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Week At A Glance Wednesday / 7 Brush Up: An Arts Networking Event
Art Rise Savannah' first monthly networking event for artists, creatives and arts enthusiasts. 7-9 p.m Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd. Free and open to the public. info@artrisesavannah.org
Candidates' Forum for SavannahChatham School Board President
The school board president's election is May 20. The PTAs for Jacob G. Smith, Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, Heard Elementary along with SouthernMamas. com are sponsoring a non-partisan candidates’ forum. Moderated by WSAV Coastal Sunrise Anchor Dave Kartunen. 6:30-8 p.m Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Free and open to the public. 912-355-8111. programming@savj.org
Film: R.O.T.O.R. (1988, USA)
Psychotronic Film Society presents yet another "sci-fi so-bad-it's-good" film. For mature viewers. 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $6 sentientbean.com
Job Fair Hosted by Goodwill of the Coastal Empire
Local residents can learn about Goodwill training resources and job opportunities. Fairs at two locations today: Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Drive, and West Broad YMCA, 1110 May Street. 10 a.m Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr. Free to the Public goodwillsavannah.org
Music and Art: Life, Jazz and Lots of Other Things exhibition
Spring Fling Open House at Wallflower Cottage
Evening of art and jazz celebrates Sam Nhlengethwa exhibition during new Thursday night event. Performances by the Howard Paul Quintet paying tribute to the "Cool Jazz Era," which inspires Nhlengethwa’s artistic practice. 5-8 p.m SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. See website for charges. scad.edu
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How to Read a Balance Sheet: Savvy Small Business Seminar Series
Enjoy light refreshments while viewing their new collection of local art, gifts and accessories for the home and garden. 5-8 p.m Wallflower Cottage, 1515 Abercorn St.
Preservation Festival: Lecture: Donovan D. Rypkema and Historic Preservation Panel
Donovan D. Rypkema, principal of the Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm PlaceEconomics, will discuss the economic impact of historic preservation in Savannah as the opening event in Historic Savannah Foundation's Preservation Festival. Panel discussion follows. 6 p.m Arnold Hall (SCAD), 1810 Bull St. Free and open to the public. 912.233.7787. preservationfest@myHSF.org
Chatham Savannah Citizen Advocacy Annual Covered Dish Supper and Celebration
Annual potluck dinner to share stories about citizen advocacy in Savannah. Music by Soap. 5:30-8:30 p.m Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. $5 or a covered dish to share. 912-236-5798. info@savannahcitizenadvocacy.org
Savannah Council on World Affairs presents a lecture on past and present challenges, differences, and similarities between the political cultures of Canada and the United States in order to understand the current nature of CanadianAmerican relations. 8 p.m Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Free for members, students and accompanying family members, educators and active military and their dependents. $10.00 non-members. savannahcwa.org
Film: R.O.T.O.R. (1988, USA) Wed / 7
The presenter is Neville Stein, CPA,partner in Hancock Askew & Co., LLP. The Savvy Small Business Seminar Series is sponsored by Hancock Askew and The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center. RSVPs required. Lunch will be served. 12-1 p.m Hancock Askew, 100 Riverview Drive. Free and open to the public. 912-234-8243. bfierstein@hancockaskew.com
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The Eat It and Like It Foodie Awards
Recognizing Savannah’s best in food, wine, and spirits! $30 gets you drinks, fabulous food, and an opportunity to congratulate the best culinary talent in town. 7-10 p.m Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. $30.00 912-844-6050. senea@eatitandlikeit.com
A one mile hike with a park ranger to learn how to identify some common trees found on Skidaway Island and in Savannah. 2 p.m Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. $5 parking fee. Annual passes available. (912)598-2300. gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland
Friday / 9 Film: Under The Skin (UK, 2013)
CinemaSavannah presents the Savannah premiere of Jonathan Glazer's (Sexy Beast, Birth) original and bizarre sci-fi-horrorthriller cinematic hybrid. Scarlett Johansson plays an alien seductress preying on Scottish men around Glasgow. 7:45 and 10:10 p.m Spotlight Theatres Eisenhower Square Cinema 6, 1100 Eisenhower Dr. $7 (if you mention CinemaSavannah)
Grand Opening: Roots Up Gallery
Music, fortune telling and refreshments await at the opening of this new regional and folk art gallery. 6-9 p.m Roots Up Gallery, 6 E. Liberty Street. Free and open to the public. 912-677-2845
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Food, a silent and live auction, and music by Missionary Blues. Cash bar. 7-10 p.m Isle of Hope Marina, 50 West Bluff Dr. $20 each, $35 couple 912-354-6223. loril@ymcaofcoastalga.org
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Public parking is at the southeast corner of DeRenne Avenue and Montgomery Street (CIK Motorsports). 10:15-11:45 a.m Free and open to the public.
Lecture: Partners Nevertheless: Canadian-American Relations Past and Present
On Hampstead Avenue between Montgomery Street and White Bluff Road, the City of Savannah will use markers to demonstrate the proposed Boulevard, an alignment of the planned roadway, median and multi-use trail, that will divert eastbound I-516 traffic wanting to head south onto this new roadway that connects with White 4 Bluff Road.
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Lecture: The Problem of Evil
The understanding of evil is the focus of Afshin Hafizi’s lecture for the Matter of Opinion symposium. Hafizi will examine how philosophers from Martin Heidegger to Alain Badiou scrutinized the problem of evil and its relationship to truth. 2:30 p.m SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. Free and open to the public. scad.edu
2014 Legacy Ball: A Salute to Masters of the Air
A gala to honor past and present members of the armed forces. Cocktails, dinner, silent auction and music by SkyeLite Jazz Band. 6:30-11 p.m Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. $100. Table of ten for $900. 912-748-8888. legacyball@mightyeighth.org.
Lip-Sync-A-Licious: A Karaoke Fundraiser
38th Annual Savannah Scottish Games
Karaoke with a twist--challenge another person in attendance to sing a song by paying a small fee. Or people can sing songs themselves, all to benefit grants given out by Rotary Club of Savannah East & to support The Greater Savannah Coalition on Aging. Complimentary refreshments. Cash bar. Prizes. 6:30-10:30 p.m Johnny Harris Banquet Hall, 1651 E. Victory Dr. $15 codyhetzel@gmail.com
A grand celebration of Scottish culture for the family. Music, traditional Scottish dancing and athletic competition, children's activities, shopping, food. 9 a.m Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. $10 Advance. $12 day of event.
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Plant Pressings Workshop
Meet and greet park visitors, gather seasonal plants and make pressings. 4 p.m Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. $5 parking fee. Annual passes available. (912)598-2300. gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland
Preservation Festival: SCAD Adaptive Reuse Tour
A tour of restored buildings formerly used for education, industry,business and worship, converted by SCAD into classrooms, studios, galleries, and lecture halls. Sponsored by Historic Savannah Foundation. 10 a.m.-noon Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation (SCAD), 439 East Broad Street. $35 myhsf.org
Preservation Festival:Wine Tour
A walking tour of five private homes in Savannah and hear the preservation stories behind these properties. Sample fine wines, paired with gourmet appetizers. Sponsored by Historic Savannah Foundation. 6-9 p.m $75 myhsf.org
A Savannah Speakeasy Benefiting The Matthew Reardon Center for Autism Food, cocktails, casino games, a silent auction and period dance music. 6:30-10:30 p.m Andaz Hotel, 14 Barnard Street. $80 for 1 ticket; $135 for 2 tickets 912-355-9098. pvictor@matthewreardon.org
Music: Anthony Hamilton sun / 11 $18 ($15 TAA members) (912) 786-5920 Leave a message with call-back number. tybeearts.org
Theatre: The Trip to Bountiful
An elderly Texas widow yearns to see her rural hometown, Bountiful, one last time. Spunky and determined, she devises a plan to return home, over the objections of her son and daughter-in-law. A Collective Face theatre production. May 9-10, 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $20 general admission; $15 seniors/students/active military. 912-232-0018
A fun, educational event for children to practice bike skills and learn how to safely navigate roads and traffic. Kids will tackle different stations, each with a different game or challenge. Co-sponsored by the Savannah Bicycle Campaign. Meet at Picnic Shelter #1 10 a.m.-1 p.m Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. $5 parking fee. Annual passes available. (912)598-2300. gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland
Concert: AngelFire
Violinist Sholpan Beibitbayeva and pianist Renee Miles play a selection of tunes ranging from rumba to waltz to tango. A concert and dancing event. 7 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. $8 angelfireduo.com
What Makes the South, the South?
A comedy in one act. Proceeds benefit building fund for Restoration Worship Center of Richmond Hill. In Wetlands Center. 6 p.m J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill. $20 advance. $25 door. $12.50 advance for kids. $15 door for kids. 912-271-3125
Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP) Beach Bum Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament
Featuring professional, amateur, coed and junior beach volleyball players,including divisions for youth, juniors and adults. The professional segment features the Top 10 EVP athletes competing on center court for a $4,000 purse. To register a team to play, contact tournament director, Craig Lenniger at 757.435.4081 or email craig@evptour.com. 8 a.m.-5 p.m Tybee Pier Pavilion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St. Free and open to spectators. evptour.com
Forsyth Farmers Market
Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine. 9 a.m.-1 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Free to attend. Items for sale. forsythfarmersmarket.com
March Against Monsanto
Savannah is part of a nationwide march speaking out against food conglomerate Monsanto's use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms. Local food activists, elected officials and Republican and Democratic political candidates are scheduled. Children's activities. Bring your own sign. 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m Johnson Square, Bull & St. Julian Sts. Free and open to the public. 912-748-0731 continues on p. 6
Two days of learning, entertainment and Southern food. John Shelton Reed on What's Still Southern; Southern food lecture by Damon Lee Fowler;Dr. King's Dream--Diversity and Inclusion, by Charles Robinson; theatre production on Lillian Smith; luncheon and concert of Johnny Mercer tunes by Roger Moss,Trae Gurley, Kim Polote,and Kim Steiner; and The New Mind of the South, a lecture by Tracy Thompson. Sponsored by The Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc. May 9-10 First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. $100 for two day pass, or separate tickets for each event. seniorcitizens-inc.org/
Theatre: The Hallelujah Girls
A comedy that reviews a year in the lives of five feisty women of Eden Falls, Georgia. Reservations recommended. Presented by Tybee Arts Assoc. 7:30 p.m Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr.
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Celebrate National Train Day with the Railroad Museum's regular programming as well as special behind the scenes tours, including an in-progress preservation project of a 1914 rail car and new STEM activities for children and families. 10 a.m.-4 p.m Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Road. Regular admission pricing applies 912-651-6823
Preservation Festival: Raise the Roof Party
Toast the power of preservation at this Preservation Festival wrap party and gala. Music by the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra. Art auction featuring work by Kenneth Herrington, plus other local artists of note. Sponsored by Historic Savannah Foundation. 7-10 p.m Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. $75 myhsf.org
Savannah Animal Care, 510 West Bryan Street. Free and open to the public. humanesocietysav.org
Dance: Suitnoo & Kudzoo Visits the Circus
Savannah Ballet School of Dance Spring Showcase. Selections from Gayanne and original, contemporary pieces will be performed. 8 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $15
Seven Day Diabetes Repair Workshop A seven-weeks diabetes repair/management plan. Instructors are Carolyn Guilford and Jeffrey Adams. 3 p.m 34 x 37 Fabrics, 7 E. DeRenne Ave. Intro workshop is free and open to the public. Seven week course is $350. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org
State School Superintendent Candidate Debate
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Preservation Festival:Historic regular monthly breakfast meeting will Savannah Revolving Fund Presentation feature the candidates running for State and Tour School Superintendent. Forum begins at A presentation of preservation in action, followed by a trolley tour to some of the sites restored using the Historic Savannah Foundation's Revolving Fund. Sponsored by Historic Savannah Foundation. 10 a.m.-noon The Kennedy Pharmacy, 323 E Broughton ST. $35 myhsf.org MAY 7-13, 2014
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Check out Savannah Animal Care and learn more about the Humane Society of Greater Savannah. Bring a can of pet food or a cash donation for HSGS. Veterinarians will be on hand to give advice and guided tours of the facilities. 1:30-4 p.m
9:45am. Johnny Harris Banquet Hall, 1651 E. Victory Dr. $15 for breakfast events@savannahgop.com
Theatre: Iced at the Coffee Shop
An interactive murder mystery show presented by the Odd Lot acting troupe. 7:30 p.m. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. $20 adults. $15 children 15 and younger Justin@oddlot.org. savannahmurdermystery.com
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Theatre: The Hallelujah Girls
A comedy that reviews a year in the lives of five feisty women of Eden Falls, Georgia. Reservations recommended. Presented by Tybee Arts Assoc. 7:30 p.m Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr. $18 ($15 TAA members) (912) 786-5920 Leave a message with call-back number. tybeearts.org
Theatre: The Trip to Bountiful
An elderly Texas widow yearns to Theatre: The Hallelujah Girls sat / 10 see her rural hometown, Bountiful, one last time. Spunky and determined, she devises a plan to return home, over the objections Sunday / 11 of her son and daughter-in-law. A Collective Face theatre production. Music: Anthony Hamilton May 9-10, 8 p.m The R&B singer, songwriter and producer Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $20 general admission; $15 seniors/students/active hit platinum in 2003 with Comin' from Where I'm From (2003, and wrote/recordmilitary. ed "Freedom" from the soundtrack album 912-232-0018 of Django Unchained as a duo with indie Wilmington Island Farmers' Market soul singer Elayna Boynton. Vendors offering produce, prepared foods, 7 p.m crafts, plus storytime, musical performanc- Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. es, and community information. Every $45-75 Saturday. savannahcivic.com 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Skidaway Island Bird Hike Wilmington Island Farmers' Market, 111 Walthour An informative morning bird hike with a Rd @ Islands Community Church. naturalist guide. Bring binoculars or borFree and open to the public row limited pairs from the museum. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. wifarmersmarket.org/
9 a.m Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. $5 parking fee. Annual passes available. (912)598-2300. SkidawayIsland
Theatre: The Hallelujah Girls
A comedy that reviews a year in the lives of five feisty women of Eden Falls, Georgia. Reservations recommended. Presented by Tybee Arts Assoc. 3:30 p.m Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr. $18 ($15 TAA members) (912) 786-5920 Leave a message with call-back number. tybeearts.org
Theatre: The Trip to Bountiful
An elderly Texas widow yearns to see her rural hometown, Bountiful, one last time. Spunky and determined, she devises a plan to return home, over the objections of her son and daughter-in-law. A Collective Face theatre production. 3 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $20 general admission; $15 seniors/students/active military. 912-232-0018
Monday / 12 Odd Lot Monday Night Madness
Improv comedy presented by Odd Lot Comedy Troupe. You will laugh. 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $5
Savannah-Chatham Stars Fundraiser
Jordan Brisbane, Savannah's recent American Idol candidate, gives a special performance as part of this American Idol style competition featuring several staff and faculty of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System performing in a vocal competition. Benefiting the Teacher of the Year and Instructional Support Person of the Year recognition programs. Plus, performances by the cast of crew of the Historic Savannah Theatre. 7 p.m The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. $12 912-233-7764. internet.savannah.chatham.k12. ga.us/
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$18 ($15 TAA members) (912) 786-5920 Leave a message with call-back number. tybeearts.org
Tuesday / 13 GreenDrinks Savannah
A happy hour networking gathering for folks who want to save the Earth. Second Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm. Location varies monthly. September gathering at Zunzi's 2. second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m Free to attend. Cash bar.
