me when I was an undergrad, so I’m honored to serve in this capacity for these young women,” she said.

The show runs Nov. 16-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. on the Jenkins Mainstage at the Armstrong campus. Tickets can be purchased by visiting georgiasouthern.edu/ armstrongboxoffice

School Girls ;

or, THE AFRICAN ean Girls PLAY M November 16 -19 7:30 p.m.

by Jocelyn Bioh

SO CAN YOU.

Directed by Tomica S. Jenkins JENKINS MAINSTAGE Armstrong Campus General Admission: $15 (Discounts Available) GeorgiaSouthern.edu/armstrongtickets 912-344-2801 | Mon.–Fri., 12–3 p.m.

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November 20 3 p.m.

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CHRISTINE SAJECKI:

INSPIRING FITS OF ECSTASY & JOYFUL GURGLING

By Beth Logan

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It was while looking for a space in which to hang the upcoming show “You/Lift Me Up” that Leslie Lovell happened upon the beautiful and historic gallery space inside the CorkHouse sustainable lifestyle store on Bay Street.

Savannahians will remember Lovell’s and husband Francis’ original Roots Up Gallery venue above The Book Lady Bookstore on Liberty Street.

Following Francis’ premature death, the gallery moved to a fun and funky venue in the Downtown Design District, but when the pandemic hit, Lovell and helpmate Russell Kueker made the hard decision to close the doors and sell online.

Lovell is thrilled to have a bricks-and-mortar space again and to welcome Baltimore’s Christine Sajecki and Seattle’s Michael Henderson for the gallery’s inaugural show opening on November 18.

Sajecki studied painting and poetry at SCAD and now practices in Baltimore, working mostly in encaustic, a malleable molten beeswax she mixes with pigment. Although not an Outsider or self-taught artist, Roots Up Gallery has long represented her because, Lovell explains, “her soulfulness ties to my mission.” When Sajecki contacted her regarding “You/Lift Me Up,” she knew she had to share her and Michael’s “fairy tale love story of quarantine closeness, pandemic separation and a fifty-ton boulder owned by Jackson Pollock.”

The boulder to which Lovell refers is part of a collection bulldozed together by abstract expressionist Pollock to experiment with sculpture in Springs, New York. One would become his headstone, but finding it was not massive enough to contain her love, his wife, painter Lee Krasner, subsequently replaced the original with a fifty-ton boulder. She would sit on the smaller stone while visiting his grave and it later became her own headstone.

Intrigued, particularly by the ‘fairy tale love story’ part (!), I contact Sajecki to find out more…

HOW IS YOUR LIFE AS AN ARTIST IN BALTIMORE?

Baltimore is a good place to make art. The funky, diverse, relaxed atmosphere- it’s like a city you would find in a thrift store, the kind they don’t make anymore, and you found it super cheap. Quirky, but it works.

Leadership in Baltimore and in Maryland have made it a point to support the arts and individual artists, and it really makes a difference in the lives of people and the economy at large. I paint in my detached garage in an old mill neighborhood near the Jones Falls River, called Woodberry.

VISUAL ART It’s hard to say though these days, where I am, what with Covid and being a single mom, there’s a lot of drawing on the walls, ha. We could be on the moon. I do miss Savannah, its fertile ground, the wonderful art community, hence my always returning.

HOW DID YOU FIND THE STONES IN SPRINGS, NEW YORK?

In 2019, a dear friend of mine had a gig for the summer as the Director of the Endangered Species Program for East Hampton, Long Island, NY, the county where Springs is located. His job involved a lot of walking the beach and looking for Piping Plovers and protecting their clutches of eggs when he found them. I would go up several days at a time to visit and draw and help look for plovers.

I didn’t know about the area’s art history/abstract expressionist connections when I first went there. On the first visit, he took me to the cemetery and pointed out the gravestones of Pollock and Krasner. The site moved me so much, I would bike back over alone most days and draw and write and agonize and ponder.

TELL ME HOW YOUR COLLABORATION AND LOVE STORY WITH MICHAEL HENDERSON CAME ABOUT.

WHAT RESPONSE ARE YOU HOPING THE WORK WILL EVOKE IN VIEWERS?

