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The city’s Cultural Affairs Theatre puts on its big summer musical, ‘The Wiz,’ at the Lucas. By bill deyoung | 19 photo of the wiz leads in forsyth park by geoff l. johnson

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‘Ruby’ notwithstanding, a recent study shows that Georgia is losing the war against obesity | 8

From the English countryside to the red clay of Georgia: A conversation with indie princess Holly Golightly |15

Society’s going down the drain in ‘Urinetown: The Musical,’ from the Little Theatre of Savannah | 20

Can Savannah make movie magic on a tight deadline? That’s what the 48 Hour Film Project wants to know | 26

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Wednesday Menopause: The Musical What: Hit musical comedy

dealing with you-knowwhat. Through July 26. When: 8 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 7 p.m. Sundays. Where: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Cost: $31-44 Info: 843-842-ARTS. http:// artshhi.com/

Summer Concerts in the Squares What: Enjoy some after-

noon tunes with Latin jazz group the Lolintar Trio. Presented by the Dept. of Cultural Affairs. When: Wed. July 15, 11:30 a.m., Fri. July 17, 11:30 a.m. Where: Wright Square Cost: Free

Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Kannapolis Intimidators What: Celebrate the

national pastime. See the home team take on the Kannapolis Intimidators. When: Wed. July 15, 12:30 p.m., Thu. July 16, 7 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium Info: http://sandgnats.com/

The Market at Trustees Garden What: Events include a

farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. When: Wed. July 15, 4 p.m.7 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: Free Info: http://trusteesmarket. com/

ban on private toilets. When: Thu. July 16, 8 p.m., Fri. July 17, 8 p.m., Sat. July 18, 8 p.m., Sun. July 19, 3 p.m. Where: Little Theatre of Savannah Cost: General: $20, Discount: $15 Info: 631-3773. www.littletheatreofsavannah.org/

for an event that will be held weekly through Nov. 21 to feature regionally grown, fresh food and food products. Every second Saturday, a health pavilion with lectures and gardening information will be presented. When: Sat. July 18, 9 a.m. Where: South end of Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Cost: Free Info: www.forsythfarmersmarket.org

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dler’s Center for WellBeing is offering a pre- and postnatal exercise program, every Wednesday at 5:30 PM. The class, which is led by an Exercise Specialist certified in maternity fitness, will highlight specific exercises that will improve a mother-to-be’s balance, functional strength and flexibility. For more information and to pre-register, call 819-MIND (6463). When: Wed. July 15, 5:30 p.m., Wed. July 22, 5:30 p.m. Where: St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being Info: 912-819-6463.

Psychotronic Film: 5 Minutes to Love (1963) What: The first-ever film

appearance of a young and surprisingly sultry Rue McClanahan (TV’s “Golden Girls”) - as a drug-addicted prostitute who lives in a metal shack behind a junkyard! When: Wed. July 15, 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave Cost: $5 Info: http://myspace.com/ psychotronicfilms

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Metrotini Benefit for Alzheimer’s Association

What: Live music, free hors

d’ouevres, drink specials, raffles and more for a great cause. All proceeds go to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association and the Metro Woman Directory will match the donation. For more info call: 912-6588941 When: Thu. July 16, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Where: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Info: 912-658-8941

Theater: Urinetown

What: The Tony

Award-winning play Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced

Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Hickory Crawdads What: The action will boil

as the Sand Gnats try not to get pinched by the Hickory Crawdads in this 4-game home series. Catch a fireworks show after the game Friday night. When: Fri. July 17, 6:30 p.m., Sat. July 18, 7 p.m., Sun. July 19, 2 p.m., Mon. July 20, 7 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium Info: .sandgnats.com/

Theater: The Wiz What:Dorothy’s

adventures in the Land of Oz have been set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music. When: Fri. July 17, 8 p.m., Sat. July 18 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre Cost: $12-17 Info: 912-525-5050

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farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. When: Sat. July 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: http://trusteesmarket. com/

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Yoga at the Telfair What: Savannah Yoga

Center director Kelley Boyd guides the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel. Drop-ins welcome. When: Sat. July 18, 9:30 a.m. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, York Square Cost: $14

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Music in the Parlour

What: Step into the past with jazz pianist Diana Rogers for an intimate view of Victorian life in Savannah. An afternoon of music, history and refreshments. Reservations required: 912-236-2866. When: Sat. July 18, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Sun. July 19, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Where: 410 E. Gaston St.

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Free daytime screenings of family-friendly films courtesy of Regal 10 Cinemas. This week’s films include Everyone’s Hero and Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa. Doors open at 9a.m. Seating is first come, first serve up to theater capacity. When: Wed. July 15 and Thu. July 16 at 10 a.m. Where: Regal 10 Cinemas, 1132 Shawnee St. Cost: Free and open to the public. Info: 912-961-1535 or regmovies.com

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Dolphin Project Fundraiser

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in fundraiser, the day’s events will celebrate 20 years of dedicated volunteer work on the Dolphin Project, which monitors Bottlenose Dolphin habitats off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. The evening will feature a low country boil, Bar-B-que, music , dancing and a silent auction of fabulous items from across the state. Some of the auction items include five nights at historic Savannah townhouse, Savannah cruise for 15 people, fishing charters, a week for two at Captain Dan’s Habitat Dive Resort in Bonaire – dive equipment included, private tour of Ossabaw for 6, autographed books, wonderful art and photography by regional artists…and so much more. When: Sat. July 18, 5:30 p.m. Where: J.F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill Info: 912-727-3177.

Film: Close Encounters of the Third Kind What: The Summer Film

Series continues with a sci-fi classic. A man named Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) becomes obsessed with meeting extraterrestrials after encountering a UFO on an abandoned road one night. When: Sat. July 18, 7 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton Cost: $4-8 Info: 912-525-5050.

Moon River Dancers Tropical Summer Ball What: There will be

ballroom dancing. Hors d’oeuvres and dinner will be served. The theme is tropical, so dress accordingly! Call 655-4985 or 961-9960 for more information. When: Sat. July 18, 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Where: Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Road, Cost: $10/members $15/non-members

It’s hot out! Watch classic movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Saturday, Trustees Theatre

‘Battle of the Sexes’ Taste of Tremont Cookoff

Voice for Pets Fundraiser

Sunday

What: The cookoff

between the Men and Women of the church will mark the finale of Men and Women’s Day 2009 celebration. Among the dishes for tasting are meats, casseroles, soups, desserts and much more. When: Sun. July 19, 2 p.m. Where: Tremont Temple, 1110 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Cost: $10 Info: 912-234-0167.

Film: Food Inc (2009)

What: In this critically acclaimed documentary, filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, which is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. When: Sun. July 19, 7 p.m. Where: Victory Square Theaters, 1901 E. Victory, Cost: $8 (cash only)

Tuesday

What: A silent auction

helping to raise money for the local non-profit animal welfare organization. For more info: voiceforpets@bellsouth. net When: Tue. July 21, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Where: Cafe 37, 37th and Abercorn

Wednesday Summer Concerts in the Squares What: Take your lunch

outside with some jazz from Roger Moss and Eric Jones. Presented by Dept. of Cultural Affairs. When: July 22, 11:30 a.m. Where: Johnson Square Cost: Free

Psychotronic Film: Zebra Killer (1974)

What: Shot in Kentucky

on a miniscule budget, this rare blaxploitation gem stars Austin Stoker as a homicide detective on the edge of a breakdown. When: July 22, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5 cs

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Is 8 community: Ruby helping

Georgians stay away from obesity? The numbers weigh in...

But can we please stop posting our upcoming travel information, with exact dates of departure and return, so that everyone who reads it will know exactly when we won’t be at home?

Interesting week for theatre: Two fairly groundbreaking openings happen this week, the Little Theatre’s take on the unusual musical comedy Urinetown and Cultural Affairs Theatre’s big summer musical, The Wiz.

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by patrick rodgers

Geoff L. Johnson shooting our cover photo in Forsyth Park with the four leads of The Wiz, as director Ellie Pyle looks on

Anyone who’s followed local theatre over the years knows we have something of an unfortunate two-track situation locally, i.e., the white and black performing arts communities here rarely interact in a meaningful fashion. Sad but true. The Wiz is tailor-made to build on the Cultural Affairs Theatre’s past efforts to bridge that gap, and it promises to be a heck of a show. Read Bill DeYoung’s article inside, and enjoy Geoff L. Johnson’s photos. cs

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Delayed state tax refunds add insult to injury Editor, According to Gov. Sonny Perdue’s official website, his goal is to “put Georgia at the top of national rankings for the ‘Best–Managed State in America.’ The high standards for best–managed states parallel the Perdue principles for governing a New Georgia: effectiveness, efficiency, accountability for results, and a customer–focused culture of public service.” A customer–focused culture of public service? With hundreds of thousands of Georgia taxpayers still awaiting payment of state income tax refunds from last year, the governor must be aware the state Department of Revenue is falling well short of that goal. There are more than 400,000 Georgians who filed their state tax returns before the April 15 deadline who have yet to receive a refund of the amount they overpaid

in state taxes in 2008. The state Department of Revenue admits it will be as late as November before it works through its backlog and all the refunds are distributed. Gov. Perdue’s “let them eat cake” response was disappointing to say the least. He says Georgia taxpayers have been “spoiled” by timely refunds in the past. The governor seems to forget that tax refunds are not welfare checks. This money belongs to the taxpayers, not the government. The Perdue administration’s Commissioner of Revenue, Bart Graham, offers only one excuse: his office is understaffed because of budget cuts that were ordered by none other than Gov. Perdue. In the priorities of this administration, it seems, the needs of the taxpayer always come last. This cavalier attitude toward the taxpayers has unfortunately become all too typical in the seven years the Republican Party has been in charge of state government in Georgia – exactly the op-

posite of the image the GOP wants you to have. Since taking office, Gov. Perdue and his friends in the legislature have cut approximately $2 billion in state funding to local school systems. But they did not lower your state taxes accordingly; they spent the money on other programs and tax cuts for their donors and forced your local school board to make up the difference. Guess who ultimately got the bill, year after year: You did. During the 2009 session of the General Assembly, Gov. Perdue and Republican leadership refused to fund the Homeowner Tax Relief Grants the state provides to local governments in order to keep property taxes down for homeowners. The result of this action will be a $200–$300 property tax increase for the average Georgia homeowner this year. The Republican leaders and their spokespeople will argue they have passed plenty of tax cuts – for businesses and other corporate

interests. We have supported most of these as well, for the purpose of economic development and fighting against the tide of manufacturing job losses in our state over the past decade. But the interests of the average individual Georgia taxpayer have unfortunately not been a high priority item on this administration’s agenda. One in 10 Georgians sits unemployed, and this is the highest the state’s jobless rate has been in more than 20 years. Every day, the economic recession is causing more and more of our fellow citizens to lose their livelihoods, their homes and their savings accounts. By failing to issue income tax refunds in a timely manner and passing the state’s budget problems on to local property owners, the state’s Republican leaders – who claim to be friends of the taxpayer – are not coming to the aid of their fellow Georgians. Instead, they are adding insult to injury. State Sen. Tim Golden (D–Valdosta), State Sen. Doug Stoner (D–Smyrna)

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I love Facebook, you love Facebook, everyone loves their Facebook friends.

Don’t get me wrong. I love to see photos from your recent journeys, especially the more impromptu road trips. I love to read accounts of your adventures, however embellished. But can we all agree it’s best to post all that stuff after you get back? Apparently law enforcement agencies all over the country, including the Savannah/Chatham Metro Police, are grappling with the issue of burglaries directly stemming from everyone’s apparently deeply-felt need to post detailed, real-time travel itineraries on Facebook. If I were so inclined I could have gone into early retirement by now, just by burglarizing my Facebook friends’ houses while they’re on vacation, using the information they freely posted. I love my job, people, but don’t tempt me!

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by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

French-language website is quite a coup by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

The world mostly knows Savannah for its unique blend of English dignity and Irish spirit. But not many people, even locally, know that the first Catholic parish in town was actually begun by French–speaking refugees from Haiti. Nor are they likely to know that Peter Tondee, famous patriot and local Sons of Liberty leader, was of French descent. It’s this little–known history and background which a new French language website, www.sejoursavannah. com, hopes to promote, with the goal of bringing more French–speaking tourists to town. In a few months, a similar website, all in German, will also go live, highlighting such local aspects of German history as the Salzburgers of Ebenezer. The websites — the French one was unveiled at a recent press conference — are projects of the Coastal Heritage Society (CHS), and come directly out of that nonprofit’s work restoring the Battlefield Memorial Park off MLK Jr. Boulevard. “A year and a half ago Scott Smith of the Coastal Heritage Society had a vision to create a series of websites that would welcome speakers of foreign languages to Savannah,” said Michael Jordan, CHS public relations coordinator. “Because the CHS operates the Battlefield Memorial Park, which honors those from many nations who

fought here in 1779 — we count at least 11 nations — we felt it was appropriate to begin with those nations who fought in the battle so we could tell that story,” Jordan said. In addition to the 3000 soldiers and sailors France contributed in that unsuccessful attempt to reclaim Savannah from the British — one of the bloodiest conflicts of the American Revolution — there’s the little matter of France’s military and economic aid throughout the Revolution, without which our independence would almost certainly not have happened when it did. Joseph Marinelli, director of the local Convention and Visitors Bureau, spoke of the economic potential of the new websites. “In these trying economic times finding new ways to find customers is important to us all,” Marinelli said. “We’ve seen an ever-increasing number of international visitors coming to Savannah. Of course Canada will probably always be our largest feeder market internationally, but we’ve seen wonderful growth from the UK, France, Italy, and Germany. It’s great to have something to be able to connect the heritage of those countries to our city.” Also at the press conference was French consul Philippe Ardanaz. “Savannah is not as well known in France as cities like Boston or New continues on p. 9

Earlier this month, the second season of Ruby debuted on the Style Network. The show follows Savannah resident Ruby Gettinger on her quest to lose weight and save her life from the health risks associated with morbid obesity. But while millions of people tune in across the country to watch her saga unfold, there are millions of other Georgia residents who are also in danger, particularly children. Last week, the Trust for America’s Health released a study, “F as in Fat 2009,” which shows that Georgia is losing the war against the obesity epidemic. The study ranked the Peach State 14th in the country with 27.9 percent of adults too big for their britches. And while our rank has improved since 2008, when Georgia was 11th, it’s indicative that other states’ residents are getting fatter faster; the actual percentage of obese adults still increased here from 2008–2009. Proximity to the beach isn’t helping inspire skinniness around Savannah either. Coastal Georgia had the highest percentage of obese adults in the state from 2004–2007, according to statistics from the Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health. “It’s a national phenomenon,” says Dr. Don Gates from Scale Solutions. “About 60 percent of our adult population is overweight or obese.” The difference between overweight and obese is just a few points on the Body Mass Index scale, which is a ratio of height and weight. However, it means a big difference when it comes to health risks. “The big deal with obesity is the increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and other diseases,” explains Dr. Gates. “You don’t have to be your ideal weight to have a significant improvement in the way you feel. If you reduce your weight by 10 percent, you reduce your risk factors by 80 percent.” Georgia’s youth aren’t learning from the mistakes of their parents either; the state ranks third in the country in childhood obesity, and 37.3 percent of young people tip the scales too far.

