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STANDING OVATION Savannah Ballet Theatre expands its audience with sensory-friendly shows By Sara Watson

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THIS WINTER, we’re sharing countless ways to keep your family happy, healthy and looking good. We’re also kicking off Savannah magazine’s 30th anniversary year with a very cozy, limited-edition frameable print by multimedia artist and SCAD fibers alum Trish Andersen — don’t miss the other five pieces in our anniversary art series, one for every bimonthly issue of 2020. And speaking of must-see magazine content, be sure to check out our interviews with kids about their personal style, beginning on page 102. Ask a first-grader about her favorite outfit, and she’ll tell you with a straight face that it’s a dress made of candy. You know what? I’m good with that. Like any editor worth her salt, I fully embrace the theme of each issue. This time, though, it’s personal: As production wraps on our annual family issue, my husband and I are a few weeks away from welcoming our first baby. The shower’s been thrown, the nursery (or baby room, in our preferred parlance) is just about ready, and the new year promises to bring an adventure unlike any other. For all the reasons that fill the following pages — creativity, community and a whole lot of soul — I’m so grateful to be starting a family in Savannah.

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Wine pairs beautifully with philanthropy at the Savannah Wine Cellar Charity Wine Tasting, where proceeds benefit Armstrong Youth Orchestra

Wherefore art thou, Romeo? At the Civic Center: the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Ukraine, presents Romeo and Juliet as part of its U.S. tour

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Savannah En Pointe kicks off its Dance Festival at Garrison School for the Arts

17 Home inspo abounds at the Lowcountry Home and Garden Show at Savannah Convention Center through Jan. 19

24 Renovators, take note: The Savannah 2020 Remodeling Expo begins at the Civic Center

20 The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade honors the late civil rights hero

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Ready to run? Choose from five different races at the Critz Tybee Run Fest

15 Don something posh for the Georgia Historical Society's Trustees Gala 13 | Get lit(erary!) at the Savannah Book Festival, through Feb. 16

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M U ST READS Meet the authors behind these buzzy titles — plus keynote John Grisham — at the Savannah Book Festival (Feb. 13–16).

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17 Hear sweet melodies at The American Traditions Vocal Competition

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29 | Toast the Telfair Museums at the 40th annual Telfair Ball fundraiser

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Standing Ovation Savannah Ballet Theatre’s sensory-friendly performances set the stage for inclusivity By SARA WATSON

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THERE ARE SEVERAL accepted norms at a ballet performance, whether it’s Swan Lake or Don Quixote. The house lights dim, the stage lights flash, the music crescendoes; the audience goes silent and stays that way. It’s an experience designed to heighten the senses — which is exactly what can make it so alienating for school-age children with autism spectrum disorders, vision impairment and other unique needs. That’s why, with its 2019 holiday performance of The Nutcracker, Savannah Ballet Theatre kicked off a new initiative featuring sensory-friendly performances and backstage “touch tours” at select shows. Throughout this year, the Savannah Ballet will offer sensory-friendly shows of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in April and The Nutcracker in December at Lucas Theatre for the Arts. “Our mission is, everybody should experience

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dance,” says Savannah Ballet Theatre Director of Advancement Abby McCuen, whose soft voice and warm demeanor belie her moxie. After a visit to the Colorado Ballet in Denver prompted her to consider new forays into inclusivity, she spearheaded backstage tours for visually impaired Savannah Ballet Theatre patrons in March 2019 and began to contemplate broader environmental modifications like softer live music and simple stage lighting (“No crazy pops of color,” she says). Sensory-friendly performances create a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere that champions self-expression and encourages comfortability — and they’re gaining traction all over the country. In general, these low-sensory shows reduce stimuli: the room stays bright, the orchestra plays more quietly and strobe lights and other special effects are omitted. Audience members can engage with the performance through clapping, singing and any other vocalizations that come naturally to them;

they can get up, walk around or even exit the performance at any time. McCuen has added a preamble to SBT sensory-friendly performances where participants meet the dancers, see the stage in advance and learn what to expect during a show. She’s also added the post-show touch tours, providing an opportunity to feel costumes and props

and hear descriptions of the backdrops. In a city so supportive of and conducive to the arts, it’s perhaps no surprise local officials took notice of McCuen's efforts. As of press time, the City of Savannah and the Georgia Council for the Arts are in the final stages of approving a grant to Savannah Ballet Theatre that covers ticket costs for sensory-friendly performances, which would make them free for all attendees. “When they were reviewing our grant, I sat in and listened, and I was honored to hear one of the commissioners speak,” McCuen recalls. “He had someone in his family who was blind, and he was so excited we were offering this.” While city and state funding for sensory-friendly performances is a boon, to be sure, the effect resonates much further, McCuen says. “These grants aren’t just about the financial aspect,” she says. “It’s a stamp of approval, and that means more to us than anything.”

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The aweinspiring spires of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Lovingly preserved architecture, thanks in part to Historic Savannah Foundation

Positively gorgeous gardens, like the Savannah Botanical Gardens

The birthplace of the original Girl Scout, Juliette Gordon Low

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Forsyth Park for its farmers market — and that splash pad

Spooky fun on Halloween

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The gleeful antics of the Savannah Bananas at sprawling Daffin Park

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The arts abound: Savannah Ballet Theatre, Savannah Philharmonic, The Historic Savannah Theatre and the Telfair Museums, to name a few

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NOT FAR FROM WORMSLOE Historic Site sits an equally historic spot, with similar visual cues: an arched gate, and ancient, mossy oak trees flanking either side of the road. Behind the gate sits Bethesda Academy, a private boarding and day school for sixth through 12th grade boys founded in 1740. Nearly three centuries later, Bethesda continues to honor its founding commitment to educate and inspire young men. The school’s founder, George Whitefield, was a famous Great Awakening-era minister who came to Georgia on a mission to set up a school for Native Americans. However, when he arrived in Savannah, those plans changed. He was shocked to find children running the streets, many of whom had lost their parents to disease. Because he’d also lost his parents at a young age, Whitefield understood what life was like for them. In 1740, he opened the Bethesda Orphan House and Academy. From that point on, Whitefield lived, preached and fundraised for Bethesda, hoping to one day add a college to the campus. Bethesda began operating strictly as a school in 1992, and though it no longer houses orphans, the Academy still puts Savannah’s children first. Its mission — to prepare tomorrow’s leaders and entrepreneurs by inspiring young men to discover their academic, social and spiritual potential — echoes Whitefield’s rousing sermons. “What we’re doing here is changing family trees,” says John Reddan, Bethesda’s director of institutional advancement. “Seventy-five percent of our kids have one adult in their lives, and often that’s a non-parent.” Without advantages that others take for granted, these kids are at greater risk of falling through the cracks in traditional

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Bethesda students in front of The Whitefield Chapel in 1941

schools. But Bethesda’s family-like atmosphere provides the support network that its students need to succeed. Eighty-five percent of Bethesda graduates go to college, 10 percent into the workforce and five percent to the military, Reddan says. Many continue to give back to the school long after they’ve graduated. Two great examples of this are Kevin and Kim Iocovozzi, twin brothers who were adopted in 1956 at six months old from the Bethesda-Savannah Children’s Center. “Our parents never kept our adoption a secret,” Kim says. “They always made sure we knew where we came from.” To wit, long after they were adopted, the brothers rode their bicycles to Bethesda to play with the other boys as children. The brothers raised their own families in Savannah, and both still maintain close ties to the school. Kevin is a member of the Oglethorpe Driving Club, which hosts its annual Cars on the Burn event to benefit Bethesda Academy, while Kim contributes more directly: he’s on the Academy’s Board of Governors and fundraises year-round. Nurturing children who ultimately go on to give back is a tradition that's endured for nearly three centuries. As the school enters its 280th year, each generation, it seems, has happily inherited a sense of allegiance to the school that shaped them.

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Wonder in the Old Woodshop Hands-on history at the Savannah Children’s Museum By JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS

THE MOST EXCITING WAY to enter the sunken courtyard of the Savannah Children’s Museum is to take the giant purple slide — though most grown-ups just use the stairs. No matter your age (or preferred mode of transport), a sense of wonder awaits among the colorful outdoor installations and secret gardens on the west end of Tricentennial Park. Surrounded on all sides by ancient brick archways, it’s a setting that feels less like a museum and more like a favorite storybook, enriched by a gentle symphony of birds chirping, leaves rustling and kids giggling as they explore in the open air. It sounds a lot different than it would have 150 years ago, when

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this building had a roof and housed the woodshop for the Central of Georgia Railroad. Back then, a visitor might have heard the clanging of tools, the clatter of stacking lumber and probably — considering the hard, dangerous work housed within — a few choice words. “Anything made of wood was built here; desks, framing, you name it,” says Savannah native Becki Harkness, a Savannah College of Art and Design graduate in historic preservation who now serves as Historic Resource Specialist for the Coastal Heritage Society, the nonprofit organization that oversees the site. “The arches allowed for ventilation and light for the carpenters.” Built in 1836, the woodshop was originally part of a massive

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LEFT: The Savannah Railroad Complex prior to restoration RIGHT: The same complex, now part of the Savannah Children's Museum

