Connect Savannah October 18, 2017

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with Special Guest Saturday, October 21st Corey Smith with Special Guest Friday, October 27th Famous Dex with Special Guest Wednesday, November 8th

Hinder with Adelitas Way, Josh Todd & The Conflict and Wayland Thursday, November 9th Living Colour Friday, November 10th Granger Smith with Morgan Wallen

Thursday, November 16th

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with SPECIAL GUEST

Saturday, October 21st

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Corey Smith

with SPECIAL GUEST Friday, October 27th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Famous Dex

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Mother’s Finest w/Special Guest Thomas Claxton & The Myth

Special Guests, DJs, Support Artists

Lonestar with Special Guest, Military & First Responder Appreciation Concert Saturday, November 18th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Girls Night Out! Saturday, December 9th The Steppin’ Stones with The High Divers Thursday, January 11, 2018

with Adelitas Way, Josh Todd & The Conflict and Wayland

Friday, November 17th

P.O.D. - Alien Ant Farm, PowerFlo, Fire From The Gods Friday, January 19, 2018 Blues Traveler with Special Guest Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Wednesday, November 8th

Hinder

Thursday, November 9th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

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Living Colour

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Saving Abel with Special Guest Thursday, February 22, 2018

Friday, November 10th

Blue Oyster Cult with Special Guest Friday, February 23, 2018

Mike + The Mechanics Starring Mike Rutherford of Genesis Friday, March 23, 2018

Girls Night Out

is back at The Stage!

Saturday, December 9th

Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage!

Concert Tickets On Sale @ www.stageonbay.com or Buy At the Door!

1200 W. Bay Street, Savannah

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THURSDAY 10.19 BroadwayHD: Present Laughter

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Present Laughter follows a self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

11 p.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $15

SATURDAY 10.21

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s notable singles include “Go Daddy-O,” “You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight,” and “Mr. Pinstripe Suit.”

8 p.m.

The Stage on Bay, 1200 West Bay St. $29

Historic Haunts Walking Tours

Massie Heritage Center will host various evening walking tours featuring some of Savannah’s most historic homes.

5 p.m.

Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. $15

Tenet

Acclaimed early music ensemble.

7 p.m.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 3 W Ridge Rd Free

Theatre: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Midnight Garden Ride 10.21

This casually-paced, policeescorted ride travels through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods, then returns to Grayson Stadium for a concert, food and beverages, and fun. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

Ride begins 7 p.m.

Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr.

Based on the screenplay by William Rose. Directed by Ken Neil Hailey and performed by the Savannah Repertory Theatre.

Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. 3 p.m.

Savannah Rep PLAYShop, 980 Industry Dr $25

FRIDAY 10.20 Annual Halloween Hike

Visitors will walk a short portion of the nature trail where costumed animal characters and their companions will interact with children and pass out treats.

Fri. & Sat. 5-8 p.m.

Oatland Island Wildlife Ctr, 711 Sandtown Rd $10 per child; $5 per adult

Film: Glory

Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival 10.20-22

Sample some of the best seafood you will find anywhere, enjoy live entertainment, including Saturday’s headliner 38 Special, a carnival and arts and crafts. Hosted by the The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce.

Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

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A reclusive (and very honest) Bulgarian railway worker finds lots of cash spilled on the tracks and turns it in to the police.

In Bulgarian with English subtitles.

5:30 & 8 p.m.

S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, 9 West Henry. $8, cash only

From Drowning to Dysentery: A Deadly Look at Fort Pulaski

Fort Pulaski might not have its own ghost story, but our island has certainly witnessed its fair share of the macabre.

6:30 & 8:30 p.m.

Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. $15

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Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival

Sample some great seafood you will find anywhere and enjoy live entertainment with tonight’s headliner Justin Dukes.

Begins 5 p.m.

Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

Hack for Savannah: An Urban Resilience and Disaster Response Civic Hackathon

The two-day long event will convene public officials and citizens to devise solutions to making our region more resilient and responsive to disasters. .

Fri. 7-9 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 8-3 Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. Free hackforsavannah.org

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ART PAPERS Live: A Conversation with Triple Candie

Telfair partners with ART PAPERS magazine to present a conversation with Triple Candie around the issues and themes presented in Kirk Varnedoe: In the Middle at the Modern.

3 p.m.

Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Free and open to the public

A STRONGER FUTURE

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s notable singles include “Go Daddy-O,” “You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight,” and “Mr. Pinstripe Suit.”

8 p.m.

The Stage on Bay, 1200 West Bay St. $29

Experience the ‘animated gratitude’ surrounding General Lafayette’s visit to Savannah in 1825.

Fri.-Sat 7:30 p.m.

Davenport House, 324 East State St. $22 advance, $25 door 912-236-8097

Bonaventure Cemetery After Hours

PRIDE LGBTQ One Archives History Panel Premiere

Forsyth Farmers Market

A 3-hour tour of Bonaventure Cemetery at night conducted by Shannon Scott.

5-8 p.m.

Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. $55 shannonscott.com

OPEN HOUSE

Sat., October 28 | 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, The exhibitions feature hundreds of rare dairy, pasta, baked goods. images and many never before seen docu- 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ments from ONE’s renowned collection.

Forsyth Park 5 p.m. forsythfarmersmarket.com Space Cat Books, 2436 Bull Street.

Seth Walker Trio

One of the most revered modern roots artists in the United States.

8 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $15

Sister Sound Showcase

An evening of original music. The evening features local artists CC Witt, Sarah Poole, STACE, and Josephine Johnson.

8 p.m.

House of Strut, 17 West 41st Street. $10 donation

Theatre: Titus Andronicus

A grindhouse inspired adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

Fri.-Sun. 7:30 p.m.

Spotlight Theatres Eisenhower Square Cinema 6, 1100 Eisenhower Dr. $20

SATURDAY 10.21 Alee Terror Plantation Haunted House

The Alee Shriner’s annual Terror Plantation Haunted House is sure to scare.

Sat-Sun. 7:30 p.m.

Alee Shriner’s Temple, 100 Eisenberg Dr.

We invite you to register and attend our Open House on October 28 to learn more about the new Georgia

Free Family Day

Southern University, coming to the Armstrong Campus

Learn how to dye with indigo, throw pottery on the wheel, make and play with puppets, and shadow drawing.

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St.

in Savannah January 2018.* Discover our high-quality academic programs,

From Drowning to Dysentery: A Deadly Look at Fort Pulaski

exceptional hands-on research and vibrant student life,

Fort Pulaski might not have its own ghost story, but our island has certainly witnessed its fair share of the macabre.

6:30 & 8:30 p.m.

Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. $15 912-786-4383

with more choices and more opportunities than ever.

REGISTER ONLINE AT: openhouse.armstrong.edu

Graveface Anniversary Block Party

Celebrate Graveface Records’ 6th anniversary with this block party full of live music, food trucks, and more.

5 p.m.

Graveface Records & Curiosities, 5 W. 40th Street.

South Carolina Georgia

Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival

Sample some of the best seafood you will find anywhere, and enjoy live entertainment with headliner .38 Special.

Begins 10 a.m.

Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

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The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University Will celebrate their 3rd Anniversary Dinner on FRIDAY OCTOBER 27TH at 7:00PM in the University’s Student Union located next to Tiger Arena.

The honoree for CI Anniversary Dinner this year is Reverend Joseph Kwong-Ho Wong. Each year a community leader is honored who supports the community, improve quality of life for people, brings people and ideas to reality, is an inspiration and role model to others, and is an inspired visionary.

Reverend Joseph Kwong-Ho Wong begins his 13th year as pastor of Savannah Chinese Baptist Mission (Ardsley Park Chinese Mission). He has reached out and welcomed Chinese foreigner and others moving to the community giving them support and making them feel safe. Rev. Wong has involved in Savannah Chinese Benevolent Association, Savannah Asian Cultural Festival, and is serving on the advisory board of Savannah State University Confucius Institute. He has a special interest in working with and supporting students, scholars, merchants, and workers in the community. He has been an inspiration and the foundation for students and immigrants starting their new life in Savannah.

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His Baptist congregation publishes a free booklet “Practical Living Guide to Living in Savannah for New Immigrants and New Students,” now in its 7th edition. During his tenure, he started Bible study groups in different locations in Savannah, Richmond Hill, Georgia, and Bluffton, South Carolina.

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The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University (CISSU) official opening was October 29th, 2014. The Institute is committed to promoting intercultural understanding; knowledge of China and its cultural traditions and providing resources to facilitate the learning of Chinese language and culture.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR DINNER RSVP, contact the CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE 912-358-4337 qijuanl@savannahstate.edu bloodp@savannahstate.edu

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Isle of Hope Art and Music Fest

This festival hosts Savannah-based artists, vendors, non-profits, and live music.

10 a.m.

Isle of Hope Marina, 50 West Bluff Dr.

Listen and Laugh w/ Sommore, Michael Baisden, George Wallace, George Wilborn A comedy explosion.

7 p.m.

Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

SUNDAY 10.22 The Art of Yoga

Yoga Me Fit’s founder and owner Lynn Geddes Wolling will lead “The Art of Yoga” sessions with proceeds benefiting the Tybee Arts Association.

11 a.m.-noon Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. $15 per session

Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Le Corsaire

Amidst a bustling Turkish market, the pirate Conrad falls in love at first sight with Midnight Garden Ride beautiful Medora.

This casually-paced, police-escorted ride 7 p.m. travels through Savannah’s most beautiful Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. neighborhoods, then returns to Grayson $15 Stadium for a concert, food and beverDesdemona String Quartet ages, and fun.

Featuring Adrianne Munden-Dixon on 6 p.m. violin, Molly Germer on violin, Carrie Frey Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. on violin, and Molly Aronson on cello.

Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Music by composer Shelley Washington.

Shenanigans 6 p.m.

An improv comedy show in the style of Savannah Canoe & Kayak, 414 Bonaventure “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Followed by Rd. long form comedy.

Suggested $10 donation 8 p.m.

Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Film: Paragraph 175 Hosted by The Look Back, a new queer Street. cinema platform in Savannah, and in part$10 nership with the Savannah LGBT Center Red, White and Blue BBQ and Psychotronic Film Society.

This family-friendly fundraiser, featuring 7-9 p.m. live music and award-winning barbecue, Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. is an important fundraiser for The Two Free Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire.

Film: Chanie’s Story 11 a.m.

Chanie (Charlie) Wenjack died after Ellis Square fleeing the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Reptiles Alive!

Residential School near Kenora, Ontario.

Get up close and personal with a variety of 6:30-9 p.m. local reptiles.

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. 10 a.m. $5 suggested donation Westin Savannah, 1 Resort Drive.

Sideline

When these guys get together, it’s all front and center, main stage bluegrass.

8 p.m.

Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 East Hwy. 80. $23 randywoodmusic.com

St. Vincent’s Annual Historic Tour of Homes & Tea Proceeds benefit the restoration and preservation of the 1845 Convent of St. Vincent de Paul.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

St. Vincent’s Academy, 207 East Liberty St. $45 svatourofhomes.net

Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival

Sample some of the best seafood you will find anywhere and enjoy live entertainment 11 a.m.

Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

Organ Concert & Dedication

Experience the free Inaugural Concert & Dedication of the Sanctuary organ on October 22 at 4pm.

4-5:30 p.m.

White Bluff UMC, 11911 White Bluff Rd. free

Theatre: Aladdin

Part of the God on Broadway series, this performance tells the story of the lovable genie.

11:15 a.m.

Asbury Memorial Theatre, 1008 E. Henry Street.

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After the utility bill fiasco: Now what?

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

THROUGHOUT 2016 and much of this year, the utility bills of the City of Savannah were screwed up so badly, in so many ways, that the Utility Services Department received almost 10,000 calls a month from the public for much of 2016.

That’s in a city of only 146,000 people.

New MS Govern software, purchased to make billing easier, had been incompetently launched and administered, resulting in a huge billing backlog.

This also led to a huge collection backlog, as many renters and others who moved away from the area simply left without paying their late and/or unreceived bills.

The City of Savannah taxpayers lost a lot of money in this fiasco, not only in uncollected bills but in what it will eventually

You don’t have to read between the lines to understand that the main reason for the “estimated,” i.e. incorrect, readings is the staff simply couldn’t physically do the readings in time for even the skeleton schedule of five utility bills for the year.

What we’re seeing is a pretty compelling argument that many of our problems in this area boil down to the ultimate “software” problem, i.e. human error and/or poor management.

One human that won’t be in management anymore is former Revenue Dept.

Director Cindy Landolt, who resigned in the wake of the controversy. (To be fair, she cited personal reasons.)

In May, City Manager Rob Hernandez appointed Heath Lloyd as acting Revenue Director, as the search continues for a permanent one. The search closes Oct. 27 and the City hopes to have one hired by the end of this year.

One KPMG recommendation involves combining the two entities which now

As of now Hernandez is also hedging on another KPMG suggestion, that the current water meter reading staff — currently only ten people including a supervisor — should be augmented so there won’t have to be such a reliance on “estimated,” i.e. inaccurate, water meter readings.

Currently, Hernandez writes that “the number and type of additional staff that may be necessary has not yet been determined.”

Clearly, part of the reluctance there has to do with what role smart meters will play, and how quickly, though Hernandez himself says implementing an all-smart meter system would take five years.

Some of KPMG’s other suggestions moving forward are almost embarrassingly simple. One says the City “should also consider leading industry benchmarks when developing a formal training program for current and new employees.”

They weren’t already doing that?

It also recommends that the City make

Overarching this discussion is one of Savannah’s recurring themes: We are overly reliant on outside consultants to find problems and make the recommendations to move forward that we are already paying a City Manager and City staff to determine and execute. cost to remedy the software situation — which was supposed to save money.

Though everyone already knew what the problem was, this is Savannah.

So we had to hire a consultant to tell us what we already knew.

KPMG Consultants were hired earlier this year. After a lengthy audit over the summer, they just released their full report saying basically, yep, y’all really screwed this one up.

“The report absolutely confirms that really we messed up, we were not prepared and so, as a result, this was predictable and now that we know we have to acknowledge responsibility for what has occurred and take immediate plans to ensure it does not happen again,” said Alderman Van Johnson, succinctly.

But intriguingly, not all the problem was about software. Part of the fiasco involved incorrect water meter readings.

Even the definition of “incorrect” is a bit unclear, as the City admits it made almost 30,000 “estimated” water meter readings.

Technically speaking, of course, an estimated water meter reading is also an inaccurate water meter reading.

compile utility bills under a single department and a single director.

KPMG says the two City offices currently involved in billing “reside in different locations reporting to differing department leadership. Organizational and operational silos reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of water metering, billing, and customer service.”

No-brainer, right? Not so fast.

While one would think this goal matches up well with what City Manager Hernandez is already doing – attempting to massively restructure the City of Savannah’s ancient bureaucracy– he has decided that “staff does not feel it necessary at this time” to combine the two departments currently involved with these bills.

Hernandez also makes it clear there will not be a single director of the utility billing function, against KPMG’s recommendation.

However, one suggestion he approves is hiring a PR person to restore public trust.

Though a PR person would likely be much cheaper in the short term, it seems to me the money’s better spent on streamlining the department in question.

the utility portion of the website “easily accessible and navigable for customers.”

Now that’s groundbreaking! (And also ironic, in that most of the City of Savannah website is actually quite useful, and greatly improved over the past few years.)

All this said, I have little doubt that City Manager Hernandez is up to the task.

In my opinion we can pretty confidently add the utility bill debacle to the long list of festering, unaddressed problems that stacked up during the tenure of previous city managers.

Indeed, Alderman Brian Foster specifically said that Savannah was a “guinea pig” for the new software, which sounds about right.

Overarching this entire discussion is of Savannah’s recurring themes: We are overly reliant on outside consultants to find problems and make the recommendations to move forward that we are already paying a City Manager and City staff to determine and execute.

Hopefully an end result of all this will be not only a modernization of software, but in our human leadership as well. CS

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Calling all the good hackers

BY JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS

jll@connectsavannah.com

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COMPUTER hackers have a terrible rap. I mean, how can they not?

They’re the world’s biggest disruptors— the email dumpers, the cat phishers, the cretin who wipes out your bank account while wearing a pair of Ren & Stimpy boxers and an Anonymous mask.

Last year cyber pirates breeched hundreds of thousands of credit scores, exposed celebrities’ unflattering selfies and held hospital patient records hostage for huge ransoms, not to mention digitally messed with the IRS, the NSA, and in case you forgot, our presidential election.

