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WEDNESDAY 3.24 Drunk Spelling Bee

Join El-Rocko Lounge on Wednesdays for an all new drunken scholastic event- Drunk Spelling Bee. Enter by purchasing three drinks at El-Rocko in between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge 117 Whitaker St.

Friends of Jekyll Island Auction

Check out the Friends of Historic Jekyll Island’s online auction for accommodations, restaurants, sports, activities, and more. Auction preview starts March 15-21; live auction takes place March 22-28.

March 22-28 Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. charityauction.bid/FOHJI2021

Outdoor Pilates with Rachel

Stretch, strengthen and get yourself grounded in this outdoor Pilates class. Bring your own mat or towel.

Register online. Capacity limited.

12-1 p.m.

The Hive parking garage 201 W. Boundary St. myevents.scad.edu/event/ outdoor_pilates_with_rachel_2633

THURSDAY 3.25 Bingo! at Elks Lodge

Join Elks Lodge for Bingo on Thursdays and Sundays.

7:30-9:30 p.m.

Elks Lodge 183 Wilshire Blvd.

Buy Local Savannah Luncheon Join Buy Local Savannah for their March Luncheon at Grand Lake Club at Southbridge. The folks from

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Hancock Askew with be providing tax tips for small businesses.

11 a.m.

Grand Lake Club at Southbridge 815 Southbridge Blvd.

Art Center of Wilmington Island 140 Johnny Mercer Blvd. $50

Cocktails & Conversations

Head to Wild Wings Café to enjoy Hot Wings, Cold Beer and Good Times as Friday Night Lights presents Stee and the Ear Candy Band 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler), 417 Pooler Pkwy.

Join our the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ coastal Georgia board chairs, Jamey Espina and Laura Lane McKinnon, for cocktails and an informal conversation, brainstorming, and camaraderie.

This event is open to AFP members and non-members.

5 p.m.

Myrtle & Rose, Rooftop Garden Plant Riverside 400 West River Street.

Savannah VOICE Festival’s Annual Virtual Fundraising Gala

The Savannah VOICE Festival will be hosting their annual fundraising gala virtually on Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. This vital fundraiser will be hosted by legendary baritone and VOICE Co-Founder, Sherrill Milnes, and will take place online to protect the health and safety of singers and patrons.

7-9 p.m. $100 855-766-7372 info@savannahvoicefestival.org. savannahvoicefestival.org/

FRIDAY 3.26 Art in Everything! “Marsh on the Horizon”

Join the Art Center of Wilmington Island to paint a beautiful Marsh on the Horizon. Every painter follows step-by-step directions and leaves with a completed project on an 18x24 inch canvas. All materials will be provided.

6-8 p.m.

Forsyth Farmers Market

Friday Night Lights at Wild Wings

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. and East Park Ave. forsythfarmersmarket.com

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Weekly farmers market on Talahi Island highlighting local growers and makers, healthy foods and a positive environment.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

Beer + Yoga

Join yogi Karrie Comeau and Service Brewing brew cats for a 60-min vinyasa yoga class in the brew production facility. $15 class includes a 60 minute yoga and a pint of beer.

Bring your mats and feel free to arrive as early as 11:00AM. Last Saturday of every month 11:30 a.m.

Service Brewing Company 574 Indian Street. servicebrewing.com

De Soto Street Market

Two Tides, Starland Strange, and Superbloom collab to bring a vendor market to West 41st Street.

Shop small with over a dozen local and semi-local businesses.

11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Two Tides Brewing Company 12 West 41st St.

Fire & Wine

Enjoy half off bottles of wine and fire pits in the courtyard. Purchase one of our s’mores kits (marshmallows included) for the ultimate fall experience.

6-9 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St.

Islands Farmers Market

Julius Caesar Teen Auditions

Savannah Stage Company is seeking eight teen artists to be part of their upcoming production of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare’s and adapted by John Hardy.

11 a.m. savannahstagecompany.com/ auditions

SUNDAY 3.28 Friends of Jekyll Island Auction

Check out the Friends of Historic Jekyll Island’s online auction for accommodations, restaurants, sports, activities, and more.

Auction preview starts March 15-21; live auction takes place March 22-28.

March 22-28 Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. charityauction.bid/FOHJI2021

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Stafford’s Tuesday Comedy Open Mic

The ghost of Savannah’s legendary open mic returns. Head out to the sequel to the open mic Hannibal Buress called “whack” and “please put that phone down”.

8:30-11:45 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk.

Toddler Tuesday at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Explore the wonders of nature with your wee ones. This week’s theme is “Busy Little Bunny” 10 & 11 a.m.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center 711 Sandtown Rd.

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Weekly 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 at 30 Meddin Drive. We are right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit the website for more info.

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LET ME FIRST SAY that I’ve always wanted to write a column for a newspaper or magazine, but I didn’t know the day would come so soon. Hi, guys. I’m Brandy, Connect Savannah’s community and event journalist since Nov. 2, 2020.

There have been so many changes in my life over the last year and a half, from graduating Savannah State in December 2019 to writing for another local paper, to joining the Connect Savannah team and being a part of all of the swift developments that have taken place from then to now. There have been many changes, but they make life exciting.

Despite my anticipation to one day write a column, I didn’t know what I’d write about. So, Noelle — Connect Savannah editor — suggested that I share my morning routine. After all, my morning routine is how I cope with this roller coaster called “life.” It makes each day make sense before it even begins.

So it begins: when I wake up, I say “Thank you.” I always begin my day by expressing gratitude to be awake and alive.

Then, I brush my teeth and wash my face, mindfully. This means as I brush my teeth I think about the power of my mouth and the words that I say. I set the intention to spread positivity with my words. After I wash my face, I look in the mirror and I speak to myself. I tell myself, “You are beautiful,” and, “I love you” and whatever else I may need to hear. After all, self love is the best love.

After leaving the bathroom, I pull out my yoga mat and I take it outside or I lay it out in the living room. Yoga by Adriene on Youtube is my favorite right now.

Depending on the time, I will do yoga for 10 minutes or 45. Yoga helps me to relax, connect and send love to my body.

Lastly, I journal. I write out my dreams or my feelings or my hopes and prayers for the day. This helps me to unpack the thoughts that crowd up in my head. Journaling is my favorite time of the day, so I don’t restrict myself to the mornings only.

The most special part about my morning routine is that it isn’t rigid. Sometimes I do yoga before I brush my teeth and sometimes I journal before I do yoga. The only thing that’s set in stone is that first “Thank you,” because that sets the tone of gratitude for all else.

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Club Car Championship to tee off

BY NOELLE WIEHE noelle@connectsavannah.com

THE SENTIENT BEAN

Award-Winning Organic Vegetarian Food + Fair-Trade Coffees & Teas The Landings Club staff, Korn Ferry Tour members and Club Car representatives, along with the tournament’s “kid correspondent” gather at Deer Creek for an announcement. . PHOTO BY NOELLE WIEHE

including volunteers, fans and staff.

“We want to see you, and we also want to keep you safe,” Overby said. “Health and safety remain our number one priority.”

Kerry Tour member Greyson Sigg, Shad Tuten and Evan Harmeling talked to attendees about their longest drive, their prior golfing experience and love for the game.

“We are very excited to have fans out here; we’re looking forward to seeing our community,” Overby said. “We are thrilled to welcome everyone back inside the gates.”

She acknowledged Club Car, the title sponsor, as being the main driver of that position.

“This is a great time to be involved in the game of golf, and we are proud to be the title sponsorship and proud to support The Landings Club community and their residents.

There will be a military appreciation day on Saturday, said David Hoffmaster, representative of the championship’s most recent sponsor: Hero Hut. Hero Hut is a brand new nonprofit which works to provide resources to veterans as they transition back into civilian life.