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complex on the edge of the city that also included a passenger station and the roundhouse for the burgeoning railroad company. The City of Savannah provided the land, which had lain in a state of disuse since Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski was mortally wounded here during the Siege of Savannah in 1779. The woodshop survived the 1852 fire that consumed several other Central of Georgia buildings, and it dodged destruction again after the city’s surrender to the Union Army 1864, when General William Tecumseh Sherman decided to present an unravaged Savannah to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas gift. (Sherman and his men did manage to wreak quite a bit of damage to the Confederate-friendly railroad tracks along the way, however.) While another fire in 1923 left charred marks in the woodshop’s window frames, it was the winds of progress that finally closed down operations. Diesel locomotives began replacing steam in 1939, and the Central of Georgia was eventually acquired by another railroad company that shut down the site for good in 1963. By this time, historic preservation had become a battle-cry in Savannah. In 1965, a civic activist named Adrienne Roberts founded Revolutionary Battle Park, Inc. to protect and preserve the historic battlefield and railroad sites for “patriotic, educational and cultural purposes.” Its first act was to commit $20,000 to stop the dismantling of the brick buildings by Savannah Salvage & Supply, whose owners saw great profit in selling the handmade Savannah Grey bricks — to this day still some of the most coveted building materials in the South. (Roberts was too late for some parts of the park: look for the mismatched blocks at the top of the now-restored smokestack at CHS’s Georgia State Railroad Museum that adjoins the Children’s Museum.) “We owe the existence of all of this to Adrienne Roberts,” reminds historic resource specialist Harkness, sweeping her hand from the roundhouse to the woodshop and beyond. “She

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wrote so many letters to state and local officials on behalf of Savannah history.” According to “Saving the Shops: The Fight to Preserve the Savannah Railroad Complex,” a meticulously researched 2017 paper by high school student Thomas Bordeaux, the City of Savannah sued the Central of Georgia in 1972 to reverse the ownership of some of the property given to the company for its inception. The battlefield and railyard were not part of that suit, and that same year Roberts helped facilitate the acquisition of the sites from Central of Georgia to the Savannah-Chatham County Historic Site and Monument Commission—a division of the city’s Metropolitan Planning Commission, of which Roberts officiated as secretary at the time. The price: Ten dollars. The commission sold the site to the City of Savannah for another ten dollars in 1976. Roberts also brokered the sale of the battlefield and railyard back to the city, consolidating with acreage won in a 1972 lawsuit that reversed ownership from the railway. The whole Central of Georgia Railroad complex was designated its own National Landmark District in 1978 and is considered the most complete antebellum railroad complex in the United States. “Most people aren’t aware that Savannah has two National Landmark Districts,” says Coastal Heritage Society CEO Sandra Baxter. “There’s all of downtown, and then there’s us.” Development of the Children’s Museum began in 2003 in the overgrown ruins of the former woodshop, a metamorphosis requiring no small amount of heavy lifting. “It had basically sat untouched for 70 years,” recalls Harkness. “We literally had to use machetes to get down here.” After the site was dug out and shored up, international children’s museum designer Lee Skolnick installed the wooden mazes and cozy nooks of the magical, alfresco environment that holds up to the elements and hard use by little hands — perhaps no better testament that the historic masonry of the 1800s was built to last. An instant favorite among local and visiting members of the Goldfish-and-juice-box set, the revamped woodshop is only the first phase of the Children’s Museum: The site will soon expand into the old Coach and Paint shop next door, another cavernous railroad building that dates back to the 1920s. Funded by sales-tax dollars that go directly to infrastructure, the project adds ADAstandard restrooms and an air-conditioned hall to host CHS’s robust educational programming led by education specialist Elisabeth Chappell, who oversees a packed calendar of indigo dyeing workshops, rocket launches and more at the museum and via a well-equipped mobile classroom. “More than anything, we are a resource for families and educators,” says CEO Baxter, adding that CHS will raise private funds for additional exhibits in the new building. “Everything we do relates back to that educational mission and making it accessible.”

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WHEN MULTIMEDIA artist and SCAD fibers graduate Trish Andersen says she hails from “the carpet capital of the world,” she’s not kidding: Dalton, Georgia, is home to more than 150 carpet plants and yields more than 90 percent of global carpet production. Since 2018, Andersen has lived and worked in a colorful studio in Midtown Savannah, and her decision to return to the Hostess City after more than a decade in New York marked a fullcircle moment in more ways than one. Savannah’s natural beauty, supportive community of creatives and abundant space (and headspace!) afforded her the opportunity to explore large-scale tufting projects, using tools traditionally involved in the manufacture of hand-tufted rugs, like those produced all around her growing up in Dalton. As with most artists, Andersen has been making things for as long as she can

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“While the tufting brings a sense of familiarity or nostalgia, Trish’s materials surprise us in the drama of their scale, movement and form.”—Rachel Evans remember. “I used to paint rocks and sell them door-to-door in my neighborhood,” she recalls with a laugh. “I always knew I wanted to do something creative, but I couldn’t really grasp the possibilities until I attended SCAD.” Now, she likes to say she paints with yarn, fascinated as ever by the push and pull of color, the mass and layering, and the drips and textures that

emerge from any such repetitive process. Though private commissions, product collaborations and corporate projects keep her busy, Andersen still makes time to create immersive environments, like the tufted mirrors and murals featured as part of SCAD’s annual event during Miami Art Week. Whether at a global design forum or on the pages of a magazine (see the insert at right), Andersen’s work is immediately eye-catching, says Director of SCAD Art Sales Rachel Evans: “While the tufting brings a sense of familiarity or nostalgia, Trish’s materials surprise us in the drama of their scale, movement and form.” Taken as a whole, Andersen's work feels entirely unscripted in the best possible way — a fitting outcome for an artist whose gratitude for the process is palpable. “Every morning, when I walk into my studio,” she says, “the light makes me smile."

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AS AN ART HISTORIAN, I have spent several decades pondering what drives people to amass things, often of no practical use. My work has given me the opportunity to contemplate the question in the midst of world-renowned collections — from Sir John Soane’s neoclassical home in London to Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Venetian-inspired palazzo in Boston, and from this vantage point I came to admire the expansive, encyclopedic collection of John and Ginger Duncan here in Savannah. After browsing the Duncans’ antique print, map and bookshop that inhabits the ground floor of their home on Monterey Square, I was invited upstairs. Little did I know I was about to enter a world within a world, a collection that rivals some of the most interesting assemblages I’ve encountered. A lifetime’s worth of collecting occupies their four-story home, built in 1869. The front parlor is hung in a 19th-century French Salon style, with paintings positioned floor to ceiling, while

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TOP AND LEFT: Sculptures and busts mingle together; African masks, figurines and hand-carved canes BELOW: An illuminated manuscript featuring select Shakespeare works

cabinets throughout the house are filled with exotic curiosities, both naturalia and artificialia, presented in 17th-century Dutch style. As with all great collections, there is order to the madness — theirs centers mostly on objects made in or about Charleston and Savannah, the former being where John was born and raised, and the latter being the couple’s chosen home for more than 40 years. The Duncans shaped each other’s collecting interests over the years, but it didn’t start off that way. John was the initial collector, beginning at the tender age of 6 with steel pennies, then fossils, then postcards from Charleston. By 15 he had acquired his first painting from the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston: a small watercolor that’s “still upstairs somewhere,” he assures me. When Ginger began dating John, collecting wasn’t in her frame of reference. After their marriage in 1976, however, she caught the bug. In 1979, the couple took their first collecting trip to England. They visited museums, historic houses, antique shops and galleries, attending theater performances in their downtime. Many decades later, their penchant for busy itineraries endures; this past year, they visited all their favorite collections in Chicago, London and New York, returning with new treasures like the portrait of former Savannah mayor James Proctor Screven and his wife, Hannah, painted by Cornelia Adele Strong Fassett in 1859. The Duncans are bonafide collectors, and not because of wealth, status or power. Instead, it’s their attention to detail, and the intentionality they exercise when selecting a new piece. It’s no accident that more than half of the paintings in the Duncans’ collection are by American women: Myrtle Jones, Anne Taylor

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DETAILS Owners: Dr. John T. and Amanda Prather Year built: 1875 Year purchased: 2015 Number of bedrooms and bathrooms: 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms in main house; 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom in carriage house Time to complete renovation/remodel: 2 years RESOURCES* Architects: Barnard Architects Interior designer: Jon Peters Design Contractor/builder: Commonwealth Construction Tile/flooring: Floor & Decor; Red Fox Unlimited for kitchen backsplash Hardware: Guerry Lumber Plumbing fixtures: Sandpiper Supply Paint/wallpaper: Sherwin-Williams, Phillip Jeffries, York Wallcoverings Art: Jacqueline Carcagno via Daedalus Gallery Windows/doors: Marvin Windows, Commonwealth Construction Kitchen design: Barnard Architects, Jon Peters Design Bath design: Barnard Architects, Jon Peters Design Lighting design: Visual Comfort, Jon Peters Design Landscape design: Sprout Savannah Electrician: Commonwealth Construction Elevator: Residential Elevators Audio/visual: Commonwealth Construction Carpenter: Commonwealth Construction Plumber: Radach Plumbing HVAC: Commonwealth Construction Appliances: Wolf, Sub-Zero

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town in North Carolina that was built around the furniture industry, and 15 or so years ago I watched this industry move all the business overseas, which absolutely collapsed the economy. You’re talking about a town of 35,000 people with an unemployment rate of almost 40 percent. From then on, I decided that when I had the ability to make decisions on when, what and where I’m going to buy from, I’m going to try to keep as much money in the local economy as I can — and that’s what I’m doing now at Rhett.

