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Wednesday Film: Blue Sunshine (1978, USA)

What: Psychotronic Film Society presents this "twisted thriller" as a tribute to the late actor Zalman King, better known as a director and producer.

When: 8 p.m Where: Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: $6

Film: John Huston’s Wise Blood thursday

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Theatre: Hair

What: Tony Award-winning musicalfea-

turing unforgettable songs: Aquarius, Let the Sun Shine In, Good Morning, Starshine, and Easy To Be Hard. For Mature Audiences.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $30-55 Info: HairOnTour.com.

Wilmington Island Farmers' Market: Community Info Meeting

What: The market is on a break until March 1, but at this meeting they will share updates and answer questions.

Be a part of a growing thing!

When: 6:30 p.m Where: Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Info: wifarmersmarket.org/

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Thursday Savannah Black Heritage Festival:Beverly Jenkins Lecture

What: The author of the fiction series Bring on the Blessings, set in an historic all-Black-, post-Reconstruction

What: Savannah Children's Theatre is swinging into the new year with bungees, aerial silks and hanging vines for their Main Stage Musical production.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children's Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. Cost: $15-$20 Info: 912-238-9015. savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Film: Amelie (France, 2001)

Storyteller Josie Bailey

What: Celebrating Black History Month: Author and professional storyteller Bailey adds a new twist to old tales.

Mon. Feb. 3, 4pm W.W. Law Library Mon., Feb. 3, 6:30pm Bull Street Library Tues. Feb. 4, 10:30am West Broad Library Tues. Feb. 4, 4pm Oglethorpe Mall Library Wed. Feb. 5, 10:30am Pooler Library Wed. Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m. Rincon Library Thu. Feb. 6, 11am Thunderbolt Library, Thu. Feb. 6, 4:30pm S.W. Chatham Library When: Feb. 3-6 Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: liveoakpl.org

Disney's Tarzan

Local icon Stratton Leopold was the casting director and has a small role in John Huston’s film based on Flannery O’Connor’s novel, starring Brad Dourif (above). At this screening, enjoy a panel discussion on the significance of the film and O’Connor’s influence. Part of the Georgia History Festival, which showcases Flannery as its featured figure for this year’s celebration.

6 p.m. at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8.50; $6 for students with ID georgiahistory.com town in Kansas, discusses her research methodology for the series that focused on the westward Great Migration. Part of the Festival's W. W. Law Lecture Series. Jenkins will sign books.

When: 6:30 p.m Where: Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: savannahblackheritagefestival. com

Film: John Huston's Wise Blood

What: A rare screening of legendary actor and director John Huston’s film based on Flannery O’Connor’s award-winning novel. Screening will be preceded by a panel discussion on the significance of the film and of O’Connor’s continuing influence on the arts and popular culture.

When: 6 p.m Where: Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $8.50; $6 for students with ID Info: georgiahistory.com

Theatre: Grease

What: The classic musical about the 50's

with the Savannah Theatre's professional ensemble and band.

When: 8 p.m Where: The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Cost: $17 - $35 Info: savannahtheatre.com/

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Friday 50 Years Ago Today: A Beatles Celebration What: Savannah Rocks! presents

What: This quirky comedy about a shy French waitress was nominated for five Oscars and won 54 film awards around the world. Valentine Ticket Package: $15 and include 2 tickets, 2 sodas and 1 popcorn.

When: 7 p.m Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $8 Gen. Adm. $5 Student/Senior Info: 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com

First Friday Art March

What: Open houses, new exhibitions, and family-friendly activities at this monthly Friday night art gallery hop in SoFo (South of Forsyth). February's Art March includes The Grand Bohemian Gallery, The Sentient Bean, Studio School, Foxy Loxy Print Gallery and Cafe, Graveface Records and Curiosities, Fresh Exhibitions, Of Two Minds Studio, Black Orchid Tattoo. 6-9 p.m Where: Desotorow Gallery, 2427 Desoto Ave. Cost: Free & open to the public Info: artmarchsavannah.com/

First Friday Fireworks on the River

Savannah rock bands performing their favorite Beatles tunes and other songs in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Confirmed bands: The Rogues, The Veraflames, The Bill Avila All-Stars, GAM, Voodoo Soup and Cusses. Guest appearance by Ed Sullivan.

When: 7 p.m Where: American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Cost: $15 advance. $20 door.

Info: 912-236-5798

What: Sponsored by the Savannah Waterfront Association.

When: 9:30 p.m Where: Rousakis Plaza, River St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Celebration of Love: Benefit for Park Place Outreach Shelter

Goodwill Job Connections Center Grand Opening

What: Jazz, auctions, dinner and entertainment, benefiting Savannah's only youth shelter. Guitarists performing include Gene Bertoncini, Howard Paul and Howard Alden.

When: 6 p.m Where: The Plantation Club (at The Landings), Skidaway Island.

Cost: $125 Info: parkplaceyes.org

First Friday for Folk Music

What: February offers Friction Farm, plus an Irish Festival preview with the Savannah Cieli Band. 7:30 p.m Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cost: $5 donation.

Info: 912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org

What: Goodwill's newest job seeking, skill building and resource center opens with a ribbon cutting, tours and a resource fair.

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m Where: Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: goodwillsavannah.org

What: An evening in recognition of the

150th anniversary of Sherman’s historic march, featuring harpist Kristen King, and Civil War activities in the gardens.

When: 7 p.m Where: Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Cost: Free Admission Info: 912-232-1511

Potable Gold: Savannah's Madeira Tradition

What: Tour behind the scenes of the Davenport House while learning about the long and rich tradition of Madeira wine. On 2/14, tour is at 7:30pm.

When: 5:30 p.m Where: Davenport House, 324 E State Cost: $20 (must be 21 years of age) Info: 912-236-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org

Raku Japanese Ceramics Firing Technique

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What: Ceramic specialist Clair Buckner leads an afternoon of Raku. Bring your own work to fire, or select a premade bisque piece to glaze and take home.

When: 1-4 p.m Where: City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Cost: Firing fee: $10. Watch free of charge.

Info: 912-651-6783. cbuckner@savannahga.gov

Springtime Made in the South

What: Crafts, artwork, interiors, one-ofa-kind designs in this annual showcase.

When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m Where: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Cost: $7 Info: madeinthesouthshows.com

State Band Concert

What: The Georgia Music Educators Association District Honor Band in concert.

When: 7 p.m Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Theatre: Grease

What: The classic musical about the 50's with the Savannah Theatre's professional ensemble and band.

When: 8 p.m Where: The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Cost: $17 - $35 Info: savannahtheatre.com/

Urban Gypsy Fashion

What: A roving fashion event featuring eclectic, vintage clothes, mannequins, a tarot reader, DJ, and jewelry makers.

When: Feb. 7-9 Where: Sicky Nar Nar, 125 W Duffy St. Info: urbangypsytrunkshow.com

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Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Grand Festival Day

The big concert begins at 5:30 pm with 5:30pm concert with KidSyc, Nickel Bag of Funk, S.O.S. Band and Slick Rick, “The Ruler” (above).

The day’s filled with family-oriented activities like an arts and crafts village, documentary screenings, seminars, books & authors, magic show, puppet show, story-telling, historical re-enactments. 3:00pm ribbon cutting. See website for complete schedule.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Free and open to the public. savannahblackheritagefestival.com

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Saturday 2014 Georgia History Festival's Colonial Faire and Muster

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What: Cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, craft, and cooking demos; Native American and slave life interpretations; period music and dance.

When: 10 a.m Where: Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: georgiahistory.com

Afternoon Adagio – A Musical Tea Party

What: Enjoy the views from the Hilton's Harborview Room while listening to a performance by harpist Kristin King.

When: 2-4 p.m Where: Desoto Hilton, 15 E. Liberty St. Cost: $50 Philharmonic members. $60 non-members. Patron tickets: $150.

Info: 912-525-5050. savannahphilharmonic.org

Ballet: Alice in Wonderland

What: Columbia City Ballet interprets of the Lewis Carroll classic.

When: 5:30 p.m Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $18-38

Disney’s Tarzan

What: Savannah Children’s Theatre is swinging into the new year with bungees, aerial silks and hanging vines for their Main Stage Musical production.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. Cost: $15-$20 Info: 912-238-9015. eventinfo@savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Film: The English Patient (1996)

Representing the evolution of today’s brasseries, we venture beyond the image of cafés and breweries, and instead call to mind an image of simplistic sophistication.

What: Winner of nine Academy Awards including Best Picture. Valentine Package: $15 includes 2 tickets, 2 sodas and 1 popcorn.

When: 7 p.m Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $8 Gen. Adm. $5 Student/Senior Info: 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com

Forsyth Farmers Market

What: Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods.

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m Where: Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

529 E Liberty St. Savannah, GA 912.238.0045

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Gazing in the Gardens

What: Oglethorpe Astronomical Association leads stargazing on the lawn.

Telescopes provided or bring your own.

6pm screening of a 1950’s Sci-Fi flick.

When: 6:30-10 p.m Where: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd. Cost: Free and open to the public

Info: coastalgeorgiabg.org

Heart and Soul on May Street: A Fundraising Gala

What: Benefit for West Broad YMCA with live music, a silent and live auction.

When: 6-9 p.m Where: YMCA-W Broad St, 1110 May St. Cost: $75 Info: 912-233-1951

The Love Walk: A Benefit for Wesley Community Centers

What: A 3.6K walk will raise funds to support Wesley's programs that help impoverished women, children and families to find self-sufficiency. Door prizes, entertainment.

When: 9 a.m Where: Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St. Info: wesleyctrs-savh.org

Potable Gold: Savannah's Madeira Tradition

What: Tour behind the scenes of the Davenport House. Includes Madeira samples. On 2/14, tour is at 7:30pm.

When: 5:30 p.m Where: Davenport House, 324 E State Cost: $20 (must be 21 years of age) Info: 912-236-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org

Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Grand Festival Day

What: An array of family-oriented activities ending with a star-studded concert.

Youth programming, arts and crafts village, documentary screenings, financial and health expos and seminars, books & authors, magic show, puppet show, story-telling, historical re-enactments.

3:00pm ribbon cutting. 5:30pm concert with KidSyc, Nickel Bag of Funk, S.O.S. Band and Slick Rick The Ruler. See website for complete schedule.

When: 11 a.m.-9 p.m Where: The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: savannahblackheritagefestival. com

Springtime Made in the South

What: Crafts, artwork, interiors, one-ofa-kind designs in this annual showcase.

When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m Where: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Cost: $7

Theatre: 24-Hour Play Festival

What: Performances of plays written and produced between Friday night at 8pm and Saturday's curtain.

When: 8 p.m Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $10 Info: musesavannah.org

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Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday

Wormsloe (above) is just one of over 50 historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other cool local sites opening their doors to the public free of charge to celebrate Georgia’s founding. See our website or georgiahistory.com for a full map and listing of participating sites.

12-4 p.m Free and open to the public georgiahistory.com

Disney’s Tarzan

What: Savannah Children’s Theatre is swinging into the new year with bungees, aerial silks and hanging vines for their Main Stage Musical production.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. Cost: $15-$20 Info: 912-238-9015. eventinfo@savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Theatre: Grease

What: The classic musical about the 50's with the Savannah Theatre's professional ensemble and band.

When: 3 & 8 p.m Where: The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Cost: $17 - $35 Info: savannahtheatre.com/

Valentine's Day Market benefiting The Wounded Warrior Project

What: A pre-Valentine's Day craft fair featuring local crafters & small businesses.

When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m Where: American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Info: 773-574-4851. gianinagabriel@ gmail.com. well-loved.com/the-valentines-market

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Sunday 2014 Georgia History Festival's Colonial Faire and Muster

What: Cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, craft, and cooking demos; Native American and slave life interpretations; period music and dance.

When: 10 a.m Where: Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: georgiahistory.com

2014 Georgia History Festival's Super Museum Sunday

What: Experience our area’s rich history and cultural life as over 50 historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and coastal Georgia open their doors to the public free of charge.

When: 12-4 p.m Where: Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: georgiahistory.com

Animal Skull Workshop

What: Ever come across an animal skull and wonder what it is you’re seeing?

When: 2 p.m Where: Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

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Disney's Tarzan

What: Savannah Children's Theatre is

swinging into the new year with bungees, aerial silks and hanging vines for their Main Stage production.

When: 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Children's Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. Cost: $15-$20 Info: 912-238-9015. savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Geechee Gullah Ringshouters

What: Learn how Ring Shouting evolved and to experience this amazingly rich art when the Geechee Gullah Ring When: 4 p.m Where: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

Cost: Free & open to public Info: stpeterssavannah.org

Lecture: Abbey Johnson

What: Former Planned Parenthood

director turned pro-life advocate and author of her memoir, UnPlanned, shares her story.

When: 4 p.m Where: St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: cabrini-sav.org

Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Annual Gospel Concert

What: Featuring Savannah’s Barbara Pinckney-Williams. Opening performances and chorus by the St. John, SSU Wesleyan, AASU Gospel & Savannah Mass Choirs.

When: 5 p.m Where: St. John Baptist Church, 522-28 Hartridge St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: savannahblackheritagefestival. com

Theatre: Grease

What: The classic musical about the 50's with the Savannah Theatre's professional ensemble and band.

When: 3 p.m Where: The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Cost: $17 - $35 Info: savannahtheatre.com/

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Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Future of Jazz Concert

Georgia Day Parade

Monday What: Featuring local and regional

Wednesday jazz

vocalists and instrumentalists.

When: 7 p.m Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: savannahblackheritagefestival. com

The St. Olaf Choir in Concert

What: The St. Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is the premier a cappella choir in the United States. Tickets: In advance at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1 W Ridge Rd, Skidaway Island, from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 3-7; In advance on-line at www.stolaftickets.com By telephone at Ticket Hotline: 1-800-363-5487.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: $25 adults/seniors, $10 students

What: Savannah's schoolchildren parade through downtown in costume, to commemorate the founding of Georgia in 1733. Musicians, local dignitaries, and marching bands. Beginning at Forsyth Park and parading north on Bull Street, finishing with a program in front of City Hall.

When: 10:30 a.m Where: Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: georgiahistory.com

Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Gees Bend

What: SSU Players by the Sea present a play by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder in the Kennedy Fine Arts Auditorium.

When: 8 p.m Where: Savannah State University, 3219 College St. Cost: Free to attend. Reservations required.

Info: 912-358-3190. savannahblackheritagefestival.com

Floyd’s road less traveled

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

Over the past few days, you’ve probably heard and read a lot about former Savannah Mayor Floyd Adams Jr., who passed away Saturday at age 68.

You’ve heard that the city’s first African American mayor was “everybody’s mayor.”

That he sought to serve “all Savannahians.”

That he was a great friend and family man.

All that’s true.

But for those who weren’t here from 1996-2003 — or who perhaps only remember Adams from several unsuccessful later bids — I wanted to go beyond the platitudes and talk about how pivotal his stint at City Hall was, and how in some ways the current occupants of that building have a ways to go to live up to his precedent.

The first thing to know that you might not have read is how controversial his election as mayor was in some quarters. In a time when the nation’s first black president is looking at the back end of two terms in office, it’s hard to imagine.

The truth is the prospect of the city’s first black mayor was greeted not only by consternation among some white residents, but something approaching outright panic.

It was a panic rooted not in Adams himself — who always placed more importance on getting things done than in selling himself — but in the changing demographics of a city becoming inexorably more African American. Adams won his first term by only 256 votes in a runoff, but that was the writing on the wall signaling the end of overwhelming, predictable white political power.

The next thing to know is that despite his groundbreaking election, Adams was not only the antithesis of a revolutionary, he was in every sense a traditionalist and a made member of the local establishment.

A city alderman from 1982-1996 before elected as mayor, Adams was part of the old guard Democratic machine, which first consolidated power with the election of Mayor John Rousakis in 1970 — not coincidentally also the same year Savannah’s first black alderman, Bowles Ford, was elected.

Like Ford, an insurance salesman, Adams also made his living in the private sector, as a newspaper publisher like his father (another reason I liked him). Unlike many local African American leaders, Adams was a product of a private school education, and a Catholic one at that.

Adams attended St. Pius X School with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Along with Thomas, Floyd was an altarboy at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church on East Broad Street. And like Thomas, Adams was conservative in outlook.

In an interview with Savannah’s Creative Loafing, which I once edited, Adams said “Most people want to automatically label blacks as liberal. I’m very fiscally conservative. When I air my views on a conservative level, some people think I’m Republican.”

His racial identity, while clearly very important to him, simply wasn’t his prime self-identifier. Adams viewed himself as a Christian, a Savannahian, and a businessman first.

One of his first acts as mayor — and one which caused some outrage in the black community — was to attend the annual Confederate Memorial Day wreath-laying.

His logic was simple: They’re fellow Savannahians, and I’m their mayor too.

It was a powerful gesture which, however tone-deaf it might seem in today’s highly charged environment of hypervigilance on social issues, went a long way towards calming the irrational fears of many.

That said, one thing you probably didn’t hear in all the soft-focus eulogies over the past few days was the fact that Adams never shied away from taking on the white power structure when he thought necessary.

As mayor and later as a school board member, he could be very assertive, often angrily and acerbically so, in seeking equal opportunity, whether it was attacking the

Southside Fire Department for having no black firemen, or seeking to take away the Oglethorpe Club’s liquor license because it had no black members.

The difference was that with Adams, Savannah’s age-old racial tensions boiled down to individual battles to be fought and won, rather than the entire rationale for a career in politics.

It would be left to Adams’s successor, Mayor Otis Johnson, to explicitly divide Savannah along racial lines. Johnson, who faced more than his share of racism as the first black graduate of Armstrong, was a different breed of black politician: An academic, an outsider, more confrontational, more assertive about wealth redistribution, with zero business experience.

Johnson’s push to give Savannah its first black city manager — in his words, one who “looks like me” — gave us the debacle of Rochelle Small-Toney, whose disastrous tenure we’re still trying to recover from.

The contrast between Adams and Johnson wasn’t just one of worldview; it was a crossroads. Savannah chose to go Johnson’s route, and our government remains largely in his image rather than Adams’s.

At the end, Adams was a political fish out of water. Several failed bids for offices from Congress to mayor to school board president showed he had lost touch with black political thought in the Obama era.

On the last day of qualifying in 2007, Adams entered the race to deny Johnson a second term. He got 13 percent of the vote.

In 2011 he faced current Mayor Edna Jackson in her first bid. He got 11 percent.

Adams is gone, and so’s his era. At its best, our current power structure represents a more equitable Savannah no longer mired in the past. At its worst it often seems to be a new version of the ancient and corrupt oldboy network, only in this case with nearly all black faces instead of all white ones.

At the crossroads, there’s no wrong answer. In a democracy you always have a choice. It would’ve been interesting, though, to see what might have happened had Savannah stayed on the trail Floyd blazed. cs

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by jessica leigh lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

Surviving the s(no)wpocalypse of ‘14 Well, would you just look at this weather! The sun shining like it’s selling something, an amicable breeze kissing our noses—once again, we Savannahians are blissfully kicking down the cobblestones while the rest of the country huddles around the heating vents. That big ol’ Winter Storm Leon seems like a distant dream doesn’t it?

Yet it was just last week that we were all obsessively refreshing our phones to check the hourly weather forecast, squealing when that unmistakable digital snowflake icon appeared on our screens.

Well, some of us squealed. Maybe snow is no big deal for those who hail from northerly climes, the humblebraggarts regaling us with how they dug themselves out of seven-foot drifts in Baltimore back in ’98. But to folks for whom winter preparation mostly means throwing an extra blanket on the bed, snow was a thrilling prospect.

Snow—in addition to its homelier, bitter sister, ice—can also be slippery and dangerous. Knowing how discombobulated we get around here when it rains for more than five minutes, the city’s emergency services bureaus were not about to let the snow-crazy public fend for themselves.

Stoically ignoring the irony of last Monday’s cloudless sky, jacketless representatives from city hall, police and fire held a press conference at the City of Savannah’s Emergency Command & Control Center, a clandestine nexus of high-tech security so super secret that I have been sworn not to reveal its exact location. (Hint: It is not in the Cluskey Vaults.)

If there was ever a question of whether public safety is a priority around here, be reassured by the fact that this city has its own Bat Cave.

Surrounded by NASA-like cubicle stations and six flat screen TVs

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Things got a little icy: That about sums up last week’s s(no)wpocalypse.

constantly monitoring GPS maps, traffic flow and of course, the Weather Channel, official after official warned that conditions could turn “extremely serious” and that “home is the safest place to be.”

Some Yankees may have groused about “overblown media hype” and “slow news day,” but after the clustercuss in Atlanta, it doesn’t seem so hysterical now, does it?

So good job on the listening, fellow citizens. We all know that by Tuesday afternoon, schools had been let out early, the streets were deserted and grocery stores had been relieved of their entire stocks of bread, batteries and beer.

I went home and made some delicious lentil soup (and it was delicious, no matter what my husband says about lentils being the last food choice of even the most depressed post-apocalyptic hippie.)

We checked the flashlights and made sure there was plenty of chocolate.

