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Tara Feis

What: The “family friendly” celebration of Irish culture includes dancing, music, crafts, food and more. When: Sat. March 12, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Emmett Park, E. Bay St. Cost: Free

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in the Middle East. Speakers include William Daugherty, professor of political science, Ned Rinalducci, professor of sociology, and Jason Tatlock, professor of history. When: Wed. March 9, 12 p.m. Where: AASU University Hall rm 156, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public

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chipping for seniors, students and military. When: Wed. March 9, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Where: Tails Spin , Habersham and 61st St. Cost: $12/vaccine with $2 benefits pet rescue Info: www.TailsSpin.com/

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ing 50+ up and coming bands on their way to SXSW. See website for full schedule. When: Wed. March 9, 6 p.m., Thu. March 10, 6 p.m., Fri. March 11, 5 p.m., Sat. March 12, 2 p.m. Where: Multiple venues Cost: $20/day pass, $65-95/full pass Info: www.savannahstopover.com/

Film: Day of the Triffids (UK, 1962)

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Thursday

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Safety Seminar for Women FREE What: Guest speaker Betsy Ramsey

discusses how to “stop the stalker.” When: Thu. March 10, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Where: AASU Student Union Auditorium Cost: Free and open to the public

Tea at Mrs. Davenport’s

What: Learn about tea traditions and experi-

ence an early 19th century tea in the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House Museum. When: Thu. March 10, 5 p.m., Fri. March 11, 5 p.m., Wed. March 16, 5 p.m.,

Andy Cooney of ‘Forever Irish’ fame performs at Tara Feis this Saturday Where: Davenport House, 324 E. State St. Cost: $18 Info: www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

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What: Author Barry Sheehy discusses

“Civil War Savannah,” an exhaustive four-part series. When: Thu. March 10, 6 p.m. Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 MLK Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.shipsofthesea.org/

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Frank Clancy on poetry of W.B. Yeats.

When: Fri. March 11, 12 p.m. Where: Jenkins Hall Theater - AASU, 11935

Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

Georgia Organics Expo

What: The largest sustainable food and farm

trade show in the Southeast featuring more than 100 exhibitors. Open the public. When: Fri. March 11, 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Where: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, Hutchinson Island Cost: $10 Info: georgiaorganicsconference.org/

What: The award winning poet and

resident of Augusta, GA stops in Savannah for an evening reading. When: Thu. March 10, 7:30 p.m. Where: Jepson Center - Eckburg Atrium, 207

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Living History: A Visit from Lafayette

What: Take a trip back to 1825 when the Marquis de Lafayette stayed at Mrs. Maxwell’s boarding house, now the Owens-Thomas House. When: Fri. March 11, 6 and 6:45 p.m. Where: Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St. Cost: $10/members, $15/non Info: 912-790-8880. www.telfair.org/

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ebrate the National Wildlife Refuge System’s 108th birthday. Learn about the refuge, wildlife and management techniques. When: Sat. March 12, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Where: Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, 694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 843-784-9911 x103.

Sheep Shearing

What: Oatland’s sheep get a haircut for

spring. Live music, weaving demos and more. When: Sat. March 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Cost: $7/adults, $5/children Info: www.oatlandisland.org/

Trek Bicycle Demo

and more benefiting programs at the Habersham YMCA. When: Fri. March 11, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Where: Bonna Bella Yacht Club, 2740 Livingston Ave. Cost: Adv: $40/person, $70/couple; Door: $45/person Info: 912-354-6223.

ride. Bring ID, and Trek provides the bikes. Sponsored by Bicycle Link. When: Sat. March 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: Tom Triplett Community Park, 100 Tom Triplett Rd. Cost: Free and open to the public

Theater: Frost/Nixon

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tion, one a talk show host and the other a disgraced former president. When: Fri. March 11, 8 p.m., Sat. March 12, 8 p.m., Sun. March 13, 3 p.m. Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 D Louisville Rd. Cost: $15 Info: www.musesavannah.org/

Association hosts this race in the Wilmington River. When: Sat. March 12, 11 a.m., Sun. March 13, 10 a.m. Where: Savannah Yacht Club, 730 Bradley Point Rd. Info: www.lightningclass.org

What: Tale of two men seeking redemp-

Theater: The Mikado

What: Asbury Theatre Company

presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s comedic operetta. When: Fri. March 11, 8 p.m., Sat. March 12, 8 p.m., Sun. March 13, 3 p.m. Where: Asbury Memorial United Methodist, 1008 E. Henry St. Cost: $10 Info: asburymemorial.org/

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4-H Open House

What: Burton 4-H Center hosts

an open house. Meet new loggerhead “Clover” and tour facility. When: Sat. March 12, 12 p.m.-3 p.m. Where: Burton 4-H Center, 9 Lewis Ave., Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public

St. Baldrick’s Event

What: Shaving heads to raise aware-

ness in battle against childhood cancer. When: Sat. March 12, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Where: City Market

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Chef Matt Roher hosts the Ga. Organics ‘Farmers Feast’ Saturday night Cost: Minimum $5 donation Info: www.stbaldricks.org

Public Hearing on Immi-

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What: The Senate Special Committee on Immigration & Georgia’s Economy will hold its 2nd public hearing allowing input regarding the effects of immigration in the state. When: Sat. March 12, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Where: Old County Courthouse , 124 Bull St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: 912-652-7869.

Tybee Island Irish HeriFREE tage Parade

What: The parade starts at City

Hall and moves along Butler Ave.

When: Sat. March 12, 3 p.m. Where: Downtown Tybee Island, Butler

Ave., Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.tybeevisit.com/

Director’s Preservation Tour

What: The museum’s director leads a

tour in and around the home discussing the recent restoration and techniques for site preservation. When: Sat. March 12, 4:30 p.m., Tue. March 15, 4:30 p.m. Where: Davenport House, 324 E. State Cost: $18 Info: davenporthousemuseum.org/

Rollerderby: Erin Go Brawl

What: The Savannah Derby Devils get in

the spirit with a scrimmage match. When: Sat. March 12, 6 p.m. Where: Supergoose Sports, 3700 Wallin Cost: $10/adv, $12/door, kids under 8 are free

Ballet: Cinderella

What: The ballet adapted from Charles

Perrault’s French fairy tale. Performed by the Columbia City Ballet. When: Sat. March 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Cost: $20-37 Info: www.savannahcivic.com/

Contra Dance

What: Dance contras, squares, &

waltzes at the Old Time Country Dance. No experience necessary. When: Sat. March 12, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Where: Notre Dame Academy Gym, 1709 Bull St. Cost: $8/general, $6/members, students Info: www.savannahfolk.org/

Sunday

Jazz: Robert Lewis Trio

What: Lewis is an accomplished saxo-

phonist, including playing lead with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra. When: Sun. March 13, 5 p.m. Where: Westin Savannah Harbor, 1 Resort Dr. , Hutchinson Island Cost: Free for members, $10/non Info: www.coastal-jazz.org/

Tuesday

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Solar Social

What: Champions of solar

energy gather for discussion of Earth Day opportunities. When: Tue. March 15, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Where: Sol Restaurant, 1611 Habersham St. Cost: Free

Wednesday

Film: Robert Culp Birthday Tribute

What: PFS salutes the underappreciated actor (I Spy, Everybody Loves Raymond) with a mystery screening of rare 70s pic starring Culp. When: March 16, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6 Info: www.sentientbean.com cs

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politics: Rochelle

Small-Toney breaks her silence for an exclusive interview. by patrick rodgers

De14 environment: veloping a fetish

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So many things going on this week. First off, while St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until next week, the usual round of events kicking off the celebration happens very soon. They include the Greening of the Fountain, the City’s free Tara Feis celebration, and Tybee’s own St. Patrick’s parade. We will feature full St. Patrick’s coverage in the next issue, but clearly the event and its associated festivities are spanning two full weekends. As you can tell from our cover this week — not to mention virtually our entire music section — Savannah Stopover is finally here. This four-day event beginning March 9 features 50 bands in transit to gigs at Austin’s South By Southwest music festival. As leading media sponsors, last week we featured an extensive insert and special section. This week, Bill DeYoung offers a ton of coverage, including a re-run of the full schedule as well as a “survival guide” of FAQs for how best to optimize your partying and listening experience this week. This is the first-time ever for the Savannah

Stopover, but it doesn’t have to be the last. The key is full participation, and we hope all of you — even at the last minute — will do all you can to enjoy and support this dynamic new event. But let’s not overlook what is actually the most newsworthy thing in our paper this week: Patrick Rodgers’ extensive, exclusive interview with Rochelle Small-Toney, who barring some incredibly bizarre last-minute twist of fate (not something you want to completely count out given the strangeness of the proceedings so far) will almost certainly be voted in as new city manager at the next city council meeting. I promise you that you will not find a firsthand account from Ms. Small-Toney anything like this in any other media outlet. If you know anyone who still insists on getting their local news from some of the more “mainstream”

outlets in town — and who then complains that they’re not getting the news they want — do them a favor and spread the word that Connect Savannah is doing what nobody else in town is doing. In this remarkable, long-form interview, Small-Toney touches on some of the policy issues she faces now that the protracted, painful city manager search process is over, or at least entering a new chapter: • The issue of “brain drain” as so many experience city personnel take early retirement; • Her hiring plans to complete staffing her department, which has been seriously shortstaffed for months; • Lingering rumors/opinions that the City faces a serious pension fund deficit (which Small-Toney denies); • Plans for the Civic Center/a new arena/the Cultural Arts Center; • And how she plans to address issues surrounding the “two Savannahs” and poverty reduction. Whether or not her answers satisfy your curiosity is up to you. But don’t let anyone tell you that no one is taking you directly to the source herself! cs

