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Through Troy’s looking glass

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Artist Troy Wandzel holds up one of his thousands of self-portraits for the lens of photographer Adam Kuehl

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Alfredo Jaar facing Lament of the Images, 2002. Courtesy of the artist.

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Week At A Glance is Connect Savannah’s listing of various events over the coming week. If you would like an event listed, please email WAG@connectsavannah.com.

Include specific dates, time, locations with addresses, cost and a contact number.

Deadline for inclusion is 5pm Friday, to appear in next Wednesday’s edition.

Art on Tap

Film: Les Adieux à la Reine

What: Adaptation of Chantal Thomas’s

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2003 novel about the chaos at Versailles on the eve of the 1789 revolution. In the Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union.

Reception follows. Part of Armstrong's Francophile Film Festival.

When: 6 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

Valor Awards, presented by The 200 Club

Enjoy the wonderful, wonderful synergy of alcohol and art at this happy hour experience where you can enjoy the latest exhibits at the Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center. Admission includes one drink ticket, light appetizers and museum admission. Wine and beer cash bar also available.

Sponsored by Connect Savannah.

5-8 p.m, Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. $10 Telfair Museum Members/ $15 Non-Members telfair.org

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Film: Double Agent 73 (1974, USA)

Art on Tap

Wednesday What: Psychotronic Film Society pres-

ents a salute to the late, great European-born stripper Chesty Morgan. For mature audiences.

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

Megatrends in Global Affairs Lecture

What: A lecture looking at the major trends at work in the world today, by Dr. Yale H. Ferguson, Professorial Fellow in the Rutgers University graduate Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers University-Newark. In Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union.

When: 12-2 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

Thursday What: Happy Hour experience with sights, sounds and latest exhibitions at the Telfair Museum Jepson Center. Admission includes one drink ticket, light appetizers and museum admission.

Wine and beer cash bar also available.

Sponsored by Connect Savannah.

When: 5-8 p.m Where: Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Cost: $10 Telfair Museum Members/ $15 Non-Members Info: telfair.org

Bourbon Tasting to benefit Senior Citizens, Inc.

What: Taste classic and new bourbons from United Distributing including the new Savannah Bourbon and enjoy appetizers provided by Butterhead Greens Cafe. A sample of wines will also be available. Proceeds benefit SCI's Senior Companion Program.

When: 6 p.m Where: Johnnie Ganem's Package & Wine Shop, 501 Habersham St. Cost: $20 per person Info: (912) 236-0363. seniorcitizens-inc. org

What: The 200 Club honors specially selected first-responders who, while in the line of duty, performed an exceptional meritorious act that may have resulted in their death or serious injury.

When: 6 p.m Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Cost: Email for ticket info.

Info: Karen.sawers@savannahlodging. com

Wind Turbines, Climate Change, and Piping Plovers

What: Tybee Island's City Council weighs an opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint against an uncertain risk to an endangered species. The public is invited to join a discussion at the Coastal Group Sierra Club’s monthly meeting.

When: 7 p.m Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cost: Free Info: karengrainey@bellsouth.net

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deFINE ART Gallery Hop

What: A gallery hop to explore the deFINE ART exhibitions in Fahm Hall Gallery (SCAD M.F.A. student Kalin Allen); Pei Ling Chan Gallery (Whitney and Micah Stansell); and Pinnacle Gallery (Rebecca Nolan). Shuttles will transport guests between galleries and to the SCAD Museum of Art. When: 5 p.m Where: Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E Liberty Cost: Free and open to the public Info: scad.edu/defineart2014

Film: La Pirogue

What: Chronicle of a sea trek from West Africa to Europe lays bare the perils of immigration. In the Ogeechee Theatre/ Student Union. Part of Armstrong's Francophile Film Festival.

When: 8:30 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State Univer-

sity, 11935 Abercorn St.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

Film: Poulet aux Prunes

What: As they did with Persepolis (2007), codirectors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud once again translate a graphic novel by the former to the big screen. In the Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union. Reception follows. Part of Armstrong's Francophile Film Festival.

When: 6 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

Friends of Coastal Gardens Wild Game Supper

What: Benefit Wild Game and Fish Fry Dinner and Silent Auction. Displays by Georgia Fish and Game.

When: 7 p.m Where: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd. Cost: $30 Info: coastalgeorgiabg.org

Lecture: Using Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Young Adult Literature to Teach Equity

What: Armstrong faculty lecturer Julie Warner speaks on LGBT Young Adult Literature and its capacity to create a more inclusive and tolerant school environment. In the Ogeechee Theatre.

When: noon Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

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 in Savannah. Includes two Madeira samples.

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

Savannah Black Heritage Festival: First Annual Tribute Jazz Concert to the Late Ben Tucker What: Featuring the Spelman College Women’s Jazz Ensemble.

When: 7 p.m Where: Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: savannahblackheritagefestival. com

What: Performed by the Phil's orchestra and chorus, with guest musicians and soloists from the State Opera House of Halle, Germany, the birthplace of Handel.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Cathedral of St John the Baptist, 222. East Harris St. Cost: see website Info: savannahphilharmonic.org

Southern Women's Show

What: One-of-a-kind shopping, fashion shows, cooking demonstrations, gourmet foods, health screenings, how-to workshops, makeovers, and celebrity guest appearances.

When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m Where: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Cost: $10 door/ $8 advance. Children age 6-12 $5. Free for children under 6.

Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance

What: Abeni Cultural Arts Perform-

ing Dance Studio presents a journey through history from the beginning of slavery to present day with African, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz and HipHop dance.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $10 Info: 912-631-3452. abeniculturalarts. com

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Saturday A-Town Get Down 2014

What: Annual festival celebrating the memory of Alex Townsend and the transformative power of music and art.

Scheduled entertainment to include: Savannah Children's Choir, Coastal Middle School Jazz, Annalise Emerick, Sam MacTavey and Greg Williams Savannah Arts Academy Eclipse, Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy, Annalise Curtin, Randall Bramblett Band, Waits & Co., The Lee Boys, Poetry Open Mic/Jam hosted by AWOL, The Lovely Locks, ISM, Sol Driven Train, Niche When: noon-midnight Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Cost: $15 - $60 Info: a-towngetdown.com

Digging Savannah Hike: Skidaway Island

What: Learn about archaeological sites of Skidaway Island. Led by Armstrong Atlantic State University archaeologist Laura Seifert. Get tickets or RSVP online. Meet at the Big Ferry Trail.

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

Cost: $10. Free for Friends of Georgia State Parks.

Info: (912)598-2300. gastateparks. givezooks.com

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Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance

In a local tradition, Abeni Cultural Arts Performing Dance Studio of The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah present this journey through African American history from the beginning of slavery to the present day.

Many genres of dance are featured, including African, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz and Hip-Hop. Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m, Sun. 3 p.m., Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $10 912-631-3452, abeniculturalarts.com

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Dolphins & Desserts

What: Learn about The Dolphin Proj-

ect's dolphin research and special events. Speaker: Captain Richard Puterbaugh with the Wild Georgia Shrimp Association.

When: 6:30 p.m Where: Perkins Restaurant, Rt 204 at Exit 94 off I-95.

Cost: $10 Info: 912-657-3927. thedolphinproject@ gmail.com

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Film: Couleur de Peau: Miel

Film: Des Hommes et des Dieux

What: Eight French Trappist monks settle in an impoverished village in Algeria, offering medical assistance and gaining the locals; trust by taking part

What: Academy-Award-winning film starring Al Pacino chronicles a gay man's failed efforts to rob a small bank to pay for a sex change for his lover.

When: 7 p.m Where: Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. Cost: Free for SCAD ID holders; $8 for the public.

Info: scad.edu

Forsyth Farmers Market

What: A hybrid of animation and live-

action, this adaptation of co-director Junga’s autobiographical graphic novel recounts his childhood and adolescence after a Belgian couple adopts him from a South Korean orphanage.

In the Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union. Part of Armstrong's Francophile Film Festival.

When: 6 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

Film: Dog Day Afternoon (1975, US)

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

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

Showing love and respect for the late, great local jazz legend Ben Tucker, featuring the Spelman College Women’s Jazz Ensemble.

7 p.m, Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

Free and open to the public. savannahblackheritagefestival.com in Muslim traditionsIn the Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union. Part of Armstrong's Francophile Film Festival.

When: 8:30 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu

February 21-23 Adults $10 at the Door | Youth (6-12) $5 | Under 6 FREE with Paying Adult

What: Marching bands, dancers, games truck, vendors, dancing, refreshments.

Parade: Begins and ends at Haynes Property.

Teen Dance (6-9 p.m./$2, Cooper Center; refreshments served) When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m Where: Cooper Center, Wilson Annex Bldg. 700 Davis Ave. & 5th St. Rossignol Hill.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: rgm24@bellsouth.net

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Garden City Homestead Heritage Festival

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Carnival Around the World Saturday, March 1st, 6:30 p.m.

Southwest Chatham Library

Get Cooking with Food Network Star,

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A celebraon of Mardi Gras tradions from Rio to Venice and New Orleans to Aruba. The evening will include cocktails, buffet dinner, silent and live aucons, music by the Savannah Stompers Jazz Band and “Tayrow” card readings by Sister Leslie Moondance.

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Film: Dog Day Afternoon (1975, US)

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ATTICA! ATTICA! See how awesome an actor Al Pacino was before he started shouting his lines all the time. Then again, he does a good bit of shouting in this groundbreaking ‘70s chronicle of a gay man’s effort to rob a bank to pay for a sex change for his lover. Directed by Sidney Lumet.

7 p.m., Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. Free for SCAD ID holders; $5 for military, senior and non-SCAD students; and $8 for the public. scad.edu

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Pirate Preview Open House at Armstrong

What: An open house for prospective Armstrong students and their parents. In the Armstrong Student Union.

Check-in from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

When: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

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 in Savannah. Includes two samples.

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 Music Festival: Latin Dance Party: Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra

What: Winner of 2012 NEA Jazz Master

award brings his orchestra back.

When: 8 & 10:30 p.m Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Cost: $35 Info: savannahmusicfestival.org

Seersucker Shots: Triple SHOT!

What: Poets Jason Bradford, Elaine Briney, and Kolby Harrell square off in a lyrical fight to the death. Music by Christopher Berinato.

When: 7 p.m Where: Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Cost: Free - Donations accepted

Info: seersuckerlive.com

accessible; complete with local ingredients of the highest quality.

Sketch Crawl

What: Telfair Museums hosts an Urban Sketchers sketch crawl, like the ones they've led in Tokyo, Barcelona, Singapore and other cities. Bring your own sketch pad and pencil/charcoal etc.

When: 4 p.m Where: Telfair Square, President and Barnard streets.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: bradleyk@telfair.org. telfair.org

Southern Women's Show

What: One-of-a-kind shopping, fashion

shows, cooking demonstrations, gourmet foods, health screenings, how-to workshops, makeovers, and celebrity guest appearances.

When: 10 a.m.-7 p.m Where: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Cost: $10 door/ $8 advance. Children age 6-12 $5. Free for children under 6.

Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance

Savor farm-to-table housemade French-inspired cuisine with a hand-selected wine collection.

Relax on our outdoor patio, or dine in our beautiful forty-two person dining room while you enjoy the convenience of private off-street parking.

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: Abeni Cultural Arts Perform-

ing Dance Studio presents a journey through history from the beginning of slavery to present day.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $10 Info: 912-631-3452. abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com. abeniculturalarts.com

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What’s in Your Pocket? Tales of U.S. Banknote Design

What: Eugenie Foster, retired from the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing, will share information and anecdotes learned during more than 25 years of working in currency design and distribution.

When: 3 p.m Where: Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

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Sunday Afternoon Concert featuring Pianist & Composer Benjamin Warsaw

What: 1-1:45 pm Children's Program

featuring Popular Melodies and Hebrew songs. 4-5:30 pm Afternoon Performance featuring Etudes, Opus 10 by Chopin, Preludes by Benjamin Warsaw & Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $8 JEA Members, $10 Community Members, kids 12 and under FREE Info: 912-355-8111, savj.org

Southern Women's Show

What: One-of-a-kind shopping, fashion

shows, cooking demonstrations, gourmet foods, health screenings, how-to workshops, makeovers, and celebrity guest appearances.

When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m Where: Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Cost: $10 door/ $8 advance. Children age 6-12 $5. Free for children under 6.

Vinyl Appreciation

What: How-to-DJ demos from 5pm6pm. Graveface Records & Curiosities sells new and used records on site and Foxy Loxy provides complimentary treats.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $3 donation Info: vinyl912.tumblr.com

Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance

What: Abeni Cultural Arts Performing Dance Studio presents a journey through history from the beginning of slavery to present day.

When: 3 p.m Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Cost: $10 Info: abeniculturalarts.com

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We Are One: Celebrating Our Unity In Song

What: The Unitarian Universalist Church Choir under the direction of Kelly Blackmarr Carlile with guest vocalist Gary Swindell, saxophonist Thomas Duncan, and bass player Ray Williams play in honor of Black History Month. Reception to follow.

When: 4 p.m Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. Cost: Free and open to the public. Donations encouraged.

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Tuesday American Traditions Competition: Quarter Finals What: Day two.

When: 2 & 5 p.m Where: Skidaway United Methodist

Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. $25-2pm AND 5pm shows.

Cost: $15--2pm OR 5pm show.

Armstrong Music Ensembles Showcase Concert

Monday American Traditions Competition: Quarter Finals

What: First day of the annual American Traditions singing competition, awarding a total of $40,000 in prize money.

When: 2 & 5 p.m Where: Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway.

Cost: $15--2pm or 5pm show. $25-2pm and 5pm shows.

Info: americantraditionscompetition. com

What: Includes Chorale, Jazz Combo, and Percussion/Jazz/Wind ensembles.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: $12 Gen. Discounts Armstrong.

Info: armstrong.edu

Lecture: The Future of American Education

What: Armstrong's Moveable Feast free lecture series continues. Speaker is Andrew Delbanco, Columbia University.

When: 6 p.m Where: Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 East Gordon Street. cs

February 27 Watch an Artist at Work– Kerry Dunn 5–8 pm

Karrie Hovey:

A Garden Grows, Inside and Out Exhibition Opens Through August 17

The Chef’s Studio

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Ben Carter’s Buckhead story

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by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

Remind me not to play Monopoly with Ben Carter. He owns the streets, and has a hotel on every street.

— Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook in 2007 FORGIVE US for making this week’s Connect nearly a Ben Carter special issue. In addition to this column, I’ve written a longer-form piece about the Atlanta developer’s blockbuster proposal for Broughton Street, and we also have John Bennett’s News Cycle column addressing parking solutions.

Forgive us, but it’s a really big deal. Carter’s press conference with Lori Judge last week brought movers and shakers from all walks of Savannah business, cultural, and political life, all spending a cold, blustery lunch hour just to get a glimpse of him in person and get a closer look at his property deals and what they might mean to them.

One thing that’s amazed me is that, with all the bullet-point lists of Carter’s previous projects, the local media has made virtually no mention of his activity in Buckhead.

It’s amazed me because literally for years I’ve driven through Buckhead during trips to Atlanta and seen Carter’s chief legacy there: A nearly nine-acre hole in the ground with a few inactive cranes sticking up, like sleeping flamingos.

That’s part of Carter’s story too, and it’s worth talking about. First the backstory: In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Buckhead was a very different place. Not only ground zero for the Atlanta party scene, it was nearly ground zero for the American party scene. Think South Beach with khakis.

The so-called Buckhead Village entertainment district had over 50 bars and clubs in eight acres-plus, with their own special closing time of 4 a.m. On any given weekend night the bars, streets, and sidewalks were packed from dusk ‘til dawn with young attractive revelers with money to burn.

By the time of the ’96 Olympics in Atlanta, Buckhead was described as being like New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras celebration — every weekend.

It was a crazy scene. It kept getting crazier.

Things changed. There was cruising. There

was crime. There were guns.

The neighborhood associations got scared. The politicians got nervous. There was pressure to close the bars.

Then Ray Lewis happened. In 2000, the NFL star was arrested for murder at a Buckhead club the night after the Super Bowl was played at the Georgia Dome. It became the nation’s leading news story.

Lewis was exonerated, said he found Jesus, went on to win two Super Bowl rings and retire as a hero. But the damage to Buckhead was done.

The neighborhood and the city finally had enough. One by one the clubs were all closed, either by not renewing leases or by purchase. Offers they couldn’t refuse.

Ben Carter ended up with just about every square foot of that desolate land with the boarded-up businesses, ironically set on some of America’s most valuable real estate.

His plan was to transform Buckhead Village into the “Streets of Buckhead,” an upscale residential/retail community built from scratch at a cost of over a billion dollars.

Invoking comparisons to L.A.’s Rodeo Drive, Carter bragged that the Hermes store was moving from nearby Lenox Mall to his development because they’d have twice the space. (They did, and regretted it for years.)

The bulldozers came. The last of the old Buckhead watering holes, C.J.’s Landing, was demolished in August 2007, in a media event with Carter and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin in attendance.

A year later, the global economic collapse stopped “Streets of Buckhead” cold. The nine acres lay fallow for three years.

In 2011, Carter — who’d already put $400 million into it — sold his interest to San Diego-based OliverMcMillan, who renamed it “Buckhead Atlanta.” Construction began last year on this less-ambitious version, “not seeking a Rodeo-Drive type development,” in their words. (However, Hermes is staying,

and in a new building.)

Quickly moving on, Carter soon drummed up interest in the “Outlet Mall of Georgia” in Pooler, his first foray into the world of outlets. Ground broke in September 2013.

Last month, Tanger Outlets, which runs outlet malls in Atlanta, Bluffton, Charleston, and dozens of other locations, announced an agreement to develop and run the Pooler project 50/50 with Carter, with an initial investment of $10 million. When it opens next year, the Outlet Mall of Pooler will be known instead as Tanger Savannah.

So that’s how Ben Carter came to set his sights on Broughton. Some of it has no bearing at all on Savannah. Some of it might.

We see that Broughton Street is far from Carter’s first big idea. We see that Carter has made game-changing bulk purchases before, with big political support to back up his big ideas. We see that sometimes those purchases don’t work out as planned. And we see that some of them require deep-pocket help later — by need or by design?

More to the point, downtown Savannah already has a history of being hugely influenced by a single landlord, in this case Michael Brown. (Note to newbies: Not the same person as the former city manager of the same name.)