Swing Dance Lessons at the Telfair
Telfair Museums invites dancers of all levels, beginner to expert, to enjoy lessons from Savannah Ballroom in the Telfair Academy Rotunda. Dancers may pay in advance to attend all four lessons or drop in to take one lesson at a time. A small reception follows the May 27 class. 6-7:30 p.m. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. Price per lesson: $5 students | $10 Telfair members | $15 non-members telfair.org
Wednesday / 14 Baseball: Sand Gnats Pack the Park for Charity
Savannah's minor league team, leading their division, takes on the Greenville
Drive. Sales of special tickets benefit a different charity each Wednesday. Send email for info on tonight's charity. 7:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8 info@sandgnats.com
Film: Star Knight (1985, Spain)
Psychotronic Film Society salutes the 75th birthday of Oscar-nominated Harvey Keitel (RESERVOIR DOGS, THE PIANO, PULP FICTION, TAXI DRIVER) with a rare public screening of one of his most charming and little-known roles. Spanish made, in spoken English. 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $7 sentientbean.com
Lunch and Learn: Suppliers Learn about City Contracts
A workshop sponsored by the City of Savannah, to help suppliers learn about new opportunities to do business with the City of Savannah. Attendees should bring a bag lunch. Drinks will be provided. 12-1 p.m Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street. Free to attend. Reservations required. 652-3582. gdelaney@savannahga.gov
editor’s note
Your rights in the rearview mirror As in the 1960s, most of this social change has been driven by young people. The Baby Boomers were at the vanguard While most of of change back then, and now it’s the Millennial generation which has taken up the America was busy with the torch. History is likely to view both generaDonald Sterling scandal tions as pivotal in American history. —in which an NBA team My only regret about the extraordinary owner was recorded makpolitical drive of millennials is they don’t ing racist comments and spend nearly as much time and energy on then banned from Constitutional issues. the league for Younger voters tend to get passionately life—something else with potentially wider ramifications happened the same week, vir- excited about social issues such as racism and gay marriage, but meanwhile the Bill tually unnoticed. of Rights continues to be perverted in such On April 24, a federal appeals court in Denver unanimously ruled that driving with Orwellian fashion that behaving innocently is your hands on the wheel in the “ten and two” now official grounds for suspicion! (Interestingly and ironically, that same position, i.e., the approved technique taught appeals court is hearing a case about Coloin driving schools for decades, could conrado’s gay marriage ban.) stitute “suspicious behavior” and therefore The Westhoven ruling is just the latest in probable cause for a traffic stop. a long line of court decisions attacking basic Cindy Lee Westhoven was stopped by concepts of American jurisprudence from a Border Patrol agent in southern New the Bill of Rights, i.e., innocent until proven Mexico. The ruling says the agent noticed guilty, freedom from unreasonable search “she had a ‘stiff posture’ and her arms were and seizure, etc. ‘straight and locked out’ at a ‘ten-and-two Change is usually good. But this is the position on the steering wheel.’” bad kind of change. And unlike the internetThat, and the fact that she had out-ofready viral spectacle of a billionaire dirtbag state plates was enough to get her stopped banned from a league of millionaire athletes, for a “registration check.” it’s the kind of change you don’t realize has Her vehicle was then searched because she “seemed nervous.” Marijuana was found happened until it happens to you personally. As crime of all types continues to decline in her pickup truck. The court based its ruling largely on pre- measurably in America, incidents of police vious decisions, including one that bizarrely overreach are on the rise. They’re encouraged in large part by courts giving police extraorconcluded, “Reasonable suspicion need not rise to the level required for probable cause, dinarily wide berth to violate citizens’ rights, and it falls considerably short of satisfying a such as the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which specifically said police departments preponderance of the evidence standard.” are not obliged to “protect and serve” the taxOne of the most amazing things about payers who fund them. being an American in the early 21st century Since 2010, police in Albuquerque, New is the extraordinarily rapid rate of social Mexico—the same state where Cindy change—change which has come at a blisWesthoven was pulled over—have shot tering pace that most of us over 40 never more people than the New York City Police dreamed possible in our lifetimes. Department, which patrols a metro area 16 The rapid acceptance of gay marriage, times larger. (Albuquerque has so far paid both at the legal level and the grassroots out $24 million in legal settlements.) level.... The election—and perhaps more Speaking of the NYPD: in 2012 they importantly, re-election—of the nation’s shot and killed 16 people, the most in 12 first black president... Increased awareness years. In 2012, Philadelphia police shot 52 of bullying in the schools... The first seripeople, the highest number in 10 years. ous moves toward legalizing marijuana (of In 2011, Los Angeles County police shot no help to Ms. Westhoven, as New Mexico and killed 54 people, 70 percent more than hasn’t legalized it yet). the year before! That’s all just off the top of my head. by Jim Morekis
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Every day you can easily find new incidents of outrage from across America, often recorded on smartphones: Cops choking out teenagers in handcuffs, cops shooting family dogs, cops beating homeless people on the ground, cops raiding the wrong houses, cops bragging about planting evidence, cops illegally searching cars and property. This surely isn’t the norm with the vast majority of police officers, but it’s happening often enough to see a disturbing pattern. Almost never are the offending officers “banned for life,” as Sterling was; they’re generally either put on paid leave or exonerated altogether, while taxpayers pick up the enormous tab for legal costs. (And by the way: some of the most egregious recent court cases have involved governments trying to take away your right to film police in public. Wonder why?!) The best way to defend your rights isn’t in the streets, but in the courts. While we’ve rightly celebrated so many groundbreaking and important court victories on social issues, the slow but inexorable legal death of some of our most basic rights, especially the Fourth Amendment, has gone largely unnoticed and unmourned. But here’s the thing: What allows Americans to quickly reap the benefits of enormous change is precisely that Bill of Rights from the U.S. Constitution which is under so much dire legal attack. The Founding Fathers are often reviled these days and conspicuously avoided in school curricula because those mostly affluent white men who lived 250 years ago don’t live up to 21st century standards of social enlightenment and political correctness. (Future generations are likely to judge us out of context as well, so remember what goes around comes around.) Jefferson, Washington, Adams, et al, were enlightened enough, however, to design a framework for all future Americans that would allow for virtually unlimited social, cultural, and political enlightenment, if that’s what an informed electorate desires. Millennials can rightly claim to be one of America’s most influential generations. But in claiming that mantle, they shouldn’t ignore the precious gifts handed down by other generations, just as pivotal, who also knew a little something about fighting for rights. cs
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What does it mean to be healthy? By Andrew Pleasant, Ph.D. and Merry Perry, A.N.P.
MAY 7-13, 2014
Health is a six-letter word that most of us think we know exactly what it means. However, when you actually start talking with people about health you find a very wide range of ideas about what it means to be healthy. Some responses we’ve heard include, “Well, I’m not dead,” “I’m not sick, so I’m healthy,” or “I can do what I need to every day.” All the efforts of the Canyon Ranch Institute Savannah Partnership (CRISP) we report to you each week are based on an understanding that good health isn’t simply the absence of disease, or of not being sick. Being healthier in your daily decisions— be they large or small—means you will be better able to: • Do all the things you need and want to do, such as moving without pain, playing, and sleeping well. • Accomplish what is most important in your life—to fulfill your sense of purpose. • Improve and maintain your body, relationships, mood, sleep, and overall energy. One of the least healthy things we can do is to sit a lot. Sitting means we are not moving our bodies, and that we are not changing our positions or our perspective. Sitting too much without moving our body enough is a sure way to a slow death. From that very literal truth, we can easily see that change—change in your behavior, change in your movement, change in your mood—can be healthy. Change can open the door to healthier lives. There are stories of change going on around you in Savannah—in your lives— every day. Certainly, not all change is necessarily healthy—but to be healthier you must change. You must grow and adapt and create a healthier you. We know a person in Savannah, some of you know her too. She’s exactly the type of person the movies always picture in Savannah. She is a fabulously expressive individual. She will be the first to speak in a room, the first to deliver an opinion. She views the world with a wide-eyed perspective most of us forgot somewhere in our childhood. 10 Every day is new, every day offers a potential
discuss different small steps that you as an individual and Savannah as a community might want to make. When you pick a small step to make in your life or in your community, make sure it has rewards you will experience quickly. Nothing is less satisfying than taking on a big task and never seeing the payoff at the end. Avoid that by taking small steps that quickly lead to a feeling of satisfaction. Along the way, keep in mind just what it means to be healthy. The World Health Organization defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Another group of individuals once wrote what is called the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. That document, which you can find online, defines health as a “resource for everyday life, not the objective With your help, the CRI Healthy Garden at Trustees’ Gardens will of living.” build upon Savannah’s rich history to create a beautiful green Here are a few tips to help you form a space filled with healthy food and flowering plants at Trustees’ picture in your mind of your own healthy Garden, just one portion of which is pictured here. We will be change that you want to make. Ask yourself: holding organizational meetings for all the volunteers—individu•What do I want my health to be and feel als, businesses, and organizations—at the Charles H. Morris Center at Trustees’ like? Garden on May 19 at 9 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m. If you’re interested in volunteering, •What do I want my family’s health to be call CRI in Savannah at (912) 443-3264; tweet @CRIHealthyWorld, or email like? questions and suggestions to CRI@canyonranchinstitute.org •What do I want to accomplish that I can’t do right now because of my health? to make a change. a random or willy-nilly change just because •How do I feel about myself today, and She has started to change. She is walkyou heard about it on late-night TV ads how would I like to feel? ing more and eating smarter. She is learnmaking outrageous claims about weight loss. •What parts of my health would I like to ing about her body and how what she does Make an informed decision about a realistic change? every day predicts her future. change that has been proven effective. If you •What would I be doing if I were healthShe is slowly making small steps toward a don’t know one, go ask your nurse or doctor! ier than I am today? healthier future. She is feeling better about • How we make a change in our lives is •Who am I with as I become healthier? herself—you can see the change in the glow more important than what that change is. •When I imagine myself in good health, of her skin and the smile on her face. You Make sure you have the support of your am I able to do something I can’t do today? can have that, too. family and friends in making an informed As you answer those questions to yourChange means doing things in new or change before you make the change. self – at some point you will feel a little tug different ways. Focus your change on small, • Sometimes, people can be afraid of at your heart, a little voice in your ear. Listen easily accomplished, healthier steps and in change, but change can be positive. Do not to yourself. Imagine your healthier future. If the long run you will discover a new, health- let fear prevent you from trying. If you fail, you fall, get back up and keep going. ier, and happier you has emerged. If you take try again. As Winston Churchill, Prime Minister this challenge to learn what it means to have Healthy lives are lived one choice and one of England during World War II, once said, a healthier and happier future, please keep step at a time, in a lifelong journey. Healthy “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any these truths in mind at all times: cities are made one choice and one step at a country can have.” • Changes can be large or small. The best time, in a journey that extends across many Your health is your own to do with what approach is to focus on small changes that lives and many lifetimes. you will. But do remember that benefits can make a big difference over time. We want to help make Savannah one of from healthy choices spread throughout • Understanding why a change is useful the healthiest cities in the world. To make your life, your family’s lives, and the life and or necessary is important to staying motia big change like that, we need to break it well-being of Savannah and our nation. vated while making a change. So don’t make down into small steps. Each week, we will Make your health—and your life—count. cs
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March against Monsanto: This time, it’s political Monsantogres took a real arrow to the thigh when the state of Vermont passed the first labeling law in the U.S. Unlike similar laws It’s been suspiin Connecticut and Maine that remain ciously quiet on the stalled until liabilities can be sorted out, VerMonsanto front lately. mont’s “right to know about GMOs” will go Since we last checked into effect as soon as Gov. Peter Shumlin in with the Aggro plops his signature on it. Overlords of CorpoWe’re at the tipping point, people. Those rate Agribusiness, coordinated international protests have they’ve suffered clearly affected change, and this year’s local some setbacks. First, March Against Monsanto promises to be boycotts on their genetically-engineered corn even bigger, louder and more cohesive when and soy have caused major manufacturers it takes over Johnson Square this Saturday. like General Mills and Whole Foods to dial Which is excellent, ‘cause it’s going to take back their supply needs. a helluva heave-ho to topple this sacred cow. Then, all those pesky grassroots groups Now Congressbot Representative Mike flooded people’s psyches with images of rats Pompeo of Kansas has introduced the with stomach tumors, causing their public hilariously misnamed “Safe and Accurate relations department to double down on Food Labeling Act of 2014,” a federal bill the propaganda. Monsanto has even had that effectively demolishes states’ rights to to institute a new grandiose “sustainability enact GMO labeling laws. The rest of us are campaign” and pretend like they give a genet- calling it the DARK Act—as in Denying ically-engineered flying fig about water usage Americans the Right to Know. and greenhouse emissions. Over 60 countries, including the entire Plus, the sneaky little legal rider that their European Union, have already outright
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Over 60 countries have already outright banned GMOs based on scientific evidence that they erode biological systems. But here in America, we can’t even get a sticker on our strawberries? political minions buried into a congressional spending resolution fizzled last fall, making the “Monsanto Protection Act” as impotent as a whiskey-sodden Donald Sterling without his Cialis. Though in 2012 the megalithic chemical company helped destroy California’s Proposition 37 that would have required labels on genetically-modified foods (most people call them GMOs; feel free to refer to them simply as “poison”), other companies under the umbrella of the sinister Grocery Manufacturers Association are now taking giant steps away from the GMA’s Goliath-esque efforts to stop food labeling initiatives in other states. Nope, things are not looking good for those who make a profit by dickering with the food supply. Last month the
banned GMOs based on scientific evidence that they erode biological systems inside the body and out. But here in America, we can’t even get a sticker on our strawberries? Yet the labeling movement has been emboldened by Vermont’s victory. Suddenly, GMOs have gone from a hippie rallying cry to a legitimate issue, and politicians are paying attention—especially at the state level. It’s even become a talking point in a couple of Georgia races: Toccoa contractor Chris Irvin is running for Commissioner of Agriculture, a position held by his granddaddy Tommy Irvin from 1969-2011. While the elder Irvin’s tenure was not without its controversy, his scion intends to focus on supporting small farmers and nutrition reform in schools. If elected, he’d also back a GMO labeling bill, hands down.
The (Civil) Society Column | continued from previous page “We have warning labels on everything else. People need to know what they’re eating,” declares Irvin. “Agriculture is a profitdriven business, but the bottom line can’t be the only concern. My loyalty is to farmers, not CEOs.” He says he lost the taste for politics after an unsuccessful run for the state house in 2010, but after a phone call from Democratic Party chair DuBose Porter, he felt obligated to stand up against opponent Republican Gary Black—the current Ag Commish who happens to be a former Monsanto lobbyist. (Yes, really. How’s your lunch sitting now? On a related note, Georgia was recently ranked No. 1 on the Richest.com’s list of “Most Corrupt State Governments.”) Irvin will be in Savannah for the March Against Monsanto, along with District 1 Congressional candidate Amy Tavio, one of three Democrats (and the only woman) vying for the seat vacated by Jack Kingston. (Republican contender Darwin Carter is also scheduled to speak.) Tavio, a Richmond Hill real estate agent, wholeheartedly supports GMO labeling and points out that consumers are driving the demand. “Our farmers markets are thriving, people are seeking out healthy foods,” she says. “The
market should comply.” Tavio doesn’t believe the government ought to dictate what people should and shouldn’t eat, but supports America’s right to know what exactly they’re purchasing at the grocery store. She also suspects food plays a large part in the epidemic of illnesses plaguing our citizens. “I have girlfriends with lupus and MS who have modified their diets and have been able to fight illnesses that used to keep them in bed half the week,” shares the mother of two. “A lot of the problems we face today might be linked to our food supply.” All the shouting and the boycotting and the support of local and organic farmers, it’s working. Monsanto may be lying in wait to spring some horrific strain of fish-spliced bean sprouts on us, but if we keep it up, at least we’ll know what’s really in that box of Wheaties. So keep marching, keep voting and keep eating like a champion. CS
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Don Kole shares part of his vast art collection at AASU exhibit By Jessica Leigh Lebos jll@connectsavannah.com
shimmers with the faces of crocodiles and snakes. Though captivating to the eye, these are no mere decorations. Carried through various territories by nomadic peoples like the Yoruba and Dogon, each piece played a part in the life of the tribe, warding off evil spirits, bringing fertility to the soil, healing the sick. Some tell vital stories: The fall of the kingdom of Benin in the 19th century is recorded in the form of a finely-detailed, three-foot boat depicting British soldiers carrying the king and his three wives to exile after several Western diplomats were beheaded. Dating back to the late 19th- and early 20th century, the metal works also provide significant insight into a rare process. In order to achieve the degree of detail, artisans
employed the “lost wax” method, a rapidly disappearing technique utilizing clay casts and molten metal. Each piece would have been finished with a chisel and file. “The craftsmanship is just amazing,” says Kole. “These people didn’t have foundries. This is art created by hand by a person and their soul.” The exhibit is free and open to the public, though it initially began as an educational project overseen by Fine Arts department chair Tom Cato. He and the art history students were able to catalogue and help select the items in the gallery. “It ended up becoming a collaborative effort with the students,” says Cato. Kole wanted to extend the educational opportunity beyond the Armstrong campus and worked with the university to bring groups from Savannah’s public and private
schools. Many of the 500 or so students are African-American, and Kole laments that most of them know very little of their ancestral homeland. “My family came from Lithuania, and I know what their lives were like. I think all young people should appreciate their cultural heritage,” he says, acknowledging that the ancestors of modern African-Americans were not able to continue their traditions once they were captured as slaves and taken from their native homes. “I hope this will be a touchstone for that connection.” Kole does not collect art on his trips, instead sourcing his collection from a trusted pair of West African-born U.S. citizens, who broker items to help their native villages repair schools and buy fire trucks. Though he and Kaye cruised the coast of
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For someone who has just returned from a trip around the world, Don Kole is remarkably energetic. The lauded local businessman and philanthropist has spent the last few months on planes, trains and a small cruise ship with Kaye, his wife of almost 60 years, sojourning from Savannah to Okinawa to South Africa to Morocco and dozens of places in between. The couple landed back home only a few days ago, but the spry octogenarian is striding around the Kole Management building like he never left the time zone. Kole handed off the business operations years ago to his son, Jeff, but he still keeps a sunny corner office in the stately home on Abercorn to stay apprised of any major developments. It is also here that he can spend time with his passion—a vast and impressive collection of West African art and artifacts. “African art is so sophisticated, so interesting,” he waxes, pointing to a trio wooden masks. “Each piece has all kinds of stories to tell.” He estimates he has amassed several hundred wood, ceramic and metal works in the last 30 years, most of them stored in a climate-controlled attic on the third floor. For the first time, he has lent a special portion to display at the Armstrong Fine Arts Gallery through May 30. Curated by Tennessee tribal arts expert William Darrell Moseley, The Metal Artistry of West Africa showcases Kole’s exquisite assortment of bronze sculptures and ceremonial items, most of them from the royal court of Benin in southern Nigeria as well as areas of Mali, Guinea and Cameroon. For Westerners who are familiar with African art solely in the form of textiles and pottery, the exhibit sheds new light on the talents and crafts of the Dark Continent. “This is an uncommon opportunity for the public to see a type of art rarely exhibited,” writes Moseley. The all-bronze grouping is dramatic: A massive mask sewn onto black swath of fabric is dotted with small pockets once used to carry healing herbs and amulets, giving off a shamanic presence. A horse rears back with its soldier, tiny bells adorning its harNo mere decorations: The exquisite, hand-forged bronze works featured in The Metal Artistry of West Africa have all served 14 ness. A ritual dance helmet as tall as a man some cultural or spiritual purpose. The collection is on display at AASU’s Fine Arts Gallery through May 30.