I remembered what the assistant fire chief said about taking precautions for our non-human loved ones, so I went back out, clipped off all the dish-sized camellias blooming in the front yard and gently arranged them on the kitchen table.

Then we waited to be enveloped in a shimmery blanket of white. And waited.

We put on our one pair of wool socks and broke out the board games. We brushed up on unfamiliar terms like “wintry mix,” which either sounds like a cocktail made from Kahlua and cough syrup or a batch of horrid potpourri that makes your house smell like grandma’s cooking meth.

The next morning we woke to icicles and dead lawns, but no snow. We baked cookies for breakfast to keep spirits bright, jackets and boots piled next to the door so we could be ready to rush into the coming winter wonderland at a moment’s notice. There was a bit of excitement when what appeared to be flurries were spotted in the lane, but they were just ash flakes from someone’s chimney.

By Wednesday afternoon, it became clear it was not going to snow. The digital snowflake disappeared from the weather apps. All the cookies were long gone. Winter Storm Leon had passed, but the atmosphere couldn’t have been more tense. People began posting Facebook photos of themselves packing balls of air to throw at their neighbors. Children lay prone on the concrete, not making snow angels.

Others sadly crooned that infernal “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?” song from the movie Frozen until they were banned from the living room.

Monopoly was declared an instrument of Satan.

The anticipation unspooled into a sub-category of bad mood heretofore known as Anticlimactic Climate Syndrome. It was more than disappointment. The fact that it didn’t snow actually hurt our feelings.

What’s so wrong with us that we didn’t deserve just a little dusting? we lamented. Just one freakin’ flake to melt on the tongue, even?

It was a difficult reality to accept: Snow had SNUBBED us. Snow threw mad shade on Savannah like we were that long-haired dumb dude from TMZ trying to interview Meryl Streep at the Oscars. Snow is a SNOB. When the news came that school was canceled for again, we almost choked on the Monopoly iron at the thought of spending another day indoors with two bug-eyed kids and a diabetic dog. Our shoulders, along with the camellias, drooped. Several blooms went ahead and dumped their petals all over the kitchen table in solidarity.

Deep down in our cold hearts, we understood the sagacity of one more day of sequestration for Chatham County’s 37,000 students—many of

constant criticism, Haywood reasoned that leading up to last Wednesday, conditions really did look like they might yield some flurries. But the arctic air that was supposed to meet the warmer, wet stuff coming up from the Gulf Stream must have been fixing its hair or something and missed the hook-up.

“Basically, the deeper layer of cold got here as the moisture was moving out,” he described using his hands, even without the green screen. “It was a timing issue.”

Professor Haywood—as he is known to his AASU students—also schooled me on the difference between freezing rain (precipitation that ices as it hits the ground) and sleet (icy pellets that wishful thinkers might mistake for snow but will bore a hole in your tongue.) These, in turn, are totally unrelated to hail, which is also a type of ice pellet but has no business with winter weather at all.

Maybe because he’s more forgiving, the good professor counseled me not to give up on snow. We’ve still got a month and a half of winter to go, plenty of time for another weirdo weather pattern to find its way to Savannah.

“But it’s not even cold anymore,” I sniffed forlornly, looking out onto Daffin Park, full of folks and their dogs frolicking in the sunny warmth.

“We’re always within a couple days of 70 in Savannah,” Haywood nodded, patting my furry shoulder. “It’s not such a bad thing. Try to enjoy it.”

I’ll try. But, hey snow: Should you find your way ‘round these parts again, maybe you could stick around a while.

Promise we won’t make you play Monopoly.

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whom would have had to wait in the freezing darkness for buses skittering around on still-icy roads. But dang, having to listen to Northerners snigger about it was downright embarrassing.

Not only were we not invited to snow’s party, now we were overdressed.

That’s why on Friday, sweating in my deceased grandmother’s fur vest that I wore to work in the hopes of luring the cold weather back this way, I went down the street to the WSAV studios to ask meteorologist Lee Haywood WHY it did not snow.

Now, let it be known I do not blame Mr. Haywood or any other weather professional for snow’s no-show.

Meteorologists make educated predictions on scientific data and multiple computer models; they don’t actually make the weather. In spite of this, I heard some rather asinine accusations lobbed against them, from gross incompetency to the conspiracy theory that they purposely report the wrong weather to make politicians look bad.

That’s just silly, people. This was obviously all snow’s fault. Because snow is a TEASE. Haywood was sympathetic to my distress. After 13 years of mostly reporting on pollen and humidity, he was ready for a little weather drama himself.

“Don’t take it personally,” he consoled me as I peeled off layers in the WSAV lobby. “I wanted it to snow, too.”

He patiently explained just how rare an occurrence snow is in our coastal region, that it has to be cold enough with just the right amount of wet to create the magic of those white flakes, each one unique and perfect.

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by John Bennett | bicyclecampaign.org

Bike sharing receives warm welcome despite cold weather They stood in a line, their wheels locked in place.

Icicles hung down from their fenders, offering evidence that these vehicles weren’t going anywhere until the city thawed out.

I’m not describing cars stranded on I-285 in Atlanta. I’m talking about the CAT Bikes parked at Chatham Area Transit’s bike sharing station in Ellis Square last Wednesday.

If they had been given the opportunity, Jessie Fernandez-Gatti and her colleagues at CAT would have surely requested better weather to accompany the launch and first week of service for Georgia’s first public bike sharing program. Nonetheless she said she was pleased with Savannah’s bike sharing debut.

“We were very satisfied with the launch event and our first week operating. Despite the cold weather, there has been a good amount of activity,” Fernandez-Gatti said.

“Tuesday through Thursday the stations did remain open, but unsurprisingly people were not very eager to take the bikes out in freezing weather.”

Not everyone was dissuaded by the low temperatures, however.

“CAT Bike’s first customers were a couple from Regina, Saskatchewan.

They are avid cyclists and came to the launch because they enjoy supporting community biking initiatives,” Fernandez-Gatti said. “They said the cold weather did not bother them because they were coming from -40° C temperatures in Canada!”

While bike sharing programs are becoming popular in cities across the United States, not everyone is familiar with the concept. That can create misconceptions about how bike sharing operates. Customers can purchase a 24-hour, 7-day or annual membership at a sharing station or online. Touching the membership card against a sensor releases the bike from the dock, and off you go. When you are done with your trip, return the bike

to the dock. The “How it Works” page on the CAT Bike website (catbike. bcycle.com/how-it-works/) describes this sequence of events as sign-in, select, ride and return.

CAT Bike uses bicycles and docks manufactured by B-cycle, which is headquartered in Madison Wis., and operates bike sharing systems in Denver, Austin, Charlotte, Nashville and other cities.

Fernandez-Gatti said she has received questions about the fee structure, which includes a 50 percent discount on annual membership for students.

“The membership fee purchases access to the bikes and 1 hour (or 2 hours for annual members) to ride them. The usage fee kicks in after that hour as a charge to continue to use the bike. The fee structure is similar to renting a movie. The idea is to encourage people to return the bikes so other people can use them.

This way, the bikes are available as a mobility option for getting around

The Ellis Square bike-share rack

Savannah,” she said.

CAT Bike’s usefulness as a mobility option will increase as new stations are added. Fernandez-Gatti said additional locations are being discussed to grow the service beyond the Ellis Square and Joe Murray Rivers Jr. Intermodal Transit Center stations.

“Factors that will be important to determine future locations of stations include amenities and attractions in the surrounding area, walkability and bikeability of the area, and proximity to other stations,” she said. “For the moment, the focus is on expanding CAT Bike in the downtown and midtown areas so there is an extensive network that can support the mobility needs of residents and visitors. We have had a few initial inquiries about sponsoring stations and we expect CAT Bike to expand rapidly.”

Until then, the good news is CAT Bikes are equipped with integrated cable locks so they can be temporarily secured at locations away from the two stations. Once the end of the cable is inserted into the locking mechanism, the key is released.

Elise Colcord, community manager at ThincSavannah coworking space, was a little confused about how to use the lock on her first CAT Bike trip, but she said she’d be ready for the next ride.

“I will absolutely use it again. I think it’s a great way to get around town, especially a town like Savannah,” Colcord said. “Since I work downtown, I imagine I will use it for every work errand. Outside of work, I think it will be nice to use for any type of local event.”

She described using bicycles for short trips around the Historic District as “practical” and “better for site seeing, health, and removing the stress of parking and the occasional ticket that may accompany it.”

As of Jan. 31, 25 CAT Bike memberships — including three annual memberships — had been purchased, according to Fernandez-Gatti. Not bad considering Savannah was under a very rare winter storm warning for part of the week, leaving downtown largely deserted. cs

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FINAL FAIRGROUNDS SUSPECT INDICTED The last of nine suspects indicted for murder and gang violence in September was captured last week by detectives and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Tashard Kelly Orr, 20, was arrested in an apartment on Rainbow Court by officers of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police and the Marshalls’ Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force He was among those indicted Sept.

11, 2013. Orr was indicted for two counts of felony murder, 23 counts of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, 10 counts of felony aggravated assault, nine counts of possession of a firearm in committing a crime, participating in gang activity, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana.

“The indicted are accused of participating in gang activity with the Hell Hole Gang centered in the Montgomery Street area east of the Savannah Exchange Club Fairgrounds,” a police spokesman says. “The charges evolved from a joint operation by Metro Police and the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office focusing on gang-related crimes.”

The charges partially stem from the shooting death of Tiyates Lamont Franklin, 19, on River Street on the morning of Sept. 1, 2012. “That shooting, in part, led to a confrontation between the Hell Hole and Tatemville gangs in which eight people were shot at the fair in November 2012,” police say.

• Police recovered a 10-month-old baby and a stolen vehicle on a Monday afternoon last week and continue to search for the suspect who took them.

Alerted by a phone call, officers found the missing 2009 Saturn sedan abandoned on East 51st Street at Hickory Street about 4:45 p.m.,

“moments after the car with the sleeping infant in the back seat was stolen from a daycare center at West Gwinnett and May streets,” police say.

The girl’s father reported that “he turned off the ignition and left the keys while he entered the building to pick up another child. The car was no longer in place when he returned to the lot.”

Police received a call that a vehicle matching the description was parked on 51st Street and found the stillsleeping child buckled into her car seat and unharmed.

Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity or location is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 2342020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A Tip Line also is open to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

• Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the shooting of a Savannah man one morning last week.

Eliakim Dunbar, 26, was found with a bullet wound in a car that had overturned and crashed into the guard station at the Marriott Hotel on Gen. McIntosh Boulevard about 2:51 a.m. He had been driving east on Bay Street and Gen. McIntosh when someone in a vehicle began shooting at his car. Detectives believe the shooter had singled out his vehicle.

Dunbar was transported to Memorial University Medical Center “where he refused to cooperate with police and checked himself out of the hospital,” police say. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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The International New York Times edition published in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 22 carried a page-one story noting increased worldwide demand by meat processors for pigs raised in the fresh air rather than enclosed in pens — illustrated by a photograph of a cluster of pigs feeding in an outdoor stall.

However, the Malaysian printer (who had downloaded the digital pages and set them to paper) had added black boxes to cover just the faces of each pig in the photo. “If there is picture of nudes or (the) like, this we will cover (up),” a publisher’s spokesman told the Malay Mail. “This is a Muslim country.”

(The story, headline and photo were otherwise identical to the versions that appeared elsewhere in New York Times editions.)

The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

• The convenience beverage market got jumbled recently when, first, Oregon-based Union Wine Co. announced in November that it would soon sell its Underwood pinot gris and pinot noir in 12-ounce cans and, second, the London department store Selfridges unveiled a champagne vending machine for New Year’s celebrations.

(The French bottler Moet & Chandon offered bottles of bubbly behind glass doors for the equivalent of $29.)

• Marketing Challenges: (1) “Does Germany really need a gourmet restaurant for dogs?” asked Berlin’s Bild

newspaper. Regardless, the Pets Deli in and urination (5,582) over a two-year the Grunewald neighborhood of Berperiod. lin offers servings for the equivalent • If We Can Do It, We Should Do It: of about $4 to $6, either take-out or (1) ThinkGeek.com has introduced the arranged in metal bowls on Pets Deli’s Tactical Laser-Guided Pizza Cutter, at a floor. Said owner David Spanier, laudsuggested $29.95, for helping to achieve ing his upscale, healthful treats, “Junk straight-line precision in those difficult food is bad for animals.” (2) Around four-cut (eight-slice) pizza formulaTokyo, “idle boredom is an impossible tions. (2) From the Japanese lingerie option,” wrote Vice.com manufacturer Ravijour in December, as a reporter comes a bra whose front described a resort just out clasp can be locked of town where one could unless its built-in heartswim in a pool of green rate monitor signifies tea, coffee, sake or (the that the heartbeat is I GOT YER SNOWmost popular treat) wine. characteristic of “true POCALYPSE “A giant bottle of merlot” love.” (Ravijour said it is RIGHT HERE spilled into a pond the size still testing the bra.) of a minivan, he wrote (while braving the YunesThe Kingdom sun resort’s warnings not • Man’s BFFs: (1) The to drink from the pool).

Battersea Dogs and Though both-sex nudity Cats Home in Fulham, is tolerated in Japan’s hot England, admitted in springs spas, Yunessun disDecember that a rescourages it. cued Staffordshire bull terrier, Barney, had a ladies’ underwearWeird Science eating habit and that • The Joy of Researching: potential adopters should keep him A team of Czech Republic researchers away from laundry baskets. (In his led by Vlastimil Hart, writing in Fronfirst days at Battersea, officials say, he tiers in Zoology in December, reported “passed” knickers three times.) (2) The that dogs (among a few mammals), Cairns (Australia) Veterinary Clinic dealing with a nature’s call, spontanewarned in December of several reports ously align their body axis with the of dogs becoming addicted to licking Earth’s magnetic field. To reach that cane toads (which notoriously protect conclusion, the researchers said they themselves by a venomous secretion observed 70 dogs of 37 breeds durthat can be hallucinogenic). One vet ing defecation (1,893 observations)

told Brisbane’s Courier-Mail of individual “serial lickers” treated for cane toad poisoning several times a year.

• Who Knew That Racoons Were Easily Offended? The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemned a Pet Expo in Greenhithe, England, in October after reports emerged that a trainer had showcased “Melanie,” a racoon who rides a bicyclelike device, apparently to great acclaim.

An RSPCA statement denounced the expo for “degrading” a “wild animal” in such a “demeaning light.”

Leading Economic Indicators

• Management Comes to the Terrorism Industry: (1) In November, the Army of Islam (Syrian rebels) announced, via a dazzling, fully functional website, that it had job “vacancies” in the fields of graphic design, photography, printing, journalism, reporting and media promotion and programming. The anti-Assad force already has a Facebook page featuring videos of alleged military victories.

(2) Somalia’s coastal pirates, having peaked in 2009 in boat captures, may now be laying low only because of the familiar business problem of “inventory management.” A November analysis

by Quartz (qz.com) showed the pirates with such a surplus of hijacked vessels (still with earnings potential) that they would likely wind those down before taking to the seas again.

• Mumbai, India, has its share of

and physically challenging that they should be allowed (as soccer players are) to save in tax-free pension funds. They carry out “difficult physical work,” their lawyer said, and their careers are likewise short-lived — much better-suited for the young.

Furthermore, he pointed out, prostitutes are not able, post-career, to earn money coaching or by endorsements.

• American health-care reformers routinely decry the inability of consumer-patients to compare prices of services to help drive down the costs. Two doctors, writing for the Journal of the American Medical Association in December, illuminated the problem by surveying 20 hospitals

in the Philadelphia area. Nineteen fully disclosed the prices for parking in the hospital garage (and potential discounts were shown), but only three of the 20 would disclose their prices for routine electrocardiograms ($137, $600, $1,200).

Perspective

In ubiquitous public relations announcements around Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) proudly points to its 52,000-person workforce delivering high-quality care. However, when the government sought to collect payroll taxes on UPMC, the company

claimed it owed nothing because not a single employee actually works for UPMC. All 52,000 are, technically, on the books of UPMC’s 40-plus subsidiaries, and a UPMC spokesman told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in October that he not only did not know which subsidiary the UPMC CEO worked for but which one he himself worked for. (He also said he did not know how many of the subsidiaries paid payroll taxes, but a UPMC attorney said its arrangement is “widely practiced throughout the business community”). CS By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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Western-style financial advisers using computer programs familiar to Wall Street — but with the additional layering of “financial astrologers,” who forecast successes and failures based on the alignment of the planets, among other indicators. According to a Business Week report in September, the GaneshaSpeaks service (with inspiration by the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, god of wisdom) claims 1,200 subscribers at the equivalent of about $80 a year. Said one astrologer, “Fund managers used to laugh at me.”

• A group of (legal) prostitutes in the Netherlands began a campaign in December to have their occupation officially termed so dangerous

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If a cancerous tumor were cut out of someone, and said tumor was placed in someone else’s body for some reason, would the transplanted tumor thrive?

—Pink Teet Yes. We know this because cancer is transplanted by accident all the time.

Organ and tissue transplants have saved countless lives. But they pose risks, one of which is transplanting a disease from the donor to the host.

In the case of cancer there are two primary scenarios for transmission: cancer that forms in the transplanted cells, and cancer cells that are directly transplanted.

There are loads of case reports telling us this happens, but how frequently is hard to say. Although studies for the most part suggest the risk is low, results have been all over the place: • Looking at 30 years of transplants, the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry found when a donor had cancer it was transplanted to the recipient an astonishing 43 percent of the time. Kidney, uterine, and skin cancer were the most commonly transplanted types.

• In contrast, a study by the United Network of Organ Sharing found zero cancers transmitted via 1,276 organs transplanted from donors with cancer. However, a review showed most of the cancers in question were either low-grade or non-melanoma skin cancers.

• Another UNOS study of 108,000 U.S. transplants from 1994 to 2001 found just 21 transplanted cancers.

When a recipient does develop cancer from a transplant, the prognosis is generally grim. Usually these are already weakened people placed on immunosuppressant drugs to prevent organ rejection. Treating transplanted cancerous organs typically involves stopping the immunosuppressant drugs and removing the organ,

subjecting the patient to another major surgery, and a return to their prior bad situation.

A study of 104 cases of cancer transplanted to kidney recipients from 1948 to 2012 found 72 percent of those given melanomas were dead within 30 months of transplantation, and two-thirds of lung cancer recipients were gone within 20 months.

Twenty patients had actual kidney cancers transplanted into them, and three died. A study of 2009 data found 14 percent of the time when the donor had cancer it was transmitted, and death resulted in half of those transmission cases.

Rabies has been transmitted via cornea transplant, the most common type of transplant and normally a pretty safe one. In one case a person who died of undetected rabies donated two corneas, killing both recipients within 50 days. In another case rabies was transmitted from an infected donor to the four recipients of his liver, kidneys, and an artery, quickly killing them all. Toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus—infections that are generally no big deal for people with healthy immune systems, but scary for transplant recipients—have been transmitted via heart transplant.

Notwithstanding the risks, even when doctors know a prospective donor has cancer, they don’t necessarily rule out donation. The waiting list for organ transplants is so long—currently 77,000 Americans—that under the right circumstances the risk is sometimes deemed worth taking. If the cancer in the transplanted organ can be isolated and cleanly removed, for example, the medical team may advise a recipient it’s worth a shot.

One study of 43 kidney transplants involving tumors less than three centimeters in diameter found only one recurrence of cancer in nine years.

Once in a while a transplanted-cancer story has a happy ending. In a case reported in 2006, a kidney donated by a father to his daughter turned out to contain previously unsuspected cancer. Surgeons were able to remove the diseased part of the donated kidney and keep the rest going. Upshot: the father had a potentially fatal cancer removed, the daughter got a lifesaving transplant, and a year later both were alive and cancer free. Never mind winning the lottery—you don’t get much luckier than that. CS By cecil adams

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“And now, for all you youngsters, here comes the moment that will change your life ...”

For an intimate look at the watershed moment that was the Beatles’ arrival in America on Feb. 7, 1964—50 years ago this week—check out The First U.S. Visit, a documentary by Albert and David Maysles.

The filmmaking brothers would go on to make more indelible rock ‘n’ roll films, including the Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter, but their black-andwhite Beatles footage captures a time when this country was starting to spin on its ears.

The Maysles’ camera follow the

impossibly young Beatles through their first days in New York—of the four, only George Harrison had visited America before—and to the aftermath of their headlining appearance on the Feb. 9 Ed Sullivan Show.

An estimated 73 million people saw that live broadcast, a record which would stand for many, many years.

And, as the saying goes, nothing would ever be the same again.

I was a snot-nosed 5-year-old in St. Petersburg, Florida in February 1964. I have a distinct memory of my brother, 11 years my senior, putting a record called Meet the Beatles on the family hi-fi. “It Won’t Be Long” is the song that stayed in my memory from that first encounter – “Listen to them all singing in the background!”

my brother said. My parents were bemused. I was hooked.

It won’t be long till I belong to you.

It was my introduction to the Beatles, and it began a love affair that has yet to end. I can’t imagine it ever will.

