Connect Savannah September 14, 2016

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Thursday, September 15 Latino Heritage Month

Responsible Dog Ownership Day Sun / 18

Celebrate being a responsible dog owner with contests, good citizen testing, obedience demonstration, raffle, doggie bag giveaways, and more.

11 a.m.-3 p.m, Daffin Park 1198 Washington Ave. Free

Friends of Ben Tucker Benefit SAT / 17

Join us for a fundraiser to help preserve Ben Tucker’s legacy in Savannah. Guests will enjoy gourmet food prepared by celebrity chefs, drinks, tour museum and more.

6-8:30 p.m.

African Art Museum 111 East 34th St. $75 912.335.2629 friendsofbentucker.org

It’s Not That Lincoln WED / 14

Tony Cope’s talk, “It’s Not That Lincoln,” goes into the history of the street names with which Savannahians are familiar, but of whose origins they often unaware. Tony is a native of Savannah, but now resides in Ireland.

6 p.m., Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., shipsofthesea.org, Free

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Friday, September 16 Concert: Roy Book Binder

Roy Book Binder has been rambling around the world for the past 45 years.

He gave up his Greenwich Village “pad” in the early 70’s and lived in his tour bus for the next 15 years crisscrossing the US and appearing at festivals throughout Canada & Europe.

8 p.m Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale) 1304 East Hwy. 80. $23

Constitution Day Celebration

West Side Block Party

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Armstrong’s Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong (HOLA) program has organized nearly 30 events for this year’s celebration. For a full list of events, visit armstrong.edu.

Sept. 15-Oct. 15 Armstrong Center, Armstrong State University, 13040 Abercorn St.

Join the young writers of Deep Center's Block by Block Project for a dramatic reading and Block Party on Wayne Street to follow.

Featuring live music, food trucks, public art, and story tours.

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Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum 460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

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Armstrong’s Constitution Day Celebration will feature Chatham County District Attorney Meg Heap, who will speak on ‘The First Amendment, Social Media and the Courts’. Following a lecture and Q&A session there will be a reception.

12noon Armstrong State, 11935 Abercorn St. Free and open to the public

Perpetual Groove with Passafire

Based in Athens, GA, Perpetual Groove is a long time well established touring act with an enthusiastic fan base.

7-11 p.m Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. $26 general, or you can purchase a two-day pass for $42 912-525-5050 lucastheatre.com

Silent Film Fest

Paying homage to a lost genre, international pianist and historian Dennis James will introduce this precious art form to the Tybee Post Theater audience with “The Silent Clowns” on Friday night and “The Nickelodeon Show” on Saturday night.

Sept. 16 -17, 8 p.m Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn. $15 general admission $13.50 for Theater members continues on p. 6

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Saturday, September 17

Statts Fest

Food trucks, a silent auction, kids activities and Savannah’s best local bands including Joe Nelson and James Pittman, City Hotel, Damon & the Shitkickers, Waits & Co., Bottles & Cans. Proceeds benefit Jason Statts, a local artist paralyzed after a shooting.

3-8 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 E Victory Dr. $15 advance, $20 door friendsofstatts.com

Forsyth Farmers Market

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

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

Free Family Day

In conjunction with a visit by the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery, enjoy childfriendly introductions to the culture of Tibet. Two sessions at 2pm and 3pm will give children the opportunity to contribute to a community sand mandala.

1-4 p.m Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Free Admission

Friends of Ben Tucker Benefit

Join us for a fundraiser to help preserve Ben Tucker’s legacy in Savannah. Guests will enjoy gourmet food prepared by celebrity chefs, drinks, tour museum and more.

6-8:30 p.m African Art Museum, 111 East 34th St. $75. p/p donation

Gardening Session

Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. First and third Saturday of every month.

Third Saturday of every month 8:30-9:30 a.m Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Free and open to the public

Nada Yoga

BFA SCAD Graduate student Ashleigh Bowers has composed soundscapes based on our internal body, and our external environment using vibratory science.

Cara K. Griffin will guide practitioners.

4-6 p.m Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. $15 suggested donation to benefit Savannah Speech and Hearing

Out of the Darkness Walk

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosts this walk that will bring light to the stigma surrounding suicide and mental illness.

10 a.m Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads

PetSmart Charities Weekend Adoptathon

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Here is your chance to meet cuddly, adoptable pets with local animal rescue groups. Adoption fees vary with each group.

10 a.m.-4 p.m 6 PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St.

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8 a.m.-4:30 p.m Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

Theatre: The Savannah Sipping Society FRI-Sun

Four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate and an impromptu happy hour and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years.

8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.

Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $25 general admission Pin Point Seafood Festival

Created to highlight the rich history of Pin Point while allowing you to taste the seafood dishes that have been passed down through generations.

10 a.m Pin Point Museum, 9924 Pin Point Ave. $5

PlantPure Nation Film Screening

From the producer and writer of the groundbreaking film Forks Over Knives, the documentary PlantPure Nation tells the story of 3 people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time.

4-6 p.m Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. No charge

Soul On The Harbor IV

This year’s old school hip hop artist will be legendary southern hip hop group Eightball and MJG. 7 p.m.-1 a.m Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Prices range from $50 - $60

Sunday, September 18 Concert: Brilliant Brass Chamber Concert Series

Members of the Savannah Philharmonic brass section come to amaze and astonish us with musical fluidity and dexterity.

5 p.m Lutheran Church of Ascension, 120 Bull St.

Film: Memorial Tribute to Gene Wilder

The PFS of SAV celebrates the life and career of this beloved star with a screening of one of his lesser known (but still wonderful) feature films.

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

Lecture: Savannah: The City that Defines Southern Gothic

Many other Southern cities have emphasized antebellum or multicultural heritages, but Savannah has established itself as Southern gothic city. Michael Freeman is a longtime Savannah resident and author of Savannah’s Monuments: The Untold Stories.

4 p.m Flannery O’Connor Home, 207 E. Charlton St.

PetSmart Charities Weekend Adoptathon

Here is your chance to meet cuddly, adoptable pets with local animal rescue groups. There is no charge to meet the adoptable pets. Adoption fees vary with each group.

12-4 p.m PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St.

Responsible Dog Ownership Day

Contests, good citizen testing, obedience demonstration, raffle, doggie bag giveaways, and more.

11 a.m.-3 p.m Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave.

Roller Derby Boot Camp

Skating and roller derby training for women and men ages 18 and older. The week includes nightly instruction and skating, starting with a two-hour orientation and four nights of challenges.

4:30-6:30 p.m Garden City Gym, 160 Priscilla Thomas Way. $35 early registration, $45 onsite

Savannah Jazz Festival

Celebrates jazz as a living art form and offers all types of jazz, from traditional swing, Dixieland, straight-ahead and bop to melodic standards and funky downhome blues.

Sept. 18-24 Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

Tibetan Monks Closing Ceremony

In a moving closing event with music and polyphonic chants, the monks ritually destroy the mandala. Afterward, sand is distributed to the audience, and at 3pm, the public is invited to join the monks for a procession to the Savannah River t.

2-3 p.m Jepson Center, 207 West York St.

Tybee City Limits

Music variety show featuring blues master Eric Culberson and his trio, with Jonathan Hill’s Band and Lulu the Giant.

7 p.m Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn. $15

Tybee Community Day

The festival highlights Tybee’s small town charm with live music, food, face painting, and games.

1-5 p.m Memorial Park, 403 Butler Ave.

West Side Block Party

Join the young writers of Deep Center’s Block by Block Project for a dramatic reading and Block Party on Wayne Street to follow. Featuring live music, food trucks, public art, and story tours.

3-6 p.m Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

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Tuesday, September 20 Freedom Trail Driving Tour

Guide Johnnie Brown will lead guests on the Freedom Trail Tour through downtown Savannah.Learn about Savannah’s unique African American history from a local history guide trained by W. W. Law. 10 a.m.-noon Visitor’s Information Center, 301 MLK Jr. Blvd.

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A fair question about crime

by Jim Morekis

jim@connectsavannah.com

IT SEEMS like so long ago now, with the compressed modern news cycle.

But just two weekends ago was one of the bloodiest in recent memory in Savannah, with eight shooting incidents and two murders.

As of this writing we now stand at 39 homicides by gunfire (we’re at 40 counting the vehicular homicide hit-and-run that same weekend).

If the trendline continues we could even set a new homicide record in Savannah by the end of 2016, topping the all-time high of 60 set in 1991 at the height of the gangrelated activity of Ricky Jivens.

(Labor Day weekend had an unfortunate analogue as Chicago, one of the nation’s most violent cities, reached its 500th homicide for the year, with four more months to go. The kicker? On a per-thousand basis, Savannah’s murder rate is even higher than Chicago’s.)

Of course, trendlines rarely stay exactly the same. Let’s hope that was the worst weekend of the year.

But the political reality is becoming unavoidable: Violent crime is getting worse, not better, with the new mayoral administration and majority on City Council, who were voted in largely on a platform of getting serious about fighting crime.

The more time passes since the election, the more the question begs itself: When will we see results? It’s been nearly a year since the election and nine months since the inauguration. It’s a fair question.

To be sure, the most vocal critics of the new administration are old-guard Edna Jackson supporters. For them, this is a purely partisan political issue and they are

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trying to set the stage for the 2019 election and a restoration of the status quo, for their own reasons.

Bluntly put, they’re bitter because their candidate lost. I suspect many will simply not get over it no matter what.

That said, and also to be fair: They have a point.

If the DeLoach administration was serious about cracking down on crime—and I do believe it was and is —the proof is in the pudding, and the pudding is going bad.

To an extent, the DeLoach administration is benefiting from not just one but two honeymoon periods: The one new mayors

But the political reality is becoming unavoidable: Violent crime is getting worse... usually get right after being elected, as well as a second and new honeymoon period coming up with the hiring of a new City Manager, Rob Hernandez, who is set to begin work next month.

There’s little question that many of the worst staffing/salary issues with Savannah-Chatham Metro Police originated not with former Mayor Jackson herself — who took the fall—but with City Manager Stephanie Cutter (who by prior agreement will continue to draw full salary for a full year after Hernandez officially starts!).

On the bright side, much of the bottleneck in getting needed resources to local police has been cleared. SCMPD is at fullstaff for the first time in literally decades.

Chief Lumpkin has wisely stayed ahead of the curve on issues of police reform, and

has been very quick and transparent in disciplining officers who violate protocol.

Four officers were suspended after the Patrick Mumford misidentification/tasing incident, and two were suspended for violating protocol after their response to a shots-fired call in July which revealed a homicide.

The DeLoach administration has some positive things to point to, no doubt.

But there’s still that homicide number, ticking away in the corner. The benchmark metric by which Savannah mayors are voted in or out.

The other metric is the usual one for most of us: Money.

Despite running on a fight-crime platform, most of City Council’s time these days seems to be spent on other issues.

Some are clearly groundbreaking and important in their own right, such as food trucks and homeless housing. Others such as the Westside Arena, the Fairgrounds purchase, and the Bay Street makeover remain controversial.

The blockbuster budget items continue to beg the same old question: If that much money can be found and/or raised in taxes for elective projects, why can’t it be found to fight crime, which threatens the entire foundation of any project here?

Mayor DeLoach himself mounted a wellintentioned but futile effort to reexamine the location and scope of the Arena project, but the weight of public opinion was just too much and the timeline too advanced.

So in the final analysis you could say the DeLoach administration almost finds itself in the same treacherous waters as the Jackson administration: A stubbornly high murder rate combined with high-dollar, high-profile expenditures which don’t address crime at all.

One hopes the opportunity for a reset with the new City Manager will bring a renewed focus on crime. cs

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Judge Stokes removal is steeped in racism

Editor, Embattled Recorders Court judge Tammy Stokes is many things: a jurist; an attorney; and overall, a noteworthy product of Savannah’s once-functional majority population.

“Bigot” isn’t an adjective I’d have chosen even if given years to compile a list.

Lately, Black voters who opposed former mayor Edna Jackson’s reelection are feeling

buyer’s remorse. Many feel ethnic cleansing is underway as a policy goal of the current administration and its backers.

Through this lens the recent vote to remove Judge Stokes as Chief Judge of Recorders Court is seen as the latest volley in a pigmentary pogrom ( of old Soviet style purging ) against Black office holders. The fact that some employees accuse Stokes of discrimination shows how far (or low ) this purge is willing to go.

In an equal opportunity racist city like Savannah, ousting elected officials for bias would leave all seats vacant and governance halted. Judge Tammy Stokes isn’t a bigot.

She merely is the latest member of Savannah’s majority population to be removed by the new political reality.

Skeptics will rush to say I’m supporting the judge because we both are Black. Hardly! She isn’t even a political ally. Over the years we’ve reliably been on

opposite sides of issues. Hers is the kind of cautious calculus required for local advancement. She isn’t a Betty Shabazz ( Malcolm X widow ) nor a vocal advocate on race relations.

Clearly, she also isn’t a bigot and it’s laughable to allege so in a city rife with legitimate, unchallenged bigotry elsewhere. Black and White folks here have real hostility played behind closed doors and policy making.

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News & Opinion The (Civil) Society Column

Shallow pockets? You can still give deeply

By Jessica Leigh Lebos

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SEPT 14-20, 2016

When it comes to philanthropy, I have Dom Perignon aspirations on a Budweiser budget.

I fantasize about financing a year’s worth of meals for the hungry and building a new wing on to my favorite community arts center. I’d like to endow free college education for every kid in my neighborhood and provide rescue pet therapy for all the seniors. Yup, when I strike it rich, I plan to be that wacky old lady who gives it all away (after purchasing a supersweet Airstream trailer where I can live out my days next to my solar-powered aquaponic greenhouse, of course.)

In the meantime, I send off tiny donations to several dozen different causes every year, adding a few dollars here and there to keep the good works going. That’s a lotta stamps—though more often these days, clicks—and I’ve often thought about how convenient it would be if I could write one (relatively) impressive check to a single organization that would disperse it throughout the community where it’s needed most. Ya know, so ambitious philanthropists like myself can feel like ballers until our yachts come in.

Well, I may have developed some kind of glue-induced mental fog from licking envelopes because apparently there’s been such an entity around these parts for ages. Since 1938, the United Way of the Coastal Empire has welcomed donations big and small, funneling millions of dollars every year into dozens of non-profits spread out over Chatham, Effingham, Bryan and Liberty counties. One gift—whatever the amount—goes towards affordable housing, afterschool education, adult literacy, disaster relief, food pantries, homeless shelters, clothing closets, healthcare clinics, victim assistance, legal aid and a host of other support services that form a collaborative safety net for our most vulnerable citizens.

UWCE also gathers volunteers through Hands On Savannah and provides easy access to help with its “211” referral line, staffed by kind operators who can hook a person up with the right program and help navigate Savannah’s vast labyrinth of social services.

I feel like a real plebe that I’ve passed by that big thermometer fundraising sign on Drayton on my way downtown about a zillion times without registering the 10 depth and breadth of its significance, but I

elicited talk-show style on a white couch by emcee Dare Dukes. In his introduction, Dukes invoked Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin to brand UWCE’s crew of assertive do-gooders as “angelic troublemakers,” those in our community willing to step up and “fix the things that need fixing.”

Dukes is also the executive director of Deep Center, the nationally-recognized afterschool creative writing program that has grown its reach formidably with its slice of UWCE pie.

This year, the advanced writers of Deep’s Block by Block have gone beyond self-expression to focus their storytelling skills on their own neighborhoods, threading history with personal narrative to reflect and validate views of Savannah many of us might never know otherwise.

Poets Samuel Poole and Abreona Batts brought to the arena a taste of what’s to come at Deep’s West Side Block Party, rocking the pavement from the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum to What better way to kick off a campaign than lunch with The Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love?

Chatham Square this Sunday, Sept. 18.

A celebration of art, music, food trucks and the literary magic of some seriously whoops that went up when the lights went suppose I can take solace that I’m not the amazing young people, the block party will down, but that’s the kind of welcoming only one. also feature the results of a research projSavannah’s United Way groupies gave for “A lot of people have heard of United ect conducted in collaboration with the Way, but they don’t necessarily know what Asbury Memorial’s Rev. Billy Hester, who Savannah Development and Renewal graced the room with a blessedly inclusive we do,” consoles Lisa Clark, UWCE’s VP Authority, focusing on the I-16 flyover opening prayer. The former Broadway perof marketing, who likens the organizaover MLK Blvd and its economic and social tion’s inimitable efforts to baking an invis- former-turned-spiritual leader also a shared impacts on the surrounding west side a very personal connection with the cause: ible confection. neighborhoods. (Spoiler: everything is not “We’re busy dealing with a lot of ingredi- More than 50 years ago, this once shy boy awesome.) with a speech impediment was first introents, but we can’t show you the cake.”

That’s the kind of angelic troublemaking Yet there are plenty of folks who already duced to his potential oration skills at the that can help effect positive change in every Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, know the recipe by heart, as I found out corner of the community, nudged by the when I showed up to last week’s lunchtime one of the 58 local agencies that benefit from quiet power of the United Way behind it. local UWCE funding.

UWCE Campaign Kick-off at the Civic Invisible cake or not, the zeros lit up Each organization is vigorously vetted, Center. I figured I was heading to one of bright and clear when campaign chair Kay the upstairs conference rooms, but instead and busy benefactors should know that Ford revealed this year’s UWCE fundraisa cheerful throng of over a thousand swept every penny goes straight to needed sering goal of a whopping $8,338,000. That’s me into the balloon-festooned MLK Arena, vices as all of UWCE’s administrative costs a shocking amount of money to raise by where the Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love are covered by a 1955 endowment from November 18, but this is a community of rang in the occasion with “Mustang Sally” former newspaper publisher Herschel V. big shots, no? and other gorgeous golden oldies (nothing Jenkins (aka, Head Baller Emeritus.)

Plenty of capital will come from big corInclusion under the vast UWCE like a full horn section at noon to rev the porations and local businesses, but the rest umbrella also bestows gravitas on a charspirit!) depends on philanthropic neophytes like ity’s individual appeals.

Barbecue and sweet tea from Barnes you and me.

“If an organization receives funding were the great levelers in a crowd as Even if our donations are in the double from United Way, it can then help them impressively diverse as UWCE’s reach: digits, let us never doubt that a little goes a receive further local, regional and national long way. cs Doctors and lawyers mingled with firefunding,” explains marketing director fighters and educators, who along with Deep Center’s West Side bankers and bakers and maybe even a can- Tommy Nickoloff.

Block Party “It’s basically a blue ribbon for them.” dlestick maker filled more than 70 tables When: 3pm, Sunday, Sept. 18 The Civic Center audience clapped and set up on the massive floor. Did Disney on hollered for clients of this year’s showcased Where: Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights MuIce even sell that many tickets on its last seum, 460 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. charities, Abilities Unlimited, Family pass through town?

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News & Opinion lady chablis

‘They call her the

Grand Empress

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Those who knew her best remember The Lady Chablis By jim morekis

jim@connectsavannah.com

SEPT 14-20, 2016

THE DEATH of Lady Chablis—aka The Doll, aka The Grand Empress, real-life star of John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and its film adaptation—has hit Savannah, and indeed the world, hard.

For some, the blow is even more personal and deeply felt.

Jeffery Hall was Chablis’s friend and longtime personal assistant—in his words, “the Dollkeeper”—and one of the people closest to her for the longest time.

“I first met her when I was show director at Club One. ‘The Book’ was already out by then, so it was intimidating, all this hoopla around her. I was a nervous wreck,” remembers Hall.

“Eventually we became friends. I was going to start doing something else, and she said, ‘You can quit these bitches but you can’t quit me.’ And I said, ‘Then pay me, girl!’ So that’s how it started. I’d travel with her, we’d take off and do a show.”

The professional relationship became a deep friendship, but Hall says the two aspects didn’t always mingle.

“She always differentiated between the personalities. Her birth name was Benjamin Edward Knox. She actually lied when she told John Berendt her birth name was Frank, that was her dad’s name,” Hall says.

“So Chablis was ‘Benjy.’ And when Benjy started to transition—of course we didn’t call it that back then, it was just called dressing like a girl—she became Brenda Dale Knox.”

Simply put, Hall says, “Brenda Dale was my friend. Chablis was my employer.”

Hall describes Brenda Dale as the one “who’d cook you steak and eggs and bring it to your bedroom, she’d buy you a wonderful birthday present. She’d cuddle herself in a blanket and talk for hours.”

Chablis and Hall’s young son became close as well, he says.

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with me. Brenda Dale would move into my house on Tuesdays before a show. She’d be polishing her fingernails while Clayton was reading a Harry Potter book to her. She’d cook for him and he’d draw her things,” Hall says.

But when it was time to go to the club and perform, the Lady Chablis emerged.

“And that sort of became the problem —Chablis took over,” Hall says. “And eventually I saw less and less of Brenda Dale.

Chablis became her prime personality.”

For Hall, Chablis’s passing is all the more poignant in that it came on the heels of last month’s death of Midnight character Nancy Hillis, aka “Mandy” in The Book.

He knew them both very well.

“Nancy was my best friend. If I’d been straight, she’d be my wife. After Joe Odom died, I guess you could say I took his place in her life. We played piano together, traveled together. We were joined at the hip.”

Hall says he always understood the pressures on Chablis, and had compassion for her struggle to maintain privacy.

