Connect Savannah October 14, 2020

OCT 14-20, 2020 NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM

The Tree Man shares his roots at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival The stars of “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man” share their experiences on life, love, and conservation

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S Halloween Frights

THURSDAY 10.15

USA Weightlifting sanctioned meet hosted at PI. Local athletes will compete for ghoulish prizes.

This event will be streamed live due to limited seating for friends and family.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Performance Initiatives, 2021 Tennessee Ave.

Bingo at the Savannah Elks Lodge

BINGO event each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Money raised from BINGO goes into our scholarship fund were we give $7,000 each year to deserving seniors.

7:30 p.m.

Elks Lodge, 183 Wilshire Blvd.

Islands Farmers Market

Enhanced social distancing between vendors.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Islands Farmers’ Market, 401 Quarterman Dr. facebook.com/islandsfarmersmarket

Lecture: The Return of Great Power Rivalry

Dr. Matthew Kroenig, Associate Professor, Georgetown University and Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, speaking on the topic “The Return of Great Power Rivalry.” Presented by the Savannah Council on World Affairs.

7:30 p.m. $10 guests, free for members savannahcwa.org

Savannah Cabraet THU-SAT

Savannah Cabraet

The Savannah Theatre is presenting our amazing live band, singers, dancers, and aerial artistry.

Tybee Island Light Station and Museum, Our cast is ready to sing again, so we are Georgia’s oldest and tallest lighthouse, creating an atmosphere of fun as everydepending on weather conditions. We are one gets the spotlight. However, limited seating is available. To comply with safety a complete light station whose history standards, we are only selling 25% of the dates back to 1736. The tower stands seating capacity to ensure more than ad145 feet tall and has three Light Keeper’s equate distancing. The show will be just Cottages nearby. A small 1812 Summer Kitchen holds archaeological finds. Across as much fun as always only safer! the street is an 1899 Military Battery 8 p.m. that houses the Tybee Island Museum.

Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street.

Exhibits cover the time of the Euchee tribe, $39 + tax for Adults / $19.50 + tax for the history of Fort Screven, Tybee’s Golden Children (16 and under) Era and more. A yellow raised cottage ad- 912 233-7764. info@savannahtheatre.com. jacent to the property showcases 1900s savannahtheatre.com/ Tybee architecture.

Yoga Relay 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Kate Doran, owner of Savannah Power Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. Yoga and SPRY Mind & Body is coordinat(912) 786-5801. tybeelighthouse.org ing the 5th Annual Yoga Relay benefiting FRIDAY 10.16 the Edel Caregiver Institute, a program of nonprofit Hospice Savannah offering free 1820 House Tour help to anyone caring for a loved one with The Davenport House Museum will stage dementia, illness or disability. The Yoga stories of Savannah as they were being Relay will be held outdoors under an open experienced by the city’s residents 200 pavilion and at a safe social distance. years ago. Though only one household 5:30 p.m. and family, the Davenports’ experiences Lake Mayer Park, 1850 East Montgomery were common to Savannahians of the Cross Road. time. This special program coincides with $35 the Davenport House Museum’s 200th birthday, which is being observed throughout 2020.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Davenport House, 324 East State St. 4 myhsf.org

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SATURDAY 10.17 Becca’s Bash

One of our Coach’s Corner Family is in need of some love from our friends. We will be raising funds for our beloved Becca Spears!

Becca Spears is one of the best employees Coach’s Corner has ever had. She had a stroke a couple of months ago. The recovery and rehabilitation will take quite a while and her family’s home needs some modifications and equipment. So we, along with her family, are trying our best to raise some money for her.

Please donate anything you can! All things are greatly appreciated!

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Coach’s Corner, 3016 E. Victory Dr.

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, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Free to attend. Items for sale.

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com

Gardening Session

Learn how to garden and harvest vegetables and herbs to bring home. Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. First and third Saturday of every month. third Saturday of every month, 9:30 a.m.

Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Free and open to the public

Calling all explorers! Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is hosting A Voyage Around Savannah, an unforgettable underwater experience that doesn’t require scuba gear. Our special land-based voyage is a virtual scavenger hunt that uses QR codes to guide you through the streets of historic downtown Savannah.

No charter needed for this voyage, just your sneakers, and smartphone. Each voyager who finishes the hunt also has the chance to win a prize bag of Gray’s Reef goodies!

Virtual Event, Zoom. graysreef.noaa.gov

Oktoberfest at Plant Riverside District

Sip into the spirit of Oktoberfest with games, live music, and delicious specials along the riverfront. Celebrate with us October 3, 10, and 17 from 1-4 PM and throughout the month with food and drink specials. The best part? Admission is free.

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Plant Riverside District, 500 W. River St.

Rhea Lana’s of Savannah Fall Event

Kids are expensive and life is hectic. Rhea Lana’s is the answer for busy and savvy moms like YOU! We’re holding a Family Shopping Event for all things spring & summer so you can stock up to save time and money!

Mark your calendars for the BEST Consignment Event in Savannah in Oglethorpe Mall -use main entrancelocated in Center Court in former GAP Participate by being a SHOPPER or a CONSIGNOR or BOTH! 2-4 p.m.

Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Ext. 912-421-8715. savannah.rhealana.com/

NEWS & OPINION PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Change is in the air at Connect Savannah

What is this new direction, you keep hearing about concerning Connect Savannah?

BY ERICA BASKIN

erica@connectsavannah.com

WHAT IS this new direction, you keep hearing about concerning Connect Savannah?

Connect Savannah is a News, Arts & Entertainment weekly publication. Our highest priority is to produce a top-notch publication, focusing on people and events that affect Savannah and Chatham County. We want to report news accurately and without bias. We will endeavor to have content that informs, entertains and engages our readers in everything

Savannah.

To that end, our readers will soon see an exciting new, attention-grabbing design.

We think it will benefit our readers and advertisers. In association with the new print design, we also will expand our digital platform. Our intent is to fully explore the limits of digital coverage, benefiting both readers and advertisers.

