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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2017

89 57 For the Long Haul

69 Twist and Shout

79 Piano Man

98 Taking the Field

106 Season Tickets

After two decades, Drive-By Truckers aren’t slowing down anytime soon.

Musically inspired cocktails will keep the festive spirit kickin’ this fall.

Chris Robinson plays the night away for the perfect dining experience.

Teens fine-tune their leadership skills through marching band.

Music societies and symphonies prepare for their 2017-2018 seasons.

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150 Frederica Stables Drive

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261 Redfern Village St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912.634.8466 Publisher Editor Marketing Director Digital Director

Buff Leavy Bethany Leggett Becky Derrick Nick Nichols

Contributing Photographers

Tamara Gibson Bobby Haven Emily Hines Ryan Hines

Contributing Writers Lindsey Adkison Dana Brown Anna Hall Bud Hearn Dr. Carlton Hicks Emily Hines Buddy Hughes Contributing Designers

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Please include an email address and telephone number. Submit by email to the editor, Bethany Leggett: bleggett@goldenislesmagazine.com or by mail to the St. Simons Island address above. Only work accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope will be returned.

Advertising Information regarding advertising and rates is available by contacting Becky Derrick by phone at 912.634.8408 or by email at bderrick@goldenislesmagazine.com All content is copyright of Golden Isles Magazine, a publication of Brunswick News Publishing Company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without express written permission from the publisher. We have sought to ensure accuracy and completeness of the content herein, but neither Golden Isles Magazine nor the publisher assumes responsibility for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or other inconsistencies, including those related to quotations. We reserve the right to refuse advertising. All advertisements appearing herein are accepted and published on the representation that the advertiser is properly authorized to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. All ads are paid advertisements and/or gifts given as part of a contractual agreement regarding Brunswick News Publishing Company. Neither Golden Isles Magazine nor the publisher is responsible for any statements, claims, or representations made by contributing writers, columnists, or photographers.

Golden Isles Magazine and the publisher are also not responsible for anyone’s reliance on the content included in the publication. All projects described in this publication are for private, noncommercial use only. No right for commercial use or exploitation is given or implied.

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editor’s {note}

We got the beat at GIM Do you love music? I know I can hardly function without it.

There’s nothing that can get me through a bad day better than the right playlist. No car trip can be insufferable with the right jams. Show tunes are my go-to for traffic nightmares. Ready to entertain friends with a dinner party?

Ray Charles, Amos Lee, or The Lumineers are all solid choices to have playing softly in the background.

And if I’m on deadline, the headphones go in as I turn on the perfect balance of ambient mixers and classical string music to power me through. It’s taken me years to get the right combination, but I have it down to a science now.

So, when it came time for this special music edition, you could fly me to the moon with the fun I was ready to have.

You see, we have our themes picked out almost a year in advance — so I’ve been ready to pump up the jam for nine months.

That is, until a seemingly harmless idea to put together a reader’s poll about favorite hits from different decades turned into a Spotify battle of wits.

The Redfern Village office of Golden Isles Magazine has never been so divided. What’s normally a lovely place to work turned into a battlefield of Pat Benatar proportions.

Diatribes have been spoken about Madonna’s musical prowess versus her infamous feuds. Recitations of “Ice, Ice, Baby” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” continued ad nauseam. Emoji-filled texts awoke me as coworkers tried to convince me why this song or that artist was the best of all time. Heads up: I’m not a morning person, so this strategy was less than successful.

The polls went live … and then the game was on. I was certain Beatlemania would carry “Hey, Jude” to the top of the 1960s poll — I was wrong. In fact, I was wrong about the leader of every decade poll when the results came in (You can see which songs won starting on page 28). I am still reeling that Spice Girls fell behind Counting Crows by one single vote. I wannabe right, people. I really really really wannabe right on that one.*

Editor Bethany Leggett at the magazine’s office in Redfern Village. Photo by Brooke Roberts Photography.

All may be fair in love and war … but not music. With music, you lose yourself in the moment. And that can be a good thing — unless you put money on decade poll winners.

Stay groovy my friends, *Marketing Director Becky Derrick would like me to mention that she has “great taste in music and successfully picked three out of the four winners in the decade categories.”

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Q AN INFORMATIVE LINEUP OF THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE GOLDEN ISLES

THE SOUNDS OF SHRIMP AND GRITS WORDS BY ANNA HALL

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he Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival has become a staple for the Golden Isles as thousands come to enjoy the outdoor activities.

Yet, the food-laced festivities are filled with more than just generous portions of the namesake that’s served all weekend long from September 15 to 17.

mouthwatering shrimp and grits versions offered on the Riverfront Lawn and venture over to the food truck paradise, their ears will be just as fulfilled as their hunger for great flavor. A menagerie of musicians will be staged throughout the festival, on the grounds of the Jekyll Island Historic District, all playing their own genres. And crowds, there will be.

As crowds fill their plates with samples of the different

Communications manager for Jekyll Island Authority,

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Jessica Scott is expecting to see the largest number of folks this year, bringing in more than 45,000 guests to the island. “This is anticipated to be the biggest crowd we have ever had at Shrimp and Grits, and that’s so exciting. It means people are not only coming back, but we are also adding to the crowd,” Scott says.

“You simply can’t ask for a better way to promote our island and our whole area. We have a lot planned, and we’re ready for our crowds to enjoy all of it. The music this year really wraps it all up. It is that extra piece that lets people sit, eat, and enjoy some great entertainment, which is just what is planned.”

Jamie Renee Walker and her band, Jamie Renee and the Walkers, are planning along the same lines. Now featured at the festival for their third year, Walker and her crew have delighted Shrimp and Grits-goers with their mix of jazzy, folk music. “If we perform like last year, there will be rave reviews,” Walker says.

“This is an excellent event to perform at and we were so excited when, directly after our last year’s show, they asked us to return. I love playing at this festival. We have an unusual sound. We have blues, jazz, folk, soul, pop, and who knows what. It’s fun and it’s inviting.”

What’s the key to maintaining her cool in the heat of the summer at the festival? Walker has two tools on hand: both are fans.

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“Well, I have a huge fan that I keep on stage, which helps keep me and the band cool when it’s like a million degrees outside.

But I also have fans in the crowd, folks who cheer us on; and when you have a supportive crowd, that means everything,” she says.

This year, Walker will still be singing and playing her signature ukulele with bandmates Cliff Bragdon on the bass guitar; Michael Alongi on guitar and vocals; and Chuck Reinas on saxophone, keyboard, and vocals. Slated for a top slot at the Riverfront Lawn Stage from 5:30 to 7 p.m., She’s expecting another exciting year, with both new and loyal fans in the crowd.

“Our band is a little taste of everything, and we are so happy to be on the Riverfront Lawn Stage again,” she says. “We love playing on the island to both locals and new guests. To share our sound with all these folks, it’s a great place to be.”

Walker and Co. have come to know the region’s best performing sites well, playing at venues such as ECHO on St. Simons and a Little Light Music series at the St. Simons lighthouse lawn. But Walker keeps the Jekyll festival close to her heart. “I love listening to all of the bands that play during the weekend. I make a whole weekend out of it. Playing is great, and experiencing all the

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festivities of the event is an added benefit,” she says. “Between the shrimp and grits dishes, and the addition of the beer festival, plus all the great vendors, what’s not to love? It’s always a great time.

Playing at this festival will never get old.”

Suzy and the Bird Dogs bandmates Chris Brown and Greg Alread feel the same way. Along with fellow Bird Doggers Suzy Fletcher, Erik Fletcher, and Stephen May, the folk-country-rock band from Brunswick will be back on the Riverfront Lawn Stage this year.

“This will be our second year at Shrimp and Grits, and we had such a great time last year. We were thrilled when, almost immediately after the 2016 show, they called and invited us back,” Brown says.

“The heat can be a challenge, but the enthusiasm of the crowd makes it well worth it.”

At last year’s festival, Alread and Brown also enjoyed their time off the stage as did thousands of others. “Having so many music options to go along with all the food and beer options, which is a major reason why so many folks are drawn to this festival … it is just a weekend of huge Southern hospitality and a solid showing of entertainment. We can’t wait to get up on stage, and then off to see what all is happening,” Alread says.

Along with all the shrimp-tacular tastes, the craft brew section will also attract fans. This year, both venues will be extended, as the

craft brew arena has outgrown its former space in the Morgan Center. It will now be featured in its own pavilion, including lawn games and additional entertainment options.

The Riverfront Lawn concert venue will be situated in the center of the Shrimp and Grits tasting area and proves to be a solid venue for guest to dine, drink, and hear samples of local and regional music, Scott says. Overall, some 15 bands are scheduled for sets on the lawn throughout the weekend, with other local favorites including Squirt Gun, Backbeat Boulevard, Bonnie Blue, and the Pine Box Dwellers.

But Scott advises guests not to limit themselves to just one music section. Bands and artists will be performing throughout the grounds for the three-day festival, with other concert stages including Skeet House Stage, a Main Stage area, and at the Craft Brew tent.

“This is such a great event to showcase local and regional talent, both in food, in music, and in artistry,” Scott says. “Between the featured food vendors, the featured artists, the Frisbee dogs, the kid’s area, and the great musical talent, we have something for everyone at every age.”

“This festival continues to grow, and it is for a reason. Our schedule this year just keeps getting bigger and fuller. It’s because it is so much fun and so entertaining,” she says.

The Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival will go from September 15 to 17 in the Historic District. For more information about the festival and the bands slated to take stage, visit jekyllisland.com.

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he 6th annual St. Simons Island Food and Spirits Festival is right around the corner. The five-day homage to the finest in coastal cuisine, wine, beer, spirits, and entertainment will take place from October 4 to 8 and is presented by The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort.