“There were always hangers-on who wanted something. It really got to her. She would always say, ‘I don’t know them, but they know me.’ That was one of the most striking lines of hers,” Hall says.

“Chablis was hard to work for. It was stressful, but it was fun. And what you see in the movie was one tenth of reality.”

Hall remembers one particularly vivid encounter, during the filming of an interview for a show on the Lifetime network.

“She was sitting in a beautiful pink suit, as ladylike as could be. I was sitting next to her during the interview. The interview went well until the guy from Lifetime said, ‘Remember, Chablis, this is a family friendly show. We need you to watch your language,’” Hall recalls.

“Well, that’s when all hell broke loose.

That was literally the worst possible thing you could have said to her,” he says.

“She said, ‘Oh no, motherfucker! The only goddamn reason you’re here is I am the Lady Chablis! And people come to see me because of who I am. You are out of

These candid shots are from the personal collection of the ‘Dollkeeper,’ Chablis’s friend and personal assistant Jeffery Hall.

your goddamn mind. You know that fucking bleep machine you got? You gonna need five of them motherfuckers,’” Hall recalls.

“They call her the Grand Empress for a reason,” he laughs.

Hall’s association with Chablis “changed my whole world. I met movie stars, I hung out with Oscar de la Renta.”

Travis Coles has managed Club One, Chablis’s home performance venue, for the last 12 years.

“When I started working at Club One in 2004 I hadn’t even seen Midnight. I wasn’t aware of how big an impact she had. I quickly learned!” laughs Coles.

“To me it was more my personal interaction with her. Getting to know her as a person. I think she initially saw me as the next young guy to run the club who’d be promptly fired within a few months. When she realized I just wanted to be there to work, we became friends.”

Coles speaks passionately of the extended family of Club One and its impact on the Savannah community. And Chablis, he says, was the matriarch of that family.

“When my parents came to see the show, Chablis introduced them during the show as her future mother and father-in-law. She was always having fun with me like that.”

Coles says Chablis’s true impact wasn’t just being a groundbreaking transgender figure. It was how she broke that ground.

“Particularly with Midnight, it was the first time you saw a transgender person in a lead role in a major motion picture. But what I really appreciated was that it was not cartoonish,” Coles says.

“While she was a larger than life character in the movie, she wasn’t insulting. That allowed people, especially in the straight community, to feel comfortable seeing her show. Because they saw her in a major motion picture in everyday theaters, not ‘special’ theaters,” that made it OK.”

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“Midnight was the first time you saw a transgender person in a starring role in a major motion picture. But what I really appreciated was that it wasn’t cartoonish,” says Travis Coles.

“That’s where I got my jollies, was watching her in those situations. She’d go out of her way during the show to pick on them and play with them,” Hall remembers.

Chablis continued thrilling audiences at Club One up until the end, though everyone in her inner circle knew how difficult her physical struggle had become.

“She’d been sick for ages. I knew she was sick, but we all tried to keep it quiet and away from the gawkers and onlookers,” Hall says.

Coles was one of those who visited Chablis in the hospital in her last hours.

Indeed, it was the Club One Facebook page which broke the sad news to the world.

“I got to see her at the hospital on Monday. Within 15 minutes she woke up and still had her sharp wit about her. I said, ‘I love you, Lady.’ And she shot back, ‘Why now?’ Coles recalls.

“I was getting texts, and she tried to snatch the phone out of my hand. Her spirit was still there—it was just her body that couldn’t go on.” cs A public Memorial Service for Lady Chablis will be held at the Lucas Theatre from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, with a reception at Club One to follow. The Lucas will screen Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil that night at 8 p.m., tickets $9

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Coles recalls Club One staff and regulars joking about the often-ironic effect Chablis had on the world, and by extension on the LGBTQ community.

“You’d get these older white Republican straight couples coming in to see Lady Chablis. Then when the show was over they’d basically say, ‘OK, let’s get out of this fag bar,’” Coles laughs.

“But it’s certainly changed a lot in the 12 years I’ve been there. Hearts and minds have changed tremendously. Then again, we don’t hate the bachelorette parties so much anymore, so it works both ways!”

Coles jokes.

Hall is even more blunt about Chablis’s impact, particularly on Savannah.

“I know for a fact that Lady Chablis was personally responsible for a huge percentage of tourism in this city. I know people who have flown from Australia for the sole purpose of coming to Club One to see Chablis,” Hall says.

“I have seen church buses parked in front of Club One with congregation members lining up to go in to see Chablis. I have personally carried more than one little old lady in a wheelchair and an oxygen tank up those damn stairs to sit in a smoke-filled bar to see Chablis,” he says.

And Chablis would always give those audience members what they came for, and then some.

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News & Opinion community “I really believe it’s important to get it out in the open, to talk about suicide and get the stigma out of the way,” says Lewis.

“There are so many things that can trigger it—bullying, drug abuse, PTSD, domestic violence, financial troubles, even just a really bad day. If we can talk about it, we can help prevent it.”

She doesn’t hide her mother’s death from her own children, though she does couch it in terms they can understand.

“The way I describe it to my seven yearold is that their grandmother had some problems with being really sad. ‘You know how you get sick in your tummy sometimes? She had something like that in her head and she couldn’t get better,’” says the advocate, who encourages families to attend Saturday’s event.

“Now my daughter wants to wear the bracelets and tells people about the walk.

She’s very sensitive and wants to help.”

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month, accompanied by many activithe topic may be somber, Lewis promises a ties from local mental health organizations To hear my mom’s name called out was so to promote better understanding of warnemotional for me, even though it had been positive, family-friendly atmosphere with food trucks, a local DJ and plenty of oppor- ing signs and more open conversations. so long.” tunity to connect with other survivors.

Lewis would ultimately like to estabShe and her family returned to HampRegistration is free, though walkers are lish a full-time Savannah chapter of AFSP, ton the following year and then began encouraged to raise dollars for the cause. which requires three successful walks as attending Out of the Darkness events in The money goes directly to AFSP, which well as more fundraising. Saturday’s event Richmond, a little closer to home. The family moved to Savannah a few years ago, funds research on suicide risk assessment is another major step in that direction, and and education. The four-star ranked Char- in the meantime, she continues to network and Lewis, now the mother of two, saw ity Navigator recipient also advocates for within the community to bring together the need for a local walk. She co-chaired the area’s first walk last year and has orga- mental health legislation and policy reform those affected by suicide.

“We’re not going to stop doing this. It’s nized this year’s AFSP Out of the Darkness in Congress and recently helped introduce the SPRINT Act to designate federal fund- too important.” cs Walk on Saturday morning, September 17 ing for mental health research. The nonat Lake Mayer.

Out of the Darkness Walk profit’s Loss & Bereavement Department “We had 233 participants last year and When: Sat., Sept. 17, check-in 9am, walk 10am raised more than twelve thousand dollars,” provides services for those who have lost loved ones to suicide, including the facilita- Where: Lake Mayer Park, 1850 Montgomery she says of walkers’ efforts to rally sponCross Rd. tion of support groups. The Georgia chapsors and donations. “That was certainly Info: (804)754-5387, SAVOutofDarknessWalk@ ter recently partnered with the Georgia enough to want to do it again.” gmail.com or Facebook as Savannah Out of the AFSP holds more than 300 walks a year Dept. of Education to bring its More Than Darkness Community Walk Sad program to public schools. with at least one in every state. Though

Walking out of the darkness September is Suicide Prevention Month by jessica Leigh Lebos

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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death for Americans, the third for those ages 10 to 24. It has recently become the number one cause of death for veterans—surpassing combat, heart disease and car accidents.

The statistics suggest that everyone will know someone affected by suicide at some point, yet the stigma surrounding it endures. Surviving loved ones often experience guilt and a sense of dismissal from society, where mental illness is still discussed in hushed tones.

“This kind of death is different in that it’s not of the body but of the mind,” says Marie Lewis, who lost her mother to suicide in 1997.

“It’s hard to understand that someone would take their own life voluntarily.”

Lewis struggled with the ambiguity over her mother’s death, unable to fully process her grief and wrestling with her own depression. A sense of closure came several years later when her aunt called to invite her to something called the Out of the Darkness Walk in Hampton, VA, hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

“She told me she was walking in memory of my mother, so I went with my husband and daughter. There were hundreds of people who had experienced the same kind of loss,” she recalls.

“For the first time, it wasn’t about the shame. It was a celebration of their lives.

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W.W. Law’s preservation legacy And you thought the man was just a Civil Rights activist? jll@connectsavannah.com

The legend of W.W. Law is already a permanent part of Savannah’s story.

One of the most influential community leaders of the last century, the former postal worker impacted countless lives, and his contributions continue to reverberate and long after his death in 2002.

The president of the local chapter of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976, he championed African American equality and led dozens of non-violent protests against segregation in the 1960s. He was a Boy Scout leader and everyday historian, informing multiple generations about events and perspectives that the mainstream narrative left behind.

A passionate collector of African American art, photography and artifacts, he amassed thousands of items that have been archived by the City of Savannah and are occasionally curated for display physically and online.

But few understand the part Law played in preserving the city’s character so celebrated by visitors and locals today.

The driving force behind the restoration of the Victorian-era King-Tisdell Cottage and nearby Beach Institute, he remains one of the primary players in the efforts to protect Savannah’s formidable architectural legacy.

“A lot of people think of him as a Civil Rights leader, but he did a lot to bring awareness to historic preservation, especially in African American neighborhoods,” says Luciana Spracher, Director of the City of Savannah’s Research Library and Municipal Archives.

“He did a tremendous amount to make sure that African American history was included at the table.”

As part of the commemorations for Savannah’s 50th anniversary as a National Historic Landmark District, city leaders have designated September 19-23 as W.W. Law Preservation Week and are hosting a variety of activities highlighting places that might no longer exist if it weren’t for his efforts.

On Monday, Sept. 19, the city has partnered with the Historic Savannah Foundation for a panel discussion that sets the lay of the land. “W.W. Law’s Influence on Today’s Preservation Landscape in Savannah” brings together a trio of knowledgeable locals: Real estate guru and Downtown Neighborhood Association founder Dicky Mopper, affordable

housing developer and former HSF chair W. John Mitchell, and Melissa Jest, the African American Program Coordinator for the Georgia Historic Preservation Division. The schooling starts at 6pm at the old Kennedy Pharmacy at 323 E. Broughton Street, followed by a reception.

The following day, Tuesday, Sept. 20, Savannah native and professional tour guide Johnnie Brown fires up his air-conditioned van for an expedition to several Law-related sites, including Laurel Grove South Cemetery and the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, housed in what was formerly the city’s largest blackowned bank.

Brown grew up learning about Savannah’s African American history at Law’s knee in the 1970s, watching the city’s crumbling buildings transform into valuable properties through the efforts of HSF and a brand new institution called the Savannah College of Art and Design.

“I lived behind the King-Tisdell Cottage as a kid. I started volunteering at the museum, and he kept teaching me things,” says Brown of his mentor’s persistent lessons.

“People didn’t appreciate downtown back then, everybody wanted to move out to the southside. But he truly believed part of being a leader was to preserve what’s here for future generations.”

Brown took over Law’s Negro Heritage Tour company in 2001, renaming it the Freedom Trail Tour. The van leaves at noon from the Savannah Visitors Center on MLK Blvd.

If walking is more your speed, join author and preservationist Beth Reiter on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10am for an expedition through the historic Beach Institute neighborhood on foot. Reiter, the former director of Historic Preservation at the MPC and current owner of Savannah Architours, has intimately researched this area, from its many dwellings built by free people of color on the eve of the Civil War to Law’s campaign of stewardship.

“Many of these families immigrated to Savannah from impoverished and war ridden countries in the Caribbean and were able to start a new life here in difficult times,” says Reiter, adding that many who lived in the neighborhood were women who ran schools to educate slave children at a time when that was punishable by law.

All of the above events are free and open to the public, though space is limited and reservations are required to Lspracher@ savannahga.gov or (912) 651-6411.

W.W. Law looks over the detriorated vaults in Laurel Grove South Cemetery, which he almost singlehandly helped preserve in the 1970s. Photo courtesy of City of Savannah Archives

You might be a bit worn out by now; you wouldn’t be the first who had a hard time keeping up with Mr. Law. On Thursday, you can continue to explore his legacy without leaving the house with the launch of the city’s new online exhibit, “Law and Preservation.” Curated from Law’s own collections, the slideshow includes photographs, correspondence and awards that document local, state, and national recognition. View it starting Sept. 22 at savannahga.gov/wwlaw.

Friday, Sept. 23 brings a highly relevant intersection of two of Law’s passions, preservation and Civil Rights, when the Georgia Historical Society adds a new stop on its Georgia Civil Rights Trail. A historical marker will be erected near the site where in 1960 three young NAACP members were arrested for sitting at the lunch counter at Levy’s Department store, which is now SCAD’s Jen Library.

That incident spurred the Savannah Protest Movement and its toppling of the entrenched local government, led by Law and fellow activists Hosea Williams and Eugene Gadsden. A program featuring those who were there begins at 10am at Trustees Theatre at 216 E. Broughton Street.

W.W. Law Preservation Week closes with an invitation from the city to visit the sites mentioned above, though the work continues to present a challenge. Laurel Grove South Cemetery has been an official burying ground for African Americans since 1853, separated from its white, northern counterpart. In the 1970s, Law “almost singlehandedly” re-identified hundreds of historically significant grave sites and demanded the city allocate resources to improve the grounds. But many of its oldest graves are unmarked and records were

poorly kept, leaving its handmade tombstones and undocumented history vulnerable to the unsympathetic march of time.

After Law’s burial at Laurel Grove South in 2002, the city dispatched a dedicated crew to rebuild crypts and reset headstones, though documentation remains a formidable task without Law’s vast memory of local African American lore.

“We would like to get a full survey of Laurel Grove South. It is a bit of mystery what all is there,” says Sam Beetler, the conservation coordinator for the City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries.

“What we’re working on now is the slave burial section, trying to find all the information we can so we can properly interpret the site. But a lot of the headstones are broken. We’re doing a lot of conservation treatment to make sure they last as long as they possibly can.”

Such careful preservation of the past is essential if future generations are to know it, and Law spent the last part of his life working to ensure that the city’s narrative continues to include as many important African American sites and architecture as possible.

He seemed to understand that though no matter how much Savannah would grow and change, its most valuable asset would always be its history.

As his protégé Brown puts it, “He was telling us this was going to happen 40 years ago. He was a visionary.” cs W.W. Law Preservation Week When: Sept. 19-23 Where: Various locations around Savannah Cost: Free, reservations required to Lspracher@ savannahga.gov or (912) 651-6411 Info: savannahga.gov/wwlaw 15

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Silent Film Fest — Oct. 16-17 Paying homage to a lost genre, international pianist and historian Dennis James will introduce this precious art form to the Tybee Post Theater audience with “The Silent Clowns” on Friday night and “The Nickelodeon Show” on Saturday night. $15 general admission, $13.50 for Theater members -17, 8 p.m. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

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Savannah Jazz Festival — The 2016 Savannah Jazz Festival celebrates jazz as a living art form and offers all types of jazz, from traditional swing, Dixieland, straight‑ahead and bop to melodic standards and funky down‑home blues. Sept. 18-24.

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Lucas Theatre’s 95th Anniversary — Friday Sept. 23: This will be a free event for the Savannah community which will feature local vendors, kid’s activities, and raffles throughout the evening. Starting at 7pm there will be a screening of the 1939 classic “Gone with the Wind,” in an homage to the first showing after the Lucas’ reopening. 5 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Ghost Alley Music Festival — Sat. Sept. 24: Ghost Alley Music Festival will be an all day concert featuring 13 artists including nationally touring bands, food trucks, and craft beer from Southbound Brewing Company. This festival celebrates local, regional and national alternative and indie rock. ghostalleymusicfestival.com.dollhouse-productions. tumblr.com/. Dollhouse Productions, 980 Industry Dr. Greek Festival — A Savannah tradition, the Annual Greek Festival, will be held Thursday, October 6 through Saturday, October 8 at the St. Paul’s Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson St. The 66th annual celebration will feature homemade Greek food, desserts, drinks, dancing and live music, along with a marketplace and church tours. savannahgreekfest.com/. Savannah Hellenic Center, 14 West Anderson Street.

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It’s been eight years since Savannah resident, musician, designer, and artist Jason Statts and Dave Williams were shot on an Ardsley Park lawn. While unloading gear after their first show as sürt {the destroyer}, the friends were shot by two young men.

Dave lost a vocal cord in the attack, and the bullet passed through Statts’ neck, causing irreparable damage to his spinal column.

Statts is now quadriplegic with partial use of his arms and is unable to work. Though he receives care through government assistance,

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the Savannahian’s bills exceed his stipends. To contribute to Statts’ quality of life and help out with costs, Friends of Statts was founded. A group of Statts’ nearest and dearest, the organization throws an annual party and fundraiser, Statts Fest, to raise funds and celebrate community—and this year, the party’s bigger than ever.

With the exception of one year at Muse Arts Warehouse, Statts Fest has always taken place at The Jinx. As the organization continues to grow, Statts Fest seeks to mix it up and expand their audience. 2016’s fun will go down at Grayson Stadium, the home of our beloved Savannah Bananas.

“When the Bananas first moved here, it

Statts, center, with good friends at a previous edition of the festival. Photo by geoff l. johnson

seemed to be a good option,” explains Friends of Statts’ Emily Doherty. “We reached out to them in early spring, asking about the possibility. Their vision for the stadium is to have year-round events going on, and this is a good event—it supports a local cause and great local individual.”

The Coastal Plains League team celebrated an incredible inaugural season, wrapping up in August with a championship. Don’t expect quiet to fall upon hallowed Grayson Stadium, though—Statts Fest is the first of many events to be held in the historic arena.

“We’re excited to kick off the fall at Grayson Stadium with Statts Fest,” Bananas President Jared Orton remarks. “We already have a mix

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of private and public events on the calendar, and this will be a great event to help raise money with Friends of Statts. We really want Grayson Stadium to be a centerpiece of the community and we’re looking forward to using it as a place where all of Savannah can get together!”

Statts Fest will be a celebration of music, entertainment, food, friends, neighbors, art, and wellness. This year’s festivities include plenty of activities for kids.

“Most of Jason’s friends now have kids, and having a nighttime bar event limited potential attendees,” Doherty explains. “We want to make it more family-friendly.”

The Jinx hosted Pre-Statts Fest a few weeks back, with heavier bands like Black Tusk taking the stage for a 21+ crowd.

At Grayson Stadium, there’s engaging entertainment for all. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a tent and a petting zoo so kids can get to know some Georgianative critters. Starlandia Creative Supply has dreamed up a “beard station” where kids can create their own versions of Statts’ iconic facial hair.

Kids can make their own LEGO monoprint at Scribble Art Studio’s station. Over at the Savannah Children’s Museum tent, there’s a place for children to relax, wind

Statts Fest will be a celebration of music, entertainment, food, friends, neighbors, art, and wellness. down, and hear a story read aloud. Savannah’s youth can even stretch it out with two yoga sessions—one at 2 p.m., another at 3 p.m.

Want to turn up the energy? Flow troupe Stardust Pixies will be hula hooping on the field while Savannah Junior Derbytaunts race around the bases.

Live music is at the heart of Statts Fest, and this year boasts a range of local talent.

“Joe Nelson’s opened up every year!” says Doherty.

Nelson will perform with collaborator James Pittman. It’s also a Statts Fest return for hometown bluegrass boys City Hotel, country honky-tonkers Damon and the Shitkickers, bluesy Bottles & Cans, and The Train Wrecks to follow. Waits and Co. makes its first Statts Fest appearance Statts Fest is an all-day affair, complete with entertainment and food from Savannah Food Truck Association and Savannah Food Truck Festival. Dig into delicious servings from Chazito’s Latin Cuisine,

Kona Ice of Savannah, Little Diddle’s Sweetery, Psycho Circus, Rollin’ Smoke Food Truck, and all your favorite ballpark treats, including beer and wine from the Bananas.

The Statts Fest auction has turned into a legendary affair featuring some of the hottest items from local makers and businesses.

This year, place your bid on packages from Abshire Public Relations and Lucky Savannah Vacation Rentals, B Street Salon, Bar Food and coffee.deli, Bonaventure Don, Byrd Cookie Company, Savannah Bicycle Campaign, Cason Photography, Cherrybox Studios, Coastal Heritage Society, Dicky Stone, Geoff L. Johnson, Irene McCollam Ceramics, Katherine Sandoz, Kyle Sauter, Lost and Found Fine Art, Lovelane Designs, Lucas Theatre for the Arts, HEBERMEHL, Pinch of The Past Architectural Antiques, satchel. Savannah Power Yoga, The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue, Scott Althen, Shop the Fox, Starland Cafe and Catering,

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Friends of Statts hopes that this year’s festivities will be the start of a year-round fundraising event calendar.

“Jason’s ongoing needs continue to grow every year,” says Doherty.

“The more money we can raise, the better. We figured we could reach our biggest demographic at something like this and be more community-based.”

Doherty hopes the event allows people to learn more about one of Savannah’s radiant citizens and inspires them to give back.