The Brown legacy, among other things, includes very high commercial rents even at the worst point of the economic downturn, and commercial leases which are sometimes so one-sided in his favor that I’ve heard them referred to colloquially by their own nickname, a “Michael Brown lease.”

I’m sure they’re out there, but so far I haven’t met a single person in the Savannah business community who mourns the possibility of Michael Brown having decreased influence on local real estate. But many of those same people seem to be pretty eager to welcome another, different mega-landlord.

Just know that Ben Carter plays a game that’s new around here: high-risk, highreward. And Savannah just became a player in it. I hope downtown has its game-face on. cs

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criticism of the port project outside of this publication, but beyond Savannah, the voices of dissent are building.

Economics reporter Dan Chapman has covered SHEP extensively for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and in a Jan. 24 AJC article that contains in its the bumptious backing of those with dredgings will be dumped remains title “doubts persist,” he writes that the vested commercial and political interunresolved. $72 million to be spent on the technolests, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Rep. There’s also the matter of whence the ogy to mechanically oxygenate the river Jack Kingston, Atlanta mayor Kasim money flows: No matter how hard Vice may not be money well spent, as such Reed and a handful of local business President Joe Biden cheered on his technology “has never been used on magnates.

East Coast port tour last fall, the fedsuch a large scale.”

Most confounding is that this wolferal government has only committed In the same piece, he quotes GPA pack of so-called fiscal conservatives, a measly $2.8 million to Georgia’s port executive director Curtis Foltz: a group so stingy they don’t even want expansion. Gov. Deal has pledged the “We’re as confident as can be that the to float the pennies it takes to fund free rest from state taxpayers—hey, it’s not Speece cones have been validated from school lunches for the poor, a scientific standpoint,” would pledge hundreds of milsaid Foltz. “Those that lions of Georgia tax dollars into have challenged us on a project that is looking more the effectiveness of the and more like a snow job.

Speece cones aren’t Cost overruns recently stalled scientists.” the Panama Canal construcExcept that science tion, and while the Illuminati hasn’t validated the who oversee the world’s trade Speece cones at all—the will undoubtedly kiss and make concluding tests have up soon enough, the delay is yet to be completed, an excellent time to take a deep and the terms of the breath and consider the reality lawsuit settled last year of what’s about to go down right by the Savannah Riveroutside our front porches. keeper and the SouthLet’s recap: To collect its piece ern Environmental of global trade pie, the Georgia Law Center hinge upon Ports Authority needs a deeper their success. channel to attract the big ships.

In order to truly Smoke from the the Feb. 8 port fire blackened skies all over town.

Of the $652 million it will cost gauge the bubblers as to make that happen, about half effective, those tests of that is going to “environmental mitihis money! need to be administered in the heat of gation,” which is fancyspeak for “we’re Not sold yet? There’s more: Though summer at dead low tide, when oxygen going to mess some shit up real bad, but the port in its current state supports levels are at their lowest. it’s OK ‘cause we’re going to spend a ton thousands of workers, there is no You don’t need to be a scientist to of money hiding it so you can’t see it.” evidence the expansion will add any question the logic of SHEP, you just It will destroy hundreds of acres of more permanent jobs for Savannah’s need to be good enough at basic math: wetlands and risk permanent saltwater workforce, according to the U.S. Army There are only so many post-Panamax intrusion into our water supply. Also, Corps of Engineers’ report. ships to go around, and with Charleswhere exactly the toxic cadmium-laced You won’t find any local media ton and Jacksonville in a panic to

Question Authority?

I’ve been lulled into a stupor about it lately, but when that hideous dark cloud billowed up over downtown a few Saturdays back, I was reminded just how much power the Georgia Ports Authority wields over daily life in Savannah.

The Great Port Rubber Fire of ’14 was contained with minimal damage and no injuries, thanks to the Herculean efforts of local firefighters, port staff and the Coast Guard, who helped prevent the drainage of a nasty elixir of rubber juice and fire foam into the Savannah River.

But that noxious plume represented a cautionary memo that our port comes with plenty of potential hazards.

The fifth busiest in the country, the port is unarguably a vital economic generator. But it’s important to note that it’s commanded not in Savannah, but from Atlanta, and those inland powers have deemed it paramount to deepen 37 miles of the Savannah River by five feet to accommodate the gargantuan ships anticipated to pass through a widened Panama Canal.

Otherwise known as the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, the river dredging has been touted as our collective economic salvation and has

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do-gooder, Willis spent 25 years in Washington, D.C. as a systems analyst and can spout the TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units that define a ship’s cargo capacity) of any tonner floating past on River Street.

Not only does he visit ports when he’s on vacation to places like Shanghai and Rotterdam, he studies them as a hobby. He recognizes the economic needs of our port as well as its vulnerability to terrorism.

His solution: Forgo deepening the rivers and collaborate with Charleston and Jacksonville to build a port on the ocean, just like Shanghai did—and focus on strengthening smaller ports by creating a hub system to utilize existing infrastructure.

He also proposes that the City of Savannah receive a kickback from the Atlanta-based Ports Authority instead of chasing after crumbs. The Port of Los Angeles pays its host county up to $50 per TEU during peak hours, generating millions of dollars a year for civic projects and ongoing relief for environmental pollution. (The “ongoing” part is important, as SHEP’s mitigative millions are a one-time deal, regardless of future damages.)

Once upon a time, local coffers used to receive one whole dollar per TEU, but these days the city gets nothing, just bows its head like a serf as the stacked Maersk ships drift past.

“I always say Savannah may be a cheap date, but it shouldn’t be free,” chides Willis.

He and a growing number of local citizens want our city council to quit cowering under the big boot of Atlanta.

The warehouse of burning rubber was a wake-up call that the port is inextricably entwined with our destiny as a city, and it’s time to rouse to the reality that the deepening’s irrevocable risks far outweigh its wishful benefits.

I’m aware that this position is considered sacrilege in certain circles. And though I carry a big spoon, believe me, I’m loathe to keep stirring up this pot.

But as the port dredging becomes an inevitability, the facts continue to confound rational thought. SHEP might someday bring some promised dollars to Atlanta, but for the people of Savannah and rest of Georgia it can only add up to wasted tax money and needless damage to our wildlife and waterways.

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deepen their harbors, the U.S. may end up with too many belles at the ball.

Florida Times-Union journalist Ron Littlepage, a vocal critic of the JaxPort deepening, points to the absurdity of not having a master plan at the federal level: “Are we going to spend billions of dollars to deepen every port on the East Coast?”

Littlepage calls attention to the news that shipping companies have already started building vessels too big for the Panama Canal, rendering most American port expansions obsolete before they even begin.

Bottom line: Even if the dredgers dig and Speece cones bubble and all the little lost sturgeon find their way over the new locks, those big ol’ ships might not come at all. As most of us have figured out by now, economics is not an exact science.

“There are unrealistic expectations that the Panama Canal expansion is some sort of magic bean and business will materialize out of thin air,” global trade expert and Hofstra University professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue told the AJC. “Anybody who talks with any certainty about the future of ports and cargo is potentially a liar or has a very vested interest.”

Which brings us back home. Savannah’s port is Atlanta’s cash cow, and the inlanders want their deep water. Problem is, it will never be deep enough.

“For our long-term competitiveness, we need to be at 50 feet at some time in the future,” attested Mayor Reed after a recent tour of the Panama Canal.

Except that the Corps has already determined 47 feet is the river’s dropdead limit. At that depth, the Corps calculates that every dollar spent deepening the river will return $5.50, of which not a penny will stay local— those are cost savings for the shippers and retailers. Any deeper, environmental risks surge and profit ratios tank.

Let’s get this straight. Even if it’s scooped down to the bedrock, our port will never be able to compete with the 50-foot harbors of New York or Miami that are flush with cash and have already started digging.

So in what half-baked corner of the Twilight Zone does it makes sense to deepen the river at all?

“It doesn’t,” confirms Steve Willis, the president of the Sierra Club’s Coastal chapter and unabashed challenger of SHEP. Though SHEP proponents would rather dismiss him as a hippie

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The promised makeover of Broughton Street after the planned purchase of about two dozen properties there by Ben Carter Enterprises has been greeted by hosannas of praise from local leaders, who see the dramatic influx of investment as a “game-changer,” in the words of Alderman Van Johnson.

Redolent with Southern charm and sporting an old-school tweed jacket with elbow patches, the Atlanta developer seemed to hit all the right notes in a rare press appearance last week in the unoccupied ground floor of one of two Broughton buildings he says he’s already closed on, the former Clipper Trading space at 201 W. Broughton.

(The other closing claimed by Carter Enterprises and announced by his local realtor, Judge Realty, is the former Loco’s/Satisfied space at 301 W. Broughton. The remaining 22 are still under contract, so technically anything can happen.)

“What we’re doing is not easy,” Carter said. “If it was it would have been done before.”

If all of his stated contracts close in the series of “tranches” through the rest of 2014 that Carter describes, his Broughton portfolio would comprise about 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurant spaces, “mostly at first and second levels, some basement,” he said, creating about 800 new retail and food-and-bev jobs.

However, one Broughton Street merchant we talked to says it’s not quite that cut-and-dried.

“So far he’s essentially just bought interest in some condos in one building and is subleasing another building,” says the merchant, who preferred to remain anonymous. “The

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Ben Carter at last week’s press conference on Broughton Street

truth is Ben Carter doesn’t really have that much skin in the game right now.”

Condos aside, Carter Enterprises also has plans to renovate many of the upper floors of the acquired spaces to about 80 “urban-style loft apartments.”

“It’s particularly an awesome opportunity for us to have some really chic residential space on top of these historic buildings,” said Johnson, whose district includes much of downtown. “It’s an opportunity for us to reclaim the space that has been for quite some time not used.”

Carter concurs that “a lot of the buildings we have are vacant and have been vacant for years. In a lot of these buildings the upstairs have not been occupied in 30, 40, 50 years. Which is a challenge. But in the end they’re heart pine floors, they’re brick walls, they’re 12-foot ceilings, with beautiful windows.”

Much of the conversation centered around Charleston’s King Street, a national model of a thriving and diverse downtown shopping district. While bolstering the similarity between King Street and his vision for Broughton, Carter also seemed to make it clear he wasn’t shooting for an exact facsimile.

“I’ve seen what happened on King Street. We had some fantastic locals that got moved out to Upper King when the nationals came in. That’s not good. It’s not why people come.

They’re not coming to see national retailers, they’re coming to see what the fabric of this city has to offer.”

One of the things happening in Charleston that’s not happening here, Carter says, is “suburban Charleston shops urban Charleston. We need the suburbs to come back downtown.

And to do that we need to give them a reason to do that.”

Some voices with long backgrounds on the street, however, urge caution and some healthy skepticism.

“I’m very enthusiastic and supportive whenever anyone looks to Broughton and realizes what a gem it is and wants to invest here,” says Ruel Joyner, owner of 24e, a home furnishings store in a building on Broughton Street that’s been in his family for generations.

However, Joyner adds, “In this case I just hope that everyone keeps their heads. Frankly I think it’s a little premature to call a press conference about it. If this is worthy of its own press conference, there are some other great things going on locally we could throw a whole parade for.”

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Carter Enterprises’ current plan: According to them, the green buildings are under contract, the two red ones have closed already (courtesy Abshire PR)

While Carter’s efforts to acquire property on Broughton began in 2013, Joyner says he began to “lose confidence” in the big new vision for Broughton this year, when persistent rumors began circulating on the street about high-end retailers such as Louis Vuitton and J. Crew coming directly into Joyner’s building— despite Joyner already having turned down Carter’s offer to buy it.

Joyner says Carter Enterprises made a very attractive offer to buy his building at 24 E. Broughton Street, for which his business 24e is named.

“I told him categorically that the building’s not for sale. And the rumors about J. Crew or Louis Vuitton coming into my building are categorically untrue,” he says.

“I’ve spent too much time and energy here to leave. This street is in my blood.”

Of those who have sold to him, Carter says, “A lot are people who own the retail businesses they’re in, who decided to take cash and relocate, or take cash and retire. We’re very mindful of the better retailers.

In the case of a lot of the ones I really like, we’ve asked if they want to sell.

But the ones that don’t and have great retail, that’s wonderful to me.”

Still, Joyner’s refusal to sell means that Carter will not own four contiguous properties on that block. Carter has pending contracts on the building on Joyner’s eastern side and on two buildings to the west of 24e, currently housing Mirage/Civvie’s and Gaucho.

The Mirage/Civvie’s building is co-owned by former Primary Arts Supply proprietor Robyn Reeder.

To clarify: the former Primary Arts building itself, which Reeder also coowns, wasn’t sold to Carter.

While Carter and realtor Lori Judge worked hand-in-hand assembling his Savannah portfolio—almost literally hand-in-hand, as Carter describes the pair strolling down Broughton picking out prospective properties

like flowers in a field—the owners of those properties apparently were rarely or never informed of the scope of his vision.

One Broughton owner selling to Carter tells Connect, “I’ve still never met Ben Carter. I only worked through Lori. Nobody told us the extent of his plans. I found out more about his plans in the newspaper and on TV than anywhere else. I’m happy with the price I got, but if I’d known what he was planning I could probably have gotten maybe a half million dollars more.”

That owner, who preferred to remain anonymous, says while it was still an offer impossible to refuse, also worries that after Carter brings in more boutique retail, “Broughton Street could be untouchable” for local businesses.

In a roundabout way Carter did address one of the most frequently heard merchant complaints about Broughton: That most nights the street is largely empty of foot traffic after the sun goes down.

“We’re hoping that occasionally the City will allow us to close down a couple blocks at a time, to be able to do things that are culturally oriented and entertainment oriented,” he said.

Carter’s admitted “target” for the redevelopment is Savannah’s growing creative class of young professionals and their families.

“That’s where America’s going.

What happened to our downtowns was the suburbs sucked out the residents and sucked out the jobs. But you have people here who’ve already decided they want to live in town instead of in the suburbs, which is very unusual,” he said.

“This is not a downtown revitalization project. Your downtown is vital.

It just needs some amenities.”

The conundrum that remains unaddressed, however, is will that creative class even be able to afford Carter’s “amenities?”

Kevin F. Rose is the virtual picture of the local “creative class” member: A well-regarded architect, working musician, and recording studio owner raising a young family.

Not only that—Rose has been on Broughton Street for two decades, as a resident and as a professional, and has seen its evolution first-hand.

“We have a main street that’s fared much better than most ‘post-mall’ cities,” Rose says. “The current recipe is working, even through a tough economy. Hopefully any new plans keep that in mind. The street is at a high point from my perspective, but still a far cry from the ‘white-gloved’ shopping heyday I’ve heard so much about.”

As for the retail sector, there’s the possibility that Carter’s direct impact on the more established names may not be that dramatic. A look at the map of pending contracts shows few marquee names in the mix.

For example, Carter has no pending contracts on the entire block of West Broughton between Bull and Whitaker, which boasts a particularly diverse array of storefronts including Paris Market, Panera Bread, J. Parker Men’s Store, and longtime local establishment Gina’s Beauty Supply.

Another fixture, The Men’s Store by Joseph, isn’t selling to Ben Carter.

Neither is the building hosting Globe Shoes.

Neither is the building hosting Leopold’s.

Indeed, fully one-third of Carter’s announced Broughton activity is on a single block on the north side of the street, between Barnard and Jefferson.

And some of that activity does involve new construction.

Nourish and McDonald’s are the bookends, and are the only buildings on that block not under contract by Carter. If the closings happen, Carter’s firm will own and develop everything in between those stores, including the building housing Papilotte.

“One of the challenges on Broughton Street is every building is 30’x90’.

Most retailers want a bigger footprint,” explains Carter.

“We have a couple of larger buildings and a parking lot near McDonald’s where we’re trying to do some new buildings,” he says. “One of our retailers wants us to build a new building. We’re proposing one with historic facades.”

Across the street from McDonald’s, Carter Enterprises has a contract on 223 W. Broughton, home of the nowclosing American Craftsman Gallery, which announced its February shutdown several months ago.

By contrast, the very active block including The Gap, World of Beer, Go Fish, Savannah Bee Co., and The Coffee Fox is set to host only two Carter purchases: the building which housed the now-defunct Casa De Moda and the building hosting the “new” Goodwill location (a little over a year ago Goodwill moved there from a different Broughton address, complete with ribbon-cutting).

One merchant renting a thriving storefront who preferred to stay anonymous—untouched by Carter but still watching with a wary eye—tells Connect they’re confident “I can stay in business as long as my rent stays about the same as it is now.”

The problem, this and other merchants say, isn’t only whether rents are raised in Carter’s buildings, but if other owners raise rents as a response to high-end retail development Carter spurs all along the street.

However, another Broughton businessperson—the one who questioned Carter’s “skin in the game”—concludes with a different warning: “The thing to watch is the next 30-45 days, to see how many of these properties he actually closes on, or if he bails on them. Or if he just keeps them tied up. That will tell you how serious Ben Carter really is about his big plans for Broughton.” cs

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If we win the parking war, we lose the city The TV news crew set up on the corner of Broughton and Barnard streets to shoot interviews for a story about Ben Carter’s proposed $75 million Broughton Street redevelopment plan. Their mission: Collect footage of people complaining about downtown parking and demanding more places to park.

Who can blame them, really?

We can’t have a public dialog about much in this town without mentioning parking.

Whether we are talking about new arenas, ballparks, churches, stores, schools, large events or even lazy summer days at the beach — concerns about parking are often the beginning and the end of the conversation.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an extended director’s cut of Jamie Casino’s Super Bowl commercial in which he uses his flaming sledgehammer to smash a parking meter.

The reporter and cameraman got their money quote from a woman who said she doesn’t like to pay for parking. What’s more, she claimed she sometimes finds herself “driving for hours” looking for a place to park downtown.

Let’s unpack this.

First, by saying she doesn’t like paying for parking, what she really means is she doesn’t like paying for parking directly. As suggested by the title of UCLA professor Donald Shoup’s 800-page book, “The High Cost of Free Parking,” there really is no such thing.

Businesses and other institutions that offer “free” parking fold the considerable cost of building and maintaining surface and structured parking into the price of goods and services. We all pay for “free” parking, even if we don’t drive.

The line about driving for hours to find a space is clearly hyperbole.

Still, it’s undeniable that some folks will relentlessly circle the same block waiting for a car to pull away from the curb.