They will have hospitality tent set up on the 17th green throughout the entire tour so members of the military, past and present, and their families can stop by for free drinks and food provided by Chick-fil-A. For tickets or information on the Club Car Championship, visit pgatour.com. For more on Hero Hut, visit herohut.com. The Tour will begin March 25 and adult tickets at $10, while all children under 18 are free.

Shamrock Ships Flotilla, Soiree raises net $2.5k Connect Savannah announced as winner among boat parade awardees

BY NOELLE WIEHE noelle@connectsavannah.com

THE INAUGURAL Shamrock Ships Flotilla and Soiree held March 17 on St. Patrick’s Day at the Savannah Convention Center brought in about $3,000 for area charities.

David Moses, founder of the Shamrock Ships Flotilla and Soiree, said about 250 people watched from the socially-distanced seating at the convention center as ships passed on the Savannah River, dressed in green and celebrating the Hostess City’s Irish heritage.

Trophies were handed out for Ship Spirit, Decoration and People’s Choice Votes Friday at Hogan’s Landing following the St. Patrick’s Day event which brought a safe parade back to Savannah this year.

“It’s not the first time someone thought

The Connect Savannah boat, the Ship Spirit award winner floats the Savannah River March 17. PHOTO BY BUNNY WARE

to have a boat parade, but it is the first time we’ve done it in Savannah under these challenging circumstances,” Moses said.

The People’s Choice Contest, as voted on at voteboats.com, awarded a boat spearheaded by Meredith Bannon and Aaron Hall with Hopeful Horizons. They

donated their winning portion to Hopeful Horizons.

The Best Decoration trophy was awarded to the boat named “Seldom Sober,” and headed by Steve and Beverly O’Hearn.

The Ship Spirit trophy went to Connect Savannah, headed by publisher Erica Baskin.

“There was a lot of spirit,” Moses said.

“Here at the Shamrock Ships Flotilla, we believe that ship spirit is an integral part of our mission.”

Moses announced three winning boats from the Wednesday event while attendees dined on food from the Burger Boat and sipped on concoctions from Cheers to You. “Thank you so much for being here and thank you so much for sailing on Wednesday,” Moses said Friday among flotilla goers who gathered at Hogan’s Marina to hear the wrap-up of the event.

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THE LANDINGS CLUB staff as well as a panel of Korn Ferry Tour members announced professional golfers will tee off March 25-28 for the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club – Deer Creek course.

The Savannah Golf Championship announced a four-year partnership with Club Car as the event’s first official title sponsor.

The tournament was formally renamed the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club returns for the fourth time this year.

“We are thrilled to announce Club Car as the first title sponsor of the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club,” said Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin. “Club Car is an industry leader and will be a key part of this event and the Korn Ferry Tour moving forward.”

The championship is a PGA TOUR sanctioned event on the Korn Ferry Tour.

“We are coming out of 2020 in probably the best position the tournament has ever been in,” said Cheyenne Overby, The Landings Club Tournament director. “We’re glad that we’re in 2021 and can all start moving onward.”

The tournament is open to general admission this year. There is also mandatory mask mandate at the tournament, which Overby said is true for anyone on the property,

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Savannah business owner turns

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opening of new vintage barber shop

BY LAUREN WOLVERTON lauren@connectsavannah.com

LISA HALL SAID she’s talked about owning her own barber shop, but always kept that thought tucked away in the back of her mind. Now, after a family loss, she’s making her dream a reality.

“I just kept getting this feeling that I need to pursue this,” Hall said. “I can’t tell you what this overwhelming feeling is. Every day [Mark] pops in my head. You just realize that life is short.”

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A drawing and photo of the late Mark Holdcraft PHOTOS COURTESY OF LISA HALL

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Lisa Hall holds the funeral program from the ceremony for her late brother, Mark Holdcraft.

Vintage Barbers 912 will open at 4511 Habersham St. in the spring of 2021.

COMMUNITY of the compelling atmosphere, but also because Hall is so passionate.

“I didn’t invest in a barber shop, I invested in Lisa,” Conn said. “She’s always so energetic and passionate about what she does. It seems kind of silly, but even when she’s cutting my hair, she’s got such attention to detail. That’s why I keep

going back.”

Overall, Hall said she wants Vintage Barbers 912 to be somewhere that spreads joy. Whether they’re getting a haircut or not, Hall wants people to have conversations and feel connected to one another inside of her business.

“With everything that’s been going on

lately in the world, I just want people to feel happy when they walk in,” Hall said.

“I just hope it’s a happy place.”

Vintage Barbers 912 is set to open in late March or April, around the anniversary of Mark’s passing. Meet Lisa Hall and her team at 4511 Habersham Street, Suite 301.

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Trusting her gut and honoring her late brother, Hall created Vintage Barbers 912, which is set to open at Habersham Village this spring.

Hall has been styling hair in Savannah since 2018. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she began to think about owning her own business, but again put the idea on pause. Then, on March 29, 2020, Hall got the call that her youngest brother, Mark Holdcraft, had died of an overdose at just 25-years old.

Hall said she felt “lost and hopeless” and started to worry about her family.

“Maybe I could’ve done something to help Mark,” Hall said. “I probably couldn’t have, but it was one of those ‘what if, what if, what if’ kind of things.

Anything can happen. It could happen to my kids.”

Mark’s funeral service was held in August in New Jersey. Hall said she vowed from that day on that she would work to build strong relationships in her life, so that if anyone ever needs help, she’d be there.

As Hall continued to grieve, she began pouring herself into her work more than ever. She felt called to pursue her dream of opening a barber shop and knew this time, she had to listen.

The shop will be a classic barber shop full of vintage memorabilia. Mark was big into music and played in a band, so the first piece of decor Hall picked out was a framed Elvis album from Mark’s room.

Hall said the music-heavy decor plan quickly evolved into “anything old school.” There will be old music albums, sports jerseys and photos, vintage car parts, military photos from members of her family, and so much more around the store.

“I want people to come in and see stuff on the walls and say ‘Oh! I know that song!’ or ‘Oh! I remember that game!’”

Hall said.

One of the investors in Vintage Barbers 912 and a longtime client of Hall’s is Andy Conn. Conn’s father, Dick Conn, won a Super Bowl playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers back in the day, so he’s contributing some football relics to the shop. He’s also sharing some photos from his mother’s time at the University of Georgia and Savannah Early College High School.

Hall says she even wants her customers to contribute their own vintage items to the walls over time, making Vintage Barbers 912 a community hub where everyone is welcome.

“I have great clients,” Hall said. “I hope that it’s a place that will be here for years to come. Somewhere that they come and they start bringing their kids and so on.”

Conn said he knows Vintage Barbers 912 will be a success, not just because

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Above: Patti Callahan Henry stands with a model ship March 9 in the Maritime Museum. PHOTO BY BRANDY SIMPKINS Right: Patti Callahan Henry’s book tells the story of the sinking Steamship Pulaski PHOTO COURTESY OF PATTI CALLAHAN

SURVIVING THE

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Bestselling author releases novel telling the untold story of ‘The Titanic of the South’

combined with the story of a modern-day museum curator that is uncovering the truth of the nearly twocentury-old disaster.

THE HOSTESS CITY is well-accomplished in shar“I follow the stories of two historical women from ing its rich history, but there is still a world to discover 1838 on the ship and what happens to them when the about Savannah’s 288-year past. ship explodes off the coast of North Carolina,” Callahan New York Times bestselling author, Patti Callahan, is said. “The modern-day story follows a museum curator ready to share one of Savannah’s untold tales as she has who is working with the ship hunters who are bringing released her latest novel, “Surviving Savannah.” up the lost treasures and artifacts of that night.”