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City of Savannah, white council show ‘latent racism’ Editor, I’d like to comment on your recent Editor’s Note, “Time to bite the bullet and move on,” about the City Council’s deadlock over selecting a City Manager. Ignoring the phony story about meeting a “gentleman” from another Southern city (surely a journalistic ploy), if it is true that racial animosity should be held accountable for the upcoming “decline” of beautiful Savannah, then it is obvious whose fault it will be. Not African Americans, that’s for sure. Let’s stop pretending that whites don’t have privilege here and that there is no discrimination and that everything is just fine. In fact, to my way of thinking, the conflict over the City Manager having to

be “white” or the “whites” won’t vote for him/her, heralds a better future for us all because it brings the latent racism of the city and the white councilmen into focus. It is very clear: the white councilmen fear either their constituencies’ wrath, or their own harder times under a black woman city manager who may not be as disinterested in issues to do with the poorer neighborhoods than whites would like (and are accustomed to). And the black councilmen seem determined to hold the line and are thereby exposing this latent racism. When things come out into the open, there is reason to believe progress can be made. Racism is ugly, for sure, but hidden racism is probably the ugliest, being the most difficult to combat. The editor states that Rochelle Small–Toney is, in fact, technically qualified for the job. What other

“qualifications” are there? And I wouldn’t exactly call being mayor of Savannah a position that would lead to one being “flush with power,” as the editor remarks. On the contrary, the mayor seems not able without criticism to even discuss with a church congregation how the terms of majority rule can be so easily switched off when it suits the ruling elite. (South Africa is a case in point, surely.) Of course the civil rights movement was not about securing the rights of some unnamed minority against the tyranny of a phantom majority; it was about securing the civil rights of a class of citizens (Black), whatever their numbers, who were being unlawfully denied them under a supposedly “democratic” state. Finally, to advise a white alderman to “bite the bullet” and go over to the other side and vote for

Small–Toney (even though she is black, and a woman), suggests that would be the magnanimous thing, thus showing white superiority once again. How patronizing. Evan Turnbull Editor’s Note: So let me get this straight: I’m wrong, and possibly a racist, because I wrote that Ms. Small-Toney is qualified for the job and that white council members should have voted for her? Seriously, Evan, your egregious mischaracterizations of the column are too numerous to respond to here, and regardless, everyone is entitled to their opinion. However I must say for the record that the “story” about the gentleman in question is entirely true and his identity was concealed at his request.

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‘Acting’ from her title, we talk about the future with Rochelle Small-Toney by Patrick Rodgers

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Rochelle Small–Toney remained quiet during the last several weeks, even though her name was mentioned in almost every conversation about city politics. While the path to getting the permanent position was exhausting, some bigger challenges loom on the horizon now that she’s on the verge of accepting the job — the ongoing debate over LNG shipping, declining property values and their effect on tax revenue, sustainable economic growth, the arena project, and numerous others. It’s expected that City Council will offer her a proposal for the job at their regularly scheduled meeting this week. We sat down with Small–Toney at her office last week to talk about leadership, the direction of the city, and what she sees as some of the challenges facing the community as she stands poised to take the reins. Having been acting city manager for nearly a year, there were limitations on what could and couldn’t do because you weren’t the permanent city manager. What do you see changing now? Rochelle Small-Toney: One would be realigning the organization to pursue what I consider to be the most important initiatives that are ahead of us, such as getting through this financial situation we find ourselves in while still being able to maintain a good quality service level for all of our programs. We instituted the early retirement program as well as eliminating about 57 positions.

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politics E T A M I T L U FAMILY Getting WATER back to SPRING business DEAL About to drop

With the grueling battle over the city manager search seemingly behind her, Small-Toney has reason to smile, although there are challenges ahead.

Now knowing that, that has presented some gaps in the organization. The challenge for me is to realign the organization to ensure that we’re able to carry forth the things we have to do. As an acting city manager, the council was clear about not hiring at the director level and above. There were one or two instances where I had to hire, like the revenue director, because you couldn’t continue to function without that director being in place. Now that my appointment is on the horizon, once that’s done, I’m in a position to start filling some of those gaps. Several of the bureau chiefs are acting or temporary. RST: At least three are; the two acting Assistant City Managers and an acting Sanitation Bureau Chief. The Chief Financial Officer has assumed on a temporary basis some of the oversight of the departments that were at one time underneath the Bureau of Management and Financial Services.

How does the hiring process for assistant city managers play out? Do we have another protracted public process? RST: No. The hiring of all employees falls under the sole direction and authority of the City Manager, so the council does not get involved in the decision making or the process. I will be examining whether the existing city manager positions as we know them now — you have one over public development and another over management and financial services — will still be the same. I’ll have conversations with the bureau chiefs to get their input. I’ll make a final decision about how the organization will be structured and for any vacancies that are there, there will be national searches. It won’t be limited to in–house, because my goal is to bring the best that are out there to the City of Savannah. I think that we’ll be able to attract some really top notch executives and administrators to the city.

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RST: I can’t think of revenue enhancements that would rise to the level of lost revenues caused by the declining tax digest. Our approach to this has been to look on the expense side. That’s why being able to control our personnel costs and offer the early retirement incentive are steps in the right direction. The challenge for us now is how do we manage that? How do we manage the positions that have been vacated as a result of retirement and make wise decisions about whether or not it’s a position that’s needed? It’s a delicate balance.

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RST: We are still working through the LNG issue. That falls under the larger umbrella of emergency management in general; a process of looking more critically at how well the city is prepared to respond to a disaster that might occur within our boundaries, and how well we’re equipped to respond and assist outside of the city proper. I think another area will be how to grow the city in a smart way, meaning that at some point, the economy is going to pick up and we should be in a position to ride that wave as it’s going up instead of waiting until it crescendos. I’m looking forward to working with other economic development partners such as SEDA, the Chamber and small business associations to help us figure out what role exactly will the City of Savannah play. Thankfully we have a very strong tourist industry. We want to continue to support that so it can continue to grow. Another major initiative that’s looming out there is the arena — where we site that arena, how quickly we can build it, what will be its size and purpose. The cruise ship terminal is one that is being studied by a committee and there’s a great deal of interest in whether or not Savannah would be a great place to have a cruise ship. It can’t do anything but enhance the tourist nature of the city. However, there are concerns that, for example, Charleston is facing now as it relates to environmental impact and what sort of impact it has on downtown. On the one hand, there are positives, and on the other, there are concerns that we’ll have to work through.

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Beyond lingering economic uncertainty, what do you see as being some of the biggest challenges facing the city now?

With early retirements, you’re losing some people who’ve been with the organization 20 or 30 years in some cases. Between the retirements and a patient approach to hiring, are we in a window where there’s an experience gap? RST: It’s a concern, but on the other hand it’s an opportunity. For example, in police and fire, while we’re losing a lot of institutional knowledge, for the younger employees, they see this is as an opportunity to move up. It opens up opportunities for others to step in and demonstrate their leadership. We’re trying to look on the positive side, but recognizing that there will be a loss of institutional knowledge.

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I think my strategy was the correct one. I was a candidate, so it wasn’t for me to define the process and be in the process. In hindsight, I would’ve done it the same way.

With the staff transition, is there a chance that the budgeting process is going to suffer as a result of that? RST: We’re required to present a balanced budget to council so we’ll stay on point. We now have to manage the programs we put in place for this year so we can be in a better situation financially than last year. If we’re not, it won’t be because we didn’t manage it well, it’ll be because of the economic conditions that are beyond our control — reductions in the tax digest or slower sales tax revenue growth than anticipated. While we certainly will miss some of the institutional knowledge, because we’re losing the Budget Director, there are people who are capable of picking that up and going forward. We’ll be OK. One issue coming up more and more is the permitting and inspections process for new businesses. Is there a way that can be expedited without sacrificing oversight? Are delays a necessary evil? RST: It’s on my list. Where we are with that is the implementation of software that will help developers, architects, engineers and people who work on the private side to be able to interact with

our staff to get an understanding of where we are in the process. One of the things we identified as a barrier was the communication. Live information on the web, you can plug and see your project is at this point in the site review process, and here are the questions that the staff is waiting on. Once you realize what’s holding up the project, then it’s going to behoove you to get back in contact with Development Services and provide that information. Before, I think that was not very transparent. A necessary evil? I’ll say it is necessary. That is the safeguard to ensure that restaurants you dine in, that they meet a certain level of public safety standards. The evil part might be going through the process, but I can assure you that we’re going to look at that even more closely to ensure to that Savannah is open for business — not a city known as a place where you don’t want to come

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and open a business. I understand we have that reputation, so that is a challenge for us. I want more than anything, next year this time, that all that has gone away and people are really encouraged to come here and know we’re here to help. We’ve made some changes in the department, some of that was personnel related, and we also did a little restructuring over there. The new civic center/arena project has been on the table awhile, and there have been delays. But there are also new emergency response facilities being built in the basement of the existing structure, as well as several million dollars of renovation this year. Is that just for maintenance, or is this a sign the arena is a lot farther off than any one has acknowledged? RST: The arena process is still a ways off in the future because we’re still going through this process of community

engagement where they are responsible for many aspects of this. Should it be downtown, or on the west side where it was originally thought to be? Those are the types of things that committee will look at in terms of size, its purpose. Is it just for entertainment or is it for entertainment and sports? There are a number of issues. An arena is in the future for Savannah, particularly if we want to step up and be a higher class city to attract tourists. Cities that are this size already have, or are planning for arena type facilities, so we’re somewhat behind the wave on that one. I suspect the civic center will continue to be an important facility for the city. The problem we have is it has run past its useful life and we’re starting to lose acts because we don’t have the technology or the size to accommodate it. Then there’s the Cultural Arts Center we had talked about moving from the proposed site on MLK and Gwinnett down to MLK and Oglethorpe, so it almost starts to create that entertainment district that has also been discussed. That entire site is going to be a very prominent site for arts and entertainment and culture.

