Connect Savannah January 23, 2019

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WEDNESDAY 1.23 Film: The Favourite

In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper.

But when new servant, the ambitious Abigail, arrives, a love triangle ensues.

Wed.-Fri., 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $8

Film: Venom

Georgia Beer Day SAT 1.26

Unicorn Pub Crawl SAT 1.26

Tap into your inner Unicorn and show your true colors as you join your fellow mythical creatures for a romp through Georgia's oldest city.

4 p.m.

Barrelhouse South, 125 W. Congress St. $15

Raise a glass to Georgia Beer Day with the release of the Chocolate Cookie Stout, a Back in the Day Bakery collaboration. Farm Bluffton's Strange Bird will be rocking the shiny restored airstream kitchen while Jason Bible from The Train Wrecks presents a high energy solo show with a new swampy Americana sound. Then, Big Bon Pizza will be slinging delicious pies while DJ Press Play keeps the crowd dancing with his top picks from his vinyl collection.

Event benefits Georgia Craft Brewers Guild.

12-9 p.m.

Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street.

Free 912.358.1002. info@servicebrewing.com

Savannah Comedy Fest Friday

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Performing groups include The Magic Negro, A Krass Act, and Vernon Moses.

8 p.m.

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. $20

When a kidnapping plot is interrupted by the surprise appearance of a deadly poisonous snake, all hell breaks loose in a posh London townhouse. Presented by the Psychotronic Film Society.

8 p.m.

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $8

Savannah Jewish Film Festival

Running through Feb. 2, the Joan and Murray Gefen Memorial Savannah Jewish Festival kicks off with an opening night party and screening of the Israeli tragicomedy Longing.

6 p.m.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. savannahjea.org

Lecture: Preservation Matters More Than Ever

Nick Palumbo, head of Smart Growth Savannah, will talk about extending historic preservation to other neighborhoods of Savannah.

6:30 p.m.

Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St.

PULSE Opening Lecture, Performance, and Reception

PULSE Curator Harry DeLorme will lead a conversation with renowned game designer Keita Takahashi. At 7pm, The Medeology Collective presents an audiovisual performance and installation.

6 p.m.

Jepson Center, 207 West York St. Members free / non-members $8.

THURSDAY 1.24 Lecture: CBD Chemistry, Concepts, and Clinical Use

A consumer seminar on the latest in the laws, science and use of hemp extract CBD. 7:30 p.m.

Brighter Day Natural Foods, 1102 Bull St. Free

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Lecture: The Art of Living and the Art of Dying: Dignity at End of Life

Hospice Savannah’s 11th Annual Lecture Series will feature Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, physician, author, bioethicist and Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at The Vatican.

9:30 a.m.

Savannah Tech Auditorium, 5717 White Bluff Free

Let’s Talk Childhood Trauma

The third event in The ELLA Foundation’s Mental Illness Community Discussion Series will address childhood trauma and will feature a panel of local experts.

Charity Lee will moderate the discussion.

6 p.m.

Callen Boys & Girls Club, 510 E. Charlton St

Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah

Films celebrate cultures worth exploring, adventures worth pursuing, environments worth preserving, and conversations worth sustaining.

Thursday-Saturday Trustees Theater mountainfilmsav.org

Savannah Comedy Fest Thursday

h Front Porch Improv’s three-day Comedy Fest kicks off with local comedians Nerdwinder, Melanie Goldey, Jerrod Smith, and the Savannah Stage Company.

8 p.m.

White Whale Craft Ales, 1207 Bull St. Free frontporchimprov.com

Savannah Lip Sync Battle

The 3rd Annual Savannah Lip Sync Battle is hosted by David Pence and benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma’s Light the Night Walk.

7 p.m.

Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. $20

Whale Week: Lines and Strikes and Life

Experts from science, policy, activism and the arts will discuss what work is being done to protect North Atlantic right whales. Dr. Simona Perry will moderate the discussion.

5:30 p.m.

Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 MLK Jr Blvd.

Free and open to the public

Plundering the Dream, Hiding the Nightmare: A Revealing Look at How King’s Legacy Has Been Re-Shaped and Sold Out Join Which Way Savannah in an evening of dialogue, study, music and film. It is Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words on dreams, black power, revolution, war and nightmares.

7 p.m.

Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. Free, donations accepted nowgriot1@aol.com

Savannah Comedy Fest Friday

Performing groups include The Magic Negro, A Krass Act, and Vernon Moses.

8 p.m.

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. $20

Theatre: Annie the Musical

Little orphan Annie goes on a New York City adventure to find her parents, and ultimately, her forever home.

Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 & 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. $20 adults, $15 children, seniors, military savannahchildrenstheatre.org

SATURDAY 1.26 90s Bar Crawl

Relive your glory days with the very last nationwide tour of the 90s Bar Crawl.

3 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar, 107 B Whitaker St. $30

Chatham County Free Family Day

There’s something for the whole family at this month’s Chatham County Free Family Day featuring the annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival at the Jepson Center 1 p.m.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Free 912-790-8800. info@telfair.org.

Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Forsyth Park

Georgia Beer Day

Raise a glass to Georgia Beer Day with the release of the Chocolate Cookie Stout, a Back in the Day Bakery collaboration.

Film: Hellyfish Event benefits Georgia Craft Brewers America’s only missing nuclear weapon is Guild. leaking radioactive material into the ocean 12-9 p.m. off the coast of Tybee Island, GA. Q&A Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street. with Director Patrick Longstreth follows.

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King Mackerel & The Blues are Running

The three-man show is an acoustic revue of Southern coastal life.

Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $25-30

Night at the Museum

The annual event takes visitors through night guard training and then on a behindthe-scenes tour of the museum.

5 & 6:30 p.m.

The Savannah History Museum, 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. $12

Open Fire Cooking Workshop

Learn all about cooking over an open fire including: choosing and care of cast iron cookware, and other topics.

10 a.m.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. $35 adults, $20 children ages 12-17 oatlandisland.org

Savannah Comedy Fest Saturday Groups include U Up?, Hot Pants, Doppelganger, and Lauren Krass.

8 p.m.

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. $20 frontporchimprov.com

Larsen Musician Spotlight Series

RISING STARS Sunday, January 27, 2019 5:00pm Lutheran Church of the Ascension $25

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Adrianne Munden-Dixon, violin Lavinia Pavlish, violin Patrick Shelc, viola Ismail Akbar, cello Margarita Rovenskaya, piano In this evening of lush and dreamy French Impressionist music by Debussy and Franck, we spotlight the up-and-coming stars of the Savannah Philharmonic.

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Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour

The Look Back: An On-going Series of Queer Cinema

The Look Back aims to provide a resource for queer cinema in Savannah by engaging the local community with queer theory and representation through the exhibition of queer-related film.

Last Sunday of every month, 7 p.m.

Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. Free, donations accepted thelookbacksav@gmail.com

Savannah Philharmonic: Rising Stars In this evening of lush and dreamy French Impressionist music by Debussy and Franck, this concert spotlights the up-and-coming stars of the Savannah Philharmonic.

5 p.m.

Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St . $25 savannahphilharmonic.org

Scavenger Hunt

Complete your hunt between 10am and 4pm and choose your prize from our Skidaway Island State Park prizes. All you need is a way to take pictures and to be ready to explore the park 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Winter Winds

The tour is hosted by Danny and Johnny Moron, two local actors, comedians, and history buffs.

11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

Visitor’s Center, 301 MLK Jr. Blvd. $33 savannahformorons.com

UUCS Alla Breve Concert Series presents Sara Breyfogle (flutist/vocalist) and Bill Smith (guitarist), exploring a full palette of emotions in Baroque, Classical, Romantic, folk and contemporary music styles.

2:30 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307A E. Harris St. $10

Savannah Traffick Jam

MONDAY 1.28

The 4th annual Savannah Traffick Jam will feature speakers, specialized trainings, law enforcement workshop, youth workshop and resource fair.

9:15 a.m.

Savannah State University, 3219 College St.

SUNDAY 1.27 Lecture: Flannery O’Connor, The Goat Man, and the Violent Bear It Away

Dr. Susan Copeland’s lecture, entitled “Flannery O’Connor, the Goat Man and The Violent Bear It Away,” will identify and discuss a critical link between O’Connor and Charles McCartney, who was also known as the Goat Man. 4 p.m.

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

Free and open to the public flanneryoconnorhome.org

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness

Built around a series of improv games, the show relies on audience suggestions to put the players into hilarious characters and scenes to drive the show forward.

7:30 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. $5

A Winter Concert: “How Sweet the Sound”

This season’s third annual winter concert will feature Sanford Jones and Marvin Keenze playing on two grand pianos.

7 p.m.

Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. Free 912-233-4351. asburymemorial.org/

NEWS & OPINION EDITOR’S NOTE

After The Gold Rush

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DRILLING DOWN into the issue, a thread on the Skyscraper City blog made the rounds on local social media the past few days. It’s basically a compendium of recent development plans in Savannah, with artistic renderings.

The thread itself was begun seven years ago, so from start to finish it’s a revelation of how exponentially the scale of development has increased since recovery from the recession.

From the massive Eastern Wharf to smaller but still significant projects like The Bowery II on Montgomery, it’s page after page of eye-opening stuff.

It begins with the “facelift” of Drayton Tower in 2012, considered a big deal at the time but in retrospect downright quaint.

Depending on your point of view, you might either by greatly enthused by reading the thread, or greatly depressed.

What stands out to me is not only the volume of new development, but the type.

As one friend ruefully observed, much of it is in the “Soviet Bloc” architectural style: Boxy, generic, and very self-consciously modernist for a city founded in 1733, whose main calling card to the world is its history and sense of place.

As you’d expect from the title of the blog, “Skyscraper City,” virtually all these Brutalist new buildings in Savannah are enthusiastically embraced by the commenters, who are almost exclusively from

ADMINISTRATIVE Chris Griffin, General Manager chris@connectsavannah.com (912) 721-4378 The City recently revealed the “Top 20 Permit Valuations” for 2018.

outside the local area.

Given the City’s promotion of new development as an unmitigated plus, you can expect a lot of cheerleading locally as well, especially with City elections coming up.

One thing seems clear: This administration and this city manager pride themselves on being pro-development.

Most incumbents will be running on this record-setting level of development.

There will be a chance for the public to weigh in, in frank fashion, when we vote this November.

AS I’VE WRITTEN, one of the most underreported stories locally is the scale of new development well outside the Historic District in West Chatham, much of it in areas annexed by the City specifically for the purpose of residential development.

While most ire is focused on new hotels — actually a comparatively small level of investment compared to new apartments — construction in West Chatham dwarfs most everything that’s going in town.

The scale and speed is stunning, and in some ways almost absurdly so.

For example, several families are already slated to move into the New Hampstead subdivision — before basic infrastructure has even been completed.

The issue came up at last week’s City Council meeting. City Manager Rob Hernandez told Council that “we now know that we have, I think, seven families that are moving into that area, and I don’t have the ability right now to provide them with municipal services. I need to do something right away so those folks can have certain services they expect from the City.”

The discussion was in the context of the City using a shortcut to procure services and equipment off of existing contracts

rather than putting new contracts out to bid — a laudable goal, but one which still begs the question of why the cart is being put so far before the horse in the first place.

In the end, this eventually means extra added cost to taxpayers in any case, as the infrastructure will still have to be fully installed after any stopgap measures are rushed into place.

WHAT’S THE RUSH behind all this new development? Indeed, there seems to be a gold rush type of environment in Savannah at the moment.

Like any gold rush, it’s exhilarating and frightening, with a giddy sense of being out of control and of an inevitable crash.

New projects are clearly being energetically pushed into the post-permit phase in order to avoid any further attempts at regulation that might come from, say, the expected adoption of NewZo, or a change in political leadership.

I keep asking where all the new jobs will come from to enable people to afford all these new apartments —virtually none of which realistically qualify as affordable housing — and never quite get an answer.

Is it just a gamble that the national economy will buoy our jobs picture? The Georgia Southern (née Armstrong) Economic Monitor is forecasting jobs stagnation for Savannah for much of 2019.

Is it just a quick-flip cash grab, in the style of the paradigm shift Ben Carter brought to Broughton Street?

Certainly it does no good to adopt a get-off-my-lawn attitude and pine for the “good old days” of fewer jobs and even lower wages in Savannah.

But moving forward it seems prudent that we at least take a deep breath and ask ourselves: What’s the rush? CS

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SAVANNAH is in the midst of a literally unprecedented development boom.

The City of Savannah announced last week that 2018 was the biggest year on record for commercial development here.

Residential development for 2018 was only barely outpaced by 2016’s growth.

In all, $547 million in new projects were permitted by the City of Savannah in 2018.

(Eastern Wharf/Savannah River Landing alone, permitted in October, accounted for more than $75 million of that total.)

Contrast that with the worst recession year locally, 2009, which saw a mere $171 million in development projects.

But the change isn’t only a matter of contrasting before and after the recession. The numbers from 2007, a full year before the collapse, were less than half 2018’s total.

It will be interesting to see if 2019 continues the trend, or if it’s even sustainable.

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NEWS & OPINION COMMUNITY

Savannah Traffick Jam addresses growing problem

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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SIX YEARS ago this month, Operation Dark Night shook the residents of this community.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) discovered a human trafficking ring that spanned from Florida to the Carolinas. 11 victims were rescued, and 40 customers were taken into custody.

“People thought what was actually going on in the apartment was drugs,” remembers Dan Drake with the U.S. Attorney’s office. “It was prostitution of young girls, victims of human trafficking, lured from Mexico with promises of a new life in America. We felt there was a need for training, not just for the community, but for law enforcement.”

That’s when Drake, Bill Gettis and Jose Gonzales with the Savannah Interagency Diversity Council (SIDC) decided to take on the issue.

The fourth annual Savannah Traffick Jam is an all-day conference that invites experts in human trafficking to share their stories with the community.

“Human trafficking is a big issue here 8 in Savannah,” says Gettis. “A lot of people

here just don’t think it happens here, and that’s why we wanted to shed light on it.”

Savannah is a hot spot for trafficking for several reasons.

“With the port here, I-95 here, a large tourist population, a lot of large events like St. Patrick’s Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Oktoberfest—to a trafficker, that’s like a haven to them,” says Gettis.

“Human trafficking is the second fastest-growing federal crime next to drugs,” says Drake. “If we knew how bad it was here, then we’d be putting all these people in jail. We have a suspicion that it’s here.”

“A little more than 50% [of victims] are U.S. citizens,” says Gonzales, with Homeland Security and the Blue Heart Campaign. “It’s quite prevalent, and the reality is it’s only growing.”

The Traffick Jam includes two sessions: one for law enforcement and one for the general public, which the law enforcement side joins after 10 a.m.

“There’s a reason why the officers have the first part of the conference by themselves—they start at 8 a.m. and go over case studies, how to handle a potential survivor or trafficker, interview techniques, and what resources they can reach out to locally, as well as statewide and nationwide,” says Gonzales.

The Traffick Jam will include representatives from the hospitality and transportation industries, as well as a survivor of human trafficking herself.

Addie Smith with Shared Hope International was the victim of sex trafficking nearly twenty years ago in Barcelona, Spain, when she was studying abroad in college. Walking home one night, Smith was approached by two people, who then attacked her in the middle of the street.

“Knowing what I do now, they were watching me for trafficking,” Smith shares.

“Another man came along speaking Spanish to them, and I knew by the tone of his voice he wasn’t there to help me. He was with them in some way. That’s where the money exchange took place.”

Because Smith had previously known about trafficking, she knew what was about to happen.

“They made a money exchange, and he paid for me for several more hours,” says Smith. “They did let me go, and I honestly believe it’s because they traumatized me so badly that by the time they got done, I wasn’t worth much.”

Smith will share her story on Saturday, which she notes took her years of counseling to be able to do so.

“It took thirteen years,” she says. “I still

catch myself off guard now questioning how much I was worth. I’ve had to learn coping mechanisms.”

Smith’s story is a testament to the fact that anyone can become a victim of human trafficking, regardless of age or any other factors.

Dr. Karen Lambie and her husband, Tom, volunteer with Shared Hope International and know a lot about sex trafficking, particularly as it relates to children.

“Any children can become a victim,” says Karen, “and it doesn’t happen to just children. But there are certain populations of children that are at high risk, like foster children. A lot of these children feel, and are, neglected, and it’s very easy for these traffickers to lure these kids in.”

From there, traffickers manipulate their victims into staying.

“Traffickers use mind control, psychological and emotional tactics to keep their victims,” says Karen. “It’s like the victim is on an invisible, very short leash. A lot of victims become afraid to run away from the trafficker—that’s Stockholm syndrome, or trauma bonding.”

Traffickers have been known to tattoo their victim to mark them as property, hook their victim on drugs, videotape their victim as blackmail, and threaten their

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victim with physical violence.

It’s important that people who are around children and young adults know about the signs of human trafficking.

“The signs are pretty much the same signs as drugs,” says Tom. “Change in friends, loss of interest, drop in grades.”

“If they start dropping out of activities they’ve always been interested in,” adds Karen.

Drake reminds that trafficking also includes the labor and the servitude phases as well as the sexual phase.

“You go into a restaurant and have a man cleaning the tables,” says Drake. “Is he there because he wants to be, because he applied for this job, or because he was promised to come to America for a better life and when he gets here, he has to work his feet off? You hear of ICE making raids and finding undocumented laborers, finding people in factories, that aren’t being paid minimum wage and threatened with deportation. It’s modern-day slavery.”

It’s important to be on the lookout for signs of trafficking, but the most important part is to report what you see.

“The biggest thing is getting someone to step up and say, ‘I don’t know what this is, but it looks strange to me,’” says Drake. “Report it. We would rather check

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[Operation Dark Night] went on in Savannah for a long time before someone picked up the phone. We started picking up information and were able to develop a case and get a successful prosecution, and it took one phone call.”

“The human psyche always wants to go to the good,” says Gonzales. “When we see someone who’s domineering, we want to say it’s a jealous boyfriend. We always look to make good of what we see—it’s just the human trait we have. However, one of the biggest things we need to reiterate to the attendees is that there’s no harm, no foul.

There is no foul if you report something that turns out to be a situation with a jealous husband. But, you may be the last person who sees that person alive.” CS

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NEWS & OPINION ENVIRONMENT

Keep up the pressure to stop offshore drilling

BY PAULITA BENNETT-MARTIN

FINAL weeks!

OPENING Georgia’s coast to dangerous seismic airgun blasting and dirty offshore oil drilling would be a shortsighted mistake with irreversible consequences. Our state boasts a beautiful natural coastline which is directly tied to over 23,000 jobs and roughly $1.3 billion in domestic production that rely on a clean coast.

The tourism sector thrives because of our natural and largely undeveloped coast and barrier islands. People come here to explore truly vibrant natural landscapes.

As a coastal Georgia resident, marine researcher and ocean advocate, I was

The oceans are my place of work and my place of personal sanctuary.

The risk of devastation from offshore oil drilling can be irreversible.

When they drill, they spill — and that would destroy our beloved coast, my serenity and the jobs and solace of so many other local residents.

Dirty and dangerous offshore oil exploration and drilling are a threat to Georgia’s healthy marine environments, and the tourism, fishing and recreational industries that depend on a clean coast. That’s why Governor Kemp says he stands with his Georgia constituents against offshore drilling activities. Our new governor has said he will work to protect our coast.

“I support increasing our nation’s energy independence, but I do not support seismic testing or offshore drilling off the Georgia

People come here to explore truly vibrant natural landscapes.

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drawn to this state almost three years ago.

It wasn’t just the beautiful ocean life that brought me to Georgia, but also the exciting developments in my field.

Groups like Marine Extension Sea Grant work on developing fisheries technology and industry for Georgia. The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve boasts over 6,100 acres dedicated to research education, stewardship and resource management.