Here, too, Shoup’s research is instructive. He identifies motorists prowling for on-street parking opportunities as a major cause of traffic congestion in America’s downtowns.

In Savannah, however, there seems to be something else at work.

Millions of people come from all over the world every year to enjoy strolling our streets. Yet some of us just can’t tolerate walking a couple of blocks from our cars to our destinations, even in one of the most beautiful cities in North America.

Should we fine tune the pricing of on-street parking to reflect market rates as Shoup suggests, extend hours of operation at municipal

the squares of Montgomery Street (and other proposals for cutting through squares generally),” according to Robin Williams, chair of the Architectural History Department at SCAD. “Although he failed to prevent the US Highway department to route Highway 17 down Montgomery, effectively destroying three squares, he succeeded in establishing support to protect the other squares.”

Williams points out that, “Savannah was endowed from its founding in 1733 with generously wide streets, allowing much more on-street parking opportunities than other cities,” he said. “Even so, numerous parking lots and garages have been erected, with some encroaching insensitively on the city’s urban plan, such as the garage on the west side of Warren Square or the vast parking lot on the east side of the Civic Center.”

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Millions of people come from all over the world every year to enjoy strolling our streets. Yet some of us just can’t tolerate walking a couple of blocks from our cars to our destinations, even in one of the most beautiful cities in North America. garages and find other ways to maximize the usefulness of our existing parking inventory? Certainly.

However, entertaining unreasonable expectations of suburban-style parking in a historic city is potentially disastrous, as explained by Savannah-based urban designer Kevin Klinkenberg.

“Savannah can, like so many other cities, solve its parking problem by building a lot of convenient, cheap parking,” he said. “And when we are done with that, we will have destroyed the reasons people love Savannah in the first place.”

We have already made numerous sacrifices to the gods of happy motoring.

“Mayor Gamble fought strenuously against the proposals promoted by automobile enthusiasts in the 1920s and 30s to cut through

Feb. 11, noted urban planner Victor Dover talked about his new book, “Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns.” He devoted a healthy portion of his lecture to strategies for encouraging bicycling.

This is the type of discussion we should be having. We ought to be talking about how to make it safer and more convenient for people to get into and around Savannah by foot, bicycle and transit. Yet the fantasy of creating easy and inexpensive downtown parking persists in the public imagination.

As long as we continue clinging to unrealistic ideas, we’ll be distracted from the critical task of developing solutions that protect our most valuable civic assets while improving mobility for residents and visitors alike. cs

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Have you seen this sexual assault suspect?

Savannah-Chatham Police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman Sunday morning. An artist’s rendering of the suspect is being released.

The black male appearing to be in his 30s to 40s stood about 5-10 and was wearing a black jacket and black pants.

He approached a woman who was parking her car at Candler Hospital about 7:30 a.m., robbed her at gunpoint and then forced her to drive to an eastside location before releasing her.

Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspect is asked to contact the Metro Robbery Unit at (912) 651-6694 or Special Victim’s Unit at (912) 651-6742. Tipsters also may call Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

• Detectives are searching for the suspect responsible for a residential vehicle theft tied to a Pooler purse snatching.

Just after 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, Metro responded to an auto theft at a residence near Bluegrass Lane and Woodchuck Hill Road. Officers observed no signs of forced entry. Further investigation revealed that earlier that day, a purse belonging to a resident of the house was reported stolen from a Pooler business. Among the purse’s contents were its owner’s driver’s license and

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keys to the residence and the stolen vehicle.

About two hours later, the vehicle was discovered with a deflated tire at a gas station on the 4800 block of Ogeechee Road. The vehicle was returned to its owner.

Investigators believe the suspect is a black male in his late teens or early 20s. He has a short haircut that is faded on the sides.

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Fashad Kennedy, 20, of the 1300 block of East 60th Street was arrested

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Rashaad Spann, 20, of the 100

block of Darling Street died at Memorial University Medical Center where he was transported after officers responding to a shooting call found him wounded in a car.

• Detectives have charged a 21-year-old Savannah man with the shooting of a man in the Victory Heights neighborhood Feb. 1.

King Jebrel Coney has been charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of Jakeem Bryant, 19, on the 2200 block of East 40th Street. His wounds were non-life threatening.

Bryant had arrived at Memorial University Medical Center about 5 p.m. for treatment of a gunshot wound shortly after Islands Precinct Patrol officers had been called to 40th Street to investigate shots being fired and two men chasing one another through the neighborhood.

Detectives filed the charges against Coney on Feb. 12. They continue to investigate the shooting.

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In a Tom Clancy novel I came across the repeated assertion that Chairman Mao was a pedophile. Clancy seems to care about historical detail, but I wonder about the accuracy of this. Did the founder of Communist China prey on little girls? —Michael I understand your suspicion. After all, if a Chinese leader once revered as a demigod had a penchant for preying on underage girls, surely it would have been well covered by now in the Chinese press. Oh, wait.

The Clancy book you’re talking about is The Bear and the Dragon (2000), in which the U.S. and Russia team up in war against China. At several points characters comment disapprovingly about Mao’s sexual proclivities. However, let’s get the story straight: 1. Nowhere does the book suggest Mao was a pedophile, pedophilia being understood as the desire for sex with prepubescent children. “We had the data over at Langley,” one character

says. “Mao liked virgins, the younger the better. Maybe he liked to see the fear in their cute little virginal eyes.”

Elsewhere Mao’s partners are described as “barely nubile,” i.e., young but pubescent.

2. Possibly Clancy really did get the dirt on Mao from CIA HQ. But a lot of it likely came from The Private Life of Chairman Mao (1994) by Li Zhisui, for 22 years one of Mao’s personal physicians. Li says Mao did in fact have a weakness for young women. How young? The Chinese leader liked to reminisce about an encounter he’d had with a pretty 12-year-old when he was a teenage villager. Elsewhere Li says Mao “followed the tradition of Chinese emperors,” one of whom supposedly bedded a thousand young virgins. This may be the basis for Clancy’s claim that Mao had a thing for virgins.

3. But Li himself doesn’t say that.

He apparently means Mao followed Chinese emperors in thinking sex with young women would keep him young and potent. Evidently it worked: “Mao had no problems with the young women he brought to his bed—their numbers increasing and their average ages declining as Mao attempted to add years to his life.”

4. According to Li, Mao’s women were neither exceptionally young nor unwilling. Typically they came from impoverished backgrounds, owed their lives to the Party, and were proud to have been chosen. Li writes: “They loved him . . . as their great leader. . .

They were all very young when they

began serving Mao—in their late teens and early twenties—and usually unmarried. When Mao tired of them and the honor was over, they married young, uneducated men with peasant pasts.”

5. Some of the women, though, were underage by Western standards. In 1997 journalist Jonathan Mirsky interviewed a middle-aged woman he called Ms. Chen, who said she’d caught the chairman’s eye as a dancer and began having sex with him in 1962, when she was 14. (One presumes she was a virgin at the start.) Mirsky calls Mao a pedophile, which isn’t strictly true, but no matter: in many U.S. jurisdictions the chairman would have been guilty of statutory rape.

6. The Great Helmsman wasn’t a onenight-stand kind of guy. According to Ms. Chen, her relationship with Mao lasted five years, after which she was exiled to the provinces, supposedly at the insistence of Mao’s wife, Jiang Qing.

“Mao, she claimed, took her on his knee and wept, but said he could do nothing,” Mirsky writes.

7. Mao’s playmates could get feisty, Dr. Li says. Once the chairman and a young lover got into a shouting match when he wouldn’t let her marry and she accused him of being a corrupt bourgeois womanizer. She threatened to go public but was talked into apologizing.

In short, the impression Clancy gives of little girls tearfully awaiting deflowering seems exaggerated. Nonetheless, was Mao a dirty old man? You bet.

More from Dr. Li:

• Mao “was happiest and most satisfied with several young women simultaneously sharing his bed,” Li writes. “He encouraged his sexual partners to introduce him to others for shared orgies, allegedly in the interest of his longevity and strength.”

• Mao chose handsome young men as personal attendants, who among other duties were expected to massage his groin nightly to help him fall asleep.

“For a while I took such behavior as evidence of a homosexual strain,” Li says, “but later I concluded that it was simply an insatiable appetite for any form of sex.”

• Mao was a carrier of a parasitic STD but refused treatment, spreading the disease among his partners. He further refused to bathe or clean his genitals, receiving only nightly rubdowns with hot towels. “I wash myself inside the bodies of my women,” he told Li. For what it’s worth, he apparently also never brushed his teeth. This may not sound like a kink to you, but you didn’t have to kiss him.

So, was the great leader a sexual predator? Yeah. Pedophile? No. Virgin deflowerer? Probably on occasion, but there’s little evidence it was a regular thing. These may be fine points, but that’s what we do. CS By cecil adams Send questions to Cecil via straightdope. com or write him c/o Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654.

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Beijing Genomics Institute scientists are closing in on a technology to allow parents to choose, from several embryos, the one most likely to yield the smartest offspring. London’s Daily Mail (in January, referencing recent work in Wired, The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker) explained that BGI will have identified high-potential mathematics genes (by mapping the cells of geniuses) so that researchers can search for those among a couple’s array of embryos. (Most embryos will yield gene arrays resembling their parents’, but one embryo is likely “better” — and maybe much better.) One Chinese researcher acknowledged the “controversial” nature of the work, “especially in the West,” but added, “That’s not the case in China.” The parental price tag on finding the smartest kid? Expensive, said a supporter, but less than upgrading an average kid via Harvard, or even a private prep school.

Can’t Possibly Be True

• “This (was) my life,” said musician Boujemaa Razgui in December, referring to the 13 handmade flutes that he played professionally, “and now they’re gone.” Arriving in New York City from Madrid with the 13 woodwinds in his checked luggage, he was shocked to discover that U.S. Customs had destroyed them without notice because “wood” is a restricted “agricultural” import.

(Unsophisticated agents had apparently regarded them as mere bamboo.) Razgui plays all over the world including, since 2002, with the Boston Camerata ensemble staged by the city’s Museum of Fine Arts.

• A Georgia Regents University’s dental school official acknowledged in December that the school would likely continue to conduct research on the mouths of stray dogs solely to test a coating that might inhibit infections in humans’ dental implants. The work is controversial because the only way to study the installed implants is to remove them, after euthanizing the dogs. (Also, the research is sponsored by commercial dental-implant companies for a market dominated by elective cosmetic patients.) (However, a GRU professor noted that implants are also functional, as they inhibit infections that might reach the heart’s lining and other locations.)

• Saved by the Blimps: Americans who have grown accustomed to hearing that the U.S. is militarily without peer

might have been shocked to learn in Forchion’s judge commuted the final January (as CBS News reported from 130 days of his sentence and freed a Pentagon interview) that America him.) has “practically zero capability” either • In a December letter to the Unito detect enemy cruise missiles fired versity of Minnesota president, a at Washington, D.C., from offshore, or coalition of black student organizaeven worse, to “defend against (them).” tions demanded an end to racial The Pentagon’s interim makeshift soluprofiling, especially in light of recent tion to protect the U.S. capital, said an campus crime incidents. “(C)ampus official, is to launch two safety should be of the blimps, soon, to float two (university’s) utmost miles up over a base in importance,” they Maryland to try to spot acknowledged, but any such missiles. among the organiza• In February, a Califortions’ complaints was i won gold in nia Highway Patrol officer that when “be on the ice dancing handcuffed and threatlookout” alerts were this year ened to arrest a firefighter issued (usually based performing an emergency on victims’ descriproadside rescue along tions of their attackers), Interstate 805 in Chula innocent black students Vista, Calif., because the feel “discomforting,” rescuer would not move “negative psychological his truck from the fast effects” — because the lane, where it was “impedalerts so often describe ing” traffic. Firefighters black attackers. are required to block lanes • Officials at the Emu during rescues, specifically Plains Correctional to “impede” traffic for their Center near Sydney, own protection and that of victims Australia, announced in January that nearby. CHP and the Chula Vista firethey had pre-empted a planned escape fighters later jointly called the incident by two female inmates, ages 32 and 21, a “miscommunication.” after finding a 60-foot length of tiedtogether sheets in a cell. Nonetheless, the officials said they were puzzled, in Unclear on the Concept that Emu Plains is a one-story facility, • Oregon inmate Sirgiorgio Clardy, enclosed, wrote the Daily Telegraph, by 26, filed a handwritten $100 million a “not particularly high” fence. lawsuit in January against Nike for inadequately marketing its Air Jordans. Clardy, a convicted pimp, had Perspective received an “enhanced” penalty for Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulusing a “dangerous weapon” to maim ings have made clear that only in the the face of a john, i.e., he had stomped case of murder can a juvenile be given and kicked a man after accusing him a life sentence “without possibility of of skipping out on a payment, and the parole” (and never a death sentence). “dangerous weapon” was apparently Under-18s, the court said, must get a his shoe. Clardy said Nike bears at least “meaningful opportunity” to mature some responsibility for his incarceraand redeem themselves behind bars. tion because it failed to label the shoe a The U.S. Constitution aside, appar“dangerous weapon.” ently some Florida judges disagree and • Ed Forchion sits in a jail in Burlinghave subsequently sentenced juveniles ton County, N.J. (where he will reside to 50 years or longer for non-murders, for a few more months), serving a term in some cases assuring that the release for possession of marijuana. Howdate will be beyond the inmate’s natural ever, for 10 days each month until his life expectancy. In one case found by a release, the same judge who sentenced Barry University law school program, a him has promised to allow him to go juvenile convicted of gun robbery and smoke medical marijuana in California rape had his earlier life-without-parole to relieve pain from his bone cancer. sentence “reduced” to consecutive sen(Forchion was convicted of possession tences totaling 170 years. Critics said before New Jersey legalized medical the Supreme Court should recognize marijuana.) (Update: Four days after that some juveniles are already “thora Trentonian columnist’s story about oughly incorrigible.”

“Weedman” Forchion, and the subsequent Internet frenzy it wrought,

People With Issues

Christopher Pagano, 41, was finally arrested in January as police identified him as the man who had apparently been roaming the Mayfair neighborhood of Philadelphia for several weeks exposing his genitals while lovingly fondling a hunk of Swiss cheese (“cheese-accessorized” genitals, wrote a Philadelphia Daily News reporter). The case was broken when a 2012 victim recalled a “Swiss cheese pervert” in the Philadelphia area and searched for him on the Internet, locating a man who rhapsodized as much about cheese as about having sex. “I started to compare girls to cheese due to their milky (complexions),” the man (Pagano) wrote. “(G)irls are soft, smooth-feeling, and tend to like dairy products more.”

Least Competent Criminals

Perps Who Need to Be in a Different Line of Work: “Victim” Joseph Torrez, 27, was at home in Las Cruces, N.M., on New Year’s Day with his fiancee and young son when four men barged in (after threatening Torrez on the telephone with “I’m big Eastside,” “I’ll kill you and your family,” “I will go to your house”). Torrez is a mixed-martial arts fighter, and by the time it was over, he and his family were safe, but one home invader was dead, another was in the hospital, and the other two (including the telephoner) under arrest.

Readers’ Choice

(1) Ryan Bensen, 40, and Erica Manley, 37, were arrested in Seaside, Ore., in January, shortly after they expressed their gratitude to a waitress at the Twisted Fish by leaving, as a tip, a plastic bag of methamphetamine. (Police said Manley had still more in her purse when they searched her.) (2) A week apart in January, Pope Francis’ pair of “peace doves” released in Vatican City were almost immediately attacked by a seagull and a crow, and a 31-year-old nun in Rieti, Italy, “unaware” that she was pregnant, gave birth to a boy whom she named “Francis.” No details were released.

Thanks This Week to David Wasley, Gerald Davidson, Mel Birge, James Mohr, Perry Levin, Tim Kirby, and Pete Randall, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors. CS By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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Room for listening: Sarah Tollerson We can all agree that Savannah needs a lot of things. For at least five years, I’ve been telling anyone who’d listen that we could really, really do with an acoustic music listening room.

The Sentient Bean, still wonderful as always, has sadly severely cut back on live, local music. Aside from the odd Open Mic or one-off at one of the other coffee shops, there aren’t a whole of venues for kicking back and enjoying a singer and a guitar, or singers and guitars.

I’m not talking about bars and restaurants. That’s an entirely different atmosphere. And you’re more likely to run into a troubadour playing “Margaritaville” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling” in those places, stuff to please the masses-in-passing. (I use those two as examples of gag-worthy songs I can do without ever hearing again.)

Until someone steps up to the plate and figures out how to make a living running a listening room (and let’s be honest, money is a big issue here), we can enjoy the Savannah Songwriters Series, which Jefferson Ross and Stan Ray launched back in 2011.

It happens at 6 p.m. every other Sunday at venues in Savannah and Tybee. This week (Feb. 23) at Johnny Harris Restaurant (1651 E. Victory Drive) features an in-the-round performance from singer/songwriters Kyrsten Paige Roseman, James Seem and Sara Tollerson.

The 28-year-old Tollerson is a native of Winder, one of sprawling Atlanta’s many suburbs. She has a bewitching voice and a fine sense of

sweet melody, as evidence by her second CD, Wherever We Go, which was recorded in Nashville. She’s a pretty good guitar player, too.

The child of an Army brat and a missionary’s daughter, she got used to moving around a lot—Tollerson relocated to Savannah last fall after stints in Nashville, Boston and Athens.

She’s played a few gigs around town, but like I said, there aren’t that many here for acoustic performers.

She is often asked about her influences. “I have a hard time answering, because the most obvious influence is what I heard in my living room, growing up,” Tollerson says. “Melodies and harmony. When people my age are listening to their ‘throwback’ music, it’s stuff that’s new to me.

Because I didn’t listen to the radio at

that time. I was listening to a lot of the Beatles, and Cake. I made little mix tapes.”

Dad Thom Tollerson, a guitarist and singer with a background in folk/ harmony, is the proprietor of 106 West, a live music venue in Winder.

He got the 14-year-old Sarah a guitar for Christmas, and soon thereafter she wrote her first song. She’d wanted to be an actress before the music bug bit; these days, she’s got the fever and there’s no known cure.

She left UGA to study songwriting at Berklee College of Music in Beantown, and after her 2008 graduation spent a year busking in city subway stations.