RST: I don’t know where that comes from. We do our actuarial studies. Honestly, with the early retirement program, we simply wouldn’t have done that if the fund was in trouble. That’s an extraordinary step we took in offering that incentive through the early retirement program. We are a very financially conservatively managed organization. We don’t take risks and chances. I think it has been rumored that we were pulling money out of the pension fund to support something else, but that’s against the law. We don’t practice like that. If I thought we were in trouble, we’d have been in front of council and the public much sooner than later. During public meetings in January with city manager candidates, you made comments about dealing with the disparities between the two Savannahs — how the historic district flourishes while there are impoverished neighborhoods just beyond it. That’s clearly an issue, but it’s also a sensitive issue. How do you see taking action on that? RST: First and foremost, my focus is on managing the city. The social issues that are out here in the community certainly blend into the management of the city and how well we deliver services, particularly in the areas of poverty reduction, keeping the crime rate low, providing affordable housing and a number of other issues that are priorities of city council. The larger issues about how to bring the community together, the city manager plays a role, but I don’t think the city manager is entirely responsible for doing that. I’m hoping that the business community, the religious community and

the civic community will look now to leadership that is about the larger community and not any particular area of the community. What happens in one sector is going to have impact on another sector. If the business community isn’t vibrant, that’s going to have an impact on the social and criminal aspects of our community. If our crime rates are low, and people want to come and live and do business in Savannah, that’s going to create jobs and help with poverty reduction. It’s all interconnected. Through the frenzy around the city manager process, you’ve perhaps been the only person quiet on the subject. RST: Survival. Was that necessary because you were having to do the job while simultaneously applying for the job? In hindsight could some specificity from you on topics like the bond and employee raises have quelled public speculation? RST: No. I think my strategy was the correct one. I was a candidate, so it wasn’t for me to define the process and be in the process. In hindsight, I would’ve done it the same way.

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Fetish for farmers

Obsession isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The obsessive interest in cooking in recent years that elevated chefs to quasi-god status has created an evolving national palate. (It’s about time!) Recently I read that, similar to the attention given to inspired cuisine, there is beginning to be a fetish for farmers. (Again, it’s about time!) Where oh where will the chef gods find the necessary seasonal, ambrosial ingredients if not from small-scale, artisanal farms? Where will people, educated and enthused about the value of locally grown, healthful foods, buy produce, eggs and meat? What we need are fetish–worthy farmers and lots of them. These are the wise, earthy people who will expand the pleasure you derive from food. Once you’ve become acquainted with French sorrel or an unforgettable heirloom tomato, you’ll gravitate toward small scale

farmers as saints of the art of eating well with respect to the environment. The Greenhorns (greenhorns.org) is an exuberant nonprofit devoted to recruiting and sustaining small scale farmers. As you read their manifesto you realize these people have taken the pulse of the situation: “It will take thousands of new growers of fruits, nuts, vegetables, grains, dairy, and livestock to transform the landscape of sprawling development and corporate control into a dignified, livable, and culturally rich mosaic of ecological farming.” Such is their vision and their determination. Two statistics reveal the urgency of recruiting the new breed of farmers: 1) Less than ten percent of American farmers are under 35 years of age; and 2) according to the EPA, 3000 acres of productive farmland are overtaken by development each day in this country. Yes indeed, the modest sized, family farm is almost a relic and mega–corporate food growers and processors have

us by the cojones. It’s a sad paradox that the food we need as our own energy source has become a major drain on the energy of the planet. The mind is boggled thinking of the wastefulness in packaging and the high cost of transport. On every grocery store aisle there are countless examples of the overuse of fossil fuels. What you don’t see in the store is that as much as 40 percent of the petroleum–based “ingredients” in mass food production is in the form of fertilizers and pesticides. Factory farms are strangling the life from the soil and the environment. Sustainable agriculture restores the heartbeat of the earth. With this in mind, how can we not think of organic and sustainable farmers as heroic and alluring? We need these valiant folks not only to supply alternatives to heavily processed foods but also because their small-scale farming methods provide large-scale benefits to the natural world and to our communities.

This weekend Savannah hosts the Georgia Organics Conference (georgiaorganics.org) with the extraordinary Vandana Shiva as keynote speaker. Another local opportunity to get involved in the robust national movement to recruit and nurture new farmers! The most meaningful action you can take to support organic and sustainable farmers is to buy from them. Seek them out. (serveyourcountryfood.net is all about our edible future and the new–style farmers.) Conversing with farmers at an outdoor market or participating in a CSA is a life enhancing relationship. The farmer gets the direct monetary return and appreciation of the fruits of her labor. The consumer gains a connection to nature and the bountiful harvest from the earth. There is a sense of belonging to a place that comes from knowing the people who grow your food. Fetishize them if you are so inclined. This is a beautifully healthy obsession. cs

The real threat to national security Are you struggling paycheck–to–paycheck, unemployed or underemployed, without health insurance or underinsured? Have you lost your home, or is it worth less than the mortgage you owe? Are you one of America’s millions of poor children? A senior who shudders when you hear leaders plotting to undermine Social Security and Medicare? Or has your breadwinner been sent away to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan? Are you without a financial safety net, fearful for your family’s future? If so, you should know that a key reason for your insecurity is the corporate seizure of power. This power grab started after WWII when President Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex. It accelerated under President Ronald Reagan, as corporations bankrolled candidates and lobbied for laws that turned big companies into super citizens – possessing all the rights and privileges of individuals, but few of the responsibilities. In decades since, as government shredded the family financial safety net, corporate giveaways multiplied. Subsidies and tax breaks, deregulation and bailouts, privatization, union busting, the sell off of public–owned natural resources, and the dismantling of environmental laws hugely benefited the nation’s largest businesses – with banks, fossil fuel companies and the military industrial complex the big winners. Corporate influence over government surged in 2010 when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed unlimited corporate spending on elections as a form of free speech. The next time the economy tanks we could see desperate people taking to the streets as they have across the Middle East and in Wisconsin. These protesters will be folk who know that neither party has served them. They’ll likely be desperate to feed, clothe and house their kids. What is needed is a revised U.S. Constitution – one rewritten to cut corporations out of government. So why not call for a new Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to draft a corporation–proof governing document? Here’s how we might re–envision America in Philadelphia:

1. End corporate citizenship: Strip corporations of the right to exist as people. Also take away legal protections that shelter CEOs, boards, managers and stockholders from corporate crimes. Establish a corporate death penalty for firms that knowingly imperil the public good and environment. 2. Ban political donations by groups: No corporation, association, union, or non–profit should be allowed to fund elections. Only individuals should contribute to election funds, and only in limited amounts. 3. Reduce corporate welfare: Place restrictions on bailouts, subsidies, tax breaks and other corporate giveaways that favor one company or business over another. 4. Outlaw group political lobbying: The buying and selling of influence must end. Only individuals should be allowed to make appeals to government. 5. End winner–take–all elections: Create a system of run–off elections to encourage a multi–party system and end the tyranny of the corporate–dominated two party system. Require all eligible citizens to vote. 6. Provide fair access to elections: Ban paid political advertising. Instead create a government–funded electronic and print media network providing free and equal time to all candidates. 7. Create equality in the courts: Corporate legal teams continue to outspend citizens seeking redress. Revamped courts would put limits on spending for legal counsel and require a level playing field. 8. Ban election polling: Polls are easy for special interest groups to pay for and manipulate, and unduly influence elections. 9. Close the Revolving Door: Today’s managers move with ease from corporate life to high government office and back. That revolving door must be shut, and the two career tracks separated. 10. Ratify a Citizen Bill of Rights: Broaden our current Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to affordable food and shelter and a clean environment. Big corporate government must end. If our democracy is to survive and our families are to be financially secure, we must truly become a nation of, by, and for the people. cs Glenn Scherer is senior editor of Blue Ridge Press, blueridgepress.com.

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Drugs and Burglary An officer on patrol saw a maroon sports car speeding around streets in the Cann Park neighborhood.

The driver was swerving around other cars and then ran a stop sign. The officer caught up with the vehicle at 39th and Barnard St. and initiated a traffic stop, when he saw the driver shifting around in the vehicle and bending down toward the passenger side. He approached the vehicle and requested the driver’s license and registration. The driver appeared nervous and was wringing his hands. The officer called for backup and ran the driver’s information through the system. The officer returned to the vehicle and asked if he could search it. The driver declined, and was asked to step out of the vehicle, at which point the officer noticed some leafy green substance, believed to be marijuana, on the floor.