Connect Savannah will publish with honesty, integrity, compassion and the best interest of our entire community in mind.

We always will seek the truth and help find answers to difficult questions. We also remember that we are an arts and entertainment publication. We know Savannahians, and our multitude of visitors, love to dine and be entertained. Weekly articles

will highlight bars, restaurants, music, arts, shopping, and the beloved history so many enjoy.

It is our hope these changes will help us improve the reach for of our advertisers and broaden our readership. Change may be scary but it can be very exciting. I don’t know about you, but I’m super excited to watch Connect grow. Please feel free to contact me at erica@connectsavannah. com to discuss any questions or concerns. I want to personally thank you for supporting us and continuing to support us. We will continue to keep you informed as our plans evolve over the next few weeks...

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FOOD & DRINK EPICUROPEDIA

The Little Crown now Pie Society’s partner pub Innovative libations abound at ‘Georgia’s Smallest Pub’

BY LINDY MOODY

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MY VERY FIRST cuisine feature for Connect Savannah covered Pie Society and their famous fish and chips. So, it is with nostalgia and great excitement that I am able to feature The Little Crown by Pie Society – or as the restaurateurs call it “Georgia’s Smallest Pub.” Despite uncertain times, Pie Society was able to revamp their well-established downtown City Market location to include more seating and a handmade bar. Earlier this year, they opened the doors to the new and renovated restaurant, which included a blue exterior facelift.

As I sat at the bar on one of Savannah’s rare crisp fall afternoons, owner Melissa Wagstaff told me: “We really wanted to extend into the evening business. To do that, our biggest complaints were the size.

There was not a huge amount we could do, but we extended into the back and added atmosphere, as well.”

The new and spaced-out seating became available in the back of the restaurant.

What once hosted an art gallery is now two quaint seating sections called “The Conservatory” and “The Snub.”

The Conservatory features an outdoorsy theme.

In explaining what “Snub” stands for, Wagstaff said, “A lot of old pubs will have a little side room. It is where people who are not supposed to be drinking would go (like priests and stuff like that).”

Although the bar is small in stature, the speciality drinks are anything but. Bar manager Josh Fethke is responsible for creating all of the playful house drinks.

Little Crown’s bar menu revolves around British culture, which gives the bartenders 6 ample room to mix creatively.

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“The best part is there is so much British pop culture we just started grabbing things from pop culture and then name the cocktails after that,” Fethke said.

The signature cocktail menu features drinks inspired by James Bond, Doctor Who, Monty Python and anything else related to England.

Little Crown features a weekly cocktail special, as well as a seasonally-backed menu. As creative juices flow, new Britishthemed cocktails make an appearance on the revolving bar menu. As for the rest of the menu, the beer list includes as many British imports as possible.

Until I sat down to enjoy a slice of pie, side of ice cream, and stiffly made libation, I had no idea just how perfect the combination of pie and cocktail could be. The ice cream recently added to the menu is Leopold’s, of course.

A variety of cocktails

The first drink I sampled was the Doctor Who, one of the most unique mixes of liquors I have sampled in one cup. Each “Doctor” is represented, Fethke said.

“He has been different people over the years. When I start breaking down what actually goes into the drink, all of the characters are going in.”

Jamaican rum dances with light, quality gin and fresh tropical juice. Lemon peel, a cherry, and the cutest little British flag garnish the cup.

Second on deck was a Pimm’s cup.

Although a well-established classic drink, Fethke managed to give it a refresher.

“I balanced the drink out by adding a little cucumber, mint leaves, and lemon juice.” Understanding how controversial admiration for Pimm’s liqueur can

The Doctor Who

be for some, I am happy to report that Little Crown has managed to create an upgraded version that actually makes Pimm’s taste differently than you may remember.

By overshaking the ingredients and topping the drink with bubbly ginger ale, the finished cocktail has an airy finish.

Instead of sitting heavy on your tongue, the aeration makes the drink classically heavy feel more like a spritzer.

The Uncle Grey is a crowd favorite.

Fethke makes the signature cocktail with “Earl Grey-infused gin, egg whites, and lemon.” He told me, “It is nothing crazy and people buy it by the droves.”

The drink is comparable to an Earl Grey-infused whiskey sour.

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Fethke pouring the Doctor Who

Pie Society draws crowds with its wide selection of made-from-scratch pies

Since last reporting on Pie Society, the menu has only improved. A constant stream of patrons yearning for pie streamed in and out of the restaurant while I enjoyed my own slice.

Each month all Pie Society locations feature a pie of the month. Recently, the feature was a Bayou Chicken Pie made with a special hot sauce from local restaurant Bayou Cafe. Encased in thick flaky handmade crust was a creamy spicy sauce laced with juicy chunks of chicken. For those timid of heat, a balance of pepper was present due to the herb ranch sauce.

This season’s specialty pie also will include a Thanksgiving flavored pie with turkey, stuffing, and cranberry. Other available savory pie flavors include chicken pot pie, steak and ale, chicken and thyme, vegetable, and a cottage pie similar to a Shepard’s.

As for the sweet side of the menu, pies are not the only dessert available for purchase. Apple & mixed berry crumble, mini cherry bakewell tarts, Chelsea buns, chocolate fudge cake, and Victoria sponge cake

are just some of the wellmade traditional sweets for sale. For baking enthusiasts like myself, you should know that these treats would earn a Hollywood Handshake.

The food side of Pie Society’s menu will always feature the tried and true classics.

Why change an expertly executed menu.

Wagstaff said it best, “A lot of our recipes are super traditional British recipes. They are delicious but they are not necessarily visually appealing.”

So besides adding special seasonal items, the only real changes to the food is its curb appeal. A dusting of powdered sugar or extra swipe of buttercream is all that is needed to improve the established delectable fare.

Go visit “Georgia’s Smallest Pub” for yourself, hunt down Pie Society’s food truck, or stop into the full Pooler Pie Society Cafe. No matter where you land, the group of local sister restaurants has been a local favorite for good reason.

The Pie Society family will continue to push forward new ideas and locations. You can be certain that I will report on anything new, mates!