I don’t have any recollection of that first Sullivan show, the historic one, but I can still see them on our big black-and-white Magnavox, performing “You Can’t Do That” a few months later.

My brother and sisters took me downtown to see A Hard Day’s Night and Help! at the movie palace, and by the time of Revolver (1966), I had every Beatles single and album and knew every song by heart. I got the

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White Album for my 10th birthday, in ’68, and All Things Must Pass for my 12th.

I have read hundreds of books about my friends the Fabs, and in my 30s and 40s I produced, wrote and hosted a live, two-hour show on Florida radio called, alternately, Pop Go the Beatles and Radio Free Beatles.

I loved playing rare stuff, B-sides and alternate versions, and I like to think it was programs like mine that cajoled Apple into finally putting out the Anthology series, rounding up the best bootleg sessions that I’d already been airing for years.

Of course, I am just one of many millions who love and cherish the Beatles, and their story, and I think that’s really the northern star of their legacy. Wherever I go, whoever I meet, or read about, or chat with on Facebook, we have something beautiful and brilliant in common.

This week and beyond …

• On Feb. 5 (Wednesday) the Wormhole welcomes New York singer/songwriter Martin Sexton, whose soulful music has been embraced and performed by (and with) a number of A-list artists including John Mayer, Peter Frampton and Art Garfunkel. Sexton, says the New York Times, “jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice, a blue-eyed soul man’s supple instrument.” Tickets for the 8 p.m.

performance are $20.

• Dead Yet? Releases its first record, An Uncertain Decay, this week, and will have the vinyl on sale at the Friday (Jan. 7) show at the Jinx, sharing the bill with Forced Entry.

The metal band self-produced the album, which was mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege • The performance series at Graveface Records and Curiosities continues with a Feb. 9 show from New York “powerkraut” trio Huntonik, Savannah avant-electronics band Moffenzeef, and the sonic melodic experimentations of guitar wizard P.M. Goerner and Blackrune. Starts at 7; donations appreciated.

• On Feb. 11 (Tuesday), we’ll have the chance to experience a rare solo performance by singer and guitarist Aaron Zimmer, of City Hotel, at Foxy Loxy.

• Coming Feb. 15: The folks behind the Savannah Bazaar have organized a fundraiser at the Wormhole, to help with the cost of soundproofing (you read about that here two weeks ago, remember?) Confirmed so far are KidSyc, Omingnome, Dope Sandwich, Faeryteeth, SHAPES and their names, Beneath Trees, and Baked Alaska. With more to come.

• The great Seven Nations comes back to Savannah Feb. 15 to play the Savannah Irish Festival one more time. Mairtin de Cogain returns, too, along with Ennis, Seamus Kennedy and others. CS

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Looking back with Bill Avila, Savannah’s ‘Beatle Daddy’ by bill deyoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

In 1949, Navy veteran Bill Avila left Rhode Island for the sunnier climes of Savannah. “I promised myself I was gonna be a Southerner, he says. “I was gonna drive to work.”

Avila and his wife Irene recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. He’s 89 now, and retired from his executive job in the construction industry, but Bill Avila’s legacy in Savannah rock ‘n’ roll was cast in cement long before he sat behind that first desk.

The year was 1963. Avila was choir director and co-president of the PTA at the brand-new George Mercer Junior High in Pooler. To raise funds, he put on a variety show. Teenaged singer, guitar and sax player Larry Knight and his band, the Trebles, were on the bill.

After the show, Knight asked Avila if he would be interested in managing the Trebles. “I said I don’t know anything about managing rock groups,” Avila recalls. Still, he was intrigued and offered to do what he could.

At the time, rock bands could play at country clubs—the social centers of the local universe—and at teen dances, usually held on Friday nights after junior high or high school

football games. The odd birthday party.

Nobody knew how to “get” a group to play for their event. And that’s how Bill Avila became not only a personal manager, but a booking agent.

“I became part of the Trebles,” he says. “I didn’t play anything. I was managing. We split evenly. I just had that one band.

“Then they got popular. People would come to me and say ‘I want the Trebles,’ and I’d say ‘They’re already booked.’ They’d say ‘Got anybody else?’ It grew, so I grew with it.”

Avila’s hands-on management style, via a company he called Talent Unlimited, turned out to be an invaluable asset to the bands springing up all over town.

There was Echo (“Savannah’s only Beatles Band!,” who looked and dressed the part), and the Rogues.

The Younger Brothers. The Chevelles.

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For him, the Trebles were first and foremost. He went to every gig,

Bill Avila today, with Savannah musical vets Roy Swindelle (left) and Skip Hinely.

and if he was otherwise occupied, Irene would go. “I dressed ‘em,” Avila explains. “Our first outfit was brocaded jackets. I was out in the crowd wearing one, and so if anybody wanted to know about the band booking, they would say ‘See the guy in the brocaded jacket?’ The worst part of this thing was dressing.

“Then along come the Beatles and they were dressed nice, nice hair. I remember taking Larry to Effingham County, to a school gym to play a dance, and the kids were seated up in the bleachers. The sound in a gymnasium’s not too good.

“We had a following that went with us everywhere. And one of them went out and bought some Beatle wigs and put ‘em on the boys. They were behind the curtain, and I got up and I said ‘I’m the Beatle Daddy, and I brought them to play for y’all.’

Curtains opened up, and the kids rushed down to the stage just like it was the real Beatles. I had to get out of the way or get knocked down.”

The Beatles’ arrival in early ’64 changed everything—the clothes, the hair, the stage show.

“I remember they were the first band to have their picture on an album cover,” says Savannah musician Roy Swindelle. “Album covers had pictures of girls on them. They had their picture on it. All kinds of little things like that. Who knows, there might not have been a music business if not for the things they did and the doors they knocked down.”

Swindelle was a drummer who preferred the “harder stuff ” from groups like the Animals and the Yardbirds. It wasn’t until the Beatles’ psychedelic period, the Sgt. Pepper era, that he started to appreciate the Fab Four.

Larry Knight and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 1967. Knight next joined Statesboro’s Sons of Bach (that’s him at lower left). “Bill Avila is more than someone who encouraged me in my musical pursuits,” says Knight, who went on to a professional career with Brewer & Shipley, Pam Tillis and others. “Bill taught me some of the most important life lessons. Including the importance of hard work, persistence, dedication, trust, loyalty and love, just to name a few. He was an ideal father to me.”

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“My first bands were what I call Ventures bands,” he says. “We did surf music, instrumentals. The Ventures were huge in my world at the time. That’s another thing the Beatles opened up, bands that sang. Before that you had singers. My sister liked Fabian, Frankie Avalon, the Kingston Trio and stuff like that.”

It was around this time that Swindelle hooked up with Bill Avila, whose “organization” had become Associated Talent Agency. There were other booking agents in town, too, and good ones, but Avila was everybody’s Beatle Daddy.

Avila was dealing, for the most part, with teenage musicians. “Run it like a business” was his motto.

And you couldn’t get work if you played original music. “My thought was ‘Give the people what they want,’” he says. “So when bands came to me and wanted me to book them, I always wanted to hear them first.”

But the times they were a-changing, as harder rock came into vogue, and as the players became old enough to play in beer joints.

Swindelle, whose family had briefly relocated to Charleston, pounded the skins in a Savannah power trio called Kind Dog. They played Cream and Hendrix. He was also a part of the city’s first “prog rock” outfit, Topaz, whose keyboard player had the first synthesizer in Savannah.

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Avila: “I wanted to start a girl band, so I got three girls. One of ‘em was married; she got pregnant and had to leave. I wanted three girls and Frank Andrews—he was 14 at the time. We had one girl that could do ‘Bobby McGee’ just like Janis Joplin. But after she sang that, she couldn’t sing anything else—her voice was gone. We practiced at (agent) Butch Schroeder’s house; he was my competition. He thought I was gonna book through him! Anyway, we started adding more musicians.”

By the time Roy Swindelle left Voyage, there were no more girls in the band. Eventually, Voyage morphed into the Veraflames.

“Everybody played with everybody else,” he says. “Today, I get people who come up and say ‘You used to be in my brother’s band!’ And I go, ‘Maybe.’”

Playing the bars, Swindelle adds, had its perks. “In the early ‘70s, the best gig in town was the Black Lace Lounge down at Tybee. It was a little hoochie-coo bar, and it was the bestpaying gig around. They had a lighted dance floor. You started at something like 9 and got out at 4 in the morning.

“You’d play an hour and then the girls would come up and dance. And the problem with the girls was that they all kinda looked like your mama.

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After years of touring the southeast, Swindelle says, he got tired of taking new band photos following yet another change in musicians.

He and his wife, piano player Martha Peltier Swindelle, left to form a duo, first called Rise and Shine, then Pet Supplies (because Martha’s grandmother owned a pet shop on Waters Avenue). The next name was Time Bandits.

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He and Martha comprise two-thirds of the Christy Alan Band.

By the ‘80s, the need for booking agents—and personal managers —was on the wane. Bands booked themselves, the stage shows changing appropriately as the styles of music morphed.

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One of the highlights of the local music scene in 2011— and quite a coup for the Savannah Music Festival—was the performance by The Avett Brothers at the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

The sold-out show begat another sold-out show this year for the popular North Carolina band, when the Festival announced a March 20 concert to kick off the 2014 edition.

It was a show that sold out so fast, in fact, that the Savannah Music Festival decided to book the brothers for a second show the night after, on Friday March 21.

Tix for the 8:30 pm performance are on sale now at the Trustees

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Cost ranges from $75-32.

While announcing the second Avetts gig, the Festival also announced some other gems they’re bringing to town this year: Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By Truckers and one of the nation’s leading alt-country/blues voices and songwriters, will play a

show March 23, 7 p.m., at the Ships of the Sea North Garden ($30).

Isbell, who’s played in Savannah numerous times, released the album Southeastern in 2013; many critics included it on their year-end Top Ten lists.

Pokey Lafarge and Kristina Train will play an intriguing double bill at the Charles H. Morris Center, March 29 at 5:30 & 8:30 pm and March 30 at 4 & 7 pm.

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Savannah native Train is touring with a killer band which includes Paul Olsen (Scrapomatic), Mike Mattison (Scrapomatic, Derek Trucks Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band), guitarist Dave Yoke (Dr. John), pedal steel player Spencer Cullum (Justin Townes Earle), bassist Ted Pecchio (Susan Tedeschi) and drummer Tyler Greenwell (Tedeschi Trucks Band).

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When Elle Erickson rolls into town with her van, she brings the party. Don’t worry if you don’t have a thing to wear, ‘cause she’s bringing that, too.

The vivacious owner of the Urban Gypsy Trunk Show travels the southeast with her snazzy collection of vintage and designer clothing and accessories, spreading the gospel of upcycled fashion and sustainable consumption with stylish panache.

Her circuit includes college towns like Knoxville and Charleston, where she has transformed art galleries and yoga studios into temporary boutiques festooned with frilly frocks, hippie skirts and the occasional papier-mâché animal head.

“I like to create a fantasy atmosphere,” says Erickson, who often invites local artisans to join her glittery circus. “I do well where creativity and consciousness tend to thrive.”

The Urban Gypsy Trunk Show passed through Savannah last fall and will pop up once again this Friday through Sunday. Hosted by Sicky Nar Nar Gallery & Café, the event is on the free trolley line for Friday night’s Art March, and tarot reader Gaby Buffong and local jeweler Mamasnake will add to the revelry throughout the weekend.

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Urban Gypsy Trunk Show proprietor Elle Erickson has just the dress or accessory you didn’t know you were looking for, and she’s priced it to make you happy.

Erickson hunts thrift stores and yard sales for eclectic, unique wares and has been known to purge her own closet to keep Urban Gypsy’s inventory fresh. She seeks out modern designs to complement the vintage blouses and dresses, citing Free People and Anthropologie as her favorite au courant brands.

“I’m always on the hunt,” she vows.

“I handpick every piece and I love every single one of them.”

While a pop-up shop might sound limited to some, let it be known that Erickson manages to display over a thousand items on her collapsible

chrome racks and pouty-lipped mannequins. In addition to racks of garments sized tiny to large, there are bins overflowing with belts, scarves, hats and other rakish accessories in the Urban Gypsy stock.

“Be prepared to spend some time,” she warns. “This isn’t a breezethrough situation.”

Touting the importance of conscious consumption and limiting waste, the itinerant couturier collates la crème of thrift shop fashion in one place. To the shock of capitalists everywhere, most Urban Gypsy pieces run between $4 and $10.

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“This is guilt-free shopping because it’s all repurposed,” she explains, adding that fabulous style doesn’t have to be expensive.

“The point is to keep prices low and make people happy.”

That’s not to say she doesn’t court success; she just believes business should be fun—and fair. Currently based in Asheville, NC, she admits she “did the corporate thing” in Charlotte, NC for five years.

“I’m glad I did, because I know I never want to go back there,” she says with an audible shiver. “It keeps me motivated.”

Erickson also runs workshops on plant-based nutrition, facilitating three-week cleanses and support groups in Asheville. For Urban Gypsy, she usually sets up two shows a month for several days each, enabling her to pay the bills and plan a unique shopping adventure every time she comes to town.

“Elle is definitely part of the experience,” says Sicky Nar Nar owner Logan Grabel, who is delighted to host the trunk show again.

“She’s got a great eye, and she’s an amazing curator.”

Grabel is constantly seeking outof-the box events and art for the gallery he opened with surfing pal Andy Price last March at the corner of Barnard and Duffy streets. (The name is a cheeky amalgam of favorite surf phrases “sick” and “gnarly.”) Embracing the notion of sustainability, they furnished the former salon space with benches made from reclaimed

palettes, turning even mundane aspects into sculpture. Their acquisition concept features both high-end paintings and small pieces in order to make art accessible to all corners of the Savannah community.

To diversify even further, the business partners recently launched the Nar Bar in the sunny space, a café serving PERC coffee and snacks during daylight hours.

“We’re not afraid to break out of the sterile gallery model,” explains Grabel, a graduate from SCAD’s photography department. “We like to bring high-energy people here.”

Erickson certainly fits that description, with her philosophy of healthy living and passion for playing dressup. Sicky Nar Nar photographer and Grabel’s girlfriend Chloe Cryan, who helped woo Urban Gypsy back to Savannah, describes the pop-up shop “as more of a show.”

“Elle has such great presence,” says Cryan. “She makes everyone her friend.”

Erickson admits that her adoration for cute clothes might be outshone by the enjoyment of interacting with her customers.

“These shows are like a stage for me,” she confesses with a laugh. “I like the fashion, but I do love having an audience.” cs Urban Gypsy Trunk Show & Pop-Up Shop When: Fri., Feb. 7 6:30-10 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 8, noon-10 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 9, 1-10 p.m.

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‘Love can change the world’

Best-selling author Alice Hoffman on freaks, feminism and magic

By Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com CS: Many of your books feature female protagonists who find their way to their own self-determination and strength. Was this more challenging given the historical constraints?

After Alice Hoffman published her first short story at 21, a literary agent asked if she had a novel he might read.

She didn’t, but she wasn’t about to admit it.

The young graduate student just wrote furiously for a few weeks until she could answer in the affirmative.

“I didn’t have time to doubt myself,” she says of taking the plunge into fulllength fiction.

The result was the haunting Property Of, published in 1977 and described by the New York Times as “a remarkably envisioned novel, almost mythic in its cadences.”

Since then, the native Long Islander has penned more than 30 novels for adults and young readers, from Practical Magic, the tale of two witchy sisters made into a 1998 Hollywood blockbuster starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, to 2011’s The Dovekeepers, a runaway hit with book clubs across the country.

Often revisiting and reimagining the themes of fairy tales and female identity, Hoffman continues to bring unique, accessible stories to the modern American canon. Her latest novel is The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a winding, redemptive romance set against the backdrop of a New York City on the verge of social revolution. Intertwining Manhattan’s upper class with Coney Island’s circus culture, the book also plants an unblinking eye on the events leading up to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the workplace disaster that killed

146 and galvanized the labor movement.

Hoffman took a few minutes to talk with Connect in advance of her appearance at the Savannah Book Festival, Feb. 14-16.

CS: Many of your books contain a super-

natural element, but there’s an absence of magic in this one. Was that a conscious creative decision?

Alice Hoffman: What I’m mostly interested in is magic in the storytelling—and this is kind of a magical setting, a magical time. What happens is very magical in its core elements.

It is a historical novel, based on a real world, and I had to work within the confines of the facts of that world in 1911 and what really happened. But I did want to write a story that was kind of a mystery.

CS: What was it about that period fascinated you?

AH: A friend of mine had written a book

about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and asked me to go to the 100th anniversary and write about it. It’s kind of fallen out of the history books, and the idea that the people who died in that tragedy aren’t remembered anymore is very upsetting.

It was a similar situation to 9/11 in that it was such a huge loss of life in New

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York City—the biggest workplace loss of life in the history of the city. So I started to do research for an article I wrote for the Los Angeles Times and I just got more and more interested in that time period.

CS: It was really a turning point for so many social issues—worker’s rights, women, and immigrant culture all intersected, as they do in this story.

AH: Exactly, everything happened in that

one year. It was the labor movement, the feminist movement, immigration—and that rang as a very modern situation for me, because the importance of those issues between then and now is not so different.

AH: It was so interesting to examine the women of the time period and what their rights were and what constrained them, and how those same things are happening in other parts of the world right now. The whole idea of women as second-class citizens— we’re not that far removed from it in many ways.

This kind of tragedy still happens— to women, to garment workers—all over the world. But this was not in the history books when my kids were going through school. It had been erased. There are New Yorkers who remember, and Jews and also Italians, who worked in those factories, but it had kind of disappeared. And I feel like if you don’t speak about things, they disappear. So that’s one part of the book.

Another part is that there was a time when our families came to this country, and it was like a fairy tale.

They came from a place where their fate was set, and then came to America and anything could happen.

CS: Do you consider it ultimately to be a love story?

AH: I think it’s a story about how love can change the world.

CS: You just gave me chills.

AH: [laughs] Well, the lovers don’t

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AH: It was kind of like time traveling! I mean you can go to that place, but it’s not that place anymore. So you have do it through books, photographs—it’s like being an archaeologist in a way.

I did go to Brooklyn a lot as a child—my grandparents lived there—and Coney Island too, and I knew it in a different way than it is now. I’m fascinated with the whole idea that a city—and I think this is true for most cities but for New York especially—can keep morphing and changing and becoming something different all the time.

Last year we had coyotes in Central Park for the first time in something like 50 years, and it’s so interesting to me how things can go back and forth in an instant.

CS: You’ve said that your book Here on Earth was your homage to your favorite novel, Wuthering Heights. Is this new one your paean to Jane Eyre?

AH: I had a friend who once said you’re either a Wuthering Heights person or a Jane Eyre person, and I’m definitely a Wuthering Heights person, not to alienate the Jane Eyre fans [laughs].

I think Jane Eyre is a very interesting book in terms of who you relate to, whether it’s Jane or the madwoman in the attic—the “freak.” Me, I always identified with the madwoman in the attic.

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CS: It also seems like a love letter to a long-gone New York City—you include dreamy descriptions of an undeveloped Brooklyn and wilderness along the Hudson River. What research did you do to capture that extinct environment?

Eddie the photographer in the novel, was recording things, watching things, but not necessarily participating.

CS: Were the freak show acts you write about in Museum of Extraordinary Things based on real people?

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AH: I did read about people who were

exhibited in shows, there was a famous museum back then on 14th Street, and then Barnum and whatnot.

But I really wanted to create my own community so those characters are all from my imagination.

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CS: Do you feel like an outcast?

AH: I’m definitely a watcher, I’m someone involved in the world outside of the world.

In other words, I’m a reader: Readers by definition are outside of the world and enter a different world of their choice. I always did feel that way. But I kind of think everyone does at some point, in one way or another.

As a reader, I think good writing makes you feel known in some way.

CS: Is your creative process based on intuition or logically planning out a story or both?

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AH: It really is both. It’s partially intuitive and it’s partially organized. I’m someone who was a very bad student, I never followed the rules, so I don’t know how it happened that I was able to do this.

But I think it’s because I was such an escapist reader and I feel like I use writing for the same purpose that I use reading. That said, every time I start a novel I feel like I have no idea how to write a novel. I really have to learn it all over again every time. [laughs] CS: Have you ever visited Savannah?

CS: Does that inspire themes about being an outsider, of living outside of society, physically and spiritually cast out?

AH: No, and I’m dying to come there! I imagine it to be a little like New York, where people are in love with their city, and the city becomes a living creature.

I’m really excited—it seems like Savannah is full of ghosts and folklore and magic. cs

AH: I think it’s seeing things from the perspective of an outcast or an outsider. I think all writers are always outsiders. They’re always the people who are standing on the sidelines.

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Left: The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Right: The Rolling Stones’ Their Satanic Majesties Request. You be the judge.

The acts you’ve known for all these years Savannah Book Festival author John McMillian on rock’s greatest ‘rivalry’ by bill deyoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Joining us for the 2014 Savannah Book Festival is John McMillian, an assistant professor of history at Georgia State University. McMillian has an MA in History from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. from Columbia.