When asked why there was marijuana on the floor, the driver said the car did not belong to him, but that he’d borrowed it from a friend. At that point, consent was given to search the vehicle, and the officer recovered five yellow pills wrapped in a piece of plastic underneath the passenger seat. Judging by their markings, the pills were 10mg Hydrocodone pills. The driver was arrested. As the officer attempted to handcuff the suspect, the man pushed him and tried to fight. The officer pulled the suspect toward him with the one handcuff bracelet he’d secured on the driver’s left wrist, and told him to stop fighting and get on the ground. The driver was transported to CCDC, and the owner of the vehicle came to pick up his car. • A woman called to report a burglary committed around two p.m. The woman said that she returned home to find her front door ajar. An unknown suspect had pried open the back door, which was also found open. There were pry marks on the door and the frame. Inside the residence, the suspect had

taken a DVD player, a desktop computer and a 42” flat screen television. The woman noted that the bedrooms didn’t appear to be ransacked. The responding officer went to speak with neighbors, but two of them were not home. Another neighbor across the street said he was home but hadn’t seen anyone. The victim called police again several hours later to report that additional items had been removed, which she hadn’t noticed earlier. In addition to the electronics, some jewelry had also been taken from the master bedroom. • An officer was on patrol with his partner in a marked cruiser, with his window down when he detected the odor of marijuana in the area. He was near a residence that he’d been called to previously for drug related infractions. As the officers approached the front porch, the man sitting there threw something into a nearby cooler. The smell of marijuana was very strong. The

man on the porch stood up and began speaking in a loud, aggressive manner. The officers asked him to calm down. They asked if it would be ok to check the contents of the cooler, and when they approached it, the man on the porch stood up and began carrying on loudly. He refused to keep his hands in plain view, a light scuffle ensued, ending when an officer put the man in a wrist lock. The second officer grabbed the suspect’s body. After being handcuffed, but before the officers had looked in the cooler, the man said “that’s not my weed.” After checking the cooler, the officers discovered a clear plastic bad with several smaller bags of weed inside. The bags field tested positively as contraband, totaling about 12 grams. cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

As an environmentalist, I was wondering if the rising popularity of erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, etc, has caused a corresponding subsidence in the demand for powdered rhinoceros horn and other aphrodisiacs made from the body parts of endangered animals. —Ned Carnes, Austin, Texas Optimistic predictions about the benefit of Viagra on rhinos and other endangered species have been showing up since 1998. Observed attributable effect on rhinos, however: zip. Why, you ask? Answer: Because traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), whose reliance on eye-of-newt-type ingredients gets most of the blame, doesn’t use rhino horn as an aphrodisiac. Q: It doesn’t? A: Nope. That’s a myth perpetuated by Western conservationists and other well-meaning folk. While belief that rhino horn will restore virility isn’t unknown in Asia, it’s limited to fringe groups in India, Thailand, and Laos. Q: So why is rhino horn in demand? A: Because it’s been a TCM mainstay for 2,000 years, used to treat everything from flu to hepatitis to fever relief. Impotence, on the other hand, no. Q: But doesn’t that mean TCM is still the main cause of rhino poaching? A: Not entirely. Rhino horn is also prized for dagger handles in the Middle East. TCM is a major factor, though. The point is, if you’re a Western scientist who fails to grasp the actual roles various endangered species play in TCM, don’t be surprised when your rosy predictions about the conservation benefits of ED drugs don’t pan out. Q: Who are we talking about? A: The ones banging the gong the loudest about this have been Frank and William von Hippel. In a 1998 letter to Science, Frank, a biologist, conjectured that Viagra could eliminate demand for “animal potency products”: “After all,” he wrote, ”the cost of Viagra is trivial compared to that of rhino horn.” In a

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2002 followup, he and his psychologist brother published a table listing nine types of threatened critter “collected for TCM treatments for ED.” The fine print clarified that two of the nine, namely rhinos and tigers, in fact weren’t collected for this purpose. Westerners— apparently including, as of 1998, Frank von Hippel—just thought they were. Q: So TCM does acknowledge some aphrodisiacs? A: Oh, sure. They’ve been derived from sea cucumbers, pipefishes, seahorses, geckos, deer, and pinnipeds. Q: What are pinnipeds? A: Seals, sea lions, and walruses. I had to look it up too. Q: Has Viagra taken the pressure off any of these creatures? A: Most of the trade in endangered species has been outlawed. However, indications may be gleaned from the few cases where such dealing remains legal. According to the von Hippels, sales of one TCM aphrodisiac, antler velvet from Alaskan reindeer, dropped sharply following Viagra’s introduction, and the market for seals, prized for their genitalia, collapsed a little later. Critics questioned how much of this was due to competition from ED drugs, but in a 2005 survey underwritten by Pfizer, maker of Viagra, the brothers found Hong Kong men were abandoning TCM impotence treatments. Meanwhile, the rhino population, in free fall 20 years ago, has rebounded, but conservation efforts, not pharmaceuticals, have made the difference. What with growing interest in TCM, poaching pressure remains intense. Q: Why are Asians still using rhino horn for fever? A: Why do Westerners buy over-thecounter cold remedies, even though most of them don’t do jack? TCM practitioners for their part swear by rhino horn. For what it’s worth, one scientific study of the stuff claimed it was effective in reducing fever, although only at extremely high doses. Q: But Western fever remedies, as distinct from cold remedies, are cheap and effective. Why would anybody stick with rhino horn? A: Here’s the key: therapeutic demand for endangered species is said to be driven not by the Asian masses but rather the affluent business elite, who can afford the exorbitant prices. Q: So the problem is fat cats infatuated with expensive, unnecessary products? A: Exactly. Only now it’s cropping up in Asia, too. cs

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New York University arts professor Wafaa Bilal had his camera surgically removed in February -- the one that was implanted in the back of his skull in November to record, at 60-second intervals, the places he had left behind (beamed to and archived by a museum in Qatar). The camera had been mounted under his skin, braced by three titanium posts, but his body very painfully rejected one of the posts, and his temporary solution is to merely tie the camera to the back of his neck (even though that work-around is unsatisfactory to him because it represents a less-personal “commitment” to the art). In the future, he said, communication devices like his will routinely be part of our bodies.

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• Till Krautkraemer’s New York City beverage company MeatWater creates dozens of flavors of water for the upscale market of hearty gourmets who would like their daily salads, or shellfish, or goulash from a bottle instead of from a plate. Among his new flavors introduced in January, according to an AOL News report, were poached salmon salad water and a Caribbean shrimp salad water that can double as a vodka mixer. Old standbys include Peking duck water, tandoori chicken water, bangers ‘n’ mash water, and Krautkraemer’s favorite, German sauerbraten water. • Sell What You Know: In December, a company in eastern Ukraine (a country known for hard drinking) announced a “drinking buddy” service in which, for

the equivalent of about $18, it would intimacy,” promised VivaEros, “triggers supply a barroom companion for the sexual attraction and desire,” which men evening, “qualified” to discuss politics, can address “more intensely during selfsports, women, etc., and even to offer psystimulation.” chological counseling if appropriate. Science on the Cutting Edge • Not Your Father’s Scotch: (1) The Panamanian company Scottish Spirits • “You’re not going to like this,” warned recently introduced a straight Scotch NPR’s Robert Krulwich, about to deliver a whisky in 12-ounce cans, for a market February story about visionary robotof mobile drinkers who prefer not to ics developers James Auger and Jimmy invest in a whole bottle. The internaLoizeau, who created a carnivorous clock, tional Scotch whisky trade association supposedly able to power itself for expressed alarm. (2) At Clive’s, of 12 days merely on the carcasses Victoria, British Columbia, Glenfidof 12 dead houseflies (which dich Scotch whisky is only one the clock traps with fly paper Kids, adults, ingredient in the signature cocktail just say no to and then mechanically razors “Cold Night In,” which, accordCharlie Sheen in two). The pair also showed ing to a January New York Times a prototype of a coffee table review, combines “molecular that catches mice by luring mixology” and comfort food. An them up the table legs with especially buttery grilled-cheese cheese into a hole in the censandwich is soaked overnight in the ter, where they are guillotined. Scotch, along with Mt. Gay rum and Auger and Loizeau said their Lillet Blanc wine. Following a brief creations are just extensions of TV freeze to congeal any remaining fat, nature programs showing animals and double-straining, it is ready to hunting in the wild, but Krulwich serve -- with a celery stick and other fretted about the dangers inhergarnishments. ent in “giving robots a taste for • “Vulva Original,” from a German (meat).” company, VivaEros, is the “scent of a • Scientists have long observed male beautiful woman,” reported in Harper’s capuchin monkeys urinating on their magazine in August 2010, and sellhands and then rubbing down their boding as a fragrance concentrate for the ies, but researchers were unclear about equivalent of about $35 for a small roll-on the purpose (whether for identification, container. (Its promotional video is of a or threat-prevention, or mating) -- until lavishly photographed gym scene, with a recent issue of the American Journal of a handsome male, observing a beautiful Primatology. Dr. Kimberly Phillips and female working out on a stationary bike, colleagues found that the practice helps followed afterward by the male’s gently clarify mating priorities, in that, first, sniffing the seat.) “The female smell of males rub down promptly after being

solicited by females in heat, and second, based on MRI scans of capuchins’ brains, female mating activity is triggered only by adults’ urine.