“The more people learn about Jason, they become engaged,” Doherty shares. “I think it’s always important to keep in the front of your mind. It’s easy to come to an event every year, donate money, buy a ticket. But his medical needs continue to go on. In the future, we’re looking to have smaller events throughout the year.” CS

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Cost: $15 advance via friendsofstatts.com (available until 9/15), $20 at gate, free for kids 12 and under

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Shopfronts may change, streets widen, and populations fluctuate as students and tourists enter and exit the city, but Savannah is fortunate to enjoy a constant: the annual Savannah Jazz Festival.

For 35 years, the Coastal Jazz Association has thrown a free cultural celebration for everyone, drawing in young folks, seasoned jazz fans, and enthusiasts from miles around for a week of musical excitement.

At the end of a record-setting-hot summer, pack a picnic, round up some friends, and feel the breeze on your skin as worldclass jazz bathes the Forsyth Park lawn.

Lace up your walking shoes and stroll to downtown establishments like Hotel Indigo, Jazz’d Tapas Bar, and Congregation Mickve Israel to hear a variety of inspired sounds.

Due to funding, last year’s park festivities were limited to one day, with the majority of the festival’s shows happening in venues like Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant and Johnny Harris Restaurant.

Those intimate indoor concerts are a festival tradition, but this year, the Festival extends to three days in Forsyth Park.

Now, attendees can savor the magic of a full weekend of free music in the picturesque park.

“This is the year of restructuring,” says Paula Fogarty, Savannah Jazz Festival chair. “And next year promises to be even bigger and better. Last year, we did one night in the park. We did what we had to do to get super-healthy.”

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that puts on a festival in Savannah,” she continues. “The Jazz Festival really helps improve the quality of life in our community, brings together people of all races and cultures and classes, and that’s something we understand. We need that now more than ever in this weirdly disparate time.”

2016’s lineup honors jazz tradition while welcoming an up-and-coming generation of musicians.

“We are adding on many new acts, and many of them have never been part of a festival,” Fogarty shares. “We’ve got some new blood, there’s the passing the torch to the next generation, and that’s very much the spirit and one of the themes in this year’s festival: the next generation of jazz, and keeping the tradition and art form alive.”

King Solomon Hicks is a leader of youthful jazz. At just 21 years old, Hicks has been engrossed in the music business since he entered teendom, performing with a 13-piece band at Harlem’s The Cotton Club. Now, he’s a New York staple who can be caught playing guitar at places like B.B. King’s, The Garage, Ginny’s Supper Club, and Harlem Arts Alliance events. Schooled in jazz, classical, and Afro-Cuban guitar at Harlem’s School of the Arts, Hicks has shared the stage and worked with the likes of Tony Bennett, Ne-Yo, the B.B. King Blues Band, and more. He headlines Blues Night in the park on Thursday.

Sax player Sonny Fortune will perform his original compositions with his Quartet.

A jazz juggernaut in the New York scene of the ‘60s-‘70s, Fortune has recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, and more.

Don Braden, a festival headliner, will bring his jazz tenor saxophone skills to the stage. He’s grown now, but the 52-year-old

began his career when he was just 15. Since, he’s acted as a sideman for greats like Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, and others. Praised for his blend of precise playing and imaginative stylings, his performance with the undergraduates of University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble #1 will be a festival highlight.

Six-time Emmy-winning composer and keyboard player Peter Fish will bring Peter Fish Group to the stage for some funk fun in the vein of Herbie Hancock.

The incomparable Dave Stryker, jazz guitarist and composer, has released 26 CDs as a band leader and was called “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years” by the Village Voice.

With blues and soul influences, Stryker learned to play guitar by listening to records as a kid. He continues to be a prolific leader of the scene.

Guitarist Yotam Silberstein makes his Savannah Jazz Festival debut this year. A graduate of The New School, the Tel Aviv native has collaborated with the likes of James Moody, Paquito D’Rivera, Roy Hargrove, and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All Stars.

Audiences can welcome a fellow Georgian when Audrey Shakir, “Atlanta’s First Lady of Jazz” makes her appearance. With a style often compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Shakir is a heralded bebop singer with a vibrant spirit and stage presence. She’ll fron tthe Savannah Jazz Orchestra in Forsyth on Saturday.

Barry Greene Quartet showcases guitarist Greene’s incredible skills. A player as well as a teacher, he proudly plays Savannah-made Benedetto guitars.

Charleston Latin Jazz Collective features seven leading musicians and is guaranteed to get the crowd moving.

Enjoy the compelling stylings of two military bands. Fort Benning’s U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellent Stage Band (283rd Army Band) accomplices over 400 missions per year, entertaining service men and women and civilians alike. Parris Island Marine Corps Band have earned the Col. G. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands.

Regular festival favorite Eric Culberson Band keeps it local with Southern-fried blues, and Savannah’s youth will shine in the Future of Jazz Band under the leadership of world-renowned trombonist and Savannah native Teddy Adams.

“They are adorable: 15 years old and totally amazing!” praises Fogarty.

Cultivating young talent is a year-round mission for Coastal Jazz Association.

“One way we keep jazz alive is that we give stipends and scholarships to our area schools: Savannah Country Day, Savannah Arts Academy, Georgia Southern, and so forth,” Fogarty explains. “We want to sponsor the next generation.”

The Jazz Festival runs on the support of donors, and anyone can make a donation to keep the festival alive.

“For the first time ever, we have a Circle of Friends tent for sponsors and special patrons in the park,” Fogarty explains.

“Anyone can join! We’re trying to make it a special experience for our sponsors.”

First-timers and Jazz Festival regulars will revel in all this year has to offer, and the Association couldn’t be more excited for the celebration to keep growing.

“It’s a wild variety pack, and a great mix,” says Fogarty of this year’s offerings.

“It’s straight-up jazz—and that’s something that distinguishes us. We’re not a smooth jazz festival—we are straight-up jazz!” CS

Jazz Fest Schedule Sun., Sept. 18

Hotel Indigo S.E. Bulloch County Jazz Band, 3 p.m.

Savannah Country Day School Jazz Band, 4 p.m.

Savannah Arts Academy Jazz Band, 5 p.m.

Teddy Adams All Star Opening Jazz Jam Session, 6 p.m.

Mon. Sept. 19

Congregation Mickve Israel Jazz Festival Movie Monday featuring The Case of the Three Sided Dream, 7 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 20

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Future of Jazz Band, 7 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 21

Peter Fish Group, 9:30 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Charleston Latin Jazz Collective, 7 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jazz Jam Session with Teddy Adams, 11 p.m.

Thurs. Sept. 22

Sat., Sept. 24

Forsyth Park Savannah State University Wesleyan Choir, 7 p.m.

Eric Culberson Trio, 8 p.m.

King Solomon Hicks Trio, 9:30 p.m.

Casimir’s Lounge (The Mansion on Forsyth Park) Blues Jam Session, 11 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 23

Forsyth Park Barry Greene Quartet, 6 p.m.

Yotam Silberstein Trio, 7 p.m.

Don Braden with UNF Jazz Ensemble #1, 8:15 p.m.

Forsyth Park Parris Island presents the US Marine Corps Jazz Band, 4 p.m.

U.S .Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Stage Band, 5 p.m.

Savannah Hall of Fame Jazz Ensemble, 6:15 p.m.

Sonny Fortune Quartet, 7:15 p.m.

Dave Stryker Trio, 8:30 p.m.

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Perpetual Groove with Passafire — Based in Athens, GA, Perpetual Groove is a long time well established touring act with an enthusiastic fan base and international critical acclaim. $26 general admission, or you can purchase a two-day pass for $42 7-11 p.m. 912-525-5050. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. roy book binder— Roy Book Binder has

been rambling around the world for the past 45 years. He gave up his Greenwich Village “pad” in the early 70’s and lived in his tour bus for the next 15 years crisscrossing the US and appearing at festivals throughout Canada & Europe.

Thursday Night Opry — Aaron Zimmer, Pretend Sweethearts and the High Divers take the stage in the first opry of the season.

Proceeds help support the preservation and restoration of the historic church building and support music and arts in the Savannah. $10 7:30 p.m. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St.

Friday, September 23

Peter Fish Group, Yotam Silberstein, Don Braden — Part of the Savannah Jazz Festival. 7 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

Saturday, September 17

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Sunday, September 18

Brilliant Brass Chamber Concert Series — Members of the Savannah Philharmonic brass section come to amaze and astonish us with musical fluidity and dexterity. 5 p.m. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

Wednesday, September 21

Elton John — Elton John and his band return to Savannah on the eight-city, Wonderful Crazy Night Tour 2016. $49-$149 8 p.m. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

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King Solomon Hicks — Part of the Savannah Jazz Festival. 9:30 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

8 p.m, Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale), 1304 East Hwy. 80. $23

Statts Fest — This fundraiser will feature food trucks, a silent auction, kids’ activities and Savannah’s best local bands throughout the event including Joe Nelson and James Pittman, City Hotel, Damon & the Shitkickers, Waits & Co., Bottles & Cans and more. Proceeds benefit Jason Statts, a local artist who was paralyzed after a 2008 shooting. $15 advance, $20 door 3-8 p.m. info@Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr.

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Thursday, September 22

Elton John Unofficial Pre-Party — Southbound will be opening a bit earlier to allow some pregaming fun before the show.

A night of Elton John’s greatest hits, cornhole and your favorite Southbound brews. $20 includes six 6 ounce samples, a souvenir koozie and a 6 pack of Scattered Sun Belgian Wit, Hop’lin IPA or Shakedown Street. Upgrades will be available for seasonal 6 packs.

No reservations needed, must be 21+ with a valid ID. $20 4:30-7:30 p.m. 912-667-0033.

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave.

Dave Stryker — Part of the Savannah Jazz Festival. 8:30 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Teddy Kumpel — Teddy Kumpel is an Elton John American Grammy and Emmy award winning guitar player, singer, writer and producer who Monday, October 3 has played with Joe Jackson, Feist, Rickie Fit For an Autopsy, Lorna Shore, No Lee Jones and Nine Inch Nails. $18-$20 8 p.m. 912-472-4790. The Tybee Post Theater, Zodiac, Face Your Maker, Vatican — Coastal Rock Productions presents this 10 Van Horne Ave. deathcore show. $10 advance, $12 day of 7 Sunday, September 25 p.m. Dollhouse Productions, 980 Industry Dr. Enter the Realm Tour w/ TashaFriday, October 7 Page Lockhart, D’Morea Johnson, First Friday for Folk Music — Monthand Lattice Crawford — Gospel artists Tasha-Page Lockhart, D’Morea Johnson, Lat- ly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcoholtice Crawford and guests perform in Savannah. $17 6 p.m. savannahcivic.com. Johnny free environment. $5 donation first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 912-898-1876. First Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

Thursday, September 29

Lalah Hathaway with Special Guest Jarrod Lawson — The 3X Grammy award-winner brings her stellar live performance to Savannah. $35 to $80. 8-11 p.m. 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Friday, September 30

the drifters — Legendary group performs at Mars Theatre, 106 S. Laurel St. in Springfield. 7 p.m.

Sunday, October 2

Picnic in the Park — The Savannah Philharmonic’s annual concert features everything from classical favorites and dazzling film music to exciting overtures and brilliant special guests. Free 7 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

Tuesday, October 11

Peter Frampton — Acclaimed musician Peter Frampton plays the Lucas with special guest Julian Frampton. $59 to $79 7:30 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Friday, October 14

Mozart’s Requiem — The Savannah Philharmonic presents two powerful evenings of Mozart’s music. $16-$75 7:30 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Saturday, October 15

Mozart’s Requiem — The Savannah Philharmonic presents two powerful evenings of Mozart’s music. $16-$75 7:30 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Newsboys — The Newsboys perform their Love Riot Tour with special guests The Afters and Ryan Stevenson. 6 p.m. savannahcivic. com. savannahcivic.com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Saturday, October 22

Toni Braxton — Seven-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Toni Braxton comes to Savannah. 8 p.m. savannahcivic.com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Sunday, October 30

The Principal Winds — The Savannah Philharmonic’s principal woodwinds come together to present an evening of colorful music for a unique and elegant ensemble: the woodwind sextet. 5 p.m. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

Friday, November 4

First Friday for Folk Music — Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. $5 donation first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 912-8981876. savannahfolk.org. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

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Musique de France — With opulent works

by Berlioz, Debussy, and Ravel, this Savannah Philharmonic performance will enrapture the mind and ensnare the imagination. $16-$75 7:30 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

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Musique de France — With opulent works by Berlioz, Debussy, and Ravel, this Savannah Philharmonic performance will enrapture the mind and ensnare the imagination. $16-$75 7:30 p.m. lucastheatre.com.

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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cabaret — Natasha Drena, Cecilia Arango, Trae Gurley, David Harris, and Kim Steiner want everyone dancing merrily. $25 Dec. 17, 8 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Jonny Lang — The Grammy-winning blues guitarist Jonny Lang comes to Savannah. $35-$75 7:30 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Savannah Philharmonic Holiday Pops — In this annual concert hear traditional tunes, sing-along melodies, and holiday classics. $16-$75 7:30 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Saturday, November 26

A Motown Christmas 2016 — The Motown Experience, is a world-class vocal group assembled from past and present members of three of Motown’s most legendary groups: The Temptations, The Miracles and The Capitols. 7:30 PM Trustees Theater

Savannah Philharmonic Holiday Pops Family Matinee — This one hour fun-packed concert by the Savannah Philharmonic and the Savannah Children’s Choir is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the holiday season with the whole family. $10 or 4 for $25 3 p.m. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Friday, December 2

First Friday for Folk Music — Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcoholfree environment. $5 donation first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 912-898-1876. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

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fresh vibrant approach to classical music and performance technique. 5 p.m. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

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Celli Chamber Concert Series — Members of the Savannah Philharmonic’s cello section, the women of Celli bring a

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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cabaret — Natasha Drena, Cecilia Arango, Trae Gurley, David Harris, and Kim Steiner want everyone dancing merrily, in a new old fashioned way. $25 -17, 8 p.m. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cabaret — Natasha Drena, Cecilia Arango, Trae Gurley, David Harris, and Kim Steiner want everyone dancing merrily. $25 8 p.m.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. California Guitar Trio — Proteges of the great Robert Fripp perform at the Mars Theatre, 106 S. Laurel St. in Springfield. 8 p.m.

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Did DNA cause humans to migrate around the world?

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YES, the so-called “risk-taking gene” you reference is indeed more prevalent in the population of North America than on some other continents. But is this scientific proof that the U.S. truly is a nation of rugged individualists, that our DNA itself spurred us across the ocean to liberty?

Hmm. Let’s pump the brakes here a bit, patriots, and look a little closer at the gene they call DRD4.

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Like many genes, Dopamine Receptor D4 comes in several alternative forms, or alleles. About 65 percent of the population has the version where a certain nucleotide sequence repeats four times, and you don’t read much about these normies in the popular-science press.

Everyone’s way too busy talking instead about the less-common DRD4 variant, carried by about 20 percent of humans, that repeats seven times—which, assorted studies suggest, may predispose its bearers to seek out novelty and risk.

Though experts in behavioral genetics fruitlessly caution us not to treat our DNA profile as though it’s some scienceapproved version of astrology, just about any non-playing-it-safe behavior you can display—substance use, gambling, general impulsiveness—has been linked to the DRD4-7R allele in a scientific study, with varying degrees of confidence, and then shouted about in the press, with varying degrees of accuracy. Thus we see a slew of stories in which DRD4-7R is billed variously as the “wanderlust gene” or the “slut gene.”

However it may affect people’s conduct, the 7R allele isn’t scattered evenly worldwide. Back in 1999 researchers at UC-Irvine published the first study to find an association between higher incidence

of the long DRD4 allele and long-distance prehistoric migration. A 2011 paper crunched the numbers finer and came up with similar results—showing, essentially, that the greater distance a population had migrated from Africa, the site of human evolution, the more common the 7R allele would be within it. (I say “essentially” because the 7R percentage in Asia is quite low.) But that doesn’t mean we know why or how 7Rs thrived in some areas more than others.

It’s not too tough to imagine how an inclination toward thrill-seeking, or other apparent 7R-associated traits (many of which we consider symptoms of ADHD) could play a role in a large-scale migration scenario, where natural selection might well favor the antsy adrenaline junkies and thin out the placid 4Rs who’d followed them into the unknown.

So though there’s likely a relationship between migration and 7R, we can’t jump to saying that 7Rs’ innate adventurousness drove them to travel further than their fellows. Which means we should be careful about assuming that a 7R gene is what keeps people wandering today.

Of course, you don’t need to be a geneticist to recognize an online screed headed “Why Middle Eastern Migrants in Europe Will Tend to Be Rapists and Criminals”

for exactly what it is. (Yes, that’s really the title of a 7R post by some right-wing evolutionary-psychology blogger.) Current events should remind us that people choose to migrate for all sorts of reasons, and choose not to migrate for just as many.

If we’re just talking genetic predisposition, someone prone to taking risks might well decide to stay behind in Syria and fight.

The impact of genetics on behavior is too complex to be boiled down to a single “migration gene” mechanism, but with every new discovery we go through the same rigamarole: scientists publish papers suggesting correlations; journalists and other lay writers read no further than the abstract and sensationalize what they believe to be the findings; scientists rush back in waving their arms saying, no, you can’t quite say that. Lather, rinse, repeat.

In other words: if you’re a high school smart-ass figuring you’ll pull your history teacher’s chain by answering “Why did the Pilgrims leave England?” with a snappy “Because DNA,” know that your risky behavior is likely to result in a low exam score. What if, despite that knowledge, you can’t help yourself? Feel free to blame your genes. Everyone else does. cs By cecil adams Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com

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Here is a detailed timeline of all shooting incidents in the jurisdiction of SavannahChatham Metro Police over the Labor Day weekend. Savannah now has 39 violent crime homicides so far in 2016 (there is a vehicular homicide as well).

SEPT. 3 At about 10 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to reports of shots fired near Ash and Anderson streets. After reports of a gunshot victim nearby on the 1300 block of East Bolton Street, officers located shooting victim Antonio Jackson, 35, in a vehicle on Ash and Anderson. Officers waited with Jackson until EMS arrived, taking him to Memorial University Medical Center for care of non-life-threatening injuries. Reportedly, Jackson was walking east on Bolton Street when he was shot by an unknown suspect.

SEPT. 3 A short while later that Saturday night while investigating the first case, officers were advised of a second shooting victim a block away at a residence on the 1200 block of East Bolton Street. Responding officers arrived finding Troy Antwan Black, 35, dead of his injuries.

SEPT. 4 At about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Metro officers responded to Memorial University Medical Center where Ahmad Canty, 17, arrived in a private vehicle seeking care of a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

Reportedly, Canty was walking on Bull Street when he was shot by an unknown suspect.

SEPT. 4 Between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Sunday night, there was a residential burglary and shooting on the 6800 block of Waters Avenue.

Metro officers responded after reports that an unknown male entered the dark home without the homeowner’s knowledge or consent. The suspect reportedly sustained a bullet wound during an exchange of gunfire with the homeowner. The injured suspect fled in an unknown direction. The uninjured home owner fled to safety, then notified police.

SEPT. 4 At about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Metro officers responded to Memorial University Medical Center, where Jerrell Thompson, 29, arrived in a privately owned vehicle seeking care of a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Reportedly, Thompson was walking near Waldburg and Harmon when he was shot by an unknown suspect who attempted to rob him.

both shot. The victims were transported by ambulance to Memorial University Medical Center. Green sustained non-life threatening injuries. The unidentified victim’s injuries resulted in his death soon after. Detectives are looking for a black older model SUV, last seen traveling west on 41st Street. One suspect is described as a black male, 5-8 to 5-10, with an Afro with faded sides.

SEPT. 5 About 9 p.m. Monday night, a passenger was shot in a car on Dieter and 33rd streets. Metro responded to the scene after reports of shots fired into a vehicle with multiple occupants and striking one male. Minutes later, Metro was advised that the victim, identified as Joseph Wright, 20, had been driven to Memorial University Medical Center with serious injuries. Reportedly, at least one male suspect fired into the vehicle during a robbery attempt. The suspect then fled on foot in an unknown direction.

A statement from SCMPD says:

“Preliminary investigations suggest that most of these weekend shootings were not random acts of violence. Several of these shootings involved acquaintances and known to known individuals, while others involved risky behavior, youth(s) illegally possessing a firearm(s) or repeat gun violators. Most of these acts of gun violence allegedly happened in areas where SCMPD historical data reveals greater occurrences of violent crime as compared to the overall jurisdiction.”

SEPT. 5 Just after 11 a.m. Labor Day morning, a shooting at a house on the 1200 block of East 41st Street critically injured a 16-year-old male. Metro officers responded In addition to the shootings, there was to the residence finding the critically a fatal hit and run on Labor Day which has injured victim. The victim was transported by ambulance to Memorial Univer- been ruled a vehicular homicide. The suspect driver is in custody. cs sity Medical Center.

SEPT. 5 About 3:45 p.m. Labor Day afternoon, officers responded to the 200 block of West 42nd Street. David Green, 35, and another unidentified adult male were

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The upscale clothier Barneys New York recently introduced $585 “Distressed Superstar Sneakers” (from the high-end brand Golden Goose) that were purposely designed to look scuffed, well-worn and cobbled-together, as if they were shoes recovered from a Dumpster. The quintessential touch was the generous use of duct tape on the bottom trim. Critics were in abundance, accusing Barneys of mocking poverty.

