Connect Savannah July 6, 2016

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Ken you dig it?

1st Annual Mr. Savannah Pageant

Harry Crews Book+Film

Stratton Leopold, Tom Coleman join forces for unique theatre premiere at Muse

Ben Lewis is Cali Dreamin’

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Robert Morris Art @Ships of the Sea

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Thursday, July 7th @ 8pm

Sometimes even Cowgirls get the blues...

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so we’re turning the tables and having the ladies sing the classic hits of Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, and other country greats while the men take on the likes of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.

Starring JJ Collins, Natasha Drena, and Trae Gurley with Jared Hall!

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Film: Inside Out

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Tybee Prom SAT / 9

Time for the 4th annual Tybee Prom, “Under the Deep Blue Sea,” so put your gang on notice and locate that baby blue gown, aqua or navy leisure suit for your oh-so-cool look if you collect the 2016 Tybee Prom Crown.

Music by Girlfriends, Sassy Cats & the Toms, & DJ Barri Marshall will keep you on the dance floor, light refreshments by North Beach Bar & Grill will provide the sustenance needed to keep your energy level going, and a professional photographer will capture the fun. Benefits the non profit Islands Feral Cat Project.

7-11 p.m American Legion Post 154 (Tybee), 10 Veterans Drive. $30 912-786-0786. shirleysessions@gmail.com tybeefun.com

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Film: Tiger Claws 2

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Celebrate legendary martial arts film star Bolo Yeung’s 70th birthday with this film. The plot revolves around two NYC cops who travel to San Francisco’s Chinatown to investigate the mysterious deaths of a number of martial arts masters, who seem to have been mauled by a tiger.

8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $6

Film: Tiger Claws 2

Celebrate legendary martial arts film star Bolo Yeung’s 70th birthday with this film.

The plot revolves around two NYC cops who travel to San Francisco’s Chinatown to investigate the mysterious deaths of a number of martial arts masters.

8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $6

Concert: Rhinestone Cowboy Sometimes even Cowgirls get the blues, so we’re turning the tables and having the ladies sing the classic hits of Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, and other country greats while the men take on the likes of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Starring JJ Collins, Natasha Drena, and Trae Gurley with Jared Hall.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $25

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Scouts can take a step back in time and explore life in the 1800s or put their artistic skills to use and learn the ancient craft of pottery and ceramic art. Participants will have the opportunity to earn two badges after completing the programs.

9 a.m.-noon Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. $15 for scouts, free for scout leaders

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, this film from Walt Disney Studios and Pixar became an instant hit and is sure to be loved by all audiences.

3-5 & 7-9 p.m The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. $7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under 912-472-4790. tybeeposttheater.org

Ice, Ice Maybe?

Skate Savannah Mall’s synthetic ice rink and see if you can tell the difference.

Hours are Mon-Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 12-6pm. Sessions start every half hour.

Ice skates are available to rent.

June 4-Aug. 7 Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

Ogeechee Audobon Field Trip

Enjoy a diversity of species at this location. Focus will be shorebirds. Wear sturdy shoes and bring bug spray. Meet at entrance.

8 a.m Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive off S.C. 170.

912-433-0457. dotbam@bellsouth.net

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Concert: Rhinestone Cowboy

Ladies sing the classic hits of Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, and other country greats while the men take on the likes of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Starring JJ Collins, Natasha Drena, and Trae Gurley with Jared Hall.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $25

Film: Zootopia

This 2016 3D computer-animated buddy cop comedy adventure film, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, became an instant hit and promises to be enjoyable for all ages.

3-5 & 7-9 p.m The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. $7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under 912-472-4790. tybeeposttheater.org

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Film: Big Trouble in Little China

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Tybee Lighthouse Sunset Tour

Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco’s Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed Theatre: KEN woman, who is the fiancee to Jack’s best Savannah Community Theatre presents friend. the original play KEN, produced by Stratton 8 p.m Leopold and directed by Tom Coleman.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. KEN is the true account of a life-changing $9 train ride taken by Arnold Sundgaard in Theatre: KEN 1933 while he was a self-involved acting student at the Yale Department of Drama. The Savannah Community Theatre proudly When a fellow student by the name of Ken presents the original play, KEN, produced

by Stratton Leopold and directed by Tom Stevens dies, he is asked to accompany the boy’s body back to his parents’ home. Coleman. See story this issue.

7 p.m 7 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $15 in advance and $20 at the door. $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

912-247-4644.

912-247-4644. savannahcommunitytheatre.com/ savannahcommunitytheatre.com

Beach Bash and Dance Party With The Jake Bartley Band

Led by singer Jake Bartley, the band also features Tyler McCutcheon on drums, Matt Miller on bass, and Andrew Crawford on lead guitar.

8-10 p.m The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. $25 Reserved Seating, $22.50 Theater Members 912-472-4790. tybeeposttheater.org

Big River Film Festival

The Big River Film Festival will offer t access to creative voices through film programming, master classes, live performances and conversations with the most compelling independent artists working today. See story this issue.

July 7-9 Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. bigriverfilmfestival.com

A Feast of Crews: A Harry Crews Evening of Books, Film, and Art

Ted Geltner, author of a Harry Crews biogJ raphy, will hold an author reception and talk. Together, they’ll raffle off a specially commissioned portrait of Harry Crews by Panhandle Slim. After the reception, the Psychotronic Film Society will screen the 1993 documentary, “Harry Crews: Guilty As Charged.”

8 p.m Roots Up Gallery, 6 E. Liberty Street. $35 bundle, $10 movie only, $2 for raffle tickets

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to experience the lighthouse after hours on a small private tour that includes a climb to the top. Children 12 and under not allowed. Tour lasts about 90 minutes.

Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. $25 912-786-5801

Saturday / 9 Coastal Pet Rescue Adoption and Movie Event

Adoption fees are $150 for dogs and puppies and $40 for cats and kittens. The fee includes current shots, microchip, deworming, heartworm test (adult dogs), Felv/FIV test (felines), and spay/neuter.

Immediately following the event, a special showing of The Secret Lives of Pets will play.

10 a.m.-noon Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street. $7

Contra Dance

Contra dance with live music by Glow in the Dark String Band. All dances called

by Joyce or Bob. Casual dress, easy to learn, two left feet accepted, no partner or experience needed. Come early 7:15p for lesson.

7:30-10:30 p.m Garden City United Methodist Church, 62 Varnedoe Ave. $8 / $6 for students or SFMS members 912-234-8891. savannahfolk.org JULY 6-12, 2016

Vs. the Florence RedWolves.

7 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $9 thesavannahbananas.com

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Dead Girl Diaries Pop-Up Weekend

Join artist Shelley Smith for a schedule of weekend events for her Dead Girl Diaries photography exhibit and book release. All proceeds benefit First City Network.

July 9-10 Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St.

Film: Escape from New York

When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president is taken hostage by a group of inmates. .

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $9

Forsyth Farmers Market

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

9 a.m.-1 p.m Forsyth Park forsythfarmersmarket.com

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Theatre: KEN

In this episode, directed by J.J. Abrams, three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises.

3-5 & 7-9 p.m The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. $7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under 912-472-4790. tybeepostheater.org

Vs. the Lexington County Blowfish.

July 23: Red, White and Blue Night 7 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $9 thesavannahbananas.com The Savannah Community Theatre presents the original play, KEN, produced

by Stratton Leopold and directed by Tom Coleman. See story this issue.

7 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

912-247-4644 savannahcommunitytheatre.com/

Tybee Prom

JULY 6-12, 2016

Time for the 4th annual Tybee Prom, “Under the Deep Blue Sea.” Music by Girl Scout Days Girlfriends, Sassy Cats & the Toms, & Scouts can take a step back in time and DJ Barri Marshall will keep you on the explore life in the 1800s or put their artistic dance floor, light refreshments by North skills to use and learn the ancient craft of Beach Bar & Grill will provide sustenance. pottery and ceramic art. Participants will Benefits the non profit Islands Feral Cat have the opportunity to earn two badges Project. after completing the programs.

7-11 p.m 9 a.m.-noon American Legion 154 (Tybee), 10 Veterans Dr Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. $30 $15 for scouts, free for scout leaders 912-786-0786. tybeefun.com/

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Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

conversation will be a look at how historic Savannah grapples with the present, whether by a bridge name, a flyover or how art can interrogate what’s already there.

7 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

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Film: National Geographic’s Secret Life of Predator’s: Creating Art from The Savannah Community Theatre proudly a Plastic Ocean Theatre: KEN

presents the original play, KEN, produced

by Stratton Leopold and directed by Tom Coleman. See story this issue.

3 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

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Part of Gray’s Reef Tuesday: Films featuring the wonders of the ocean and Georgia coast. Join the Gyre Expedition for a close-up look at how garbage impacts our planet.

7-9 p.m The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Suggested donation of $5 912-472-4790. tybeeposttheater.org

Savannah’s Storied Landscape: What GreenDrinks Savannah We Change. What Remains. What We A happy hour networking gathering for Represent. folks who want to save the Earth. Second Join Emergent Savannah for their upcoming Monday Means Community.

Featured guests will include artist Jerome Meadows, Lisa Watson (Span the Gap), Richard Shinhoster (Diaspora Marketplace), and Walls of Hope team Beverlee Trotter and Panhandle Slim. The

Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm. Top Deck, 125 W. River Street.

Free to attend. Cash bar.

News & Opinion Editor’s Note

by Jim Morekis

jim@connectsavannah.com

Like many other folks, I happened to be out and about with friends this past Friday night in downtown Savannah.

It wasn’t at all a particularly late night by local standards, and it was nothing but pleasurable. A good time was had by all.

But when I woke up the next morning and did the now-familiar modern morning ritual of checking Facebook, I confess to being shocked by what I saw.

Two men were shot in a gun battle at Congress and Bull within hours of the time I had walked that exact area, with a stretch of Broughton Street being shut down.

As we go to press, one of the men has potentially life-threatening injuries. It’s entirely possible that by the time you read this he will have passed away.

I kept scrolling. Earlier that night, a woman was robbed at gunpoint at Perry lane and Lincoln.

If you’re a regular reader you already know the news here is that this isn’t news: Downtown is flat-out dangerous, every day and every night. It’s the new normal.

I don’t mean to be alarmist, and in a town full of alarmists I’d be hard pressed to go them one-better anyway.

But the new normal is that downtown — the heart of the tourist trade — is unsafe.

If you go to this week’s Blotter, the lead item involves a reward for information about several armed robberies in the Historic District within a five-day span — essentially averaging one a day.

June 28 just after sunset, a couple was robbed at gunpoint at Jones and Taylor.

Just a few minutes after that, a woman and some Girl Scouts were robbed at Whitaker and Huntingdon.

At 2 a.m. June 30 a man was walking down Habersham when two men on opposite sides of the street attacked him, pistolwhipped him, and robbed him.

At midnight July 1 a woman was walking down Oglethorpe Lane when she noticed

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two men behind her. One had a gun and the other snatched her purse.

And the two incidents I opened the column with happened within hours of that.

As of this writing there are no arrests in any of the cases.

Long story short—with no exaggeration or hyperbole needed—the downtown tourist/Historic District has been absolutely awash in violent crime all week.

Again, not to be alarmist, but that’s pretty much an objective summation.

It’s unacceptable, of course, but that’s where we are. And despite the best efforts of the police and many other community activists, it’s likely to continue.

At this point every serious person understands that the roots of crime are complex, that they involve deep-seated issues of poverty and race, and that it’s wrong to focus only on fighting crime in the tourist areas at the expense of Savannah’s marginalized communities.

I think most of us accept that now. I certainly do. The debate is less about that these days than it’s about more existential issues as a city, as a quantifiable commodity which benefits and enriches us.

All of us have calculated our own individual cost/benefit analysis of why we prefer Savannah to other places.

For some of us, there’s little choice, as economic or other reasons mean we simply aren’t in a position to leave.

For those of us a bit better off, we make a conscious decision to stay here, deciding that the pluses outweigh the minuses.

The point isn’t that crime is more tolerable in some neighborhoods. The point is that if crime is out of control in our marquee, marketable Historic District—heart and soul of Savannah’s persona and what we present to the world —it must by definition be out of control everywhere else.

And that point is indeed a tipping point, at which many people with the means to pursue a life and livelihood somewhere else will decide to do just that.

The idea of picking up and leaving for a more safe and friendly locale seems almost inconceivable to those of us who’ve

invested many years and whole lifetimes here. It’s a kind of sacrilege.

But Savannah’s just like anyplace else— people and businesses can decide it’s just not worth it anymore. Thanks for the memories, but goodbye and farewell, and good luck.

Your response might be well, OK, that means we can focus more on the people who want to stay and fight the good fight.

The cruel truth, though, is that the more people who decide to take their pursuits elsewhere, whether in business or education or the arts, the fewer resources will be available for those who decide to stay.

It’s a downward spiral. Up until now Savannah has been able to avoid it, due to our unique character and desirability as a tourist/vacation spot and mostly sound fiscal management. But once the spiral starts, it’s very difficult to stop.

Violent crime is largely in decline across the United States. Despite the high-profile tragedies you see on the news, the country as a whole is way off its measured highs of reported violent crime.

There are about a dozen or so U.S. cities which are exceptions to the trend, however. Among them are Chicago, Baltimore, Washington D.C., New Orleans, Oakland.

Savannah has the dubious honor of being on that list, and arguably we are by far the smallest metro area on it.

It’s a problem.

We are very good at very quickly building new facilities to house tourists and their vehicles and places where they can slake their hunger and thirst.

We need to bring the same sense of urgency to the mechanisms by which we can protect everyone downtown.

That may be a controversial, even offensive statement to you. I don’t intend it as such.

But the brutal, mathematical truth is that if we can’t even protect the Historic District, there’s literally no hope at all for those here who live anywhere else. We will have simply given up.

The truth hurts sometimes, but that doesn’t make it any less truthful. cs

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And when they highlight special people ( like the Army Sergeant returning home) and others, it makes it more special.

They have shown it isn’t just about baseball.

We’ve traveled down a few times from Burlington and we love every minute of being in Savannah. So exciting to see how the people of Savannah have embraced the team and the philosophy that Jesse,

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Dog Reiki and other acts of faith

by Jessica Leigh Lebos

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Planning for a big trip always triggers my crazy.

I make endless to-do lists, only to misplace them until there’s a rainbow of PostIt notes all over the house.

I start packing weeks before, obsessing over whether I really need the sandals or if the black flats will match everything.

I clean with hysterical precision so that upon my return, opening the door is like popping the seal off a new can of chips.

In between printing out my itinerary four times (one for the neighbors and one for each pocket of my crossbody travel purse) and arranging eyedroppers of water in the plants, I deal with the stress of impending departure by chewing on my nails and bingeing on gluten. (A Squad Bake Shop’s blueberry basil donuts at Paris Market really seem to help.)

Yet even with my raggedly cuticles and powdered sugar mustache, I’m practically the poster guru for Serenity Now compared to the dog.

Our rescue pooch Geechee has come a long way since being found by Paul Rockwell behind a trashcan on Christmas Day 2014. He has fully recovered

from his brush with the front bumper of a Ford Explorer and subsequent runaway adventure last fall. But the presence of the Brown Suitcase of Abandonment next to the closet seems to have activated a major case of canine cray-cray.

In addition to his usual tics of eating bathmats and barking maniacally every time someone sneezes, Geech has ratcheted up the neurotic behavior. He must have a bone in his mouth at all times, lest he orally fixate on someone’s arm. He scratches compulsively, even after we switched him over to the allergen-free food from Tailsspin.

And every time I place something in the brown suitcase, he whimpers, as if with each rolled-up pair of jeans he is a step closer to a stint in a Revlon research cage instead of spending a fortnight frolicking with friends at Carol’s Pampered Pets.

Also, after burying his third bone of the day in my flower garden, the little loon snuck up on one of our two remaining menopausal chickens and literally, shook the shit out of it. We buried it next to the pug in our ever-expanding pet cemetery while he spent three days under the bed in a shame spiral. But dog memory is short, and the following week, the Henslayer snuffed the last one, too.

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No live bones were harmed during Sue Finke’s Reiki session with the orally-fixated Geechee.

ourselves soon enough.

Still. Dog’s a MESS. After hearing me kvetch about Geech’s travails, our friend Sue Finkle offered to give him a Reiki treatment. A beloved yogi on staff at Savannah Power Yoga, Sue has been practicing the Japanese form of spiritual healing since 2004 and knows a helluva lot more about serenity than I ever will, so I handed over his shredded leash.

Characterized by a “laying of hands” that is hardly a touch at all, Reiki brings the physical and mental realms into balance by channeling qi, or “universal life force energy,” from practitioner to client, explained Sue. While it’s increasingly used as a complementary treatment for cancer and other diseases, she clarifies that Reiki is not meant to replace traditional medical or veterinary care. Call it hippie voodoo if you want, but thousands across the world practice it as a way to promote well-being and inner peace.

“My goal isn’t to convince people that it works. I’m just here to serve,” she shrugged as Geech gave her the side eye then sneaked off to grind his back teeth on the piano leg.

Sue became a Level 3 Reiki master working on humans and began experimenting with the non-invasive technique on animals while working at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (yeah, the yogini also has a Masters in Marine Biology, no big deal.)

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“Every animal has a life force, even if they don’t have the egos we humans do,” she said, ticking off a list of creatures she’s worked with, which includes not only domesticated pets but fish, an octopus, a bat, and, in the case of a nighttime invader who found his way in through the cat door, a possum.

The aquarium is also where she met One Love Animal Rescue’s Kerri Bulski, who was delighted when Sue offered her services to the organization. Sue now performs Reiki treatments on many of One Love’s rescued pets, offsetting the cost by raising donations and seeking sponsors via her website, breathe2balance.com.

“I’m a huge believer. Sue has a gift,” says One Love co-founder Dana Bertagnolli, describing case after case of sick pups taken from shelters and breeder mills that have responded to Sue’s gentle work.

“A lot of our dogs and cats come from abusive backgrounds. In order to heal, sometimes it has to start on the inside.

Reiki opens your life force to receive positive energy, and that’s what it seems to do for the animals. We consider it an invaluable service to our rescue.”

Even knowing that plenty of rescue pooches dig Reiki, I was skeptical that it could help Geech. I’m all about alternative healing modalities, but I doubted he would

sit still for a session with Sue and more concerned that he would demonstrate his maladjustment on her fingers.

Then again, he’s not nearly as scary as a possum, so I figured she could handle him.

I was surprised that after a mere minute of barking backflips and showing off his bone collection, he immediately plopped between her legs with his favorite femur and let her do her thing. Sue held her hands about an inch above his fur for almost an hour while we sat on the living room rug, establishing the connection that she says feels like static electricity. Geech pulverized his bone the entire time, occasionally looking up like, “Yo, this is nice, but when does the massage start?”

From an observational standpoint, it didn’t look like a whole lot was happening. That’s significant in itself, as no live bones were harmed. All I know is that ever since his Reiki, Geech has slept through the night in his dog bed instead of draping himself across the brown suitcase like a four-legged martyr.

So at least one of us is ready for the trip.

Me, I’m still stressed to the gills.

But I expect by the time you read this that I’ll be blissed out on donuts and Rescue Remedy on my way out of the country.

If not, Sue promised that Reiki works long distance, too. cs

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Julia Pearce: Tybee’s conscience

By Orlando Montoya

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studying? Welcoming them and making conversation, imagine that!

“Everyone has an obligation to pay attention to what’s going on around us,” she says. “We get real dangerous because we say that particular thing doesn’t affect me.”

And by “that particular thing,” she means violence of all sorts. The violent ways we talk to one another. The violent ways we fear one another. Violence in our everyday lives.

Pearce recently represented Tybee MLK at “Nonviolence 365,” a national leadership program by the King Center to create yearround nonviolent communities.

“Tybee is a place where we take care of one another, we love one another,” she says. “Resolving conflict nonviolently means that we come together to have a discussion.”

How Tybee Island proceeds to discuss Orange Crush (and every other big seasonal weekend) is a matter Pearce and others at Tybee MLK will follow closely.

But for right now, she’s helping to plan next year’s parade, celebrating her daughter’s graduation, getting ready to become a grandmother and watching her health.

A multiple sclerosis diagnosis left her with another reason to heal her little patch of the Earth. A progressive neurological thief of life, MS affects 400,000 Americans.