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year in services provided by all Georgia’s marshes, about a third of those remaining on the East Coast. In light of these realities, it is stunning that Georgia’s leaders have chosen to eliminate the no-build zone that had helped protect our marshes ever since the E&S law was passed in 1978. Worse yet, Georgia—like other coastal states—faces escalating threats from flooding, storm surge, and related weather extremes as sea level rises at an increasing rate. This means that marsh-front and shore-front areas along our coast are at ever greater risk due to well-documented climate trends, and now made more hazardous by the reckless EPD action discarding a protective buffer that helped offset such risks. The only explanation for this policy reversal offered by EPD director Judson Turner is that there had been some confusion about administering the buffer along the marsh. As a long-time coastal environmental advocate in Georgia and a veteran observer of the marsh-buffer program, I think Turner’s rationale is a crudely contrived rationalization meant to advance an opportunistic, politically-motivated agenda. Removal of the buffer will instantly create more developable area on Georgia’s coast. For instance, a 10,000 square-foot lot with a marsh boundary of 100 feet would gain 2500 square-feet of buildable area, or an increase of about one-third, depending on local zoning set-back requirements. Multiply this windfall of buildable landarea across hundreds of parcels along Georgia’s marshes, and speculative land-deal profits quickly ensue. Likewise, pollutants degrading the marsh will mushroom as coastal development intensity increases, while the filtering benefit of the buffer is eradicated. It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to connect these dots. Chalk up another crime against the public on the rap-sheet of Georgia’s usual suspects who lead our notoriously corrupt state government. cs David Kyler is Executive Director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast on St. Simons Island. Concerned citizens should sign the petition calling for the bufferdestroying EPD action to be withdrawn. Look for it online or contact 912/506-5088 for more info.
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only beverage—coffee, tea, and Diet Coke were millennia in the future. Granted, that seems healthy. A low-saturated-fat, low-glycemic-index diet high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals hits most of the recommended nutritional targets. As an example of a Paleolithic diet’s benefits, boosters point to the people of Kitava, Papua New Guinea, where plenty of paleo food is available. And Kitavans do exhibit low rates of obesity and diabetes, and lower blood pressure and cholesterol than Western (specifically Swedish) adults. But it’s silly to say the Kitavans eat precisely what humans evolved to eat. They get 75 percent of their diet from carbohydrates. As hunter-gatherers go, that makes them an outlier—one survey of 229 modern H-G societies found carbohydrates accounted for 3 to 53 percent of daily calorie intake. Surely the reality is that ancient diets varied widely from place to place, as they do now, based on what was locally available. Never mind what cave folk actually ate. What I want to know is, will the diet we call paleo do me any good? There’s little evidence so far. As is common with diet fads, experiments to date have been small-scale and inconclusive. Some of them suggest eating paleo makes it easier to lose weight, but that’s a side issue. The core question is: If you’re healthy and fit on the pyramid diet, will going paleo make you healthier and fitter? I’m not seeing it. Looking at the big picture, we don’t lead anything like a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer lifestyle. One analysis estimates prehistoric humans estimates burned three to five times as much energy per day as we do. Never mind diet—paleo-style caloric intake with zero hunting and gathering means in no time you’re pulling a woolly mammoth’s weight. cs By cecil adams Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com
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were it not for our crappy eating habits (I’m thinking of high-fat diets and overconsumption in general), we’d live longer still. The Paleolithic spin on this line of argument goes like this: benefits of modern civilization – modern bad habits + paleo diet = better life, although better how is a little vague. The value of eliminating bad habits I’ll buy. The question is whether a specifically paleo diet (lots of meat, no grains or dairy) is better than the currently recommended food-pyramid diet (lots of grains, moderate meat and dairy). Is paleo the same as gluten-free? I’ve been scouring the web for healthy recipes, There’s a lot of overlap, but these are two and one term I keep coming across is “Paleodifferent fads. lithic diet.” I don’t understand how a caveman’s What’s a paleo diet supposed to do? diet was better than modern man’s just because I’m getting to that. The Paleolithic diet is an outgrowth of evolutionary medicine— of the absence of grain and gluten. What examining how we evolved to guide our exactly is a Paleolithic diet? Aside from being health care and diet. The concept was introgluten-free, is there any benefit to going paleo? duced by a gastroenterologist in 1975 and —Sarah gained popularity after a report in the New Having a fair idea what I’d find, I googled England Journal of Medicine ten years later. Paleo advocates claim our current eating “Paleolithic diet skeptic” and found comhabits are responsible for “diseases of civiments such as the following: ”The ideas behind this diet are . . . moronic and must be lization” such as cardiovascular problems, diabetes, prostate and colon cancers, obesity, mocked with the fury of a thousand suns.” That pretty much sums up my gut response. etc. Their premise is that the Paleolithic period was a time of rapid human evolution, However, we can’t just go around saying lasting from about 2.5 million years ago to things are stupid. We must calmly and systematically examine the claims, and then we roughly 10,000 years ago—in other words, can say they’re stupid. So let’s get on with it, from the development of stone tools to the starting with the obvious counterargument: beginning of agriculture. At that point, proponents claim, human How can anyone possibly claim a Paleolithic diet is better than ours, when the average cave evolution essentially ceased. Therefore— and here the argument starts to get shaky— person didn’t live much past 30? Average life expectancies for past eras can we should return to the diet our bodies be deceptive. Until 1900 or so they were low, evolved to eat. Shaky how? but that’s mostly because of high infant and We don’t really know what Paleolithic childhood mortality. Modern hunter-gatherers who survive to age 15 typically live into peoples ate. No caveman cookbooks are their 50s and often well beyond; it’s reason- extant. Paleo proponents say our stone-age ancestors subsisted mostly on game, fish, able to suppose people in Paleolithic times insects, eggs, fruit and berries, vegetables, did the same. and nuts. Dairy products, sugars, raw fats, No one doubts people in the developed seeds, and legumes were rarely if ever eaten. world live longer now than they used to Fiber content and omega-3 fat would have because of modern medicine, good sanitabeen high, sodium intake low. Water was the tion, and so on. But it’s also obvious that
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It is referred to by doctors Clear Channel radio station group chairas the “Etch A Sketch condition” (formally, man Bob Pittman are greeted exotically as dermatographia), and despite occasional they step off the elevator by a “tunnel” of pain, she described it as “cool” and a “party “fine mist.” However, a spokeswoman told trick.” a New York Post reporter in March that • The Job of the Researcher: Cornell University graduate student Michael Smith, it “isn’t for cooling or humidifying,” but to impress advertisers, in that disappointed at the Clear Channel knows how paucity of research on to project the advertiser’s the pain of honeybee logo against the mist. stings, decided to evalu(Clear Channel, the Post ate the stings himself reported, is $21 billion in (but in line with the debt and has laid off “thouHelsinki Declaration of sands” of employees.) 1975 on safe self-experhot enough for imentation). Smith’s ya? hahaha protocols required five Intelligent Design stings a day on various Par-tee! (1) In a springbody locations for 38 time rite in Narcisse, days -- at least three on Manitoba, tens of thoueach of 25 body areas. sands of red-sided garter The worst, according snakes slithered out of pits to his pain index, were The Entrepreneurial Spirit in March so that wriththe nostril (9.0) and the • We All Scream: (1) In April, Haagening males could hook up upper lip (8.7). Dazs announced it will introduce two new with “pheromone-spewing” • North Carolina’s ice creams (thankfully, only in Japan): carfemales. London’s Daily Wake Forest Instirot orange (with bits of pulp and peel) and Mail called it the largest tute for Regenerative tomato cherry (made from tomato paste). gathering of snakes on Medicine is already well (2) A South Wales ice cream maker (“Lick the planet -- with balls of Me I’m Delicious”) announced in April that known to News of the males wrapped around Weird readers for creating functional organs females. (2) Once again this year, the Toads it has perfected an ice cream containing in the lab (most notably, perhaps, growing about 25mg of Viagra per scoop (though it on Roads charity in Sleaford, England, a human bladder and a rabbit’s penis). In is not yet generally available). called for volunteers in February to police an April article in the Lancet, the program • Marketing Challenges: (1) In January, a highway where post-hibernating female London’s Daily Telegraph found three Brit- announced that it had implanted artificial toads carry horny males on their backs across a road to mate in marshes. Without ish companies in competition to sell deodor- vaginas in four women in the U.S. A funcant supposedly made especially for women’s tioning vagina, the director told BBC News, help, said the charity, up to two-thirds of the “is a very important thing.” amorous toads would not survive oncombreasts. According to one, Fresh Body, ing cars. “We’re replacing ‘swoobs’ -- dreaded boob sweat -- with smiles.” (2) Owner Christian Leading Economic Indicators Ingber recently opened a sandwich shop in • While Medicare continues to be among Round Up the Usual Suspect Gothenburg, Sweden, named “A F***ing the most costly federal services, and U.S. Charged with exposing himself indeAwesome Sandwich.” An American expatri- doctors continue to drop out of the program cently to teenage girls in Durham, Ontario, ate told Stockholm’s The Local news service because of paltry fees for some procedures, in February: Mr. Chad Freake, 33. Arrested that Swedes think English “curse words” are other specialists are rewarded with such in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April and “cute and charming.” outsized compensation that almost 4,000 charged with illegal drug possession: Mr. physicians were paid $1 million or more for Edward Cocaine, 34 (nope -- possession of Science Fair 2012 and about 350 of those totaled nearly Xanax!). Medical Marvels: (1) China’s Chengdu $1.5 billion, according to Medicare records More Names in the News Commercial Daily reported in March released in April 2014. Ophthalmologist Universal Knowledge Allah, 36, charged that Liu Yougang, 23, finally had surgery Salomon Melgen of West Palm Beach, Fla., with stealing a Stradivarius violin from to remove that whistle he had swallowed took in more than $20 million and treated the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conwhen he was 9. He had been experiencing 645 Medicare patients with a total of worsened breathing -- and had been mak37,000 injectable doses of Lucentis (a much certmaster (February); Theodore Edward Bear (aka Ted E. Bear), 29, charged with ing “shrill whistle sounds” nightly after fallmore expensive drug than the popularly attempted murder, Great Falls, Moning asleep. (2) London’s Daily Star featured regarded equivalent, Avastin), according to tana (December); Ms. Cameo Crispi, 31, Sarah Beal, 43, of Arley, Warwickshire, Eng- Business Insider. (In fact, taxpayers could arrested for arson in Uintah County, Utah, land, in a March story demonstrating her have saved more than $11 million with skin condition in which writing words on Avastin on Melgen’s billings alone, according charged with purposely leaving a pound of “Whoever said, ‘Money can’t buy you friends’ clearly hasn’t been on the Internet recently,” wrote The New York Times in April, pointing to various social media support services that create online superstars by augmenting one’s Facebook “friends,” Twitter “followers” and Instagram “likes.” The reporter described how, by paying a company $5, for example, he immediately acquired 4,000 “friends,” and had he splurged for $3,700, could have had a million on his Instagram photo account. Such services have been around for two years, but earlier, cruder versions (sometimes, just unmonitored email addresses) are now sophisticated “bots” -- groups of computer code created on algorithm farms in India and elsewhere -- that “behave” on social media with original messaging (often “drivel,” wrote the Times) as if they were real people.
bacon frying on the stove to set her ex-boyfriend’s kitchen afire (March); Mr. Bai Ting, 28, charged with biting a police officer in Singapore (April). Ms. Sue Yoo, an AsianAmerican lawyer mentioned in a BBC News magazine story on whether one’s name is destiny (April).
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The maximum penalty a drunk driver can serve in Missouri for causing another’s death is 15 years in prison -- which is the same penalty handed down last year by Circuit Judge Kenneth Pratte to a brother and sister whose crime was getting caught with 20 marijuana plants (12 mature, eight sprouts), which they insisted were for personal needs. In fact, David and Natalie DePriest had not even taken the case to trial -- but had pleaded guilty, expecting, of course, minimum jail time (normally maxing out at about 120 days in prison, according to Missouri Department of Corrections statistics cited by Huffington Post). (David DePriest, though a licensed gunsmith, received seven more years jail time for having a rifle a quarter-inch shorter than permitted in Missouri.)