The novel details an event so tragic that it caused the Upon first hearing the true story of the steamship, city of Savannah to shut down one day in the summer Callahan did not fancy the story or think that it was 1838. According to Callahan, everyone knew someone hers to write. that had gone down in the sinking Steamship Pulaski “I don’t write about shipwrecks,” she told her friend, which went down due to an oil explosion 184 years ago— Boo Herrell, a mariner who enthusiastically proposed They are calling it, “The Titanic of the South.” the subject to her.

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FEATURE story idea to her. But, one day she said that she felt differently about it and she started to do some digging.

“When I was trying to decide whether to write the story, I was about three weeks into it when I ran across a headline that stated the ship had been found 100-feet deep and 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina,” Callahan said.

“It was a great synchronicity,” Callahan said. “If I had started at the time when he first told me about it, the shipwreck would not have been found.”

Though the occurrence led the author to feel like writing the story may be fate, the process of writing “Surviving Savannah” was no small feat for Callahan. She said the research process was difficult and she spent many nights crying and contemplating if the story was worth all of the trouble.

When the ship hunters contacted Callahan to let her know of and invited her to see some of the lost treasures they had found, it enabled her to keep the faith.

Some of these discoveries included name tags, marked luggage and silverware with mysteriouslymarked initials — all of which she included in her story — added to Callahan’s curiosity and pursuit.

Another one of these small, recovered treasures was a pocket watch that had stopped at 11:04 p.m. — the exact time that the steamship was recorded to have sank, Callahan told Mary Kay Andrews in a discussion with E Shaver BookSeller at the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum on March 9, her novel release day.

Despite already being a bestselling author, Callahan said that she tries not to worry herself with the other’s expectations of her and her work.

“I try not to give my thought to ‘Does it meet anybody’s expectations or does it do what I want it to?’”

Callahan said. “Instead, I focus on ‘This is the story; this is why this story is important; this is why I spent three years researching and writing it.’”

Callahan said this is what it means to her, but asked her readers what it means to them.

“I try to focus on the story that is being told when I’m with my better angels,” she said.

Callahan said both the historical context and the modern-day context tie together making some meaningful connections.

“One of the themes that ends up rising out of this is this idea of ‘How do we survive the surviving?’ It is something that rose up not only out of this story but out of 2020 for me.”

“Surviving Savannah” was released March 9 with Penguin Random House Berkley Books and is available for purchase now. Visit patticallhanhenry.com to find the author’s upcoming talks.

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Superintendent discusses challenges, post-pandemic hopes

BY SCCPSS SUPERINTEDENT M. ANN LEVETT

WHAT HAVE WE learned in a year? We have learned how much we need each other.

We have learned the true value of technology and how, with all its benefits, there are still many barriers to overcome. We have gained a greater appreciation for patience and compassion. We have seen so many gain a greater understanding of what educators already know – quality learning is about relationships and there is no substitute for the connection between a teacher and their students.

Now, as we look toward the fourth quarter of this school year, we have learned how to adapt to this new way of learning that has, in so many ways, challenged our ability to grow meaningful relationships. We are

moving forward with the work of preparing for the 2021-2022 school year while also having our feet planted in the day-to-day, month-to-month activities of 2020-2021.

We remain fully committed to the academic progress, social-emotional wellbeing, health, and safety of our students and staff. We recognize that being in a distance learning or hybrid model has been a challenge for many. A growing percentage have adapted well to virtual learning and prefer it to all other models. While the hybrid model for our students has been delivered with skill and dedication, our desire has always been to get our students back in classrooms safely with their classmates. We are grateful for our community’s resilience and support of our students, staff, and families under these challenging and unpredictable

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circumstances.

Right now, the major question posed is, “What are your plans for the fall?” While the public health conditions continue to change and public health guidance continues to evolve, I believe we have a better sense of what the future may bring compared to where we were just one year ago.

Given current CDC guidance, the recent reduction of COVID positivity rates in our area, staff access to vaccinations, and the clinical trials now underway for vaccines for teens and younger children we see the promise of fewer restrictions on the horizon. These developments have offered rays of hope for a return, at some level, to preCOVID conditions on several fronts.

We are just shy of 140 calendar days from the 2021-2022 school year. We will close out this school year with modified versions of school closing activities, including in-person graduation ceremonies — something that was not logistically practical last spring. A combination of summer learning offerings will include traditional summer programs that focus on reading skills, language acquisition, and credit recovery as well as options for acceleration of skills and experiences. We will round out summer offerings with recreational and relational

opportunities.

With cautious optimism, our goal is to have all students in class five-days a week in 2021-2022 - we are planning feverishly for that. Of course, our eLearning Academy remains available for families who need or desire a virtual option. We have appropriate safety measures in place and a highly functional COVID-19 response plan. We believe the processes we have provide a safe educational environment for staff and students, and we believe the absolute best place for our students is in our buildings, interacting with our amazing teachers and staff, building strong relationships every day. To help us reach this goal, we implore each person in our community to act in a responsible manner that places safety first. As always, we will have several back-up plans if public health conditions warrant so.

We have made it to this point based on the strength of our SCCPSS community, including the dedication and support of many families and staff who stayed the course through the toughest times we have seen, yet. This unshakeable teamwork helped each of us grow stronger and prepared us for whatever lies ahead. We look forward to seeing all students this fall and ask each community member to help us meet that goal.

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FOOD & DRINK

Chocolate covered strawberries.

Allergy-conscious cookies by Cappy’s Farm Fresh Foods.

Dough ready to be rolled for use by Cappy’s Farm Fresh Foods. PHOTOS BY LINDY MOODY

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Cappy’s Farm Fresh Food offers allergy-conscious takeaway treats

BY LINDY MOODY

WE LIVE IN an age where smart and responsible decision-making when it comes to food choices is at the forefront of nearly global snacky conversation. If the average person wants to make a decision to eat healthier, there is basically something they can eat at every restaurant, store and even most convenience stores that the everyday citizen frequents. But, what would happen if we could not make those decisions? What happens when food allergies and sensitivities keep people from making any decision in those same places? Food allergies and sensitivities have 12 driven a wedge between culinarians and convenience for

years, and a gap has existed where people with such food foes had to choose between being hungry or being sick if they were caught without their planned meals — until now.

These are the people that Cappy’s Farm Fresh Food is here to help, although it does help that their treats and eats are delicious for all diners regardless of allergy and sensitivities.

It is easy to get lost imagining the tastes of the goodies that Owner Catherine Waite has in store for its patrons.

However, as Waite explained to me, this is a chasm of gigantic proportion for an alarmingly large part of the population.

The JAMA Network Open, a monthly open access medical journal published by the American Medical Association, ran a cross-sectional study in 2015-2016 wherein

they estimated that 10.8% of the adult population was food allergic. Of that 10.8%, nearly half had at least one adult-onset allergic reaction and 38% reported having to go to the emergency room for a food-related allergic reaction at least once. Those numbers cover only food allergies. An even greater portion of the population has food-related sensitivities that keep them dining delicately every day of their lives.

Waite began her career as an engineer. She spent seven years designing major highways, but her career path was quickly altered after she received a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. The diagnosis and her experience helped Waite recognize a major gap in the culinary world for food that fits all dietary needs.

Waite summed up her mission best, “I want to help people that need help like I needed help and not have [them have] to do what I had to do to get there — have to be as sick as I was.”

After her diagnosis, Waite quit her stressful job and went on a road trip. She told her story: “I love traveling. I love seeing new things, and talking to people. I traveled in airports, driving all the time, trains, and anywhere I would go there was nothing I could eat. There wasn’t even a granola bar I could eat. I was like, ‘Why can’t I have anything?’ It was super frustrating because if I didn’t bring food, I wasn’t eating. I had originally started and I was like I want something that is bite-sized.”

Cappy’s very first product was a muffin. Waite was quick to admit that she is not a classically trained baker or chef.