The Caretta Research Project, The Sea Turtle Center and Tybee Island Marine Science Center educate and advocate for a healthy Georgia environment. Oceana works to stop the expansion of offshore drilling and maintain healthy fisheries.

These organizations work together across our coast to protect our unique flora and fauna.

The Georgia coast is a winter haven for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW). These majestic creatures migrate here every year to calve in the world’s only calving corridor for the whale.

Currently there are thought to be around 400 North Atlantic right whales left. In April of1985, the Georgia General Assembly unanimously designated NARW as our official state marine mammal. This means we have a unique duty to protect their critical habitat and ensure that another marine mammal doesn’t go extinct.

coast in order to do so,” Kemp said. “My priority as governor will be to protect our vibrant coastline and ensure tourism and economic development and improve the lives of Georgians living in Brunswick and surrounding areas.”

Now, every single East and West Coast governor is unanimously opposed to selling our oceans off to the highest bidder and threatening marine life and coastal communities along the way. I want to thank Gov. Kemp for protecting our coast.

Across the state more than 10 Georgia municipalities, a growing number of local elected officials and small businesses have opposed attempts by the fossil fuel industry to change our beach towns into oil towns. It’s clear where Georgians stand.

With the support of a governor who wants to protect our coast, we can continue to grow industries which can, and will, support a thriving future, rather than become a coastal state covered in oil.

President Trump needs to listen to the people who run our state and communities which are directly tied to our coasts, instead of oil interests and reverse his radical plan to blast our wildlife and expand drilling in U.S. waters. CS Paulita Bennett-Martin is Georgia Campaign Organizer for Oceana. Oceana is a member of Don’t Drill GA, a coalition of organizations across the state working to protect our coast. To learn more visit Facebook.com/ OceanaGeorgia

NEWS & OPINION SCREEN TALK

BY CHARLES J. BOWEN WHAT DO an aging assassin hunting his clone, a football-playing private investigator trying to exonerate his daughter, an escaped slave interacting with famous historical figures, and an upper-class cocker spaniel falling in love with a street smart mutt all have in common?

They are all leading characters in movies filmed in Savannah in 2018.

These films do not even begin to demonstrate the breadth of last year’s film and television industry in Savannah. From film noir in John Travolta’s “The Poison Rose” to the science fiction action thriller “Gemini Man” starring Will Smith to Disney’s live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp,” Savannah has played host to almost every possible genre of production.

Over 200 professional film and television productions were filmed in the Savannah area in 2018 with another 147 student productions on top of that. Whether large or small, each and every production served as an economic engine pumping cash into every corner of the local economy.

According to the Savannah Regional Film Commission, these productions accounted for $120 million in direct spending locally and had a total economic impact of well over $250 million in 2018 alone.

These figures shattered the record set in 2017 of $65 million in direct spending with $138 million in total local economic impact.

As founder of the Savannah Film Alliance, I see the tremendous financial impact these productions have daily on a diverse range of local businesses. In addition to food and lodging, film crews utilize dry cleaners, pet sitters, massage therapists, and countless other local professionals.

Small businesses across the city are finding a windfall in income from these productions, and every month, more and more businesses that service the entertainment industry are moving to town.

One of the major reasons for this boom in the local film and television industry is the Savannah Entertainment Production Incentive offered by the Savannah Economic Development Authority. This program provides cash rebates to qualified film and television productions that schedule a majority of their shooting days within 60 miles of Savannah City Hall.

Since this rebate applies to local spending only, it encourages productions to hire

local crew and utilize local businesses and service providers.

The reason this incentive is so effective is that it is offered on top of the very generous production incentives offered statewide by the State of Georgia. But all this government support would mean nothing without the many local crew members, small business owners, industry leaders, and educators, such as the Georgia Film Academy at Savannah Tech, that have worked tirelessly to transform Savannah into one of the most popular filming destinations in the world.

While these statistics are certainly reasons to celebrate, it is crucial to remember that all of this progress can be instantly destroyed by one ill-informed swipe of our new governor’s pen. As North Carolina discovered after its infamous “bathroom bill,” any effort to roll back the civil rights gains of the last 60-plus years under the guise of “religious liberty” could decimate Georgia’s film and television industry.

Just last year, a bill that would have allowed private adoption agencies to legally discriminate based on “sincerelyheld religious beliefs” made it all the way through the Georgia Senate before failing.

Thus, it is important to remain vigilant lest any such efforts resurface.

Looking forward to 2019, Savannah looks well-positioned to hold onto its status as the second most filmed city in Georgia behind Atlanta. Numerous productions have either committed to or expressed interest in filming in Savannah this year.

Remember, there is a lot more at stake than simply the chance to spot a movie star at a local restaurant or to recognize a familiar site on the screen. Entire livelihoods and real money supporting real families are being built by the local film and television industry and you never know where the flow of that money will ultimately land.

While recently browsing a local antique mall, well-removed from the lights-camera-action world, a friend ran across a prop master buying rotary phones for the 2019 local filming of “The Glorias: A Life on the Road,” a Gloria Steinem biopic.

The film dollar travels far and wide. The pocket in which it winds up may well be yours. CS Charles Bowen is an entertainment attorney and founder of the Savannah Film Alliance. He may be contacted at 912.544.2050 or cbowen@thebowenlawgroup.com

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NEWS & OPINION CITY NOTEBOOK

‘Alternative MLK Day’ Commemoration takes place this Friday

Legendary civil rights activists Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID PLEASANT.

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

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LEARN MORE about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with Which Way Savannah.

The Which Way Savannah Campaign hosts “Plundering the Dream, Hiding the Nightmare: A Revealing Look at How King’s Legacy Has Been Re-shaped and Sold Out” on Jan. 25 at Sulfur Studios.

The event will feature an appearance

by Bennie Mitchell, Jr., in conversation about his new film “All Is Well,” a report from Indigenous Voices and Laura Shadley, Lillian Grant-Baptiste with Reflections and Stories of Freedom and Justice, and a Drumfolk jam with percussionist David Pleasant featuring freedom and protest songs.

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Pleasant as a way to have all stories in Savannah represented, not just that of the Confederacy and colonialism.

“Which Way Savannah is more like a campaign to include escape, rebellion and freedom narratives related to Indian or African-American Gullah Geechee culture,” says Pleasant. “It should be in the forefront of the city’s narrative. I founded the movement with the idea that we would aggregate people who would be interested in making that happen.”

Which Way Savannah’s motto is, “To replace oligarchy, colonialism and the Confederacy with escape, rebellion and freedom as leading narratives of the region,” and Pleasant believes strongly in the inclusion of all stories in Savannah’s narrative.

“I appreciate history, science and art— that’s my background,” Pleasant shares.

“Erasing any history, I don’t necessarily

agree with, but making sure that everybody has a place at the table in terms of having a dynamic and interesting dialogue about what those histories are.”

A true griot and celebrated performing artist, Pleasant has worked hard to bring the important discussions to the forefront.

“When I bring what I do, it’s not about having a good time,” says Pleasant. “I’m talking about escape, rebellion and freedom, which is tied to Drumfolk culture and it’s not for entertainment. It’s actual culture. Even in the broader sense in the country as a pushback on culture—things that were actually multicultural things, not just a flaky thing where you have different groups and at the end, white people are still in control.”

Friday’s event will be the perfect chance for interested citizens to engage in meaningful dialogue about Savannah’s history.

“My push is to do history, give history,

promote science, history, arts and culture,” says Pleasant, “and be respectful of the people who suffered, lived through, and died for their rights. The way people celebrate the military in Savannah, people who suffered for this country, it wouldn’t be the military. And we can go to the books for that. It would be black and native people.

Let’s have that real discussion. We have all these prearranged narratives. There’s Martin Luther King, Jr., militarism, poverty, racism. Let’s open up those kinds of dialogues and discussions instead of people going out and looking for a party.” CS

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Savannah Police launch death investigation

Savannah Police’s Violent Crimes Division is investigating the Jan. 11 death of Deangelo Busby.

“Around 6:15 p.m. officers responded to the 1300 block of Kenneth Dunham Street and discovered the 21-year-old male deceased from a gunshot wound. Detectives launched an investigation into circumstances surrounding his death,” police report.

Savannah Police investigate gun discharge, crash on Paige Avenue

The Savannah Police Department Violent Crimes and Traffic Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a gun discharge, which resulted in a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist Jan. 15.

“Shortly after 5 p.m., officers responded to Paige and 2nd avenues for a shots fired call and a vehicle versus motorcycle crash.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a Hyundai Elantra, driven by an unknown person, was fleeing the scene of a gun discharge in the area. Jose Pacheco, 20, driving a Suzuki GSXR600 was traveling north on 2nd Avenue when he was struck by the Hyundai Elantra that failed to discontinue at a stop sign at the intersection,” police report.

The driver of the Hyundai fled the scene on foot. Pacheco “sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital,” police say.

Savannah Police seek subjects involved in mall fight

Savannah Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance locating three adult males involved in a physical altercation earlier this week.

The parties involved have been identified in a social media video that showed a fight on Jan. 15 inside Finish Line at Oglethorpe Mall. They include Tashawn Orr, 21; Ira Bragg, 26; and Tyquain Bowman, 19. Bowman has an active warrant for probation violation.

Entering Auto suspect arrested

Savannah Police have arrested a 26-year-old male suspect for an entering auto that occurred Jan. 14 on E. 41st Street.

“Around 6:20 a.m. a resident was leaving his home in the 2000 block of E. 41st Street when he noticed a man inside his vehicle.

The suspect, who was later identified as Rashad Stanford, 26, exited the vehicle while armed with a handgun,” police report.

“The suspect then fled but was quickly located by officers in the area. The firearm in his possession has recently been reported stolen from the Northwest Precinct area.”

Stanford was charged with entering auto, simple assault, criminal trespass, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, obstruction by fleeing and theft by receiving stolen property.

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NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD World Solution

When Victoria Amith, 18, headed to college last fall, she couldn’t take along her beloved cats, Tina and Louise. And her dad, Troy Good, 43, couldn’t keep them at his new apartment in San Jose, California. So rather than abandon them, Good did what any doting daddy would do: He rented them an apartment of their own.

Tina and Louise now live the good life in a 400-square-foot studio apartment behind the Willow Glen home of David Callisch, who told The San Jose Mercury News: “They’re very quiet, obviously. The only problem is they stink up the place.” Good pays $1,500 a month rent, and Callisch stops in every day to feed and play with the kitties. Sounds puuuurrrr-fect.

Recurring Themes

• The first clue for police that Craig Wistar, 51, of Warren, Ohio, shouldn’t have been driving was that he was behind the wheel of a car facing east in a westbound lane around 2 a.m. on Dec. 4. The second was the woman in the back seat, who mouthed “Help me” to officers as they questioned Wistar, who had a bottle of vodka at his feet. When asked what he was doing, Wistar replied, “I’m Ubering,” reported WFMJ-TV. Officers moved the passenger to their patrol car and administered a field sobriety test, during which Wistar admitted, “I’m plastered. I’m talking hammered. I confess I’m drunk.” Wistar’s Uber passenger got a ride home from police, and he pleaded guilty on Jan. 14 to driving under the influence. Most important, he will no longer be able to drive for ride-sharing apps.

• Sunita Jairam, 48, of Lexington, Kentucky, was arrested for driving under the influence at about 1 a.m. on Jan. 13, which she explained to police by saying she did

it for her son. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, Jairam told police she had been drinking all day and “drank a bunch of beer and got in her car to drive to teach her son a lesson.” Her son, whose age was not reported, told police he had tried several times to get out of the BMW X1 “due to his mother’s driving,” but the doors were locked. Jairam was also charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.

• In the category of Straining Logic, Jana Moschgat’s defense attorney suggested at her drunk-driving hearing on Jan. 8 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, that the results of her breath test might have been compromised by the fact that, according to the arresting officer, she was nibbling on her coat before the test was administered.

Moschgat, 47, smelled of alcohol, the officer testified, and failed a field sobriety test; her blood alcohol level was tested at 0.151 percent, almost twice the legal limit. Attorney Travis Petty questioned the officer about his knowledge of the fabric content of her coat, reported The (Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise, saying certain materials can alter the results of breath tests. The judge wasn’t buying the argument and sent the case to trial.

Promises, Promises

On Jan. 1, Curtis Brooner filed a lawsuit claiming a Burger King in Wood Village, Oregon, reneged on its promise following a traumatic incident on Dec. 15. KATU-TV reports Brooner was having lunch at the fast-food joint that day when he became locked in the restroom. Employees provided him with a flyswatter to use to wrench the door open, but Brooner cut his hand on it, and the lawsuit says employees laughed at Brooner from the other side of the door. It wasn’t until an hour later, when a locksmith arrived, that he was set free.

raccoon owner after speaking with him.

McDonald’s closed the store and reopened two hours later after sanitizing the dining room. One patron wrote on Twitter: “I’ve seen worse than a dead raccoon at that same McDonald’s.”

“To make things right,” said Brooner’s attorney, Michael Fuller, “the Burger King manager offered (Brooner) free food for the rest of his life” at that restaurant -and followed through for a few weeks. But eventually the regional manager stepped in and ended it. Brooner’s suit seeks damages of $9,026.16 -- the price of one burger meal per week for the next 22 years.

“There are funny elements of the case,” Fuller told KATU, “but there is nothing funny about being locked in a dank bathroom for an hour.”

Love Gone Wrong

It was love at first ... arrest, for 27-yearold Ashley Keister of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, when she was apprehended by a West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, police officer last year. Ever since, Police Chief Curtis Nocera told the Associated Press, Keister had been harassing the officer with sexual messages on social media and would call 911 just to talk with him.

On Jan. 7, police said, Keister took her infatuation a step further, using a large cigarette butt receptacle to break through the door of the West Wyoming police station around 1 a.m., where she rummaged through filing cabinets. Keister was caught on surveillance video and was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, burglary and vandalism.

Great Art!

Namibian artist Max Siedentopf, 27, has placed an installation in the ancient Namib Desert, consisting of six speakers attached to an MP3 player projecting the song “Africa” by Toto -- over and over and over, for all eternity. The song, released in 1982, has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity, and was one of Spotify’s “Top Throwback Songs” in 2018. Siedentopf told the BBC that solar batteries will keep the song playing forever: “I wanted to pay the song the ultimate homage and physically exhibit ‘Africa’ in Africa ... but I’m sure the harsh environment of the desert will devour the installation eventually.”

Inexplicable

Bright Idea

Around 7 a.m. on Jan. 6, at a McDonald’s in San Francisco, a man carried a dead raccoon into the restaurant and lay it on a table, then sat down with it. Restaurant patron Chris Brooks captured the spectacle on Facebook Live, recording as the man walked around the restaurant, talking with people. Another man, wearing gloves, picked the raccoon up by its tail and took it to a garbage can, trailing blood on the floor.

Fox News reported San Francisco police responded and released the unidentified

In Williamson County, Texas, Sheriff Robert Chody has employed a new cadre of deputies to help deter speeding. Interestingly, they all look alike. The cardboard cutouts, which Chody has placed along roads where speeding is common, depict one of the department’s real-life deputies pointing a radar device. “It’s a creative way to solve the problem without really working the problem,” he told KTCB-TV. “Slow down because you never know if it’s the real deal or not,” he warned. The sheriff said he tested the idea in school zones and, “We didn’t get one speeder.”

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J.W. Teller PHOTO BY CHRIS LA TRAY

J.W. Teller packs songs and stories into homegrown album Traveling country/folk singer chats before gig at The JInx

BY SEAN KELLY

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J.W. TELLER’S eponymous new album lived several lives before its final form.

The Missoula, Montana-based singer and songwriter recorded the album in his own home after some difficulty achieving the results he wanted in various studio settings. The results are intimate, organic, and daringly emotional, and they’re the portrait of a man reflective of his 20s upon

entering his 30s.

Teller - who moved to Missoula from Asheville, N.C., after growing up in Jackson, Mississippi - is currently touring behind his beautiful new record, and is set for a show at The Jinx on Jan. 26. Ahead of the gig, we spoke to Teller about his musical beginnings and what it was like making music right at home.

I hear a lot of Townes Van Zandt in your music. Is that accurate?

Teller: Townes is the reason I got into music!

Tell me more about that.

Teller: I was big into sports in high school, and went to high school in Canton, Mississippi. It was one of those small southern towns totally centered around sports. I guess it was my senior year, I was browsing the Internet and stumbled upon that guy. I didn’t know much about music - I loved writing, but I just wasn’t brought up

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in that. I discovered him, and that just took over I was fascinated by the guy, and started learning about him. That brings on Guy Clark, and then Steve Earle comes handin-hand with those guys. I really just dug into it. I really loved the southern gothic writing he had, and how you can’t have light without dark. He was in the dark for sure, and it was just so poetic and beautiful. It kind of just took a hold of me there.

Was that always the kind of stuff you were listening to, even when you weren’t really pursuing music?

Teller: Growing up, my mom and dad were really into Fleetwood Mac and Simon & Garfunkel. Which I still love very much to this day. I think I grew up around a lot of that 70s folk stuff, and it’s always one of those things where it brings back a nostalgia feeling. Music was definitely not the driving force in our house, but that was the kind of stuff they’d listen to when they had music on.

What are you interested in writing about, and what’s your process like?

Teller: The process varies so much, honestly. Most of the songs I complete are not things that I just sit down and do. I try to be diligent and work during the day when I’m at home, but a lot of it will just hit me a a certain moment. When it hits you have to capitalize on it. It really just kind of hits when it wants to, and you have to take advantage of it. Most of the time it comes at its own pace.

I’m turning 30 on this one. I feel like I’ve waited so long to put out a record, and it wasn’t intentional. I’ve tried to track this record three different times, and I was just never happy with it. I hadn’t paid much money before, and I paid a lot of money and did it again and then scratched it all. This last time, we did it in my house and I was just really comfortable. I felt like it was the way it needed to be delivered.

This collection of songs was mostly written about experiences in my 20s. Dealing with growing pains that anybody in their 20s goes through. I’m no expert on this or on anything in life, but I feel like your 20s are the biggest decade of learning you’re going to have. Where you settle into who you’re going to be. That can fluctuate very much from year to year. It’s great to have these songs done and start entering my 30s and feel, honestly, a sigh of relief that it’s done.

Was the process of doing it in your house, did you feel like it was a daunting thing? Or was it exciting to kind of go into the great unknown of doing your own setup in your house?

Teller: Honestly, it was the easiest experience I’ve ever had. I’ve always been scared to death of the studio, and I wouldn’t have done this particular record any other way.

I did the guitar and vocals live and we did it all in two nights. I did the basics live and then we pulled people in and had them add to it.

It can be very uncomfortable when you’re not in a place where you can really let go and be creative. There’s something to be said for doing it in the place where you feel most comfortable.

Teller: I can’t say that I’ll do that for the next one. But for this record, I wanted to have the most enjoyable, raw recordings that you can have with a little bit of flaws in it. These recordings are by no means perfect. For this collection of songs it needed to be done a certain way.

It’s funny how life works sometimes one day I met somebody who said, “We’re recording these songs. We’re doing it at your house, and if you don’t like it you can scratch them. But this is what we’re doing.”

And it turned out great. CS

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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

‘King Mackerel & the Blues Are Running’ comes to Tybee Post Theatre for two shows.

Coastal Cohorts expand three-decade legacy of ‘King Mackerel & the Blues Are Running’ Acclaimed trio of musicians brings their long-running musical to the Tybee Post Theatre

BY SEAN KELLY

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THE MEMBERS of the Coastal Cohorts have achieved significant success individually, but together they’ve accomplished a truly impressive feat – keeping a musical running for over 30 years. King Mackerel & the Blues Are Running is a unique show that is comprised of just three cast members and has been staged up and down the East Coast since the mid-1980s.