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Recurring Theme: An unnamed “gangland” bomber was killed in March in Dublin, Ireland, when the payload exploded prematurely. The detonation occurred on the morning of March 30, which marked the daylight saving time change in Ireland, and police concluded that, most likely, the bomber had forgotten to set the timer ahead that morning, which would have given him up to 60 more minutes to plant the bomb and leave. (In 1999, two Palestinians, operating on West Bank time, but carrying bombs to the Israeli cities Haifa and Tiberius, which had already advanced their clocks that morning, were blown up -- along with only one bystander instead of the dozens or hundreds planned for.) cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE
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Saint Francis rocks; Jonathan Toubin sweats not as many instrumentalists onstage. Then it was one guy with a computer and a light show. “We were trying to keep up with the For more than times, instead of staying true to the sound a decade, Moonshine that helped us to create our grassroots folStill was one of Georlowing, we kind of lost our vision and our gia’s proudest musical way. Not only as individuals, but as a band; exports, under the we weren’t seeing things eye-to-eye any sub-heading “Jam more. Bands.” “I’m a singer/songwriter. I can’t play elecThe sinewy sextet out of Macon gigged everywhere and often, toured with Leftover tronic music.” At the time, he was also addicted to alcoSalmon, and left rock ‘n’ roll bloggers scramhol and drugs. After a hospitalization and bling for the thesaurus to find new and time in rehab, Baston—who was going improved superlatives. Scott Baston wrote and sang an extremely through a nasty divorce, too—decided to large percentage of Moonshine Still’s songs, pull the plug on everything. He and his second wife have a 4-year-old and after he left the band in 2007, it didn’t at home in Athens. take long for the whole thing to collapse. As for Saint Francis, it’s an AmericanaNow living in Athens, Baston’s back with type band, thick with Colorado granola a new band—and a new outlook on life, harmonies. A standout member is pedal the result of making serious and important steel player Mark van Allen, one of Georgia’s changes that, he says, had little to do with most outrageously good studio and stage Moonshine Still. Baston’s band is called Saint Francis, and musicians. The band also rocks. they’ll headline the May 10 Will-a-Palooza “I tell people, our band is like the weather event at Coach’s Corner. The all-day event in Georgia,” Baston laughs. “If you don’t is a fundraiser for cancer research, put together by Savannah CPA Will Gruver in a like what you hear the first time, just wait a bid to be named Leukemia and Lymphoma minute.” At the center of it all, Baston knows not Man of the Year. only how to write a song, and to play mean In 2007, Baston explains, “the jam band guitar, but how to charge up an audience. scene was taking a turn—and in my opinHe’s been doing this a long time. ion, a turn for the worst—it was becoming For him, it’s all about priorities. “The more electronica, more computer-based, by bill deyoung
difference between this and what I was doing with Moonshine is that we put family first, before anything else. Without your core, without your foundation, you’ll never survive any business. But especially the entertainment business. The further you get away from your roots, the more brittle is the landscape. “They’re unbelievably great musicians, these guys. To be onstage with them every single night is like going through spiritual release. Even though we’re not a religious band, there’s something very spiritual that happens with the music onstage.” Held from noon till 10 p.m., the May 10 bill also includes Betsy Kingston & the Crowns, the Train Wrecks and the Eric Culberson Band. Not bad at all for $15 (and, icing on the cake, there’s to be a cornhole tournament). Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com.
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New York DJ Jonathan Toubin returns to our town this week (May 10 at Dollhouse Productions) with his Soul Clap and Dance Off. It’s a hell of a party, as Toubin—a fixture on the Lower East Side club scene, through his legendary Night Train bashes —spins old-school soul 45s for your dancing and sweating and dancing-some-more pleasure. Here’s what Toubin told Connect just before his appearance at the 2013 Savannah Stopover: “The Dance Off is just a
short contest in the middle of my Soul Clap Dance Party. But more than that, it’s a ritual that bonds the room together and gets everyone worked up, and creates a community with the shared experience of watching (or dancing with) their friends in a circle. I’m surprised about its power and it rarely fails in the good times department— because the people are the action.” Local bands Sauna Heat and COEDS will open at 9. The dance contest begins at midnight, with a $100 cash prize going to whoever’s voted “Best Dancer in Savannah.” The judges are Jane and Clara Fishel, Kayne Lanahan, Wes Daniel, Roberto Leoci and Beth Vantosh, with Robyn Reeder serving as “Guest DJ Selector.” After the contest, the mighty Toubin will continue to spin. “I was primarily a punk and rock ‘n’ roll DJ,” Toubin told us. “The R&B came about when I started trying to get people to dance. I didn’t want to play disco, house, electro, contemporary hip hop, ‘80s hits, and other subgenres of music people like dancing to —but I couldn’t relate to. So I started experimenting with music that had drums and guitars and rawness—but still a killer beat and groove—and took the long way to my current destination ... guess I should clarify that bar DJs aren’t expected to make people dance—so it didn’t become a concern until I started getting invited to do dance rooms and parties.” Advance tickets are $5 at dhouseproductions.com; they’ll be $7 at the door. CS
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20 Above: From Athens, Saint Francis headlines Saturday’s all-day event at Coach’s Corner. Right: New York soul DJ Jonathan Toubin spins May 10 at Dollhouse.
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An Americana band that gladly embraces the dark side by bill deyoung bill@connectsavannah.com
It wasn’t until 2007’s independently-released Wild Mountain Nation that Blitzen Trapper found a national audience; it was the third album for the Portland, Oregon band, and the first to focus its sound fully on singer/songwriter Eric Earley’s raw and prodigious talent for wickedly obtuse narratives and dark Americana music. That album, along with the followup Furr (released on Sub Pop), cemented Blitzen Trapper’s reputation in the world of
contemporary neo-folk. The eerie “Black River Killer,” from Furr, became a sort of Internet-era classic, thanks in no small part to a fascinating-but-creepy video (look it up). Rolling Stone named Furr No. 13 on its “Best Albums of 2008” list. Blitzen Trapper makes its first-ever appearance in Savannah May 12, at the Jinx (a Music File/Savannah Stopover-sponsored show), in support of the incredible 2013 set VII. We spoke with Earley from his home in Portland.
What was the goal when this band got together?
elements mixed with noise. I don’t really know who it sounds like. I was just trying to sound like Pavement mixed with country Eric Earley: There wasn’t really any. I’ve always music. There’s never a plan. Maybe there should be, I don’t know. been writing songs, and we were all friends who just kind of played, and messed around. I’ve heard you say that Neil Young’s It wasn’t too serious. It wasn’t till Wild Mountain Nation that we started to do it for Tonight’s the Night is your favorite album. It’s one of mine, too. What is it that does a living. it for you? Were there a lot of Portland bands doing EE: I guess it’s in there somewhere. I like the the same thing in those days? dark, smoky quality. I don’t know, there’s a certain sinister aspect to it that I like. My EE: Wild Mountain Nation is a really lo-fi other favorite records are JJ Cale records record with a lot of weird guitar rock
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Why Townes? EE: I think Townes never stepped away from
tragedy. Every song he ever sang has these tragic aspects to it. He sings about death 90 percent of the time. And the ability to do that, and still make your songs beautiful, and still make people want to listen to them, to me that’s the ultimate feat. Elliott Smith did that, too. His songs are beautiful, and tragic. They’re great. I look at Townes up against a guy like Dylan, who’s way more popular. I like Dylan, but at the same time that kind of folk music that Dylan did early on, to me it lacked the sort of intimate personal tragedy of Townes’ music. So I find myself returning to Townes more than I would return to Bob Dylan or something like that. On the new album, “Feel the Chill” and “Thirsty Man” and a couple of others have a buoyant, almost hip hop feel to them. Where did that come from?
EE: To me, it was just in the vein of “Black River Killer,” the kind of stuff that I’ve messed around with before, but I never really did a record with a bunch of stuff like that on it. I think a lot of it is influenced by JJ Cale and Townes, where you have these story-songs, but they have this sort of sinister quality to them, with a beat. And I wanted to do stuff that had more groove, y’know, like Leon Russell or something like that.
“Feel the Chill” doesn’t sound at all like “Black River Killer.” EE: No, but it has the same sort of dark story.
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Hallelujah for Tybee theater
Carol Ingham returns as a TAPS director by bill deyoung bill@connectsavannah.com
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When Jim Ingham took early retirement from the contracting business in late 2002, he and Carol, his wife, left their southwest Florida home and bought a fixer-upper on Tybee Island. “We were totally remodeling, and that was about the only thing we had to do,” Carol Ingham remembers. “And then we saw the announcement that they were going to start a community theater—it was at the school, exactly 17 steps over from our house.” Because both of the couple’s sons had studied theater in college and gone on to do behind-the-scenes work, they were enthusiastic about amateur thespianism. The Inghams got in on the ground floor of the Tybee Arts Performing Society (TAPS). Back in Florida, Carol Ingham says, “I’d started with a very small acting part, and it grew, and I enjoyed it. Until one day I actually had stage fright, for no particular reason. I said ‘If I’m going to have anything more to do with this organization, I’m going to have to be backstage.’ They needed new people to direct, so I said ‘I’ll give it a try.’” By the time she and her husband arrived in Tybee and joined the fledgling TAPS organization, Carol was a veteran director. They both jumped into TAPS with all they had. “He built most every set that was ever used,” Ingham explained. “When we were in the school cafeteria, he made bleachers and risers for the seating. Which was no small task! Then we were able to move into a building that actually had room for a tiny black box. He got in there and he built the stage. Jim did anything anybody asked him to do, as far as building anything. And he never complained.” After Jim Ingham’s death in 2010, the renovated room was re-named the Jim Ing26 ham Black Box Theater.
Above: The cast of the comedy The Hallelujah Girls. Right: TAPS director Carol Ingham. Photos by Michael McCoy. And it’s there that Carol Ingham makes a return to directing this week, with the comedy The Hallelujah Girls, from playwrights (and former sitcom scribes) Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. That’s the same team that wrote the comedy ‘Til Beth Do Us Part, which was a hit for TAPS in 2013. The wacky storyline (comedies tend to do best on Tybee) involves a group of disgruntled women in Eden Falls, Ga., who gather in a place called Spa-De-Dah (an abandoned church turned day spa) to figure out how to make life exciting again. Hilarity ensues. “Writing for community theater, they (the authors) also took into consideration who participates in that,” Ingham says. “Mostly women over 50. It’s really hard to get men on that stage. So each one of their plays is geared for that—you have more females than you do males. And the age for your females is over 50.” So far, 2014 has been a banner year for TAPS. The most recent production, Sordid Lives, had to be held over. TAPS is pretty much the only source of entertainment on Tybee Island that doesn’t take place in a restaurant or bar. “There’s a formula that you can use to predict who your audience is going to be, and it’s like ten percent of the area,” says Ingham.
“Well, we get more’n that. We have a bigger audience than most small theaters in small towns have. “When we first opened, the first couple of plays we did, I was so surprised at how many people came up and said ‘I’ve never seen a play before. We loved it.’ Because they have such a good time, they really talk it up. And you would be surprised at how many people come just for that reason—that their neighbor, their uncle or whatever said ‘You’ve got to go!’ And once we get them, they come back to every show.” And the word is apparently out on both sides of the curtain. “You have to have people that really love community theater in
order to do it,” she says. “And we have that. “We’ve got a group of wonderful actors. And now we have a group of people that will come in and help with the technical part of it, backstage. And we’re getting new blood all the time, which is great.” CS The Hallelujah Girls Where: Tybee Arts Center Jim Ingham Black Box Theater, 7 Cedarwood, Tybee Island (north end) When: May 9, 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, 19. Evening performances are 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees 3:30 p.m. No show on May 16; 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday May 18 Tickets: $18 public, $15 Tybee Arts Association members, at (912) 786-5920 or online at tybeearts.org
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A woman of a certain age
Dowager gets her due in The Trip to Bountiful (played by Karla Knudsen, seen last in Collective Face’s Shadowlands.) She’s a sweet but tragic figure, unaware of the changes that Older women tend to fade into invis- have befallen her tiny Texas hometown since ibility in modern theater, as if graying hair she left decades ago. and crow’s feet are cause for automatic irrel“Carrie has lost herself, and she thinks evance rather than signs of wisdom to be that going home to Bountiful will solve that,” mined for dramatic potential. sums up Barrett. It’s a ridiculous shame, really. Barrett is the antithesis of the kind of Rare—and welcome—are the plays that woman who loses herself. After a lifetime of present not only an aging woman’s perspec- professional success and artistic expression, tive but gives older actresses the opportunity she appears to know exactly who she is. to take center stage. Blessed with a distinctive, throaty voice Not that Dandy Barrett is anything like and sparkling eyes, Barrett made her first Carrie Watts, the main character in The Trip foray into show biz in the 1960s, working to Bountiful, presented by the Collective Face the cabaret circuit. Theatre Ensemble May 9-25. “I played the Dunes in Las Vegas, made Barrett plays Carrie Watts, an elderly the rounds in Kansas City,” recalls the forwidow looking to escape the home of her mer lounge singer, dressed in a bright coral son (Mark Rand, Equus) and his pushy wife blouse, silver hair slicked back. By Jessica Leigh Lebos
“Then one Thanksgiving, I found myself sitting at a drugstore counter eating a burger, alone. I decided the road lifestyle just wasn’t for me.” Instead, the self-professed Army brat went to Washington, D.C. and got a job as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill. That led to a gig in government relations, then a corporate position at the Clorox company in Oakland, CA. At a time when most women were still stuck in the secretarial pool, Barrett rose through the ranks with a steely grace and no-nonsense demeanor. “I was often the only woman in the room, and I was often told that I was too aggressive,” she grins. “I thought I was just being assertive.” After a couple of decades, she quit the rat race to pursue a voiceover career, which she enjoyed until the work dried up.
“Celebrities discovered how lucrative voiceover work could be and drove everyone else out,” she recounts with arched eyebrow. She had no problem scoring another corporate gig, and finished up her career as the assistant vice president of a little start-up called CarMax. Along the way she got married, had kids and is now the grandmother of five. She chose to take an early retirement in Savannah, beguiled by its warm weather and cultural charms. While she admits to being “of a certain age” (which she does not care to share, thank you very much), Barrett has no intention of letting her God-given talents founder. She had plunged into community theater while her sons were growing up and began seeking out local repertory groups once she landed in the South. In 2007, she met Collective Face artistic director David I.L. Poole, who
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28 Dandy Barrett (left) plays Carrie Watts, who befriends a stranger (Hannah Lewis) on her way home in The Trip to Bountiful. Photos by Stephen Morton.
Theatre | continued from previous page immediately cast her as the Mother Superior in his production of Agnes of God. Appearances in Equus and Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer followed, and Barrett is deeply involved in every one of the ensemble’s productions as managing director. (Here’s hoping more women of a certain age will enjoy stage time next fall when the Collective Face produces Grey Gardens, a musical revolving around a pair of eccentric, reclusive socialites.) Yet it’s the role of the naïve dowager in Horton Foote’s Trip to Bountiful that gives this actress an exceptional—in its rarity as well as its depth—leading role. “The plot is deceptively simple, but the layers of human interaction are very complex,” says Barrett, whose character expresses
the tragedy of an ordinary life to a young woman, Thelma, played by Hannah Lewis. (Bill DeYoung, Gary Shelby and Dennis Edwards round out the rest of the cast.) Self-assured and comfortable in her own skin, Barrett relates to Carrie’s determination to feel joy, though she is very different kind of woman. “I definitely identify with her inner strength,” says Barrett. “She’s an iron fist in a velvet glove.” cs The Trip to Bountiful When: May 9-25, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Tickets: $20/$15 students, seniors and active military Info: collectiveface.org
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Qualia* BFA Painting Exhibition — BFA Painting exhibition featuring the work of: Justin M. Finnegan Tyler Hentz Kenzie Adair Julie Miller Rachael Young The exhibition opens on May 9, with a reception from 7-9pm. The artists explore aspects of one’s individual relationship to people, culture, and the physical environment which surrounds us. The Sicky Nar Nar, 125 W Duffy St. Paintings by Joshua Hill — Savannah-based
painter’s work is influenced by classical and contemporary artists. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.
by the staff of The Sentient Bean. Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.
Contemporary Southern Landscape — The unique
landscape of the South is the subject of this exhibition of work by a wide range of artists, media, and styles. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Dustin Yellin: Triptych — “The Triptych,” mak-
ing its museum premiere, is Yellin’s largest and most complex work, a massive 12-ton, three-paneled epic, embodying his vision of the world and consciousness. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
Exhibition: Ray Ellis - Sketches from 1971-2011 — This show includes the preliminary
sketches for larger watercolors and oils that Ellis completed throughout his career. Beach and coastal marshes, sailing and garden scenes ; some are very simple pencil sketches with loose washes of color and others are more elaborate studies. Ray Ellis Gallery/Compass Prints, Inc., 205 West Congress St. PIP: Prayers, Identities, Power — The Visual
The Three Muses — Tremain Farrar, Stephanie Meyer, and Michelle Willows come together for this three-woman exhibition of their works, which are primarily illustration, but also painting, graphic design images and more. Opening reception Friday, May 9, 7pm-10pm. The Butcher Tattoo Studio, 19 East Bay St.
and Performing Arts Program, and the SSU Department of Liberal Arts presents: The 2014 Spring Senior Thesis Exhibition, by Cristianna Cambrice and Taylor Edwards. Gallery is located in the lobby of the SSU Social Science Building. PIP encompasses works that address life’s struggles with identity and control. Free and open to the public. Through May 10 Savannah State University, 3219 College St.