Serious academic cred, that. Yet his published works are more concerned with the soft white underbelly of rock ‘n’ roll. A founding co-editor of The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture, he has two books to his credit. Smoking Typewriters: The Sixties Underground Press and the Rise of Alternative Media in America, and the recently published Beatles vs. Stones.

Let’s turn our attention to the latter tome, which is what brings him to the Savannah Book Festival Feb. 15.

McMillian has traced, back to their first meeting in 1963, the parallel, not-always-harmonious careers of two giants of contemporary popular music.

John, Paul, George, Ringo, Mick, Keith, Brian, Bill and Charlie were chummy in the Swinging ‘60s, as evidenced by the wealth of archive material McMillian had access to. Each band was always aware when the other had a new record coming out; they often compared notes so that releases would not compete in the world marketplace.

Most of the world knows by now that there was never a “rivalry” between the two biggest bands in the world; McMillian’s gift is putting everything together in one seamless and very enjoyable narrative.

CS: There are literally thousands of books about the Beatles. How did

you manage to find a topic that hadn’t already been covered?

John McMillian: My first book, Smoking Typewriters, was on the underground press in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.

They had all these radical and countercultural tabloid newspapers that young, hip people were reading, people associated with the youth rebellion. Right around 1968, there was this incredible debate about which band had the correct sort of political analysis. The Beatles were associated with the hippies, and aesthetic radicalism, and the Stones with the street fighting militant stuff. And a lot of the material that was in these underground newspapers had never before been brought to light in any of the biographies and studies of the Beatles or the Stones. So I was able to tap into some source material that no one had ever seen.

Like yourself, a lot of people thought “There’s nothing new to say”

or “There’s no new material to examine.” But I feel kinda proud that I was able to … prove otherwise, I guess.

CS: Would you say the Beatles and the Stones, in the ‘60s, were inexorably intertwined?

JM: They had an awful lot in com-

mon. They were the same age, they both came out of England at the same time, they both had real fascinations with African American music. The Stones were a bit more bluesy, and the Beatles were more into Motown, but they had overlapping interest. They met when they were quite young. The Beatles were a popular group in England, but Beatlemania was just starting to emerge. It hadn’t come to the U.S. or anything yet. The Stones were still playing clubs. But they struck up a rapport. Then, of course, they became two of the biggest bands in the world.

And they never really stopped

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archival stories, you interviewed several people. Isn’t it getting harder and harder to find people who haven’t told their stories before?

JM: I describe the relationship as sort

of a friendly rivalry, or a creative tension, between the groups. They liked each other, as I said, but there was this sense of competition for aesthetic credibility and record sales. And John Lennon was annoyed because, for a long time in the mid ‘60s it did seem like the Stones were following the Beatles’ creative lead. The Beatles came out with “Yesterday,” that quietly-sung song with Paul McCartney, acoustic guitar and a string arrangement. And then the Stones came out with “As Tears Go By” with Mick Jagger singing over a string arrangement.

Rubber Soul was a big landmark for the Beatles, because they were trying

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CS: Along with your research into

JM: Tony Barrow, the Beatles’ old press

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to critically re-position themselves as maybe more mature artists. They were dealing with autobiographical themes, getting away from their moptop image. And then the Stones came out with Aftermath, which was sort of a similar attempt to take a sonic and emotional leap in the songwriting. The Beatles were experimenting with some bizarre instruments that you didn’t really hear in pop music, like the sitar. And then the Stones did that.

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officer, said “I’m retired from talking about the Beatles.” But I was able to talk to a several people from their orbit. I worked hard to create a compelling narrative and bring some new source material to light. And draw connections between some things people hadn’t seen. CS

John McMillian at the Savannah Book Festival Where: Telfair Square, York and Barnard Streets When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 Admission: Free

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was such a big hit for the Beatles, and the Stones decided to do a kind of psychedelic record, Their Satanic Majesties Request, which was a big flop for them. Those are some of the big examples.

associating. They had a lot to talk about. They could bond over their shared experiences, they enjoyed each other’s company … but then there were also some profound differences between the groups.

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I had my fill long ago of greasy pepperoni, plastic cheese, wilted peppers and overly sweet excuses for pizza sauce, so I was in no particular hurry to visit Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint.

Life being the exciting and money-sucking adventure it is, though, when I fished their big coupon for free salad from my billstuffed mailbox one day I figured,

eh, what the heck—I’ll just get the salad and be outta there fast. Was I in for a surprise!

This was one of my first experiences with a “fast casual” restaurant in Savannah. I had to take a moment to figure my way up to the counter past a maze-like wall that lead up to a gaggle of smiling young people who just seemed stoked as all get-out to be there—but I was thoroughly impressed and a tad overwhelmed at the variety of fresh produce, meats, cheeses and toppings displayed on their smorgasbord before me: all organic, fresh local veggies, hormone free chicken.

I’m not talking about some cold colorless chunks of vaguely chickeny meat here—the nicely herbed and

grilled chicken on my salad was wonderful, and I have to say, the lightly-coated baked slices of eggplant blew me away.

A word on the salads, since that was what truly enticed me in there: no watery shreds of iceberg, but real, organic, spinach, Italian spring mixes, and more, beautifully crisp and fresh, zucchini slices, juicy roma tomatoes, salty feta cheese (one of many varieties to choose from)—culminating in a huge, tasty bowl topped with pieces of spiced pizza dough chips…sigh. I’m sold already, even in the case of the pizza sucking. Newsflash: it did not.

My hubby’s the big meat-eater in the family, and if you’ve read my articles you know I love a good

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You can get a great view of the prep area if you so desire

oxtail or porkchop. But I also like to eat healthy when possible and vegetarian at least eight meals a week.

The solution was half meat, half vegetables—and what veggies! The selection was dizzying: artichoke hearts, fresh basil, black bean-corn salsa, broccoli, caramelized onions, eggplant, garlic, tofu, pickled Jalapenos, lovely portabellas, and sundried tomatoes, just to name a few.

I took the easy way out and ordered the Simple Veggie for my side—my hubby chose the Big Max, tomato-basil sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, house-made Italian sausage, bacon, and handmade meatballs.

You order at the counter and they give you a number to take to your table.

Before you choose your table, hit the bar on the sidelines for shakers of parmesan, pepper flakes, hot sauce, sweetener, salad dressings, etc.; the friendly wait staff will bring your beer or wine along quickly— soda/tea drinkers pour your own at the side bar.

One side of the cheerful, bright dining room has raised booths, which give you a great view of the prep area, so we stepped on up.

When I saw the size of my salad I knew there was no way I could eat it all, so I took half home—had to, just to be able to enjoy my delicious pizza. The sauce is one of the very best I’ve ever tasted—not too sweet, just right, intense, flavorful, with just a bit of tang and perfectly spiced. It was love at first bite, literally. If you want something different try the Herb Pesto, Olive Oil, Zesty BBQ or Buttermilk Ranch sauces available.

Other perks: cannoli is made fresh each day and filled before your eyes, the chocolate Coca-Cola cake looks very tempting with its dark, shiny glaze, as did the oatmeal cookies; their pizza dough is also made in-house daily (no frozen slabs here) with whole wheat, gluten-free and other healthy varieties available, the veggies are locally sourced, the beer is artisan and the place is as neat as a pim.

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‘The Space Between’ 1st Friday Art Exhibit — Paintings

by Tybee artist Denise Elliot-Vernon. Reception during the Art March Fri., Feb. 7, 6 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Real (Small) Art Show —

Artwork by Jeannine Cook, Juliana Peloso, Lee Haynsworth Forbes, James Langley, John Schmidt, Isaac Paul McCaslin, Stacie Albano, Andrea Rountree, Rob Summerlin, Crisley McCarson, Mary Hartman, and Ben Ward. A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Studio School development and scholarship funds. Fri., Feb. 7, 6-9 p.m. Studio School, 1319 Bull St.

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With just four films, Jason Reitman established himself as a director who was interested in original and offbeat material, teaming with scripter Diablo Cody to make Juno and Young Adult and taking it upon himself to adapt the novels Thank You for Smoking and Up in the Air into glorious movies (with the latter emerging as 2009’s best film). With these fresh and funny pictures under his belt, it’s proving to be extremely difficult to accept the fact that he’s the one behind the colorless, humorless and utterly predictable Labor Day. The source novel by Joyce Maynard, onetime teen lover of J.D. Salinger and author of the acclaimed To Die For, is by all accounts an intelligent coming-of-age story, but while the protagonist of the film version is indeed a 13-year-old boy, its compression of characterizations and storylines makes it seem like it was adapted from one of those trashy beach reads that are digested and forgotten over the course of one sunburnt afternoon.

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All that changes when they go to the supermarket and an injured man named Frank (Josh Brolin) forces them to drive him to their house. It turns out that he’s an escaped convict, and he just needs a place to catch his breath for a few hours. But before you can say “Stockholm syndrome,” Adele discovers she’s happy to have this guy around. After all, how many lonely women can claim to have a hunky con to call their own, especially one who’s a skilled handyman, an adept mechanic and a superb cook? (On the latter point, there’s even a piemaking sequence that stirs memories of Ghost’s pottery-spinning segment.)

For his part, Henry is initially pleased to have the big lug around - he teaches him baseball, just like a real dad should! - but his affection wavers after he has a couple of chats with a funky classmate (Brighid Fleming) who even at her young age is already suspicious of men.

In the context of the film, Henry’s whiplash emotions and dunderheaded actions don’t suggest typical teen behavior as much as wretched writing on Reitman’s part. The same strain of sloppy scripting also affects the romance between Adele and Frank, which occurs in about the same amount of time as it takes most people to pick out a card on Valentine’s Day. If the movie works in spurts, it’s only because of the three central performances: Brolin and Winslet are believable as the damaged grownups, while Griffith’s eager eyes and moonshaped face work well for his part of a sensitive and protective son.

The movie is called Labor Day because all the action takes place over the long holiday weekend. Yet given its fondness for wince-inducing exchanges and disagreeable plot contrivances, they should have opted for Labor Pains instead.

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If you can’t stand The Heat, then stay out of the multiplexes showing Ride Along.

Melissa McCarthy’s vibrant performance opposite Sandra Bullock modestly elevated that 2013 summer hit out of its holding pattern as just another formulaic comedy involving mismatched cops. In this new picture, Kevin Hart similarly huffs and puffs and tries to bring the moviehouse

down, but both he and co-star Ice Cube are defeated by drowsy direction and a screenplay that doesn’t take enough advantage of their talents.

The movie’s tagline is both clever and pushes the plot: “Propose to this cop’s sister? Rookie mistake.” (Give its creator a bonus ... or, better yet, a share of the profits.) Hart plays Ben Barber, a high-school security guard who, despite spending most of his free time playing video games, is somehow in a serious relationship with the beautiful Angela (Tika Sumpter).

James (Cube), Angela’s brother and a veteran with the Atlanta Police Department, doesn’t feel Ben is worthy of his sister’s affection, so when Ben, after getting accepted to the police academy, confidently asks for James’ blessing regarding Angela, the senior cop makes a proposal: Survive a day with me on the streets and you have my blessing to marry my sister.

And so off they go in James’ squad car. This is where the hilarity is supposed to kick into high gear, but as we watch Ben timidly tangle with burly bikers blocking a handicapped-parking space, tackle a crazy guy (comedian Gary Owen) throwing produce in a marketplace and lose a verbal match to a little boy (rapper Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores) in a playground, it becomes clear that the flimsy script (credited to four writers) will offer the actors little in the way of choice quips or promising scenarios, forcing them instead to animate their characters through sheer star power alone.

So even though Kevin Hart is basically playing Chris Tucker in Rush Hour and Ice Cube is basically playing Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs., some of their own patented patter breaks free every now and then.

Ben’s ineptitude at a shooting range allows James to smugly lord over him, and Cube’s slow-burn swagger works well in this context.

As for Hart, his rapid-fire hucksterism is put to good use during a lengthy sequence in which Ben is forced to pose as a criminal kingpin.

Ride Along is instantly forgettable, but at least Cube and Hart provide it with a few choice moments.

Everyone else involved with the production, from the director (Tim Story) to the supporting players (John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Laurence Fishburne), is simply along for the ride.

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It’s sometime in the near future, and Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is a lonely man. A onceglorious marriage has disintegrated to the point that his wife (Rooney Mara) keeps pushing him to sign the divorce papers, phone sex (a voice bit by Kristen Wiig as “SexyKitten”) is unsatisfying, and his neighbor Amy (Amy Adams) is purely a platonic friend (besides, she has a tool of a husband).

It also appears that he doesn’t have a single friend in the entire world.

So when a new computer operating system programmed to meet all user needs hits the market, he quickly purchases one. Soon, he’s bonding with his OS, who has given herself the name of Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), and they rapidly become best friends, work colleagues and even lovers.

That, in a nutshell, is the plot of Her, the new film from writer-director Spike Jonze (best known as the helmer of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich). It’s clearly a film of the moment, where it seems like most everyone in this country has an HD TV, an iPod, an iPhone, an Xbox, a Playstation, and on and on and on. continues on p. 38

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Jack Ryan should have quit while he was ahead.

The hero of numerous novels penned by the late Tom Clancy, the stalwart CIA analyst (among other careers) was successfully brought to the screen in 1990’s The Hunt for Red October (with Alec Baldwin essaying the role), 1992’s Patriot Games (Harrison Ford), 1994’s Clear and Present Danger (ditto) and 2002’s The Sum of All Fears (Ben Affleck).

That ‘02 effort was an attempt to reboot the franchise after an eightyear hiatus, and while the movie was a hit, no further adventures were filmed.

So Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is in effect the second try at resuscitating the series, but it only succeeds in demonstrating that, like last year’s dreadful Die Hard sequel, some beloved franchises are best left undisturbed in the video bins of our mind.

While Sum felt like a prequel to the first three pictures - Ryan’s career was just revving up - Shadow Recruit is its own creation, starting from scratch and veering away from developments and dates in the other movies (tellingly, this is the first Ryan film not based on a Clancy novel; instead, a script that had nothing to do with the character was rewritten for this cinematic plug and play).

Thus, as the story begins in 2001, Ryan (Chris Pine) is a student attending college in London when the Twin Towers fall. A tour of duty follows, along with major injuries that put him in the company of both medical student (and future wife) Cathy Mueller (Keira Knightley, feigning an adorable American accent) and CIA agent Thomas Harper (Kevin Costner). Cut to 10 years later, and Ryan’s now living with Cathy and working undercover for the agency. His job is to spot financial irregularities that might signal criminal activity, and he locates a doozy that leads him to Moscow, where a bigwig named Cheverin (Kenneth Branagh, who also directed) is plotting to bring down Wall Street.

While the prospect of watching The Wolf of Wall Street’s Jordan Belfort being taken out is enough to make one salivate, it’s not compensation enough for the drudgery that defines this film’s every move. The previous Ryan exploits were meaty endeavors,

with plenty to engage our senses and our smarts - sub commander Sean Connery trying to escape Mother Russia, Ford and black-ops leader Willem Dafoe teaming up to fight corruption on both American continents, weary CIA specialist Liev Schreiber doing the dirty work like a ragtag 007, etc. - but the dull Shadow Recruit is distressingly bare, with a story that could fit on a cocktail napkin from one of Jay-Z’s lavish parties.

There are no narrative surprises, just a straight line connecting predictable plot points, and while Pine has proven to be aces as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, he’s rather bland here, and his turn only accentuates Costner’s gravitas in the role of his mentor.

Interestingly, Costner was offered the Jack Ryan role in The Hunt for Red October, and his performance as Harper shows that he still has the proper qualifications to play an older, wiser CIA agent.

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Jonze astutely taps into this national zeitgeist where people are wondering what will come next in our technological evolution. He makes the logical leap for them, imagining a world in which people will find some way to get close and personal with their computers (no, silly, free online porn doesn’t count).

Her might not be a complete original - Lars and the Real Girl, Electric Dreams and even Simone spring to mind - but it does make its futureworld setting uniquely its own. Still, the film contains enough niggling details to prevent me from jumping on the Best of 2013 bandwagon (and a second viewing didn’t elevate it). As played by Phoenix (in full mumble mode), Theodore Twombly never feels like a man who was once capable of being madly, passionately in love (as he was with his soon-to-be-ex), and the fact that he has no friends (a co-worker played by Chris Pratt finally fills that slot, but that’s well into the movie) suggests that he was never well-adjusted in the first place. (A blind date played by Olivia Wilde tells him he’s creepy, to which he replies that he’s not; well, yeah, maybe, at least in the hands of Phoenix.)

And for a film that’s ostensibly about the need to make meaningful connections, it’s a rather chilly endeavor, with the only warmth provided by, yes, the computer voice (Johansson delvers the movie’s best performance, despite being only heard and not seen).

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It would be correct to state that Meryl Streep is one of the great actresses of our (all?) time. But it would be incorrect to state that it’s impossible to steal a film from her. And in August: Osage County, adapted from Tracy Letts’ play (a Pulitzer and Tony Award winner), she’s battling against plenty of top talent attempting to usurp her throne. In the end, one of them manages to pull off the coup.

As befits its stage origins, virtually all of the action occurs inside one residence: the Oklahoma home of poet Beverley Weston (Sam Shepard) and his wife Violet (Streep), whose steady supply of pills (to deal with her mouth cancer) has made her rude, combative and all-around unpleasant.

When Beverley goes missing, it’s suggested that he might have committed suicide, and over the course of several days, various family members show up to provide support. Beverley’s brother (Chris Cooper) and his wife (Margo Martindale) are on the scene, as are the Westons’ three daughters: Barbara (Julia Roberts), arriving with her estranged husband (Ewan McGregor) and their teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) in tow; Ivy (Julianne Nicholson), secretly carrying on an affair with her stammering cousin (Benedict Cumberbatch); and Karen (Juliette Lewis), who brings along her skeevy fiance (Dermot Mulroney).

With so much bad blood and family secrets suddenly contained

under one roof, it’s no wonder the clan members are all at each other’s throats, with the Westons’ maid (Misty Upham) silently watching the proceedings from a safe distance.

A:OC doubtless works better in the theater, where its supposedly shocking twists are par for the course and where the restrictive mise-en-scene is expected (director John Wells does little to open this up for the screen).

But as a formidable acting showcase, look no further. The British thespians (McGregor and Cumberbatch) fare the worst - not because of their performances (they’re adept at playing Americans), but because their characters are the least developed.

As for Streep, she acts up her usual storm; it’s a fiery, scenery-masticating turn, but it doesn’t rank among her classics, and I won’t be surprised if many dismiss it as too studied (as I did with her Oscar-winning work as The Iron Lady’s Margaret Thatcher).

No, the best performance in the film comes from Roberts, who hasn’t been this good in over a decade - she’s the real star of the movie, in screen time as well as character arc.

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Wars don’t exist in a vacuum, but that’s not always the case with war movies. While films like All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory and The Deer Hunter examine their conflicts in the context of the larger, usually political, picture, others (mostly World War II yarns) prefer to focus

solely on the event at hand, highlighting the specifics of the mission or the heroics of the participants.

Lone Survivor falls squarely into the second camp. Writer-director Peter Berg, working from the nonfiction book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, has fashioned a film that (presumably like its source material) has no interest in examining or commenting on U.S. policy abroad.

This isn’t a complex movie like 2012’s excellent Zero Dark Thirty; instead, it’s a straightforward look at four Navy SEALS and their efforts to stay alive during an ill-fated reconnaissance mission to Afghanistan in 2005. Berg’s brand of jingoism, seen in such efforts as The Kingdom and Battleship has never been put to better use than in this film which shows the Navy SEAL at his fiercest and finest.

Unfortunately, employing only the most minimal of brushstrokes to differentiate the men, Berg doesn’t seem particularly interested in them as individuals.

This middle section of the movie is so riveting and feels so realistic that the final portion, when the title character finds himself in an Afghan village among Taliban haters, proves to be anticlimactic, particularly given its occasional concessions toward Hollywood formula. Ultimately, Lone Survivor is like a chain-restaurant steak: sometimes bloody, ofttimes overcooked, but generally in need of a little more sizzle. CS

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Open to all residents, property owners and businesses located between Anderson and Gwinnett, M.L.King,Jr. Blvd to East Broad Street. Free second Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. 912-233-0352. alpost135.com/. second Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Young Democrats

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Celebration of Love: Benefit for Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter

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Door prizes, entertainment. Sat., Feb. 8, 9 a.m. wesleyctrs-savh.org. wesleyctrs-savh.org/. Sat., Feb. 8, 9 a.m Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St.

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An evening of jazz, auctions, dinner and entertainment, benefiting Savannah's only youth shelter.

Guitarists performing include Gene Bertoncini, Howard Paul and Howard Alden. $125 Fri., Feb. 7, 6 p.m. 912234-4048. parkplaceyes.org. Fri., Feb. 7, 6 p.m The Plantation Club (at The Landings), Skidaway Island.

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Arrive by 6:45pm. The story follows six women before, during and after they serve in Vietnam; it ends with each leaving a personal token at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC. Roles for at least 6 women, who play one main character, and many secondary characters. Also a role for one man, who plays many characters. All actors in their 20s to 60s will be considered for all roles. There is particular need for an African American woman, an Asian or Amer-Asian woman, and a woman who can sing and play guitar.