News That Sounds Like a Joke

(1) The British food artists Bompas & Parr are staging (through Oct. 30) a tribute to the late writer Roald Dahl by brewing batches of beer using yeast swabbed and cultured from a chair Dahl used and which has been on display at the Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden, England.

(2) A 16-year-old boy made headlines in August for being one of the rare survivors of an amoeba—a brain-eating amoeba— which he acquired diving into a pond on private property in Florida’s Broward County. (By popular legend, Floridians are believed to lack sufficient brain matter to satisfy amoebas!)

Government in Action

• The Drug Enforcement Administration has schemed for several years to pay airline and Amtrak employees for tips on passengers who might be traveling with large sums of cash, so that the DEA can interview them—with an eye toward seizing the cash under federal law if they merely “suspect” that the money is involved in illegal activity. A USA Today investigation, reported in August, revealed that the agency had seized $209 million in a decade, from 5,200 travelers who, even if no criminal charge results, almost never get all their money back (and, of 87 recent cash seizures, only two actually resulted in charges). One Amtrak employee was secretly paid $854,460 over a decade for snitching passenger information to the DEA. • Update: In August, the Defense Department’s inspector general affirmed once again (following on 2013 disclosures)

that the agency has little knowledge of where its money goes—this time admitting that the Department of the Army had made $6.5 trillion in accounting “adjustments” that appeared simply to be made up out of thin air, just to get the books balanced for 2015. (In part, the problem was laid to 16,000 financial data files that simply disappeared with no trace.) “As a result,” reported Fortune magazine, “there has been no way to know how the Defense Department—far and away the biggest chunk of Congress’s annual budget— spends the public’s money.”

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• Misunderstandings: (1) “Mr. L,” 31, a Chinese tourist visiting Dulmen, Germany, in July, went to a police staWait, What? tion to report his stolen wallet, but • In August, the banking signed the wrong form and was I’m the giant Citigroup and the comlogged in as requesting asylum, setLady Chablis.

Hear me roar. munications giant AT&T ting off a bureaucratic nightmare agreed to end their twothat left him confined for 12 days month-long legal hostilities at a migrant hostel before the over AT&T’s right to have a error was rectified. (2) In August customer service program at a hospital in Shenyang, China, titled “Thanks.” Citigroup had “Wang,” 29, awaiting his wife’s childpointed out that it holds tradebirth, was reported (by People’s Daily marks for customer service via Shanghaiist.com) to have allowed titles “thankyou,” “citi thana nurse to wave him into a room for kyou,” “thankyou from citi” and anesthesia and hemorrhoid surgery— “thankyou your way,” and had a procedure that took 40 minutes. tried to block the program name (The hospital quickly offered to pay “AT&T Thanks.” a settlement—but insisted that, no matter • In July in the African nation of Malawi his purpose at the hospital, he in fact had (on the western border of Mozambique), hemorrhoids, and they were removed.)

Eric Aniva was finally arrested—but not • Evidently, many Chinese wives who before he had been employed by village suspect their husbands of affairs have families more than 100 times to have ritual difficulty in confronting them, for a prosex to “cleanse” recent widows—and girls fession has risen recently of “mistress immediately after their first menstruation. dispellers” whose job instead is to contact Aniva is one of several such sex workers the mistress and persuade her, sometimes known as “hyenas” (because they operate through an elaborate ruse, to break off the stealthily, at night), but Malawi president relationship. For a fee (a New York Times Peter Mutharika took action after reading dispatch said it could be “tens of thoudevastating dispatches (reporting hyenas’ sands of dollars”), the dispeller will “subtly underage victims and Aniva’s HIV-positive infiltrate the mistress’s life” and ultistatus) in The New York Times and Lonmately convince her to move on. A leading don’s The Guardian, among other news dispeller agency in Shanghai, translated as services. the “Weiqing International Marriage Hos• The July 2012 Aurora, Colorado, thepital Emotion Clinic Group,” served one ater shooter, James Holmes, is hardly wife by persuading the mistress to take a wealthy enough to be sued, so 41 massacre higher-paying job in another city. victims and families instead filed against Ironies Cinemark Theater for having an unsafe • Flooding from rains in August tore premises, and by August 2016 Cinemark had offered $150,000 as a total settlement. down a basement wall of the Connellsville

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by God.) • In 2005, India enacted a landmark anti-poverty program, obligating th government to furnish 100 days’ minimum-wage work to unskilled laborers (potentially, 70 percent of the country’s 1.3 billion people). Programs often fail in India because of rampant corruption, but a recent study by a Cambridge University researcher concluded that the 2005 law is failing for the opposite reason --anticorruption measures in the program. Its requirement of extreme transparency has created an exponential increase in paperwork (to minimize opportunities for corruption), severely delaying the availability of jobs.

The Passing Parade

(1) Vegetarian Deb Dusseau of Portland, Maine, celebrating her 10-year anniversary of “all vegetables, all the time,” reported to a tattoo artist in August and now sports, on her right arm, wrist to shoulder, an eggplant, peppers, mushrooms, peas, greens, onions, a radish and multiple tomatoes—drawn in an “old seed catalog” motif. (2) Pro baseball player Brandon Thomas (of the independent Frontier League’s Gateway Grizzlies in St. Louis, Missouri) hit a bases-loaded home run on Aug. 21—over the fence, into the adjacent parking lot, where the ball smashed the windshield ... of his own car.

A News of the Weird Classic (Oct 2012) Horse showjumping is a long-time Olympics sport, but since 2002, equestrians have been performing in “horseless” showjumping, in which horse courses are run by “riders” on foot (who, by the way, do not straddle broomsticks!). According to an October (2012) Wall Street Journal report, an international association headed by retired pro equestrian Jessica Newman produces at least 15 shows a year, with from 40 to 130 competitors, galloping over jumps that vary from 2 to 4 feet high (5 feet in “Grand Prix” events), with the “riders” graded as if they were on horses (timed, with points off for contacting the rails). Explained Newman, about the shows’ success, “It’s just fun to be a horse.”

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When Passafire and Perpetual Groove formed at SCAD, the bands’ founders didn’t expect to be jam band sensations. Now, 13 and 19 years later, the two bands are festival favorites with prolific discographies, known around the world for their unique crossover sounds. While members have moved to different cities throughout the U.S., Savannah will always be home for the tunes that launched their careers.

“PGroove” has honed a jam sound with elements of funk, jazz, and Southern Rock, while Passafire has enjoyed success from jam, reggae, and dub fans alike. As their alma mater welcomes students back to Savannah, Passafire and Perpetual Groove are teaming up for a special two-night run at The Lucas Theatre.

A hometown show is special enough, but the gig is also one of the few that have followed Perpetual Groove’s four-year hiatus.

They’re back and ready to play with Passafire like the good old days at Loco’s.

We chatted with Perpetual Groove keyboardist Matthew McDonald and Passafire’s Ted Browne about forming in the Savannah scene, the new material they’re

working on, and a grand homecoming.

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Ted Browne: It was really just coming together, playing music for fun. We had the SCAD recording studio at our disposal, found different people who were down to play, then we decided to take it to the local bar scene and get paid to do it.

Matthew McDonald: Brock and Adam went to SCAD, and Albert and I met them at J J Cagney’s on Bay Street at an open mic. They were already doing Perpetual Groove stuff with a different drummer and keyboard player. Albert and I were stationed at Fort Stewart, we were musicians in the Army. We got to know a lot of the

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“The city let us become us and do our own thing. In Atlanta, even in Athens, where I’ve lived for over 10 years, you can get swallowed up really easily— there are so many bands. I think that helped us a lot, hailing from Savannah early on.”

On the early sounds:

Browne: Earlier on, we focused on mostly trying to make reggae music with a little bit of rock and jam influence on it. We’ve dabbled in folk, and an acoustic sound all the way to electronic sounds, but we’ve always kind of been very into dub.

McDonald: I was a musician in the military. The majority of us went to college for music. At the time, they needed musicians pretty badly, especially rhythm section players, piano, drums, guitar, bass. I played around Savannah outside the Army, all sorts of jazz gigs, before coming to Perpetual Groove.

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On Savannah’s music scene in the bands’ early days:

Browne: That was when Loco’s was in full swing. Some of our first shows were there, before Livewire was a thing.

Brendan Robertson, our sound engineer, started running sound with us when he was 17 years old there. Then the Robertsons broke off and started Livewire on River Street. Livewire was Cheers. We’d get home, walk in that place, there’d be a beer waiting. Hospitable, shows were great. We miss that place. They started another place up in Athens and are promoting shows in this area, we’re really happy they’re the ones promoting this show.

McDonald: Savannah was really great for the early years because it’s its own bubble. There’s not necessarily a ton of bands coming out of Savannah, while at the same time, there’s a ton of music being made in Savannah. The city let us become us and do our own thing. In Atlanta, even in Athens, where I’ve lived for over 10 years, you can get swallowed up really easily—there are so many bands. I think that helped us a lot, hailing from Savannah early on.

On new material:

Browne: We’re going in the studio in November to lay down what we’ve been working on for the past year or so. We have a few sessions and enough songs to go into the studio and make an album. We’ll be making it at The Garage Savannah…those guys are really hospitable.

McDonald: We’re hitting the studio in our down time in November. We just put out an EP, and right now, the master plan is—which, these things fluctuate, to say the least!—to record another five, six songs and next year release those as a B-side to a vinyl. So, basically, Side A will be the EP we put out, plus a song we did last year, ‘Paper Dolls.’ We’ll release all the new tunes on the second side of the album. The plan right now is to do a vinyl release first and, shortly after, make it digital.

Coming with age and experience, we’re writing the best stuff we’ve written in a long time right now. Even out of Perpetual Groove, we’ve spent lots of time in the studio with other acts. I’m on Brantley Gilbert’s album, Adam’s done different bands in Atlanta and engineering. I think the more time you spend in that environment, no matter who you’re with or what type of music it is, it adds to the color palette.

On returning to Savannah:

Browne: We made it our home base for 13 years. I was one of the last to be living there and just moved to St Petersburg, Florida. I love it, it’s great down there. I love Savannah, but it’s my college town, and I’d been there for 13 years. I needed to get out. I’m excited to get back and visit, hang out with friends, and eat Zunzi’s.

This is our first time getting to play for our alma mater, basically. The Lucas is where I graduated—it’s going to be cool to play on the same stage I walked across. We’re very excited to come back and play to SCAD students with our friends.

McDonald: I’m super-stoked to come back to the Lucas Theater. We did a New Year’s show there around 2004, I’m excited about playing that and working on the acoustic set at Southbound. CS

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Take a break from Facebook political arguments, get the heck out of the house, and consider the election as presented by Savannah’s renegade drag collective. House of Gunt’s performers have long demonstrated a unique ability to fuse hysterical antics with sharp sociopolitical commentary and seamlessly stitch highbrow art and lowbrow art together. What better fodder could there be than an election year?

Clock The Vote promises to “press contour-versial issues like press-on nails,” and “support the gay agenda” with performances from presidential frontrunners Ronald Rump and HiLary Clinton, Geri Mandring, Phillip Buster, and more. House leaders Influenza Mueller, Toyota Mitsubishi, Lavender Mist, Raine Raine, LaZanya Ontre, Kia Sedona, and Edna Allan Hoe will perform, and Biqtch Puddin, a HoG original who has since relocated to Atlanta, makes a grand appearance. Puddin’s made some big moves in Atlanta, appearing in a Shovels & Rope music video with the cast of cabaret drag show The Other Show, and is featured in upcoming reality series Atlanta’s A Drag.

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Wednesday, September 14

Vic’s on The River Frank Bright and Clair Frazier The Warehouse Susanna Kennedy, High Velocity Wild Wing Cafe Bill Hodgson, Ear Candy Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Magic Rocks

Barrelhouse South Ben Lewis Bay Street Blues Hitman Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Thea, piano/vocals Boomy’s Eric Culberson Band coffee deli Acoustic Jam El-Rocko Lounge Happy Hour w/ Anders Thomsen Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jason Bible Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Cory Chambers Rachael’s 1190 Jeremy Riddle The Sandbar Open Mic SEED Eco Lounge Latin Music Night Treehouse Wobble Wednesday Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jubal Kane Wild Wing Cafe Brandon Reeves The Wormhole Open Mic

Trivia & Games

Coach’s Corner Movies & Music Trivia

Karaoke

Bay Street Blues Karaoke The Islander Karaoke Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke Rachael’s 1190 Karaoke Sunny’s Lounge Karaoke Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/DJ

Comedy

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The Chromatic Dragon Geeky Trivia Night Dub’s Pub Trivia The Jinx Rock n Roll Bingo Rachael’s 1190 Team Trivia Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia World of Beer Trivia

Karaoke

Club One Karaoke Hercules Bar & Grill Karaoke Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke Mediterranean Tavern Karaoke hosted by K-Rawk Wet Willie’s Karaoke

Comedy

Totally Awesome Bar Weird Wednesdays Open Mic Comedy

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Little Lucky’s DJ Mixx Masta Matao SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar

Thursday, September 15

Barrelhouse South Of Good Nature Bay Street Blues Hitman Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals) Fannie’s on the Beach Christy and Butch Huc-A-Poo’s Cicada Bros.

The Jinx Scaryoke Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Eric Britt Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Matt Eckstine Nickie’s 1971 Open Mic with Willie Jackson Rocks on the Roof Thomas Claxton Rusty Rudders Tap House Open Mic w/ Rachael Shaner The Sentient Bean Quinn Cicala, The Hippie and the Punk, Tourneforte, The Gumps Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Luke Landers

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Storytelling bluesman Roy Book Binder makes a grand return to Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor. A seasoned music vet, Book Binder has toured the world for 45 years, living out of his tour bus for 15 of ‘em.

Friday, sept. 16, 8 p.m., $23, all-ages Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Acoustic Thursday The Wyld Dock Bar Paving Gravy

Trivia & Games

The Britannia British Pub Trivia McDonough’s Trivia Mediterranean Tavern Butt Naked Trivia with Kowboi Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Trivia Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia Totally Awesome Bar 80s and 90s Trivia Tybee Island Social Club Trivia Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint Trivia

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Applebee’s Karaoke The Chromatic Dragon Karaoke Night Club One Karaoke Doodles Karaoke Thursday & Saturdays Flashback Karaoke Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke Mediterranean Tavern Karaoke Rachael’s 1190 Karaoke Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke World of Beer Karaoke

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Congress Street Social Club DJ Blackout The Jinx Live DJ Little Lucky’s DJ Mixx Masta Matao Mediterranean Tavern DJ Kirby SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar

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Club One Drag Show Foxy Loxy Cafe Vinyl Appreciation SEED Eco Lounge Daas Unterground Thursdays

Friday, September 16

American Legion Post 154 (Tybee) Blues and Bingo Barrelhouse South Backup Planet, Morning Fatty Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton and the Myth Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals) Congress Street Social Club Under the Porch and Friends Fiore Italian Bar and Grill Anne Allman Huc-A-Poo’s Georgia Kyle Jazz’d Tapas Bar Painter & Poet Jukebox Bar & Grill Hitman Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Luke Landers Mansion on Forsyth Park Tradewinds Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub The Train Wrecks Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Coey Jones Band Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Espina Trio Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale) Roy Book Binder Rocks on the Roof The Versatile Band Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth & Kim Polote Tybee Post Theater Tybee City Limits

Foxy Loxy Cafe Comedy Night in the Courtyard

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Saturday, September 17

17 Hundred 90 Restaurant Gail Thurmond Barrelhouse South Turtle Folk, The 200s Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton, Brett Barnard and the Hitman Band Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals) Casimir’s Lounge Jackson Evans Trio Club Elan Breathe Carolina Congress Street Social Club Chapter:SOUL Flashback @Sundown Huc-A-Poo’s Versatile Jazz’d Tapas Bar Laiken and the Fellowship of Love Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Sarah Poole Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Wood & Steel Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Ben Keiser The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Espina Trio Rocks on the Roof Magic Rocks The Roasting Room Lounge and Listening Room Albert Cummings

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Vic’s on The River Frank Bright and Clair Frazier The Warehouse Susanna Kennedy, Eric Culberson Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay Duo, Christy Alan Band, Smoking Guns, Bill Hodgson Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Georgia Kyle

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Aqua Star Restaurant (Westin Harbor Hotel) Sunday Jazz Brunch Bayou Cafe Don Coyer Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup Fort McAllister Historic Park Off Trail Slough Exploration Huc-A-Poo’s American Hologram Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Matt Eckstine The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch Tybee Post Theater Tybee City Limits Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, At Sundown The Wyld Dock Bar Waits & Co.

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Mandala Meditation

‘The main intention is altruism,’ say the Tibetan Monks of their public creation this week in the Jepson Center The painstaking creation of the sand mandala involves training and altruistic meditation.

by jim morekis

jim@connectsavannah.com

Photos by geoff l. johnson

ONE OF Savannah’s most eagerly anticipated events is here, as the Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Atlanta visit the Jepson Center for a weeklong residency.

As usual, the focal point of their visit —literally—is their painstaking public creation of a beautiful, one-of-a-kind sand mandala, built in the Jepson Atrium.

Only to ceremonially pour it into the Savannah River right after they’re done, in a public march to the waterfront from the museum.

We spoke to the delightful and inspiring Geshe Ngawang Phende of the Monastery in advance of their visit.

Then monks need to learn about drawing. There are many objects in the mandala, and you have to learn how to draw them. When you are able to draw first with pencil and then with pen, then we give you sand and tools to learn how to make these things.

We also teach colors, and especially how to mix the sand into colors. It takes several months to learn how to mix colors.

Is there anything special in particular about the sand itself?

How much of the mandalas are planned and how much is spontaneous?

Geshe Phende: The design of the mandalas is all in textbooks. Some of them written more than 2500 years ago in India. The mandala practice is one of highest of our practices.

In the textbooks we have everything about the geometries, how big, the colors, the objects, everything is according to the text. We have to follow the textbooks.

How do you decide which monk does what?

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Each individual has talents. For example, with the flower designs in the mandala.

Some people are very good artists and do more beautiful work, some not that much.

But the lotus has to be a lotus. There is also a tradition where you make the mandala 3D, in wood.

During mandala building always the artist has to keep intention in mind. And the main intention is altruism. Seeking 36 benefit for all sentient beings.

The main practice after we finish the mandala is to visualize. We are meditating, offering blessings, requesting blessings for this region and for Savannah.

The design we are working on is called Unshakable Victor. The focus is stable peace. We want to build the mandala to instill in each individual’s mind to become very stable, very calm and stable.

It’s mainly a blessing to make a stable community.

Do monks need special training before being allowed to work on the mandala?

Of course there is much training. First, monks have to memorize the entire textbook. After that we teach training measurements, from east to west north to south. How big, how small, all the geometry.

The geometry is quite complicated. One inch wrong, and the whole mandala is wrong. We first use white chalk to mark it all out. That first geometry is very crucial.

For the sand we use marblestone, crushed marble. Maybe in ancient times they used ordinary sand, but these days for mandalas we use marble.

You have to be very careful because there is very tiny powder to get out. And the sand must be a specific size – if it’s too tiny then it’s like dust. It can fly off and damage other colors. So we put the sand into water and take the dust out. The monks must learn how to process all these things.

The mandala is all beginning from the center. Then getting bigger, bigger, bigger.

Each area has a flower or other auspicious objects.

Now we have to learn the meaning of these objects. That’s when the mandala becomes very involved with the philosophy of what they represent, their symbolism.

What meditations are needed, what’s the purpose of this.

When finish the mandala you meditate, the real actual practice. Without knowing all the symbolism it’s hard to practice.

Without knowing, then the mandala is just like art. But when you know everything it’s not just art. There’s a meaning behind everything.

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When you’re meditating do you think, ‘These are dangerous times today,’ or is the message pretty much the same no matter what’s going on in the world?

Mainly the same message of course. That trouble in life is not caused by external problems or by how good or bad something outside yourself may be.

When we say I’m suffering, I’m happy, when we talk about suffering and happiness, those things are each individual’s experience. It’s in their mind that they experience suffering or happiness or anything in between.

You can have a person living a perfect life who has everything and everything goes their way. But they are always angry, greedy, selfish, with negative emotion.

These people always remain unhappy! It doesn’t matter how beautiful their life is.

If a person knows what is in their mind they remain very positive. No anger, no attachment. Living without mental afflictions leads to a happy, enjoyable, precious life. Suffering in life is natural. What’s important is focusing your mind on the positive.

Some external problems we can’t solve.

If you’re stuck in traffic there’s nothing you can do! In the course of being stuck in traffic you feel angry or depressed. But those feelings aren’t from traffic. The main cause of inner pain is created by anger or attachment.

The dog in the backseat is not feeling stressed—the dog is feeling excited and enjoying it! You’re both caught in the same traffic, but they’re not experiencing it the same way.

When people feel hopeless that’s one of the most dangerous emotions. Hopelessness makes you very weak. When you feel weak, everything is difficult to fix. To fix any problem you need internal strength.

Every problem you engage is curable.

You have full power to change your mind, not rely on other people family, your business.

Every difficult emotion, you can change it. So that you always have courage.