“I’ll do as much as I can as long as I can,” she says. “And maybe that’s where this Tybee MLK stuff comes from because I don’t know how long I’ll be able to do. And I don’t want to be a person who says ‘coulda’ or ‘woulda.’ You do what you can while you can.”

This deeply spiritual woman, a member of All Saints Tybee Episcopal, a preacher’s daughter and a preacher’s mother, knows that each day must represent our holiest days.

“We need to live lives of abundance,” she says. “Life is good. And we should be around people who feed us in the sense that they make us grow stronger.” cs

JULY 6-12, 2016

MARCHING bands, dignitaries, floats and the day off from work. Who doesn’t like a parade? It’s a make-believe world of happiness.

This story is about a parade. But it’s really about what happens when you apply “parade day principles” to the other 364 days of the year.

I’m talking about Tybee Island’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade. Started four years ago by a handful of volunteers, its heart beats in the island’s inimitable Julia Pearce.

“The parade is just a hook,” says Pearce, a spark of energy you’d never call a “bum.”

“What we want to do is have people come together to dialogue and talk.”

Pearce helped start the January observance, called Tybee MLK, for a number of reasons. For one, Tybee Island previously

didn’t recognize the federal holiday at all.

For two, Pearce got tired of a certain pair of spring weekends stirring the pot of racial animosity on this spit of sand. The place is just too small for lingering hatred.

“We realized that Orange Crush is treated like no other event on Tybee,” she says of the April beach party that attracts black college students from around the Southeast.

Tybee MLK grew partly out of Pearce’s persistent questions. Why was the pier closed? Why is there a perception that this event is somehow worse than others?

“Something has to not sit well and then you have to look at it, examine it and see how we can make it better,” she says. “I thought maybe we needed some dialogue about that.”

During this year’s Orange Crush, Pearce pedaled around on her three-wheeled bicycle, corralling volunteers who served as eyewitnesses and ambassadors.

They asked the visitors questions of their own: How are you?

Where are you from? What are you

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Who profits from climate change?

Now that the sea levels are rising, I’m sure someone out there is already thinking of ways of making a few quid/bucks (not that I’m interested myself, you understand). Who will profit—or indeed profiteer—from this sea change? —Chris I SUBMIT to you, Chris, that given the various depredations of our modern era, the distinction between profiting and profiteering is, like the Louisiana coastline, rapidly eroding. In the olden days, profiteering involved an emergency, such as war, motivating an enterprising fella to rush in and make an easy buck. Now, of course, we face a prospect of constant emergency, from steadily rising sea levels to increasingly extreme storms to lethal heat waves. It’s a good time to be in the airconditioning business, is all I’m saying.

But there’s profiting and there’s profiting, if you know what I mean. So in the spirit of Old Testament-style judgment, I thought I’d arrange various ways one might cash in on climate change from

So in the spirit of Old Testament-style judgment, I thought I’d arrange various ways one might cash in on climate change from least to most evil. least to most evil. Those wanting to make a profit in this arena are advised to stick near the top of this list if they want to keep their souls.

Renewable energy. One hopes, frankly, that there’s a greedy upstart or two out there trying to get rich off solar, wind, geothermal, etc; may they ever proliferate.

Flood mitigation. A proposed set of enormous gates, to be installed south of New York City’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as protection from another Hurricane Sandy-like storm surge, might cost something like $10 billion to build—which is frankly a steal given the potential scale of future flooding damage. Per tech website the Verge, flood-defense construction’s an industry that’s “poised to take off”: it might hit $2 billion in the U.S. by 2020.

Trade. Hey, ice might be melting in the Arctic faster than anyplace else in the world, but that’s a boon for shipping.

When the Northern Sea Route—along Russia’s Arctic coast and through the Bering Strait—is open, as opposed to frozen, the trip from Europe to China shortens by nearly a third.

Land grabs. Foreseeing a lack of arable land and worrying about food shortages, investors in the U.S., China, and elsewhere are buying up turf around the globe. When “sellers” are coerced by their own governments to play ball (as in Ethiopia and Cambodia), you can see where this might result

in a little geopolitical tension. How tangled a web is this? A 2014 study found that Chinese investors had purchased land in 33 countries; Ethiopia had sold land to 21 countries. A study from 2013, meanwhile, guessed that between 0.7 percent and 1.75 of agricultural land worldwide had either already been transferred from local to foreign ownership or was then in the process of being thus grabbed.

Arctic tourism. We recently discussed here a Russian nuclear icebreaker that offers two-week cruises to the North Pole.

If you’re thinking about a longer and cushier vacation, the cruise ship Crystal Serenity, with a per-passenger carbon footprint three times that of a 747, will take you from Alaska via Greenland to New York; don’t miss, off the starboard deck, the poignant sight of polar bears starving to death atop dwindling ice floes.

Water . A New York hedge fund called Water Asset Management LLC has begun buying up water rights worldwide in response to increasing drought. In a Bloomberg article on climate-change investment, one financial adviser complains of an “overemphasis on [global warming’s] negative impacts”; kudos to these guys for their glass-half-full optimism, not to mention their pioneering adoption of a new form of economic colonialism. (Yes, moviegoers, you saw this at the very end of The Big Short, where it’s

revealed that the Christian Bale character, the hedge-fund wonk who foresaw the housing crash, has since gone all-in on water.)

Arctic drilling You’ll note the pleasing circularity at work here: by burning enough fossil fuels to warm the earth sufficiently to melt the polar ice caps, we’ve now gained access to yet more fossil fuels buried under those ice caps. There remain some challenges to extracting them: logistical, because the weather up there sucks; political, because Barack Obama has placed restrictions on the practice. Still, one Bloomberg analyst said recently he’d be “very surprised” if these hurdles put oil and gas companies off forever. They’re nothing if not plucky.

Then there are cases where the ethicspayoff calculus gets more complicated. We hear lots of kvetching worldwide about the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, but folks in Greenland are a good deal more sanguine about it—they anticipate that as ice depletion renders minerals, oil, and gas more accessible and improves the local fishery, the island might finally have enough cash on hand to declare its independence from Denmark. So they benefit, albeit in a somewhat fraught manner.

And I haven’t even mentioned the Israeli desalination company now selling snowmaking machines to Alpine ski resorts, the firms providing high-end private firefighting services to rich Californians, or any other of the go-getters who who demonstrate again and again the irrepressible vitality of the free market. The possibilities, really, are endless. Unlike, say, the continued health of the planet.

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Homicide Total

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(11 solved)

Non-fatal Shootings

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$1000 reward offered for info about downtown armed robberies

Police investigate four armed robberies downtown between June 28 and July 1.

“The suspects are described as two black males in their early 20s, between 5-feet, 7-inches and 6-feet tall, with an average build,” police say.

A third suspect in one of the robberies is described as a “heavy-set black male, wearing short twists or braided hair with a black bandana covering his face.”

Detectives believe at least three of the four robberies are connected.

• At 9 p.m. on June 28 a man and woman were in the area of Jones and Taylor Street when three men robbed them at gunpoint.

• A few minutes later at 9:15 p.m. on June 28 a woman and three girls were walking near Whitaker and Huntingdon streets when they were robbed

• At 2 a.m. on June 30 a man was walking down Habersham when he noticed two individuals on opposite sides of the street.

The suspects attempted to rob the man and struck him with the gun.

• Then at midnight on July 1 a woman was walking down Oglethorpe Lane when she noticed two individuals behind her.

One of the suspects had a gun. The second ran up behind her and snatched her purse.

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Two shot at Congress and Bull

Detectives investigate a shooting at 2:15 a.m., July 2, near Congress and Bull. One victim had a serious injury and the other a non-life threatening injury. Detectives believe they were shot after an altercation.

Info sought in Wolf Lane shooting

Police investigate a shooting and reported robbery in the 1000 block of Wolf Lane, at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

Investigators responded to Memorial University Medical Center just before noon, where Pierre Byrd, 17, arrived in a privately owned vehicle, seeking care of a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

Byrd was reportedly shot during a physical altercation after an armed robbery.

In early morning July 1, Metro responded to a burglary at the BP Gas Station at Skidaway Road and Eisenhower Drive. Two suspects entered the business after prying open the front door. The suspects were able to get away with an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise.

A black GMC SUV with possible sun damage on the roof was used during the incident. The suspects are described as two black males between 20 and 30.

Wanted in Skidaway, DeRenne robberies

Islands thieves sought

Detectives seek the public’s assistance in identifying “several individuals suspected of crimes in the Islands jurisdiction over the past month,” police say.

Surveillance footage has been obtained in a credit card theft case from June 3. A female suspect is seen exiting the WalMart located on Montgomery Crossroad after making a purchase on a stolen credit card. The suspect is described as a white female of average height with auburn hair.

Another suspect is caught on surveillance footage, June 22, at the Chatham County Aquatic Center after he broke into the victim’s vehicle and made Purchases on the victim’s credit card. He is as a middle-aged black male of average height. .

Armed robber sought

Detectives are asking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with two armed robberies.

The suspect allegedly robbed a restaurant at approximately 9:30 p.m., June 21, in the 7300 block of Skidaway Road. Detectives believe the same suspect stole a woman’s purse at gunpoint at approximately 1:30 a.m., June 29, at a business in the 1200 block of East DeRenne Avenue.

The suspect is described as an Asian male in his 20s, approximately 5-feet, 7-inches tall and armed with a handgun. cs All cases from recent local law enforcement incident reports. Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 912/234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using keyword CSTOP2020.

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news & Opinion News of the weird Longtime Recurring Theme Peaks

In May, an apparently devout woman named Katy Vasquez of Winter Park, Florida, posted a sincerely written entry on Facebook (and told Huffington Post in an interview) that she had just seen a “sign from God” -- a cross -- as a smudge in her infant’s soiled diaper. “I prayed to God for a sign that everything would be OK,” she gushed to the reporter. “It might not be the prettiest sign, but he put it where he knew I’d see it.” (Hence, News of the Weird retires the recurring theme begun in the 1980s with Jesus in a rust stain on an abandoned refrigerator.)

Fine Points of the Law

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-- To their great surprise, Sophie Scafidi and friends, on an outing in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, in June, learned that a man spying on and photographing them through a camera lens hidden in a Gatorade bottle painted black was not violating any law. Although the lens was rigged to the man’s phone, which contained beach photos, including some of children, police informed Scafidi that even surreptitious photography in sleazy circumstances, as long as done on public property, was legal -- and that the only law broken in the incident was by the person who snatched the “camera” to show police.

-- A court in Canberra, Australia, found Wesley King not guilty of a 2014 burglary despite his DNA’s having been found at the crime scene -- on underpants containing his fresh feces. Wrote Chief Justice Helen Murrell in June: There is a “reasonable possibility” that the burglar was someone else who was wearing unwashed underwear that had previously been worn by the accused. (Thus, she found King not guilty of all charges.)

-- In June, a federal appeals court revived Adrian King’s lawsuit against the Huttonsville Correctional Center in West Virginia for emotional distress and invasion of privacy in forcing him into surgery to remove the marbles he had implanted in his penis before going behind bars in 2008. King did not allege that he misses the marbles but only that he had chosen body-modification and that the surgery was against his will, causing pain upon touch (or whenever it gets cold, or rains or snows). Prison officials initially ordered the surgery because it was unclear that the objects were not contraband.

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Weird Science

Redneck Chronicles

At the monthly pro wrestling show -- Medical Daily, in a May review of in Ringgold, Georgia, in June, Patricia recent cases, noted progress in dealing Crowe, 59, apparently having had enough with Cotard’s syndrome -- a disorder that of “bad guy” Paul Lee, reportedly jumped leads patients to believe they have no into the ring to rescue “good guy” Iron blood or vital body parts -- or feeling as if Mann, whom Lee had “tied up” and been they are dead (or may as well be). Studies show one in about 200 psychiatric patients beating with a chair. First, she cut Mann loose with her knife and then pulled a exhibit the symptoms, and one doctor, loaded handgun on Lee (and was eventudescribing a brain scan of his patient, said ally arrested by sheriff’s brain activity resembled deputies). Crowe admitthat of a person in a coma or ted Lee’s earlier “mean” under anesthesia. Cotard’s, banter with ringside also known as walking patrons unnerved her, corpse syndrome, leads especially when he told patients to thus avoid eating I FLY WITH Crowe to sit her “toothor bathing (asking themBILL CLINTON less self back down.” selves, why bother?).

-- Awwwww: The SacraCompelling mento (California) Society Explanations for the Prevention of Cruelty (1) A former Malaysian to Animals put out a call for legislator (Mr. S. Manihelp in April after stray kitkavasagam), who was tens were found dumped in charged in June with taka yard, with only two still ing a bribe worth about alive but nearly blind with US$7,300 from a contraceye infections and needing tor, claimed innocence -animal blood for a serum that somehow a package that might save the eyes. The of money was thrown into call was “answered” by the his car as he drove down a rescue dog Jemmie. After city street. (2) A woman in Goldsboro, NC, Jemmie’s blood “donation” (not a transfusion, since the blood went only to make the acquired a freezer from her neighbor sevserum), vets reported saving one eye of one eral months ago but said she hadn’t looked inside until May, when she discovered of the kittens, earning Jemmie a “special” reward. (Said vet Sarah Varanini, “There’s parts of a dead body (and called authorities). She said the neighbor discouraged nothing in life (Jemmie) likes more than her from opening the freezer because “a kittens.”) church” was using it as a “time capsule.”

-- Recurring Themes: Even though extraordinarily rare, two people recently Government in Action reported foreign accent syndrome after The Illinois secretary of state stopped their brain traumas apparently caused mailing reminders about license-plate crossing of cranial “wires.” (1) “J.C.,” 50, renewal deadlines in October because was described in the journal Cortex as his office said the state could no longer an energetic Italian who, after a brain afford the $450,000-a-month mailing injury, inexplicably speaks constantly in cost (thus saving taxpayers $3.6 million so “emphatic, error-prone French.” (2) Six far). The Belleville (Illinois) News-Demmonths ago, Lisa Alamia of Rosenberg, ocrat and The Associated Press reported Texas, awoke from surgery inexplicably in June that the state has collected (not speaking in a British accent (particularly confusing her family and friends since she surprisingly!) $5.24 million more in the resultant “late fees” people had to pay on previously spoke not so much “English” their license-plate renewals than it had as “Texan”). Medical experts cited by CBS collected the year before the reminders News reported that fewer than 100 people stopped. (A proposal for a 30-day grace worldwide have ever been diagnosed with period for expired plates failed in the justforeign accent syndrome. concluded legislative session.)

Drugs -- Is There Anything They Can’t Do?

University of Georgia student Benjamin Abele, 22, was finally subdued by four police officers on May 29 after he had run naked down an Athens street and leaped into the gooey, malodorous back end of a garbage truck, wallowing in the slimy liquid that pools under the gunk (hindering arrest), and then attempting to burrow further into the filthiness to somehow “escape.” Two Taser shots had no effect, and he was identified as high on PCP.

Meanwhile, Overseas

(1) Voters in June in the village of Draguseni, Romania, elected Vasile Cepoi mayor -- no, not the Vasile Cepoi who lost, or the other Vasile Cepoi who lost. The winner was the incumbent mayor, Vasile Cepoi. (There was also a fourth candidate, who was not named Vasile Cepoi.) (2) In June, an “artificial intelligence” robot (“IR77”) being taught to “avoid obstacles” while moving around the Promobot lab in Perm, Russia, apparently “learned” how to walk out the door undetected, causing a downtown traffic jam when its batteries died. Handlers modified the computer script, but IR77 “escaped” again several days later, and engineers said they may have to dismantle the program and start over.

News of the Weird Classic (July 2012)

In testimony at an extortion trial in New York City in June (2012), Anthony Russo (alleged Colombo family associate) told prosecutors that a bloody mob war was narrowly averted recently. The Colombo family had learned that a new Staten Island pizza parlor (run by an alleged Bonanno family associate) was featuring pies that suspiciously resembled those of the top-rated, Colombo-promoted L and B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn, and thus, representatives of both families had to have one of those classic “sitdowns” at a neutral site to smooth things over. The sit-down took place, Russo said, at a Panera Bread cafe.

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Savannah musicians, cover your eyes and ears: we can’t have you getting any ideas.

2016 has turned out to be one of those transitory years of artistic exodus. One minute, we’ve got a huge roster of incredible local bands; the next, many are loading the van for the last time and leaving Savannah for good. After prog/math rock pioneers Culture Vulture’s departure last month, another Savannah scene staple is heading to the Golden State: Ben Lewis.

Louisiana-born Lewis moved to Savannah as a child, falling into the original music scene as founding drummer of incredibly popular reggae/funk/dub band Domino Effect. When the group decided to part ways, Lewis turned to a loop station and kept writing. As a seasoned percussionist, Lewis takes looper technique above and beyond, creating unusual textures and beats, keeping the guitar uptempo and breezy, and delivering a richly optimistic performance.

After years as a Savannah favorite, gigging ‘round town and hosting weekly open jams at Barrelhouse South and Ampersand, Lewis is following his muse to Pasadena, where he’ll share his original sounds with the West Coast and grow as an artist.

The Road to Cali Tour departs from North Beach Grill, so head to Tybee and bid farewell to one of Savannah’s brightest.

When did you start playing music around Savannah?

I started in the church scene, playing drums for four different churches. I left the church scene because it got to a point...I

A master of the looping station, Lewis now tours with a full a band as Ben Lewis and the Kind Dub.

wasn’t into it, to say the least. I felt like I wasn’t in a position to be in front of people in that scenario.

I left it on good terms and started to put together a band, dropped out of college at 19 years old, moved to Missouri to record a record. And that bombed, but it got me out of the house, out of the city, and out of the depression I was in. As soon as I came back [to Savannah] I started Domino Effect.

Was it around the Domino Effect time that you began incorporating reggae and jam elements into your own music?

The influence on the reggae and progressive jam side didn’t start until I got involved with [Domino Effect’s] guitar player.

I was always straightforward in my songwriting: ‘Let’s get the theme across,

interview

continued from previous page

“I’m constantly trying to write an anthem. My songwriting starts with a melody I can’t get rid of and then I go, ‘Okay, that’s a song, this song’s gotta make it.’”

What’s the process like for you, of culling and trimming and focusing on those hooky, radio-ready elements?

I’m constantly trying to write an anthem.

My songwriting starts with a melody I can’t get rid of and then I go, ‘Okay, that’s a song, this song’s gotta make it.’ I’ve got about 300 songs written, but the ones that really stick around are the ones that I wake up the next day brushing my teeth and hear the hook in my head.

I’m constantly writing hooks and possible things to put in a song. As a songwriter, it’s not necessarily my job to come up with what to say; it’s to be more observant.

You have a very positive spirit in your lyricism.

My songwriting’s all messages to myself.

My job is to be as vague as possible, but as positive and uplifting as possible. I don’t do it on purpose; it just happens to come out like that. Even if it’s something negative, there’s this encouragement behind it.

What have you learned from playing in Savannah that you’ll take with you when you move?

Savannah has taught me so much as a musician, but Savannah is a place that can chew you up and spit you out as an original artist. You can play originals in front of 100 people and they won’t listen to that original song; that can press you. I’ve seen some artists in Savannah play an original song and I’ve seen no response from the audience. Then I don’t see them try to play an original song ever again and they slowly get out of the music scene.

Savannah is a tough place, surrounded by network of really talented musicians.

The heavy cats in scene—Eric Moore [Voodoo Soup], Eric Culberson, Hitman’s been around for years—they’re staples in this town and for tourists, but these guys are really phenomenal players. Even the young guys—James Smith, CC Witt and Hunter Price on country side, Basik Lee—you see these people perform and go, “I gotta step my game up! I gotta become legit.” Savannah is on a certain level of quality. You gotta bring it. It’s made me the musician I am.

Why California?

I’m predominantly a reggae artist, and I feel like the best thing you do for business is put your business in best market for that business. California is that place. I’ll go out for six, eight months then go to Hawaii, do two years of traveling, network in each city, plant seeds.

I have a really good opportunity in California, working with two promoters…

I’ve been in the Savannah music scene for years, but it’s time to go. CS

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let’s hit it and quit it in four minutes.’ I still try to hold myself to that now, especially, but the jam thing was just fun. It was fun to be 20 to 26, 27 [years old] and have our run. It was nice to be in a really progressive, improvising band.