The Continuing Crisis

In May 2008, classroom disrupter Alex Barton, 5, was finally made by his teacher at Morningside Elementary kindergarten in St. Lucie County, Fla., to sit down and listen to the accumulated complaints of his classmates, who then were asked to vote on asking Alex to leave the class. (He lost, 14-2.) Shortly afterward, Alex was diagnosed with a form of autism, and his mother filed a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, citing Alex’s “humiliation” by the voting incident. A settlement was reached in February 2011 when the school district agreed to pay Alex $350,000 (which included legal expenses). Said Ms. Barton, “Money can’t take care of what (the school district) did to my family.”

Fine Points of the Law

Lawyer Terry Watkins admitted to a judge in Faribault, Minn., in February that his client William Melchert-Dinkel did things that were “abhorrent,” “sick” and “creepy,” but that doesn’t make him a criminal. Melchert-Dinkel has been charged with two felonies for counseling depressed people online on the techniques and virtues of suicide (for example, recommending positioning for a noose to a Briton who hanged himself three days later). (A judge’s decision was pending at press time.)

Mental health practitioners, writing in the January issue of the journal Substance Abuse, described two patients who had recently arrived at a clinic in Ranchi, India, after allowing themselves to be bitten by cobras for recreational highs. Both men had decades-long substance-abuse issues, especially involving opiates, and decided to try what they had heard about on the street. One, age 44, bitten on the foot, experienced “a blackout associated with a sense of wellbeing, lethargy and sleepiness.” The other, 52, reported “dizziness and blurred vision followed by a heightened arousal and a sense of well-being,” and apparently was so impressed that he returned to the snake charmer two weeks later for a second bite.

defend his World Scrabble Championship in London, one of many non-English-speaking competitors who achieved top-of-the-line ranking by memorizing up to 100,000 words in English without ever knowing their meanings. Like the others, reported the Chronicle of

Higher Education, Mr. Panupol learned first those premium words that overuse the prominent Scrabble letter tiles (such as “aureolae”). (Alas, this time around, a native English speaker, Dr. Adam Logan, a number theory researcher, won the title, building actual words like

“qanat” and “euripi.”)

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At 8 p.m. Friday, March 11 Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Highway 80, Bloomingdale. $25 The last time Beth McKee checked in at Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor – November of last year – the show was a sellout, a smash hit, and people are still buzzing about her soulful, Bonnie Raitt–ish vocals, and most especially about her absolute mastery of New Orleans boogie–woogie piano. It’s fiery Southern roots music, with elements of rock, blues, soul, gospel and country. She kills on the zydeco accordion as well. McKee was a charter member of the all–female band Evangeline (championed by Jimmy Buffett himself back in the day, and signed to his short–lived Margaritaville Records), and her latest solo effort, I’m That Way, is a tribute to the late, great Louisiana songwriter Bobby Charles (“See You Later Alligator,” “Walking to New Orleans”). She’s working on a collaborative song and short story collection about lost souls in southern Alabama. See bethmckee.com

TARA FEis 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, March 12 Emmet Park, at the east end of Bay Street. Free Singer, songwriter and storyteller Harry O’Donoghue (pictured) is the big green brain behind Savannah’s annual free “family–style” Irish celebration, which always comes around just before things get weird and boozy with St. Patrick’s Day. Harry performs at Tara Feis (pronounced “Fesh”), along with local Celtic dance companies. The headliner is Andy Cooney and his “Forever Irish’” show. Cooney’s an Irish–American tenor who’s been travelling the world, spreading the clover, since 1994. His shows, at 1 and 4 p.m., will include comedian George Casey and singer/guitarist Kate Purcell, who was named Newcomer of the Year by LiveIreland.com. There’ll be food and (non–alcoholic) drinks available. See andycooney.com, katepurcell.com, harryodonoghue.com

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It’s Savannah Stopover weekend – if you haven’t figured that out, you will soon enough. But there’s some fantastic hot–doggery in the clubs and elsewhere, none of which is officially part of the Stopover. On Thursday, March 10, smoking Savannah guitarist Eric Culberson and company will be joined by Jubal Kane frontman Ace Andersson for a night of red–hot blues at Fiddler’s (the Culberson Band plays the club all weekend long) ... The Savannah Folk Music Society brings in award–winning Appalachian fiddler Bruce Molsky at 7:30 p.m. on the 11th (at the usual SFMS venue, First Presbyterian Church) ... At the Rock House Tybee, Fur Elise, Almost Kings and SidAerial share the Friday night marquee ... Friday and Saturday, Loco’s revisits a pair of classic recorded Widespread Panic concerts, in HD sound ...CS

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Bernie’s Oyster House (Tybee) Samuel Adams Band) (Live Music) DeSoto Row Sonia Leigh, Young Buffalo (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eddie Wilson (Live Music) Jinx Das Racist, KidSyc & Brandywine (Live Music) Live Wire Jam Night (Live Music) Ruth’s Chris Steak House Trae Gurley (Live Music) From the Frank Sinatra songbook Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) 8 p.m. Wormhole Bar Bear Crossing (Live Music) KARAOKE Augie’s Pub (Richmond Hill) Karaoke Club One Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke TRIVIA Loco’s Grill & Pub Trivia Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Trivia Night Tailgate Sports Bar & Grill Trivia Night

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Bernie’s Oyster House (Tybee) Samuel Adams Band (Live Music)

continues from p.20 Civvies Brian McGee, General Oglethorpe & the Panhanders (Live Music) Fiddler’s (Southside) Chuck Courtenay Band (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Eric Culberson Band w/Ace Andersson (Live Music) Blues Hang Fire Wes Batts, We Are Trees, Grand Prize Winners From Last Year (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley (Live Music) Jinx Cheyenne Marie Mize, Country Mice, Gringo Star (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Carroll Brown (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Class Actress, Sunglasses, MillionYoung, Thumbprint (Live Music) Love’s Seafood Restaurant

FRIDAY

KARAOKE Dew Drop Inn Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke OTHER STUFF Dillinger’s Steak & Seafood Kowboi Trivia 9 p.m. Sentient Bean Open Mic Comedy Night 8 p.m. Bacchus Lounge Live DJ Pour Larry’s Live DJ

Florida’s electronic spiritual dance trio Prince Rama headlines the all-day Savannah Stopover lineup Friday at Hang Fire.

Bernie’s Oyster House (Tybee) Samuel Adams Band (Live Music) Civvies Lady Lazarus, Oryx & Crake (Live Music) Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuitbreakers (Live Music) Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Eric Culberson Band (Live Music) Hang Fire Ancient Warfare, Niche, Convict Fiction, Baby Jazz, Amen Dunes, Aux Arc, Prince Rama (Live Music) Music starts at 3:30 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Jinx Cusses, Reptar, The Shaniqua Brown (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Free Candy, Howler, Squanto & the Swamp Rats, Word of Mouth, Little Tybee, Mermaids, Abby Gogo, Milagres (Live Music) Music starts at 2 p.m. Molly McPherson’s Scottish Pub Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music)

Pei Ling Loch Lomond, We Are Trees (Live Music) Randy Wood Guitars Beth McKee Trio (Live Music) Cajun piano, swamp blues 8 p.m. Rock House Tybee Almost Kings, Fur Elise, SidAerial (Live Music) Ruth’s Chris Steak House Kim Polote, David, and Alisha Duckworth 7 p.m. Savannah Folk Music Society Bruce Molsky (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) 8 p.m. Sentient Bean Winter Sounds, The Drenched Earth Tour (Live Music) Sugar Daddy’s Trae Gurley & James Smith (Live Music) Tantra Lounge Train Wrecks (Live Music) Warehouse Bucketfoot (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Thomas Claxton, Eric Britt, Permanent Tourist (Live Music) Wormhole Bar Nive Nielsen & the Deer Children, CountryMice, Slow Animal Dillinger’s Steak & Seafood continues on p.34

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S u r v i v i n g Stopover It’s a great time for independent music. Radio is no longer the barometer for what’s good (if, indeed, that was ever the case) and the charts — be they for physical recordings, downloads, airplay or club play — still don’t give an accurate representation of quality.

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From 2 to 4 p.m. March 12 there’s a scavenger hunt through the historic district, for those using the Microsoft Tag. First prize is a pair of tickets to the Bonnaroo Festival in June; second and third prize is tickets to see Sharon Jones or the Avett Brothers (Savannah Music Festival shows).

Poster contest

Forty different Stopover posters, designed by SCAD students and local artists, will be displayed March 9 in the Starland district (with live performances). It’s a curated and juried exhibit showcasing Savannah Stopover bands. Each of the posters features an interactive component using Microsoft’s QR Code Tag technology. First place is $500. Stopover founder and CEO Kayne Lanahan is one of the judges, as is executive director Summer Teal Simpson.