I think when Americans hear you say attachment is bad, we don’t understand. We are raised to think emotional attachments are positive.

Ah yes! That’s because people often don’t distinguish attachment from love. We say don’t be attached, but be love.

Attachment creates a selfish mind. My children, my family, my friend, my business. Everything comes out of me-me-me.

The fundamental cause of attachment is selfishness. It creates greed and anger and stress. Every human problem comes from attachment.

But love is unconditional. It doesn’t come from self-centeredness. I love this

person, I just want them to be happy.

They want happiness, so I wish them to be happy. With a person not seeking their own benefit it’s much easier to tolerate and forgive. To make connection with others.

Attachment is always changing and unstable. If you get a benefit from that thing or person you’re attached to, you stay attached. If you don’t get a benefit, you feel anger.

If you have a beautiful car and somebody scratches it, you might feel very angry.

How much anger will be based on how attached you are. Strong attachment, you feel very angry. Little attachment, you feel little anger. But it’s the same scratch.

That brings us to the question: After working so hard on the mandala, why do you destroy it right after it’s done?

Yes, there are many reasons, but the main symbolism is to get rid of attachment.

When we see things that look very beautiful, we feel attachment. When we feel attached to an object, our mind is stuck to that object. You lose your freedom. And when you combine permanence with the beautiful, then we really become attached.

So with the mandala, we work very hard to create a beautiful thing, and then in one minute we destroy it. It shows no matter how beautiful things might be, all of them are impermanent. That’s why we teach the impermanence of reality. Everything is changeable. Everything will end.

The other part is that every grain of sand is put down with very positive altruistic intention. Each grain of sand has lots of good energy. We bless it. So we give to other people, we share our energy. The bigger our energy the more we shape our environment.

We pour the sand into the river, because the river joins into the ocean. And the whole world people live in is surrounded by the ocean. We send our good healing energy into the ocean to go all over the world. Even to the living beings in the ocean, to bless those creatures as well.

In the Buddhist faith there are invisible beings, spirits. Water spirits, wind spirits.

We send our energy and love into the into the river to share that energy. cs

Tibetan Monks Event Schedule

All events at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center Sept. 14-17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Watch the monks at work in the atrium during daytime museum hours, other than lunch from 1-2 p.m.

Sept. 15, 6 p.m.: For the first time at the Jepson, the monks present a lecture on meditation.

Sat. Sept.17, 1-4 p.m.: Free Family Day activities include community sand painting at 2&3 p.m.

Sun. Sept. 18, 2-3 p.m.: In closing ceremony, monks ritually destroy the mandala. Part of sand is distributed to audience. About 2:45 pm, they invite audience to proceed to Savannah River to release remaining sand into the river.

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Fall Arts Preview:

Visual Arts Aboriginal Art — Local gallery owner Kevin Reid shares authentic works of art by the Aboriginal People of Australia. Abstracted paintings by native artists such as Raelene Williams tell of a rich history and culture. Sep. 28-Oct. 31. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Arimatsu to Africa Indigo and Beyond — Oct. 7-28. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St. Art Rise Savannah Members Only Exhibition — Art Rise Savannah is taking advantage of the beautiful exhibition space at Non-Fiction Gallery and opening a window for its members to exhibit their work. Sep. 23-30.

Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St. ART21 Screening — Non-Fiction Gallery is a local Screening Society member for PBS’ documentary program “ART21.” Free and open to the public Sat., Sep. 24, 6:30 p.m. and Sun., Sep. 25, 6:30 p.m. Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St. Arty Party — Guests can kick off the Telfair Art Fair weekend with Arty Party, a preview bash in Telfair Square. Fri., Nov. 11, 6 p.m. Telfair Square.

Cara Griffin — Nov. 1-30. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St. Chuzhan Du — Nov. 11-15. Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St. Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America — An evolving exhibi-

tion grounded by works in Telfair’s modern and contemporary collection. This presentation brings forth undercurrents that permeate artmaking from the global eruption of World War II until today. Opens Sept. 30. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Crosscurrents: Land, Labor and the Port — Art Rise Savannah has partnered with the Textile Society of America to produce a series of eight simultaneous exhibitions organized by nationally recognized curators as part of the TSA’s biennial symposium. Thu., Oct. 20, 6-9:30 p.m. Art Rise Savannah, 2427 Desoto Ave. En Plein Air: Photography in the Provence Region — Interpreted through photography, En Plein Air is the culmination of 11 students’ work from the Provence region of France. Nov. 3-5. sulfurstudios.org.

Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

fashion show known as the Battle of Versailles. Sep. 15-Feb. 5. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

An Evening with Meyer Slater Art — Experience the low country through artist Elizabeth Slater’s point of view. $20 Thu., Sep. 29, 6-7:30 p.m. Smith Brothers Butcher Shop, 535 East Liberty Street.

Holiday Employee Group Show — Not only do they serve you coffee with a smile, but the employees behind the veil have major talent to showcase. Nov. 30-Jan. 2. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Fiber Guild of Savannah — The Fiber Guild of Savannah presents their work. Dec. 1-31. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

Holiday Open House — Fri., Dec. 2, 5-8 p.m. Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Grand Divertissement à Versailles: Vintage Photographs by Bill Cunningham — This exhibition features exclusive images from the 1973

Baseball Players by Elaine de Kooning, part of ‘Complex Uncertainties at the Jepson Center

I Have Marks to Make — One of Telfair’s longest running community programs, 22 years strong, I Have Marks to Make showcases the therapeutic power of artmaking.

Dec. 10-Jan. 1. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Jennifer Levonian: Shake Out Your Cloth — Jennifer Levonian’s work transforms the fabric of the everyday into the fantastical—or at the very least, hilarious. Sep. 30-Nov. 20. Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Jennifer Moss and Karen Abato — Oct. 1-31. The Sentient Bean, 13 E Park Ave. Lauren Schwind and Courtney Fredette — Oct. 1-31. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St. Lisa Rosenmeier — Nov. 1-30. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. MFA Fiber Group Exhibition — Featuring grad students from SCAD Fibers program.

Oct. 20-23. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

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Lecture: “Meditation: A Tool for Conscious Living” Thursday, Sept. 15, 6pm Free and open to the public.

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Mixed Greens, Farmer’s Almanac — Dec. 1-31. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Modern Celebrity — Portraits examining society’s obsession with fame and infamy.

Dec. 8-18. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Now — New works by longtime Savannah artist, Julia Christian. Oct. 14-Nov. 4. Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St. Objectified — Objectified considers the traditional genre of still life as represented in the works of Telfair Museums’ permanent collection. Nov. 19-June 11. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. Oksana Gruszka Harmouche — Harmouche paints in watercolors and oils.

Nov. 1-30. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Outta This World — Artists were to prompted to explore the past, present, and possible futures of space exploration, from stargazing on terra firma to light speed travel.

Sep. 14-25. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Paint Out Savannah Plein Air Competition — Sat., Oct. 15, 7 a.m.-noon. Chippewa Square, Bull and McDonough Streets.

Phytophilous: An Exploration of Land Plants Through Line and Value — This exhibit by Nea Hanna will comprise of a collection of illustrations, paintings and drawings in black and white to highlight the beauty in the organic forms that plants possess. Oct. 31-Nov. 30. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Telfair Art Fair — Art Fair is an outdoor event in the heart of historic Savannah featuring 85 national and local artists set up around Telfair Square. The Fair showcases a wide variety of original art for sale in a broad range of prices and media. Sat., Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 13, 12-4 p.m.

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Pin*acle — Featuring one of a kind, limited edition, and vintage pins, buttons and badges. Plus a make-your-own-button station. Currently seeking entries for this exhibition; no fee to participate. Oct. 13-15. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Trees: Reach, Small Works by Various Artists — The small works in this show by local artists will show a wide breadth of style, applications and narrative.

Dec. 1-23. Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St.

Pop-up Exhibition — Featuring SCAD Fiber Alumni Liz Robb and Michael-Birch Pierce. Oct. 20-23. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

She Said, She Said — Tiffany O’Brien and Lisa Ocampo, two half-sisters, both artists and wordsmiths, exchange memorably clever titles. Then they both paint the same titles, without seeing what the other created until the opening. Profits benefit Lindsey’s Place Camp. Nov. 11-26. Location Gallery, 417 Whitaker St. Shop Small Starland Market — Featuring two floors of art and fine craft. Sat., Nov. 26, 12-6 p.m. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

The Tsars’ Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs — Drawn from one of the finest private collections of Imperial Russian porcelain and decorative arts in the United States. Sep. 30-Jan. 6. Jepson Center, 207 West York St. a look inside The Tsars’ Cabinet: — Make your own paper Russian nesting dolls, fancy plastic picnic ware, and Faberge eggs.

You can also hear a live performance of Russian music. Sat. Oct. 8, Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Watershed: Contemporary Landscape Photography — Watershed examines landscape photographs produced after 1970, . Oct. 14-Jan. 29. Jepson Center

for the Arts, 207 West York St. White Elephant — Eclectic mix of art from local artists. Nothing over $100. Dec. 1-4. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Black and White: Printwork by Tori Point, Strawberry Moth and Paper Jam Press — Toni Point is a Mississippi based artist who combines her love of a modern and minimalist aesthetic with interesting patterns and tribal influences.

Strawberry Moth is the brainchild of Jessica Duthu, an illustrator in Savannah. Through Oct. 30. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Cross-Pollination — Artwork across all media by SCAD faculty and alumni. Through Nov. 5. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

Ray McLendon’s Original Art — TDrom the collection of original oil paintings

by Ray McLendon from his Gallery in Vero Beach, Florida. His collection consists of beautiful and intriguing original Florida Highwaymen Landscape Oil Paintings. Through Nov. 5. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Stick Men: Savannah Folk Art Canes and Wood Sculptures — Since the early 20th century, woodcarvings and carved walking sticks were noted in writings and photographs about Savannah. Through Nov. 27. Jepson Center, 207 W York St.

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Openings & Receptions

Grand Divertissement à Versailles: Vintage Photographs by Bill Cunningham — This exhibition features exclusive images from the 1973 fashion show known as the Battle of Versailles. Sep. 15-Feb. 5. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Outta This World — Artists were to prompted to explore the past, present, and possible futures of space exploration, from stargazing on terra firma to light speed travel.

Sep. 14-25. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

Equalization — Jeff Markowsky utilizes the modernist technique of “taping,” which equalizes that flatness of the picture plane and plays with the illusion of depth through the vertical grid, emphasizing the humid and arid nature of Savannah’s environment.

Reception Friday, Sep. 16, 6-8pm. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Continuing Exhibits AJE, Chris D’Antonio, Emily Earl, Jeffery Hicks, Jennifer Moss, Lara Neece — Through Jan. 15, 2017. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

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Black and White: Printwork by Tori Point, Strawberry Moth and Paper Jam Press — Toni Point is a Mississippi based artist who combines her love of a modern and minimalist aesthetic with interesting patterns and tribal influences.

Strawberry Moth is the brainchild of Jessica Duthu, an illustrator in Savannah inspiring youth and imagination for kids of all ages through hand-printed clothing and accessories. Paper Jam Press was founded by graphic designer Arianna Orland as homage to truth, love, typography and music. Through Oct. 30. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Cornelia Pratt — Training in traditional oil painting techniques has led Cornelia Pratt to paint still lifes and landscapes in a realistic, yet painterly style. Through Sep. 30. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

Work by Jeff Markowsky is at Gallery Espresso with a reception this Friday

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. Through Oct. 2.

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. Through May 1, 2017.

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. Gestalt: An Installation by Chris Nitsche — Through early January, Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum will be presenting a large interactive installation by local artist and SCAD professor Chris Nitsche, and a selection of his preliminary sketches will be on display in the Museum atrium. Free garden admission to view the installation. Through Jan. 14, 2017, Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Cross-Pollination — Exhibition of artwork across all media by SCAD faculty and alumni who work to quantify, organize, and understand the natural world, our role within it, and the potential for collaboration— between people, environmental factors and flora and fauna. Through Nov. 5. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St

Historic Cottons to Modern Polyesters: Quilts from Telfair’s Collection — Made from the rarest silks to the simplest cottons, corduroys, wools, and modern polyesters, Telfair Museums’ small but important collection of quilts are presented in Historic Cottons to Modern Polyesters. Through Nov. 6. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

Disparity — Disparity is an examination of the relationship between imagery and the written word; using the form of the hand painted sign Jossim examines personal, political and social topics. Through Sep. 30.

The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Imprint: Past as Prologue — Masud Olufani adopts familiar shapes, words and sounds, and recontextualizes them to allow for ongoing — and individualized — shifts in meaning. Through Oct. 16. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Interior States — Exhibition by photographer Sarah Hobbs. Hobbs assembles complex installations in private spaces, such as domestic interiors, hotel rooms and self-storage facilities. These installations wryly portray psychological traits, and Hobbs exaggerates familiar emotions, such as indecisiveness, perfectionism, denial or escapism. Through Sep. 24. Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E Liberty St. Jeremiah Jossim — Through Sep. 30. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Jeromy Ross — Through Sep. 30. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St. A Kind of Confession — In his paintings and sculptures, Jeffrey Gibson merges powwow regalia, intricate beading, trade blankets and stretched elk hide with elements of geometric abstraction, minimalism and the mid-1970s Pattern and Decoration movement. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Mildred Thompson: Resonance, Selected Works from the 1990s — Over several decades, Thompson devoted her artistic practice to exploring and expanding the language of nonrepresentational abstraction.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

One Hundred Years of Harmony: Paintings by Gari Melchers — Artist Gary Melchers played an invaluable role in shaping the collection Telfair Museums as fine arts advisor from 1906 to 1916. Telfair will commemorate the 100th anniversary of this acquisition with a focus exhibition presenting the treasured painting alongside additional canvases that demonstrate Melchers’s virtuosic ability to capture blissful, domestic scenes. Through Dec. 11.Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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The Chathamization of Collin Moulton

West Coast comic brings monthly show to Tybee Post Theater

By Orlando Montoya

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COMEDIAN Collin Moulton actually does cast off his flip-flops at his Barefoot Comedy Club on Tybee Island. But apart from that—and the appearance of some live blue crabs at the end of his show—you wouldn’t say anything about his gig is on Tybee Time.

Moulton, a newly minted Wilmington Island resident, produces laughs at a big city clip—microphone, stage, go! An indemand comic of Showtime and Carson Daly appearance, he flies at jet speed to perform in places like Palm Springs, DC, Tulsa and Puerto Rico.

And that’s just in the past month. “That sounds exhausting!” he says as I rattle off a list of recent cross-country gigs. “I think

I have to nap now. I’m out and done!” But Moulton isn’t going to be napping anytime soon. He has two kids and a third on the way.

Parents might understand how that absolves him from any violation of our speed limit of life here. He also just got his 31410 last year. Before that, he had a Los Angeles zip. And entertainers of all sorts generally operate at a Hollywood pace.

Which is one reason he moved to our neck of the marsh to begin with—to slow down while at the same time hauling that career up. He’s bringing top-class talent to the beach.

On the night that I attended his monthly show at the Tybee Post Theater, he had Conan and Ferguson alumnus Bengt Washburn along for ride. It was well worth the drive to Tybee Island. And I’m a Southsider.

(As if Southside-Tybee is RiversideNorthridge, he might retort.)

“In a place where you spend so much of your money on just your general overhead and resources, you tend to batten down the hatches and stop living as much,” he says of his decision to Chathamize, to coin a term.

“I engage fully and live.”

That means taking his kids to the beach—a warm-water beach where you actually can swim. They also can explore the wild—a much kid-friendlier wild than high desert LA. And he travels so much, heck, we have an airport here! Entertainment’s all online these days, anyway. So Savannah it is! There’s also an excellent martial arts

community here apparently. I had no idea!

But this fit comic rolls with a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

“As an animal, the human being needs to be challenged,” he says. “Like at our core of what we are, we have to be physically challenged or something goes wrong inside of us.”

He’s not content to run or bike his way to fitness. Moulton fights on the ground like an animal with prey beneath him. You wouldn’t want to challenge him on the mat or mic.

That’s because his show is hilarious. And his four podcasts—yes four, plus a new one recorded at his Tybee shows—display curiosity, depth and adventurousness.

In “World of Friends,” he laughs with his comedian friends. In “Post Roll,” he talks about martial arts. In “Ridecast,” he chats with taxi drivers. And in “Loss,” he indulges in some philosophy and psychology to help us get over our personal and existential grief.

“We’re all processing loss,” he says.

“That’s what life seems to be about, these pivotal moments when we redefine ourselves based on how we’re impacted by these losses.”

Oh, tell me about one! (Job loss, ahem.)

Yes, I’m sure this barefoot comic has lost something in leaving LA—and not just traffic. But he’s gained and we’ve gained. So take off your flip-flops with him. His show really is no-BS funny.

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Theatre, dance, and comedy Theatre: The Savannah Sipping Society — Four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. September 16-18, 23-25, $25 general admission 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd.

Theatre: Johnny Mercer and Me! Written by Savannah native Miriam K. Center, the show reflects on Mercer’s music through the eyes of his longtime friend and confidante, Maxine. This musical features the works of Mercer and includes hits such as “Something’s Gotta Give,” “Jeepers Creepers,” and “The Days of Wine and Roses.” A portion of the proceeds benefit the Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc. Tuesday, September 22, $30 8 p.m. 912-239-9388. seniorcitizensinc.org. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

How I Became A Pirate — Set sail aboard the Jolly Roger when Savannah Children’s Theatre presents How I Became A Pirate!

When Captain Braid Beard and his scurvy crew invite young Jeremy Jacob on board, he finds himself on the voyage of a lifetime.

Based on the book by Melinda Long with illustrations by David Shannon, How I Became A Pirate this family musical is sure to leave you and your young mateys singing and dancing in the aisles. Runs two weekends!

September 23-October 2 Fridays @ 7pm, Saturday/Sundays @ 3pm. Adults $15, Seniors/ Military/Kids $12. Best enjoyed by racketeers and plunderers ages 2-12! 12-15 7-8:30 p.m.

912-238-9015. savannahchildrenstheatre. org. Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. 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, par-

ties, or anyone who loves a good show. Every Friday night, $40, 6:30 p.m. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Collin’s Barefoot Comedy Club — National headline comedian Collin Moulton’s stand-up comedy show featuring his own brand of hilarious and family-friendly comedy is now a monthly event at the Post. Tickets $15, Theater members, $13.50, children under 12, $5. 7 p.m. 912-472-4790. Sat. Sept.

24. The Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Theatre: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — The Armstrong Masquers theatre troupe performs this funny Sparknotes-esque take on Shakespeare’s legacy that irreverently presents and seamlessly transitions through all 37 of his comedies, histories and tragedies. Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. , Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

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theatre, dance, and comedy Comedy Legends: The Second City “Hits Home in Beaufort” — Improv comedy theater Second City is coming to USCB Center for the Arts with “The Second City Hits Home,” a new show featuring hilarious sketches, songs and improvisation about Beaufort as well as material from the famed Second City archives. Doing what they do best, The Second City finds laughs in everything from Beaufort’s history, events and hot button issues to headlines from local newspaper and mixes these with a generous portion of classic Chicagostyle sketch and improv created by some of Second City’s most lauded alumni, including Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more.

Friday, September 30, Adults $35, Seniors/Military $30, Students $15 7:15 p.m. 843521-4145. USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St.

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Theatre: The Job Experience — The play is a modern day version of the biblical story of Job found in the old testament. The story highlights the life of a successful business man who had it all and in an hour lost everything. But in the end God restores him and all that he has lost. Sunday, October 33, $30, 7 p.m., thejobplay.com., savannahcivic. com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Dance Theatre of Harlem — A leading dance company of unparalleled global acclaim, Dance Theatre of Harlem is considered “one of ballet’s most exciting undertakings” by the New York Times. Tuesday, November 1, $41, 8 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane.

Theatre: Henry V — Savannah Shakes presents its production of Henry V, directed by Sheila Lynne. musesavannah.org/. November 11-20, Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd.

Theatre: Pride and Amy Schumer appears on Prejudice — All of the October 13, wit and romance of Jane Austen’s beloved novel vividly comes to life in this refreshingly fast-paced and engaging new adaptaElf the Musical Jr. — Elf The Musical tion by Jan Jory about life, love and marriage JR. is based on the 2003 New Line Cinema in British society. October 4-23, Arts Center of hit.The musical tells the story of a young orCoastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane. phan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole.

Amy Schumer — The stand-up comedian The would-be elf is given the name Buddy and creator of Inside Amy Schumer hits and raised by elves in the North Pole. Buddy Savannah. savannahcivic.com. Thursday, lives happily unaware that he is actually a October 13, Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, 301 human until his enormous size and poor toyWest Oglethorpe Ave. making abilities cause him to face the truth.

With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on Theatre: The Scarlet Letter — Cona journey to New York City to find his birth victed of adultery, Hester Prynne is sentenced father and discover his true identity. Friday, to wear the scarlet letter “A” for the remainder November 18, Adults $15 - $25, Children/Stuof her life. But someone in puritanical Boston dents $10 - $15, 7 p.m., 843-521-4145. defuris as guilty as she, and Hester’s husband, man@uscb.edu., uscbcenterforthearts.com/.