Oh boy. I mean, of course I’d love to see people just devolve into fits of ecstasy and joyful gurgling, realizing that everything is all the things and it’s alright to love, to let everything be and still be whole. But I couldn’t say!

My favorite responses that people have shared with me about my work are total surprises, sometimes heartbreaking, always welcome. That’s what I want most, for people to take them into their own bodies and have their own experience. I think we’ve put out more questions than answers, the answers will be yours.

“You/Lift Me Up,” a series of thirty pieces collaboratively created by Christine Sajecki and her newfound love Michael Henderson, will be on view at the Gallery and online from November 18 through December 3. The opening reception is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 18. Come feel the love.

Roots Up Gallery at CorkHouse, 230 W. Bay Street (beside Jere’s Antiques) 912.677.0826 rootsupgallery.com christinesajecki.com

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We first made contact through Instagram! A good friend of mine first sent me a post of his that was a children’s book he made about lemons. (She knows I’m wild about children’s books.) I loved on it; I followed Mike; he followed me. Then he sent me a message with a link to a David Byrne song after I posted a sort of cheerful apocalypse painting. I’d been inspired by a different David Byrne/Talking Heads song to make the painting, so we immediately assumed that David Byrne had accidentally voodooed us to meet, and that we should start making things together.

I had been working on a children’s book character called “The Garbage Nun,” and he had developed a character over the last several years called The Interim Playground Czar For Life. When the pandemic lockdown began, we started making a puppet movie together over video chat involving those two characters.

Since she’s a nun on earth, and Playground is stuck on the moon doing research, they were falling in love but knew they would never ever meet or touch…It was an extremely helpful project for lockdown, showing us ways to live in the present and not just writhe in longing. Art is the way to speak to your senses and reach your own body. Art and laughing. And love.

Mike and I eventually met in person in May of 2021, he flew in the day his second shot became fully effective. He spent three weeks with me in the studio and this explosion of paintings happened (along with another, an encaustic children’s book, and some other oddballs we hope you encounter, still in progress).

We did a dozen or so of the “You/Lift Me Up” paintings together when he was here in Baltimore. It was very fluid- one of us would start a piece and put it aside, the other would pick it up and make a few moves, put it down, the other would pick it up, and so forth. After he went back to Seattle, I continued with encaustic and he continued on paper- printing out images of the stone and cutting in the words, scanning them and sending them back to me and then I would transfer them onto the paintings. Some of the word pairs we thought of together, some he surprised me with.

I realized more in retrospect how connected “You/Lift Me Up” is with the puppet soap opera; Lee Krasner on the other side of longing, the impossible intimacy I felt while sitting in that deeply charged space between her and Pollock’s graves.

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STYLE Compiled by Lauren Wolverton

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BLUE CANVAS release party

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A cropped sweater is a must have for fall and winter. For an easy outfit, pair your sweater with black leggings or jeans. For a busier look, pair your favorite knits with a bold, purple hat, with a bright purse, or even with printed pants. Sweaters, felt hat, green purse, sunglasses available at Starland Strange (17 W. 41 Street).

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NOV.19 7-10PM With special guest Thom Kettrick Win some CD’s!

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If you find yourself bored with your staple black, cream, or gray cardigan, branch out and try a multicolor one like this. This statement cardigan will look completely different with a black turtleneck underneath it vs. a casual T-shirt like this. You’ll never be bored again. Cardigan, tee, denim skirt available at Starland Strange (17 W. 41 Street).

MUSIC

LIVE MUSIC

MONSOON HEADLINING SHOW WITH FELLOW ATHENIANS HEFFNER AND ATL’S WIEUCA AT EL ROCKO LOUNGE

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By Angie Miller

angie@connectsavannah.com

“I’m super excited to be able to tour with our friends! I’ve known them for quite a long time now, we all met playing through the Athens music scene. We’ve always supported each other’s musical efforts so it’s awesome to be able to play in Savannah together! I know we’re all looking forward to the return!”

Will Ingram, lead vocalist and guitarist for genre-bending rock band Wieuca, said the band enjoys a wide-range of musical styles and incorporates many of those into their music. He credits growing up as the first generation with mp3s as the reason why.