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vannah Art Association exhibits over thirty works of oil, acrylic, mixed media and three dimensional art. Art may be purchased through the Savannah Art Association. Free and open to the public. Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, 400 Airways Ave. Reinvigorated: Environmental Recycling — From
trash into art: seven artists create work from trash and keep a few more things out of the landfill. Participating artists: RL Brethauer, Melanie Carpenter, Cristina Emberton, Rachel Green, Crisley McCarson, Tandi and Mike Rose. Artists’ reception, May 16, from 5-7 p.m. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St. Helen Levitt: In the Street — The exhibit, a
collaboration with the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, displays the work of one of America’s ground-breaking photographers. The photographs are drawn from the permanent collections of both the Telfair and the High. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Jason Middlebrook: Submerged — Middlebrook
transformed logs once submerged in the Savannah River and that provided infrastructure for over 200 years. In the exhibition, these planed and painted planks hang from various heights and angles throughout the museum’s lobby. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
which the composition was derived. This technique mirrors the chemical composite of the photographed landscape and symbolizes today’s ecological concerns about the deterioration of our natural world. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. The Metal Artistry of West Africa: From the Kole Collection — Drawn from the private col-
lection of the Kole family, this exhibition sponsored by Armstrong includes sacred and ceremonial objects created by people in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigerian altar pieces, a Dogon ritual harvest bowl, an animal-inspired Edo ritual dance helmet and a Toma costume used in healing rituals. Free and open to the public. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Moving off the Grid: Acrylic Abstractions in Color and Line — Paintings by Stephen Darr. Geo-
metric abstractions, influenced by circuit boards and underground subway maps, including vivid pairings that match up on all four sides and can be rearranged to create multiple compositions. A portion of proceeds benefits Hospice Savannah, Inc. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.
Nathan Mabry: Process (B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E) — A six-piece, sculpture-based installa-
Jeff Zeigler Art Exhibition — A small exhibition
tion exhibited in the Alex Townsend Grand Courtyard. Mabry appropriates figures of Rodin’s “The Burghers of Calais,” adorning them with familiar American mascot heads. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
of paintings by local folk artist Jeff Ziegler. Viewing times are 12pm on Thursdays and 9am as well as 11am during and before worship services on Sundays. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.
Alfredo Jaar: Shadows — SCAD deFINE ART 2014 honoree Alfredo Jaar presents the world premier of a site specific installation, Shadows, at the SCAD Museum of ART. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon — An in-
Rivers: Exhibition by Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) — Collaborative paintings inspired
ternationally traveling exhibition, featuring more than 100 works of American film icon Marilyn Monroe. Including photographs, paintings, and videos. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.
by speeches/writings/music of Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Jacobs, Mark Twain, W.E.B. Du Bois & Duke Ellington. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
Matthew Brandt: Lakes and Reservoirs — Using
Art in City Hall: Peter Halpern — Peter J. Halpern exhibition, Savannah Scenes, features paintings in acrylic that capture the unique beauty of everyday Savannah scenes. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street. Sam Nhlengethwa: Life, Jazz and Lots of Other Things — Nhlengethwa’s first solo museum
exhibition in the U.S. Nhlengethwa is one of South Africa’s leading contemporary artists. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
Classes Jennifer Dodson: Psychosomatic Unity — April 21 - May 10, Workshop on May 9, 2-3pm. This show was made possible by Art Rise Savannah’s Exhibition Fellowship Program. Fresh Exhibitions, 2427 Desoto Ave. Amy P. Collins Oil Painting Workshop — Amy P.
Art With Meaning: Folk Art in the Twenty First Century — A show of mixed-media art, present-
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Collins will teach her process of oil painting. She has been a very popular exhibitor at the Telfair Art Fair for the past several years. You may visit her website at www. amypcollins.com. to view her work. $95 Sat., May 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 912-3372468. sharon@paintsavannah.com. paintsavannah.com. Sat., May 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m Paint Savannah, 215 West Liberty Street.
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designed for students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling. Harmony and Hostility: Sculptural Works by John Students will have assigned readings and McLeod — McLeod, from Chattanooga, TN, writing homework, which will be reviewed works in stone, steel and wood, utilizing and critiqued workshop style by the carving, grinding and welding to create instructor and classmates. Instruction will elegant works which are at once techniuse student writing and outside readings cally proficient and conceptually engaging. to explore narrative structure and scenic Works are informed by both his worldly writing, dialogue, character, place, word travels as well as internal struggles. Free choice, rhythm, pacing and revision. Pieces and open to the public. Hours during the of writing worthy of submission for publicaexhibition are by appointment. Indigo Sky tion is the goal, along with knowledge of Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave. strong narrative structures, beautiful and varying sentences, reading like a writer and Contemporary Southern Landscape — The unique refining the writer’s voice. $200 per person landscape of the South is the subject of Mon., May 12, 6:30 p.m. 912-644-5967. this exhibition of work by a wide range of jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. cgc.georgiaartists, media, and styles. Through Dec. southern.edu/. Mon., May 12, 6:30 p.m 31. telfair.org. telfair.org/jepson/. Through Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Dec. 31 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. DCA Summer Art Camp Now Accepting Registrations — City of Savannah’s Department of Culunaffected — Recent photography by award tural Affairs is accepting registrations for winning Savannah artist Geoff L. Johnson. Summer Art Camp. Art Camp begins June Artist’s reception May 16, 6-8pm Gallery 2 and runs through August 8. Space is Espresso, 234 Bull St. limited; advance registration required. Full payment due at enrollment. See website for fees and other information. Wednesdays.. 912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. Wednesdays. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. cs
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The screen settles on a teen in mourning, and through some deft editing and camerawork, we watch as this brooding protagonist remains in the exact same position even as the months fly by and the previously bare ground is now covered with snow. The person in question is ... Bella Swan, and the movie is 2009’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Now, we have Peter Parker in essentially the exact same setup, and it’s a delicious irony: A superhero flick, the sort adored by fanboys everywhere, is stealing from Twilight, a franchise abhorred by these same gaggle of guys? Say it ain’t so, Mark Webb! Then again, what should we expect from a franchise that was rebooted simply for financial gain? The cobwebs hadn’t even settled on Tobey Maguire’s Spidey suit before Marvel and Sony elected to return to their lucrative cash cow by offering a new series a mere five years after the original trilogy came to a close. Consequently, the rush job known as The Amazing Spider-Man suffered in comparison to the films (at least the first two) helmed by Sam Raimi and starring a perfectly cast Maguire as everyone’s favorite wallcrawler. The problems with the reboot could be found front and center with the casting of Andrew Garfield; as I wrote in my original review, “Suddenly, Peter Parker is no longer the ultimate outsider, the selfdeprecating, geeky kid who locates the hero buried within. Now, he’s the poster boy for the iPhone generation, a surly hipster who, oh yeah, just happens to also be a superhero. ... The actor tries his hardest, but when it looks as if Peter Parker just stepped out of
a GQ photo shoot (right down to the perfectly coifed hair), it’s hard to take him seriously as someone who’s perpetually ignored by girls and harassed by guys.” For all its problems - the lack of a vibrant human dimension, a weak villain in The Lizard, the casting of Forrest Gump’s mom as Peter’s Aunt May - the film wasn’t a complete debacle; on the contrary, it was adequate summer-movie filler, the type that’s best to catch when the only other options are an afternoon peeling off sunburnt skin or an evening suffering through the latest Adam Sandler comedy. Still, with such efforts as The Avengers and The Dark Knight Trilogy upping the ante, the movie felt comparatively puny, a designation that also applies to this latest entry. Overall, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 offers a slight improvement over its predecessor, but not enough that we can feel excited about the future of this franchise. The best component of TAS-M2 is the developing relationship between Peter and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). The character of Gwen often felt like an afterthought in the previous installment, but not here. Instead, Webb and his quartet of writers take care to establish the bond between the lovebirds, and Garfield and Stone both do exemplary jobs of conveying the feelings and frustrations of their star-crossed lovers. With this romance landing in the pole position of the positives, the runner-up slot goes to the casting of Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon, a lowly and lonely engineer who’s eventually transformed into the powerful and destructive Electro. Foxx brings genuine
pathos to the character of Max/Electro, who in some ways brings to mind Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (right down to his siphoning of vast amounts of electricity), and even as the character’s villainy grows, Foxx ensures that he never completely loses audience sympathy. Electro is a compelling enough villain that he could have benefitted from more screen time; unfortunately, the film suffers the same fate as Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 by cramming too many villains into the proceedings. Not even counting the peripheral baddies - Colm Feore’s slick businessman, Marton Csokas’ mad scientist, Chris Cooper’s corrupt Norman Osborn - there’s overkill in also including both the Green Goblin (although Dane DeHaan is effective as his alter ego, Harry Osborn) and the Rhino (the usually reliable Paul Giamatti is practically unwatchable in a part that almost makes one long for the days of Topher Grace’s Venom). As for the effects that bring our superhero and his nemeses to life, they curiously run hot and cold, hearkening back to the shaky visuals of Raimi’s first Spider-Man flick rather than the more accomplished work seen in its two sequels as well as in this film’s predecessor. Of course, it also doesn’t help that Webb maddeningly plays around with the tools of the trade with the reckless abandon of a pubescent kid discovering his own pecker, slowing down many shots to the point of absurdity. Otherwise, it’s business as usual, including the obligatory Stan Lee cameo. The appearances by the Marvel mastermind have always been treats in other superhero sagas, but here the filmmakers just toss the poor old man out there, not even trying to distinguish his fleeting moment with any semblance of wit or innovation. When even the legendary Stan Lee gets swept aside, it’s obvious that the cash register has replaced the comic book as the main source of inspiration.
JODOROWSKY’S DUNE
OOOP It’s the mid-1970s. Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky has never even read Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune, and his filmography contains nothing but movies that might have ruled the midnight circuit (El Topo, The Holy Mountain and Fando and Lis) but were virtually ignored by the moviegoing masses in this country. But thanks to a strong following overseas ( Jodorowsky claims that The Holy Mountain was number two at the Italian box office in its year, just under “James Bond”) and a shared vision with French producer
Michel Seydoux, the avant-garde writerdirector is set to make a film version of Dune that he believes will turn cinema on its head. Yet as is often the case with visionaries, they discover that more financially conservative types don’t often share their enthusiasm; thus, with no Hollywood studio willing to pony up the dough, Jodorowsky’s film never gets made. The entertaining and informative documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune makes the case that filmgoers were cheated out of a cinematic masterpiece. That may or may not be the reality — after all, David Lynch’s 1984 version of Dune was a disaster, but had it also never have been made, would we not be salivating over the promise of a Dune that combined the talents of Lynch, actors Patrick Stewart and Max von Sydow, Oscarwinning cinematographer Freddie Francis and other notables? Yet the evidence presented in this new film does suggest that, at the very least, Jodorowsky would have made a hallucinatory, one-of-a-kind epic that, for better or worse, would still be heavily discussed to this day. The star of Jodorowsky’s Dune is, naturally, Jodorowsky himself, and he’s a sprightly octogenarian, full of life and only too happy to talk at length (in both Spanish and sometimes faltering English) about the tortured history of his non-movie. The cast was rumored to include David Carradine, Mick Jagger and Orson Welles. Hard to top the participation of Welles? How about the great artist Salvador Dalí, who agreed to fill a major role? This engaging picture offers a behindthe-scenes peek at a possibly megalomaniacal filmmaker employing cinema as his own grandiloquent celebration, and in that respect, it nicely aligns with 1993’s It’s All True, about an unfinished Welles project (a documentary about Brazilian laborers), and 2002’s Lost in La Mancha, about an unfinished Terry Gilliam project (a feature film about Don Quixote). We’ll never get to saunter into a theater to watch Jodorowsky’s Dune, but Jodorowsky’s Dune is the next best thing to being there.
parts (as in The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Bling Ring), Mann is terrific in this latest picture, one which finds her landing abovethe-title billing alongside Cameron Diaz. Diaz stars as Carly, an accomplished businesswoman who’s so enamored of her latest squeeze, the suave Mark (Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), that she informs her secretary (singer Nicki Minaj) that he might be the one. Unfortunately for Carly, she’s eventually confronted by Kate (Mann), the wife she didn’t know Mark had. Both hurt by the same scumbag, they become unlikely friends, and their number grows when they discover the wayward husband is seeing yet another woman, a stunner named Amber (Sports Illustrated swimsuit star Kate Upton). Believing that when it comes to fidelity, one’s company, two’s a crowd and three is an outrage, the trio of duped lovers elect to exact their revenge by all means necessary. As long as it concentrates on the relationship between Carly and Kate - that is to say, the first half of the picture - The Other Woman offers a generous supply of laughs. It’s only when the revenge angle takes over that the movie falls apart. The various ways in which Carly, Kate and Amber exact their revenge on Mark are either tepidly presented (tapping his offshore accounts? Yawn) or sloppily scripted (Mark unknowingly uses a lotion that causes his hair to fall out by the handful, yet subsequent scenes show him sporting the same full head of hair as before). There are absolutely no surprises in this second part of the film, a drawback when the storyline involves characters who are constantly trying to come out on top through subterfuge. This remains Mann’s movie from the getgo. She’s a riot, and it’s a shame the studio marketing of this as strictly a female-friendly flick - on top of the refusal by many guys to even go see a movie fronted exclusively by women - will doubtless prevent her from finally emerging as a breakout star.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
OOOOO It would be insulting and inaccurate to The Psychotronic Film Society and Cinema- state that Wes Anderson is the Zeppo Savannah will bring Jodorowsky’s latest film, Marx to the Coens’ Groucho and Chico (or The Dance of Reality, to Muse Arts WareGroucho and Harpo, if you will), but as house May 31, for two screenings. both sets of filmmakers have often leaned heavily on stylized dialogue, eye-popping The Other Woman tableaus and no small measure of eccentricOOP ity in both the storytelling and characterThere are enough bright elements in The ization departments, there have often been Other Woman that allow the film to occacomparisons that have left the solo artist sionally rise above the mire, and chief among standing in the shadows of the sibling team. them is Leslie Mann. A gifted comedienne Because, for all his obvious talent, I’ve who has managed to shine even in small always found Anderson’s movies easier to
admire than truly enjoy, kept at arm’s length by a coolly distant sensibility that didn’t always translate to film. But with 2012’s Moonrise Kingdom, Anderson finally broke through his own remoteness, and now with The Grand Budapest Hotel, he has ascended even further with what turns out to be the best film of his career. Working with co-writer Hugo Guinness, Anderson has concocted a fanciful tale marinated in whimsy and tinged with ruefulness. After a pair of framing devices, the film takes us to the 1960s, where an author ( Jude Law) spends most of his time in a crumbling, practically empty hotel located in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka. There, he meets owner Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham), who proceeds to tell him a story that takes us even further back in time. T The setting is now the hotel during the early 1930s, when young Zero (Tony Revolori) is serving as a lobby boy under the tutelage of M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), the property’s ab-fab concierge. Gustave is superb at his job, which on the downside includes bedding the elderly — and wealthy — women who stay at the facility. One such individual is Madame D. (played by an unrecognizable Tilda Swinton in layers of wrinkled makeup), and when she passes away under mysterious circumstances, she wills an invaluable painting to Gustave. This displeases her son Dmitri (Adrien Brody) to such a degree that he frames Gustave as his mother’s murderer and sics the family henchman, the snarling Jopling (a frightening/comical Willem Dafoe, replete with pointy teeth), to bump off anyone who interferes with his diabolical plot. Thus, it’s largely up to Zero, with the aid of his girlfriend Agatha (Saoirse Ronan), to save his mentor and the day. Several of Anderson’s past films, works such as The Life Aquatic and Fantastic Mr. Fox, have showcased unique visual compositions, and with its generous use of models and matte backdrops, The Grand Budapest Hotel follows suit. The playful art direction is matched by the jocularity of the screenplay, which mines ample humor from the relationship between Gustave and Zero. Fiennes and Revolori prove to be a choice tag team, but they also shine individually, with Revolori making the most of his character’s whispery demeanor and Fiennes sensational as the concierge whose occasional buffoonishness can’t mask the tortured soul of a poet. I The Grand Budapest Hotel is Anderson’s best film not just because it makes us laugh, but because it makes us care. CS
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13th Colony Patriots
A group of conservative political activists that meets the 13th of each month. Dedicated to the preservation of the U.S. Constitution and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. See Facebook page or call for information. Free 13th of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-604-4048. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt. 13th of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Candidates' Forum for Savannah-Chatham School Board President
The school board president's election is May 20. The PTAs for Jacob G. Smith, Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, Heard Elementary along with SouthernMamas. com are sponsoring a non-partisan candidates’ forum. Moderated by WSAV Coastal Sunrise Anchor Dave Kartunen. Free childcare with RSVP by Monday, May 5 via email or telephone. Free and open to the public. Wed., May 7, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-355-8111. programming@savj.org. savannahjea.org. Wed., May 7, 6:30-8 p.m Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 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 March Against Monsanto
Savannah is part of a nationwide march speaking out against food conglomerate Monsanto's use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms. Local food activists, elected officials and Reublican and Democratic political candidates are scheduled. Children's activities. Bring your own sign. Free and open to the public. Sat., May 10, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 912-748-0731. Sat., May 10, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m Johnson Square, Bull & St. Julian Sts. 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.