Now with my band, we’re about playing clean, nice, tight music. If it’s over four minutes, we’re taking a solo out, a horn line—someone’s getting their feelings hurt!

At the end of the day it’s not about feelings...we want it to be on the radio.

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music feature Memphis band NOTS plays Savannah for the first time this weekend.

joined playing synths, that opened up a lot more on guitar, since she was occupying that trebly, mid-space.

It’s nice to play with the same group of people so you can develop your sound, but as far as it’s worked for us, we make the best of situations. It taught us all to be more intuitive...I think I got more creative.

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You mentioned you like playing off the drums. How have you developed your guitar tone and style?

NOTS to be missed

MusicFile brings acclaimed post-punks NOTS to Jinx with Muuy Biien and Cray Bags

by Anna Chandler

anna@connectsavannah.com

With peculiar, eerie synths, churning guitars, and shout-sung vocals, Memphis’s Nots have dug clawmarks into the Southeastern scene. The self-described “weird punk” band makes their first 912 appearance this weekend courtesy of MusicFile Productions. The foursome joins Athens noise-punks Muuy Biien and our own Cray Bags for a night of bizarro fuzz and grime.

We talked with guitarist/vocalist Natalie Hoffman about tour snapshots, recording NOTS’ next LP, Cosmetic (coming in September on Goner Records and Heavenly Recordings), and creating art in Trump-era America.

How did you get involved in the Memphis music scene?

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It sort of found me more than anything. I moved here for art school and I would play in really funny, not even real bands; I’d just play with people and play instruments I hadn’t ever played, do shows at a bar at two in the morning and never play again.

It’s pretty rowdy; rock ‘n’ roll bands, weird, one-man electronic projects. All sorts of stuff happens here.

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You and [drummer] Charlotte played together before NOTS. Did you have shared tastes, a vision for the band?

We definitely had shared tastes but we never had a blueprint for what we wanted to do. We were both into DIY music. ...When it made more sense to become more aggressive or spacier, we just did it.

And [the sound] formed.

You went to art college; does visual art impact the way you write music?

Completely. I think films have a huge influence on how I write. Photography and music go hand-in-hand. There are always great photographers documenting the music scene. On tour, I bring a shitty camera that’s unintrusive—I don’t want to be the person with a huge lens, though I admire those people! For me, it’s documenting the everyday, not just the hour that you have your performance.

Are you using disposable cameras?

Oh, yeah! I upgraded and got a Vivatar— your mom probably has one, my mom has one! This little lens opens up and you point and shoot.

NOTS has had several lineup changes.

Do you feel like having rotating players impacted your dynamic or sound?

Anytime you play with someone, they’re going to bring something to the table you don’t expect, even if you have an idea of how they play. Our new bassist, Meredith, has a really lyrical, straightforward way she plays, but a really aggressive way; that affects how I play guitar now. When Allie

I’m trying to become a little more experimental about it, give more space to everything. It’s really fun to have songs where everyone is playing something really intense at the same time, but lately I’ve been trying to step back. One song, I basically play nonsense string noises—not even an actual guitar part. Then I’ll switch to a lead riff, back to nonsense. I’m trying to break it up, make it less predictable, especially for myself.

What was it like recording Cosmetic?

It was great. The first EP, Dustride, was recorded by our friend Keith Cooper— he has this crazy reel-to-reel machine, it sounds like a ghost’s living inside it!

We loved recording with him, so we approached him about recording Cosmetic at the studio setup in his house to tape.

For three weeks, were consistently in Keith’s house all night long. A lot of the songs are pretty improvised; we wrote them and the main structures were not super-solidified. It’s interesting. We would play the song three times, pick our favorite...and Keith’s input is very valued. He’s a great friend, musician, and sound engineer.

I just recorded an album to tape—it’s scary in its finality. I can’t imagine improvising like that...was it freeing, instead of tracking digitally and being able to fuss over it?

friends, I dunno! I couldn’t. It was so overwhelming and fast.

I feel like the things Trump has been saying have been said by Republicans and Democrats without the audaciousness, smoothed over a little more than Trump—he gets thrown in our faces—and now it’s this whole group of angry people who agree. And because he’s not speaking political language, he’s saying what other politicians wish they could say...I guess it was inevitable.

A bunch of the songs reflect that. When I sit down to write, clear my head and go off, there seem to be recurring themes about being an American right now, and one who obviously doesn’t agree with the hate-mongering speech coming off the TV consistently.

I’ve noticed that, whereas many allfemale bands get “girl band” thrown on about every description and writeup, NOTS seems to have dodged all that. Is that a conscious choice, or do you think we’re finally seeing less of that?

I try to keep up with that stuff, too. When I read about how writers drop the whole girl band idea, or if they allow them to be compared to everyone, regardless of gender—which, it should be in my opinion— for me, it’s conscious.

I want our music to be spoken of outside of gender. Obviously, we’re all female, and politically, we’re all feminists. If that needs to be the way we discuss it, that’s great! In terms of discussing music as gender, it gets old pretty quick, the ‘all-girl band’ thing. That’s like comparing people instead of comparing music. I think it’s conscious for us, in a way, maybe because it is getting better. I’ll read articles about La Luz or something and there’s no mention of it. Maybe the media’s catching up.

I hope so. It’s not a genre.

We do pretty well under the gun. We do a lot worse when it’s like, ‘You can record over it, don’t worry!’ Especially me! The one we recorded digitally we did with Doug Easley—he is great at what he does, he worked on Sonic Youth’s Washing Machine—but the digital approach was not for us. In Memphis, not many people record digitally; here, a lot of people we know are doing tape.

Right! So many people compare all-female bands to other all-female bands that aren’t at all alike. It’s frustrating to be on tour, and you can tell that the promoter is like, ‘Ah, shit, a female band’s coming!

What’s our only local all-female band?!’

And [the lineup] doesn’t make any sense.

Cosmetic single “Entertain Me” explores America and the Trump age.

Do politics carry throughout the rest of the album thematically?

We’re really excited to be there! We’re pretty rowdy. We love playing the South in general. CS

It was inevitable! I was watching the news every day, and I think if I wanted to sit down and write a sweet album about my

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The Southern Belles

The Southern Belles @Congress St Social Club

Richmond’s The Southern Belles return to Savannah with psych swagger steeped in American rock ‘n’ roll tradition.

The road warriors have traversed the country with extensive tours and festival appearances. Congress Street Social Club welcomes them back to downtown Savannah; this time, the band has some fresh faces. Drummer Aaron Zarrow of The Royal Noise (formerly based right here in Savannah, now of Philadelphia) has joined vocalist/guitarist Adrian Ciucci, bassist/vocalist Andrew Carper, and keyboardist/vocalist Tommy Booker to electrify the Belle sound.

Their latest album, 2015’s Close To Sunrise, is characterized by swoony barroom piano, big melodies, psychedelic billows, groovy guitar riffs, and beats that will have you nodding along and swinging those hips.

Friday, July 8, 9 p.m., free, 21+

Super Bob, Honestlie @Rachael’s 1190

Super Bob

Savannah favorites Super Bob return this weekend to Rachael’s. The trio’s live show has been heralded far and wide, so if rap-dubstep fusion is your thing, head on over. With samples, big bass drops, hard-edged guitar and frontman Matt Santoro’s rhymes, the Washington, D.C.-based band has garnered a diverse following all across the U.S. Savannah/Richmond Hill’s own Honestlie represents the home team for this one. Inspired by alternative leaders like Deftones, Alice in Chains, and Sevendust, Honestlie boasts vocals that waver between gentle ease and brutal screaming and melodic guitar; the results are an innovative take on hard rock.

Friday, July 8, 10 p.m.

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Prince Purple Rain Unity Party @Club One

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Tributes to The Purple One continue to pour in in his absence. This weekend, Tribute To The Stars brings “The Greatest Prince Tribute Celebrity Impersonator In America” to Club One. This fella looks, acts, and performs just like Prince and will be singing the chart-toppers and deep cuts over the course of two full sets.

Arrive ready to dance the night away, score some swag through giveaways of Prince-related merch, and be entertained in a splendidly lit, dazzling environment.

Friday, July 8, doors at 8 p.m., $10 advance, $15 at door, 21+

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In for a penny

Savannah’s favorite Irish punks In For A Penny have released an EP, Every Day Should Be Saint Paddy’s Day. If you’ve been experiencing withdrawals now that the green party beads have been washed from the gutters, head the Poo on Saturday ready to do a jig, sip some Irish whiskey, and snap up a hot-off-the-press CD. In just five songs, the Tybee band rallies their crowd, invites them to sing along, gets personal, and even falls quietly reverent.

Recorded by Shane Baldwin at Elevated Basement Studios, the tracks feature talents from some familiar Savannah faces like Ricardo Ochoa of Velvet Caravan and Dan O’Connell of Savannah Ceili Band.

Steeped in tradition with some jaunty flair, the five-song EP kicks off jauntily with “Rare Old Mountain Dew,” an old Irish folk tune that Sean McNally, Jeremy Riddle, Henny Da Butcha, and newest member, Sean’s son Bryce McNally, play with exuberance and delightfully punchy di-diddle-dums.

“Stumblin’ Home” is a sing-and-count-along-style ode to getting home after a particularly rowdy night, laced with Ochoa’s bright fiddle.

Track three rolls around with “Every Day Should Be St. Paddy’s Day,” which is destined to become the new unofficial anthem for Savannah’s favorite month of the year, dosed with plenty of humor.

On “Whiskey In Heaven,” McNally offers a touching ode to his deceased father. Just as raucous as typical In For A Penny material, it’s a refreshing wave of sincerity and vulnerability among the whiskey shots and early morning hours.

Things strip down as In For A Penny bows out with “The Parting Glass.” A traditional farewell tune, it’s been recorded by everyone with a little Irish or Scotch blood in ‘em, including The Dubliners, The Pogues, The Wailin’ Jennys, Celtic Woman, and even Ed Sheeran. Our Savannah gents have added a beautiful, stripped-down rendition of the classic to the mix.

Bonus: the release show will also be Penny members Sean and Jeremy’s birthday party. Make that a double.

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Rebecca Flaherty

In honor of Bastille Day, Savannah harpist Kristin King has teamed up with vocalist Rebecca Flaherty to present an appropriately French-themed program. A part of Ruth’s Chris’s new live music monthly brunch series, guests will be treated to savory and sweet fare in multiple courses while beautiful music fills the downtown restaurant.

With 28 years of experience, King is a visionary of harp performance known for her own original compositions and unique arrangements of classic song.

Flaherty has performed at Savannah Music Festival, Onstage at the Lucas Cabaret Series, with The Savannah Philharmonic, and many more. An early developer of The Savannah Voice Festival, Flaherty sings on staff with The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist and also gives voice lessons.

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Ken you dig it?

Stratton Leopold, Tom Coleman join forces for unique theatre premiere at Muse

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JULY 6-12, 2016

TWO legendary giants of Savannah show biz have come together for a totally unique theatrical collaboration.

Produced by Stratton Leopold and directed and adapted by Tom Coleman III, Ken is based on a short story by Arnold Sundgaard published in the New Yorker in 1959.

Despite years of interest in a movie or play based on Ken, there has never been a stage adaptation of the story. This weekend marks the work’s world premiere.

“It’s a first, and it’s fun,” says Leopold, well-known Hollywood producer, Savannah native, and ice cream entrepreneur.

“There’s this moment when I just got really teary, and way too involved,” laughs Coleman, founder of Savannah Community Theatre and longtime Savannah and Athens theatre veteran who adapted the story for the stage.

“In a couple of places the story really hits me. I’ve really liked working on it.”

A minimalist production with essentially a single set, Ken is the true account of a cross-country train ride taken by Sundgaard during the Great Depression while he was an acting student at the Yale University Department of Drama.

Arnold Sundgaard himself grew up in modest means in Minnesota and was expected to take up farming like his father.

“But he really wanted to go to Yale, that was his goal. And he worked hard for it,” says Leopold.

When a fellow student named Ken Stevens dies, Sundgaard is asked to accompany the boy’s body back to his parents’ home in Portland, Oregon.

“They required that back then,” explains Coleman. “Someone had to physically escort the remains back to wherever they were supposed to go.”

The story centers around his trip, the woman he meets on the train, the loss of Ken’s body, the funeral, and of course the effect all this has on Sundgaard.

“He becomes attached to the fact that he has a mission and people are counting on him, whereas before he didn’t really care about other people’s needs,” Coleman says. “At one point he actually loses the body when he changes trains! It becomes a massive thing to him. He realizes what it means to let people down.”

The way this story found its way from Sundgaard to Leopold to Coleman and now The cast includes Eric McCrea and Jeffrey Hall, as young and older Arnold respectively; Jake Roberts, Maia Strickland Collins, Malinda K. to you is a typical Savannah tale of perSmith, and Tom Paris. Photo by geoff l. johnson 24 sonal connections.

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“It takes place on a train, but it takes you on an imaginative journey to the Chicago World’s Fair, it takes you to the desert, it takes you into the Depression-era Dust Bowl,” says director Tom Coleman, who adapted the short story for the stage.

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Originally, Coleman wrote the play in first person, with no dialogue, and began communicating with Steve Sundgaard.

“He’s a very kind person, but I could tell he wasn’t necessarily happy with what I had on paper,” Coleman says. “So as I kept writing versions, I began really understanding what this train ride meant. This is a true story of one person’s experience, but I began writing from a much more sympathetic standpoint.”

Leopold says, “Tommy came to me with one version and said, ‘If you hate it, that’s OK.’ I told him, I don’t hate it, I’m figuring it out. I’ve never done this before.”

After a few weeks of nearly round-theclock writing, Coleman had a script that everyone felt comfortable enough with to hold a reading. The actual cast was determined in May. The cast includes Eric McCrea and Jeffrey Hall, as young and older Arnold respectively; Jake Roberts, Maia Strickland Collins, Malinda K. Smith, and Tom Paris.

“If this is received well, we’re going to approach Yale about taking it to New Haven, since Arnold was a Yale alumnus,” says Leopold.

As if all this weren’t enough, at intermission you can also enjoy—you guessed it!—complimentary ice cream from Leopold’s. cs

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In the 1970s, Leopold came in contact with Sundgaard in New York City.

“He was opening a play on Broadway, and doing quite well. We talked about Ken and he thought it might be made into a film. I thought it made more sense as a great one-set play. I asked him to write it, since he was a Broadway-produced playwright. But he never did.”

Time passed. The great director John Sayles approached Sundgaard wanting to buy a single scene from Ken to put in a movie.

“But he didn’t sell it. Time goes by and Sundgaard essentially retired,” Leopold says.

About a year ago, serendipity struck as Steve Sundgaard, Arnold’s son, stopped by Leopold’s Ice Cream Shop on Broughton Street for a sweet treat.

“I had not seen Steven in 20 or so years.

But we both never forgot the story,” Leopold says.

“Steve asked, ‘What about Ken?’ I said, ‘I’ve always liked it. But I always thought it might have more impact as a play.’”

Steve’s father Arnold had passed away in 2006, “which meant all the rights to Ken reverted to Steve,” Leopold says.

That seemingly small but quite vital legal point paved the way for the production to see reality much quicker than anyone realized at the time.

Cut to Johnny Harris Restaurant, a couple weeks after St. Patrick’s Day 2016.

Stratton Leopold has invited Tom Coleman to lunch. The two men had met and spoken before, but never worked together to this extent.

“Stratton gives me a story, five and a half pages. He says, ‘Here, this was written by the father of a friend of mine. I want you to turn this into a play,’” Coleman says.

“I asked, ‘Why are you giving this to me?’ Stratton answered, ‘Because you can do this. Just look at it.’”

The evocative, moving story had an immediate effect on Coleman.

“Every second I was reading it, I went, this is a film, not a play. It has beautiful language, it’s very picturesque,” Coleman says.

“It takes place on a train, but it takes you on an imaginative journey to the Chicago World’s Fair, it takes you to the desert, it takes you into the Depression-era Dust Bowl.”

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Let’s hear it for the boys!

First annual Mr. Savannah pageant lets local gents strut their stuff by anna Chandler

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JULY 6-12, 2016

If a single person were to embody Savannah, what would they be like?

Timelessly attractive? Well-read with a history knowledge so extensive they could win any trivia night? The life of the party with a steamy gaze that could break the heat index? Maybe a little dangerous? An excellent host with a creative spirit? An adventurer at heart with a bit of a charming drawl?

The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue is on the hunt for their very first Mr. Savannah, and nine male-identified 912 residents are in the running for the crown.

A fundraiser for the Tease tour fund, the Hostess City has never seen a pageant quite like this one.

The idea dawned on Wendy Denney, Savannah Sweet Tease’s Rebel Belle, over Cheers to Rob Caulfield! drinks with her burly family.

“We’ve just been trying to come up with fundraisers that are more fun for us and fun for the people donating,” she explains. “So people don’t really feel like they’re just giving their money to somebody—they’re getting something out of it. I had the idea for a Mr. Savannah pageant at The Jinx and wondered, ‘Why has no one ever thought of this?’ I can’t believe it’s never been done!”

The Teases hit the road this summer, and toting a squad of show-folks up and down the East Coast can get costly. All profits from the pageant will go to gassing up the caravan and feeding and housing the troupe on the road.

The group’s always thinking of clever ways to make some extra cash for the adventures—chili cook-offs, kissing booths—but the response for Mr. Savannah has already shown that the community’s ready for a king of its own. And Savannah’s fellas are ready to reign.

Petee Worrell, looking snappy!

“All the entrants pay an entry fee,” Denney explains. “Then people pay their favorite fellow. to get into the show, and we’ll take all that Mr. Savannah himself is expected to be money and split it in half. Half goes to the a well-rounded individual who excels in Sweet Tease, the other half goes to the each category of the competition. winners.”

The gents will don their summertime The contestants are Kalub Holt, Jimmy finest in the swimsuit/summer wear porReese, Petee Worrell, Jeffrey Giddens, tion of the pageant. For the interview segMason Smith, Share Aaron, Jack Steelment, Teases will ask questions to get to man, Rob Caulfield, and Kevin Bressler. learn more about the hearts and minds of Judges encourage participants’ friends, fans, and families to come to The Jinx with the contestants; for that segment, entrants 26 signs and plenty of applause to cheer on may wear the outfit of their choice.

judges.

“The talent portion is whatever they want to show off that makes them shine. We’re not requiring them to dance.”

“It isn’t a burlesque show,” Denney chimes in. “It’s dudes doing their thing—whatever they’re comfortable with. The talent ranges from dancing, singing, there’s going to be a guy mixing fancy drinks, he’s a bartender…it’ll be very versatile in that portion.”

The first place winner will get the largest amount of cash; second place will earn cash as well, with third place fetching season passes to Savannah Sweet Tease shows.

“Each category will have a winner,” Denney elaborates.

“Whoever gets the highest score in those categories will Jack Steelman will steel your heart. win a prize. We’ll also have a Mr. Congeniality, too, that the contestants will vote on.”

In order to best represent their city, Mr. Savannah entrants must have lived in the Savannah metropolitan for at least one year.

“Nobody’s been here for less than two years,” Bunton points out.

According to the judges, Mr. Savannah isn’t about the fit of the Speedo or interview elocution: attitude is the real winner here.

“It’s going to be someone who’s very well-rounded in all three categories,” explains Anita Narcisse (Rita D’LaVayne, who will emcee the evening).

“Mr. Savannah is comfortable in their own skin,” adds Denney.

“Part of it is highlighting the diversity of Savannah, too,” says Jeffrey Giddens would giddily be your first Bunton. “We’re letting them pick Mr. Savannah! their own music and shine. It doesn’t Apparel guidelines aren’t strict, and have to be any kind of category; we’re lookDenney likes it that way. ing at the melting pot of where we live.”

“The audience is gonna be seeing “I think Savannah has so much characdudes trounce around in their favorite ter,” Denney observes. “In order to be Mr. swimwear,” she smiles. “And who knows Savannah, you have to have a lot of that!” CS what the outfit of choice will be! They could The 1st Annual Mr. Savannah come out in a tux, or a thong!”

Pageant “Then there’s a talent portion!” adds Presented by The Savannah Sweet Tease Garrett Bunton, a fresh beard, er, face, to Burlesque Revue the Sweet Tease lineup (Savannah’s seen When: Friday, July 8, 10 p.m. him strut his stuff as Butt Reynolds with Where: The Jinx South Florida’s Hurly-Burly Burlesque).