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Deadline Extended: City of Savannah Art Competition for High School Students

Seeking art depicting City Squares and Parks. The City of Savannah seeks original student artwork depicting the beauty of historic Savannah squares and parks to display in a permanent exhibit in City Hall's third floor rotunda. Chatham County students 9th through 12th grade are eligible. Submission Deadline: Extended until Fri. Feb. 7, 5pm. All artwork must be 11x17, horizontal or vertical orientation and unframed, with a protective sleeve or plastic sheet cover. Students may work in any media, but the final work must be two-dimensional and easily scanned and digitized. Each student can submit up to two pieces for consideration. An information sheet should be completed for each submission. Download the information sheet at savannahga.gov/artcontest.

Submissions will be digitized and posted online and the winners will be chosen by an online vote of Savannah’s citizens. Prizes for the winning students include art supplies, gift cards and special recognition at an exhibit opening and awards reception at City Hall. Deliver submissions to: City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, City Hall, Room 103, 2 E. Bay Street Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Through Feb. 7. 912651-6411. Lspracher@savannahga. gov. savannahga.gov/artcontest.

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| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com The City of Savannah's TV station, SGTV is seeking insightful and wellcrafted profiles, documentaries, animations, original music videos, histories or other original works by or about the citizens of Savannah to run on "Engage", a television show produced by the city. Interested in collaborating with filmmakers, artists, musicians and others in producing original content for the program. While the City does not offer compensation for such programs, SGTV does offer an opportunity to expose local works to a wide audience. More than 55,000 households in Chatham County have access to SGTV. Submit proposals via website.

The City reserves the right to reject any programming that does not meet content standards. ongoing. savannahga.gov/engagesgtv. ongoing Fresh Exhibition Fellowship

Apply for a Fresh Exhibitions Fellowship. Recipients receive a three-week exhibition at Art Rise/ Fresh Exhiitions Gallery during May, June, July or August. Includes free showcards, marketing support, First Friday Art March reception, opening reception, and a supplemental event (i.e. Artist Talk). Solo, group, and experimental exhibits encouraged to apply. Application deadline: February 28. $40.00 Submission Fee Through Feb. 28. (912) 376-9953. info@freshexhibitions.org. freshexhibitions.org/fellowship/. freshexhibitions.org. Through Feb. 28 Fresh Exhibitions, 2427 Desoto Ave. Gallery Seeks Local Artists

Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street, in downtown Savannah seeks 2-D and 3-D artists to join its cooperative gallery. Must be a full-time resident of Savannah or nearby area. Work to be considered includes painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics and wood. If interested please submit 5-10 images of your work, plus resume/CV and biography to info@kobogallery. com. ongoing. ongoing Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Historic Savannah Foundation Seeks Nominations for 2014 Preservation Awards

HSF's Preservation Awards recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation. Nomination deadline is Friday, February 14, 2014. All entries must be postmarked by this date.

Award winners will be announced at the HSF Preservation Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

The awards recognize excellence in preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of architectural and cultural heritage. See website for nomination info. Through Feb. 14. 912.233.7787. dmeunier@ myHSF.org. myhsf.org/advocacyeducation/awards. Through Feb. 14

Homeschool Music Classes

tential vendors. Vendor application, market rules and regulations are available on the website. ongoing. wifarmersmarket.org. ongoing

Musicians and Performing Artists Sought for Third Thursdays on Tybee

Art Classes at The Studio School

Music classes for homeschool students ages 8 - 18, and their parents.

Offered in Guyton and Savannah. See website for details. ongoing. CoastalEmpireMusic.com. ongoing

Third Thursdays on Tybee, the spring and fall outdoor performance series held on Tybee Island, seeks applications from musicians and performance artists. Performances run from 5:30pm until 7:00pm and highlight diverse art forms by local, regional and national performers.

This is the first year that performing art will be incorporated into the series. Monthly performances held at Tybrisa/Strand Roundabout or Tybee Oaks. Submit a press pack with a sample of talent and brief bio by 5pm, February 6. For application requirements, see "Information for Performers" document on the City of Tybee’s Main Street webpage. Judges review submissions and make decisions by mid-February. Call or visit the Third Thursdays on Tybee Facebook page for info. Through Feb. 6.

(912) 472-5071. Through Feb. 6 Savannah Chatham County Schools Online Specialty Program Applications

Starting January 8, 2014, Online Specialty Program Applications are available at www.sccpss.com, for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Specialty Programs.

Each program has entrance requirements and the annual enrollment process begins in January to finalize student placement for the next school year. In addition to the paper- based application, this year the school system features a new online-based application, lottery, and registration. The online application window opens on January 8, 2014, and closes on February 7, 2014.

Through Feb. 7. sccpss.com. Through Feb. 7 Seeking Nonprofit Grant Applications for Alan S. Gaynor Fund

The Savannah Community Foundation Accepting The Savannah Community Foundation, Inc is accepting nonprofit organization grant requests for funding from the Alan S. Gaynor Fund, held and managed by the Community Foundation. Applicants must be governmental or public charities and use the grant funds on a public project to benefit the people of Chatham County. For more information about the Gaynor Fund or to receive a grant application, contact by telephone or email. ongoing. 912921-7700. grants@savfoundation.org. ongoing Wilmington Island Farmers Market Seeks Vendors

The Wilmington Island Farmers' Market, scheduled to open in Fall 2013, seeks applications from po-

Classes, Camps & Workshops Ongoing weekly drawing and painting classes for youth and adults.

See website, send email or call for details. 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

Artist Sacred Circle

Group forming on Fridays beginning in March. 1:30pm-3pm. Based on The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

Contact Lydia Stone, 912-656-6383 or rosesonthemove@gmail.com. ongoing. 912-656-6383. rosesonthemove@ gmail.com. ongoing Beading Classes

Offered every weekend at Perlina Beadshop, 6 West State Street.

Check website calendar or call for info. 912-441-2656. perlinabeadshop. com.

Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times. 912-920-6659. Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 407 East Montgomery Xrds.

Beginning Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Happenstance Bellydance.

All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-7042940. happenstancebellydance@ gmail.com. happenstancebellydance. wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Bellydance for Fitness

This dance-based fitness class blends belly dance moves to create a core strengthening workout. These quick paced classes build heat, endurance, flexibility, and strength through core isolations. Be prepared to have fun and sweat as you shimmy. No prior dance experience is necessary. All levels are welcome. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50 (must be used in 30 days) Tuesdays. 912293-5727. firstcitysav@gmail.com.

Tuesdays First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Champions Training Center

Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, juijitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels.

525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Classical and Acoustic Guitar Instruction

Savannah Classical Guitar Studio offers lessons for all levels. Dr. Brian Luckett, Ph.D. in music. Starland District. Guitar technique, music

Clay Classes

Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav..claystudio@gmail.com.

Boating Classes

Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

Contemporary Soul Dance

Contemporary Soup dance Sundays at 3:30pm - 4:15pm. A softer genre of jazz and hip hop, this distinct dance style is an outgrowth of modern dance blended with elements of rhythm and blues. Dancers are encouraged to place emphases on the connection of the mind and body through movement. Contemporary Soul will help the recognize traditional boundaries through balance, floor work and improvisation. This class is open to ages 10+. $15 for drop-on or 4 for $50 Sundays, 3:30 p.m. 404-709-9312. inspiredanceprogram@hotmail.com. Sundays, 3:30 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. CRITICAL READING PREP FOR THE SAT

This course focuses on strategies in active reading that pertain specifically to the SAT. While improving their vocabulary, students will learn to identify key words, recognize main ideas/themes, draw conclusions and make inferences. By improving these skills, students will enhance their ability to read critically for increased comprehension and be able to approach the SAT with confidence and the necessary tools for optimal results. Cost: $160 per person; $135 for groups of 3 or more Students will need to purchase The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition. Approximate cost $13 Mondays, 6 p.m.. (912) 644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern. edu. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Mondays, 6 p.m. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Dance Conditioning

Be prepared to sweat! Bring your towel and your water bottle! This class is designed to enhance your strength, flexibility, balance, and overall body fitness. With belly dance movements in mind, this is a total body work out! $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Wednesdays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and

anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired.

A must see for teen drivers. Meets monthly. $40/session 912-443-0410.

savannahpha.com/NRC.html. ongoing Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St.

Learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. All ages.

Thursdays, 7:30pm, Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 East.

Free. 912-897-3604. islandchristian. org.

Tybee Arts Association hosts three one-day introduction to oil painting classes with Jean Cauthen, a Charlotte, N.C., based painter with an MFA in painting and drawing from James Madison University. Jan. 21, Feb. 18 and March 4, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (bring a lunch). Sign up by email for all three or just one. Bring your own supplies or pay an additional $15/class supply fee. Supply list available via email. $35 ($30 for current TAA members) Through March 1. jeancauthen@yahoo.com. Through March 1 Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr.

English as Second Language Classes

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

Fany's Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. ongoing. 912-921-4646. ongoing Figure Drawing Classes

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:30-12:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. ongoing. 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. ongoing Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Free Fitness Boot Camp

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm at Tribble Park, Largo & Windsor Rd. Children welcome. Free 912-9210667.

Getting REEL From Class to Film Winter Course 2014

An eight-class intensive over 7 weeks that takes experienced actors out of their element and comfort zones, breaks them down and teaches them the process of finding emotions, developing true characters through honest self study. For Actors with Varying Levels of Experience 17 and Up. Class dates are February 25th-April 12th. Auditions required.

Application deadline is Feb. 7.

Through Feb. 7. Angelique@FirstCityFilms.com. firstcityfilms.wix.com/ intro. FirstCityFilms.com. Through Feb. 7 First City Films, POB 8185.

Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. ongoing. 912-232-5987. ongoing Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/ GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com.

Introduction to Oil Painting One-Day Class

Jazz Funk Dance

Jazz Funk dance Sundays at 2:30pm - 3:15pm. This dance style is a blend of jazz and funk characterized by a strong back beat, groove, and electrified sound. It implements all types of improvisational elements from soul and funk arrangements. Jazz Funk will get you in the mood to groove to the music and having fun doing it.

This class is open to ages 10+. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50 Sundays, 2:30 p.m. 404-709-9312. inspiredanceprogram@hotmail.com. Sundays, 2:30 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Knitting & Crochet Classes

Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website. ongoing. 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav.com. ongoing Latin Cardio

Latin Cardio is a cardio based workout class that is designed to get your off the couch and sweat while having fun! We dance to all your favorite latin style dances like cha cha, samba, jive, rumba, salsa and more!

Don't worry...you will be sweating off the pounds every time you put your feet into action on the dance floor! No partner necessary. Workout clothes required! $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Mondays, 6 p.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Mondays, 6 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Learn to Sew!

Sewing lessons for all ages and skill levels. Private and Group classes. ongoing. 912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com. ongoing Kleo's Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

Learn to Speak Spanish

Individuals or groups. SpanishEnglish translation and interpretation. Held at The Sentient Bean. An eclectic range of tools used in each session: hand-outs, music, visual recognition, conversation, interactive web media. ongoing. 912-541-1337.

sentientbean.com. ongoing The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Lyrical Fusion Dance

Lyrical Fusion dance Sundays at 4:30pm - 5:00pm. This dance style is a combination of ballet, jazz and contemporary styles. Dancers will be instructed how to perform precise movements while conveying the emotion of a song's lyrics through dance. Lyrical Fusion will challenges the dancer's flexibility and their ability to perform with emotion.

This class is open to ages 10+. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50 Sundays, 4:30 p.m. 404-709-9312. inspiredanceprogram@hotmail.com. Sundays, 4:30 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. MICROSOFT – WORD 1

Achieve proficiency and confidence in basic Word functionality including: working with documents, text and page formatting, clip art, themes/ styles, tables, templates, mail merge and bullet and numbered lists. You’ll also acquire sound knowledge of the Office Ribbon. $95 per person Thu., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m. (912) 644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Thu., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Music Instruction

Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruction by professional musicians. Band instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar. All ages welcome. ongoing. 912-358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. ongoing Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group

Portman’s Music Academy offers private or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner to advanced level.

All instruments. Also, voice lessons, music production technology and DJ lessons. Teaching staff of over 20 instructors with professional, well equipped studios and a safe, friendly waiting area for parents and siblings. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic.com. ongoing Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, ddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds. 7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. ongoing. 912-692-8055. smisavannah@gmail.com. ongoing New Horizons Adult Band Program

Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/ college and would like to play again.

Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman's. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic. continues on p. 42

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theory, and musicianship. Folk/rock based lessons available. No electric instruments. $25/half hour. $45/ hour. brian@brianluckett.com.

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com. ongoing Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you've started, revise it or pursue publication. Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting.

Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@ gmail.com. ongoing Photography Classes

Beginner photography to post production. Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour class. See website for complete class list. 410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography.com. chrismorrisphotography.com.

Piano Voice-Coaching

Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-961-7021 or 912-6671056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing. ongoing Project Management – Basics

This 12-hour course provides an overview of the ten knowledge-based principles for managing successful projects: scope, integration, communication, time, cost, procurement, risk management, quality control, human resources, and project stakeholder management. The training includes practical exercises and an in-class group project. $650 per person Fri., Feb. 7, 9 a.m. (912) 6445967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Fri., Feb. 7, 9 a.m Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Quilting Classes

ongoing: Quilting classes for beginners and advanced stitchers. Learn to make your first quilt or learn a new technique. See the website, call, or come by the shop. varies ongoing.

912 925 0055. email@colonialquilts. us. colonialquilts.us. ongoing Colonial Quilts and Savannah Sewing Center, 11710 Largo Drive.

Reading/Writing Tutoring

Ms. Dawn’s Tutoring in reading, writing, and composition. Remedial reading skills, help with borderline dyslexia, to grammar, term paper writing, and English as a Second Language. Fun methods for children to help them learn quickly. Contact: cordraywriter@gmail.com or text or call 912-12-660-7399. Call for fee information.

Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for info. ongoing. 912713-2718. ongoing Savannah Authors Meeting

Open to published or unpublished writers. Beginners are welcome.

Savannah Authors Autonomous encourages first-class prose writing, fiction or non-faction, using discussion, constructive criticism, instruc-

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com tion, and examples. The group was founded by Christopher Scott (912) 398-1727 and Alice Vantrease (912) 308-3208. Visit us at savannahauthors.org. We meet every second AND FOURTH Tuesday of the month.

Free second Tuesday of every month.

(912) 308-3208. savannahauthors. org. second Tuesday of every month Private Residence, 630 East Victory Drive.

Sewing Classes

Beginner in sewing? Starting your clothing business or clothing line?

Learn to sew. Industry standard sewing courses designed to meet your needs in the garment industry. Open schedule. Savannah Sewing Academy. 1917 Bull St. ongoing. 912-2900072. savsew.com. ongoing Short Story Writing

Gives students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling the opportunity to use assigned readings, writing homework, and workshop style critiques to explore various writing techniques. Works of Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, Ann Beattie and others will be studied. Upon completion, students will understand narrative structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm and pacing, and the art of revision. Offered

by Georgia Southern's Continuing Education division in Savannah. Call or email for days/times/pricing. ongoing. 912-644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu. html.. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. ongoing Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Singing Classes

Bel Canto is the name of the style of singing invented by Nicola Vaccai, which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves the vocal range and breathing capacity and is the technique Anitra Warren uses to train her students. It carries over well as a foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25 Mondays-Sundays, 6 p.m. 786-2479923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com.

Mondays-Sundays, 6 p.m Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva

Teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for improving vocal range and breathing capacity. A good foundation technique for different styles--opera, pop, rock, cabaret. Fridays 5:308:30pm. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W. State St., 3rd floor. ongoing. 786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva. com. ongoing Spanish Classes

Learn Spanish for life and grow your business. Courses for professionals offered by Conquistador Spanish Language Institute, LLC. Classes offered in a series. Beginner Spanish

for Professionals--Intro price $155 + textbook ($12.95). Instructor: Bertha E. Hernandez, M.Ed. and native speaker. Meets in the Keller Williams Realty meeting room, 329 Commercial Drive. ongoing. conquistadorspanish.com. ongoing Stress Management Workshop

Research now shows that the inability to manage stress is the number one threat to the health of Americans. What can we do? Learn how to make small life-style changes that reduce worry and stress, lower blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, and improve overall health and well-being. In this informal workshop, you will learn to use Mindfulness, Qigong and Tai Chi in a chair to relax and reduce stress.

No experience or spandex required.

For more information or to register contact Linda Archinaco, a teacher of Mindful Living and a certified instructor of Qigong and Tai Chi Easy™. Free, $10 donation to church suggested Sat., Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m.

912-234-0980. ArchinacoL@aol.com. uusavannah.org. Sat., Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St.

measures from a labor doula, including breathing, massage, positioning, and pressure points. Bring and exercise ball. Quarterly, Saturdays 1pm-3pm at Savannah Yoga Center.

Call or email to register. $100 per couple. ongoing. 912-704-7650. douladeliveries.com. ongoing Clubs & Organizations Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail. com. ongoing Adult Intermediate Ballet

Beginner and Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, Barre Core Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch and Tone. no experience needed for beginner Ballet, barre, or stretch/ tone. The Ballet School, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/info online or by phone. ongoing. 912-925-0903. theballetschoolsav.com. ongoing

Stress Reduction: Arising Stillness in Zen

Avegost LARP

Vocal Lessons

Blindness and Low Vision: A Guide to Working, Living, and Supporting Individuals with Vision Loss

Stress-reducing practices for body, speech and mind. Five Thursday night classes from 6- 7:00pm. $15 drop-in; $70 for series. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, Sensei. Savannah Zen Center 111 E. 34th St. 31401 revfugon@gmail.com ongoing. ongoing The Voice Co-op is a group of voice instructors in Savannah, Georgia who believe in the power of a nurturing community to help voice students blossom into vibrant artists. Each of our instructors have earned the degree of Master of Music in Voice Performance. Group master classes are held once each month for students of the Co-op. In the winter and spring the students will have the opportuinty to present a vocie recital for the community. Varies ongoing.

912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp.org. ongoing The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

West Coast Swing Class

Interested in learning how to West Coast Swing? Come learn from the best in Savannah. Rick Cody will take you though the smooth rhythms of beach music to help you get ready for the dance floor. $12 drop in fee or $35 for 4 weeks Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Wednesdays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Yoga for Couples

A two hour class for prospective moms and their delivery partners.

Learn labor and delivery stages and a "toolbox" of hands-on comfort

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. generallly meets the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you're a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. ongoing. godzillaunknown@ gmail.com. avegost.com. ongoing

Workshops on the 3rd Thursday of each month on vision losss, services, and technology available to participate in the community. And, how the community can support individuals with vision loss. Orientation and Mobility Techniques; Low Vision vs.

Legal Blindness; Supporting People with Low Vision to Achieve Maximum Independence; Low Vision Simulator Experiences; Resources. Free and open to the public. ongoing. savannahcblv.org. ongoing Savannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision, 214 Drayton St. Buccaneer Region SCCA

Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver's license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing. buccaneerregion. org. ongoing Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am10:30am. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768. ongoing Chatham Sailing Club

Drop N Circle Craft Night

Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina. Tuesdays, 5pm-8pm. 6 W. State Street. Enjoy sharing creativity with other knitters, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, needle pointers, etc. All levels of experience welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912233-1240. ongoing Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Mediation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call for info. ongoing. 912695-2305. meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers. ongoing Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? Join like-minded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Email Kathleen Thomas at exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. exploretherevolution@ gmail.com. galleryespresso.com/. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs

Open to all who are interested in the fiber arts: weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, etc. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center the first Saturday of the month September through June 10:15am. See our website for programs and events. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead. com/. Mondays, 10:30 a.m Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals seeking more freedom in an unfree world, via non-political methods. Savannah meetings/discussions twice monthly, Thursdays, 8:30pm. Topics and meeting locations vary. No politics, no religious affiliation, no dues, no fees. Email for next meeting day and location. ongoing. onebornfree@yahoo.com. ongoing Geechee Sailing Club

Founded in 1971, GSC promotes sailing and boating safety, education, and fellowship.Member of the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association. second Monday of every month, 6 p.m. 912-356-3265. geecheesailingclub.org. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt. second Monday of every

month, 6 p.m Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr.

Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr.

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII veterans to Washington, DC to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid by Honor Flight Savannah.

Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. ongoing.

912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah. org. ongoing

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Writer's Salon meetings are first Tues. at 7:30pm at the Flannery O'Connor Home. Book club meetings are third Tues., 7:30pm. Location changes each month. Call or see Facebook group "Peacock Guild" for info. ongoing. 912-233-6014. ongoing Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Historic Flight Savannah

Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby's Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912660-8257. ongoing Ink Slingers Writing Group

A creative writing group for writers of poetry, prose, or undefinable creative ventures. Based in Savannah and a little nomadic. Meets two Thursdays a month, 5:45pm. Discussion of exercises, ideas, or already in progress pieces. Free to attend. See Facebook page savinkslingers. ongoing. ongoing Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Island MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school.

Authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. First and third Mondays, excluding holidays.

Childcare on request. A ministry of MOPS International. Info by phone or email. ongoing. 912-898-4344. kymmccarty@hotmail.com. mops. org. ongoing Islands MOPS

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets at First Baptist Church of the Islands, two Wednesdays a month, 9:15am-11:30am. ongoing. sites.google.com/site/islandsmops. fbcislands.com/. ongoing First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. ongoing.

912-308-6768. ongoing Knittin’ Night

Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m.

912-238-0514. wildfibresavannah. com/. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m Wild Fibre, 409 East Liberty St. Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230. ongoing

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing.

912-786-4508. ongoing American

Peacock Guild--For Writers and Book Lovers

Philo Cafe

Weekly Monday discussion group that meets 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see ThePhiloCafe on Facebook. ongoing. athenapluto@yahoo.com. ongoing

R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future

RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing.

912-344-5127. ongoing New Covenant Church, 2201 Bull St. Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet the 1st Sunday at 4pm at 5429 LaRoche Ave., and the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30pm at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn St., Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-308-2094. kasak@comcast.net. roguephoenix.org. ongoing Safe Kids Savannah

A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm.

See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org. ongoing Savannah Brewers' League

Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing.

912-447-0943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/. ongoing Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing Group

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. Prose writing, fiction and non fiction. Discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples. Location: Charles Brown Antiques/Fine Silver, 14 W. Jones St. All are welcome. No charge. Contact Alice Vantrease via email or phone. ongoing. 912-308-3208. alicevantrease@live.com. ongoing Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

Meets Saturdays, 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds and better investing.

Contact by email for info. ongoing. charlesfund@gmail.com. panerabread.com/. ongoing Panera Bread (Broughton St.), 1 West Broughton St. Savannah Council, Navy League of the

United States

A dinner meeting the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm (except December.) Location: Hunter Club.

Call John Findeis for info. ongoing.

912-748-7020. ongoing

Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks. $60. Some equipment provided. After completing the class, you may join the Savannah Fencing Club for $5/month.

Experienced fencers welcome. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-4296918. savannahfencing@aol.com. ongoing

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day. Call for info. ongoing. 912308-6768. ongoing

Savannah Jaycees

Meeting/info session held the 1st Tuesday each month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining Jaycees to learn more. Must be age 21-40. Jaycees Building, 101 Atlas St. ongoing. 912-353-7700. savannahjaycees.com. ongoing

Savannah Kennel Club

Monthly meetings open to the public.

Held at Logan's Roadhouse, the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through May. Dinner: 6:pm. Speaker: 7:30pm.

Guest speakers each meeting. ongoing. 912-238-3170. savannahkennelclub.org. logansroadhouse.com/. ongoing Logan's Roadhouse, 11301 Abercorn St.

Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events to help learn about Savannah and make new friends. ongoing. savannahnewcomersclub. com. ongoing

Savannah No Kidding!

No Kidding. Join Savannah's only social club for people without children!

No membership fees, meet great new friends, enjoy a wide variety of activities and events. savannahnokidding.angelfire.com/ or e-mail savannahnokidding@gmail.com ongoing. ongoing The Historic District, Downtown Savannah.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Beach, Buffet and no dress code.

Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@ yahoo.com. savannahphc.com. ongoing

Savannah Quilt Guild

Meet the second Saturday, September through June, at Woods of Savannah, 1764-C Hodgson Memorial. Social time 9:30am, meetings 10:00am followed by a program.

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Meets first Friday of each month, 6:30pm at Young's Marina. If first Friday falls on a holiday weekend, meeting is second Friday. No boat?

No sailing experience? No problem. ongoing. chathamsailing.org. ongoing Young's Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd.

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quilting. Membership is $25 per year. ongoing. (912) 598-9977. savannahquiltguild@comcast.net. ongoing

Purchase beverages and snacks. ongoing. foxyloxycafe.com/. ongoing Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join Savannah Sacred Harp Singers. All are welcome to participate or listen too one of America's most revered musical traditions. Call or email. ongoing. 912-655-0994. savannahsacredharp.com. ongoing Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road.

Join the volunteer organization that assists the U.S. Coast Guard. Meets 4th Wednesday at 6pm at Barnes, 5320 Waters Ave. All ages welcome.

Prior experience/boat ownership not required. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-598-7387. savannahaux.com. ongoing

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Savannah SCA

The local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets every Saturday at Forsyth Park for fighter practice and general hanging out. If you're interested in re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance, come join us! South end of Forsyth Park, just past the Farmer's Market. Free. www.savannahsca.org Free ongoing, 11 a.m. savannahsca.org. ongoing, 11 a.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Savannah Story Games

We play games that help us tell improvised stories. Get together over food - roleplayers, storytellers, or the merely curious - and help us create an amazing story in just three hours. We'll use games with special rules that craft characters, settings, and conflicts. Weekends, in different locales - check savannahstorygames.com for more information. free Fridays-Sundays. info@savannahstorygames.com. savannahstorygames. com. Fridays-Sundays Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30am8:30am at the Mulberry Inn. ongoing. savannahsunriserotary.org. ongoing Savannah Toastmasters

Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room C. ongoing. 912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Savannah Writers Group

A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest authors, and writing critique in a friendly, supportive environment. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Atlanta Bread Company, Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, 5500 Abercorn. Free and open to the public. See website or call for info. ongoing. savannahwritersgroup.blogspot.com. ongoing Tertulia en espa単ol at Foxy Loxy

Spanish conversation table. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month. 7:30pm to 9pm at Foxy Loxy, 1919 Bull street. Come practice your Spanish, have a cafe con leche or Spanish wine, and meet nice people....All levels welcome. Free.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 912429-0940. rws521@msn.com. vvasav. com. ongoing Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, WoodvilleTompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912232-3549. chesteraellis@comcast. net. ongoing Dance Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. ongoing. 912234-8745. ongoing Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes.

Call for info. Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. ongoing.

912-921-2190. ongoing Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person. Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible.

Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-925-7416. savh_tango@ yahoo.com. ongoing Ballet: Alice in Wonderland

Columbia City Ballet presents a dance interpretation of the Lewis Carroll classic. $18-38 Sat., Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m. savannahcivic.com. Sat., Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Ballroom/Latin Group Class

Every Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having group classes at 8pm!

Tuesdays classes will focus on FUNdamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday's classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Wednesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

For those with little-to-no dance background. Instructor is formally trained, has performed for over ten

years. $15/person. Tues. 7pm-8pm.

Private classes and walk ins available. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@ cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com. ongoing Beginning Pole Fitness

Our pole classes offer a fun and flirty way to get a great workout in a safe and comfortable environment. Our National Miss Fitness 2013 and Miss Georgia Pole 2012 instructor, Sabrina Madsen, will teach you the basics including spins and pole dance moves. All fitness levels are welcome! $25 for drop-in or 5 for $100 (must be used in 30 days) Tuesdays, 8 p.m. (801) 673-6737. firstcitysav@ gmail.com. Tuesdays, 8 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Belly Dance Classes with Nicole Edge

At Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. Beginners classWednesdays 7-8pm Advanced classFridays 6-7pm $15 per session, discount for Fitness on Broughton members. ongoing. 912-596-0889. edgebellydance.com. ongoing First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Bellydance lessons with Happenstance Bellydance

All levels and styles of bellydance welcome. Classes are every Monday from 5:30-6:30pm. $15/lesson.

Drop-ins welcome or call Carrie @ (912)704-2940 for more info. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com $15/lesson ongoing, 5:30 p.m. (912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance. wordpress.com. ongoing, 5:30 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. C.C. Express Dance Team

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary.

Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-748-0731. ongoing Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Dance for Peace

A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages. Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed. Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-5476449. xavris21@yahoo.com. Sundays, 3 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Dance Lessons (Salsa, Bachata)

Learn to dance Salsa & Bachata.

For info, call Austin (912-704-8726) or Omar (Spanish - 787-710-6721).

Thursdays. 912-704-8726. salsa@ salsasavannah.com. salsasavannah. com. Thursdays Great Gatsby, 408 West Broughton Street.

Dance Party

Join us on Thursdays at 8pm for fun, friendship, and dancing! Parties are free for our students and are only $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com.

Thursdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

FUNdamentals Dance Lesson

Every Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having group classes at 8pm!

Tuesdays classes will focus on FUNdamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday's classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/person $25/couple Tuesdays, 8 p.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Tuesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Home Cookin' Cloggers

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-748-0731. ongoing Irish Dance Classes

Glor na Dare offers beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up. Adult Step & Ceili, Strength and Flexibility, non-competitive and competitive programs, workshops, camps. Certified. Info via email or phone. ongoing. 912-7042052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com. ongoing Kids/Youth Dance Class

Kids Group class on various Ballroom and Latin dances. Multiple teachers. Ages 4-17 currently enrolled in the program. Prepares youth for social and/or competitive dancing. $15/person Saturdays, 10 a.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Saturdays, 10 a.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Line Dancing

Take down Tuesdays. Jazzy Sliders Adult Line Dancing, every Tuesday, 7:30pm-10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar. Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm-8:30pm. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. ongoing Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Mahogany Shades of Beauty

Dance classes--hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step. Modeling and acting classes.

All ages/all levels welcome. Call Mahogany for info. ongoing. 912-2728329. ongoing Modern Dance Class

Beginner and intermediate classes.

Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. ongoing. 912-354-5586. ongoing Pole Dancing Classes

Beginners class, Wednesdays, 8pm.

Level II, Mondays, 8pm. $22/one class. $70/four classes. Preregistration required. Learn pole dance moves and spins while getting a full body workout. Pole Fitness Classes

RAVE NIGHT with DJ ORSON WELLS

Get your Rave on with the the one and only DJ Orson Wells! We got glow sticks! Saturdays, 9 p.m. Saturdays, 9 p.m Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah

Tues. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm.

Thur. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm-6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. See website for info. ongoing. salsasavannah.com. ongoing Savannah Dance Club

Shag, swing, cha-cha and line dancing. Everyone invited. Call for location, days and times. ongoing.

912-398-8784. ongoing Savannah Shag Club

Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge. Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. ongoing Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing

ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. ongoing Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Zumba & Zumba Toning with Anne

Ditch the workout & join the party.

All levels welcome. Wednesdays, 6:30 PM - 7:30PM. Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 East Montgomery Crossroads $5 class - discount cards available Bring a friend & it's free for you! ongoing. 912-596-1952. ongoing Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Events AARP Free Tax Assistance

Free tax assistance on federal and State of Georgia tax returns, to everyone on a first-come, first served basis, provided by volunteers from the AARP Foundation, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service Southwest Chatham Library: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays Bull Street Library: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Through Feb. 15. 912-652-3600. Through Feb. 15 Black Heritage Festival: National Black AIDS Day: HIV Aids and Substance Abuse Prevention Program

A talk by Terri Hamilton, Assistant VP, Corporate Planning Services and Director of HIV Services, New York Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Free and open to the public Thu., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival.com. Thu., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m St. Philip AME Church, 613 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Farm a la Carte: A Mobile Farmer's

Market

At various spots around town, including Green Truck on Wednesdays, 2:30pm-6:30pm. Bethesda Farmers' Market on Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm.

Forsyth Park Farmers' Market on Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Sustainable meats, organic produce, local dairy. ongoing. revivalfoods.com. greentruckpub.com. ongoing Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. First Friday Fireworks on the River

February's first Friday fireworks light up the sky, sponsored by the Savannah Waterfront Association. Free and open to the public. Fri., Feb. 7, 9:30 p.m. 912-234-0295. riverstreetsavannah.com. savannahga.gov/ cityweb/mobilityweb.nsf/f43552dd7c50cae2852573b000734940/b93989c43 34a4a68852576f00070d9a8?OpenDoc ument. Fri., Feb. 7, 9:30 p.m Rousakis Plaza, River St. Goodwill Job Connections Center Grand Opening

Goodwill's newest job seeking, skill building and resource center opens with a ribbon cutting, tours and a resource fair. Free and open to the public. Fri., Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. goodwillsavannah.org. Fri., Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr. Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Learn the history of the historic Lucas Theatre on a 20-30 minute tour.

Restoration, architecture, history of the theatre and of early cinema. $4.

Group rates for ten or more. School trips available. No reservations needed for 10:30am, 1:30pm and 2pm. Other times by appointment.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-525-5023. lucastheatre.com. ongoing Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Karaoke

KARAOKE Every Sunday 10pm-1am & every Wednesday from 9pm-12am, Come join the fun. Sundays, 10 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 p.m. 912-3417427. tondees.com/. Sundays, 10 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 p.m Tondee's Tavern, 7 East Bay Street.

Museum in the Moonlight

An evening in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Sherman’s historic march and the Scarbrough house’s testament to this transformative event, featuring harpist Kristen King, and Civil War activities in the gardens. Shrimp and grits will be available for purchase (at 1860's prices) along with a side of hardtack. Free Admission Fri., Feb. 7, 7 p.m. 912-232-1511. shipsofthesea. org. Fri., Feb. 7, 7 p.m Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

NeoPopRealist Art Contest Dedicated ti its 25-Year Anniversary

Deadline: December 15, 2014.

Artists're welcome to submit up to 3 images of NeoPopRealist work

as .JPEG files 300dpi with brief info about self & work's medium, email: neopoprealismPRESS@mail.com.

Winners 'll be announced Dec. 31, 2014. Grand prize for the 1st place is signed original drawing by NeoPopRealism creator Nadia Russ. S2nd place winner'll receive signed print of the same work. See the Grand Prize at www.neopoprealism.org Free Through Dec. 15. neopoprealismpress@mail.com. Through Dec. 15 Online only, none.

The original Midnight Tour

One of the spookiest tours in town.

Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323.

6thsenseworld.com. ongoing 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

PBJ Pantry

A free food pantry held every Thursday, 10-11am and 6-7pm. Contact Jessica Sutton for questions. 912897-1192 ongoing. ymcaofcoastalga. org/. ongoing YMCA (Wilmington Island), 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Potable Gold: Savannah's Madeira Tradition

Tour behind the scenes of the Davenport House while learning about the long and rich tradition of Madeira (wine) as it relates to the history of Savannah and then they will participate in a Madeira party. Includes two Madeira samples. On 2/14, tour is at 7:30pm. $20 (must be 21 years of age) Fri., Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m. 912-236-8097. jcredle@davenporthousemuseum. org. davenporthousemuseum.org.

Fri., Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m Davenport House, 324 East State St. Savannah Storytellers

Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm. Reservations encouraged by calling 912-349-4059.

Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Wednesdays, 6 p.m Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Shire of Forth Castle Fighter Practice

Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org. ongoing

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Exhibition --Free Admission Week

A free admission week for this exhibition, held in conjunction with the book of the same title. The exhibition’s images, documentary accounts and objects from Telfair Museums and other collections provide a deeper understanding of our

collective American past. Exhibition opens Feb. 8. Book release is Feb. 12. Free and open to the public. Feb. 9-15. medinak@telfair.org. telfair.org. telfair.org/jepson/. Feb. 9-15 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Springtime Made in the South

Crafts, artwork, interiors, one-of-akind designs in this annual showcase of southern-ness. $7 Fri., Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 8, 10 a.m.6 p.m. madeinthesouthshows.com/ Savannah_Spring_Show.html. savtcc. com. Fri., Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Storyteller Josie Bailey

Celebrating Black History Month: Author and professional storyteller Bailey adds a new twist to old tales.

Mon. Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m. Hinesville Library Mon. Feb. 3, 4pm W.W. Law Library Mon., Feb. 3, 6:30pm Bull Street Library Tues. Feb. 4, 10:30am West Broad Library Tues. Feb. 4, 4pm Oglethorpe Mall Library Wed. Feb. 5, 10:30am Pooler Library Wed. Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m. Rincon Library Thu. Feb. 6, 11am Thunderbolt Library, Thu. Feb. 6, 4:30pm S.W. Chatham Library Free and open to the public. Through Feb. 6. 897-6233. /liveoakpl.org/events/ black_history_month/storyteller_ josie_bailey.php. Through Feb. 6 Victor Dover lecture: The Art of Street Design

School of Building Arts Lecture Series presents the former chair of the Congress for the New Urbanism America, and founder and principal-in-charge of Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planners, discussing a revolutionary makeover to promote walking and cycling and appeal to a new generation of creative, demanding citizens. Walkable, sustainable designs can reinvigorate inner cities and retrofit suburbia to meet the needs of residents. Free and open to the public. Tue., Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m. scad.edu. scadmoa.org/. Tue., Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Festivals 2014 Georgia History Festival's Colonial Faire and Muster

This living-history event features costumed colonial re-enactors and vendors offering a taste of the excitement and adversity of life for the first settlers of colonial Georgia.Cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, craft, and cooking demos; Native American and slave life interpretations; period music and dance. Free and open to the public Sat., Feb. 8, 10 a.m. and Sun., Feb. 9, 10 a.m.

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10 a.m Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd. 2014 Georgia History Festival's Super Museum Sunday

Experience our area’s rich history and cultural life as over 50 historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and coastal Georgia open their doors to the public free of charge. Free and open to the public Sun., Feb. 9, 12-4 p.m. 912.232.4903.

PMeagher@georgiahistory.com. georgiahistory.com. georgiahistory. com/. Sun., Feb. 9, 12-4 p.m Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker St. Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Future of Jazz Concert

Annual featuring the talents of local and regional young jazz vocalists and instrumentalists. Presented in part by the Jewish Educational Alliance.

Free and open to the public. Mon., Feb. 10, 7 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival.com. savannahjea.org.

Mon., Feb. 10, 7 p.m Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Grand Festival Day

An array of family-oriented activities ending with a star-studded concert.

Youth programming, arts and crafts village, documentary screenings, financial and health expos and seminars, books & authors, magic show, puppet show, story-telling, historical re-enactments. 3:00pm ribbon cutting. 5:30pm concert with KidSyc, Nickel Bag of Funk, S.O.S. Band and Slick Rick The Ruler. See website for complete schedule. Free and open to the public. Sat., Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival. com. savannahcivic.com. Sat., Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-9 p.m The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Savannah Black Heritage Festival: Annual Gospel Concert

Featuring Savannah’s Barbara Pinckney-Williams. Opening performances and chorus back-up by the St. John, SSU Wesleyan, AASU Gospel & Savannah Mass Choirs.

Presented in part by LifeLink of Georgia. Free and open to the public.

Sun., Feb. 9, 5 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival.com. Sun., Feb. 9, 5 p.m St. John Baptist Church, 522-28 Hartridge St. Savannah Black Heritage Festival:Beverly Jenkins Lecture

The author of the fiction series Bring on the Blessings, set in an historic all-Black-, post-Reconstruction town in Kansas, discusses her research methodology for the series that focused on the westward Great Migration. Part of the Festival's W. W. Law Lecture Series. Jenkins will sign books after her talk. Free and open to the public. Thu., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m. savannahblackheritagefestival.com. telfair.org/jepson/. Thu., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m Jepson Center for the Arts, 207

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Film: John Huston's Wise Blood

A rare screening of legendary actor and director John Huston’s film based on Flannery O’Connor’s award-winning novel. Screening will be preceded by a panel discussion on the significance of the film and of O’Connor’s continuing influence on the arts and popular culture. Part of the Georgia History Festival. $8.50; $6 for students with ID Thu., Feb. 6, 6 p.m. 912.232.4903. PMeagher@ georgiahistory.com. georgiahistory. com. lucastheatre.com. Thu., Feb. 6, 6 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Special Screenings Film: Amelie (France, 2001)

This quirky comedy about a shy French waitress was nominated for five Oscars and won 54 film awards around the world. Valentine Ticket Package: $15 and include 2 tickets, 2 sodas and 1 popcorn. $8 Gen. Adm. $5 Student/Senior Fri., Feb. 7, 7 p.m. 912-525-5050. lucastheatre. com. lucastheatre.com. Fri., Feb. 7, 7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Film: Blue Sunshine (1978, USA)

TRIBUTE TO ACTOR ZALMAN KING - TWISTED THRILLER Psychotronic Film Society presents this "twisted thriller" as a tribute to the late actor Zalman King, better known as a director and producer. For mature viewers. $6 Wed., Feb. 5, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. sentientbean.com.

Wed., Feb. 5, 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Film: The English Patient (1996)

Anthony Minghella wrote and directed this adaptation of Michael Ondaatje‘s novel about a tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. Winner of nine Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Valentine Package: $15 includes 2 tickets, 2 sodas and 1 popcorn. $8 Gen. Adm. $5 Student/Senior Sat., Feb. 8, 7 p.m. 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre.com. Sat., Feb. 8, 7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Fitness $5 Community Yoga Classes

Savannah Power Yoga offers a community yoga class nearly every day of the week for just $5. All proceeds support local organizations. Check out our schedule at www.savannahpoweryoga.com for details. Note that most of our classes are heated to 90 degrees and you will sweat! Bring a yoga mat, towel and some water and get ready to have some fun! $5 Mondays-Fridays, Sundays. (912) 695-9990. info@savannahpoweryoga. com. savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com/. MondaysFridays, Sundays Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd.