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proverbial edges of the box, but they’re not going to go outside the box enough that it confuses diners. You’re going to recognize the dish, but it’s different enough that it’s still interesting when it hits the table.

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Ready, Set, Auction For Johno Morisano, stakes and spirits ran high at one unforgettable dinner party “DO I HEAR twenty-thousand dollars?” the auctioneer asked. It was a brisk February night last year in Forsyth Park, but the hundreds of attendees at Savannah’s swankiest fundraiser, the Telfair Museums’ annual Telfair Ball, were plenty toasty in their tuxedos and evening gowns. The opulent tent, which seemed the size of a football field, had heaters, champagne, and hors d’oeuvres on hand to warm everyone’s bellies and flush their faces “Yes! Twenty-thousand,” she boomed, pointing toward a handsome gentleman, “coming from the good sir on the left.” She turned to her right, “That’s twentyone thousand to you, ma’am,” she gently demanded of an elegant woman in a glittering white floor-length gown. Without hesitation, and with all the hundreds of sets of eyes locked upon her,

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the woman nonchalantly raised her paddle, as if she did this all the time. Onlookers cheered like we were at a football game rather than a philanthropic fundraiser. My wife, Carol, and I, also dressed in our finest, sweated bullets as we bore witness to the mood overtaking the room. The auctioneer, expecting the move, quickly turned back to the gentleman, “Twenty-two thousand to you, good sir.” But his paddle remained in his lap. The room fell silent. “Twenty-one thousand going once,” said the auctioneer. “Going twice,” — yadda, yadda, yadda, you know the rest. I excused myself from the table and stepped outside to dial my business partner, Mashama Bailey. When she answered, I could barely

hear her over the sound of a busy Saturday night dinner service in the kitchen of The Grey, the restaurant we own together. “The dinner we donated to the Telfair just sold at the auction,” I said. “For 21 grand.” Silence for a few seconds, and then she uttered two unprintable words. Eight months later, the winners of the auction, Leslie and Angus Littlejohn, Schuyler and Charlie Hinnant and Cathy and Doug Johnston (and their son AJ), along with their friends Chuck Chewning, Tommy Gennuso and Karon and Rick Meyer, came to the downtown Savannah home Carol and I share to claim their prize: a private dinner cooked by Mashama, who just a bit later that year would go on to win the James Beard Foundation Award for best chef in the Southeast. But this not a story about well-to-do

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people donating their money to worthy causes — although that is a very necessary thing in this world. Without that, organizations like the Telfair would not be able to host exhibitions bringing the works of the world’s greatest artists to Savannah, or provide education to Savannah’s youth through programs like Free Family Days or the Drop-In Studio, or be an active member of Savannah’s historical and preservation communities through its work at places like the OwensThomas House, focused on educating the public on the lasting impact of slavery in Savannah, the South and beyond. Everything afforded by the work of the Telfair Museums and the generosity of its donors is real, and important. But this is the story of a dinner party underwritten by the spirit of community, a spirit that makes Savannah unique and special. Start with Mashama Bailey. She never works fewer than 60 hours a week; it’s usually closer to 70 or 80 or more. She is committed to The Grey, of course, but she’s also committed to Savannah and to the people and institutions who strive to continuously improve upon this wonderful place. When I asked her if she would give up more of her time to cook a private dinner to benefit the Telfair Museum, her response was an instantaneous yes. Thanks are also in order for our team, particularly our sous chefs, Trevor Elliot and Tim Morris, and our pastry chef Natasha Gaskill, who gave up their free time to prep food and prepare dessert so that the winners of the auction would be blown away by their dining experience. But Mashama and The Grey are just the beginning. When we called our friend Chris Poe, a supporter of the Telfair Museums, and asked if he would fly to Savannah for the weekend from his home in Philadelphia, don a tux and play guest bartender for the night, we got another yes. We asked Cathy and Philip Solomons, folks always looking for ways to contribute to their beloved Savannah, if they would join Carol, our niece Allison and me as kitchen staff and servers for the evening. Another yes.

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Now, here’s where it really gets good. We asked Leslie Geer of Leslie Geer Designs to arrange flowers to give our home the feeling that its occupants actually spent time there, rather than living at work. It would take her an entire Saturday. Another yes. We asked Geoff Johnson, local photographer extraordinaire, if he would waive his normal fee and shoot the evening for the benefit of the Telfair. Another yes (by the way, these are Geoff’s photos here). And then the pièce de résistance… We asked Velvet Caravan, our beloved local gypsy jazz band, if they would perform a little light music on our roof terrace during cocktails and then blow the doors off the joint after dessert by performing a full-on concert in the parlor to get the assembled crowd up and dancing the rest of the night away. Oh, and we also asked the band to waive their sizeable gig fee and give up their Saturday night, too. Jared Hall and Ricardo Ochoa, the band’s founders, said… wait for it… Yes. As you can see, this story is ultimately about a diverse group of people who came together to support their city, their community and their museum — donating money, time and talent, all most precious commodities, to a deserving cause that makes Savannah so much the richer and more vibrant. It is about an evening so special that those lovely folks who plunked down $21,000 to help the Telfair continue to achieve its mission would remember that night for the rest of their lives (and maybe plunk down another $21,000 next year). Was the night a success? Consider that just after midnight, when I told Jared, still banging away on our piano over an hour into their agreed upon 45-minute after-dinner set, that the band could wind down after the next song so we could start cleaning up, he said, “Really? Just one more? Let’s do two or three and then see how everyone’s feeling after that.” Two or three songs later, everyone was still feeling pretty good, so the band played on.

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FROM CHILDHOOD through my teens, Savannah mostly meant a day spent at Oglethorpe Mall. I grew up 60 miles due west of the coast in Baxley, where there was no Walmart, let alone a Limited Too, American Eagle, or (now-defunct) Parisian. My mom, sister and I would shop for hours and then eat a quick, kid-friendly lunch on the strip, often at Spanky’s. I have lived in New York City for a decade now, working as an editor and food journalist, and this past August, I flew back to Savannah en route to Darien to report on the edible jellyfish industry. My sister and her husband picked me up from the airport around lunchtime, and we stopped at the Spanky’s in Pooler (there’s also the Southside location on Mall Way, another on River Street and Spanky’s Beachside on Tybee Island). As a nostalgic out-of-towner, I ordered a four-piece chicken tender lunch with a house salad and ranch dressing — just what my 12-year-old mall-rat self would have eaten, minus the salad. Even though it was 92 degrees outside, and just to see if it tasted like home, I also ordered a cup of chili. My parents, Cindy and Tom Hatchett, lived on Wilmington Island for a few years early in their marriage before moving to Baxley and submitting to car seats and kids. During that time, my mom picked up the Junior League’s classic 1980 Savannah Style cookbook, and dishes like Mississippi mud cake, bruncheon eggs and Spanky’s chili made it into her repertoire. Mom made the chili — hearty, easy, and inexpensive — four or five times a year, often with ground venison. And just as my grandmother might have done, Mom stretched the chili a little further by serving it on top of white rice, always with a cheddar cheese garnish. Every pot of her chili tasted exactly the same — the stuff of potent memories. I made Spanky’s chili as soon as I had my own kitchen while in college at the University of Georgia. A double recipe could feed an apartment-full of friends for $20. When I moved to New York, then Miami (where it was mostly too hot to eat chili), and back to New York again, I carried around a scrap of paper with the ingredients list.

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But, really, I could make a batch from memory, tasting along the way. Unlike my mother, who measures every drop of Tabasco and every half-teaspoon of salt, I’m an intuitive cook. I worked in a professional kitchen and attended culinary school in Paris, all before writing about chefs and restaurants for a living. I view recipes, even those dearest to me, like instructions from a Sunday homily or my dental hygienist. They offer helpful guidelines with plenty of room for riffing. My first tweaks to Spanky’s chili were subtle. I added a load of chopped garlic and seasoned the pot with pure, potent New Mexico chile powder in place of a McCormick blend. Then, as I fell into the rhythms of cooking in the Northeast, I found that in early fall, there’s a confluence of chili ingredients at the farmers market. I now use late-season heirloom tomatoes, whatever freshly shelled beans farmers are selling (usually pinto, cranberry or kidney), and a mix of colorful sweet peppers. Sometimes, I use ground turkey instead of beef, and if I had room to store a dehydrator in my small apartment, I would probably make my own chile powder, too. Nothing is measured or recorded. It’s my rulefree, locally sourced, time-consuming and usually expensive chili. It’s quite good, but it’s not the chili I grew up with. For that, I either have to resist the urge to tinker, or give in and go home. Developed by one of Spanky’s founders, Dusty Yarbrough, and his wife Faye, the restaurant’s chili recipe has not changed since it debuted on Spanky’s original 1976 menu. My gut says their kitchen staff measures spices just as precisely as my Mom, because a cup of it tasted like a Wednesday night in January on Pitty Pat Lane (yes, that’s the name of the street I grew up on). Spanky’s original recipe is perfect for a comfy winter meal, but you have my permission to veer off course and make it your own. You can also still find the recipe on p. 50 of Savannah Style, available at mkt.com/shopjls. I hope your copy will one day wear as many tomato splatters as my mother’s.