Events will include: Southern Soul Barbeque’s FIREBOX BBQ on the Bluff Invitational on October 5. This new event is the quintessential Southern experience with the best chefs and pitmasters from all over the country. Chefs from Southern Soul Barbeque, Fox Bros Bar-B-Q, Peg Leg Porker, Home Team BBQ, Barbeque Hall of Fame member Mike Mills, Amy Mills, and more will make this a party you won’t want to miss.

Guests can also celebrate the fall season with Flights and Bites on October 6. Welcoming another new culinary adventure, the night will feature coastal food offerings from some of the finest restaurants in the Golden Isles. Guests will stroll through the aviation hangar with exciting food and beverage tastings. With the finals of

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the 2017 Coastal Stir competition, guests will also be able to vote for their favorite bartender’s cocktail.

Enjoy Tasting Under the Oaks on October 7, with unlimited beverage tastings, countless food offerings, kids zone, live music, Chef Showdown, and more mixed amongst the popular Artisan and Farmers Market. It’s a day under the oaks that the entire family will love!

The St. Simons Food and Spirits Festival is a nonprofit organization that gives back to the community by raising funds and awareness for Hospice of the Golden Isles. More than 50 of the Southeast’s award-winning chefs will participate alongside beverage experts and popular culinary personalities. Several high-profile participants in the festival lineup include event cofounders Griffin Bufkin and Harrison Sapp of Southern Soul Barbeque; King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort Chef de Cuisine James Flack; and Chef Jernard Wells of the Food Network.

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You may just get the chance to at the annual CoastFest on the first Saturday in October. This year’s event on October 7, organized by the Georgia Coastal Management Program, brings more than 80 environmental, educational, and research exhibitors to the grounds of the Coastal Resources Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The fun begins at 10 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. For more information, go online to coastalgadnr.org/CoastFest.

Taste of the Vine is back and ready to raise funds for Coastal Coalition for Children’s programs. This year’s event, which will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on September 24 at Georgia Sea Grill, hopes to surpass last year’s total of $32,000.

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Get your walking shoes ready for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s of the Golden Isles on October 14 at Neptune Park on St. Simons Island. More than 300 people are expected to attend this year’s event, which raises funds to fight the disease that affects 140,000 Georgians and 519,000 caregivers in the state. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a ceremony at 10 a.m., and the three-mile walk follows at 10:30 a.m. For more information, go to georgiawalk.org.

The Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 32nd Annual Four-Man Scramble at the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort on September 15. The annual event includes lunch, ball drop, and an award ceremony at the end of the day. Entry registrations are due

by September 8. Go online to brunswickgoldenisleschamber.com for more information.

Football isn’t the only showdown coming at the end of October.

The Georgia-Florida Golf Classic will bring the rivalry to the putting green on Jekyll Island. This decades-long tradition, in its 38th year, will run October 25 to 27 at the Jekyll Island Golf Club. The tournament costs $220 per player.

For more information, go to jekyllisland.com.

Glynn Visual Arts is celebrating its 47th annual Art Under the Oaks festival on September 23 and 24. The two-day arts and crafts fair at Postell Park at the Pier Village on St. Simons Island will bring around 70 artists from across the South. Photography, sculptures, ceramics, glass, and more will fill booths around the outdoor festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Live music, a kid’s art station, and food vendors are also planned. For more information, go to glynnvisualarts.org.

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Golden Isles Arts and Humanities is kicking off the 20172018 Season at The Ritz with the world renowned TAYLOR 2, the touring ensemble of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. “The dances we’re performing at the Ritz Theatre showcase the brilliance of Paul Taylor in a variety of dance styles and themes,” says John Tomlinson, executive Director of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation.

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The 17th Annual International Night Out will begin at 6 p.m. on September 22 at the Morgan Center on Jekyll Island. The menu will feature cuisine from Scandinavia, France, and Greece along with American fare, wine pairings, and international beers. Entertainment will include Michael Hulett along with Stan Walker with the Coastal Empire Orchestra. Tickets are $100. For details, go to seafarerscenter.org.

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1960s 1. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967) 2. “Hey Jude” by The Beatles (1968)

“This is one of my favorite Beatles’ songs. I literally cannot stop myself from singing along— even if others are around.”

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o matter the occasion, there is a playlist out there to pull you through. Try our “Good Time/Good Vibes” list for an al fresco dinner party. Or pick up a mic and challenge your friends to a karaoke battle with these iconic classic mashups.

You can stream these playlists on Spotify. Find us [@goldenislesmag] and push play for some sweet tunes.

Good Times / Good Vibes 1. “Forever Young” by Bob Dylan 2. “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison 3. “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett 4. “You are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne 5. “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles 6. “Stand By Me” by Otis Redding 7. “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley and The Wailers 8. “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show 9. “Love Train” by The O’Jays 10. “Coming Home” by Leon Bridges

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1. Air Guitar Riffs: “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen 2. Showtune Showstoppers: “Let it Go” from Frozen vs. “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast 3. Women Who Rock: “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett vs. “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar 4. Groovy Love Songs: “Burning Love” by Elvis Presley vs. “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison

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Weekend warriors, get ready for a slamming fall schedule of festivals that celebrate the good life with music, food, and fun. Whether you attend Southern Grown on Sea Island, Shrimp and Grits on Jekyll, or make the pilgrimage to Atlanta for Music Midtown, fashionable attire can bring style and comfort for outdoor listening. Choose your favorite from these curated looks that will help you stand out in the crowd.

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Festival Checklist Heading to a festival? Check out our list of what to do or avoid in order to have a great concert experience.

DO some research to find out if the festival organizers have bag-size restrictions. The same goes for lawn chairs, umbrellas, etc.

A little advance notice will make sure you don’t have to dump anything at the entrance or make the long trek back to the vehicle.

DON’T forget to bring bug repellent and sunscreen. Most outdoor venues will spray for bugs in advance, but that isn’t always a guarantee. Putting a few bug spray wipes in your purse could save you from swatting or scratching through a performance.

DO make sure your belongings don’t take up too much room if you are near the stage. This is as much for your benefit as others. People will push toward the stage, and that means they will likely step on your blankets or towels. Don’t bring anything you don’t mind getting dirty or knocked over.

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DON’T forget to find out where the restrooms will be. You may find the line shortest when the opening act starts to end as people get ready for the headliners. Just make sure you have a friend to save your spot on the field.

DO sing-a-long to your favorite songs, just make sure you never try to sound louder than the musicians themselves. You can’t, and those around you won’t appreciate it.

DON’T get dehydrated, especially if you are drinking alcohol. Many festivals will have watering stations or may permit a water bottle, although many organizers limit or prohibit outside food and beverages.

DO have a great time and take some photos.

DON’T spend the entire time capturing videos. Part of the concert experience is watching the band perform live. Don’t miss out because you were trying to save every song on your phone or camera.

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HGI is the only hospice in Georgia to achieve this national designation all five years it has been awarded and is the only local hospice recognized this year. “Our hospice team is proud to be recognized as a top performer, ranking among the very best hospice programs in the nation, for five years in a row. We are grateful that local families rate our hospice care so highly and would recommend our hospice to all in our community who need the special care we provide.�

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“Georgia on My Mind”

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rom the Mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey, to the fathers of Southern rock, the Allman Brothers, Georgia musicians have been pioneering America’s music movements across genres and generations. Names like James Brown, Little Richard, Otis Redding, the B-52s, Outkast, Luke Bryan, Casting Crowns, Usher, and more have inspired musicians all around the world and kept Georgia — and its music — on our minds.

Nearly 20,000 INDIVIDUALS work in various aspects of Georgia’s

music industry.

Georgia’s music industry is booming with an annual

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Decorative, custom looks expand at Decorum WORDS BY BETHANY LEGGETT

From floor to ceiling, Marie Stubbs is putting her mark on kitchens, closets, and bathrooms across the Golden Isles as Decorum Designer Cabinetry and Flooring expands to include a renovation option for clients wanting assistance in pulling a room together.

“In the past, we did countertops, flooring, and cabinets. But we spend so much time getting to know our customers and what they are wanting to do, we decided to help our customers with their projects from start to finish,” Stubbs says. “We offer them free design and consultation.

We have a very talented group of contractors as well as our in-house design team that we work with to make our customers’ visions a reality.”

The design service is only offered to clients purchasing cabinets, countertops, or flooring at Decorum.

Stubbs isn’t looking to offer design plans independently of the Brunswick business she runs with husband, John.

Instead, the extra design input is a way to capitalize on projects they are involved in.

Offering a design perspective comes naturally to Stubbs. She likes to walk through a space to get a feel for how it will be used and how it flows into other areas of the home.

Many homeowners are looking for renovations to open up floorplans and update older structures with modern design schemes, Stubbs says.

“Lots of older homes are so chopped up. I try to utilize the space more efficiently. I don’t think people used the space they had in the ’70s and ’80s. We want open and airy now,” she says. “I like continuity, so I want to see what flooring and textures are in the nearby rooms that will be seen once a wall comes down.”

Whether it’s removing ceiling lights or adding subway tiles for a backsplash, smaller spaces can feel expansive with the right alterations, Stubbs says.

And it doesn’t just apply to kitchens.

Bathrooms are getting rid of bulky bathtubs for expanded shower areas.

Closets now include amenities such as islands and organized drawers.

Once one room is updated, Stubbs finds many times her clients return

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with a new area they want to tackle next.

Renovations aren’t the only new thing for Decorum. The company is also offering custom wood cabinetry to fulfill customer orders that require a special touch.

Custom cabinets can be created to fit specific dimensions, whereas semi-custom cabinetry options come in various paints and styles while maintaining modular sizes. Fillers can be used to fit a semi-custom piece into a non-generic area if needed, John Stubbs says, and most people choose semi-custom for price.