“It taught me a lot about performing,” she explains. “It taught me a lot about people. I always went during

Sarah Tollerson performs at the Feb. 23 Savannah Songwriters show.

commuter hours—for safety and for foot traffic. I made way better money than I expected to. I sold my CDs. I wish that Facebook had been big at the time, so I would’ve had a better way to build up my fan base. MySpace was kind of on the way out, and that’s where I got all my people. Now they’re lost in the wind.”

By “getting out and doing it,” you learn things they don’t teach you in school. “I remember a group of 48-year-olds dancing as I played the Jackson 5’s ‘I Want You Back,’ while they were waiting for a train,” Tollerson smiles. “That probably wouldn’t have happened in a bar or a restaurant.”

She got restless, as she is wont to do. “I took my time after graduation.

And I realized that no structure at all is not good for Sarah!

“I work well under direction. I always loved being in school because someone was always telling me what to do.”

So, on to Nashville, where she worked in a urology lab by day and played “guitar pulls” and Open Mics by night. She made loads of contacts, organized a musicians’ networking group, and, by the end of her tenure, had written recorded the winsome Wherever You Go, backed by seasoned Music City pros.

Savannah beckoned when she met Army pilot Joe Davis in Nashville.

He was due to report to Fort Stewart in the fall of 2013—and when he left, Tollerson went with him. They bought a condo downtown and have been making friends – and, in her case, connections—ever since.

“I’m a really ‘follow your heart’ kind of person,” says Tollerson. “And Joe didn’t have a choice. So we’re beginning our life here together.” See sarahtollerson.com CS

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“If you think about it,” Alvin Lee says, “we were doing jam music in the church, in a sense.”

Steel & soul: The Lee Boys headline A-Town Get Down ‘14

By Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Hallelujah, praise the lord and pass the hot boogie gumbo. It’s A-Town Get Down time again, and this year’s headliners are well-versed in stirring the proverbial pot.

Along with the Randall Bramblett Band, all Southern soul and Dixie roll, A-Town’s got the Lee Boys, one of the very best sacred steel bands in the world. Their music is infectious, supernatural and imbued with the power to move you.

First, a reminder that A-Town Get Down, in its fourth year, is an all-day event combining live music, live art, and workshops on topics related to cultivating creativity. It started as a joyful memorial to Alex Townsend (his buds called him A-Town), a SCAD student killed in a car accident in 2010.

The event has grown exponentially each year, bringing musicians (both professional and aspiring), artists (the same), aficionados and appreciators together for a day of celebrating the arts and just how good they can be for us all.

Local performers include Waits & Co., Niche, the Lovely Locks, Omingnome, Port City Readers and others. Charleston’s Sol Driven Train is scheduled, as is the great guitarist Walter Parks, who resides in Savannah for half the year. Then there’s Eye Candy, with former Drive-By Truckers Shonna Tucker and John Neff (John’s a Savannah native).

It’s an all-ages celebration: The Savannah Children’s Choir and the Savannah Arts Academy Eclipse ensemble are making return appearances.

The six-member Lee Boys are

brothers Alvin, Derrick and Keith Lee, and nephews Roosevelt Collier (pedal steel guitar), Alvin Cordy Jr. (7-string bass) and Earl Walker (drums). “Sacred steel” describes a form of electric rhythm ‘n’ blues music originally developed for the exuberant services at House of God Pentecostal churches in Florida (the Lee Boys hail from the Miami area).

The key is the pedal steel guitar (played, in the hands of young master Collier, like Johnny Winter with his long hair on fire). It gives the music a fiery tear, perfect for discovering the holy spirit when the moment comes, and even better when it’s backed up by percolating bass and drums laying down a funky beat, Alvin’s snaky guitar lines and cool vocals from Derrick and Keith.

CS: Did the band literally start in the church?

Alvin Lee: Yes, we’re one of the originals

in the church. We and my brother Glenn kind of developed a style in

were kind of the little young rebels at the time. Early ‘80s. We were able to intertwine some of the stuff we heard out there, a little Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson. Kinda throw some bluesy riffs within some of the original sacred steel riffs we were doing in the church. It was tradition but during our jams we would just go at it. So we kind of changed the whole trend inside the church. That’s kind of what led us to create a Lee Boys style within the church, with all the great ones like the Campbell Brothers, Aubrey Ghent and Ted Beard and Calvin Cooke. We were like that last young generation, and then all these little young ones like Robert and Roosevelt and them came up.

CS: Were you thinking, early on, that you would one day take the music out of the church?

AL: We never thought. My father was

one of those strict Pentecostal preachers. He kinda had a real strong hold on the family, and when he left it was within eight months that my brother Glenn died. He was the co-founder of the band with me. It was really a shock for us. And my young nephews like Roosevelt, they were only 15, 16.

I coached them. Roosevelt learned from Glenn. All of us played, but Roosevelt, I knew he kind of “had it.” You can sense those young ones, coming up, that they got it. So we just went from there, doing festivals and going out from there.

CS: You guys fit in so well with the

doing jam music in the church, in a sense. We would start jamming and we would be playing 40 minutes on one song. We would go from a slow boogie jam to real fast, keeping a straight-pocket groove. We were just improvising. Me and Glenn would throw different types of melodies within those jams. And that’s still what we do now. In the middle of a jam, Roosevelt will throw a Michael Jackson. And we were doing that in church.

About seven or eight years ago, we were playing at Merlefest. And our manager was saying “You gotta let this dude sit on the stage.” And I’m one of the original church boys—I was like “I don’t know this guy.”

Man, the guy came to sit in and the crowd was going crazy. We thought we were just jamming. I didn’t know who it was. It was Bob Weir. That’s what this music is. It’s just been one of those type experiences.

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son moving, touched by our music, our job is done. Because that was really the sole purpose of me starting the Lee Boys. It was to share music that we created, and we were blessed to have a heritage from it. To touch people doing it … that’s why I keep it true to the sacred steel. We throw some covers in there, but the Lee Boys are sacred steel that’s infused with a lot of funk and blues. That’s why we can play with so many people, from John Mayer to Warren Haynes to the McCoury Brothers. It’s been a real fun ride. CS

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other jam bands at festivals. You play with everybody. Did it take a while for those musicians to accept you, because your music is a little bit different?

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the church, coming up hearing Harry Nelson and all those great ones. My father actually played the steel, and he taught his boys. But we’ve been doing this all our lives, ever since ’78, playing in the church. My father died in 2000, and my brother Glenn died in 2000. And once he died, I just decided to take our style of music outside of the four walls. Robert Randolph was just starting.

It’s was like “Al, you got to take y’all’s style out, some more bluesy and kind of funky ….” That’s what kind of pushed me. Then I had my nephews, Little Alvin, Roosevelt and Earl was coming up at that time. So I formed the band and we’ve just been doing it ever since.

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Randall Bramblett

Randall Bramblett brings his A-game to A-Town by bill deyoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

Randall Bramblett came screaming out of Georgia-based Capricorn Records’ stable in the early 1970s, first in Gregg Allman’s solo band, and then as a member of the jazz/funk quintet Sea Level. A piano and guitar player who also rules on funky tenor saxophone, Bramblett has one of those fiery Southern singing voices that can burn the blues—or rough ‘n’ tumble rock ‘n’ roll, or blood-boiling Stax/Volt R&B—straight into your brain.

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With a promising solo career sidelined by drug and alcohol abuse, Bramblett left rehab in the late ‘80s for Georgia State University, where he earned a Master’s degree in social

work. His vacation from the stage was interrupted by a call from English rock legend Steve Winwood, who invited him along on a cross-country tour. And that worked out well: More

than a dozen years later, Bramblett was still leading Winwood’s road band, the only musician never laid off or otherwise replaced.

This led to gigs with, among others, Levon Helm, Gov’t Mule, Widespread Panic, the Allman Brothers Band and Bonnie Raitt.

His confidence fully returned, Bramblett picked up where he left off, and each successive solo record has met more acclaim. The most recent, 2013’s soulful The Bright Spots, was named Album of the Year by the prestigious allmusic.com.

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Randall Bramblett: Well, we’re still virtu-

ally unknown outside certain areas.

But this record got more attention; it was gratifying, reassuring that people got it. I don’t know whether it was the songs on it … I guess it was … or the production, but a lot of people really related to it. And radio stations seemed to jump on it a lot more than they have on any of the other records.

But still, we’re not on any of the big stations, we’re on Triple-A stations.

We just don’t reach a huge audience. But I know it’s a great record.

I feel very grateful to be where I am, even though it’s not reaching a ton of people.

CS: Is this a solo show, or are you

bringing the band?

RB: It’s the four-piece band, and after

Savannah we’re going to New Orleans to play the Jazz Festival. These guys are fantastic players. They can improvise. They know how to play these songs, but they can also take ‘em to different places. Mick Johnson, the guitar player, is just a great inspiration. Young guitar player from Boston, he’s just inspired the hell out of me. I just love playing more than ever.

CS: Is it more satisfying for you to be

in a band situation than to sit at the piano and sing by yourself?

RB: They’re both good, and I enjoy

both of ‘em, but the energy of being with a band, and the interaction of playing with great players, I just love that. I can deliver the songs solo sometimes in a very striking way … but it’s not as much fun for me. I love the energy in the funk and the improvisation that you get when you play

The boys in the band: “These guys are fantastic players,” Bramblett enthuses.

off each other. That’s more fun. There’s a place to present songs both ways, but as far as just selfish fun, I love playing with a band.

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Spots. It must be gratifying to have such positive reviews after all this time. It’s been a slow ride back up to near the top.

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You got a Masters in counseling, in social work. Does that ever come in handy, like when the drummer and the bass player are trying to kill each other?

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RB: No, I don’t do therapy! But it helps

me to be able to talk sometimes, and listen sometimes, in a more healthy way. I think it’s helped us be a healthier group. I mean, they’re all great people and they’re easy to get along with. But sometimes just being able to talk about things, in a way that is not the regular ol’ arguing kind of thing, it’s very helpful.

I didn’t do it (counseling) that long, because I ended up going out on the Winwood tour, but I got a lot of compassion for the human condition, I tell you. And I think a lot of my songs came out of that. CS

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Opera and TV star to judge and sing for American Traditions by bill deyoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

After more than 800 performances with the Metropolitan Opera, tenor Anthony Laciura “retired” in 2008. He has continued to sing, most notably in comprimario roles (he translates this as “second banana,” or one who somehow serves the lead).

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He was asked to sit on the judges’ panel for the 2014 American Traditions Competition— in which upand-coming vocalists vie for cash prizes and prestige—and he readily agreed.

But then … “When I saw the program and it said ‘Judges’ Concert,’ I thought oh, that must be the young people doing their final concert for us,” the gregarious New Yorker laughs. “They said ‘What would you like to sing?’ and I said ‘I’d like to sing nothing! I’d be happy to sit there and drink Southern bourbon and smoke cigars!’ That’s what you do in

Savannah, am I right? I’ve never been there, but I can’t wait.”

So he’ll sing, he’ll sing, along with fellow judges Rod Gilfrey and J. Fred Knobloch) on Feb. 27, at the Historic Savannah Theatre.

Laciura’s fame goes way outside the Met. For 3 ½ seasons, he was a costar on the Martin Scorsese-produced HBO series Boardwalk Empire, playing Eddie Kessler, the German butler and confidante to Steve Buscemi’s Nucky Johnson (yup, as Nucky’s comprimario).

Not bad for an Italian kid from the South Bronx who grew up in (of all

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He’s been in a couple of big-time plays since Eddie took the long walk, and has a pretty full dance card. But Boardwalk Empire—which, literally, came out of nowhere for him — remains the pride of his post-operatic career. “I’ve always felt I was an entertainer,” he says. “So whatever I was doing, I was trying my best to entertain people. Whether it be the opera, or telling stories, or emceeing, being on the Equity stage or doing television, it’s still a form of entertainment.

To be on television, that’s really great for me. I just love it. I look forward to waking up every day.”

He’s similarly excited about listening to four days of top-tier aspiring singers in Savannah.

“Here’s what I’ve always counseled,” Laciura offers.

“Especially with the Metropolitan Opera auditions. If you truly believe that if you do not win this competition you are not going to have a career, you’re not, because you’re in the wrong field. As in any career in arts and entertainment, the career is filled with frustration. Moreso, what opera singers don’t realize is that when you do acting … I’ll go to 50 commercial calls, and maybe, if I’m lucky, I get one commercial out of that.

“You’re going to be disappointed, but if you have the chutzpah, if you have the will and believe in your heart and your soul that you’re going to have a career, whether you win or lose a competition is irrelevant. When I would win, I took every penny and applied it to study of language, study of vocal technique, study, study, study.

And that’s the purpose, I believe, of these competitions.” CS

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places) New Orleans.

Now, Anthony Laciura may be a lot of things, but one thing he’s not is German. And he hadn’t done a lot of straight acting before Boardwalk Empire.

He wasn’t going to let any of that stop him.

When he went in to audition for the casting directors, Laciura explains, “I put on a three-piece suit and dressed as close to the ‘20s as I could possibly do. I spoke with a heavy German accent. I kissed their hands, because they’re both ladies, and they said ‘Mr. Laciura, what part of Germany are you from?’ I said ‘The South Bronx.’ And they laughed. And 20 days later I got a screen interview with Marty and (creator) Terry Winter. Two days after that I was Eddie Kessler.”

A fast fan favorite, Eddie was nevertheless written out of the crime drama near the beginning of the fourth season. After the As Eddie feds put pressure the everloyal butler, he committed suicide by jumping out a high-rise window.

He gets recognized, but not so often. “When I was younger, and all my hair was dark, people would come up to me and say ‘Mr. Whitford, can I have your autograph?,’” Laciura says.

“And I’d say ‘I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not Bradley Whitford.’

“Every once in a while, someone keeps staring. And then they come up, ‘Excuse me, were you …?’ And I saw ‘Did you have HBO? Did you watch Boardwalk Empire?’ They’d say ‘I knew it! You were Eddie Kessler!’ That’s so rare. It’s not like Steve Buscemi and these other people who would have to walk with baseball caps down over their eyes, and keep walking down the street, bent over.

No, I do exactly the opposite. I have big arrows pointing to me: ‘Anthony Laciura as Eddie Kessler!’”

He laughs, loud and long. “No, I don’t do that. But I enjoy all of that, because we do it for the audience. In New York, they might recognize you, but they just say ‘Good job Eddie! You shouldn’t have jumped!’ To me, as New York actor, that’s beautiful.”

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Through Troy’s looking glass

Photographer Adam Kuehl falls down the rabbit hole of a painter’s artistic process

by Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

From the porch, the dilapidated house in Savannah’s Victorian district looks less like an artist’s studio than a cross between a Dickensian nightmare and Eddie Munster’s punk rock squat.

“It’s the eyesore of the block,” warned photographer Adam Kuehl when he gave the directions. “It looks like no one’s lived there for 20 years.”

It’s even more decrepit on the inside.

Webbed cracks riddle the walls. The ceiling buckles as if it’s about to burst into tears.

Lawn ornaments and stacks of crumbling cardboard boxes obscure the blocky design of the parquet floor. The entire downstairs seems to belong to a ghostly grandmother hoarder.

A narrow path emerges between the dusty baskets and fractured picture frames.

Kuehl seems right at home as he leads the way up a wooden staircase, taking care to avoid the broken banister. He’s visited this gloomy relic hundreds of times to take pictures of the space and the man who works here, but he can still appreciate a newcomer’s shock.

“It’s jarring, isn’t it?” he asks as we pass an upended sofa spilling its moldy innards onto Artist Troy Wandzel in his charmingly ramshackle studio space. the exposed floorboards.

Finally, after gingerly

Kuehl set out to capture the good, the bad and the broken of Wandel’s painting efforts.

For 18 years, Wandzel has found inspiration in the man in the mirror.

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tiptoeing around yawning electrical sockets that look like they might bite, we come to the corner bedroom where Troy Wandzel paints.

A Minnesota native who graduated with a degree in illustration from SCAD in 1991, Wandzel is a wellknown Savannah persona, a prolific muralist and street artist best known for his thousands of self-portraits, each one unique and rendered in thick daubs of oil paint.

Not surprisingly, the small room has no heat or air-conditioning.

But Wandzel cares less about such creature comforts than the fact that it streams light from windows on three sides and the rent is cheap.

Four years ago, the owner of the house, busy with other properties, let him move in his canvasses with the promise he would contain himself to the one room.

Soon enough, however, various sculptures and works-in-progress cluttered the hallways, fraternizing with the previous residents’ empty beer cans and discarded posters.

“I’ve taken over like a virus,” chuckles Wandzel, his ever-present trucker hat skewed sideways.

Kuehl has spent the last three years documenting Wandzel in this curious and chaotic environment, quietly shadowing the artist at work. Intending to capture the elusive alchemy of the artistic process, Kuehl has collated the project for his MFA thesis, “Fixed Flux,” debuting this Friday, Feb. 21.

Kuehl is hardly a mere student of the craft. In addition to participating in dozens of group shows, he has already enjoyed a robust commercial career and serves as an official photographer to SCAD President Paula Wallace. His website brims with elegant technical finesse, evident in stunning architectural studies and thoughtful portraits of celebrities who have visited for the SCAD Film Festival.

His nocturnal landscapes have also garnered acclaim, as has his series on the subtle allure of kudzu.

“I’m compelled by the secretive nature of Savannah,” he says.

Originally from Oak Park, IL, Kuehl received his undergraduate degree from SCAD in 2005, and for his graduate thesis saw opportunity to diverge from his usual lenswork in the colorful, anarchic mess of

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Wandzel’s studio.

Fascinated with behind-the-scenes studies like A Giacometti Portrait by James Lord and M.G. Stephens’ essay “Francis Bacon’s Studio,” in which the “astounding disorder” of an artist’s studio belies the deliberate lines on the canvas, Kuehl found similar inspiration in Wandzel’s smeared paint palette and overflowing ashtrays.

“You’d never guess from looking at Troy’s work that it came from this,” marvels Kuehl, glancing up at the decaying corniches and peeling plaster.

“Every time I came back to the studio, I found something new.”

Wandzel says nothing, just adds a dab of green to a massive canvas featuring his own likeness as well as that of Kermit the Frog.

Kuehl employed several different cameras for the project, including a sharply-focused Hassellblad 8x10 and a pinhole stereoview that yielded blurred, ethereal pieces that attendees of the exhibit will be able to see through a 1950s art deco viewfinder.