Anyone who can shut down Twitter by co-opting baby monitors is an evil genius of the highest order, and the ability to keep their own identities in the shadows makes them even more odious. Yet in spite of their ubiquitous and invisible power, most of us can’t even comprehend what they do and how they do it.

We live in a society that runs on apps and bytes, but in spite of the increase in STEM education, only an estimated 2 percent of Americans possess even the most basic software programming knowledge.

Personally, everything I know about coding I learned from The Matrix, so I’m pretty sure reality is just a bunch of raining green numbers and we’re actually all bald pod people dozing in a giant wall.

But what if all hackers aren’t bent on bringing down the stock market and spamming you to death? What if some of them are really nice people who shower regularly and want to use their backslashes and JavaSpeak for good? What if some of them live right here in Savannah and are volunteering their digital voodoo to level the playing field and improve the quality of life?

Carl V. Lewis is one of those civic cyberheroes, a local Neo in Givenchy sneakers. The tech wunderkind heads up Open Savannah, a small team of local programmers and designers working with municipal leaders to streamline operations and devise solutions for community problems. Part of the Code for America Brigade that has outposts in 45 cities around the country, Open Savannah takes the populist stand that local government 10 should be interactive and user-friendly.

Carl V. Lewis and the rest of the Open Savannah team are hacking away to make open data more digestible. PHOTO BY AARON POMPEII

“We believe government should work for everybody, not just people with power and money,” explains Carl at his office inside Bull Street Labs. “The ultimate goal is to increase citizen engagement and restore trust in our government.”

That last part probably elicited a laughcry emoji in your Matrix mind, since many of us would rather put our trust in Harvey Weinstein’s desk drawer than in the ruling bureaucratic clustercuss. Even navigating a simple process like paying the water bill online can be a face-palming endeavor, and often it is society’s most vulnerable—the poor, disabled and elderly—who are stymied by the labyrinths of officialdom.

“I had to get my drivers’ license renewed last week and it took four hours because I had forgotten one form. I can’t imagine what it would be like if I needed social services,” says Carl, shaking his head. “Efficiency is a form of social justice.”

To that end, Code for America teams in California have already created apps that connect families in need to food stamp benefits and designed programs to help formerly incarcerated folks clear their records and increase employment eligibility. Other projects include standardizing public housing forms in Washington, DC, mapping public trailheads in Portland and identifying voting precincts in Austin.

In most cases, the government agencies involved don’t even need to be hacked: The information is already available. Code for America and its regional brigades use this “open data” to create new products, and part

of the mission is to advocate for open data policies for government at every level.

Of course, availability and accessibility aren’t the same. Searching for relevance without the proper perspective or tools can lead to information overload, or what Carl calls “data obesity,” and the task the techies have taken on is crunching that data into digestible formats.

Open Savannah’s efforts have already translated the last City of Savannah budget into a click-friendly site that allows people to drill down and see how money is allocated in each department. (Check it out at OpenBudgetSav.org.)

“We’re showing firsthand what can be done when information is made available,” explains Carl.

Other projects in the works include working with Chatham Area Transit to create an app that shows buses in real time and aggregating the county’s myriad social services into a single mobile portal.

The coders are also itching to create databases of searchable crime statistics, transcripts from city council and county commission meetings and records of school board purchasing contracts.

“People think that stuff is easy to find, and it’s not,” says local web developer and civic cheerleader Kevin Lawver. “A lot of it exists in closed systems, or it’s trapped on an Excel spreadsheet on someone’s computer.”

Fortunately, plenty of local agencies are delighted to share information and partner with the geeks to solve community issues, especially in coffee-fueled events Code for

America calls “civic hackathons.”

Disaster response and resiliency are on table at this weekend’s Hack for Savannah, a high-energy gathering of coders, developers, designers, regular citizens and officials from the Chatham Emergency Management Agency charged with brainstorming creative recovery strategies the next time a hurricane hurls through here.

Teams will compete for $6000 in prizes provided by SEDA, and Kevin and other smarties will judge the projects based on viability and actual helpfulness. Even if you don’t know your HTML from your C++, nontech types who know who’s who and what’s where are encouraged to participate.

“How can we know what our community needs if we only listen to one type of person?” asks Carl. “Local knowledge is some of the most vital data there is.”

It’s a brilliant idea, connecting the hackers with the bureaucrats and social change agents to organize instead of disrupt. Red pill or not, we all live in the same system, and in these times, collaborating to make it function better appears to be the most revolutionary form of rebellion.

We must remember that our government works for us and not the other way around. What we do with our data creates our reality, and who doesn’t want to see how deep this rabbit hole goes? CS

HACK FOR SAVANNAH

Oct. 20-22, Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. Free, registration required hackforsavannah.org

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Get on your bike and ride!

Midnight Garden Ride offers a fun, safe ride to enjoy the evening beauty of Savannah

BY ASHA GILBERT

The Armstrong State University Department of Art, Music & Theatre presents

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IT’S TIME for another edition of the Midnight Garden Ride. On Saturday October 21, cyclists from all over will meet at Grayson Stadium, departing at 7 p.m. on a relaxed, escorted journey through the streets of Savannah while accompanied with lights, music, and a family-friendly atmosphere.

“The Midnight Garden Ride, presented

by Chatham Orthopaedic Associates, is now in its ninth year, and we’ve had a blast putting it on every year,” says Caila Brown, chair of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

Hosted by Savannah Bicycle Campaign, the Midnight Garden Ride— the group’s main fundraiser each year—seeks to bring awareness to improve the infrastructure, education, and enforcement of traffic regulations to provide a safer environment for cyclists in Savannah.

The route of about nine miles is fully escorted by police to ensure safety and unimpeded progress. The roughly hourlong ride goes through many of the Savannah’s historic district’s squares for a fun-filled evening and a rare opportunity to enjoy a completely relaxed, safe ride after dark.

“We believe one of the best ways to see Savannah is by bike, so we’ve created a route that touches every square and showcases the history, architecture, and creative culture of our jewel of a city,” Brown states.

In light of Halloween, the costume competition takes place before the beginning of the ride for the Good and Evil Party.

Cyclists will return to Grayson Stadium

after the ride to enjoy festivities and live music performed by Isaac Smith.

One of the sponsors for the ride, Savannah Sport and Social, provides games and fun for all ages during the Good and Evil Party. Savannah Sport and Social is a nonprofit recreation league that raises money for local charities.

“Bicycling has a huge impact on Savannah. Over eight percent of our residents lack access to a motor vehicle, contributing to our status as the city in Georgia with the highest rate of bicycling commuting,” Brown says.

“If we as a city invested in safe, reliable and connected infrastucture, we could see the numbers of people on bikes increase dramatically!” she concludes.

Riders in the Midnight Garden Ride must have all legally required safety equipment, which in Georgia includes a red light or reflector on the rear of your bike, and a working white light on the front of your bike. Helmets are a must for all participants.

The Savannah Bicycle Campaign will offer lights for sale at the stadium at a reasonable price for those who don’t already have them. CS

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Oct. 21, Grayson Stadium 5-6:30 p.m. Onsite registration and check-in for preregistered riders 5-6 p.m. Costume Contest Registration 6:15 p.m. Costume Contest Judging 7 p.m. Ride departs from Grayson Stadium 8 p.m. Ride returns to Grayson Stadium for Good and Evil Party To register go to www.midnightgardenride. com/ride/

NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD You may have seen the widely distributed weird news story about the Mad Pooper, a woman who has been seen defecating on lawns in Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to KRDO.com, on Sept. 25, an unidentified man claiming to be a spokesman for the Pooper posted (and has since removed) two videos in which he tried to justify her movements and win sympathy for her. In the videos, the spokesman says the unidentified Pooper is not responsible for her actions because she has suffered a traumatic brain injury and has had gender reassignment surgery, leaving her unable to control herself. He also claims her actions are protected by the First Amendment, in response to which Colorado Springs attorney Jeremy Loew called foul: "Defecating in someone's yard is definitely not protected under the First Amendment and it is actually a crime."

Loew went on: "People all over the world are talking about this, and police will catch her."

What's in a Name?

Death Wish Coffee—a cold-brewed, canned coffee the company touts as "fiercely caffeinated" (as much as 4 1/2 times more caffeine per fluid ounce than regular coffee), with a skull and crossbones logo—recalled its 11-ounce cans on Sept.

20 because they could possibly contain the deadly toxin botulin. Company founder Mike Brown, 37, said no incidents have been reported, but he is very serious about the safety of his product. "I know our logo and name might not seem like it reflects that," Brown told The Washington Post.

Production has been halted, and customers can request refunds from Death Wish's website.

Hitler's boxer-style underwear for about $6,700, according to auctioneer Bill Panagopoulos of Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland. The drawers, with a size 39 waist and "A.H." embroidered on them, apparently were left in the Parkhotel Graz in Austria in 1938, Panagopulos told Metro News on Sept. 24. The seller was the grandson of the people who owned the hotel at that time. Panagopulos supposes the buyer will frame the underwear and hang them on a wall in his or her home: "It would be the most talked-about relic in the house."

The Farce Is Strong

A black-and-white photo depicting the signing of the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945 has prompted the recall and reprinting of Saudi social studies textbooks because it pictures Saudi King Faisal seated next to the Jedi master Yoda. The photograph was created by 26-year-old Saudi artist Abdullah Al Shehri, who mixes pop culture icons into historic photographs. Shehri told The New York Times in September he inserted Yoda into the photo because he reminded him of the king. "He was wise and was always strong in his speeches," Shehri said.

"I am the one who designed it, but I am not the one who put it in the book," he clarified.

Bright Ideas

• The Detroit Red Wings' new promotion commemorates the Joe Louis Arena, where the team played until this year, when they're moving to a new rink. The Detroit News reported in September that fans who want to keep the old home ice close to their hearts and contribute to the team's foundation can buy a small vial of limited edition "melted ice" taken from the arena's surface (otherwise known People Different From Us as water) for $85. Only 3,000 vials have • Mermaid Aries, 18, of Bromsgrove, been produced; they are accompanied by a Worcestershire, England, likes to wear framed photo of The Joe. her specially made mermaid tail when • Even Superman underwear couldn't she swims at local pools. But the Dolphin protect Nathan French, 19, from HaleCentre in Bromsgrove, under new manwood, Merseyside, England, as he climbed agement, has banned her from using the to the top of the highest mountain in flipper because "they worry I might hit Wales, 3,600-foot Snowdon. French mansomeone with my tail or might get into aged to hike to the summit on Sept. 9, but trouble in the water and drown," Aries he quickly succumbed to the elements— (real name Leia Trigger) told the Worcesperhaps because he was wearing ONLY ter News on Sept. 22. "It is my ambition Superman underwear, shoes and gloves. to become a professional mermaid that French, who is studying sport, nutrition attends children's parties and other events. and health in college, told The Guardian, The only problem is that I have nowhere "It was when I was at the top I was shakto swim." (UPDATE: After the story made ing uncontrollably." He rode the Snowdon headlines, the Perdiswell Leisure Centre mountain railway back down, but fell ill on stepped up. Aquatic development officer the train: "I started to go deaf and my sight Vanessa Bale welcomed Aries to the pool, started to go funny." Paramedics said his offering her "early mornings and late eveblood sugar had dropped and he was shownings." Aries is thrilled: "I am absolutely ing signs of hypothermia. CS ecstatic. I never thought I'd be able to swim

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AFTER YEARS of fabulous frolic and family fun in Forsyth Park, Savannah’s premiere LGBTQ event is taking it downtown—and turning it up.

Saturday, Oct. 28, Savannah PRIDE will bring its all-day festival in all its rainbowfestooned glory to Ellis Square, and girl, there have been some changes.

While the celebration is still a family affair, admission is now completely free, with an optional $5 wristband that entitles wearers discounts at surrounding restaurants and bars. VIPs also have an expanded cozy-zone, and dozens of Ellis Square’s hotels, businesses and museums are offering PRIDE-themed deals and programs. (Attention, LGBTQ sports fans, the massive screen at B&D Burgers is in the PRIDE zone and will be showing the Georgia-Florida game!)

Best of all, the music and activities are no longer cordoned off to the public.

“We are literally and figuratively taking down the fences,” promises PRIDE publicity director Andy Shearer. “Everybody is welcome, from the tourists to the locals.”

But don’t expect anyone to tone down the glitter for the masses. The opening ceremonies blast off at 11am, and Grammy-winning singer, actress and gorgeous gay icon Estelle takes the stage at 2:45pm. Vendors and non-profits will be representing all day, and Location Gallery is going mobile with its kaleidoscopic, multi-artist R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. exhibit (read more on page 30.)

Points of local gay history will be presented with high glam and dry wit by the drag geniuses of House of Gunt, leading trolley circuits as Old Guntry Tours.

Enmeshed as PRIDE will be with the rest of the downtown tourism scene, we can only hope that this will result in at least one group of confused Midwestern housewives bound for the Paula Deen bus getting the ride of their lives.

Balloons, facepainting and dancing on the benches will provide extra color throughout the day.

“We want to take this opportunity to reclaim spaces and showcase who we are,” says festival director Dusty Church. “We’re re-igniting our pride.”

The current political climate has inspired elevated visibility and unity from the LGBTQ community, and taking a bold stand in the epicenter of the city’s tourist district not only represents growth for the organization but for the city itself.

“It absolutely makes sense that PRIDE is taking that next step as one of Savannah’s special events. It’s the natural maturation of our city as a destination,” says Visit Savannah president Joe Marinelli. “As Savannah grows as a top tourist destination, we expect Savannah PRIDE to be as big as the Savannah Film Festival, the

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VOICE Festival and other events that bring people to Savannah.”

In addition to the Saturday extravaganza, hundreds of out-of-towners have already signed on for PRIDE’s line-up of special parties and fundraisers, including a Friday night gala benefitting the new LGBT Center on Bull Street. Costumes are encouraged throughout the weekend, especially at the Masqueerade at the Mansion on Thursday, Oct. 26, where the suggested dress code is “macabre burlesque.” (Separate tickets required; check the Savannah Pride website for outfit inspiration.)

Of course, it’s no coincidence that PRIDE’s main event takes place on Halloween weekend.

“Halloween has always been a gay holiday, from the days of the Castro soda fountain in San Francisco to West Hollywood to the ‘gayborhoods’ of every major city,” reminds Church. “We intend to claim Halloween in America’s Most Haunted City going forward.”

Underlying the celebration are the serious issues that continue to face the gay community, and Hotel Indigo will host several panels to discuss living with HIV, resources for transgender folk and the specific challenges of being a gay person of color.

“We must recognize that individuals in our community face biases beyond their orientation and gender identity,” avows Church. “Intersectionality and inclusion are our biggest priorities this year.”

The jubilation around City Market will be sure to hold a bittersweetness as festivalgoers pause to remember Scott Waldrup, the beloved restaurant manager who served as Savannah PRIDE’s development director before he was killed near Ellis Square on the Fourth of July in a senseless act of violence.

Grammy winner Estelle headlines PRIDE in Ellis Square. PHOTO COURTESY ICM PARTNERS

Also permeating the festivities is the admonition that the freedom to be out and proud has not come with struggle and sacrifice. Queer men and women have been fighting for their rights, their dignity and their lives long before 1969’s Stonewall Riots.

A long view of LGBTQ history will be presented at Savannah Pride in a series of panels lent by the One Archives Foundation, the oldest LBGTQ organization in the U.S. The traveling exhibit, featuring rare images and documents along with detailed chronology, debuts this Friday, Oct. 20 at Space Cat Books.

“The kids these days need to know about the people who marched and protested,

the ones who have been through more than you can imagine,” says Shearer, who witnessed the unveiling of the AIDS Quilt in Washington, DC in 1987. “What you’re living is linked to the past. All of us are standing on someone else’s shoulders.”

Church, who grew up “behind the orange curtain” of ultra-conservative Orange County, CA, also counts activism as an integral part of his identity.

“I graduated high school the same year of Lawrence versus Texas,” he explains, citing the landmark 2003 Supreme Court decision that overturned sodomy laws in 14 states and decriminalized the sexuality of millions of American citizens. “It was a big deal, a big step forward. But then that

same year, a gay couple had their house— their private home—raided by police.”