But there are some spaces that work better with custom cabinets.

For example, a small closet where a customer may want 40 inches of drawers will need custom cabinetry since semi-custom is only available up to 30 inches. Decorum’s custom options would solve that problem easily, and the design and drawing of the cabinet is free.

“Custom is really a new venture for us. We’ve never offered custom cabinetry before; it’s always been semi-custom,” John Stubbs says.

“Most cases are better semi-custom than custom [for the price]; but if they really want custom cabinets, we can do that now.”

Decorum has long been a seller of KraftMaid Vantage products, a highquality cabinetry line that is available in many colors with a lifetime finish, but the price point is high. For those wanting a special color to match the rest of their kitchen, Decorum will also begin selling unpainted wood cabinets for customers to paint on their own. “We do have people come in that are artistic and want to paint the cabinets themselves, especially those who like DIY,” says Marie Stubbs. “This will be perfect for a special look that’s affordable.”

At the end of the day, the Stubbs are excited to be offering more ways to help their clients’ vision come to life.

“We take the time to get to know our clients, and we can now help them get exactly what they want,” Marie Stubbs says.

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Exactly How Often Should My Child Have an Eye Exam?

O WORDS BY DR. CARLTON HICKS

ver the years, there has been a lot of conflicting information shared about eye exams for children. Should they be done once every three years? Is the screening at school enough?

Just as technology has changed our daily lives, changes in modern living and learning methods have resulted in new recommendations for eye care for our children.

If you have been to a school recently, you know that technology is everywhere. Chalkboards are gone and have been replaced

by LCD projectors and white boards. Even some textbooks are no longer available in print; students are able to read them only on their laptop or tablet. And then, students go home and spend more time doing their homework on a screen or playing games.

My patients have heard me say that preliminary research points to a potential long-term hazard from the effects of too much screen time. Consistent exposure to HEV, or blue light, may be linked to long-term vision issues, such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.

All of this increased screen time in young lives means parents should be more aware of the health of their child’s eyes. A child’s vision is especially important because more than 80 percent of everything they perceive, comprehend, and remember depends on the quality of their vision. Vision problems — such as lazy eye, poor eye-hand coordination, and being unable to move or track their eyes together and focus on information — can hinder their ability to learn. These problems can exist even if the results of their school screenings are 20/20 vision.

The new guidelines recommend a full and comprehensive eye examination each and every year; previously, the AOA had recommended that children have exams once every two years.

According to the research, preschool-age children should receive at least one in-person comprehensive eye and vision examination between the ages of 3 and 5 to prevent or diagnose and treat any eye or vision conditions that may affect visual development.

One-in-five preschoolers have vision problems, and 25 percent will wear corrective lenses.

The old-fashioned method of standing at the end of a hall, covering one eye, and reading an eye chart is just not sufficient anymore. Children with existing vision conditions require a thorough comprehensive examination. Routine vision screenings offered at a school or a pediatrician’s office are just not thorough enough.

In their initial stages, many vision and eye health conditions lack obvious signs or symptoms. While these screenings detect acuity issues nearly 100 percent of the time, they miss up to 75 percent of other conditions. And, if problems are detected, 61 percent of children will not receive appropriate follow-up, which is why the AOA urges parents to stick to an annual exam schedule.

A comprehensive eye examination includes tests for visual interpretation; muscle balance and movement; color vision; depth perception; and visual field.

Some additional updates to the guidelines include information on myopia; eye injury and protection; the benefit outdoor exposure has on vision; ultraviolet radiation; and blue light protection. To learn more, visit aoa.org.

As a past president of the Georgia Optometric Association, I was interested to read the new clinical pediatric guidelines from the American Optometric Association. Based on a three-year systematic review by the AOA Evidenced-Based Optometry Committee, these new guidelines replace ones issued 15 years ago.

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I was amazed to learn that an estimated $5.9 billion was spent in 2012 on vision loss and eye disorders for youngsters 18 and under, according to the new study. It is impossible to say for sure, but I can’t help but wonder if some of that money could have been saved if the children impacted had been examined at a younger age, and their conditions diagnosed earlier.

These new and updated guidelines remind us that more routine visits lead to early detection and prevention in eye health and overall health issues.

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Soaking Things In WORDS

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rains and sponges have something in common: They require squeezing on a regular basis to remain useful.

Sponges are simple, utilitarian tools. Our household has lots of them; big ones, small ones, all colors. They’re mainly used for cleaning dirty dishes, a simple task requiring little brain function, which explains why men are sometimes assigned to do it. The effort on the cerebral cortex ranks right up there with watching “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

In our home, she cooks; I clean. It’s a equitable division of labor.

She once suggested I move further up the food chain, like reading a recipe and following directions.

It was an ill-conceived idea. Marital bliss cannot coexist with such experiments. Meat cleavers are simply overkill for mincing garlic cloves.

Cleaning the kitchen will relieve any brain of the day’s accumulation of clutter … personal insults, injustices, and outright rejections. My utensil of choice is the long-handled scrub brush, not a soggy sponge.

A bloated blue sponge that floats around arrogantly in dull dishwater is repugnant. Splashing around in a sudsy sink will age hands in just minutes, not to mention the destruction of good nails. Moreover, no man would be caught dead wearing an apron and elbow-length yellow rubber gloves.

Like everything, there’s a protocol to proper dishwashing. Women write the instruction manual. What’s it to a man if an occasional dried rice kernel or two remains stuck to the wall of a supposedly washed pot? No big deal. And who ever looks at the bottoms of pots and pans? (Women, that’s who!)

For men, many of life’s lessons on proper cleanliness originate down on some creek bank. The brains of young boys are like sponges, absorbent and adaptive. The idea of acceptable cleanliness of cooking utensils is formed on camp-outs and fishing expeditions.

Cleanliness is a relative term.

Grease and germs that dare to dangle in a pan after frying fish or bacon are exterminated by the simplest method: fire. After that, a wad of swamp mud rubs off the remainder of germ holdovers. Then a quick dip in whatever water is handy. No sponges necessary.

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Somehow, along the way, men progress beyond fire and mud and live to tell about it. They’re now beholden to detergents. It’s more refined, says the Kitchen Queen, who inspects everything under the glare of a harsh, halogen spotlight. Re-washing is frequent.

After washing, my tendency is to pick up the sodden sponge with tongs and fling it into the dishwasher. But Madame Decorum demands it be rinsed and squeezed, until all soaked-up grime and remnants of its day has been removed. It’s a mindless process.

After last night’s thorough bout of rinsing and squeezing, my sponge is now an empty receptacle. It’s ready to absorb some more dirt from the next duty. I am about to put it away when I hear The Voice speak.

“Hey, let me give your brain a big squeeze.

Then learn the parable of the sponge.”

Do you ever hear voices? I listen.

Suddenly I feel a little squeeze.

I ask The Voice if it washes dishes, too.

It answers. “Sort of. I scrub and squeeze out the daily layered-up brain debris you accumulate. Your brain seems to be a glutton for goop.”

I want to argue, but my defense is weak.

I ask it to please refrain from any future squeezing. I relish the rubbish of my past.

It defines me. I carry it everywhere. It’s like a security blanket. To squeeze it out, why, I’d be an empty vessel. I imagine demons moving into the vacancy and setting up house in my cerebral gray matter.

Brains might seem like sieves, but they record everything.

The Voice dredges up a reminder of my long-forgotten lust for applesauce as a kid. I’d overpower my younger brother and beat him out of his. My dad finally got fed up and forced-fed me an entire can. I hate apples to this day.

Everything in life seems to work towards a meaningful conclusion. I consider hearing this parable of the sponge a turning point in life.

Now when I hold a sponge in my hand I see myself. A good squeeze every day is a remedial event.

From now on, dishwashing will ever be sacramental. Keep squeezing.

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S U G A R M A R S H C O T TA G E D E L I G H T S

Sugar Marsh Cottage owner Dale Potts, right, with Sugar Marsh staff member Olesya Braun.

W I T H C O N F E C T I O N A R Y C R E AT I O N S WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BETHANY LEGGETT

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t’s early afternoon, and I stare at the platter of applewood bacon, toasted bread, and chunks of cheese perched on the corner table of Dale Potts’ office.

I’m ready to dive in, but Potts has stepped into the kitchen to retrieve the pièce de résistance for the meal: melted chocolate.

Returning to the sunlit room, she forms a tower of molten chocolate, crispy bacon, and crumbling Stilton cheese on buttered bread before handing over the plate with a soon-to-be-needed napkin. What may sound like a tastebud disaster transforms into a delicious, mouthwatering experience with layers hitting like waves on the tongue. Velvety rich notes of cocoa blend into the creaminess of the cheese that matches the saltiness of the bacon.

Lunchtime never tasted so sweet.

The owner of Sugar Marsh Cottage conceived the recipe after her husband, Charlie, came back from London raving about a chocolate sandwich he had eaten. She decided to add an American twist — bacon and cheese — and voila. Now she uses the recipe to entertain, switching to French bread rounds for hor d’oeuvres, to delight friends.

It’s this sense of adventure that has led Potts to a successful career as a confectioner with a creative bent to her masterpieces.

Delectable Sugar Marsh Cottage concoctions include sea salt caramel bon bons, merlot truffle with Chambord ganache, and bestselling shortbread cookies in the shape of a shell and dipped in a variety of flavors.

“At Sugar Marsh Cottage, we have imaginative style with exceptional taste. It’s all about the extraordinary ways we can come up with something new with our artisan chocolates, toffees, and cookies,” Potts says.

She opened the confectionary business in Atlanta before moving full-time to Darien in 2010, although the seaside town in McIntosh County has always been part of the Sugar Marsh story. “Darien was the inspiration for the the company’s seashell design. We always knew we would land here at some point,” Potts says.