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NEWS & OPINION FEATURE

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‘Braves4Becca’ aims to help stricken Coach’s Corner employee

BY JONATHAN VASATA ATLANTA BRAVES fans will show their support for local resident Rebecca Spear this weekend at Coach’s Corner at 3016 East Victory Drive in Savannah with a series of fundraising events at the sports

with a variety of local musical talent, more barbecue, a 50/50 raffle and silent auction.

Concert and meal tickets are $10 each. All proceeds from the event and donations will be used to help pay for Spear’s medical bills, recovery and rehabilitation.

Throughout its nearly 30-year history, Coach’s Corner has hosted many fundraising events and has become a mainstay of bar dubbed #Braves4Becca. the local music and sports scene. MusiEvent organizer Kelli Sauers-Henderson cians scheduled for the weekend’s event is helping to raise funds for the 36-yearinclude singer-songwriter Hunter Price, old longtime friend and Coach’s Corner who is well known for his appearance on employee “Becca” who suffered a tragic Season 13 of ‘America’s Got Talent.’ and debilitating stroke on August 7.

Hunter performed his original song The #BBQ4Becca portion of the fun“Left Behind,” which earned him positive draiser is scheduled for Friday from 11 reviews from Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon a.m.-2 p.m., while the #BeccaBash is Cowell. All three judges voted “Yes” which scheduled to kick off Saturday at 11 a.m. sent the 25-year-old aspiring musician

onto the next round. Additional acts include Matt Hill, Keith & Ross, Ember City, The Fractions and Wassaw Sound.

Outside of Coach’s Corner, an oversized Tomahawk will be on display, along with a large sign encouraging drivers to honk their horns in support of Spear and the Atlanta Braves. Fans of the Braves, friends and family are attempting to raise $30,000 for her.

Supporters of Becca are asking people to help them reach that goal and perhaps even spend a night in the teepee! They are asking folks to stop by Coach’s Corner to cheer on the Braves, show their support and make a donation to #BeccaStrong.

Visit: www.facebook.com/coachscorner/ for more information or call: (912) 352-2933

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A Virtual Event

Picnic in the Park October 18, 2020 5pm Watch the broadcast on WTOC Channel 11

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Learn how to enter our photo contest at savannahphilharmonic.org

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MUSIC PICNIC IN THE PARK

Picnic in the Park: Halloween Mask-A-Rade

BY TAYLOR CLAYTON

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCTOBER 14-20, 2020

HISTORIC FORSYTH PARK will be empty for this year’s Picnic in the Park, but the show will go on, thanks to the combined efforts of the Savannah Philharmonic and WTOC-TV. This year’s concert will be pre-recorded and then broadcasted live on October 18 from 5-6 p.m. on WTOC channel 11. The concert this year will be located at the Trustees’ Garden at the Charles H. Morris Center and plans to follow strict social distancing guidelines in order to broadcast the event in the safest way possible.

“The Morris Center is on private property, so we can control access into the venue for the safety of our musicians, for the safety of the staff, for the safety of the public, and in adherence with the mayor and governor’s mandate for crowd gatherings,” said Katherine Poss, Development Director at Savannah Philharmonic.

All musicians will be tested prior to the recording in order to ensure the event is not causing any further spread of the Covid-19 virus. The few who will be in attendance, such as corporate sponsors and city officials, will have their temperature checked upon entry.

The concert will be outdoors, with audience members seated on the lawn at Trustees’ Garden. Event planners have taken additional steps in order to assure the safety of the attendees, including painting socially distanced circles on the lawn. They have asked those in attendance to sit within these circles and to keep their mask on throughout the duration of the performance.

Despite the unusal circumstances, this year’s performance will, in fact, reach more Savanniahians than ever before, as roughly 20,000 people attend the concert in-person at Forsyth Park annually, but due to WTOC’s T.V. coverage, that number is estimated to roughly triple in size.

Those expected to perform (some in their Halloween costumes) include Savannah Philharmonic conductor Keitaro Harada, vocalist Hannah Zazzaro, and Savannah’s own special guest conductor Richard C. Kessler.

Harada is passionate about filling the streets of Savannah with music, despite the difficulties the Savannah Philharmonic has had to overcome this season.

“Music, I strongly believe, is the uni10 versal language,” said Harada. “Anyone

Scenes from previous Picnic In Park events.

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can hear and listen to music and have an emotional reaction to it. Regardless of your background, regardless of the color of your skin, regardless of your upbringing, you can have an association to music. Music has the power to make people happy, it has the power to make people sad, it all very

much emcopasses humanity.”

Picnic in the Park is a beloved event in the city of Savannah, and while you won’t be able to gather in large groups, families can still show off their in-home picnic and scary masks through the Picnic in the Park Mask-A-Rade Instagram Photo Contest. In

order to enter the contest, contestants must: follow @ savphilharmonic on Instagram, tag their Instagram name in your photo, use the hashtag #PIPMask in the description, and post your photos by 10 a.m. on Monday, October 19.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 20, with first place receiving a $100 gift card from Kroger, second place earning a $50 gas gift card, and third place taking home a $10 gift card to Target.

“Part of what we love about Forsyth Park is that people go all out, interpret the theme and set up entire picnics with elaborate decoration schemes,” said Poss.

“This year’s theme is Halloween MaskA-Rade and we are alsking folks to pick a

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“Music, I strongly believe, is the universal language. Anyone can hear and listen to music and have an emotional reaction to it. Regardless of your background, regardless of the color of your skin, regardless of your upbringing, you can have an association to music. Music has the power to make people happy, it has the power to make people sad, it all very much emcopasses humanity.” one as a constant reminder of the pandemic, this mask will hopefully help them forget about it, if even for a short while.

For more details on this event and upcoming Savannah Philharmonic events, visit their website savannahphilharmonic.org

ART AND APPAREL “THE SEASON OF THE WITCH”

Local and international designers and artists. Featuring Brooklyn artist Benn Fennell Located in the Downtown Design District 415 Whitaker Street, Savannah Wed - Sat 11AM - 5:30PM By appointment only on Tuesdays

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theme, interpret it, and apply it towards whatever set-up they choose for their family to watch along with us at home. Then take pictures, share it on social media, and apply the hashtag.”