“From what I can gather, we were the first generation where it was normalized for the casual music listeners, not even superfans, to own rap, reggae, country, classic rock and alternative music,” he said. “We like a lot of different styles, and really enjoy the challenge of playing as many of them as we can while maintaining our singular identity or perspective. Our work focuses on how confusing the world is, and how objective (uncontaminated) reality is impossible for us to perceive. So, the overstimulating style-switches are meant to convey that along with the lyrics.”

Wieucas wide range of musical styles has led them to collaborate with indie musician Faye Webster as well as rapper and Awful records founder Father. The band has also played opening slots for Reel Big Fish and Dem Franchize Boyz. Their newest album “Burning Platform” was released at the beginning of Oct. and Ingram describes it as “a supremely diverse and borderline jarring foray into an alternate universe where ugly is beautiful, good is evil, and death is life.”

“We’re really proud of “Burning Platform.” It’s a great album that contains enough styles that you’re sure to love something in it!”

The third Athens band joining the show is five-piece rock group Heffner. According to their bio, Heffner combines 21st century power pop, classically aggressive post punk, and sections of 70s glam. They are touring with the hopes to promote their self titled debut album that was released this past summer.

The triple show will kick off on Thurs., Nov 11 at 8 p.m. at El Rocko Lounge. To purchase tickets or for more information visit eventbrite. com and search for the bands.

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Known for their quirky, chaotic style, Monsoon is a three-piece self-proclaimed “Vogue Rock band” fronted by Sienna Chandler on guitar/vocals, Roan O’Reilly on bass/vocals and Joey Kegel on drums.

“My drummer and I started Monsoon when we were 16 years old,” Chandler said. “We both attended a camp program in Athens that put a bunch of young teenagers together to play music. We knew of each other through the program but we never actually met while we were both attending. When I graduated I decided that I wanted to form a real band and I knew that Joey was the ‘bees knees’ so I got a hold of him to play with me.”

Chandler, who claims she was once deathly afraid to sing, had to get over her fear quickly when she had to step up as lead singer for the band.

“It’s funny I was actually morbidly afraid to sing. No one else wanted to do it so I had to break my fear very quickly,” she said.

“I had absolutely no prior vocal training. I used to blast the B52s on long car rides and I tried to imitate the lead singer’s voice.

So, I guess that’s where my singing style stems from, I just love anything from the 80s.”

Starting as a duo, Chandler and Kegel formed the band “Monsoon” and released their debut album “Ride A’ Rolla.”

According to Chandler, a few months after the release, the band was contacted by Toyota who was interested in using their title track for a commercial.

“Toyota wanted to use our title track for a Toyota Corolla commercial,” Chandler said. “The placement landed a spot just after the 2016 Super Bowl half-time show. It was crazy, I don’t think we had any idea that something of that magnitude could happen at such an early stage in our career.”

After releasing “Ride A’ Rolla”, the band went on a hiatus for several years before getting back together and adding the addition of Roan O’Reilly on bass. They are set to release their newest album “Ghost Party” in early 2022.

“With Ghost Party we added in mass harmony sections and it’s a very personal album,” Chandler said. “We are every voice and every instrument on the album. Joey mixed the songs, coproduced the harmonies, and engineered many of the sections on the record. I wrote and arranged the songs, produced harmony sections, and am in charge of creating our music videos- writing, directing, editing footage, SFX makeup, everything except holding the actual camera.”

Joining Monsoon will be new fellow Athens five-piece rock band Heffner and Atlanta-based Wieuca who formed in 2012 in Athens. Chandler said she’s looking forward to touring with bands from her hometown.

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Savannah Comedy Revue’s 12th Annual Comic Battle

By Angie Miller

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For those who enjoy classic stand-up comedy, join the Savannah Comedy Revue on Sat., Nov. 13 for their 12th Annual Comic Battle at Club One. “The comedy contest is essentially an audition for local and seasoned comics,” said Tom Paris, founder of Savannah Comedy Revue. “Casting directors will be there, talent scouts, people who own comedy clubs, and well-known comics as judges. So, it’s a way for comedians in the regional area to expose their talent and get leads on jobs.”

According to Paris, he likes to put on a benefit show every year to give back to the community and this year he merged with 83 year-old comedian Jerry Farber for this year’s comic battle.