Inactivity is playing a big part in that. Georgia’s DHR found on average that half of students in the state get the recommended amount of physical activity prescribed by the Center for Disease Control. Some critics also blame school lunches for the surge in childhood obesity. However, Helen Hussey, a clinical dietician at Memorial Health who is part of Ruby’s team of health experts, rejects that claim. “At the Savannah Children’s Heart Center, I would see a lot of hypertension and high cholesterol. It usually fell back on the parents and what they supplied. The responsibility should fall more on the individual than on the school system or a restaurant.” Dr. Gates agrees: “When we talk about how to combat this, everyone talks about school lunch and stuff like that, and that’s good, but it also goes back to the home,” he explains. “Just 100 calories per day can make a difference of 100 pounds in 10 years. If you just make some small changes, then we can make huge inroads in dealing with this epidemic.” The obesity problem is complex, and not all of it has to do with choices. Another major factor is economic, and children from low income families have a much greater chance of being obese than their middle or upper class counterparts. continues on p. 9

of the city of Savannah: not a dividing sea, but a link between two great continents.” The French language website, built by local firm Sabre Technologies, is dedicated to the memory of Dominique Audran, longtime general manager of the Inn at Ellis Square, famous for his tireless energy in selling Savannah to foreign tourists and dignitaries. “Dominique was a dear friend who I only knew a short time, but in that brief time did more than anyone I’ve ever known to bring the world to Savannah,” said Jordan of CHS. The historical info on the site –– some of which is fairly groundbreaking in its comprehensiveness –– was researched and compiled by local historian Dr. Martha Keber. “It was great fun for me as a historian to be able to bring the history of Savannah and its French roots to a much bigger platform than I’m accustomed to,” said Keber. cs

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York, but it’s an amazing city,” said Ardanaz. “Every time you come here you discover something completely different. There is a spirit here you can’t find anywhere else in the U.S.,” he said. “Very often in Europe we think that you can’t find what we call ‘old stones’ – old houses and a lot of history – in the United States. But you can find them in Savannah and also in Charleston. That’s why I think it’s so important to have the website.” German consul Lutz Gorgens, anticipating the autumn rollout of the German–language CHS site, echoed that message. “Savannah, and I must also say Charleston, these two jewels of the southeast have incredible attraction and defy the stereotype you often hear of America as something that’s powerful and big but without tradition. You come to Savannah and see there is that deep tradition,” said Gorgens. “These websites will attract even more visitors from Europe, and make the Atlantic Ocean more of what it is already in great part due to the work

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At Savannah State University, Dr. Hetty Jones, a biology professor, recently headed up the Community Outreach Obesity Program, a yearlong survey of low to moderate income African American families. COOP worked with about 100 participants offering them educational seminars and developing methods to engage people and improve their lifestyles. They also gathered data on the progress made by the program’s participants, and began gathering the final round of information a few weeks ago. “We’re still analyzing the data, but we did see some differences,” Jones says. “We saw some improvements in their choices, so I think there were some positive outcomes but there’s a lot of work to be done.” The issue of obesity is already complicated, but with economic factors thrown in, it becomes even more difficult to pinpoint any single solution. “People are aware that obesity is a problem,” explains Dr. Jones. “When you’re talking about low–income people, and you’re talking about $35 for

an exercise facility, it may seem cheap, but if that means food on the table, then they’re putting food on the table.” While there are a variety of factors that can lead to obesity, everyone seems to agree that the best way to fight it is by teaching children better eating habits. “It’s hard to change behaviors...it’s much easier to develop the proper behavior,” says Jones. “An involved parent is, in my humble estimation, worth more than 10 teachers telling a kid what he’s supposed to do, and it’s the same with nutrition,” explains Gates. “That will have more of an impact than a little school lunch.” For Hussey, who has worked to help Ruby, along with countless non–celebrity patients at Memorial, she hopes the show will help people make the changes they need. “She’s definitely proven that if you stick with something and you’re determined enough then you can be successful,” says Hussey. “She’s gotten a lot of positive feedback, and she’s reaching a community that hadn’t been reached, especially here in Savannah.” cs

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Steam heat Last Friday afternoon, as part of “Steam Days” at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum, it appeared that 23 adults and 9 children boarded a train inside the Roundhouse complex and rode to the edge of Boundary Street and back–barely a third of a mile. Appearances can be deceiving. If childhood is an attitude instead of an age range, then our open air passenger car was packed with kids at heart. Several were disguised as grown men, middle aged and older. In about 30 minutes our group traveled nearly 250 years along the short train track, pulled behind a 96–year–old steam locomotive and guided by our conductor, Laroe Adams, assistant site manager for the Roundhouse, an historic site operated by Coastal Heritage Society (CHS). We rode back to the 1779 Siege of Savannah, the battle against the British that killed over 800 people fighting for American independence, memorialized at Battlefield Park next to the railroad museum. We visited several phases of boom years for the Central of Georgia Railroad and its predecessors, from the 1830s through the 1940s, imagining a time in the early 20th century when over 500 people were employed on the site. We chugged forward to Fall 2009 and beyond, envisioning the train track that will loop around next to the 1925 Paint Shops building at the southwest corner of the site, allowing passengers in the open air car to get a close look as the Paint Shops is restored and converted into the Savannah Children’s Museum. With the help of Conductor Adams, we imagined a few years further down the tracks, when a bridge from the Roundhouse site will cross Louisville Road, taking visitors by train between the Savannah History Museum and the Roundhouse and Battlefield Park. Through the end of July, this train trip back to the future is available three times a day, seven days a week. The Roundhouse has offered “Steam Days” in the past, bringing the steam locomotive out of its stall, blasting the whistle and turning it around on the 85–foot long turntable. This year, with 1000 feet of new railroad track running to the western edge of the Roundhouse property, CHS

Left, Tony Jackson, the locomotive’s fireman; and engineer-for-a-day Bill Robinson, visiting from Michigan

is offering train rides back to the lost era of steam train travel. “We did 15 rides on the fourth of July, every half hour from 10 to 6,” said Terry Koller, Director of Railroad Operations for CHS. “Plus it takes two hours to get the locomotive ready so it’s a long day.” Among the “big kids” on our trip was Lewis Adams of Allenhurst. His excuse for the trip was to bring two school– aged visitors to hear the tour given by his son, Conductor Adams. Within minutes it was evident that Lewis is almost as much a Roundhouse regular as he is a proud father. His last visit was barely a week earlier. “One of the air conditioned rail cars has a good video,” he said, pointing toward several restored passenger cars in the roundhouse stalls. “And you can go on the hand car,” he said, referencing another new attraction.

Bill Robinson of Detroit paid $20 over the train ticket fare to suit up in coveralls and heavy gloves for a ride in the locomotive cab, assisting the engineer and the fireman with their duties on our short trip. His wife, daughter and stepmother were among the passengers in our group. “All my life I’ve wanted to ride in the cab,” said Robinson. “There just aren’t many steam trains around.” “You can see how much they’ve got left to do here,” said Robinson. “There’s not many who have the funds to operate steam railroad like this.” Then he stepped into the cab and blew the engine whistle for a long, loud blast. cs ‘Steam Days’ at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum 601 West Harris Street, (912) 651–6823 www.chsgeorgia.org Open Mon – Sun

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An officer was positioned on Johnny Mercer Boulevard with a radar gun, when he clocked an oncoming car travelling at 60mph in a 45mph zone.

He stopped the car, and after talking with the man noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and he smelled strongly of alcohol. The officer asked if the driver had been drinking, which the driver denied. The officer asked again, and the man said that he’d had two or three 12–ounce Miller Lites. At this point, the officer called for assistance. He then began to administer a field sobriety test. The driver failed three tests, including the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, the Walk and Turn test (even after the officer demonstrated it for him), and the One Leg Stand test. The driver was placed in handcuffs. The driver was then tested on the Intoxilyzer 5000 by another officer, where he registered a blood alcohol

level of .155. He was charged with speeding and DUI. • A man called police to report that he had been sexually assaulted. When an officer arrived the man was sitting on his porch, but when he began to ask him questions, the man spoke very softly and was difficult to understand. The complainant reported that four black males had broken into his room and “jacked him off until he ejaculated.” The men, who were total strangers, had apparently climbed in through the window while he was sleeping in order to carry out their plan, and left once they were finished. The officer checked the window to the man’s bedroom and found that a pane of glass was missing, and the bars had been pried open. The complainant said, however, that the damage was from a previous incident, not the current one. The officer called the building’s owner, who said that the man had mental and emotional problems, and reported incidents on a weekly basis. • An officer responded to a report of a house fire, and upon arrival found a vacant house completely engulfed in flames. He

parked and awaited the arrival of the Savannah Fire Department. It was in the early morning hours and none of the neighbors were awake to notice whether there had been any suspicious persons around the property. The fire was big enough that it caused some damage to the neighboring home, and the owner of that house told police that the owner of the burning home lived behind the property. The owner didn’t want to respond to the scene, but said he would call the fire department in the morning. The same house had been set on fire recently, and he reported that he knew who to talk to about it. • Police were called with a complaint about an old white male panhandling and stumbling into oncoming traffic. When officers arrived, they found a man who fit the description stumbling down the shoulder of Ogeechee Road. After making contact with him, the officer immediately smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from the

man. The officer asked him if he’d been drinking all day, and he had been. He was arrested for public intoxication. • There was a report of a car on fire, which officers responded to shortly after midnight. When they arrived they found two cars fully engulfed in flames on a dealership lot. They blocked traffic to make way for the fire trucks, who were able to extinguish the burning vehicles. Several other vehicles on the lot had been damaged, including smashed windows and windshields. No record could be found for the business owner’s contact information, so forensics was called in. While on the scene, another officer saw a man riding his bicycle in the area without a headlight. The cyclist was grinning and taking pictures of the fire. He was cited for not having a light on his bicycle. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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What’s the final word about Y2K? We were told this was a serious problem, and that huge dollars and man-hours were needed to head off trouble. Why didn’t the sky fall, as predicted? Were the dollars spent before January 1, 2000, well spent or not? The date change seemed seamless to a layman. Was this because we headed off most trouble before it happened, or because it wasn’t as serious as predicted? —Paul Wheeler One may inquire: Why am I answering this now? Because the question keeps coming in, and at some point you have to ask, if I don’t take it on, who will? So here’s the best answer you’re likely to get: (1) While the true extent of Y2K issues will never be known, what we do know suggests the problem was wildly exaggerated. In retrospect, it would have been smarter to focus resources on a few truly high-risk areas, wait till 1/1/2000 for everything else, and fix what broke. Looked at in that light, the money spent on remediation, estimated at between $100 billion and $600 billion, was mostly wasted. (2) That’s hindsight talking. Many now say the world as we know it is going to end due to global warming. You think the smart choice is to say: relax? Y2K fears arose because of the old programming practice of truncating dates to save memory: 1964 = 64. As century’s end approached, people realized computers wouldn’t be able to distinguish 2000 from 1900. Nightmare scenarios abounded: aircraft falling out of the sky, nuclear reactors melting down, bank accounts wiped out. On New Year’s Eve 1999, millions stared at their TVs as midnight approached in the easternmost time zones, waiting for the worst. Nothing much happened. Y2K postmortems fell into two categories. Early ones often took a self-congratulatory tone: Due to our heroic efforts, civilization was saved! Later analyses tended to the opposite view: Y2K panic was a gross

overreaction to a minor problem. A few observations: • Some problems did surface. In February 2000 the Senate Special Committee on Y2K listed more than 50 incidents in the U.S. and more than 100 elsewhere, all minor. Probably the scariest news was an alert that three Russian Scud missiles had been launched. Turns out this wasn’t a Y2K bug, just another day in the Chechnya conflict. I don’t claim the things that went wrong were inconsequential: in the UK, for example, a medical software application gave incorrect Down syndrome test results. But software bugs show up all the time, and none has yet brought civilization to its knees. • The Y2K-was-real crowd explained the quiet millennial dawn by saying developed countries that depended most on computers marshaled the most resources and fixed the problems. Less developed countries didn’t do as much but used fewer computers, so less could go wrong. That’s not credible. Italy had plenty of computers but its Y2K effort lagged; despite this, its problems were no worse than elsewhere. • Great anxiety was expressed about the millions of individuals and enterprises relying on personal computers, but few problems turned up. Two things may account for this. First, PCs are replaced frequently, and Microsoft software was largely Y2K-compliant by 1997. Conceivably those few might have included some critical applications, except for the second factor, which I offer in seriousness: Windows is so notoriously unreliable that no one would ever build a life-or-death system around it. • Another concern was the embedded microchips built into cars, medical devices, etc. Of the 7 to 25 billion such chips worldwide, initial estimates suggested 2 to 3 percent might fail. By late 1999 the risk had been downgraded to 0.001 percent, and even that was high. Some contend much Y2K expenditure was an effort to fend off litigation. But so what? Would you want to be the bean counter whose attempts to economize let the nuclear missiles accidentally launch? You can make the argument that after a year or so of intensive work it should have been clear that the worst fears were unjustified. But really, who knew? Are your insurance premiums wasted if your house doesn’t burn down? cs By cecil adams Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil on the Straight Dope Message Board, straightdope.com.

Scientology trains its leaders a good deal more aggressively than other religions do, judging by the revelations by four former church officials to the St. Petersburg Times in June. In an exercise concocted by founder L. Ron Hubbard, leaders who screw up are taken out to sea and forced off a gangplank with the admonition, “We commit your sins and errors to the deep and trust you will rise a better Thetan (immortal spiritual being).” The rituals can also take place in a cold swimming pool, with the transgressors in business suits. Also, to test leaders’ commitment, the head Scientologist, with a boombox, conducts games of musical chairs to reward the last man sitting (using the music of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”: “Is this the real life? / Is this just fantasy? / Caught in a landslide / No escape from reality”).

Cultural Diversity

The nomadic Vadi tribe, in the Indian state of Gujarat, continues to be adept at flouting the country’s 18-year-old ban on snake-charming. Historically, the Vadi have taught their children, beginning at age 2, to be at peace with cobras through affection and respect. According to a June dispatch in London’s Daily Telegraph, male children practice the iconic flute routines, and females provide hands-on care and feeding. The cobras are not de-fanged (which would be disrespectful), but each is fed an herbal solution that supposedly neutralizes the venom and is released back into the wild after a few months’ service.

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parents, “gender” is a social construct, and Pop will someday decide which roles seem appropriate. • The normal way that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons transfers “low-risk” inmates between institutions is to buy them bus tickets and release them unescorted with an arrival deadline. In the last three years, reported the Las Vegas Sun in May, 90,000 inmates were transferred this way, and only about 180 absconded. Though supposedly carefully pre-screened for risk, one man still on the loose is Dwayne Fitzen, a gang-member/biker who was halfway through a 24-year sentence for cocaine-dealing. (Since the traveling inmates are never identified as prisoners, Greyhound is especially alarmed at the policy.)

Latest Religious Messages

• The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Prayer order in La Crosse, Wis., is now in its 131st consecutive year of around-the-clock prayer, in shifts, at its Adoration Chapel. The Sisters’ ritual is based on an 1865 promise by the order’s superior that if God graced their ministries with success, they would build a chapel and pray non-stop. • Ms. Dyker Neyland is one of the few parents who have successfully challenged a school board’s restrictive student dress code for adolescents. Neyland persuaded the board in Irving, Texas, this spring that devout religious modesty (as prescribed in the Bible by 1 Timothy 2:9) should take precedence over the district’s no-untucked-shirttails rule, in that the extended shirttail provides additional cover for her 7-year-old daughter’s backside.

• A June Government Accountability Smooth Reactions Office report revealed that people on Crisis Intervention: A certain bridge the U.S.’s suspected-terrorist list tried to in Ghangzhou, China, has become buy guns or explosives on at least 1,000 popular for suicide (12 attempts in a 45occasions in the last five years and were day period in April and May), and with successful 90 percent of the time. each incident, traffic is slowed or One suspect managed to buy 50 halted for hours while crews atpounds of explosives. Federal tempt to talk the distraught perlaw treats the suspected-terrorson down or perform rescues. Stay Strong ist list as “no-fly” and “no-visa” Mr. “Chen” was on the ledge in Ruby! but not “no-gun.” May, according to an Agence • “Pop” is a 2 1/2-year-old France-Presse dispatch, but Swedish kid whose “gender” he couldn’t make up his mind is unknown to everyone, about jumping. One frustrated including Pop. “It” will be motorist, Lai Jiansheng, ended counseled that people do not the suspense by walking up to have identical apparatus between Chen and pushing him off. Chen their legs, but Pop’s folks told the survived, and Lai was arrested. newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in June that they intend to ignore all cultural characteristics of “boys” and “girls” in raising Pop. To the

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In May, police in Winder, Ga. (pop. 10,200), arrested a marijuana seller with a quite-low-tech delivery system. A wireless doorbell was hidden on a tree in woods alongside a house, and when the buzzer sounded, a bucket was lowered from a second-story window. The buyer put money in, the bucket was raised, and the dope would be sent back down.

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Lawyer Larry Wilder, who works part-time as city attorney for Jeffersonville, Ind., was found by police in the early morning hours of June 3, sleeping off an apparently heavy night of drinking. He was discovered in a neighbor’s yard, his head and torso inside a garbage can that was tipped over on its side, with his legs sticking out. He had recently represented the city in a case in the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Least Competent Criminals

(1) Kendrick Pitts, 20, and his brother Marquise, 19, were arrested in May in the ladies’ room of a small office building in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where they were hiding in stalls after being chased by police investigating a stolen truck. Their ruse failed when they tried, using falsetto voices, to persuade the cops that the only people present were women. (2) WCBS-TV (New York City) reported (illustrated with the store’s surveillance video) the unsuccessful robbery of Mohammed Sohail’s deli in Shirley, N.Y., in June, in which Sohail surprised the perp with a shotgun. Suddenly, as Sohail recounted, the robber dropped to his knees, crying and begging. When the robber spontaneously even offered to convert to Islam on the spot, Sohail tossed $40 at him and sent him on his way.