Kids have gotten used to the idea of having to wear a mask, but instead of wearing

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MUSIC FEATURE

The Savannah Book Festival Goes Virtual

BY TAYLOR CLAYTON

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCTOBER 14-20, 2020

THIS YEAR’S Savannah Book Festival will have a different feel than in years past, considering that there will be no actual physical festival itself, but rather a virtual one. The SBF kicks off their virtual series on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a sitdown interview featuring the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of 20 thrillers, Brad Thor, as he discusses his new novel “Near Dark.”

Thor will be joined by SBF Board Member and SCAD professor Jonathan Rabb, who will serve the dual purpose of interviewing the criticallyacclaimed author and act as a moderator for the virtual audience during a live-stream Q&A session once the interview is complete.

Thor’s accolades include best sellers “Backlash,” “Spymaster,” “The Last Patriot,” “Blowback”, and “The Lions of Lucerne,” along with “Dark Times.” The author has made appearances on television networks such as ABC, CBS, PBS, CNN, and Fox News Channel to discuss how the real-life threats of terrorism parallel ideas in his novels.

The following week will feature a New York Times Bestselling author of more than 60 books as Sandra Brown takes the stage to discuss her latest thriller “Thick as Thieves” on Monday, October 19 at 7 p.m. The moderator for the session will be announced in the coming days on SBF’s website.

Brown has appeared on truTV’s “Murder by the Book” series as well as Investigation Discovery’s series “Hardcover Mysteries.” Television movies based on 12 the author’s novels include “French Silk,”

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“Smoke Screen,” “Ricochet,” and “White Hot.” The appearances by Thor and Brown, along with all other events put on by the Savannah Book Festival this year, will be broadcast live online through the streaming platform “Crowdcast.”

Tickets are $15 each and can be bought with the link provided on the Festival’s website.

While the recent Covid-19 pandemic has presented new obstacles for the festival this year, including canceling the 2021 “inperson” festival, it has not deterred Festival organizers from providing the people of Savannah ways to connect with their favorite authors.

“We begrudgingly had to cancel the February festival due to the pandemic and not being able to get author commitments for travel, along with the general feeling of our attendees,” said Erika Dongre, executive director of the Savannah Book

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Festival. “We decided to develop this virtual series that will continue through 2021 to continue bringing the great authors we have been able to in the past to our Savannah audience and beyond.”

Virtual viewers who attend Festival events online will be able to type out and submit questions throughout the author discussion, these questions will then be answered one-by-one by the moderator after the interview is complete.

Officials with the Savannah Book Festival said they plan to host one to two author discussions per month through Spring 2021.

Dave Barry (best-selling author and former Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald) and John Connolly (international best-selling author of the Charlie Parker series, based on a fictitious former police officer on the search for his wife and daughter’s killer) are confirmed for November.

Barry won the Pultizer Prize as a result of providing a humorous twist to more serious topics in his column for the Herald.

His latest book “Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old Happy Dog” hit bookshelves earlier this year, while Connolly’s latest installment in the Charlie Parker series, “The Dirty South,” was recently published in August.

As far as what will happen after November, the situation is still fluid, organizers said. Literary types should make sure to check SBF’s website periodically, as new authors will continue to be confirmed during the upcoming months. One thing is for sure, the festival will still continue to move forward, with Savannahians experiencing this year’s events from the comforts of their own home.

For virtual tickets to this year’s Savannah Book Festival, visit their website at https://www. savannahbookfestival.org/ and click on the provided link to save your virtual seat. Fans can also purchase the novels “Drak Times” and “Thick as Thieves” by clicking the registration link on their homepage.

NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD In June, Connecticut State Police investigating a December armed robbery outside the Golden Palace Chinese Restaurant in Norwich arrived at the Corrigan Correctional Center in Montville to obtain a DNA sample from Gregory Blue, 38, who first accused police of planting his DNA at the scene of the robbery before telling them “a phlebotomist who took his blood years ago dropped his DNA at the scene via airplane,” according to authorities. Investigators had found blood at the scene of the robbery and on hats the unidentified 45-year-old victim said had been left by the assailant. The Connecticut Post reported the DNA samples matched, according to the arrest warrant, and on Sept. 25, Blue was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree assault.

News That Sounds Like a Joke

-- Larry Stothers, 41, and Jayson Rappa, 31, were arrested on Sept. 26 in Largo, Florida, and charged with strong-arm robbery after allegedly stealing a prosthetic leg, according to The Smoking Gun. Police say they were called by the victim after Stothers and Rappa confronted him over a stolen backpack, “and in the course of the fight, a prosthetic leg was taken from the victim.” Court records did not reveal the whereabouts of the leg.

-- An aggressive Muscovy duck named Bob in Mansfield, England, has terrorized postman Steve Hinds to the point that Hinds has refused to deliver mail to the duck’s owners until they contain him, The Scottish Sun reported. Hinds told the Sun that on Oct. 3, “The duck started hissing at me and ... it ran me up the path snapping its beak.” The apologetic owners left a Crunchie candy bar as a peace offering for Hinds and a note reading, “He used to be lovely and cuddly. Now he is a vicious sex-maniac! We have fenced him in and hopefully he won’t escape.” But two days later, Bob escaped the fence and came after Hinds again. At press time, the standoff continues.

Anger Management

Justin Anthony Garcia, 30, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, landed in the Lee County Jail on Sept. 27 on charges of aggravated battery following a heated argument over which is better: whole milk or almond milk, reported Fox 23 News. Deputies of the Lee County Sheriff ’s Office were called to the scene after the disagreement between two cousins escalated from verbal to physical, according to court documents, eventually ending with Garcia drawing a pocketknife and chasing his cousin through the front yard, cutting him on the torso. An uncle intervened and separated the two until deputies arrived, but the arrest complaint does not say which type

of milk Garcia prefers.