Farber is currently walking over 330 miles from Columbus to Savannah to raise awareness about homelessness and its impact. Paris says the Savannah Comedy Revue is working with Union Mission in Savannah along with Farber to help raise money for the cause.

“We wanted to do something to give back to the community so we always try to do some type of benefit show,” said Paris.

“This year Jerry wanted to work with me since he was doing his walk to Savannah so we kinda merged together. He’s walking to Savannah Comedy Revue to put on a benefit show and judge the comedy contest. His performance will take place between the comic battle and the awards.”

Paris added that comics competing in the battle will have five minutes to bring their best material to the stage for a chance to

win up to $1,000 in prizes.

“The contestants are going to be judged on their ability of performing comedy...their originality, etc. The judges obviously aren’t going to choose someone who does a Rodney Dangerfield joke,” Paris said chuckling.

In addition to winning a cash prize, Paris added that all of the comics will be recorded and the top three winners’ performances will be sent to America’s Got Talent for a potential shot to audition for the show.

“We’re in partnership with America’s Got Talent and they’re always looking for new acts,” Paris said. “They asked us if we would consider sending in our winners (as long as they aren’t profane) so all of the contestants will be recorded on stage. If chosen by AGT, they will be put in front of the line for their auditions. We’ve had three people in past years who have actually been chosen for auditions. Our comic battle has really opened the doors for a lot of up and coming comics in our regional area.”

Paris also added that after the top three winners’ receive their prizes, a fourth place winner will be chosen by the audience.

“Since the judges decide three winners, we decided to start awarding a fourth winner, audience chosen. That way everyone is happy,” he said laughing. “Our shows are good for everyone, they prevent stress! I’m really looking forward to the return of our comic battle, benefiting a great cause, and presenting comedy the way it should be presented.”

Savannah Comedy Revue’s annual comic battle will start at 8 p.m. on Sat., Nov 13 at Club One located at 1 Jefferson St. To purchase tickets or for more information visit savannahcomedyrevue.com

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SOUNDBOARD WHO IS PLAYING WHERE THIS WEEK

WEDNESDAY 11/10

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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.

Cohen’s Retreat Midtown Pickers, 6 p.m.

Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 6 p.m.

McDonough’s Blues with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Trivia with Jules and Chris Grimmett, 9-11:30 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Trivia Night with Jess Shaw, 6:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Bingo, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

COMEDY

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BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club 51 Degrees DJ Fer, DJ Emalo, DJ Lil G, DJ BRad, 9 p.m.

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

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

THURSDAY 11/11 LIVE MUSIC

Cohen’s Retreat Munchies & Music, 5-9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES Bar Food Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Family Feud, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 8 p.m.

COMEDY

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

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VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar Diva Royale Drag Queen Show Savannah, GA - Weekly Drag Queen Shows, 6 p.m.; Diva Royale Drag Queen Show Savannah, GA - Weekly Drag Queen Shows, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Club 51 Degrees DJ B-Rad, 9 p.m.

Top Deck Sunset Deck Party, 6 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Service Brewing Company Service Brewing Run Club, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 11/12 LIVE MUSIC

District Live Tyler Rich Coffee Bluff Marina LAX, 6 p.m.

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.

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Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

SATURDAY 11/13 LIVE MUSIC

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Saddle Bags Savannah The Cadillac Three pres by Country Fuzz at Saddlebags (Nov 13th), 8 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue Smile Empty Soul at The Wormhole, 9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Blueberry Hill Pool Tournament, 2 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bar Food Karaoke Night, 10 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

COMEDY

Club One Comedy Revue, second Saturday of every month, 8 p.m.

VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar Diva Royale Drag Queen Show Savannah, GA - Weekly Drag Queen Shows, 6 p.m.

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BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

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TYLER RICH, LIVE IN CONCERT @ DISTRICT LIVE

An up-and-coming country star who has already opened for Dustin Lynch and Jon Pardi, Tyler Rich is a 2018 CMT Listen Up artist with a diverse set list that includes sing-along anthems, love songs and a country-blues rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.”

SUNDAY 11/14 LIVE MUSIC

Collins Quarter at Forsyth Ember City, 2 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10 p.m.