Recurring Themes

(1) In June in Xianyang, in China’s Shaanxi province, a family hired a service for the equivalent of $4,400 to dig up a female corpse for their recently deceased son to “marry.” It’s the latest incidence of trying to overcome a centuries-old curse that forecasts a bad afterlife for men who die unmarried. cs

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Swoosh! Hardcore hip hop, fusion, funk and techno are the cards that Brooklyn–based “groove czar” Eliot Lipp deals – he’s an electronica artist born in Tacoma, Wash., and schooled in the highly competitive Los Angeles club scene. “It’s not necessarily my goal to create a new genre, or try to mix different genres,” says Lipp, whose onstage keyboard collaborator is Leo 123, “but it’s just when I’m being honest about what I want to make, that’s how the music sounds.” Listen & learn: www. myspace.com/eliotlipp. At 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $8.

THE INCREDIBLE SANDWICH

One of the key components of Georgia’s thriving jam–band universe, the Incredible Sandwich stands out for a lot of reasons, notably the playing of classically– trained pianist Damian Kapcala, on Hammond B3 organ. There’s a lot of live Dead in the bouncing, rambling cosmic rock these four guys make, and that’s never a bad thing. Listen & learn: www.theincrediblesandwich.com/. At 9 p.m. July 17 at Loco’s Grill & Pub, 301W. Broughton St.

moe.

Five guys named Moe? Well, no, but this upstate New York jam quintet is phunnier than Phish. The band has crafted a cohesive, collective–brain sound over the course of 17 albums and the growth of a devastatingly devoted fan base (moe.rons). Chuck Garvey and Al Schnier might be the best dueling (and collaborating)

The Dirk Quinn Band

Fleet–fingered Philadelphia–based guitarist Dirk Quinn could be the illegitimate son of Jeff Beck, although his fiery electric work is firmly rooted in jazz and, in the context of this four–piece band, it’s allayed with insistent, funky grooves to create a brilliantly lava–laden form of electric fusion. To put it another way: This guy is smokin.’ The band, which includes Mike Borowski on keyboards, Stephen Kurtz on bass and “Z” (Steve Zegray) on drums, is one of those well–tuned improvisational machines that make this kind of byzantine music look effortless, and a lot of fun to play, besides. There’s a bit of Mahavishnu and John McLaughlin in here, some sharp–toothed Medeski, Martin & Wood acid jazz, a bit of Pat Metheny nimbleness electric guitarists that Buffalo’s ever produced. Jam bandies will know that moe.’s annual New Year’s Eve shows at Radio City Mu-

and Wes Montgomery speed–riffing. There’s an amazing video on YouTube where Quinn, armed with only an acoustic guitar and some foot pedals, performs a killer version of the Who’s “Baba O’Riley.” All by himself. Maybe if we all ask him real nice, he’ll play it while the other guys are on a break. Listen & learn: www.dirkquinn.com. At 9 p.m. July 17 and 18 at Jazz’d Tapas Bar, 52 Barnard St. No cover.

sic Hall have become the stuff of legend. Listen & learn: www.moe. org/. At 8 p.m. July 21 at Shoreline Ballroom, 40 Folly Field Rd., Hilton

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B & D Burgers (Southside) Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) Starts at 10 p.m. Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) -9 p.m. The Boathouse TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m. Cheers to You Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Club 51 Degrees DJ Blue Ice (DJ) The Distillery Open Mic w/Greg Williams (Live Music) 8 p.m. Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fiddler’s Crab House Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Guitar Bar Open Mic w/Cesura (Live Music) 10 p.m. The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ DrunkTank Soundsystem (Other, DJ) 10 p.m. J.J. Bonerz Wings & Ribs Bar Electric Cheese (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Irish music Through Jul 19 King’s Inn #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m., 9 p.m., 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Dark Party, Elliot Lip and Leo 123 (Live Music) McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Mercury Lounge The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Jeff Meiller (Live Music) Original Smoke Station TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Pour Larry’s (formerly John’s Bar) Live Trivia with Marcia (Other) 9 p.m. Robin’s Nest Team Trivia (Other) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) -8:30 p.m. continues on p. 18

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continues from p.14 Scandals TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Steamer’s Five Point Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/Jeremy & Ben (Other) 8 p.m. Tantra Lounge Open Mic (Live Music) 10 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Venus De Milo Open DJ Night (DJ) 9 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy James (Live Music) Solo piano. -7 p.m. The Warehouse Jeb Meiler (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Southbound (Live Music)

American Legion Post 184 Rick Elvis (Undressed) (Live Music, Other) 4 p.m. 8 p.m. Augie’s Pub (Pooler) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. AVIA Hotel Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocals. -6 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) -9 p.m. Benny’s Tybee Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) w/DJ Levis 9:30 p.m. Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Blaine’s Back Door #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Bogey’s Five Points Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music)

The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head) The Lavon Stevens Quartet feat. Louise Spenser (Live Music) 8 p.m. The Jinx DJ D-Frost & Ragtime (DJ) 9 p.m. J.J. Bonerz Wings & Ribs Bar The Hitmen (Live Music) Johnny Harris Restaurant Nancy Witt, piano (Live Music) -6 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Irish music Through Jul 19 Live Wire Music Hall Kurtis Schumm Trio (Live Music) Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) 8 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic w/Marcus & Hudson (Live Music) Jul 16-26 Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Open mic w/Steve (Live Music) Moon River Brewing Co. Eric Britt (Live Music) 8:30 p.m. Murphy’s Law “Live Jukebox” w/DJ Sweaty Sock (DJ) 11 p.m. Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard

Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Quality Inn (Pooler) Thomas Claxton (Live Music) 7 p.m. Robin’s Nest Karaoke (Live Music, Karaoke) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles “Dueling PIanos” (Live Music) -8:30 p.m. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tantra Lounge House DJs (drums & bass) (DJ) Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Americana (DJ) Vic’s on The River Jimmy James (Live Music) Solo piano. -7 p.m. The Warehouse Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe Barry Johnson (out); Hidden Element (in) (Live Music)

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Indie queen Holly Golightly rarely tells people she’s a professional musician. Instead, when it’s required, she’ll list her occupation as “horse trainer.” “I’ve always worked with horses in one capacity or other, on and off,” says the British–born singer/songwriter. She’s spent many years making the equine scene – breaking, training, rehabilitation, “all sorts of things, really” – at stables and horsetracks all over the United States and in her native land. “It doesn’t fit with the music all that well all the time,” Golightly says. “Quite early starts after late nights don’t work out. So it’s had to be on hold some of the time, when I’m on really long tours.” Golightly and her “band,” the Brokeoffs, come to Savannah July 18 for a show at the Jinx. The band consists of Golightly’s paramour, a Texan called Lawyer Dave (the name Brokeoffs is – wait for it – a play on the name of NBC’s former news anchor, Tom Brokaw). The pair recently purchased and moved onto six acres of red–dirt Georgia wilderness, near the town of Danielsville (a little north of Athens). “We wanted as much land as we could afford, really, and Georgia isn’t the cheapest place to live,” says Golightly. “But we did find one with enough, and a house that was almost serviceable.” Golightly rides a neighbor’s horse every day. “I’m a horse trainer – that’s what I’m qualified to do, on paper. That’s the thing that I had to work hardest at. “Playing music was always a sideline that became prominent. I started out doing it by accident and thought ‘I quite like this.’ I came from a punk rock background, which means ‘it belongs to the amateurs.’” They wanted to put down roots in the States, she explains, and Georgia simply felt right to them. “It’s everything that England is, only

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I like what I like, but I’m certainly no aficionado. “It’s just something that came easily to me. I’m not a virtuoso guitar player. I’m just somebody who can strings words together and play a 12–bar blues.” The Holly & Dave Show is hypnotic rather than hard–rocking. Her rockabilly stuff swings, and she sings in little–girl whispers, or a hardcore twang, while strumming a guitar. Dave’s on guitar, bass and a few other things. “We didn’t want to do anything that we got bored with,” she says. “Standing up and playing two guitars, neither of us could have maintained enthusiasm for that. So he came up with this notion of a split drum kit, which he has built himself. “It’s pretty amazing. It’s not just your regular sort of oom–pah bass drum, it’s all kinds of remotes and cymbols, and all sorts of things. And he plays it with his feet. “For the first six months of playing live, we couldn’t look at the contraption because it was so ridiculous.” cs Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs With: Devil–Oh–Seven Where: The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. When: 9 p.m. Saturday, July 18 Tickets: $15 Phone: (912) 236–2281 Online: www.thejinx.net/, www.hollygolightly.com/

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Multi–instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Becky Buller is the secret weapon in an already frightfully good bluegrass band, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike. Bandleader Smith, in fact, appears on the cover of the latest issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine with her young protege. After three recordings with the full Liberty Pike lineup, the two have recently made a delightful duet album, Here’s a Little Song. The fan–voted Vox Populi Independent Music Awards named it the Americana Album of the Year. Liberty Pike will play the pickin’ parlor at Randy Wood Guitars July 17, with Smith on guitar, fiddle and maybe even a little clarinet; Buller will be on fiddle (she’s an award winner) and clawhammer banjo. Guitar and mandolin player Ernie Evans and bassist Bobby Davis round out the acoustic ensemble. And all four of them sing like birds. Buller is a rising star in the world of bluegrass. Her songs have been covered by IIIrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, David Parmley & Continental Divide and others. Alison Krauss is from Indiana, and you’re from Minnesota, which I suppose means it’s a misnomer that bluegrass players have to have deep Appalachian roots? Becky Buller: Oh, it is, because there are amazing bluegrass musicians that come from all over the world. One of my favorite banjo players lives in Slovakia. He got into it from being the Boy Scouts, and his dad being into country music. I know another incredible guitar player, she’s from Alaska. There are just amazing pickers all over the place. Your parents were also bluegrass musicians, right? Becky Buller: I think I was about 5 years old when my dad started learning to play the mandolin, taking lessons from a guy in the area. You really had to drive 100 miles in any direction to find another bluegrass picker. But we did have festivals – in fact, Minnesota has one of the best bluegrass

festivals in the country. So we have the music up there; it’s just that where I was at, it was very hard to find other pickers. And especially young people. My parents had a band called Prairie Grass, with another couple, all through my time in school. And I played with them for about five years, starting when I was 13. Playing in your parents’ band: Is that something you wanted to do from an early age, or did make you do it? Were you like “God, if I have to hear one more rabbit in the graveyard song, I’m gonna throw up”? Becky Buller: I really wanted to sing with them. And they said “Well, with bluegrass music you have to play an instrument. That’s just how it is – everybody plays something.” And so I looked at the band and said “You don’t have a fiddle. I’ll play fiddle.” And they say “OK, whatever.” And it took about a year to convince them that I was serious. They finally got me lessons. I took Suzuki violin for about six years, and was in the school orchestra. I took a couple years’ lessons with a guy from the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, and then I left out for bluegrass college and haven’t really played much classical since. Bluegrass college? You mean go got on a bus and never looked back? Becky Buller: Well, I went to college at East Tennessee State University. I got a degree in public relations, but I played music the whole time I was there. They

were one of the first schools in the country to have a bluegrass and country music program. There’s so much music there, I just went wild, I jammed somewhere every night. I don’t know how I got my homework done. What can we expect from the Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike show? Becky Buller: It’s a very high–energy show. Valerie took opera and jazz in college, so she incorporates that musical theater aspect into things. She does a lot of dancing. What you see is what you get – she just loves singing, and the music just pours out of her. And she can’t help but move. A lot of bluegrass acts will just kind of stand there, and the music is great, but they don’t move We’re not like that. We’re a four–piece band, so we switch instruments a lot. You’re gonna get quite a variety – of bluegrass, yes, but we do from traditional to progressive bluegrass, we do bluegrass gospel and Americana. We do swing. It’s a wide variety – hopefully people will come looking for a good time, and we’ll do our best to satisfy. cs Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike Where: Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Highway 80, Bloomingdale When: 8 p.m. Friday, July 17 Tickets: $25 Phone: (912) 748–1930 Online: www.randywoodguitars.com Listen & learn: www.valeriesmithonline, www.beckybuller.com

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Venice is Sinking plays music confident in its own gorgeousness. The music’s built around the interplay between backing vocalist Karolyn Troupe’s coo and swooning viola melodies and with frontman and guitarist Daniel Lawson’s breezy voice. Three years in the making, the sophomore album AZAR from the Athens band is lush, lush, lush, full to the brim and packed to the corners with the cinematic sweep of refined, orchestral pop that has characterized the band for the past five years. But this album’s more nuanced than the band’s 2006 debut album Sorry About the Flowers, and sure sounds terrific on headphones, recorded in full stereo effect. (The band credits North Carolina producer Scott Solter’s meticulous input for that.) “We really hadn’t been a band for very long when we went into the studio and started recording our first album. In hindsight, we probably should have waited a little bit longer before going

into the studio to make that record. Several of the songs that made it onto Sorry About the Flowers were songs that I had written before we’d even met each other,” says guitarist/singer Lawson. Lawson apparently relinquished a lot of his former control and let the songwriting be more of a collective thing, and the tracks on AZAR reflect this more democratic approach — or at least it makes sense, when held up against Sorry About the Flowers. “By

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the time we made AZAR, that sense of ownership started to disappear and everything just naturally became more democratic. I can remember one practice in particular where [drummer] Lucas [Jensen], Karolyn and I came up with two or three of the songs that made it onto AZAR in one night,” he says. “There was just a lot more interaction between everybody throughout the songwriting process and i think we made a much better record as a result of that collaboration.” Keyboard and horn player James Sewell came up with the album’s theme melody, a track that repeats itself several times throughout AZAR’s running time.

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“I think it’s really changed the sound of the band for the better,” says Jensen, “because we push each other into places that we might not have gone.” Venice is Sinking still does pretty and wistful and melancholy (“Young Master Sunshine,” “Charm City”), but they do driving and emphatic and forceful too (“Sun Belt”) or peppy and rocking (“Okay”). Though AZAR took Venice is Sinking three years to complete, the band’s up and at ‘em, no longer taking things slow. There’s already a new album recorded live by producer David Barbe ready for a fall release. It was put to tape in May of ’08 at Athens’ famed Georgia Theatre, which burned last month; proceeds from the sale of the album will go to benefit the rebuilding of the music scene’s landmark. cs

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The Cultural Arts Theatre eases on down the Yellow Brick Road by Bill DeYoung | bill@connectsavannah.com

“We were having rehearsal that night,” says Ellie Pyle, who’s directing the R&B musical for the City of Savannah’s Cultural Arts Theatre. “And it was actually our scarecrow who came in and gave us the news. It was a rough night for everybody.” Jackson, of course, had played the Scarecrow in the garish 1978 film version of Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown’s urban fantasy. The movie was universally panned, but nearly everyone singled out his performance as one of the few really good things in it. In any event, it was the only motion picture he ever did. In the local production of The Wiz, Christy Clark has the role, and while her dance moves – choreographed by Muriel Miller of Abeni Cultural Arts – incorporate a few trademark Michael–isms, it’s not an impersonation. “There’s a subset of people who are going to expect it, but those are people who are fans of the movie,” says Anthony Chase, who has the title role. “And the stage show is different from the movie.” In fact, says director Pyle, “They made major changes for the movie. One reason was that Diana Ross decided she was going to play Dorothy, and she was in her 30s, so they had to change the story to accommodate that fact. That was entirely because she found the money to put up for the film. So instead of a Kansas farm girl, she became a 24–year–old Harlem schoolteacher. “The stage version of The Wiz is actually a lot closer to the original book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, than the MGM movie, or really anything. Which I really love about it.” Originally published in 1900, L. Frank Baum’s story has been adapted for everything from comic books to ballets.

The Wiz debut on Broadway in 1975 and ran for four years. It’s the story of sweet young Dorothy Gale, transported (via tornado) to a land populated by jive–talking characters. There’s a Tin Man, a lion, Munchkins, witches, a wacky wizard (played in the film by Richard Pryor) and, of course, a flexible, loveable scarecrow. The songs include “Ease on Down the Road,” “Believe in Yourself,” “So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard” and “Slide Some Oil to Me,” while the dialogue is equal parts The Wizard of Oz and The Jeffersons. It was one of the first all–black musicals to achieve legendary status on Broadway, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In Savannah, Pyle’s cast – 28 people ranging in age from 7 to 60 – is multi– racial, and they come from all walks of local life. The May audition attracted 102 people. “We wanted a large cast show, and we wanted a show that had ample opportunity for dancers,” she explains. “Because I already knew that I wanted to work with Muriel Miller. In fact, she has worked on two previous productions of The Wiz. “And we wanted something that was a big name, something that a lot of people were going to be really excited to both come audition for, and to see. Something that could have a wide range of ages involved, and a diverse cast.” Pyle, the city’s Performing Arts coordinator, enjoys coming to rehearsal every day. The cast, she says, “is just amazing.” “This is the first time I’ve directed a show with a cast of more than six people,” she explains, “and it’s the first time I’ve directed a musical. So this has been a big, exciting experience for me.”