Roger Chillingworth, arrives on the scene USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St. determined to discover the secret identity of Hester’s lover and father of her baby. October Dance: Nutcracker — Columbia City 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, $15 or Pay-WhatBallet performs this Christmas classic. 5:30 You-Can, 8-9 p.m. 912-421-9484. savannahp.m. savannahcivic.com. Saturday, Novemstagecompany.com. sulfurstudios.org., Sulfur ber 26, Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Studios, 2301 Bull Street.

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Odd Lot Improv — An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Every Monday, $5 8 p.m., musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Theatre: Clueless: The Case of the Missing Art! — Tybee Arts’ production of Clueless is an interactive mystery-comedy cocktail party, set on Tybee Island. Watch closely and ask plenty of questions. The thief is hiding somewhere in the room. You decide who is really the prime suspect, and if you guess the correct answer(s), you will be paid for your services with the recovered art.

October 21, $25. 6 p.m., tybeearts.org. Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr.

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker — The original, direct from Russia, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. Enchant the whole family with larger than life magical props, a 60 foot growing Christmas tree and spectacular Russianmade costumes and sets. $28-$68 3 & 7 p.m. nutcracker.com. lucastheatre.com. The original, direct from Russia, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. Enchant the whole family with larger than life magical props, a 60 foot growing Christmas tree and spectacular Russian-made costumes and sets.

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Fall arts Preview literature and Lectures

Wednesday, September 14

It’s Not That Lincoln — Tony Cope’s talk, goes into the history of the street names with which Savannahians are familiar, but of whose origins they often unaware. 6 p.m. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Thursday, September 15

Lecture: Battle of Versailles — Model Nancy North discusses Bill Cunningham’s photos and the 1973 fashion show known as the Battle of Versailles. 4:30 p.m.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Lecture: In the Spirit of the Man in Blue: Picture Taking on the Street — Mangue Banzima discusses the legacy of Bill Cunningham. 6 p.m. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Lecture: Learners and Leaders — Two giants in Savannah’s business community -- EnviroVac President and Founder Kevin Jackson and Seacrest Partners Inc. President David Paddison -- will address Georgia TechSavannah’s “Learners and Leaders” series.

Together they will examine the power of mentoring and how to effectively coach team members with different skills, experiences, motivations, and professional and organizational circumstances. 7:30 a.m. Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.

Sunday, September 18

Lecture: Savannah: The City that Defines Southern Gothic — Many other Southern cities have emphasized antebellum or multicultural heritages, but Savannah has established itself as Southern gothic city. Michael Freeman is a longtime Savannah resident and author of Savannah’s Monuments: The Untold Stories. 4 p.m.

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Monday, September 19

W.W. Law’s Influence on Today’s Preservation Landscape in Savannah — A panel discussion about W.W. Law’s influence on preservation. Reservations must be made in advance Luciana Spracher at 912-651-6411 or lspracher@savannahga. gov. 6 p.m. The Kennedy Pharmacy, 323 E Broughton ST.

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Lecture: Herbal Adaptogens for Stress and Energy — Author and herbalist Maria Noel Groves will give a talk on herbal adaptogens for stress and energy and sign copes of her book, “Body Into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care.”

Limited space; pre-registration required. 7:30 p.m. 912-236-4703. info@brighterdayfoods. com. brighterdayfoods.com. Brighter Day Natural Foods, 1102 Bull St.

Literary & lectures

Monday, September 26

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 fourth Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. 713907-8627. hwg.rh@comcast.net. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave.

Tuesday, September 27

Lecture: The Sound of Thunder: Personal Accounts from the Siege of Savannah, 1779 — Ray Christie, educator and historical interpreter at the Coastal Heritage Society, discusses firsthand accounts of the Savannah Siege. 7 p.m. chsgeorgia.org/. The Savannah History Museum, 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Thursday, September 29

Lecture: George Washington, Leadership, and Global Revolution — Join us as the UVaClub of Savannah and the Georgia Historical Society present a conversation with Dr. Ed Lengel, Editor in Chief, The Papers of George Washington and Professor and Director, Center for Digital Editing at the University of Virginia, and Dr. Stan Deaton of the Georgia Historical Society discussing topics ranging from the Founding Fathers to global conflicts to presidential elections. Free and open to the public 6-7 p.m. 912-651-2125. georgiahistory.com. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St.

Sunday, October 16

Lecture: Short Fiction as Commentary: Flannery O’Connor and the Power of Poe’s Singular Effect — Most modern writers who see short fiction as far more than one-sitting entertainment point to Flannery O’Connor as the most prolific influence upon writers who have something to say to all of us. Beaufort-based T.D. (Tim) Johnston is the author of a new short-story collection Friday Afternoon and Other Stories.

4 p.m. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

October 20-24

Pat Conroy Literary Festival — Oct. 20-24: Four days filled with literary events in the spirit of the “Prince of Titles”, Pat Conroy.

Enjoy panel discussions, writing workshops, author luncheons, book signings, screenings, tours and more with some of the south’s favorite authors. Visit uscbcenterforthearts. com/. USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St.

Tuesday, October 25

Lecture: The Wesley Mission to Georgia — Dr. John Thomas Scott, professor of history at Mercer University, delivers this lecture. 7 p.m. chsgeorgia.org/. The Savannah History Museum, 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Thursday, October 27

Saturday, October 1

The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic — D. Allen Hunt speaks on how four life-changing habits can lead you to discover incredible possibilities for life. $25 9 a.m.1:30 p.m.

Lecture: Grappling with Nuances: Political Contexts and Economic Platforms in the 2016 General Election — Please join us before the 2016 US presidential election as Lara Wessel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and Nicholas Mangee, Assistant Professor of Economics, grapple with the nuances of Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s political and economic policies. 6 p.m. The Kennedy Pharmacy, 323 E Broughton ST.

Saturday, October 8

Friday, October 28

The Savannah Quill Book Convention — The Savannah Quill Convention offers a family friendly event promoting local authors, writers and artists. The convention brings writers and readers together to help promote childhood literacy. Special guests include storyteller J’miah Nabawi, Coastal Empire Squad of the 501st Star Wars group, Princess Productions, Comedian Phil Keeling, Authors Joshua Vasquez, Winfield Strock III, Bobby Nash, Arylias Nova and Randyl Bishop. $10 10 a.m.-6 p.m. savannahquill.com.

Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St.

Lecture: Critical Literacy in Critical Times — Reading has social, cultural, and political ramifications. When we become aware of these messages within the text, we can better connect with our own views and teach students how to read with the lens of critical literacy. Dr. Stephanie Jones, a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Georgia in the department of Educational Theory and Practice, teaches courses on ethnography and place-based teaching, feminist theory and pedagogy, social class and poverty, early childhood education, and critical literacy. Dr. Jones will share her expertise in critical literacy and discuss how we can instill these values in students.

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Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Ossabaw Island Writer’s Retreat — Ossabaw Island Writers’ Retreat is happy to announce the opening of applications for our three-day weekend retreat, The 2016 Halloween Writer’s Bash. Held October 28-October 30, 2016, the retreat will feature workshops and seminars led by our nationally recognized faculty, and evening readings (special emphasis on ghost stories) by faculty and participants. WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION: $1095 tuition covers three days and two nights lodging, meals, manuscript consultations with nationally recognized authors, craft seminars, readings and ferried transportation to the island. 1095 -30. 912-344-3123. write@ ossabawwritersretreat.org. Ossabaw Island, 1 Cane Patch Rd.

Saturday, November 12

Children’s Book Festival — Sat. Nov. 12: Please join as we welcome New York Times Bestselling Author of the Fancy Nancy children’s series, Jane O’Connor to the festival this year. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

Sunday, November 20

Lecture: Spanning the MasonDixon: Who Can Write About the South? — In literature, place orients a reader, puts a story in context, and alerts one to language and dialect. But it also conveys culture and cultural meaning, including the values and psychologies of those who have been formed there. This lecture by Sarah Domet will explore the literature and anxiety of place and the idea of “home” in fiction.

What makes a work “Southern” and, more importantly, who can write about the South? 4 p.m. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Thursday, December 8

Lecture: Landscapes of Unrest: Visual Narratives of Environmentalism and Civil Rights in Photographic Stills — Examining how landscape photography can function as a visual narrative, Angela Horne, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, and Regina Bradley, Assistant Professor of African American Culture, will discuss how seemingly “still” images of a landscape are translated into stories that inform the way we engage with modern American culture and society. Free and open to the public 6 p.m. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Sunday, December 11

A Christmas Memory Reading — Retired Armstrong State University English professor Dr. Robert Strozier will deliver the 27th annual holiday reading of Truman Capote’s short story, “A Christmas Memory.”

Don’t miss this popular holiday tradition. 4 p.m. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

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food & drink a slice of thyme

Feel the Food Truck revolution

Dark Shark Taco is just one of many exciting new purveyors

By Jared A. Jackson

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SEPT 14-20, 2016

UNLESS YOU’VE been intentionally hiding under a rock while plugging your ears and closing your eyes, you probably have heard that the city passed the ordinance that will welcome the industry we’ve all been waiting for: Food trucks.

Now I’m sure we’ve all watch the great food truck race, or maybe the movie chef, and have been waiting for this wave to hit us down south. In actuality, the South has been accepting of this wave in other cities like Atlanta, Charleston, and Charlotte.

So far, most of those cities have embraced it, and dealt with the pitfalls as they came. It looks like Savannah is taking a similar approach, allowing mobile food revolution it to be a part of the fabric of the city in the present, and in the future.

Food trucks represent a sense of freedom within the food industry. They represent individual creativity and drive, instead of limiting our food those who have fat bank accounts or rich parents.

Affluence shouldn’t determine who has the opportunity to shine, but unfortunately in a city like Savannah, old ways of handling business have left them stuck in the mud for decades. We can either pretend like that doesn’t exist, or we can set up an infrastructure that provides those who are really hungry to be able to express themselves through their platforms.

By no means am I painting a picture of food trucks being easier to start and maintain, or that they don’t come with similar upstart costs as opening up any brick and mortar restaurant. Anyone who approaches starting a food truck as if it isn’t just like any other business will fall 46 flat on their face.

“Tacos are a way for my team and I to express ourselves, instead of... simply pushing plates,” says Dark Shark’s Brian Maher.

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opening a restaurant; in actuality it may be harder on the front end.

Preparing for this wave took a lot of forethought, and it will be continue to be a challenge for trucks to truly separate themselves from the pack. But for some trucks it will be easier than most.

“Absolute quality all the time, will allow us to withstand the rush of people who assume this industry is easy,” Brian explained. “Tacos are a way for my team and I to express ourselves, instead of working with the mundane feelings of simply pushing plates.”

Which is exactly the perspective we need in an brand new industry such as this one. Having trucks that are passionate about what they are serving, and bringing quality food on a regular basis is extremely important to the foundation of However, those who know the amount of “I grew up in the restaurant business this industry. work needed to make any restaurant sucdowntown Savannah, and I always felt Trucks such as Dark Shark provide crecessful, could look at the food truck indus- like food trucks were an opportunity for ativity, and a renewed sense of culture to try and an opportunity to not be stuck in me to branch out and do something differ- our city, in a way that I don’t believe Savanone place, and be able to travel with their ent,” Brian said. “For a long time, opening nah has ever seen. Tacos like their “Jerk business as it grows. a food truck was sort of an off the collar Fried Fish,” The Pollo,” and one of their Those who are just now paying attenstatement, but I got to a point where that most popular, their “Blueberry Flounder” tion may not completely understand how became less of a joke, and more of a reality.” taco, have revitalized Savannah’s concept long of a road it has been to get to this point Which is a feeling most food truck own- of how food is supposed to be done. with the food truck industry. Spearheaded ers now can relate to. There has been a Our city is in dire need of the character

by Ryan Giovanni, president of the Savan- wave of interest from the community that has lived here behind the scenes, and nah Food Truck Association, this shift regarding the food truck industry, full of I believe food trucks will be a perfect fit. took a lot of resources, time, effort, and people who are wanting to apply to have Visit their website darksharktacos.com or energy to make happen. their own food truck, as well as people follow them on social media to see where Another person who has contributed to wanting to host food trucks in their neigh- they will be next. pushing this wave has been Brian Maher, borhoods and businesses.

And make sure you prepare your stomowner and head chef over at Dark Shark The Savannah Food Truck Association achs for round two of the Savannah Food Taco, who is also on the board of the food prides itself on wanting to help those who Truck Festival which will be Sunday, Octotruck association. I got a chance to catch are truly invested and interested in being ber 9 at Daffin Park. up with him last weekend at Southbound a legitimate staple of the industry, howLet’s keep stirring that pot, people. cs Brewery, as they celebrated one of their ever I do think people need to realize that newest batches. opening a food truck is no different than

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food & drink common connoisseur.

The Blue Door beckons

Refuel with craft coffee and Belgian waffles

where The Grey is located. At that time, City Coffee was the church’s in-house coffee shop. However, in June 2014, City Church acommonconnoisseur.com had to relocate, leaving City Coffee in a similar predicament.

THE STARLAND District welcomed back City Church’s senior pastor Jim Simpson, whose house was remodeled by the former more than just SCAD students last week.

ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home EdiOn September 8, Blue Door, the geeky comic-themed coffee and waffle hut on Bull tion Savannah, and previous pastor Erik Carpenter, conceptualized their vision of a Street, re-opened its cerulean blue door new coffee shop on Bull Street. Jaycie Holafter a summer sabbatical. land, a church member and barista, was With SCAD students serving as the brought onto the team to finalize the design majority of their clientele, Blue Door folfeatures and cafe fundamentals. lows the ebb and flow of SCAD’s school By mid-October of that same year, the calendar.

With a chocolate-brown wooden facade former derelict architecture’s firm office and modest l-shaped square footage, Blue building, left in its original brown exterior, was revitalized and transformed into Blue Door can be quickly overlooked, as it sits camouflaged among the towering live oaks Door.

Why the blue door? Holland, who has and historic buildings of Savannah.

Its stark blue door serves as a “beacon”, managed Blue Door from conception, reports that vibrant blue is City Church’s beckoning sleep-deprived collegiates and theme color and the café was named devoted locals to re-fuel with craft coffee accordingly. and Belgian waffles.

As a Blue Door founder, Holland, who has Blue Door is owned and operated by City been diligently mastering the art of coffee Church, which originally congregated on for three and a half years, sought to solely Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, near

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Indulge in a waffle sandwich: Turkey, ham, Swiss cheese and raspberry preserves, all sandwiched between two mini-circular Belgium waffles and showered with powdered sugar.

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Jaycie Holland, Blue Door manager, has a passion for coffee that transcends the average barista

Blue Door provides craft coffee from Counter Culture, with different drip flavors rotating every ten days.

Blue Door, which re-opened September 8th, offers a build-your-own waffle option.

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share this passion with the shop’s patrons.

The original plan to serve primarily craft coffee with a side of waffles was foiled when the latter surpassed the former. Blue Door quickly became the neighborhood coffee and waffle joint that it is today.

Following a bustling re-opening last Thursday, my husband and I brunched at Blue Door that weekend. As could be seen two days after opening, Blue Door skipped over their typical “graceful slope” into the busy season. Instead, a steady avalanche of faithful coffee junkies and waffle foodies revealed that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Upon entry, a Storm Trooper greeted us ewith a sign indicating that we should “First Order” at the walk-up counter on the -left. The orange walls were splashed with comic-book pages and superhero posters, ,complimenting the blue ceiling tiles. On the right side there was a dining area with a few wood plank tables, a pale wood counter scaling every wall, and baby blue stools.

A vintage arcade machine, built by a teenager from City Church, sat in the entryway, summoning gamers. This comnmissioned piece was constructed to hold thousands of games that can be played for free.

From the variety of gaming systems offered to patrons, to the plethora of Star Wars memorabilia, Blue Door’s aura can only be described as “nerdy.” Holland laughs, “all the people who work (at Blue Door) are nerdy and so are the students.”

With limited seating inside, we sat outdoors at one of the blue picnic tables, each emulating the café’s prominent door. s The Waffle Sandwich #1 was served with turkey, ham, Swiss cheese and raspberry preserves, all sandwiched between two mini-circular Belgian waffles that were showered with powdered sugar. The waffle had a crispy golden exterior with a dense cake-like center.

The play on sweet and savory flavors bounced back and forth from the sugar topped waffle to the salty meat and then from the melted cheese to the raspberry jam. Costing only $4.29, this hand-held brunch item will satisfy any college student’s cravings without breaking their budget.

Blue Door also offers a build-your-own waffle option, where customers can add garnishes like chocolate ganache, bacon, berries and whipped cream. Our creation entailed four miniature Belgian waffles, laced in creamy Nutella, sprinkled with pecans, adorned with fresh blueberries and crowned with whipped cream.

As we indulged in decadent waffles, we sipped on latte art made with Counter Culture’s craft coffee. Holland chose this roaster from Durham, N.C., because they provide a quality product.

Rotating the coffee every ten days, Holland seeks out different flavors that will

enhance her artistry and invigorate her customer’s palates. The key to composing a well-designed cup of coffee involves an artful process. “Dial in. Taste it. Pair it.

Adjust it.”

Holland’s passion for coffee transcends the average barista. “I truly feel that making coffee is like a dance and there is a perfect rhythm to it.” With plans to open her own coffee shop in the future, Holland is using this time to sharpen her expertise.

These skills were certainly apparent in the two cups of coffee that we relished.

Holland first made us this season’s signature drink, the Vanilla Spiced Latte. This sip subtly boasted flavors of fall with hints of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and orange.

Our second drink, the Molé Mocha, offered a nod to Mexican flavors by integrating heat from cayenne pepper. This spiciness was balanced by the deep bold flavors of dark chocolate. Each cup

displayed an artistic design exemplifying Holland’s proclamation that, “creating good coffee and latte art is very satisfying”.

Blue Door boasts that while its blue door is open, coffee and waffles are served all day long. So whether you are looking for a new place to brunch or in desperate need of a mid-afternoon study break, Blue Door will leave you anything but blue. cs Blue door, 1718 Bull St.

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CRAFT BEER! Yes there is an app for that. In fact there are lots of apps that are intended to add to your beer drinking experience. Here are a few that follow through on that promise Untappd: No that’s not a typo.

Untappd has no E but If you only have room for one beer app, E or no E, this is probably the one you want. Put simply, Untappd is Facebook for beer drinkers. It is, at its core, a social app, users can friend each other, comment on and toast each other’s beers.

Untappd also features a beer and beer event finder along with a rating system. Even if you are not into the social aspects of Untappd it can be great for beer tracking and recording personal beer ratings. There is even a wish list section for keeping up with those whales you want to run across. Untappd is free and available for iPhone and Android and Blackberry.

BreweryMap: This is the go-to beercation app. BreweryMap will show all the locations for breweries, restaurants and bars within a chosen area. If you are planning a road trip you can type in a starting point, a destination and BreweryMap will show you all of the potential beer stops along your route as well as alternative routes. The app’s latest version adds a ratings and notes feature for your visits.

BreweryMap is $3.99 and available for iPhone and Android.

The Beer Exchange (BEX): BEX is a web app for beer traders. BEX makes connecting with beer traders all over the world simple. Until BEX came along most trades happened via online trading forums. BEX eliminated most of the cumbersome aspect of forum trading tying communication, list making and ratings into one tidy bundle. Users connect via trading profiles that other users can see and browse. There is even an automatic matching feature that pairs you with users that best fit your beer wants and haves. All communication happens via personal messaging and users can

rate each other on shipping, communication and packaging. BEX now provides limited connections to bottle shops that sell online. So if trading isn’t your thing you can still order beer online with BEX as an intermediary. The Beer Exchange is free and available for iPhone and Android.

Beer Bug: Beer bug is a home brewing app. OK, it’s more than just an app as Beer Bug requires some gear too, but it’s very cool gear. The Beer Bug is a sensor and transmitter that you drop into your fermenting beer. The sensor takes readings of all the various measurements, temperature, specific gravity, ABV, a home brewer would want to track. Those measurements are transmitted via wifi to your phone so the savvy home brewer can monitor fermentation from where ever. That information is stored so recipes can be adjusted and compared. There is also a social aspect to Beer Bug as users can share recipes for feedback and so other brewers can try out your great homebrew. The Beer Bug is $199 for the app and gear.

Savannah Craft Beer: You are in Savannah, why do you not have this app on your phone?

This app has a beer and bar finder that will give suggestions based on your location. There is a regularly updated calendar as well as a local Savannah craft beer news feed. Savannah Craft Beer is free and available for iPhone and Android.

Of course at Brew/Drink/Run we’re not just about the beer, so I would be remiss if I didn’t mention a running app too.

Runkeeper has many options but is, at its core, a timer and a GPS mapping program. The BDR team have all used Runkeeper for years because it does what we ask of it. The free version of Runkeeper keeps time, measures distance, provides audible updates and maps all while seamlessly allowing music play. If you’re more into stats an inexpensive upgrade to the paid version, Runkeeper Go allows for all sorts workout comparisons, training suggestions, live tracking and weather updates. Runkeeper also features a social aspect, you can follow friends and share runs Runkeeper boasts 45 million users so finding a running buddy won’t be difficult. cs

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multiplexes CARMIKE 10 www.carmike.com 511 Stephenson Ave. 353-8683

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Aaron Eckhart and Tom Hanks deliver fine and understated performances in Sully.