Church found himself becoming more involved during college and went on to sit on the boards of Los Angeles’ storied LGBT Center and Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Foundation and committed full throttle to political activism when a California proposition to ban same-sex marriage made it to the ballot in 2008.

“Prop 8 is thing that made everything matter. The opposition paid for TV commercials comparing us to pedophiles! It wasn’t a choice anymore. We had to stand up and fight,” he remembers.

The Supreme Court ruled Prop 8 unconstitutional in 2013 and decreed same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states in 2015. Yet the fight for equality continues, from the recent edict banning trans people from serving in the military to unctuous bathroom laws and “religious freedom” legislation being considered in several states.

Identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and/or queer has always been and continues to be a civil rights issue, and that’s the message Savannah PRIDE wants to send as it takes over Ellis Square and paints the perimeter every shade of the rainbow.

“It’s easy to live in a bubble, but here in southeast, you’re making a statement just by being out,” says Church. “This is—it has to be—revolutionary.” CS

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I’VE gotta say, it’s a tribute to the unique awfulness of the sound made by nails on a chalkboard that we’re even still talking about it—when was the last time you saw a chalkboard, anyway?

Here at the Straight Dope, we’ve stayed on the case for 30 years. I first discussed this in a 1986 column where I reported on a study of the “psychoacoustics of a chilling sound”: chalkboard scraping.

The authors noted that the waveforms of the sound resembled the alarm cries of macaque monkeys and speculated that perhaps our aversive reaction is a vestigial reflex, triggering something in our primate brains alerting us to danger.

I threw a little cold water on this theory back then, and I’m pleased to report the science has caught up with me. In fact, one study from 2003 took the next logical step: polling the monkeys. This research looked at cotton-top tamarins, a New World species, comparing their reactions to aversive noises with that of their closest human

relatives, Harvard undergraduates.

In the experiment, both monkeys and undergrads were exposed to white noise and to a sound “produced by scraping a three-pronged metal garden tool down a pane of glass,” described as a “variant of the fingernails-on-a-blackboard sound”— actual blackboards having already grown scarce in Cambridge, I guess.

Anyways, researchers found that, given the choice to stay in the same spot or move away, the undergrads stayed put when exposed to the white noise but hightailed it out of there for the scraping. The monkeys, by contrast, didn’t seem to care either way. The authors concluded that “although such preferences may be innate in humans, they likely have evolved after the divergence point with our primate cousins.”

That’s what most of the research on this subject is aimed at: innateness. Is our aversion to the sound of nails on a chalkboard—or any number of other commonly detested noises, like your squeaking styrofoam—a learned aversion, or is there something instinctual that causes our discomfort? One 2008 paper out of England sought to determine whether age or gender played a role in how people reacted to a series of “horrible sounds,” including our acoustic bête noire, the nails-on-chalkboard sound. ( If aversion is innate, went the reasoning, one might see links to reproductive success: females of the species would have a stronger negative reaction, given they might be protecting themselves and offspring, and older folks might have a higher tolerance given lower procreative potential. The results were suggestive, if only that: females found NOC to be “slightly worse” than others did, while folks in the 15-35 age range found it “significantly

worse” than older or younger people.

Again, intriguing, but clearly to be taken with several grains of salt: not only were the numbers far from conclusive, they were obtained via internet survey, meaning factors like speaker quality and playback volume were outside researchers’ control.

For a more rigorous analysis, we turn to a 2011 study that attempted to physically quantify reactions to the nails/chalkboard sound. Two European musicologists hooked subjects up to a battery of devices, measuring heart rate, electrical conductivity of the skin, and the like, and let ’er scrape.

Results? Skin conductivity changed pretty consistently in response to sounds the subjects described as unpleasant, NOC rated foremost among them. The key frequencies for auditory unpleasantness, the data indicated, weren’t the high-end ones (and this lines up with the study I looked at in ’86) but those between 2,000 and 4,000 hertz—right in the middle of the range found in human speech. The researchers took this to suggest that the problem may indeed be inbred, if not exactly instinctual: the shape of our ear canals amplifies sounds in that range, meaning we might naturally experience NOC as more intense than sounds at higher or lower frequencies.

There was also evidence pointing to a learned response: subjects who knew the provenance of the awful noise rated it as more unpleasant than those told it came from music. Which, I submit, means we may yet evolve our way out of this situation. Imagine repeating the study with five-year-olds. Their perception wouldn’t be colored by learning where the offensive sound came from. They’d say: What the hell’s a chalkboard? cs

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Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on October 13.

At about 12:20 a.m., officers responded to the area and found Rasean Williams, 24, suffering from serious injuries. Williams was taken to the hospital for treatment, and is in critical, but stable, condition at this time.

The circumstances leading up to this incident are still under investigation. At this time, the shooting does not appear random.

SCMPD arrests juvenile in Armed Robbery

If you recently used your credit or debit card at these gas pumps, SCMPD Financial Crimes recommends you check your card statements.

SCMPD Financial Crimes detectives offer these tips to avoid gas pump card skimmers: • Inspect the security tape around the pump panel door for damage or void warnings. Also, check to see if the gas pump door is closed.

• Inspect the card reader by ensuring it does not look out of the ordinary.

• Pay inside rather than at the pump itself.

• Monitor your account statements for unusual or improper charges.

Metro seeks suspect, vehicle in Mail Theft The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Islands Precinct detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect and locating a vehicle in a mail theft that occurred on Sept. 16.

At about 1:15 p.m., surveillance video captured a red newer-model Chevrolet Cruze drive up to the mailbox of a residence near Chestley Place and La Roche Avenue. The suspect opened the mailbox, retrieved an envelope and drove off.

The suspect is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s, with a shaved haircut.

A juvenile has been charged in an Oct. 9 armed robbery of a woman outside an Abercorn Street business.

The 70-year-old victim was walking to her vehicle Metro seeks man wanted for Burglary at Walmart, 14030 Abercorn St., about 5 p.m. when The Savannah-Chatham the suspect approached her Metropolitan Police Departwith a gun and demanded ment Islands Precinct her keys and money. Two detectives are asking for male shoppers heard the the public’s help locating woman yell for help and Charles Crawford, 31, who chased after the suspect. is wanted for a burglary that SCMPD officers located the occurred on the 8400 block 16-year-old suspect hiding of Ferguson Avenue on in a wooded area nearby.

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The teen was transported to Charles Crawford is Around 12:15 a.m., sursought for burglary RYDC on charges of armed veillance footage captured a robbery and cruelty to black male gaining entrance someone older than 65. to a business on Ferguson Avenue. Once inside, the suspect went Metro recovers credit card skimmer through various rooms before leaving the at gas pump scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.

On Oct. 6, The U.S. Secret Service “Through a thorough investigation, requested the assistance of the Savannah- Crawford was identified as the suspect.

Chatham Metropolitan Police Department He has arrest warrants for burglary and to locate a possible credit card skimmer possession of tools for the commission of a device at a local gas station. crime,” police say.

The skimming device was located inside a gas pump at the Citgo gas station on the 4400 block of Habersham Street.

Note: Our homicide tally reflects the addition of “Citgo gas station employees were the three victims of the July 4 incident in City unaware the device had been placed in the Market. Local law enforcement doesn’t include gas pump and cooperated in the recovery those victims in their official tally. of the device. Credit card skimmers can be placed on the exterior or interior of gas pumps, and some devices use Bluetooth to access the data immediately,” police say.

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MUSIC INTERVIEW IN 1989 in the midst of grunge’s heyday, two California musicians swung onto the scene with precision, polish, and pinstripes. Scotty Morris and Kurt Sodergren made the right choice in stepping forward to form a band and revive the classic big band sound: soon, their group, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, was leading the way for the 1990s swing revival.

With a vibrant show, vintage flair, and remarkable musicianship, the band has set the tempo for countless dancers with songs like “You & Me & The Bottle Makes Three,” “Minnie The Moocher,” “Mr.

Pinstripe Suit,” and more. Over the course of the band’s career, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has appeared films like Swingers, provided music for Third Rock From The Sun, Despicable Me, and more, appeared live on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, NBC Christmas in Rockerfeller Center, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and even performed with Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan at the Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Show.

On June 16, 2017, the band released a record paying tribute to three of their biggest influences: Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and Louis Jordan. On Louie, Louie,

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Louie, listeners hear fresh takes on the history of jazz, swing and jump blues, the music that paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s.

We spoke with drummer Sodergren on the band’s origins, honoring their idols, and how the crowds keep jumpin’, jivin’, and wailin’ for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

What was it like taking on the music of the Louies? Are these songs you’ve been playing for a while?

When we first started, we didn’t have a lot

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of original material—this is a long time ago—but we started getting booked for weddings and parties, so these were really big influences on us. Obviously, we did a lot of covers, so we played a lot of Louis Jordan and Louis Armstrong, even a bit of Louis Prima, to fill out our songbook.

They influenced our original songs, and that style of music has a big imprint on us.

After a while, we decided it’d be a good idea to make a record to show where our influences came from and spread the word.

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“Many of our records we record with a big band and rearrange the horns for our live performance.”

Was there a song you were particularly excited to record?

Everything Louis Armstrong we did I particularly look forward to. I’m crazy about his drummer. “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens,” and of course, we’ve been doing The Jungle Book songs for a long time.

A lot of the stuff is quieter. It’s a small band.

Many of our records we record with a big band and rearrange the horns for our live performance. A few of these songs, one just has one trumpet and one sax so, live, some of these guys step offstage and get a drink.

And I look over with jealousy because I’m so thirsty!

When you record, do you follow in the steps of the traditionalists? Is it live, analog, digital?

We used to record to tape, but now it’s digital. But we do release anything we make on vinyl record. We record the rhythm section first, then the band. We try to use old mics and have a pretty good selection now, and we try to copy the mic setup that they used back in the day.

What kind of music were you playing before forming Big Bad Voodoo Daddy?

What do you have planned for the future?

I had a job and I played in more of an alternative punk band back in the mid-‘80s. I met Scott and we started playing together and we just really clicked. We played in a blues band for a while, and he asked if I wanted to play this kind of music. Which was a surprise, but I was down for the challenge. It was a pretty good choice.

We have our 25-year reunion coming up!

We’re planning to record a new album of originals and go on our 25th anniversary tour. Right now, we’re in the midst of the Louie stuff, and in December, we have our holiday tour—that takes up a whole month.

We’ll get home from that in January, and we’ll get to working on new plans. CS

The ‘90s swing revival was huge for y’all and the trend has fluctuated over time. How has that impacted the band?

How have you seen people react to the music over the years?

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What’s it like delving into that material as a percussionist?

much now. But we just have a really big fan base, and this music just really connects with people. The original sensation when we came across the country really helped us to establish an even wider fan base. We still have a lot of loyal followers year after year, and we’re just trying to extend that.

People come and bring friends. It’s been a slow, dare I say, grassroots movement.

Each show, people bring more friends out.

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IN WINTER, singer-songwriter Josephine Johnson was inspired to share the voices of women in music. Months later, Sister Sound, her WRUU 107.5 Savannah Soundings show, has become Savannah’s premiere radio resource for discovering up-and-coming talent and hearing the stories of successful women in business, science, and beyond.

On Friday, three Savannah artists— Sarah Poole, STACE, and CC Witt—will join Johnson for a celebration of original music. All funds raised will benefit WRUU. Since Sister Sound hit airwaves, Johnson has invited musicians like Rachael Shaner, Christy Alan, and Danielle Hicks to play their music on-air and discuss their craft. It’s an opportunity to hear accomplished songwriters share the secrets of the trade, talk about their inspirations, and spread the word about their projects.

Sister Sound is more than the music, though: Johnson has discussed Hispanic student recruitment with Savannah State University’s Jessika Garcia, community activism with Coco Papy, hypnotherapy with Raye Carr-Lofton, and the treatment of degenerative neurological diseases of the brain with Dr. Karla-Sue Marriott.

“The whole concept behind it was celebrating successful women so that other women listening in the community would have stories and narratives of successful women around them,” Johnson explains.

“It’s more common to read and hear about women who are successful, but we need to talk about it—women starting businesses, DIY artists—so they can see how other women have done it.”

Johnson’s hand-selected lineup for Friday’s fundraiser is reflective of her early days covering the Savannah scene.

“I started doing some contributing to [music blog] hissing lawns,” she recalls. “As a part of that, I went around and caught CC one night, and caught Sarah another. I really, really like their music! That was in January or February of this past year, and that really got me interested in the idea of having a radio show that would focus on women and feature women. After I heard their music, I found out about the radio station. They were actually instrumental in creating the radio show!”

Witt, one of the hardest-gigging performers Savannah has to offer, can be seen performing solo and with her band, Lyn Avenue. Poole is an accomplished singersongwriter who also fronts the alternative

CC Witt. PHOTO BY JON WAITS

Josephine Johnson.

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rock band Ember City. STACE is a singersongwriter who has released two singles from her upcoming LP, Unraveling, over the spring and summer.

“I respect and admire each of them,” Johnson says warmly of the performers.

She will perform a couple of new songs alongside her guests and will act as a host/ emcee for the night.

For a small station like WRUU, fundraising is crucial.

“We’re totally a DIY radio station,” Johnson says. “We’re under the nonprofit umbrella of the Unitarian Church. We’re community radio—everybody there who has a show, we all volunteer, and the money that we raise from this experience goes directly toward the transmitter tower, automation software, the bare bones of making sure the station stays on air and online. I think it’s important because there’s not a lot of bandwidth and radio available on the dial. We got lucky with the station we have and provide opportunities for community members to share their experiences and express themselves. The fundraiser helps it keep on happening.”

House of Strut is the perfect location for a Sister Sound Showcase. Owner Erica Cobb Jarman styles women throughout the Savannah music scene, books live music performances in her space, and

even owns a record label, House of Strut Records. The accomplished businesswoman has been a Sister Sound guest herself.

Johnson says the most common characteristics she finds in her guests are diligence and perseverance.

“The women who I have on the show, many of them talk about the hours that they’ve spent working either on their craft or developing their business and refining and refining until it’s really focused and really good,” she observes. “The perseverance required to be successful, that’s the overarching narrative that comes through. And women constantly have to outperform.”

The event is all-ages, and Johnson encourages folks to come out, support local artists, and support their local grassroots radio station.

“It’s kid-friendly, and it’s a great way to learn about the station,” she says. “Who knows? Maybe they’ll be inspired and have a radio show, too!” CS

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THIS WEEKEND, Graveface Records & Curiosities celebrates another turn ‘round the sun as one of Savannah’s beloved shopping destinations and cultural hubs.

Founder Ryan Graveface will open an annex to the store for the occasion that will showcase oddities and collectibles like taxidermy, unusual books, old photographs, vintage toys, and all manner of wild findings.

Local musicians, including Graveface’s own Dreamend, Atlantis, Dame Darcy, Rich Animals, COEDS, and Rude Dude & The Creek Freaks, will perform. Food trucks will sling fresh eats, vendors will peddle their wares down Desoto Row, and the shop will run flash sales for collectors.

In honor of its anniversary, we look at what keeps the Starland District record 22 and curiosity shop ticking.

6 years since the shop opened in the Star-

land District. Graveface helped pave the way for Starland’s success as a neighborhood and hoppin’ business district.

Tourists make up the majority of

Graveface’s clientele. Thanks to the shop’s great pricing, folks drive hours to scoop up the good stuff.

“In Atlanta and Orlando and Charleston where most of our people are coming from, it’s double the price,” Graveface says.

“A sick Coltrane first press record is going to be $20-30 more in Atlanta. They come here instead and tend to drop a lot of money.”

—the estimated value of some of Graveface’s rarest VHS tapes. Fear not, movie nerds: Ryan wants to share the wealth. In the new Graveface annex, he’ll have his collection set up and ready to rent.

“I basically have a museum and some of those tapes are that expensive,” he says.

“Instead of renting it out, if someone’s interested, they’ll pay, say, a $3 rental fee and I’ll just make them a tape copy.

You don’t even have to bring it back, put a deposit down or a hold.”

Metal is the genre that is most popular among Savannah record collectors.

“Day One was metal only,” Graveface remembers. “Luckily, I started the store with the sickest metal collection of all time. I bought up 2,000 pieces and I sold every single piece.”

Graveface reckons that outlaw country albums are the runner-up in popularity.