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Michael Jackson’s sudden death hit the cast of The Wiz hard.

Gary Swindell Jr., left, is the Lion, with Rebecca Frost as Dorothy, Christy Clark as the Scarecrow and Tremayne Jackson in the Tin Man costume (Jackson has the role of the Lord High Underling in The Wiz, but Ronald King, who plays the Tin Man, was unable to make our photo shoot. Jackson was nice enough to put on the costume for us).

Of course, the movie version of The Wizard of Oz is part of the national consciousness, which all the actors say they’ve had to watch out for. “It’s a part everyone’s life, so there’s a thing in the back of your head where you’ll probably subconsciously do something,” says Tin Man Ronald King. “So you really do have to put your own heart and soul into what you’re doing.” Dorothy is played by 15–year–old Rebecca Frost, soon a sophomore at Richmond Hill High School. She’d been in one play at school before she auditioned for – and got – the lead role. “My mom just showed me a newspaper clipping and I said ‘sure!’” she says. “And I figured I’d be in the chorus. This has been awesome.” Although rehearsals were held in the city’s black box space on Henry Street, the show is going up at the Lucas Theatre, one of the only venues big enough to hold it. There will be a full band, playing arrangements of the tunes written by Gary Swindell (whose son, Gary Jr., will be the guy in the lion costume). “It’s written for a large orchestra, so

I’m trimming down a good bit, but still keeping the Broadway orchestral feel to it,” says Swindell. “So it takes all of my compositional tricks.” This veteran musician can’t stand the idea of simply re–producing what some other veteran musician already did. “If you’re going to do something as it’s been exactly recorded before,” he says, “just put the recording on.” Pyle believes Swindell’s music – and the terrific vocalists in her cast – will make the show “different from production of The Wiz that people have seen before. “There’s a reggae version of ‘Ease on Down the Road’ at one point, and he’s given some of the ‘70s funk songs more of a jazz feel, and various other things. Trying to update and make it our own.” cs

The Wiz Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. When: 8 p.m. July 17, 18, 24 and 25; 2 p.m. July 18 and 25 Tickets: $17 public, $12 seniors/students Phone: (912) 525–5050 Online: www.scadboxoffice.com

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Actually, the full title of the Little Theatre of Savannah’s new show is Urinetown: The Musical, and yes, it’s a tune–filled comedy ... about going to the bathroom. The play by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis opens Thursday at the Seaboard Freight Station Theatre. Nominated for nine Tonys in 2001, it won three, including Best Score and Best Book. “I think there’s a certain resiliency in the show, something that really brings people together because of its sense of humor,” says director Jeff DeVincent, who teaches liberal arts at SCAD. OK, but what about that title? “I think people will come and see it because of the title,” DeVincent says. Urinetown is a satire about corporate greed, government corruption and the futility of a mob mentality. “The government, the corporation, the military and the law are all the same thing,” DeVincent explains. After a 20–year water shortage, citizens are only allowed to pee – for a fee

– at public facilities, owned and operated by a nasty big–brother corporation called Urine Good Company (UGC). Those who can’t hold it in and break the company’s strict rules are sent to Urinetown, a mysterious penal colony from which no one has ever returned. Company CEO Caldwell B. Cladwell has a daughter, the virginal Hope, who returns from college to find of a public revolt led by handsome Bobby Strong. A romance ensues, but it’s soon swept up in the tide of ... well, you get it. “Bobby’s a very simple character,” says veteran Savannah actor Ryan McCurdy, who’s also the show’s musical director. “He’s one of those everyman types that have greatness thrust upon him, rather than seeking it out.” Hope is played by Courtney Brinson. “She falls in love with Bobby partially because she wants to change him, I think,” Brinson explains. “She wants to save him from the oppression of Urinetown, from this way of thinking that love and all these things are gone – because

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all people can think about, every day, is being able to pee.” Brinson – a veteran of numerous SCAD shows, says DeVincent is the best director she’s ever worked with. “And Ryan is the best actor in Savannah, in my opinion. I have a lot to learn from him, but it’s wonderful to be in the hands of these two guys.” There are 17 people in DeVincent’s cast. Monica McDermott, president of Little Theatre of Savannah, says that tackling edgier shows like Urinetown – when the group could play it safe and do cash cows like Oklahoma! or Guys and Dolls for the umpteenth time – is

the sort of things that keeps community theater from growing stagnant. “We’re always looking for variety for our audiences, and we think that Urinetown definitely fits the bill,” she says. “There’s really nothing in this show that you couldn’t bring the family to. You just have to get over the title.” cs Urinetown: The Musical Where: Little Theatre/Seaboard Freight Station Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. When: 8 p.m. July 16–18, 23–26, 30, 31 and August 1; 3 p.m. July 19 and Aug. 2 Tickets: $20 public, $15 students, $10 kids Phone: (912) 631–3773 Online: www.littletheatreofsavannah.org

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In my ongoing pursuit of refreshing but dry summer wines, I’m often taken by surprise. Such was the case last week when I tasted Hans Wirsching Silvaner 2007. This Franken, Germany, vineyard hails from the stable of legendary and respected importer Rudi Wiest — a frequent visitor to Savannah and the man responsible for turning my Riesling palate from dry to, in his words, “more fruity, food–accessible Riesling.” And while this Silvaner (that’s the grape variety) is no Alsace Riesling, it has less sweetness — but a nicely characteristic acidic finish. Silvaner is generally a blank canvas, the dominant grape in a bottle that’s blended with other varieties chosen to augment its bone–dry character. But Dr. Heinrich Wirsching, who owns and runs the estate, calls upon more than 350 years of family wine–making tradition. He’s planted the majority of his 140–acre vineyard in Silvaner, and he relies upon his mastery and the unique terroir to coax a beautiful wine from this formerly blank slate.

The Oregon–based craft brewer Full Sail weighed anchor in Savannah a few weeks ago with an impressive 5.2 percent ABV lager in a distinctive 11–ounce bottle. Now, the delivery trucks are heading east with another squatty bottled beer — Session Black. The marketing materials defined this as a summer dark beer, which left me skeptical. However, I really enjoyed its lighter than typical body for a dark beer — and savored the big flavors of cocoa, coffee and toasted malt that place dark beers among my favorites. Again, lower ABV keeps it in the “session” category at 5.4 percent ABV. A recent gathering of beer friends who aren’t particularly attuned to craft beers revealed that almost everyone agreed that both Session beers were eminently drinkable. That’s a coup among a party of beer geeks and non-beer drinkers. cs

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Chef/owner Blake Elsinghorst earned his culinary chops in classically run kitchens in France and Italy. Now he brings a remarkable palate and international influence to the dishes he’s creating at this tiny (about 24 seats) bistro at the corner of 37th and Abercorn. I just eased in for dinner recently; more on that in an upcoming report, but for now, I must go on and on about lunch! With a bed of mixed greens, dried cherries and candied pistachios, the Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken presents with a pair of decadent, baked goat cheese–topped crostini perched upon the greens. The cheese delivers nice acidity that complements a sweet, gentle dressing of honey and white truffle vinaigrette. Plump cubes of marinated chicken breast added some weight, but I learned that I would find this salad a complete and delicious lunch – even without the meat. A cocktail of champagne, Calavados and apple cider helped bring all these flavors together into one incredibly, light, refreshing and satisfying meal. 205 E. 37th St 236–8533

Middle Eastern Cuisine

Middle Eastern Cuisine, an unassuming little joint tucked into bustling Montgomery Street, quietly caters to devoted followers with favorites like gyros, souvlaki and moussaka. I favor Tikilia, an appetizer portion of baba ghanoush, hummus and tzatziki with hot wedges of pita bread. Every dish is made fresh and to order – so don’t be in a rush. It’s been in this spot for a decade or so, and most folks, even foodies, have missed it. Here’s your chance! 142 Montgomery St. 443–0414

Boar’s Head Grill & Tavern

Boar’s Head Grill & Tavern occupies one of River Street’s grand old warehouses — and after more than 44 years in business, it’s a landmark of its own. CIA–trained Chef and Owner Philip Branan holds court in the open kitchen and, for an old–school steak dinner, this place is hard to beat. I recently sampled the four–ounce Filet Mignon and couldn’t have been more pleased. Done to perfect medium–rare, the steak was flavorful and the side dish of garlic mashed potatoes was as tasty and comforting as you might expect. Service was attentive, the surroundings offer a nicely historic feeling. Above all, don’t pass on one of the chef ’s award–winning desserts! I loved my Jack Daniels Chocolate Pecan Pie. 1 North Lincoln St. (at River Street) 651–9660

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There’s a charming little town tucked into the northwestern corner of North Carolina called Boone. It’s in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and you get JUl there after a long, kinda scary drive along constantly winding roads. Even the streets are steep. Appalachian State University is in Boone, so as you might expect there’s a pretty vibrant music scene. The duo Channing and Quinn, booked to play July 23 at the Live Wire Music Hall, started in the town’s coffeehouses and student bistros. Quinn Matthews percussively plays acoustic guitar, banjo, ukulele and numerous other stringed instruments, while Channing Lee sings with a childlike innocence one minute, and the sultriness of Peggy Lee or Julie London the next. Check ‘em out – on their Myspace page, the unique twosome (who now reside in Nashville) have posted a 15–minute video documentary chronicling their recent tour of the Northeast – by Amtrak train. There’s music on the site, too, and on YouTube you’ll find a couple of performance videos. Thought you’d want a little advance notice.

Getting your Phil

The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2009–2010 season. Conductor Peter Shannon will start things off Sept. 11 with Aaron sep Copland’s “Fanfare For the Common Man” at the Lucas Theatre, with additional music by Samuel Barber and John Philip Sousa. Verdi’s “Requiem” follows Oct. 2 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, and the Oct. 4 “Picnic in the Park” (at Forsyth Park) carries a Johnny Mercer theme. The season also includes “Carols in the Cathedrals” Dec. 18, Stravinsky’s “Firebird” Feb. 20, the St. Patrick’s Day Pops concert March 13, and a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony April 17. Find out more at http://www.thesavphilharmonic.org/.

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Semi–legendary singer/songwriter (and amazing flatpicking guitar player) Jack Williams plays a Savannah Folk Music Society show Aug. 15 at First Presbyterian Church ... From Asheville comes steel drummer Jon Scales and his jazz band The Jon Scales Fourchestra. This innovative quartet will play the Jazz’d Tapas

Bar July 24 Athens rocker (and longtime Savannah–area favorite) Ken Will Morton returns for a July 24 show at the Sentient Bean Dare Dukes and Keith Kozel and the Champions will open what’s purported to be the final Pink Kodiak performance in Savannah, at the Jinx July 25. “Some surprises will be in store as well,” the K–man promises Abbey Road Live, the Athens–based Beatles tribute band, returns to Loco’s Grill & Pub July 24. cs

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lection for card-playing and gaming during the Federal era. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard Street International Aerospace Art Exhibit — Over 50 paintings by artists from around the world who specialize in aerospace subjects, upholding the rich tradition of narrative art through commitment to historical accuracy as well as a technical mastery of the medium. Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler Interpretation in Color — Works by nineteen artists from the Landings Art Association. S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, 9 W. Heny St. inVisible — Senior thesis exhibition by Fibers Department graduate student Audrey Wagner. Reception July 17 6-8pm. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St. Master Eye II: 19th- and 20th-Century Photography — includes iconic examples from Mathew Brady, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz, and other masters. SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Helen Levitt: A Photographer’s Legacy — Unstudied views of everyday life on the streets of New York’ from the museum’s permanent collection, May 15-July 26. Jepson Center for the Arts.

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tries. Alexander Gallery, 668 Indian St. Nautilus —Close-up photos by Tim McCoy explore organic forms. Gallery 440, 440 Bull St. Object of a Fiction: Works by Jack Metcalf — Drawings and printmaking exploring the artist’s imaginative flexibility and the impactive visual elements that swirl in his thoughts. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull Street Ocean Blue: New Work by Wendy Cooper and John Olenyik — Oil paintings by John Olenyik and large-scale photos by Wendy Cooper. 2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery, 10 E. Broughton St. Persian Visions — Contemporary photos from Iran. June 10-Aug. 31 at the Jepson Center. Reframing a Perceptual Paradigm — A site-specific, multi-gallery installation by Savannah artist Jerome Meadows April 24-Aug 2 at the Telfair Academy. Photography by Kate Greene and Mixed Media by Jill Broughter — Reception July 16, 5:30-7:30. Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. SCAD Traditional Quilting Workshop — Participants explore a traditional floral pattern to create a small quilt, table runner or placemats. Participants must bring their own sewing machine. Quilters of all levels welcome. cs

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It’s a simple idea, really. Gather people together for two days, give them the genre of a film, one line of dialogue, some sort of prop and a random character, let them loose in Savannah and allow creativity to flow. But this weekend, around 200 competitors in the 48 Hour Film Project will find out that this undertaking is actually much more complex. “I’m only anticipating that we will work hard and make a complete project — but probably the most important thing is to remember that it’s not a normal filmmaking process and we’ll just have to go with the flow and try to do a good job,” says Yotam Dor, a SCAD graduate student who is working on a team with ten other participants. Savannah is a first–time host to the international project, a rapid competition in 88 different cities to produce films in under 48 hours. Any member of the public can participate in writing a script, directing a shoot, acting in a scene, editing sound or any other area involved in creating the 7–minute short. “This city loves film, so this is an opportunity to give the community a chance to participate in making it,” says Tyler M. Reid, producer of the event in Savannah. With little preparation able to be done prior to the beginning of the weekend, team members must be ready to work with and find something creative in whatever is drawn from each category. “Most filmmakers are used to a lot of preparation and then being rushed in production, but this project kind of flips that on its head. In fact, everything is

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rushed,” Dor said. The dash begins on Friday at 6 p.m. with a kick–off event at the Blowin’ Smoke BBQ. After teams receive their unique requirements, they then have two days to complete the project, bringing it to Leopold’s Ice Cream on Broughton Street not a minute later than 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening. For those who love the collaborative process of filmmaking, this timed project also offers a chance to bond with teammates. According to Dor, to create a successful video, each group must be composed of committed and eager individuals who are prepared to do a thorough, and sometimes even draining, job. “Everyone on my team has a different focus, a different expertise,” says Dor. “We each have our specific job to do, and I know we’re all ready to do them full out.” Readying himself with a pre–project nap and a stock of Red Bull, the film student hopes the experience will also be rewarding for the city. “For those 48 hours, Savannah is like the filmmaker’s playground. We will have to participate with local businesses and other members of the community to create the best film, so it really has

the ability to bring the city together,” Dor says. With a public of artistic innovators and a history of hosting other reputable festivals, Reid says this type of project fits in perfectly with Savannah. “The film community here is so big and diverse, so I’m looking forward to seeing what these talented participants can put together,” he says. For those who would rather sit back and be entertained, each finished film will be screened by the public and three judges at the Jepson Center for the Arts on Tuesday and Wednesday. The following week, awards will be given out for categories like Best Acting, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects. The film that wins the grand prize of Savannah’s Best Film will go on to compete against the best of other cities at the Filmapalooza Festival in Las Vegas next April. One will come out on top again, with a cash prize and an opportunity to be screened at Cannes. cs 48 Hour Film Project Friday–Sunday at various venues; public screening of winners July 21 and July 22, 7:30 p.m. at Jepson Center for the Arts, $8 Info: www.48hourfilm.com

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bookend movie, adaptable to many double– feature bills. When paired with Super–Size Me, it serves as the “before” shot, showing how those hamburgers came into being, and how they’re made so tasty — and unhealthy.