Least Competent Criminals

-- Three men are on the run in Philadelphia after a botched ATM burglary on Oct. 2, the Associated Press reported. The men entered a Chinese takeout restaurant and ordered food, then set off an explosive device while they waited that damaged an ATM, but they couldn’t remove the cash box inside the machine, police said. They escaped empty-handed on foot and bicycle, and police are still searching for them.

-- Alice Lavern Henry, 47, of Lake Wales, Florida, told a clerk at Griner’s Jewelry in Winter Haven that she had found the ring she brought in to sell while treasurehunting on a beach. The clerk became suspicious when she noticed the ring, valued at more than $1,000, had no damage, and investigators later determined it was part of a collection that had been stolen from the store in a July burglary, according to the Winter Haven Police Department. The Ledger reported that police also learned Henry had visited another jewelry store on several occasions in September, attempting to sell other rings from Griner’s collection. She was arrested Oct. 4 on charges of felony grand theft.

Great Art!

Passersby were in awe as 32 tons of raw carrots were dumped from a large truck onto a road running through the University of London campus on Sept. 30. The carrots were an art installation presented as part of the Goldsmiths art college Master of Fine Arts degree show by student Rafael Perez Evans, who titled his work “Grounding” and said it is designed to raise awareness about food waste, United Press International reported. The show ran from Oct. 2-6, and “Rafael has arranged for the carrots to be removed at the end of the exhibition and donated to animals,” a university spokesperson said.

“It’s funny you bring that up, because I know for a fact that you guys don’t go to Covina because I teach there ... I’m a football coach.” When neither of the alleged scammers could name the head coach, they left, Fox11 reported on Oct. 7, and the football team tweeted confirmation that the two were not with the program.

-- Hotels.com is offering one lucky customer the opportunity to “live under a rock” to escape “election stress disorder” during election week Nov. 2-7, United Press International reports. The accommodations in a manmade cave 50 feet below ground in New Mexico will cost just $5 per night. “Political fatigue is real, regardless of the year or election,” said Josh Belkin, vice president of Hotels.com.

“Who knows what else 2020 has in store for us.”

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A Japanese buyer with very precise requirements has paid a record $14,000 for a 22-pound traditional Iberian ham, Oddity Central reported. Julio Revilla, president of Sierra Mayor Jabugo, in Corteconcepcion, Spain, said the ham was produced according to the buyer’s strict instructions: It had to come from an Iberian pig at least 2 years old that had grazed on a diet of only acorns and herbs in the mountains of Sierra Mayor for at least 100 days. The pig was slaughtered in 2015 and the ham was then cured for five years -twice the amount of time for a typical premium ham. It was delivered to the buyer in September, who was also awarded with a Guinness World Record certificate.

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The Tree Man shares his roots at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival

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The stars of “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man” share their experiences on life, love, and conservation

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BY TAYLOR CLAYTON PIANIST Chuck Leavell is most notably famous for his musical act, collaborating with some of the most star-studded names of our generation such as Eric Clapton, George Harrison, John Mayer, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Rolling Stones, to name a few.

His musical career, however, is just a fraction of who the man behind the piano truly is. Leavell’s love for the environment, his marriage of 47 years to wife Rose Lane, and life experiences will be uncovered in the new documentary, “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man,” directed by Allen Farst, which will be shown at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, on October 24 at 5 p.m.

The entire festival will take place virtually this year, with films scheduled to be shown throughout the duration from October 24-31. Festival-goers will experience all the festivities they have been accustomed to in the past from home, including live scheduled Q&A’s from filmmakers, gala and signature screenings, documentary feature presentations, professional competition films, student films and more.

Also, the festival will include a “Wonder Woman” forum, featuring women directors, producers, writers and below-the-line talent.

Leavell and his wife Rose Lane have lived in Savannah for the past couple of years. He spoke with Connect to talk about his love for the city and his life’s journey captured in the new documentary.

“Being a tree guy, you know how much I love all those live oaks and the Spanish moss dripping down, the wonderful squares found throughout the city and the parks. We love it there,” Leavell said.

The musician is determined to leave the world a better place than how he found it.

Along with being one of the largest names in environmental forestry, the Leavells are two-time Farmers of the Year in Georgia and he has been named as National Tree Farmer of the Year.

“I wish I could say I felt great about the current state of affairs with conservation,” Leavell said. “Everything from global climate change to the fires in California to loss of forests of ours to cattle farming, I could go on and on about it. I think there are a lot of challenges that we all face right now in terms of proper forest management.”

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The Leavells manage their own forest at Charlene Plantation located in Twiggs County and have been doing so since 1981.

The two inherited the land from Rose Lane’s family and decided to make the Leavell name synonymous with forestry.

The idea of the “Tree Man” may very well

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not have come to fruition for Chuck, without the love and support of his wife Rose Lane.

“My documentarian Allen Farst and I worked on this for over three and a half years. Allen followed me to various parts of the world when I was touring with the Stones, we did shots in Europe, Paris, Scandinavia, and he spent time with us here at Charlene,” Leavell said. “There are three themes to the film, one is, of course, my musical career. One is my career in forestry and the environment. The third one, which to me is the most important, is a love story. My wife Rose Lane and I have been married 47 years now, we have an incredible partnership, an incredible family and Allen captured all three of those things very, very well.”

It takes a strong partnership in order to balance the life of a musician, who is constantly working overseas, with home life back in Georgia, but they have made it work, and at the same time trying to save the world one tree at a time.

“It’s just everything, Rose Lane has supported me, we are partners in life, partners in business, partners in everything. We have two daughters that we are so proud of that are married and each daughter and husband have two children now, so four grandchildren for us. Family is so important to us. Her family goes back generations of tending the land and being good stewards of the land. That’s why we are carrying on that heritage.”

Director Allen Farst first learned about Leavell, not as a documentarian, but as a fellow music-lover.