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With the increasing irrelevance of the major record labels, and the easy access of the Internet, discovering great music is just a click away. Musicians are promoting themselves, and distributing their creativity, all over the globe. With the Savannah Stopover Festival, everybody wins. More than 50 bands and artists will descend on the city between March 9 and 12, none of them signed to a big–name label, none of them on traditional radio or traditional charts, none of them likely to play the Super Bowl halftime show any time soon. Ah ... but this is all good music, every spot and stripe, and when some band from this crop does turn up on the cover of Spin or Rolling Stone, we can say “Hey, we saw them when ....” In a small club. For a couple of bucks. With all of our friends by our side. This is the very first Savannah Stopover (and it’s not likely to be the last). The majority of these performers, most of whom have never before experienced the delights of the Hostess City, are on their way to the massive South By Southwest music conference and showcase in Austin, which takes place in mid–March. Hence the word stopover. The event is the brainchild of Kayne Lanahan, a music addict and a marketing veteran, who figured out a way to combine her two passions – and to give Savannah a cornerstone brick in the foundation of independent music’s massively exciting present and all–important future. Will 4–day passes still be available by March 9? Yes, online and at the Jinx, Hang Fire, Live Wire, Primary Arts, Sentient Bean and the

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How about single–day passes? Yep, same deal. You can get day passes at the Creative Coast office (15 W. York), too. What do I do once I’ve bought my pass? You have to go by the Creative Coast office (also known as the Artists’ Lounge) and switch it out for the appropriate badge and wristband. I bought a pass, and I have my badge and wristband. I can get into everything, right? Not necessarily. Once a club reaches capacity, that’s all she wrote. It’s suggested you arrive early for the shows you really want to catch. Why do I need a badge and/or a wristband, and how do I get them? From Kayne Lanahan: “Because one pass gets you into every show, we didn’t want to hand out dozens of tickets to each person, and we need for the venues to be able to distinguish under 21 and over 21 attendees (in addition to carding) and those who have only purchased single day passes. We will do this

with different colored wristbands. The badges are additional clarification for VIP holders, press, staff and volunteers.” Will tickets to individual shows be available at the door? If there are any tickets left, it’s quite possible. Again, however, it comes down to capacity. The flow of people will be fluid as opposed to static, so it’s hard to predict in advance. I have a VIP pass. What do I get? An official Stopover gift bag, access to all private after–parties, admittance to at least one “Savannah Stopover Recording Session” at Meddin Studios, and entrance to the closing party on March 13. Who has access to the Artists’ Lounge? There isn’t one per se – at least, it’s not as cool as it sounds. All bands and ticket holders will check into the Creative Coast office on York Street; bands will be able to hang out there and use the wi–fi, with dinners each night for musicians, staff and volunteers, catered by Savannah restaurants. What’s the deal with the Microsoft Tag

barcode? How does it work and why should I care? Over to you, Kayne: “It will take you to a mobile dashboard that Microsoft has developed specifically for the festival – it’s similar to a smart phone app where you can see the schedule, buy tickets and get updated festival news (including any schedule changes). The Tag has also been incorporated into all of the posters for more digital information on the bands, and will be used to deliver the clues for the scavenger hunt on March 12.” I’m not 21. Which shows can I get into? Any show at a place that doesn’t serve alcohol. That would be Starland, Pei Ling, the Sentient Bean and Civvies. I’m 21, or older. Do I need to bring my I.D.?

Because it’s Savannah, I can take my drink with me, right? Can I bring cups into the other clubs? That’s the plan, but it’s up to the discretion of each club’s doorman (or woman). Plus, says Kayne, “we will have one of the Savannah Fun tours party shuttles, complete with a bar, to take people from Congress Street to River Street and out to the Wormhole.” Will there be portable toilets? Nope. Why isn’t there an outdoor stage like at other city festivals? This is the first year. Give ‘em time. Anyway, the Starland/DeSoto Row stage is outdoors (March 9) Do any of the artists still need a place to crash? Can I help?

Absolutely. It’s a common–sense thing. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em ... ... just don’t do it inside the clubs. Savannah’s new smoking ordinance says you have to go outside, and stay at least 10 feet from the entrance.

Some bands, Kayne reports, have procrastinated on asking the “where do we stay” question. So it’s possible. Contact the staff through the Stopover website. But don’t forget: Traveling musicians keep odd hours, and usually have huge appetites! CS

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Wednesday, March 9

DeSoto Row: 7 p.m., Sonia Leigh; 8 p.m., Young Buffalo

The Jinx: 10 p.m., KidSyc & Brandywine; 11 p.m., Das Racist

Thursday, March 10

Pei Ling: 8 p.m., Sanders Bohlke; 9 p.m., Winter Sounds

Civvies: 8 p.m., Brian McGee; 9 p.m., General

Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers The Jinx: 10 p.m., Cheyenne Marie Mize; 11 p.m., Country Mice; midnight: Gringo Star Wormhole: 10 p.m., Dreamend; 11 p.m., Sims; midnight, Astronautalis Live Wire: 10 p.m., Sunglasses; 11 p.m., MillionYoung; midnight: Class Actress Hang Fire: 10 p.m., We Are Trees; 11 p.m., Grand Prize Winners From Last Year; midnight, Wes Batts Tantra: 11 p.m., Dope Sandwich; midnight, J–Live

Friday, March 11

Hang Fire: 3:30 p.m., Ancient Warfare; 4:15 p.m.,

Niche; 5 p.m., Convict Fiction; 5:45 p.m., Baby Jazz; 10 p.m., Amen Dunes; 11 p.m., Aux Arc; midnight, Prince Rama Live Wire: 2 p.m., Free Candy; 3 p.m., Squanto and the Swamp Rats; 4 p.m., Howler; 5 p.m., Word of Mouth; 9 p.m., Little Tybee; 10 p.m., Mermaids; 11 p.m., Abby Gogo; midnight, Milagres Pei Ling: 8 p.m., Loch Lomond; 9 p.m., We Are Trees Civvies: 8 p.m., Lady Lazarus; 9 p.m., Oryx & Crake The Jinx: 10 p.m., The Shaniqua Brown; 11 p.m., Reptar; midnight: Cusses Wormhole: 10 p.m., Nive Nielsen & the Deer Children; 11 p.m., Slow Animal; midnight: Country Mice Sentient Bean: 8 p.m., Winter Sounds; 9 p.m., The Drenched Earth Tour

Saturday, March 12

Hang Fire: 3:30 p.m., Electric Park; 4:15 p.m.,

Slave Grave; 5 p.m., Dead Yet?; 5:45 p.m., Sunglasses; 10 p.m., Cusses; 11 p.m., Oberhofer; midnight, Twin Tigers Live Wire: 2 p.m., Brit Scott; 2:45 p.m., Magic Places; 3:30 p.m., Habitat Noise; 4:15 p.m., Fur Elise; 5 p.m., Aux Arc; 10 p.m., Dreamend; 11 p.m., Slow Animal; midnight, X–Ray Eyeballs Blowin’ Smoke BBQ: 4 p.m., Country Mice Pei Ling: 8 p.m., Heaven’s Jail; 9 p.m., Little Gold Civvies: 8 p.m., Dare Dukes; 9 p.m., Jon Lindsay Sentient Bean: 8 p.m., Sanders Bohlke; 9 p.m., Loch Lomond The Jinx: 10 p.m., Buried Beds; 11 p.m., Fake Problems; midnight, Murder By Death Wormhole: 10 p.m., Lands & Peoples; 11 p.m., Secret Mountains; midnight: Birds of Avalon Tantra: 10 p.m., Nive Nielsen & the Deer Children; 11 p.m., Little Tybee; midnight; We Are Trees CS

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It’s hypnotic, sensual and mysterious, with no colors but stark red and black. The video – and Harper’s song – move to throbbing electronic beats that invite you to get up and dance. Or sway. Or drown. Inactivity is not an option. That’s the idea with really great dance music – it’s involving on several different levels. It gets in your blood, in your heart and in your brain - and in a perfect world, your body will respond accordingly. Harper, a Los Angeles native based in New York City, was a stage actress, including a lengthy tenure with an improv company, before diving headfirst into music with a 2005 singer/songwriter album that compelled a U.K. music writer to call her “the female Morrissey.” Another called her “the female Jeff Buckley.” As the centerpiece of Class Actress, her sleepy, seductive voice rides over beats created by Mark Richardson and/or Scott Rosenthal (at press time, Harper wasn’t sure which of the two would be joining her for the March 10 Savannah Stopover gig at Live Wire). It’s reminiscent of the classic British synthpop of Soft Cell, Depeche Mode and Human League, but Class Actress – with Harper’s uber–personal lyrics and eerily detached vocal delivery – is in a class by itself. You began as a singer/songwriter. Was dance music an organic evolution, or a dedicated shift for you? Elizabeth Harper: One did become the other, but it was a conscious effort to create the next step. I’m still a songwriter, that part didn’t change. It’s that the medium which I decided to arrange them in changed. Because it was more of a fit. And it wasn’t giving me what I wanted. I was hiding, back in that other thing. It was the music that changed me. I was looking for the sound that I wanted that whole time. When I first started playing music, I was comfortable enough with this kind of Smiths–y band sound. It was all very jangly. I played electric guitar in that band. I don’t know, I grew up listening to dance music and hip hop and that kind of thing, and suddenly I was like “These live drums are not working for me.” And I remember, the drummer at

the time said “I think you’re looking for a different kind of sound.” And I said I think I am, too. I started sampling beats, and the next thing you know ... Would you describe yourself as ambitious? Elizabeth Harper: You think? (laughing) You were in theater for a long time, too. Was that just not doing it for you? Elizabeth Harper: When you get onstage, it’s an exhilarating feeling, you know? Being there with a live audience. Interacting with them, them interacting with you – you move your hand and you can feel them. It’s like a dance. I just knew that I wanted to perform. Songwriting came after that. I think it goes a little bit deeper than that. It was more like, I wanted to communicate personal things to a lot of people at one time. Because I was having conflicts communicating with one person. I figured if I could take out my id and put it in a song, I could relate to more people. Were you a journal–er, or a poet, before that? Elizabeth Harper: Oh yeah. I was a goth–y girl with a journal, secretly winning poetry contests – and going, oh God! I started writing haikus when I was 8 years old; they went on a plate in my parents’ house. I always found words to be a really insatiable desire. After writing that first record, I was so convinced that it’s all about being clever and witty ... but then I started to feel, you know, it’s so much simpler when you just say it. I thought, stop shrouding things in riddle and just say it. My all–time favorite dance track is the extended version of “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer ... Elizabeth Harper: Isn’t that track amazing? We lost our minds driving through the desert listening to that. There’s maybe four words in the whole song. Is that the kind of thing you were talking about – direct communication? Elizabeth Harper: That’s definitely very direct. That track, in my mind, is such a classic, all–points dance song.