Further into the show, a time-lapse video provides a dynamic glimpse into a painting’s creation. Another piece features 16 vertical slices of the same hallway at different times, evoking the effect of Wandzel moving around through the years.

Kuehl visited the crumbling Victorian at all hours throughout the seasons, observing summer’s brash light and the various hirsute states of Wandzel’s beard. Not even the most mundane detail escaped Kuehl’s lenses, down to the bristles of every single one of Wandzel’s 511 paintbrushes, which were individually photographed and bound in a book covered by one of the artist’s paintspattered cloths.

The photographer took his time with mechanics and technique, completing the two-year MFA program in a leisurely four. Possessed with a studious prudency, he found solace in the methodical nature of the project.

“Photography can be manic and transitory, and sometimes I only get a few minutes to shoot a

subject,” considers Kuehl, who admits he’s not a fan of the social media photo frenzy (hence the hashtag #adamkuehlhatesinstagram.)

“Troy has been painting his own portrait for 18 years, reapproaching the same subject in a new way every day. That became a catalyst for me. ” Wandzel is amiably circumspect about his practice of self-portraiture, which is aided by several mirrors around the studio, including an ancient medicine cabinet revealing the dilapidated mansion’s previous incarnation as a boarding house.

“I paint what’s here,” shrugs Wandzel with a grin.

“And y’know, I’m here a lot.”

Within the mirrors, there is reflection and distortion, and Kuelhl’s collaboration with Wandzel is a pointed exercise of how self-referencing can generate entirely a new element— sometimes, even, that elusive alchemy we call art. In the end, Kuehl’s photos reveal far more about the process than about the man himself: That there is infinite value in the familiar,

and that with steadfast patience, anything can be distilled to its essential beauty, even as it disintegrates.

“Recording Wandzel’s habits, curiosities, mistakes and revelations has inspired me to experiment more within my own medium,” writes Kuehl in his artist’s statement.

The exhibit ties up this narrative loop with a fitting finale: Kuehl sat for seven hours in the chilly second-floor bedroom, a pile of trash at his feet, as Wandzel painted his portrait.

Did he find it discomforting, having the artist’s eye turned on him?

“Not at all,” laughs Kuehl.

“After all those other times in the studio, I knew that sitting with Troy would be different and special.” cs Fixed Flux by Adam Kuehl When: Reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21; gallery hours Feb. 19-25 11 a.m.-2 p.m Where: Oglethorpe Gallery, 406. E. Oglethorpe Info: adamkuehl.com

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‘I love the human body and all its shapes’ Viviane Sassen brings her unusual and gripping photography style to deFINE ART by jim morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

In an installation conceived just for SCAD’s deFINE ART event, going on all this week, Dutch-born photographer Viviane Sassen brings elements from her staged photography — things like mirrors, collage, and color filters — into the museum space.

The result is “In and Out of Fashion,” on display now at the SCAD Museum of Art and based on her book of the same name.

Though Dutch by birth and background, Sassen spent much of her young childhood in Kenya. We spoke to her prior to deFINE ART. CS: What’s most striking to me about your work is that your subjects seem to be captured in motion, even when they’re just sitting or standing.

Viviane Sassen: I never thought about it

like that. I think maybe it has something to do with the way I work and how I approach subjects. I work quick — I don’t like long, dreadful photo shoots. Some photographers like a long process. Adjusting lights, things like that. I don’t do that. I’m really quick. The other thing is I always somehow try to make sculptures out of the human body. I love the human body and all its shapes. I like to mold it into an interesting position and with the composition slightly off in a way.

CS: Where did that come from, you

think?

VS: I’ve thought about where did I get this fascination. Maybe it’s from when

me. I wanted a different voice.

I think you see that in my photography, that notion of exposure but also something introverted. Sometimes you see bodies which are strong but don’t see faces. Someone might be nude, but you don’t have the feeling that they’re exposed. cs

half years there were very formative, from age 2 almost to 6. That’s the time you experience so many things for the very first time. It becomes part of your hard drive almost.

beautiful glossy magazines. I was intrigued and also scared of the idea of becoming a real artist, a fine artist.

Then I started in fashion in art school and began modeling as well.

That’s how I met a lot of photographers. Pretty soon I found out I didn’t want to be a fashion designer — it’s not for me. I just wasn’t interested in clothes and making clothes. I was much more interested in creating an atmosphere and an image.

I thought maybe I wanted to become a stylist. But the photographer in the end is the one who’s pushing the button. You’re in charge, you determine the exact image. So I switched to photography, and at the same time I had all these friends in fashion who I asked to take pictures of for my collections.

That’s how I always had one foot in fashion and one foot in photography.

What interested me a lot was independent magazines like Purple, i-D, and Dazed and Confused, all of which showed a kind of photography I didn’t really know before. This was in the mid ‘90s, the time of grunge. It was a very interesting time.

CS: Seems like a natural background for a photojournalist or documentary filmmaker, but you chose fashion photography. Why?

CS: You’re unusual in that you’re a photographer who’s done a lot of modeling. Usually photographers don’t want to be in front of the lens.

SCAD student showcase, Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St., Friday, Feb. 21, 5-7 p.m.

VS: I was always drawing in school, and I was very sure I wanted to go to art school, and thinking about graphic design and fashion design.

It was a big teenage dream, the fashion world and all the models in the

VS: Yeah, but I was never very good at it (laughs). I enjoyed it, but on the other hand I felt not completely confident about myself. There was also this idea of photography as always being through the male gaze. That annoyed

I was very young in Kenya and there was an orphanage next door. I always played with the kids, and some of them had polio. At the time of course I was too young to be aware that it was a very serious disease. They were just my friends. At the time I didn’t have a clue, but there must have been something about them that intrigued me. You’re not supposed to think about it like that, but when you’re that young you don’t know any better.

CS: There’s no way that didn’t have a

formative influence on your sense of aesthetics.

VS: That’s very true. Those three and a

Viviane Sassen: In and Out of Fashion At SCAD Museum of Art’s André Leon Talley Gallery through May 4.

deFINE ART Schedule

The Rebel (and other myths) World premiere performances choreographed by Jonah Bokaer SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd., Feb. 19- Feb. 21 Keynote lecture by Alfredo Jaar Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6 p.m.

Opening reception for Manipulated exhibition Gutstein Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Artist panel SCAD Museum of Art theater, Thursday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m.

deFINE ART gallery hop, Friday, Feb. 21, 5-7 p.m.

The Rebel (and other myths) World premiere of a solo performance

by Jonah Bokaer, SCAD Museum of Art theater, Friday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.

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The healthy living maven has been touting the benefits of fresh juice for years, ever since her father was diagnosed with cancer.

“I started researching allopathic ways to supplement his treatments,” says Dye, the proprietor of the newlyopened Savannah Squeeze. “And it all kept coming back to living foods.”

She began experimenting with stuffing as much celery, carrots, apples and beets that would fit in a home juicer, encouraging her dad to sip them as he went through chemo. The combination of traditional and alternative approaches worked, and he made a full recovery. By then, Dye was already hooked on what she calls the “rejuvenating and uplifting” properties of fresh juice.

According health enthusiasts and fitness gurus (including Jack LaLanne, who lived to be 96) juicing—yes, it’s a verb—is an excellent way to ingest a massive amount of nutrients. Many claim regular juicing can prevent and heal disease, and documented effects include increased energy, weight loss and improved skin elasticity.

For Dye, it has become a reliable way to look and feel her best. The longtime yoga devotee continued to hone her recipes for family and friends, blending greens with fresh

fruits and adding spices, and now offers them from her midtown storefront in the former Pub 29.

Located smack in the middle of Savannah’s traditional medical community, Savannah Squeeze offers a variety of cold-pressed juices sold in 16-ounce bottles for $8.50 each. That may sound steep, but Dye reminds that each bottle contains up to three pounds of fresh, organic produce, far more veggies than any person could ingest in one sitting.

“I call it a nutrient infusion,” says Dye, who uses a hydraulic press to extract the most possible nutrition.

So far, the most popular seller has been the Carrot Squeeze, a sweet blend of carrots, apple and pineapple with a splash of lime. It’s followed closely

by Sweet Green, a veritable salad of romaine, cucumber, kale, spinach and apple with a lemon-ginger finish. The dairy-free cashew milk, spiced with Dye’s signature blend, is also a favorite.

Smoothies and a raw food menu are in the works.

A vegan who figures she eats about 85 percent raw, the bright-eyed, energetic Dye has also developed a series of juice cleanses. She refers to the one-to-three day programs as “feasts” rather than fasts, recommending six to eight bottles of prepared juice per day.

“It’s not deprivational. It’s a great way

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“The idea is that if your body is not digesting food for a little while, it frees up energy to heal other things.”

Savannah Squeeze has quickly established a following among the local health-conscious community.

“The nutrition and taste is just superior,” attests longtime Healthy Savannah volunteer Paula Kreissler, who has already stopped by several times.

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“I’ll definitely be back weekly.”

Is the rest of Savannah ready for a juice revolution? Dye is prepared for business to be “slow and steady” at first, but anticipates that interest will continue to grow.

“I think people can be won over,” she predicts.

“People are looking to make healthier lives for themselves and their families.” cs

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Good news for your sweet tooth: Your favorite local treats just got easier to procure.

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Those who crave Connect’s Best of Savannah desserts (for five years running!) will find delicious satisfaction in the knowledge that Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, the charming downtown destination where craft cocktails meet fabulous confections, has a new retail space on the southside.

LuluCakes, located the former Custom Cakes on Hodgson Memorial, offers up whole versions of famous Lulu’s favorites like Strawberry Suspension Cake, Peanut Butter Pie, Flourless Chocolate Torte and the heavenly White Chocolate Chip Cheesecake as well as single snack sizes of the bar’s brownies and cookies. You can’t purchase a glass of champagne at the counter, but the kitchen staff is happy to fill custom orders.

“Any seasonal flavors featured on the bar menu are also available, so if you taste something and you want more, you don’t have to drive back downtown,” says Rebecca Radovich, who opened the dessert bar with business partner Janine Finn in 2007.

When their bustling tavern outgrew its in-house bakery last year, they moved operations to the commercial kitchen to keep up with demand. The sweet treats are driven downtown in a refrigerated truck daily, but it made sense to keep a few cakes on hand—especially since curious folks kept popping their heads in to inquire about carrying out a pie or two.

“We’ve been in the kitchen for a little over a year, and we decided to open it to the public,” says Radovich.

“Now all the people who wish they can stop by the bar to take a cake to a party or make a special order, you can just drive up and voila!, it’s ready.”

So are our forks—yum!

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It’s been less than a year since Connect first reported on these cookie maestros, but clearly, business partners and BFFs Amy Shippy and Laura Hale have been plenty busy. A constant, cheery presence at community events, the pair has won over Savannah’s palates and picked up large scale accounts, including Gulfstream and Jet Blue.

The original Eisenhower location still thriving, and having the use of two bakeries will help keep customers in Savannah and beyond stocked with macarons.

“We have five bakers now, and our internet business has just gone crazy,” shares Shippy in between batches of the colorful meringue sandwiches. “I would say we’ve tripled production since last March.”

Maison de Macarons shared space with Mabel Francis Potter’s Cupcake Emporium for several months last fall as its owners tested the downtown market. To no one’s surprise, their salted caramel, strawberry and robin’s egg blue vanilla flavors were runaway hits with tourists and locals alike. They’d barely washed the bowls after a busy holiday season before setting up shop near Reynolds Square.

Now that their new store is up and running, the macaron ladies are already looking to what’s next.

“People have been talking to us about expanding to Bluffton, to Hilton Head, to Charleston,” marvels Shippy.

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ing southward, another successful sweet purveyor moves north: Maison de Macarons has opened a lovely little storefront next to the Lucas Theater in the former Tier Cakes.

Downtown Savannah just got a little sweeter with the addition of its own macaron shop.

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Cafe. On Feb. 20, 6 p.m., a reception and silent auction to benefit social service programs will be held at the Starland Cafe.

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THE LEGO MOVIE OOO

Even the second coming of Christ won’t receive as much hype and fanfare as The LEGO Movie, which has already been hailed by so many folks (critics and audiences alike) as the greatest animated film of all time that the rest of us are being forced to wonder if we only imagined the existence of such masterpieces as Pinocchio, Toy Story and Spirited Away.

An ADD-friendly effort that will please adults because of their own pop-culture savvy and children because they’re, well, children, The LEGO Movie employs those building blocks right from the start —with a LEGO logo (Warner Bros.)—and keeps ‘em coming until a third-act twist. Of course, it’s all a bit disingenuous since the Legos aren’t for the most part actual plastic building blocks but computer-generated pixels, but of course that’s to be expected in these post-Ray Harryhausen/Willis O’Brien times.

At any rate, the picture sports a unique look, even if adjusting to it feels a bit like having to get used to Peter Jackson’s High Frame Rate on the first Hobbit film.

The plot is the usual pablum about an ordinary guy who against all odds morphs into a beloved champion—in this case, it’s Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt), a construction worker with no friends but plenty of bad entertainment choices (his favorite TV show is a bit of inanity called Where Are My Pants?). But Emmet begins his journey

from zero to hero after he’s pegged by punk girl Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and wizard Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman) to be a “Master Builder,” the chosen one who can stop the evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell). And during his Matrix-like odyssey, he comes into contact with such known figures as Batman (Will Arnett), Abraham Lincoln (Will Forte) and Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams, in the house!) and such newbies as Bad Cop (Liam Neeson), Metal Beard (Nick Offerman) and Unikitty (Alison Brie).

Walt Disney understood the value of a short running time in a family film — 64 minutes for Dumbo, 70 minutes for Bambi, etc. —and with a 100-minute run time, The LEGO Movie often does feel like too much of a good thing; I was satiated more than once.

But it would be curmudgeonly not to enjoy many of the gags that the film has to offer — I was especially amused by the depiction of Green Lantern (Jonah Hill) as a pest to an irritated Superman (Channing Tatum)—and the late-inning turn of events provides it with

ROBOCOP

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There are basically two ways to approach RoboCop, a movie I wouldn’t buy for a dollar even on picture-perfect Blu-ray. Obviously, the first is to compare it to its 1987 predecessor; just as obvious, the second is to treat it as its own entity. The results? On its own, it’s merely average; in comparison, it’s close to awful.

Either way, most viewers will justifiably be feeling a fair amount of rage against the machine.

Paul Verhoeven’s ‘80s effort is a sci-fi gem that has only grown in stature over the ensuing years. Pulling no punches in either its violent set pieces or its satiric riffs, the picture casts Peter Weller as Alex Murphy, a Detroit cop who, after being blown away by criminal scum, is transformed by a major conglomerate into RoboCop, a metallic law officer who eventually finds himself fighting white-collar corruption as much as he’s taking down thieves, murderers and rapists.

The new version, which marks the English-language debut of Brazilian director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad and Bus 174, both excellent) and the screenwriting debut of Joshua Zetumer, sticks with the basic outline but veers off in many unexpected ways.

That’s actually a commendable approach — a completely faithful remake runs the risk of being another atrocity on the order of Gus Van Sant’s ghastly Psycho update — but when none of the changes are an improvement over anything in the original, then clearly there’s trouble in New Detroit.

Gone is practically all of the pitchblack humor (remember those hilarious commercials and newscasts?), with the nyuks coming solely from the presence of Samuel L. Jackson as a FOX-styled TV personality. Also missing are ample vignettes of RoboCop in crime-busting mode, whether shooting a would-be rapist in the penis or hurling a would-be thief across a convenience store.

Instead, this new picture gets bogged down in one numbing scene after another, most centered around RoboCop’s attendant doctor (Gary Oldman), his brilliant creator (Michael Keaton) and his mourning wife (Abbie Cornish).

These are all cardboard characters bereft of personality or depth; the only person who makes any sort of impression is Jackie Earle Haley, playing the new character of a gun specialist rubbed the wrong way by R-Cop.

Let’s forget the comparisons for a moment. Folks who wouldn’t know RoboCop from Paul Blart: Mall Cop will find the film to be a particularly joyless exercise, arid in the extreme.

Aside from Jackson’s schtick, the only laughs are unintentional, fostered by the sequences in which we see Murphy stripped of his Robo-armor: nothing left but face, right hand and a pulsating chest of glop.

WINTER’S TALE

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Look, here’s the thing about Winter’s Tale, the film adaptation — make that condensation—of Mark Helprin’s 671-page novel: You either fall into its fantasy world fully or you run from the auditorium looking for the closest RoboCop showing.

Since critics can by nature be a rather cynical lot, it’s no surprise that the picture is receiving reviews generally reserved for Adam Sandler abominations. Yet anyone who has enjoyed past films that subscribe to the “magical realism” concept — gems like The Purple Rose of Cairo, Amelie or Like

Water for Chocolate — or even those who miss the grand romantic gestures often seen in movies from Hollywood’s Golden Age should love at least half of the picture.

That would be the first half, which introduces Colin Farrell as Peter Lake, a petty thief making the rounds in 1916 New York. Because Peter is a gentle soul, his vicious mentor, crime boss Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe), now wants him dead, but the execution is thwarted by the sudden arrival of a white horse with, shall we say, unusual traits.

After saving Peter, the animal eventually leads him to a mansion in which resides Beverly Penn (Downton Abbey’s Jessica Brown Findlay), a young woman who’s dying of consumption. The two instantly fall for each other and, despite his criminal standing, Peter is even accepted by Beverly’s father (William Hurt).

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some moral and even philosophical heft. Clearly, there are sound reasons to catch this clever picture—not the least being that it will piss off FOX News imbeciles who view it as sporting an anti-capitalist message—but beware of what its success may bring.

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moon, and the magical mood cast by writer-director Akiva Goldsman suits their romance well. Unfortunately, the movie introduces a new character about midway through, and it never recovers from the miscasting of this crucial role.

For it turns out that Pearly isn’t just a ruthless mob boss but an actual demonic entity; he eventually takes a meeting with Lucifer, who’s played by none other than ... Will Smith. What the devil?

I won’t reveal any spoilers except to say that the action jumps to 2014, leaving much of the enchantment behind in the 20th century. From this point, the story becomes more disjointed, awkwardly shoehorning in a new character (played by Jennifer Connelly) and allowing the magical realism to melt into mawkishness.

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It’s a question that’s been posed in one way or another through the ages, but let’s co-opt the variation employed in Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway. Chewing over weighty matters, Sheldon Flender (Rob Reiner) asks fellow playwright David Shayne (John Cusack), “Let’s say there was a burning building and you could rush in and you could save only one thing: either the last known copy of Shakespeare’s plays or some anonymous human being. What would you do?”