AHA Yoga Classes

Jivamkuti Inspired w/ Brittany Roberts Mondays 6:30pm – 7:45pm Soul Progression w/ Lynn Geddes Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30pm – 1:45pm & 6:30pm – 7:45pm TGiF! Power Hour with Lynne McSweeny Fridays 5:45pm – 6:45pm All Levels Yoga w/ Christine Harness Glover Saturdays 9:30am – 10:45am n/a first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month. 912-308-3410. first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. Al-Anon Family Groups

An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. the message of Al-Anon is one of strength and hope for friends/family of problem drinkers. Al-Anon is for adults. Alateen is for people age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. check website or call for info. ongoing. 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com. ongoing Bariatric Surgery Support Group

First Wednesday each month, 7pm, and third Saturday, 10am, in Mercer Auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery.

Free to attend. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-350-3438. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Beach Body Workouts with Laura

MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784. Mondays, 6:15 p.m Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Beastmode Fitness Group Training

Train with this elite team. A total body program that trims, tones and gets results. Personal training options available. See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. ongoing. beastmodefitnessga.com. ongoing YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. Bellydancing Fusion Classes

Mixes ballet, jazz, hip hop into a unique high energy dance style.

Drills and choreographies for all levels.Small classes in downtown Savannah, and on request. $10 per person. Email for info. ongoing. bohemianbeats.com. ongoing

schedule. ongoing. 912-355-8811. savj.org. savannahjea.org. ongoing Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Free Caregiver Support Group

For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. Second Saturday of the month, 10am-11am.

Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments. Free to attend.

Open to anyone i need of support for the caregiving they provide. ongoing. savannahcommons.com. ongoing Dude's Day at Savannah Climbing Coop

Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Thursday men climb for half price, $5. See website for info. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m. 912495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop. com. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. Hiking & Biking at Skidaway Island State Park

Year round fitness opportunities.

Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am-10pm. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-598-2300. gastateparks. org/SkidawayIsland. gastateparks. org/info/skidaway/. ongoing Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Israeli Krav Maga Self-Defense Classes

A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Custom Fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. ongoing. 912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com. ongoing Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world's fastest growing martial arts style.

Uses angles and leverage to tunr an attacker's strength against him. Call for info on free trial classes. Drop ins welcome. 11202 White Bluff Rd. ongoing. 912-429-9241. ongoing Mommy and Baby Yoga

Mondays. Call for times and fees or see website. ongoing. 912-232-2994. savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga. com/. ongoing Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Pilates Classes

Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm.

Fri., 9:30am-10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. ongoing. egs5719@aol.com. ongoing Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr.

Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semi-private classes by appointment. Carol Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-238-0018. savannahpilates.com. pilatessavannah. com/. ongoing Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave.

Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for

Ongoing series of 6-week classes.

Thursdays. A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Blue Water Yoga

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Pregnancy Yoga

Qigong Classes

Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier and longer life. Classes offer a time to learn the exercises and perform them in a group setting.

Class length averages 60 min. Any level of practice is welcome. $15 ongoing. qigongtim.com/. ongoing Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Renagade Workout

Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00 am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only. Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912-376-0219 ongoing. ongoing Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America.

Monthly training sessions and seminars. Weekly runs. Kathy Ackerman, 912-756-5865, or Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. ongoing. ongoing Ladies Day at Savannah Climbing Coop

Wednesdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Wednesday women climb for half price, $5. See website for info. ongoing. 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com. ongoing Savannah Disc Golf

Weekly events (entry $5) Friday Night Flights: Fridays, 5pm. Luck of the Draw Doubles: Saturdays, 10am.

Handicapped League: Saturdays, 1pm. Singles at the Sarge: Sundays, 10am. All skill levels welcome.

Instruction available. See website or email for info. ongoing. savannahdiscgolf@gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf. com. ongoing Savannah Striders Running and Walking Club

With a one-year, $10 membership,free training programs for beginners (walkers and runners) and experienced athletes. Fun runs.

Advice from mentors. Monthly meetings with quality speakers. Frequent social events. Sign up online or look for the Savannah Striders Facebook page. ongoing. savystrider.com. ongoing Tai Chi Lessons in Forsyth Park

Tuesdays, 9am-10am. $10. North End of Forsyth Park. Email for info. ongoing. relaxsavannah@gmail.com. ongoing Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Turbo Kick Cardio Workout

Lose calories while dancing and kick-boxing. No experience or equipment needed. Tues. and Thurs. 6pm, Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton Wed. 6pm Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 ongoing. 586-8221021. facebook.com/turbokicksavan-

nah. ongoing

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6:30pm Tuesdays.

12:45pm Thursdays. Fitness One, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial. Call for info. ongoing. 912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Zumba and Zumba/Toning with Mai

Fall/Winter schedule. Mondays at 8:30AM Zumba/Toning Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads $5.00/class Mondays/Wednesdays at 6:00PM Zumba/Toning Windsor Forest Elementary Gym 308 Briarcliff Circle $5.00/class Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00AM Zumba/Toning Curves @ Savannah Mall (912) 921-1771 14045 Abercorn St #1610 31419 $5.00/ class (Non-Members) Tuesdays @ 5:30PM Zumba St. Paul CME Social Hall (912) 233-2849 123 Brady St (at Barnard St) 31401 $3.00/class (NonMembers) Wednesdays @ 9:30AM Zumba/Toning Frank Murray Community Center (912) 898-3320 160 Wilmington Is Rd 31414 $3.00/class Bring water, proper shoes and attire. ongoing. 912-604-9890. ongoing Zumba Fitness (R) with April

Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. ongoing. 912-3494902. ongoing Food Events Elyse Wine Dinner

A five-course meal with wine pairings from Elyse Winery, led by Michele Duckett, of Elyse Winery.

Reservations required. $75 Feb. 5, 7 p.m. 912-721-4800. ruths-chris. com/savannah#!historic-savannah/ cgfr. ruthschris.com/SteakHouse/111120/Savannah. Feb. 5, 7 p.m Ruth's Chris Steak House, 111 West Bay St.

Southbound Brewing Co. Ribbon Cutting

Official ribbon cutting, public tour and tasting of this new brewery in Savannah. Complimentary tasting cups with six tastings tickets are free. Purchase a souvenir pint glass with six tasting tickets for $10.00.

Guests bringing two canned goods receive up to $1.00 off their souvenir tour glass. Free and open to the public. Feb. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 912-3351737. southboundbrewingco.com.

Feb. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. Wilmington Island Farmers' Market: Community Info Meeting

The market is on a break until March 1, but the WIFM gang is staying busy.

At this meeting they will share updates on the area's newest farmer's market, as well as answer questions.

Be a part of a growing thing! Feb.

5, 6:30 p.m. wifarmersmarket.org/.

Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine. Free to attend. Items for sale. 912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Honey Tasting and Body Care Samples + Store Tour

Daily store tour, honey tasting, and body care. FREE Come to the WILMINGTON ISLAND store and see the bees behind our observation hive glass. FREE Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. 912-234-0688. tildsley@savannahbee.com. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Prepare Sunday Suppers at Union Mission

Local organizations are invited to sign up to prepare Sunday Supper for people who are homeless and live at Union Mission's shelters for homeless people. Groups must sign up in advance and bring/prepare a meal, beginning at 2pm on Sundays. Call for information. ongoing. 912-2367423. ongoing LGBT First City Network Board Meeting

First Monday, 6:30pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St. 2nd floor. Call or see website for info. ongoing.

912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork.org. ongoing Gay AA Meeting

True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd floor. New location effective 11/2012. ongoing. ongoing Georgia Equality Savannah

Local chapter of Georgia's largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912547-6263. ongoing. ongoing GVNT HAVS

GVNT HAVS is a free monthly drag show that houses the unique antics of the House of Gunt, a Savannah based free-form drag collective whose mission is to connect the trashy with the flashy, the kitschy with the classy, and the people of Savannah with a breath of fresh, queer air. Free houseofgunt@gmail.com.

Chuck's Bar, 305 West River Street.

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month, 7pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. ongoing.

912-288-7863. heather@savpride.

com. ongoing

Stand Out Youth

A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization.

Meets Fridays, 7pm, FCN office, 307 E. Harris St. Call, email or see website for info. ongoing. 912-657-1966. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth.org. ongoing What Makes a Family

A children's therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Ages 10 to 18.

Meets twice a month. Call for info. ongoing. 912-352-2611. ongoing Health Alcoholics Anonymous

For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. ongoing. 912-356-3688. savannahaa.com. ongoing Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off

Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the University Police building on campus. Open to the public 24 hours/day, year round. Confidential.

All items collected are destroyed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. ongoing. 912-344-3333. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/ Maps/index.html. ongoing Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Bariatric Surgery Information Session

Information on bariatric surgery and the program at Memorial Health Bariatrics. Learn surgical procedures offered, support and education programs involved, and how bariatric surgery can affect patients' lives.

Call or see website for info. Free to attend. Hoskins Center at Memorial. ongoing. 912-350-3438. bariatrics. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Free Hearing and Speech Screening

Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

Speech: First Thursdays,. Call or see website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing. org. savannahspeechandhearing. org/. ongoing Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health Dept.

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed.

Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. ongoing Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People

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Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-7047650. ann@aikyayoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. ongoing Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St.

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Hospital-Based Clinics And The Complexities Around Them

Hospitals are making many efforts so as to establish provider-based clinics of all kinds. $227 Tue., Feb. 11, 10 a.m. 866-458-2965. steven. martin1@gmx.com. Tue., Feb. 11, 10 a.m Online, 2222 Sedwick Drive.

Hypnobirthing

Teaches mother and birth partner to use her natural instincts, trust her body, release emotions and facilitate relaxation during labor and delivery.

Five class series on Monday evenings, 6pm. Location: 100 Riverview Dr. $300/group sessions. $600/ private sessions. Call or email for info and reservations. ongoing. 912704-7650. carroll362@bellsouth.net. ongoing Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy

Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com. ongoing La Leche League of Savannah

A breast feeding support group for new/expectant monthers. Meeting/ gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. ongoing. 912-897-9544. lllusa. org/web/savannahga.html. ongoing Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center.

Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph's Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) ongoing. 912-447-6605. ongoing Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services. Open 7pm-11pm nightly. ongoing. 800-264-7154. ongoing Resolve to Resolutions Weight Loss Challenge

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com Dr. Mark Domanski's 30-day weight loss challenge helping people of all ages and backgrounds balance insulin,leptin and other hormones related to weight management. Local vendors with a focus on health.

Refreshments. $20-includes the 30 challenge book & plan 912.353.7611. maxlivingcwc@yahoo.com. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St. Savannah CPR Initiative

An initiative by the City of Savannah to train 6,000 Savannahians in CPR by year's end. The City will train 1,000 Savannahians in CPR this year.

Each of these trainees will in turn pledge to train at least five other individuals, bringing to 6,000 the total number of Savannahians trained in CPR. The hope is that "Savannah's 6,000" will vastly improve our community's ability to respond to sudden cardiac emergencies, doubling our survival rate for witnessed out-ofhospital cardiac arrests. Call for info. ongoing. 912-651-6410. ongoing Kid's Happenings Irish Dancers of Savannah

Savannah's first organized Irish dance school welcomes dancers, ages 4 and up. Learn Irish Step and Ceili (Irish square) Dancing at a relaxed pace. Convenient mid-town location. Whether just for fun, or for competition, IDS is for everyone.

Adult classes available. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-897-5984. irishdancsav@aol.com. ongoing Mommy & Me Yoga

Bring your baby (6 weeks-3 years) to this fun class that is beneficial for both of you! Meet other moms, exercise, relax and learn ways to release stress. No experience in yoga is needed. Sign up preferred, but not necessary. $10 Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.

912-656-9663. awakeningyogastudio. com. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m Awakening Yoga Studio, 2453A US Highway 17.

Savannah Children's Museum School Year Hours

SCM hours beginning 8/31/13 will be Sunday 11am-4pm; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm. Open on holiday Mondays that SCC Public Schools are not in session including Labor Day. For more details go to savannahchildrensmuseum.org ongoing. ongoing Savannah Children's Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

Super Scientific Circus

Children's live theatre, this circus proves that science is fun, using amazing circus skills involving boomerangs, bubbles, beach balls, bullwhips and magic. Learn about friction, inertia, centrifugal force, aerodynamics, sonic booms, air pressure and ultraviolet light. $6 per child. 800-923-2293. Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. Toddler Time at Skidaway Island State Park

Bring your 2-4 year old to enjoy stories, games and learning designed just for them! Each week features a different nature based theme. $5 parking fee. Annual passes available. (912)598-2300. SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs-story books, singing songs, finger puppet plays, crafts, guided walks, up close encounters with Oatland animals. Preregister by 4pm Monday. $5 children. Gen. Admission for adults ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Tuesdays Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Winter Theatre Classes

Come join us for our Winter Theatre Classes! Our classes begin for children 4 years old to 17. These 9 week classes fill up quickly, so call to register today! Classes will culminate in a demonstration for friends and family. For more class information please check out our website: www.jewelconservatory.com $90$115 Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5 p.m..

706-589-2267. jewelconservatorytheatre@gmail.com. jewelconservatory. com. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5 p.m.

The Jewel Conservatory Theatre, 6014 Hwy 21.

Concerts 13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing)

“If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!” Mondays, 7pm. ongoing.

912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. ongoing Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. 50 Years Ago Today: A Beatles Celebration

Savannah Rocks! presents Savannah rock bands performing their favorite Beatles tunes and other songs in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Confirmed bands: The Rogues, The Veraflames, The Bill Avila All-Stars, GAM, Voodoo Soup and Cusses. Guest appearance by Ed Sullivan. $15 advance. $20 door. 912236-5798. alpost135.com/. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. First Friday for Folk Music

Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. $5 donation. 912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Geechee Gullah Ringshouters

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, will present the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters live in concert. From Darien, Georgia they are considered to be the country’s top performing

ensemble of Ring Shouters. During the years following the Civil War Ring Shouting continued only in a few African American communities, mostly on the low country coastal islands.

The public is invited to learn how Ring Shouting evolved and to experience this amazingly rich art when the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters perform on Sunday afternoon, February 9 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road, Savannah, Georgia (Skidaway Island) 31411. No admission charge 912-598-7242. tmckee@stpeterssavannah.org. stpeterssavannah.org.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

Live Music with Craig Tanner

Live music every Wednesday with Craig Tanner and rotating guests such as Eric Britt, Eric Dunn and Mr. Williams. FREE Bonna Bella Waterfront Grille, 2740 Livingston Avenue.

Piano Lessons

Give the gift of music. Piano lessons with a classically trained instructor, with theater and church experience. Adults & children welcome. All levels. Call Renee Miles, 912-3123977. GA Music Warehouse. ongoing. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. ongoing Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. The St. Olaf Choir in Concert

The St. Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is the premier a cappella choir in the United States. Tickets: In advance at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1 W Ridge Rd, Skidaway Island, from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 3-7; In advance on-line at www.stolaftickets. com By telephone at Ticket Hotline: 1-800-363-5487. $25 adults/seniors, $10 students 912-692-0041. AASU Fine Arts Auditorium, 11935 Abercorn St. State Band Concert

The Georgia Music Educators Association District Honor Band in concert.

Hosted by Armstrong's Department of Art, Music & Theatre. Free and open to the public. armstrong.edu.

AASU Fine Arts Auditorium, 11935 Abercorn St. Nature and Environment Animal Skull Identification Workshop

Ever come across an animal skull and wonder what it is you’re seeing?

Learn to identify different skulls.

(912)598-2300. SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Dolphin Project

Dolphin Project's Education Outreach Program is available to speak at schools, clubs, organizations. A powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment. Age/grade appropriate programs and handouts.

See website for info. ongoing. thedolphinproject.org. ongoing

The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association leads a night of stargazing on the great lawn of the botanical gardens. Telescopes will be provided or bring your own. 6pm screening of a 1950’s cheesy Sci-Fi flick. Free and open to the public coastalgeorgiabg. org. coastalgeorgiabg.org/. Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd. GreenDrinks Savannah

A happy hour networking gathering for folks who want to save the Earth.

Second Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm. Location varies monthly. September gathering at Zunzi's 2. Free to attend. Cash bar. second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m. second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m Recycling Fundraiser for Economic Opportunity Authority

Support EOA through the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Recycle empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, laptops, to EOA for recycling. They will receive technology products and cash. Businesses may also recycle items on behalf of EOA for credit. Drop off at EOA, 681 W. Anderson St. See website, email or call for info. ongoing. 912-238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. fundingfactory. com. ongoing Walk on the Wild Side

A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. ongoing Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Wilderness Southeast

A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists.

Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org. ongoing Pets & Animals Low Cost Pet Clinic

TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm. Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin. com. ongoing TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village.

Operation New Hope

Operation New Hope allows inmates to train unadoptable dogs from the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. The goals of the program are to

decrease the recidivism rate among Chatham County inmates, help inmates learn a new skill, and help previously unadoptable dogs find loving homes. The graduated dogs are available for adoption can be viewed at www.humansocietvsav.org, and www.chathamsheriff.org. Operation New Hope is funded by the Humane Society and community donations. ongoing. chathamsheriff.org. humanesocietysav.org/. ongoing Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr.

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Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting).

Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com. ongoing Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. Literary Events Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-447-6605. sjchs.org/body.cfm?id=399. ongoing African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St.

Savannah Book Festival Seeks Volunteers

The Savannah Book Festival seeks volunteers to assist with their 2014 festival. See website to sign up.

Through Feb. 14. savannahbookfestival.org/volunteer/. Through Feb. 14 Tea Time at Ola's (Book Club)

A book discussion group that meets the 4th Tuesday, 1pm. Bring a book you've read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea is provided. Call for info. ongoing. 912-232-5488. liveoakpl.org/. ongoing Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 East Bay St. Religious & Spiritual Annual Prayer Breakfast: Prayer is The Vehicle To Heavens Throne

Women of Mount Zion Baptist Church hosts a morning of inspiration, encouragement and compelling reassurance that God hears and responds to our prayers. Evangelist Jackie B. Small, of the New Salem Community Fellowship Church is the speaker.

Free to attend. Free will offering will be collected. (912) 232-6888. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Art of Peaceful Living

How is it possible to apply the ancient art of Buddhist meditation to today’s hectic and busy modern world? Join us to learn how to solve your problems and develop a peaceful mind by applying Buddha’s classic advice to daily life. Everyone is welcome to attend, no previous experience necessary. Drop in for any class. $10 or $5 seniors/students (912) 3580228. meditationinsouthcarolina.og. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of continues on p.50

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1 Like Twiggy’s fashion 4 Mild lettuce 8 Old French Communist Party of Canada inits. (hidden in EPCOT) 11 HBO character Gold 12 Old soap, sometimes 15 Give it the gas 16 Unwilling to move 17 Unit of electrical charge 19 Tom’s wife 20 Tibetan Buddhist practice 23 Checks a box 24 Howitzer of WWI 26 “___ the Beat” (Blondie album) 27 A, in some games 28 Substance that may darken your pasta 30 Series end at Downton Abbey?

31 As of riiiiiiight.....now 32 Z3 or X5 maker 35 Mission of “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure”?

36 Anatomical eggs 37 NASA astronaut Leroy ___ 40 Minor Arcana card 42 Opening opening?

43 DMV requirement 44 “C’est magnifique!”

46 Vitamin-B complex nutrients 49 Indivisible division figure 52 Sine ___ non 53 Wish for the trip back 54 Thurman of “The Producers” 55 All the same 56 Cautious (of) 57 Go down

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1 Chagall or Jacobs 2 Milkshake flavor 3 Gave out, as a secret 4 Sedative, often 5 Ox tail?

6 Canadian singer/songwriter ___ Naked 7 Baseball’s Powell 8 Washing machine cycle 9 Television host Dick 10 Brunch staple 12 “All Quiet on the Western Front” author 13 Scared beyond belief 14 “Am not!” comeback 16 Kid with no commute 18 “Chocolate” dog 21 Temple of films 22 Posted to your blog, say 24 “Moulin Rouge!” director Luhrmann 25 Drink machine freebie 29 Active 32 Little shop 33 AL award won by 7-Down in 1970 34 Never-___ (not even a has-been) 35 Anti-heartburn brand 37 Horse sounds 38 Bit of cheer 39 As we go about our days 41 Palindromic trig function 45 Not tons 47 Unable to sense 48 Car that sounds like it’s crying 50 Week-___-glance calendar 51 Mangy mongrel

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Band of Sisters Prayer Group

All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. "The king's heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord." (Prov. 21:1) ongoing. 912663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/georgia. ongoing A Buddhist Meditation Center

Welcoming all lineages and spiritual traditions. Newcomers to meditation welcome. Daily meditation, study groups and classes. Sunday includes a talk given by resident priest on Buddhist philosophy and how it relates to daily life. The center is available for individual and group retreats, weddings and funerals. Visit Savannahzencenter.com for schedule and see us on Facebook. Soto Zen lineage, resident Priest Un Shin Cindy Beach Sensei. 912-427-7265 ongoing. ongoing The Savannah Zen Center, 111 E. 34th St. Catholic Singles

A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service. Send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. ongoing. familylife@diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles. ongoing Christmas Psychic Reading Madness Sale

December Madness Sale!!!!!!! $15 for 20 minute phone readings! payable at PayPal savannahpsychic@gmail.com or go to website and check out Christmas monthly Specials Love and Light Low Country Psychic of Savannah ~Kelly Spurlock 15.00 Mondays-Sundays.