But, much like the hard work she put forth while building major highways, Waite poured herself into learning to become a great baker. Creating an allergen-sensitive muffin – and baking thousands of pans worth – allowed her to hone in on her skills. Baking is a science and requires patience and persistence just as being an engineer does.

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Gluten free cookies by Cappy’s Farm Fresh Foods await purchase at the Forsythe Farmers Market .

are cookies, chocolate strawberries and pancakes. Waite’s passion is baking, and therefore her line of sweet treats expands readily.

After perfecting her baking skills, Waite decided to expand her menu by partnering with several local farms— Oakley River Farm and Whippoorwill Farm. The new line of food products are savory seasonal items that are nutrient-dense and follow the same allergy-aware model.

“I love partnering with the farms because I really like connecting people with food that is grown locally,” she said.

Partnering with farms also means seasonal products.

Her classic, creamy cucumber salad and fresh and light gazpacho are available when the ingredients are freshest.

From Whippoorwill, Cappy’s gets leftover chicken and pork bones to create her signature bone broth. Another huge principal for Cappy’s is to avoid waste in the kitchen.

Broth is a product that many home cooks do not take the time to make but appreciate the huge quality and flavor difference in a handmade version instead of the standard boxed-and-sitting-on-the-shelf broths.

Cappy’s most popular products overall are the handshaped black bean burgers — a product that Waite decided to add to the menu on a whim but has perfected over many test rounds. Her recipe includes fresh carrots, onions, and black beans; even though they are gluten free, they are quite a hearty addition to any bun.

For Cappy’s the next step is wholesale. Waite explained.

“I have just been approved for my labeling and am now going to have an inspection for the processes of my food, so I will be able to do wholesale,” she said. “[This part is] super exciting because I have a lot of customers that order consistently.” It is likely locals will start to see Cappy’s products in Savannah restaurants and stores.

After testing out a lot of her concoctions, I can attest that you will not miss your normal gluten-rich breads and such. If you can take it from anyone, take it from Waite— even she hates things that are gluten free.

You can buy Cappy’s Farm Fresh Food at the Forsyth Farmers Market on Saturdays or visit the website at Cappysfreshfood.com

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Her start was small, Waite explained: “My first market ever, when I had a plastic table cloth from the dollar store and one tray of muffins, I showed up and was like, ‘Hey guys I am here.’ That was on Hilton Head. That was at the Farmer’s Market. Then I branched off very shortly after to Bluffton.”

Just this year she expanded to our local market, Forsyth Farmers Market, and was instantly welcomed.

“I had applied a year before to get into Forsyth. I didn’t get in because there was a cutoff date, and I did not realize I was outside that cutoff date. I applied this year, immediately got in, but I believe the universe did not let me in [the first year] because I was not ready. I would have been so over my head because this is a bigger market, it is so much more business oriented,” Waite explained telling me about her journey.

At our local Forsyth Market, you can purchase her muffins, dubbed Quickbites. All of them are gluten, dairy, peanut, fish, shellfish, and soy free, as is the same with all of Cappy’s products.

“It is a niche thing, right: finding someone who has these allergies or is looking for this type of diet or this or that,” Waite said. “I think the biggest compliment I get is that this doesn’t taste gluten free. That is the goal because I hate gluten free things.”

Muffin flavors include classics like blueberry, lemon poppy and pumpkin spice. You will also find original and unique flavors like sun-butter and jelly and everything bagel. The everything bagel quick bite is her homage to her home state New Jersey. Also on the sweet side of things

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Lisa Jackson, left, and Edna Jackson in the newly lauched “Hair Exhibit” Gallery. PHOTO BY ALISA EVANS-NEWSOM

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH “My trip to Ghana was incredible and one highlight was meeting the leader of the Ashanti Nation and then welcoming him to Savannah as our honored guest,” Edna WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2021 is Jackson said. “People from all over Georgia the time to highlight the accomplishments came to meet him as we rolled out the red of empowering female leaders. carpet for him and showed him our SouthThe Savannah African Art Museum ern hospitality.” honors Women’s History Month with two Jackson said the purpose of these Afrivirtual workshops. Both on March 27, “Cel- can trips is still relevant today and the conebrating African Women Hidden Figures” nections made between Savannah, Ghana and, a second virtual workshop, “History and Nigeria remain.

Maker Mayor Edna Jackson, Savannah’s Today, social worker and politician, First African American Woman Mayor, Edna Jackson is still working as a strong

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who served from 2012-2016, shares her Africa Experience.”

“There is such a rich history of powerful, female influence in African culture,” said SAAM Education Coordinator Lisa Jackson. “These hidden figures deserve recognition and to be celebrated. Women’s History Month is the perfect occasion to do just that. And, combining that content with engaging personal stories and experiences from one of our region’s groundbreaking female leaders, Edna Jackson, just really rounds out the workshops and lends so much depth.”

The declared month of March is a time to support other women in solidarity and acknowledge the contributions these influential women have made in our community and society. The free workshops presented by SAAM aim to enlighten participants. Donations welcomed and appreciated.

Savannah’s first African American female mayor and United Ways’ “Woman of the year 2020,” Edna Jackson, explains how traveling to Ghana and Nigeria shaped her life. The trip to Ghana was coordinated by former Savannah State University President, Carlton Brown, and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Joseph H. Silver Sr., who established the university’s student exchange program with Ghana.

Jackson’s participation in the Ghana in 2000 helped pave the way for the exchange program today through relationships established with Ghana universities and its leadership.

Jackson’s Nigerian mission trip was part of a health initiative partnership with Eugene Nwosu and St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital. During this trip, Jackson learned to read prescriptions and assisted with dispensing eye-glasses.

community mentor and serving on boards that create change in our everyday lives.

The Hidden Figures Workshop features two important women from the past and two current influential figures.

“Yaa Asantewa, Queen Mother Ejisu Ashanti in Ghana, Led resistance to British Colonialism in early 1900’s,” Lisa Jackson said. “Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, a leading activist during Nigerian women’s anti-colonial struggles and a defender of their political, social and economic rights – mid 1900s; the mother of recording artist and activist, Fela Kuti, known as the father of Afro-Beat music.

Sahle Work Zewde, elected as Ethiopia’s first woman President in 2018 – presently serving – Ngozi Okongo Iweala, as of March 1, became the first African and first woman appointed to the Office of Director General of The World Trade Organization. The latter two may be known by some people but they aren’t internationally known and we think that their roles are so important that we wanted to share them as well.”

Learn how each of these significant women has influenced and shaped history by participating in SAAM Women’s History online workshops on March 27 – and online indefinitely.

Upcoming museum events include socially-distant, in-person workshops to be held outdoors in the museum’s garden.

Currently, the museum is open to the public and features two educational tours, West African and Central Africa.

Follow SAAM events @SavannahAfricanArtMuseum and view the online workshops at savannahafricanartmuseum.org. To participate in these workshops, visit savannahafricanartmuseum.org/learn-1.

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Ardsley Station will debut its menu to be served at their location at 102 E. Victory at the Connect Savannah’s Taste of event March 25. The restuarant will work with local farmers to provide a broader-based campus of foods. PHOTO BY HUNTER MCCUMBER

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New local restaurant to reveal menu at Connect Savannah’s first-ever “Taste of” event

SAVANNAH FOOD-LOVERS will be excited to hear that a new American bistro restaurant is soon to emerge.

Connect Savannah’s first “Taste of” Savannah event on March 25 will feature Ardsley Station - a new restaurant that will be taking over 102 E. Victory Drive in the void of the former Atlantic restaurant.

The event has sold out, as many want to taste the food of this yet-to-open eatery.

“We’re very humbled to be the first ones to do it, being that we’re new in town,” said Tyler Kopkas, Ardsley Station co-owner.