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shows that Graveface’s project, Dreamend, has played in Savannah as a full band. In the past, he’s played as a guitardrum duo or offered a special acoustic performance. At the Graveface Block Party, Dreamend will perform as a bass, drums, and guitar three-piece. Expect to hear songs from Dreamend’s expansive catalog that have never been played here in Savannah.

3-4 storage spaces that have simulta-

neously held Graveface’s collections of oddities, records, and collectibles over the years. Now, surplus lives at his Southside warehouse and screenprinting HQ.

Saturdays

are the most popular shopping days for locals. It’s also the day that Graveface posts his weekly used record roundup.

“The goal this year was to make the shop more used than new,” says Graveface, who’s been traveling around collecting records and picking through collections.

“Now that I’ve opened the door, it’s floods of awesome collections.”

Typically, Graveface will share a video on Instagram and Facebook flipping though his latest treasures. Locals dart to the shop to scoop up his findings.

“On Saturdays, that’s what locals are primarily coming in for,” he says. “Every other day of the week, everyone just buys sealed for the most part, or a new record with a cheaper used record. I’m in record stores all over the country and I see that there is apparently some drought with used. I have not been affected by that yet.” CS

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Since 2013, Massachusetts gnarly-punks Rebuilder have honed their timeless sound on the road, touring from coast to coast, to Canada and Mexico, and right around home.

Rebuilder most recently released an EP on Panic State Records. ‘Sounds from the Massachusetts Turnpike” takes traditional three-chord punk and injects it with new life and refreshing energy.

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Chattanooga’s Tryezz is dedicated to spreading wisdom and vitality through his unique electronic music.

The keyboardist blends jazz, funk, classical, and global music together to create immersive soundscapes for the listener. As an artist, Tryezz hopes to inspire and allow his audiences to escape into his scenic grooves.

He’ll perform with Atlantis, the project of Savannah’s Jeff Zagers and Alex Hampshire rooted in layers of synths, rhythms and samples.

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If you haven’t seen PeelanderZ, the wild Japanese comicpunk band, now is the time.

Originally formed in 1998 by Peelander-Yellow and Peelander-Red, intrepid heroes from the Z area on the planet Peelander, the New York Citybased band offers a show that’s part-concert, part-audience participation, and all fun. Get ready for human bowling, mad tigers, stage antics, vibrant costumes, and rowdy punk.

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Take in a performance from New York-based chamber music ensemble Schiele. Savannah native Adrianne Munden-Dixon, Michelle Painter, Molly Germer, Carrie Frey, and Molly Aronson perform new, standard, and unwritten works, working closely with composers to share new music and encourage collaboration.

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by Shelley Washington, who joins the group to discuss her music.

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The last time VUUMM’s members were in Savannah, they performed under the moniker Ashes. Now, they’re back with a new name and a new release. The avant-garde Richmond trio, whose arrangements feature guitar, synthesizer, and percussion, just recorded a split tape with fellow Virginians HeadlessMantis.

Oakland, California’s Night Shapes joins the bill. Influenced by bands like The Jesus Lizard, Wire, and Liars, the four-piece makes artful, off-kilter post-punk. The band arrives in Savannah with a brandnew album, Wake Up Tape, available now on Heavy Dose Records.

Savannah’s own Samson will also perform.

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KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Hercules Bar & Grill Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Flashback Eric Hunter and Adam Avitable, 7:30 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House Weird Wednesdays Open Mic Comedy, 9 p.m.

DJ

Little Lucky’s Live DJ SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY 10.19 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

Cohen’s Retreat Munchies and Music, 5:30 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa, 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Dolo Jazz Suite Fannie’s on the Beach Christy and Butch, 8 p.m.

Grayson Stadium Bands in the Park, 5:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Ramona Quimby Duo, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Dance Party, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Ben Keiser,

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Barrelhouse South VuDu Shakedown, 10 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton, 9 p.m.

Boomy’s Eric Culberson Band, 10 p.m. coffee deli Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Sleeping Pills, Jeff Zagers, 9 p.m.

Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Ray Lundy, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Stan Ray, 7 p.m.

Rachael’s 1190 Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

The Sandbar Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

SEED Eco Lounge Latin Music Night, 9 p.m.

Tree House Wobble Wednesday Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jubal Kane, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Ray Tomasino, 6 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 9 p.m.

The Chromatic Dragon Geeky Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

Dub’s Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Rock n Roll Bingo, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Trivia Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bingo, 7 p.m.

World of Beer Trivia, 7 p.m.

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Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia The Perch at Local 11 Ten Erica Franklin PS Tavern Solo Collective, 10 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Tenet, 7 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Lee’s Apparitions, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Tony Richards, 9:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Britannia British Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m.

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Trivia Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia, 10 p.m.

Tybee Island Social Club Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Trivia and Karaoke, 7 p.m.

The Chromatic Dragon Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Flashback Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke & Throwback Jams, 8 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke Totally Awesome Bar 80s and 90s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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The Jinx Live DJ, 10 p.m.

Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Tied and Tasseled Fetish Cabaret presents: Halloween Horror Hotties, 9 p.m., Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Vinyl Appreciation, 7 p.m.

SEED Eco Lounge Daas Unterground Thursdays, 10 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY 10.20 LIVE MUSIC

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

Club Elan Rich Homie Quan, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Basik

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Dockside Seafood Bluegrass Happy Hour, 4 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Tryezz, Atlantis, 9 p.m., DJ D-Frost Flashback 8 Mile Bend, 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Shrimp City Slim, 7 p.m.

The Jinx The Devils Cut, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle, 7 p.m.

Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Espina Trio, 6:30 p.m.

Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m.

Saddle Bags Drew Baldridge The Savannah Civic Center Willie Nelson and Family w/ Dwight Yoakam, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church String Quartets, 7-8:30 p.m.

Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m.

Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Tybee Post Theater Seth Walker Trio, 8 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Jon Hill, At Sundown, 2 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bill Hodgson, Liquid

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Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Clear Daze, 7:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Van Gordon Martin, Xuluprophet, Laiken Love, 9:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Coach’s Corner Trivia, Movies & Music Trivia, 8 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Sunny’s Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/DJ, 10:30 p.m.

COMEDY

Foxy Loxy Cafe Comedy Night, 7:30 p.m.

DJ

Club 309 West DJ Zay Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge DJ D-Frost Hercules Bar & Grill DJ Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m.

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Club One Drag Show

SATURDAY 10.21 LIVE MUSIC

17 Hundred 90 Restaurant Gail Thurmond, 6:30 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

Club Elan Boombox Cartel, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club A-Mac and the Height, 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge DJ Precisa, DJ Square One Flashback Liquid Ginger, 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Shrimp City Slim, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Scaryoke, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Fig Neutrons, 7 p.m.

The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Espina Trio, 6:30 p.m.

Randy Wood Guitars Sideline, 8 p.m.

Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Stage on Bay Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, 8 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Frank Bright, Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Matt Eckstine, Fig Neutrons, 2 p.m Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay Band, Hannah Noel, Individually Twisted, 1 p.m. .

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Draucker, 7:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Peelander-Z, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke & Throwback Jams, 8 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Karaoke, 8 p.m.

PS Tavern Karaoke

COMEDY

The Savannah Civic Center Listen and Laugh w/ Sommore, Michael Baisden, George Wallace, George Wilborn, 7 p.m.

Savannah Coffee Roasters Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans, 8 p.m.

DJ

Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m.

Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 10.22 LIVE MUSIC

17 Hundred 90 Restaurant Gail Thurmond, 6:30 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10:30 p.m.

Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m.

Jazz’d Josephine Johnson, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Zach Wilson, 7 p.m.

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson The Perch at Local 11 Ten Anna Kellam Savannah Canoe & Kayak Desdemona String Quartet, 6 p.m.

Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Individually Twisted, 1 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/DJ, 10:30 p.m.

DJ

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Exclusives Bar & Grille Open Mic Poetry Night, 7 p.m.

MONDAY 10.23 LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Night Idea, Garden Giant, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Skinny Gallery Monday Night Upliftment ft. Alec Kalthoff, 7 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Hill, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Hannah Noel, 6 p.m. .

The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m., Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina Team Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

The Britannia British Pub Bingo, 8 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Bingo

KARAOKE

Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Molly Mondays, 10:30 p.m.

DJ

The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard, 10 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY 10.24 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Clouds & Satellites, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Jeff Beasley Band, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Rachael Shaner, 7 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic Nickie’s 1971 Open Mic hosted by Willie Jackson, 8 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey, 8 p.m.

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CULTURE THEATRE

A BLOODY GOOD TIME with Savannah Shakes Titus Andronicus takes over the grindhouse screen

BY ANNA CHANDLER

anna@connectsavannah.com

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCT 18-24, 2017

BEFORE WES CRAVEN, before John Carpenter, before Quentin Tarantino…there was William Shakespeare.

In the spirit of the season, Savannah Shakes is honoring the Bard’s bloodiest work: Titus Andronicus.

In keeping with the progressing-decades theme that has defined their productions, the Shakes have found inspiration in grindhouse exploitation films of the late 1970s and 1980s for their latest performance.

“Titus is so not often produced because a lot of the troublesome, violent and disgusting aspects of it,” director Travis Spangenburg says.

“Once we figured out that this is the one we wanted to do, there was nothing better than seizing onto grindhouse—the horror, the blood, all of that—to bring out the true story of Titus.”

For inspiration, Spangenburg turned to 28 classics of the genre.

“I read up on a lot of grindhouse films,” he says. “A big one was Last House on the Left. The plot is not dissimilar there…there was a whole genre of grindhouse movies of women being assaulted then taking revenge themselves or being killed in the process and their families taking revenge for them. This is a little bit of both. When I saw the Last House trailer—the 1972 one as opposed to the remake—there’s no dialogue, just action shots and every few cuts to black. It’s terrifying. Revenge movies, Blood Feast, were also important.”

Titus is more than just blood and guts, though—it’s also masterfully suspenseful, as the best horror films are.

“A great horror movie isn’t constant chopping,” Spangenburg says. “Slasher flicks are great, but the horror movies I remember are the ones where I do feel for the characters and I hope to see them achieve some sort of justice. Titus definitely reads like a great horror movie.

About the whole first act is the constant destruction of some of the characters’ lives. There’s a back-and-forth. I view it almost like a bloody tennis match.”

“The theatre has a great big space right in front of the seats with great floor space,” Spangenburg explains. “There’s a great amount of playing space. It’s going to work wonderfully. When you come to the show, you’ll be able to have full access to the concession stands just like you’re going to see a movie, but we’re not going to be onscreen. It’ll be fun! We’re working on ways to integrate projections and make it feel like a movie-going experience.”

The Shakes won’t have access to the space until showtime. It’s a creative challenge for Titus’s cast, which includes Darryl J. Thompson-Norton as Titus, Philip Trossarello as Lucius Andronicus, Amanda Darrigo as Lavinia Andronicus, Juan Miguel Vidales as Saturninus, Julie Roundtree as Tamora, and Samuel Lee Slasher Shakespeare, coming to a theatre Fudge as Aaron. near you! (Cine Grand Eisenhower 6, to be “This is guerrilla-style,” says Shakes exact.) PHOTOS BY MEGAN JONES co-founder Chris Soucy. “We don’t get any real rehearsal time in the theatre. We’re Set during the end of the Roman Empire, going to hit the ground running when it Titus Andronicus is the story of Titus, a comes time—until then, it’s a lot of anticigeneral in the Roman Army, who’s caught pation and logistics. There’s no wings or up in a cycle of revenge with Queen of the backstage area. Logistically, it’s a nightGoths, Tamora. In the Shakes’ version, mare of some sorts, but it’s so exciting to Titus and his sons run the police force of bring something fresh and new in a venue a small American town, incorporating an that people haven’t thought or haven’t element of hillbilly horror. Due to its outseen. The space is interesting to me as an landish violence, Titus, believed to have homage to the grindhouse movie theatre been written with collaborator George experience and it’s the perfect place to set Peele, has become one of Shakespeare’s it. I love the visual of the audience eating most divisive scripts. popcorn while watching Shakespeare!”

T.S. Eliot famously said the tragedy was For their next productions, the Shakes “one of the stupidest and most uninspired look forward to catching up to the modplays ever written, a play in which it is ern day in their themes and possibly even incredible that Shakespeare had any hand pushing into the future. Soucy has ideas at all, a play in which the best passages for a Civil War-era Romeo and Juliet and would be too highly honored by the signaa version of Macbeth set in a Star Warsture of Peele.” inspired universe.

Despite its fair share of harsh words, He’s also excited to welcome troupe Titus Andronicus garnered praise over members into the director’s chair. time. Director Julie Taymor calls it the “We’re looking forward to embracing most “relevant of Shakespeare’s plays for visions that people have of these periods in the modern era,” saying, “it seems like a time,” he says. play written for today, it reeks of now.”

In the meantime, Soucy and SpangenSpangenburg agrees. burg look forward to sharing one of the “It may be difficult material, but conBard’s most controversial works. tent-wise, it has everything from violence “Any given time, there are really bleak to racial issues,” he says. “I think a lot of and disgusting moments that are followed people think of Othello as Shakespeare’s by really sweet and funny moments,” only play that depicts racism, but I think Spangenburg says. this one does even more so, about how they “We’re riding on the novelty of it,” Soucy tear down the world around them. It deals says. “There’s nothing else like this. You with that and finds ways to be true to that will always remember that time you went so that it is a part of the story no matter to a movie theatre and watched live Shakewhat, but also doing it justice. We’re not speare performed in front of you.” CS championing this behavior—the people SAVANNAH SHAKES PRESENTS: in the play who do these things properly TITUS ANDRONICUS pay for the horrors they commit onstage.

Cine Grand Eisenhower 6 When these characters meet their end, October 20-22, 27-29 I bet everybody cheers. It’s definitely a Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.

Game of Thrones love-to-hate-‘em, loveGeneral admission $20, $15 seniors/students/ even-more-to-see-‘em-die situation.” military via 912.631.2068 In keeping with their theme, Titus will be staged in a movie theatre at Cine Grand Eisenhower 6.

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Somewhere over the rainbow

Location Gallery at LGBT Center hosts exhibition for PRIDE

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCT 18-24, 2017

THERE’S a little extra color on the walls this week at the LGBT Center.

Location Gallery hosts “ROYGBIV,” a rainbow-themed exhibition, in support of PRIDE. Seven artists produced work in the seven different colors of the rainbow, focusing on the range between colors.

Besides being given a color, the artists were free to produce whatever work they wanted, resulting in a diverse show with everything from collage work to paintings of mountains.

“We talked to people and said, ‘yeah, you are definitely in the yellow family,’” laughs Peter Roberts, gallery director.

The exhibition opened Oct. 12 and will remain up through the end of PRIDE, Oct. 28.

The seven exhibiting artists are Bryce Griffis, Jason Zimmer, Melody Postma, Karen Abato, Bert Johns, Chela Gutierrez, and Roberts himself. All artists in the exhibition identify as LGBT, an intentional move by Roberts.

“I think it’s inspirational and aspirational,” muses Roberts. “We have a lot of troubled kids coming in here, questioning people, and I think it’s a good thing for them to be immersed in.”

“Someone who doesn’t really understand walks in the door and goes, ‘Oh, these are all gay artists, I’m in a space that I can really feel comfortable in,’” adds Lynn Bowling, board member of the LGBT Center.

All gallery profits from the show will be donated to the First City Network specifically for the Center. Formed 31 years ago here in Savannah, First City Network is the oldest LGBT organization in Georgia, and both Roberts and Bowling hold it close to the heart.

“It was a group of exceptional thinkers,” explains Bowling. “There still are, it’s always been. But at that point, there were 30 no gay rights—”

“ROYGBIV” assigns each artist a color to stick with. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOCATION GALLERY.

Jason Zimmer was assigned the red-orange range. PHOTO BY RACHAEL FLORA

“There were no resources except bars,” adds Roberts.

“—and this group started the thing. It’s grown and it’s shrunk, and now I think we’re on a really good path,” says Bowling.

When it comes to gay rights, Roberts asserts, “Same sex marriage is the tip of the iceberg.” Older generations of LGBT people struggled and fought for their rights and their lives.

“It’s always fun to talk to some of the kids, because they’re like, Whoa, and we’re

like, ‘Yeah, that was our reality,’” Roberts notes solemnly. “[Bowling’s] generation was Stonewall.

My generation was the AIDS epidemic.

When I was a teenager it was sex, drugs, and rock and roll. And by the time I was old enough to do those things, it was AIDS, punk, and addiction. For a while, it was a funeral a week.”