District Live at Plant Riverside District Dopapod, Live in Concert, 8-10 p.m.

The Historic Savannah Theatre Sister Act The Musical 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.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar Diva Royale Drag Queen Show

Savannah, GA - Weekly Drag Queen Shows, 1:30 p.m.

MONDAY 11/15 LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic/Jam, 6-10 & 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Club One Super Gay Bingo, 5:30 p.m.

Starland Yard Music Bingo, 7-9 p.m.

KARAOKE

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 11/16 LIVE MUSIC

McDonough’s Open Mic/Jam, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m.

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.; Trivia Night With Chris Grimmett, 6:308:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Trivia, 9:30 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 Stafford’s Tuesday Comedy Open Mic, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

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R-DENT, THGTC, CALICO MD @ THE SENTIENT BEAN

The Florida men in R-Dent play a self-described manic, shredding punk. Add a touch of the large heaviness of Whores. and they’re right on. The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir are no slouches when it comes to a manic sonic assault. Calico MD are the wildcard, conjuring Sebadoh’s range of rage to pretty.

FRIDAY NOV 12 | 7:30 PM

SMILE EMPTY SOUL @ THE WORMHOLE

As the 90s alternative rock scene spilled over to the early 2000s, Smile Empty Soul was among the last bands of the era to gain commercial success, with their self-titled 2003 debut album going gold. Nearly two decades and six albums later, the band is still at it, dropping catchy, big guitar rock.

SATURDAY, NOV 13 | 8:30 PM

The AURA Fest monthly shows continue with another metal bloodbath. Headliner Cloak from Atlanta echoes “Ride the Lightning”-era Metallica with long compositions that feature mellow, melodic passages. The Palmetto state’s Demiser (thrash) and Oakskin (doom) join Georgia sludge slingers Dead Hand on the multi-genre bill.

FRIDAY NOV 12 | 7 PM

DOPAPOD @ VICTORY NORTH

The Bonnaroo favorites land in Savannah with their broad extension of the typical jam band formula. Adding funk, metal, jazz fusion, country and bluegrass into the mix, their lives shows are meandering musical journeys that have kept the Boston band roadworthy since 2008. Their Berklee College of Music sheepskins tell you they know how to play.

SUNDAY, NOV 14 | 8 PM

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VETERANS COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING Hosting a monthly meeting for 27 veteran organizations at American Legion Post 184 in Thunderbolt, Post Commander Joe Higgins said, “This is their house - their home away from home. Our doors are open to every veteran. Tonight we welcome the Veterans Day Parade Adjutant. They are the ones that direct the parade. They get everybody set up in their different locations and staging area so that once we start the parade goes in order.

They are the guys that put the parade on the road!”

Check out the Veterans Day Parade, Thursday, November 11th in downtown Savannah.

Veterans Day Parade Adjutant Staff

American Legion Post 500 Commander James Putney, Post 135 Chaplain Gilberto Mojica

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Veteran Riders

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Veterans Day Grand Marshall Jim Grismer

2019 Veteran of the Year John Parker, Veteran Council Chairman Joe Higgins, Vernon Donovan

Col. (Ret.) Rich Noel, Bella Troung, 2021 Chatham County Veteran of the Year OC Fowler

PHOTOS FROM LOCAL EVENTS

Photos by Bunny Ware

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Harris Lowry Manton Crew!

Chris Lunsford, Chef Kirk Blaine

COO Phil Koster, Zach Wilkey, Julie Sanders

Chief Roy Minter, Allison Hersh

Officer Derrick Frink

K-9 Oscar, Cpl. James Lyttle

Alderman Detric Leggett, Maria Sayers

Harris Lowry Manton LLP, hosted the 8th Annual First Responder Appreciation Event at Daffin Park in Savannah, Ga. on Oct. 28, with attorneys and paralegals serving 500 free hot meals to first responders from across the area, which was an all-time record. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was drive-through only for the second consecutive year. The popular annual event attracted police officers, firefighters, paramedics and other first responders from across Chatham County and the surrounding area. Local dignitaries including Savannah Police Department Chief Roy Minter, City of Savannah Alderman Detric Leggett and Alderman Linda Wilder-Bryan attended the event and helped serve meals to local first responders.

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