Kopkas said Ardsley Station is slated to open in the spring, approximating midApril. For now, Taste of Savannah guests

get a sneak peek of what’s in store.

“It’s exhilarating,” Kopkas said. “I’m looking forward to meeting all of the people that are going to be there. I’m looking forward to getting to know the people in my community more. The food is going to be incredible, but the food is bringing the community together and that is the aspect that is going to make us successful.”

Ardsley Station is kicking off its introduction to the Savannah food and drink team with sparkling rosé and a red blend paired with a Short Rib Slider, Chardonnay with crab cake and a Sharma baked chickpea dish and more.

Kopkas said that the restaurant will be a place in the neighborhood to get a great glass of wine, a small plate of roasted

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A dish is prepared ahead of the upcoming Taste of Ardsley Station culinary event to be held March 25 at the tasting kitchen in Savannah. PHOTO BY HUNTER MCCUMBER

veggies, charcuterie or something more substantial if you plan to stick around for dinner.

“It’s more or less casual refined food made with the best ingredients made available to us along with an incredible wine list and craft cocktails,” Kopkas said.

Kopkas and the other co-owners, his wife Kara, and her aunt and uncle, Steve and Mary Paschall, chose American bistro for a broader based campus of foods to offer while working with the local farmers.

“We will be working with lots of local farmers here in Savannah and in the southeast to South Carolina, sourcing incredible products from the smaller farms,” Kopkas said.

He said he, his wife, and their aunt and uncle would have conversations on vacation over wine about how great it would be for them to one day open a restaurant.

At that time it was just a dream, but eventually, that talk turned into action when Kopkas and his wife moved to Savannah 17 less than a year ago. With the help of his

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aunt and uncle-in-law who had already lived here prior, the team of four made it happen.

“This is what I’ve been thinking I’ve been wanting to do my whole life, “ Kopkas said. “I think with COVID-19 a lot of people have had time to do some selfreflection and figure out what they really wanted to do with this life and what their goals and dreams and aspirations actually are and they get to embrace that.

Defi nitely, for me, that was a driving force.”

Kopkas said he has received great feedback from the community in regards

to the restaurant opening. Even the former owner of the Atlantic restaurant, Jason Restivo, has been helpful in the transition and implementation of Ardsley Station.

“It’s important to me and my team for people to know that we’re going to be a very authentic restaurant from front to back,” Kopkas said. “It’ll be in our language and the way we do things every day.”

Visit ardsleystation.com for updates and restaurant information. They will be located at 102 E. Victory Dr., Savannah.

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THE SECOND COMING

Reverend Bro Diddley and the Hips record sophomore album

BY BRITTANY HERREN

TY TYSON TELLS me it’s fun to be ridiculous. As the front man of Reverend Bro Diddley and the Hips, he has almost a religious devotion to music, performance and the audience he’s charged with entertaining.

“If I’m going to be on stage playing for people, why not dress up as a hotdog?”

Tyson cheekily proposed.

A ridiculous juxtaposition that surrounds a band whose music is anything but that. In fact, the Hips are a well-disguised, sophisticated amalgamation of forward music and theatrics. Along with fiancé Jhovana Aguilar on vocals and guitar, Jesse Centrella on organ, piano and vocals, Kyle Brown on bass and vocals, and husband and wife duo Jalen and Hannah Reyes on percussion, keys, drums and vocals, Tyson – aka Reverend Bro Diddley – and his hazy guitar manufacture a sound that takes pop music on a psychedelic trip to rock ‘n’ roll.

“I think of our band as what a celebration of music can do for you,” Tyson said.

“We are all into really different things and we come together with those influences to make our music.”

The identity of the Hips was in part, born out of the influence of Tyson’s former band, The Hypnotics, who played a mix of cover songs from the 1960s and original garage tunes. After six years, the band dissolved in 2018 and Tyson was left with half a record.

Instead of trashing it, he put together a new crew, re-tooled the 50s and 60s aesthetic of the Hypnotics and released “Reverend Bro Diddley & the Hips” in 2019.

The self-titled, 11-song album debuted with the new band in September of 2019 and had an exciting reception. Despite being a pastiche of bands of yesteryear, it was the beginning of an undeniably catchy sound that the Hips would become known for.

The Hips had gathered real momentum when the pandemic hit in 2020 and when the ability to perform live began to slow, their focus shifted to production and the making of their second studio album that Tyson hopes to release later this year.

“We have definitely focused more on recording during the pandemic,” Tyson

said. “We love playing live and miss it a ton. I guess the bright side is we have basically had enough time to make things super interesting and then go and curb some of the overly complex stuff I can tend to put in music I’ve been working on for too long.”

According to Tyson, the downtime of the pandemic has caused the Hips to take inventory and really focus on what’s important and what they ultimately want to achieve with the new album, which is already up to 17 songs.

“The result has been a lot less ‘building tracks’ by recording drums, then bass, then guitars, and a lot more about playing a song altogether until we get a take that feels special,” Tyson said.

While the title and launch date are under wraps during production, the Hips released one song in October of 2020 that will likely make the cut for the new album. Titled “Devil Girl,” there’s an obvious bridge from the first album to what Tyson explains will be a collection of tunes that will take on the song’s moodier and spookier vibe.

“The song is still pop and it’s kind of tongue-and-cheek like the first collection

of songs, but the production is getting to a more sincere and moody place, which is how I see the new collection of songs,” Tyson said.

New vibe aside, the second album has really taken on some drastic changes for the Hips in terms of production. The first album was completely written and produced by Tyson, while the new album is a collaborative production. According to Tyson, he has really pushed each member of the band to write and let their current musical influences seep in.

“We are working on something really, really special and I’m glad we have been able to put some time into it,” Tyson said.

Reverend Bro Diddley and the Hips will be opening for the acclaimed Nordista Freeze out of Nashville on May 15 at Victory North’s new, outdoor venue. If you’re lucky, you might catch some tunes from the new album. Here’s to hoping.

For details about the venue, visit victorynorthsavannah.com, and for information about the band, visit reverendbrodiddleyandthehips.bandcamp.com.

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Reverend Bro Diddley and the Hips perform live on stage during a concert. The band will play at Victory North this May. PHOTO BY VALENTIN SIVYAKOV

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24-31 WHO IS PLAYING WHERE THIS WEEK Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

SUNDAY 3.28 LIVE MUSIC

Collins Quarter at Forsyth Ember City, 2 p.m.

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

Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m.

The Perch at Local 11 ten Mary Kenyon, 5:30 p.m.

The Public Kitchen and Bar Ford Natirboff, 5:30 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bucky & Barry, 1 p.m.

The Warehouse Thomas Claxton, 6:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

MONDAY 3.29 LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

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Club One Super Gay Bingo, 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 3.24 LIVE MUSIC

Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 6 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Jam, 9 p.m.

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El-Rocko Lounge Trivia with Jules and Chris Grimmett, 9-11:30 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Trivia Night with Jess Shaw, 6:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Totally Awesome Bar Savannah Comedy Underground, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Josephine Johnson, 5:30 p.m.

The Public Kitchen and Bar Emily Kenyon, 5:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Bar Food Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Family Feud, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 8 p.m.

The Wormhole Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Totally Awesome Bar Open Mic Comedy, 8:30 p.m.

DJ

Club 51 Degrees DJ B-Rad, 9 p.m.

Top Deck Sunset Deck Party, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY 3.25

FRIDAY 3.26

Cohen’s Retreat Munchies & Music, 5-9 p.m.

The Perch at Local 11 ten

Churchill’s Pub Ray Tomasino, High Velocity, 6 & 9:30 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Clayton

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KARAOKE

MATT ECKSTINE @RIVER HOUSE

LIVE MUSIC

Hackle, 7 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Chester Love Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Elan Savannah Sada Baby Live (Fri. Mar. 26th), 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Mary Kenyon, 7:30 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

River House Eric Clark, 6 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint with Swamptooth, 6 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Matt Hill, 6 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

Victory North ZOSO - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, 8 p.m.