The trio, who has previously performed the show twice on Tybee Island, is bring18 ing their beloved musical to the Tybee Post

Theatre on Jan. 26 and 27 with proceeds going to the theatre as well as The Dolphin Project.

Jim Wann, a successful Broadway writer and composer known for his hit show Pump Boys and Dinettes, originally teamed up with Red Clay Ramblers pianist Bland Simpson and producer Don Dixon to create an environmentally-conscious show about southern coastal life. It’s become a popular production in the years since.

Ahead of the Tybee Post shows, we spoke to Dixon about the show’s history and what it’s become three decades later.

For people who may not be familiar with King Mackerel, what’s the show

about and how did it come together?

Dixon: Originally, a beach music band called The Embers commissioned Bland and Jim to write them a play – not really understanding what that would entail. Jim and Bland had already been successful with Diamond Studs, which was the first of these musical theatre plays they took to New York in the 70s. This was in the early 80s. So they started doing some research, making some trips, and getting ideas together.

The commission idea fell through when The Embers realized that they weren’t going to be able to deal with what a play entails. They just didn’t realize how much

work was involved and how much time was involved. Jim and Bland loved the ideas they’d started coming up with, so they said, “Let’s just keep working on this ourselves.”

It ultimately got to a point where they had most of the songs and a lot of the original book together. They said, “I think we can pull this off with just three guys.”

So one day they showed up at my house when I still lived in Chapel Hill [North Carolina], and said, “We need you to be the third guy in this play we’ve written.” I told them they were crazy, but they showed it to me and I liked what was going on. I already knew them both for a while and we’d worked together a lot. We staged it for the first time in 1985 at Cat’s Cradle, and

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Why do you think you all keep doing this over so many years, and what keeps it exciting?

Dixon: Well, we never expected it to do anything. We had a long run with it at the Kennedy Center, and it’s been done by a lot of other people besides us over the decades. It’s a way for us to continue to help raise awareness for coastal issues, and be involved. We’ve primarily done it on the east coast, but we still take it to New York every once in a while for a long weekend.

And we like each other, so it’s fun to do because we don’t do it that much.

The longest run we’ve ever done with it was at the Kennedy Center for six to eight weeks back in the 90s.

Don Dixon, Jim Wann, and Bland Simpson bring ‘King Mackerel’ to Tybee.

it was real successful, so we kind of built it from there.

the beginning of the play. But it’s evolved a bit over the course of the 30 years.

What’s the play about?

I was going to ask about that! How has it evolved?

Dixon: The play is a revue-style show in that it’s mostly singing, with kind of storytelling interstitial things. A hurricane has blown down Miss Mattie [Jewell]’s pier and guest house that she had at Corncake Inlet in North Carolina. We’re traveling around, telling stories and trying to raise money to rebuild the Corncake Inlet Inn and help Miss Mattie get back on her feet so she doesn’t have to sell out to the Greedheads.

That’s all set up in a video montage at

Dixon: We added some songs, took some songs out, changed some stories – a few things have changed but it’s still basically the same form. It’s simpler in some ways, even though the original show is super solid musically. There’s a PBS special that was made in ’95 that’s a pretty good representation of the show.

What originally drew you to doing this show?

What’s your favorite song from the show, if you had to pick one?

Dixon: There isn’t any [laughs]. It’s too much of a piece – there are a couple of songs that are more “showstop-y” than others. The title song just kind of sets the mood, and the longest set piece story is about a goofy guy that tries to go fishing too soon in the seasons. But there are some beautiful, heartbreaking songs and there are some really fun and uptempo ones. It’s a very interesting show – simple, but very musical. Not in a typical showtunes kind of way. It’s much more rootsy-sounding than that. CS

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Dixon: Just that I knew them. [Wann and Simpson] were my friends. I’d originally been a drama major in college, even though I didn’t stay with that very long. So I had some sense of theater, even though I’d mostly just been a rock guy. I’d been involved with Diamond Studs, helping them figure out sound design and how you would approach musicians singing into regular band microphones and incorporating that into a plot. So I was familiar with what they were trying to accomplish and had been friends with them over all those years.

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JESTER @BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

Jester is an Athens-based outfit that incorporates new wave elements with hookdriven pop and by all accounts puts on a tight and impressive live show. They’ve been making a name for themselves throughout the Southeast for several years and will be bringing their diverse sound to Barrelhouse South for a night of rock and roll.

SAT., JAN. 26, 9 P.M.

St. Augustine-based band Observatory blends rock, reggae, ska, and punk to create a sound that’s unique and inviting.

Their music is groove-heavy and a bit hazy-sounding time, and it’s perfect for people who like the harder-edged side of bands like Sublime and 311. Joining them for their show at The Jinx is local favorite Xuluprophet.

FRI., JAN. 25, 9 P.M.

RUSH MORGAN

RUSH MORGAN @FOXY LOXY CAFÉ

Rush Morgan is a singer/songwriter in the technical sense, but he’s a lot more than just your run-of-the-mill folk singer. His powerful compositions are reminiscent of legendary artists like Jackson Browne and Neil Young, but he’s also a skilled guitar player with a more blues-influenced approach to the instrument. He’ll be playing Foxy Loxy for their Acoustic Tuesday series.

TUES., JAN. 29, 7 P.M.

WINDHAND

WINDHAND, GENOCIDE PACT @THE JINX

Psych-rock band Windhand is heavy, complex, and often borders on stoner rock, and it all combines to create something you’ve likely never quite heard before. The Richmond, Virginia-based outfit has worked with Nirvana and Soundgarden producer Jack Endino, which makes a ton of sense when you hear the fuzz-soaked guitars and roomy drum sounds. They’ll be joined by label-mates Genocide Pact.

WED., JAN. 30, 9 P.M.

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LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South VuDu Shakedown, 10 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Ray Tomasino, 9 p.m.

Boomy’s Blues Night w/ Ben Keiser, 9:30 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Turtle Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt, 8 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft. Laiken Williams, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jason Bible, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Bill Smith Trio, 6:30 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.

Southbound Brewing Company Boogaloo Bingo and DJ Miami, 7 p.m.

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

The Wormhole Open Mic, 9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

Coach’s Corner Trivia 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.

Totally Awesome Bar Trivia, 9 p.m.

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

World of Beer Trivia, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 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

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Wacky Wednesday 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 1.24 LIVE MUSIC

Artillery Levi Moore, 7 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m.

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

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

El-Rocko Lounge Squarist, 9 p.m.

Fannie’s on the Beach Christy and Butch, 8 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Phillip Wise

Nu-Blu @RANDY WOOD GUITARS

North Carolina’s Nu-Blu is a quartet of incredible roots musicians, consisting of husband and wife duo Carolyn and Daniel Routh as well as banjo player Calder Baker and mandolinist/ fiddle player Justin Harrison. The band comes to Randy Wood guitars for an exciting evening of acoustic music.

FRI., JAN. 25, 8 P.M., $23 Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Phil Morrison Trio, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Laiken Love Duo, 7 p.m.

The Jinx DJ Obamabo, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia The Perch at Local 11 ten Rachael Shaner PS Tavern Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m.

River House Jon Hill Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Ray Tomasino Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Top Deck James Lee Smith, 6:30 p.m.

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

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 7 p.m.

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

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m.

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

Southbound Brewing Company Geeks Who Drink Pub Trivia, 8 p.m.

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 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 Karaoke w/ Wrath Nasty, 9 p.m.

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

White Whale Craft Ales Savannah Comedy Fest Thursday, 8 p.m.

DJ

The Jinx Live DJ, 10 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

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

FRIDAY 1.25 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Roshambeaux, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Square One, 10 p.m.

Dub’s Pub Hitman El-Rocko Lounge Street Clothes, Fevergreen, Chloe Kay, 8 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Milkshake Quintet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar CC Witt Duo, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Observatory, Xuluprophet, 9:30 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Matt Eckstine Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Danielle Hicks Band Molly McGuire’s Keith & Ross, 6 p.m.

Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music PS Tavern Jeremy J Riddle, 9:30 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m.

Randy Wood Guitars NuBlu, 8 p.m.

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

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

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Bluegrass

By The Pint w/ City Hotel, 5:30 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Jon Hill Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m.

Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Vic’s on The River Diana Rogers, Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Kyle Yardley The Wormhole LCO Magnetic Bass, 10 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Matt Hill, Bill Hodgson, DJ Bil-E, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Voodoo Soup, 9:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 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

Front Porch Improv Savannah Comedy Fest Friday, 8 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Friday Funnies, 8 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House Stafford’s Comedy Night, 9 p.m.

The Wormhole Wormhole Presents: Jerrod Smith, 8 p.m.

DJ

Hercules Bar & Grill DJ Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Mix w/ C Powers and Raine Raine

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock Club Elan Ladies’ Night, 9 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Fire Brand Fridays Poetry Slam, 7 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Mix: New Year New Me, 10 p.m.

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Barrelhouse South Jester, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt, 6 p.m.

Bootleggers Rock-A-Billy Bash w/ Hot Rod Walt and the Psycho Devilles, Brady and the Bazookas, 2 p.m.

Club Elan UZ, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Devinci the Great, 11 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Alex Lore Quartet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Voodoo Soup, 9 p.m.

The Jinx JW Teller, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Josephine Johnson Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Hitman Molly McGuire’s Danielle Hicks Band, 6 p.m.

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

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

Saddle Bags JB Crockett, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui, 9:30 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater King Mackerel & The Blues are Running, 7:30 p.m.

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

The Warehouse Kyle Yardley Band Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay Band, Bucky & Barry, Bill Hodgson, DJ Race, 1 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke 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.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Front Porch Improv Savannah Comedy Fest Saturday, 8 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans Visitor’s Information Center Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour, 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

DJ

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Barrelhouse South Unicorn Pub Crawl, 4 p.m.

Premier Bowl & Bistro Glow Party Totally Awesome Bar 90s Bar Crawl, 3 p.m.

SUNDAY 1.27 LIVE MUSIC

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

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

Cuoco Pazzo Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m., Bill Smith and David Keller, 6 p.m.

The Fitzroy Live Music, 3 p.m.

Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio w/ violinist Ricardo Ochoa, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Open Mic, 7 p.m.

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson River House Ricky Standard The Shrimp Factory Alex Bazemore Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) Jeremy J Riddle, 6 p.m.

Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Tybee Post Theater King Mackerel & The Blues are Running, 3 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Ray Tomasino Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Everchange, 1 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Trivia, 8 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. Trivia, 6 p.m.

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 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.

Saddle Bags Bar Olympics

MONDAY 1.28 LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Phillip Wise Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m., Open Mic, 6 p.m.

DJ

The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard, 10 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Fia Rua Irish Pub Family Movie Night, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY 1.29 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) Turtle Foxy Loxy Cafe Rush Morgan, 7 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Claire Frazier Quartet, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Greg Williams, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic The Ordinary Pub Jeremy J Riddle, 7 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Hitman Blues Band, 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 p.m.

CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Bingo, 7 p.m.

Mellow Mushroom Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

PS Tavern Poker Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Adults Only Trivia, 9 p.m.

Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Trivia, 9 p.m.

The Wormhole Trivia, 10:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.3 a.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Karaoke The Rail Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

TRIVIA & GAMES

Chuck’s Bar Comedy Open Mic, 9 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Tag Team Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Bingo Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 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.

White Whale Craft Ales White Whale Open Mic Comedy

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SOUNDBOARD DIRECTORY Fia Rua Irish Pub 10132 Ford Ave.

Artillery 307 Bull St. Barrelhouse South 125 W. Congress St.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) 131 West River St.

912-349-0525 abesonlincoln.com

912-662-5576 barrelhousesouth.com

Basil’s Pizza and Deli 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

912-897-6400 basilsonline.com

912-459-4160 fiaruairishpub.com

912-644-7172 www.liveoakstore.com/ fiddlersriverstreet

The Fitzroy 9 Drayton St. Five Oaks Taproom 201 W. Bay St.

Bay Street Blues 17 E. Bay St.

912-236-4440 fiveoakstaproom.com

Bayou Cafe 14 N. Abercorn St.

912-428-1643

912-236-6655

912-233-6411 bayousavannah.com

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s 20 E. Perry St.

912-231-9049 billysplacesavannah.com

Blueberry Hill 546 Dean Forest Rd. 964-8401

Boomy’s 409 W. Congress St. 912-436-6660 boomysbar.com

Bootleggers 1017 U.S. 80 #8 The Chromatic Dragon 514 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-289-0350 chromaticdragon.com

Chuck’s Bar 305 W. River St. 912-232-1005

Club Elan 301 Williamson St. Club One 1 Jefferson St. 912-232-0200 clubone-online.com

Coach’s Corner 3016 E. Victory Dr. 912-352-2933 coachs.net

CoCo’s Sunset Grille 1 Old U.S. Hwy. 80 912-786-7810 cocostybee.com

Cohen’s Retreat 5715 Skidaway Rd. 912-355-3336

Congress Street Social Club 411 W. Congress St. 912-238-1985 congressstreetsocialclub.com

Cuoco Pazzo 606 Abercorn St.

912-239-6950 cuocopazzosavannah.com

Dub’s Pub 225 W. River St.

(912) 200-3652 dubspubriverstreet.com

El-Rocko Lounge 117 Whitaker St. 912-495-5808

Exclusives Bar & Grille 2003 Greenwood Street 912-695-2116

Fannie’s on the Beach 1613 Strand Ave. 912-786-6109 fanniesonthebeach.com

Flashback 10010-B Ford Ave. Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St. 912-401-0543 foxyloxycafe.com

Front Porch Improv 2222 Bull Street 843-868-1553

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant 107 W. Broughton St. Hercules Bar & Grill 2500 Dean Forest Rd. 912-966-5790

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) 3742 US-17 Molly McGuire’s 216 Johnny Mercer Boulevard

912-898-0852 liveoakstore.com/mollymcguires

Moon River Brewing Co. 21 West Bay St. 912-447-0943 www.moonriverbrewing.com/

The Olde Pink House 23 Abercorn St.

912-232-4286 www.plantersinnsavannah.com

The Ordinary Pub 217 1/2 West Broughton Street (912) 238-5130 www.theordinarypub.com/

The Perch at Local 11 ten 1110 Bull St. Pour Larry’s 206 W. St. Julian St. 912-232-5778

Premier Bowl & Bistro 4 Towne Center Court sales@poolerbowl.com www.PoolerBowl.com

The Islander 301 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

PS Tavern 11 W. Bay St.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar 52 Barnard St.

Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun 1190 King George Blvd.

912-897-6137

912-236-7777 www.jazzdsavannah.com

The Jinx 127 W. Congress St. 912-236-2281

Jukebox Bar & Grill 3741 US Hwy 17 Ste 500 912-756-6997

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub 117 West River St. 912-233-9626 www.kevinbarrys.com

Little Lucky’s 6 Gateway Blvd. E. 912-925-1119

Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill 417 East River St. 912-341-8897

The Loft on Liberty 215 W. Liberty St. McDonough’s 21 E. McDonough St.

912-233-6136 mcdonoughssavannah.com

Mellow Mushroom 11 W. Liberty St. 912-495-0705 mellowmushroom.com

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina 2518 Hwy 17 912-459-6357 melscoastalcafe.com

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub 311 W. Congress St. 912-239-9600 macphersonspub.com

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) 110 Towne Center Dr. 912-348-3200 macphersonspub.com

912-495-5145

912-920-7772 rachaels1190.com

The Rail Pub 405 W. Congress St. 912-238-1311 therailpub.com/

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant 402 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-292-1656 ranchoalegrecuban.com

Randy Wood Guitars 1304 East Hwy. 80

912-748-1930 www.randywoodguitars.com

River House 125 W. River St.

912-234-1900 liveoakstore.com/riverhouse

Rusty Rudders Tap House 303 W. River St. 912-944-6302

Ruth’s Chris Steak House 111 W. Bay St. 912-721-4800 ruthschris.com

Saddle Bags 317 West River St.

912-349-5275 saddlebagssavannah.com/

The Sandbar 1512 Butler Ave. 912-786-8304

Savannah Smiles 314 Williamson St.

912-527-6453 www.facebook.com/pages/ Savannah-Smiles-DuelingPianos/118909441502557

Savannah Taphouse 125 E. Broughton St. 912-201-8277 savannahtaphouse.com

SEED Eco Lounge 39 Montgomery St. 912-349-5100

Service Brewing Company 574 Indian Street The Shrimp Factory 313 East River Street

912-236-4229 www.theshrimpfactory.com

Southbound Brewing Company 107 East Lathrop Ave. Stafford’s Public House 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk Sunny’s Lounge 5630 Ogeechee Rd. 912-234-6628

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill 11215 Abercorn St. 912-921-2269

Taste of India 401 Mall Blvd.

912-356-1020

Tijuana Flats 1800 E. Victory Dr. 912-344-9111 tijuanaflats.com

Top Deck 125 W. River Street Totally Awesome Bar 107 B Whitaker St. 912-349-1707

Tubby’s Tank House (River St.) 115 East River St. 912-233-0770 www.liveoakstore.com/ tubbysriverstreet

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040 www.liveoakstore.com/ tubbysthunderbolt

Tybee Island Social Club 1311 Butler Ave. 912-472-4044 tybeeislandsocialclub.com

Tybee Post Theater 10 Van Horne

912-472-4790 www.tybeeposttheater.org

Vic’s on The River 26 E. Bay St. 912-721-1000 vicsontheriver.com

Visitor’s Information Center 301 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-944-0455 savannahvisit.com/

The Warehouse 18 E. River St.

912-234-6003 thewarehousebarandgrille.com

Wet Willie’s 101 E. River St. 912-233-5650 wetwillies.com

White Whale Craft Ales 1207 Bull St. Wild Wing Cafe 27 Barnard St. 912-790-9464 wildwingcafe.com

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) 417 Pooler Pkwy.

912-208-3700 wildwingcafe.com

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Keita

Takahashi First museum survey of influential video game designer’s career opens this Wednesday

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

CONNECT SAVANNAH | JAN 23-29, 2019

KEITA TAKAHASHI is a living video game legend.

He’s the man behind Katamari Damacy, the 2004 sleeper hit game that was so influential it was one of the first games acquired for the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art. Takahashi got his start at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan, where he received a degree in fine art and sculpture. However, one of his student projects inspired him to move into the video game world, and he went on to work at Namco, one of the most influential game design companies in the world.

His childlike style of game design is a welcome respite from the violence that dominates the video game industry today.

“Keita Takahashi: Zooming Out” is the first museum survey of his work, presented as the headliner of the Telfair’s PULSE Art + Technology Festival.

The exhibition will include early sculpture and animation work, designs for a playground, and the release of Takahashi’s long-awaited game, Wattam.

At the interactive exhibition, viewers can play two of Takahashi’s games, Alphabet and Tenya Wanya Teens.

Instead of traditional handheld controllers, the games use 16-button controllers on long boards. Telfair built the 26-button controller for Alphabet especially for this exhibition.

Alphabet can be played by up to 26 people, one for each letter of the alphabet, which race each other to the finish line.

Tenya Wanya Teens follows two awkward teenage boys through their daily life. In the game, a collaboration with New York-based Babycastles, players control the boys’ movements with buttons 24 that make them play guitar, look at dirty

Wattam, 2018, Publisher: Annapurna Interactive, Developer: Funomena

magazines, and talk to girls, among other things.

Adding to their awkwardness, the buttons constantly move, so pushing the wrong button could make the boys accidentally urinate on their crush.

We spoke with Takahashi last week.

What made you decide to switch from fine art and sculpture to video game design?