That has the kind of quality to it that dance music should always have, which is: It takes you on a journey. It’s taking you somewhere, it’s movement. And it moves your body. And it moves different parts of you. You listen to a Madonna song, you’re not crying at the end of it, you know what I mean? You’re not like thinking about your destiny. You’re just like “Wow, that was fun.” For me, I’m just letting it come out as it comes these days. I’m not trying to overthink it. I’m trying to do that with most things in life. When you’re an adolescent, you’re crazy and nervous all the time. I’m trying to put down my Woody Allen a little bit. What’s the point? That’s what songwriting is. It’s like the ending of these Woody Allen movies – you can re–write your love story. Somebody said to me recently, “We think she may be the Next Big Thing.” What do you want to happen? Elizabeth Harper: I can’t wait to get to Savannah. I have this fantasy idea of your city, that it’s this quintessential Southern, beautiful place, and that we’re just going to talk really slow and drink. Well, there’s a lot of fast–talkers here, too. And a bit of drinking. Do you want to be the next Madonna? Elizabeth Harper: Who doesn’t? I figure my love life’s already kind of a disaster, so I’m halfway there. So why wouldn’t you want to have that kind of reach as an artist? She has an amazing body of work, she makes people incredibly happy, she’s got an incredible career. It’s obviously had its moments, but that’s life on the public stage. Do you ever pull out the acoustic guitar, sit down and sing depressing songs just to entertain yourself? Elizabeth Harper: I absolutely do. I actually wrote a country song the other day, just to do it. I recorded it, and I played it for the band, and they were like “Can we record this one?” Ultimately, you’re just soothing your heartstrings. You’ve got a moment in time when it’s just bursting out of you, and you cannot make it any better. And the only way to make it better, when it’s that bad, is to turn it into something pretty. You just work it out. CS Class Actress When & where: At midnight Thursday, March 10 at Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St.

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In Scotland, singing about “the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond” can bring a tear to the most jaded of Tartan eyes. So whenever Ritchie Young brings his band over from Oregon, he makes sure to announce them with the proper pronunciation: Loch LO–mond. However, on home turf the Portland chamber folk collective pronounces it Loch lo–MOND. “It’s a sin in Scotland, and they’ll actually reprimand you if you pronounce it like we do,” Young chuckles. “But there’s a tiny little lake in Santa Cruz, and that’s how they pronounce it down there. That’s how we say it. I guess it’s like a west coast, United States mis–pronunciation.” There’s always been an air of mystery about Young’s music, which combines a Decemberists–type lyrical literacy with gorgeous, unusual melodies and spacious, harmony–laden atmosphere. Originally, and perhaps understandably, Young was going to name his group The Mountains (his first recording, in 2004,

was titled When We Were Mountains). Loch Lomond, truth be told, was simply the return address on a box of recording tape Young had ordered from the U.K. And he liked it – however it was pronounced. “Five years ago, I was telling people my great–grandfather was murdered on the loch,” he explains. “I was just joking around. And then I thought, well, that’s not honest. I don’t like deceiving people. But it’s a more romantic version of naming the band.” There are officially six people in Loch Lomond – but sometimes there are nine, and sometimes it’s just Young and his acoustic guitar, maybe a kickdrum and a glockenspiel to his side. For this week’s Savannah Stopover shows, Loch

Lomond will consist of Young and vocalist Jade Eckler. Just out is a new full–length recording, Little Me Will Start a Storm, a colorful and lissome set of songs that continues Young and associates’ string of mesmerizing musical mini–portraits. The other members of the group, Young says, are classically–trained musicians (Eckler and co–vocalist Johanna Kunin are blessed with perfect pitch). “I’m not the greatest musician ever – I think I’m a decent songwriter – so I just trust them to do what they do,” he says. The exquisite delicacy of Loch Lomond’s music is the result, Young says, of knowing how to utilize space as a musical tool. “At the very beginning, we decided not to use amps or a p.a.,” he explains. “We would have nine of us in a room. I would write the song, and we would sit down to flesh it out a little bit. So everyone had to be, basically, quiet. Ninety– nine percent of the time, when you have two or three musicians, everyone wants to play all the time. “But the music was everyone’s best interest. So we would purposely have people not play for half the song, and be very minimal. And they were fine with that. And that’s how we write music now, giving each other room.” The key instrument in all of this is Young’s singing voice, which brings to mind the Decemberists’ bitterly ironic Colin Malloy, giving the (occasionally dark) lyrics a sweetly implied irony. Young, in addition, sings a lot of his

songs in a melancholy falsetto. “I didn’t even really know that I could sing until I was 27 or 28,” Young says. “I was playing in some bands in Portland, and I wanted to do my own little four–track recording. I was trying to find someone to sing the songs that I was writing – my girlfriend at the time was like ‘You should just lay down vocal parts, even if they’re rough, and that way people will get a vibe of the style of music that you want.’ I started recording the vocals and she was like ‘Wow, you can sing.’ It was kind of a shock to me. But it’s been fun to really progress, and learn how to sing. “Jade brings plenty in the band. She has vocal training, and so does Johanna, and they help me when I’m slouching over. If I’m not breathing right. I’ve learned a lot from them. Before, I would eat cottage cheese and smoke cigarettes and slump over.” Loch Lomond’s vocals sell the song, every time. “The vocal aspect of the band is what we’re most interested in right now,” adds Young. “Everyone in the band can sing like perfectly. My voice isn’t perfect, but it’s different.” CS Loch Lomond When & where: At 8 p.m. Friday, March 11 at Pei Ling; At 9 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at Sentient Bean

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Keeping it simple: “Maybe it’s just a combination of my influences and things, but I think space is a very important part of music. I am classically trained on violin, and even in big classical symphonies you can have a hundred people onstage and still, the silent moments can be the most powerful. I guess that’s not a conscious thing that I do in my music. “And the minimalist aspect is almost more out of necessity. On Before Lately, I was the one playing all the instruments so that I could get all these things that were in my head, out, and record it in a reasonable amount of time.”

The importance of dynamics: “Even though I’m having another guitarist and a drummer play with me on the live show, I feel like we still bring that amount of space to it. And dynamics is a big part of it, too. A lot of music that you hear is all one volume, and it all kind of fades into the background because it’s all just there, all the time. Again, maybe it’s my classical background, but it’s always been important to me to have those quieter moments, and then to make the louder moments a lot more powerful.”

Her degree in Music Therapy: “Music therapy, in general, is using music to accomplish non–musical goals. I got my degree to work with people, but by using music. There are music therapists that work in almost any setting you can imagine. But I work in an adult hospital, so I can help adult patients work on decreasing their anxiety and decreasing pain. Using music to bring up some issues around things that they’re dealing with. “I have a songbook that includes things from a lot of different genres and time periods, but all that might help to bring up some things that are going on. That might start a discussion about the lyrics, or how it connects to what they’re going through. I also work with a couple of young men with autism; we work on anxiety, social skills and self–esteem through learning instruments and things like that.”

Going electric: “Electric guitar is just easier to play, period. For my hands. Even when I do play an acoustic guitar, I usually play a nylon–string. Just because I don’t have an acoustic guitar that’s good enough that I can play for a while and it doesn’t hurt my hand! But I really like that (electric) sound – I like being able to control the sound more, and do neat things to it like add a little bit of delay or add some neat vibrato. “The first amp I got was this Fender Princeton Reverb, which is just one of the most amazing–sounding little bitty amps. I’ve never wanted to do anything different since I got that little guy.” CS Cheyenne Marie Mize When & where: At 10 p.m. Thursday, March 10, The Jinx

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Mize is a minimalist musician who uses gently–plucked electric guitar – marinated in reverb – piano, percussion and an assortment of strange little instruments. The song titles themselves are as direct as the music – “Lull,” “Kind,” “Not,” “Path,” “Best” – and they offer little clue as to the lyrical and melodic delights that lie within. Mize, who’ll be at the Jinx March 10, is a well–known musical figure around her hometown, for her solo work, her collaborations with maverick songwriter Bonny Prince Billy, and her singing, fiddling and harmonizing with area bluegrass and Americana bands. She’s also an accomplished and traveled classical violinist. With Before Lately, she stands alone – and the logical question is this: What took her so long? We spoke with Cheyenne on the phone from Louisville.