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Stir Things Up Junior League of Savannah president Jennifer Grafton barely has time to cook during the week — a relatable problem for many families. To help get dinner on the table, Grafton meal preps on weekends and turns to nofuss dinners like the Spanky’s chili recipe above. For fancier occasions, she serves it alongside an oyster roast. How she’d doctor Spanky’s chili: Cut the chili powder in half and add quartered pepperoni slices. “I have a cousin who makes chili with pepperoni, and I really like to throw them in.” Junior League-approved garnishes: The classics! Fritos scoops and cheddar cheese. Favorite Savannah Style recipe: She Crab Soup. “I have notes written all over the recipe.”

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“[At the hospital] she’d been sitting in a cage just watching people, so a lot of her behaviors are really humanistic. She had to learn how to be a dog.” FAME IS A FUNNY THING — it can make people change their names, forget where they came from, or sport sunglasses far too large for their face. But that’s not the case for one famous Savannah pup, who instead has used her celebrity status to help others. In 2019, Pigeon, a two-year-old pitbull, was partially paralyzed in a car accident as a puppy and left at an animal hospital — her hind legs were useless, her fate uncertain. Fortunately, she was adopted by an able caregiver and trainer who could provide emergency medical attention and a stable, permanent home. When Pigeon was eight months old, a video of her using a new, custom wheelchair for the first time went viral: 1.6 million views and counting! That video, showcasing her unbridled glee at finally being able to run, went on to grace CBS This Morning, ABC News and virtually every Facebook feed in America. Happily, she’s held on to her viral status, building a following of more than 90 thousand Instagram followers, all who double-tap along to her joyful antics. “She is just the peppiest, most irreverent dog,” says Pigeon’s owner. She’s also indefatigable: Pigeon has already worn out her

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first wheelchair, perhaps from pulling herself up flights of stairs and getting into other mischief, like playfully hiding towels and shoes belonging to her two-legged family members. Pigeon’s ability to connect with humans both on screen and in real life is due in part to her challenging early days.“[At the hospital] she’d been sitting in a cage just watching people, so a lot of her behaviors are really humanistic,” says her owner. “She had to learn how to be a dog.” By all accounts, she’s a fast learner and is now on her way to becoming a certified service dog. She’s starting small, with short visits to hospitals and retirement homes, and she’s also worked with veterans suffering from paralysis. The ultimate goal is for Pigeon to interact with the community more regularly, bringing hope in the face of adversity to people who need it throughout Savannah. “I just want to take our time getting there and not force too much on her,” says her owner. Judging by her recovery and rise to fame, however, there’s very little that could slow Pigeon down. Follow Pigeon on Instagram, @PigeonPup.

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Education: MS, DVM, Louisiana State University Specialty Certification: Oncology, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine In Oncology … there certainly are tough days, but there are more days when I give good news. We are an optimistic team who believes in health, healing and hope. This is … Nessie the pug. Nessie is undergoing chemotherapy for a mast-cell tumor – a type of skin cancer in dogs – and treatments keep her feeling great, not sick. We spoil Nessie rotten with attention and treats, so she loves her visit with us. One recent innovation in the treatment of cancer in dogs and cats is … electrochemotherapy. During this procedure, chemotherapy is injected into a tumor or along an incision line after surgery. An electrical current is then applied to the area using a special probe. The electrical current opens pores in the cancer cells, allowing the chemotherapy to travel inside to kill the cell. The treatment is minimally invasive with little to no side effects. We’ve seen promising results, and we are excited to be able to offer it here in Savannah. I wish more of my patients’ owners would … not trust everything they read on the internet. If I were an animal, I would be … LSU’s Mike the Tiger – it’s a great season to be Mike! I became interested in veterinary medicine … at an early age, spending Saturday mornings watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.

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Education: BS, Clemson University; MS and DVM, Louisiana State University; MS, Auburn University Specialty Certification: American College of Veterinary Surgeons I have never … considered my life’s work as a job. You owe it to your pet to … make your own decisions for the best care available. Innovations in veterinary medicine … and the availability of specialists has greatly improved animal care. I love practicing in Savannah because … pets are family here. New technology planned for our practice in 2020 includes … 3D technology, which is especially useful for reconstruction of CT imaging for better diagnostic capabilities and surgical planning. You’d never guess that I … attend blue grass music camps around the country for expert banjo instruction. I give back to the community by … assisting animal care groups and pet owners with costs for care when appropriate.

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Above and Beyond Savannah’s master-planned communities offer a boatload of amenities — which one strikes your fancy? ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE MILLER

WITH ITS SERENE VIEWS, balmy climate and unhurried pace, the Lowcountry is preternaturally suited to relaxation. Perhaps that’s why so many gated communities in greater Savannah are built around facilitating leisure activities. To be sure, these communities — The Landings, Waterways Township, Montage Palmetto Bluff, Dutch Island, The Ford Plantation and Savannah Quarters —

feature lovely homes, secure entry and other dependable hallmarks of community living. But behind the gates, there’s also an unwavering emphasis on amenities, from spas to fine dining to resort-style pools. Today, families are looking past square footage and double vanities in master bathrooms to first consider community living from a new angle: all those extras.

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IF YOU’RE A FOODIE The Landings has a 50,000-square-foot gym, five swimming pools, four driving ranges, six championship golf courses — and some seriously delicious dining options. Across its five restaurants, the vibe ranges from casual to coastal to clubby and upscale. Standout options include Deer Creek’s grilled Spanish octopus topped with crispy red potato, smoked paprika creme fraiche, Marcona almonds and lemon-herb oil; the robust sushi menu at Southern Table at Plantation; and sous vide herb-marinated lamb chops at Oakridge Steak & Pub. There’s more to salivate over, too: this year, The Landings premieres the newly revamped Marshwood, a clubhouse and restaurant with sweeping views, sophisticated decor and a delectable, seasonally attentive menu.

Deer Creek restaurant features outdoor seating with integrated firepits for warmth in winter and ambience year-round PHOTOG RA PHY COU R TESY OF THE LA N DIN G S

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Kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders benefit from rich intracoastal waterways — and on-site storage for gear P H O T O GR A P H Y CO U R T E S Y O F WAT E R WAY S T O WNSH I P

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Waterways Township has exciting things happening this year: its new marina will open, featuring retail, restaurants and intracoastal water access, and it is also adding tennis and pickleball courts. The neighborhood’s other key perks include navigable waterways for kayaking and paddleboarding with on-site storage facilities, and the Ridgewood Amenity Center, featuring a Junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, an outdoor amphitheater and a screened-in pavilion with a fireplace and grill. For pet lovers, a fenced-in dog park called Waterwags is like a gated community for the four-legged set — complete with expansive, manicured greens, beautiful scenery and completely secure confines.

IF YOU’RE A TREEHUGGER A lush, 20,000-acre coastal nature preserve defines Montage Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina (although so does the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course). Members can tour maritime forests with knowledgeable staff from The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy, attend monthly lectures on preservation efforts and engage more directly with the land through outdoor and nautical experiences like hiking, fishing, riding bikes and kayaking or boating along 32 miles of riverfront. The conservancy team also has an on-site archaeologist, Dr. Mary Socci, who excavates the land for artifacts, architecture and cultural landscapes, all to maintain the historical integrity of Palmetto Bluff. Montage is creating the next generation of nature lovers, too: their Montage Merit program awards children merit badges for activities like hiking, catching a fish and spotting Lowcountry wildlife.

Although Dutch Island boasts a marina, boat owners can keep vessels under 25 feet at their own property PH O TO GR APH Y CO UR TE SY O F D UTCH I SLAND

The conservancy team at Montage Palmetto Bluff provides tours through acres of lush maritime forests P HOT OG R A P HY C OU R T E S Y OF M ON TA G E PA L M E T T O BL U F F

IF YOU’RE A BIG FISH Dutch Island boasts a deepwater dock and boat ramp, a pool, playground, tennis court, and basketball courts, plus special events like parades, pop-up shops and food truck nights. It’s also a true oasis for fishermen, whether avid or amateur. Dutch Island is strategically located where the Wilmington, Skidaway and Herb rivers meet, with ample tidal creeks in between. It also allows boat owners with vessels under 25 feet to house boats at their own property. Translation? No marina fees. An annual crabbing tournament puts skills to the test, and while peak harvest season for crabs is between August and October, you can practice all year round amid the Lowcountry’s mild climate.

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IF YOU LIKE TO HORSE AROUND No doubt about it: The Ford Plantation offers incredible fishing where anglers can catch inshore species like redfish, flounder and striped bass, or enjoy access to offshore species like grouper, marlin and mahi-mahi. But it’s their onshore animals that really impress. The Plantation’s Equestrian Center is a full-service boarding facility tailored to members’ (and horses’) needs — a 22-stall barn with climate-controlled tack rooms, three wash bays, a jump field, access to daily turnouts in grassy paddocks, premium horse fencing and blanket and storage rooms. Plus, in an already-gated community, The Ford Plantation Equestrian Center adds extra security: 24-hour video surveillance and a night watchman deters horseplay.

Lowcountry scenery adds a beautiful backdrop for swimmers at The Ford Plantation main house pool PHOTOG RA PHY COU R TES Y OF THE FORD PLA N TATION

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Savannah Quarters' waterfront fairways complement a spawling and sparkling pool PHOTOG RA PHY COU R TESY OF S AVA N N A H QU A R TERS

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Part of the point of community living is that you never really have to leave. But what if you want to? Enter Savannah Quarters, which besides offering an incredible, Instagrammable pool, verdant golf course and awardwinning homes, is also a quick drive from downtown Savannah: Hop on I-16 East and you’ll be in the heart of Historic Downtown in about 15 minutes. But don’t miss out on the Quarters’ offerings, either, particularly when it comes to perfecting your swing. One of their golf pros was just named among the “Best Teachers in America” by Golf Digest.