SULLY

/// The late, great Akira Kurosawa was 83 years old when he directed his final feature film. Ingmar Bergman was 85, while Sidney Lumet was 82. (By comparison, Alfred Hitchcock was only 76, a mere pup.)

It’s doubtful Clint Eastwood — or anyone, for that matter — will break the record of oldest working director set by Portugal’s Manoel de Oliveira (a whopping 103 years old when he helmed his final feature!), but at 86, the American icon has long outlived his critics and will probably end up outliving us all (although it should be noted that, at 81, Woody Allen is right behind him).

Yet even as he’s comfortably ensconced in his “Get off my lawn!” lifestyle, his work as a director largely — and thankfully — remains concise and clear-headed.

It’s unlikely there will be anyone who objects to the hagiographic treatment of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot whose quick thinking and deft maneuvers saved the lives of all 155 people aboard Flight 1549, that fateful NYC-toCLT voyage that ended with Sully landing the bird (damaged by actual birds flying into the engines) in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff.

According to this picture, Sully is decent, reserved, compassionate, and a true American hero. For once, real-life facts tend to corroborate a reel-life depiction of saintliness.

Of course, most films need some semblance of villainy to provide dramatic

tension, and here it comes in the form of a panel of National Transportation Safety Board investigators determined to prove that a water landing wasn’t necessary and Sully could easily have made it back to LaGuardia. (For their part, NTSB members have objected to the film’s interpretation, with one telling CBS News that “We’re not the KGB. We’re not the Gestapo.”)

Thus, while the film offers a restaging of the dramatic landing, it spends just as much time on the investigation, with Sully and co-pilot Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart, funny and loose) repeatedly forced to defend their decisions.

At a scant 96 minutes — one would have to go back to 2002’s Blood Work, 12 films ago!, to find another Clint-helmed project running under two hours — Sully would on paper seem far too short to successfully tackle such a monumental tale; instead, the opposite holds true. Despite the marquee moniker, this isn’t a biopic about the life and times of Chesley Sullenberger (the obligatory scenes of a young Sully taking to the skies are brief and unnecessary) but rather a look at this one particular incidence.

As such, Eastwood and scripter Todd Komarnicki (working from the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, by Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow) find themselves with time to kill, and thus throw in sequences involving either Sully’s wife (a wasted Laura Linney, whose principal co-star is the cell phone in her hand)

or… groan… predictable dream sequences in which Sully sees his plane crashing into New York skyscrapers (thus invoking memories not of the “Miracle on the Hudson” but of 9/11).

These bits serve mainly as padding, but they’re easily forgotten whenever the film reverts back to either the flight or the investigation. In all these scenes, Hanks demonstrates his willingness to underplay (a perpetual plus when it comes to this fine actor), and he brings quiet strength and dignity to the proceedings. It’s a grounded performance in service of a man whose heroism took flight at the right moment.

BEN-HUR

// Back in 1959, when William Wyler’s mammoth production of Ben-Hur debuted, it was comedian Mort Sahl who quipped his review of the film: “Loved him, hated Hur.” Sahl was clearly in the minority — the movie proved to be a box office blockbuster and nabbed a record-setting 11 Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Actor for Charlton Heston) — but if the 89-year-old comic cares to repeat his crack for the 2016 version of Ben-Hur, he will likely find he has more company this time around.

This new adaptation of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is by no means a terrible picture, but it’s a terribly mismanaged one, operating in fits and starts under the auspices of director Timur Bekmambetov.

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Bekmambetov’s last stateside assignment was Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and perhaps adding some bloodsucking vampires to wreak havoc alongside the bloodsucking Romans might have been the way to go. As it stands, there’s not much here that’s particularly noteworthy, with the best scenes crammed into the first stretch that illustrates how two mutually adoring brothers, the Jewish Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) and the (adopted) Roman Messala Severus (Toby Kebbell), are eventually transformed into sworn enemies.

Along the way, Messala becomes a favorite officer of Pontius Pilate (Pilou Asbaek) while Judah has several run-ins with a soft-spoken carpenter named Jesus (Rodrigo Santoro).

Huston and Kebbell are acceptable in the central roles, and their performances might have carried even more weight had this project debuted on the small screen, where it would have been accorded a more comfortable fit.

Morgan Freeman appears as Sheik Ilderim (the role for which Hugh Griffith won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in the ’59 version), and having this secondary character also narrate the picture seems like an odd decision until you remember that Freeman once played God and who else but God should narrate such a Biblical undertaking?

As for the Son of God, Santoro’s shuffling, mumbling work as Jesus makes us long for the days when Hollywood epics were only allowed to show Christ from behind and sans dialogue. Still, dramatizations of His crucifixion never fail to stir the soul, and the one featured in this film is no exception.

Other set-pieces don’t fare as well. In fact, what’s most shocking about Ben-Hur is how thoroughly it bungles the two most iconic and riveting sequences from ’59: Judah’s torturous stint as a galley slave aboard a Roman ship and, of course, the chariot race between Judah and Messala.

The chariot race is hampered by having the other participants sneer like cutrate villains in an Andrew Garfield-era Spider-Man yarn (“Enjoy this lap, because I will keeeel you in the next one!” bellows a bald baddie at Judah, forgetting to add a maniacal “Muahahaha” at the end), but in the case of both lengthy sequences, the decision to film in extreme close-up was ill-advised, and these murky and incoherent bits are further crippled by obvious CGI (one galley shot hints that Bekmambetov wanted to make Hardcore Ben-Hur) as well as rapid-fire editing that recalls those Ginsu blades in action on late-night infomercials.

Because of this, viewers with stomachs sensitive to roller coaster sensations might want to skip the movie altogether

According to this picture, Sully is decent, reserved, compassionate, and a true American hero. For once, reallife facts tend to corroborate a reel-life depiction of saintliness.

— indeed, I can easily imagine Sahl walking out during either of these segments while muttering, “This Ben-Hur makes me want to Ben-hurl.”

SAUSAGE PARTY

/// For those too young to remember the output of Ralph Bakshi, the definitive sequence involving animated intercourse would inarguably be the puppet-sex segment in 2004’s Team America: World Police. Yet even that water-cooler conversation starter looks like an outtake from Finding Dory when compared to the extended orgy sequence in Sausage Party, the latest offering from (with apologies to MAD) the usual gang of idiots — meaning, of course, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and the rest of that Apatow-approved crowd.

An outrageous undertaking that’s only slightly more kid-friendly than Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses, this toon flick for grownups takes place at a supermarket wherein all the products believe that, once they’re purchased, a rapturous afterlife awaits them beyond those sliding doors.

But it’s only through the adventures of a hot dog named Frank and a bun named Brenda (Kristen Wiig) that the awful and inconvenient truth comes out.

The laughs tumble freely in Sausage Party, yet there are also a few stretches where the humor is not only repetitive but pound into the pavement. Yet what’s particularly noteworthy about the picture is not so much its crude comic content (some of it rather insipid) but the weightier thematic elements that envelop the storyline.

Sausage Party is about nothing less than existential angst, spiritual fulfillment, and the search for a higher power in a potentially Godless universe — given these topics, it’s no wonder that one of the characters (a bagel, no less) is made to act and sound like Woody Allen.

There’s also mention of the ceaseless Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a welcome pro-LGBT stance, and even a metamoment examining the place of animated films in our entertainment cycle. That’s pretty heady material for a movie in which the primary villain is a douche — and, yes, I mean that literally.

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

/// There’s no denying that Meryl Streep is one of the greatest actresses of our (all?) time, but plenty of room to argue that her recent run hasn’t been as astounding as past laps of victory. Despite the knee-jerk awards attention for the likes of Into the Woods and The Iron Lady (and the less said about her appearance in the YA adaptation The Giver, the better), she hasn’t knocked one out of the multiplex since her superb turn in 2009’s Julie & Julia.

With Florence Foster Jenkins, she returns in grand fashion, delivering a performance that’s alternately amusing, brave and, above all, poignant.

Yet she’s not the only one who excels in this based-on-fact yarn about the titular New York socialite, a woman who loved to sing even though her voice was about as pleasing as that of a cat who just had a brick dropped on its tail. As St. Clair Bayfield, Florence’s husband and the person who took it upon himself to guarantee that only friends and easy touches were allowed to hear her sing (professional critics were banned from her shows), Hugh Grant is equally marvelous.

Meanwhile, The Big Bang Theory’s Simon Helberg delivers a scene-stealing turn as Cosme McMoon, the talented pianist fearful that his collaborations with Florence might doom his burgeoning career.

Like Tim Burton’s Ed Wood, Florence Foster Jenkins offers a sympathetic portrayal of an individual whose creative and artistic zeal unfortunately outpaced any true talent. Although perhaps it was simply a matter of being born in the wrong era — after all, had she been a product of the 21st century, there’s no doubt she would have enjoyed a healthy run on the idiotic American Idol.

SUICIDE SQUAD

/ While I’m reluctant to obliterate any industry that on occasion can still give us something as provocative as Spotlight or as charming as Zootopia, her anger was understandable. Suicide Squad is its own kind of bomb, the sort of destructive force whose repercussions will be felt for years.

There’s no doubt that with Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman and the wretched Man of Steel, DC is futilely trying to play catch-up with Marvel, which spent many years and multiple movies building up its brand.

Suicide Squad gets off to a decent start, as government suit Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) talks her superiors into allowing her to assemble a team of miscreants and madmen in order to protect the world in case the next Superman turns out to be an evil entity bent on destroying it.

Via flashbacks, we’re then treated to a roll call of the assembled: the expert marksman Deadshot (Will Smith), the psychotic Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), the obnoxious Boomerang (Jai Courtney), the human torch Diablo (Jay Hernandez), the misshapen Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and the centuries-old Enchantress (Cara Delevingne).

All are placed the watchful eye of supersoldier Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), whose girlfriend, June Moone, is also the poor woman housing Enchantress within her mortal frame (Delevingne plays both sides of the two-faced coin).

There are other characters crammed into the picture, including Katana (Karen Fukuhara), so nondescript a character that her sword, stuffed with souls the same way a flounder might be stuffed with crab, exhibits more personality than the person wielding it, and Batman (Ben Affleck), who only drops by to cash a paycheck.

Then there’s The Joker, played by Jared Leto in what was touted by the PR machine as a method-style performance.

There might indeed be method to his madness, but it’s of little consequence.

Harley Quinn is at the center of the film’s casual misogyny, an ugly stance that’s weirdly amplified by writer-director David Ayers. Robbie does what she can, but the part doesn’t provide her with much – even most of her wisecracks land like bricks.

In fact, the greatest failing of Suicide Squad might be its roster of misfits.

They’re intriguingly billed as the “worst of the worst,” but most end up being sweethearts (Deadshot has a daughter, Harley Quinn dreams of a suburban life, Boomerang loves pink unicorns) and, worst of the worst, most are one-note dullards.

At least the soundtrack is good. As far as elevating audience interest, the killer rock trumps Killer Croc, with such gems as The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil,” Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” and Eminem’s “Without Me” blaring over the auditorium speakers.

But it makes sense that no one thought to include Ozzy Osbourne’s “Suicide Solution,” since Suicide Squad isn’t the answer to anyone’s prayers. CS

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Fall arts Preview Special Screenings

Fall Arts Preview:

Special screenings

Friday, September 16

The Notebook — A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences. $7 6 p.m. Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

Saturday, September 17

Steel Magnolias — A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond. $7 6 p.m.

Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

Sunday, September 18

Memorial Tribute to Gene Wilder — The PFS of SAV celebrates the life and career of this beloved star with a screening of one of his lesser known (but still wonderful) feature films. $8 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Sunday, September 21

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Psychotronic Film Society: MARIE, THE DOLL aka MARIE POUPEE (1976, France) Barely known outside of France, and not even widely known there, this peculiar and mesmerizing erotic drama about a beautiful young French girl who is wooed by a wealthy and much older man will leave a lasting impression on viewers. The Sentient Bean 8pm / $7

Thursday, September 22

Seven Samurai — Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece tells the story of a veteran samurai, fallen on hard times, who answers a village’s request for protection from bandits. 7 p.m.

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

wednesday, September 28

Seven Samurai

Psychotronic Film Society: 40th Anniversary Screening of the Infamous Blaxploitation Gem BROTHERHOOD OF DEATH (1976, USA) We celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this twisted and at times very funny black exploitation flick that was made on a shoestring budget and shown at Drive-Ins and in Grindhouse Theaters back in the day. Sentient Bean 8pm / $6

Thursday, September 29

An Affair to Remember — Girls Night Out at the Movies screens Cary Grant’s greatest love story. $10 7 p.m. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

Saturday, October 1

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — The Lucas Theatre is presenting this film to honor the memory of the late beloved actor Gene Wilder. $9 8 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

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wednesday, October 5

Psychotronic Film Society “Forgotten Horrors Month”: Unauthorized EVIL DEAD II Homage BLOODY MUSCLE BUILDER TO HELL aka JIGOKU NO CHIMIDORO (Japan) In honor of Halloween, each Wednesday night in the month of October, PFS will screen a rare thriller or horror film from around the world. First up is this crazy rare slice of DIY cinema clearly based on the second EVIL DEAD film, and duplicates much of its plot. Sentient Bean 8pm / $7

Friday, October 7

The Magnificent Seven — A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them.

7 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 E Broughton St.

Saturday, October 8

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil — Lucas Theatre is presenting this film to honor the memory of the Grand Empress of Savannah, Lady Chablis. A memorial service from 4-6pm at the theatre the same day, followed by reception at Club One downtown. 8 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. 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. second Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

wednesday, october 12

PFS “Forgotten Horrors Month” – THE MONOLITH MONSTERS (1957, USA) One of the coolest old B&W sci-fi/horror flicks ever made, this is a fast-paced tale of gigantic, building sized, moving pieces of crystal from outer space which threaten to destroy the USA. The Sentient Bean 8pm / $7

wednesday, october 19

PFS “Forgotten Horrors Month” – THE PSYCHOPATH aka AN EYE FOR AN EYE (1973, USA) Dark, disturbing and freaky, this rare piece of low-budget Grindhouse sleaze has never been released anywhere in the world on DVD. Sentient Bean 8pm / $7

wednesday, october 12

PFS: “Forgotten Horrors Month” – THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW (1971, U.K.) This little-known British chiller Horror thriller is set in 17th century England, and concerns the children of a village who are slowly converting into a coven of devil worshipers. The Sentient Bean 8pm / $7

wednesday, november 23

PFS: Annual “Turkey for Turkey Day” Celebration – What Hilariously Inept Piece of Filmmaking Will We Show?

We won’t divulge what’s on tap for this year’s celebration, but if you enjoy laughing at bad movies, you’ll be in stitches. Sentient Bean 8pm / $7

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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.

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Activism & Politics

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. third Thursday of every month. (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.

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.

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. Auditions for Dracula The South Carolina Ballet announces auditions for its performance of “Dracula.”

Auditions for dancers ages 7-10 begin at 11 a.m., and auditions for dancers ages 11 and up begin at 11:45 a.m. The performance will be held Friday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, call 803-799-7605 or email jcobb@columbiacityballet.com. Sat.,

Latino Heritage Month

Armstrong’s Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong (HOLA) program has organized nearly 30 events for this year’s celebration. For a full list of events, visit armstrong.edu.

Sep. 15-Oct. 15. Armstrong Center, Armstrong State University, 13040 Abercorn Street.

Sep. 17, 11 a.m. savannahcivic.com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. 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 Entries for “Faith” What do you believe? Non-Fiction Gallery wants to know. For $15 (non Art Rise members pay $25), submit 4 images of artwork in any medium for consideration to the exhibition opening on December 16. The first place winner will receive $100. Through Oct. 30. Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull 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.

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

$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.

Savannah Children’s Theatre Masquerade Auction & Gala Please help us continue to “educate, inspire and entertain” by joining us for our annual auction and gala. Along with a live and silent auction there will be a sit down dinner, cash bar and live entertainment. 75 Sat., Sep. 17, 6:30-10 p.m. 912-238-9015. eventinfo@ savannahchildrenstheatre.org. Cohen’s Retreat, 5715 Skidaway Rd. 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

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improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

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.

Boating Safety Course The Georgia DNR along with the Chatham County Marine Patrol conducts a Boating Safety Course on the third Saturday of every month at the Savannah Mall Conference Room (lower level by Burlington Coat Factory). This course is free to the public.

This is a Georgia DNR approved class that is required for anyone that was born after

January 1, 1998 if they want to operate any power vessel/personnel watercraft on Georgia waterways. For additional information on this course you can contact the Georgia DNR @912-264-7237 or the Chatham County Marine Patrol @912353-1004. Class size is limited to 30 participants. Free Sat., Sep. 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 912-353-1004. savannahmall.com/.

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

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of communicating in a professional environment. Students will learn how to effectively communicate in environments from creative and art based workplaces, to corporate offices. The course will discuss business emails, writing etiquette, how to prioritize information, and how to address conflict. Examples of how to ensure accountability, problem solve, and effectively ask for help will bolster the skills students learn. $135 Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.. 912-6512005. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/business-communications/. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Champions Training Center Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Chatham Apprentice Program Step Up Savannah’s Chatham Apprentice Program (CAP) is hosting two recruiting sessions in August for its next “E3: Educate, Empower, Employ” job-skills training program, scheduled to start on September 19 and run through October 13. The program is open to men and women interested in enhancing their basic employment skills. The training is free to adults (18 years and older) through a partnership among Chatham County, Step Up Savannah, Inc. and the United Way of the Coastal Empire. Those without a high school diploma or GED are encouraged to apply but the program is open to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed.

Successful graduates of the Chatham Apprentice Program receive assistance with their job search and one-on-one coaching.

The application process is competitive and space is limited. Interested individuals should attend an information session, either on August 5th or August 12th at 9am at the Department of Labor, 5520 White Bluff Rd. Through Oct. 13. 912-401-0672. tcrooks@ stepupsavannah.org. GDOL Savannah Career Center, 5520 White Bluff Rd. 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. 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@

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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.

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.

Free Bridge Lessons The course starts with Introduction to Bridge (BB1). The following lessons, Competitive Bidding (BB2) and Play of the Hand (BB4), will be offered in September. Intermediate and advanced seminars will also commence in September. Additionally, there are games for all levels of players in the day and evening. Visit our website, www.bridgewebs. com/savannahclubs.com, or call 912-2284838 for more information. Through Sep. 30, 7-9 p.m. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. 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.

Life Challenge Coaching In an environment of patience, nonjudgement and compassion, we will explore the source of your challenge, the beliefs that hold your challenge in place, and discover & enact healthy and healing life changes. For appointment, contact Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) to 912-429-7265. ongoing. Online only, none.

Making the Most of Coaching and Mentoring In this session, you will learn about perceptiveness and adaptability as well as common considerations and roadblocks.

Kevin Jackson, founder and president of EnviroVac Holdings, LLC, will share coaching

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15 In a whirl 16 Like a centaur or mermaid 18 Pastime requiring careful movements 19 Abbr. in a military address 20 Like many trollish comments 21 Flora and fauna 22 Qualifies to compete in a tournament 25 Beehive St. capital 27 “American Horror Story: Freak Show” enclosure 28 Steaming mad 30 “Waterfalls” group 32 Company shares, for short 33 Mandarin hybrid used in Asian cuisine 34 Facebook meme often paired with a non-sequitur image 39 Gardener’s gear 40 Pioneering filmmaker Browning 41 ___-mo 42 Common soap opera

affliction 44 Marooning spot 47 “Amazing!”

48 Assistance 53 Trivial Pursuit edition 55 Elvis’s disputed middle name 56 “I Ching” philosophy 57 Hardly happy with 58 Bygone lemon-lime soda 60 “Next to Me” singer ___ Sande 61 Rice from New Orleans 62 “Lord of the Rings” creatures 63 Passenger car 64 Insects with a waggle dance 65 “___ & Oh’s” (Elle King hit)

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ten automatically cleared 17 Move swiftly 21 Dick in the Pro Football Hall of Fame 23 Soup follower 24 Roman called “The Censor” 26 You’re looking at it 29 “Heavens to Betsy!”

31 Austin and Boston, for two 32 Late Pink Floyd member ___ Barrett 34 “Austin Powers” verb 35 “Jeopardy!” in a box, e.g.

36 How some medicines are taken 37 Baby bronco 38 Adjusts, as tires 43 Naomi Watts thriller set for November 2016 45 Gender-neutral term for someone of Mexican or South American heritage, say 46 Establishes as law 49 “Common Sense” pamphleteer 50 “Fame” actress Cara 51 A and E, but not I, O, or U 52 “Easy ___ it!”

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stories and tips. David Paddison, president of Seacrest Partners, Inc., will discuss the power of mentoring. Those who are middle and upper management professionals who work for mid- to large-size companies, as well as those who are about to transition to management roles, will benefit from this session. $15 Thu., Sep. 15, 7:30-9:30 a.m. 912-963-6976. william.astary@ pe.gatech.edu. Effective coaching and mentoring doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all strategy. Each person has different skills, experiences, motivations, and professional and organizational circumstances, so perceptiveness and adaptability are paramount. In this session, you will learn about these guidelines as well as common considerations and roadblocks. $15 Thu., Sep. 15, 8-9:30 a.m. Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments and Styles Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels for Guitar (electric, acoustic, bass, classical, jazz), Piano, Flute, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Voice as well as Music Theory/ Composition/ Ear Training.