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Although cottage implies a small operation, Potts and her crew of seven employees run Sugar Marsh from a stately home that has been converted into a Southern baking haven on picturesque Franklin Street in Darien.

Expanded kitchens fill a large portion of the first floor that also includes a shop that’s open to the public throughout the week.

Still, the retail portion of the business is only about 25 percent of the overall structure.

The wholesale contracts for businesses up and down the Southeastern coast account for the major portion of Sugar Marsh Cottage’s tasty inventory. And soon, Potts will expand digitally with an online e-commerce shop where the public can order from a set menu.

“It’s a little intimidating, but we are prepared for it. It’s exciting,” she says.

Just this year, Potts created 21 new flavor combinations that she presented to The Breakers, where Sugar Marsh Cottage provides the sweets for the Palm Beach luxury hotel. New combinations include shortbread shells dipped in key lime glaze with strawberry drizzled on top; and champagne-flavored cookies dipped in chocolate and drizzled with strawberry. Potts will change up the flavors for fall, even adding a pumpkin spice option for a limited time.

“Customers expect freshness and new flavors,” Potts says. And she delivers — but not without extensive research and development.

“We can come up with a coating sometimes and put it on a cookie, and it gets totally lost. So we do extensive R and D because we want the pairings to be phenomenal.”

Whether destined for the shop or a hotel room pillow, the daily demand is no small task and expected grow once the online marketplace goes live. Currently, Sugar Marsh Cottage goes through 100 pounds of chocolate in a week and 1,000 cookies a day.

Whether it’s dark, milk, or white, there’s a chocolate out there for everyone’s tastes. And thanks to the talented hands of Dale Potts, I know mine just happens to come on a sandwich with bacon and cheese on top.

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Applewood Bacon, Stilton, & Chocolate Sandwiches This is a delicious brunch sandwich that will wow your guests.

All of the distinctive flavors come together for a mouthwatering treat for the senses. If you want to expand the recipe for a larger party, substitute French bread rounds to make petite, open-faced hors d’oeuvres. And for those who don’t like Stilton, blue cheese can be used instead.

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INGREDIENTS 4 SLICES OF HAND-CUT CRUSTY WHITE BREAD SOFT SALTED BUTTER FOR SPREADING 3 OZ. 64 PERCENT CACAO DARK CHOCOLATE 8 SLICES OF THICK CUT APPLEWOOD BACON STILTON CHEESE, CRUMBLED DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cook bacon in large frying pan until done, and set aside. Soften butter at room temperature for spreading. Break up chocolate into fairly small pieces and melt in microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval. Make sure chocolate is completely melted with no lumps remaining.

Lightly toast bread in oven on both sides. Then, butter the bread on one side. Place the melted chocolate on the unbuttered side and top with four pieces of bacon. Finish with a generous crumbling of Stilton cheese. Lay the remaining toasted buttered bread on top and press firmly. Enjoy!

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he name may not be familiar when you first hear it, but there is a good chance you’ve seen KnockerBall in person or online without knowing what it was called. If you’ve seen people wearing what looks like a clear bubble on their upper torso while bouncing into each other, then you have seen KnockerBall.

William Duggan, affiliate owner of the KnockerBall chain in Brunswick, says being inside one is like being in a “life saver or round doughnut.”

“It’s a ball of air, basically, made out of pliable rubber or plastic that has eight chambers,” Duggan says. “Your head is clear at the top; it’s open at the top. It’s got shoulder straps and handles. And you basically bounce into people with your legs hanging out from the bottom.”

Whether at parties, church events, or just pay-and-play in a local park, KnockerBall has drawn a lot of interest this summer. Duggan had more than 200 people in KnockerBalls in just two days around the July Fourth holiday.

“People enjoy the thrill of being able to bounce and not get hurt,” Duggan says. “You tell most people I do KnockerBall and 99.9 percent of people say ‘What’s that?’ And when I show them my car with a KnockerBall in it, 100 percent of them go ‘Oh yeah’ because they’ve seen it on YouTube or the internet.”

Some like to use the KnockerBalls to play soccer while others just enjoy being able to bounce around in a unique state of weightlessness and invulnerability.

It’s also quite a workout. “Most people are wiped out by five minutes,” he says. “If I let them go over to six or seven minutes, they’re falling out of the balls after they’re done. It’s a workout like you’ve never had before.”

Along with the cardio aspects of running around, Duggan says getting in a KnockerBall also requires using pretty much all of your body’s muscles. “You get bounced around and feel like you’re

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floating — getting bounced around and upside down — and then you’re back on your feet like nothing ever happened,” he says.

Duggan, a full-time Glynn County police officer, had an off-duty gig making $20 an hour on a 12-hour shift.

When he came across KnockerBall on Facebook and started doing some research, he found out the nearest affiliates to Brunswick were in Jacksonville and Hilton Head Island.

“I started looking to see where it is around here, and I didn’t see any close by,” he says. “Then I saw ‘Become an affiliate;’ and I researched the safety of it, the time, the investment, and the return.

I said ‘You know what, I can go out, work 12 hours, and make $1,000 or more; and here I am wasting my whole day, wearing a gun belt and looking over my shoulder worrying about what’s going on.’”

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He’s even helping out his fellow law enforcement officers. “I’m on as a regular event at FLETC,” Duggan says. “If it takes off, they’d like to have me out there twice a month for their students to give them something to do.” If Duggan has a say in it, KnockerBall is here to stay in Southeast Georgia.

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The music had drawn the bird closer to the window. When Maria Callas began to trill her notes, he cocked his head and started to sing along. It was pure joy to watch him sing. Of course, her friends were skeptical and came prepared to be disappointed; but he came right in and began his concert for them. He added twists to the song with extra noises from his repertoire. He added sounds of a piano, a Northern Cardinal, tree frogs, crickets, a squeaky wheelbarrow, and a ringing phone.

The Northern Mockingbird is a mimic thrush. We have three mimic thrushes here in Georgia. The other two are the Gray Catbird and our state bird, the Brown Thrasher. Neither is any competition for the Northern Mockingbird where singing is concerned. Through the years, scientists have studied the mockingbird’s song. One study recorded a mockingbird singing the songs of 55 other avian species in one hour; another study had a bird mimicking 32 species within 10 minutes. Studies also indicate that, as a mockingbird matures, he collects more sounds to add to a portfolio that will make him the best singer in the neighborhood.

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The Northern Mockingbird is our neighbor. Take time to enjoy his song as Dale did. And I am so glad she shared with me the story of her opera-loving bird.

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In this column, I generally recall, in chronological order, how I came to fall so deeply in love with the Georgia islands. Yet, in this last issue, I interrupted my love letter to the Golden Isles to write about one of the most beloved people on the Georgia coast: Roy Hodnett.

Pardon my further interruption because a storyteller must always continue a good story. A couple of months ago, I sat down on my back porch to write this column. Suddenly, I felt burdened in my heart to write of Roy, the man I call “Pop.” I’ve learned not to go against these feelings; so I did as I was l was led. Shortly, after the issue appeared, Pop called to thank me and tell me that, on the day he saw the article, he had a concern on his heart.

“It came on the very day I needed it, and it lifted my spirits greatly,” he said. “Thank you so much.”

“Don’t thank me,” I replied. “Thank the Lord.

It was His idea.”

It reminded me of Mama. Four days before she died suddenly, she prayed me onto a flight to Fayetteville, Arkansas. I had sat in the Atlanta airport for 13 hours trying to get to Fayetteville for a big speaking engagement.

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Only one flight was scheduled to leave during a small window of time when the storm had calmed, and one seat on the flight opened up. Through Mama’s prayers, I am sure, that seat was given to me instead of the 25 people who had higher priority. I realized a bit later that God knew that Mama was going home and I would need a reminder for the rest of my life of how prayer works; how it will deliver during the darkest storms; and Mama’s steady belief in that. The good Lord gave me a powerful example that, nine years later, never dims.

After Pop called me, I was grateful that I had listened to the nudging of that small voice. Anytime I have ever “reasoned” my way out of that voice, I had ventured down the wrong path.

I shared those stories recently in two events I did for Thrive at Frederica, the new senior living facility — oh my, how gorgeous — when I was on St. Simons Island in July. At the Thrive events, I debuted new stories about how circles close and bring together moments of our lives in ways that are sometimes astonishing.

For some, they may seem like coincidences, but I always believe there is a purpose and plan in everything. When Jennifer Stratton, executive director of Thrive, introduced me to attendees, she told a story that closed another circle.

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Several years ago, Pat Hodnett Cooper, Roy’s daughter and a woman who is so dear to me that I call her my “sister friend,” asked me to do a speaking engagement for the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick. Pat is on the school’s board of trustees. At the time, Dr. Valerie Hepburn was the president, and she had come in with stunning enthusiasm and terrific ideas. Valerie and the board decided to do a series of Southern Storyteller events. That wonderful, intellectual Southern gentleman, Dick Yarbrough, kicked off the series. I was privileged to follow him.

That’s how the circle started on this particular story.

That night in the auditorium of the college, a very large crowd of people gathered to hear to my stories of the South and its people. Unbeknownst to me, Jennifer and her mother, both non-Southerners, were in the audience. Jennifer, her husband, Trevor, and their two children had moved to the Georgia coast for Trevor’s job with a hospitality company that manages hotel properties on Jekyll Island.

Jennifer is a woman of pure light. She smiles constantly and has such a gentle presence and compassionate nature. When she introduced me at the first Thrive at Frederica event, she explained how I had introduced her to the Southern way of life during my talk at the college years ago.

“We laughed and laughed. This whole new, wonderful world of Southern life opened up, and I began to understand,” she said, smiling broadly. “Then I started faithfully reading her column in The Brunswick News.”