“I have a Louis Vuitton phonebook from the ’70s that 90 percent of the people in it are gone,” says Bowling.

“Once a month I look through it and just think about everything I lost. It’s a big wakeup call. And it’s part of the reason I wanted to get involved here at the Center.

I think this gallery is important because it keeps it out there, the whole idea that people are normal and part of this group.”

Representation is crucial in underrepresented communities, making this exhibition the perfect combination of art and inclusivity. CS

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CULTURE VISUAL ARTS

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

THE MONTH of October carries a lot of weight, from the traditional harvest moon rituals around the world to the oneyear anniversary of Hurricane Matthew’s destruction here in Savannah. Katherine Sandoz’s new show, “October,” captures that range of emotion through her work.

The exhibition opened on Oct. 5 at Location Gallery at Austin Hill Realty and will remain up through Oct. 27.

We spoke with Sandoz last week.

1. How, specifically, did Hurri-

cane Matthew inspire you to create “October”?

Peter Roberts, Location Gallery’s director, and I conceived of the show directly in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Collaborating with Laney Contemporary, we knew we had a year to create the work, the exhibit’s design and layout and the opening evening’s production and planning.

The paintings, textiles and installation feature the landscape and botanicals prevalent in October in this region and weave concepts from traditions and religions that are historically celebrated in the month of October.

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2. What are those traditions?

In the last days of summer, October means many things to many people. Whether called Gort or Winterfylleth, Tishrei, Muharram, Diwali or others over the globe, the eighth month in the old Roman calendar marks the mystery and magic of the period between summer and winter when the veil between the worlds thins.

For Savannah, October also marks one year since Hurricane Matthew changed our landscape, the light filtering through it and our manner of seeing nature and ourselves in it.

3.

How do you weave those traditions into your work?

The “October” series features the plants and vegetation present during the month of October and offers an exploration of paint, color and pictorial space. The lay32 ers of paint suggest that the viewer travel

beyond the richly colored surfaces to find other worlds and possibilities within the colors, shapes and textures. The paintings honor nature’s abundance, its fiery will to live and the cycles of time, weather and life apparent to us all. Similarly, the harvest moon asks the same of us: to mark time, abundance, the harvest, our community, family and the greater cycles of nature.

4. How do your works interact with each other in the space, particularly the installation?

Vines, for the Celtic polytheists, had served as conduits between these worlds, and you can see within the exhibit their prevalence. All the botanicals featured somehow embody one or more of the traditions associated with October. For example, six pomegranate seeds, it is said in Greek mythology, were ingested by Persephone who then went to the underworld for six months. Winter followed. She resurfaced at spring and the fertile time recommenced. The fruit is also considered a symbol of abundance and fertility. The wall treatment installed within the foyer of Austin Hill Realty allows the viewer to be “wrapped within a painting” as the space is neither wide nor deep yet one can travel the space in all directions. The textile drapes whose patterns are taken from the paintings serve as yet another layer through which one can explore the building and the exhibition layout and design.

5.

Give me some background on yourself as an artist. How long have you been creating? Is this show indicative of the style you gravitate towards or is it a departure?

I arrived in Savannah in 1995 to follow graduate studies at SCAD. I also taught there for ten challenging, fun-filled and informative years. After receiving a second MFA from SCAD, I began a full time studio-based art business. My evolution since that time has been marked by technical, material and conceptual shifts while remaining steadfast in my appreciation of Savannah’s natural beauty and that of art and design’s formalism. CS

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CHANG YANG SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION — Yang finds inspiration in everyday people as he captures the nature of those he encounters with charcoal. Oct. 20-24. NonFiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St. LARRY LEVOW — In this current show, he is joined by students Henry and Suzanne Croci, Ron Fagin, Bobbie Kraft, Rhondda Netherton, Margie Sone, Mike Spitler and Gail Quinn.

Oct. 18-Dec. 31. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

PHILOPHOBIA — Philophobia (fear of attachment or to fall in love) is a collaborative exhibition featuring the work of selected artists in the reflection of the vulnerability of loving someone, not only in a relationship but in all kinds of love. Through unconventional artistic media and methods of manifestation, the artists investigate the psychology of broken hearts and self-reflection in the mind and body. free and open to the public Oct. 19-21.

Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. VOX — VOX presents the multimedia work of five seniors: Stephanie Stokes, Elizabeth Powell, Roxanne Wilson, Julian Avila, and Amber Holt. Oct. 19-Nov. 3. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS

Work by Liliana Porter is still on display at the SCAD Museum of Art.

BELLE NATURE DE LACOSTE: PESEVERETREES AND BEAUTES BLUES — Hailee Potter presents handmade cyanotypes and black and white photographic prints that explore the nature of Lacoste, France. Through Oct. 29. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE — Solo exhibition featuring the work of Agnieszka Kurant, composed of sculpture, works on paper, lenticular prints and a video. Kurant’s researchbased practice explores how complex social, economic and cultural systems can operate in ways that confuse distinctions between fiction and reality or nature and culture.

Through Jan. 14, 2018. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

FAAA MEMBERS SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION — Telfair Museums presents the firstever exhibition at the Jepson Center by the artist members of the museum’s Friends of African American Arts group. Through Nov. 6.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

365 DAYS: THE STORY OF TWO KENNELS — Lisa Rosenmeier’s paintings of shelter pets. Through Nov. 3. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St.

FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES — The SCAD Museum of Art presents this eponymous exhibition of works by the late Cuban-American artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Through Jan. 14, 2018. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

ANIMAL INSTINCT — The diversity of animal imagery in Animal Instinct reveals the wide-ranging roles animals inhabit in an anthropocentric world. From wild beasts to loyal companions, artists help viewers reflect on their connections to animals and the myriad roles that various creatures play in our lives.

This exhibition offers a chance to reflect on our relationships with animals and how they are an intrinsic part of our lives. Through Nov. 26. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

FIBER GUILD OF THE SAVANNAHS — The Fiber Guild of the Savannahs is a group of fiber artists who meet regularly to share inspiration and techniques using a wide variety of fiber-related arts. Spinning, weaving, dyeing, quilting, knitting, basketry, rug making, paper manipulation, needle felting, and crocheting are just some of the crafts their members explore. Through Oct. 31. savannahjea.org.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

FRIENDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART MEMBERS SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION — Telfair Museums presents the first ever in-museum exhibition by artists who are members of F3A. The exhibition opens the night of the annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture. Participants must be current members of F3A. Through Nov. 6. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. KAHLIL GIBRAN AND THE FEMININE DIVINE — Renowned for his literary masterpiece “The Prophet,” Lebanese-American artist and writer Kahlil Gibran began experimenting with the visual arts at a young age. Telfair Museums proudly boasts the largest public collection of visual art by Kahlil Gibran in the United States. Through Jan. 2, 2018. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. OTHER SITUATIONS — Liliana Porter is best known for her photographs and installations exploring the conflicting boundaries between reality and fiction and the ways in which images are circulated and consumed. Selected works feature anonymous miniature figurines confronted with overwhelming tasks.

Through Jan. 7, 2018. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

RODIN: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE — Rodin: The Human Experience presents a selection of 32 figures in bronze by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the French sculptor who left behind 19th century academic traditions to focus on conveying the passion and vitality of the human spirit. This exhibition is in honor of the centennial of Rodin’s death. Through Jan. 7, 2018. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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LOST AT SEA: THE LIMINAL ESSENCE OF IMMIGRATION — The museum’s first international exhibition (in various media), featuring the work of artists from Scotland, England, Ethiopia and Savannah (none of whom were born in the United States.)

Conceived by the late Bertha Husband, it investigates the psychology and logistics of trans-oceanic relocation and acculturation.

Featuring original work by Bertha Husband, Simon Ford, Colin Lloyd, Milutin Pavlovic and Kebedech Tekleab. Oct. 18-Jan. 7. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

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Prohibition Savannah is here!

Renowned restaurant/ bar with Charleston roots moves in on MLK Blvd.

BY MARIA WHITEWAY

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PROHIBITION, the highly anticipated throwback speakeasy restaurant and bar concept that originated in Charleston, finally opened its doors in Savannah on October 2. As a nearby neighbor to The Grey, Prohibition aids in expanding the food scene on MLK Jr. Boulevard.

With its vintage-inspired cocktails as well as Southern influenced menu including elevated street food, refined pub grub and soulful dishes, Prohibition fits right in among the greats in our city.

Prohibition Savannah is truly a collaborative effort among the original team in Charleston—operating partner James Walsh, partner Ray Burns, bar manager/ partner Jim McCourt, and Chef/partner Greg Garrison.

As natives of Ireland, Walsh, Burns and McCourt met one another in New York City, given its sizable Irish community.

Having worked in the restaurant business together since the ‘90s and even living together for a time, the three men built a strong friendship in addition to an even stronger working relationship.

When Walsh conceived the concept of Prohibition in Charleston, he could not imagine a better team than his Irish buddies.

“McCourt was a huge part of Prohibition Charleston’s creativity with cocktails.

Then Burns came to Charleston, which was a massive feather in the cap, to make the place successful.”

With their talents ranging from entertainment and hospitality to mixology and business management, all they needed was a talented chef to seal the deal. They met Chef Garrison in Boston after dining at a restaurant where he was cooking.

“They really enjoyed their meal, so we started talking about how we could work together,” Chef Garrison recalls.

After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Garrison, a NY native, was mentored by James Beard Award winners Wylie Dufresne, Grant 34 Achatz and Ken Oringer.

Beau Soleil oysters from New Brunswick, thick-cut house-cured bacon and homemade potato gnocchi bathe in a light vermouth cream sauce and are finished with sweet pecan oil. PHOTO BY MARIA WHITEWAY

“Prior to joining the Prohibition team, I was the sous chef at Boston’s highly acclaimed French fine dining restaurant, L’Espalier. I credit a lot of my success as a cook to working with L’Espalier’s Chef de Cuisine, Matthew Delisle, who taught me how to express myself through my food.”

In 2015, Garrison moved to Charleston to take over the kitchen at Prohibition Charleston and since then, he has completely revamped the restaurant’s culinary program.

“Garrison was a game changer on the food side of things. He has a tremendous pedigree,” Walsh sings his praises.

Now, three and half years after opening Prohibition Charleston, the team chose Savannah for their next location given its rich history, emerging food scene and sprawling music culture.

While the majority of the partners are of Irish decent, Prohibition does not identify as an Irish pub. Burns expounds, “We are not trying to reinvent the Irish bar.”

However, subtle Irish elements can be found throughout the establishment as a tribute to their culture. One nuance at the

Seared local grouper served with house made black truffle tortellini, sweet butternut squash puree, and warm mussels are capped with foamed buttery mussel sauce. PHOTO BY MARIA WHITEWAY

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Savannah location is the traditional Irish drinking space called a “snug.” These private drinking nooks pay homage to the Prohibition era as well, given that speakeasies often had similar secluded cubbies.

One other understated yet obvious nod to their Irish heritage is that Prohibition prides itself in having the largest selection of Irish whiskeys in the Southeast.

Prohibition Savannah’s renovated space transports patrons back to the 1920’s era with its wood paneled walls, crimson floors, exposed brick, tufted horseshoe booths, and rustic golden glow.

From the aged bourbon barrels stacked in the front windows and the halved barrels serving as planters outside to the wall of liquor bottles lining the bar and shelves, subtleties of alcohol’s significance can be found throughout the space.

McCourt, the beverage director, devised a classic cocktail menu with timeless elements to embody the Prohibition era motif.

For instance, the Pistachio Fizz is based off of a traditional cocktail from New Orleans. The pistachio syrup is made inhouse and is mixed with egg white, cream, Beefeater 24, and Faretti biscotti. The libation is shaken vigorously causing the eggs and cream to froth, then is hit with a splash of soda to add sparkle to the creamy sip.

The Ballysillan cocktail is a riff off the

Chef Greg Garrison has been the Executive Chef at Prohibition Charleston since 2015 and is now ready to tackle Prohibition Savannah with the help of Chef de Cuisine Anthony Smith. PHOTO BY JONATHAN BONCEK

NYC modern classic called the Penicillin. The original recipe had two different scotches that were swapped out for Irish whiskeys.

This Irish version has Black Bush Irish Whisky, honey and muddled ginger. Then Connemara peated single malt Irish whisky floats on top for fragrant smoky and peaty notes.

While the atmosphere and drinks may lure people in, the food plays a large role in bringing them back.

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Given that Chef Garrison’s home base is in Charleston, he elected Chef Anthony C. Smith as the Chef de Cuisine at Prohibition Savannah. Chef Garrison devised Savannah’s menu so that it would appeal to a wide variety of diners and Chef Smith executed Garrison’s vision with precision.

“You can come in and have a big meal with a large group, an intimate dinner, or snacks at the bar. Savannah is such a vibrant town and I wanted the menu to match its personality.”

For starters that are both communally hands-on yet sophisticated in presentation and flavor profiles, check out the Smoked Beef Tartare and the Warm Oysters.

The tartare is made with grass-fed strip loin from Brass Town. The steak is hand chopped and dressed with a mixture of anchovies, capers, tomatoes herbs and egg yolks. The beef is smoked with mesquite inside a glass cloche to order.

When the glass dome is lifted tableside, a white fragrant fog evaporates into the air, revealing the fresh meat. House made dill chips scoop up the smoky beef.

The Warm Oysters “started off as a play on Brunswick Stew and morphed into the warm oyster dish after trial and error.”

A shallow bowl of Beau Soleil oysters from New Brunswick, thick-cut housecured bacon and homemade potato

gnocchi bathe in a light vermouth cream sauce and are finished with sweet pecan oil. This comforting yet light dish hits all notes of creamy and salty decadence.

For someone who would rather have finger food with their beer, order the Pig Trotter Tots or the Street Corn. The cheesy crispy tatter tots incorporate fatty braised pig’s feet meat with Parmesan cheese in a pork jus. As for the Grilled Street Corn, tender grilled corn is slathered in garlic aioli and showered with cojita lime cheese and espelette (pepper).

If dinner is on your agenda, the Pan Seared Grouper is a must. Seared local grouper, crispy exterior and juicy center, is served with housemade black truffle tortellini and sweet butternut squash puree.

Warm mussels are studded about the plate, capped with foamed buttery mussel sauce.

Soon Prohibition Savannah will open for brunch and lunch, but for now they’re working dinner and late night drinking crowds. As in Charleston, they plan to host weekly special events such as salsa lessons and local bands in their event space.

Savannah is clearly attracting remarkable talent and heavy hitters in the food scene. The Prohibition partners say they are encouraged to see that other great restaurants like Husk are coming to our city.

So let’s raise a glass, Savannah! CS

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Moon River Brewing brings home the Gold Medal!

BY RAYMOND GADDY

THERE ARE few people as to the craft beer world as Charlie Papazian. Though he studied nuclear engineering in school, Papazian would go on to write the preeminent home brewing book “The Complete Joy of Homebrewing,” and found the American Homebrewers Association (AHA).

Because starting the homebrew revolution wasn’t enough, Papazian also founded the Brewers Association of America, a group of like-minded brewers and their supplier. that has grown to include over 7000 brewers and brewing related companies throughout the United States.

Eventually the AHA and several other brewing organizations merged into the Brewers Association which now has over 7000 members (brewers and suppliers) and hosts the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) which is also a Papazian creation.

When GABF was founded in 1982 it hosted 22 breweries. This year’s event, held a week ago in Denver, Colorado, hosted 800 breweries and is the largest ticketed beer festival in the country with 60,000 attendees who sampled almost 4000 different beers.

One of the lasting components of the GABF is the annual beer competition, judged by over 100 different beer experts who sample thousands of brewery submitted beers in 96 different beer style categories. Each category is awarded a gold, silver and bronze medal.

This year’s competition resulted in eight awards for Georgia breweries, up from two in 2016. Most Georgia winners were from the Atlanta area but the only Georgia GABF GOLD medalist came from right here in Savannah!

Moon River Brewing Company won a Gold in the Belgian-style Witbier category for their Wild Wacky Wit. I spoke with Moon River’s Head Brewer and owner John Pinkerton.