Cost: $10, 21+ With years of experience in manlesque, Bunton is a perfect addition to the panel of

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Harry Crews, in the wild

Crews could also be horribly abusive.

You don’t shy away from that.

Clearly it was rough to have a relationship of any kind with him. His family, his romantic interests, people he worked with —everyone would say it’s hard work to be around him. He had a hair-trigger temper, he was always getting in fights. It was sort of a given that if you hung around him long enough you’d inevitably be sucked into some weird situation, usually involving the police or a barroom brawl.

Unique book/film event highlights new biography of Georgia writer and renegade

How much of this syndrome of macho, wild-man Southern writers is a reaction to the South’s essential antiintellectualism: “I may do sissy stuff like writing poetry but I’ll show you what a real man I am,” etc.

by Jim Morekis

Harry always put writers on a pedestal.

He always said, that’s what I want to be, that’s the coolest thing. Even as an undereducated poor teenager he came about the Hemingway ideal of a writer. Now, when he was among his family and people where he grew up, among sharecroppers, he would almost apologize. He’d say, “I’ve become a writer instead of getting my hands dirty.”

HARRY CREWS was novelist, poet, professor, reporter, screenwriter, Marine, and barroom brawler all in one.

The hard-drinking writer and journalist helped break new ground in Southern literature in the ‘60s and ‘70s, when rebellious iconoclasts were the order of the day and people wanted raw authenticity and real, honest voices.

Born in Georgia and growing up poor in Jacksonville, Fla., Crews attended the University of Florida in Gainesville on the GI Bill after coming back from the Korean War. At the height of the ‘60s counterculture, Crews returned to UF, this time as a professor. His highly theatrical teaching technique was so popular students lined up for blocks to sign up for his classes.

In addition to 15 novels, including A Feast of Snakes, and several essay collections, Crews reinvented himself as a gonzo journalist in the mold of Hunter S. Thompson, with brief forays into writing movie scripts.

His personal life—including divorcing, remarrying, and divorcing again his wife Sally—was always tumultuous. But nothing was the same after the drowning death of their young son Patrick.

While Crews, who died in 2012, did write a memoir, up until now there has been no complete biography of him. That situation has been remedied by Ted Geltner, writer of Blood, Bone and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews.

Geltner will be on a hand for a reading and signing at The Book Lady this Friday, complete with screening of the Crews documentary Guilty As Charged. We spoke with Geltner last week.

Ted Geltner: Oh, he’s right up there, especially with Dickey. They were pals. And both had to be carried out of bars on regular occasions.

All those guys are real outsider types.

They were contemporaries who often wrote about the same sort of material.

The voice in Crews’s fiction and outlook was something new. Looking back, you can say, “Here is the first guy who really took Southern literature into the modern world, of the ‘60s and ‘70s.”

He looked at it from a modern perspective. He was more of a working class Southerner. And of course he included many Southern Gothic elements. By combining all that he created a new voice in Southern literature.

Harry was very aware of Hunter S. Thompson, and sort of followed his lead by going in to journalism. I can see that comparison for sure. That was a time in American literature when you had a lot of anti-establishment writers, who lived their lives as part of a whole persona.

You could also put Norman Mailer in that group. And Charles Bukowski. And of course Harry admired those writers and knew some of them.

I guess Crews is part of that triumvirate of ne’er-do-well Georgia writers from about the same time: Pat Conroy, James Dickey, and Crews.

Some of your stories about Crews are crazy. You write about him reading a student’s short story mentioning oral sex. He tells her, have you ever done

Author Ted Geltner says, ‘Harry Crews created a new voice in Southern literature.’

this? She says no, and he says, “Never ever write about anything you haven’t witnessed or done.” I realized there will never again be a time on an American college campus when that scene can happen like that.

So many things, you’re like, how did he get away with this stuff?! Some old department heads from back in the day will say, yeah that’s just the way it was.

I’m like, what do you mean he didn’t show up for months at a time and was drunk in class? Times have changed!

The funny thing is, I could have written so much more. There is apparently an endless amount of Harry Crews stories out there. I’ve heard as many of them from people since the book was published as I was able to include in the book itself.

Did Crews worry about his persona becoming more important than his own writing?

So what’s in store this Friday night at Roots Up, upstairs from The Book Lady?

It’s going to be a really cool event. After the reading and signing, we’ll be showing a documentary about Crews called Guilty As Charged. Tom Thurmond made this film about 20-25 years ago, when Harry was still wiring.

There are a few documentaries out there that deal with Crews. This one was his favorite. He had the poster in his living room. It showed him behind bars. He thought it was really cool. cs

A Feast of Crews: A Harry Crews Evening of Books, Film and Art sponsored by The Book Lady Bookstore, Psychotronic Film Society and Roots Up Gallery

July 8, 8 p.m., Roots Up Gallery, 6 E Liberty St (upstairs from The Book Lady Bookstore) Doors open 7:30, talk begins 8 PM with film following. Tickets on sale at The Book Lady Harry was definitely concerned with his Bookstore and Roots Up Gallery, both at 6 E reputation as a wild man. He was worried that would overshadow his work. His whole Liberty St. Tickets also available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2569076 being was the importance of his novels.

Now, once he achieved that level of noto- Bundle Ticket Price (movie, copy of Crews biography, one raffle ticket for Panhandle Slim riety, he also used it to his advantage. He painting): $35 Movie Only: $10 Raffle Tickets used it to get film deals, get screenplays green lighted. His whole journalism career for Panhandle Slim Painting: $2 each or $10 played off that. for 10

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Robert Morris’s tidal vision Exhibit at Ships of the Sea takes you on a sea journey

By Kayla Goggin

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JULY 6-12, 2016

THERE ARE few people in this city who know the river better than Robert Morris, who have dreamed of it more often, or have communed with it so deeply.

In his second exhibition at the Ships of the Sea museum, Departures, Morris invites us to dream with him and depart on waves of gauzy impasto into the brilliant fantasy only a river can provide.

The exhibition consisting of nine large works (designed specifically for the space) is on display in the museum’s beautifullylit high-ceilinged rotating gallery space until July 24.

“The goal here was to create vessels that took the viewer on a journey,” Morris tells me. “I thought about what it is that people relate to when they see these ships and say things to me like, ‘I could sit there and watch ships go down the Savannah River for the rest of my life.’ I realized that they were vicariously departing with the ship to other places, to adventures on the high seas. So I asked myself, what could I do to create vessels in paintings that take people somewhere else, on an imaginative journey, on a spiritual journey?”

Morris, who has been the Georgia Ports Authority’s Director of Corporate Communications for the last 14 years, has had more chances than most to reach a spiritual agreement with the river.

Each of the works in the exhibition represents a different experience for Morris, ranging from the metaphorical arrival of his newborn son to the literal epiphany he experienced while watching a ship emerge through purple winter fog.

Each painting buoys us along on an emotional tour. Standing on solid ground, the painted waves on the museum’s tile floor become frustratingly ironic.

All we want is to feel the lull of the tide which Morris’ soft, impressionistic vocabulary so vividly evokes.

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Each of the works in the exhibition represents a different experience for Morris, ranging from the metaphorical arrival of his newborn son to the literal epiphany he experienced while watching a ship emerge through purple winter fog.

but to create out of,” Morris explains.

There’s wisdom here, I think. Another insomnia-curing, photorealistic painting of sunset over the river? We don’t need it.

(Even if some of you might want it.)

Work that replicates will never have the same power as work that comments or even carefully considers.

Departures is at its best when it’s at its moodiest–pieces like “Purple Cross”, “Xena” and “Rhapsody on the River” shine and show off Morris’ impressive handling of color and texture. Of course, this is all by careful design.

“I used a lot of techniques to bring the texture and light out,” Morris reveals.

“Three layers of gesso, three layers of

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white fleck or oil tempura as a base and then painting on top of that has allowed a radiance from underneath to come out.”

Inspiration for this technique came from an Indian painter named Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, an influential abstract expressionist whose careful layering techniques seemed to create a glow from within his canvases. Morris found mentorship in the form of Gaitonde’s writings, developing his own techniques for luminescence.

This light from within elevates the work, making it feel polished but not overly so.

Morris may be a trained artist with a professional background painting in a traditional style, but he lacks the pretension that such experience might (to some) portend.

Departures is fixed literally and metaphorically at eye level–while the work clearly comes as a result of Morris’ communion with the river, it is borne from his interest in communing with viewers.

“Each painting presents the audience with an opportunity to depart this world and enter another,” he says.

It’s a rare and special opportunity to be promised a particular experience and not be disappointed.

Eighteen months of work has wrought works like “Night Move” which is undeniably transportive–whether thanks to its

swirling brushstrokes, depiction of glowing reflections off the black nighttime river, or a combination of both, I’m not sure.

Even the paintings’ frames are of the river, literally dragged out of it by Morris with the help of his friend and fellow artist Charlie Ellis. When the tide goes out, the men stalk the riverbed, pulling out pieces of forgotten plywood that have been rubbed with nature’s salt and baked by the sun.

“It’s amazing what you can find along the river,” Morris tells me with a grin.

“There’s everything. Everything for millennia that’s ever fallen in and broken apart, been dumped or left there is still there in various elements or forms. You can’t build along the river or the tide line and you can’t stop the tide. It’s the one place in Savannah that cannot be changed.”

Morris’ works take us to a place where we can feel the power of the water and marvel at the beauty of our interactions with nature. It’s something organic in a space filled with depictions of the audacity of man.

Instead of the glory of the sailing vessel, Departures celebrates the possibilities a river affords us: departure, return, escape. cs

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Dead Girl Diaries Pop-Up Weekend — Join artist Shelley Smith for a schedule of weekend events for her Dead Girl Diaries photography exhibit and book release. All proceeds benefit First City Network. Preview: Sat, July 9, noon-4 p.m.; book release & photo reception Sat. July 9 5-8 p.m.; Bloodys & Biscuit Book Signing: Sun. July 10, 1-3 p.m.

Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St. Elementary School Student Art — Local elementary school children will be honored for their artistic talents while celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Savannah’s National Historic Landmark District through art. Wed., July 6, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Continuing Exhibits Boxed In/Break Out — Tricia Cookson’s site-specific work for Boxed In/Break Out. This project encouraged artists to propose a creative installation that activates six windows at the Jepson Center (facing Barnard Street) with original artwork. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Destinations — Bernard Dick exhibits digitally altered photography. Through July 31. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer — Taken during the year Elvis Presley turned 21, Alfred Wertheimer’s photographs are a remarkable visual record of rock ‘n’ roll’s most enduring figure. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Face to Face: American Portraits from the Permanent Collection — Spanning the period from the American Revolution to World War II, the paintings in this exhibition demonstrate the broad range of American portraiture found in Telfair’s permanent collection. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. In the Hands of Savannah — “In the Hands of Savannah” is a collection of watercolor paintings by Anna Cusack. This exhibition is a showcase of the character and beauty of the human hand, presented with Anna’s exceptional skill and talent. Through July 17. whatisthebutcher.com/. The Butcher Tattoo Studio, 19 East Bay St. Landmark: A Decade of Collecting at the Jepson Center — Since the Jepson Center opened its doors to the public 10 years ago, Telfair Museums has added 1,267 works of art to its permanent collection. To celebrate the remarkable strides made in collecting during the Jepson Center era, this exhibition highlights 10 of the most significant acquisitions made from 2006 to the present.

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Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. A Natural Perspective — This exhibit of recent works by local artist nea hanna will explore the natural world through painting, illustration and photography.

Through July 31. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. A Poem in the Shelley Smith hosts a weekend of events for her Dead Girl Diaries exhibit Form of Flow- and book release at Location Gallery. ers — Exhibition by Roberto Behar and Rosario eling 100,000 miles and visiting nearly 1,000 Marquardt, a collaborative architectural artists’ studios in rural communities, small and multidisciplinary practice, R&R Studios, towns and urban centers. Telfair’s exhibit feaweaving together visual arts, exhibitions, tures 40 of the original 102 artists selected to design, architecture and urban design. Part reflect what’s happening in American art right of deFINE ART. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 now. Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Turner Blvd.

Stick Men: Savannah Folk Art Pop Portraits by Jessica Burke — Canes and Wood Sculptures — Since This exhibit features drawings that explore the early 20th century, woodcarvings and identity and gender. Jessica Burke describes carved walking sticks were noted in writings her body of work as a demonstration in and photographs about the Savannah area. which we articulate ourselves, specifically Sometimes discussed in terms of a lingering our ideal selves. Through July 28. City of African aesthetic in the traditional arts of the Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 African South, these works were explored West Henry St. by scholars and brought national acclaim to Savannah woodcarver Ulysses Davis. Davis’ Prints from the Collection — This example inspired other men in Savannah exhibit features approximately 40 European and South Georgia to take up the art. Jepson and American works dating from the 16th Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. century through 1945 and includes works by Rembrandt, Cezanne, Degas, Renoir, Goya, Sunae Prints by Naoshi — Naoshi is an and others. Through July 17. telfair.org. internationally acclaimed Japanese illustrator Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 whose distinctive characters and original Barnard St. style are recognized around the world. She uses shiny colorful sand, called Sunae in Profiles of Poverty — Profiles of PovJapan, to create surreal people living in the erty, presented by Step Up Savannah and St. real world. Through July 31. Foxy Loxy Cafe, Vincent de Paul Georgia, is a 60- photograph 1919 Bull St. collection of powerful images depicting poverty across the state. Jelinek Creative Tape, Paper, Scissors — Various paper Spaces, 101 N. Fahm St. works by Jon Arge, Lennie Ciliento and Peter Erwin Roberts. Profits from show are desigState of the Art: Discovering nated to Deep Center for Kids. Through July American Art Now — Originally de8. Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St. veloped and organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., Through Law’s Eyes: Select Works the exhibit examines how today’s artists are from the W.W. Law Art Collection informed by the past, innovate with materials — The collection represents the life work of old and new and engage deeply with issues W. W. Law and includes photographs, papers, relevant to their communities. The artists books, art, music, and artifacts. Through Jan. were selected by the Crystal Bridges’ Director 1, 2017. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. and curatorial team through an ambitious year-long research process that involved trav-

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Check out Savannah’s Best Online Calendar Savannah’s new Coastal Plain League team, the Savannah Bananas, has made sipping on a cold craft beer during a game easy.

Local favorites Red Hare Brewing and Terrapin Brewing are represented, as are some of the larger craft brewers like Sierra Nevada.

Most impressively, Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing has taken over the “beer island” in the fan plaza, an area previously run by MillerCoors.

The Braves new SunTrust Stadium that opens next year will feature its own on site microbrewery, but no word yet on who will be doing the brewing.

Thirsty Thursdays have been a longtime tradition at minor league games but that promotion has always been geared toward macro beer. Savannah’s new Coastal Plain League team, the Savannah Bananas, has made sipping on a cold craft beer during a game easy.

The desire to promote craft beer comes directly from Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole, whose self proclaimed love of craft beer led to the addition of a craft specific vending area called the Craft Corner.

Cole acknowledged that craft beer patrons would prefer to have two really good beers than the standard baseball fair and that it was important to have plenty of options for them.

Cole also tells Brew/Drink/Run that he organized a craft beer festival in Gastonia, N.C., and has plans to expand that concept to Savannah this spring.

The Craft Corner features ten taps with numerous craft breweries such as Dogfish Head, Victory, Stone and Bells.

Most importantly the Bananas have a rich relationship with local breweries including Coastal Empire, Moon River and Service Brewing.

The partnership with Service includes a recent brewing of a banana-flavored beer that will be featured at the July 9 Savannah Bananas game. Banana-flavored beer may sound strange but it’s a flavor that is produced by some beer yeasts. In fact the flavor is long desired in many Belgian style beers.

This summer whatever ballpark you visit make sure to drink some good, preferably local, craft beer, it’s will make your baseball experience all the better. cs

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SOME combinations are better than the sum of their parts. Chocolate and peanut butter, apple pie and vanilla ice cream, and baseball on a warm summer day.

You know what makes baseball on a warm summer day even better? You guessed it—beer. These days you don’t have to look any further that Coors Field, Busch Stadium and The Milwaukee Brewers, or the minor league Hillsboro Hops to see that baseball and beer are deeply linked.

Beer and baseball were not always considered partners though. When the National League was formed in 1876 alcohol was prohibited from being sold and consumed on baseball grounds.

The rival American Association League saw the NL’s beer ban as an opportunity.

Not only was alcohol allowed at A.A. games, but many of the teams were sponsored or owed by distillers or brewers.

One of the more successful teams at leveraging this marketing strategy was the St. Louis Brown Stockings. Owner Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Von Der Ahe was also a local bar owner. He installed a beer garden at the Brown’s stadium, Sportsman’s Park, forever connecting beer with St. Louis baseball, becoming wealthy in the process and proving that beer was a successful addition to baseballs marketing strategy When the American Association folded in 1891 several of the teams were absorbed by the National League which rescinded its ban on alcohol, connecting beer with baseball ever since (with the exception of the Prohibition era, of course!)

Just as the National League eventually saw the marketing potential of beer many modern teams have seen the potential of selling craft beer at their ballparks.

If you are an Atlanta Braves fan you have beer to thank, at least in part, for the team moving to Atlanta. Until 1962 the Milwaukee Braves allowed fans to bring their own unopened beer containers to the ballpark.

The bad PR that sprang up when the team cracked down on this practice, along with some lousy teams in the ‘50s, led to the eventual move to Atlanta.

The Braves are honestly not that kind to beer drinkers, having the fifth highest beer pricing among baseball stadiums. But there are many craft beer options available at Turner Field.

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Savannah welcomes hot new international competitive film fest by anna chandler

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Roll out the red carpet: there’s a new film festival in town. Founded by industry guru Samone Norsworthy, Big River Film Festival shines the spotlight on Savannah as a filmmaker’s haven and showcases the best in fresh, independent film from around the world.

A Savannah native, founder Norsworthy returned to her hometown after years away to kickstart the festival. The event is four years in the making.

“I fell into the film industry ten years ago when I lived in New York,” she explains. “Then I moved back to L.A. for about four or five years; I’m a producer and director.”

Norsworthy is responsible for producing such films as A Promise (2014), The Percipient (2012), and What Are You? (2016).

“When I moved back from L.A. four years ago, there wasn’t very much going on.

I wanted more films to come to Savannah and to continue working in film.”

Big River Film Festival debuts as Savannah’s only international competitive film festival.

“We’re bringing in 40 countries and they’re competing,” explains Norsworthy. “While I love [Savannah Film Festival, Grey’s Reef, etc.], they are amazing and great for our city, I’m looking a little broader. It’s not just a competition, and not just a film festival.”

120 films were selected by two separate committees.

“The selection committees received simple instructions,” Norsworthy explains. “High quality, independent film projects; that’s essentially what it is, and what a great eclectic mix! It’s like walking

into an art gallery and seeing 140 different artists and getting to experience what we have. It’s a very eclectic mix of film: animation, pretty much every genre, drama, comedy, horror, romance, all of those scifi—we have a little bit of everything.”

The stellar lineup includes the premiere of Hell Or High Water starring Jeff Bridges,

Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Gil Birmingham. A tale of vengeance and brotherhood, the fil oozes Old West thrills and New West edge.

Savannahians may remember Crackerjack, a screwball comedy produced by Jeff Foxworthy being filmed here in 2011; its screening will showcase the great

opportunities for filmmakers here in Savannah.

Storm Soldiers II introduces audiences to the world of utility linemen and the dangers and challenges of their job.

Norsworthy’s own short, My Brother’s Keeper, will premiere at the festival. A story of a forbidden friendship set in the

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time of American slavery, the debut makes Big River doubly rewarding for her.

“It’s premiering on Saturday evening,” Norsworthy shares with great excitement.

Norsworthy is looking forward to seeing many of the selected films—Almost Paris, directed by Martin Scorsese’s daughter, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, is a must-see for her. A Tribeca Film Festival official selection, the film follows a former banker as he returns to his hometown during the mortgage-lending crisis.

“It’s so hard for me to say which is the best,” Norsworthy says. “All of them are!

But what I think the audience will really latch onto are the shorts. You can see those in quick, one-hour blocks. That makes it fun.”

In addition to screenings, the festival is packed with director talks, coffee chats, and master classes. It’s a great learning and networking experience for local film folks, and particularly for students.