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State School Superintendent Candidate Debate
The Chatham County Republican Party's regular monthly breakfast meeting will feature the candidates running for State School Superintendent. Forum begins at 9:45am. Questions for candidates may be submitted to Rachel at events@savannahgop.com. InviteBill DeYoung Facebook © 2014 Saturday, May 10at 9:00am - 11:00am Next Week · 84°F / 70°F Partly Cloudy Show Map Johnny Harris Restaurant 1651 E. Victory Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31404 May's Second Saturday Breakfast will feature the candidates running for State School Superintendent. 9:00-9:30 Full Country Breakfast Buffet ($15.00/person) 9:30-9:45 Update from our Chair 9:4511:00 Debate Questions for candidates may be submitted to Rachel at events@savannahgop.com $15 for breakfast Sat., May 10, 9-11 a.m. events@savannahgop.com. Sat., May 10, 9-11 a.m Johnny Harris Banquet Hall, 1651 E. Victory Dr. Victorian Neighborhood Association Meetings
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African American Theatre
Revitalize African-American theatre in Savannah. Staging and premiering of new, dynamic plays with memorable characters and storylines. Contact playwright Ben Harris for information. Every 3 days. 404/955-1697. ybasa126@aol.com. Every 3 days Performing Arts Instructors Sought
Department of Cultural Affairs Accepting Proposals for Neighborhood Arts Programming Instructors City seeks applications for Weave A Dream Initiative instructors for Fall 2014 programming. Proposals are due by August 29, 2014 and should be submitted by email to cnorthcutt@savannahga.gov or mailed to 9 West Henry Street, Savannah, GA 31401. To download the application and see criteria, go to the Cultural Affairs website www.savannahga.gov/arts. For more information please contact Crystal Northcutt at (912) 644-7927. Through Aug. 29. Through Aug. 29
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The Sentient Bean is seeking experienced artists interested in showing their work for the duration of one 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. 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. 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
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programs in Savannah. Applicants must be a non-profit, 501c3, head-quartered in Savannah’s corporate limits. Proposed programs must also be produced within the City’s corporate limits. No individual artist applications will be accepted. Applications are available on the Department of Cultural Affairs website. Mondays.. 912651-6417. cnorthcutt@savannahga.gov. (savannahga.gov\arts. Mondays. Benefits
2014 Legacy Ball: A Salute to Masters of the Air
A gala to honor past and present members of the armed forces. Cocktails, dinner, silent auction and music by SkyeLite Jazz Band. $100. Table of ten for $900. Sat., May 10, 6:30-11 p.m. 912-748-8888. legacyball@mightyeighth.org.. mightyeighth. org/. Sat., May 10, 6:30-11 p.m Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. 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. Chatham Savannah Citizen Advocacy Annual Covered Dish Supper and Celebration
Annual potluck dinner to share stories about citizen advocacy in Savannah. Music by Soap. $5 or a covered dish to share. Thu., May 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. 912-236-5798. info@savannahcitizenadvocacy.org. Thu., May 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. Davenport House Summer Junior Interpreter Program
This program at the Davenport House Museum is for students in grades 9 through 12 develops the skills and knowledge necessary for a tour guide at the museum. Participants may earn community service hours and receive public speaking experience. Program dates and times: Thursday evenings June 12 through July 31 (from 6 to 8 p.m.) Tuesdays.. 912-236-8097. jcredle@davenporthousemuseum.org. davenporthousemuseum.org. Tuesdays. Davenport House, 324 East State St. 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. $5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities
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to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. . 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.
of crew of the Historic Savannah Theatre. $12 Mon., May 12, 7 p.m. 912-233-7764. internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/. Lawyers, Guns and Money Sporting Clays Tour- savannahtheatre.com. Mon., May 12, 7 p.m nament The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. A benefit for the American Diabetes AsSCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers Savannah Chatham County Animal sociation's Kiss-a-Pig Campaign, hosted by the Savannah Boar Association. Tourna- Control seeks volunteers to serve as greeters, office assistants, animal ment, after-party/barbecue featuring photographers,event coordinators, groommusic by The Trainwrecks and Conellis; ers, property maintenance workers, kennel and silent auction. Fri., May 9, 3-9 p.m. 912-353-8110. mcenter@diabetes.org. Fri., assistants, dog walkers, cat socializers, play area monitors, off-site adoption May 9, 3-9 p.m Forest City Gun Club, 9203 managers, veterinary service supporters, Ferguson Avenue. Lip-Sync-A-Licious: A Karaoke Fundraiser and foster coordinators. No prior animal Karaoke with a twist--challenge another shelter experience is necessary. Newly person in attendance to sing a song by trained volunteers will be authorized to paying a small fee. Or people can sing serve immediately after orientation. songs themselves, all to benefit grants Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. given out by Rotary Club of Savannah East Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins & to support The Greater Savannah Coali- are welcome. Volunteers must be at least tion on Aging. Complimentary refresh17-years-old. . (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@ ments. Cash bar. Prizes. $15 Fri., May 9, savannahga.gov. 6:30-10:30 p.m. codyhetzel@gmail.com. Fri., May 9, 6:30-10:30 p.m Johnny Harris Classes, Camps & Workshops 200 - Hour Intensive Yoga Teacher Training Banquet Hall, 1651 E. Victory Dr. Mayor's Luncheon to Benefit Scoutreach Inner Savannah Yoga Center sponsors this City Boy Scouting Program course, held July 25 – August 17, 2014. Luncheon features keynote speaker Application Deadline is July 15. Three Savannah Chatham Metro Police Asweek yoga teacher training led by Kelley sistant Police Chief, Terry Enoch. Call for J. Boyd, 500-ERYT & Director of Savanpricing. Wed., May 7. 912-927-7272, ext. nah Yoga Center, accompanied by the East 204. coastalgeorgiabsa.org. Wed., May 7 Coast’s best yoga teachers. Yoga / Satsang. Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career Registration and more info at www.savanHigh School, 151 Coach Joe Turner Rd. nahyoga.com or call (912) 232-2994. Every Preservation Festival: Raise the Roof Party 3 days. Every 3 days Toast the power of preservation at this Art Classes at The Studio School weekly drawing and painting classes for Preservation Festival wrap party and gala. Music by the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra. youth and adults. See website, send email or call for details. 912-484-6415. melindArt auction featuring work by Kenneth Herrington, plus other local artists of note. aborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Sponsored by Historic Savannah FoundaArt, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching tion. $75 Sat., May 10, 7-10 p.m. myhsf. Coaching for all ages, beginners through org. shipsofthesea.org. Sat., May 10, 7-10 advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvizap.m Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin tion and theory. Serious inquiries only. Luther King Jr Blvd. Savannah Animal Care Open House 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Check out Savannah Animal Care and Artist Sacred Circle Group forming on Fridays beginning in learn more about the Humane Society of March. 1:30pm-3pm. Based on The ArtGreater Savannah. Bring a can of pet food or a cash donation for HSGS. Veterinarians ist's Way by Julia Cameron. Contact Lydia Stone, 912-656-6383 or rosesonthemove@ will be on hand to give advice and guided tours of the facilities. Free and open to the gmail.com. . 912-656-6383. rosesonthemove@gmail.com. public. Sat., May 10, 1:30-4 p.m. humaneBeading Classes societysav.org. Sat., May 10, 1:30-4 p.m Offered every weekend at Perlina BeadSavannah Animal Care, 510 West Bryan shop, 6 West State Street. Check website Street. A Savannah Speakeasy Benefiting The Matcalendar or call for info. 912-441-2656. thew Reardon Center for Autism perlinabeadshop.com. Food, cocktails, casino games, a silent Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry auction and period dance music. $80 for 1 Studio Learn jewelry-making techniques from ticket; $135 for 2 tickets Fri., May 9, 6:30beginner to advanced. Call for class times. 10:30 p.m. 912-355-9098. pvictor@mat912-920-6659. Epiphany Bead & Jewelry thewreardon.org. Fri., May 9, 6:30-10:30 Studio, 407 East Montgomery Xrds. p.m Andaz Hotel, 14 Barnard Street. Savannah-Chatham Stars Fundraiser
Jordan Brisbane, Savannah's recent American Idol candidate, gives a special performance as part of this American Idol style competition featuring several staff and faculty of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System performing in a vocal competition. Benefiting the Teacher of the Year and Instructional Support Person of the Year recognition programs. Plus, performances by the cast
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. Boot Camp
Get fit and lose weight with our Boot Camp instructor Tim Smith. Start your morning off with these heart-pumping routines sure
to help you with your fitness goals! $15 for drop in, 8/$100 (must use in 30 days) or 12/$125 (must use in 30 days) Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6:30-7:30 a.m. 912-257-5901. info@firstcityfitness.com. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6:30-7:30 a.m 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. Educate, Empower, Employ: Chatham Apprentice Program's job training program
Step Up Savannah’s Chatham Apprentice Program (CAP) is recruiting now for their next job training program, which runs Monday, May 19 through June 12. Open to men and women interested in enhancing their basic employment skills. Free to adults (18 years and older) through a partnership among Chatham County, Step Up Savannah, Inc., and Savannah Technical College. Those without a high school diploma or GED are encouraged to apply, but the program is open to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed. Graduates of this program receive assistance with their job search and one-on-one coaching. The application process is competitive and space is limited. Please call no later than May 12 to apply. Through May 13. (912) 656-4079. stepupsavannah.org. Through May 13 Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr.
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. City of Savannah Cultural Arts Workshops for May
Workshops for children, teens and adults include: Papier Mache, Duct Tape Jewelry, Kumihimo, Fused Glass Animal, Animal Sculpture, Garden Toad House, Raku Friday, Sit and Spin and Stained Glass Picture Frame. Daytime and after-school workshops held May 5-17. Offered by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs. Taught by skilled art professionals. Fees include materials.Class schedule, fees and registration forms available online or by phone. Through May 17. (912) 651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. Through May 17 City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. 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. 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. 912-897-3604. 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. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavannah.com. Fany's Spanish/English Institute
Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. . 912-921-4646. Feng Shui Simplified!
Feng Shui Simplified occurs on the second Sunday of the month. The class covers the nine main areas involved in Feng Shui to boost harmony in your life! $30/class second Sunday of every month, 1 p.m. relaxsavannah@gmail.com. facebook. com/relaxsavannah. second Sunday of every month, 1 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Figure Drawing Classes
Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:3012:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. . 912484-6415. 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
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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. Kid's Summer Pottery Camp
Kid's Can Create with Clay this summer. Weekly Summer Pottery camp open to kids ages 6-15. Creative projects done both on and off the pottery wheel. Early bird price special for registering before May 1. Classes begin in June. $127 before May 1. Call for pricing after May 1. Tuesdays.. 912-509-4647. www.savannahsclayspot. Tuesdays. Savannah's Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard St. Knitting & Crochet Classes
Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website. Mondays. 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav. com. Mondays 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. Life Coaching Group
Group & Individual Life Coaching with a Certified Life Coach. Ready for a career change, new lifestyle, or an opportunity to pursue your creative or business ideas? A great opportunity to get the right guidance to fulfill your aspirations in a safe and supportive environment. Individual sessions in person or on the phone. Check out our website at www.roiseandassociates.com $35 Session/ Group, Sliding Fee for Individual Session Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-596-1952. info@roiseandassociates. com. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon Downtown Savannah, downtown. Master Artist Photography Camp
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Session A: June 16-20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 10-12. Session B: June 23-27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 13-16. This program focuses on black-and-white and digital photography. Inspired by the work of world-famous photographer Helen Levitt – now on exhibit at the Jepson Center – campers participate in on-location shoots in the historic district and more! The camp 38 culminates with a reception and exhibi-
This 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 MICROSOFT – POWERPOINT exercises and an in-class group project. Create dynamic, persuasive PowerPoint Participants receive a manual, electronic presentations with effectiveness and forms, and other resource materials. confidence. Learn to create slides and Source: Project Management Body of change layouts; add slide transitions; use Knowledge, Project Management Instithemes; add clip art, animation, and sound; tute PMI® best business practices. $650 insert charts and tables; create SmartArt per person Fri., May 9, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. diagrams; use hyperlinks and understand 912.644.5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern. multimedia. $95 per person Thu., May 8, edu. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Fri., May 6:30-9:30 p.m. 912-478-5967. jfogarty@ 9, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m Coastal Georgia Center, georgiasouthern.edu. cgc.georgiasouthern. 305 Fahm Street. Quilting Classes edu/. Thu., May 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m Coastal : Quilting classes for beginners and adGeorgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Music Instruction vanced stitchers. Learn to make your first Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of quilt or learn a new technique. See the Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruc- website, call, or come by the shop. varies tion by professional musicians. Band . 912 925 0055. email@colonialquilts.us. instruments, violin, piano, drums and colonialquilts.us. Colonial Quilts and Saguitar. All ages welcome. . 912-358-0054. vannah Sewing Center, 11710 Largo Drive. Reading/Writing Tutoring georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Ms. Dawn’s Tutoring in reading, writing, Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group and composition. Remedial reading skills, Portman’s Music Academy offers private or help with borderline dyslexia, to grammar, group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner to term paper writing, and English as a Secadvanced level. All instruments. Also, voice ond Language. Fun methods for children to lessons, music production technology and help them learn quickly. Contact: cordrayDJ lessons. Teaching staff of over 20 inwriter@gmail.com or text or call 912-12structors with professional, well equipped 660-7399. Call for fee information. Russian Language Classes studios and a safe, friendly waiting area Learn to speak Russian. All experience levfor parents and siblings. . 912-354-1500. els welcome, beginner to expert. Call for portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic. info. . 912-713-2718. com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Salsa Group Classes Abercorn St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments Join us for the hottest class around! Savannah Musicians Institute offers private Salsa! Learn how to dance with a partner instruction for all ages in guitar, ddrums, or come solo. The only thing we require piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, is a good attitude and in the mindset ukelele, flute, woodwinds. 7041 Hodgson to have some fun! $5.00 Sundays, 5:30 Memorial Dr. . 912-692-8055. smisavanp.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ nah@gmail.com. gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. New Horizons Adult Band Program Sundays, 5:30 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Music program for adults who played a Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Savannah Authors Meeting band instrument in high school/college Open to published or unpublished writers. and would like to play again. Mondays Beginners are welcome. Savannah Authors at 6:30pm at Portman's. $30 per month. Autonomous encourages first-class prose All ages and ability levels welcome. Call writing, fiction or non-faction, using disfor info. . 912-354-1500. portmansmusic. cussion, constructive criticism, instruction, com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 and examples. The group was founded Abercorn St. Novel Writing by Christopher Scott (912) 398-1727 and Write a novel, finish the one you've started, Alice Vantrease (912) 308-3208. Visit us at revise it or pursue publication. Award-win- savannahauthors.org. We meet every secning Savannah author offers one-on-one or ond AND FOURTH Tuesday of the month. small group classes, mentoring, manuFree second Tuesday of every month. (912) script critique, ebook formatting. Email for 308-3208. savannahauthors.org. second pricing and scheduling info. . pmasoninsa- Tuesday of every month Private Residence, vannah@gmail.com. 630 East Victory Drive.