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THE BOUTIQUE FITNESS BOOM A smaller, more personalized trend is shaping up Savannah BY JEN MARIE WIGGINS

Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re inclined to roll out a yoga mat or snag the front bike at spin class, getting fit in the Lowcountry used to mean heading to the local big-box gym. But boutique fitness has muscled its way into the Hostess City, proving that bigger isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always better. The boutique fitness movement emphasizes small, single-focus studios offering a higher level of personal attention, a specific fitness philosophy and strong brand association. In Savannah, locally owned franchises of Pure Barre, CrossFit and Orangetheory Fitness have sprung up in multiple locations, earning rave reviews and building loyal customer bases. ORANGETHEORY 108

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Tight shoulders? Sore hamstrings? StretchLab Savannah, 5525 Abercorn St., Ste. 90, offers assisted and one-on-one stretching classes from Flexologists (with 60+ hours of theory and hands-on training) who assess client needs and come up with personalized plans to improve overall health and flexibility. Membership packages and group classes are also available. For more information, call 912.335.4555 or email savannah@stretchlab.com.

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While the methods and science of each club vary — Pure Barre focuses on isometric movements using a ballet bar; Orangetheory employs a heart-rate monitor and target heart zones; CrossFit’s format is rooted in functional fitness — they all share the same mantra: Do one thing, and do it well. For franchise owners, that “one thing” invariably necessitates a laser focus on member engagement. From tracking personal milestones to offering pop-up classes, contests and organized social outings, the emphasis on connection and involvement goes far beyond a traditional club orientation or single training session. “We know and use every one of our member’s names in and outside of class,” says Zan Millsap, head coach at Orangetheory Fitness. “For that hour, everybody is off their phones and fully connected to what’s happening with their bodies.” Caroline Brennan, owner of Pure Barre Savannah and Pure Barre City Market, agrees. “Our members become like family,” she says. “We know what’s going on with them inside and outside the studio.” The clubs actively use social media to engage and celebrate their members, and there’s a larger value placed on personal empowerment, championing clients’ smaller steps toward their goals versus the traditional industry emphasis on markers like weight and inches. At Hyperformance Athletics (a CrossFit affiliate), it’s not uncommon to hear a cast-iron bell ring out over the class music, celebrating a client’s new personal best. Around the corner at Pure Barre, members look forward to signing a ceremonial ballet barre

commemorating benchmarks like a 100th or 1,000th class. “Our focus is on the whole self,” Brennan says. “We strive to help our members do a little better today than they did yesterday.” Tailored personal attention comes with a price tag, where a single class might cost as much or more as a full month of membership elsewhere. Drop-in classes at Orangetheory, Pure Barre and CrossFit are between $25 and $30 per class, and all three studios offer monthly membership fees with prices varying by location; they also all roll out introductory specials and holiday pricing. But there must be something magical in that alchemy of camaraderie, empowerment and sweat, because higher fees don’t seem to tamp down member enthusiasm. “Pure Barre is my favorite addiction,” says Courtney Brown, a two-year member of Pure Barre Savannah. “Every morning when I walk in, it feels like seeing family,” she says. Numbers back up her high praise. According to The Association of Fitness Studios, national member retention for niche fitness is almost 75 percent, about 5 percent higher than traditional clubs, and boutique fitness studios are the largest growing segment of the gym industry. While these three franchises offer novel ways to shape up, the desire to develop healthy habits in the New Year is nothing, well, new. Tracy Garcia, a CrossFit Level 2 trainer at Hyperformance, shares a helpful reminder that applies to anyone, regardless of their interest or budget. “The hardest part is walking in the door,” she says. “Once you do that, the sky’s the limit.”

“EVERYBODY IS OFF THEIR PHONES AND FULLY CONNECTED TO WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THEIR BODIES.” — ORANGETHEORY HEAD COACH ZAN MILLSAP

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KYNG DELOACH, 10 This Garrison Elementary fifth-grader and honors choir member is into sneakers, milk tea and anime — and he dreams of one day moving to Japan. FAVORITE COLOR: Red STYLE INSPIRATION:

My dad Button-down, sweatshirt, pants, Joseph's Clothiers; shoes, model's own

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“The only stuff I don’t like wearing is fancy stuff, like a tie. That would be horrible.”

“I love to dress up. I have two dogs and a cat named Cindy. They don’t have clothes, though. My mom thinks that would be weird.”

PIERCE BUCCI, 8 Second-grader Pierce loves football, baseball and music. When he and kid sis Avalon play together with their brother (Ace, 9) and sister (Odette, 4), they like to build forts, run around outside with the family’s two dogs — and occasionally watch their iPads. FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:

The New England Patriots FAVORITE CANDY:

Crunch bars ON PIERCE Polo shirt and vest, Sara Jane Children's Boutique; jeans and shoes, model's own ON AVALON Striped top, bow shorts and knit leggings, Sara Jane Children's Boutique; shoes, Arrowleaf Boutique

AVALON BUCCI, 6 A first-grader at McAllister Elementary, Avalon is a budding artist — her long-range plan is to travel the world and paint everything she sees. FAVORITE COLOR: Pink FAVORITE OUTFIT: This one

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“I have pink hair because it’s soft, and one, two, three, four, five princess dresses.” (Mom says it’s seven)

This pre-K student at Bright Horizons takes ballet, tap and tumbling lessons at Gretchen Greene School of Dance and loves to visit JW Salon (owned by her mom, Averil Hull) to have her pink curls touched up. FAVORITE MOVIE: Frozen HALLOWEEN COSTUME:

A rainbow unicorn

Floral dress, Peaches; pearl headband, Paris Laundry; Cat backpack, Arrowleaf Boutique; boots, model's own

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GREAT JOB The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Career Pathways program preps students for meaningful careers by

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SINCE ITS LAUNCH in 2000, the SavannahChatham County Public School System Career Pathways program has been helping to train the local business leaders of tomorrow right here, right now. These aren’t the shop or home economics classes many of us remember from years past: Today’s students are learning firsthand the nuances of entrepreneurship, management and technical trades; the latest advances in cybersecurity and shipping logistics; and the best techniques for sports and entertainment marketing through career technology courses arming students with realworld skills that they can use after graduation. Formerly referred to as vocational classes, career technology, or "career tech," courses

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prepare kids for life after high school, says Dr. Angie Lewis, senior director at the Office of College and Career Readiness for the Woodville Tompkins Lower Campus. “Whether it’s a career focus or a trade skill or higher education, ultimately the goal is to help each student obtain a good job,” Lewis says. Lewis herself took home economics and sewing classes in the 1970s as a high school student in Chatham County. Those classes instilled a love of teaching and creating that guided her career, first as a career tech teacher then as a school principal and program director. Now she gets to help students obtain their own dreams through the SCCPSS Career Pathways program, comprised of more than

two dozen different career tracks for students, each with a myriad of sub-specialties. Georgia has made student career paths a priority with the 2010 passing of the BRIDGE law (more officially, the Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act), which mandates exploratory career-minded resources and opportunities beginning in middle school. SCCPSS updated its Pathways program in 2014 to follow state guidelines, Lewis says. As industries and technologies have evolved, so too has the Career Pathways program. Students might study business in middle school; once they reach high school they can take a deeper dive into classes on accounting, or finance or business management. They also benefit from hands-on experience with area employers, learn what it takes to build a successful career and ultimately earn professional certifications while still in school. SCCPSS enjoys partnerships with many companies in and around Savannah, including Gulfstream, which offers airplane-repair training for students; St. Joseph’s/Candler, which employs students as patient-care technicians; and the Maritime Logistics Task Force, which gives students a glimpse of the international shipping industry. Each school within the district offers unique programs and partnerships tailor-made to jump-start a range of career trajectories. For budding veterinarians, Islands High School on Wilmington Island provides hands-on training for students at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center as they see how staff feed and care for the various animals. In trusted learning spaces and in their very own local community, students acquire skills to ultimately achieve their career goals and see their dreams play out in the real world. “We want to direct them where to go, and help them get there,” Lewis says. “Once they graduate, they have already gained four years of work experience, and they often have a certification that goes along with it.” It’s all aimed at creating qualified, confident young adults prepared to take the reins as the next generation of business leaders here in the Coastal Empire.

Medical, culinary and computer technology courses are popular career tech pathways for SavannahChatham students

Aviation, dance, music and phlebotomy are just a few of the myriad career tech courses designed to prepare kids for meaningful careers

For more information about career pathway opportunities for students, contact the Office of College and Career Readiness at 912.395.6765.

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SCHOOL SMARTS From AP and honors courses to championship athletic programs and STEM programs, Savannah’s public and private schools provide a variety of educational experiences rooted in excellence and integrity. Use this guide to our city's best schools to find the right fit for your child. Benedictine Military School .........................124 Blessed Sacrament Catholic School..............129 Chatham Academy at Royce.........................128 Hancock Day School.....................................126 Memorial Day School....................................129 Savannah Country Day School......................125 Savannah Christian Preparatory School........127

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6502 Seawright Drive 912.644.7000 THEBC400.com Character: • NASA recently awarded Benedictine a grant in support of our championship robotics team. • The class of 2019 completed more than 10,000 hours of community service during its four years. • During the last five years, Benedictine graduates have attended many prestigious universities including Air Force Academy, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Naval Academy, Notre Dame, Stanford and West Point.