When paired with The Corporation, it functions as a particular case study of the evils detailed in that earlier picture, which was all about how the U.S. has been reconfigured to operate as nothing more than the personal (and profitable) playgrounds of a few conglomerates and their insidious overlords. Heck, it can even be paired with Howard Hawks’ classic Red River, in which Wild West cowboy Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) delivers an impassioned speech about the personal satisfaction of herding cattle and feeding the populace (“... Good beef for hungry people. Beef to make them strong; make them grow ...”). Poor Thomas would (pardon the pun) have a cow if he could see the mechanical means by which animals are slaughtered today. Yet while Food, Inc. contains its share of queasy sequences (the peek inside the chicken house is especially unsettling), its focus is primarily on the manner in which the corporations have taken over the entire food industry, deciding what we eat and calculating how best to maximize their own profits (there’s a reason sugary snacks and Happy Meals cost less than broccoli and asparagus). The result is that animals are brutalized, honest farmers are ruined, and clueless consumers become ever more obese. As is often the case, it takes a personal tragedy for someone to get involved: Lifelong Republican Barbara Kowalcyk found herself on the activist trail after her 2–year–old son died from E. coli after eating a tainted hamburger (after seven years, “Kevin’s Law,” a food safety bill named after the boy, still hasn’t been passed by Congress). Yet the film makes it clear that both parties are culpable in this national shame: George W. Bush and both Clintons have benefitted from the good fortunes of the Monsanto company (one of the movie’s primary villains), and, even as I type this, bipartisan members of Congress, reportedly with the Obama administration’s blessing, are backing a bill that would require Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds to be the chief export in a plan to help overseas farmers produce their own food. Informed authors like Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) are on hand to cut through the industry hype and misinformation, and the picture ends by stating that it’s up to ordinary citizens to effect real change, but it often feels like our fates have already been sealed. Reel Savannah presents Food, Inc., Sun., July 19 at 7 p.m. (two concurrent screenings) at Victory Square Theatres. $8 cash only.

With Ziggy Stardust for a father, Major Tom for an uncle and, presumably, the spiders from Mars for assorted in–laws, is it any wonder that Duncan Jones chose a science fiction project to mark his feature film debut? Jones, of course, is the son of rock legend David Bowie, but after Moon, it’s guaranteed that he’ll be recognized as a talented artist in his own right. Serving as director and coming up with the original story (Nathan Parker wrote the actual screenplay), Jones has crafted a unique sci–fi yarn that pays tribute to such works as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Silent Running while also heading off in its own giddy direction. Sam Rockwell, an actor whose twitchy turns generally drive me up the wall, tones down the quirks to deliver an excellent performance as Sam Bell, an astronaut and employee for the futuristic corporation Lunar Enterprises. It’s long been discovered that the moon can provide Earth with its energy; Sam is the man on the moon, tasked with overseeing this operation. But he’s mighty lonely up there, talking to himself as much as he talks to the base’s mobile computer GERTY (voiced by Kevin Spacey). Fortunately, his three years in space are nearly up, and he’s anxious to get back to Earth and, specifically, to the wife (Dominique McElligott) and baby girl waiting for him. But with only weeks left before his departure, he begins to feel poorly, a condition that in turn leads him to have an accident. Upon awakening, he senses that something’s not quite right, and GERTY, for one, isn’t talking. The resultant twist (which for some reason is included in the trailer) is an intriguing one, and it solidifies the film’s initial promise as a heady piece of sci–fi cinema. The prevalent theme is one of identity, and this extends beyond the character of Sam Bell to also involve GERTY, who proves to be one of the most fascinating robots in many a, uh, moon. Working with cinematographer Gary Shaw and production

designer Tony Noble, Jones has created the perfect antiseptic look for the film, while composer Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream) contributes a dazzling score that taps into the movie’s otherworldly setting. Yet despite its impressive tech credits, Moon chiefly succeeds because of Jones’ ability to take an idea that could have remained as sterile as the moonbase decor and inject it with all sorts of messy emotions. “I’m only human” may be an excuse when uttered in real life, but in Moon, it becomes a declaration of defiance.

Public Enemies Moviegoers hoping that Public Enemies would have been the film to save the summer season from its own worst impulses will be disappointed to learn that the Michael Mann production, while hardly part of the problem, is certainly no solution. This period gangster saga may be filled with exciting gun battles yet can’t deliver the firepower in ways that matter the most: empathy, originality, and a willingness to burrow beneath the legend. While real life might have dictated that the vicious bank robber Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) did in fact die four months after the imminently more likable John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), the filmmakers understand that our own sense of fair play (or narrative pacification; take your pick) demands that we see Nelson go down in a hail of bullets well before Dillinger has his own date with destiny. At any rate, Mann and fellow scribes Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman (adapting Bryan Burrough’s book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–1934) capture what’s most important about Dillinger: his folk–hero appeal, and the way many Depression–era citizens would have found it possible to cheer an outlaw who spent his time sticking it to the banks. Naturally, an actor of considerable charm would be continues on p. 28

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required to play such a dashing rogue, so it’s obvious that the short list of candidates would basically consist of Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio (who was briefly involved with the project several years ago). Depp possesses the right demeanor for the role, and if he doesn’t register as powerfully as we would expect, that’s the fault of the writers, who make Dillinger more of an enigma than necessary. Still, the actor fares better than his two co–stars. As Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who pursues Dillinger with single–minded determination, Christian Bale is playing a character even more one–dimensional than his John Connor in Terminator: Salvation. Purvis is supposed to be the dynamic point–counterpart to Dillinger (a favorite tactical ploy of Mann’s, as evidenced by past pictures like Heat and Collateral), but the role is so thinly written –– and Bale tackles it with so little interest –– that it’s hardly a fair fight. Then there’s the case of La Vie en Rose Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, cast as Dillinger girlfriend Billie Frechette. Unless we’re discussing Bonnie and Clyde or Roger Corman cheapies, no film genre is less friendly to women than the gangster flick (not even the Western, which allowed the likes of Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford to carve out memorable legacies). So until one brutal sequence toward the end, Cotillard has little to do but fret and fuss over her man’s line of work. Yet what Public Enemies lacks in emotion, it makes up for in artfulness. Because the movie is lucky enough to have someone as skilled as Mann at the helm, it’s often able to camouflage its narrative limitations with stunning stylistics that, crucially, aren’t of the distant, hermetically sealed variety but rather infuse the piece with a different sense of purpose. Elliot Goldenthal’s soaring score, Dante Spinotti’s camera angles, and the sound team’s snap–crackle–and–pop approach (gun shots are frequently delivered with stunning clarity, a far cry from the sonic overkill of that infernal Transformers sequel) support the costume and set departments to fully immerse us in an era in which a man’s best friend is his weapon, and the manner in which he tips his fedora is as important as what’s in his heart or on his mind. That’s a remarkably shallow outlook, but with Public Enemies, that’s usually about as deep as it gets.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen A perfectly dreadful sequel that’s the filmic equivalent of a 150–minute waterboarding session. As before, two warring factions of intergalactic robots — the noble Autobots and the evil Decepticons — are waging their battle on our planet, with youngsters Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) offering their support to the good ‘bots. Yet while the film’s running time is almost identical to that of its predecessor, the priorities for this torturous follow–up have been shifted. The slugfests between the Autobots and the Decepticons have been elongated this time around. By including more fights and more explosions, that leaves less room for any human interaction. Unfortunately, the Transformers are no more interesting. Several new ones have been introduced, with the most offensive being two “black” Transformers who sport buck teeth (one gold), admit to not being able to read, and cuss a lot. Forget Jar Jar Binks, who comes across like Paul Robeson when compared to these stooges: You’d have to go back to the days of Stepin Fetchit to find such a comparison.

Away We Go One of the best films of 2008, director Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road offered a powerful and penetrating study of a bickering couple trapped by the conformity they felt defined — and controlled — their lives. Mendes’ latest picture takes a different tack, examining a loving pair who forge their own path in an attempt to find their place in the world. It’s a nice about–face for the director, even if the results prove to be wildly uneven. Working from a script by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, Mendes focuses on Burt (John Krasinski) and his pregnant girlfriend Verona (Maya Rudolph), who visit friends and family members in various parts of the country (plus Canada) in an attempt to figure out the best place to raise their child. Initially, they’re mainly forced to contend with folks who behave outrageously — Burt’s parents (Catherine O’Hara and Jeff Daniels) and Maya’s former boss (Allison Janney) among them — but calmer visits to old college chums (Chris Messina and Melanie Lynskey) and Burt’s brother (Paul Schneider) allow them to take stock of their situation in a more clearheaded manner. Similar in tone (if not degree

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in his Alaskan hometown so she can win over his parents (Mary Steenburgen and Craig T. Nelson) and 90–year–old grandmother (Betty White). That these two will eventually fall for each other will come as a surprise to absolutely no one — not even your own 90–year–old grandmother — yet the predictability of the plot isn’t a detriment, since the film fits as comfortably around our expectations as a favorite old robe.

Year One Biblical times were milked for raunchy but riotous laughs in Mel Brooks’ History of the World: Part I and Monty Python’s Life of Brian, but the well seems to have run dry when it comes to Year One, a disastrous comedy that’s the cinematic equivalent of an old–fashioned flogging. Jack Black and Michael Cera, never straying more than a centimeter from their established screen personas (misguided blowhard and sarcastic wimp, respectively), star as Zed and Oh, tribal misfits banished from their village and left to wander the land. Like ancient Forrest Gumps, they run into

a few historical figures — Cain (David Cross) and Abel (Paul Rudd), Abraham (Hank Azaria) and Isaac (Christopher Mintz–Plasse) — although they spend most of their time in the city of Sodom, with Zed laboring under the impression that he’s God’s Chosen One while Oh tries to keep his distance from a fey priest (Oliver Platt, in a guilty pleasure of a performance) with a penchant for having his hairy chest rubbed with oil. Year One is far too witless to even be considered distasteful or disturbing — it’s more like watching with pity as a dorky fifth–grader tries to shock adults with a string of profanity.

The Hangover

Folks who regularly bash Judd Apatow for his various endeavors need only catch The Hangover to see that it’s unfair to dismiss the former’s pictures simply because they refuse to always toe the politically correct line. What’s more, the majority of Apatow’s films benefit from fluid plot developments, interesting characterizations, and gags that remain funny even in retrospect — conditions not enjoyed by this

slapdash effort from the director of the similarly idling Old School. Scripted by the team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past), The Hangover finds the soon–to–be–married Doug (Justin Bartha) heading to Las Vegas to enjoy a final blowout romp with his three buddies: henpecked Stu (Ed Helms), dimwitted Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and prickish Phil (Bradley Cooper). But after a night of partying, the groomsmen wake up to discover that the husband–to–be is MIA. They stumble around Vegas trying to piece the mystery together, a jaunt that puts them in contact with two sadistic cops, a sweet–natured hooker (Heather Graham), and a pissed off Mike Tyson (as himself). That a convicted rapist would be showcased in such fawning, reverential fashion pretty much reveals the mindsets of the filmmakers and their target demographic. Again, contrast this with, say, the characters played by Steve Carell and Catherine Keener in The 40–Year–Old Virgin or Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann in Knocked Up — recognizably flawed people who nevertheless remain likable and interesting enough

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Placing the new version, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, next to its 1974 predecessor (both were adapted from John Godey’s best–selling novel) makes the current model seem about as interesting as a tarnished doorknob, but rather than belabor the point, just rent the original and thank me later. As for those venturing to catch this update, be prepared for a moderately agreeable thriller that unfortunately flames out with at least a half–hour to go. Here, the four criminals are led by the mustachioed Ryder (John Travolta, looking ridiculous but still exuding a modicum of menace), who promises to start blowing away hostages unless $10 million is delivered in one hour. Trapped in his sinister scenario is Walter Garber (Denzel Washington, typically dependable but not half as much fun as the original’s Walter Matthau), the dispatcher who reluctantly serves as intermediary between Ryder and the city (repped by James Gandolfini’s surly mayor). cs

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Activism & Politics AMBUCS

is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of the disabled. Meets first and third Monday at noon. Ann Johnson, 897-4818. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St. , Savannah

Coastal Democrats

Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. , Savannah http://www.chathamdems.com/

Libertarian Party of Chatham County

meets the first and third Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80 in Garden City. 308-3934 or www.no-debts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html. Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80 , Garden City

Call for Entries Creative Flag Design Competition

Artists will be able to choose a specific art period on which to base their designs. Materials will be provided, or you may provide your own. Maximum 2 entries per artist. Deadline for submissions is September 14th. Winners will be announced September 18th. Cash prizes. Horizon Gallery, 206 E. Bay St. ,

Classes, Camps & Workshops 700 Kitchen Cooking School

Artist’s Way Workshop

Explore your creativity Tuesdays 5-6:30pm in a 12-week program. Ongoing Enrollment. 236-3660 International Center for Leadership & Coaching, 236-3660 , Savannah http://www. internationalcoach.org/

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads , Savannah http://www.beaddreamer.com

C.S.I. - Computer Sleuth Investigations

AASU offers week-long class where youth learn to solve mysteries using digital tools. Registration required. University Hall, rm 128, 11935 Abercorn St. , http://ettc.armstrong.edu/

Computer Workshop: Let the Games Begin

AASU offers week-long computer workshop on creating 3-D animation and games, for boys only, ages 11-13. Registration required. University Hall, rm 128, 11935 Abercorn St. http://ettc. armstrong.edu/

Conversational German, Advanced and Beginners

Two ongoing classes for beginners and experienced adults. Everybody who wants to learn German or needs to brush up is welcome. Beginners meet Monday 6-7 pm, advanced 7-8 pm. Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. ,

Conversational Spanish

Do you want to practice your Spanish? Come to the mesa de espanol the second Thursday and last Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For information, send e-mail to cafecontigo@gmail.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. , Savannah http://www. sentientbean.com

Hands-on educational/entertaining cooking classes at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. The cost of each class is $90 per person. Call 238-5158 or visit http:// www.700kitchen.com. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street , Savannah http://www. mansiononforsythpark.com

Creating Great Budgets

Hope House and Savannah State University are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every Wednesday at SSU. Transportation is provided. Snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. Savannah State University, 3219 College St , Savannah http://www.savstate. edu/

Ongoing monthly class. This seminar is the first standardized credit education program in the nation. Topics covered are the steps to improve your credit rating and raise your credit scores, budgeting, managing your debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to spot looming money problems and how to deal with them before it’s too late. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited. Advanced registration required. Contact Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266. Effingham YMCA, 1224 Patriot Dr. , Rincon

Abstinence Education

African Dance & Drum

Learn the rhythms of West Africa with instructor Aisha Rivers. Classes are held every Sunday - drums at 4pm, dance at 5pm at 607 W. 37th St. $10/class. ayoluwa.org, 844-2582. Rhythms of West Africa, 607 W. 37th St. , Savannah

Art, Music and Tutoring for the Inner Child Beginning piano and voice lessons are taught by Linda Luke, who also tutors students in reading. Creative dance and a snack are included in the lessons, and special education students are welcome. Sculpture, painting and drawing are taught by Jerry Luke. Private and small group lessons are available and open to adults, teens and younger children. The lessons last an hour and the cost is $80 a month. The address is 5225 Skidaway Rd. Call 349-0521 or 843-496-0651 for info. Classes, 5225 Skidaway Rd. , Savannah

Learn how to use your budget as a tool to maximize revenues, minimize expenses, and forecast your financial future. Presented by the GA Center for Non-Profits. United Way building, 1st fl. Board Room, 428 Bull St. ,

Credit and Money Management 12 Hour Seminar

Infant and Child CPR Class for Parents

A class for new and expectant parents offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler. Call for more info, or to register. Candler Professional Building, Rm 508, http://www.sjchs.org/

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland island Wildlife Center has a new name, but still offers environmental education programs and weekend events. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah http:// www.oatlandisland.org/

Poetry Workshop

Poetry Society of Georgia presents this class for intermediate and beginner poets ready to explore the creative writing process. Led by AASU

professor/poet Tony Morris. To register, contact Carol McCray Davies: 912-238-9935, or willowwing@msn.com Gordonston Cottage , Edgewood Dr. in Gordonston Park ,

Porcelain Painting

Ongoing beginner, intermediate and advanced 4-day class. $250 includes supplies, brushes, porcelain and firing of art. 706-495-6724, www. GaSeminarsbytheSea.com. Internationally renowned teachers. Tybee Island, Tybee Island , Tybee Island

Puppet Shows

are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Savannah Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Low cost instruction in a group lesson format. Classes in drama, dance, percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, piano, vocals, guitar, visual arts and music theory Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30pm. $60 per quarter. 352-8366, tsaconservatory@bellsouth.net. Salvation Army Community Center, 3000 Bee Rd. , Savannah

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

offers a variety of business classes. It is located at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 3083561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo.com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. , Savannah

SCAD Art & Design Workshops

SCAD offers a hands-on, creative workshops in a variety of subjects, including: Floral Quilts, Fused Glass, Working with Silk, Poetry about Homes, Nature-Inspired Brooches, and Papermaking in 3-D. Call or visit website for more info. Early registration recommended. http://scad. edu/ce

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www.thestarfishcafe. org/

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

is a course offered twice a month atthe Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. $50 in advance or $60 at the door. 651-3200, www.savannahabdc.org. Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E Liberty Street , Savannah http://www.sbacsav.com/

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks. Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3016. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand , Tybee Island http://www.