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.
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.
Vocal Lessons
tion of the students’ work at the Jepson Center. $200 for Telfair members and $235 for non-members Through June 23. 912.790.8823. bradleyk@telfair.org. telfair. org. telfair.org/jepson/. Through June 23 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.
Photography Classes
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
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
Singing Classes
Bel Canto is the name of the style of singing invented by Nicola Vaccai, which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves the vocal range and breathing capacity and is the technique Anitra Warren uses to train her students. It carries over well as a foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25 Mondays-Sundays, 6 p.m. 786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com. MondaysSundays, 6 p.m Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,. Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva
Teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for improving vocal range and breathing capacity. A good foundation technique for different styles--opera, pop, rock, cabaret. Fridays 5:30-8:30pm. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W. State St., 3rd floor. . 786-247-9923. 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 . Summer Art Camps
During June, two week-long Painting Camps for youth (ages 11 and up), plus a 5-day Portrait Workshop and a 5-day Figure Drawing Workshop (ages 15 and up). 1319 Bull Street, Savannah. Call or see website for fees and specific dates. Sundays.. 912.484.6415. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Sundays. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. 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
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present a vocie recital for the community. Varies . 912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp.org. The Voice Co-op, Downtown.
Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. . 912-308-6768.
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.
Improve your public speaking and leadership skills at our professional, friendly, peer-run Toastmasters meetings, every Tuesday 6:00-7:00 PM at 35 Barnard Street - Third Floor at ThincSavannah. Practice Creative Magic Mondays your speeches for work and community Join us on Mondays as we begin our week events. Network and make new friends. on a creative note. Doodling, Planning, Guests are always welcomed. $10/month Manifesting, Crafting! Just Bring Your Own Tue., May 13, 6-7 p.m. 912-484-0165. Art Supplies to get the week started right! hostesscitytm@gmail.com. facebook.com/ Free with a Love Donation Appreciated hostesscitytoastmasters. thincsavannah. Mondays, 11 a.m. relaxsavannah@gmail. com. Tue., May 13, 6-7 p.m ThincSavannah, com. facebook.com/creativemanifest. Mon- 35 Barnard St. Suite 300. days, 11 a.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, Ink Slingers Writing Group A creative writing group for writers of 2424 Drayton St. Drop N Circle Craft Night poetry, prose, or undefinable creative Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina. ventures. Based in Savannah and a little Tuesdays, 5pm-8pm. 6 W. State Street. nomadic. Meets two Thursdays a month, Enjoy sharing creativity with other knitters, 5:45pm. Discussion of exercises, ideas, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, nee- or already in progress pieces. Free to dle pointers, etc. All levels of experience attend. See Facebook page savinkslingwelcome. Call for info. . 912-233-1240. ers. . Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Energy Healers Abercorn St. Meets every Monday at 6pm. Mediation Island MOMSnext For mothers of school-aged children, kinand healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call for dergarten through high school. Authentic community, mothering support, perinfo. . 912-695-2305. meetup.com/Savansonal growth, practical help, and spiritual nahEnergyHealers. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs hope. First and third Mondays, excluding Open to all who are interested in the fiber holidays. Childcare on request. A minisarts: weaving, spinning, basket making, try of MOPS International. Info by phone knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug or email. . 912-898-4344. kymmccarty@ hooking, doll making, etc. Meets at Oatland hotmail.com. mops.org. Islands MOPS Island Wildlife Center the first Saturday A Mothers of Preschoolers group that of the month September through June meets at First Baptist Church of the Is10:15am. See our website for programs lands, two Wednesdays a month, 9:15amand events. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead.com/. Mondays, 11:30am. . sites.google.com/site/islandsmops. fbcislands.com/. First Baptist 10:30 a.m Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer 711 Sandtown Road GA. Freedom Network Blvd. An international, leaderless network of Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet Meets every Wednesday. Different locaindividuals seeking more freedom in an tions downtown. Call for info. No fees. unfree world, via non-political methods. Want to learn? Join us. . 912-308-6768. Savannah meetings/discussions twice Knittin’ Night monthly, Thursdays, 8:30pm. Topics and meeting locations vary. No politics, no reli- Knit and crochet gathering held each gious affiliation, no dues, no fees. Email for Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. 912-238next meeting day and location. . oneborn0514. wildfibresavannah.com/. Tuesdays, free@yahoo.com. Geechee Sailing Club 5-8 p.m Wild Fibre, 409 East Liberty St. Founded in 1971, GSC promotes sailing and Low Country Turners boating safety, education, and fellowship. Member of the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association. second Monday of every month, 6 p.m. 912-356-3265. geecheesailingclub.org. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt. second Monday of every month, 6 p.m Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr.
Clubs & Organizations
13th Colony Sound Barbershop Chorus
Sing in the harmonious barbershop style with the Savannah Chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society No charge Mondays, 6:30 p.m. 912-344-9768. rfksav@ gmail.com. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Mondays, 6:30 p.m Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes
Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. . 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
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.
Hostess City Toastmasters Club
A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Steve Cook for info at number below. . 912313-2230. 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, 3003 Rowland Ave. 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
Discussion group that meets every Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see Facebook.com/SavannahPhiloCafe. Mondays. athenapluto@yahoo.com. Mondays 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
A local club for fans from all over the sci-fi /fantasy universe, role-players and gamers. Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Super King Buffet 10201 Abercorn St., Savannah at 7PM. Contact: kasak@comcast.net. Website: roguephoenix.org or on Facebook. . 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
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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. . 912-5961962. honorflightsavannah.org. Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA
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2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. . 912-660-8257.
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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
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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 email 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.
sance, 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. Meet the second Saturday, September Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health Unithrough June, at Woods of Savannah, 1764- versity Medical Center, in the Conference C Hodgson Memorial. Social time 9:30am, Room C. . 912-484-6710. memorialhealth. meetings 10:00am followed by a program. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Open to all who are interested in quilting. Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Savannah Veggies and Vegans Membership is $25 per year. . (912) 598Join the Facebook group to find out more 9977. savannahquiltguild@comcast.net. Savannah Sacred Harp Singers about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join and to hear about upcoming local events. Savannah Sacred Harp Singers. All are Mondays. Mondays Savannah Writers Group welcome to participate or listen too one of America's most revered musical traditions. A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest authors, Call or email. . 912-655-0994. savannahand writing critique in a friendly, supportsacredharp.com. Faith Primitive Baptist ive environment. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at Church, 3212 Bee Road. Savannah SCA 7:00pm, Atlanta Bread Company, Twelve The local chapter of the Society for CreOaks Shopping Center, 5500 Abercorn. ative Anachronism meets every Saturday Free and open to the public. See website at Forsyth Park for fighter practice and or call for info. . savannahwritersgroup. general hanging out. If you're interested in blogspot.com. Spies and Mysteries Book Club re-creating the Middle Ages and RenaisSavannah Quilt Guild
Have a great love of the dead drop, tradecraft and signals? Then this is the book club for you! We meet every 2nd Thurs of the month @6:30 pm, 2nd floor, Southwest Chatham Lib. This months read: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. None second Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. 912-925-8305. second Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. 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. . 912-598-7387. 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.
Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation
Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. . 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@comcast. net. 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. Concert: AngelFire
Violinist Sholpan Beibitbayeva and pianist Renee Miles play a selection of tunes ranging from rumba to waltz to tango. A concert and dancing event. $8 Sat., May 10, 7 p.m. angelfireduo.com. Sat., May 10, 7 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton 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 Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m Bonna Bella Waterfront Grille, 2740 Livingston Avenue. Music: Anthony Hamilton
The R&B singer, songwriter and producer hit platinum in 2003 with Comin' from Where I'm From (2003, and wrote/recorded "Freedom" from the soundtrack album of Django Unchained as a duo with indie soul singer Elayna Boynton. $45-75 Sun., May 11, 7 p.m. savannahcivic.com. savannahcivic.com. Sun., May 11, 7 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Piano Lessons
Give the gift of music. Piano lessons with a classically trained instructor, with theater and church experience. Adults & children welcome. All levels. Call Renee Miles, 912312-3977. GA Music Warehouse. . georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Will-A-Palooza
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Benefit for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with music from the Trainwrecks, Eric Culberson, Betsy Kingston and Saint Francis. $15.00 advance/$20 day of; $50/2
person cornhole team Sat., May 10, 12-10 p.m. coachs.net/. Sat., May 10, 12-10 p.m Coach's Corner, 3016 East Victory Dr.
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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. . 912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo.com. Ballroom Group Dance Class
Weekly ballroom dance classes focus on two types of dance each month. Open to partners/couples or to solos. The $35 for 4 weeks or $10 drop in Mondays, 7 p.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Mondays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Ballroom/Latin Group Class
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classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Wednesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.
Collier for info. . 912-748-0731.
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.
Kids/Youth Dance Class
Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle
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. 912-7048726. 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.
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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. 912335-3335. 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 42 beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia
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. . 912-704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com. 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, 7:30pm10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar. Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm8:30pm. . 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. RAVE NIGHT with DJ ORSON WELLS
Get your Rave on with the the one and only DJ Orson Wells! We got glow sticks! Saturdays, 9 p.m. Saturdays, 9 p.m Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah
Tues. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Thur. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm-6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. See website for info. . salsasavannah.com. Dance: Suitnoo & Kudzoo Visits the Circus
Savannah Ballet School of Dance Spring Showcase. Selections from Gayanne and original, contemporary pieces will be performed. $15 Sat., May 10, 8 p.m. savannahcivic.com. Sat., May 10, 8 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.
Academy Rotunda. Dancers may pay in advance to attend all four lessons or drop in to take one lesson at a time. A small reception follows the May 27 class. Price per lesson: $5 students | $10 Telfair members | $15 non-members Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.. telfair.org. telfair.org. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. Zumba & Zumba Toning with Anne
Ditch the workout & join the party. All levels welcome. Wednesdays, 6:30 PM 7:30PM. Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 East Montgomery Crossroads $5 class - discount cards available Bring a friend & it's free for you! . 912-596-1952. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. Fitness
$5 Community Yoga Classes
Savannah Power Yoga offers a community yoga class nearly every day of the week for just $5. All proceeds support local organizations. Check out our schedule at www. savannahpoweryoga.com for details. Note that most of our classes are heated to 90 degrees and you will sweat! Bring a yoga mat, towel and some water and get ready to have some fun! $5 Mondays-Fridays, Sundays. (912) 695-9990. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga. com. savannahpoweryoga.com/. MondaysFridays, Sundays Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd. AHA Yoga Classes
Jivamkuti Inspired w/ Brittany Roberts Mondays 6:30pm – 7:45pm Soul Progression w/ Lynn Geddes Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30pm – 1:45pm & 6:30pm – 7:45pm TGiF! Power Hour with Lynne McSweeny Fridays 5:45pm – 6:45pm All Levels Yoga w/ Christine Harness Glover Saturdays 9:30am – 10:45am n/a first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month. 912-308-3410. first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. Al-Anon Family Groups
An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. the message of Al-Anon is one of strength and hope for friends/family of problem drinkers. Savannah Shag Club Al-Anon is for adults. Alateen is for people Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge. age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, Savannah area. check website or call for 2309 E. Victory Dr. . doublesnightclub.com/. info. . 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com. Bariatric Surgery Support Group Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing First Wednesday each month, 7pm, and . doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightthird Saturday, 10am, in Mercer Auditoclub, 7100 Abercorn St. rium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For Sizzle: Dance and Cardio those who have had or are considering A class designed to maintain that summer bariatric surgery. Free to attend. Call body by dancing and having fun. Incorpoor see website for info. . 912-350-3438. rates dance and cardio to fun, spicy songs. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. $10 drop in or 10 classes for $80 Tuesdays, com/. Memorial Health University Medical Fridays, 10 a.m. 912-312-3549. reserveCenter, 4700 Waters Ave. Beach Body Workouts with Laura todance@gmail.com. salondebailedanMONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer cestudio.com. Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784. Mondays, Memorial Drive. Swing Dance Lessons at the Telfair 6:15 p.m Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Telfair Museums invites dancers of all Crossroads. levels, beginner to expert, to enjoy lessons Beastmode Fitness Group Training Train with this elite team. A total body profrom Savannah Ballroom in the Telfair
gram 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. 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. . 912-3558811. 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 7am10pm. 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 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. Israeli Krav Maga Self-Defense Classes
A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Custom Fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. . 912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com. Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun
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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 Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. . 912-238-0018. savannahpilates. com. pilatessavannah.com/. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave. Pole Fitness Classes
Looking for a fun and flirty way to get into shape? First City Fitness offers pole fitness classes taught by Pole Dance America's 2014 National Professional Champion and Miss Fitness 2013 & 2014, Sabrina Madsen. Pole fitness concentrates on both fostering upper body strength and overall flexibility as well dance elements. Call or email to reserve your spot today! We offer a Beginning class Tuesdays from 8pm-9pm, Advanced class Wednesdays 8pm-9pm, and Stiletto Sundays 5pm-6pm with Open Pole from 6pm-7pm. All pole classes except Stiletto Sundays are $25 for drop in or 5/$100 (must be used in 30 days) Stiletto Sundays are $30 drop in, 4/$100 (must be used in 30 days) Wednesdays, 8-9 p.m., Sundays, 5-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801-673-6737. info@firstcityfitness. com. Wednesdays, 8-9 p.m., Sundays, 5-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. 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. . 912-704-7650. 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.
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. SIZZLE- Dance Cardio
The hottest cardio class to keep you in shape for summer or to get you in shape for summer. Sizzle is designed to give you cardio, strengthening, and stretch training that you need for that bikini body. Enroll now and get the first class free. $10.00 or $80 for 10 classes Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Tai Chi Fusion
Tai Chi Fusion is a form of moving meditation combining several forms of Tai Chi as well as Qi Gong. Join us weekly as we tone our muscles and quiet our minds. $12/ class Saturdays, 10 a.m.. relaxsavannah@ gmail.com. facebook.com/relaxsavannah. Saturdays, 10 a.m. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St.
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Fall/Winter schedule. Mondays at 8:30AM Zumba/Toning Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads $5.00/class Mondays/Wednesdays at 6:00PM Zumba/Toning Windsor Forest Elementary Gym 308 Briarcliff Circle $5.00/class Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00AM Zumba/Toning Curves @ Savannah Mall (912) 921-1771 14045 Abercorn St #1610 31419 $5.00/class (Non-Members) Tuesdays @ 5:30PM Zumba St. Paul CME Social Hall (912) 233-2849 123 Brady St (at Barnard St) 31401 $3.00/class (NonMembers) Wednesdays @ 9:30AM Zumba/ Toning Frank Murray Community Center (912) 898-3320 160 Wilmington Is Rd 31414 $3.00/class Bring water, proper shoes and attire. . 912-604-9890. Zumba Fitness (R) with April
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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
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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. . 912-236-7423. Southbound Brewing Co. Tours & Tastings
A few tastes of the newest local brews. Tours are first come, first serve. Live music on Saturdays. $10 for souvenir pint glass and 6 tasting tickets. 21+ only. info@ southboundbrewingco.com. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. Health
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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 kick-boxing. No experience or equipment needed. Tues. and Thurs. 6pm, Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton Wed. 6pm Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 . 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
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with your one butt.
those other two sources.
Fireworks displays excite the eyes and lift the spirit. But the smoke and dust they produce can harm the lungs with residues of heavy metals. The toxic chemicals they release may pollute streams and lakes and even groundwater. So is there any alternative? Not yet. No one has come up with a more benign variety of fireworks. But if it happens soon, I bet it will be due to the efforts of an enterprising Aries researcher. Your tribe is entering a phase when you will have good ideas about how to make risky fun safer, how to ensure vigorous adventures are healthy, and how to maintain constructive relationships with exciting influences.
LEO
SAGITTARIUS
I know this might come as a shock, Leo, but . . . are you ready? . . . you are God! Or at least godlike. An influx of crazy yet useful magic from the Divine Wow is boosting your personal power way beyond normal levels. There’s so much primal mojo flowing through you that it will be hard if not impossible for you to make mistakes. Don’t fret, though. Your stint as the Wild Sublime Golden Master of Reality probably won’t last for more than two weeks, three tops. I’m sure that won’t be long enough for you to turn into a raving megalomaniac with 10,000 cult followers.
