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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Local Artist displays New Show “Path”
at the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery
She’s Beside Herself
Local artist Laurie
Darby will display her new
show “Path” at the Hospice
Savannah Art Gallery in
January and February of
2009. Working in tandem
with her librarian husband
Mark, Laurie has developed
dense digital montages to
describe thoughts and feel
ings about life's journey.
To create this work the
Darbys reinvent the natural
world, working from photo
graphs found in archives,
taken on family trips, and
from local sources. They
digitally layer this imagery
bringing together familiar
scenes by morphing them
into poetic narratives.
The pictures carry
dense symbolic, religious
and personal story lines as in
the black swan serving as a
metaphor for the historic
path of the African
American. Clowns loom in
the distance as a judgmental
audience. The path from
which the show is titled, is
seen as rugged or smooth,
safe or scary, and provides
the backdrop for an engaging
cast of enigmatic characters.
Laurie holds a Master
of Fine Art in Painting
degree from Tyler School of
Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia and is a part
time Professor of
Foundations for the
Savannah College of Art and
Design. She has displayed in
numerous shows, including
solo exhibitions at the Beach
Institute in Savannah and the
Sandler Hudson Gallery in
Atlanta.
Her show will hang
during January and February
of 2009 and as always, a por
tion of all sales will benefit
Hospice Savannah, Inc.
The Gallery is located
in the main hallway of
Hospice House, 1352
Eisenhower Drive. For more
information, please contact
Beth Logan, Director of
Marketing, at 355-2289 or
visit Laurie's website,
www.lauriedarby.com.
Candlelight Vigil • •• Continued 1 from page 1
the ballroom of the King-
Frazier Student Center. To
further commemorate
King’s life, significant
accomplishments as a Civil
Rights leader, and member
ship in Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, the SSU Delta
Eta Chapter will hold its
annual candlelight vigil
starting at 7:30 p.m. on the
front steps of the King-
Frazier Student Center. The
events are free and open to
the public.
Lester B. Johnson, III,
will serve as the guest
speaker for the assembly.
Johnson owns his own law
firm and practices in the
areas of education, munici
pal, insurance, and probate
law. He serves as assistant
city attorney for the City of
Savannah and the Savannah-
Chatham County Board of
Education. He also serves as
special assistant attorney
general for the Georgia
Department of Corrections
and Transportation and as a
member of the Board of
Governors for the State Bar
of Georgia and the Wachovia
Bank Advisory Board.
An active member of
the Savannah community,
Johnson is a member of the
Live Oak Public Libraries
Foundation; Arts Ashore
Legacy Foundation; Coastal
Children’s Advocacy Board;
MLK, Jr., Community
Business Breakfast
Committee; and the
Savannah Health Mission.
Johnson is a native
Savannahian who graduated
from Benedictine Military
School in 1971. He received
his juris doctorate degree
from the University of
Miami School of Law in
1978.
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H & R Block Opens New Office
H&R Block has opened
a new office location to better
serve the local community,
and will celebrate with a
Grand Opening “Block Party”
on Tuesday, January 20. The
Grand Opening celebration is
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“The Block Party is our
way of announcing our pres
ence and introducing our
selves to the neighborhood.
Please stop in and say hello.
We are here and ready to
assist you. At H&R Block,
and now on Montgomery
Street, You've Got People!”
says Linda Carter, office man
ager and 17 year H&R Block
veteran.
Taxpayers in 2009 face a
complicated filing season in
light of recent legislation that
could impact returns for first
time homebuyers and disaster
victims to parents and retirees.
Couple those legislative
changes with an uncertain
economy and the need for
expert tax advice is more crit
ical than ever.
To help taxpayers navi
gate the changes, H&R Block
provides local assistance in
helping educating taxpayers
on a range of topics, including
the recovery rebate credit,
first-time homebuyer credit,
foreclosures, stock market
losses and the tax implications
of losing - and looking for - a
job.
“This year's tax season
is shaping up to be dynamic
and confusing,” Carter said.
“But there is assistance out
there. Our tax professionals
are trained to understand the
latest tax changes and to assist
taxpayers in getting all the
deductions and credits they
deserve. And in today's unsta
ble economic environment,
this is not a time to scrimp on
tax preparation.”
Visit www.hrblock.com
or call 1-800-HRBLOCK.
Volunteer Day... Continued from page 3
ticipating each year. “Dr.
King's dedication to service
inspires us to look for ways
to improve the quality of life
in our community,” adds
Dixon. “We are very excited
to be helping out the West
Broad Street YMCA.”
This year the volun
teers from GA Power will be
joined by volunteers
through Hands On
Savannah, a project of
Hands on Georgia and The
United Way of the Coastal
Empire. “We will be focus
ing on the landscaping of
the Y,” says Shirley
Sessions, Coordinator for
Hands On Savannah. “We
are excited to be a part of
this wonderful day of volun
teers,” she adds.
The West Broad Street
YMCA began in 1947 under
the leadership of W.W. Law,
Ralph Mark Gilbert, and
other civil rights leaders,
when by law Black veterans
were not allowed to use the
local YMCA.
“We have made
tremendous progress in the
past few months,” adds
Doliber. “To have GA
Power here on MLK Day is
so fitting. The Y has
embarked on a Legacy of
Hope Campaign so that we
may serve the community.
And GA Power is honoring
Dr. King's legacy by helping
us.”
GA Power volunteers
will help with painting,
minor repairs, yard clean up,
removal of broken equip
ment, and other debris to
help prepare for the renova
tions. “They will accom
plish more in one day than
we could in six months,”
says Doliber.
“It makes us feel great
to have someone who really
appreciates what we are
doing,” says Dixon. “Our
people really enjoy this day
and to see the tangible
results of our efforts so
quickly really goes a long
way.”
Along with projects
like the West Broad Street
YMCA, GA Power's volun
teers will also provide tree
plantings, painting projects,
support in local schools,
Habitat for Humanity proj
ects, as well as renovations
on homes for senior citizens
and low income residents
across the state on January
19.
For more information,
contact Shirley Sessions at
Hands On Savannah (651-
7726).
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