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Pinkerton: We brewed our first batch of Then, the words, “...and the Gold goes Wild Wacky Wit 15 years ago, back in 2002. to Wild Wacky Wit...” echoed through the Belgian-style White Ale had been one of auditorium, as time seemed to slow down my favorite styles of beer when I was still while the joyous chaos erupted as we leapt homebrewing in the early 1990s. to our feet and made our way to the stage.

You could say my love for wit beer put me on the path to brewing. My interest What was GABF like, in general? in brewing as a career came in part from my obsession with the brand, Celis White, The 2017 GABF was bigger than ever. It’s really quite a spectacle. From the marchfrom the Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas, ing in of the bagpipers to the final call, four which rode the first wave of the American and a half hours later, it is cacophonous! craft renaissance in the early ‘90s. I was It can be arduous at times. There’s been already in love with the music scene in plenty of years where we’ve left the awards Austin and I was consumed with the fantasy of brewing at Celis by day and playing ceremony on Saturday morning with nothing to show for. So you’re coming straight drums in the blues/ rockabilly clubs by from the awards ceremony up to the Fesnight. Turns out, the Austin dream never tival Hall and you’ve got a long day in front happened for me, but those initial visits of you. to the Celis Brewery and my efforts to get hired there, led to other brewing pursuits And you also won the Best Mid-Sized and eventually to Moon River. brew pub award!

What was it like to win a Gold?

We hadn’t even gotten on stage to receive This year the Belgian-style White Ale cate- the gold medal for the wit, when they gory had 78 entries, and we know the Wild began announcing the Mid-Size Brewpub of the year awards. We were standing in Wacky Wit went up against the biggest a short queue of other winners off stage names in American wit beer. right, still stunned, exchanging expresIn our case, we had entered the full, sions of disbelief and congratulations. In allowed number of four beers in varimy mind, I had already completely ruled ous categories including the Wit. As the awards ceremony unfolded, by the time we out the possibility that we could possibly win one of the overall recognition awards. got to the Wit category (#79 of 98), we had I wasn’t really paying attention to what already been shut out of our other three was happening on stage until everyone entered categories. around us started screaming, “Isn’t that Chris Swersey, the BA Competition you guys?! That’s you! Get up there!!” CS Director, announced the winner of the Bronze and Silver Wit beers and we were

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THE FOREIGNER

OO The primary poster for The Foreigner shows Jackie Chan standing alone in a scene of carnage, with the tagline intoning that one should “Never Push A Good Man Too Far.” Such a promotional angle suggests that Chan will employ his considerable martial arts skills to take down various evildoers a la Taken or Death Wish.

This is accurate—to a point. But look at the poster more closely and it becomes clear that this isn’t a solo vehicle for Chan, not with Pierce Brosnan sharing abovethe-title billing.

As for the movie itself, it’s far from a straightforward action romp—instead, it’s a knotty political thriller involving a terrorist outfit with possible IRA ties embarking on a series of bombings.

The scene of mass destruction that opens the picture ends up killing the college-age daughter of Quan (Chan), a restaurateur who had already lost his wife and other daughters to senseless violence long ago. A devastated Quan wants to make sure those responsible are punished, and so he begins harassing Liam Hennessy (Brosnan), a former IRA member who now works with the British government.

Quan is convinced that Hennessy knows the identities of the terrorists—for his part, Hennessy must track down these murderers while also assigning his subordinates to deal with a surprisingly efficient Quan.

It’s interesting to see Chan stripped of the cheeky charisma that has floated most of his career, even if the movie doesn’t give him much to do beyond scowling, grimacing, and occasionally throwing a punch.

Chan often feels like a visitor in his own

film, since the majority concerns itself with the maneuverings and machinations of Brosnan’s character to appease those wanting answers and those seeking power.

The script attempts some plot pirouettes that don’t always flow gracefully, and one’s tolerance regarding the wholesale slaughter of innocents in disposable entertainment may understandably be more pronounced than ever. Yet overall, The Foreigner proves to be a respectable example of a thinking person’s action flick.

HAPPY DEATH DAY

OO Groundhog Day gets run through the grinder in Happy Death Day, a horror yarn that derives a fair amount of mileage out of its canny premise.

Set on a college campus, Happy Death Day centers on Tree (Jessica Rothe), a sorority girl who gets murdered on her birthday. But death isn’t the end for Tree— like Bill Murray’s weatherman, she wakes up again on the same day, and she soon realizes that she will keep dying (and keep repeating the day) until she identifies her killer.

After the excellent Edge of Tomorrow, any movie sporting a similar premise is bound to look anemic, and Happy Death Day certainly doesn’t hold up to much post-viewing scrutiny. But as it unfolds, it’s entertaining enough, bolstered by at least one clever fake-out, a strong central performance by Rothe, and the striking employment of a cherubic mask that — if the movie’s a hit—might end up being sported by numerous wise guys come All Hallows’ Eve.

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BLADE RUNNER 2049

OOO Let’s slice through the studio hype and fanboy hyperventilation and immediately answer the pressing question on everyone’s mind. Is Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner, a masterpiece likes its predecessor?

Definitely not.

To be blunt, it’s not even a match for 2016’s superb Arrival, the previous film from director Denis Villeneuve. Yet on its own terms, it’s a dazzling achievement, a heady motion picture that employs stateof-the-art visuals to punch across its alternately tough and tender story of love, loss Happy Death Day is not a comedy, fyi. and identity.

Because this is the type of film that Mainly, though, there’s Harrison Ford, benefits from a virginal viewing free returning to the part of Rick Deckard. of spoilers—and because parent studio Ford’s role should have been much larger, Warner Bros. promised to dispatch the but in the context of what he’s given, he’s Dark Knight to rip asunder any critics excellent, providing a wariness—and who break the vow of silence—plot details weariness—that lines up nicely with the will be purposely sketchy. Suffice to say Deckard from three decades earlier. Ford’s that this one is set 30 years after director turn is just one of the ample pleasures in a Ridley Scott’s original, in a period when movie that won’t soon fade from memory. powerful manufacturer Niander Wallace

THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (Jared Leto) is designing replicants that OO are comparatively more benign than the An adaptation of the novel by bestsellprevious models.

Blade runners still exist, tasked with ing author Charles Martin, The Mountain tracking down these vintage replicants and Between Us casts Idris Elba and Kate Winterminating them with extreme prejudice. slet as surgeon Ben Bass and photojourOne such blade runner is “K” (Ryan Gosnalist Alex Martin, two of the many folks ling), who’s a replicant himself. But a visit stranded at the Salt Lake City airport durto a farm to track down a fugitive leads to ing a particularly nasty snow storm. Their the discovery of a box holding shocking flight has been cancelled, but neither can material. As K’s superior (Robin Wright) afford a delay: Dr. Bass has an important gravely intones, these contents could creoperation to perform, while Alex is getting ate a war and tear apart the very fabric of married. Although strangers, they agree society. to charter a small plane together, a fateful “Yes, questions,” purrs Roy Batty (Rutdecision once the small craft goes down in ger Hauer) to genetic engineer Hannibal the Utah mountains.

Chew (James Hong) in the ’82 version, a From there, The Mountain Between sentiment that might also be directed at Us turns into an old-fashioned survival this new picture’s screenwriters. Hampton yarn, as Ben and Alex battle the elements Fancher, who co-wrote the original (adapt- and, occasionally, each other (he thinks ing Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream they should wait with the plane until help of Electric Sheep?), and Michael Green, arrives; she thinks they should make their whose cinematic at-bats consist of Green own way down the mountain). As both an Lantern, Logan and Alien: Covenant, do adventure yarn and a love story, the movie a fine job not only of maintaining this often stretches credulity, yet what sells it futureworld but also in laying out themes are the compelling performances by its that lend new meaning and import to what two stars.

Salvador Dali tagged Persistence of MemThey’re both excellent, and when the ory. Yet a few queries still manage to forsaga continues beyond where most other mulate amidst the ample exposition, and, movies would have it end, they provide the for a film that runs a generous 164 minutes, glue that holds the increasingly diffuse the back end still feels needlessly rushed. project together. In short, their presence Yet overall, Blade Runner 2049 is a tow- helps make Mountain more than just a ering work, and if there’s one area in which molehill of a movie. it equals its predecessor, it’s in its empathic AMERICAN MADE reach. The character of Joi, an AI who somehow seems to genuinely love K, is ach- OOO ingly brought to life by Cuban actress Ana Just when it seemed as if we had lost de Armas, and, as a renegade replicant, Tom Cruise to the ranks of paycheckDave Bautista figures in an early sequence cashing automatons no longer interested that nicely encapsulates the struggles of in applying themselves on screen (see: Anthony Hopkins, Nicolas Cage), along Batty et al in the 1982 film.

comes American Made to show there’s still some life left in the maverick actor. After the ego-boosting but audience-snoozing duo of The Mummy and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, there were certainly no guarantees.

A caffeinated Cruise storms his way through this fact-based yarn focusing on Barry Seal, a TWA pilot who’s recruited by the CIA (repped by Domhnall Gleeson as cheerful agent Monty Schafer) to partake in reconnaissance runs over Central American rebel camps. This leads to Barry also working with Panamanian General Manuel Noriega, the Medellin drug cartel in Colombia, and, finally, the unlawful and hypocritical Reagan White House.

Director Doug Liman (who previously worked with Cruise on the excellent Edge of Tomorrow) and scripter Gary Spinelli clearly have plenty of affection—perhaps too much—for Barry Seal, who’s presented as a likable guy who never really hurt anybody. Considering he routinely flew cocaine into the U.S. makes that a highly dubious outlook, but regardless, Cruise plays him as such an eager-to-please opportunist that we enjoy watching him even if we never really care about his fate.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

OOO In 1973, tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs squared off in a televised match that was known as the “Battle of the Sexes.” That historic event—and the hoopla and hysteria that surrounded it— forms the basis for the same-named Battle of the Sexes, a highly engaging film that frequently keeps a light touch even as it tackles weighty subjects.

At the time, Billie Jean King (played by Emma Stone) was 29 and doing everything in her power to push for women’s rights, particularly when it came to the acceptance of female tennis players. Naturally, the MRAs of the day fought against this, and they found a figure head of sorts in 55-year-old Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), who claimed that he could beat any female player in the world. Realizing it was just a publicity stunt, King declined to participate, but once Riggs made short work of top-ranked Margaret Court (Jessica McNamee), King had no choice but to accept the challenge.

The most surprising aspect about Battle of the Sexes is the relative sympathy it displays toward Riggs. As King herself notes, he’s just a clown (indeed, the two later became good friends), and his actions are depicted not so much as the result of some deep-seated chauvinism but rather because he realizes that, as an aged and over-the-hill player, this is his best opportunity to get back into the spotlight. Carell does a fine job of conveying both Riggs’ outward obnoxiousness and inner angst, while directors Jonathan Dayton and

Valerie Faris and Oscar-winning scripter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) are content to allow Bill Pullman to provide the villainy as sexist tennis head Jack Kramer.

As Billie Jean King, Stone delivers a remarkable performance, an amazing about-face from her Oscar-winning turn in last year’s La La Land. She nails all aspects of the role, from her professional rivalry with Riggs to her personal relationships with husband Larry King (Austin Stowell) and Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough), the latter responsible for allowing King to finally acknowledge—and act upon —her long-dormant lesbianism.

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

O If Kingsman: The Secret Service turned out to be the biggest cinematic surprise of 2015, then Kingsman: The Golden Circle might turn out to be the biggest celluloid disappointment of 2017. It’s certainly the most depressing. And infuriating.

Hitting stateside theaters in February of ’15, Kingsman: The Secret Service proved to be an utter delight—a brainy, brawny, spy-game send-up packed with memorable characters and nifty plot pirouettes. A sequel was guaranteed, but while Kingsman: The Golden Circle is bigger, it most assuredly isn’t better.

Such a precipitous drop in quality would suggest that other hands assembled this follow-up, but that shockingly isn’t the case; instead, this one finds writer-director Matthew Vaughn and co-scripter Jane Goldman again at the controls.

Kingsman agents Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) are back, this time using their smarts to attempt to foil the nefarious plans of Poppy (Julianne Moore, sorry to say), a drug kingpin who’s basically a cross between a ruthless CEO and June Cleaver.

Not unlike SPECTRE in the Daniel Craig 007 entries, Poppy has managed to cripple the entire Kingsman operation, thereby forcing the dapper Brits to seek help from their American counterparts.

These would be the Statesmen, whose members include head honcho Champ (Jeff Bridges), bad boy Tequila (Channing Tatum), mousy Ginger (Halle Berry) and cocky Whiskey (Pedro Pascal).

Serving up an American counterpart to the veddy British Kingsman sounds like a great idea that can’t miss, but with the possible exception of Tatum (who, despite the prominent billing, is barely in this thing), these characters prove to be so underdeveloped and uninteresting that it becomes clear they were added not out of inspiration but out of a scheme to garner more merchandising tie-ins on this side of the Atlantic. CS

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GREEN PARTY OF CHATHAM COUNTY People, Planet and Peace over Profit!

Meets Saturdays and the first Tuesday of every month. Join the Facebook group, @ ChathamGreens, to find out about upcoming local events. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

LADIES GUNS AND AMMO The Savannah Area Republican Women’s Club, in collaboration with Chatham County Sheriff John Wilcher, will hold the inaugural Ladies, Guns and Ammo event in the Lunch and Learn series. This is an educational event intended to instruct women on laws associated with handguns, as well as proper safety protocols. The event will feature gun law and safety classes, target practice and a luncheon. Classes are limited to 60 participants, and handguns will be provided. $45 - $85 Sat., Oct. 21. 912-598-7358.

marolynoverton@gmail.com. sarw.org/ product-category/ladies-guns-and-ammo/. thesavannahgolfclub.com/. The Savannah Golf Club, 1661 President St. 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

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credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo.com. Info is also available at www.savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www.savannahfriendsofmusic. com ongoing. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/ index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR ART FOR UNDER THE INFLUENCE The 2017 Artists & Artisans annual event is titled “Under the Influence”. This is a juried show sponsored by ARC Savannah. Our goal is to show Savannah’s influence on you and your work and how you and your work have influenced Savannah. Judging criteria includes the following: 1) Excellence of execution in artistic technique. 2) Strength of original narrative as it relates to the local environment. 3) Effectiveness of your work in communicating your perspective. ​Details and online submission is here: http://www. arcsavannah.org/aanda2017 Through Oct. 27. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

CALL FOR AUDITIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN DELILAHS DANCE CABARET The Downtown Delilahs dance cabaret are holding auditions for several upcoming shows. To set up an audition, contact Jade

Bills at 912-272-7601. Through Nov. 1.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR VIGNETTE SAVANNAH Are you a student living fabulously in a studio apartment or a creative with an efficient yet stylish workspace? Maybe you’re renewing your space after Hurricane Matthew, decorating your home for the holidays for the first time, or just want to share the character & charm of your historical home? Whatever your space, Vignette Savannah would love to feature you. Vignette Savannah is a web presence that features the most creative and eclectic living, leisure, and work spaces in Savannah.

Tell us about yours at vignettesavannah@ gmail.com, and check us out in the weeks to come at vignettesavannah.com. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

CALL FOR JESUS-YESHUA PRODUCTION CLUB AND VIDEO CREW Contact Brenda Lee at 912-236-3156 or at revbrendalee@yahoo.com for more information. ongoing. Online only, none.

CALL FOR MUSICIANS FOR EFFINGHAM COUNTY ORCHESTRA Effingham Community Orchestra is now accepting additional musicians.

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information contact the Director at www. effinghamcommunityorchestra.org or call 912-826-5300 ext. 110. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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.

CALL FOR WORLD WAR I ITEMS FOR CITY EXHIBIT The City of Savannah Research Library & Municipal Archives is currently planning a World War I Centennial exhibit for 2018 to honor Savannahians’ role in the war.

The City would like to include items from local residents and families to further personalize the exhibit. Residents are asked to share World War I related artifacts or documents with the City to help create the exhibit. To lend an item to the exhibit or to learn more about the exhibit, please contact Luciana Spracher, City of Savannah Library & Archives Director, at Lspracher@ savannahga.gov or (912) 651-6411. ongoing. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

POLLUTION OF OUR WATERWAYS EXHIBIT Ships of the Sea Museum is now accepting submissions for a 2018 exhibit on the pollution of our waterways. Inspired by Jason deCaires Taylor’s public art piece “Plasticide,” we are seeking the aid of artists to demonstrate in a visceral, yet authentic way the local and global effects of water pollution. Submission deadline is 30 October 2017. For more information please see our website at: shipsofthesea.org Through Oct. 30. 912-232-1511. wendymelton@ shipsofthesea.org. shipsofthesea.org. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

RELIGIOUS ETHNIC ARTISTS NEEDED Religious ethnic (JESUS-YESHUA) artists and musicals needed for upcoming season.