The Warehouse Jason Bible, Anders Thomson Trio, 2 & 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke,

8 p.m.

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

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

DJ

Club 51 Degrees DJ Fer, DJ Emalo, DJ Lil G, DJ BRad, 9 p.m.

VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar DJ Primal, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

SATURDAY 3.27 LIVE MUSIC

The 5 Spot Eric Britt, 7 p.m.

Churchill’s Pub Basik Lee, At Sundown, 6 & 9:30 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Beer For My Horses- The Toby Keith Tribute Band, 7 p.m.

Elan Savannah 12th Planet at Elan Savannah (Sat, Mar 27th),

9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jawan and Nico, 7:30 p.m.

Molly McGuire’s Charlie Fog Band, 7 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

River House Matt Eckstine, 6 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Georgia Kyle, 6 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Damon and the Shitkickers, 6 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

Victory North SCHISM - Tool Tribute Band, 8 p.m.

The Warehouse Rachael Shaner, 2 & 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES Blueberry Hill Pool Tournament, 2 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

TUESDAY 3.30 LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7 p.m.

McDonough’s Trivia Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen Trivia Tuesday, 9 p.m.

Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m.

Starland Yard Trivia with Chris Grimmett, 6:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

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

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Stafford’s Public House Stafford’s Tuesday Comedy Open Mic, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

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MANDRAKES @ DRAFT ROOM BERWICK

Grab some good bar food and a beer at the Draft Room on Friday night and take in the musical stylings of the Savannah duo, Mandrakes. The Mandrakes offer up a fine helping of tight vocal harmonies and guitar arrangements of songs from yesteryear.

Their selection of radio gold from the 60s, 70s and 80s provide a great soundtrack for everyone.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26 | 7 PM

CYRIL DURANT @ BOWTIE BARBECUE

XULUPROPHET @ TACOS + TEQUILA

This week’s Songful Saturdays at Tacos + Tequila on Habersham St. features an acoustic set by the acclaimed Xuluprohet, a psychedelic, funk, reggae, rock band that has been compared to artists as varied as The Police, Jimi Hendrix, The Cure, Bad Brains and Primus. Playing mostly dance and party music, they are the perfect tequila chaser.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27 | 5 PM

ERIC AND THE HOLOGRAM @ PLANT RIVERSIDE

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Escape the rush of downtown and sink into some good barbecue and the vocal stylings of Savannah artist Cyril Durant this Friday evening. Singing mostly jazz, funk and soul, Durant is currently building a repertoire of original songs for his first independent project.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26 | 5:30 PM

Catch some eclectic, southern Americana music by one of Plant Riverside’s favorite, monthly rotations, Eric and the Hologram. Once American Hologram, the Hologram now serves as the uber talented support band for songwriter Eric Britt. Attributing musicians include Stan Ray, Jared Hall, Eric Daubert, Ryan Kelly and Andrew Sovine.

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The Judge Realty team participates in the 2020 Cleanup.

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Volunteers of all ages show up to help clean up in 2020.

The results of all the trash and litter collected are displayed during a 2019 Great Savannah Cleanup.

Volunteers from the cleanup in 2018 roll tires to the collection site.

BY CLAIRE MCMILLAN

MEMBERS OF THE historic Thomas Square Neighborhood Association are banding together March 27 to help keep their community beautiful and litter-free while still managing to have a little fun.

The Great Savannah Community Cleanup is a city-wide day where Savannah residents, along with over 70 neighborhood associations, businesses, and community organizations, come together to help clean up the city.

Organizations and neighborhoods throughout town are invited to partner with Keep Savannah Beautiful and the City of Savannah’s Sanitation Department for a litter pickup, beautification project or cleanup event and Thomas Square is leading the charge.

22 Volunteers are invited to start the day off with coffee and bagels at Big Bon Bodega

Volunteers from 2020 mask up to clean up.

before heading to Thomas Square Park for the cleanup event and litter scavenger hunt.

Prizes will be given out to the top three finders.

This day of community improvement is a part of a larger program for the city.

“It’s a community wide initiative and part of our annual Great Savannah Cleanup initiative which usually runs from March to June every year, where we ask everyone to engage in some type of clean-up project or beautification project as we kick off spring,” said Carliss Bates, Education and Outreach coordinator for the City of Savannah’s Sanitation Department and executive director of Keep Savannah Beautiful. “We ask all of our community partners – whether its citizens, local civic organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses – we ask everyone to just think about loving where you live or doing something beautiful ... by conducting a cleanup or planting some flowers as we work toward trying to keep our community clean of litter and trash.”

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SAT., MAR. 27 The Mt. Moriah Lodge 15 helps out in 2020 during the Great Savannah Community Cleanup.

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The Thomas Square Neighborhood Association and Keep Savannah Beautiful asks all volunteers to practice social distancing during the event and will be providing bandana face coverings, water, gloves, grabbers, bags and hand sanitizer.

“We can get together and do good work in a way that is responsible, both for our health and the good of our community,” said Hallie Mobley Anderegg, a Keep Savannah Beautiful board member. “Every year, we have a few more volunteers, a few more events, and a lot of fun getting a little dirty and making a difference.”

Once all the litter and trash collections are returned to the square, volunteers can reward their hard work with drinks and food trucks at a neighborhood meetup at Starland Yard. All Thomas Square volunteers can receive 50% off their first drink by showing their provided bandana face covering.

Keep Savannah Beautiful, a City of Savannah board and local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, has been committed to motivating and inspiring Savannahians to take everyday action to help enhance and beautify the community environment since 1979. Bates says the ultimate goal of the cleanup is, “to engage people in the community to help us all come together for a common cause, which is litter prevention and beautification.”

The Great Savannah Cleanup will take place Saturday at Thomas Square Park. Volunteers can join from 9-11:30 a.m. All trash must be returned back to the park by 12:30 p.m. Coffee and bagels at Big Bon Bodega from 9-10:30 a.m. Register under Thomas Square Association at savannahga.gov/greatsavannahcleanup.

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Volunteers work together to clean up downtown during the 2020 Great Savannah Cleanup.

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New Realm Brewing Company intends to make use of the distillery equipment left behind by Savannah Spirits. PHOTOS BY NATHAN DEEN The building at 120 Whitaker St. will house New Realm Brewing by late April. The venue is a three-story building, and is the former site of Savannah Spirits.

Brewery owners aim to expand their localness

New Realm Brewing Company set to open brewery, restaurant downtown

BY NATHAN DEEN

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CAREY FALCONE, BOB POWERS, AND MITCH STEELE were already wellrespected names within the beer industry, all with more than 30 years of experience, but that didn’t stop them from venturing out into new territory.

The three co-owners of New Realm Brewing Company have the need to constantly innovate, and the most recent way to do that was to start their own brewery.

“We’re excited to start something ourselves,” said Falcone, who serves as the CEO of New Realm. “It was the culmination of our life’s work.”

New Realm will be opening its newest location in downtown Savannah, set to open April 20.

The venue is a three-story building at the corner of State and Whitaker streets, and is the former site of Savannah Spirits.

Falcone said he had already spent much time in Savannah distributing his product, and the idea of a Savannah restaurant and brewery made sense.

“Selling our beers in a community in which we live, work and brew is incredibly important to us,” Falcone said. “Going to Savannah gave us the opportunity to go to the opposite side of the state and expand our localness.”

New Realm Brewing Company opened its first brewery and restaurant location in Atlanta in 2016 and a second in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 2018.

“This was more than just creating a brewery,” Falcone said. “We assemble people who think about life and the beer business the same way we do.”

