Jan. 5: Common Threads - Join the Richmond Hill Public Library’s Common Threads group at 10 a.m. to learn to knit or crochet, or improve upon your skills, and create items for charity in the process. For more information, call 756-3580.

Jan. 8:
Open Auditions – Richmond Hill Community Theatre is seeking adults to fill eight roles for a murder-mystery dinner in March. Auditions will be held at Richmond Hill Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additional opportunity to audition will be on the evening of January 11 at What’s the Scoop Cafe. Please email jackizscott@gmail.com or call 388-1858 for more information or to make an appointment.
Film: Metropolis (1927) – Savannah’s Trustees Theater (216 E. Broughton St.) presents this classic, a futuristic silent film and capitalism allegory about an upper class protagonist who joins oppressed workers to revolt against society. Screening is at 7 p.m. and costs $8. For more information, visit http://scadboxoffice.com or call 525-5050.

Jan. 10:
Relay for Life rally – Join Relay for Life of Richmond Hill as they prepare for the 2011 event with a rally at the Richmond Hill City Center at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Civility Bowling at 547-1936 or civility@comcast.net.

Jan. 11:
Musical Salute to MLK, Jr. - Savannah Jazz Orchestra and the Skyelite Jazz Band will perform a jazz tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a free concert at the Jewish Educational Alliance (5111 Abercorn St., Savannah) at 7 p.m. Visit www.coastal-jazz.org for details.