Kangaroo rats live in the desert. They’re at home there, having evolved over millennia to thrive in the arid conditions. So welladapted are they that they can go a very long time without drinking water. While it’s admirable to have achieved such a high level of accommodation to their environment, I don’t recommend that you do something comparable. In fact, its probably better if you don’t adjust to some of the harsher aspects of your environment. Now might be a good time to acknowledge this fact and start planning an alternate solution.
TAURUS
VIRGO
CAPRICORN
Free jazz is a type of music that emerged in the 1950s as a rebellion against jazz conventions. Its meter is fluid and its harmonies unfamiliar, sometimes atonal. Song structures may be experimental and unpredictable. A key element in free jazz is collective improvisation -- riffing done not just by a featured soloist, but by the entire group of musicians playing together. To prepare for your adventures in the coming days, Taurus -- which I suspect will have resemblances to free jazz -- you might want to listen to music by its pioneers, like Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, and Sun Ra. Whatever you do, don’t fall prey to scapabobididdilywiddilydoobapaphobia, which is the fear of freestyle jazz.
In your imagination, take a trip many years into the future. See yourself as you are now, sitting next to the wise elder you will be then. The two of you are lounging on a beach and gazing at a lake. It’s twilight. A warm breeze feels good. You turn to your older self and say, “Do you have any regrets? Is there anything you wish you had done but did not do?” Your older self tells you what that thing is. (Hear it now.) And you reply, “Tomorrow I will begin working to change all that.”
“Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled,” said writer William Blake. I think you will challenge this theory in the coming weeks, Capricorn. Your passions will definitely not be weak. They may even verge on being volcanic. And yet I bet you will manage them fairy well. By that I mean you will express them with grace and power rather than allowing them to overwhelm you and cause a messy ruckus. You won’t need to tamp them down and bottle them up because you will find a way to be both uninhibited and disciplined as you give them their chance to play.
(March 21-April 19)
(April 20-May 20)
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20)
Apple and Exxon are the most valuable companies in America. In third place, worth more than $350 billion, is Google. Back in 1999, when the future Internet giant was less than a year old, Google’s founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page tried to sell their baby for a mere million dollars. The potential buyer was Excite, an online service that was thriving at the time. But Excite’s CEO turned down the offer, leaving Brin and Page to soldier onward by themselves. Lucky for them, right? Today they’re rich and powerful. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life, Gemini. An apparent “failure” may, in hindsight, turn out to be the seed of a future success.
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“You can’t have your cake and eat it, too” is an English-language proverb. It means that you will no longer have your cake if you eat it all up. The Albanian version of the adage is “You can’t go for a swim without getting wet. “ Hungarians say, “It’s impossible to ride two horses with one butt.” According to my analysis, Cancerian, you will soon disprove this folk wisdom. You will, in effect, be able to eat you cake and still have it. You will somehow stay dry as you take a dip. You will figure out a way to ride two horses
(July 23-Aug. 22)
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Over a hundred years ago, the cattle industry pressured the U.S. government to kill off wolves in Yellowstone National Park. By 1926 the wolves had all but vanished. In the following decades, elk herds grew unnaturally big, no longer hunted by their natural predator. The elk decimated the berry bushes of Yellowstone, eating the wild fruit with such voracity that grizzly bears and many other species went hungry. In 1995, environmentalists and conservationists got clearance to re-introduce wolves to the area. Now the berry bushes are flourishing again. Grizzlies are thriving, as are other mammals that had been deprived. I regard this vignette as an allegory for your life in the coming months, Libra. It’s time to do the equivalent of replenishing the wolf population. Correct the imbalance.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
I have no problem with you listening closely to the voices in your head. Although there might be some weird counsel flowing from some of them, it’s also possible that one of those voices might have sparkling insights to offer. As for the voices that are delivering messages from your lower regions, in the vicinity of your reproductive organs: I’m not opposed to you hearing them out, either. But I hope you will be most attentive and receptive to the voices in your heart. While they are not infallible, they are likely to contain a higher percentage of useful truth than
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Would you please go spend some quality time having non-goal-oriented fun? Can I convince you to lounge around in fantasyland as you empty your beautiful head of all compulsions to prove yourself and meet people’s expectations? Will you listen to me if I suggest that you take off the mask that’s stuck to your face and make funny faces in the mirror? You need a nice long nap, gorgeous. Two or three nice long naps. Bake some damn cookies, even if you’ve never done so. Soak your feet in epsom salts as you binge-watch a TV show that stimulates a thousand emotions. Lie in the grass and stare lovingly at the sky for as long as it takes to recharge your spiritual batteries.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20)
Dear Pisceans: Your evil twins have asked me to speak to you on their behalf. They say they want to apologize for the misunderstandings that may have arisen from their innocent desire to show you what you had been missing. Their intent was not at all hostile or subversive. They simply wanted to fill in some gaps in your education. OK? Next your evil twins want to humbly request that you no longer refer to them as “Evil Twin,” but instead pick a more affectionate name, like, say “Sweet Mess” or “Tough Lover.” If you promise to treat them with more geniality, they will guarantee not to be so tricky and enigmatic.
dential. 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. 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. . 912-350-3438. bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.
Couple’s Toolbox for Labor & Delivery with Ann Carroll
This hands-on, two hour class is designed for a mom and her spouse, partner, friend, mom, or whomever will be supporting her during labor and delivery. It’s a unique and fun way to prepare for this special time. We will talk about the different stages of labor and delivery as well as the best comfort techniques for each stage. Participants will learn a “toolbox” full of handson comfort measures including breathing, massage, positioning, pressure points, and much more from a labor doula. Plan to bring an exercise ball with you. Cost: $130 per couple / $120 before May 5th Sat., May 10, 10 a.m.-noon. 912.232.2994. savannahyoga.com/. Sat., May 10, 10 a.m.-noon Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 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.
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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. 6pm7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph's Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) . 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.
awareness. Second Tuesday/month, 7pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. . 912-288-7863. heather@savpride.com. 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. . 912-352-2611. Nature and Environment
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.
Psychic of Savannah ~Kelly Spurlock 15.00 Mondays-Sundays. 9125592169. savannahpsychic@gmail.com. MondaysSundays Ellis Square, Barnard Street and St. Julian Street.
A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists. Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. . 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org.
Columba House is an inclusive, welcoming hospitality space dedicated to building and sustaining a community of faith committed to social justice with the city's young adults, college students, and creative demographic. Tuesday evenings 6:30-8pm, includes dinner and a program focused on justice. All are welcome. Free and open to the public. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912228-9425. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m Columba House, 34th Street between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets.
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How is it possible to apply the ancient art of Buddhist meditation to today’s hectic Savannah CPR Initiative and busy modern world? Join us to learn An initiative by the City of Savannah to train how to solve your problems and develop 6,000 Savannahians in CPR by year's end. a peaceful mind by applying Buddha’s The City will train 1,000 Savannahians in classic advice to daily life. Everyone is CPR this year. Each of these trainees will welcome to attend, no previous experience in turn pledge to train at least five other necessary. Drop in for any class. $10 or $5 individuals, bringing to 6,000 the total seniors/students Wednesdays, 7 p.m. (912) GreenDrinks Savannah number of Savannahians trained in CPR. 358-0228. meditationinsouthcarolina.og. A happy hour networking gathering for The hope is that "Savannah's 6,000" will unityofsavannah.org/. Wednesdays, 7 p.m folks who want to save the Earth. Second vastly improve our community's ability to Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm. Location Blvd. respond to sudden cardiac emergencies, Band of Sisters Prayer Group varies monthly. September gathering at doubling our survival rate for witnessed Zunzi's 2. Free to attend. Cash bar. second All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Call for 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m. second info. . 912-651-6410. Seven Day Diabetes Repair Workshop 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m A seven-weeks diabetes repair/managePlant Pressings Workshop Seaver or see website for info. "The king's ment plan. Instructors are Carolyn Guilford Meet and greet park visitors, gather heart is like channels of water in the hands seasonal plants and make pressings. $5 and Jeffrey Adams. Intro workshop is free of the Lord." (Prov. 21:1) . 912-663-8728. and open to the public. 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Tuesdays.. 912-598tridges, cell phones, small electronics, lap- for individual and group retreats, weddings 8457. Tuesdays. Water Awareness Get Together tops, to EOA for recycling. They will receive and funerals. Visit Savannahzencenter.com A weekly seminar on the health of drinktechnology products and cash. Businesses for schedule and see us on Facebook. Soto ing water. Includes testing of drinking may also recycle items on behalf of EOA Zen lineage, resident Priest Un Shin Cindy water, plus samples of bottled water. for credit. Drop off at EOA, 681 W. AnderBeach Sensei. 912-427-7265 . The SavanTuesdays,7pm RSVP by phone to Ernestine son St. See website, email or call for info. . nah Zen Center, 111 E. 34th St. Catholic Singles Murray, Hydration Specialist. Tuesdays.. 912-238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet 703-989-6995. Tuesdays. Anahata Healing fundingfactory.com. Skidaway Island Bird Hike frequently for fun, fellowship and service. Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. An informative morning bird hike with a Send email or check website to receive annaturalist guide. Bring binoculars or bornouncements of activities and to suggest LGBT First City Network Board Meeting row limited pairs from the museum. $5 activities for the group. . familylife@diosav. First Monday, 6:30pm, at FCN office, 307 E. parking fee. Annual passes available. Sun., org. diosav.org/familylife-singles. Center for Spiritual Living--Savannah Harris St. 2nd floor. Call or see website for May 11, 9 a.m. (912)598-2300. SkidawayAll are invited to this Science of Mind info. . 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork.org. Island. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. Gay AA Meeting community. Recognizing the presence and Sun., May 11, 9 a.m Skidaway Island State True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonypower of God within, and believing that this Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. Tree ID Hike at Skidaway mous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that presence is in everything in the universe, welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays A one mile hike with a park ranger to learn unifying all of life. Welcoming all on their how to identify some common trees found and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian spiritual pathway. Celebration: Sunday on Skidaway Island and in Savannah. $5 Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd mornings. Location: Bonaventure Chapel, parking fee. Annual passes available. Thu., 2520 Bonaventure Road. Meditation at floor. New location effective 11/2012. . Georgia Equality Savannah May 8, 2 p.m. (912)598-2300. gastateparks. 10:30am Service at 11:00am Childcare Local chapter of Georgia's largest gay org/SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/ available in the "Funday School" Sundays. rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-547skidaway/. Thu., May 8, 2 p.m Skidaway cslsavannah.org. Sundays Christmas Psychic Reading Madness Sale 6263. . Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy. Savannah Pride, Inc. Walk on the Wild Side December Madness Sale!!!!!!! $15 for 20 Organizes the annual Savannah Pride A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail minute phone readings! payable at PayPal Festival and helps promote the well-being winds through maritime forest, freshwater savannahpsychic@gmail.com or go to of the LGBT community in the South. wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live website and check out Christmas monthly Mission: unity through diversity and social native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10amSpecials Love and Light Low Country 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.
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A comedy in one act. Proceeds benefit the church building fund for Restoration Worship Center of Richmond Hill. In the park's Wetlands Center. $20 advance. $25 door. $12.50 advance for kids. $15 door for kids. Sat., May 10, 6 p.m. 912-271-3125. Sat., May 10, 6 p.m J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill. 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. . 912-2335354. 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.
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CONCRETE FOREMAN NEEDED 40+ hours per week. Top pay for qualified person. 912-884-4744, between 10am-4pm. EXPERIENCED SKID STEER OPERATOR AND CONCRETE FINISHER. Must have at least 1yr. experience. Must have insurable driver’s license & transportation to Richmond Hill. Pay $12-$15/ hr based on experience. Call 912884-4744 (Midway), between 10am-4pm. EXPERIENCED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN NEEDED ASAP!!!!! Help Needed Immediately at small Veterinary Hospital! PartTime with the possibility of earning a Full-Time position. Must be experienced in bathing, holding, drawing blood, & giving injections. Also, must be experienced in assisting with surgeries & teeth cleanings. PLEASE EMAIL RESUME: Attn: Misty Vickery-Howard mvickery695@gmail.com or Fax resume to: 912-353-9223 White Bluff Veternary Hospital Don H. Howard, D.V.M. LANDINGS CLEANING GROUP INC. is seeking energetic individuals for a daytime position. Hours are generally Monday-Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM. Experience and transportation required. Background and drug test will be administered. To apply, please contact Dianne, (912)598-7703; At least two references are required to apply.
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FOR RENT •1102 E.33rd Street: Recently renovated 2BR Apt. Hardwood floors, CH&A, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer, off-street parking. $700+Sec. •2106 Hawthorne St. 2BR, no appliances, gas heat $500+security. •1202 E. 37th St. Large downstairs 3BR apt. Gas heat $550+security. •1021 W. 41St: 3BR/1BA House, LR, DR, kitchen, appliances, CH&A $700+Sec. Call Lester @ 912-313-8261
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*2404 TEXAS: 3BR,hardwood floors, washer/dryer included, large storage shed $775/month. *24B MASTICK: 3BR, all electric, $600/month. 912-257-6181
MAY * DEPOSIT SPECIALS* SAVE YOUR $$$$$ *Credit Issues, Prior Evictions, Bankruptcies may still apply *Weekly & Bi-Weekly Payment Options Available for Apts. Videos of properties B Net Management Inc. on Facebook 801 West 39th Street: 3BR/1BA House, LR, DR, Hardwood floors, Laundry room, Kitchen, Fenced yard $725/month. 718 West 38th Street: 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, kitchen w/ appliances, fenced yard, CH&A, hardwood floors & carpet. $725/month. 807-807-1/2 Paulsen Street: 2BR/1BA Apt. Appliances, central heat/air, carpet & hardwood floors $625/ month. Ocho Rios Villa Apts. Off Westlake Ave. 2 & 3BR, 1 Bath Apts. Newly Renovated, hardwood floors,carpet, ceiling fans, appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookups. $575$695/month, utilities may be added to rent if requested. 912-844-3974 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm www. bnetmanagement.com *For Qualified Applicants* WE ACCEPT SECTION 8
624 MONTGOMERY STREET. Downtown. Furnished, all utilities. Clean, quiet, nice room on busline. $120 & Up per week. 912-944-0950 APARTMENTS FOR RENT WEEKLY PAYMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts./1 Bath, Newly remodeled apts. LR, dining, ceiling fans each room, central heat/ air, kitchen w/appliances, washer/dryer hookup. Lights & water included. NO CREDIT CHECK REQUIRED; EVICTIONS OK. $179 One Bedrooms, $200-$235 Two Bedrooms weekly. Biweekly & Monthly rates available. Call 912-319-4182, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. ATTRACTIVE HOME 2211 Utah Street 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath, separate living/dining, laundry, central air/heat, carport, fenced yard, dead-end street. $800/month, $700/deposit. No Section 8. 912-656-9676
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2BR, 2BA completely furnished. VERY NICE $990.00 Weekly & Multi week discount. 912-897-6037 or *29 Kandlewood Drive: 3BR/1.5 BA. $925/month linkproperties@bellsouth.net *9319 Dunwoody Dr. 3BR/1.5BA $950. REDUCED RENT & *Savannah Pines-Trailer 2BR/2BA DEPOSIT! $675. Call 912-507-7934, 912-927-2853 1303 E. 66th Street. 2BR/2BA, W/D conn. $695/ or 912-631-7644 month, $400/deposit. WEST 48TH 1BR, 1BA Duplex. $450/month SPECIAL! 11515 White Bluff plus deposit. No Section 8. Call Rd. 1BR/1BA, all electric, 234-0548 equipped kitchen, W/D connection. Convenient to Room for Rent Armstrong College. $595/ month, $400/deposit. ROOMS FOR RENT 207 EDGEWATER RD. $75 Move-In Special Today!! Southside near Oglethorpe Clean, furnished, large. Busline, Mall. 2BR/2BA $750/mo., central heat/air, utilities. $100$130 weekly. Rooms w/bathroom $500/dep. $145. Call 912-289-0410. DAVIS RENTALS EFFICIENCY ROOMS 310 EAST MONTGOMERY Includes stove, refrigerator, X-ROADS, private bath. Furnished! $180/ 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372 week. Call 912-844-5995.
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