That query is the tickle at the back of the throat throughout The Monuments Men, a true-life World War II tale that was captured in book form

by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter.

That novel, titled The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, served as the source for this film version from writer-director-producerstar George Clooney and his frequent collaborator, writer-producer Grant Heslov.

It’s the sort of picture for which no expense was spared, given its high production values and its A-list cast.

It’s also the sort of picture that one wishes were better, as the number of missed opportunities seemingly equals the number of unexploded landmines at the war’s close.

It’s deep into the war, and art preservationist Frank Stokes (Clooney) is being given the go-ahead by FDR to assemble a group of men with the purpose of hightailing it to Europe,

where they’ll try to locate and take back the thousands of paintings and statues that the Nazis had stolen during their tear through various countries. The classic works have been earmarked for inclusion in the Fuhrer Museum being planned by Hitler; the more modern ones (like those by a fellow named Picasso) are being destroyed.

Clearly, it’s a daunting assignment, so Stokes recruits the best that the U.S. art world has to offer: museum curator James Granger (Matt Damon), architect Richard Campbell (Bill Murray), sculptor Walter Garfield (John Goodman) and art historian (and ballet director) Preston Savitz (Bob Balaban). He completes the group with two overseas allies, the charismatic Frenchman Jean Claude Clermont (Jean Dujardin) and the boozing Englishman Donald Jeffries (Hugh Bonneville), as well as Private Sam Epstein (Dimitri Leonidas), a Jewish kid from New Jersey whose family had managed to escape from Germany just in time.

After the team has been assembled and put through the most minimal of basic training, the film largely turns episodic, with the members scattered to carry out various assignments.

Granger heads to Paris to gather valuable intel from Claire Simone (Cate Blanchett), a museum curator whose position allowed her to note all Nazi activities related to art. Garfield and Clermont are paired up and make a lovely couple; Campbell and Savitz are tag-teamed and make a cantankerous one.

And Stokes orchestrates all the proceedings, eventually worrying not only about the Germans but also the Russians, who plan to keep all discovered artwork for themselves (unlike the Americans and Brits, who plan to return it to the rightful owners).

The Monuments Men serves up a terrific premise for a movie, although buffs will recall at least two previous efforts with the same subject: the 2006 documentary The Rape of Europa, with its Monuments Men-friendly tagline, “Imagine the World Without Our Masterpieces,” and John Frankenheimer’s 1964 The Train, starring Burt Lancaster as a French Resistance operative attempting to stop the Nazis from absconding with prized works of art.

It’s usually a pleasure when a new one appears on the horizon, and this particular picture has enough going

for it to deserve a look.

Particularly, the manner in which it mulls over the aforementioned notion of Art vs. Life gives it some degree of heft. Stokes argues that preserving art is preserving history itself — as such, it must not be callously destroyed .

I appreciate Clooney shining a light on this historical footnote, and the movie is accomplished enough to inspire viewers to further examine the real story. But with its shallow characters and hopscotching narrative, The Monuments Men frequently recalls the board game Risk, as both feature largely indistinguishable tokens making their way across a war-torn surface that’s noticeably flat.

LABOR DAY

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The source novel by Joyce Maynard 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.

Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith) is the boy caring for his mom Adele (Kate Winslet), who’s withdrawn from the world ever since her husband (Clark Gregg, usually seen rounding up superheroes as Agent Coulson) left her for another woman. As the adult Henry helpfully explains via voiceover (thanks, Tobey Maguire), Adele wasn’t in love with her ex as much as she was in love with the notion of love, and she figures that she’s now doomed to be alone.

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?

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.

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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Kevin Hart 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.

Hart plays Ben Barber, a highschool 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 in a playground, it becomes clear that the flimsy script 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.

Hart’s 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. CS

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website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. Free . 912-3083020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

more information. Free . 423-619-7712. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

Free to attend. Note new location, date and time. Food and beverages available for purchase. Call for additional information. Reservations not necessary. Annual Dues $10.00. Free , 5:30 p.m. 912-598-7358. savannahteaparty. com. , 5:30 p.m

8th Annual Seacrest Partners Race for Preservation 10K/5K

Savannah Tea Party

Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning gathering to discuss politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, or anything else that comes up. Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street (912) 341-7427 Free , 7 p.m. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/ GA/savannah. , 7 p.m Muffins with Mary Ellen

Alderman Mary Ellen Sprague hosts a weekly gathering for District 4 constituents every Wednesday morning. Residents and business owners of District 4 are invited to drop-in to ask questions and discuss local issues. Free and open to the public. Wednesdays, 6-9 a.m.

912-659-0103. ogeecheecoffee.com/.

Wednesdays, 6-9 a.m coffee deli, 4517 Habersham St. Savannah Area Young Republicans

Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see

Veterans for Peace

The Savannah chapter of a national organization of men and women vets of all branches of service, eras and duty stations, working to expose the costs of war and to support veterans and civilian war victims. Last Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 303-550-1158. satisfiedsav.com/. Last Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m Satisfied, 301 West Broughton St. Young Democrats

Mondays at 7pm on the second level of Foxy Loxy, Bull Street. Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for

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Benefits The newly-redesigned 10K and 5K courses wind through five historic neighborhoods, raising money for Historic Savannah Foundation’s mission of preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage. Saturday, February 22, 2014 8 a.m. race time. Registration open through 2/21/14. Jan. 4 through Feb. 20, $35-$40. Feb. 21 & 22, $40-$45. $25 for first responders/military/police/ fire. Through Feb. 21. 912.233.7787. myHSF.org. Through Feb. 21 Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Chatham County Animal Control Seeks Donations of Items

Chatham County Animal Control is in need of items for pets in the facility.

Seeking donations of canned and dry dog and cat food, baby formula, newspaper, paper towels, soaps, crates,

leashes, collars, wash cloths, and towels. Open daily from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. . 912-351-6750. animalcontrol. chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr.

Forsyth Farmers Market Seeks Sponsors

Market sponsors invest in a healthy community and show consideration for the local economy. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $350. Help keep food fresh and local. . kristen@forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket. com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/.

Forsyth Farmers’ Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

Friends of Coastal Gardens Wild Game Supper

Benefit Wild Game and Fish Fry Dinner and Silent Auction featuring Al’s Alligator Fingers, Elk Nuggets, Pat’s Venison Chili, Duck-in-the-Blanket, Ashby’s “Supersplendicious” Quail,and other game delicacies. Displays by Georgia Fish and Game. $30 Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

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21, 7 p.m Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd. $5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities

Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. . 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.

The Market at 3 West Ridge

Upscale boutique sale benefitting the Rape Crisis Center and The Mediation Center. Twenty-three vendors from around US to sell unique merchandise not available in Savannah including; clothing, accessories, home decor, jewelry, gourment, gardening, etc. Lunch available both shopping days. Charitable door admission $5, lunch $15 Fri., Feb. 21, 10 a.m. and Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m. 912.598.4318. doxnard99@aol. com. stpeterssavannah.org. Fri., Feb. 21, 10 a.m. and Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers

Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve as greeters, office assistants, animal photographers,event coordinators, groomers, property maintenance workers, kennel assistants, dog walkers, cat socializers, play area monitors, off-site adoption managers, veterinary service supporters, and foster coordinators. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation. Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome.

Volunteers must be at least 17-yearsold. . (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@savannahga.gov.

Auditions and Calls for Entries Call for Artists

The Sentient Bean is seeking experienced artists interested in showing their work for the duration of one

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com month at the Bean. Artists must have a website with current images representing a sample of the work to be shown in order to be considered. To apply, please send an email to sentientbooking@gmail.com with the subject line “art show” and include the following information: 1. Artist name and phone number 2. Link to website that has current and relevant images of work for proposed show 3. Link to artist resume (preferred) or artist resume attached as a PDF file ONLY 4. Type of work to be shown, including medium, general sizes, price range, and how many of pieces will be in the show 5. Link to artist statement (preferred) or artist statement attached as a PDF file ONLY . sentientbean.com/booking#visualarts. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Call for Proposals for Neighborhood Arts Programming Instructors

City of Savannah seeks proposals for visual and performing art instructors for the 2014 Neighborhood Arts Programs funded through its Weave-a-Dream program. Arts programming will take place throughout 2014 at Crusader, Woodville and Tatemville Neighborhood Centers. See City of Savannah Cultural Affairs website for details and proposal requirements. Proposal deadline: March 17, 2014. Find applications on the Cultural Affairs website.

Call or email for information. Through March 17. (912) 644-7927. cnorthcutt@ savannahga.gov. savannahga.gov/arts.

Through March 17 Chatham Apprentice Program recruiting for job training program

Step Up Savannah’s Chatham Apprentice Program (CAP) is recruiting now for the next “E3: Educate, Empower, Employ” job training program, scheduled to start on Monday, Mar.3 and run through Mar. 27. The program is open to men and women interested in enhancing their basic employment skills. Free to adults (18+.) Those without a high school diploma or GED are encouraged to apply. Successful graduates receive assistance with their job

search and one-on-one coaching. Call to apply or learn more about CAP. The next class will take place at the West Broad Street YMCA, located at 1110 May Street. Mondays.. (912) 656-4079. stepupsavannah.org. Mondays.

City of Savannah TV Show Seeks Entries

The City of Savannah’s TV station, SGTV is seeking insightful and well-crafted 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. . savannahga.gov/engagesgtv.

Father of the Beats

Auditions for an open air performance piece celebrating the Father of the Beats, this Saturday, Feb 22, from 12pm to 4pm at Muse Arts Warehouse, 703D Louisville Rd. Bring a favorite poetry selection and be prepared to move! email the.drama.bums@gmail.com for more information. Performances are the first two weekends in May. 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. . Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Homeschool Music Classes

Music classes for homeschool students ages 8 - 18, and their parents. Offered in Guyton and Savannah. See website for details. . CoastalEmpireMusic.com.

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. . 912-921-7700. grants@savfoundation.org.

Weave-A-Dream Grant Applications Sought

Call for proposals for its 2014 WeaveA-Dream—Cultural & Arts Projects initiative. Applications will be accepted through the calendar year, while funds are available. Programs are to be completed prior to December 31, 2014 and the application must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start date of the project. Project funding is available up to $2,500 per program/project.

Emphasis on proposals that actively involve youth, seniors, and those who have limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. Applicants must be a non-profit, 501c3, head-quartered in Savannah’s corporate limits. Proposed programs must also be produced within

antique & estate auction Sunday February 23rd

Live Music with

Jody Jazz Trio Every Friday and Saturday

402 M. L. King Jr. Blvd / 912 292-1656

PreView Sat. February 22nd, from 11am-3pm & on Sun. February 23rd, from 11am-1pm Visit bullstreetauctions.com

Bull Street Auctions

2819 Bull Street (behind Two Women & A Warehouse) · 443-9353 Always accepting quality consignments Auction Co. License #AU-C002680

Wilmington Island Farmers Market Seeks Vendors

The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market, scheduled to reopen for Spring 2014, seeks applications from potential vendors. Vendor application, market rules and regulations are available on the website. . wifarmersmarket.org.

Classes, Camps & Workshops Art Classes at The Studio School

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 912667-1056.

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. . 912-656-6383. rosesonthemove@gmail.com.

Beading Classes

Offered every weekend at Perlina Beadshop, 6 West State Street. Check website calendar or call for info. 912441-2656. 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. $15 912-704-2940. 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.

912-293-5727. 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, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd.

912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 876

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 876, is currently accepting applications from young men and women (ages 14-20 years old) who are interested in a career in Law Enforcement. Explorers experience mentoring, motivation, and learn skills which help prepare them for their roles as a productive citizen in the Coastal Empire. Interested parties may visit the Chatham County Sheriff’s web page, click “Community” then Explorers Post 876” for applications, or contact Cpl. R. Bryant-Elleby at (912)651-3743. . 912651-3743. chathamsheriff.org.

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 theory, and musicianship. Folk/rock based lessons available.

No electric instruments. $25/half hour. $45/hour. brian@brianluckett.com.

Clay Classes

Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-3514578. 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) 6445967. 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.

English as Second Language Classes

Learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. All ages. Thursdays, 7:30pm, Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 East. Free. 912-8973604. islandchristian.org.

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 912354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. . 912921-4646.

February Watercolor Classes at Tybee

Tybee Arts Association and Brad D. Hook, instructor offer watercolor class dedicated to the basics of watercolor painting and the different techniques that can be used to create a painting.

Monday February 24th, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Through Feb. 24. strokesbyhook@ gmail.com. Through Feb. 24 Figure Drawing Classes

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:3012:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. . 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@ gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah. com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Free Fitness Boot Camp

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm at Tribble Park, Largo & Windsor Rd. Children welcome. Free 912-921-0667.

Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. . 912-232-5987.

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: MonThurs, 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.

. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha. com. savannahpha.com/NRC.html.

Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St.

Introduction to Oil Painting One-Day Class

Tybee Arts Association hosts three oneday 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. 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. 404-7099312. 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. . 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav. com.

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. .

912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com.

Kleo’s Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

Learn to Speak Spanish

Individuals or groups. Spanish-English 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. . 912-541-1337. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Lyrical Fusion Dance

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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. MegaGenesis VIII: College/Career Fair with Guest Speaker: Death Row Exonoree Anthony Graves

College recruiters, career workshops, and corporate exhibits. Over 40 universities and over 50 career workshops will be present, some will do on-site admissions or scholarship offers.

11:30am Speaker: Anthony Graves, a death row exonoree who spent 18 years in prison in Texas before being cleared of all charges. He has established a scholarship at the University of Texas.

Sponsored by Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Chatham County Youth Commission, Savannah Youth Council, Alpha Phi Alpha. Free and open to the public, esp. students Grades 5-12 (public & private schools) and parents. Sat., Feb. 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

912=756-2326. megagenesis-savannah. org. Sat., Feb. 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m Sol C. Johnson High School, 3012 Sunset Blvd.

MICROSOFT – ACCESS 1

You’ll gain an understanding of the Access working environment and become proficient in tables, forms, reports, and queries. You’ll define queries and criteria and extract data from tables. You’ll create forms and reports, and then explore and enhance their properties

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(912) 644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/.

Thu., Feb. 20, 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. . 912358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse. com/. 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. . 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic. com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St.

Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. . pmasoninsavannah@ gmail.com.

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 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. .

Project Management – Basics

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

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 Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m. (912) 644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

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. . 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St.

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

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

New Horizons Adult Band Program

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication.

Quilting Classes

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 912-12-6607399. Call for fee information.

Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert.

Call for info. . 912-713-2718.

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. . 912-290-0072. savsew.com.

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. . 912644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern. edu. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ cesavannahmenu.html.. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. 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 tech-

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. . 786-2479923. anitraoperadiva.com.

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. . conquistador-spanish.com.

Stress Reduction: Arising Stillness in Zen

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 .

Vocal Lessons

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 .

912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp.org. 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 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. . 912-704-7650. douladeliv-

eries.com.

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, 912-631-3452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. . abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com.

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. . 912-925-0903. theballetschoolsav.com.

Avegost LARP

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. . godzillaunknown@gmail.com. avegost.com.

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

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. . savannahcblv.org. 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. . buccaneerregion.org.

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am.

Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. . 912-3086768.

Chatham Sailing Club

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. . chathamsailing.org. Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. 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. . 912-233-1240.

a.m Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA.

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Mediation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more.

Call for info. . 912-695-2305. meetup. com/SavannahEnergyHealers.

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. . onebornfree@yahoo.com.

Energy Healers

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. third Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. exploretherevolution@ gmail.com. galleryespresso.com/. third 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

Freedom Network

Historic Flight Savannah

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. . 912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah.org.

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. . 912-660-8257.

Ink Slingers Writing Group

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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. . 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. .

912-898-4344. kymmccarty@hotmail. com. mops.org.

Islands MOPS

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

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. . 912-308-6768.

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. . 912-313-2230.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. . 912-786-4508.

American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. Peacock Guild--For Writers and Book Lovers

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. . 912-233-6014. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

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. . athenapluto@yahoo.com.

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 . 912-344-5127. 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.,

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com and the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30pm at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn St., Call or email for info. . 912-308-2094. kasak@ comcast.net. roguephoenix.org.

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. . 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org.

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. . 912-4470943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/.

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. . 912308-3208. alicevantrease@live.com.

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

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

Contact by email for info. . charlesfund@gmail.com. panerabread.com/.

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. . 912-748-7020.

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. . 912-429-6918. savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day. Call for info. . 912-308-6768.

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. .

912-353-7700. savannahjaycees.com.

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. .

912-238-3170. savannahkennelclub. org. logansroadhouse.com/. 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. . savannahnewcomersclub.com.

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 . 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. . savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc.com.

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. Open to all who are interested in quilting. Membership is $25 per year. . (912) 598-9977. savannahquiltguild@comcast.net.

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

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. . 912-6550994. savannahsacredharp.com. Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road.

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 , 11 a.m. savannahsca.org. , 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 7:30am-8:30am at the Mulberry Inn. . savannahsunriserotary.org.

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. . 912-4846710. memorialhealth.com/. 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. . savannahwritersgroup.blogspot. com.

Tertulia en español 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. Purchase beverages and snacks. . foxyloxycafe.com/.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

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. . 912-5987387. savannahaux.com.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. . 912-429-0940. rws521@ msn.com. vvasav.com.

Waving Girls--Smocking Arts Guild of America

The Waving Girls welcomes smockers and all those who create fine heirloom items. At each meeting there is an opportunity to learn and share our work.

The group makes over 100 “wee care” gowns for memorial hospital each year. fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. 912 536 1447. debcreation@hotmail.com. smocking.org. fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, WoodvilleTompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. . 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@comcast.net.

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. . 912-234-8745.

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info. Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. . 912-921-2190.

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. . 912-925-

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. 912335-3335. 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. . 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com.

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 class-Wednesdays 7-8pm Advanced class-Fridays 6-7pm $15 per session, discount for Fitness on Broughton members. . 912-596-0889. edgebellydance.com. 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 , 5:30 p.m.

(912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. , 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. . 912-748-0731.

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. 912-547-6449. 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. 912-335-3335. 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. . 912-748-0731.

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. . 912704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com.

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. . doublesnightclub.com/. 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. . 912-272-8329.