The core brands their website lists are Hazy Like a Fox, hazy IPA , 6.5% ABV; Hoptropolis, IPA, 6.5% ABV; Below, low-caloire hazy IPA – new for this year – 4% ABV; Euphonia, pilsner, 5% ABV; Hoplandia, IPA, 7.3%; and United, craft lager, 4.5% ABV. Both the current Atlanta and Virginia breweries also have their own taplists.

New Realm Brewing Company beers are already available in several Savannah 24 businesses.

When Falcone and Powers, who is also the chief commercial officer at New Realm, decided to start their own company, they knew they needed a renowned brewmaster to be at the forefront. Steele is most known for his takes on the Indian Pale Ale. The author of the book “IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale” and recipient of the Russell Scherer Award for Innovation in Brewing, Steele worked for Anheuser-Busch and Stone Brewing Company before joining New Realm.

“We made a list of who we thought were the top 10 brewers in the world, and we had Mitch on the list,” Falcone said. “We felt like he was a guy who could start with tradition and then twist the hell out of it.”

Falcone also knew great beer should go with great food, and as at their two current locations, the Savannah New Realm needed to be a restaurant as much as a brewery. New Realm appointed international chef Grant McPherson to be its culinary director, who spent a decade in the same role at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and has cooked for celebrities, presidents and British prime ministers over his 30-year career.

“We’re as passionate about our food as we are our beer,” Falcone said. “Grant is very wellknown worldwide – a truly crazy passionate chef. He’s all about food, and [Steele] is all about the beer.”

New Realm offers a casual dining experience highlighted by crafted burgers, sandwiches, tacos and wings.

New Realm will also make use of the distillery equipment left behind by Savannah Spirits.

In 2019, the company began making London Dry Gin, Tennessee Bourbon and gluten-free Vodka.

Falcone said the new building downtown will be different from New Realm’s locations in Atlanta and Virginia Beach. The Whitaker Street building provides a smaller, more intimate venue than the other locations, which have their own production facilities and large outdoor dining platforms. Thanks to local artwork provided by the Savannah College of Art and Design to help decorate the interior, the new restaurant will have a unique Savannah vibe to it.

“It feels like a slice of Savannah,” Falcone said.

Jeff Ash, vice president of food and beverage for New Realm, said each of the three floors will be utilized for an array of occasions: an outdoor patio with a view of downtown, the third floor is perfect for large events, he said, and New Realm can expand beyond casual dining with their menu.

“We can be flexible with our menu,” Ash said. “If they want steak and lobster, we can do steak and lobster.”

Ash was in Savannah last week overseeing the hiring process for the restaurant’s incoming staff. New Realm is looking to bring around 100 new jobs to the Savannah area. A hire for a head chef and a general manager has been made, but New Realm was not ready to announce those names at press time.

Walk-in applicants are welcome and can apply in person from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Realm Brewing Company will be located at 120 Whitaker Street. Visit newrealmbrewing.com.

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Clay shakers, makers

Full-service pottery studio makes a comeback after COVID-19 closing their own thing together.

“I said ‘I’ve got this many kilns, and this many wheels, and this much stuff ’ because ARE YOU WILLING to get down and we kind of just hoard equipment, and Clair dirty? said she had this many wheels, and these Hiding out back at 414 Bonaventure Rd. many kilns,” Patrick said. “And, I thought, is Clayer and Co. pottery studio, owned ‘Well, we kind of have enough to open a stuby Clair “Clayer” Buckner and Shawn dio ... ’” “Co.”Patrick. “ ... so, we found a spot,” Clair added.

Clayer and Co. is a full-service pottery stuBuckner said that she and Patrick lit up dio in Thunderbolt, which invites all pottery like a Christmas tree when they saw their makers, from novice to seasoned ceramicist, current location. They were sold when they local or visitor. They host sixsaw a courtyard that would week long class-courses that allow them to host classes to last for three hours at a time. make Raku, a lead-glazed JapThey also offer an open studio anese earthenware - pottery. for people that just need an The studio’s location preinspiring place to go, a wheel viously hosted a behavioral to work with or someone to health facility, so Patrick fire their work. remodeled it. He knocked Clayer and Co. opened in down walls, removed carpet October 2019 and were all and tiles and sticky stuff from pumped up to service the comthe floor, and he built tables munity of claymakers, just for the shop. months before the global panThe work materials are demic shut everything down. also a product of hard work Two sets of hand mold “We had just been gearing according to the studio ownpottery at Clay and Co. up,” Buckner said. “YMCA ers. Repairs of the kilns and PHOTO BY BUNNY WARE camps were setting up with wheels are done by Patrick. us, a lot of outreach stuff, and “We only brought one then the breaks just got hit so brand new pottery wheel,” we shut down.”

Patrick said. “Everything Fortunately, shortly after else has been acquired and the duo reopened their doors, fixed up and borrowed. So, Buckner said that people conbetween the two of us, we tinuously requested to come, make a pretty good duo so they were packed at their because Clair’s one side of very limited capacity. the business and I’m the “We would allow three other side.” attendees per class,” Buckner “So a lot of sweat, tears, said. and pretty words went into Three eventually turned it,” Clair said. “But, that’s into five or six, but today they what makes it feel so good.” are full force, back in action Buckner said lately many according to Patrick. new people have been comA display of pottery and “We had so many people, ing to make pottery for the ceramics sit in the business. first time. we needed to add a little space,” Buckner said. “While PHOTO BY BUNNY WARE “The key to the business everyone else was contractis fun,” Clair said. “If you’re ing and hunkering down, our people needed going to get up in the morning and do someelbow room so we kicked down another wall, thing you like, don’t do it.” and that’s where Shawn comes in. I have the “I think COVID has taught people that ideas and he has the muscles.” and that’s why classes are booming. People Buckner and Patrick met through a friend are just getting connected, and getting down while Buckner worked for the City of Savan- to earth. Pun intended,” Buckner said. nah’s Department of Cultural Affairs as the ceramics specialist for about nine years. Pat- Clayer and Co. is located at 414 Bonaventure rick began to help Buckner teach the classes. Rd., Thunderbolt. Visit their website clayerco.com for information.

Eventually, the two said they decided to do

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ART PATROL EXHIBITS CONTINUING EXHIBITS

CorkHouse Studio Gallery call for submission

CorkHouse Gallery is pleased to announce a call for the May, June Exhibition - REAWAKENING: Opening Eyes Embracing New Vision! They are looking for one entry per artist, up to three works for consideration. Maximum size would be 864 square inches - 24”x36” as an example, with no minimum size. No entry fee, but those selected will pay a $30 fee - $20 for a two month membership fee, and $10 for a two month exhibition fee.

Free Through March 31 912-677-3456. community@jelinek.com. corkhousegallery.com.

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‘Count Down’ by Rose Simpson

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In Countdown, a major commission of new works by Rose B. Simpson, the artist surpasses the signature human scale typical of her figurative sculptures, bringing bodily forms to an unprecedented totemic stature.

Simultaneously, Simpson further probes the capabilities of sculpture with forays into two-dimensional laser-cut metal formations. These works act as flattened sundials that serve as points of contact to matching vinyl designs placed on the window of each SCAD Museum of Art Jewel Box. $10 general ad-

mission Through June 26 scadmoa.org SCAD Museum of Art 601 Turner Blvd.

‘Star Tap’ by Emily Furr

Furr paints celestial visions that place cool, hard-edged objects within weightless, star-filled voids. $10 general admission May 9 scadmoa.org SCAD Museum of Art 601 Turner Blvd.

Faces of 2020 by Elise Aleman Elise Aleman’s Faces of 2020 is on display at Gallery Espresso.

Through March 31. galleryespresso.com The Gallery Espresso 234 Bull St.