I had an interest and concern in environmental problems when I was an art student. Of course, I am now, too. One day, I saw other people who were in the same sculpture throw away their sculptures into a big trash bin. I know those were student sculptures, but I hated to do that, and I thought I should not make such garbage sculptures, even during the innocent student period.

After a long brainstorming [session] by myself, I realized I would not have to throw my stuff away if I could keep using my sculptures as tools in my life. So I tried to put some useful functions into my stuff.

And then I made a goat-shaped flower pot which drains water from the boobs. At the show and tell, other students just laughed and smiled at my goat. They liked the

Keita Takahashi and Adam Saltsman, Alphabet, 2013

draining water function of the boobs more than the idea of the goat-shaped flowerpot because it’s funny, and I realized that making people smile is kind of more important than functions. So I made other silly things like a low table transformer, a hipposhaped tissue box cover, and so on.

When I was in the third grade, I was looking for the job that makes people smile and something new for me. Then I found the video game industry. I was playing video games when I was a kid, and I remembered it was fun, so I decided to go to the video game world.

What was it like for Katamari Damacy to be so popular?

That was an unexpected thing. I just want to say thank you for everyone who played Katamari.

You’re known for your colorful, childlike style. Why is that the style you chose to go with?

I didn’t choose it—that just comes from my art skill limitation.

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How has your creative style changed over the years?

Literally nothing has changed from when I made a goat-shaped flower pot. Making flower pots and making video games are the same thing for me.

What do you have planned for future games?

I designed a playground before, but that was cancelled for budget reasons. Since then, I decided I will be a billionaire someday and make my dangerous playgrounds with my own money. So I’m going to follow the trend for success. I might make battle royal games or addictive puzzle games for mobile phones. CS

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LOCAL game developers get the chance to shine this weekend at PULSE. Six games will be featured: Palm Dreams, Squidlit, Vacancy, Battery Jam, Laser Game, and Rasgueo. Many of those have been tested at Game On! Savannah.

Organized by Malcolm and Fern Howard and Laurie Zipperer, the monthly meetup at the Creative Coast allows game developers to demo their games, talk about what they’ve been working on, and network.

Malcolm and Josiah White developed Laser Game together through the meetup.

We talked with Howard and White last week.

What will you be doing for PULSE?

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Howard: We’ll be collaborating and participating in the Lightning Talks–that’s a collaboration between Game On! Savannah and PULSE. It’s going to be several of the game makers of the games that are included in the exhibition. The talks are open to any other members of the Game On! meetup or any other game makers that want to come in and talk for five minutes or so about what they’re working on.

How did Game On! Savannah get started?

Howard: It started at the Creative Coast and it was me, Nick Batey who works for Chatham County and is a game maker in his spare time, and Blake Ellis, who used to be the interim director here. We were sitting around and thought, “There are a lot of people making games. What if we had a kind of place for everyone to come meet and hang out and network?” It used to be called Savannah Game Makers Circle, and we met up and people brought board games, and we played games and talked about games. After a while, we decided to have a better structured format, so we rebranded slightly and changed the structure of the meetup.

White: I don’t know if it was the first or second meetup, but someone brought a card game that they were demoing. There was no art, all text on cards. We dealt it out and played it and had a good time, and we gave him feedback. I don’t know the status of the game, but [the meetup] was the perfect place for him to show it off.

Howard: We’re not super critical of the work. If you put a lot into something,

A still from Squidlit, one of the games on display at PULSE. PHOTO COURTESY OF STEAM.

even if it doesn’t come off as great as you’d like or as other people would expect, you need enough lovingly critical feedback to help you improve it without taking away all your enthusiasm and crushing your dreams.

Tell me about the games that will be on display.

White: I had the idea for Laser Game about five years ago where you use a Wii nunchuk to control a laser through a Raspberry Pi. [A Raspberry Pi is a small-board computer used to teach computer science basics.] Right now, I have five lasers set up and you can control one laser—others can be used controlled, others can be status indicators—and you play games like Pong or Missile Defense. But, instead of fullblown graphics, it’s a red dot that moves around.

I wanted it to be a regular game. If you point at the missile and pull the trigger, it really explodes, so there’s a lot that happens. Malcolm gave me the encouragement to go at it, because five years ago I burnt up some electrical components. He was like, “This would be really cool if you kept at it,” so I was like, alright. I definitely wouldn’t have done it if I hadn’t come to the meetup.

Howard: Then there’s Battery Jam, which is made by a group of SCAD alumni with SCAD Plus, which is like a business incubator for SCAD undergrads and alumni. They work on business-related design projects. This one company built a local competitive couch co-op game,

which is Battery Jam. It’s like Splatoon and Bomber Man at a thousand miles an hour— really cool cyberpunk futuristic vibe.

Then there’s Squidlit, which was made by another local group of developers. They released it on Steam last year. It’s a platformer, but it has the aesthetic of a Gameboy game.

White: I met the developers of Squidlit at Game Jam and I asked what they did, and they said, “Oh, we made a game called Squidlit.” I was like, “Man, that sounds familiar.” I’d actually watched a video on YouTube of someone demoing it.

What will you be talking about at the Lightning Talks?

Howard: it’s whatever you want to share about your game. They’ve got two hours of code workshops that I and my wife Fern will be leading, and Josiah has a workshop as well.

White: I’ll be teaching an introduction to Raspberry Pi, so it’ll be anyone from people interested in games to people who think it’s about baking a raspberry pie. CS

SAVANNAH GAMES SHOWCASE LIGHTNING TALKS JAN. 24, 6 P.M.

Afterschool Youth Workshop: Game Development and Coding led by Malcolm and Fern Howard Jan. 24 and 25, 4:30 p.m.

Introduction to Raspberry Pi led by Josiah White Jan. 27, 2 p.m.

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Third annual Savannah Comedy Fest takes place this weekend

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

THIS WEEKEND, Front Porch Improv wants to make you laugh.

The three-day Savannah Comedy Festival is dedicated to showing the best sketch, improv, and variety comedy around the country.

This year, performances by Mark Kendall and Lauren Hope Krass are sure to be the talk of the town.

Kendall’s show, The Magic Negro, takes a look into the representation of black males in the media and what it means to use stereotypes in satire.

With A Krass Act, Krass talks about her life through storytelling, stand-up comedy, and musical numbers.

We talked with Kendall and Krass last week.

Mark Kendall w/ The Magic Negro: Tell me about “The Magic Negro.”

Kendall: It’s a nod to the archetype in literature and TV and art of the old wise black man, the Morgan Freeman type, that’s kind of guiding the white protagonist on their journey. It always struck me as odd because they popped up a lot in the movies, but their only function was to help the white person get what they wanted.

Despite their wisdom, they were low status. To me, it felt like an Uncle Remus character, like a benevolent slave.

How do you use that in your show?

Kendall: It’s a sketch show, but one of the main lines is I pop up two or three times as the Magic Negro. It’s interesting because he’s this nice host, even though he’s talking about some unsavory things like racism and inequality, and he’s making the audience comfortable. I put this grotesque archetype in front of the audience, and if that character makes you comfortable, maybe ask yourself why.

There’s a lot of crowd work. I have

Mark Kendall with “The Magic Negro.” PHOTO COURTESY OF FRONT PORCH IMPROV

another one called “Sam or Larry?” and I bring up an audience member to see if they can tell black celebrities apart. That inspiration is a jumping off point. When you see a black person, do you really see them as an individual person, or do you see them as a black person and all the negative baggage we’ve associated with blackness?

I’m using these stereotypes like I’m trying to satirize them, but audiences may not necessarily know what I’m satirizing versus what’s just funny. The thing that’s tough with stereotypes is that they’re these jovial comedic characters, and if you go back to the first time black Americans were depicted in paintings and comics, they used comedy programs or comic strips to create these stereotypes. If you’re using comedy, then, to try and satirize these things, can you trust the audience to know what you’re making fun of? I like my audiences to enjoy the show instead of be sad, so I work to make them feel comfortable, but I question myself like in the work I do trying to make my white audience member comfortable. Is that honest?

What’s your audience reception been like? Are people getting it?

Kendall: It’s been good. I did a run at the Alliance Theatre, which is one of the theatres [in Atlanta] and I did a run at Dad’s Garage; I’ve done it a few times over the past few years. What people will laugh at will vary. There are some pieces that are Atlanta-centric—I have a piece about MARTA—so I’m interested to see what material will do well.

What do you hope viewers take away from the set?

Kendall: The goal is to make them laugh, but I guess it would also be nice if, by the end, you start to ask yourself, “Why does something make me laugh or not?”

I think it’s worth thinking about. This is one story that makes me think related to this. I was at a white friend’s house and

[Atlanta Braves outfielder] Andruw Jones was up to bat, and I remember his mom being like, “I always liked Andruw Jones so much because he smiles when he comes up to the plate.” There’s nothing wrong with liking that or that comment, but he’s at work playing sports and sports are competitive. If he didn’t smile, would you think him something else? Would you think him unlikable?

Lauren Krass w/ A Krass Act:

How did you get started with comedy?

Krass: I’ve been doing standup comedy about seven years. I started in Charleston and I was doing improv at Theater 99. I was doing improv after I graduated college, wandering around, like, “What is life?”

I just tried it and stuck with it. I didn’t always want to be a stand-up comedian, but the first time I did it was at a loud, crowded open mic. I didn’t necessarily crush, but the one thing I noticed was that everybody shut up and listened to me, and that really stuck with me. People care about what I have to say and I have no idea why. Everybody shut up, and that was a sign to keep writing, keep going.

It’s really been such a fun journey. It’s been really tough, but since my standup is largely autobiographical, about my life and my upbringing and dating and being a fat woman, it’s really helped me grow as a person with self-discovery.

How do you work being a fat woman into your set?

Krass: For me, it’s my own form of protest.

I’m not making fun of other people, but I do make fun of society. I’m making fat jokes, but not, “Laugh at me, I’m fat,” but “I’m fat, why don’t you think I’m hot? Don’t you want to fuck me?” I try to take it back.

Nicole Byer just had a really awesome interview about fat jokes and I loved all of it, because what I deal with is people saying, “No, you’re pretty!” My experience is so much more nuanced.

Lauren Hope Krass with “A Krass Act.” PHOTO COURTESY OF FRONT PORCH IMPROV.

You’ve done a lot of festivals. What’s the importance of a comedy festival?

Krass: When you’re a new comic, you want to get seen. The first comedy festival I did was in New York while I was living in Charleston, called the She-Devil Festival.

Those aren’t always the best, especially if it’s an all-female festival—don’t pit us all against each other!

I love doing feminist comedy festivals because you get to meet and network with really powerful, funny women.

People who have seen your show say it feels like you’re on the verge of making it big. What does that feel like?

Krass: I feel it too. I know I’m supposed to be modest, but I feel like in the next few years, some big things are going to happen.

None of us know how this works, not even the comedians. I submitted to Comedy Central for a half hour, I auditioned in L.A. for a bunch of stuff because the casting director for E! really liked me—they got Joan Rivers vibes. I didn’t get anything, but I got so close—this is a sign.

What can viewers expect?

Krass: I think readers should expect to have a lot of fun at my show. I’ve been really discovering my voice lately, which is kind of a silly psychopath. Since I’ve been so much more comfortable on stage, it’s fun for everybody. People say it feels like we’re friends during the show. I think people are going to have a lot of fun. CS

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The sun comes out for ‘Annie’ at Savannah Children’s Theatre

A talented cast leads three weekends of the classic story

BY SEAN KELLY

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BY NOW, Annie is as much a part of American pop culture as anything. Originating from a comic strip and becoming one of the most performed tales of all time, whether it be on stage or on film, Annie is a heartwarming tale of what it means to be a family and continues to resonate with people of all ages. The Savannah Children’s Theatre production is no different, with a large cast in tow and even some family co-stars working together.

This particular production features two actors in the titular role, rotating performances. Amelie Steffen and Molly Bass – who have both been part of the theater for seven years - tell Connect that they’re both thrilled to be playing such an iconic and culturally significant role, and there are quite a few things they’re most excited about when it comes to being involved in the show.

“For me, it’s all the dance numbers and the fun songs that everybody knows,” Amelie says. Molly agrees, saying with a laugh that she and Amelie “both love the

dog, of course.”

“And I love getting to be in the show with my dad, which is really fun,” she adds.

Molly’s dad is Chris Bass, who plays the role Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks alongside his daughter. Bass has been part of the Children’s Theatre family for many years, making Annie somewhere around show number 14 for him.

“I started here with my son – he came to camp here. And while I was here they asked me to audition for a show, and that’s how this whole thing started,” he explains. “[For Annie], I was just excited to play this part with my daughter being my fake daughter [laughs]. We haven’t had that chance on stage, so I was really excited about that. Plus, it’s a huge role. Daddy Warbucks is over the top – a cartoon character. Annie is as well. I always thought I was a cartoon character anyway [laughs].”

Molly says she feels that being in the show with her dad gives her a bigger sense of encouragement, and that “sometimes it’s good to just work side-by-side as actors and not like daughter and father.” Her dad says that the dynamic changes slightly when they work together, which is intentional, and he has to decide “to be just an actor and not so much a father.”

“As a father, I direct her all the time. So I have to take a back seat to that while we’re on stage, but it’s added another level to our dynamic,” Bass says.

For the girls in the lead role, their favorite songs differ slightly.

“My favorite is ‘I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here,’” Amelie says. “It’s just such an upbeat song and I love the dance to it.”

“I love to sing, ‘Tomorrow.’ It’s just such a classic, and you hear it everywhere,” Molly adds.

For everyone involved, Annie Is a show that’s as much about the positive message as it is about it being a powerful story.

“I think it shows how even through a lot of rough times, you can still find happiness and optimism in the end,” Amelie says. “I think that’s the main purpose of the show.”

“And she always finds a way to make things positive and have a good time,” Molly adds. CS

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BY RACHAEL FLORA

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FREELANCE artist Nina Farryn’s colorful illustrations explore everything from women’s empowerment to the Tarot to cats and everything in between.

When she’s not selling her prints at a street market, Farryn takes commission work and posts frequently on her Instagram, @ninafarryn.

We talked with Farryn last week about finding your niche, following your instinct, and painting by number.

1. What’s your background?

Farryn: I went to SCAD, I graduated around two years ago—it’s hard to keep track sometimes. I majored in illustration.

I honestly had no idea what I wanted to do when I got to SCAD. I had a generalized art education from a very small town, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

We had a generalized art class, and I was very close with my art teacher, so I was always very interested in it. I switched over to that being my career path towards the very end of high school. I had almost no idea what I wanted to do when I got here. I was between [majors] sequential, animation and illustration, which are all very different—and I thought they were the same when I got here!

2. How did you decide on illustration as your career path?

Farryn: I had always been more interested in single-image making for a really long time. I felt like I had this backlog of stories that would fit sequential, but not really, and I’ve never been a huge comics person so it was too outside of what I’m actually interested in. It didn’t feel like a space I would fit. I I was considering sequential with a focus in concept art, which would be like creation for movies and television. I had much loftier ideas as a teenager that I could create a Star Wars-type world, which that is not where life has led me at all.

I was also interested in writing too, but I never made it past the point of writing a story longer than 10 pages. With sequential, writing my own comics is probably going to be too far of a step for me. Now, it’s just short stuff—what I’m doing now is poetry and copywriting on my own rime and that makes its way into my work.

It’s just sort of been inspired by certain phrases and I realized I wanted to be making posters, maybe cards. It took me a while to realize I’m at this point now, because I graduated school with a mismatched portfolio. There were obvious points where I was copying other styles and that was probably the easiest thing for me to do in a class to get a better grade.

Bu it’s been a long time coming that I’ve put things I’ve written with images or

Farryn’s illustrations often have a feminist bent and are honest glimpses at her life.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FARRYN.

portraits I draw, and it’s actually been through selling stuff at art markets that I find people actually relate to [my work], when I thought this was just stuff I’ve been making for myself this whole time.

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How has that realization affected the work you do?

Farryn: It’s a scary point to get to, because with the media we have now, you see very obviously what’s popular, so it’s hard to fight against that and believe that what your instincts are telling you are what’s actually going to lead to success or good art.

I’m trying to get to this happy medium— I don’t want to make art that I think works because that can also fail really easily. You can have this thing in your mind that you think is exactly what people like in your work, and it’s not.

4. What’s it like, for you, working on commission?

Farryn: Commission can be very difficult—it’s like a minefield. The freelance world is just all over the place. You never know if you’re talking to someone who has experience working with artists and how to pay artists or not. Sometimes, the challenge is that I don’t want to show work that I’ve done for commission because it just

sits in the “I’ve done this to make money” kind of area. But it definitely helps in a lot of other ways. Now, I get a conversation with a client and I know how to take my work and make it what they want it to be.

I’m working on a series of posters right now. I try to set strict deadlines for myself because if I just give myself an open thing, something might not ever get done.

5. What’s your process like?

Farryn: I always start thumbnailing because I used to skip right to sketches and that makes things difficult. If I create a sketch and I haven’t thought about composition at all, I have to take time to rearrange what I’ve already created. I feel like I can do thumbnails in anywhere from a day to two days because I just want the composition solid before I get into hours and hours of rendering.

I have to have a plan in my head of what medium I’m going to do everything in. If I’m doing a gouache painting, I need to know where all the colors are going. I color map everything on the piece, like a paintby-number for myself [laughs]. It makes it more relaxing and less stressful.

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INVOLUNTARY MAPS — Bridget Conn explores gesture, symbolism, intuitive markmaking, and written language through the medium of chemigrams. . Jan. 24-March 14.

In Vino Veritas, 102 E. Liberty St. IT’S SIMPLE: PRINTS BY MELISSA HOLDEN — Her work embraces a minimalist aesthetic of clean, bold shapes and lines, and high contrast. Everything is completely produced by Melissa from start to finish using top of the line materials. Jan. 28-March 31. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. KEITA TAKAHASHI: ZOOMING OUT — Telfair Museums hosts the first museum survey of the work of visionary videogame designer Keita Takahashi (Japanese, b.

1975). Takahashi is noted for his outside-thebox approach to game development, game mechanics, aesthetics, and music. Museum admission Jan. 24-July 14. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. PATRICK SAUNDERS WORKSHOPS OPENING RECEPTION & COMMENTS — Join award-winning plein air artist, Patrick Saunders, for his opening reception/exhibition/sale at The Crab Shack. Patrick, known for his “plein air streaming,” often travels in an Air Stream camper with his wife, painting and participating in artful events throughout the country. Patrick has been recognized as one of the 21 artists under 31 i the US, and is the subject of a variety of articles related to plein air. Stop by, listen to Patrick’s comments regarding his travels, and view and shop his exhibit. No Charge Jan. 28-Feb. 4. The Crab Shack, 40 Estill Hammock Rd.

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PULSE CURATOR’S TOUR — Join Senior Curator of Education and PULSE Curator Harry DeLorme for a tour of this year’s exhibition. Please note that space is limited.

Please RSVP to Abigail Stevens at stevensa@ telfair.org. Free to students. Pre registration required. Fri., Jan. 25, 3-4 p.m. and Sun., Jan. 27, 3-4 p.m. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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PULSE OPENING LECTURE, PERFORMANCE, AND RECEPTION — On opening night, PULSE Curator Harry DeLorme will lead a conversation with renowned game designer Keita Takahashi, looking at his path from art to videogames, his unorthodox approach, and the intent underlying his games.

At 7pm, The Medeology Collective presents an audiovisual performance and installation: “Medeological A. I. Field Experiment Test: F.A.I.L.E.D.” Members free / non-members $8.

Wed., Jan. 23, 6 p.m. 912-790-8800. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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STUDENT JURIED ART EXHIBITION — Art Exhibition Reception Feb. 6 at noon. Mon., Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tue., Jan. 29, 9 a.m.5 p.m. Fine Arts Gallery (Armstrong Campus), 11935 Abercorn St., Fine Arts Hall.