We teach public, private and home school students as well as adults at all experience levels. Located at 15 East Montgomery Crossroads in Office #205 near White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA. ongoing. 912388-1806. 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.

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 58 St, 1110 May St.

of workshops that will help entrepreneurs identify and vet their target customer segments, articulate the value proposition, make financial projections, and prepare them to meet with investors. Applications are now being accepted. To apply, visit atdc. org/uncategorized/atdc-savannah-startupbootcamp. Tuesdays.. yvonne@atdc.org.

Creators’ Foundry, 415 W Boundary St. Youth and Teen Aerial Silk Classes Youth Class ages 8+. Teen Class ages 11+.

Learn to dance and work with Aerial Silks and Hoop while suspended in the air. Weekly classes held on Fridays through the month of September only. Very limited space available, reserve your spot and register online today. $20/class $75/September package ongoing. 954.682.5694. elyse. thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave.

Little Black Fetish Party

Get ready for some shock and awe as we roll out once more with our newest themed event. The Tied and Tasseled Fetish Cabaret blend elements of fetish underground, sensual dark fantasy, chic sultry style, goth and neo-burlesque surreal entertainment. Our fetish superstars are Bo Blush, Ginger Von Bleu, Kim the Dancing Fool, T’lore D’lay, Mona Ramona, Melodie Malice and Darby Havok. Expect an evening of decadence, elegance, & extravagance, so dressing to impress is highly encouraged. $10-$20 Sat., Sep. 17, 9 p.m. 912661-2435. chriscook69@juno. com. chriscook69.wixsite. com/chriscookthemeparty. wormholebar.com. The Wormhole, 2307 Bull Street.

Reiki Treatment Reiki relaxes & rejuvenates; promotes emotional & physical healing; reduces neuromuscular & arthritic pain. E-mail request for appointment/ Fee base at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) 912429-7265 ongoing. Online only, none.

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.

Startup Boot Camp Georgia Tech Savannah hosts this series

Clubs & Organizations

1 Million Cups 1 Million Cups (1MC), a program of the Kauffman Foundation, is seeking entrepreneurs to share their new business ideas with a weekly audience. Participants receive feedback and exposure with the opportunity to strengthen their idea and gain connections in the Savannah community.

1MC meets every Wednesday at the Creative Coast 9-10a. Apply to present online: www.1millioncups.com/Savannah Free Wednesdays, 9 a.m.. 1millioncups. com/savannah. Creators’ Foundry, 415 W Boundary St. 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. 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 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. 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.

Hostess City Toastmasters Got something to say? Find your voice or ramp up your presentation style in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. We take turns practicing speeches and giving constructive feedback so we can all improve as pubic speakers. Terrified beginners to expert presenters welcome. Tue., Sep. 20, 6-7 p.m. 843-290-9926. hostesscity. toastmastersclubs.org. thincsavannah.com.

Thinc Savannah, 35 Barnard St. 3rd Floor.

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.

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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. 912344-5127. 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 Authors Workshop If you’re a writer, and you’re serious about it, Savannah Authors Workshop is looking for you. We exist to encourage good writing.

We meet twice a month in the relaxed atmosphere of a private home (Baldwin Park area). Our third annual Anthology has just been published. We are looking for new members. Come as a guest to our next meeting (Wednesday, September 21) and see how you like us (sorry: no poets).

Contact Christopher Scott, President: cscott630@yahoo.com for more details and directions. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

The Savannah Chinese Corner The Savannah Chinese Corner welcomes anyone interested in Mandarin language or Chinese culture. Meets every Sunday morning from 10 am to noon. Check the Facebook group to see meeting location. ongoing. https://facebook.com/ chineseinsavannah/?fref=ts. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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.

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.

Concert: Brilliant Brass Chamber Concert Series Members of the Savannah Philharmonic brass section come to amaze and astonish us with musical fluidity and dexterity. Sun., Sep. 18, 5 p.m. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

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

An event for ages 18 and up. $10 Admission $12 VIP third Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. (912) 224-6084 or (912) 224-4461. kimberlygunn.com. The Eden Room, 1105 Stiles Avenue.

PICKPerpetual Groove with Passafire Based in Athens, GA, Perpetual Groove is a long time well established touring act with an enthusiastic fan base and international critical acclaim. $26 general admission, or you can purchase a two-day pass for $42 Fri., Sep. 16, 7-11 p.m. 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com/schedule/perpetualgroove-passafire/. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. PICKStatts Fest This fundraiser will feature food trucks, a silent auction, kids’ activities and Savannah’s best local bands throughout the event including Joe Nelson and James Pittman, City Hotel, Damon & the Shitkickers, Waits

& Co., Bottles & Cans and more. Proceeds benefit Jason Statts, a local artist who was paralyzed after a 2008 shooting. $15 advance, $20 door Sat., Sep. 17, 3-8 p.m. info@friendsofstatts.com. friendsofstatts. com. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr.

Conferences

Women ROCK! Be inspired at Women Rock! Savannah 2016 and get the help you need to take the next step in setting and reaching your goals. This conference will bring life-transforming value and is committed to helping ladies find their voice, personal power, beauty and talent.

We offer practical strategies to live your best lives in business, wealth, health and relationships. Sat., Sep. 17, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

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Are you ready to declutter your life, health and money? Would you like to learn how to simplify your beauty routine and slow down the aging process? Do you know how to intentionally network to grow your business? Be inspired at WR!S2016 and get the help you need to take the next step in setting and reaching your goals. 49.00 Sat., Sep. 17, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 206continues on p. 60

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Concert: 40 Years of Ministry Overcoming by Faith celebrates 40 years of ministry with this concert, featuring the Imani Milele Children’s Choir from Uganda, Erica Campbell, Travis Greene, Canton Jones, Bishop Dale Bronner, Deborah Pegues and others. Events include a homecoming picnic, a reunion, and a homecoming celebration. Free Sep. 16-18. yolanda_cooper@overcomingbyfaith. org. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd.

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Events

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. PICKCommon 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.

Constitution Day Celebration Armstrong’s Constitution Day Celebration will feature Chatham County District Attorney Meg Heap, who will speak on “The First Amendment, Social Media and the Courts.” Following a lecture and Q&A session there will be a reception. Free and open to the public Fri., Sep. 16, noon. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html.

Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Dancing In The Streets 4 dance areas, 4 DJ’s. Special guests: DJ Prime, DJ Grady Baby, DJ Sugar Daddy and more. Gates open at 6 p.m., free food and beverages until 8 p.m. Tickets : $20 Sat., Sep. 17, 6 p.m.-2 a.m. 585-203-8652.

Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

What should you do if your allies get bogged down by excess caution or lazy procrastination? Here’s what I advise: Don’t confront them or berate them. Instead, cheerfully do what must be done without their help. And what action should you take if mediocrity begins to creep into collaborative projects? Try this: Figure out how to restore excellence, and cheerfully make it happen. And how should you proceed if the world around you seems to have fallen prey to fear-induced apathy or courage-shrinking numbness?

My suggestion: Cheerfully kick the world’s butt -- with gentle but firm good humor.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

For the foreseeable future, your main duty is to be in love. Rowdily and innocently in love. Meticulously and shrewdly in love. In love with whom or what? Everyone and everything -- or at least with as much of everyone and everything as you can manage. I realize this is a breathtaking assignment that will require you to push beyond some of your limitations and conjure up almost superhuman levels of generosity. But that’s exactly what the cosmic omens suggest is necessary if you want to break through to the next major chapter of your life story.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

What do you hope to be when you are all grown up, Gemini? An irresistible charmer who is beloved by many and owned by none? A master multi-tasker who’s paid well for the art of never being bored? A versatile virtuoso who is skilled at brokering truces and making matches and tinkering with unique blends? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to entertain fantasies like these -- to dream about your future success and happiness. You are likely to generate good fortune for yourself as you brainstorm and play with the pleasurable possibilities. I invite you to be as creative as you dare.

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“Dear Soul Doctor: I have been trying my best to bodysurf the flood of feelings that swept me away a few weeks ago. So far I haven’t drowned! That’s good news, right? But I don’t know how much longer I can stay afloat. It’s hard to maintain so much concentration. The power and volume of the surge doesn’t seem to be abating. Are there any signs that I won’t have to do this forever? Will I eventually reach dry land? - Careening Crab.” Dear Careening: Five or six more days, at the most: You won’t have to hold out longer than that. During this last stretch, see if you can enjoy the ride more. Re-imagine your journey as a rambunctious adventure rather than a harrowing ordeal. And remember to feel grateful: Not many people have your capacity to feel so deeply.

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beautyandtruth@freewillastrology.com

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

If there can be such a thing as a triumphant loss, you will achieve it sometime soon. If anyone can slink in through the back door but make it look like a grand entrance, it’s you. I am in awe of your potential to achieve auspicious reversals and medicinal redefinitions. Plain old simple justice may not be available, but I bet you’ll be able to conjure up some unruly justice that’s just as valuable. To assist you in your cagey maneuvers, I offer this advice: Don’t let your prowess make you overconfident, and always look for ways to use your so-called liabilities to your advantage.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Caution: You may soon be exposed to outbreaks of peace, intelligence, and mutual admiration. Sweet satisfactions might erupt unexpectedly. Rousing connections could become almost routine, and useful revelations may proliferate. Are you prepared to fully accept this surge of grace?

Or will you be suspicious of the chance to feel soulfully successful? I hope you can find a way to at least temporarily adopt an almost comically expansive optimism. That might be a good way to ensure you’re not blindsided by delight.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“Brainwashing” is a word with negative connotations. It refers to an intensive indoctrination that scours away a person’s convictions and replaces them with a new set of rigid beliefs. But I’d like to propose an alternative definition for your use in the coming days. According to my astrological analysis, you now have an extraordinary power to thoroughly wash your own brain -- thereby flushing away toxic thoughts and trashy attitudes that might have collected there. I invite you to have maximum fun as you make your inner landscape clean and sparkly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

dlb26666@yahoo.com. C.L. Barrett’s Lakes, 6653 East Oglethorpe Highway.

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/Drinks-afterwork/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah.

My astrological divinations suggest that a lightning storm is headed your way, metaphorically speaking. But it shouldn’t inconvenience you much -- unless you do the equivalent of getting drunk, stumbling out into the wasteland, and screaming curses toward heaven. (I don’t recommend that.) For best results, consider this advice: Take shelter from the storm, preferably in your favorite sanctuary. Treat yourself to more silence and serenity than you usually do. Meditate with the relaxed ferocity of a Zen monk high on Sublime Emptiness. Got all that?

Now here’s the best part: Compose a playfully edgy message to God, telling Her about all the situations you want Her to help you transform during the next 12 months.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Novelist Tom Robbins said this about my work: “I’ve seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny.” Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei testified, “Rob Brezsny gets my nomination for best prophet in a starring role. He’s a script doctor for the soul.” Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz declared, “Rob Brezsny writes everybody’s favorite astrology column. I dig him for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry and his humor.” Are you fed up with my boasts yet, Sagittarius? I will spare you from further displays of egomania under one condition: You have to brag about yourself a lot in the coming days -- and not just with understated little chirps and peeps. Your expressions of self-appreciation must be lush, flamboyant, exultant, witty, and sincere.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

By normal standards, your progress should be vigorous in the coming weeks. You may score a new privilege, increase your influence, or forge a connection that boosts your ability to attract desirable resources. But accomplishments like those will be secondary to an even more crucial benchmark: Will you understand yourself better?

Will you cultivate a more robust awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, your needs and your duties?

Will you get clear about what you have to learn and what you have to jettison?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

I’m confident that you would never try to sneak through customs with cocaine-laced goat meat or a hundred live tarantulas or some equally prohibited contraband. Please use similar caution as you gear up for your rite of passage or metaphorical border crossing. Your intentions should be pure and your conscience clear. Any baggage you take with you should be free of nonsense and delusions. To ensure the best possible outcome, arm yourself with the highest version of brave love that you can imagine.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Should you be worried if you have fantasies of seducing a deity, angel, or superhero? Will it be weird if some night soon you dream of an erotic rendezvous with a mermaid, satyr, or centaur? I say no. In fact, I’d regard events like these as healthy signs. They would suggest that you’re ready to tap into mythic and majestic yearnings that have been buried deep in your psyche. They might mean your imagination wants to steer you toward experiences that will energize the smart animal within you. And this would be in accordance with the most exalted cosmic tendencies. Try saying this affirmation: “I am brilliantly primal. I am wildly wise. I am divinely surprising.”

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com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. 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.

PICKFree Family Day In conjunction with a visit by the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery, enjoy child-friendly introductions to the culture of Tibet. Learn the geography, try butter tea, and make a meditation jar.

Two sessions at 2pm and 3pm will give children the opportunity to contribute to a community sand mandala using the same tools as the monks. Free Admission Sat., Sep. 17, 1-4 p.m. 912-790-8800. telfair.org/ jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Freedom Trail Driving Tour Guide Johnnie Brown will lead guests on the Freedom Trail Tour through downtown Savannah, visiting sites impacted by W. W. Law’s historic preservation leadership, including Laurel Grove South Cemetery, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, King-Tisdell Cottage, and the Beach Institute. Learn about Savannah’s unique African American history from a local history guide trained by W. W. Law. Free, but reservations required Tue., Sep. 20, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-651-6411. savannahvisit. com/. Visitor’s Information Center, 301 MLK Jr. Blvd.

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. Little Black Fetish Party Get ready for some shock and awe as we roll out once more with our newest themed event. The Tied and Tasseled Fetish Cabaret blend elements of fetish underground, sensual dark fantasy, chic sultry style, goth and neo-burlesque surreal entertainment. Our fetish superstars are Bo Blush, Ginger Von Bleu, Kim the Dancing Fool, T’lore D’lay, Mona Ramona, Melodie Malice and Darby Havok. Expect an evening of decadence, elegance, & extravagance, so dressing to impress is highly encouraged. $10-$20 Sat., Sep. 17, 9 p.m. 912-661-2435. chriscook69@juno.com. chriscook69. wixsite.com/chriscookthemeparty. wormholebar.com. The Wormhole, 2307 Bull Street.

Massie Alumni Reunion Come back to school for a night as we invite alumni and their families to join us for a reunion. Share stories, see old

friends, and relive the magic of Massie. Dr. Boo Hornstein will deliver a “Memories of Massie” lecture at 6 p.m. Tue., Sep. 20, 4 p.m. massieschool.com/. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. Monthly Membership Dinner and Meeting Membership meeting with dinner and speaker. Navy League supports our Sea Services and their families. You do not have to have been in any of the military services to join. For further information contact Jeff Zureick at 912 450 0521 $22.00 third Tuesday of every month & 5:45-8:15 p.m.. 912 450 0521. piwi@hargray.com. savannahnavyleague.us. Savannah Navy League, 17 lake heron ct west.

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. 1-866666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

Out of the Darkness Community Walk The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosts this walk that will bring light to the stigma surrounding suicide and mental illness. Sat., Sep. 17, 10 a.m. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

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.

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 On The Harbor IV Welcome to our fourth installment of Savannah’s biggest old school event. This year’s old school hip hop artist will be the legendary southern hip hop group Eightball and MJG. Join us in an upscale, classy environment as we celebrate old school hip hop, R&B and soul music. Prices range from $50.00 to $60.00 Sat., Sep. 17, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. 912-492-3535. savannahcivic. com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. 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. St. Pius X High School Alumni Association Meeting All former students of St. Pius X High School are invited to attend this meeting.

Meet old friends, make new friends and have a great time. Several social events are hosted throughout the year. Dues are $24 a year. third Saturday of every month, 1 p.m.

Savannah Classical Academy, 402 Market Street.

St. Practice Day! Starting this month, come out every 17th to practice your shenanigan and drinking skills as we get closer to St. Patty’s Day. Green beer, live music and lots of Craic fun. free Sat., Sep. 17, 5-11 p.m. 912-459-4160. fiaruairishpub@ gmail.com. https://facebook. com/events/1579625585677138/. fiaruairishpub.com. Fia Rua Irish Pub, 10132 Ford Ave. Tied to Success Empowerment Workshop The City of Hinesville is hosting Tied to Success, an annual, free empowerment workshop for males ages 10 and older.

The event will include breakout sessions, inspirational speakers, lunch and keynote speaker, Coach Julian Stokes. Stokes, the men’s basketball coach for Liberty County High School, led the Panther’s to their first state championship in March. Advanced registration for this event is required by Sept. 9. Sat., Sep. 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 912876-6573. Liberty County Performing Arts Center, 2140 East Oglethorpe Highway.

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. PICKUnity in the Community Unity in the Community is a nonprofit organization that promotes and hosts free, family-friendly culturally diverse events to give back to the community. The events feature handcrafted ethnic arts and crafts, home-based businesses, and community nonprofits. Entertainment is provided by churches and other local individuals and groups. third Saturday, Sunday of every month. riverstreetsavannah.com/. River Street, River St. West Side Block Party Join the young writers of Deep Center’s Block by Block Project for a dramatic reading and Block Party on Wayne Street to follow. Featuring live music, food trucks, public art, and story tours. Free Sun., Sep. 18, 3-6 p.m. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

so important to our community. Enjoy live music, an open bar, silent auction, and food. $75 Sep. 15, 6-9 p.m. 912-233-8733. info@ savannahtree.com. savannahtree.com/ event/savannah-tree-foundation-8th-annualfall-frolic/?instance_id=462. shipsofthesea. org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Wine Dinner A three-course custom paired wine dinner. $45 per person holycityhospitality.com/39rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. Friends of Ben Tucker Benefit Join us for a fundraiser to help preserve Ben Tucker’s legacy in Savannah. Guests will enjoy gourmet food prepared by celebrity chefs, drinks, tour museum and more. $75. p/p donation Sep. 17, 6-8:30 p.m. 912-335-2629. bessig111@comcast. net. friendsofbentucker@gmail.com. friendsofbentucker.org. African Art Museum, 111 East 34th Street.

Richmond Hill Farmers’ Market The City of Richmond Hill will reopen its Farmer’s Market on March 15th. There will be free balloons for children, shopping bags for market customers, and activities such as corn hole, a bouncy house and the fire department will bring their water cannon. Handicap parking will be available.

Each Tuesday from mid-March until November, the market will offer the best in local produce and crafts. The City has extended shopping hours from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. 2-7 p.m.. 912-756-3345. jlee@ richmondhill-ga.gov. https://facebook.com/ RichmondHillFarmersMarket. J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

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 continues on p. 62

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Savannah Tree Foundation’s 8th Annual Fall Frolic The Savannah Tree Foundation invites you to join us in celebrating Chatham County’s trees. We will announce the honorees for the annual Founders Awards and enjoy an evening celebrating the trees that are

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kits. 912-401-0543. info@foxyloxycafe.com. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. PICKForsyth 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. Wine Dinner A three-course custom paired wine dinner. $45 per person holycityhospitality.com/39rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. Wine Sampling Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer. luckysmarket.com/ savannah-ga/. Lucky’s Market, 5501 Abercorn St.

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Astronomy $3 plus park pass Sat., Sep. 17, 9 p.m. gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister/. Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. Blooms, Birds and Butterflies Norman Winter, Executive Director of the Coastal GA Botanical Gardens will present a program. Tue., Sep. 20, 7 p.m.

912-658-6136. fpc.presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. 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/ 62 skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52

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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.

Gardening Session Learn how to garden and harvest vegetables and herbs to bring home. Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. First and third Saturday of every month. Free and open to the public third Saturday of every month, 8:30-9:30 a.m. charleshmorriscenter.com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Little Brown Bat Hike $2 plus parking pass Thu., Sep. 15. gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister/. Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. Tails on Trails Dog Hike $2 plus park pass Sun., Sep. 18, 11 a.m. gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister/.

Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. 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 info. ongoing. 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org.

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 Everyone is welcome. Experience not necessary. Visit our website for location, meditation periods and classes. savannahzencenter.com. Individual instruction upon request. Email Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com for more information. ongoing. Online only, none.

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.

Gratitude Circle in the Squares Gather with others to share gratitude.

Everyone welcome. Park next to Bull Street Library. 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.

Jesus Yeshua Holidays and plans for 2017 underway for young adults and college Christians.

Contact Reverend Brenda Lee @yahoo.com or call (912) 236-3156. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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.

Mock Trial Come witness the trial of a famous biblical character and see if you agree with the outcome. Wed., Sep. 14, 6 p.m. Butler Presbyterian Church, 603 W. Victory Dr. 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.

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. and third Thursday of every month, 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.

Special Screenings

Film: Memorial Tribute to Gene Wilder The PFS of SAV celebrates the life and career of this beloved star with a screening of one of his lesser known (but still wonderful) feature films. The exact title will remain a secret until showtime, so buy a ticket, take a chance, and be pleasantly surprised. $8 Sun., Sep. 18, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Film: Steel Magnolias A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold. $7 Sat., Sep. 17, 6 p.m. marstheatre.com. Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

Film: The Notebook A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences. $7 Fri., Sep. 16, 6 p.m. marstheatre.com. Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

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