“We are an educational nonprofit,” Norsworthy explains. “Our purpose is to provide educational opportunities to the community and to every attendee. All the filmmakers who are coming want to learn

Audiences are looking forward to Saturday evening, during which the competition winners will be announced.

“That’s going to be the funnest thing,” says Norsworthy. “They want to know who wins! We’ll have a concert by Kick The Robot, a Georgia independent band, and right after that is the awards ceremony.

For people who would want to see what all this is about, that will be fun.”

Norsworthy looks forward to growing the festival and bringing industry leaders to her beloved hometown.

“I want more films to come to Savannah,” she affirms. “I want people to continue working in film here, for people to utilize the beauty we have here. It’s practical: you don’t have to build a city. It’s build for you by nature!” cs

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more about the industry. We have a young filmmaker competition from seventh grade to high school students. We’re creating a pipeline of students for the industry.”

Older students will benefit from workshops that focus on marketing and other skill sets.

“There are several facets: acting classes,

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THE LEGEND OF TARZAN

// In my youth, I used to mainline Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan novels as if I were Al Pacino snorting up all that cocaine in Scarface. My habit extended to the filmic versions, including all 12 Johnny Weissmuller yarns, most of the Gordon Scotts and Lex Barkers, the TV series starring Ron Ely, and 1984’s intelligent and handsomely mounted Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. I even suffered through the 1981 Bo Derek atrocity Tarzan, the Ape Man, a movie so agonizingly awful in every regard that critic Leonard Maltin, in his annual Movie Guide, amusingly wrote that it “nearly forced editors of this book to devise a rating lower than BOMB.” Like James Bond, Tarzan on screen has never gone away, but unlike the dapper double-oh agent, his movie appearances rarely generate much notice — one would have to go back to the final year of the last century to find a Tarzan flick that more than 12 people saw (that would be Disney’s 1999 animated take). The Legend of Tarzan seeks to jumpstart the franchise for a new generation, and it certainly puts its money where its mythology is. It’s directed by David Yates (helmer of the final four Harry Potter pics), it stars former True Blood hottie Alexander Skarsgard as the ape man, and it features a supporting cast led by two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz, ever-popular Samuel L. Jackson, and current Hollywood “It Girl” Margot Robbie.

The script by Craig Brewer and Adam Cozad dispenses with the familiar origin story in a couple of flashbacks and instead opts to begin with the former jungle man already having assumed the mantle of Lord John Clayton III, Earl of Greystoke, back in England. Happily married to Jane Porter (Robbie), he’s talked into heading back to Africa by George Washington Williams (Jackson), a human rights activist and, interestingly, an actual historical figure who protested the cruel treatment and enslavement of Africans in the Congo, all under the order of Belgian King Leopold II. Another real-life character appears in the form of Leon Rom (Waltz), the king’s emissary in the Congo and a sadist who reportedly kept the decapitated heads of local blacks in his garden. Thankfully, nothing this Rom does is quite that awful, but he’s nevertheless an amoral opportunist and the primary reason Lord Clayton shucks his duds and returns to the swinger lifestyle.

With his soulful eyes and ripped abs, Skarsgard is more than acceptable as Tarzan, although the same can’t be said for his co-stars. Robbie is rather drab as Jane, while Jackson again proves to be too contemporary an actor to be believable in a period setting. Waltz is fine, but we’ve seen him play this part before. As for the animals — well, there are none. Part of the joy

and, frankly, as brilliant as David Lynch’s Eraserhead or Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich. Swiss Army Man, emerging from the festival circuit with ample buzz, looked as if it could be such a picture.

Alas, Swiss Army Man isn’t the cinematic savior we required. The fine performances by Paul Dano as a suicidal castaway and Daniel Radcliffe as the flatulent corpse who becomes his BFF (as opposed to his BFG) aren’t nearly enough compensation when matched against a screenplay that’s isn’t innovative as much as it’s simply idiotic. Incessantly annoying with its mix of sophomoric humor and studied affectedness (in much the same way as Fight Club appealed to insecure and untethered Generation X/Millennial males, this film is guaranteed to become a hipster fave and a rallying point for years to come), the picture also manages to grow exceedingly tedious, a real feat considering its unique trappings.

Or are they really that unique? By the end, it becomes apparent that this has basically been a dude-bro movie about a stunted man-boy with both a penchant for scatological situations and a firm belief that harassing uninterested women is his God-given right as an American male.

So how is this different from every other movie hitting the multiplex these days?

THE BFG

Alexander Skarsgard is an excellent actor, but that’s not why you’re gonna see Tarzan

of the Burroughs adaptations of yore was watching Tarzan and Jane interact with the jungle denizens, but here everything has been created by computer. Indeed, the fact that the movie has been CGIed to death is one of its biggest shortcomings — even the jungles created on the studio back lots were more convincing than the sterile sheen that dogs this picture’s every move.

As with The BFG, imagination too often takes a back seat to artifice, and while this film’s robust energy makes it the better bet of the two, the return to the intersection of Hollywood and vine deserved a more memorable retelling.

SWISS ARMY MAN

/ Here’s the thing: Contemporary cinema is so starved for fresh ideas and offbeat approaches that it becomes easy to gravitate toward anything that looks different, toward anything that looks as if it could be as uncompromising, as out-there

// An adaptation of the beloved book by Raoul Dahl, The BFG reminded me of the scene in (of all things) History of the World: Part I in which a bored Emperor Nero (Dom DeLuise) is presented with a wooden bathtub and mutters, “Nice.

Nice. Not thrilling, but nice.” That, in a nutshell, is the same reaction that occurs when presented with this family film from no less than Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s presence immediately rekindles memories of that childhood masterpiece E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, but this film is a far cry from that enduring piece of celluloid magic. Unlike that 1982 blockbuster, The BFG isn’t emotionally gripping or excitingly staged. It’s just … nice.

Say this for motion capture, though: It’s come a long way, baby. Yet while its application to human faces and expressions is vastly improved — compare the big friendly giant voiced by Mark Rylance here to the boring, stiff conductor voiced

by Tom Hanks in 2004’s The Polar Express — it still isn’t always up to speed in other regards. Character movement and object definition often look graceless, and, unless Andy Serkis is somehow involved, the procedure still suffers from a distancing effect that’s long been conquered by just about every other form of animation.

Still, the limitations of motion capture are only part of the problem. More detrimental is the fact that the movie exhibits

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little of the subversive bite of other Dahl adaptations like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, and it exhibits even less of the excitement and sense of adventure we’ve come to expect from Spielberg when he’s in a playful (rather than Oscar-courting) mood. Even the patented Spielberg humor seems off, as the comic highlight (also in the book) is supposed to be a flatulent giant — a letdown when compared to, say, the fate of the swordsman in Raiders of the Lost Ark or Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw comparing scars in Jaws. Many kids and even some adults will adore these gassy scenes and rate the entirety of The BFG as A-OK; others will look at this lumbering behemoth of a film and simply wonder WTF.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE

/ The first inanity in Independence Day: Resurgence — and what is this sequel to the 1996 smash Independence Day if not an endless stream of inanities? — arrives when it’s revealed that the entire global community felt so connected in a United Colors of Benetton sort of way following the defeat of the invading aliens 20 years ago that everyone has lived in peace ever since. There have been no territorial wars, no terrorist psychos blowing up buildings, no televised Sean Hannity rants against the dangers of “libtards,” apparently not even a couple of kids throwing spastic punches in the schoolyard. And that Kumbaya feeling only threatens to expand once those nasty e.t.’s return for the 20-year reunion, again set on annihilating all of humankind.

Will Smith may have opted not to collect a sizable paycheck for a sequel that reeks of cash-grabbing desperation, but practically everyone else is back, including Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and the late Robert Loggia (who passed away last December).

Director Roland Emmerich was even kind enough to awaken Brent Spiner out of his 20-year coma so he could again play Dr. Okun, likewise emerging from a 20-year coma. (I kid: Since the days of portraying Data, Spiner has kept busy toiling on TV.) The problem, though, isn’t the oldtimers — it’s the newcomers. While the original ID contained characters who kept us entertained, this picture adds characters — and their attendant actors — who are so devoid of personality, they barely register as living organisms. Chief among the culprits is The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth as a cross between Top Gun’s Maverick and a rock, but others guilty as charged include Jessie T. Usher as the son of Smith’s character (that adorable little kid in ID, played by Ross Bagley, must have had all the personality beaten out of him to have grown into this stiff) and not one but two actors added for irritating comic relief: Travis Tope as a woman-obsessed nerd

and Nicolas Wright as a more generic nerd.

In Independence Day, we pulled for the humans; in this daft, dreary and derivative sequel, our sympathies rest entirely with any otherworldly creature who can just shut these guys up.

THE SHALLOWS

/// Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the sunlight following what’s proving to be a rather desultory summer movie season, along comes The Shallows to drive everyone back into the deep end of the auditorium. Like the terrifying beast at its center, the film is a lean, mean, killing machine, getting on and off in a crisply efficient 85 minutes.

And while it may be rated PG-13, it’s a PG-13 that ranks on the high, Red end of the Terror Alert scale, particularly for its shot of a victim who looks like the After in a magician’s sawing-a-woman-in-half trick gone wrong.

The opening scene, a flash-forward which takes places after much of the action has already transpired, is a mistake, since it strips away some of the piece’s unpredictability. But we’re then back at the beginning of the story, which finds a young American named Nancy (Blake Lively) journeying to a secluded Mexican beach, the same one her late mother visited while pregnant with her 25 years earlier.

After enjoying some killer waves, Nancy soon finds herself terrorized by a killer shark, and although the rock on which she’s stranded is a mere 200 yards from shore, the silent predator blocking her path means that the distance might as well be that from the earth to the moon.

Jaume Collet-Serra, usually found directing Liam Neeson through some dire predicaments (their joint resume consists of Unknown, Non-Stop and Run All Night), has managed to craft a thriller that’s at least as memorable as 2003’s Open Water, perhaps the last shark tale of note.

Working from a suitably streamlined script by Anthony Jaswinski (who was probably tempted to change his name to Jawsinski to further get into the spirit of the piece), Collet-Serra is only forced to heavily rely on his CGI shark for the finale, opting instead to offer brief glimpses throughout most of the film.

Yet the true star of The Shallows isn’t the junior Jaws but rather Blake Lively, who’s in almost every scene of what’s basically a one-woman show. Lively, whose big-screen career felt as if it were on life support until last year’s The Age of Adaline allowed her to strut her stuff, is excellent in this picture, delivering a performance both physically and mentally demanding. Bringing full dimension to a character that was conceived with only a few brush strokes

by Jaswinski, she’s the primary reason the emotions in The Shallows run deep.

FREE STATE OF JONES

// Just as much history can be found in the eight minutes required to listen to Guns N’ Roses’ “Civil War” as can be derived from the 140 minutes necessary to watch Free State of Jones, the new Matthew McConaughey film which could easily have been named 2 Hours a Slog.

Always earnest but only intermittently interesting, it suffers from Gary Ross’ ineffectual staging, a screenplay that manages to be both cluttered and incomplete, and too many examples betraying the maxim of “show, don’t tell.”

“I don’t need your Civil War,” warbled Axl Rose. “It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.” That, in a nutshell, defines the mindset of Newton Knight (McConaughey), a Southern farmer who fights in the Confederate Army but soon comes to the realization that he and his fellow grunts are only spilling blood to protect the interests of the fat-cat slave owners.

Thus, he opts to desert his outfit, emerging over time as Mississippi’s own Robin Hood and fighting for the rights of the region’s poor whites and enslaved blacks.

This has the makings of an engrossing and important movie, more so since it neatly ties into the modern era’s troubles.

But the film is so poorly paced and constructed that its themes never manage to take root in any significant manner, with too much scrolling text and a clumsily integrated subplot (involving a trial over miscegenation, taking place 85 years after the war) but two of the culprits.

McConaughey delivers a strong performance, but his character is one-note, with no flaws but plenty of didactic speeches — including a tone-deaf one in which he states that he and other poor whites are just as much “n*****s” as any black person.

Too bad. With its relevant issues and its look at an ugly chapter in U.S. history, Free State of Jones should have been produced with enough care to register as an awards powerhouse at year’s end. But given the degree to which it bungles its information, perhaps this is the one time when it’s perfectly acceptable to shoot the messenger.

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

/// Critics often dismiss certain films (and not unreasonably, I might add) as nothing more than “formula pictures,” bland movies that star popular actors playing stock characters being thrust into predictable situations. Every once in a while, though, one of these efforts breaks free of the shackles of complacency and conformity and is elevated from a mere “formula picture” into a “winning formula.”

Central Intelligence is one such title. On paper, it looks like the same-old same-old: A buddy action-comedy in which at least one of the pair is a cop and both are forced

to bond as they confront murderous villains with itchy, NRA-approved fingers (see Hot Pursuit, Bulletproof, 48 Hrs., and about 48,000 more).

In this one, Dwayne Johnson plays a garrulous CIA agent operating under the name Bob Stone. Bob was a portly teenager and mercilessly bullied in high school, with the only person bothering to stick up for him being Calvin Joyner, the most popular kid on campus as well as the one voted most likely to succeed.

But as an adult, Calvin (Kevin Hart) is thoroughly unhappy with his lot in life, as his job as an accountant is unsatisfying (particularly since he’s constantly passed over for promotions) and has even led to tension with his wife Maggie (Danielle Nicolet). But once Bob hits town for the 20-year class reunion, everything changes in a flash, as Calvin now finds himself inadvertently drawn into a massive CIA operation involving encrypted bank accounts, turncoat agents and a mysterious criminal mastermind.

The spyjinks play like second-tier Mission: Impossible. But as a comedy Central Intelligence is hard to resist.

FINDING DORY

// Of the first 10 animated features to come out the Pixar gate, only one was a sequel.

But out of the last seven, four have been sequels, and of the four films announced for future release, three of them will be sequels. In other words, welcome to the studio’s cash-grab years.

Efforts like Finding Dory, while perfectly pleasant, do little to quell the feeling that a certain measure of rubber-stamp efficiency has gripped the studio. A sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo, this one focuses on the blue tang fish (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) who has suffered from shortterm memory loss her entire life. Now recalling bits and pieces of her childhood and the close bond she enjoyed with her parents, she elects to cross the ocean in order to locate them, with the reluctant clownfish Marlin (Albert Brooks) and his eager son Nemo (Hayden Rolence) joining her in her seafaring search.

As with Finding Nemo, the animation employed to capture the look of life under the sea is staggering, even if it no longer registers as the revolutionary feat it was 13 years ago. But Dory’s odyssey is never as involving (though certainly more repetitive) as Nemo’s, and while Dory, Nemo and especially Marlin are still fairly engaging protagonists, they’ve been surrounded by a supporting cast revealed to be one of the dullest yet conceived by the Pixar braintrust. Aside from a trio of sea lions (the speaking ones voiced by Idris Elba and Dominic West) and a grouchy octopus (Ed O’Neill), there’s very little color to these creations. cs 35

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Drinking Liberally Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

A gathering of Liberals for an informal discussion of politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and the world around us. Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. Free first Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/GA/ savannah. Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street.

One of the Guys Guys, have you found yourself in a social rut, or just have a need for the art of conversation? Make a change in 2016.

The past decade a diverse group of guys have been getting together about every two weeks to share dinner and opinions on just about any topic. No membership requirements or dues. Just an open mind and willingness to expand your friendship base. For more information visit us on Facebook at Savannah Men’s Club, or if you prefer, email details/questions to savannahmensclub@gmail.com. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Savannah Area Young Republicans Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr. org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. Free ongoing. 912-308-3020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

Savannah Libertarians Join the Facebook group to find out about upcoming local events. Mondays. Facebook. com/groups/SAVlibertarians.

Savannah’s Storied Landscape: What We Change. What Remains.

What We Represent.

Join Emergent Savannah for their upcoming Monday Means Community. Featured guests will include artist Jerome Meadows, Lisa Watson (Span the Gap), Richard Shinhoster (Diaspora Marketplace), and Walls of Hope team Beverlee Trotter and Panhandle Slim. The conversation will be a look at how historic Savannah grapples with the present, whether by a bridge name, a flyover or how art can interrogate what’s already there. Mon., July 11, 7 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Victorian Neighborhood Association Meetings Open to all residents, property owners and businesses located between Anderson and Gwinnett, M.L.King,Jr. Blvd to East Broad Street. Free second Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. 912-233-0352. 1308 West, Henry St. and Montgomery St. Young Democrats Mondays at 7pm on the second level of Foxy Loxy, Bull Street. Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for more information. Free ongoing. 423-619-7712. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

compiled by Rachael Flora happenings@connectsavannah.com Happenings is Connect Savannah’s listing of community events, classes and groups. Visit our website at connectsavannah.com to submit a listing.

We reserve the right to edit or cut listings due to space limitations.

Auditions and Calls for Entries

Auditions for Armstrong Youth Orchestra Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo. com. Info is also available at www. savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www. savannahfriendsofmusic.com ongoing. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html.

Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Call for Applications for Weave a Dream Initiative The City of Savannah’s Weave-A-Dream (WAD) Panel has issued a call for proposals for the 2016 Weave-A-Dream Cultural & Arts Projects initiative. Applications will be accepted through the calendar year, while funds are available. Programs are to be completed prior to December 31, 2016. The application must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start date of the project; the last date an application can be submitted is October 21, 2016.

Project funding is available up to $2,000 for specific and innovative arts, cultural, or heritage projects or presentations that have a measurable, quantifiable benefit to Savannah’s diverse populations. The Weave-A-Dream Panel seeks proposals that actively involve youth, seniors, and those who have limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. A priority of the WAD funding program is that organizations reach neighborhood communities, encompassing all city districts. To be eligible for consideration, an organization 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. Agencies funded by the City of Savannah for 2016 are not eligible to apply. Applications are available at www.savannahga.gov/ arts. Applying organizations may request application materials and technical assistance by contacting Rebecca Brown at 912-651-6760 or rbrown02@savannahga. gov Through Oct. 21. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Collegiate Chapters for Yeshua Next Generation Young adults between the ages of 21-25 with technical and people skills are needed to attend Savannah Chamber of Commerce events and to act as Overseers for collegiate chapters. Please contact Reverend Brenda Lee at (912) 236-3154, email:revbrendalee@ yahoo.com ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Call for Exhibition Proposals for

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. Check the “GreenDrinks Savannah” facebook page.

Tuesday, July 12, 5:30 p.m Top Deck, 125 W. River Street. Free to attend. Cash bar.

Cultural Arts Gallery The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting exhibition proposals at the Cultural Arts Gallery for the 2017 calendar year. In conjunction with each exhibition, artists are encouraged to develop and present a learning opportunity to the public such as a workshop, lecture or demonstration. All mediums will be considered for non-degree seeking solo or group exhibitions, including video and installation pieces. Proposals should be professionally presented and should include a cover letter; a resume; an artist statement; a previous exhibition record; 10-12 digital images of the work to be considered; and a self-addressed stamped envelope if the proposal needs to be returned. The deadline for submissions is September 9, 2016 at 4 p.m. Proposals should be submitted to Debra Zumstein, Arts Programs Coordinator, City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 W. Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401.

Proposal guidelines are available online at www.savannahga.gov/arts or by calling (912) 651-6783. Through Sep. 9. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Participants in PTSD Study Are you a recent combat veteran experiencing psychological or emotional

stress related to your combat? You may be eligible to receive first-line medication and talk therapy interventions with proven effectiveness. PROGrESS is a study looking to learn more about how to effectively treat recent combat veterans with PTSD. The therapies are not experimental. You will be randomly assigned to receive either psychotherapy, medication, or both. For more information about the PROGrESS study, please call 912-920-0214 ext. 2169. ongoing. Online only, none.

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

Oatland Island Seeks Memories and Recollections for 40th Anniversary Oatland Island Education Center is looking for memories of Oatland Island in honor of their 40th anniversary. People who were part of the Youth Conservation Corp that helped to build Oatland Island Education Center in the 1970’s. Great memories from field trips.

Special family memories of Oatland Island.

Send your photos and stories to memories@ oatland40th.org. Deadline is August 31. undefined. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org.

Tell Us Your Ghost Story?