Spirituality: • BC instills a faith-based education built upon the Benedictine principles of prayer, work and hospitality. • Our Campus Ministry program hosts special grade-level retreats to help students grow in their faith. • As a school, we pray three times each day, and we say the Pledge of Allegiance each morning.

Purpose: • For the past 33 years, our nationally recognized JROTC program has been in the top 20 percent in the nation and serves as a realworld leadership development program. • Our curriculum offers 40 AP and Honors courses. • For seven straight years, BC has had the No. 1 boys’ athletic program in South Georgia and has won 10 state championships this decade in baseball, football, lacrosse, Raider team, soccer and tennis.

Brotherhood: • In the class of 2019, 17 Cadets were accepted to the University of Georgia and 15 were accepted to Georgia Tech. • The BC college-like alumni network connects and supports our graduates for the rest of their lives. • Our need-based financial aid program provides every qualified young man the opportunity to earn a BC education.

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824 Stillwood Drive 912.925.8800 savcds.org The Experience: • Our faculty, coupled with student advisers and counselors, work with students and parents to chart a path for individual student success. • Small student-to-teacher ratios foster individualized attention (10:1 in Lower School; 7:1 in Middle School; 6:1 in Upper School). • Competitive athletics program includes more than 50 teams in 12 sports. 11 alumni currently play a collegiate sport. 80 percent of Middle and Upper School students participate in athletics. • Renowned fine and performing arts program includes visual art, chorus, jazz band, theatre, photography, orchestra, ceramics, jewelry and technology-based digital art. • Our Learning Support Team of eight specialists provides one-onone support for students with learning differences. • Beginning in ninth grade, the College Counseling Office works with families to navigate the college admissions process. • Clubs and activities include Clay Target, Mock Trial, Fencing, Math Club, Robotics and more. • One of four member schools in Georgia in Global Online Academy, a consortium that provides students with more than 45 additional course offerings, including Game Design, Bioethics, Business Problem Solving and more.

The Result: • Niche.com ranked SCDS the No. 1 K-12 school in Savannah, as well as the No. 1 College Prep School and the No. 1 STEM High School. • During the past six years, our graduates have been accepted by more than 100 colleges and universities, including Princeton, Cornell, Georgetown, NYU, Stanford, Tufts, UVA, UNC, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest. • SCDS has sent more students to the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech than any other school in Savannah. • Once in college, our students consistently outperform their peers from other area schools. • Our seniors average almost $5 million in scholarships — in addition to HOPE. S p e c i a l A d v e r ti s i n g S e c ti o n ★ J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0

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6600 Howard Foss Drive 912.351.4500 hancockdayschool.org

The Hancock Day School Experience: • Hancock offers students an educational experience unlike any other in the Savannah area, with a challenging curriculum that prepares students to lead, both in the classroom and in life. • Small classes, dedicated faculty and numerous opportunities for independent inquiry develop students into lifelong learners. • A wide range of extracurricular activities engage students in mind and body in a safe, nurturing campus.

Hancock Day School Seeks: • To enroll qualified students entering pre-K through eighth grade. • Our students are inquisitive, strongly motivated and highly committed to working through challenges and opportunities.

Learn More About Us: • We’re happy to answer your questions and arrange a tour of our campus. Please call Director of Admissions Cindy Drew at 912.351.4500 or email cdrew@hancockdayschool. We look forward to getting to know your family and showing you why Hancock gives you “Roots to Grow … Wings to Fly.”

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1599 Chatham Parkway 912.721.2114 savcps.com From an early age, students develop a love of learning through a variety of educational studies. From our STEAM program, which begins with students as young as pre-K, to a vast array of fine arts classes, athletics and AP and dual enrollment classes, our students truly have a life-changing student experience.

Life-changing Academics: • 124 AP Scholars in the last five years, including one National AP Scholar* • 1 National Merit Scholarship Finalist and Region STAR Student* • 105 seniors accepted into 113 colleges* • One of the only Lower School STEAM classrooms in the area • SCPS is proud to offer students computer science classes through its partnership with the Amazon Future Engineers Program. This program is a comprehensive program to inspire, educate, and train students in computer science.

Life-changing Opportunities: • 32 Fine Arts programs • 62 lower school, middle school, JV and Varsity teams within 16 different sports • 15 lower school after-school activities including Spanish, French, Raider Bots (robotics), cooking, art, golf and more • 34 middle school electives, co-curricular and extracurricular clubs

Life-changing Environment: • All SCPS students have access to more than 220 secluded acres including, EDEN, our 119-acre outdoor education center. • Students have the opportunity to visit our on-campus garden and chicken coop, providing a firsthand view of what farm-to-table means. • Home to two GISA Georgia Teacher of the Year winners, as well as seven GISA Master Teachers • The only school in Savannah to be dually accredited through Cognia (formally AdvancED) and CESA, the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability Savannah Christian Preparatory School admits qualified students without regard to race, color, and national or ethnic origin. *2018-19 academic year S p e c i a l A d v e r ti s i n g S e c ti o n ★ J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0

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4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd. 912.354.4047 roycelearningcenter.org Our Mission: Chatham Academy is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of children with learning disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and similar learning differences.

What Makes Us Different: • Our curriculum addresses students’ areas of weakness and builds upon their strengths. • We match our expectations to each individual student, teaching them according to their learning style. • Our teachers make every child feel special.

What We Offer: • College preparatory or practical studies curriculum • Low student-teacher ratio • Individualized instruction • Caring, supportive and knowledgeable professionals • Extracurricular activities

Why Choose Chatham Academy: • We are the only school offering individualized education to children with learning disabilities and ADHD. • Parents say putting their child at Chatham Academy was the best decision they ever made and changed their lives forever. Chatham Academy offers every student a change at success and welcomes students without bias towards sex, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

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6500 Habersham St. 912.352.4535 memorialdayschool.com

1003 E. Victory Drive 912.356.6987 bss-savannah.org

Our Mission:

Memorial Day School endeavors to develop the talents and potential of each student through an educational program that promotes spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth. We seek to prepare each student for the diverse challenges and opportunities of higher education and for responsible citizenship in a democratic society in a rapidly changing world.

Why Choose Memorial Day School:

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Challenging curriculum

To educate the whole child according to the Gospel teachings, doctrines and traditions of the Catholic Church; challenge all students to reach their academic potential; and prepare them to serve God, the Church and the world.

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Newly remodeled facilities featuring modern, regulation sized gym, media & technology lab, smart boards, Daniel Deloach Broadcast center, science lab, art room, language & aftercare programs.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (PRE-K-5)

ADDRESS

PHONE

Bloomingdale*

101 E. Main St., Bloomingdale, 31302

912.395.3680

Brock*

1804 Stratford St., 31401

912.395.5300

Butler*

1909 Cynthia St., 31415

912.395.2525

Coastal Empire Montessori Charter*

301 Buckhalter Road, 31405

912.395.4070

Early Learning Center at Henderson E. Formey, Jr. School*

400 East Broad St., 31401

912.395.5500

Gadsden*

919 May St., 31415

912.395.5940

Garden City

4037 Kessler Ave., Garden City, 31408

912.395.6820

Gould*

4910 Pineland Drive, 31405

Haven*

Rice Creek (3-8)

100 Mullberry Ave. Port Wentworth, 31407

912.395.4100

Savannah Classical Academy (Charter, K-12 in 2019)

705 E. Anderson St., 31401

912.395.4041

MIDDLE SCHOOLS (GRADES 6-8)

ADDRESS

PHONE

Coastal

4595 U.S. Hwy. 80 E., 31410

912.395.3950

DeRenne

1009 Clinch St., 31405

912.395.5900

Hubert

768 Grant St., 31401

912.395.5235

Mercer

201 Rommel Ave., Garden City, 31408

912.395.6700

Myers

2025 E. 52nd St., 31404

912.395.6600

912.395.5400

Oglethorpe Charter

7202 Central Ave., 31406

912.395.5075

5111 Dillon Ave., 31405

912.395.6501

Southwest

6030 Ogeechee Road, 31419

912.395.3540

Heard*

414 Lee Blvd., 31405

912.395.6630

975 Clinch St., 31405

912.395.5200

207 Montgomery Crossroad, 31406

912.395.3500

Hodge*

STEM Academy at Bartlett

Howard*

115 Wilmington Island Road, 31410

912.395.3925

800 Pine Barren Road, Pooler, 31322

912.395.3650

Largo-Tibet*

430 Tibet Ave., 31406

912.395.3450

West Chatham HIGH SCHOOLS (Grades 9-12)

Low*

15 Blue Ridge Ave., 31404

912.395.6380

Marshpoint*

135 Whitemarsh Island Road, 31410

912.395.4000

Pooler*

308 Holly Ave., Pooler, 31322

Port Wentworth* (Pre-K-2)

ADDRESS

PHONE

Beach

3001 Hopkins St., 31405

912.395.5330

Groves

100 Priscilla D. Thomas Way, 31408

912.395.2520

Islands1

70 Whitemarsh Island Road, 31410

912.395.2000

912.395.3625

Jenkins

1800 E. DeRenne Ave., 31406

912.395.6300

507 S. Coastal Hwy., Port Wentworth, 31407

912.395.6742

Johnson

3012 Sunset Blvd., 31404

912.395.6400

Pulaski*

1001 Tibet Ave., 31419

912.395.6466

New Hampstead

2451 Little Neck Road, Bloomingdale, 31302

912.395.6789

Shuman

415 Goebel Ave., 31404

912.395.4500

Savannah Arts Academy

500 Washington Ave., 31405

912.395.5000

J. G. Smith*

210 Lamara Drive, 31405

912.395.6530

Savannah Early College

400 Pennsylvania Ave., 31404

912.395.2535

Southwest*

6020 Ogeechee Road, 31419

912.395.3301

Susie King Taylor Community School (Charter, K-5)