UNCORKED — Enjoy work by party artists from Painting with a Twist Savannah and Pooler. These are original pieces that are available for purchase, as well as commissioned pieces.

Thu., Jan. 24, 6 p.m.

Painting with a Twist, 513 E. Oglethorpe Ave.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS Last chance to check out Marcus Kenney’s show at Laney ContemAMERICAN ABOLIporary — closing reception is this Thursday evening at 6 p.m.

TIONIST AND ANTISLAVERY ACTIVISTS: CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT: ERIN CONSCIENCE OF THE JOHNSON — Telfair Museums presents a NATION — The exhibit consists of photoContemporary Spotlight exhibition with artist graphs and engravings of historic abolitionErin Johnson (American, b. 1985), who is creists and anti-slavery activists. The exhibit ating new work that addresses questions and begins in the 18th century with some of the early colonial American anti-slavery activists. themes specific to our region and considers Curated by Eric Saul. Through Feb. 28. Beach what it means to tell the history of a place.

Through March 3. Jepson Center for the Arts, Institute, 502 E. Harris St. 207 West York St. ABSTRACTS AND ANIMALS — Donna Stankiewicz works with realistic subject mat- CROSSING HORIZONS — Cynthia Knott’s exhibit “Crossing Horizons” examines the ter using paints, dye, and fabric. Jody Beth Wigton uses color and pattern to create multi- existential essence of horizons crossed pieced abstract and improvisational designs. and the profound vastness of those yet traversed. Knott is a two-time recipient of Through Dec. 31. Savannah City Hall, 2 East the prestigious Pollack-Krasner Foundation Bay Street.

Grant. Through March 16. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

BANANA REPUBLIC — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “Banana Republic,” an exhibiENTHUSIASM MAKES THE DIFFERENCE tion by Hasani Sahlehe (B.F.A., painting, — Zara Bell sourced her images (as well as 2015). Through his unique perspective growing up in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, this show’s title) from books that have been Sahlehe investigates the culture of his home around a long time because she is interested island. The exhibition features new paintings in what they might reveal about her contemporary culture and the lineage of her beliefs. that consider colonization of the Caribbean Through March 5. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st and its effects on food sources and plant St. species. Through Feb. 3. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

FOR THE BIRDS — Tim Foster is an artist who has lived and worked locally for almost CAPTURING THE SOUL: PORTRAIT two decades. This body of work represents a PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE W.W. LAW selection of his photographs taken from his COLLECTION — The display features thirty years documenting the Savannah skyline and portraits from the W. W. Law Photograph Collection which highlight the evolving nature the detail inherent in many of its architectural monuments. In his photography, he juxtaof photography, portraiture as an art form. poses panoramic scenes of Savannah and Through Jan. 31. Beach Institute, 502 E. its surrounding area in various stages in its Harris St. development post 2000, with detailed ele-

ments rarely seen by the naked eye. Through Jan. 24. In Vino Veritas, 102 E. Liberty St. INVERSO MUNDUS — Conceptual architects Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich and multidisciplinary designer Evgeny Svyatsky formed the group AES+F in 1987, and photographer Vladimir Fridkes joined in 1995.

AES+F is best known for its unique aesthetic sense, which combines historical and mythical references with the contemporary imagery of urban landscapes. Through Feb. 3. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

JULIANA LUPACCHINO — Juliana Lupacchino is a SCAD 2017 graduate with a degree in Fibers. Her unique method of finger painting is both childlike and expressive giving her a sense of freedom by leaving the brush behind. Through Jan. 31. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. KATNISS — Part of a yearlong commission process, the museum’s largest to date, katniss is the result of a creative collaboration between Katherine Sandoz and Rachel Reese, Telfair’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the museum’s dedicated exhibition staff, and Julio Garcia of Price Street Projects, who fabricated the work in Miami. Through June 2. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. LOOK! I’M OVER THERE — Marcus Kenney’s first major solo-exhibition in Savannah since exhibiting at the Jepson Center in 2007.

Through his alchemistic logic of combining seemingly random materials, such as neon, fishing nets, pitchforks, and rope, Look! I’m Over There is an installation of sculptures that expand Kenney’s visual language past the narrative collage and mystical taxidermy creatures for which he is recognized.

Through Jan. 26. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

MONET TO MATISSE: MASTERWORKS OF FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM FROM THE DIXON GALLERY AND GARDENS IMPRESSIONISM — Significant works of art by the most dynamic artists to work in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, including Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Gauguin, and Henri Matisse. The 30 paintings in the exhibition illustrate the radical innovations launched by artists we know today as Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. Free with Museum Admission Through Feb. 10.

Jepson Center, 207 West York St. NATIVE SON: FIFTY YEAR RETROSPECTIVE — The name Rudolph Valentino Bostic conjures up one of the most focused, religiously graphic artists in American Folk Art today. Through March 31. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

Pounce Cat Cafe paired up with the Humane Society to provide short-term housing for some of the Society’s adoptable cats.

BY LINDY MOODY MANY PEOPLE identify themselves as either a dog person or a cat person. It can be said that some even base a large portion of their identity around their love for a certain pet. It’s also said that the personalities of the owners mirror their choice of furry companion.

I too am guilty of this silly correlation, but regardless of your choice in domesticated pets, there is a new shop in town that appeals to any patron who happens to love animals (and a splendid cup o’ joe).

Pounce Cat Cafe opened the doors to its Broughton Street location at the end of 2018, and, though the idea of having feline accompaniments inside of the establishment is fun and whimsical, the brews and pastries inside are anything but a joke.

Owners Ashley Brooks and Annaliese Hughes opened the first location in Charleston, S.C., in 2016. As a quick

success, they decided to expand to a second low country town, Savannah.

I ask Brooks why the pair decided to expand to Savannah, and she explains that they “wanted to open in Savannah because not only is it Charleston’s sister city, but we have visited for years and love the city. We had so much success finding cats homes in Charleston, and Savannah seemed like the purrfect place to expand!”

So what is a cat cafe exactly? Simple: It’s half cafe and half temporary home for adoptable adorable kitties. Don’t worry, the cats are kept separate from the food by a wall and several doors as to keep the health department happy, but the café itself is free-roam for the lovable lap ornaments.

Patrons can stop by to enjoy pastries, coffee, or an adult beverage then step into the other side of the store to hang out with some cool cats.

Pounce Cat Cafe paired up with the Humane Society for Greater Savannah to provide short-term housing for some of the Humane Society’s adoptable cats. Patrons are welcome to hang out with the cats and take one home, after an easy adoption process.

The overall goal of Pounce Cat Cafe is to provide a cat its forever home while also allowing patrons to add a precious and

beloved member to their own families.

As you can imagine, the cats are being adopted pretty quickly.

“We typically have around 20 cats at the cafe and they are all up for adoption through the Humane Society for Greater Savannah,” says Brooks.

“So far we’ve been open since October and have already had 77 cats adopted! The employees definitely get attached -- and sometimes end up adopting -- but it’s so rewarding getting the chance to find all of the cats forever homes that it makes it all worth it to say goodbye,” Brooks tells me.

Of the twenty or so felines housed at the cafe, I am certain there is a cat that would suit every personality or desire.

Some young, some old, some shy, and some curious.

In the first few seconds of me stepping into the designated play room to take some pictures of the cats, I was bombarded by several purr-ageous kittens. To be expected, several were a bit more hesitant to approach and some hid under a sofa, which, if you’ve ever been around cats, you know is to be expected.

I will warn you: Guests cannot stop in solely to hang out with cats. There is a very

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small fee, used only for good, to spend time with the kitties.

Brooks explains the process: “When you come in to hang out with the cats, it’s $15 for an hour in the cat lounge and a complimentary beverage, including wine and beer We tried to pick wines that most people would enjoy.�

The wine lists includes two house reds, a cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir, two house whites, a pinot grigio and chardonnay, and two house bubbles, a champagne and sparkling rose.

As for beer, you will find everything from an oatmeal stout to an American India Pale Ale, which should keep your boyfriend or husband content during the hour visit.

Finally, the drink menu includes tea, coffee, and soda. Riptide Coffee Company provides the cold brew coffee available and Savannah Coffee Roasters is featured for a hot drip coffee. The tea list includes a peppermint tea, chai tea, english breakfast tea, and green tea. Pounce Cat cafe even remembered us Southerners, and has sweet tea for those that do not drink their tea hot.

As for the food, it is all baked by local French bakers at La Gourmet Cafe. “The pastry selection does not rotate and we worked with Le Cafe Gourmet to pick the

Be on the lookout for additional events. Is Cat Yoga in your future?

selection. They special bake cat ‘meowcarons’ for us to have at the cafe and they’re definitely our most popular pastry,�

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The mewocarons come in two flavors, lemon and white chocolate elderflower. Le Gourmet adornes their textbook French macarons with cute little cat faces, making

them meowcarons. Inside each tender macaron shell you will find a sweet gooey filling.

The rest of the menu includes chocolate croissants, plain croissants, cinnamon rolls, and blueberry muffins. All of which are delivered freshly baked by Le Gourment.

For now Pounce Cat Cafe is not hosting any events like their sister store in Charleston currently does. According to Brooks that may soon change: “We plan to start having cat yoga and wine tastings in Savannah soon so be on the lookout!� she says.

I had so much fun playing with the cats in my short visit there, I can imagine cat yoga will be extremely entertaining.

With enough time, the brand is even considering to brand spreading it’s dogooding to a third location.

If you truly consider yourself to be a dog person, and hanging out with cats is not really your thing, you can always donate to Pounce Cat Cafe to help care for their fostered felines. CS Pounce Cat CafĂŠ is at 404 W. Broughton St.

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Mountainfilm Savannah screens powerful ‘Satan and Adam’

Director V. Scott Balcerek talks about his new documentary on an unlikely musical duo The story of legendary duo Satan & Adam comes to Mountainfilm On Tour Savannah.

V. SCOTT BALCEREK’S buzzed-about documentary Satan and Adam tells a story that’s been 23 years in the making. The film centers around Sterling “Mr. Satan” McGee and Adam Gussow, a duo that met playing blues together on the streets of Harlem in the 1980s. McGee was a black former session musician and Gussow was a much younger aspiring harmonica player, and the two struck up a musical connection amid racial tensions brewing in Harlem at the time.

Thanks to word of mouth, and a little help from an appearance in U2’s concert documentary Rattle & Hum, the pair were courted by record labels and producers and ended up achieving considerable critical success and taking their act on the road internationally for many years. The path turned dark along the way, and Balcerek was there to document it the entire time.

Ahead of the film’s screening at the upcoming Mountainfilm Festival, we spoke to Balcerek about the moving story and what the film means to him.

I just finished watching the movie and I’m still kind of reeling from the whole thing. Truly and honestly, you did an incredible job.

VSB: Thank you!

It’s an amazing story and there’s so

much to unpack, but I’m curious – before you started working on this, what was your affiliation with Satan and Adam? Were you a fan?

Also, Satan as a guitarist, I saw him as an unsung hero of the guitar world. I just felt like he should get more attention. The only thing I was thinking was, in sort of a pithy state I thought that maybe the film should VSB: Well, I’m a musician so that’s the first be told as an allegory for American music. thing. I have a lot of friends who are musiThe black and white, the font of wisdom cians, and at the time I was wanting to get from the blues world that inspired rock and into film. I was super young, and my friend jazz and all these other offshoots of Amerihad mentioned this band were playing and can music and is a combination of these that I should go and see them play. This two races. That’s not really what the film was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where became, but maybe some people could look I’m from. This was like 1992 or something. at it as that pithy idea I had in 1992. HopeAt the time I was also editing a film for a fully that’s one way to read the film. friend of mine that ended up winning the Student Academy Award, and it was about I was going to ask, because there’s so a street singer in Pittsburgh. many sides of the whole thing, about When my friend invited me out, they where this started off and what it were like, “You should go. Not only are you ended up being. Was there a moment a musician, but they’re street musicians during the process where you found a as well and it’s sort of like this film you’ve layer to the story you weren’t aware of been editing.” That’s how I got involved that expanded the scope? with them. I went and was completely VSB: Oh yeah. I mean, I expected to folblown away – not only by the sound that low to them and tell the story of their rise they made, but it was such a disparate off the street to this wider international act. They were from completely different sides of the tracks, as they say. It just didn’t acclaim. I thought that they could just get bigger and bigger and bigger. Not only is it make sense, but the interesting thing was great music but there’s a great story here. that you could close your eyes and it’d sound like a full band. But then you’d open Two people from completely different sides of the world meet on the streets of Harlem your eyes and it was just two people. The in the 80s when it was super dangerous and music was amazing, but visually it sort of they become this thing. made no sense [laughs].

Of course, that’s not what happened. I Right! Totally. think that in the downturn of what happened to Sterling, you see that music can VSB: It was almost absurd on some level. mean and should mean much more to

people who play it. Adam built a cross-cultural relationship with someone through music and it impacted his life in a grand way. So the film became about, how do we break these societal barriers that keep us apart? Not only with social media but also with Trump. We’re slowly being divided by technology, and this is a story that rises above that.

You meet a person and you take the risk of that relationship – whether it’s getting beat up on the streets of Harlem or having to deal with the elderly sick person that you stand by. You build these enduring relationships and that’s what really matters in the end. So I was happy that the relationship rose above all the things that constrain us.

Did you have any idea that this would be something you’d be working on for 23 years? Or did you think, “This will be something I’ll do for a few years and sort of follow this journey”?

VSB: I’d heard that most docs take an average of three to four years to make, so I was thinking about that [laughs].

One part of this story in particular hit close to home for me. As things start to get bigger with the band, Sterling starts to get a bit uncomfortable with the whole thing – especially having come from that too. He sort of had his spot in Harlem where he was

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comfortable and then was thrust into the spotlight more. And the rigors of touring the way he did really started to get to him.

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If there’s one thing you hope people would take from this film, what would it be?

VSB: If you let it, music and culture and art is something that binds us together.

[Especially] in a time when we’re being separated by technology and by our current government. I know it sounds sort of large and pithy, but these are the things I think about. People don’t really interact as much because of technology, and I hope that people take away the fact that in order to get anything, there has to be some sort of risk to it.

The best things require those sort of unknown steps that you take. You desire something or some sort of connection, but that’s not something you can do all the time from the safety of behind your computer or behind a vapid ideology. You have to engage and give to the world in order to Do you think that he always felt get something back. Adam took a risk and uncomfortable with that life? Deep went [to Harlem], and Sterling took a risk down, would he have always preferred too. People would say, “What are you doing to end up doing what he was most com- playing with that white boy?” and a couple fortable doing? Do you think a career people threatened him. He stuck with it. was his goal?

It’s a small act, but the film shows that being courageous in that way is something VSB: No, his goal was to play for his friends that Adam has taken throughout his life. on the street and give his money away and He’s a professor now almost because live a simple life. He was always like that, of his relationship with Sterling. It’s even when I was hanging out with him. impacted his life in a big way, and there’s Even in the nursing home, he would play no doubt when you watch the movie that once in a while and he’d come home and you see that. I hope that’s what people take give his money away. He’s sort of a rare away. CS entity. It was never about making it or getting big. He was too much of a philosopher Satan and Adam screens Thurs., Jan. 24, 7 P.M., at Mountainfilm On Tour Savannah type of person to do that. He cares a lot. in the Trustees Theater.

He’s a good loving sort of guy.

VSB: That was a big deal for me. I toured in bands, not even at their level, and we’d only go out for a month at a time and come back.

But those guys were out all the time and had these commitments. When we toured, it was super punk rock. Sleeping in shitty places, the whole band in one hotel room – crazy stuff. This guy was kind of doing that, living in his car and stuff like that, but he was going on 60. And he kept doing it. He did it because he was making more money, but as Adam says in the movie he did it for Adam too.

Adam really wanted it, and Sterling was willing to go back into that world. He was doing it for his friend. But it came at a cost.

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Mirna Valerio takes it all in stride Mountainfilm On Tour doc explores issues of body positivity

BY JIM MOREKIS

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Mirna Valerio’s inspiring story screens at the Trustees Theater. PHOTOS COURTESY M. VALERIO

assholes in every group,” she laughs.

Valerio says that while it’s often assumed that she faces a lot of outright racism, according to her that isn’t quite the case.

“You may have seen that in the National Geographic story,” she says, referring to a recent profile which said she was a frequent victim of racism. “But that’s not really accurate — I have very rarely personally experienced any individual racism while I’ve been doing this.”

She does, however, say that the sport as a whole does have issues to contend with.

“For me, the issue much more comes down to the fact that almost everyone making decisions in the sport of running is male, and the sport itself is

overwhelmingly white – from the participants to virtually all of the media covering it,” she says. “And that would be closer to what we would call a form of institutional racism.”

Valerio is all about encouragement, and she says that runners run for all kinds of different reasons. But one piece of advice she would give is: “Find your tribe. Find a group of people who will support you. Whether it’s a Facebook group, or any other way to meet people who will make it fun, and make it a positive experience.” CS The Mirnavator kicks off Mountainfilm On Tour Savannah this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Trustees Theater. Tix at Savannahboxoffice.com

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WHEN most people think of a “typical” marathon runner, they probably think of someone very thin. And very white.

Mirna Valerio is neither, but is in a sense a more “typical” runner than most. She runs simply because she loves running.

She spreads that simple message in ‘The Mirnavator,’ one of the many excellent films screening at this year’s Mountainfilm On Tour Savannah.

At about 250 pounds, Valerio routinely runs — and completes — marathons and ultramarathons, and does quite well. She has authored a book, A Beautiful Work in Progress, and a blog, Fat Girl Running, about her struggles and successes as a runner outside the usual cultural norm.

“Everyone, no matter what size or shape they are, should have the opportunity to do something that makes them feel good about themselves,” she writes.

“Running definitely does that for me. It helps me to face any obstacles I might encounter with confidence, strength, and self-assuredness.”

Unlike many runners, however, Valerio didn’t discover the joy of running later in life.

“I was an athlete in high school. I competed in field hockey and lacrosse. For me, running was how I got in shape, and stayed in shape in the off season. And that love stayed with me,” Valerio tells Connect.

She also, like many other runners, enjoys the endorphin release.

“Oh, that’s a real thing, believe me,” she laughs.

As an African American woman in a predominantly white pursuit — and a woman with a less-accepted body type — Valerio has faced some obstacles as difficult as some of the hills she’s traversed.

One particularly compelling segment of the film details one of the attacks she has received, in this case from someone who emailed to call her a “liar and a fraud” and who wants to “further fat acceptance and people to kill themselves in your perverse idea of beauty.”

Valerio says thankfully that isn’t the usual response she gets.

“I was shocked that someone would take the time and energy to respond in that vicious a manner. While I do occasionally get messages like that, the vast, overwhelming response to me and to what I do has been hugely positive,” she says.

“But there are always one or two

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GLASS

/1 Forget about trying to ascertain whether Glass is a theatrical experience that should be viewed as either half-full or half-empty.

Instead, the latest headache-inducer from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan is such a parched project that viewers will leave the auditorium with the irritable sensation that there’s sand trapped in their shorts … or possibly in their heads.

It’s the third part of the trilogy that began with 2000’s Unbreakable, the auteur’s first film following The Sixth Sense and an interesting achievement that functioned as a comic-book movie but also operated well outside the genre’s established parameters.

Both thematically and stylistically, Unbreakable and Split were about as compatible as oil and vinegar, or drinking and driving, or Pelosi and Trump — nevertheless, enough people bit hard enough that we now have Glass, which brings together the characters from the previous two films in a rank gumbo that grows progressively worse as it ambles along.