9125592169. savannahpsychic@ gmail.com. Mondays-Sundays Ellis Square, Barnard Street and St. Julian Street.

Guided Silent Prayer

Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence. Wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery St. See website for info. ongoing. vineyardsavannah.org. ongoing Lecture: Abbey Johnson, author of UnPlanned

Former Planned Parenthood director turned pro-life advocate and author of her memoir, UnPlanned, shares her story. Free and open to the public. cabrini-sav.org. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road.

A New Church in the City, For the City

Gather on Sundays at 10:30am.

Like the Facebook page "Savannah Church Plant." ongoing. ongoing Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St.

Prophetic Workshop: Activate the Supernatural in You

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com Nighttime worship and activation: 7pm Friday Hands on Prophetic Street Worship: 9am Saturday Worship and Platform Ministry: 10am Sunday 912-335-5027. harvest.ight. org. harvestlight.org. Harvest Light Ministries, 5912-D Ogeechee Road.

Read the Bible in One Year

A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book club format, not a traditional Bible study. All welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-233-5354. ongoing Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street.

Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers)

Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info. All are welcome. ongoing.

912-308-8286. savbranart@gmail. com. trinitychurch1848.org/. ongoing Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. Savannah Reiki Share

During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah. Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free ongoing, 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. ongoing, 7 p.m Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street.

Service of Compline

A chanted service by candlelight held every Sunday night at 9pm.

"Say goodnight to God." Presented

by Christ Church Anglican. ongoing. ongoing Independent Presbyterian Church, Bull Street and Oglethorpe Ave. South Valley Baptist Church

Weekly Sunday services. Sunday school, 10:00am. Worship, 11:30am.

Tuesday Bible Study/Prayer Service, 6:30pm. Pastor Rev. Dr. Barry B. Jackson, 480 Pine Barren Road, Pooler, GA "Saving a nation one soul at a time." ongoing. ongoing Tapestry Church

A church for all people! We don't care what you are wearing, just that you are here. From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life.

Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the Habersham YMCA. tapestrysavannah.com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St.

Theology on Tap

Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. ongoing. distillerysavannah. com. ongoing The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sundays, 11am. Email, call or see website for info. ongoing.

912-234-0980. admin@uusavannah. org. uusavannah.org. uusavannah. org. ongoing Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. Unity Church of Savannah

Sunday Celebration services 9:15am and 11am. Children's Church and childcare 11am. Thursday noon prayer service. See website or call for info on classes, workshops, and more. ongoing. 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah.org. unityofsavannah. org/. ongoing Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Sports & Games Adult Coed Flag Football League

8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450.

Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-220-3474. savadultrec. com. ongoing Derby Devils Roller Derby Classes

Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs.

See website for info. ongoing. savannahderby.com. ongoing Grief 101 Support Group

Seven-week morning or eventing adult support grooup offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm7:00pm. Free of charge. Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. ongoing Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. ongoing. facebook. com/savannahbikepolo. ongoing Ultimate Frisbee

Come play Ultimate! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm until dark. Sundays, 4:30pm until we get tired. The west side of Forsyth Park. Bring a smile, two shirts (one light or white, one dark), water, and cleats (highly recommended). ongoing. savannahultimateproject@gmail.com. savannahultimateproject.wordpress.com/ pick-up/. ongoing Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. USMNT (Soccer) American Outlaws Chapter

USMNT is a national soccer team that represents the U.S. in international soccer competitions. American Outlaws Savannah chapter of USMNT meets regularly. Call for details. ongoing. 912-398-4014. bdburgers.net. ongoing B & D Burgers (Congress St.), 912-238-8315.

Support Groups ACOA-Al-Anon

The "From Survival to Recovery" Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon Group is a fellowship and support group for those who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Meets Thursdays, 5:45pm at the 24-Hour Club, 1501 Eisenhower Dr. Call for info. ongoing. 912-598-9860. ongoing Alcoholics Anonymous

For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. ongoing. 912-356-3688. savannahaa.com. ongoing Alzheimer's Caregiver and Family Support Group

For individuals caring for Alzheimer's and dementia family members.

Second Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-236-0363 x143. ongoing Amputee Support Group

Open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers. Call for info. ongoing.

912-355-7778. ongoing Back Pain Support Group

Second Monday of every month,7:00pm. Denny’s Restaurant at Hwy. 204. Everyone is welcome.

For more info, contact Debbie at 912727-2959 ongoing. ongoing Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. ongoing. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers. Call for info. ongoing.

912-844-4524. fpc.presbychurch.net. ongoing First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cancer Support Group

For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. ongoing. 912819-5704. ongoing Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Children's Grief Support Group

Seven week structured educational

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

For families with children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities.

Meets monthly. Call for info. ongoing.

912-355-7633. ongoing Citizens With Retarded Citizens, 1211 Eisenhower Drive.

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Assoc.

Meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the lives of polio survivors.

Call or see website for info. Polio survivors and guests are invited.

Free and open to the public. ongoing.

912-927-8332. coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. ongoing Couples with Fertility Challenges

Saturdays, 6:45pm at Savannah Christian Church. For couples dealing with primary or secondary infertility, whether for one or many years. Call or email for info. ongoing.

912-596-0852. emptycradle_savannah@hotmail.com. ongoing Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson Blvd.

Debtors Anonymous

For people with debting problems.

Meets Sundays, 5pm-6pm at Unity of Savannah. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-572-6108. debtorsanonymous.org. unityofsavannah. org/. ongoing Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

for the greater Savannah area and surrounding counties. Meets regularly. Call for day and time. Lovezzola's Pizza, 320 Hwy 80 West, Pooler.

Info: 912-412-6675 or 912-414-3827. ongoing. ongoing

Grief Support Groups

Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H in Savannah, and appointments are also available in the United Way offices in Rincon and in Richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-3039442. HospiceSavannah.org/GriefSupport. ongoing Heartbeats for Life

Free support and education group for those who have suffered from or want to prevent or reverse heart disease and/or diabetes. One Tuesday/ month, 6pm. Call or email for date.

All meetings at Southwest Chatham Library. ongoing. 912-598-8457. jeff@ heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. ongoing Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Klinefelter Syndrome/47-XXY Support Group

For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis. Started by the mother of a boy with 47-XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. ongoing. amkw21@ gmail.com. ongoing

Free, volunteer-led support group for recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating and/or bulimia/binge/purging.

Not a diet group, nor for those who struggle solely with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm. Email for info. ongoing. edasavannah@yahoo.com. ongoing Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. For those with the disease, care partners, family and caregivers.

Managing the disease, treatments and therapies, quality of life. First Thursdays, 3:00pm-4:30pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-819-2224. ongoing Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

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Essential Tremor Support Group

Fibromyalgia Support Group

Second Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-819-6743. sjchs.org. sjchs. org. ongoing Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5353 Reynolds Ave.

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Sup-

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912-544-0026

Gambling Problem 12 Step Program

Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. ongoing.

912-748-4730. ongoing Georgia Scleroderma Support Group

A group for people with scleroderma

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-3507845. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Narcotics Anonymous

Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. ongoing.

912-238-5925. ongoing National Alliance of Mentally Ill

Weekly 90-minute support group for anyone with a mental health diagnosis. Also offer weekly family support group. Both meet Tuesdays, 6pm8pm. Free and open to the public. ongoing. ongoing Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

Overeaters Anonymous

Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Savannah meetings Mon 6:30pm, Wed 5:30pm, Fri 6:30 p.m. See website for locations and info, or call 912-358-7150. ongoing. oa.org/meetings. ongoing

Parents of Children with IEP's (Individualized Education Plans)

For parents of children attending Chatham-Savannah Public School System who have IEP plans, to offer mutual support through the challenges of the IEP process. Email for

info. ongoing. amkw210@gmail.com. ongoing Parents of Ill Children

Backus Children's Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment. Case manager facilitates the meetings.

Meets weekly. Call for info ongoing. 912-350-5616. memorialhealth. com/backus. memorialhealth.com/ backus. ongoing Backus Children's Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave. Parkinson's Support Group

First Thursdays, 5pm-6:30pm, Marsh Auditorium at Candler. Call for info. ongoing. 912-355-6347. sjchs.org/. ongoing Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Pryme Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Meets the second Tuesday of each month at St. Joseph’s Hospital,11705 Mercy Blvd., Meeting Room 1(on the 2nd Floor above ER entrance) at 6 p.m. An opportunity for people with MS and their families and friends to share information, develop coping strategies, receive support and become involved in community activities. ongoing. 912-819-2224. sjchs. org/. ongoing St. Joseph's Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd.

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Legacy Group: For individuals with advanced and recurrent cancer.

Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. To register for a specific session and to learn about the group, please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-350-7845. ongoing. 912-3507845. ongoing Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave.

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support group for children 6-17.

Support, coping tools, utilizing play and activity to learn to live with loss.

Free of charge. A service of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for dates. ongoing. 912-303-9442. ongoing Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H.

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Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. Free, confidential counseling for victims and families. 24-hour Rape Crisis Line operates seven days a week. 912-233-7273. ongoing. ongoing

ARIES

March 21-April 19 “You know it’s Saturday when you are wiping off vodka stains from your face with a marshmallow,” testifies the woman who writes the Tumblr blog “French Fries Absinthe Milkshakes.” I really hope you don’t even come close to having an experience like that this week, Aries. But I’m worried that you will. I sense that you’re becoming allergic to caution. You may be subconsciously wishing to shed all decorum and renounce self-control. To be clear, there’s nothing inherently wrong with relaxing your guard. I hope you will indeed give up some of your highstress vigilance and surrender a bit to life’s sweet chaos. Just please try to find a playful and safe and not-too-insane way to do so.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20 What is the single best thing you could do to fulfill your number one desire? Is there a skill you should attain? A subject you should study? A special kind of experience you should seek or a shift in perspective you should initiate?

This is a big opportunity, Taurus.

You have an excellent chance to identify the specific action you could take that will lead you to the next stage of your evolution.

And if you do manage to figure out exactly what needs to be done, start doing it!

GEMINI

May 21-June 20 When songwriters make a “slant rhyme,” the words they use don’t really rhyme, but they sound close enough alike to mimic a rhyme.

An example occurs in “The Bad Touch,” a tune by the Bloodhound Gang: “You and me baby ain’t nothing but mammals / So let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.” Technically, “mammals” doesn’t rhyme with “channel.” I suspect that in the coming week you will have experiences with metaphorical resemblances to slant rhymes. But as long as you don’t fuss and fret about the inexactness you encounter, as long as you don’t demand that everything be precise and cleanedup, you will be entertained and educated. Vow to see the so-called imperfections as soulful.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

“Almost,” writes novelist Joan Bauer. “It’s a big word for me. I feel it everywhere. Almost home.

Almost happy. Almost changed.

Almost, but not quite. Not yet.

Soon, maybe.” I’m sure you know about that feeing yourself, Cancerian. Sometimes it has seemed like your entire life is composed of thousands of small almosts that add up to one gigantic almost.

But I have good news: There is an excellent chance that in the next 14 to 16 weeks you will graduate from the endless and omnipresent almost; you will rise up and snatch a bold measure of completeness from out of the ever-shifting flow.

And it all kicks into high gear now.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22 One of the chapter titles in my most recent book is this: “Ever since I learned to see three sides to every story, I’m finding much better stories.” I’m recommending that you find a way to use this perspective as your own in the coming weeks, Leo. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s crucial that you not get stuck in an oppositional mode. It would be both wrong and debilitating to believe that you must choose between one of two conflicting options. With that in mind, I will introduce you to a word you may not know: “trilemma.” It transcends a mere dilemma because it contains a third alternative.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22 In 1984, Don Henley’s song “The Boys of Summer” reached the top of the Billboard charts. “Out on the road today / I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac,” Henley sings wistfully near the end of the tune. He’s dismayed by the sight of the Grateful Dead’s logo, an ultimate hippie symbol, displayed on a luxury car driven by snooty rich kids. Almost 20 years later, the band The Ataris covered “The Boys of Summer,” but changed the lyric to “Out on the road today / I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.”

It conveyed the same mournful contempt, but this time invoking the iconic punk band Black Flag.

I offer this tale to you, Virgo, as an encouragement to update the way you think about your life’s mythic quest . . . to modernize your old storylines . . . to refresh and refurbish the references you invoke to

tell people about who you are.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Food aficionado Michael Pollan says that Americans “worry more about food and derive less pleasure from eating” than people in other countries. If you ask them what their association is with “chocolate cake,” they typically say “guilt.” By contrast, the French are likely to respond to the same question with “celebration.” From an astrological perspective, I think it’s appropriate for you to be more like the French than the Americans in the coming weeks -- not just in your attitude toward delicious desserts, but in regards to every opportunity for pleasure.

This is one of those times when you have a license to guiltlessly explore the heights and depths of bliss.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21 In the Inuktitut language spoken among the Eastern Canadian Inuit, the word for “simplicity” is *katujjiqatigiittiarnirlu.* This amusing fact reminds me of a certain situation in your life. Your quest to get back to basics and reconnect with your core sources is turning out to be rather complicated. If you hope to invoke all of the pure, humble clarity you need, you will have to call on some sophisticated and ingenious magic.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21

“What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree?” asked environmentalist Edward Abbey. His answer: “The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.” I suggest you meditate on all the ways you can apply that wisdom as a metaphor to your own issues. For example: What monumental part of your own life might be of service to a small, fragile part? What major accomplishment of yours can provide strength and protection to a ripening potential that’s underappreciated by others?

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19 “To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves,” wrote the poet Federico García Lorca. I urge you to make sure you are not inflicting that abuse on yourself in the coming weeks,

Capricorn. It’s always dangerous to be out of touch with or secretive about your holy passions, but it’s especially risky these days. I’m not necessarily saying you should rent a megaphone and shout news of your yearnings in the crowded streets. In fact, it’s better if you are discriminating about whom you tell. The most important thing is to not be hiding anything from yourself about what moves you the most.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Back in 2002, three young men launched Youtube, in part motivated by a banal desire. They were frustrated because they couldn’t find online videos of the notorious incident that occurred during the Superbowl halftime show, when Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction exposed her breast.

In response, they created the nowfamous website that allows people to share videos. I foresee the possibility of a comparable sequence for you, Aquarius. A seemingly superficial wish or trivial interest could inspire you to come up with a fine new addition to your world.

Pay attention to your whimsical notions.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20 “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” That’s what 20th-century author Truman Capote said about his own writing process. Back in that primitive pre-computer era, he scrawled his words on paper with a pencil and later edited out the extraneous stuff by applying scissors to the manuscript. Judging from your current astrological omens, Pisces, I surmise you’re in a phase that needs the power of the scissors more than the power of the pencil. What you cut away will markedly enhance the long-term beauty and value of the creation you’re working on.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

Second Tuesdays at 7pm in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For anyone with this disorder, plus family members/caregivers interested in learning more. Call for info. ongoing.

912-858-2335. sjchs.org/. ongoing Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Sisters Network (Breast Cancer in the African American Community)

Third Mondays, 6pm-7pm. At the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial. A national organization to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer on the African American community. Call for info. ongoing. 912-236-7405. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Spinal Injury Support Group

Third Thursdays, 5:30pm, at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial.

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-350-8900. memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. ongoing Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an ongoing support group. Third Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Safe and confidential. Free to attend. Barbara Moss at Full Circle of Hospice Savannah, 912-629-1089. ongoing. ongoing Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Teens Nurturing Teens (Cancer Support)

Support group for teens with a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. Meets at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for information. ongoing. 912-819-5704. ongoing Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Teens With No One to Turn To

Help for people ages 11-18, or concerned parents of teens. Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter.

Call or see website. ongoing. 912234-4048. parkplaceyes.org. ongoing Theatre Disney's Tarzan

Savannah Children's Theatre is swinging into the new year with bungees, aerial silks and hanging vines for their Main Stage Musical production of Disney's Tarzan. Come join Tarzan, Jane and and Disney characters, Terk, Kala and the rest as they swing across the stage to music

by Phil Collins. This show is for the

Theatre: 24-Hour Play Festival

Performances of plays written and produced between Friday night at 8pm and Saturday's curtain. Actors still needed: interested actors email kotter@rock1061.com. $10 kotter@ rock1061.com. musesavannah.org. musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Theatre: Grease

Grease is the word! The classic musical about the 50's (and basis for the hit movie) brought to life with the Savannah Theatre's professional ensemble and band. $17 - $35 savannahtheatre.com/. savannahtheatre. com. The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Theatre: Hair

Tony Award®-winning musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a turbulent time,featuring an extraordinary cast and unforgettable songs: Aquarius, Let the Sun Shine In, Good Morning, Starshine, and Easy To Be Hard. For Mature Audiences. $30-55 HairOnTour.com. broadwayinsavannah.com/ hair/. savannahcivic.com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Volunteers Bethesda Seeks Volunteer Docents for New History Museum/Visitors Center

Bethesda seeks volunteer docents for their new visitors center/museum. Volunteer docents needed during regular museum hours, Thurs.-Sat. 10am-4pm. Docents will share Bethesda’s rich history and inspiring legacy with visitors from across the country and around the world. ongoing. 912-351-2061. Elizabeth.brown@bethesdaacademy.org. ongoing Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. CASA Seeks Volunteer Advocates for Children

As a court-appointed special advocate, volunteers receive in-depth training to advocate in court and in the community for the needs and rights of children in foster care.

CASA volunteers come from all walks of life and professions and have one thing in common: they care about kids. CASA volunteers complete a 40-hour pre-service training.

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Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home seeks additional volunteers and volunteer docents to help on Fridays and Saturdays, 1p-4pm, and for possible extended hours. Duties: greet visitors, handle admissions, conduct merchandise sales and help with tours. Docent training and written narratives for reference during tours are provided. ongoing. 912-233-6014. haborrello@aol.com. flanneryoconnorhome.org. ongoing Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

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Dolphin Project needs boat owners, photographers, and other volunteers to help with scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along coastal Georgia. Must be age 18 or older. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-232-6572. thedolphinproject.org. ongoing Good Samaritan Health Clinic

St. Joseph's/Candler's Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs volunteer nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The clinic serves people without insurance and those whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

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Hospice Volunteers Needed in Chatham and other Coastal Counties

Island Hospice, THA Group's nonprofit hospice service, seeks volunteers for patient socialization and caregiver respite. Also seeking nonpatient contact volunteers who can contribute by providing services including, but not limited to, office work, crafting, sewing, light yard work, housekeeping, playing guitar for patients, and licensed hairdressers. Serving patients in Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, and Screven Counties in Georgia, and Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston, Colleton Counties in South Carolina. See website or email or call for info. ongoing. 888-842-4463. kbuttimer@thagroup.org. thagroup. org. ongoing Live Oak Public Libraries

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St. Joseph's/Candler's St. Mary's Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, seeks physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs.

Non-clinical volunteers needed to to schedule appointments. Contact Stephanie Alston. ongoing. 912-4439409. ongoing St. Joseph's/Candler-St. Mary's Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. ongoing Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Pre-School Volunteers Needed

Seeking early childhood education majors, retired elementary teachers and/or community residents to help 3 & 4 year olds with language development skills. Mon.-Fri., 9am12noon. Call for info. ongoing. 912447-0578. sjchs.org/1969.cfm. ongoing St. Mary's Community Center and Health Center, 812 W 36th St. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

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Help in the "home away from home" for families of hospitalized children. Volunteers needed to provide home-cooked meals for families at the house. Volunteer internships available for college students. Call or see website for info. ongoing.

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An after school program for inner city children seeking adult volunteers to help with homework, Bible Study, art classes, and more. See website or email for info. ongoing. urbanhopesav@aol.com. urbanhopesavannah.org. ongoing Volunteer at the Forsyth Farmers' Market

The market occurs each Saturday morning at the South End of Forsyth Park, from February through December. To volunteer, see website for contact info. ongoing. forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket. com/. ongoing Forsyth Farmers' Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels

There are seniors in our community who are hungry. You can make a difference by volunteering one hour a week to delivering Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors. We have routes throughout Savannah, so we can match you to an area that is convenient. Training included. Volunteers use their own vehicle. Gas stipend is optional. There are over 500 seniors on the waiting list to receive meals, and the number continues to grow. For more information, contact Lauren at Volunteer@seniorcitizensinc.org or 912-236-0363 MondaysFridays, 10:45 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10:45 a.m Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. The Yoga Room

visit the website or call for a schedule of classes, times, and fees. ongoing. 912-898-0361. thesavannahyogaroom.com. thesavannahyogaroom. com/. ongoing Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr.

Lessons and tours. East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. email or call for info. ongoing. 912484-3200. eastcoastpaddleboarding. com. ongoing Tutoring Volunteers Needed

Education majors, retired reading teachers or community residents sought to volunteer for a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-447-6605. sjchs.org/body.cfm?id=399. ongoing African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Tutors Sought for Adult Learners (GED Prep and Literacy Needs)

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