Organization seeks to document your first hand experiences with psychical phenomenon for analysis and potential investigation. Our investigators have reputable credentials and long time investigation training and connections with the top minds and researchers in parapsychology field research and other areas. We are especially interested in Chatham and neighboring counties with special emphasis on Savannah itself and the Historic District. Interviewees should be comfortable with video documentation of themselves and events w/privacy level negotiated beforehand. ongoing. amchclub@yahoo.com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Benefits

An Evening with Matwell Events and Rentals This event doubles as a benefit for the Savannah Safe Shelter, LLC and a debut of Matwell Events & Rentals, LLC’s work. The event will have a live D.J., free appetizers, free drinks, raffles and more. $5 worth of daily living products for donation to a shelter Fri., July 8, 5:30 p.m. 678-778-6722. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. HHOS Massive Charity Yard Sale Helping Hands of Savannah, a local non-profit organization who serves needy families in the Savannah area, is holding a massive 1 acre charity yard sale. All proceeds will fund the services we provide for our program families. Please come out and support a great cause. The sale is at 235 Buckhalter Road, Savannah Georgia 31419. Fri., July 8, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat., July 9, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sun., July 10, 7 a.m.-3

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p.m. Helping Hands of Savannah, 2149 East 38th. $5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. ongoing. 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.

SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve various tasks as needed by the shelter. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation. Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome.

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

Classes, Camps & Workshops

Adult Contemporary Dance Class Ages 16+. Dance technique and intricate choreography. $15 Thu., July 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 954.682.5694. elyse.thestudi0@ yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net/ongoingclasses-2016.html. thestudiosav.net. The STUDIO, 2805b Roger Lacey Dr. Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

Aspects of a Story Writing Workshop This class will take one element of a story each week and break it down so the writer will create an interesting and well thought out book to increase the chances of becoming published. Class discussion and writers are encouraged to bring in their material for review and discussion. $150 Mon., July 11, 9-11 a.m. 912-651-2005. goo.gl/Ur0naD. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/.

Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times.

912-677-3983. epiphany.indiemade.com.

Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 101 N. Fahm St. 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.

Boys and Girls Hip Hop Summer Hip-Hop class. Fun, upbeat choreography and skills. Ages 4-9. $15 Thu., July 7, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 954.682.5694. elyse. thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net/ ongoing-classes-2016.html. thestudiosav. net. The STUDIO, 2805b Roger Lacey 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.

Children’s Summer in the Garden Bring the kids to learn in the garden, while you converse with the other adults in the community and maybe do a little work. ​​ Free Sat., July 9, 9 a.m.-noon. 912-999-6988. occugardens@gmail.com. OccuGardensThomas Square Edible Park, 114 East 39th street.

Chinese Language Classes The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University offers free Chinese language classes starting January 17. To register, please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912-3583160. confuciusinstitute@savannahstate. edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate.edu/.

Savannah State University, 3219 College St. Classic Photography, Theory & Practice Youth class geared towards becoming photographically confident by learning traditional photo techniques that merge with modern media and play. Kids 10 yrs & up learn about SLR cameras, lenses, light, settings, basic composition, exposures, how to work a manual camera and more!

July 6-8, 9 am to 3pm. Details on http:// www.thestudioschoolsavannah.com/ summer-youth.html. $135 Wed., July 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Thu., July 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Fri., July 8, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 912-484-6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com/summeryouth.html. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Clay Classes Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav.. claystudio@gmail.com.

Boating Classes Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912897-7656. savannahaux.com.

Creativity Coaching Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---.

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.

Enrichment Camp A five-week afternoon enrichment camp experience that can be enjoyed on its own, or in conjunction with the Summer School or Tutoring program. Camp will focus on character building, communication and social skills along with time for summer reading lists, games, team building and more. Open to kids entering 1st-8th grades. $100/week, $450 for 5 weeks, tuition waived if enrolled in other programs, registration $50 Mondays-Fridays.. roycelearningcenter. com/. Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd.

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. ongoing. 912921-4646.

Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. ongoing. 912-232-5987.

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC. html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton 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.

Minecraft Design Summer Camp If you love the game Minecraft, but always wanted to design your own characters and buildings for your games, this course is just for you. Learn the basics of creating 3D models using a new software to design your very own objects, create skins for characters, and import them into your favorite Minecraft games.

Also use your favorite game to learn the basics of modding and foundations of programming. $325-$340 July 11-15, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-651-2005. goo.gl/sTS6Ej. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels in Guitar (electric, acoustic,classical), Piano, Bass, Voice, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Music Theory/Composition/Songwriting. 609 69th Street, Savannah GA. ongoing. 912398-8828. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiciansinstitute.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing.

912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com.

Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-onone or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email

for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

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

Piano Voice-Coaching Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-9617021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing.

Project Management- Real World Apps Discover a documented step-by-step guideline for managing projects from beginning to successful conclusion. In Project Management- Real World Apps, students will be exposed to a wide variety of strategic and real world scenarios.

Topics include best practices for initiating and closing projects, planning projects, project control, change control, earned value, and project manager professional responsibility. A copy of the current PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) is included. $1,325 Fri., July 8, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 912-651-2005. goo.gl/xY5nf4. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

R&B Soul Adult Line Dancing The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers, is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-220-7712. hlamont70@yahoo.com. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. A. Roper Studio - Voice Technique and Coaching Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music.

Audition and competition preparation.

Located 15 minutes from downtown. Varies Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-4840628. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Russian Language Classes Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for info. ongoing. 912-713-2718.

Starting and Running a Healthy Non-Profit Organization This class on non-profits occurs in three parts--Foundations for an Effective Nonprofit, Promoting the Mission, and Accomplishing the Mission. Free Sat., July 9, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-232-6747. jjohnson@ stepupsavannah.org. stepupsavannah.org/ nonprofit/. uwce.org/. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. Study Skills Study Skills is a program designed to help students in 6th – 12th grades learn to study efficiently and effectively, leading to greater success in school. $200 tuition,

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$50 registration fee Through July 8. roycelearningcenter.com/. Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd.

Summer Literacy Classes Royce Learning Center’s Adult & Community Education program has partnered with the White Bluff United Methodist Church to offer a free Summer class. Classes will focus on preparing adult students for High School Graduation, Reading & Literacy Support, and the General Education Development Diploma (GED). The Adult & Community Education (ACE) at Royce Learning Center is a program designed for adult learners of all ages and abilities. ACE uses an individualized, learner centered approach with an understanding that each learner has a different motivation for seeking education.

Mondays, Wednesdays.. 912-354-4047. wbumc.org/. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. Summer School A five-week summer school program for students who need to strengthen academic skills. Small classes focus on Reading, Writing, English and Mathematics. $900 tuition, $50 registration fee MondaysFridays.. roycelearningcenter.com/. Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd.

Clubs & Organizations

JULY 6-12, 2016

1 Million Cups 1 Million Cups is a free, weekly national program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. Developed by the Kauffman Foundation, 1MC is based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and network over a million cups of coffee.

Free Wednesdays, 9 a.m.. 1millioncups. com/savannah. Creators’ Foundry, 415 W Boundary St. Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail.com.

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

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

Business Networking on the Islands Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

Chatham Sailing Club Friday evening social event at the clubhouse.

Meet Members and their families who all 38 enjoy water based activities but whose

prime interest is sailing. This BYOB event is free and all are welcome, but Membership is encouraged after several visits once interest is gauged!! We look forward to meeting you.

Fridays, 7-10 p.m. pranschkec3@gmail.com.

Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. Coastal Bead Society Coastal Bead Society monthly meetings, 12 noon on the third Friday of the Month at the Coastal Georgia Center, 303 Fahm Street, near SCAD. All beaders are welcome. ongoing. wyrnut18@gmail.com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Fiber Guild of the Savannahs A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, and other fiber arts. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center, first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. Geechee Sailing Club Founded in 1971, GSC promotes sailing and boating safety, education, and fellowship.Member of the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association. second Monday of every month, 6 p.m. 912-356-3265. geecheesailingclub.org. liveoakstore.com/ tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 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. ongoing. 912-5961962. honorflightsavannah.org.

Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912-660-8257.

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

Low Country Turners A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-7864508. American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave. 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.

R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing. 912-

344-5127. Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull Street.

Safe Kids Savannah A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org.

Savannah Brewers’ League Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-447-0943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group Meets Saturdays, 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds and better investing. Contact by email for info. ongoing. charlesfund@gmail. com. panerabread.com/. Panera Bread (Broughton St.), 1 West Broughton St. Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States A dinner meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at local restaurants. 3rd Tuesday in November; none in December.

For dinner reservations, please call Sybil Cannon at 912-964-5366. ongoing. 912-7487020. savannahnavyleague.us.

Savannah Go Club This is a new club for the board game “go” (igo, weiqi, baduk). For places and times, please call John at 734-355-2005. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Savannah Go Green Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

Savannah Kennel Club Monthly meetings open to the public the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through June. ongoing, 7 p.m. savannahkennelclub.org.

Carey Hilliard’s (Southside), 11111 Abercorn St. Savannah Newcomers Club Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years.

Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events help you learn about Savannah and make new friends. Ongoing sign-up. savannahnewcomers.com. ongoing.

Savannah Parrot Head Club Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc. com.

Society for Creative Anachronism Meets every Saturday at the south end of Forsyth Park for fighter practice and general hanging out. For people interested in re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Free Saturdays, 11 a.m.. savannahsca.org. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Savannah Toastmasters Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment.

Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room C. ongoing. 912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Savannah Veggies and Vegans Join the Facebook group to find out more

about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and to hear about upcoming local events.

Mondays.

Toastmasters Toastmasters International is an organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, seminars, and contests.

Regardless of your level of comfort with public speaking, you will find a club that is interested in helping you improve your speaking abilities. Free Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. thincsavannah.com. Thinc Savannah, 35 Barnard St. 3rd Floor.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 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. ongoing. 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@ comcast.net.

Comedy

Comedy Night Join us for an evening of ice cream and laughter...the perfect combo for your Friday night! All ages welcome. Free Fridays, 8-10 p.m.

Odd Lot Improv An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” $5 Mondays, 8 p.m. musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Odd Lot Improv: On The Spot Mysteries Dinner Theatre Odd Lot is teaming up with the brilliant Chefs of Savannah Coffee Roasters to bring you a whole new dining experience.

The always surprising talent of Odd Lot will perform a fully interactive Friday night Murder Mystery while you dine on a delicious three course meal. Seating is at 6:30pm Friday nights. Reservations are strongly recommended. Four actors and three courses all for $40. It’s certain to be a night to remember. Great for groups, parties, or anyone who loves a good show. $40 Fridays, 6:30 p.m. justin@oddlot.org. oddlot. org. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Concerts

13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing) “If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!”

Mondays, 7pm. ongoing. 912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. PICKBeach Bash and Dance Party With The Jake Bartley Band Led by singer Jake Bartley, the band also features Tyler McCutcheon on drums, Matt Miller on bass, and Andrew Crawford on lead guitar. $25 Reserved Seating, $22.50 Theater Members Fri., July 8, 8-10 p.m.

912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater. org. tybeeposttheater.org. The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave.

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PICKConcert: Rhinestone Cowboy Sometimes even Cowgirls get the blues, so we’re turning the tables and having the ladies sing the classic hits of Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, and other country greats while the men take on the likes of Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Starring JJ Collins, Natasha Drena, and Trae Gurley with Jared Hall. $25 Thu., July 7, 8 p.m. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Sacred Sound Journey Experience a concert of healing sounds from all over the world such as didgeridoos, singing bowls, percussion, over-tone singing, stringed instruments and much more as listeners are magically transported beyond time and space through atmospheric soundscapes using Sacred Sound, the language of our Spirit. Wed., July 6, 6:30 p.m. branchesyoga.com. Branches Yoga Center, 2424 Drayton Street.

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers The Savannah Sacred Harp Singers present a free community singing event at 1pm on Saturday, July 9th at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway, Savannah. Come and sing America’s original roots music. Sat., July 9, 1 p.m. 912-6550994. savannahsacredharp.com. Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway.

Dance

Adult Ballet Class Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-8745.

Adult Ballet Toning Always wanted the body of a ballerina?

Well.. YOU CAN! Our class is designed to stretch, tone, and enhance your body to become healthier than ever. Join us and check out the calendar for dates to enroll. (this is apart of our fitness package of 10 classes for $80) $10.00 Mondays, 5 p.m.

912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail. com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Adult Contemporary Dance Classes Ages 16+. Contemporary dance classes.

Summer session. Learn intricate choreography. $15 Thu., July 7, 5:30-6:30

p.m. 954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@ yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net/ongoingclasses-2016.html. thestudiosav.net. The STUDIO, 2805-b Roger Lacey Dr. Adult Intermediate Ballet Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info.

Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. Wednesdays. 912-921-2190.

Argentine Tango Wednesdays, 7 p.m. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Lessons Sundays 1:303;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person.

Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible.

Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-9257416. savh_tango@yahoo.com.

Awaken with Chakradance™ A free-flowing, meditative dance, with eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery. No dance experience or chakras knowledge needed. $20 ongoing, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-663-1306. Chakradancer@ comcast.net. chakradance.com/. synergisticbodies.com. Synergistic Bodies, 7901 Waters Ave. Ballet FIT! Love ballet? We are ready to get that body in ballet shape. This total body workout is great for low impact and high impact movements. With a series of bar, floor, and mat exercises, you will leave refreshed and stretched. Toning, stretching, and strengthening are our goals for you. See calendar for details. $15.00, $10.00, $8.00, $5.00 Thursdays, 5-6 p.m.

412.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. 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. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Ballroom/Latin Group Class Group classes every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesdays focus on

fundamental steps, styling, and techniques.

Wednesday’s classes are more specific, with advanced elements. $15/person and $25/ couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Tuesdays..

912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com.

Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Basic Shag Lessons Every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Beginner’s Belly Dance Classes Learn basic moves and choreography with local Belly Dancer, Nicole Edge. Class is open to all ages and skill levels. Walk-ins welcome. 15.00 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.

912-596-0889. edgebelly@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. Beginners Belly Dance Classes Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/Skill levels welcome. Sundays, 12pm-1pm.

Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/hour. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-596-0889. cairoonthecoast.com.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle For those with little-to-no dance background.

Instructor is formally trained, has performed for over ten years. $15/person. Tues. 7pm8pm. Private classes and walk ins available.

Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com.

Blues Dance & Lesson Learn blues dancing with us at our bi-weekly social dance. Beginner’s lessons run from 8-9pm and social dancing continues until 11pm. Drinks and snacks are provided, no prior experience or partner necessary. $7 for the lesson and social OR $5 for just the social. *$2 off with student I.D.* Sun., July 10, 8-11 p.m. 912-604-5763. vonmulan@ gmail.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. C.C. Express Dance Team Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary. Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-748-0731.

Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Contra Dance Contra dance with live music by Glow in the Dark String Band. All dances called by Joyce or Bob. Casual dress, easy to learn, two

left feet accepted, no partner or experience needed. Come early 7:15p for lesson. $8 / $6 for students or SFMS members Sat., July 9, 7:30-10:30 p.m. 912-234-8891. savannahfolk.org. Garden City United Methodist Church, 62 Varnedoe Ave. 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. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Dance Night Salsa Savannah sponsors this dance night.

Be advised that locations often change. Visit salsasavannah.com or call 912-704-8726 for updated locations. Thursdays, 10 p.m.

Gatsby’s, 408 West Broughton Street. Salsa Savannah sponsors this dance night. Be advised that locations often change. Visit salsasavannah.com or call 912-704-8726 for updated locations. Fridays, 10 p.m. Latin Chicks (Waters Ave.), 5205 Waters Avenue.

Dance Party Dance on Thursdays at 8pm--fun, friendship, and dancing. Free for Savannah Ballroom students. $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912-3353335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

DJ Greer DJ Greer spinning some old and new R&B. Happy hour all night long. Fridays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@ yahoo.com. doublesnightclub.com/.

Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Free Dance Thursdays at Lake Mayer Lake Mayer is offering free dance and fitness classes for all ages every Thursday, in the Community Center. 9:30 am and 10:30 am is the “Little Movers” class for toddlers.

12:00 pm Lunch Break Fitness. 1:30 pm Super Seniors. 5:30 pm youth hip hop. 6:30 pm Adult African Fitness. FREE ongoing, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 912-652-6780. sdavis@ chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Free Trial Shimmy Chic: Belly Dance Fitness Shimmy and Shake with a BRAND NEW dance fitness program that we will start

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Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco’s Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful greeneyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack’s best friend.

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offering in January after the holiday break. Shimmy Chic is a low impact, high cardio workout that is designed to teach beginners and challenge the seasoned dancer. You will learn the true skill of belly dance while getting a great workout.

Our instructor, Kit Dobry, is the only one certified in the Savannah area to teach this great workout! *Yoga mat is required Join us for a FREE trial Thursday, December 17th. FREE Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.. 612-470683. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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

Kids Ballroom Group Class Get the next generation involved with all the styles of partnership dances. We teach etiquette, the history, and how to actually dance them! Get them involved today to get ready for our Monthly Ballroom Dance. $40 for 4 weeks Tuesdays, 6-6:45 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Kids Hip Hop and Jazz Mondays, 6 p.m. salondebailedancestudio. com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Kids Tap Teaching two skills in one class: music and dance. Join our newest tap class for kids to enjoy learning different rhythms and foot patters for fun music. Tap shoes are required and can be purchased at our studio! Sign up today and start tomorrow. $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 6-6:45 p.m.

612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Kids/Youth Dance Class Kids Group class on various Ballroom and Latin dances. Multiple teachers. Ages 4-17 currently enrolled in the program. Prepares youth for social and/or competitive dancing. $15/person Saturdays, 10 a.m. 912-3353335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

LaBlast Dance Fitness Created by world renowned dancer and ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” professional, Louis Van Amstel, LaBlast uniquely combines a wide variety of ballroom dance styles and music genres. Do the Cha Cha Cha, Disco, Jive, Merengue, Salsa and Samba set to everything from pop and rock to hip-hop and country – and burn fat and blast calories! No experience and no partner necessary. $15.00 drop in or 10 classes for $80.00 Mondays, 6-7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Latin Nite Salsa 40 DJ Vaina Enventos brings Latin Night to

Doubles. Happy hour all night long. NONE Thursdays, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@yahoo.com. 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/levels welcome.

Call Mahogany for info. ongoing. 912-2728329.

Modern Dance Class Beginner and intermediate classes. Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. ongoing. 912-354-5586.

Mom and ME DANCE Classes Does your baby love to dance? Sign up for our MOM and Me Dance class and explore movement to fun music and learn the basic skills of dance to develop better motor skills for your child. 18 months to 2 years old. $40.00 for 4 weeks Saturdays, 9-9:30 a.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Salsa Lessons Learn to dance salsa and bachata, and try it free before you buy it. Call 912-704-8726 to reserve your space and visit salsasavannah. com for more information. ongoing. Salsa Savannah Latin Dance Studio, 408 Bull Street.

Salsa Night Come and shake it to the best latin grooves and bachata the night away in Pooler where it’s cooler. Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. 912988-1052. medi.tavern314@gmail.com.

Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Foxfield Way. Salsa! Salsa! Salsa!

0 Thursdays, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@yahoo.com. doublesnightclub. com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Shag Club Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge.

Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Shimmy Chic Dance Fitness Shimmy and Shake with a brand new dance fitness program that will have you burning calories while learning the true skill of belly dance. Shimmy Chic is a low impact, high cardio workout that is designed to teach beginners and challenge the seasoned dancer. Yoga mats will be required. See calendars for details. $15.00, $10.00, $8.00, $5.00 Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.

612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Sizzle: Dance and Cardio A class designed to maintain that summer body by dancing and having fun.

Incorporates dance and cardio to fun, spicy songs. $10 drop in or 10 classes for $80 Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912312-3549. reservetodance@gmail.com.

salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Swing Night with Free Lesson Join us for our Monthly Swing night every 2nd Friday. Free lesson and following a party to practice all your patterns and movements you learned in class. No partner or experience necessary. All ages and levels welcome. $10 per person or $15 per couple second Friday of every month, 7:30-10 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Tybee Prom Time for the 4th annual Tybee Prom, “Under the Deep Blue Sea,” so put your gang on notice and locate that baby blue gown, aqua or navy leisure suit for your oh-so-cool look if you collect the 2016 Tybee Prom Crown.

Music by Girlfriends, Sassy Cats & the Toms, & DJ Barri Marshall will keep you on the dance floor, light refreshments by North Beach Bar & Grill will provide the sustenance needed to keep your energy level going, and a professional photographer will capture the fun. Benefits the non profit Islands Feral Cat Project. $30 Sat., July 9, 7-11 p.m.