Neosublime at Sulfur Studios

Sulfur Art Services debuts “Neosublime”- a solo exhibition by Kathy Varadi. The exhibition is on display at The Sentient Bean and will be available for view during the shop’s operating hours.

April 27 sentientbean.com.

The Sentient Bean 13 E. Park Ave.

“Revival: A Call for Radical Care” at Sulfur Studios

Curated by Antonia B. Larkin “Revival” is a multifaceted exhibition on display in the Main Gallery of Sulfur Studios.

Through March 28 sulfurstudios.org Sulfur Studios 2301 Bull St.

Tea at the Davenports’ Every Wednesday and Thursday in March, the Davenport House Museum will host tea at 5 p.m.

Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House Museum.

Free 5-6 p.m..

912-236-8097 Davenport House 324 E. State St.

Todd Schroeder: X Rated

Schroeder’s X paintings manifest his ongoing romance with paradox. ‘X - Rated’ is on view through April 10th.

Free admission 912.438.4442 info@laneycontemporary. com.

Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

Youthful Adventures: Growing Up in Photography

Youthful Adventures: Growing Up in Photography seeks to celebrate and complicate views of childhood as a universal stage in life, but one that varies broadly in experience.

Through April 18 telfair.org.

Jepson Center for the Arts 207 West York St.

Ongoing

American Gullah Collection

The “American Gullah Collection” by Sonja Griffin Evans is a traveling exhibit that depicts the unsung pioneers of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and of America.

24-30 ART EXHIBITS AND CLASSES regus.com.

Regus 100 Bull St, Suite 200.

Caribbean, Latin American, and African Art from the 1980s and 1990s

Featuring some of the best known Haitian artists of the day, including Denis Smith, Fortuné Gérard, and Prospère Pierre-Louis.

“Hoppin’” John Martin Taylor is offering part of his collection of folk art as he prepares to move overseas again.

PW Short 414 Whitaker St.

Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America

Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America is an evolving exhibition grounded by works in Telfair’s modern and contemporary collection. telfair.org/jepson Jepson Center for the Arts 207 West York St.

If These Walls Could Talk: 200 Years of William Jay Architecture In the three short years between his arrival from England in 1817 to his departure for Charleston in 1820, William Jay changed the face of Savannah. telfair.org Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences 121 Barnard St.

Interregnum by Daniel E. Smith

This is a series of new works by longtime Savannah artist Daniel E. Smith that seek to define the transitive relationship of change.

Location Gallery at Savannah LGBT Center 1515 Bull St.

Jean Claude Roy

Jean Claude Roy was born in Rochefort-sur-Mer on the west coast of France in 1948. He recalls attending early-morning produce markets with his grandparents and making his first “sculptures” from the colored paper used to wrap apples and oranges. grandbohemiangallery. com The Grand Bohemian Gallery 700 Drayton St.

Savannah Eclectic and More

The art presented by Marty Fall will include an eclectic group of popular local area artists, including watercolors, pastels, acrylics, prints, and more.

La Terra Natural Oils 1520 Bull St. CLASSES ONGOING

Art Classes and Lessons

Drawing and painting classes and private lessons offered by artist Karen Bradley. Call or email for details.

912-507-7138. kbillustration@ mac.com.

Art Classes on Tybee

Tybee Arts Association offers a variety of art classes every week: acrylics, oils, watercolors, stained glass, mosaics, jewelry-making and more. tybeearts.org Tybee Arts Center 7 Cedarwood Dr.

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Service surge

A new initiative by SCAD aims to increase service efforts

BY BRANDY SIMPKINS

SCAD SERVE IS a student-lead community service initiative implemented by the university to bring together the Savannah College of Art and Design community with neighbors and leaders. On March 19, the program had its expansion kickoff which included over 50 students boxing non-perishable items on at SCAD’s “The Hive” residence hall parking garage. On the following day another 100-plus SCAD students, faculty and staff joined together at Sustainable Fellwood and hand-delivered 320 boxes of food to each apartment.

Regular operations of the initiative involve student service coordinators facilitating programs that serve local communities while offering students opportunities to gain valuable life skills. SCAD students work with local agencies in a spirit of cooperation while learning the importance of networking, recruiting, project planning, decision-making, promotion, delegating responsibilities and more.

Though the program is recently expanding, SCAD vice president of Student Financial Services, Scott Linzey, said that community service is nothing new to SCAD. “President Wallace and all of SCAD has a very long history of volunteerism and serving the community. We’ve had a student organization for more than two decades called SERVE,” Linzey said. “That group has done

a variety of things from beach cleanups to clothing drives to many more things to serve the community.”

Though SCAD already has community service programs, Linzey said that the university’s president felt the need to do even more.

“I think with the year 2020, and with the pandemic and all of the associated challenges, Wallace felt the need to do even more than what we have done as a university over the last 40 years,” Linzey said.

SCAD said Wallace, also the founder, worked with SCAD leadership during the last eight months ideating and creating this mission.

Through active engagement and volunteerism, SCAD SERVE seeks to make a meaningful impact in the university’s hometowns of Atlanta and Savannah on four critical areas of need: food, clothing, shelter and the environment.

“We felt like there was a need to focus on the areas that most sustain and support life so we decided to focus on food, clothing, shelter, and then probably the most ubiquitous needs of all communities is the improvement or sensitivities of the environment.”

The first two big projects by SERVE will be an upcoming food donation event in a west Savannah community and converting one of their buildings in the historic district to workforce housing.

Visit SCAD.edu for details.

Georgia Southern University invites applicants for the following vacancies on the Armstrong campus:

Veterans Project Coordinator - JOB ID 224865 Director of Development - Development Executive Director - JOB ID 224902 Please visit the Georgia Southern University employment website and complete the application process at http://apptrkr.com/2187110 The application process must be completed by the deadline to be considered. Georgia is an open records state.

Individuals in need of reasonable accommodations under the ADA to participate in the search process should notify Human Resources: (912) 478-6947. Georgia Southern University is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veteran employer.

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SAVANNAH CELEBRATES ST. PADDY’S AT FLOTILLA Savannah community members celebrate Irish heritage with the inaugural Shamrock Ships Flotilla and Soiree March 17 at the Savannah Convention Center on Hutchinson Island. Boats floated past the convention center by way of the Savannah River as guests looked for their favorite to vote on and enjoyed the food trucks and sponsors’ tents at the soiree.

Above: Chris Sweat, left, Chris Waters, Nicole Casino, Anna Riggs and Craig Landolt enjoy the festivities of the Shamrock Ships Flotilla and Soiree March 17 at the Savannah Convention Center.

A flotilla and soiree attendee sits with his pet as they enjoy the soiree at the Savannah Convention Center.

The Shamrock Ships Flotilla judging team discuss their decisions March 17 at the flotilla.

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Larry Kenny dresses to impress at the soiree.

Members of the Irish Dancers of Savannah entertain guests at the Shamrock Ships flotilla.

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Jennifer Graham, left, Jay and Alicia Wilson and Kate Blair await the silent auction.

Savannah community members join the party and silent auction at Ghost Coast Distillery.

‘ALMOST THERE’ PARTY BENEFITS LOCAL AREA FOSTER CHILDREN Savannah Chatham County Court Appointed Special Advocates hold their “Almost There” Silent Auction Party March 11 at Ghost Coast Distillery in preparation for Dancing with the Savannah Stars 2021, to be held April 9 at Victory North.

Jackie Jackson , CASA board member, mingles with a guest at the event.

Jennifer Graham, CASA, center, Julie Sywassink, left, and Kapri Taylor, Ghost Coast Distillery, spend time enjoying the event March 11 at the distillery.

Faith Arner, CASA volunteer, left, and auction and party guest await the festivities.

Attendees cheers their cups at the party and silent auction at Ghost Coast.

The staff at Ghost Coast Distillery serve up libations at the ‘Almost There’ party.

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