The circle closed on that story when I looked to my right and smiled at Pat and her mother, Anne. To my left, sat Mary Starr from the newspaper and Bethany Leggett and others from this magazine. Pat and Valerie started the circle, connected it to Jennifer, who connected to the newspaper and then to this magazine. There, seven years later, we all sat as that circle closed.

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Like a good whiskey, Drive-By Truckers have aged with charred refinement.

With more than 20 years of studio recordings, national tours, and a GRAMMY award, the Athens-based band has traveled across the U.S. for decades, bringing their gravel-tinged, soul-bearing performances to audiences and fans.

The 2017 tour has taken them from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, to a two-day set at Pickathon in Happy Valley, Oregon. And on Labor Day weekend, Drive-By Truckers will take the stage at Rainbow Island as the headliners for the Southern Grown concert.

While this is the first time the band has

performed here, Trucker frontman Patterson Hood has been down to the Golden Isles before. “I went to a church camp on St. Simons when I was a kid. I’ve been a number of times,” Hood says during a phone call while the band was touring in New York in July.

There’s no denying that the Truckers don’t take much of a rest period. Whether it’s raining or sunny, the band goes into overdrive with each performance bringing a unique experience for the audience.

Never big on set lists, Hood says the hardest part of the night comes at the beginning when the guys decide what to open the show with. After that, anything goes.

“The show is fun. I can’t wait for the show.

We don’t ever do a set list, so we don’t ever know what the show is going to be from night to night. That all happens on stage, kind of based on what the audience feels like and the room feels like. The mood of the room, the mood of the band,

all of that kind of factors in,” Hood says.

“We may spend 30 minutes trying to figure out what to open with, but once we open with it, anything goes. And that’s always the way it has been. That’s always how we’ve done this band.”

The Truckers have taken many iterations through the past 20 years. But there’s been a solid connection with founding members Hood and Mike Cooley since the beginning. And while drummer Brad Morgan may not have been on the stage that first night, he was in the audience.

It wasn’t long before he had his sticks in hand, too.

“Brad joined right after we made the second album going to ’99, but he played with us a bunch before that. Our original drummer was in multiple bands, and we weren’t really his priority then; so we kind of had to fill in the drum slot whenever he couldn’t make it. And at the end of that time, Brad was playing probably more often than he was,” Hood says. “So he was

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kind of always part of it even before he joined the band.”

Others have come, stayed a bit, and then left the band for various reasons — not uncommon for a group that has been around for more than two decades. Jason Isbell, who played at last year’s Southern Grown concert, spent six years as a Trucker before leaving the band in 2007. Bassist Shonna Tucker also had a long run, playing with the band from 2003 to 2011.

The current lineup — the trio of Hood, Cooley, and Morgan with Matt Patton as bassist and Jay Gonzalez as keyboardist — is the longest-lasting ensemble of Truckers in its history. And while Hood may have moved to Oregon a few years ago, the band is still based in Athens and has a lot of connections to the town.

“Not many bands make it past five years.

It’s hard to keep a band together. It really is, you know ... there were a lot of times in our history when we just about hung it up, packed it up, you know, because things were going rough. For whatever reason, we kept hanging in there and kept doing it,” Hood says.

“We’ve had a super stable lineup going on six years now that’s been the best the band’s ever been. And it’s also been the most fun we’ve ever had doing it. It’s been a really great time.”

Just don’t try to label the Truckers as a Southern Rock band. “That sub-genre, to me, seems kind of limiting.

Because then people think that ‘Oh, they are going to sound like Molly Hatchet or something,’ and we don’t.

We don’t even listen to that kind of stuff,” Hood says.

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continues to keep Drive-By Truckers relevant decades later. Billboard has four of their 11 albums — “Big To-Do” in 2010, “Go-Go Boots” in 2011, “English Oceans” in 2014, and last year’s “American Band” — having hit weekly Top 10 charts for Top Rock Albums at various times.

“Most of our albums are kind of different from each other.

We are kind of known for the big guitar songs, but that’s probably a fourth of our catalog. You know, we’ve got stuff that’s almost more countryish and stuff that’s more soulful and stuff that’s more singer-songwriterish,” Hood says.

Then there was the collaboration with Booker T. Jones on the 2008 album “Potato Hole,” which led to two GRAMMY nominations and a win for Best Pop Instrumental Album. “We made a record with Booker T. Jones eight years ago. We learned a lot making that. Working with him was kind of life-changing; because, you know, he is literally a musical genius. And working with him, we had four days to make this record.

And it completely all came together and happened in that period,” Hood recalls.

The Truckers debuted their latest album, “American Band,” last fall. Their most politically infused album to date, lyrics forgo metaphors and subtext for candid discussions influenced by the political arena and news that surrounded the election year.

Refusing to be defined by stereotypes has led to a revealing, multifaceted album that could have easily be called something like “Rebels with a Cause.” Hood says the songcraft of Truckers is a mix where “sometimes it’s kind of political. It’s always personal; sometimes it’s political and personal.”

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For instance, in the album’s third song, “Surrender Under Protest,” the Truckers delve into the Confederate flag controversy by addressing Southerners unable to move past tradition and history. In the third stanza, Cooley sings, “Does the color really matter, on the face you blame for failure, on the shamin’ for a SEPTEMB E R/ O CT O BE R 2017

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About the Truckers’ collaboration on “Potato Hole” with Booker T. Jones in 2009: “It ended up being a really successful record. And a lot of people didn’t even know we were on that record because it didn’t have our name on the cover necessarily. But it was something we felt very strongly a part of and still do. And we’re still good friends with Booker. It was an amazing experience just getting to meet and know him, much less create a record with him in a quick period of time. I think everything we did after that — the playing was a little different from then on because you can’t unlearn things; and there were things we learned musically.

I think there’s a musicality in our music since that record that I definitely would credit Booker with things he opened our eyes to, or our ears to.”

About the Truckers’ fanbase: “The hardcore fans that have really followed the band, they tend to be pretty smart. I don’t think our music spoonfeeds people. It’s not like bro-country where all the songs are about riding in a pickup truck drinking beer. It kind of requires a little more thinkin’ to it, maybe.”

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battle’s losing cause.” It’s a directness that is infused throughout the album.

As with any interaction where politics are injected, the album turned a few fans off, but Hood found most have embraced the record.

“The response has been really good. If you hang out on social media, you might get the idea that we somehow ran off half of our fanbase and all this kind of stuff, but that hasn’t really been affected in anything except the comment section on Facebook,” Hood says. “If people are gonna talk shit, they’re gonna talk shit. That’s fine. Bring it on. But the crowd sizes have been about the same as they were, or bigger in some places.

This has been our bestselling album in a pretty long time. It’s really done well.”

Thought-provoking lyrics have established a fanbase that not only appreciates the sounds but also the words. “I think we have a pretty intelligent fanbase … a lot of them tend to read a lot of books, and be knowledgeable about politics and literature and music and music history, which are all kinds of things that inform us of what we do,” Hood says.

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If this year’s tour is any evidence, it is clear the Truckers still have many more songs to share with audiences.

“I think most people would agree ‘American Band’ is one of our best records. And I’m really proud of that and that we did that in our 20th year. And I’m excited about whatever we do next, because we are definitely not done,” says Hood, mentioning the band will return to Athens in the fall to start recording again once the tour concludes.

About the Truckers’ chemistry: “I think there’s a real, genuine chemistry between [Mike] Cooley and Brad [Morgan] and I, which are the three that have been there the longest.

And it’s a good chemistry. So we just kind of kept rebuilding, as needed, until we got to a point about six years ago where all of a sudden it just didn’t never need it again.” — Patterson Hood

About Hood’s favorite Athens haunts: “You know, I keep pretty close ties there ... I do love it very much. I hang out down on Lower Washington, that’s where the clubs are that I tend to hang out. I like to eat at The Grit and National.”

With no signs of slowing down, it will be interesting to see what the next decade holds for Drive-By Truckers.

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INGREDIENTS Coarse salt for the glass rim 1 lime wedge

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Moisten the rim of a glass with the lime wedge, dip the edge of the rim into the salt, and shake off any excess.

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Garnish with the remaining jalapeño slice and a lime wedge and serve.

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Since the Golden Isles stays pretty warm well into the fall, I love this twist on a Moscow mule for tailgating or any kind of outdoor celebration. This drink is light and refreshing, exactly how you’d feel while sitting on the bay while the salty breeze cools you down.

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Craft beer cocktails are a fun way to feature one of your favorite beers paired with some unconventional flavors.

Here is a take on a classic Bellini cocktail made with peach puree. Creature Comforts Berliner Weisse, a German wheat beer, is a refreshingly tart option with notes of citrus and made in Athens, Georgia.

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Richland Rum is a delicious and rich single estate rum, the only one of its kind in the U.S., and is opening a distillery right here in Brunswick. The flavor of this rum is bold but smooth, so you don’t need to do a lot with it to create a delicious drink. This

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DIRECTIONS Pour the rosé wine, grapefruit juice, brandy, and simple syrup or honey in a large pitcher.

Stir until the simple syrup dissolves into the mixture.

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When ready to serve, stir in the fresh raspberries and pour into glasses with ice.

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Chris Robinson can often be found at the piano at Georgia Sea Grill.

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usic flows from Chris Robinson, as light as the air he breathes and as strong as the hands he rests on the keys of the piano at Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island.

The pianist, who hails from Glynn County, gets his talent honestly, and one could even say it’s a family tradition.

Nearly every relative has some musical background.

“My uncle was involved in music ... he played in the Army band. My mom played. My grandmother always played the piano in church. Both my brothers play. My sister sings ... it’s a family affair,” Robinson says.