Split star James McAvoy returns as Kevin Wendell Crumb, the psychopath in possession of 24 distinct personalities (never mind that Split botched mental illness so badly that scores of experts objected; that’s another story); Unbreakable star and Split cameo player Bruce Willis is back as the heroic — make that superheroic — David Dunn; and Unbreakable co-star Samuel L. Jackson reenters the scene as the villainous — make that supervillainous — Mr. Glass.

All three find themselves confined to a mental institution wherein Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) tries to analyze them while Kevin teases the staffers, Glass plots his next master plan, and David pouts a lot.

While I’m sure to see worse movies than Glass over the rest of 2019, there’s no guarantee I’ll see any as pretentious and self-important as this one. The majority of the picture is merely average and thus innocuous, marked by the sort of obvious

developments, stagnant set-pieces and unremarkable dialogue we’ve come to expect from most M. Night endeavors.

There’s also the curious sight of the filmmaker simultaneously trying to suck up to comic-book aficionados even as he’s trying to conceal his disdain for their kind; at any rate, his grasp of such matters suggests that he hasn’t even held an actual comic book in his hand in 19 years (i.e. since Unbreakable), let alone taken the time to flip through one.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an M. Night Shyamalan Special Event if there weren’t some sort of twist ending, but the one here is especially ludicrous. Anyone who remembers the sequence in Signs when Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix spot an alien on TV can rest assured the big reveal here operates in similarly stupid fashion.

The only positive attribute of Split resided in the performance by McAvoy, whose dark turn at least felt of a piece with the picture’s overarching grimness.

Stripped of the darkness of that magnitude, McAvoy’s emoting this time feels more hammy, more akin to watching Eddie Murphy don the disguises in such low-rent efforts as Norbit and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Willis, on the other hand, plays it close to the vest – so close that you wish the movie would end just so the actor can return to his nap.

and her family do everything in their power to prove his innocence.

Reuniting much of the key behind-thescenes personnel from Moonlight (including cinematographer James Laxton and composer Nicholas Britell), Jenkins has fashioned a film that rarely raises its voice, even as the rage regarding a grotesque miscarriage of justice informs its every move.

All performances are exemplary, with particularly notable turns from Michael Beach (currently playing Manta’s pop in Aquaman) as Fonny’s father and Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry as Fonny’s friend.

Yet the MVP is Regina King as Tish’s mother, a strong-willed woman who goes farther (literally and figuratively) than anyone to clear Fonny’s name. King’s been a personal favorite since the 1990s, when she first caught my eye in John Singleton’s 1993 drama Poetic Justice, and it’s nice to see her winning awards by the bushel for her work here. She deserves them.

ON THE BASIS OF SEX

OOO In movies as in life, timing is everything, and it might have been better for On the Basis of Sex had it been released a couple of years ago or a couple of years from now.

As it stands, this dramatization of an early chapter in the life of Supreme Court dynamo Ruth Bader Ginsburg comes on the heels of last summer’s RBG, a comprehensive work that not only made Oscar’s shortlist in the Best Documentary category (it’s one of 15 finalists, from which five will be chosen for a nomination) but also proved potent enough at the box office to rank as one of the all-time top 25 nonfiction features.

Yet judged on its own merits, On the Basis of Sex is entertaining and even important, trekking the progress of Ginsburg (played by Felicity Jones) as she fights discrimination first at Harvard Law School, where she’s one of the few women in attendance, and then in the real world, where she eventually becomes involved in a case with the potential for landmark reformations.

Jones doesn’t look much like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the hunky Armie Hammer IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK looks even less like the roly-poly Martin OOO Ginsburg, her eternally supportive husIf Beale Street Could Talk is the best of band. But that scarcely matters, since both the batch, and the only one of the trio likely performers (particularly Jones) bring the to snag any Academy Award nominations. proper mix of earnestness and eagerness Writer-director Barry Jenkins, whose to their roles.

2016 effort Moonlight nabbed the Oscar The film itself may be conventional but for Best Picture, matches his previous atit’s also captivating, and it culminates with bat with this exquisite adaptation of James a courtroom showdown that offers instant Baldwin’s 1974 novel. satisfaction yet also doesn’t erase subseKiKi Layne delivers a lovely perforquent history. After all, you’ve come a long mance as Tish, a Harlem resident who’s way, baby, but, alas, the arduous journey is pregnant with the child of her fiancé really only just beginning. CS Fonny (Stephan James). Thanks to the machinations of a racist cop (Ed Skrein), Fonny is falsely accused of rape, and Tish

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ACTIVISM & POLITICS

LECTURE: PRESERVATION MATTERS MORE THAN EVER The Friends of Massie, in partnership with the Downtown Neighborhood Association, have invited Nick Palumbo, head of Smart Growth Savannah, to talk about extending historic preservation to other neighborhoods of Savannah and to share with everyone a sometimes-controversial conversation.

Wed., Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. massieschool. com/. Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. PLUNDERING THE DREAM, HIDING THE NIGHTMARE: A REVEALING LOOK AT HOW KING’S LEGACY HAS BEEN RE-SHAPED AND SOLD OUT Join Which Way Savannah in an evening of dialogue, study, music and film. It is Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words on dreams, black power, revolution, war and nightmares.

Special guests include Benny Mitchell, Jr. in a dialogue on his upcoming film All Is Well, Laura Shadley with a special report, and a DRUMFOLK Jam with percussionist David Pleasant featuring freedom and protest songs of this region and their role in national civil rights and empowerment movements.

Free, donations accepted Fri., Jan. 25, 7 p.m. nowgriot1@aol.com. sulfurstudios.org.

Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. SAVANNAH AREA YOUNG REPUBLICANS Get involved. Meetings are the last Tuesday

of every month (except for December) at 7:00pm. Contact number: (912) 657-9623 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org.

VICTORIAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS The VNA represents all residing, working or otherwise involved in the Victorian District and meets every second Tuesday of each month to the exception of the month of August. Meetings are held at The Mansion on Forsyth Park. Social starts at 5:30 p.m. and meetings start at 6 p.m. There is no fee to attend our meetings. For anyone using the Valet Parking at The Mansion, there is a $5. fee. MEMBERSHIP YEARLY FEES are: Individual $25. - Household (2 people) $40. - Business $50. and Students $10. Free ongoing, 6-7 p.m. vnasavannahga2013@ gmail.com. mansiononforsythpark.com.

Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St.

AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES

AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Auditions for our spring session will be held January 9, 2019. Students who played in the Fall 2018 session, and who plan to remain in the same ensemble, do not need to re-audition in January. The January auditions are for new students, or students wishing to move to a different ensemble.

Choose your instrument from the list on their website - https://ayosavannah.org/ auditions/ -to see the audition requirements

for applicable ensembles. Then, contact them via email at ayosavannah2004@gmail. com to reserve an audition date and time, or with any questions you may have. ongoing.

Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR DONATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CLIMATE ART PROJECT The Savannah Art Association calls for local artists to help raise funds for ISCAP, the International Student Climate Art Project through the donation of environment or earth-related art. Contact Carol Anderson at andersoncarol61@gmail.com. Through Feb. 10.

CALL FOR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DANCERS/REGENCY DANCING The Davenport House has a social dance program which meets most Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The Museum is looking for new participants in this free community activity. For information contact info@davenporthousemuseum. org or call 912-236-8097. ongoing. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. CALL FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS AND RETAILERS FOR COHEN’S RETREAT ONSITE BOUTIQUE SHOP Cohen’s Retreat, a historic destination for art, food and community located in Savannah’s famed Moon River District, is seeking specialty retailers interested in placing their locally or regionally-made

products in its onsite boutique shop, Brown Dog Market. Cohen’s Retreat is refreshing its product lines at Brown Dog Market to feature more of a mix of mainstream local products to include with their current artisan products. Retailers who would like access to some of Savannah’s largest neighborhoods located in and near the Moon River District are encouraged to apply for shelf space. Interested retailers should reach out to Colleen Smith at colleen. smith@cohensretreat.com or by calling 912.355.3336, ext. 4. Please include product name(s), description, price point, availability, contact information and any other essential details. ongoing. cohensretreat.com/ shopping.html. Cohen’s Retreat, 5715 Skidaway Rd. CALL FOR MENTAL HEALTH NONPROFITS, AGENCIES & PROFESSIONALS FOR LOCAL RESOURCE FAIR Savannah-area nonprofits, community agencies, medical professionals, including practicing child psychiatrists, child psychologists, play therapists, etc., can visit ellafound.org and complete the registration form to reserve a space at the local resource fair for the Let’s Talk Mental Illness: Childhood Trauma event as well as other upcoming events in the series. The ELLA Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization aiding those affected by violence, mental illness and the criminal justice system

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This New Year roundtable features creative consultant, stylist, podcaster and small business owner Kelsey Bucci.

Learn how to make the most of Pinterest, grow monthly traffic and convert clicks into sales. After years of running her style blog, she turned her social media knowledge into a business by helping other creatives achieve success. $25 FOR GUESTS, FREE FOR MAKE SAVANNAH MEMBERS THU., JAN. 24, 5:30 P.M. INFO@ MAKESAVANNAH.COM. CLARK CREATIVE, 208 W. HALL ST.

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This class is intended for students who are new to yoga as well as those hoping to learn more about finding their best alignment in each of the poses. Each class will provide a complete yoga session, with additional emphasis on the “poses of the week.” Although the class is intended to provide a progressive learning experience over eight weeks, new students may join at any time. $19 DROP IN ($16 STUDENT/SENIOR/MILITARY) SAT., JAN. 26, 11 A.M.-12:15 P.M. 912-349-2756. INFO@SAVANNAHPOWERYOGA.COM. SAVANNAHPOWERYOGA.COM/APPS/MINDBODY/CLASSES/210. SAVANNAHPOWERYOGA.COM. SAVANNAH POWER YOGA, 7360 SKIDAWAY ROAD UNIT J-3.

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through education, support and advocacy, hosts the Let’s Talk Mental Illness Community Discussion series. The third event in the series will address childhood trauma and feature a community resource fair. Free to Participate Thu., Jan. 24, 6-8 p.m. charity@ellafound.org. ellafound.org/ lets-talk-mental-illness-discussion-series.

Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club, 510 E. Charlton Street.

BENEFITS

SAVANNAH LIP SYNC BATTLE The 3rd Annual Savannah Lip Sync Battle is hosted by David Pence and benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma’s Light the Night Walk. $20 Thu., Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC: TENTH ANNIVERSARY GALA: AN ENCHANTED EVENING Guests will enjoy a champagne and canapé reception, followed by a 3 course plated dinner paired with a selection of fine wines.

38 Orchestra and Chorus members will perform

a 3-act program featuring classical, choral and gypsy jazz music set in a professionally produced venue with a stunning panoramic view of downtown Savannah. Sat., Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. savtcc.com. Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. SCI FANS FOR SENIORS DRIVE Members of the community who would like to donate a new box fan or make a cash donation to purchase a fan may come by SCI’s headquarters at 3025 Bull Street, Savannah between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday or donate on-line at www.seniorcitizensinc.org/give. ongoing.

Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

2018 SUMMER BONANZA The program will expose young people to local government, cultural diversity, and positive role models. Strengthening academic development while providing safe, structured, and fun activities for youth

is essential. Summer Bonanza meets once per week on Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm at the Moses Jackson Center.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. (912) 663-4528. Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards Street.

ACTING FUN-DAMENTALS Have you ever wanted to act but were afraid to try? Get an introduction to acting in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere! Join us each month for Saturdays @ Southwest to learn from local experts about thoughtprovoking topics. Free and open to the public. Sat., Jan. 26, 1-2 p.m. 912-927-4079. communications@liveoakpl.org. liveoakpl. org/saturdays/. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. BACHATA AND SALSA DANCE CLASSES New 4 week dance series, designed for absolute beginners to learn the fundamentals of Bachata or Salsa for social dancing! Bachata and salsa are fun dances from the Dominican Republic that can be found in cities all over the world, and is a great way to meet other people and

enjoy amazing music. No partner or dance experience needed, just come and have fun! Special discount if you decide to do the salsa and bachata series together! RSVP via facebook or email. $40 for 4 classes, $70 for both bachata and salsa series ongoing. stephaniehmetzger@gmail.com. facebook. com/events/239285403377870/.

BASIC SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

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.

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU CLASSES Monday/Wednesday- Competition 5:30pm and Fundamentals at 7:00pm Tuesday/ Thursday- Fundamentals at Noon and Fundamentals at 5:30pm Friday- Private Lessons by appointment Saturday- Open

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Mat at 10:30am ongoing. Serg Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 401 Mall Blvd.

BRIDGE LESSONS Learn to play bridge. BB2 Competitive Bidding: Monday, September 24@7:00PM. BB4: Play of the Hand/ Declarer/Play: Saturday, September 15@10:00AM. Intermediate/Advanced Workshops: Friday, September 14@10:00AM ongoing. 912-2284838. bridgewebs.com/savannahclubs.

Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. COUNTRY TWO STEP GROUP CLASS Join us every week to learn how to dance to the classics and modern day songs of country music. All levels welcomebeginners to advanced. Each week will progress from the previous. First week is the top of the month and runs for 4 weeks. Sign up today! $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. 612-470-6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. 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. You’re Invited To A Free Masterclass: 5 Steps to Turning Your Talents and Expertise Into A Successful Online Coaching Business (even if you have no idea how to get started!) See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---.

DUI PREVENTION GROUP Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired. A must see for teen drivers.

Sign in time begins 6:00-6:20 p.m. Panel starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. and ends at approximately 8:00 P.M. Fee is $40.00 money orders or certified bank checks only payable to DUI Prevention Group. Meets monthly, check the website. $40/session (912) 691-4905. info@duipreventiongroup. org.

FEATURED ARTIST WORKSHOP WITH LORI PUTNAM Learn from the masters by exploring works ranging from Monet to Matisse with Lori Putnam, one of today’s leading American landscape painters, during this three-day workshop. This unique opportunity, which complements the Jepson Center’s “Monet to Matisse” exhibition, will allow students to explore lessons from Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters in the galleries and apply those lessons to their own work in the studio with Lori. After energetic demonstrations; individual painting time; personalized instruction and group discussions, students will leave this workshop ready to experiment and learn more from the masters on their own.

Register online or call. Members $650 / Non-members $675 Wed., Jan. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu., Jan. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Fri., Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 912.790.8823. telfair. org/learn/adult-classes/. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

GETTING STARTED IN CREATIVE WRITING Are you ready to move beyond writing for your own satisfaction in writing to share with others and perhaps be published?

This class is designed to help you take that step. Maybe you are working on a memoir, telling the story that only you can tell. Perhaps you have the seed of an idea for a short story. Family history? Personal essays? The instructor will produce individual critiques of manuscripts, and class members will present their work to the class as well. Participants can bring a duplicate copy of a current writing project if they have one. Early Bird by Jan 18-$140 Then $150 Mon., Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m. 912478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/creativewriting/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. HIGH VIBE / LOW COST YOGA Join Melissa DeLynn for all-levels, beginner friendly Yoga classes. These classes are well-balanced, nourishing, and challenging with an emphasis on philosophy and spirituality. Expect to learn, heal, meditate and connect. $15 Wednesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. 706-614-4715. mdelynn@gmail.com.

WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street.

JEWELER’S GUIDED OPEN STUDIO Join us for time to practice your skills and knock out some projects you’ve been dreaming up. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Thursdays, 1-4 p.m.

912-289-8337. christina@dreamcatstudio. com. dreamcatstudio.com. Use our space to practice your skills and knock out your personal pieces. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials.

Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Fridays, 6 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@ dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. MUSIC LESSONS AND CLASSES: ALL INSTRUMENTS, ALL AGES Portman’s Music Academy offers private lessons on piano, guitar (electric, acoustic, classical), mandolin, ukulele, banjo, bass guitar, drums, percussion, voice, clarinet, saxophone (alto and tenor), oboe, flute, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, DJ, Pro Logic, Composition, Ear Training, violin, viola, and cello. Group classes for beginner piano and guitar. Music Adventures for ages 5 to 7. ongoing. 912354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. NEW YEAR ROUNDTABLE This New Year roundtable features creative consultant, stylist, podcaster and small business owner Kelsey Bucci. Learn how to make the most of Pinterest, grow monthly traffic and convert clicks into sales. After years of running her style blog, she turned her social media knowledge into a business by helping other creatives achieve success. $25 for guests, free for Make Savannah

members Thu., Jan. 24, 5:30 p.m. info@ makesavannah.com. Clark Creative, 208 W. Hall st.

OPEN FIRE COOKING WORKSHOP Learn all about cooking over an open fire including: choosing and care of cast iron cookware, firewood selection and storage, charcoal cooking techniques, fire building, fun children’s cooking and recipes, and other topics. Participants will help with the food preparation and will enjoy the fruits of their labor and learning. $35 adults, $20 children ages 12-17 Sat., Jan. 26, 10 a.m. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. POWER SELF DEFENSE Join us for fun and fitness in the heart of downtown Savannah. Fit912Savannah offers fun, safe, friendly classes in yoga, self defense, dance, and fitness, with more classes coming soon! Have a question, want to register? Contact us at nfo@ fit912savannah.com! Located in the lower level of the United Way Building, 428 Bull Street, Savannah, GA (Enter via the red doors on East Wayne Street) Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah. com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

PULSE HOUR OF CODE STUDENT WORKSHOP Instructors: Malcolm Howard, Fern Howard.

Learn about coding and game design by playing a game. To register, email Rachel Stayer at stayerr@telfair.org Free for students; advance registration required Thu., Jan. 24, 4:30 p.m. and Fri., Jan. 25, 4:30 p.m. stayerr@telfair.org. telfair.org/exhibitions/ pulse/. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. QIGONG CLASSES Qi Gong energy cultivation. What used to be an ancient Chinese secret is now known as one of the best healing modalities available.

Come learn these amazing exercises from a twenty year practitioner. Relax, energize, destress, revitalize, balance and strengthen.

Tuesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. classes only $8. www.savannahyogabarre.com 912-200-4809 ongoing. savannahyogabarre. com. Savannah Yoga Barre, 2132 E Victory Drive.

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. SAT PREP FOR READING, WRITING, AND VOCAB This 6-week series focuses on strategies used in active reading that pertains specifically to the SAT, and addresses writing strategies used on possible topics during the writing portion. The writing process will be emphasized and students will practice timed writing sessions to

prepare for the reading and writing portions of the SAT. By improving these skills, students will be able to approach the SAT with confidence and the necessary tools for optimal results. Early Bird by Jan 10 - $170 Regular Registration-$180 Tue., Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/sat/.

Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH TRAFFICK JAM The 4th annual Savannah Traffick Jam event is held to educate and bring awareness about human trafficking in the Savannah Metropolitan area and across Georgia. The event will feature speakers, specialized trainings, law enforcement workshop, youth workshop and resource fair. Sat., Jan. 26, 9:15 a.m. savstate.edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. SURFING AND UKULELE LESSONS Surfing & Ukulele Lessons and surf camps. Tybee Surf Lessons, Tybee Island/ Savannah. Email or call Turner for more info 808-385-5364. TybeeSurfLessons.com. ongoing. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

TAI CHI The tai chi classes are open to the first 25 participants 60 years of age or older.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. 912-877-0056. Senior Citizens, Inc. Liberty County Neighborhood Center, 800 Tupelo Trail.

VEGAN 101: HELP, I’VE GONE VEGAN! Savannah Veggies & Vegans is offering a new to the veg-life class about the hows and whys of plant based eating. Great for newbies and experienced vegans (share your tips during Q & A!). Led by group member Rhonda Barlow, MPH, RDN, LD, CLC, registered Dietitian Nutritionist. $10.00 in advance; $12 at the door.