912-786-0786. shirleysessions@gmail.com. tybeefun.com/. tybeefun.com. American Legion Post 154 (Tybee), 10 Veterans Drive.

West Coast Swing Group Class Love to swing dance? This class is for you.

Join us for 4 weeks of triple steps, rock steps, and whips! Need to practice? We got that covered too. Get ready and join this class to come to our Monthly Swing/Blues Night! $40.00 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. salondebaileballroomdancestudio.com/.

Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 7068 Hodgson Memorial Dr.

Events

1st Thursdays Professionals Networking Mixer The 100 Black Men of Savannah present a mixer for all Professionals in the Greater Savannah area. This is a great event for networking as well as a chance for newcomers to the coastal empire to meet new fun and interesting people.

No admission cost. Food and drinks for purchase on your own. Dress attire is business casual. Door prizes, live music. free to attend..food & drink own your own first Thursday of every month, 6-9 p.m. oglesbyh@gmail.com. Cocktail Co., 10 Whitaker Street.

Awaken with Chakradance™ Thursdays Join us for a free-flowing, meditative dance and experience the healing power of Chakradance™. With eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery, Chakradance™ will take you on a spiritual journey, free the energy in your body and open you to a deeper experience of life. No dance experience or prior knowledge of the chakras is necessary.

Limited to 12 participants – email to reserve a spot today! $20 Thursdays, 6:45-8:15 p.m.

912-663-1306. Chakradancer@comcast.

net. anahatahealingarts.com/healing-aha/.

Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. Bonaventure Cemetery After Hours Savannah’s only after-hours cemetery story event! See this great Victorian with Shannon Scott and all of the intrigues from bootleggers to murderers and those loved, lived and are now part of these immortal story grounds. $35.00 Saturdays, 5-8 p.m..

912-319-5600. shannon@shannonscott. com. zerve.com/shannonscott/BonCemAH. savannahga.gov/cityweb/cemeteriesweb. nsf/cemeteries/bonaventure.html.

Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. Common Grounds Common Grounds is a collaboration of the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Wesley Fellowship. We meet on Wednesday nights for open theological discussion on hot button issues. All are welcome regardless of faith background or where you are on your spiritual journey. We are open and affirming of the LGBT community. Order for Compline by candlelight is offered on Sunday nights at 8PM. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/commongroundssavannah.

The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. Drinks After Work This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinksafter-work/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Estate and Antique Auction Preview times Saturday 11am-3pm and Sunday 11am-1pm. Sun., July 10, 1 p.m.

912-443-9353. bullstreetauctions.com. bullstreetauctions.com/. Bull Street Auctions, 2819 Bull Street.

The Exchange Club of Savannah In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912-441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange. org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street.

Film: Inside Out Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, this film from Walt Disney Studios and Pixar is set in the mind of a young girl named Riley as the personified emotions in her head guide her through life.

The movie became an instant hit and is sure to be loved by all audiences. $7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under Wed., July 6, 3-5 & 7-9 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposstheater. org. tybeeposttheater.org. The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave.

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PICKFilm: National Geographic’s Secret Life of Predator’s: Creating Art from a Plastic Ocean Part of Gray’s Reef Tuesday: Films featuring the wonders of the ocean and Georgia coast. Join the Gyre Expedition for a close-up look at how garbage impacts our planet. Suggested donation of $5 Tue., July 12, 7-9 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.org.

The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens In this episode, directed by J.J. Abrams, three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance. $7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under Sun., July 10, 3-5 & 7-9 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. tybeepostheater.org.

The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Film: Zootopia This 2016 3D computer-animated buddy cop comedy adventure film, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, became an instant hit and promises to be enjoyable for all ages. $7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under Thu., July 7, 3-5 & 7-9 p.m.

912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater. org. tybeeposttheater.org. The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts Learn the history of the historic Lucas

Theatre on a 20-30 minute tour. Restoration, architecture, history of the theatre and of early cinema. $4. Group rates for ten or more. School trips available. Tours are Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and must be scheduled. To schedule a tour, contact Megan Chandler at 912-525-5029 or mchandle@lucastheatre.com. ongoing. 912525-5023. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Kingdom Business Networking Alliance Our mission is to Grow, Encourage, Inspire, Ignite & Equip Christian Business owners on how to do business with a Kingdom mindset. We promote and celebrate excellence in the business arena while developing the future generations of leaders through Christian values, disciplines, honor, integrity and expression of skills. Register early before the event closes out and please share this event by inviting a guest. Free first Wednesday of every month, 7:30-9 a.m. 912-257-6248. info@kbnalliance.com. kbnalliance.com/. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Savannah Airport - Pooler, 103 San Drive.

MENTOR Information Session The Georgia MENTOR staff is excited to have an Information Sessions in July. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent or host home provider, we would like to extend an invitation for you to attend a MENTOR Information Session. Please bring your open mind, heart and willingness to open your home to a child or adult with special needs. FREE Wed., July 6, 5-6 p.m. 912-

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1 FitBit unit 5 Somber 9 Carson City neighbor 13 Repelled a mugger, in a way 15 Really small amount 16 Have ___ (know somebody) 17 Vegetable designed to stick in your nose?

20 Legal term that means “directed against a thing” 21 Saigon soup 22 ‘90s General Motors brand 23 Former “Tonight Show” announcer Hall 25 Gift decoration 27 Film composer Danny 29 Official who sings in Hebrew 32 It’s hardly a snack for a steed 34 Candied tubers 35 Worst score ever from Salt Lake City’s team?

38 Large part of the globe 39 “Here Comes the Hotstepper” singer Kamoze 40 “___ Ruins Everything” (truTV show) 43 Places where you can only order sloe drinks?

47 Taj Mahal builder ___ Jahan 50 “___ tree falls...”

51 Add some sparkle to 52 Bothers

54 Smooth sax player Dave 56 Far from strict 57 Short-___ clothesline (wrestling move) 58 Rabbits, e.g.

60 Baloney 63 Wild coffee shop where everyone’s had 10+ shots?

68 Cookie with the crossed lines from the Nabisco logo on it 69 Corrida snorter 70 Pasta-draining device 71 Lament 72 Swing to and fro 73 Floral emanation

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1 Texting protocol initials 2 “Tic ___ Dough” (TV game show) 3 Spiny anteaters 4 Magician whose last name is Jillette 5 Whosamawhatsis 6 The New Yorker cartoonist Chast 7 “Break ___!”

8 Tool that’ll definitely hack it 9 Stereotypical cheerleader’s shout 10 Puzzlement 11 Start of a day shift, often 12 Burger toppers 14 Palme ___ (Cannes Film Festival award)

18 Alphabet book regular 19 Mustard’s rank: Abbr.

23 Old French coin 24 Facts and figures 26 Apple co-founder Steve 28 Existentialist Dostoyevsky 30 Chicken servings 31 California resort town near Santa Barbara 33 Comedian Ansari 36 ___ Davis (publishing conglomerate with an agreement to buy Gawker Media) 37 Bring down the house?

41 Investigated thoroughly 42 Physical beginning?

44 Simpletons 45 ___ : France :: “Swing kid” : Germany 46 “___ is an emotion in motion”: Mae West 47 Manatee or dugong 48 Zimbabwe’s capital 49 $2 to get $20, perhaps 53 “Hail!,” to Caesar 55 “Here we go again ...”

59 Bank makeup 61 The 40 in a “40,” for short 62 “South Pacific” Tony winner Pinza 64 Dandy guy 65 Chapter of history 66 Ab ___ (from the beginning) 67 “ ___ the ramparts ...”

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234-6853. ann.verdine@thementornetwork. com. ga-mentor.com. Georgia MENTOR, 16 Chatham Center South, Suite A. The original Midnight Tour One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323.

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

PBJ Pantry A free food pantry held every Thursday, 10-11am and 6-7pm. Contact Jessica Sutton for questions. 912-897-1192 ongoing. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Wilmington Island), 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Pink Hair Warriors Training Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia will offer training to local hair stylists interested in educating their clients about breast cancer and local resources. The program is designed to provide helpful breast health information to women from a source they know and trust – stylists who are trained as lay health advisors. Mon., July 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 912-232-2535. julie@ komencoastalgeorgia.org. Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia, 2250 East Victory.

Savannah Storytellers Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm.

Reservations encouraged by calling 912349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Shire of Forth Castle Fighter Practice Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org.

Soul Serenade A relaxing evening of Soulful Expressions with Live Soul Music, Spoken Word, and so much more.Free van ride for those in Savannah, a van will be leaving from Sams Club Parking Lot in Pooler at 6:15pm Visit the website for more information. Show line-up include GwenYvette this years SC Music Awards Best Female R&B Artist of the year Nominee and the phenomenal Greg Whittaker Saxophonist Extraordinaire, and Xulu Prophet, event hosted by Soulquest host of Savannah’s Spitfire Saturdays. $15 Sat., July 9, 7-10 p.m. 912-4334310. wefinddiamonds2@gmail.com. stlproductions.yapsody.com. penncenter. com. Penn Center Darrah Hall, 16 Penn Center Circle.

Southbound Brewery Saturday Tours and Tastes Savannah’s first microbrewery is open for public tours and tastings Wednesday - Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturdays from 2-4. Hang out, have a few cold ones, and learn a little more about Savannah’s first craft brewery. Free Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.

912-335-7716. info@southboundbrewingco. com. southboundbrewingco.com.

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. 42 PICKTongue: Open Mouth and Music

Show hosted by Melanie Goldey A poetry and music open mic with an emphasis on sharing new, original, thoughtful work. second Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Tybee Lighthouse Sunset Tour Take advantage of this unique opportunity to experience the lighthouse after hours on a small private tour that includes a climb to the top. Children 12 and under not allowed.

Tour lasts about 90 minutes. $25 Fri., July 8.

912-786-5801. tybeelighthouse.org/. Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. Under The Rainbow On Thursday nights come out to the coolest spot in Pooler for Under The Rainbow. Every week we will host a different event that will cater to those that play over, around and under the rainbow. Thursdays, 8-11 p.m.

912-988-1052. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Foxfield Way.

Food & Drink Events

I Pledge for Ice Cream July is almost here and at Leopold’s Ice Cream that means two things – National Ice Cream Month and the start of the I Pledge for Ice Cream Project. As a way to say “Thanks for Your Patriotism,” on July 1st from 4-7PM, Leopold’s Ice Cream will give any child (age 12 and under, accompanied by an adult) who can recite the Pledge of Allegiance a free child’s scoop of their choice in a cup, cake or sugar cone. FREE July 11, 4-7 p.m. 912-234-4442.

Ipledge@leopoldsicecream.com. https:// leopoldsicecream.com/6th-annual-i-pledgefor-ice-cream-kicks-off-at-leopolds-icecream/. leopoldsicecream.com/. Leopold’s Ice Cream, 212 East Broughton St. Bethesda Farm and Gardens Stand Each week, this popular organic farm stand, managed by Bethesda students and staff, sells fresh produce, seasonal vegetables, herbs, free range eggs, a variety of plants, goat milk soap, firewood and more. In addition, 100 percent grass fed ground beef in various quantities are available at the farm stand, which is raised and distributed

by Bethesda Academy’s Cattle & Beef Operation. Specialty cuts are also available. merrin.slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Fire & Wine Half priced bottles of wine, campfires in the courtyard, marshmallows and s’mores kits. 912-401-0543. info@foxyloxycafe.com. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Forsyth Farmers Market Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights.

Rain or shine. Free to attend. Items for sale.

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com.

Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Happy Hour 39 Rue De Jean favorites at happy hour prices! Enjoy $4 house wine, $4 well cocktails, $8 daily cocktail feature, Moules en Six Preparations for $8, $8 1/2 dozen raw oysters, and more. MondaysThursdays, Sundays, 5-7 p.m. 912-721-0595. holycityhospitality.com/39-rue-de-jeansavannah/promotions/. holycityhospitality.

com/39-rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. Honey Tasting and Body Care Samples + Store Tour Daily honey tastings and body care demonstrations. Come see honeybees in the observation hive or call 912.629.0908 to schedule a tour of the Bee Garden. Garden tour available March through October. $3 per person. Must call ahead. Free MondaysFridays, 10 a.m. 912-234-0688. jessie@ savannahbee.com. Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Prepare Sunday Suppers at Union Mission Local organizations are invited to sign up to prepare Sunday Supper for people who are homeless and live at Union Mission’s shelters for homeless people. Groups must sign up in advance and bring/prepare a meal, beginning at 2pm on Sundays. Call for information. ongoing. 912-236-7423.

Tybee Island Farmers Market Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, granola, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com.

Stephen Johnson, 206 Miller Ave.

Health

Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the University Police building on campus.

Open to the public 24 hours/day, year round. Confidential. All items collected are destroyed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. ongoing. 912-344-3333. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/ index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Blood Pressure Screenings St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings on every Monday from 10 AM to Noon in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts on 836 E. 65th Street. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public.

For more information, call (912) 352-4405. ongoing. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St. Children’s Health Coverage Enrollment Free in-person, enrollment and renewal assistance for children’s health insurance programs, Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids, Pregnancy Medicaid and other public benefits (SNAP and CAPS) will be available.

Please bring a government-issued ID and proof of income. Sat., July 9, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 912-661-3040. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Children’s Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance Free in-person, enrollment and renewal assistance for children’s health insurance programs, Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids, Pregnancy Medicaid and other public benefits, SNAP and CAPS will be available.

Please bring a government-issued ID and proof of income. Tue., July 12, 5-8 p.m.

912-661-3040. healthykidssavannah.org.

liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. Faith-Based Healthy Lifestyle Workshop You will enjoy a short film, surprising new information on how to create lifelong health, no matter your health history. Afterward, we will have a discussion of the film and introduce our guest speaker, Peter Brodhead of Brighter Day Natural Foods Market, who will talk about the role of nutrients in maintaining health. Mon., July 11, 6 p.m.

Butler Presbyterian Church, 603 W. Victory Dr. Free Hearing and Speech Screening Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

Speech: First Thursdays. Call or see website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free Hearing Screenings The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9-11 a.m. Children ages three years old to adults of all ages are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. If necessary, a full audiological evaluation will be recommended. Free and open to the public Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. 912355-4601. speechandhearingsav.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health Dept.

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

Know Your Water What everyone ought to know about our drinking water (bottled, tap, distilled, reverse osmosis, filtered, alkaline and spring.) Are you paying thousands of money for water that is making you sick? Find out what water is best for your body. FREE Tuesdays, 7-8:15 p.m. 703-989-6995. oggisavannah@gmail. com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. La Leche League of Savannah A breast feeding support group for new/ expectant monthers. Meeting/gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. ongoing. 912-8979544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

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day? Register for a tour of our labor and delivery areas. The tour is held once a month and fills up quickly, so please register early. Call 912-350-BORN (2676). second Sunday of every month. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Living Smart Fitness Club An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) ongoing. 912-447-6605.

Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services.

Open 7pm-11pm nightly. ongoing. 800-2647154.

Prepared Childbirth Class This course gives an overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology and explains the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. The four-week course includes a tour of the labor and delivery unit. This class is popular, so please register early $75 per couple Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-350-2676. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. The Savannah 7-Day Diabetes Repair If you are ready to take control of your life and health, call today, enroll in this fun but intensive seven week program to heal your body of diabetes. You will learn how changing can heal. You can reverse diabetes by following a new protocol, even if you have been diabetic for years.

Includes over a year of follow-up support. $450 Thursdays, Saturdays. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

Kid’s Happenings

Archaeology and Art Summer Camps Beginning June 6, Massie Heritage Center will offer four weeks of summer camps for students entering kindergarten through sixth grade. Camps offered include, “Digging History: An Archeological Adventure” and “Art through the Ages: Exploring Savannah’s History through Arts and Crafts.” This year’s camps provide a hands-on opportunity for students to learn about Savannah’s history through daily themed activities and visits to local art museums and historical sites including the Coastal Heritage Society, Wormsloe State Historic Site, Jepson Center for the Arts, the SCAD Museum of Art and more. Extended care is also available. $135 per camper, per week Mon., July 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 912-395-5070. Rachel.Warren@sccpss. com. MassieSchool.com. massieschool. com/. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. Girl Scout Days Scouts can take a step back in time and explore life in the 1800s or put their artistic skills to use and learn the ancient craft of pottery and ceramic art. Participants will have the opportunity to earn two badges after completing the programs. $15 for scouts, free for scout leaders Sat., July 9,

9 a.m.-noon. massieschool.com/. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. Healthy Kids Club The Healthy Kids Club’s mission is to educate and inspire children to take part in their local farmers market while enjoying nutritious foods and empowering their families to make healthy choices at home. Saturdays, 9:15-9:45 a.m. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. Wilmington Island Farmers Market, 111 Walthour Rd. Savannah Children’s Museum School Year Hours SCM hours beginning 8/31/13 will be Sunday 11am-4pm; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm. Open on holiday Mondays that SCC Public Schools are not in session including Labor Day. For more details go to savannahchildrensmuseum.org ongoing.

Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

Summer Reading Program Read to earn rewards and prizes. Special activities all summer. To get started, visit any branch of Live Oak Public Libraries and pick up your “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read” reading log or download one from our website, liveoakpl.org. Open to kids ages 0-18. Through July 31. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Toddler Time Bring your 2-4 year old to enjoy stories, games and learning designed just for them.

Each week there will be a different naturebased theme. $5 parking Thursdays, 10 a.m. gastateparks.org/skidawayisland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center Toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs--story books, singing songs, finger puppet plays, crafts, guided walks, up close encounters with Oatland animals. Preregister by 4pm Monday. $5 children. Gen. Admission for adults ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd.

LGBT

First City Network Georgia’s oldest LGBT organization (founded in 1985), is a local non-profit community service organization whose mission is to

share resources of health care, counseling, education, advocacy and mutual support in the Coastal Empire. Members and guests enjoy many special events throughout the year, including First Saturday Socials held the first Saturday of each month at 7pm.

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

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

Georgia Equality Savannah Local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-547-6263. ongoing.

GVNT HAVS GVNT HAVS is a free monthly drag show that houses the unique antics of the House of Gunt, a Savannah based free-form drag collective whose mission is to connect the trashy with the flashy, the kitschy with the classy, and the people of Savannah with a breath of fresh, queer air. Free first Thursday of every month, 10 p.m. houseofgunt@ gmail.com. Chuck’s Bar, 305 West River Street.

Savannah Pride, Inc. Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBTQI community in the South.

Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month. PO Box 6044, Savannah, GA 31414. 501c nonprofit. ongoing. info@savannahpride.com. savannahpride.com.

Stand Out Youth A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7pm. Call, email or see website for info. Fridays, 7-9 p.m. 912-288-1034. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth. org. Vineyard Church Office, 1020 Abercorn Street.

What Makes a Family A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Ages 10 to 18. Meets twice a month. Call for info. ongoing. 912-352-2611.

Literary Events

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-447-6605. sjchs. org/body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. A Feast of Crews: A Harry Crews Evening of Books, Film, and Art Ted Geltner, author of a Harry Crews biography, will hold an author reception and talk. Together, they’ll raffle off a specially commissioned portrait of Harry Crews by Panhandle Slim. After the reception, the Psychotronic Film Society will screen the 1993 documentary, “Harry Crews: Guilty As Charged.” $35 bundle, $10 movie only, $2 for raffle tickets Fri., July 8, 8 p.m. Roots Up Gallery, 6 E. Liberty Street.

Historical Writers Guild The HWG will endeavor to offer a variety of programs for both published and unpublished writers to promote historical fiction and creative non-fiction. All compatible and cross-genre works to historical writing are welcome. HWG is also open to hobbyist writers to enjoy a relaxed and fun environment. Annual dues $20 second Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. 713-907-8627. hwg.rh@comcast.net.

Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. Tea Time at Ola’s (Book Club) A book discussion group that meets the 4th Tuesday, 1pm. Bring a book you’ve read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea is provided. Call for info. ongoing. 912-232-5488. liveoakpl. org/. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 East Bay St.

Nature and Environment

Coffee with a Ranger Start your morning right by getting coffee and having a discussion with a park ranger.

Fridays, 8:30 a.m. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Dolphin Project Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at schools, clubs, organizations. A powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment.

Age/grade appropriate programs and handouts. See website for info. ongoing. thedolphinproject.org.

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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. Check the “GreenDrinks Savannah” facebook page. Free to attend.