A classical accompanist and conductor for sacred music and gospel singers needed.

Contact Reverend Brenda Lee (912) 2363154; email: revbrendalee@yahoo.com ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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

ANNUAL HALLOWEEN HIKE This not so scary annual fundraiser is ideal for young children. Visitors will walk a short portion of the nature trail where costumed animal characters and their companions will interact with children and pass out Treats.

Lots of other cool activities for your Trick or Treaters too! Concessions will be available.

Wear costumes and walking shoes. Treat bags will be provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult.. $10 per child; $5 per adult Fri., Oct. 20, 5-8 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 21, 5-8 p.m. 912-395-1212. pamela. keener@sccpss.com. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. THE ART OF YOGA Yoga Me Fit’s founder and owner Lynn Geddes Wolling will lead “The Art of Yoga” sessions with proceeds benefiting the Tybee Arts Association. These classes are suitable for all levels of experience. $15 per session Sun., Oct. 22, 11 a.m.-noon. 912308-3410. lynn@yogamefit.com. yogamefit. com/event/. Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. RED, WHITE AND BLUE BBQ This family-friendly fundraiser, featuring live music and award-winning barbecue, is an important fundraiser for The Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire. For a $10 minimum donation, attendees will enjoy a plate piled high with Savannah’s best barbecue, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and a roll. All donations are tax-deductible and will directly support the families of fallen heroes. Sat., Oct. 21, 11 a.m. Ellis Square Area, Barnard & Broughton Streets.

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.

ST. VINCENT’S ANNUAL HISTORIC TOUR OF HOMES & TEA St. Vincent’s Academy hosts the 2017 Annual Tour & Tea. Proceeds benefit the restoration and preservation of the 1845 Convent of St. Vincent de Paul. This popular, self-guided tour features the original 1845 Convent, seven private homes throughout historic downtown Savannah, and an elegant tea served on the Convent grounds. $45 Sat., Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 912-2365505. svatourofhomes.net. svaga.net/. St. Vincent’s Academy, 207 East Liberty St.

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©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) Answers on page 45

“WEEKENDS” --ACTUALLY, THEY’RE WK-ENDS.

ACROSS

1 Maker of the CR-V 6 Fork’s place 10 Summer in Saint-Tropez 13 Woodwind section members 14 Studio 54, for one 15 “On the Road” narrator ___ Paradise 16 Kept track of time in boredom 19 Downbeat music genre 20 Discourage from acting 21 Inflatable co-pilot in “Airplane!”

22 Mac Web browser named for an expedition 25 Grab ___ (eat on the run) 27 Mixed-breed pups 30 Openings 33 Comment of sudden confusion 37 Bitter bar brew, for short 38 Number before zwei 39 IM giggle 40 Cake decorator 41 Dolphins’ org.

42 Return message?

46 Chewy chocolate candy brand from Germany 48 Roguish guy 49 Ward (off) 51 “___ Weapon” (Mel Gibson film) 55 Pot payment 57 Put in a seat?

60 Peyton’s brother

61 Heated drink that traditionally helps you fall asleep 65 MPG rating group 66 Dick who coached the Washington Bullets to a 1978 NBA Championship win 67 Comedian Izzard 68 Director Guillermo ___ Toro 69 Caricatured 70 Like some cavefish

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1 Gordie and Elias, for two 2 Time’s Person of the Year for 2008 and 2012 3 “___ This Earth” (1957 sci-fi film) 4 12th of 12, briefly 5 Briquette remnant 6 “Stanley & Iris” director Martin 7 “Straight Outta Compton” star ___ Jackson, Jr. 8 Bitterly harsh 9 Grumpy companion?

10 Really specialized knowledge 11 Diplomatic quality 12 Nevada city on the Humboldt River 14 Ike’s monogram 17 Archie Bunker’s wife 18 Former Senate Majority Leader Trent 23 Qts. and gals., e.g.

24 Monotonous routine 26 Publicity, slangily (and pre-

sumably before computers) 28 Fail to keep a secret 29 Big surprise 31 Oil cartel since 1960 32 Cutty ___ (Scotch brand) 33 Day-to-day deterioration 34 “New Adventures in ___” (1996 R.E.M. album) 35 Like a family tree’s roots?

36 Tesla founder Musk 40 “Likely story!”

42 “Isn’t it rich / Are ___ pair” (“Send in the Clowns” lyric) 43 Wrap completely around 44 ___-Meal (longtime hot cereal brand) 45 December 24th or 31st, e.g.

47 Mushroom stalk 50 Bring joy to 52 “America’s Got Talent” judge Klum 53 Maximum poker bet 54 Gave props on Facebook 55 Blown away 56 Scruff of the neck 58 Abbr. before a cornerstone date 59 Jefferson Davis’s gp.

62 Daytime ABC show, for short 63 It’s a few pages after 4-Down 64 1550, on some hypothetical cornerstone.

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CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES Savannah Speech & Hearing will host an eight-week series of classes for those interested in learning beginners American Sign Language (ASL). The class will be instructed by Crystal Clarkson. Class meets Tuesdays at 6 pm. Registration fee does not cover cost of required textbook, American Sign Language for Dummies by Penilla & Taylor. Class size is limited to 11 people and pre-registration is required. For more information, visit www.speechandhearingsav.com or call 912.355.4601. $85 registration fee Tuesdays. savannahspeechandhearing.org/.

Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. ART, MUSIC, PIANO, VOICE COACHING Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

THE ART OF YOGA Yoga Me Fit is slated to host “The Art of Yoga” sessions with 20% of all registration proceeds benefiting the work of the Tybee Arts Association. $15 per session Sun., Oct. 22, 1:30-3 p.m. 912-308-3410. lynn@ yogamefit.com. yogamefit.com/event.

Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. BASIC SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

BEADING CLASSSES AT EPIPHANY BEAD & JEWELRY STUDIO Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times.

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

Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 101 N. Fahm St. BEGINNING BELLY DANCE CLASSES Taught by Happenstance Bellydance.

All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-704-2940. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com.

BRIDGE LESSONS Competitive Bidding (BB2), Saturday, February 4 at 10AM. Defensive Signals (BB5), Monday February 6. They are 4 week classes. Intermediate and advanced workshops continue on Fridays at 10AM. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave, Sandfly. Also, games are held in the afternoon and/or evening almost every day. There is something for players at all levels. Check our website for fees and schedules of games and other classes. ongoing. 912-228-4838. bridgewebs.com/ savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. CAREGIVING 101 The free one-hour class is designed to raise awareness of the importance of selfcare by exploring the physical, emotional, psychological and social components of caregiving. Learn tips to deal with the many challenges and gain useful information on community resources. Led by an experienced clinical professor and seasoned caregiver, any person finding 42 themselves in the role of family caregiver

BroadwayHD: Present Laughter

Present Laughter follows a self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Juggling his considerable talent, ego and libido, the theater’s favorite leading man suddenly finds himself caught between fawning ingénues, crazed playwrights, secret trysts and unexpected twists. $15 THU., OCT. 19, 11 P.M. LUCASTHEATRE.COM. LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS, 32 ABERCORN ST.

would greatly benefit from this free class.

Free fourth Monday of every month, noon.

912-629-1331. edelcaregiverinstitute.org.

Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive.

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.

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@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---.

DIVAS & PUMPS: ADULT HEELS DANCE CLASS Divas & Pumps is a dance class teaching walks, struts, freestyles, and choreography to hits by our favorite Divas. Come get your life every Wednesday at 7:30. $15 Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. 323-539-1760.

DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. 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.

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.

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 Photography Workshops: Beginner to Advanced level. 4-hour sessions. $250 per student. See website for complete list. 410251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography. com. chrismorrisphotography.com/learn.

PIANO VOICE-COACHING Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-9617021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries

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only. ongoing.

POWER SELF DEFENSE Get fit and develop powerful selfdefense skills. For active adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

R&B SOUL ADULT LINE DANCING The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers, is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-220-7712. hlamont70@yahoo.com. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 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.

SAMBA SAVANNAH DRUMMING WORKSHOP Learn Afro-Brazilian rhythms with drumming instructor Andrew Hartzell. All ages. $10 Sundays, 2:30 p.m. starlandiasupply.com.

Starlandia Creative Supply, 2438 Bull Street.

SASS & SWAG ADULT HIP HOP Sass & Swag is a high energy, adult hip hop dance class. Learn hip hop grooves you can take to any party or club, and learn a choreographed routine to today’s hottest hits. Mondays at 7:30 pm. $15 Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 323-539-1760.

DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. TIME FOR SCRAPPING Time for Scrapping is hosting a 3 day crop event January 19-21, 2018 in Pooler GA for scrapbookers, stampers and crafters. Time away to work on unfinished projects or to start new ones. Creative classes will be offered, daily door prizes, on-site vendors and much more. For information join our FB page Time for Scrapping or email: timeforscrapping@gmail.com Through Jan. 21, 2018.

VOICE-OVERS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP This class will show you how you could actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos and more.

Learn about voice-over business, types of voice-over, technique, unions, marketing, home studios and demos, as well as

interactive technique coaching. 25.00 Sat., Oct. 21, 3-5 p.m. 912-443-3012. savannahtech.edu/business-industry/ voiceoverworkshop/#1496931136607541261b2-1d6b. Savannah Technical College, Crossroads Campus Auditorium, 190 Crossroads Parkway.

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. ZONA ROSA WRITING WORKSHOP Become the writer you were meant to be: Join Zona Rosa, the internationally acclaimed, monthly Savannah-based writing workshops founded and led by awardwinning author Rosemary Daniell. Over 180 Zona Rosans have become published authors. For information, contact Rosemary at info@myzonarosa.com. Also ask about the week-long, intensive Sixteenth Annual Zona Rosa Writing and Living Retreat,Tybee Island, July 22-29, 2017. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

912-920-2255

48 W. Montgomery Cross Rd. Ste. 103, Parrot Plaza

WATERPIPES & RIGS HOOKAHS & TOBACCO CUSTOM GLASS & HERBS 500+ E-CIGARETTE FLAVORS

FESTIVALS

GRAVEFACE ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY Sat., Oct. 21, 5 p.m. graveface.com/.

Graveface Records & Curiosities, 5 W. 40th Street.

GREAT OGEECHEE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Sample some of the best seafood you will find anywhere, enjoy live entertainment with headliner .38 Special, a carnival and arts and crafts. Hosted by the The Richmond Hill/ Bryan County Chamber of Commerce. Fri., Oct. 20, 5 p.m., Sat., Oct. 21, 10 a.m. and Sun., Oct. 22, 11 a.m. Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

ISLE OF HOPE ART AND MUSIC FEST This festival hosts Savannah-based artists, vendors, non-profits, and live music. Sat., Oct. 21, 10 a.m. iohmarina.com/. Isle of Hope Marina, 50 West Bluff Dr. MIDNIGHT GARDEN RIDE CONTINUES ON P. 44

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This casually-paced, police-escorted ride travels through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods, then returns to Grayson Stadium for a concert, food and beverages, and fun. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Savannah Bicycle Campaign. Sat., Oct. 21, 6 p.m. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr.

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

ALL YOU CAN EAT MUSSELS Make your Tuesdays “Ruesdays” at Rue de Jean in Savannah with ALL YOU CAN EAT mussels! Choose from 6 different flavors and enjoy baby greens salad,

bottomless pommes frites, and warm bread all for just $24. One order per guest.

Reservations suggested. 39ruedejeansav. com/reservations $24 5-9 p.m.. ruedejeansavannah.com. holycityhospitality. com/39-rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. BETHESDA FARM AND GARDENS STAND Each week, this popular organic farm stand, managed by Bethesda students and staff, sells fresh produce, seasonal vegetables, herbs, free range eggs, a variety of plants, goat milk soap, firewood and more. In addition, 100 percent grass fed ground beef in various quantities are available at the

farm stand, which is raised and distributed

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

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“I am my own muse,” wrote painter Frida Kahlo. “I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” Would you consider trying out this perspective for a while, Aries? If so, you might generate a few ticklish surprises. You may be led into mysterious areas of your psyche that had previously been off-limits. You could discover secrets you’ve been hiding from yourself. So what would it mean to be your own muse? What exactly would you do? Here are some examples. Flirt with yourself in the mirror. Ask yourself impertinent, insouciant questions. Have imaginary conversations with the person you were three years ago and the person you’ll be in three years.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

“Happiness comes from getting what you want,” said poet Stephen Levine, whereas joy comes “from being who you really are.” According to my analysis, the coming weeks will bear a higher potential for joy than for happiness. I’m not saying you won’t get anything you want. But I do suspect that focusing on getting what you want might sap energy from the venture that’s more likely to thrive: an unprecedented awakening to the truth of who you really are.

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Sigmund Freud was a medical doctor who laid the groundwork for psychoanalysis.

Throughout the twentieth century, his radical, often outrageous ideas were a major influence on Western culture.

When Freud was 50, he discovered a brilliant psychiatrist who would become his prize pupil: Carl Jung. When the two men first met in Vienna in 1907, they conversed without a break for 13 consecutive hours. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you could experience a comparable immersion sometime soon: a captivating involvement with a new influence, a provocative exchange that enchants you, or a fascinating encounter that shifts your course.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

In the next twelve months, I hope to

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help you track down new pleasures and amusements that teach you more about what you want out of life. I will also be subtly reminding you that all the world’s a stage, and will advise you on how to raise your self-expression to Oscar-worthy levels. As for romance, here’s my prescription between now and October 2018: The more compassion you cultivate, the more personal love you will enjoy. If you lift your generosity to a higher octave, there’ll be another perk, too: You will be host to an enhanced flow of creative ideas.

reported on her Facebook page: “In the last three days, I’ve seen three different men on separate occasions wearing sundresses. So this is definitely the right place for me.” What sort of signs and omens would tell you what you need to do to be in the right place at the right time, Libra?

I urge you to be on the lookout for them in the coming weeks. Life will be conspiring to provide you with clues about where you can feel at peace, at home, and in the groove.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Simon & Garfunkel released their first album in October 1964. It received only a modest amount of airplay. The two musicians were so discouraged that they stopped working together. Then Bob Dylan’s producer Tom Wilson got permission to remix “The Sounds of Silence,” a song on the album. He added rock instruments and heavy echo to Simon & Garfunkel’s folk arrangement. When the tune was re-released in September 1965, it became a huge hit. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I suspect you’re now at a point comparable to the time just before Tom Wilson discovered the potential of “The Sounds of Silence.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

What’s your top conspiracy theory?

Does it revolve around the Illuminati, the occult group that is supposedly plotting to abolish all nations and create a world government? Or does it involve the stealthy invasion by extraterrestrials who are allegedly seizing mental control over human political leaders and influencing them to wage endless war and wreck the environment? Or is your pet conspiracy theory more personal? Maybe you secretly believe, for instance, that the difficult events you experienced in the past were so painful and debilitating that they will forever prevent you from fulfilling your fondest dream. Well, Pisces. I’m here to tell you that whatever conspiracy theory you most tightly embrace is ready to be disproven once and for all. Are you willing to be relieved of your delusions?

Are you interested in diving down to explore the mysterious and evocative depths? Would you be open to spending more time than usual cultivating peace and stillness in a sanctuary? Can you sense the rewards that will become available if you pay reverence to influences that nurture your wild soul? I hope you’ll be working on projects like these in the coming weeks, Leo. You’ll be in a phase when the single most important gift you can give yourself is to remember what you’re made of and how you got made.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Louisa May Alcott wrote a novel entitled *A Long Fatal Love Chase,* which was regarded as too racy to be published until a century after her death. “In the books I read, the sinners are more interesting than the saints,” says Alcott’s heroine, Rosamund, “and in real life people are dismally dull.” I boldly predict that in the coming months, Virgo, you won’t provide evidence to support Rosamund’s views.