Modern Dance Class

Beginner and intermediate classes.

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

Monthly Dance Parties

Ready to put those dance moves into

action? Come join our dance party! Our dance parties are every 3rd Friday of the month from 8pm-10pm. Our dance parties are designed for you to practice all of the things that you have learned in your private lessons, group lessons, or if you just want to come and have some fun! FREE for private lesson students/ $5.oo for social dancers third Friday of every month, 8 p.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. third Friday of every month, 8 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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 Monday/Wednesday, 11am. Nothing comes off but your shoes. Call or see website for info. .

912-398-4776. fitnessbodybalance. com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

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. 5pm6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. See website for info. . salsasavannah.com.

Savannah Dance Club

Shag, swing, cha-cha and line dancing.

Everyone invited. Call for location, days and times. . 912-398-8784.

Savannah Shag Club

Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge.

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

. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance

Abeni Cultural Arts Performing Dance Studio of The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah will present Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance February 21 through February 23 at the Muse Arts Warehouse. The show presents a journey through history from the beginning of slavery to present day with African, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz and Hip-Hop dance. This is the company’s seventh year producing the show to celebrate Black History Month. $10 Fri., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 3 p.m. 912-6313452. abeniculturalarts@gmail.com. abeniculturalarts.com. musesavannah. org/. Fri., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 3 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. 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! . 912-5961952. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Events Art on Tap - Coastal Empire Beer Co.

Jepson Café hosts their monthly Art on Tap event. February features Coastal Empire Beer Co. Ticket includes light appetizers and one beer. Cash bar. $10 for Telfair members and $15 for nonmembers Thu., Feb. 20, 5 p.m. telfair. org/artontap. telfair.org/jepson/. Thu., Feb. 20, 5 p.m Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. deFINE ART

SCAD presents the fifth edition of deFINE ART, the university’s annual contemporary art showcase. Taking place Feb. 18-21 at the SCAD Museum, Trustees Theater, and galleries around Savannah, the program features artist Alfredo Jaar as honoree and keynote speaker and installation artist Theaster Gates as the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation lecturer. Free and open to the public Through Feb. 21.

(912) 525-7191. scadmoa.org/. Through Feb. 21 SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. deFINE ART 2014 Opening Reception: “Manipulated”

“Manipulated” features the innovative work of 10 contemporary artists who use experimental and often alternative studio and darkroom photography processes to expand the expressive possibilities and structure of making photographs. Featured artists include Kim Anno, Radcliffe Bailey, Christopher Bucklow, Chuck Close, Dan Estabrook, Abelardo Morell, Richard Mosse, Mariah Robertson, Alison Rossiter, and V. Elizabeth Turk Free and open to the public Wed., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. (912) 525-4743. scad.edu/defineart2014.

Wed., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

Farm a la Carte: A Mobile Farmer’s Market

At various spots around town, including Green Truck on Wednesdays, 2:30pm6:30pm. Bethesda Farmers’ Market on Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm. Forsyth Park Farmers’ Market on Saturdays, 9am-1pm. Sustainable meats, organic produce, local dairy. . revivalfoods.com. greentruckpub.com. Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. 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. . 912-5255023. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre continues on p. 46

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KARAOKE Every Sunday 10pm-1am & every Wednesday from 9pm-12am, Come join the fun. Sundays, 10 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 p.m. 912-341-7427. tondees.com/. Sundays, 10 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 p.m Tondee’s Tavern, 7 East Bay Street.

Lecture: The Teacher/Parent Partnership: Meeting the Challenge of Raising Healthy, Happy, and ‘Gritty’ Children

Jim Grant offers advice on parenting skills with common sense tips and tested strategies as he engages parents in a discussion about family dynamics, work-ethic, and resiliency, and on how parents can work with their child’s teachers as a team to achieve success in and out of the classroom.

Grant is an internationally renowned educator, author and keynote speaker, and is regarded by fellow educators as one of America’s most passionate advocates for children. Mon., Feb. 24, 6 p.m. (912) 395-5500. Mon., Feb. 24, 6 p.m East Broad Elementary School, 400 East Broad Street.

Lecture: What is College For? The Future of American Education

Armstrong’s A Moveable Feast lecture series continues. Speaker is Andrew Delbanco, Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. Free and open to the public. Tue., Feb. 25, 6 p.m. armstrong.edu. mickveisrael.org/. Tue., Feb. 25, 6 p.m Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 East Gordon Street.

The Love & Soul Valentine’s Experience

Kimberly Gunn Music presents The Love & Soul Valentine’s Day Experience on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 7-9:30 pm. Featured artists will include Kimberly Gunn Music and the Love & Soul Band, Joseph Brack Jr., Sankofa Dance Theatre, Comedian Sylvia “Small Fry” Leake, Monica Daughtry, and Davita Capers-White and the Love & Soul Dance Line. Tickets for this event are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Vendor space is available. $15 Advanced Tickets $20 Door Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. 912-224-6084. booking@ kimberlygunn.com. kimberlygunn.com.

Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Savannah Airport - Pooler, 103 San Drive.

Megatrends in Global Affairs Lecture

A lecture looking at the major trends at work in the world today, by Dr. Yale H. Ferguson, Professorial Fellow in the Rutgers University graduate Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers UniversityNewark. In Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union. Free and open to the public.

Wed., Feb. 19, 12-2 p.m. armstrong. edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index. html. Wed., Feb. 19, 12-2 p.m Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com 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 . 1-866-666-3323. 6thsenseworld. com. 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. 912-897-1192 . ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Wilmington Island), 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Pirate Preview Open House at Armstrong

An open house for prospective Armstrong students and their parents. Meet with Armstrong students and faculty, learn about admission and financial aid process and tour the university campus and freshman residential housing. In the Armstrong Student Union. Check-in from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Free and open to the public. Sat., Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 912.344.2503. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html.

Sat., Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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. 21, 5:30 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m. 912-236-8097. jcredle@davenporthousemuseum.org. davenporthousemuseum.org. Fri., Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 22, 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. . savannahsca.org.

Southern Women’s Show

One-of-a-kind shopping, fashion

shows, cooking demonstrations, gourmet foods, health screenings, how-to workshops, makeovers, and celebrity guest appearances. $10 door/ $8 advance. Children age 6-12 $5. Free for children under 6. Fri., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. savtcc. com. Fri., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. Valor Awards, presented by The 200 Club

The 200 Club honors specially selected first-responders who, while in the line of duty, performed an exceptional meritorious act that may have resulted in their death or serious injury. All nominations were endorsed by the chief law enforcement officer, fire chief, or head of the nominee’s agency from all 20 counties supported by The 200 Club of the Coastal Empire. Email for ticket info. Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m.

Karen.sawers@savannahlodging.com. charleshmorriscenter.com. Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Vinyl Appreciation

It’s all about the records. Bring them, spin them, or just listen. Any and all vinyl welcome. How-to-DJ demos from 5pm-6pm. Graveface Records & Curiosities sells new and used records on site and Foxy Loxy provides complimentary treats. $3 donation Last Sunday of every month, 5-10 p.m. vinyl912.tumblr. com. musesavannah.org/. Last Sunday of every month, 5-10 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. What’s in Your Pocket? Tales of U.S. Banknote Design

Eugenie Foster, retired from the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing, will share information and anecdotes learned during more than 25 years of working in currency design and distribution. Learn more about how and why U.S. currency looks, feels, and functions as it does. Sat., Feb. 22, 3 p.m. Sat., Feb. 22, 3 p.m Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Festivals A-Town Get Down 2014

Annual festival celebrating the memory of Alex Townsend and the transformative power of music and art. Scheduled entertainment to include: Savannah Children’s Choir, Coastal Middle School Jazz, Annalise Emerick, Sam MacTavey and Greg Williams Savannah Arts Academy Eclipse, Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy, Annalise Curtin, Randall Bramblett Band, Waits & Co., The Lee Boys, Poetry Open Mic/Jam hosted

by AWOL, The Lovely Locks, ISM, Sol Driven Train, Niche $15 - $60 Sat., Feb. 22, noon-midnight. a-towngetdown. com. charleshmorriscenter.com. Sat., Feb. 22, noon-midnight Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Garden City Homestead Heritage Festival

A community celebration with marching bands, dancers, Garden City patrol car and fire truck,bouncers, games truck, vendors, dancing, refreshments. Parade: Beginning and ending at Haynes Property, Carnival and vendors follows at Cooper Center. Teen Dance (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / $2.00, Cooper Center; refreshments served) Free and open to the public. Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. rgm24@bellsouth.net. Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m Cooper Center, Wilson Annex Bldg. 700 Davis Ave. & 5th St. Rossignol Hill.

Special Screenings Film: Les Adieux à la Reine

Benoît Jacquot’s adaptation of Chantal Thomas’s 2003 novel about the chaos at Versailles on the eve of the 1789 revolution. In the Ogeechee Theatre/ Student Union. Reception follows. Part of Armstrong’s Francophile Film Festival. Free and open to the public. Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m. armstrong.edu. about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html. Thu., Feb. 20, 6 p.m Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Film: La Pirogue

Moussa Touré’s chronicle of a sea trek from West Africa to Europe lays bare the perils of immigration. In the Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union.

Part of Armstrong’s Francophile Film Festival. Free and open to the public.

Fri., Feb. 21, 8:30 p.m. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html.

Fri., Feb. 21, 8:30 p.m Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Film: Couleur de Peau: Miel

A hybrid of animation and live-action, this adaptation of co-director Jung’s autobiographical graphic novel recounts his childhood and adolescence after a Belgian couple adopts him from a South Korean orphanage in the early 1970s. In the Ogeechee Theatre/ Student Union. Part of Armstrong’s Francophile Film Festival. Free and open to the public. Sat., Feb. 22, 6 p.m. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/ Maps/index.html. Sat., Feb. 22, 6 p.m Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Film: Des Hommes et des Dieux

Xavier Beauvois’s tale of faith and doubt based on a real incident from 1996.

Eight French Trappist monks settle in an impoverished village in Algeria, offering medical assistance and gaining the locals’ trust by taking part in Muslim traditions.Their harmony is disrupted by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), fundamentalist terrorists who demand that the monks leave. Not wanting to abandon the destitute citizens, the monks decide to stay. As the film leads up to the monks’ inevitable doom, Beauvois considers the intransigence of religious belief: both for his whiterobed martyrs and their brutal captors.

In the Ogeechee Theatre/Student Union. Part of Armstrong’s Francophile Film Festival. Free and open to the public. Sat., Feb. 22, 8:30 p.m. armstrong.

Film: Dog Day Afternoon (1975, US)

Based on a true story, this AcademyAward-winning film starring Al Pacino chronicles a gay man’s failed efforts to rob a small bank to pay for a sex change for his male lover. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Free for SCAD ID holders; $5 for military, senior and nonSCAD students; and $8 for the public.

Sat., Feb. 22, 7 p.m. scad.edu. www2. scad.edu/venues/trustees/. Sat., Feb. 22, 7 p.m Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. Film: Double Agent 73 (1974, USA)

Psychotronic Film Society presents a salute to the late, great European-born stripper Chesty Morgan. For mature audiences. $6 Wed., Feb. 19, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. sentientbean.com.

Wed., Feb. 19, 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Film: Poulet aux Prunes

As they did with Persepolis (2007), codirectors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud once again magically translate a graphic novel by the former to the big screen. In the Ogeechee Theatre/ Student Union. Reception follows. Part of Armstrong’s Francophile Film Festival. Free and open to the public. Fri., Feb. 21, 6 p.m. armstrong.edu. about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html. Fri., Feb. 21, 6 p.m Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 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/.

Mondays-Fridays, Sundays Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd. 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. . 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com.

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. . 912-350-3438. memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial

MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 6526784. Mondays, 6:15 p.m Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

working at maximum capacity through your entire workout. $10 or $80 for 10 fitness classes Saturdays, 11 a.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Saturdays, 11 a.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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. . beastmodefitnessga.com.

YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St.

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. . 912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com.

Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

Beach Body Workouts with Laura

Beastmode Fitness Group Training

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. . bohemianbeats.com.

Blue Water Yoga

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. . egs5719@aol.com. Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr. Fitness Classes at the JEA

Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for schedule. . 912-355-8811. savj.org. savannahjea. org. 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. . savannahcommons.com.

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. 912-495-8010. 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. . 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Insanity Workout Group Class

INSANITY turns old-school interval training on its head. Work flat out in 3 to 5-min blocks, and take breaks only long enough to gulp some air and get right back to work. It’s called Max Interval Training, because it keeps your body

Israeli Krav Maga Self-Defense Classes

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. . 912-429-9241.

Mommy and Baby Yoga

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

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

series of 6-week classes. Thursdays. A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info. . 912-7047650. ann@aikyayoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 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 . qigongtim. com/. 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 . 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, 912596-5965. .

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. .

912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop. com.

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. . savannahdiscgolf@gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf.com.

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. . savystrider.com.

Tai Chi Lessons in Forsyth Park

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

Lose calories while dancing and kickboxing. 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 . 586-822-1021. facebook.com/turbokicksavannah.

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. . 912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/. 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 (Non-Members) 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. .

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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. . 912-349-4902.

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includes one drink ticket, light appetizers and museum admission. Wine and beer cash bar also available. Sponsored

by Connect Savannah. $10 Telfair Museum Members/ $15 Non-Members Feb. 20, 5-8 p.m. telfair.org. telfair.org/ jepson/. Feb. 20, 5-8 p.m Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Bourbon Tasting to benefit Senior Citizens, Inc.

Taste classic and new bourbons from United Distributing including the new Savannah Bourbon and enjoy appetizers provided by Butterhead Greens Cafe. A sample of wines will also be available. Proceeds benefit SCI’s Senior Companion Program. $20 per person (912) 236-0363. kdaiss@seniorcitizensinc.org. seniorcitizens-inc.org. johnnieganem.com. Johnnie Ganem’s Package & Wine Shop, 501 Habersham St.

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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. . 912-657-1966. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth.org.

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. . 912-3522611.

Health 2014 OIG Work Plan Update for Physicians

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) $197 866-458-2965. steven.martin1@gmx.com. Online, 2222 Sedwick Drive.

Forsyth Farmers Market

Alcoholics Anonymous

Honey Tasting and Body Care Samples + Store Tour

Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off

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.

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. .

912-356-3688. savannahaa.com.

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. 912234-0688. tildsley@savannahbee.com.

Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

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. . 912-344-3333. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/ Maps/index.html. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

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. . 912236-7423.

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. . 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork.org.

Gay AA Meeting

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

Georgia Equality Savannah

Local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-5476263. .

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the wellbeing 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. . 912-288-7863.

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. . 912350-3438. bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. 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. . 912-355-4601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. 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. .

912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People

Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or

appointment. . 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St.

Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Assistance

Enroll in the new health care plan between Oct. 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

Free, in-person guidance and counseling for enrolling in the new health plan can be done by appointment at: Curtis V. Cooper Health Clinic, 912527-1115; and J.C. Lewis Health Clinic, 912-721-6726. Or general information at CVS, Kroger, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, or Walmart pharmacies. Through March 31. 912-651-7730. chathamcountysafetynet.org. Through March 31 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. . 912-704-7650. carroll362@bellsouth. net.

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. . 912927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

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. .

912-897-9544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

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. 5:307:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center.

(Program sponsors.) . 912-447-6605.

Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services. Open 7pm-11pm nightly. .

800-264-7154.

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-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Call for info. . 912-651-6410.

Steps To Implement Cross Coding In A Dental Practice

Learning how to implement dentalmedical cross coding has become as

important as knowing how to cross code it. $197 Tue., Feb. 25, 10 a.m. steven.martin1@gmx.com. Tue., Feb. 25, 10 a.m Online, 2222 Sedwick Drive.

Kid’s Happenings Department of Cultural Affairs’ Spring Break Art Camp now registering

Spring Break Art Camp takes place March 10 – March 14, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Cultural Arts Studios, 9 West Henry St. The full-day camp will offer children ages 5-12 an introduction to painting, ceramics, mixed media and performing arts in age-appropriate group settings. Fee: $140 for City of Savannah residents, $150 for non-city residents.

Through March 9. 912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. Through March 9 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. . 912-897-5984. irishdancsav@aol.com.

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 . Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

Toddler Time at Skidaway Island State Park

A weekly program for the littles.

Nature-themed stories, games and learning designed for 2-4 year olds. $5 parking fee. Annual passes available. 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ 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. 912-3951500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Tuesdays Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Winter Theatre Classes

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Concerts 13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing)

“If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!” Mondays, 7pm. . 912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave.

Afternoon Concert featuring Pianist & Composer Benjamin Warsaw, DMA

1 pm - 1:45 pm Children’s Program featuring Popular Melodies and Hebrew songs 4 pm - 5:30 pm Afternoon Performance featuring Etudes, Opus 10 by Chopin, Preludes by Benjamin Warsaw & Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin $8 JEA Members, $10 Community Members, kids 12 and under FREE 912-355-8111. programming@savj.org. savj.org. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. American Traditions Competition: Quarter Finals

First day of the annual American Traditions singing competition, awarding a total of $40,000 in prize money. $15-2pm OR 5pm show. $25--2pm AND 5pm shows. americantraditionscompetition.com. siumc.org/. Day two of the American Traditions singing competition. $15--2pm OR 5pm show. $25--2pm AND 5pm shows. Tue., Feb. 25, 2 & 5 p.m. americantraditionscompetition. com. siumc.org/. Tue., Feb. 25, 2 & 5 p.m Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway.

Armstrong Music Ensembles Showcase Concert

“Showcase” puts every Armstrong music student on stage in one night.

Performing groups include Percussion Ensemble, University Chorale, Jazz Ensemble, University Singers, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Combo. Armstrong Music scholarship recipients benefit from the concert’s proceeds. $12 Gen. Adm. Discounts for Armstrong. Tue., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. armstrong.edu. Tue., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. 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.