The ebony and ivory instrument beckoned him at the early age of five as the youngster sat next to his mother, picking out notes as she played. He began copying the melodies of cartoons he watched on Saturday mornings. Soon it became clear that Robinson, at the age of seven, was ready for private lessons. “That’s where I learned how to read music and really how to play. I don’t think my mom had the patience to teach me,” Robinson says with a laugh.

As he advanced his musical repertoire, Robinson continued school, graduating from Brunswick High.

On Sundays, he could be found taking to the bench for Sunday school or during the morning service at Philadelphia Overcomers Church of Deliverance in Brunswick.

“My uncle was involved in music ... he played in the Army band.

My mom played. My grandmother always played the piano in church. Both my brothers play. My sister sings ... it’s a family affair,” Robinson says.

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Eventually, however, he started to branch out, adding more secular music to his catalog.

“Some people won’t like this, but I didn’t want to be just a church musician. Some people ... that’s just what they do, and that’s fine; but I didn’t want to do that. I wanted to learn other things. I just wanted to be diversified as a musician. So I started to branch out,” he says.

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As a music fan, Robinson was drawn to a number of popular bands. One of his favorites — The Beatles. ”I love The Beatles and I really loved their song, ‘I Will.’ I started playing that ... I still love that song,” he says. “But there are a lot of other ones. I love playing Queen and Prince, too.”

With his desire to play expanding, he sought avenues where variety was important. He played for independent events before teaming up with a quartet. “Tim Hanyes ... he was one of the first musicians who invited me to play for something outside of church.

He said, ‘Hey, try this.’ And of course, we clicked because we met in church,” he says with a laugh.

That was the beginning of a new and exciting career for Robinson.

Restaurateurs became interested, wanting to hire him as in-house evening entertainment. Robinson first connected with Mac Mason, the owner of the former J. Mac’s on St. Simons Island. “I found other musicians, and we played over at J. Mac’s. I hit it off with them,” he says. “I would just go in there and just play, and I starting thinking maybe this is something I could really do. And I was still playing in church.”

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“Some people won’t like this, but I didn’t want to be just a church musician.

Some people ... that’s just what they do, and that’s fine; but I didn’t want to do that. I wanted to learn other things.

I just wanted to be diversified as a musician. So I started to branch out,” Robinson says.

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“[NANCY] liked what I was doing, and I’ve been playing there ever since. I’ve been there for three years now,” he says.

“It’s been really great.”

He continued at the location until it closed a few years back. From there, he was linked with another location on the island — NANCY. The business, which operates as both a restaurant and a high-end fashion boutique, offers guests live piano music. Robinson went in to audition, playing a couple of songs for the owner, Nancy Herdlinger.

“They liked what I was doing, and I’ve been playing there ever since.

I’ve been there for three years now,” he says. “It’s been really great.”

The following Memorial Day, in 2015, Robinson found his way back to the south end of St. Simons to play at Georgia Sea Grill, which had moved into his former haunt, J. Mac’s. He felt right at home in the familiar setting.

“I met [Georgia Sea Grill owner] Zack Gowen, and we got along really well. So I auditioned and got hired there,” he says. “It’s been great. They have a great staff and great patrons.”

These days, Robinson splits his time between the two establishments.

For the owners, his presence brings a sense of serenity to diners. “He has such a diverse repertoire of songs and styles that he is always happy to honor guests’ requests and lighten up the atmosphere,” Gowen says of Robinson. “Since we now have the piano music piped throughout the restaurant, I am happy to share it not only to the piano area, but also to the rest of the restaurant.”

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At NANCY, the feeling is much the same. “Chris has a rare gift. He plays completely by ear, which is amazing, but he has an uncanny ability to connect with people. When he sits down at the piano at NANCY, the mood of the room completely changes and our guests sink a little deeper in their seats, and it’s as if the whole room breathes a sigh of relief,” Abney Harper of NANCY says.

While tickling the ivories, he welcomes requests from diners and offers up conventional tunes mixed with more upbeat, pop melodies.

The Beatles

“I play Frankie Valli and Frank Sinatra. I love Frank Sinatra,” he says. “I play the classics, like ‘As Time Goes By,’ but I also like to throw in a Queen or Prince song, too. And, of course, The Beatles. But I play new music, too. I really like ‘Issues’ by Julia Michaels.”

Regardless of the genre or where he is playing — church or restaurant — Robinson is always mindful of the power of music.

Queen He has found that it has a unique way of connecting people regardless of who they are or where they come from.

Prince

“It doesn’t matter where they come from ... they could be somebody from China, America, Japan, or Spain, but you put them in a room and put a good song on. They hear that song, they start tapping their feet, and they start dancing,” he says. “It is just so relatable.”

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“I love Frank Sinatra,” he says. “I play the classics, like ‘As Time Goes By’”

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Waycross talents Sean Clark and John Pope have forged a band of brotherhood from their days as Jack Cadillac to their current collaboration, The Pine Box Dwellers.

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ean Clark is an original. The Waycross native has always walked his own path, especially when it comes to his music.

While he came of age in the early era of MTV, Clark was looking for his own

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sound from the time he first picked up the guitar. Not only was he out to mix the right chords, he was also focused on finding his voice through songwriting.

“I’ve always been into songwriting. I’ve just kind of always wanted to do what I wanted to do. I would

rather write my own than learn other people’s stuff,” Clark says.

though, even then, he was determined to do things his way.

Creating his own, unique brand of music has been the defining force behind Clark’s career, which began in the early 1990s. He played with various garage bands in high school;

“I wasn’t really focused on getting better at lead (guitar) the way some musicians are ... I really just wanted to sit down and write songs rather than learn covers,” he says.

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None of that praise, however, goes to Pope’s head.

“I always appreciate hearing that people enjoy what

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Pope continued Pope’s own voyage to virtuoso began as a child.

That is when he first started down the musical path; but it wasn’t the guitar that first sparked his interest.

“My first memories of being interested in music come from my mom — she plays piano. She always played for the church and Sunday school. I started sitting around the piano with her picking stuff out,” Pope says.

But when his cousin, Preston, asked for a guitar for Christmas, Pope decided to put in an order for one, too.

Santa delivered and the rest, as they say, is history.

He began playing in earnest, motivated by the classic rock his father would share with him. “He had an old reel-to-reel player ... he had hundreds of tapes that he’d thread through the machine. That’s where I heard Eric Clapton and the Allman Brothers for the first time,” he says. “I would sit there all day going through it ... trying to figure out the songs and how they played it.”

Clapton and Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers were early favorites and remain leading inspirations.

Pope also favored George Harrison of The Beatles and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. And of course, there was that guitarist from Texas.

“I remember ... someone let me borrow a Stevie Ray Vaughn album, ‘Texas Flood,’ his first album. I just remember thinking ‘Wow ... what is this!? This is what I’ve got to learn,’” he says.

“It’s one of those things that ... even if you don’t know anything about music — it just hits you ... you know it’s good.”

Of course, Pope knows music. In addition to the piano and guitar, he is also a solid drummer, an instrument he played in the high school band. The depth of Pope’s own musical knowledge has made him even more appreciative of other extremely talented musicians, which inspire him to play on that level.

Clark continued Words, he finds, can carry many meanings. “I try to write from my life, while keeping it pretty vague. I like for people to be able to take what I write and make their own interpretations of it,” he says.

As he gained experience, he also generated a following. Clark began playing around the region, including in Jacksonville.

Along the way, he made a number of important connections. It turns out, however, that one of the

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best was within his own family. Clark’s younger cousin, Brandon Doty, was also playing around Waycross with his friend, John Pope. Both Doty and Pope were still in high school, but the 10-year age difference between them and Clark dissolved when they played together.

“I actually convinced Brandon to start playing bass ... he played guitar,” he says with a laugh.

“John was a much better guitar player than I was ... so he was going to play lead. And up until that point, I had never sang in any of the bands I played in ... but that’s when I started.”

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Clark continued Turns out, Clark’s vocals — something akin to a mix of the gravelly Howlin’ Wolf and the southern soul of John Bell of Widespread Panic — matched up well with his swamp-infused lyrics.

From there, the budding band just needed to find a drummer. And that they did in Brunswick-based Lee O’Neal.

Together, they formed Jack Cadillac, a rock-based band with a healthy side of alternative country. The group started traveling and performed at a number of local events.

One of those was the Gram Parsons Festival, held in Waycross. Parsons, a member of The Byrds in the 1960s as well as a solo artist, was from the town.

He tragically died of a toxic combination of drugs and alcohol when he was 26.

While performing at the Parsons event a number of years ago, the band caught the eye of Jimmy Stratton, a photographer hired by the New York Times to cover the festival. That encounter sparked a chain of gigs, connections, and even recording time in a Texas studio.

“We thought we were gonna be famous ... we kind of lived the life out there until we ran out of money,” Clark says with a chuckle.

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Clark also went on to open for Leon Russell as a solo artist on a number of occasions. The band warmed up an Athens crowd for Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By

Truckers, as well.

But time passed and logistics became difficult.

O’Neal was later replaced

by Dylan Crosby.

Eventually, the other members of Jack Cadillac went their own ways, though they remained close.

In time, Clark formed

another band — one that would become The Pine Box Dwellers.

He quickly tapped Pope to come play lead guitar. “I would pick John over anyone on the planet and that includes all the famous guitarists,” Clark says.

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Pope continued Of course, he didn’t have to look far to find talent in Waycross. The city had a robust music scene of its own, eventually leading to the formation of a few powerhouse groups.

It began when Pope and his friend, Brandon Doty, began playing publicly around their hometown.

Doty introduced Pope to his cousin — Sean Clark — also a Waycross native, who had been in the local music scene for years.

Eventually, they formed Jack Cadillac, a twangy, bluesy rock group that included Lee O’Neal on the drums; Clark on vocals and guitar; Doty on the bass; and Pope on the guitar.