You’ll be even more interesting than you usually are, and will also gather more than your usual quota of joy and self-worth -- but without having to wake up even once with your clothes torn and your head lying in a gutter after a night of forlorn debauchery.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

A woman I know, Caeli La, was thinking about relocating from Denver to Brooklyn. She journeyed across country and visited a prime neighborhood in her potential new headquarters. Here’s what she

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“Consider how hard it is to change yourself,” wrote author Jacob M. Braude, “and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” Ninetynine percent of the time, I’d advise you and everybody else to surrender to that counsel as if it were an absolute truth.

But I think you Sagittarians will be the exception to the rule in the coming weeks.

More than usual, you’ll have the power to change yourself. And if you succeed, your self-transformations will be likely to trigger interesting changes in people around you. Here’s another useful tip, also courtesy of Jacob M. Braude: “Behave like a duck. Keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the devil underneath.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

In 1969, two earthlings walked on the moon for the first time. To ensure that as-

tronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there and returned safely, about 400,000 people labored and cooperated for many years. I suspect that in the coming months, you may be drawn to a collaborative project that’s not as ambitious as NASA’s, but nevertheless fueled by a grand plan and a big scope. And according to my astrological calculations, you will have even more ability than usual to be a driving force in such a project. Your power to inspire and organize group efforts will be at a peak.

I predict your ambitions will burn more steadily in the coming months, and will produce more heat and light than ever before. You’ll have a clearer conception of exactly what it is you want to accomplish, as well as a growing certainty of the resources and help you’ll need to accomplish it. Hooray and hallelujah!

But keep this in mind, Aquarius: As you acquire greater access to meaningful success -- not just the kind of success that merely impresses other people -- you’ll be required to take on more responsibility.

Can you handle that? I think you can.

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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.

PRESS PLAY BOOMBOX BRUNCH Brunch is served from 11 am – 3 pm. Jason B. James Live vinyl DJ spinning classic soul, R&B, indie, rock, pop, and everything in between begins at noon. foxyloxycafe.com.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. Artisans are also featured each week. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

WINE SAMPLING Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer. luckysmarket.com/ savannah-ga/. Lucky’s Market, 5501 Abercorn St.

HEALTH

BIRTH PREPARATION CLASS This “all in one evening” Birth Class are for couples that are expecting their first baby or need a refresher course. This class encompasses all aspects of the physiology of birth, coping skills and what to expect. Since this class is so intensive, we ask no children please. Fee: $30.00 per couple. Please register by going on www.midwifestore.com. Please register, if possible, the month before your due date.

This class is taught by Jill Whitfield, CNM. Tue., Oct. 24, 6 p.m. Family Health and Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings on every Monday from 10 AM to Noon in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts on 836 E. 65th Street. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public.

For more information, call (912) 352-4405. ongoing. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St. ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE Free in-person, enrollment and renewal assistance for children’s health insurance programs, Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids, Pregnancy Medicaid and other public benefits (SNAP and CAPS) will be available. Please bring a government-issued ID and the most recent month’s income documents. third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 912-661-1272. Rincon Library, 17th Street & Highway 21.

FREE HEARING AND SPEECH SCREENING Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

Speech: First Thursdays. Call or see website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. FREE HEARING SCREENINGS The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9-11 a.m. Children ages three years old to adults of all ages are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. If necessary, a full audiological evaluation will be recommended. Free and open to the public Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. 912355-4601. speechandhearingsav.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. FREE HIV TESTING AT CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED PEOPLE Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. HYPNOSIS, GUIDED IMAGERY AND RELAXATION THERAPY Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

INFORMATION FORUMS Share in a group discussion about programs and services for older adults, individuals with disabilities and family caregivers in your community. Attend a public hearing to learn how the Area Agency on Aging is planning for your future. Free Tue., Oct. 24, 10 a.m.-noon. 800-580-6860. ttownsend@ crc.ga.gov. Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

LA LECHE LEAGUE OF SAVANNAH A breast feeding support group for new/ expectant monthers. Meeting/gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. ongoing. 912-8979544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

LIVING SMART FITNESS CLUB

An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) ongoing. 912-447-6605.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD HOTLINE First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services.

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

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

Includes over a year of follow-up support. $450 Thursdays, Saturdays. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. WOMENHEART OF ST. JOSEPH’S/ CANDLER WomenHeart of St. Joseph’s/Candler welcomes women heart patients or women at risk of heart disease to its monthly support network meeting at 5:00-6:30 PM in Building #6 at the Medical Arts Center at 836 East 65th Street. For more information call 912-388-1836 or email womenheartsavannah@gmail. com Free of charge third Thursday of every month, 5-6:30 p.m. 912-388-1836. womenheartsavannah@gmail.com. facebook.com/womenheartsavannah. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St.

LGBT

FILM: PARAGRAPH 175 Hosted by The Look Back, a new queer cinema platform in Savannah, and in partnership with the Savannah LGBT Center and Psychotronic Film Society.

Homosexuals were one of the least known groups targeted for persecution by the Nazis, and one of the last to come forward with their stories. Both intimate in its portrayals and sweeping in its narrative, PARAGRAPH 175 features elderly homosexual men who vividly describe their experiences during the Nazi era — and reveal the long-term consequences of this hidden chapter of history. Free Sun., Oct. 22, 7-9 p.m. maxarnzen@gmail.com. facebook. com/events/393153817767960/. Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. FIRST CITY NETWORK Georgia’s oldest LGBT organization (founded in 1985) is a local non-profit community service organization whose mission is to

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

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

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

PRIDE LGBTQ ONE ARCHIVES HISTORY PANEL PREMIERE The exhibitions feature hundreds of rare images and many never before seen documents from ONE’s renowned collection along with informative text that enrich and deepen the general public’s knowledge of LGBTQ history. Fri., Oct. 20, 5 p.m. Space Cat Books, 2436 Bull Street.

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

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

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

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

LITERARY EVENTS

ART PAPERS LIVE: A CONVERSATION WITH TRIPLE CANDIE Telfair partners with ART PAPERS magazine to present a conversation with Triple Candie around the issues and themes presented in Kirk Varnedoe: In the Middle at the Modern.

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of ART PAPERS, with Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett, the art historians/ co-founders of Triple Candie, and special guests. Free and open to the public Sat., Oct. 21, 3 p.m. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. THE BASICS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, PT. II Learn from regional experts in international business insurance, banking and logistics on how to successfully grow your business through foreign markets. Our presenters will cover topics including accessing working capital, identifying international transaction risks and utilizing available government resources. This is the second program in a two-part series. $25 Tue., Oct. 24, 9 a.m. World Trade Center Savannah, 131 Hutchinson Rd. 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. LECTURE: EXPORT COMPLIANCE IN THE NEW ACE ERA This one-day seminar will focus on the U.S. export regulations a U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) must comply with to demonstrate supervision and control over their exports. Seminar leaders will also discuss the new focus on compliance enforcement presented by the expansion and implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) program. $75 Thu., Oct. 19, 9 a.m. World Trade Center Savannah, 131 Hutchinson Rd. LECTURE: EXTREMISM, POLITICAL ISLAM AND GOVERNANCE IN BANGLADESH The Savannah Council on World Affairs (SCWA) fosters individual awareness of, broadens community interest in, and promotes the study of international issues.

Free for SWCA members, $10 non-members Thu., Oct. 19, 8 p.m. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

SHORT STORY COMPETITION The Savannah Authors Workshop will sponsor its 2017 short story competition open to Georgia writers. The first prize is $100; second is $50; third is $25. Each submission must be an unpublished short story of less than 1,500 words and will be accepted from 8/1 to 10/31/2017. Entries will be anonymous, identified only by a code-word selected by each entrant. There will be a single anonymous judge. Authors must not identify themselves anywhere in their entries. The full competition rules and entry form are available by email only from: christopher92883@gmail.com Through Oct. 31. No physical address given, none.

USED BOOK SALE Get great bargains on gently used books, DVDs, and audiobooks. Find items for all ages and interests. Proceeds support Live 46 Oak Public Libraries. Free Wed., Oct. 18, 10

a.m.-5 p.m., Thu., Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri., Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 22, 2:30-5:30 p.m. 912.925.8305. liveoakplga@liveoakpl. org. liveoakpl.org/book-sale/. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

BAND OF SISTERS PRAYER GROUP All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord.” (Prov. 21:1) ongoing. 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/ georgia.

BUDDHIST MEDITATION 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.

INAUGURAL ORGAN CONCERT & DEDICATION Experience the free Inaugural Concert & Dedication of the Sanctuary organ on October 22 at 4pm. Guest artist will be Joby Bell professor at Appalachian State University. free Sun., Oct. 22, 4-5:30 p.m.

912-925-5924. info@wbumc.org. wbumc. org/. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. 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.

A NEW CHURCH IN THE CITY, FOR THE CITY Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” ongoing. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St.

NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Courses are now being offered at the new Savannah Extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Full course loads for both Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees will be offered. Apply now at www.nobts. edu to start classes this winter. ongoing.

912-232-1033. revwasson@gmail.com.

Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton Street.

PSYCHIC MEDIUM YOUR PAL, ERIN Ready to reconnect you with your loved ones who’ve passed and your own inner knowing? I’m here to help. Let’s all work together to create the amazing new life you truly desire, releasing old situations that no longer serve you. Readings available in person and by phone. 60 minutes, $65.

Group readings of 5 or more, $30 per person for 20 minutes. Get your personalized, 45 minute prerecorded “Tuesday Tune-Up” emailed to your inbox for just $45. Visit www.yourpalerin.com for more information or contact psychicyourpalerin@gmail.com today. ongoing. Online only, none.

READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book club format, not a traditional Bible study. All welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-233-5354. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street.

SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. 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

BOLSHOI BALLET IN CINEMA: LE CORSAIRE Amidst a bustling Turkish market, the pirate Conrad falls in love at first sight with beautiful Medora, the ward of the slave merchant Lankedem’s bazaar. Conrad kidnaps Medora when Lankedem decides to sell her to the Pasha. $15 Sun., Oct. 22, 7 p.m. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. BROADWAYHD: PRESENT LAUGHTER Present Laughter follows a self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Juggling his considerable talent, ego and libido, the theater’s favorite leading man suddenly finds himself caught between fawning ingénues, crazed playwrights, secret trysts and unexpected twists. $15 Thu., Oct. 19, 11 p.m. lucastheatre.com.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. FILM: GLORY A reclusive (and very honest) Bulgarian railway worker finds lots of cash spilled on the tracks and turns it in to the police. When the transport ministry’s head of PR decides to use him as a diversion from a corruption scandal, his simple life falls victim to the government bureaucracy. In Bulgarian with English subtitles. $8, cash only Fri., Oct. 20, 5:30 & 8 p.m. S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, 9 West Henry.

FILM: THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF Though this peculiar thriller was a critical and commercial flop upon its initial theatrical release, over the years it has developed a small but loyal cult following.

A tense, unpredictable supernatural drama with a great performance from its star. $8 Wed., Oct. 18, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. FILM: CHANIE’S STORY Chanie (Charlie) Wenjack died after fleeing the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario, trying to make it to his home on the Marten Falls First Nation 600 kilometres away. Raffle for mystery gift. All proceeds go to The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund. $5 suggested donation Sun., Oct. 22, 6:30-9 p.m. 912-999-6988. mothersrevolt@gmail.com. sentientbean. com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

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1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS. & ROOMS FOR RENT

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Furnished, all utilities incl.

Washer/Dryer on premises, cable TV, WiFi/ Internet. $130-$200/weekly.

Requirements: Pay stubs/ID. Call 912-677-0271

SPECIAL ON DEPOSIT! 11515 SHARED LIVING: Fully White Bluff Rd. 1BR/1BA, all Furnished Apts. Ages 40 electric, equipped kitchen, W/D & better. $170 weekly. No connection.

Convenient to deposit. All utilities included.

Armstrong College. $695 month, Call 912-844-5995 $300/deposit.

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310 EAST MONTGOMERY X-ROADS, 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372

Room for Rent Find us on Facebook at: B Net Management, Inc. for available property listings 1535 East 54th Street: 3BR/1BA, off Waters, central heat/air, LR/DR, laundry room, carpet, kitchen w/appliances, fenced-in yard $850/month ($125 utility allowance) 801 W. 39th St. 3bd/1ba Central heat and air, fenced in backyard, LR and dining room $795/month.

104 Mills Run Dr. 4BR/2BA, garage, screened in porch, play area for kids, carpet, LR, DR, CH/A, kitchen w/ appliances, laundry room, fenced yard. $1275/month.

MAINTENANCE WORKER Needed for rental property. ‘83 MOBILE HOME, 14X80. $9/hour. Tuesday-Saturday. Riverview Mobile Estates. 3BR, 22 Waterstone Circle: (off Call 912-234-0548 large 1-1/2 bath. Large kitchen, Hwy. 17), 3BDR/2BA. Salt MECHANIC WANTED For new floors, central heat/air. restoration of cars from the Well maintained. $20,000 or 30’s, 40’s & 50’s. Experience reasonable offer. 912-228-1479 preferred. Background familiar with classic cars. Seniors/Semi Retired welcome. Make your own hours. Call Mr. Dan, Wed.Friday between 3-5pm, 964-1421 (Airport location)

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Creek Landing Subd. Brick home, Pet friendly, 2-car garage, LR, DR, Jacuzzi tub, laundry room, CH&A, fenced yard, Clubhouse, Playground and Pool $1275/mo.

1605 Grove St. 2BR/1BA, hardwood floors, w/d hookups, kitchen, fenced-in backyard. $875/month.

APTS. & ROOMS FOR RENT

ROOMS FOR RENT $75 MOVE-IN SPECIAL ON 2ND WEEK Clean and safe. Call Clean, large, furnished. Busline, Gail, 912-650-9358 or cable, utilities, central heat/air.

Linda, 912-690-9097 $100-$130/weekly. Rooms with bath $145. Call 912-289-0410.

• Paycheck stub or Proof of income and ID required.

2nd person/child add $100 per DUPLEX: 1120 East 55th Street. week 2BR/1BA $590/month plus $590/ deposit. One block off Waters BLOOMINGDALE near Avenue, close to Daffin Park.

Call 912-335-3211 or email Pooler & Gulfstream: Single adamrealstate@gmail.com. Days/ Family Home w/Room for Rent: Furnished, includes Nights/Weekends. utilities, central heat/air, DUPLEX: 1204 East 54th Street.

Comcast cable, washer/ 2BR/1BA $590/month plus $590/ deposit. One block off Waters dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen Avenue, close to Daffin Park. & bath. Shared Kitchen & Call 912-335-3211 or email bath. Call 912-963-7956, adamrealstate@gmail.com. Days/ leave message Nights/Weekends.

FOR RENT: 1510 East 53rd Street.

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath House. $875/ month plus deposit. Call Mark @ 912-335-3211.

Days/Nights/Weekends.

NICE HOUSE FOR RENT • 318 Forrest Avenue: 3BR/1.5 Baths, wall-to-wall carpet. $885/rent, $900/sec. deposit.

Call 912-631-7644, 912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853

912-228-4630

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm 1 Green Gate Ct. Apt. 56 Savannah, GA 31405 www.bnetmanagement.com WE ACCEPT SECTION 8 **1015 E.32ND ST. Upper Apt. 2BR/1BA, LR, DR, breakfast room, laundry room, sunroom, all appliances. $800/per month, $800/deposit. 912-596-4954

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2 & 3BR, 1 Bath Apts. Newly Renovated, hardwood floors, carpet, ceiling fans, appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookups. $645-$815/month for 2bdrs and $735-$895/month for 3bdrs.

912-228-4630 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm www. bnetmanagement.com WE ACCEPT SECTION 8 *For Qualified Applicants with 1+ years on Job.*

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ROOMS FOR RENT - Ages 40 & better. $150 weekly. No deposit. Furnished rooms. All utilities included. On Busline.

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Brick, Block, Concrete, Stucco, Brick Paving, Grading, Clearing, etc., New & Repair Work. Call Michael Mobley, 912-631-0306

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SAVANNAH’S HOUSE OF GRACE

SENIOR LIVING AT IT’S BEST FOR AGES 50 & BETTER Shared community living for full functioning seniors ages 50 & above. Nice comfortable living at affordable rates.

Shared kitchen & bathroom.

All bedrooms have central heating/air and cable.

Bedrooms are fully furnished and private. Make this community one you will want to call home.

SAVANNAH’S HOUSE OF GRACE also has community housing with its own private bath. Different rates apply.

Income must be verifiable.

We accept gov. vouchers.

Prices starting at $550.

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