The Love and Soul Experience

Kimberly Gunn Music Presents The Love and Soul Experience every third Friday of the month beginning May 17th. There will be music, poetry, comedy, creative arts, and networking. Kimberly Gunn Music and friends will provide musical entertainment. An event for ages 18

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Matthew Cochran’s “Vapor Trail from a Paper Plane”

Matthew Cochran is a singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist who mixes the folksong of his native Appalachia with classical conservatory training. $5 912232-4447. kristin@sentientbean.com. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

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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, 912-312-3977. GA Music Warehouse. . georgiamusicwarehouse. com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Savannah Black Heritage Festival: First Annual Tribute Jazz Concert to the Late Ben Tucker

Featuring the Spelman College Women’s Jazz Ensemble. Free and open to the public. savannahblackheritagefestival.com. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

Savannah Music Festival: Latin Dance Party: Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra

The winner of the nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz Music (2012 NEA Jazz Master)brings his Salsa Orchestra back to Savannah for another blazing dance party. $35 savannahmusicfestival.org. charleshmorriscenter.com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Savannah Philharmonic: Handel’s Messiah

Performed by the Phil’s orchestra and chorus, with guest musicians and soloists from the State Opera House of Halle, Germany, the birthplace of Handel. see website savannahphilharmonic.org. savannahcathedral.org/. Cathedral of St John the Baptist, 222. East Harris St. The Savannah Tenors

The men of the Savannah Theatre dynamically harmonize their voices on everything from opera to Broadway, Motown and pop--occasionally with a little help from the ladies. $35 adults $17 youth savannahtheatre.com/. savannahtheatre.com. The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. We Are One: Celebrating Our Unity In Song

The Unitarian Universalist Church Choir under the direction of Kelly Blackmarr Carlile with guest vocalist Gary Swindell, saxophonist Thomas Duncan, and bass player Ray Williams plays songs of peace, love, and justice in honor of Black History Month. Reception to follow.

Free and open to the public. Donations encouraged. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. Nature and Environment 2014 Arbor Day

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@ 10:00am with support from the Savannah Tree Foundation and Thunderbolt Tree Commission. The public is invited to help honor Arbor Day— an annually celebrated tradition originating in 1874—by planting 3 white oaks and 2 Chinese pistache trees around the ball field. No tools or skills necessary… fun for kids of all ages. WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Thunderbolt Baseball field (behind Fire Station) 2702 Mechanics Road, Thunderbolt INFO: www.SavannahTree.com info@SavannahTree.com FREE 912-233-8733. info@savannahtree.com. savannahtree. com. Thunderbolt Baseball Field, 2702 Mechanics Road.

Call or see website for info. . 912-2368115. wilderness-southeast.org.

Learn about the archaeological sites of Skidaway Island. Led by Armstrong Atlantic State University archaeologist Laura Seifert. Get tickets or RSVP online. Meet at the Big Ferry Trail. $10. Free for Friends of Georgia State Parks. (912)598-2300. gastateparks. givezooks.com. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Catch the Buzz at the FUNdamentals of Beekeeping

Digging Savannah Hike: Skidaway Island

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. . thedolphinproject.org.

Dolphins & Desserts

Learn about The Dolphin Project’s dolphin research and special events.

Speaker: Captain Richard Puterbaugh with the Wild Georgia Shrimp Association. $10 912-657-3927. thedolphinproject@gmail.com. Perkins Restaurant, Rt 204 at Exit 94 off I-95.

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. . 912238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. fundingfactory.com.

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. . 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Wilderness Southeast

A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists.

Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world.

Wind Turbines, Climate Change, and Piping Plovers

On the frontline of rising seas, Tybee Island’s City Council weighs an opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint against an uncertain risk to an endangered species. The public is invited to join a discussion at the Coastal Group Sierra Club’s monthly meeting. Tybee Councilman Paul Wolff will present the issue and answer questions. Free 9129616190. karengrainey@bellsouth. net. fpc.presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Pets & Animals Learn about the fascinating world of the honeybee and the art of beekeeping through classes, lectures and hands-on experience in the bee yard (apiary). Lunch will be offered or bring your own. On-site registration is from 8-9 a.m. Open to anyone 12 years and up. $35 per person or $55 per couple 912-395-1509. annie.quinting@sccpss. com. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 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. . tailsspin.com. tailsspin.com. 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. . chathamsheriff. org. humanesocietysav.org/. Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. St. Almo’s

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. . 912-2343336. caninepalacesavannah.com.

Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. Literary Events Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm.

Call for info. . 912-447-6605. sjchs.org/ body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St.

Lecture: Toward the Inclusive Curriculum: Using Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Young Adult Literature to Teach Equity

Armstrong faculty lecturer Julie Warner speaks on LGBT Young Adult Literature and its capacity to create a more inclusive and tolerant school environment. In the Ogeechee Theatre.

Free and open to the public. armstrong. edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index. html. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Seersucker Shots: Triple SHOT!

Poets Jason Bradford, Elaine Briney, and Kolby Harrell square off in a lyrical fight to the death. Music by Christopher Berinato, hot oil wrestling to follow...or, perhaps not. Free - Donations accepted seersuckerlive.com. galleryespresso. com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. 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. . 912-2325488. liveoakpl.org/. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 East Bay St. Religious & Spiritual 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) 358-0228. meditationinsouthcarolina.og. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

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) . 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@ aol.com. capitolcom.org/georgia.

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. 912-4277265 . 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. . familylife@diosav.org. diosav.org/

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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. . vineyardsavannah.org.

A New Church in the City, For the City

Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” . Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. 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. . 912-233-5354. 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. . 912-308-8286. savbranart@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848.org/.

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 , 7 p.m.

440-371-5209. , 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. . 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.” .

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

Theology on Tap

Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. . distillerysavannah.com. 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. . 912-234-0980. admin@uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. 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. .

912-355-4704. unityofsavannah.org. unityofsavannah.org/. 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. . 912-220-3474. savadultrec.com.

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. . savannahderby. com.

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, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Free of charge. Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. . 912-303-9442. 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. . facebook.com/savannahbikepolo.

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). . savannahultimateproject@ gmail.com. savannahultimateproject. wordpress.com/pick-up/. 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. . 912-3984014. bdburgers.net. 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. . 912-5989860.

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. .

912-356-3688. savannahaa.com.

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. . 912236-0363 x143.

Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers. Call for info. . 912-844-4524. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

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Couples with Fertility Challenges

Cancer Support Group

For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. . 912-819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Children’s Grief Support Group

Seven week structured educational 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. . 912-303-9442. Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Citizens With Retarded Citizens

For families with children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly. Call for info. . 912-355-7633.

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. . 912-927-8332. coastalem-

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. . 912-596-0852. emptycradle_savannah@hotmail.com.

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. .

912-572-6108. debtorsanonymous.org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Eating Disorders Anonymous

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. . edasavannah@yahoo.com. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. Essential Tremor Support Group

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Amputee Support Group

Open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers.

Call for info. . 912-355-7778.

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 912-727-2959 .

Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm.

In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. . memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Breast Cancer Survivors Group

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19) A woman from New Mexico wrote to tell me that after reading my horoscopes for three years in the *Santa Fe Reporter,* she had decided to stop. “I changed my beliefs,” she said. “I no longer resonate with your philosophy.” On the one hand, I was sad that I had lost a reader. On the other hand, I admired her for being able to transform her beliefs, and also for taking practical action to enforce her shift in perspective. That’s the kind of purposeful metamorphosis I recommend for you, Aries. What ideas are you ready to shed? What theories no longer explain the nature of life to your satisfaction?

Be ruthless in cutting away the thoughts that no longer work for you.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) In Arthurian legend, Camelot was the castle where King Arthur held court and ruled his kingdom. It housed the Round Table, where Arthur’s knights congregated for important events. Until recently, I had always imagined that the table was relatively small and the number of knights few. But then I discovered that several old stories say there was enough room for 150 knights. It wasn’t an exclusive, elitist group. I suspect you will experience a similar evolution, Taurus. You may be wishing you could become part of a certain circle, but assume it’s too exclusive or selective to welcome you as a member.

I suspect it’s more receptive and inclusive than you think.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) The renowned Lakota medicine man Sitting Bull (1831-1890) wasn’t born with that name. For the first years of his life he was known as Jumping Badger. His father renamed him when he was a teenager after he demonstrated exceptional courage in battle. I’d like to see you consider a similar transition in the coming months, Gemini. You’re due to add some gravitas to your approach. The tides of destiny are calling you to move more deliberately and take greater care with the details. Are you willing to experiment with being solid and stable? The more willing you are to assume added responsibility, the more interesting

that responsibility is likely to be.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) The English noun “offing” refers to the farthest reach of the ocean that is still visible as you stand on the beach. It’s a good symbol for something that is at a distance from you and yet still within view.

I suggest that you take a long thoughtful look at the metaphorical offing that’s visible from where you stand. You’ll be wise to identify what’s looming for you in the future so you can start working to ensure you will get the best possible version of it.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) A large plaster Buddha statue was housed at a modest temple in Bangkok, Thailand from 1935 to 1955. No one knew its age or origins. In May of 1955, workers were struggling to move the heavy ten-foot icon to a new building on the temple grounds when it accidentally broke free of the ropes that secured it. As it hit the ground, a chunk of plaster fell off, revealing a sheen of gold beneath.

Religious leaders authorized the removal of the remaining plaster surface. Hidden inside was a solid gold Buddha that is today worth $250 million dollars. Research later revealed that the plaster had been applied by 18th-century monks to prevent the statue from being looted. I foresee a comparable sequence unfolding in the coming weeks for you, Leo. What will it take to free a valuable resource that’s concealed within a cheap veneer?

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Holistic health teacher Deepak Chopra suggests that we all periodically make this statement: “Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle. I relinquish all regrets, grievances, and resentments, and choose the miracle.” Is that too New Age for you, Virgo? I hope you can drop any prejudices you might have about it and simply make it your own. It’s the precise formula you need to spin this week’s events in the right direction -- working for you rather than against you.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In the savannas of Africa, waterholes are crucial for life. During

the rainy season, there are enough to go around for every animal species to drink and bathe in comfortably. But the dry season shrinks the size and number of the waterholes. The impala may have to share with the hippopotamus, the giraffe with the warthog.

Let’s use this as a metaphor to speculate about your future. I’m guessing that the dry season will soon be arriving in your part of the world. The waterholes may dwindle. But that could ultimately prove to be a lucky development, because it will bring you into contact with interesting life forms you might not have otherwise met.

Unexpected new alliances could emerge.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In his book *The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human,* literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall muses on the crucial role that imagination plays in our lives. “[The] average daydream is about fourteen seconds long and [we] have about two thousand of them per day,” he says. “In other words, we spend about half of our waking hours -- one-third of our lives on earth -- spinning fantasies.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because you are entering a phase when your daydreams can serve you well. They’re more likely than usual to be creative, productive, and useful. Monitor them closely.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his *Eighth Symphony* in a mere two months during the summer of 1943. He worked on it in an old henhouse on a former chicken farm. The location helped relax him, allowing him to work with extra intensity. I wish you could find a retreat like that for yourself sometime soon, Sagittarius. I think you would benefit from going off by yourself to a sanctuary and having some nice long talks with your ancestors, the spirits of nature, and your deepest self. If that’s not practical right now, what would be the next best thing you could do?

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Is there one simple thing you could do to bring a bit more freedom into your life? An elegant rebellion against an oppressive

circumstance? A compassionate breakaway from a poignant encumbrance? A flash of unpredictable behavior that would help you escape a puzzling compromise?

I’m not talking about a huge, dramatic move that would completely sever you from all of your burdens and limitations. I’m imagining a small step you could take to get a taste of spaciousness and a hint of greater fluidity. That’s your assignment in the coming week.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) There are 15,074 lakes in Wisconsin, but more than 9,000 of them have never been officially named.

That’s strange to me. In my view, everything is worthy of the love that is bestowed by giving it a name. I have named every tree and bush in my yard, as well as each egret that frequents the creek flowing by my house. I understand that at the Findhorn community in northern Scotland, people even give names to their cars and toasters and washing machines.

According to researchers in the UK, cows that have names are happier: They produce more milk.

Your assignment, Aquarius, is to name at least some of the unnamed things in your world. It’s an excellent time to cultivate a closer, warmer personal relationship with absolutely everything.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) From 2010 to 2012, Eric Garcetti worked as an actor on the TV cop shows *The Closer* and its spin-off series *Major Crimes.* He played the mayor of Los Angeles.

Then in 2013, he ran for the office of L.A.’s mayor in real life, and won. It was a spectacular example of Kurt Vonnegut’s suggestion that we tend to become what we pretend to be. Your assignment Pisces, is to make good use of this principle. I invite you to experiment with pretending to be the person you would like to turn into.

Fibromyalgia Support Group

Second Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm. Call or see website for info. . 912-819-6743. sjchs.org. sjchs.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5353 Reynolds Ave. Gambling Problem 12 Step Program

Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. . 912-7484730.

Georgia Scleroderma Support Group

A group for people with scleroderma 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. .

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. . 912-3039442. HospiceSavannah.org/GriefSupport.

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. .

912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga. org. 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 47XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. . amkw21@gmail.com.

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 CurrinMcCulloch at 912-350-7845. . 912-3507845. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info. . 912-350-7845. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Narcotics Anonymous

Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. . 912-238-5925.

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, 6pm-8pm. Free and open to the public. . Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

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. . oa.org/ meetings.

Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an 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. . Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H.

Overeaters Anonymous

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. . amkw210@gmail.com.

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 . 912-350-5616. memorialhealth. com/backus. memorialhealth.com/ backus. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave. Parkinson’s Support Group

First Thursdays, 5pm-6:30pm, Marsh Auditorium at Candler. Call for info. . 912-355-6347. sjchs.org/. 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. . 912-819-2224. sjchs.org/. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd.

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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. .

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. . 912-8582335. sjchs.org/. 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. .

912-236-7405. memorialhealth.com/.

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. . 912-350-8900.

Survivors of Suicide Support Group

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. . 912-819-5704.

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. . 912-234-4048. parkplaceyes.org.

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A family friendly puppet show created for Savannah seniors by the City of Savannah, Savannah Coastal Puppetry Guild and Angela Beasley’s Puppet People. Free to attend. Reservations required. 232-1872. Rose of Sharon, 322 E Taylor St. A family friendly puppet show created for Savannah seniors by the City of Savannah, Savannah Coastal Puppetry Guild and Angela Beasley’s Puppet People. Free to attend. Reservations required. 355-8111. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 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. 10am4pm. Docents will share Bethesda’s rich history and inspiring legacy with visitors from across the country and around the world. . 912-351-2061.

Elizabeth.brown@bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Docents and Volunteers Needed at Flannery O’Connor House

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. . 912-233-6014. haborrello@aol.com. flanneryoconnorhome.org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E.

Charlton Street.

Dolphin Project Seeks Volunteers

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. . 912-232-6572. thedolphinproject.org.

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. Call to volunteer. .

912-964-4326.

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. . 888-842-4463. kbuttimer@thagroup.org. thagroup.org.

Live Oak Public Libraries

Volunteers needed to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties. Call or see website for info. . 912-652-3661. liveoakpl.org.

Medical Professional Volunteers Needed

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. . 912-4439409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St.

Ronald McDonald House

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. . 912-356-5520. rmhccoastalempire. org. rmhccoastalempire.org/. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue.

Stand-Up Paddleboarding

Lessons and tours. East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. email or call for info. . 912-484-3200. eastcoastpaddleboarding.com.

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. . 912-447-6605. sjchs.org/body. cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Tutors Sought for Adult Learners (GED Prep and Literacy Needs)

The Adult Community & Education Program at Royce Learning Center seeks volunteer tutors to assist adult learners. Monday - Thursday, 5pm7pm. Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-11am.

Classes at Royce Learning Center and at Wesley Community Center. Free tutor training. Email or call for info. . 912354-4047. kmorgan@roycelc.org.

Urban Hope

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. . urbanhopesav@aol. com. urbanhopesavannah.org.

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. . forsythfarmersmarket. com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/.

Forsyth Farmers’ Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call or see website for info. . 912-395-1500. oatlandisland. org. oatlandisland.org/. 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., 9am-12noon. Call for info. . 912-447-0578. sjchs.org/1969. cfm. St. Mary’s Community Center and Health Center, 812 W 36th St. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share time and talents through the RSVP program of the Equal Opportunity Authority. Seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations. Call for information. . 912-238-2960 x123.

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1812 N. AVALON: 2BR/1.5BA, all electric, W/D conn. $695/month, $400/ dep.

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CLEAN, QUIET, NICE ROOMS & EFFICIENCIES from $100$215. Near Buslines. Stove, Refrigerator, Washer & Dryer. For More Info, Call 912-272-3438 or 912-6312909

RENT OR RENT-TO-OWN: Remodeled mobile homes, 3BR/2BA, in Garden City mobile EFFICIENCY ROOMS home park. Low down affordable Includes stove, refrigerator, payments. Credit check approval. private bath. Furnished! $180/ Call Gwen, Manager, at 912-964- week. Call 912-844-5995.

7675 FURNISHED APTS. $165/WK. RENT: Duplex 1117 E.53rd Street. Private bath and kitchen, cable, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath $550/month utilities, washer furnished. AC & plus $550/deposit. One block off heat, bus stop on property. No Waters Ave., close to Daffin Park. deposit required. Completely Call 912-335-3211 Days/Nights / safe, manager on property.

Weekends Contact Linda, 690-9097, Jack, 342-3840 or Cody, 695-7889 SOUTHSIDE AREA, 3BR/1.5BA, Living room, dining room, eat- HOUSEMATE: Safe Environment. in- kitchen furnished, laundry Central heat/air, cable, telephone room, carport, fenced yard. $900/ service. Bi-weekly $270, $270/ monthly, $875/deposit.

NO security deposit, No lease.

SECTION 8. 912-352-8251 Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912-2349177.

SOUTHSIDE •1BR Apts, washer/dryer MOVE-IN SPECIAL included. $25 for water, FURNISHED, includes utilities, trash included, $625/month. central heat/air, Comcast cable, •2BR/1.5BA Townhouse Apt, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile total electric, w/washer & in kitchen. Shared Kitchen & dryer $675. 912-927-3278 or Shared bath. Call 912-210-0144, leave message 912-356-5656 VERY NICE *221 Croatan St: 3BR/1BA $885 *2103 Causton Bluff Rd. 3BR/1BA $775 *122 Seminole St: 4BR/1BA $875. *114 Bowsprit Ln., Wilmington Island-Battery Point. 3BR/2BA $1,050/mo. *5621 Betty Dr., Bacon Park 2BR/1BA $665. *15 Gerald Dr., Bacon Park.

3BR/1BA $725.

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SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline. 2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week with No deposit. 8445995

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2BR/2BA, W/D conn. $695/ month, $400/deposit.

LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities. TV/ cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month. 912231-9464 Other apts. avail.

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