Cash bar. second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Top Deck, 125 W. River Street.

Ogeechee Audobon Field Trip Enjoy a diversity of species at this location.

The focus will be shorebirds. Be prepared for a lot of walking--wear sturdy shoes and bring bug spray. Meet at the entrance.

Leader Wed., July 6, 8 a.m. 912-433-0457. dotbam@bellsouth.net. Savannah National

Wildlife Refuge, Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive off S.C. 170.

Recycling Fundraiser for Economic Opportunity Authority Support EOA through the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Recycle empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, laptops, to EOA for recycling. They will receive technology products and cash.

Businesses may also recycle items on behalf of EOA for credit. Drop off at EOA, 681 W. Anderson St. See website, email or call for info. ongoing. 912-238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. fundingfactory.com.

Walk on the Wild Side

A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Wilderness Southeast A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists. Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for

Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Events in the coming week may trick your mind and tweak your heart. They might mess with your messiah complex and wreak havoc on your habits. But I bet they will also energize your muses and add melodic magic to your mysteries. They will slow you down in such a way as to speed up your evolution, and spin you in circles with such lyrical grace that you may become delightfully clearheaded. Will you howl and moan? Probably, but more likely out of poignant joy, not from angst and anguish.

Might you be knocked off course? Perhaps, but by a good influence, not a bad one.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

In the book *A Survival Guide to the Stress of Organizational Change,* the authors tell you how to raise your stress levels. Assume that others are responsible for lowering your stress levels, they say. Resolve not to change anything about yourself. Hold on to everything in your life that’s expendable. Fear the future. Get embroiled in trivial battles. Try to win new games as you play by old rules. Luckily, the authors also offer suggestions on how to *reduce* your stress. Get good sleep, they advise. Exercise regularly. Don’t drink too much caffeine. Feel lots of gratitude. Clearly define a few strong personal goals, and let go of lesser wishes. Practice forgiveness and optimism.

Talk to yourself with kindness. Got all that, Taurus? It’s an excellent place to start as you formulate your strategy for the second half of 2016.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Normally I’m skeptical about miraculous elixirs and sudden cures and stupendous breakthroughs. I avoid fantasizing about a “silver bullet” that can simply and rapidly repair an entrenched problem. But I’m setting aside my caution as I evaluate your prospects for the coming months. While I don’t believe that a sweeping transformation is guaranteed, I suspect it’s far more likely than usual.

I suggest you open your mind to it.

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As I gaze into my crystal ball and invoke a vision of your near future, I find you communing with elemental energies that are almost beyond your power to control. But I’m not worried, because I also see that the spirit of fun is keeping you safe and protected. Your playful strength is fully unfurled, ensuring that love always trumps chaos.

This is a dream come true: You have a joyous confidence as you explore and experiment with the Great Unknown, trusting in your fluidic intuition to guide you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

“You can only go halfway into the darkest forest,” says a Chinese proverb. “Then you are coming out the other

Pets & Animals

Coastal Pet Rescue Adoption and Movie Event Adoption fees are $150 for dogs and puppies and $40 for cats and kittens. The fee includes current shots, microchip, deworming, heartworm test (adult dogs), Felv/FIV test (felines), and spay/neuter.

Immediately following the event, a special showing of The Secret Lives of Pets will play. $7 Sat., July 9, 10 a.m.-noon. marstheatre.com. Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

by Rob brezsny

beautyandtruth@freewillastrology.com

side.” You will soon reach that midpoint, Leo. You may not recognize how far you have already come, so it’s a good thing I’m here to give you a heads-up. Keep the faith! Now here’s another clue: As you have wandered through the dark forest, you’ve been learning practical lessons that will come in handy during the phase of your journey that will begin after your birthday.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

My devoted contingent of private detectives, intelligence agents, and psychic sleuths is constantly wandering the globe gathering data for me to use in creating your horoscopes. In recent days, they have reported that many of you Virgos are seeking expansive visions and mulling long-term decisions. Your tribe seems unusually relaxed about the future, and is eager to be emancipated from shrunken possibilities. Crucial in this wonderful development has been an inclination to stop obsessing on small details and avoid being distracted by transitory concerns.

Hallelujah! Keep up the good work. Think BIG! BIGGER! BIGGEST!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

After years of painstaking research, the psychic surgeons at the Beauty and Truth Lab have finally perfected the art and science of Zodiac Makeovers. Using a patented technique known as Mythic Gene Engineering, they are able to transplant the planets of your horoscope into different signs and astrological houses from the ones you were born with. Let’s say your natal Jupiter suffers from an uncongenial aspect with your Moon. The psychic surgeons cut and splice according to your specifications, enabling you to be re-coded with the destiny you desire. Unfortunately, the cost of this pioneering technology is still prohibitive for most people. But here’s the good news, Libra: In the coming months, you will have an unprecedented power to reconfigure your life’s path using other, less expensive, purely natural means.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

info. ongoing. 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org.

In high school I was a good athlete with a promising future as a baseball player. But my aspirations were aborted in sophomore year when the coach banished me from the team. My haircut and wardrobe were too weird, he said.

I may have been a skillful shortstop, but my edgy politics made him nervous and mad. At the time I was devastated by his expulsion. Playing baseball was my passion. But in retrospect I was grateful. The coach effectively ended my career as a jock, steering me toward my true callings: poetry and music and astrology. I invite you to identify a comparable twist in your own destiny, Scorpio. What unexpected blessings came your way through a seeming adversary? The time is ripe to lift those blessings to the next level.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Do you remember that turning point when you came to a fork in the road of your destiny at a moment when your personal power wasn’t strong? And do you recall how you couldn’t muster the potency to make the most courageous choice, but instead headed in the direction that seemed easier? Well, here’s some intriguing news: Your journey has delivered you, via a convoluted route, to a place not too far from that original fork in the road. It’s possible you could return there and revisit the options -- which are now more mature and meaningful -- with greater authority. Trust your exuberance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

I love writing horoscopes for you. Your interest in my insights spurs my creativity and makes me smarter.

As I search for the inspiration you need next, I have to continually reinvent my approach to finding the truth.

The theories I had about your destiny last month may not be applicable this month. My devotion to following your ever-shifting story keeps me enjoyably off-balance, propelling me free of habit and predictability. I’m grateful for your influence on me! Now I suggest that you compose a few thank-you notes similar to the one I’ve written here.

Address them to the people in your life who move you and feed you and transform you the best.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

After an Illinois man’s wife whacked him in the neck with a hatchet, he didn’t hold a grudge. Just the opposite.

Speaking from a hospital room while recovering from his life-threatening wound, Thomas Deas testified that he still loved his attacker, and hoped they could reconcile. Is this admirable or pathetic? I’ll go with pathetic. Forgiving one’s allies and loved ones for their mistakes is wise, but allowing and enabling their maliciousness and abuse should be taboo. Keep that standard in mind during the coming weeks, Aquarius. People close to you may engage in behavior that lacks full integrity. Be compassionate but tough-minded in your response.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Can water run uphill? Not usually. But there’s an eccentric magic circulating in your vicinity, and it could generate phenomena that are comparable to water running uphill.

I wouldn’t be surprised, either, to see the equivalent of stars coming out in the daytime. Or a mountain moving out of your way. Or the trees whispering an oracle exactly when you need it. Be alert for anomalous blessings, Pisces.

They may be so different from what you think is possible that they could be hard to recognize.

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Low Cost Pet Clinic TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm.

Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin. com. TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village.

Operation New Hope Operation New Hope allows inmates to train unadoptable dogs from the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. The goals of the program are to decrease the recidivism rate among Chatham County inmates, help inmates learn a new skill, and help previously unadoptable dogs find loving homes. The graduated dogs are available for adoption can be viewed at www.humansocietvsav.org, and www. chathamsheriff.org. Operation New Hope is funded by the Humane Society and community donations. ongoing. chathamsheriff.org. humanesocietysav.org/.

Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. St. Almo’s Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St.

Religious & Spiritual

Band of Sisters Prayer Group All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord.” (Prov. 21:1) ongoing. 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/ georgia.

Buddhist Meditation All ages, lineages, and newcomers welcome. Our schedule is: Tuesdays 6-7:30 PM- for 30 minutes mediation followed by study group, $10. Wednesdays 6-7:30 PM- one hour of gentle yoga followed by 30 minutes of guided meditation, $15. Sundays 9-10:30 AM- Mediation, dharma talk and tea, $10. Reiki healing is offered by appointment.

Text Rev. Cindy Beach at (912) 429-7265 for more info or visit savannahzencenter.com or find us on Facebook. Located atLocated at 640 E 40th St and Reynolds. $10-$15 ongoing. The Savannah Zen Center, 640 E. 40th St. Catholic Singles A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service.

Send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. ongoing. familylife@ diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles.

Contemporary Worship Service New Contemporary Worship Service. For more information contact (912) 925-4839 free Sun., July 10, 1-2 p.m. 912-925-4839.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

Gratitude Circle in the Squares Join Joanne Morton and others on Wednesdays at noon in Thomas Square Neighborhood, the park next to the Bull

Street Library. Weekly gathering of positive energy. All are welcome. Free hugs.

Wednesdays, 12-12:30 p.m. 917-676-4280. facebook.com/savannahgratitude. liveoakpl. org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. Guided Silent Prayer Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence. Wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery St. See website for info. ongoing. vineyardsavannah.org.

Maritime Bethel “Sundays on Thursdays” worship at the Fellowship Assembly. Plenty of parking for large trucks. Free Thursdays. 912-220-2976.

The Fellowship Assembly of God Church, 5224 Augusta Road.

A New Church in the City, For the City Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” ongoing. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Courses are now being offered at the new Savannah Extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Full course loads for both Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees will be offered. Apply now at www.nobts. edu to start classes this winter. ongoing.

912-232-1033. revwasson@gmail.com.

Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton Street.

Psychic Medium Your Pal, Erin Ready to reconnect you with your loved ones who’ve passed and your own inner knowing? I’m here to help. Let’s all work together to create the amazing new life you truly desire, releasing old situations that no longer serve you. Readings available in person and by phone. 60 minutes, $65.

Group readings of 5 or more, $30 per person for 20 minutes. Get your personalized, 45 minute prerecorded “Tuesday Tune-Up” emailed to your inbox for just $45. Visit www.yourpalerin.com for more information or contact psychicyourpalerin@gmail.com today. ongoing. Online only, none.

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.

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Home Sweet Home

By Your Pal Erin

psychicyourpalerin@gmail.com www.yourpalerin.com

FOR the past two weeks I’ve been struggling to put in writing the overwhelming emotion invoked by the story I am about to tell. Every time I speak it aloud, I’m reduced to ugly tears, embarrassing everyone around me, but I don’t care.

It’s an inspirational sermon, delivered by one of rock history’s most dubious disciples: Mötley Crüe bassist, Nikki Sixx. His altar, the Bluffton Cinemark; a state of the art theater housed in a luxury mall seeming to belong more so on the Malibu Pacific Coast Highway than in Low Country. The screening, “Mötley Crüe: The End” —a rockumentary chronicling the final show of the band’s 35 year run.

Seated next to me is Fish, the greatest Mötley Crüe fan who ever lived.

Actually, he’s The World’s Greatest Fan, period. That alarming guy in a Miami Dolphin’s rubber facemask, gesticulating wildly for the Jumbotron; the charismatic audience member who jumps onstage, banging on the drum kit until his favorite drummer relinquishes the sticks.

Fish is exactly the guy you want beside you at a show like this. From the moment we pile into the car until the last frame of the film, he rattles off a litany of facts; the Cliff Clavin of Heavy Metal Mania.

Pausing momentarily, Fish calls out some uptight patrons for two-fisting i-Phones and 64 oz. diet cokes at a rock concert. They are the antithesis of a motley crew. Fish, by contrast, is the embodiment of it. With a lit Zippo in one hand and a bottle of MD 20/20 Peaches and Cream in the other, I suspect he just might pull out a can of Aquanet and torch a 1980’s style fireball.

It’s fans like Fish that Nikki Sixx speaks to halfway through the film, as he sits on the edge of the stage and delivers the following (edited for space) monologue: “When I was 10 years-old, I lived in Jerome Idaho, population 4,000, with my grandmother and grandfather. My grandfather would drive 35 miles to work at a gas station everyday in a white Ford pickup truck. When he would come home, he would put the keys, some

change and a pocketknife on a table.

I would look at that knife and think, ‘I’m gonna have it.’ One day I took it and the obvious thing happened, I got in trouble. If you know anything about me, you know that I took it the next day as well, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day. One day my grandfather came home, put those keys on the table, looked at me and he handed me my very first knife.

[Shows his knife to audience] I’ve had a knife ever since. I’m gonna tell you what it represents. If you want something bad enough you just keep doing it. If someone out there is telling you that your dream isn’t big enough… your idea’s not big enough…you’re not smart enough… you’re too fat… you’re too skinny…what the fuck ever these fucking gate keepers want to tell you, look at this knife. You want it bad enough, you do it over and over again until your dreams come true.”

It’s not just the story that gets me, but how he brings it full circle during the show’s finale, “Kick Start My Heart” —a song inspired by the time Sixx was brought back to life after overdosing on heroin. At the end of the number, he throws his bass on the ground, lunges his knife into it…and walks away.

He walks away from his dream.

After 35 years, he leaves it center stage in Los Angeles, CA, the city where it all began. As someone who walked away from my own Los Angeles dream 19 years ago, his knife strikes a little too deep. I am envious of this wild man who fought fiercely for his dream and now has the luxury of leaving it behind him.

The band’s encore, “Home Sweet Home,” is a the gateway between group’s past and their future; a return to the lives they knew before wandering the yellow brick road; a hint of where their wanderlust might next lead them.

I watch them play it for the final time, longing to reconnect with my own abandoned dream, not as the person I was at the time of my departure, but as the person I’ve become because of it.

Pondering the possibility, I remember the final words of his monologue: “Am I right? I know I’m right and I know that somebody out there is gonna do something fucking amazing, too.”

Challenge accepted.

Anyone out there who’s lost a dream care to join me?

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Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street.

Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. ongoing. 636-2331772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. Savannah Reiki Share During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah.

Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free ongoing, 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street.

Service of Compline Enter the stillness of another age. Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight at 9:00-9:30 p.m. every Sunday night by the Complne Choir of Christ Church Anglican. Come, say good nigh to God. All are welcome. ongoing.

Christ Church Anglican, 37th and Bull.

South Valley Baptist Church Weekly Sunday services. Sunday school, 10:00am. Worship, 11:30am. Tuesday Bible Study/Prayer Service, 6:30pm. Pastor Rev. Dr. Barry B. Jackson, 480 Pine Barren Road, Pooler, GA “Saving a nation one soul at a time.” ongoing.

Tapestry Church A church for all people! We don’t care what you are wearing, just that you are here.

From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the Habersham YMCA. Sundays, 10 a.m. tapestrysavannah.com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Theology on Tap Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm-10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. ongoing. distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Liberal religious community where people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sundays, 11am. Email, call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-234-0980. admin@uusavannah.org. uusavannah. org. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 311 Harris St. Unity Church of Savannah Everyone is welcome. Unity of Savannah is not concerned with where people come from, what they look like, or whom they love – Unity is just glad that each person is here. Sunday 9:15am meditative service and 11:00am celebratory service show what the New Thought Movement is all about. Children’s church 11am service.

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Sundays. 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah. org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Special Screenings

Big River Film Festival The Big River Film Festival will offer access to creative voices through film programming, master classes, live performances and conversations with the most compelling independent artists working today. The primary mission of Big River Film Festival is to introduce productions, professionals, and film students to the state of Georgia and all that we offer. July 8-9. bigriverfilmfestival. com. savannahcivic.com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Film: Big Trouble in Little China Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco’s Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack’s best friend. $9 Fri., July 8, 8 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Film: Escape from New York When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken, a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom. $9 Sat., July 9. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Film: Hell or High Water This is the film’s Southeastern premiere and the first studio film to be screened in Savannah at the Big River Film Festival. Fri., July 8, 7 p.m. Carmike 10 (Savannah), 511 Stephenson Ave. Film: Tiger Claws 2 Celebrate legendary martial arts film star Bolo Yeung’s 70th birthday with this film.

The plot revolves around two NYC cops who travel to San Francisco’s Chinatown to investigate the mysterious deaths of a number of martial arts masters, who seem to have been mauled by a tiger. $6 Wed., July 6, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Punk Rock Movie Night Join the Sentient Bean for a monthly series of movies directly inspired by punk music, fashion or general attitude. The movie will start promptly at 8PM. Admission is free for customers. Attendees are invited to discuss and or promote any events or shows happening around town. second Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Sports & Games

Adult and Junior Tennis Clinics On Thursdays. Intended for a class size of 4-8 students. Buy four classes, get the fifth class free. $15 per class ongoing.

912-201-2000. westinsavannah.com. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index.php.

The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. Adult Coed Flag Football League 8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah.

$450. Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-220-3474. savadultrec.com.

Bears Elite Football Learn the fundamentals of football. Ages 4-12. Sign up now. Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 912-272-6684. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. Derby Devils Roller Derby Classes Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs. See website for info. ongoing. savannahderby.com.

Grief 101 Support Group Seven-week morning or evening adult support group offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Free of charge.

Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive.

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Skate Savannah Mall’s synthetic ice rink and see if you can tell the difference. Hours are Mon-Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 12-6pm.

Sessions start every half hour. Ice skates are available to rent. Through Aug. 7. savannahmall.com/. Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

Saturday Group Run or Walk Join us in our quest for fitness. Beginners are welcome. We can help you exceed your fitness goals. Free Saturdays, 7-8:15 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live.com. savystrider.com. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Sav. Strider Weekly Group Run or Walk Downtown Join us for a run or walk downtown or over the bridge if you’re feeling froggy. The best part is afterwards when we get coffee or whatever else your heart desires from Savannah Coffee Roasters. Free Sundays, 7-8 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live. com. savystrider.com. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Savannah Bananas Vs. the Lexington County Blowfish. $9 July 23: Red, White and Blue Night. Sat., July 9, 7 p.m. thesavannahbananas. com. thesavannahbananas.com. Vs. the Florence RedWolves. $9 Thu., July 7, 7 p.m. thesavannahbananas.com. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Savannah Bike Polo Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. ongoing. facebook.com/ savannahbikepolo.

Sports Coach Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Etc. for novices or professionals. Fine tune your mental game with guided imagery and visualization. 25 years experience. For more info call 912247-4903. ongoing. Online only, none.

Ultimate Frisbee Come play Ultimate! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm until dark. Sundays, 4:30pm until we get tired. The west side of Forsyth Park. Bring a smile, two shirts (one light or white, one dark), water, and cleats (highly recommended). ongoing. savannahultimateproject@gmail.com.

savannahultimateproject.wordpress.com/ pick-up/. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. USMNT (Soccer) American Outlaws Chapter USMNT is a national soccer team that represents the U.S. in international soccer competitions. American Outlaws Savannah chapter of USMNT meets regularly. Call for details. ongoing. 912-398-4014. savannahflipflop.com. Flip Flop Tiki Bar & Grill, 117 Whitaker St.

Support Groups

1 More 2 Save Mental Health Support This is a group for consumers of all Mental Illnesses. It’s a place to come learn, relax and speak on a weekly basis about symptoms, emotions and overall health.

Every Tuesday at 7pm. Venues subject to change. Free Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912 344 8019. lidnsaywittaa@gmail.com. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Al-Anon Family Group meeting Isle of Hope For Today Find comfort and understanding for families and friends of alcoholics. AFG is an anonymous fellowship seeking to find serenity for those impacted by the effects of alcoholism. Free Mondays, 7-8 p.m. savannahalanon.com. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 St. Thomas Ave. Alcoholics Anonymous For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. ongoing.

912-356-3688. savannahaa.com.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver and Family Support Group For individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Second Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-236-0363 x143.

Back Pain Support Group Second Monday of every month,7:00pm.

Denny’s Restaurant at Hwy. 204. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Debbie at 912-727-2959 ongoing.

Brain Injury Support Group For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. ongoing. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Breast Cancer Survivors Group Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-844-4524. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cancer Support Group For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. ongoing.

912-819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave.

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SAVANNAH’S HOUSE OF GRACE

SENIOR LIVING AT IT’S BEST FOR AGES 50 & BETTER Shared community living for full functioning seniors ages 50 & above. Nice comfortable living at affordable rates.

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