The band, which primarily played Clark’s original songs, had a strong following and even recorded an album in Texas.

“We actually went out to Texas and made an album ... we were sleeping on couches in studios and that kind of thing, which was really awesome. We were kind of living the life. But nothing really ever happened with those recordings,” he says with a laugh.

The group continued playing, even after attending college. Pope went to Georgia Southern, graduating with a degree in English and later with a master’s degree.

Life moved on with Pope and Doty beginning careers. The logistics

made it tough for Jack Cadillac to perform, and the band played less and less.

Pope and Clark remained close, however, since they had nearly two decades of musical collaboration under their belts.

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And while teaching at Effingham County High School takes up most of his time these days, Pope actively plays with Clark’s group — The Pine Box Dwellers.

“We still play Sean’s original songs,” he says.

“We have a really great time. There’s a lot of history with them. I’ve been playing with Sean ... playing his songs for half my life.”

Pope also plays with a local blues band — Mojo Bone. It is a way for Pope to showcase his outstanding ability to play a genre favored by so many of his musical heroes like Clapton and Vaughn. He also appreciates the ease with which the band musically meshes.

“Mojo Bone ... I don’t want to say it’s ‘easy,’ but it is a lot of fun. And they are all such great musicians. Crawford (Perkins) is an amazing guitarist, and it is really fun to play with him. I had never played in a band with two lead guitars before this one,” he says.

That, Pope says, allows for a little playful competition between the two guitarists, and, of

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Pope continued course, a stellar show for the audience to enjoy as well. “Crawford will play something; then it’s my turn and I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, I got you,’” he says with a smile.

Pope has found a home within both bands, which creates a rapport that is not easy to replicate.

“We’re familiar with each other. We’re all friends. We have a really good time. I could not play with those guys, both bands, for five years and then book a gig, and it’s like we’ve been

happen often.”

“We still play Sean’s original songs. We have a really great time. There’s a lot of history with [Pine Box Dwellers]. I’ve been playing with Sean ... playing his songs for half my life.”

- John Pope on his years-long collaboration with Sean Clark practicing for two months straight,” Pope says. “I’ve

played with a lot of people in the past ... that doesn’t

an acoustic version of the Beastie Boy’s ‘Fight For Your Right to Party,’” Clark says.

names also performing at the festival include Bella Fleck and the Wood Brothers.

Pope has come a long way from those pre-teen years figuring out rhythms and riffs.

Today, he is an old hand at playing gigs around the Golden Isles and wowing crowds, but he still finds a sense of excitement in preparing for every single performance.

“I still get excited when I do it. I can be driving down from Savannah now and I will get ... not nervous, but I’m ready to go,” Pope says.

Clark continued The group’s morbid moniker was actually inspired by a cajon, an instrument they used in one of their shows.

“It’s a Latin percussion instrument. It is a wooden box that you use instead of a drum,” he explains.

Being creative types, Clark and his crew added in the other ominous words that outline their music’s spooky, woodsy vibe. Along with Crosby, still on drums, and Jesse Herrin on bass, the band began performing shows regionally, still playing a majority of Clark’s original music. O’Neal still sits in on drums occasionally, and, when Pope is unavailable, other guitarists assume that role.

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While it is not the way many bands operate, it is the only option for the Dwellers.

“People always told me that you couldn’t play original music and make a living as a musician ... but I didn’t care,” he says laughing.

It worked, too. Audiences gravitated toward the group’s homegrown sound, punctuated by its stellar musicianship and chemistry. They have continued to take their shows throughout the region from Brunswick to Macon and all the way to Athens. They also have an appearance slated for the Suwannee Roots Revival, October 12 to 15 in Live Oak, Florida. Big

Clark notes that, in addition to playing on that impressive stage, they also have a selftitled album set to be released the same month. “We also have a ton of stuff on YouTube that we did with Caution Light Media, called ‘Live from Suwannee Drive,’” he says.

While the Dwellers are well on their way to finding commercial success, Clark is less focused on fame and fortune than simply sharing the music.

“I don’t need people beating down my door.

I don’t need diamonds, gold, and fur coats ...

“I’ve never had to tell him what to do ... he knows what to do before I know what to do.”

- Sean Clark on bandmate John Pope’s guitar skills things like that,” he says.

“But going around to a different town every night and just playing ... yeah I could do that.”

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larinet player Samantha Massey joined Brunswick High’s band her freshman year with no real intentions of being anything more than just another member.

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During the summer before her freshman year, Massey found herself learning how to march in unison with perfect posture while playing her instrument — a feat that requires hours of practice, patience, and determination — at band camp. The others around her, also new to marching and playing, became a band of brothers and sisters. They were in it together, learning to become a synchronized company of talented performers.

Fast forward three years later, and Massey’s totaled hundreds of hours

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of practice, given up nearly every Friday evening during the fall for game performances, and traveled across the state for competitions.

And this year — her senior year in the band — Massey has catapulted to the band’s top leadership position, serving as one of two drum majors. “I went from a non-leadership position to being a drum major,” Massey says. “So it was totally different for me.”

She has watched previous leaders in the band closely, learning from their example. “They were always there for me. They were perfect role models,” she says.

It’s these leadership skills and responsibilities that are teaching her

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Jacob Ross leads a line of sousaphones during Brunswick High School’s summer band camp.

“Some people really want the band to do well. And in order for them to look good and for us to be a good band, everybody has to want it,” West says.

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skills that will last long after she graduates in May. And that’s the underlying purpose of high school marching band, says John Birge, Brunswick High’s band director.

“The kids have to learn that it’s not all about them,” he says. “We’re constantly teaching that your job is to better other people.”

Others agree that high school marching band is about more than teaching students to march in unison and play instruments well. The sport shows students how to be their best selves, says Christopher Duke, the band director at Glynn Academy. “It is beyond just learning the music,” he says. “They’re gaining leadership skills, guiding, directing, learning to work together, organizing their goals, setting expectations for themselves, and then reaching them.”

And in band, Duke says, they shoot for perfection, which they reach through constant practice. “I think that’s the skill that we like to teach the most: realizing that just because you did it once doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be perfect, unless you go back and polish it and make it work,” he says.

Students in band are putting in approximately 12 hours of rehearsal per week during the season, on top of the several hours dedicated each Friday to football game halftime shows. “You have to put in countless hours,” says Christopher Goodson, an assistant director for Glynn Academy’s band. “If you go to school to be a performer, they generally tell you the expectation is that

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you practice at least six hours a day.”

And although most students won’t go on to study music, they’re learning critical life skills through this hard work.

“The goal isn’t for all of these kids to become music performers,” Goodson says. “Some of them will. But they get a lot of life experiences. They get a lot of team building work, and it helps them learn to be productive, contributing members of society.”

Each band has a handful of section leaders, who lead small groups. But the entire band is under the direction of its drum majors. And to become a drum major, students have to stand out as hard workers and leaders among their peers.

Rhylie West, a junior at Glynn Academy, has found that her favorite place to be is leading the band from the podium. A drum major this year, she says she’s been preparing for the position since her first day in the band.

Drum major Rhylie West inspects band members as she walks the lines during the first day of Glynn Academy’s summer band camp.

“I definitely realized that a big part of leadership is experience, and you really have to grow being a leader in order to become a leader,” she says. “You aren’t automatically one.”

Part of being a leader, West says, means fostering a sense of pride and talent in each member of the band. “Some people really want the band to do well. And in order for them to look good and for us to be a good band, everybody has to want it,” West says.

Sacrificing for others is yet another vital skill taught in band, Duke says. “We really look for kids who are not only dedicated and excited about doing this activity … but also kids who are willing to sacrifice,” he says. “And I think that’s where leadership really sets them apart from just being a member — it’s the sacrifice of the leaders for the betterment of the other people in the band.”

Most students commit to band for all four years of high school, and they are often among the most successful in their schools in terms of grades, test scores, and school involvement, too. “A lot of the kids go to college, and that’s one of

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the biggest compliments,” Duke says. “Plus, we have kids who go into the military … and that’s a great honor as well.”

They are trained to be successful, Birge says.

“They are learning the self-discipline of mastering their body and being able to stand in positions longer than you would really want to do,” he says. “They’re getting mental toughness, so that they don’t quit when something’s hard.”

Marching band is about much more than the music, Birge says.

“It’s a real selfless thing we’re trying to teach,” he says. “We’re just making better citizens.”

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urtains part. Musicians draw their strings across their instruments.

Singers adjust their microphones. The conductor raises the baton. The audience sits silent in anticipation. Within the Golden Isles, there are plenty of opportunities to hear composed symphonies from adults and young adults alike, as well as live vocal concerts and comedy routines from a variety of nationally known acts.

With the 2017-2018 concert season just beginning, let this be your guide to the wealth of musical experiences the Isles has to offer and where to take in the professional performances coming throughout the year.

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GOLDEN ISLES YOUTH ORCHESTRA A n opportunity to be a part of a professional symphony — led by a well-respected, favorite instructor — has led many teens to join the Golden Isles Youth Orchestra.

With this season marking his third year with the symphony, Jorge Pena has had a hand in the expansion of score options, adding on to the classical music titles along with operatic overtures, Broadway tunes, and even some movie scores.

Pena has also introduced ensemble coaching, which has helped prepare the young musicians to play in small ensembles within the community, such as in churches. Mr. Pena may expect a lot from the musicians, but his approach fosters learning, says Suzanne Morrison, general manager of the youth orchestra. “Our young

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musicians are quite fond of him,” she says.

The students range in grades from seventh to 12th, but occasionally, the orchestra houses college-age students as well. Often, siblings join the orchestra, making their classical education a family affair. In fact, there are at least seven siblings of current or former members in the orchestra.

Each year, there are two auditions along with two performances.