Sat., Jan. 26, 2-4 p.m. 727-481-8381. savannahveg@gmail.com. facebook. com/events/282290802477151/?ti=ia. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

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.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

ABENI CULTURAL ARTS DANCE CLASSES Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni. For more info visit https://www.abeniculturalarts.com or call 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com. abeniculturalarts.com.

BUCCANEER REGION SCCA Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone

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with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing. buccaneerregion.org.

CHATHAM SAILING CLUB Friday evening social event at the clubhouse.

Meet Members and their families who all enjoy water based activities but whose prime interest is sailing. This BYOB event is free and all are welcome, but Membership is encouraged after several visits once interest is gauged!! We look forward to meeting you.

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

Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. COASTAL BEAD SOCIETY Our mission is to further the art of beading and bead education within our membership and our communities.

Visit website for more info regarding the next Bead-In Class or the next CBS Meeting! ongoing. coastalbeadsociety. com/coastalbeadsociety-com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

FIBER GUILD OF THE SAVANNAHS A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, and other fiber arts.

Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center (in the 2nd floor studio), first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am - 1pm.

Visit website for more updates! ongoing. fiberguildsav.com. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. HOSTESS CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB Toastmasters International is an organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, seminars, and contests.

Regardless of your level of comfort with public speaking, you will find a club that is interested in helping you improve your speaking abilities. Free Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. ONE MILLION CUPS Opportunity to polish your pitching skills while networking and making valuable connections. Pitch your idea/business in front of fellow entrepreneurs and get real-time constructive feedback. 2222 Bull Street, weekly Wednesday 9-10am, no charge, free coffee. www.1millioncups.com/ savannah Wednesdays. bullstreetlabs.com.

Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. PROOFREADER’S WHISKEY CLUB Membership includes the first whiskey drink free, free monthly private whiskey tastings from various brands, 15% off the member’s bill for the year, and a personalized book card including a list of 75 whiskeys in each chapter in the DeSoto library. Library series meetings will be the last Thursday of every month and include one free guest pass per member for the year. They will pick a book from the Edgar’s P&P library to hold their personalized book card which will be used to keep track of their progress on the whiskey list. $50 ongoing. eventbrite. com/e/proofreaders-whiskey-clubtickets-42943991635. proofsavannah.com.

Edgar’s Proof and Provision, 15 E. Liberty St. THE SAVANNAH CHINESE CORNER The Savannah Chinese Corner welcomes 40 anyone interested in Mandarin language

or Chinese culture. Meets every Saturday morning from 10 am to noon. Check the Facebook group to see meeting location. ongoing. facebook.com/groups/ SavannahChineseCorner. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

SAVANNAH SACRED HARP SINGERS Savannah Sacred Harp Singers welcome you to join our monthly community singing on the second Saturday of the month from 2-4pm at Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church.

Sacred Harp is an American tradition of singing hymns in four part harmony. No particular religious affiliation is required or endorsed. All are welcome. No experience necessary. ongoing. Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church, 10050 Ferguson Ave. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072.

STITCH AND BITCH Slow down and nurture your creative spirit in a constructive, casual atmosphere. Bring a project or enjoy one of our kits curated to focus on the dedicated process of craft: embroidery, knitting, needlework, or any of the fiber arts. All ages are welcome!

Cheeseboard + wine deals to be had.

Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. WAVING GIRLS SMOCKING GUILD The Waving Girls Chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America the fourth Monday of the month at the Coastal Center for Developmental Services, Eisenhower and Seawright Drs. in Savannah, at 6:30 pm.

Visitors are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Each month the chapter presents a program related to smocking or fine sewing. along with a “show and share” opportunity to see members creations. More information contact l.elkin@comcast.net.

Free fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. 912-658-4271. l.elkin@comcast.net.

Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

CONCERTS

SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC: RISING STARS In this evening of lush and dreamy French Impressionist music by Debussy and Franck, this concert spotlights the up-and-coming stars of the Savannah Philharmonic. Don’t miss this vibrant and ethereal performance of the music that inspired the great master artists including Monet and Renoir. $25 Sun., Jan. 27, 5 p.m. savannahphilharmonic. org. elcota.org. Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull St .

UUCS ALLA BREVE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS: SARA BREYFOGLE & BILL SMITH $10.00 Sun., Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 East Harris Street.

A WINTER CONCERT: “HOW SWEET THE SOUND” This season’s third annual winter concert will feature Sanford Jones and Marvin Keenze playing on two grand pianos.

Highlights will include selections from Carnival of the Animals by Camille SaintSaëns and the Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg. Also featured on the program are works by Puccini, Schubert and others, performed by soprano Rebecca Flaherty and violinist Effie Mydell. Admission is by donation and light refreshments will be served following the program. There is no RSVP necessary, but early arrival for for the best seating is highly recommended.

This concert is benefiting the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island. Free Mon., Jan. 28, 7 p.m. 912-233-4351. church@ asburymemorial.org. asburymemorial.org/.

Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. WINTER WINDS UUCS Alla Breve Concert Series presents Sara Breyfogle (flutist/vocalist) and Bill Smith (guitarist), exploring a full palette of emotions in Baroque, Classical, Romantic, folk and contemporary music styles.

Awaken your senses with sounds of flute, voice, and strings in this intimate, 45 minute concert. $10 Sun., Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307A E. Harris St.

EVENTS

CRITICAL MASS SAVANNAH Join Savannah’s bicycle community for a free ride to raise awareness for bike rights.

Last Friday of every month, 6 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. DRINKS AFTER WORK This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinksafter-work/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF SAVANNAH In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912-441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange. org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street.

HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS WITH SAVANNAH TOURS AND TALES True tales of the Irish Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans of Savannah’s past. Join KT O’Brien, a native Savannahian, for a leisurely stroll through the serene squares of Savannah.

Frequent stops for seats and refreshments

available. Reservations required for tours daily at 10:30am and 8:00pm 2hours $30. Private tours upon request. ongoing. savannahtoursandtales@gmail.com.

LECTURE: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTER TURNOUT TBA Wed., Jan. 23, 6 p.m. The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, 502 East Harris Street.

NIGHTLY SPIRITS GHOST TOUR Explore haunted bars, haunted buildings, and Savannah’s oldest area, all while having time to enjoy some tasty beverages along the way. Step back in time to the 1700’s to explore the parts of Savannah that most only dare to talk about. You’ll hear tales about the dead that haven’t quite moved on, visit some of the most haunted places in the city and get to know the spirits that haunt the locals…and the places that the locals haunt. $20 Fridays, Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. nightlyspirits.com/savannah-ghosttours/. savannahtaphouse.com. Savannah Taphouse, 125 E. Broughton St. THE ORIGINAL MIDNIGHT TOUR One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323.

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

QUARTZ FABRICATION TECHNIQUES $5.00-$20.00 Wed., Jan. 23, 5:30 p.m.

Cambria Distribution Center - Savannah DC, 540 Jimmy Deloach Parkway, #STE 108.

SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, and allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. For more information please visit, https://www. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/dailytours. ongoing. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. SHIRE OF FORTH CASTLE FIGHTER PRACTICE Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org.

SMART SEA LEVEL SENSOR MEETING TBA Tue., Jan. 29, 9 a.m. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

SOUTHEAST DISASTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP 2019 WORKSHOP $100.00-$225.00 Wed., Jan. 23, 8:30 a.m.

The DeSoto Savannah, 15 E Liberty.

TWO HOUR WALKING GHOST TOUR Chilling stories & eerie properties that paved the road to this fascinating title. Pre-colonial ghost history, all the way up to the 21st century. The most complete picture of all of the human psychical and paranormal events that put Savannah on the map as the ghostly city of greatness. Presented by America’s Most Haunted City Tour. ongoing, 9 p.m.

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FESTIVALS

PULSE CREATIVE TECH TALKS FOR STUDENTS: PANEL SUANNE FU, CHRIS NUSBAUM, CHRISTINE WACTA Learn about STEAM careers from experts who will give short presentations on their current projects and answer questions from students. SuAnne Fu is Chair of Interactive Design and Game Development at the Savannah College of Art and Design and co-founder of VR developers Task Creatives. Chris Nusbaum, a simulation engineer at Gulfstream Aerospace will discuss the process of creating the Virtual Flight Deck immersive environment.

Christine Wacta, Professor of Architecture at SCAD, is at the forefront of GeoDesign and technologies that will influence the city planning of the future. Teachers and group leaders please RSVP. Free for students; advance registration required Fri., Jan. 25, 11 a.m.-noon. stevensa@telfair.org. telfair. org/exhibitions/pulse/. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. PULSE: CREATIVE TECH TALKS FOR STUDENTS: KEITA TAKAHASHI AND DR. CLEMENT SHIMIZU Students grades 4 through college level are invited to join award-winning game designer Keita Takahashi and immersive environment specialist Clement Shimizu for short talks about their work. Free for students; advance registration required Thu., Jan. 24, 11 a.m. stevensa@telfair.org. telfair.org/exhibitions/

pulse/. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. PULSE: SAVANNAH GAMES SHOWCASE LIGHTNING TALKS Local videogame developers featured in the showcase will give short presentations on their work. Free Thu., Jan. 24, 6-7 p.m.

912-790-8800. info@telfair.org. telfair.org/ exhibitions/pulse/. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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AERIAL YOGA CLASSES Increase flexibility and strength using aerial yoga, a relatively new approach to a traditional yoga practice. We use a silk fabric called a ‘hammock’ to support the weight of our bodies, helping us achieve various postures with more depth, ease and excitement. Every Saturday. Class size limited. Required to register online ahead of time. $25 Saturdays, 12:30-1:45 p.m.

954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net/schedule.html.

AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE Let the excitement begin as Mahogany takes you to the best staycation each and every Tuesday night to the Islands through movement and rhythm. This class will focus on the cultural movement of Afro-Caribbean dance. Get ready for hip winding and arms in the air as we explore our bodies’ rhythm through Caribbean and reggae music. $10 Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca.

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19 Unknown quote source, for short 20 Blue Apron offering 21 “___ dead, Jim” (“Star Trek” line) 22 “Metropolis” director Lang 23 Play division 25 Inject 27 “That’s amazing!”

31 Type of doll for the vengeful 35 Palindromic parent 36 2018 movie about bowling lanes?

39 British baby carriage 41 Stair part 42 “Morning Joe” cohost Brzezinski 43 2018 movie about a cinematic alien’s voice?

46 Brain activity diagnostic test, for short 47 Amino acid that helps treat cold sores

48 Deli bread option, maybe 50 Fire engine feature 53 “___-wee’s Big Adventure” 54 ___ Reid (The Green Hornet’s true identity) 57 More, in Mexico 59 Considers carefully 63 Mt. Ka’ala is its highest point 64 2018 movie about an annoying Irishman?

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12 Bunches 13 Mercedes-___ 18 Acronym on a record label 22 Yard component 24 Baton master 26 Venn diagram feature 27 Drive forward 28 Rick’s grandson, on TV 29 Apple desktops from a while back 30 Oklahoma city 32 More desertlike 33 In tune 34 “August: ___ County” (Meryl Streep movie) 37 JFK flier, once 38 Take some time at the library 40 Dehumidifier’s target 44 It may be listed before or after “per” 45 Krispy ___ 49 K-Cup maker 51 Fading flame feature 52 “Birdman” actress Watts 54 Pigpen dweller 55 “Bohemian Rhapsody” star Malek 56 Denny’s rival 58 British weapon of WWII 60 Ancient Greek harp 61 Pirate spoils 62 Phoenix court team 64 “Wow!” in texts 65 “The buck stops here” presidential monogram

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org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. AIKIDO CLASSES Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba, ‘O Sensei’ or (‘Great Teacher’). On a purely physical level it is an art involving throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and Kenjutsu (open hand and weapon based techniques).

Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/month for JEA Members, $70/month for NonMembers, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semiprivate class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com.

BALLROOM FIT Always wanted to learn how to ballroom dance? Don’t have a partner? Want to get in shape and have fun in the process? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you! Learn how to ballroom dance and get a great workout in the process. We use all styles of music that are modern or traditional. Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Jive, Samba, Paso Doble, Foxtrot, Waltz, Hustle, and more! Check out our schedule for more details. 4 classes for $40, 10 classes for $80, UNLIMITED for $120 Sundays, 5-6 p.m., Mondays, 6-7 p.m., Tuesdays, 12:30-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 12:30-1 & 6-7 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:30-1 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. BEGINNING POLE FITNESS Pole fitness is a fun and flirty way to get in shape! Taught by Pole Dance America National Professional Champion Sabrina Madsen, you’ll learn the basics of pole dance in a safe and welcoming environment. Gain strength, balance and confidence. Beginner Classes are open to all shapes and sizes and are for ladies only (men welcome at our Intermediate Class). $25 for drop-in or $100 for a package of 5 classes Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801.673.6737. info@firstcityfitness.com. firstcityfitness. com/pole-fitnessparties.html. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. COMMUNITY TAI CHI Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art tradition that is now practiced as a graceful form of exercise, performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. All of the exercises are performed from a standing position, so please wear shoes which are comfortable for standing, and clothing which allows 42 freedom of movement. Weather depending,

the class may be held indoors or outdoors. $5 fourth Sunday of every month, 10 a.m. customfitcenter.com. CustomFit Center, 101-A West Park Ave. FIT4MOM SAVANNAH STROLLER STRIDES A group of moms that meet with strollers and workout at Savannah Mall, Daffin Park and on occasion Hull Park. Also offer HIIT Classes to other Moms who have any age children. The HIIT program is a kid free program. 1 hour long stroller based workout with kiddos. Moms- Pre and Post Natal, and kids of stroller age. Savannah Mall (M,W,F). Daffin Park (T,Th), Hull Park (Sat) ongoing. ashleyyoungblood@fit4mom.com. savannah.fit4mom.com. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. GET EXCITED AND MOVE This program is designed to combat the effects of Parkinson disease for Savannah/ Chatham-area people and their caregiver.

The activities are designed to enhance and improve muscular strength, and endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed work, and voice command. Visit the website for more info. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and TuesdaysThursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 912-663-5833. getexcitedandmove.com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive.

GLUTE CAMP WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Fridays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. INSANITY LIVE WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. ISRAELI KRAV MAGA SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Custom Fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. Visit website for more info. ongoing. 912-4414891. customfitcenter.com.

LINE DANCE Line dance class teaches basic instructions, coordination, and dance combinations, to the rhythm of different styles of music. Line Dancing is exercise for the body & mind, and is a fun way to dance socially without a partner. Dancing styles covered in this class include Country Western, Swing, Salsa, Tango, Cha Cha, Waltz & more. $10 Wednesdays, 6-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. POWER YOGA This is an hour of stretching your mind and body to become one, and a reset in the middle of the work week. Come experience the endless possibilities as you take yourself to the next level with Mahogany. $10 Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. POWER YOGA PRINCIPLES This class is intended for students who are new to yoga as well as those hoping to learn

more about finding their best alignment in each of the poses. Each class will provide a complete yoga session, with additional emphasis on the “poses of the week.”

Although the class is intended to provide a progressive learning experience over eight weeks, new students may join at any time. $19 Drop In ($16 Student/Senior/Military) Sat., Jan. 26, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 912-3492756. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com/apps/mindbody/ classes/210. savannahpoweryoga.com.

Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3.

PRANA YOGA Prana Yoga is a practice that integrates breathing techniques and chakra sounds into the yoga. Come experience a deep sense of grounding, learn to be present, and develop your center, passion, strength, compassion, creativity, intuition, and light. $10 Mondays, 6:45-8 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SHIMMY CHIC Shimmy Chic Fitness is an energetic, fun dance workout based on the ancient art of belly dance- with a modern twist.

The class provides calorie-burning and muscle-toning moves, along with increased flexibility, grace, and sense of self. No dance experience necessary. Shimmy Chic provides fun & repetitive routines suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable workout clothes and sneakers (you do not have to show your stomach).

Open to all ages and fitness levels. $10 Thursdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SLIDERS WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.

Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TIMED INTERVAL TRAINING WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Mondays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TRX CIRCUIT TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TRX FUNCTIONAL TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. VINYASA YOGA In this vinyasa yoga class you will experience dynamic movements while linking breath, building heat, and endurance.

This class is open to all levels. We will explore each pose with special attention to alignment. This class will be the perfect way to start your week and stay energized. $10 Mondays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St.

WEIGHTED WORKOUT A 45 minute, total body workout that includes a 5 minute warm-up and a 5 minute cool-down/stretch. We will use dumbbells and steps to perform compound functional movements to maximize workout time. $10 Tuesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. YOGA FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS Free for cancer patients and survivors. The classes help with flexibility and balance while also providing relaxation. Located at FitnessOne, on the third floor of the Memorial Outpatient and Wellness Center.

Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:45 p.m. 912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. YOGA WITH BIANCA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Mondays, 6 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. YOGA@THELIBRARY The All Levels class meets from 10:30-11:30 and the Chair Yoga class meets from 12:001:00. Tuesdays. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. ZUMBA Zumba Fitness is a dance fitness class for everybody and every body! With easy to follow moves, Zumba focuses on a wide variety of Latin and International rhythms.

This hour long class is guaranteed to make you sweat. It’s not a workout, it’s a party. $10 Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m.

912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@ westbroadstreetymca.org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. ZUMBA FITNESS Isn’t lifting weights and running on the treadmill boring? Come join Sheena’s Zumba Fitness class and have fun while burning calories! The class regularly has 75+ participants that know that Sheena is the best Zumba instructor in Savannah!

So show up early and see you soon!

Free with YMCA membership Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 912-354-6223. facebook. com/ZumbaFitnesswithSheena/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. ZUMBA FITNESS (R) WITH APRIL Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. ongoing. 912-349-4902.

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

EAT IT AND LIKE IT’S RESTAURANT WEEKS Through Feb. 2.

TYBEE RESTAURANT WEEK 3 courses for $30 Through Jan. 27. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

TWO TIDES AND SCOFFLAW COLLAB RELEASE This will be a very limited and special offering of exclusive beers. Come hangout with the Two Tides and Scofflaw Staff.

Jan. 24, 5 p.m.. crystalbeerparlor.com.

Crystal Beer Parlor, 301 West Jones St.

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TYBEE RESTAURANT WEEK 3 courses for $30 Through Jan. 27. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

GEORGIA BEER DAY Raise a glass to Georgia Beer Day with the release of the Chocolate Cookie Stout, a Back in the Day Bakery collaboration. Farm Bluffton’s Strange Bird will be rocking the shiny restored airstream kitchen while Jason Bible from The Train Wrecks presents a high energy solo show with a new swampy Americana sound. Then, Big Bon Pizza will be slinging delicious pies while DJ Press Play keeps the crowd dancing with his top picks from his vinyl collection. Event benefits Georgia Craft Brewers Guild. Free Jan. 26, 12-9 p.m.. 912.358.1002. info@ servicebrewing.com. Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street.

UNICORN PUB CRAWL (SAVANNAH) $20.00 Jan. 26, 4 p.m. Savannah, Savannah.

BETHESDA FARM AND GARDENS STAND Featuring in season, organic (not certified) veggies, herbs and flowers. All proceeds go directly to funding tuition expenses for Bethesda Academy students. For specialty orders, contact Merrin at merrin.slocombe@ bethesdaacademy.org. merrin.slocombe@ bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. FARM TRUCK 912 The Farm Truck 912 is a mobile market program of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market that aims to improve healthy food access by bringing locally produced fruits and

vegetables into Savannah’s neighborhoods.

Check the website for more info, including the location where the truck would be found in different days of the week. forsythfarmersmarket.com/farmtruck912/.

W.W. Law Gym, 909 E. Bolton St. FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights.

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

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com.

Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. 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. Located on beautiful Tybee Island, GA at 30 Meddin Drive.