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Understanding the 990 Form

An overview of the key aspects of the new 990 that you must understand in order to protect the interests of your nonprofit. This primarily involves questions about whether an organization follows specific management and governance policies and practices. Advance registration required. Call Sarah Todd: 912-234-9688 United Way building, 1st fl. Board Room, 428 Bull St. ,

Vocal Classes

The Highest Praise School of the Arts is accepting applicants for the 2008 Vocal Basics Classes. To register visit overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601 for more info. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , Savannah

Volunteer 101

A 30-minute course that covers issues to help volunteers get started is held the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. The first Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.HandsOnSavannah.org. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http:// www.uwce.org/

Wednesday Figure Drawing Group

Work from a live model. Open to artists with some experience - no instruction offered. $60 a month. Judy Mooney. 443-9313 or judymooney@ bellsouth.net. The Freight Station, 703 Louisville Rd. , Savannah

Clubs & Organizations Bike Night with Mikie

is held every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill. Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items. The Red Zone Bar and Grill, 3975 Highway 17 , Richmond Hill

Civil Air Patrol

offers aerospace education porgrams and activities for adults and teens ages 12-18. Meets every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron behind SITEL in the former Savannah Airport Terminal Building Complex off Dean Forest Road. Visit www. gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410. Savannah Flying Tiger Composite Squadron, Savannah International Airport , Savannah

Clean Coast

meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Coastal Georgia Low Country Surfrider Foundation Meeting

The monthly meeting for the local chapter of the Surfrider foundation. The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. Tubby’s Tankhouse, Thunderbolt http://www.myspace.com/coastalgeorgiasurfrider

Coastal MINIs

is a group of local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com. Starbucks, Victory Drive and Skidaway Road , Savannah

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Coffee & Conversation

Held every Tuesday at 8am by Creative Coast as a networking event. http://links.thecreativecoast. org/conversation. Cafe Ambrosia, 202 E. Broughton St. Savannah

Geechee Sailing Club

meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30pm. Open to all interested in boating and related activities. www.geecheesailingclub.org. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr Thunderbolt

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Restaurant. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr , Thunderbolt

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. Call 236-8546. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. , Savannah

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 184 in Thunderbolt. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Moon River Chorus

is a ladies’ barbershop chorus. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. in the social hall of Whitefield United Methodist Church, corner of 55th Street and Waters Avenue. Visitors are welcome. Call Sylvia at 927-2651 or sylviapf@aol. com. Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street , Savannah http://www.whitefieldumc.com/

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call 898-8316 or 898-5086 or visit www.mops.org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd , Savannah http://www.fbcislands.com/

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-A-Million and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Chen’s Chinese Restaurant, 20 E. Derenne Ave , Savannah

Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association

Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. , Savannah

Savannah Art Association

Enjoy classes, informal “playshops” and shows on River Street and area businesses. Now accepting applications for new members. 232-7731. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb. org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. , Savannah

Savannah Browns Backers

This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team. Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and support your favorite team Sundays at game

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 time at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt. The group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future. Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at Darmst0817@comcast.net or 925-4709. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr , Thunderbolt

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart. army.mil/

Savannah Jaycees

for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 961-9913 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com. Jaycee Building, 101 Atlas St. , Savannah

Savannah Kennel Club

meets every fourth Monday of the month from September through May at 7:30 p.m. at Ryan’s restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. It is an education organization dedicated to informing the public about current events in the world of dogs and those who love them.Those wishing to eat before the meeting are encouraged to arrive earlier. For details, visit www.savannahkennelclub.org. Ryan’s, Stephenson Ave. , Savannah

Savannah Mustang Club

meets the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at J.C. Lewis Ford, 9505 Abercorn St. An open cruisein is held the third Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Kroger/Krystal across from the Savannah Mall on Abercorn Ext. Kenneth Brabham, 772-8362 or Leonard Kantziper at 354-1826. J.C. Lewis Ford, 9505 Abercorn St. , Savannah

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. First City Club, 32 Bull St , Savannah http://www.firstcityclub.com/

Savannah Toastmasters

helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http:// www.memorialhealth.com/

Savannah Writers Network

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedss the meeting at 6:30pm. Melissa Sanso, 441-0030. Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.booksamillion.com/

St. Almo

The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meets at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. (Time changes with the season.) Call 234-3336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St , Savannah http:// www.caninepalacesavannah.com

Stitch-N’s

Knitting, spinning and crocheting Monday and Tuesday from 5-8pm and occasional Sunday 24pm at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty. Jennifer Harey, 238-0514. wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty , Savannah

Sweet Adeline Chorus

rehearses weekly on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hopsital’s meeting rooms. Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast.net. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events. Class-

rooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. , Savannah http://about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting

meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Best Western at I-95 and 204. Learn how to start a business from home. Free. Ask for Chris and Sandy Benton. Best Western, I-95 and Highway 204 , Savannah

Tybee Performing Arts Society

meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the old Tybee school All interested, please attend or send e-mail to ried793@ netscape.com. Old Tybee School, Tybee Island , Tybee Island

Urban Professionals

meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail.com. Hyatt Regency, 2 W. Bay St. , Savannah

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 9273356. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. , Savannah

Dance Argentine Tango

It takes two to tango. The group meets weekly for lessons and practice. Doris Martin Dance Studio, Norwood Shopping Center, Skidaway Rd. ,

Beginner’s Belly Dance Class

Classes teaching the basics of belly dancing. Walk-ins welcome. Saturdays 11:40am12:40pm. Contact Nicole Edge: 912-596-0889. kleokatt@gmail.com Tantra Lounge, 8 E. Broughton St. ,

Breffni Academy of Irish Dance

has opened a location in Richmond Hill and is accepting students. The academy is located at Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. For information, call Michael or Nicola O’Hara at 305-756-8243 or send e-mail to Dance@BreffniAcademy.com. Visit www.IrishDanceClasses. com.. Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave , Richmond Hill http://lifemovesdancestudio.com

C.C. Express Dance Team

meets every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Recreation Building. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary for this group. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest , Savannah

Everybody Can Dance

The Highest Praise School of the Arts presents a workshop every 3rd Saturday at 10am for all ages. Free. 927-8601, overcomingbyfaith.org. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , Savannah

Flamenco Enthusiasts

Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 or 3 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome. If you would like to dance, accompany or sing, contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo. com. Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St , Savannah

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this time, however help will be available for those interested in learning. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road , Savannah

Islands Dance Academy Summer Schedule

Monday and Thursday Adult Intermediate Ballet, Stretch, and Movement class. 6:30-7:30 $12 per class Fall Classes include all levels of ballet, tap,

jazz. Hip-hop classes offered in six week sessions. Call for more information 912-897-2102

Pole Dancing Class

Learn dance moves and spins while working your abs, tone your legs and arms, a total body workout. Ladies Only! The only thing that comes off is your shoes. Classes are held Wendesdays at 7:30pm and on Fridays by request. Private parties available. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation. $70 per month or $22 per class. Please call for further details 912-224-9667 or visit www.fitnessbodybalance. com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2 , Savannah

Savannah Shag Club

offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive. American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr , Thunderbolt http://www.legion.org/

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah

hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop. com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge. Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street , Savannah

Swing Dancing by Savannah Swing Catz

Free swing dance lesson and dance every Monday, 7:30-8pm, dancing from 8-10pm. Tantra Lounge 8 E. Broughton St. Free. 220-8096, info@ SavannahSwingcatz.com. Tantra Lounge, 8 East Broughton Street , Savannah

The STUDIO

offers Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. Now accepting applications. Ages 7 and up must arrange a placement audition class. Adult Ballet with Karen Burns is Mon. Thurs. at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Adult Tap with Pat Alley is now signing up. Veronica Niebuhr, 695-9149, www.thestudiosav. com or thestudidosav@aol.com. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Avenue , Savannah http://www. thestudiosav.com/

Two to Tango - Savannah Tango Group

Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person. Call 9257416. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd , Savannah

Youth Dance Program

The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional DanceProgram in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St , Savannah

Events Daily Cannon Firings

Have a blast at Fort Jackson’s daily cannon firings. Fort Jackson,

Market at Trustees Garden

A weekly event serving up fresh, local produce, gardening showcases and much more. www. trusteesmarket.com Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. , http://www.charleshmorriscenter.com/

Tacos on Tuesdays

All you can eat tacos for $5 every Tuesday, 6-9pm. Bar available. Open to everyone. 3986732 or 354-5515. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

The Market at Trustees Garden

Events vary from week to week, but can include a farmer’s showcase, organic gardening presentations, films and more. When: Every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.

Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?

A performance that lets the audience solve the crime. The cost includes the show and a choice of three dinners. When: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Seating begins at 7:15 p.m. Where: The Pirate’s House, 20 E. Broad St. Cost: $56.25 ages 13 and up and $37.25 per child, ages 10-12. Info: 898-9021. The Pirate’s House, 20 E. Broad St , Savannah http://www.thepirateshouse.co

Fitness A balanced life

Student massage is offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $30 to $40 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com. Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc, 6413 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. ssomt.com/

Acupuncture for Health

is available Monday thru Saturday at Hidden Well Acupuncture Center downtown. Traditional Chinese medical consultations and treatments are available with Fawn Smiley and Nicole Coughlin Ware. 233-9123, www. hiddenwellacupuncturecenter.com or hiddenwellacupuncture@gmail.com. Hidden Well Acupuncture Center, 318 East Huntingdon Street , Savannah

Ashram Savannah Yoga Co Op

Discounted class prices, open studio time and special events. www.ashramsavannah. com. Ashram Savannah, 2424 Drayton St. , Savannah

Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training

will be offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. All classes are free. Call 652-6780 or 965-9629. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West , Pooler

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 8196463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs. org

Crossfit Hyperformance

meets mormings at 6:30am at Crossfit Hyperformance. Visit www.crossfirhyperformance.com. or call Jennifer at 224-0406 or Drew at 541-0530. Crossfit Hyperformance, 904 E 70th Street , Savannah

Fit Lunch

FIT LUNCH - Join us for a 30 to 40 Minute workout on your lunch hour. Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm by Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio. Classes are organized and led by 2 Certified Personal Trainers and will utilize a variety of training techniques which may include strength training, interval and cardio as well as core, balance and flexibility. Advanced booking required. Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or 912-2249667. www.bodybalance.com. Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2 , Savannah

Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga with Mary Ann is offered Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older. Mat and blanket are required. Limited to 12 participants. Pre-register at adultenrichment@uusavanah.org or call 234-0980. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah upstairs in Phillippa’s Place. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www. uusavannah.org

Hip Hop Cardio

Monday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm. Taught by Mahogany. Registration is $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St. , Savannah

Kidz Fitness

an ongoing aerobic fitness class for children 6-13 with weight concerns. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-5:45 p.m. at the Candler Hospital Wellness Center. Children must be members of the Candler Wellness Center. 819-8800. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Ladies Livin Smart fitness club

provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605. Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Learn Kung Fu Today

The Temple of Martial Arts is a Kung Fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. SiFu Michael, 429-9241, youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

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Martial Arts

For ages 7 to adult, taught by S.T. Morgan Wednesday and Friday 5:30-6:30pm and 6:307:30pm. Registration, $40. $20 per month for members and $30 per month for non-members. West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St. , Savannah

Men On Weights

Designed for those who want to work out in a group setting with family and friends. For pricing call 898-7714. Spine & Sport, 22 West Oglethorpe Ave , Savannah

Mindful Fitness Membership Price Plan

$25 per month includes entry into all the Center for WellBeing classes. Pre-register in Suite 120 in the Candler Heart & Lung building. 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org

Lunch Monday - Friday All New Southern Buffet 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

are held Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Infants must be 6 weeks to 6 months, pre-crawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multiclass discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga. com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St , Savannah http://www.savannahyoga.com/

Moms in Motion

A pre and post-natal exercise program is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. The cost is $30 per month. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

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Where: Charles H. Morris Center. Cost: Free. Info: 443-3277, www.trusteesmarket.com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www.charleshmorriscenter.com

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Pilates Class

This exercise program strengthens and revitalizes without building bulk. Call to pre-register. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

Private Kung Fu Classes

offered at the Temple of Martial Arts, Savannah’sonly Wing Chun and Tai Chi Kung Fu School. SiFu Michael,429-9241, www.youtube. com “Kung Fu in Savannah” . The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Reiki Level II Training

Reiki can assist in healing the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies, increase connection and awareness with the higher self and the universe. Classes are 1-6 pm at Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. $200.00. 234-6371. Southern Hemisphere, 41 Habersham St. , Savannah

Rolf Method Bodywork

for posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www.islandsomatherapy.com, 843-422-2900. Island Somatherapy, 127 Abercorn Street , Savannah

Savannah Yoga Center

Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St , Savannah http://www.savannahyoga.com/

Squats N’ Tots

This class will help you stretch and strengthen overused body parts, as well as focus on muscle endurance, low impact aerobics, and abdominal work. Your baby (age 6 weeks to one year) can get in on the fun, or simply stay close to you on your mat. Call to pre-register St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

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is held Monday – Friday from 6-7am. Park at North Beach parking lot and go over first crossover. Bring a mat. Three days of strength training and two days of cardio. Vicki Lyn, 596-3009. No prices at this time, but contributions accepted. North Beach, Tybee Island , Tybee Island

Wing Chun Kung Fu

Effective for everyone, regardless of size, strength or gender. Developed by women, for women, and geared for smaller or weaker individuals to enable themselves to defend against strong or aggressive attackers. Temple of Martial Arts, $75 a month for 12 sessions. 429-9241. youtube.com “Kung Fu in Savannah.” The Temple of Martial Arts, 407 E Montgomery Cross Rd, Ste B , Savannah

Yoga at the Telfair

Savannah Yoga Center director Kelley Boyd guides the class through beginner and intermediate yoga positions while incorporating various aspects of the artwork on display. Bring a yoga mat and towel. Saturdays at 9:45am. Drop-ins welcome. Jepson Center for the Arts, York Square ,

Yoga Teacher Training Institute

A 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program is offered at Savannah Yoga Center. It meets Yoga Alliance standards, and graduates will receive a certificate and be eligible for certification by the alliance. The cost for the entire course is $1,500. Call 441-6653 or visit www. savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St , Savannah http://www.savannahyoga. com/

Yogalates Classes

Tai Chi Classes

are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

The Yoga Room

Gay & Lesbian

St. Joseph’s/Candler offers Tai Chi classes in the evenings every Tuesday and Thursday. Tai Chi is an exercise derived from the ancient Chinese martial arts. Call to pre-register. St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being, Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah http://www.thesavannahyogaroom. com/

First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Gay AA Meeting

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. For information, contact Ken at 398-8969. Gay AA, 311 E. Macon St. , Savannah

Georgia Equality Savannah

is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996. Georgia Equality Savannah, 104 W. 38th St. , Savannah

Savannah Pride, Inc.

meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend, for without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Patrick Mobley at 2243238. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Stand Out Youth -- Savannah

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth. org. First City Network, 307 E Harris St , Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Health Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

Control your high blood pressure. Free blood pressure checks and information at the Community Cardiovascular Council at 1900 Abercorn St. Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 232-6624. Community Cardiovascular Council, 1900 Abercorn St. , Savannah

Community HealthCare Center

is a non-profit organization that provides free medical care for uninsured individuals who work or live in Chatham County and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. All patients receive free examinations, medicine through the patient assistance program and free lab work. Women receive free pap tests and mammograms. Call 692-1451 to see if you qualify for services. Located at 310 Eisenhower Dr., No. 5, Medical Center. Community Health Mission, Inc, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 6 , Savannah

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information

and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Free hearing & speech screening

Every Thursday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Free Vision Screenings

are offered to the public Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam’s Club Optical-Savannah. No membership is required. Call 352-2844. Sam’s Club Optical, 1975 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. , Savannah

Hatha Yoga Classes

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Center for WellBeing offers Hatha Yoga Classes on July 1 and every Monday and Wednesday St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Well Being,

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training

My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/ AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727. My Brothaz H.O.M.E., 211 Price St , Savannah http://www.mybrothazhome.org/Welcome.html

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection at 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@ yahoo.com. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd , Rincon http://www.themidwife-

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Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic

is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Emory. Patients can receive pre and post-operative care at the clinic rather than travel to Atlanta. Call Karen Traver, R.N. Transplant Coordinator, at 819-8350. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

La Leche League of Savannah

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Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers. La Leche League Leaders of Savannah are also available by phone or email for anyone who needs more information. 897-9261, www.lllusa.org/web/SavannahGA. html. Family Health and Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway , Savannah

Ladies Living Smart Fitness Club

Providing nutritional education and an exercise program to encourage lifestyle changes for women. Call for more info. St. Joseph’s/ Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. ,

Mammograms

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St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit Feb. 10 at LargoTibet Elementary School;Feb. 11 at the Bryan Counth Health Dept., Richmond Hill; and Feb. 17 at SJC Medical Group, Rincon. For appointments, call 819-6800. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Relief

Learn to relax through non-religious meditation. Instruction and practice followed by Q&A. Thursdays, 6-7pm. $5. Small World Therapeutic Massage on Whitemarsh Island (next to Jalapeno’s). 897-7979. Small World Therapeutic Massage, 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah

Memorial Health blood pressure check are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health CPR training

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth. com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http:// www.memorialhealth.com/

Mobile Breast Cancer Screenings

St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit in Rincon. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling 819-6800. Please specify that you are calling for the Mobile unit. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Group – Rincon, Rincon

SmartSeniors Blood Pressure Screenings

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public. SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts,

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Smoke Stoppers

St. Joseph’s/Candler group-facilitated smoking cessation program offers an intensive class in 7 sessions over 3 weeks featuring a wide range of proven-effective strategies to help smokers control their urges, manage nicotine withdrawal and stress and avoid weight gain. The cost is $100. Call 819-6718. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Team Savannah Wellness

A group dedicated to imrpoving the quality of lives in the Five Pillars of Health: mind, body, family, society and finances. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 5:30pm in the meeting room of The Woods Complex on Hodgson Memorial Drive. 656-2952, www. chaienergy@bellsouth.net. The Woods Complex, Hodgson Memorial Drive , Savannah

Nature and Environment Alligators & Anhingas

Learn about the thriving eco-system in the Wildlife Refuge, and it’s as important as it is beautiful. (And, if you don’t already know, find out what an anhinga is.) Meet at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Reservations Required. Call 912-236-8115. National Wildlife Refuge, July 18, 8:30 a.m.