School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High 400 Pennsylvania Ave., 31404

912.395.5050

1709 Bull St., 31401

912.395.4200

Windsor Forest*

12419 Largo Drive, 31419

912.395.3400

Tybee Maritime Academy (Charter)

714 Lovell Ave. Tybee Island, 31328

912.395.4060

151 Coach Joe Turner St., 31408

912.395.6750

ADDRESS

PHONE

West Chatham*

820 Pine Barren Road Pooler, 31322

912.395.3600

Woodville-Tompkins* OTHER EDUCATIONAL CENTERS

White Bluff*

9902 White Bluff Road, 31405 912.395.3325

21st Century Learning Centers (2-12)

402 Market St., 31408

912.395.5686

Williams

1150 Wheaton St., 31404

912.395.2500

414 Briarcliff Circle, 31419

912.395.3353

100 Priscilla D. Thomas Way, 31408

912.395.6780

Windsor Forest*

Building Bridges Academy MS

ELEMENTARY (PRE-K-8)

ADDRESS

PHONE

Building Bridges Academy HS

402 Market St., 31408

912.395.2540

402 Market St.

912.395.6765

Ellis Montessori Academy*

220 E. 49th St., 31405

912.395.5470

Career Technical Education

912.395.5440

649 W. Jones St., 31401

912.395.5975

Coastal Ga. Comprehensive Academy

2001 Cynthia St., 31415

Garrison* Georgetown (K-8)

1516 King George Blvd., 31419 912.395.3475

Massie Heritage Center

207 E. Gordon St., 31401

912.395.5070

Godley Station (K-8)

2135 Benton Blvd., Pooler, 31407 912.395.6000

Oatland Island Wildlife Center*

711 Sandtown Road, 31410

912.395.1212

Hesse*

9116 Whitfield Ave., 31406

912.395.6440

400 East Broad St., 31401

912.395.6744

Isle of Hope* (K-8)

100 Parkersburg Road, 31406

912.395.6555

WINGS Elementary Program Alternative Learning

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All Savannah Chatham County Public high schools are SACS accredited. The elementary, K-8 and middle schools are accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission. *Public schools that will offer Pre-K in the 2020â&#x20AC;&#x201C;21 school year

Discover the public school advantage. The Savannah Chatham County Public School System provides a wide range of options to prepare students for college or a career. From elementary to high school, we proudly offer a variety of CHOICE programs that provide students with vigorous academic training, life skills and college and career readiness. Learn how the #publicschooladvantage can help prepare your child for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in store.

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS

SCHOOL & ADDRESS

AGES/GRADES

TUITION*

TOTAL RELIGIOUS STUDENTS AFFILIATION

ACCREDITATION/ ORGANIZATION

Advance Academy at Matthew Ages 5-21 $14,000 30 None GAC Reardon Center for Autism 11500 Middleground Road, 31419 matthewreardon.org, 912.355.9098 Angel Learning Center 178 Basswood Drive, 31407 angellearningsavannah.com, 912.228.8228

6 weeks $10,400 to 18 years

Benedictine Military School 9-12 (male) 6502 Seawright Drive, 31406 thebc400.com, 912.644.7000 Bethesda Academy 9520 Ferguson Ave., 31406 bethesdaacademy.org, 912.351.2068

Blessed Sacrament Catholic School 1003 E. Victory Drive, 31405 bss-savannah.org, 912.356.6987

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$13,050 non-Catholic 400 Catholic plus fees; participating Catholic discount $1,000

6-12 (male, boarding and nonboarding)

$8,000 day students 120 $16,000 boarding students (financial aid available)

Early learning center-8

$6,525 Catholic 425 Catholic $8,550 non-Catholic (discounts for family members)

Christian Nondenominational

Calvary Day School 6 weeks to $7,900 (PreK); $8,700 (K)* 970 Christian 4625 Waters Ave., 31404 3 years, Early $9,000 (1-5); $9,600 (6-8)* calvarydayschool.com Learning $9,800 (9-12)* 912.351.2299 (Lower School) Center Inquire about discounts 912.644.5080 (Upper School) pre-K-12 and fees Chatham Academy at Royce 4 Oglethorpe Prof. Blvd., 31406 chathamacademy.com, 912.354.4047

1-12 for $18,494 86 None s tudents with LD/ADHD

The Habersham School Pre-K-12 $4,135-$7,570 (PreK-3,4) 255 Gould Cottage Campus: (early dismissal K) $6,990 505 E. 54th St., 31405 $9,410 (K-5) thehabershamschool.org, 912.509.0540 $9,715 (6-12) Habersham Hall Campus: 235 Habersham St. thehabershamschool.org, 912.509.0540

Christian Nondenominational

Hancock Day School Pre-K-8 $7,500 (PreK) 415 Judeo-Christian 6600 Howard Foss Drive, 31406 $9,300 (K); $9,950 (1-5) hancockdayschool.org, 912.351.4500 $10,100 (6-8)

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GAC

SAIS, SACS, AdvanceED

In His Arms Educational Center 6 weeks $150/week 103 Christian Bright From 7816 U.S. 80 E., 31410 to 12 years (6 weeks-2 years) Nondenominational The Start inhisarmsdaycare.com, 912.897.6826 $135/week (2-4 years) $55/week (4-12 years) Memorial Day School 6500 Habersham St., 31405 memorialdayschool.com, 912.352.4535 Montessori Academy of Savannah Inc. 8415 Cresthill Ave., 31406, 912.355.2000

Pre-K-12 $7,300-$8,950 225 Daycare

Christian Nondenominational

Preschool Half- and full-day 65 None (Age 2-pre-K) programs (call for pricing)

Providence Christian School 6-12 $5,600 (6-12) 2714 Lewis Mills Blvd., 31405 pcssavannah.org, 912.335.7976

Christian

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Rambam Day School Age 2-8th $4,100-$9,065 80 Jewish 111 Atlas St., 31405 grade $5,135-$10,965 rambamdayschool.org, 912.352.7994

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SACS Quality Rated Bright From the Start

*Latest available figures. Some schools have yet to announce 2020-21 tuition rates as of press time.

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www.chsgeorgia.org

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

SCHOOL & ADDRESS

AGES/GRADES

TUITION*

TOTAL STUDENTS

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

St. Andrew’s School PreK-12 $5,650 (half-day PreK)* 510 Nonsectarian 601 Penn Waller Road, 31410 $9,700 (PreK, K, full day)* saslions.com, 912.897.4941 $12,000 (1-4); $14,325 (5-8)* $15,400 (9-10)* $15,750 (11-12)* St. James Catholic School 8412 Whitefield Ave., 31406 stjameschargers.com, 912.355.3132

PreK-8, Early $6,626 Catholic 400 Catholic Learning $8,602 non-Catholic Center Multi-child discounts for ages 1-3

St. Paul’s Lutheran Preschool 10 W. 31st St., 31401 splpreschool.com, 912.234.4255

6 weeks- 4 years

ACCREDITATION/ ORGANIZATION SAIS, SACS, GISA, NAIS, IB World School

AdvanceED/SACS

$160/week (0-2 years) 110 $145/week (3-4 years) $145/week ( full day PreK)

Christian Quality Rated Nondenominational 3-Star School

St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School PreK-8 7020 Concord Road, 31410 school.saintpetertheapostle.com 912.897.5224

$6,093 Catholic $7,430 non-Catholic Multi-child Family discounts

Catholic

SACS, AdvancED

St. Vincent’s Academy 9-12 (all girls, 207 E. Liberty St., 31401 nonboarding) svaga.net, 912.236.5508

$9,540 Catholic (reduced Approx. Catholic rate for second child) 300 $11,539 non-Catholic

SACS, AdvancED, GISA, MESA, NCEA

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Savannah Christian PreK-12 $6,340 (morning PreK, K)* 1,274 Preparatory School Daycare/ $10,655 ( full-day PreK, K)* 1599 Chatham Parkway, 31408 Preschool: $10,775 (grades 1-5)* savcps.com, 912.721.2114 6 wks.-4 yrs. $11,030 (grades 6-7)* $11,100 (grades 8)* $11,220 (grades 9-12)* Contact for preschool rates

Christian Nondenominational

Cognia, GISA, CESA

Savannah Country Day School 824 Stillwood Road, 31419 savcds.org, 912.925.8800

PreK-12 (6 wks.-4 yrs. at The Little School)

$14,800 (Junior K and K) 1,045 Nonsectarian $17,450 (1-5) $20,145 (6-12)

SACS, GISA, NAIS, SAIS

Savannah Honor Academy 5111 Abercorn St., 31405 (in JEA Community Center), 773.573.7328 savannahhonoracademy.com

K-5

$9,000

None

Urban Christian Academy 4560 ACL Blvd., 31405, 912.234.4710

PreK-12

$3,500 (K-12)