We are right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit the website for more info. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

WEEKLY CASK & FOOD PAIRING Each Wednesday, we create a special cask and pair it with a complimentary dish. Follow us on Facebook for more information! moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St.

WINE SAMPLING Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer.

HEALTH

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. COFFEE WITH CLASSMATES TBA Sat., Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m. South University, Savannah, 709 Mall Boulevard.

FREE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Are you gradually feeling more alone as friends and family don’t seem to get what you are going through as the unpaid caregiver of a loved one with dementia, serious illness or disability? Our drop-in and non-disease specific Caregiver Support Group meets twice a month to provide a safe place to connect with others who truly understand. Second Tuesday of each month from 10 – 11 a.m. and/or the fourth Monday of each month from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at the Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive off Chatham Parkway.

912.629.1331. ongoing. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive.

FREE RESTORATIVE YOGA FOR CAREGIVERS

Are you the unpaid caregiver for a loved one with dementia, serious illness or disability?

Schedule some relaxation time just for you! Our free restorative yoga and deep relaxation classes use bolsters and blankets to support the body and quiet the mind.

Dress comfortably and join us at the Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive off Chatham Parkway. 912.629.1331. ongoing. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive.

HEAL YOUR HEART RITUAL $25.00 Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Sankofa House Savannah, 1119 E 40th Street,.

HIGH VIBE/ LOW COST YOGA WITH MELISSA DELYNN Join this accessible, all-levels class for meditative movement, breath and meditation! Ample free parking, beauty facility and no-fuss yoga. Expect a little sweat, philosophy and possibly enlightenment! $15 Wednesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. 706-614-4715. mdelynn@gmail.com.

WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street.

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Pegoraro, physician, author, bioethicist and Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life at The Vatican. He will be joined by ethicist Dr. Kathleen Deloach Benton, the newly appointed President and CEO of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Seating is limited to 300. Free Thu., Jan. 24, 9:30 a.m. Savannah Technical College, Eckburg Auditorium, 5717 White Bluff Road.

LET’S TALK MENTAL ILLNESS: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA TBA Thu., Jan. 24, 6 p.m. Frank Callen Boys & Girls Clubs, 510 East Charlton Street.

LET’S TALK CHILDHOOD TRAUMA The third event in The ELLA Foundation’s Mental Illness Community Discussion Series

will address childhood trauma and will feature a panel of local experts. The ELLA Foundation’s founder and Executive Director Charity Lee will moderate the discussion.

Thu., Jan. 24, 6 p.m. Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club, 510 E. Charlton Street.

LIVE HEALTHY, BE HEALTHY TBA Sun., Jan. 27, 3 p.m. 5808 La Roche Ave, 5808 La Roche Avenue.

MONTHLY GRATITUESDAY Join Liz Massey on the last Tuesday of each month for creative practices to cultivate the attitude of gratitude for health and wellbeing. In the group, we’ll trade ideas as we study the ten key components of well-being from the Greater Good Science Center at

Berkeley University. You’ll be led in guided meditations and other creative practices to further enhance your understanding of how gratitude affects you. $15/session or $120 for all 10 sessions Last Tuesday of every month, 12:15-1:30 p.m. 912-3492756. programs@savannahpoweryoga. com. savannahpoweryoga.com/workshops. savannahpoweryoga.com. Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3.

NATIVE AMERICAN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Georgia’s only Native American Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Meets every Thursday at 2 pm at 517 East Broad Street, Savannah.

Court papers will be signed. Open to all.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

We might initially be inclined to ridicule Stuart Kettell, a British man who spent four days pushing a Brussels sprout up 3,560-foot-high Mount Snowden with his nose. But perhaps our opinion would become more expansive once we knew that he engaged in this stunt to raise money for a charity that supports people with cancer. In any case, the coming weeks would be a favorable time for you, too, to engage in extravagant, extreme, or even outlandish behavior in behalf of a good or holy cause.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

The Taurus guitar wizard known as Buckethead is surely among the most imaginative and prolific musicians who has ever lived. Since producing his first album in late 2005, he has released 306 other albums that span a wide variety of musical genres — an average of 23 per year. I propose that we make him your patron saint for the next six weeks. While it’s unlikely you can achieve such a gaudy level of creative self-expression, you could very well exceed your previous personal best in your own sphere.

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Novelist Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, a fictional character who personifies the power of logic and rational thinking. And yet Doyle was also a devout spiritualist who pursued interests in telepathy, the occult, and psychic phenomena. It’s no surprise that he was a Gemini, an astrological tribe renowned for its ability to embody apparent opposites. Sometimes that quality is a liability for you folks, and sometimes an asset. In the coming weeks, I believe it’ll be a highly useful skill. Your knack for holding paradoxical views and expressing seemingly contradictory powers will attract and generate good fortune.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

In 2006, a 176-year-old tortoise named Harriet died in an Australian zoo owned by “Crocodile Hunter” and TV personality Steve Irwin. Harriet was far from her

original home in the Galapagos Islands.

By some accounts, evolutionary superstar Charles Darwin picked her up and carried her away during his visit there in 1835. I propose that you choose the long-lived tortoise as your power creature for the coming weeks. With her as inspiration, meditate on questions like these: 1. “What would I do differently if I knew I’d live to a very old age?” 2. “What influence that was important to me when I was young do I want to be important to me when I’m old?” 3. “In what specific ways can my future benefit from my past?” 4. “Is there a blessing or gift from an ancestor I have not yet claimed?” 5. “Is there anything I can do that I am not yet doing to remain in good health into my old age?”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

John Lennon claimed that he generated the Beatles song’ “Because” by rendering Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” backwards. Even if that’s true, I don’t think it detracts from the beauty of “Because.”

May I suggest you adopt a comparable strategy for your own use in the coming weeks, Leo? What could you do in reverse so as to create an interesting novelty?

What approach might you invert in order to instigate fresh ways of doing things? Is there an idea you could turn upside-down or inside-out, thereby awakening yourself to a new perspective?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

The Tsonga language is spoken by more than 15 million people in southern Africa.

The literal meaning of the Tsonga phrase *I malebvu ya nghala* is “It’s a lion’s beard,” and its meaning is “something that’s not as scary as it looks.” According to my astrological analysis, this will be a useful concept for you to be alert for in the coming weeks. Don’t necessarily trust first impressions or initial apprehensions.

Be open to probing deeper than your instincts might influence you to do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

The old Latin verb *crescere* meant “to come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, increase in numbers or strength.” We

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see its presence in the modern English, French, and Italian word “crescendo.”

In accordance with astrological omens, I have selected *crescere* and its present participle *crescentum* to be your words of power for the next four weeks. May they help mobilize you to seize all emerging opportunities to come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, and increase in numbers or strength.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

When animals hibernate, their metabolism slows down. They may grow more underfur or feathers, and some add extra fat. To conserve heat, they may huddle together with each other. In the coming weeks, I don’t think you’ll have to do what they do. But I do suspect it will be a good time to engage in behaviors that have a resemblance to hibernation: slowing down your mind and body; thinking deep thoughts and feeling deep feelings; seeking extra hugs and cuddles; getting lots of rich, warm, satisfying food and sleep.

What else might appeal to your need to drop out of your fast-paced rhythm and supercharge your psychic batteries?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

When people tell me they don’t have time to read the books I’ve written, I advise them to place the books under their pillows and soak up my words in their dreams. I don’t suggest that they actually eat the pages, although there is historical precedent for that. The Bible describes the prophet Ezekiel as literally chewing and swallowing a book. And there are accounts of sixteenth-century Austrian soldiers devouring books they acquired during their conquests, hoping to absorb the contents of the texts. But in accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest that in the next four weeks you acquire the wisdom stored in books by actually reading them or listening to them on audio recordings. In my astrological opinion, you really do need, for the sake of your psychospiritual health, to absorb writing that requires extended concentration.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Among the top “how to” search inquiries on Google are “how to buy Bitcoin,” “how to lose belly fat fast,” “how to cook spaghetti in a microwave,” and “how to make slime.” While I do think that the coming weeks will be prime time for you to formulate and launch many “how to” investigations, I will encourage you to put more important questions at the top of your priority list. “How to get richer quicker” would be a good one, as would “how to follow through on good beginnings” and “how to enhance your value” and “how to identify what resources and allies will be most important in 2019.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

A motivational speaker and author named Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, although he has two small, unusually shaped feet. These facts didn’t stop him from getting married, raising a family of four children, and writing eight books.

One book is entitled *Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life*.

He’s a positive guy who has faith in the possibility of miracles. In fact, he says he keeps a pair of shoes in his closet just in case God decides to bless him with a marvelous surprise. In accordance with current astrological omens, Aquarius, I suggest you make a similar gesture.

Create or acquire a symbol of an amazing transformation you would love to attract into your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

About 11 percent of the Philippines’ population is comprised of Muslims who call themselves the Bangsamoro. Many resist being part of the Philippines and want their own sovereign nation. They have a lot of experience struggling for independence, as they’ve spent 400 years rebelling against occupation by foreign powers, including Spain, the United States, and Japan. I admire their tenacity in seeking total freedom to be themselves and rule themselves. May they inspire your efforts to do the same on a personal level in the coming year.

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CHATHAM COUNTY FREE FAMILY DAY There’s something for the whole family at this month’s Chatham County Free Family Day featuring our annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival at the Jepson Center. Participate in hands-on art projects, gallery exploration, story time, and many more activities designed specifically for the entire family. Create DIY masterpieces, play art detective, or explore the interactive ArtZeum and the new TechSpace featuring technology-based artworks. With gallery activities throughout the museum, everyone can get in on the art and the action. Free Sat., Jan. 26, 1 p.m. 912-790-8800. info@ telfair.org. telfair.org/event/free-family-daypulse/. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. LEOPOLD’S ICE CREAM CREATIVE WRITING CHALLENGE Leopold’s Ice Cream and Live Oak Public Libraries have partnered once again to host the 9th Annual Leopold’s Ice Cream Creative Writing Challenge. As Leopold’s Ice Cream prepares to celebrate a century of ice cream in Savannah during 2019, students are encouraged to creatively express their thoughts on this year’s theme, “100 Years of Leopold’s Ice Cream!”, through poetry.

One finalist from each of the four age groups (K-2, 3-5, 6-8 & High School) will win a Leopold’s Ice Cream party for their classroom. The contest runs through Friday, February 8th when all poetry is due via email (baldwinc@liveoakpl.org) or physical submission at a Live Oak Public Libraries branch or a Leopold’s Ice Cream shop. The challenge is open to all students (public, private and homeschool) in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Winners will be announced on or about February 22nd on the sponsors’ websites. Through Feb. 8. liveoakpl.org.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM The annual event takes visitors through night guard training and then on a behindthe-scenes tour of the museum. Guests will be able to interact with historic characters from Savannah History Museum’s exhibits as they appear to magically come to life.

This year’s characters include Casimir Pulaski, Flannery O’Connor, a Central of Georgia Railroad worker, and many more. $12 Sat., Jan. 26, 5 & 6:30 p.m. chsgeorgia. org/. The Savannah History Museum, 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

TODDLER TOUCH TANKS Marine educators at the UGA Aquarium will host toddler programs specifically designed with our youngest visitors in mind.

Programs will include a mix of games, art, stories and animal encounters that provide fun learning experiences about the ocean.

Activities are designed for children ages 2 to 4. All children under the age of 18 must have adult supervision. Free for ages 2 and under, $4 for ages 3-12, $6 ages 12 and up Thu., Jan. 24, 9 a.m. 912-598-3345. kayla270@ uga.edu. UGA Marine Education Center and

Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

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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.

THE LOOK BACK: AN ON-GOING SERIES OF QUEER CINEMA The Look Back aims to provide a resource for queer cinema in Savannah by engaging the local community with queer theory and representation on an international level through the exhibition of queerrelated moving image works from the past and present. As we learn that not all representation is revolution and look forward to a world of queer futurity, The Look Back posits itself in between the recognition and acknowledgement of how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go. Free, donations accepted to the Savannah LGBT center Last Sunday of every month, 7 p.m. thelookbacksav@gmail.com.

Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. 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.

LITERARY EVENTS

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. Visit website for more info. Annual dues $20 fourth Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. 713-907-8627. hwg. rh@comcast.net. google.com/search?client =safari&rls=en&q=Historical+Writers+Guild+ sav+ga&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. LECTURE: FLANNERY O’CONNOR, THE GOAT MAN, AND THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY he Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home will launch its Spring 2019 Lecture Series with a lecture by Clayton State University English Professor and Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program Director Dr. Susan Copeland. Her lecture, entitled “Flannery

O’Connor, the Goat Man and The Violent Bear It Away,” will identify and discuss a critical link between Flannery O’Connor and Charles McCartney, who was also known as the Goat Man. Free and open to the public Sun., Jan. 27, 4 p.m. flanneryoconnorhome. org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT

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

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

SCAVENGER HUNT Snag the swag in this picture scavenger hunt throughout the park. Come to the Interpretive Center to get the list and complete your hunt between 10am and 4pm. Families/groups who finish the list will get to choose their prize from our Skidaway Island State Park prizes. All you need is a way to take pictures and to be ready to explore our park Sun., Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

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

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. WHALE WEEK: FRIENDS AND FAMILY NIGHT Juliette Low Elementary School, Loop It Up Savannah and Tybee Island Marine Science Center hosts this friends and family night. Event includes book readings and workshops on arts and crafts and North Atlantic right whale anatomy. Free and open to the public Wed., Jan. 23, 5 p.m. Juliette Low Elementary School, 15 Blueridge Ave. WHALE WEEK: GEORGIA’S GIANT: THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE Georgia artists Stacie Jean Albano, Tara Garrigan and Deeds Davis explore the physical and metaphorical beauty of the North Atlantic right whale. Their work will highlight these magnificent creatures and invite viewers to learn more about the species. Beer will be available at White Whale’s bar and snacks will be provided by La Scala and Circa 1875. Free and open to the public Sat., Jan. 26, 6 p.m. White Whale Craft Ales, 1207 Bull St. WHALE WEEK: LINES AND STRIKES AND LIFE Experts from science, policy, activism and the arts will discuss what work is being done to protect North Atlantic right whales. Dr. Simona Perry will moderate the discussion. Free and open to the public Thu., Jan. 24, 5:30 p.m. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

WHALE WEEK: NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE DAY The day will be filled with several activity stations, book readings, and art making. The Humane Society, Marine Resource Council, Oceana, and Tybee Island Marine Science Center will be on hand to lead activities.

Students from the school will begin work on a North Atlantic right whale quilt, which will eventually travel to the State Capitol to remind elected officials to protect the coast.

Fri., Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Susie King Taylor Community School, 1709 Bull St. WILDERNESS SOUTHEAST A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists. Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org.

YOUTH OCEAN CONSERVATION SUMMIT Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant will host the state’s fifth annual Youth Ocean Conservation Summit (YOCS) on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. The summit will take place at the Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island near Savannah. YOCS is designed to empower middle and high school students across the country with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to successfully implement ocean conservation projects in their local communities. YOCS is offered to students in grades 7-12. $20 Sat., Jan. 26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

912-598-2354. fish@uga.edu. gacoast.uga. edu/education/schools-and-groups/youthocean-conservation-summit/. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

PETS & ANIMALS

LOW COST PET CLINIC TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm.

Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin. com. TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village.

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5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St.

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

CHILDCARE FOR SAVANNAH RIVER PRESBYTERY WOMEN’S MINISTRY ANNUAL MEETING TBA Sat., Jan. 26, 9 a.m. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. GRATITUDE CIRCLE IN THE SQUARES Gather with others to share gratitude.

Everyone welcome. Park next to Bull Street Library. Wednesdays, 12-12:30 p.m. 917-676-4280. facebook.com/ savannahgratitude. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. GUIDED SILENT PRAYER Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence. Wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery St. See website for info. ongoing. vineyardsavannah.org.

JESUS YESHUA Holidays and plans for 2017 underway for young adults and college Christians.

Contact Reverend Brenda Lee @yahoo.com or call (912) 236-3156. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, Joy Cottage behind Wesley Oak United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. ongoing. 636-233-1772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. Wesley Oak United Methodist Church, 3124 East Victory Drive.

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.

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FILM: THE FAVOURITE In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. But when new servant, the ambitious Abigail, arrives, a love triangle ensues. $8 Wed., Jan. 23, 7 p.m., Thu., Jan. 24, 7 p.m. and Fri., Jan. 25, 7 p.m. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne.

FILM: VENOM When a kidnapping plot is interrupted by the surprise appearance of a deadly poisonous snake, all hell breaks loose in a posh London townhouse. Presented by the Psychotronic Film Society. $8 Wed., Jan. 23, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. FILM: HELLYFISH America’s only missing nuclear weapon is leaking radioactive material into the ocean just off the coast of Tybee Island, GA. The trifling existence of a hapless cast is disrupted by a vicious force of 46 nature that shows no mercy. Q&A with

The Favourite

In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. But when new servant, the ambitious Abigail, arrives, a love triangle ensues. $8 WED., JAN. 23, 7 P.M., THU., JAN. 24, 7 P.M. AND FRI., JAN. 25, 7 P.M. TYBEEPOSTTHEATER.ORG. TYBEE POST THEATER, 10 VAN HORNE.

Director Patrick Longstreth follows. Come for beer, popcorn, and keep an eye out for your fellow Savannahians! Free Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m. 912.358.0724. info@ whitewhalecraftales.com. facebook.com/ events/803707563329992/. White Whale Craft Ales, 1207 Bull St. MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR SAVANNAH Films celebrate cultures worth exploring, adventures worth pursuing, environments worth preserving, and conversations worth

sustaining. Jan. 24-26. mountainfilmsav.org.

SPORTS & GAMES

2019 FULL MOON RUNNING & WALKING CHALLENGE $25.00-$35.00 Sun., Jan. 27, 1 p.m.

Savannah, Savannah.

2019 RUN AND NOT BE WEARY 1 MILE, 5K, 10K, 13.1, 26.2 - SAVANNAH $20.00-$30.00 Sat., Jan. 26, 1 p.m.

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ADULT AND JUNIOR TENNIS CLINICS On Thursdays. Intended for a class size of 4-8 students. Buy four classes, get the fifth class free. $15 per class ongoing.

912-201-2000. westinsavannah.com. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index.php.

The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. ADULT COED FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE 8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450. Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-220-3474. savadultrec.com.

BBQ, BOOZE AND BULLETS This sporting clays tournament benefits Companions for Heroes and features guest speaker LTC Ken Dwyer, Green Beret.

Sat., Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m. 912-660-0102. information@companionsforheroes. org. Forest City Gun Club, 9203 Ferguson Avenue.

BEARS ELITE FOOTBALL Learn the fundamentals of football. Ages 4-12. Sign up now. Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 912-272-6684. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. DERBY DEVILS ROLLER DERBY CLASSES Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs. See website for info. ongoing. savannahderby.com.

GRIEF 101 SUPPORT GROUP Seven-week morning or evening adult support group offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Free of charge.

Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive.

SATURDAY GROUP RUN OR WALK Join us in our quest for fitness. Beginners are welcome. We can help you exceed your fitness goals. Free Saturdays, 7-8:15 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live.com. savystrider.com. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

SAV. STRIDER WEEKLY GROUP RUN OR WALK DOWNTOWN Join us for a run or walk downtown or over the bridge if you’re feeling froggy. The best part is afterwards when we get coffee or whatever else your heart desires from Savannah Coffee Roasters. Free Sundays, 7-8 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live. com. savystrider.com. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

SAVANNAH BIKE POLO Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. ongoing. facebook.com/ savannahbikepolo.

UPSL NATIONAL SEMI FINAL $5.00 Sat., Jan. 26, 4 p.m. Memorial Stadium, 101 Scott Dr.

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