“I was into music, so I knew who he was, I liked the bands he played with, obviously the Rolling Stones,” Farst said. “I was at a record label at the time, kind of managing this blues-rock guy, and I was recording this record. I mentioned that I would like to amp it up and get a piano on it. A guy I was standing next to at the time was saying, ‘I know a guy,’ and I said, ‘Well who do you know?’ And he was like, ‘Chuck Leavell.’”

Leavell was able to eventually take time out of his busy touring schedule to make the trip out to Memphis, where Farst was at the time, and perform a recording session together with Farst’s artist. The two remained friends throughout the years until one day Chuck, after seeing some of Farst’s impressive previous work, approached him about doing a documentary together.

“I knew Chuck pretty well, obviously I could ace a test now, but at the time I was pretty in tune with his history,” Farst said.

“I just knew right out of the gate how I wanted to handle the film, I knew I wanted to call it the ‘Tree Man,’ I knew his background in forestry, and the farm he has out near Macon.”

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“He’s so under the radar that a lot of people, unless you’re in the music business, you don’t really realize that about every fifth song on the radio has got Chuck Leavell in it somewhere,” said Farst. “So, I was like, well that will be interesting for people to realize that the ‘Wizard of Oz’ is kind of like Chuck Leavell.”

The man behind the curtain of countless musical acts may not get the same recognition as some of the people he has worked with in the past, but he is highly regarded as a musician and as a person, in the eyes of his fellow musicians. The documentary features interviews from a few of Chuck’s former colleagues and peers, all jumping at the opportunity to sing their praises of the Tree Man. “Everyone loves Chuck, so everybody literally makes time for me to film them,” Farst said. “That’s why it took me an extra year to film it. It’s like being in Rolling Stone magazine, I got to interview some of the greatest musicians of all-time.”

Unfortunately, the director won’t get to see the audience’s reaction to these interviews and other candid moments throughout the film at The SCAD Savannah Film Festival this year—one of the more rewarding moments in the filmmaking process—but the message of the film hopefully hits home for those attending remotely.

“It’s a human-to-human film, and there’s nothing like seeing a film in a theater,” Farst said. “There’s just a nice environment that you get when you’re in a theater and you get to feel the energy of everyone there, the laughter, the sadness, and the emotional moments. Hopefully people at home can gather around the LCD and watch it together. I think this film is a really good film for people that like music, the environment, and people who have a significant other. What you see in Chuck and Rose Lane, it’s what everyone strives to be, and to see that unfold is quite refreshing.”

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Matt Eckstine wows on sophomore solo album Lil’ Blue Local singer/songwriter taps into Petty and more, in his own way

BY SEAN KELLY

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MATT ECKSTINE IS a unique singer and songwriter. With a voice that sounds like a twangier Jeff Tweedy, he falls into the Americana category in a way that sounds authentic rather than contrived. That may be partly because his roots are planted in a more heartland rock and 60s pop world, which ultimately gave way to the kind of Americana we have today (thanks, Flying Burrito Brothers).

However you trace it, Eckstine is a worthy voice in a cluttered and overcrowded genre and his latest album, Lil’ Blue, is evidence of that. Produced and engineered almost entirely by Eckstine at his home studio, with a portion of the work being done at The Garage.

The album is out now, via Bandcamp, and we caught up with Eckstine to talk more about it.

I was struck by the fact that you’d been working on these songs for about seven years or so. What was the process of working on this? Were you always working towards a record, or just compiling songs?

Well, I bought a house last year in August, 16 so I finally had a dedicated room to set up

my gear and recording equipment. It’d been in a closet and then I’d have to pull it out and set it up, then tear it down before my girlfriend got home. That kind of thing [laughs]. When it was finally set up, I said, “Well, I guess I should get to work!”

I’ve always been recording, and I used to have the Tascam four tracks. So I was really pleased with the setup and started recording in January. I usually have a cycle, because I play gigs for a living, where I slow down in January/February and record whatever I’ve penned for the year.

It’s a cycle I rely on.

So I’d gotten about four songs recorded, and they were all songs that had been hanging around for a while unrecorded.

They never found a place with my old band, The Accomplices. So I was thinking of maybe doing an EP, and then around March 15 I started focusing on writing songs. I just kind of got to work and recorded my way through the pandemic.

I just wanted to focus on making some music, and the next thing I knew I had a record.

lot of WIldflowers era Tom Petty. Is that a fair assumption to make in terms of influences or references?

Guilty as charged for all of that stuff ! I’m obsessed with Tom Petty. It was the first thing I ever remembered coming through the speakers. I’m 35, so Wildflowers came out right when I was discovering music, and I remember it being something I could almost share with my parents. That stuff and the Laurel Canyon stuff, I just like the way that stuff sounds. I like to think about the drum sound on this Americana stuff. We were thinking a lot about Neil Young and Harvest Moon. That’s kind of what we were going for.

It sounds to me like maybe the drum sound was a foundational consideration in a sonic sense? So you almost built the sound of the record around the drums?

You know, I think I actually sort of stumbled on that, really. A lot of stuff started out really isolated. I’d use a virtual beat, so I could play to something that wasn’t just a click. I’d build something that I could I hear a lot of Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, and the more Americana-leaning Wilco be inspired by—I actually spent more stuff in this record, and I also hear a time building a virtual beat that would

ultimately go away but we’d use it to reinforce the real drums.

Fortunately, for the kind of music that I play, the drum sound is really there to glue it all together. I was definitely striving for that Petty kind of vibe, though.

Do you feel like there’s an inherent lyrical theme on the record? I’m curious if you found yourself discovering a theme at all.

I was thinking about that, and there was only one thing I could really come up with as a theme. I’d seen this story about a cabin on Hunting Island in Beaufort, and there used to be a cabin road. The beach is eroding drastically, so the cabins were just kind of being eaten up by the sea. There’s just heavy imagery. The thought of it being this last cabin out there at high tide every day, the phrase jumped out at me—”caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.”

I’d had it in my mind of a while, and it really kind of made sense to me during quarantine. So if there is anything in there that kind of holds these songs together, it’s “hold fast and roll with the tide.” I always try to have some kind of uplifting heart in a song, even if it’s somber. I’ve always tried to be optimistic.