All members re-audition prior to the start of the fall semester, and then open positions are filled during the January auditions. Performances are held in December and then at the end of the school year, either in April or May. Currently, 48 students fill the orchestra with five to six additional spots anticipated to be filled by the fall,

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says Morrison. Students are encouraged to have at least three years of experience on their chosen instruments before joining the orchestra; and after joining the orchestra, they are encouraged to continue their participation within their school programs and private lessons.

Commitment to the year-long orchestra season comes with weekly rehearsals on Monday nights from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Glynn Academy. That’s not to mention the additional hours students spend practicing their parts on their own.

The Golden Isles Youth Orchestra offers young strings musicians with at least one year of classroom instruction the opportunity to audition for a place in Symphonette, its beginning orchestra that is open to fourth- through 12th-graders. Participation in Symphonette can also qualify beginning musicians for the youth orchestra’s subsidized private and semi-private lesson program.

In addition to the Symphonette, the organization is involved in outreach. The Halsey Family Fund of the Communities of the Coastal Georgia Foundation offers St. Marys Elementary School classrooms the opportunity to take part in STRING-on!, a program for fifth-graders that focuses on classical music and learning to play a stringed instrument.

Sound velocity, vibration, pitch, and wave are also taught as part of the ears-on and hands-on program for students. Grants from a handful of foundations, including the Eugenia Price/Joyce Blackburn Foundation, have funded the series throughout seven local elementary schools.

SEASON TICKETS: Tickets to the two annual performances — a performance on December 17 and another towards the end of the school year — are sold by students in advance and also available at the door. Prices are $5 for adults; and children under the age of 13 are free. For more information on concert dates, you can go online to goldenislesyouthorchestra.org.

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COASTAL SYMPHONY OF GEORGIA S tarting its 35th symphony season, the group that was originally started by two public school teachers with a dream is now a thriving and professional performance organization that begins the 2017-2018 season in October.

Maestro Luis Haza, music director and conductor of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, invigorates the performances he leads.

The Grammy-winning conductor and violin virtuoso’s esteemed career includes a 36-year seat with the National Symphony Orchestra and performances at the White House and the Washington premiere of Cuban composer Jose White’s violin concerto.

Under Haza’s direction, this year’s performances begin with the October 2 season premiere concert, “Love Stories.” Opening with Beethoven’s “Overture to Fidelio, Op 72,” the concert will also include works from Puccini, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky.

Slated for November, a themed concert, “Women, Women, Women” will include a delightful mix of songs. Housing eight female-themed selections, the audience can enjoy a variation from the spirited saloon girl melody of the “Can Can” to the peaceful ballet suite “Sleeping Beauty.”

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The full November program includes:

• “Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite, Op 66A” • “Carmen Suite No. 1” • “La Cenerentola Overture” • “La Italiana in Algeri Overture” • “La Traviata Overture” • “Overture to Beautiful Galatea” • “Overture to Pique Dame” • “Can Can from La Gaite Parisienne”

After a break for the holidays, the series resumes in 2018 with the February 19 concert, “Masterful Moments.” Selections heard that night will include the “Third Movement of the Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat.” Closing the evening is an orchestral suite based on Spanish folk melodies. This evening showcase will also highlight musicians as both soloists and as members of the full orchestra.

The seasons concludes on April 9 with the “Hope and Triumph” concert. Performing a violin solo of “Love Theme”from Cinema Paradiso, Haza will end the season with instrument in hand. Be sure to mark your calendars for this very special event.

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SEASON TICKETS: Tickets for the individual concerts are $40 for adults; $10 for children and students. Season passes can be purchased as well. Concerts are held at Brunswick High School Auditorium, 3885 Altama Ave., Brunswick. Doors open at 8 p.m. For more information, visit coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org.

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GOLDEN ISLES LIVE! W ith a longstanding mission to attract talent from all over, Golden Isles Live! will be bringing national talent to the Brunswick area for another great season.

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Chicago area, has gone to perform on film scores, commercial jingles, symphonic productions, and stage shows.

The remainder of the schedule includes:

Originally known as Brunswick Community Concert Association, the first concert season was held in 1941 and 1942. Performers during the kickoff season included pianist Edward Kilenyi, baritone Igo Gorin, and a dramatic reading performed by Dorothy Crawford.

Both Mr. Kilenyi and Mr. Gorin were refugees from Middle Europe.

Over the years, the stage was graced by nationally known acts in addition to local talent. Other well-known performers include: The Von Trapp Family in 1946; the New York Theatre Ballet in 1988; and the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 2004.

Golden Isles Live! also provides at least two student-outreach concerts to more than 1,500 students as a way to introduce them to the arts world. Additionally, the organization has a creative working relationship with the staff and students at Glynn Academy.

Under the guidance of the auditorium supervisor, Josh Sinyard, the students provide the sound and lighting support for Live’s concerts.

The 77th season kicks off with Paul McDermand, a highly-entertaining, multi-instrumentalist at 7:30 p.m. on September 15. McDermand, who began his musical career as a percussionist in the

• ABBAFAB — The Ultimate ABBA tribute band will come to the Isles on October 27. The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., will include several classic ABBA hits that “Mamma Mia” fans are sure to enjoy.

• The Nelons — The family band The Nelons will perform the Christmas Concert on December 8 at 8 p.m. With more than 35 albums under their belts, the harmonizing quartet will perform Southern Gospel classics.

• Tony Pace — Entertaining crowds from Las Vegas to Atlantic City, Pace will make his way to the Golden Isles for a special performance on February 24 at 7:30 p.m. The singer/impressionist/comedian/musician is sure to impress audiences with his range of talent.

• 3 Redneck Tenors — The end of the season will hit a high note with 3 Redneck Tenors on April 28 at 7:30 p.m. It’s opera like it’s never been heard — or seen — before as the “America’s Got Talent” finalists bring the fun to classical music.

SEASON TICKETS: Season tickets are $75 per adult; $15 for students. Individual concert tickets for adults are $35 for concerts at Glynn Academy, $50 for concert at Sea Island; $10 for students. For more information, check out goldenisleslive.org.

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The venue we’ve chosen for four of our concerts is Glynn Academy because it’s the largest venue and has excellent acoustics, according to all the entertainers that come here. The fifth concert at Christmas has been at The Cloister for the past four years. This may change as we look for different experiences for our audience.

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World-class talent like the Von Trapp Family has been delighting audiences for many years. We continue to work very hard at choosing talent that will be enjoyed by all, and it especially has to be family friendly.

Q: Is there an act that returns annually?

LR: No, but we have asked very popular groups to return, usually a few years later.

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There is an adage: If you play with fire, you will get burned. While that may be true for most people, some find playing with fire results in creating beautiful things.

trees, and amblers across the historic district can wander in during weekday strolls or festivals such as Shrimp and Grits this September.

For Kristen Pickett of Gypsea Glass, her rendezvous with the flame results in one-of-a-kind, beautiful, hand-crafted glass creations that began in 1978.

It’s during these special events when you may be lucky enough to see her in action in the back of her workshop, where the mysterious beauty of glass emerges under her torch.

“I’d always been into art, and while looking for a job, I came across a classified ad that said, ‘Glassblower wanted, will train.’

I went to see them and got the job,” she says.

Working with essentially the same formula as Pyrex, which melts between 2200 to 2300 Fahrenheit, Pickett explains, “I start with glass rods and tubing, melt them in the flame, and use various techniques to form them into sculptures, ornaments, marbles, and pendants.”

Experience with glass blowing came quickly. “When I was learning, I made one hundred glass candlesticks — complete with flames and wax drippings,” Pickett says.

Born on Long Island, New York, Pickett has lived many places but always returned to Jekyll Island with her family for vacation.

In 1981, they bought a home here and made things official. Fast forward three decades later, she can often be found in a small cottage in the historic district of Jekyll Island.

The storefront of Gypsea Glass displays her glass work, along with the work of other glass artists and musical relics from her husband, Eddie Pickett, of local band The WharfRatz. The cottage sits underneath a canopy of moss dangling from oak

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She then adds opals and dichroic glass, experimenting with combinations to create different petal and lead colors. She takes her time to make each one because she knows she is making something that may be around for a long time.

“Handblown glass is a beautiful art form that can last forever, being passed down through the generations as a precious heirloom,” she says.

Her bestselling item came to her in a dream. She encased Jekyll Island sand in crystal clear glass, forming it into a water-drop shaped pendant.

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“I was so excited to try it and see if it would actually work, and it did,” she says. “For some, I add little blue-green waves with white caps.”

This perfectly fits her inspiration.

“Much of what I make is inspired by nature,” Pickett explains, showing her multicolored, threedimensional flowers encased in clear glass.

The Picketts have incorporated their life towards that inspiration, not only residing on Jekyll Island but also owning a cabin in Virginia. “It’s a beautiful place in the mountains, just off the Appalachian Trail in the Shenandoah Valley, with a peaceful lake surrounded by trees and a garden. Eddie even built a glass studio there for me to work in,” she says.

Speaking of her husband, Eddie, she believes her artistry has benefited from having a partner who is also creative, and a marriage of artists can be a good thing.

“I think it works well. They tend to understand each other’s quirks and eccentricities. Eddie has always been extremely encouraging of all my endeavors.

I couldn’t have done it without him,” she says.

What is next for Kristen Pickett?

Apart from working with her son on their new business endeavor, Wee Pub Beach, she is working towards a series of new glass items.

“I plan to create a series of goblets with matching cups and feet, but different floral stems.

I’m also working on a line of floral pendants, rings, and earrings,” Pickett says.

You can find her pieces at Gypsea Glass on Jekyll Island; The Glass Blowing Center in Hilliards, Pennsylvania; The Giving Tree in Linden, Virginia; and online at gypseaglass.com.

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