Lecture: The Red Lionfish

Laddie Akins of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will discuss the invasive red lionfish its impact on coastal Georgia July 16 at 7 p.m . The Post Guard House , Corner of Van Horne and N. Campbell , Tybee Island

Take a walk on the wild side

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Admission is $5 over 17, and $3 seniors/military/children ages 4-17. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah http://www.oatlandisland.org/

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. The center offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks. Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3-16. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand , Tybee Island http://www.tybeemsc.org/

Pets & Animals Dog Yoga

The Yoga Room will hold a dog yoga class every first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Forsyth Park. The cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to Save-A-Life. Bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. Yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroom.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St , Savannah

Low-cost Spay Neuter Clinic

with free transport. Vaccines are available. Service is provided 11 counties in Georgia, including Chatham and Effingham, and South Carolina. Call the Spay/Neuter Alliance and Clinic at 843-645-2500 or visit www.snac1. com. Spay/Neuter Alliance & Clinic, 21 Gets-

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com. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

St. Almo

Midweek Bible Study is offered every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue , Savannah http://www.montgomerypresbyterian.com/

The club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. Those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to come earlier. Call 656-2410 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org. Fire Mountain, 209 Stephenson Ave , Savannah The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meet at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. Time changes with season. Call for time change. Call 234-3336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.caninepalacesavannah. com

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Tea time at Ola’s

is a new book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 232-5488 or 652-3660. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E Bay St , Savannah http://www.liveoakpl.org/

Religious & Spiritual Calling All Christians

Open prayer will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-4:20 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Call Suzanne at 232-3830. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St , Savannah

Celtic Evening Eucharist

Deeply rooted in Celtic spirituality and hospitality. Find a welcoming space, a sense of belonging, a loving encounter with God where everyone has a place at the table. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th and Abercorn ,

Chanted Office of Compline

The Service of Compline, ”Saying good night to God,” is chanted Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir of Christ Church Savannah, located on Johnson Square. Christ Church, 28 Bull St. ,

Christian Businessmen’s Committee

meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Ext , Savannah http://www.oglethorpemall.com/

DrUUming Circle

is held the first Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah on Troup Square at Habersham and Macon streets. Drummers, dancers and the drum-curious are welcome. Call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah. org

Live Web-streaming

Attend church from home Sundays at 9 and 11am with Pastor Ricky Temple and Overcoming by Faith Ministries. Log onto www.overcomingbyfaith.org, click ’Watch Now’. 927-8601. Overcoming by Faith Ministries, 9700 Middleground Rd. , Savannah

Metaphysics For Everyday Self-Mastery

A series of metaphysical/New Thought classes at The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St., Mondays 8pm, with Adeeb Shabazz. $10 suggested donation, 1-877-494-8629, www. freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yshoo.

Midweek Bible Study

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath. “Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd , Savannah http:// www.wbumc.org/

Nicodemus by Night

An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Nicodemus by Night, 223 E. Gwinnett St. , Savannah

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 247-4903. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St , Savannah http://www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Realizing The God Within

A series of Metaphysical/New Thought classes presented by The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, featuring metaphysical minister and local author Adeeb Shabazz. Mondays at 8pm. The Freedom Path Science of Life Center, 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

Stand for Peace

A sllent witness for peace that will be held in Johnson Square the fourth Sunday of every month from 1-2pm until the occupation ends. Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice and Action Committee. 224-7456, 231-2252, 234-0980, uusavannah.org Johnson Square, Bull & Abercorn Sts. , Savannah

is served at each meeting. Visit http://men. meetup.com/46/ or contact Mike Freeman at 441-0328 or Dicky Trotter at 665-4488. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www.uusavannah.org

Unity of Savannah

A church of unconditional love and acceptance. Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m. 2320 Sunset Blvd. Spiritual Tapas offers something different every Saturday at 6:15 p.m.: spiritual movies, discussion groups, guided meditations, great music and all things metaphysical. www.unitysavannah.org Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd , Savannah http://www.unityofsavannah. org/

Vacation Bible School: Kingdom of the Son Stories, crafts, games and songs that will teach children to talk to God while exploring the Lord’s Prayer. Free dinner is served for participants at 5:30 and activities start at 6pm. Call to register. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Road ,

Women’s Bible Study

at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St , Savannah http://www. wesleyctrs-savh.org/

Sports & Games Savannah Disc Golf Club

holds an Open Doubles Tournament at 1 p.m. each Saturday at Tom Triplett Park on U.S. 80 between Dean Forest Road and Interstate 95. New players a Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West , Pooler

Support Groups Abstinence Program

Hope House of Savannah provides support for students between the ages of 13 to 19. Snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St. , Savannah

ADD and Behavior Support Group

A support group for sufferers of ADD and their families. Reservations requested. Call for more info. The Mindspring Center at Ranicki Chiropractic, 1147 W. Hwy 80 , Pooler

Al Anon Family Groups

A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 598-9860 or visit http://al_anon_savannah.freeservers.com. Goodwill Industries, 7220 Sallie Mood Dr. , Savannah

Al-Anon Meetings

Meetings for families and friends of alcoholics are held every Monday at 5:30pm and Saturday at 11am. Melissa, 844-4524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http:// www.fpc.presbychurch.net

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group

meets every second Monday at 10am at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Call Tara Redd and Lauren Dutko at 631-0675. Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. , Savannah

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The Savannah Zen Center

Located at 307 E. Harris St. Soto Zen Meditation offered weekday mornings 7:30-8:30am; Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with Study Group following from 6:30-7:30pm; Friday evenings from 6-6:30pm. Sundays from 9-10:30am which includes a Dharma talk. Donations accepted. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, 429-7265, cindy@alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 307 E. Harris St. , Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 233-6284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 707 Harmon St. , Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http:// www.uusavannah.org

Unitarian Universalist Men’s Group

An opportunity to meet with men and as a group explore men’s spirituality while offering social support in a safe atmosphere. Meets weekly to discuss a predetermined topic. Also plans outside activities or participates in activities as a group. Refreshments or dinner

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The group is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia-causing illnesses and meets the first Monday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. Visit www.alzga.org or call 920-2231. Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway , Savannah http://www.siumc.org/

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Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 3505616. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/backus

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders

meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/backus

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For past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. Call 350-3438 or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth.com.

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meets every third Tuesday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital. The group is open to anyone who is living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer. Call 819-3360. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

CASA Support Group

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, Room 250. This is a group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether they have been on this journey for one year or many years. Call Kelly at 596-0852 or email emptycradle_savannah@ hotmail.com. Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson B;vd. , Savannah

Debtors Anonymous

meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, 225 W. President St. in the third floor New Beginnings Room. Enter on President Street through the left-hand set of glass doors between Whitaker and Barnard streets. Arrive early, as the entry doors are locked promptly at 5:30 p.m. For information, e-mail DAsavannah@yahoo. com. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St , Savannah http://www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Depressive/Manic support group

Open to persons diagnosed with depression. Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Divorce Recovery Group

for men and women dealing with the pain and shock of divorce. For more information or to sign up, call Paula Morris,353-2808. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc.presbychurch.net

Domestic violence community support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building at 325 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care. The group meets the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 447-8908 or send email to madison@savannahcasa.org. Youth Futures Family Resource Center, 705 Anderson St. , Savannah

Fibromyalgia support group

Open, drop-in support groups for children ages 6-17 who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. , Savannah

Grief 101

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 819-6743. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

Children’s Grief Groups

is for trauamtic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. It meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

A 7-week educational group offering support and coping tools for adults who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. RSVP to 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. , Savannah

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

A free support and education group for those who have suffered, or want to prevent, Heart, and/or Diabetes problems, everything from heart attacks, strokes, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, excess weight. Please contact :Jeff@ heartbeatsforlife-ga.org (912) 598-8457.

Compassionate Friends Support Group

provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, follow-up care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Please call 236-5310 for information. Hope House of Savannah, 214 E. 34th St. , Savannah

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. Citizens With Retarded Citizens, 1211 Eisenhower Drive , Savannah meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 355-1221 or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-5195. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs. org

Heart Beats for Life

Hope House

Huntington Disease Support Group

meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 964-0455. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org

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for peopl4 whose lives have been touched by cnacer. Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer

meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Women’s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

KidsNet Savannah Parent Support Group

meets on the first Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave. Call Carole Kaczorowski at 598-7001, Lorr Elias at 351-6375 or Bruce Elias at 644-5916. Department of Juvenile Justice Multi-Purpose Center, 1149 Cornell Ave , Savannah

Koolostomy Accessories

is a support group open to anyone who has an ostomy and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Living without Violence

The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 234-9999. First Baptist Church of Savannah, 223 Bull St. , Savannah

Lung Cancer Support Group

Lung Cancer Support Group is for families who are going through lung cancer treatment and survivors of lung cancer. It meets the fourth Thursday of the month at the Lewis Research Center Pavilion from 5-6 p.m. Call Kay Denham at 651-5712.. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

Memorial Health POPPS! Group

for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Memorial Health PRIDE Bleeding Disorders Support Group

Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Memorial Health SET Focus

SET Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For information, call Saundra at 350-3396. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www. memorialhealth.com/

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One

is a support group that meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Candler Professional Building, Room 508A, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171 for information.

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) I fear you’re on the verge of slipping into a state of mind that wants everything and is therefore in danger of getting nothing. I worry that you’ll be lusting for such total control over so much wild sweetness that you won’t actually formulate a foolproof plan to commune with even a pinch of that sweetness. Let’s see if we can motivate you to overthrow this state of mind. Let’s try to coax you into devising a precise strategy to assemble paradise piece by piece.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Cuckoo birds build no nests of their own. Instead, they rely on trickery to raise their young. The female cuckoo lays her eggs in the nest of a host whose eggs are similar in size and color. The host, often a sparrow, cares for the cuckoo’s eggs as her own, and usually rears the hatchlings until they reach maturity. Does this behavior ring a bell? I suspect that something analogous is unfolding in your world. I’m alerting you to the situation so that you will be fully informed as you decide how to proceed. (P.S. I’m not saying this is a bad thing; just want you to acknowledge the truth.)

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) I hate to admit it, but love is not always enough to solve every problem. On some occasions you need love, clever insights, strategic maneuvers, and fierce determination. In my astrological opinion, this is one of those times. Take a moment right now to shush the grumbling dialogue you keep having with yourself about what’s fair and what you deserve. Save all that mental energy for the work of fighting like hell for the fair share you deserve. Oh, and while you’re fighting like hell, don’t forget to be as strategic as Gandhi, as loving as Einstein, and as fiercely determined as Jack Black, Ben Stiller, and Sarah Silverman combined.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) I invite you to write down brief descriptions of the five most pleasurable moments you’ve ever experienced in your life. Let your

imagination dwell lovingly on these memories for, say, 20 minutes. And keep them close to the surface of your awareness in the week ahead. If you ever catch yourself slipping into a negative train of thought, interrupt it immediately and compel yourself to fantasize about those Big Five Ecstatic Moments. This exercise will be an excellent way to prime yourself for a New Age of Unhurried Bliss and Gentle Beauty, which I predict is just ahead for you. If you can keep the morose part of your mind quiet, there’s a good chance you will stir up a new ecstatic experience that will belong near the top of your all–time list.

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) Welcome to your aromatherapy workshop, Leo. We’ll be using imaginary scents because, frankly, sometimes fantasy yields better results than the real thing. (Especially for you right now; keep that in mind as you deal with other situations in your life.) For your first exercise, imagine the aromas of eucalyptus and vinegar. That’ll clear your head of static, creating a nice big empty space for your fresh assignment to come pouring in from the future. Next, imagine the fragrance of hot buttered popcorn. It will make you more receptive to the outside help that has been trying and trying and trying to attract your attention. Have you ever taken a new computer out of the box? Remember that smell? Simulate it now. In your subconscious mind, it will awaken the expectation that the next chapter of your life story is about to begin.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) O ye of little faith: Do ye not understand that the events of mid–July through mid–August of 2009 are but the fruition of seeds ye planted in September, October, and November of last year? Do not thank or blame the gods, but only thyself, for the destiny that is upon ye. Now please prepare to assume thy new goodies and perks, O favored one, as well as thy new temptations and headaches, with full knowledge that ye are receiving the exact rewards and responsibilities ye

earned many months ago.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Sometimes this job of mine grinds me down with a heavy sense of responsibility. Am I doing the right thing by divulging so many cosmic secrets? Do people use my advice in good ways? This week I’m especially tormented. Would it be ethical of me to reveal that you could dig a hot tip out of a wastebasket, or that you could prosper because of someone else’s foolishness? Or how about if I disclosed that you’ve temporarily acquired a dicey edge over a competitor who’s previously kicked your butt? And would it be mean of me to suggest that you shouldn’t share a vast idea with a half–vast person? I guess I’ll just have to trust that you’ll show maximum integrity in using all of this inside dope.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) There goes your exaggerated respect for warped chunks of complications. Here comes an opportunity to make a break for bubbly freedom. To take advantage, Scorpio, you’ll need to travel much lighter. So please peel off your armor. Wipe that forty– pound sneer of doubt off your face. Bury your broken–down theories by the side of the path, and donate all your unnecessary props to the birds and the bees. Strip down, in other words, to the bare minimum. Where you’re going all you’ll need are your good looks and a big fresh attitude.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Don’t leave me hanging, Sagittarius. What happens next? How could you even imagine you’ve wrapped the whole thing up? According to my analysis, you’ve got at least one more riddle to solve, one more gift to negotiate, one more scar to wish upon. (Yes, that says “scar,” not “star.”) To stop pushing for more adventure at this pregnant moment would be a crime against nature and a whole chapter short of a bestseller. Get out there and bring this story home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

It makes me famished just to think of you there stewing in your hunger.

You almost remind me of a bear that’s just awoken from hibernation or a political prisoner who’s been on a hunger strike. And yet I know it’s not a craving for food that you’re suffering from. It’s not even an impossible yearning for sex or fame or power or money, either. You’re starving, you’re ravenous, you’re mad for something you don’t have a name for –– something whose existence you don’t fully understand and can’t quite imagine. But I predict you’ll uncover a fuller truth about this thing very soon, and then you’ll be more than halfway toward gratifying your hunger.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) If I were your daddy, I’d take you mountain–climbing or buy you a three–week intensive class in the foreign tongue of your choice. If I were your president, I’d give you a Purple Heart for your undercover heroism and make you ambassador to Italy. If I were your therapist, I’d send you on a pilgrimage to a sanctuary where everyone means exactly what they say. But I’m merely your five–minutes–a–week consultant, so all I can really do is say, “Escape the cramped quarters of your own mind. Slip away from the corners you’ve been backed into. Stop telling the convoluted stories you’ve concocted to rationalize why you should be afraid. Get out of the loop and escape into the big, fresh places that will rejuvenate your eyes and heart.”