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Churchill’s Pub Kyle Shiver, 6 p.m., Kyle Shiver, Hitman, 6 p.m., HItman, 9:30 p.m.

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Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Live Jazz Music, 6:30 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke with Wrath Nasty, 10 p.m.

Tree House DJ Phive Star, 9 p.m.

Victory North Roger Moss Birthday Cabaret, 5 p.m., Roger Moss Birthday Cabaret, 7 p.m.

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The Wormhole Joe Pettis and Friends, 8 p.m.

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Gorgeous sunlight hightights the clothing and art from around the world.

Stonelord’s debuts with ‘Season of the Witch’ art exhibit

BY BRANDY SIMPKINS A HUMBLE grand-opening, on the first Saturday of autumn, did just the trick by bringing a treat to the heart of Savannah’s design district. Stonelord’s, a new concontemporary art and clothing shop is now open, and it invites in the magic of the “spooky season” with its debut art exhibit, “The Season of the Witch.”

The owner, Rosalie “Roz” Morris, curated the shop to look like an art show, and right now the show is “The Season of the Witch,” featuring Atlanta-born, Brooklyn artist, Benn Fennell. Fennell sets the mood with his eerie, black-and-white chalk drawings of the moon and the sky behind silhouettes of trees.

“Chalk on black paper has been my favorite for the past 10 years, and I have focused exclusively on that,” Fennell said.

“The confusion of chalk on black paper dazzles me. The image reads as positive, the medium suggests it’s negative, but

the inversion is false. So the still image hangs there, vibrating between the paper and the mind, between right-side-up and inside-out. That is a gratifying mental somersault.”

Of Fennell’s five works on display, four are works that Fennell had recently completed in his spare time, but the fifth work, a 48x48” drawing of the moon was personally requested by Morris.

“I would love more people to see his work because it’s really painstaking work.

What he’s drawing looks like a photograph, but it’s actually white chalk with tiny streaks on the paper so it creates this really amazing 3-D effect,” she said.

Fennell’s stunning silhouettes encourage the witchy tone, but they do not carry the show alone.

Other featured artists’ fashion lines are on display including a jewelry line, Hireth; a clothing line by a local designer, Sayler Made; a t-shirt line, Delicious Languor, and more.

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“I would love more people to see his work because it’s really painstaking work. What he’s drawing looks like a photograph, but it’s actually white chalk with tiny streaks on the paper so it creates this really amazing 3-D effect.” artists and designers for the theme of each new show. She keeps her eyes open for talented, independent artists, typically of smaller brands, providing exclusivity on many of the shop’s items. Featuring clothing lines from all over the world, Morris brings a global sense of fashion and art.

She also keeps the truly important details in mind when searching for talent.

“Many of the brands are sustainable, ethical and environmentally friendly,” she said.

Though Stonelords is a new shop, the curation and distribution of art is not a new venture for Morris. Morris, who received her AAS at Parson’s School of Design in NY and a BFA from Atlanta College of Arts (which is now SCAD Atlanta), is a Savannah-native who has spent the last

16 years in NY before coming back home to open the gallery shop. While in New York, she developed a clothing line, did many pop-up shops, solo shows, and cultivated relationships with the art community. Her goal is to bring that diversity to the creative community of Savannah.

“I’ve always wanted to be able to come back home and create a really unique space that engages the arts community but also brings in artists and designers that I like,” Morris said.

After years of searching, Morris found a beautifully revitalized brick townhome that was originally built in 1880. Allegedly, it was historically built by a German family, purposed as a live-work space, and the place has continued to serve its purpose. Even before Stonelord’s opening, the

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Morris has many plans for Stonelord’s that are currently delayed due to COVID19. Morris’s future plans include hosting musical and other performance events, trunk shows with designers, some

workshops, artist talks and poetry nights.

While much is in store for Stonelords, Morris is working on the next show, “All that Glitters,” which will be themed with bright, glittery and golden designs.

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Dr. Jikeli is a historian and sociologist of modern Europe and received his masters at Technical University Berlin, and his DR. GÜNTHERN JIKELI will present a doctorate from the Center for Research on livestream on contemporary antisemitism Antisemitism in 2011. Before coming to the in Europe at 7 p.m. on Oct. U.S., Dr. Jikel taught in 29. The event is presented France, Germany, Israel by the Savannah Council and Poland. on World Affairs and the In 2013 he was pubpublic is invited to watch lished in, Perceptions of the free program. the Holocaust in Europe This virtual presentaand Muslim Commution continues SCWA’s nities, where several mission to connect global historians shared their and local communities experiences and views with Dr. Jikeli’s interest on the origin of historiin the history of antisemical bias. He published, tism. Dr. Jikeli focuses European Muslim Antispecifically on online antisemitism, with IU Press semitism and will discuss in 2015, and his latest this hostility against Jews book, The New Unease, Dr. Günthern Jikeli in mainstream media, was published in 2019 political parties, religions While researching and and races. discussing contemporary antisemitism, “A 2018 study by the European Union Dr, Jikeli strives to find the root and end of Agency for Fundamental Rights found anti-Jewish hatred. In 2019, he was added that 39 percent of Jews in Europe indito The Algemeiner’s list of “The Top 100 cated they have personally experienced People Positively Influencing Jewish Life.” antisemitic harassment,” an SCWA source says. “In the United States, the number of To attend Dr. Jikeli’s livestream visit https:// antisemitic incidents and level of violence savannahcwa.org/ and register for free.

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26 Get in 28 “___ Can Cook” (former cooking show) 29 Dog’s foot 32 Floor space 34 Metamorphic stage 38 Quip, part 3 42 Bat maker’s tool 43 “I’ll take ‘Cartoons’ for $200, ___” 44 Control 45 Elusive swimmer 47 3/17 honoree, for short 50 “Nuts!”