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Veritas Academy PreK-12 $3,390 (3-day PreK)* 25 W. Oglethorpe Lane, 31401 $4,650 (5-day PreK - K)* veritassavannah.org, 912.238.1222 $6,770 (1-6); $7,720 (7-12)*

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ADDRESS

PHONE

WEBSITE

Beyond the Bell

7002 Hodgson Memorial Drive Suite 105, 31401

912.335.8332

beyondthebellkids.org

Class 101

7702 Waters Ave., 31406

912.303.7600

myclass101.com/savannah

Deep Center

2002 Bull St., 31401

912.289.7426

deepcenter.org

Parent University

2002 Bull St., 31401

912.507.8566

internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/parentuniv/default.aspx

Royce Learning Center/ Chatham Academy

4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd., 31406

912.3544047

roycelearningcenter.org chathamacademy.com

Sylvan Learning Center

40 Eisenhower Drive Bldg. 100, 31406

912.355.2267

sylvanlearning.com

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ADDRESS

Columbia College of Missouri P.O. Box 42119 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hunter Army Airfield Hunter AAF, 31409 ccis.edu/hunter

PHONE

TUITION*

912.352.863

$375/hour $250/hour for military (Including all fees and books)

ENROLLMENT 1,200

Empire Beauty School empire.edu

7400 Abercorn St. 912.447.3330 Ste. 901, 31406

Contact for pricing

Georgia Southern University** georgiasouthern.edu

Statesboro Campus: 912.478.4636 1332 Southern Dr., Statesboro, 30458 Armstrong Campus: 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, 31419 Liberty Campus: 175 W. Memorial Dr., Hinesville, 31313

Contact for pricing

26,000+

Georgia Tech Professional Education 210 Technology Circle, 31407 912.966.7922 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Savannah** pe.gatech.edu

Contact for pricing

Varies

Medical College of Georgia 5356 Reynolds St. 912.819.8092 Contact for pricing at Augusta University Ste. 203, 31405 Southeast Regional Campus augusta.edu

Varies

Mercer University School 1250 E. 66th St. of Medicine, Savannah Campus medicine.mercer.edu

478.301.2600

Contact for pricing

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Point University** 55 Al Henderson Blvd., 31419 point.edu/savannah

912.629.3855

$9,050/semester full-time $250/credit hour for dual enrollment Option for military rate

700 (Savannah campus)

912.352.8331

$360/credit hour $250/credit hour for active military

870

Savannah College of Art and Design** P.O. Box 2072, 31402 scad.edu

912.525.5100 800.869.7223

$36,630/undergrad $37,530/grad (per academic year)

14,800

Savannah State University** 3219 College St., 31404 savannahstate.edu

912.358.4338

$2,540/in-state/semester $9,241/out-of-state/semester

4,100

Savannah Technical College** 5717 White Bluff Road, 31405 savannahtech.edu

912.443.5700 800.769.6362

In-state: $89/credit hour (plus fees) Out-of-state: $178/credit hour (plus fees)

4,600+

South University** 709 Mall Blvd., 31406 southuniversity.edu

912.201.8000 866.629.2901

$5,555/quarter for most programs

1,100 campus 9,800 online

888.672.1458

snhu.edu/tuition-and-financial -aid/online

100,000+

Strayer University 20 Martin Court, 31419 912.921.2900 strayer.edu/campus/savannah

Contact for pricing

Varies

Troy University** 7395 Hodgson Memorial savannah.troy.edu Drive, Ste. 100, 31406

706.210.2800

$250/credit hour/onsite (undergrad) $338/credit hour/online (undergrad) $330/credit hour/onsite (grad) $494/credit hour/online (grad)

UGA Skidaway Institute 10 Ocean Science Circle, 31411 of Oceanography skio.uga.edu

912.598.2400

Marine science research facility; educational mission fulfilled through University of Georgia $5,172/in-state/semester (Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties qualify as in-state) $10,695/out-of-state/semester

2,100+

Civilian undergrad: $670/hour (in class), $685/hour (online); Civilian grad: $575/hour (in class), $780/hour (online); $780/hour (online); Military grad: $350/hour (in class), $470/hour (online)

90 Hunter 125 Fort Stewart (varies by term)

Saint Leo University at Savannah** saintleo.edu

Southern New Hampshire University snhu.edu

325 W. Montgomery Crossroad 31406

33 S. Commercial St., Manchester NH, 03101

University of South Carolina Beaufort uscb.edu

1 University Blvd., Bluffton, S.C., 29909 801 Carteret St., Beaufort, S.C., 29902 1 Sand Shark Drive, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 29928

843.208.8000

Webster University webster.edu/georgia

P.O. Box 42029 Hunter AAF, 31409 P.O. Box 3209 Fort Stewart, 31315

912.354.0033 912.876.8080

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600 campus 6,000 online

*Latest available figures. Some schools have yet to announce 2020-21 tuition rates as of press time. **Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

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March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction NOVEMBER 1 Attendees partied for a worthy cause: Helping moms, babies and families get the very best care through research and educational resources.

Paula Deen and Bobby Obermeier

Deke and Emily Dover, Debbie Rich, Ashley and Anthony Groover

Anita and Todd Hagin

Claudia and Bobby Deen

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4 E. LIBERTY ST. DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH

912.233.1008 shopsatchel.com

400 AIRWAYS AVE SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTʼL AIRPORT

912.398.1007

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Savannah Speed Classic OCTOBER 24-27

Andy Van Cleef Shawn Sandow and Valerie Sand

With races, in-seat experiences and touring laps, the Savannah Speed Classic at The Club at Savannah Harbor was a high-octane experience for race-track veterans and car-lovers alike.

Christopher ”Topher” Lathrop (2nd in Class)

Joanna and Blake May (1st in class) and family

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“…a magnet for those of us who like to have our listening borders stretched.” TOR ONTO STAR

MARCH 26–APRIL 11, 2020 View the entire 2020 festival lineup and purchase tickets at savannahmusicfestival.org Box Office: 912.525.5050

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Historic Savannah Foundation Gala OCTOBER 19 Some 500 guests braved the rain and gathered in Forsyth Park at the Historic Savannah Foundation Gala, which honored preservationist Richard Kessler. Jenni Moseley, Dr. Ryan M. and Casey Reeves and Warren Moseley

Eddie DeLoach and Tiffany Alewine Cora Bett Thomas, Hillary and Lowell Kronowitz

Richard Kessler

Amanda Brown Olmstead

Steve Hoagland and Corinne Karmiel

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SAFE Shelter Annual Giving Gala

DJ Mel B

NOVEMBER 23 A gourmet dinner and live auction at Plantation Club at The Landings made for a great party, and all funds went directly to helping families displaced by domestic abuse.

Deidra Westervelt and Jenni Turner Josephine and Troy Baird

Patrick and Andrea Jarrett

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Memories on 36th Street IN THE 1950S, WHEN SAVANNAH’S city limits faded into forests and farmland just a few miles south of the Historic District, the corner of 36th and Abercorn streets was ruled by the Williams kids. The eldest, Celia, married Larry Dunn and went on to build one of the city’s most prestigious real estate brokerages. One of her brothers, Franklin, works as an agent there, while his twin, Dick, is CEO of Bernard Williams, the insurance company started by their father in 1934, which employs the youngest Williams brother, Alan, as well. Standing in the sunny foyer of the stately Colonial Revival manse that was their childhood home, the siblings trade memories of an idyllic Savannah childhood: Riding bicycles to Leopold’s soda fountain. Awaking to the clip-clop of a horse-drawn carriage delivering fresh milk from Annette’s Dairy. Sailing past the windows on the rope swing attached to the big backyard magnolia tree and seeing the startled faces of their parents’ cocktail party guests. With a chuckle, Alan recalls sneaking through his sister’s room on Saturday mornings to access the home’s only television on the upstairs porch. “Watching cartoons was worth getting a shoe or two thrown at your head!” Always, the house bustled with neighbors and friends. Savannah Morning News editor Herschel V. Jenkins lived a block away and

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would let the twins sit in the press box for Savannah Redlegs games at Grayson Stadium. Once, Dick wandered downstairs late at night to find a short, gregarious man sharing a nightcap with his dad. “That was the first time I met Johnny Mercer.” The siblings remember their parents as patient and kind, inspiring good manners and a sense of belonging. All four continue to be proud members of Christ Church Episcopal on Bull Street, and recalling their many milestones reminds everyone of the time their cat, “Mac”nolia, got out, and Celia raced down the street to catch him — in her wedding dress. Their mother, Celia Williams, lived in the house until her death in 2013, and the Williams family sold the home in 2018 after nearly 80 years of ownership. These days, the walls are washed in white and the rooms are empty, save for the paintings and installations of Cedar House Gallery, an artist showcase and studio space. Even in the midst of their nostalgic reverie, the Williams siblings wholeheartedly approve of the home’s next act. “We’re just so pleased that the place where we grew up is now a cultural arts center,” Celia says. “People can share in all the good energy.” Franklin nods in agreement. “You can just feel the spirit of joy here,” he says, “and our family helped bring it.”—JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS Photograph by MOLLY HAYDEN

Savannah magazine January/February 2020

Articles inside

Vetting the Experts

Memories on 36th Street

Comfort Food

The New Wave

Ready, Set, Auction

Style at Home: Rescue Mission

Chef Q A: Jason Starnes of The Alida Hotel

Old Savannah: Savannah Children's Museum

My Savannah: Vicky and Kenneth Brown

Collective Memory

Pizza Night

Giving Back: Bethesda Academy

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