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) Long-standing myths are on the verge of mutating. Stories that have remained fixed for years are about to acquire unexpected wrinkles. The effects may be pretty spectacular. I suspect it’ll be the equivalent of Sleeping Beauty waking up from her long sleep without the help of the prince’s kiss, or like Little Red Riding Hood devouring the wolf instead of vice versa. There’s something you can do, Pisces, to ensure that the new versions of the old tales are more empowering than the originals: For the foreseeable future, take on the demeanor and spirit of a noble warrior with high integrity and a fluid sense of humor. cs

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Multiple Sclerosis support group

Murray at 350-8900. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

Muscular Dystrophy support group

An open, drop-in support group for adults. Meets Thursdays from 11am-12:30pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. , Savannah

discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 3551523. St James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave , Savannah

Spouse/Life Partner Grief Support

meets Jan. 28, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 3549576. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org

St. Joseph’s/Candler Cancer Survivors Walking Group

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 3537143. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. , Savannah http://about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html

Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders

meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon streets. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!, is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam Steadman at 233-1006. Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.wesleymonumental.org/

Overeaters Anonymous

meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm. Melissa, 8444524. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc.presbychurch.net

Overeaters Anonymous

meets Fridays, 6:30pm. Melissa, 844-4524. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd , Savannah http://www.unityofsavannah.org/

Overeaters Anonymous

A support group for people with eating problems. Meets every Saturday at St. Joseph’s/Candler. Health Services Library in Candler Hospital, http://www.oa.org/

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Safe Shelter Outreach Program

Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential and free. 3025 Bull St. 651-0004. Safe Shelter Outreach Program, 3025 Bull St. , Savannah

Sarcoidosis support group

meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, Noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www. sjchs.org

Savannah Chatham Truancy Intervention Project

meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 428 Bull St. in the United Way Building. The project can educate you regarding the new truancy law and how it impacts your child. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http://www.uwce.org/

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group

This monthly support group is for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia and is held the second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363. Ruth Byck Adult Day Care Center, 3025 Bull St , Savannah

Spinal Injury Support Group

meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For information, call Jami

will meet every Monday at 9 a.m., except holidays and if the weather permits, at the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. The walking group is open to anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis and their support person or persons. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Call 819-5723. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah

St. Joseph’s/Candler Emory transplant support group

The group meets every other month, Jan. 12, March 9, May 11, July 13, Sept. 14 and Nov. 9, in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. For information, call Karen Traver at 819-8350. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org

Stroke Support Group

Speak with someone who has survived a stroke, who will listen and understand stroke patients’ experiences. Groups meet in three locations -- every Tuesday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.; every Friday from 10-11 a.m. at Savannah Speech and Hearing, 1206 E. 66th St., (call Jane Medoff at 355-4601); and every third Thursday of the month from 4-5:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 1 W. Ridge Rd. on Skidaway Island. Call Ann Farr at 598-1766 or Shirley Nack at 598-7047. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave , Savannah http://www.fpc. presbychurch.net

Team Hope Pancreatic Cancer Support Group’

is for people with a strong desire to help raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and support families going tghrough it. For information, call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth.com/

The Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group

meets the first Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. Call 355-6347 or 238-4666. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. , Savannah http:// www.sjchs.org/

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An open, drop-in support group for adxults who have experienced a loss by death. Meets Tuesdays from 6-7pm at Full Circle, a Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. 303-9442. Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Dr. , Savannah

Troup Square Al-Anon Family Group

A support group for friends and family of alcoholics, with special attention to issues of adult children of alcoholics. 495-9758 or www.al-anon. alateen.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. , Savannah http://www. uusavannah.org

United Way’s First Call for Help

Telephone information & referral service that provides expertise and relief to individuals and families in need, with a database of more than 500 agencies and organizations. 651-7730. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St , Savannah http://www.uwce.org/

Victim-Witness assistance program

is for families of murder victims. The meetings are at 6 p.m. in the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. third Thursday of each month. 652-7329. Chatham County Courthouse, 133 Montgomery St , Savannah http://www. statecourt.org/

Wheeze busters

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Volunteers are needed to work with adults through the Adult Literacy Program at St. Joseph’s/Candler’s St. Mary’s Community Center. The program runs weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon at 812 W. 36th St. in Cuyler-Brownsville. Volunteers with strong skills in math, science, social studies, language arts, reading and writing are needed. Call Shenita Ferguson at the center at 447-0578. St Mary’s Community Center, 812 W 36th St , Savannah

American Red Cross needs volunteers

The Chatham Branch of the Savannah Red Cross needs volunteers. Call Mark Stall at 6515352 or send e-mail to stallm@savannahredcross.org. Savannah Red Cross, 906 Drayton Dr , Savannah http://www.savannahredcross.org

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Coastal Pet Rescue

Foster parents are needed. A volunteer coordinator is needed, as are vet techs with microchipping experience, Pet Expo volunteers, fundraiser volunteers, a PR/marketing coordinator, a trainer/behaviorist and Adoption Day volunteers. Fill out an online application at www.coastalpetrescue.org. Coastal Pet Rescue, PO Box 30462 , Savannah http://www.coastalpetrescue.org/

Community Cardiovascular Council

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Community Health Mission

This non-profit organization is looking for volunteer nurses, doctors, nurses practitioners and development/fundraising volunteers to work at the center, which provides free medical care for working uninsured individuals. Volunteers are needed to call patients to remind them of appointments, reception, financial screening, pulling charts and more. Flexible schedule. Apply by mail to: Community Health Mission, Inc. Attn: Dr. Miriam Rittmeyer, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite No. 6. Savannah, 31406. Fax number is 352-3980 or send email to mrittmeyer@chmsavannah.org. For info, visit www.chcsavannah.org. Community Health Mission, Inc, 310 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 6 , Savannah

First Steps at St. Joseph’s/Candler

Become a volunteer with First Steps and provide support, education and community resources to help parents of newborns establish healthy and positive relationships with their babies. Call 8196910. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

Fort Pulaski Cannon Program

Volunteers are needed to assist with the park’s cannon firing demonstrations. Qualified applicants will receive training in how to safely load and fire Civil War-era cannons. Ranger Ron Calhoun,786-5787. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Cockspur Island , Savannah http://www. nps.gov/fopu/

Fort Pulaski National Monument

is seeking volunteers. Greet visitors, maintain trails, catalogue historic photographs and assist in the gift shop and more. Volunteers also are needed to participate in the cannon program. Call Ron Grissom at 786-5787 or visit the website at www.nps.gov/fopu. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Cockspur Island , Savannah http://www.nps.gov/fopu/

Hospice Savannah volunteer training

Share your memories, military or family stories with a hospice paitient. Special weekend training will be offered the first two Saturdays of February from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Community Education Room, Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Lunch provided. Both seession are mandatory. Contact Beth Logan, Volunteer Services Manager at 355-2289 or visit www. hospicesavannah.org. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr , Savannah http://www.hospicesavannah.org/

Library gift shop needs volunteers

The Friends of the Library Gift Shop at the Bull Street Library needs volunteers for all days of the week and Saturdays. Retail experience is not necessary. All proceeds from the gift shop benefit the library branches. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St , Savannah http://www.liveoakpl.org

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MOVE-IN SPECIAL 211 EDGEWATER RD. Gated community 2BR/2BA, Southside $825/month. _________________ 11515 WHITE BLUFF RD. 1BR, LR, walk-in closet, laundry room, bath $550/month. _________________ NEAR MEMORIAL 2BR/2BA, walk-in closets, laundry room $700/month. _________________ TOWNHOUSE 1812 N. Avalon Avenue. 2BR/1-1/2BA $675/month. _________________ SOUTHSIDE 207 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, Large $750/month. 310 E. Montgomery X-Roads 912-354-4011 DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS 543 E. Hartridge Street. 2BR, 1 Bath $575. WESTSIDE APARTMENT HARDEN STREET: 1 or 2 bedrooms $450. Ask about Move-In Specials!! JEAN WALKER REALTY LLC 912-898-4134 **East 67th 2BR/1BA, stove refrigerator, CH&A, Washer/dryer hook-up. $690/month. **Amy Street 1BR/1BA, stove, refrigerator, CH&A, washer/dryer hookup. $500/month. Call 912-308-0957 EASTSIDE: 2BR/1BA APARTMENT: Refrigerator, stove, washer/dryer hookup, central heat/air. $575/month, $575/deposit. No pets. Call 912-657-4583 or 912-495-1889.

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Efficiency Apt. $170/week & up No Dep. Required

Nicely furnished. All utilities and cable furn i s h e d. Call 912-695-7889. ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent

EFFICIENCY FOR RENT: 1111 Skidaway Road. Efficiency room, stand-up shower, 5000 BTU a/c, gas fireplace. $480/month. $400/deposit or $150/weekly. 912-272-8020

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4BR/2BA, fireplace, hardwood and carpeted floors. Great neighborhood. Hesse Elementary School. 1421 Blakeley Road. $1100/month. 912-353-9125 FOR RENT/SALE: 3BR/2BA Manufactured home. Clean, quiet subdivision off Hwy. 17. $725/month. Call 912-713-4581

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Section 8 Accepted 2234 Mason Drive Near Bible Baptist. Renovated 3BR/2BA, Approx. 1700sqft, LR/DR, eat-in kitchen, den w/fireplace, play room, sun room, carport, large fenced backyard, inside laundry. $1050/month + Dep. $900. 1305 East 39th St. 3BR, 1BA, LR/DR, kitchen w/range & refrigerator. $775/month w/$725/deposit. Pets OK with Approval. References & Credit Check Required on Rentals

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GEORGETOWN CONDO

2BR/2 Bath, breakfast area, fireplace, W/D included. $795/month, $500/deposit.

OAK FOREST DRIVE

2BR/1 Bath, furnished kitchen $550/month, $500/deposit. ZENO MOORE CONSTRUCTION. 409 E. Montgomery Xrds. 927-4383 GORGEOUS GATED Condo. ICW Thunderbolt Harbour. Fireplace, 3-bedrooms, deck, pool, 2-car garage, storage room, boatslip. $2200/monthly. 912-661-4814 House for rent, 2031 Causton Bluff 2BR, CH&A, washer dryer conn, total electric, $630/mo. 912-238-5323 ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent

House for rent or sale. 3BR/2BA, $675/month plus $400/deposit. 1619 Co r nwa l l S t. 912-272-7378

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897-1984, 8am-7pm Westside, Lamarville 1926 Fenwick: 3BR/1BA Duplex $650/month, $650/deposit. carpet, A/C, washer/dryer hookup, fenced yard. References, application. one year lease. No smoking, pets negotiable. MOBILE HOME FOR RENT 3BR/ 2BA, CH&A, $675/month, $500/deposit. Located in Savannah Pines. 912-658-8123 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park. Starting at $450 per month and up. 912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

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One, two and three bedroom apt & houses, located throughout Savannah. Monthly special. Section 8 welcome. 272-6820

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FURNISHED EFFICIENCY Apt. Great for retired person or single mature adult. Utilities included. No pets, no smoking. $200/week, $200/dep. 912-236-1952.

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2BR/1BA, Damon Street $600/month, $500/deposit. New carpet/lino. CH&A, appliances, washer/dryer connection, ceiling fans, total electric, newly painted. Section 8 Welcome. 912-308-3151

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$179 per week or $599/per month. No Lease. Free Utilities. Full Kitchens. 4912 Augusta Road. 912-966-1212. ConneCtsavannah.Com Online listings & cOntent

Nice sunny oversized 5room apartment. 2BR/ 1.5BA, loads of closets, stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer connections, CH&A, midtown. No pets or smoking. 700/mo +1 months deposit. 912-351-9129 OFF TIBET, Lovely 2 Bedroom Brick Apt. Washer/dryer connections, blinds, carpet, central heat/air. No pets. $550/monthly. Call 912-661-4814 ONE BEDROOM furnished apt. All utilities, convenient to Truman Pkwy. and busline. $900/month, security deposit required. Call 912-695-7889 On the Westside off Haslam. RENTAL SPECIAL: 3BR/1BA ceramic tile throughout, central heat/air, total electric. Country setting, large fenced-in yard, washer/dryer connection, stove and refrigerator included. 1/2 off 1st month’s rent. Section 8 welcome. Call for more information, 272-6820 or 844-5996

POOLER HOMES

614 W. Tietgen Street. 3Bedrooms, 2-Baths $1,000. Jean Walker Realty, LLC 898-4134 RENOVATED TOWNHOME: 2 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths w/new appliances, carpet, tile, paint, fenced yard. 4110 Crane Street. $650/monthly. Call 912-604-8009. RENT: DUPLEX 1218 E. 53RD Garage Apt. upstairs, behind duplex. 1BR, 1BA $595/month, utilities paid by landlord, plus $595/deposit. CALL ADAM @ 912-234-2726

for rent 855 RENT: DUPLEX 1225 E. 54th. 2BR/1BA $475/month plus $475/deposit. Two blocks off Waters Ave, close to Daffin Park. CALL ADAM @ 912-234-2726 DAYS/NIGHTS/WEEK ENDS

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3BR/2BA, great room w/fireplace, TV room/enclosed garage, fenced backyard. $950/month, $950/deposit. Call 844-1825 or 844-1812. ConneCtsavannah.Com online musiC & events listings, & fine sweetness and Content ConneCtsavannah.Com music, Art And EvEnts listings. updAtEd dAily And whEn wE’rE not working on thE print Edition

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WINDSOR CROSSING Total electric, 2BR, 2BA, water & trash included $675. FLOWERING PEACH CT. 2BR, 2BA, furnished kitchen, fireplace, washer & dryer $750. TIANA CIRCLE (IOH) 3BR/2BA, furnished kitchen, fireplace, double garage, back porch $1250. Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!

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for rent 855 Three Bedroom Houses 135 Summer Winds $1595 108 Glenmary W $1500 101 Brianna Cir. $1125 26 Full Sweep Dr. $1100 Two Bedroom Houses 4 Woodard Ln. $1400 426 Screven Ave. $750 4922 Taylor Rd. $950 APARTMENTS 1 Bedroom 740 E. 45th St. #3 $695 1408-1/2 E. 49th St. $475 2 Bedrooms 116-1/2 E. Gaston St. $1195 35 Vernon River $925 27 Pointer Place $825 1210 E. 54th St. $600 1132 E. 53rd St $575 3 Bedrooms 62 King James Blvd. $995 Commercial 11202 White Bluff Rd. $2000 offices, kitchen, bathroom FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038 TOWNHOME: 1600 Habersham St. between 32nd & 33rd St., Savannah. Thomas Square area. Spacious 2BR/1BA, kitchen and living room, central heat/air, total electric. $575/month plus $575/deposit. Virtual tour at www.habershamplace.com. Call Adam @ 234-2726. TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive Apt 11B. 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath two-story townhome. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit. Call 912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368. VICTORIAN DISTRICT: 527 E. Park Ave. Renovated 1900’s house, 3BR/2BA, offstreet parking, central heat/air, deck, washer/dryer & dishwasher. $800/monthly. 912-507-4637.

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WILMINGTON ISLAND Duplex, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, $775/month. Call 897-6789 or 344-4164

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has lovely room. Large, clean, quiet, separate bath, free cable& utilities, CH&A. Verifiable income required. $500/month. 912-344-5884

CLEAN, FURNISHED Room, on busline, $90-$120/week plus deposit. Call 210-1327 or 236-1952

DOWNTOWN & SOUTHSIDE:

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NEAR MEMORIAL/ DELESSEPS East Savannah, also West Chatham. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, television, internet, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. 5 minutes to Memorial Hospital. Call 912-210-0144. ROOMMATE WANTED NEAR DOWNTOWN (SUBLET). Huge apartment in walking distance from Forsyth Park and downtown. 2BR/2BA, LR, DR, hardwood floors, high ceilings, back porch, yard, free internet, free cable, washer/dryer. Live with artist. Available Aug 1st. $600/mo./neg. Call 646-337-4471 ROOMMATE WANTED: Southbridge 3BR/2.5BA w/pool. $600 includes cable, internet, water and electric. No smoking/No drugs. Call 912-657-8822 ROOMS AND UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS for RENT at Waters and Anderson St. (1020 East Anderson) Call 912-341-7420 X201

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Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $120/week. Call 912-844-5995 ROOMS FOR RENT Southside Neighborhood. Cable, mini-refrigerator, all utilities included. $125-$150/weekly. Call 507-7174 or 272-4192

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