54 Actress Mira 58 Quip, part 4 60 Of a pelvic bone 61 2012 Best Picture Oscar winner 62 Quip, part 5 64 Bit of sarcasm

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ASTROLOGY

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do,” testified Aries chanteuse Billie Holiday. She wasn’t suggesting that she had a stylish way of crooning about fine dining. Rather, she meant “hunger” in the sense of the longing for life’s poignant richness. Her genius-level ability to express such beauty was due in part to her skillful vocal technique, but also because she was a master of cultivating soulful emotions. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Aries, is to refine and deepen your own hunger.

of that art. To inspire you in your efforts, I’ll encourage you to at least temporarily adopt one or more of the nicknames in the following list: 1. Flux Luster 2. Fateful Fluctuator 3. Shift Virtuoso 4. Flow Maestro 5. Alteration Adept 6. Change Arranger 7. Mutability Savant 8. Transition Connoisseur

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“If you cannot find an element of humor in something, you’re not taking it seriously enough,” writes author Ilyas Kassam. That’s a key thought for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks.

Levity and joking will be necessities, not luxuries. Fun and amusement will be essential ingredients in the quest to make good decisions. You can’t afford to be solemn and stern, because allowing those states to dominate you would diminish your intelligence. Being playful—even in the face of challenges—will ensure your ultimate success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I’m hoping the horoscopes I wrote for you in late August helped propel you into a higher level of commitment to the art of transformation. In any case, I suspect that you will have the chance, in the coming weeks, to go even further in your mastery

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express gratitude to your beautiful brain, Virgo. Sing it sweet songs and tell it how much you love it and find out which foods you can eat to strengthen it even more.

Now read Diane Ackerman’s description of the brain: “that shiny mound of being, that mouse-gray parliament of cells, that dream factory, that petit tyrant inside a ball of bone, that huddle of neurons calling all the plays, that little everywhere, that fickle pleasuredome.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Author Renata Adler expresses my own feelings when she writes, “Hardly anyone about whom I deeply care resembles anyone else I have ever met, or heard of, or read about in literature.” I bet if you’re honest, Taurus, you would say the same. It’s almost certainly the case that the people you regard as worthy of your love and interest are absolutely unique. In the sense that there are no other characters like them in the world, they are superstars and prodigies.

I bring this to your attention because now is an excellent time to fully express your appreciation for their one-of-a-kind beauty—to honor and celebrate them for their entertainment value and precious influence and unparalleled blessings.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

“When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too,” wrote author Anne Morrow Lindbergh. “If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others. Only when one is connected to one’s own core, is one connected to others.” In bringing these thoughts to your attention, Leo, I don’t mean to imply that you are out of touch with your deep self. Not at all. But in my view, all of us can benefit from getting into ever-closer communion with our deep selves. In the coming weeks, you especially need to work on that—and are likely to have extra success in doing so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

My cosmic tipsters told me that you will be even smarter than usual in the coming weeks. As I scoured the heavenly maps, I detected signs that you have the potential to be a skilled code-cracker, riddle-decipherer, and solver of knotty problems and tricky dilemmas. That’s why I suggest you

I vote in American elections, but I’ve never belonged to a political party. One of my favorite politicians is Bernie Sanders, who for most of his career has been an Independent. But now I’m a staunch advocate for the Democrats. Why? Because Republicans are so thoroughly under the curse of the nasty, cruel, toxic person known as Donald Trump. I’m convinced that it’s crucial for our country’s well-being that Democrats achieve total victory in the upcoming election. In accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to do your personal equivalent of what I’ve done: Unambiguously align yourself with influences that represent your highest, noblest values. Take a sacred stand not just for yourself, but also in behalf of everything you love.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity,” said fashion writer Diana Vreeland.

Here’s how I interpret that: People who care mostly for their own feelings and welfare, and who believe they’re more important than everyone else, are boring and repellent. But those who enjoy looking their best and expressing their unique beauty may do so out of a desire to share their gifts with the world. Their motivation might be artistry and generosity, not self-centeredness. In accordance with cosmic potentials, Scorpio, I invite you to elude the temptations of narcissism as you explore benevolent forms of vanity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Yes, do let people see you sweat. At least for now, be forthright and revelatory. Let people witness your secret fire, your fierce tang, your salty tears, and your unhealed wounds. Hold nothing back as you give what you haven’t been able to give before.

Be gleefully expressive as you unveil every truth, every question, every buried joy.

Don’t be crude and insensitive, of course.

Be as elegant and respectful as possible.

But make it your priority to experiment with sacred vulnerability. Find out how far you can safely go as you strip away the disguises that have kept you out of touch with your full power.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Between 2008 and 2017, Southern California had two sizable earthquakes: 5.5 and 5.1 on the Richter scale. But during the same period, the area had 1.8 million small quakes that were mostly too mild to be felt. The ground beneath the feet of the local people was shaking at the rate of once every three minutes. Metaphorically speaking, Capricorn, you’re now in a phase that resembles the mild shakes.

There’s a lot of action going on beneath the surface, although not much of it is obvious. I think this is a good thing. The changes you’re shepherding are proceeding at a safe, gradual, well-integrated pace.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

No American woman was allowed to earn a medical degree and practice as a physician until Aquarian-born Elizabeth Blackwell did it in 1849. It was an almost impossible feat, since the all-male college she attended undermined her mercilessly. Once she began her career a doctor, she constantly had to outwit men who made it difficult for her. Nevertheless, she persisted. Eventually, she helped create a medical school for women in England and made it possible for 476 women to practice medicine there. I propose that we make her your patron saint for now. May she inspire you to redouble your diligent pursuit of your big dream. Here’s your motto: “Nevertheless, I’m persisting.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Henry David Thoreau wrote, “I fear my expression may not be extravagant enough, may not wander far enough beyond the narrow limit of my daily experience, so as to be adequate to the truth of which I have been convinced.” You’ll be wise to have a similar fear, Pisces. According to my analysis, you can generate good fortune for yourself by transcending what you already know and think. Life is conspiring to nudge you and coax you into seeking experiences that will expand your understanding of everything. Take advantage of this opportunity to blow your own mind!

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