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Intoxicating. One listen to Cheyenne Marie Mize and you’ll be swooning, won over, knocked out loaded by her hypnotic torch songs and buttermilk–rich singing voice. Intimate and almost uncomfortably focused right on the heart, the songs on Before Lately, the first release from the resident of Louisville, Ky., are simple, honest, uncluttered and oh–so–effective.

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Here’s a quick look at six of the most compelling Savannah acts participating in Stopover–mania. Whether you’re visiting from somewhere else, or a local somehow unfamiliar with these performers, Connect says check ‘em out.

KidSyc & Brandywine Our most popular hip hop/R&B band has been busy – in fact, Lloyd “KidSyc” Harold and company will be heading out to Los Angles this weekend, to record a pair of songs at Capitol Records’ legendary Hollywood studios. The guys took top honors in the recently concluded Georgia Lottery All–Access Music Search – as top hip hop/rap act in the state – and will play a halftime show during the Hawks/Nets game on March 26 in Atlanta. Out now is the full–length Live in Indiana, available through iTunes and other online outlets. March 9, The Jinx.

Dare Dukes A singer/songwriter whose music seems to incubate in some exotic hothouse before being brought out into the world, Dukes is in the process of finishing up his second album. Many of Athens’ finest and most eclectic players have joined the sessions, and Dukes reports that Marla Hansen (viola player and voice for Sufjan Stevens, the Nationals, My Brightest Diamond) is adding voice and viola to several tracks. Jim White (of David Byrne and Aimee Mann fame) has produced one of the songs. As for Dare himself, he (and his wife) recently welcomed what they think is their best production yet – a son. March 12, Civvies.

Cusses “I don’t know who that person is up on the stage,” says hyper–kinetic Cusses frontperson Angel Bond. “I have no idea what she’s doing up there. I’m just trying to let her do what she wants to do.” Bond, the sweetest and most humble person offstage, is a ball of energy when paired with guitarist Bryan

Dreamend A new arrival in Savannah, Chicago’s Ryan Graveface is the owner and sole employee of Graveface Records, an independent label proud of its limited–edition vinyl with cool graphics. As for Dreamend, he’s the sole member; it’s a soft–focus pop/electronica sound resplendent in low–fi dynamics and eerie imagery. But the songs on the Dreamend album So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite are, at the end of the day, clever and catchy. So who cares if he likes bizarro disguises, and wears a black leather head mask with a zipper for a mouth? March 10, Wormhole; March 12, Live Wire.

General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers Savannah’s pre–eminent art–school– nerd band makes pleasing and poly–syllabic pop music, with guitar, bass, drums, accordion ... and a musical saw. General O’s recently–minted recorded debut is the full–length Whistle the Dirges. The band is fronted by SCAD filmmaker Devin Smith and creative writing graduate Anna Chandler; they collaborate on the obtuse (and often hilarious) lyrics and the deceptively complex music. March 10, Civvies.

Sunglasses The uber–contemporary sound made by Baby Seal (aka) Brady Keehn and Sam Cooper (aka 800 Bam Bam) is am intoxicating blend of heavy bass and drums with overt pop sensibilities. Perhaps not surprisingly, the dynamic duo met up at SCAD, where Keehn majored in sound design, Cooper in film and television production (colorful, innovative visuals are a key element of the Sunglasses experience). Their first full–length, on Lefse Records, drops any second now. March 10, Live Wire. March 12, Hang Fire. CS

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Free your mind and your art will follow: Two examples from the ‘Psychedelic’ exhibit. (Left) “Breakthrough” by Michael Velliquette. Collection of the Guillermo Nicolas. (Right) “Trinity” by Philip Taaffe. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery.

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After its unique opening reception last week, which included rock ‘n’ roll, go–go dancers and a light show, it’s clear the Jepson’s new exhibit “Psychedelic” isn’t the usual fare. An ambitious exhibit of contemporary artists created by David Rubin, Curator of Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the show

is colorful — literally and figuratively — and a survey of what Rubin describes as “the psychedelic sensibility,” and its lasting influence. Rubin’s long, strange trip spans from the height of the psychedelic movement in the late 1960s up through the present day, laying out a path along which ideas of color and form have matured and spread through the art world over the last four decades. While conventional associations with the term often lead to images of Grate-

ful Dead posters or Santana album covers, the show is significantly less rock n roll (in a strictly pop culture, musical sense) than one might assume. It is, however, far out, vibrant and unafraid of experimentation. We spoke with Rubin while he was in town for last week’s opening and gallery talk. Here are some of highlights. The meaning of “psychedelic” as it applies to the show: For the purpose of this exhibition, the

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On the colorful legacy of the psychewere just the realities. I had to trim the whole show down. delic movement: I’m very happy with the way it ended How we look at color really changed in up. In the best of best worlds, sure, I the 1960s. Not only because of the influwould have loved to have blown everyence of psychedelic posters and album body away with all 73 artists, but we’ve covers and light shows and lava lamps and all that, but television shifted from still blown people away with a slightly black and white to color in the early revamped way of doing it. 1960s, so in the 50s we lived in a black Talking about the same thing in difand white world by comparison. ferent ways: The show starts in the 1960s and The distinction is between abstraction goes all the way to almost the present and representation...In the case of artists day. Artists have used this palette and like Al Held or Victor Vasarely, they’re this sensibility for years for a variety of still depicting the cosmos. They see the purposes and in a variety of mediums cosmos in a more abstract language, ranging from paintings to sculpture to whereas someone like Alex full scale installation art. Grey sees the cosmos in Some people may tend a more representational to confuse the psychedelic mode. One of the things era with something very that’s prevalent in the show different, which we’re is breaking down the baraddressing here. When we riers between the material say, “that’s really psycheand the immaterial, seeing delic,” we’re not always the metaphysical world just referring to a time period, as an extension of the physiwe’re referring to color cal world. In that sense, it’s and space and imagery almost like a spectrum that was born during that where representation is at era. That was a pretty one end and abstraction is short lived era. It didn’t at the other end, and then last very long, but its there are all these hybrids in impact has been lasting. between. It can veer one way That’s what people may or the other. If you look at undervalue, is that the Alex Grey, and you look at impact has been lasting. Al Held, you’ve got visionThis exhibition proves the ary and totally abstract, but impact is lasting and it they’re both depicting the continues to flourish. cosmos. They’re just seeing it in different ends of the Pop culture versus fine language scale. art: There’s a real distinction On feeling good without between the posters and drugs: the memorabilia and the This show is very much fine art. This show really about experience. It’s a very reveals how the posters A Savannah Arts Academy participatory show. In this and the memorabilia inwork, whether it’s painting fluenced the fine art, along ‘go-go dancer’ from last week’s opening party or installation, the work inwith other factors. volves the viewer in a way where you’re really part of Planning an exhibit durthe art work. It’s a very optimistic show. ing a recession: It’s one you come away feeling a good We can only show so much do to logisvibe from and you don’t have to take tical and economic factors. The book anything that could be harmful to your that we produced for the show features body or illegal to get that experience. cs the work of 73 artists and tells the real story, the full story that I wanted to tell. The exhibition is like a Whitman Psychedelic Sampler based on what’s supportable When: Runs through May 29 and logistically possible. Where: The Telfair’s Jepson Center, 207 The recession hit while I was working W. York St. on this show. There’s a large expense Info: www.telfair.org Cost: Museum admission to organizing a group show like this, where you have to bring work in from a lot of different places. It boils down to shipping and crating expense. Those

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With Fahrenheit 451, SCAD examines a future where books are strictly off-limits

by Bill DeYoung

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In Ray Bradbury’s futuristic story Fahrenheit 451, a group of brutish law enforcers called the Firemen are responsible for “disciplining” anyone caught with books. The paper is instantly burned, and things don’t go so well for the possessor, either. The truly scary thing is, in this future, burning isn’t necessary all that much any more. “We just shun intellectualism,” one of the Firemen says. Observes another character: “The public stopped reading of its own accord.” Sharon Ott is directing Bradbury’s own stage adaptation of his 1953 novel this weekend at the Lucas Theatre. “It’s almost like the state apparatus to actually burn books is now so imbedded in our culture that we don’t really, in some ways, need the Firemen,” she observes. “The future is already upon us, and inside us, burrowed in, in a horrific way.” Ott is at the top of a massive pyramid for this multi–media production. More than 120 people – SCAD actors, technicians, videographers, artists and animators – have been collaborating for several months to bring Fahrenheit 451 into the 21st century. “The genius of it is, it’s 50–some years later and it’s still a completely prescient cautionary tale,” says Ott. “In some ways the play is less dated than the novel, because Bradbury had to cut out a lot of the sci–fi fiction writing that’s in the

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SCAD performers Meg Kelly and David Bonham rehearse a scene from Fahrenheit 451

novel. “But the core of it, the knowledge that he had when he wrote it back in the mid 20th century, that society was headed for a place where people forgot humanist values, and forgot the power of thinking, he’s dead–on right. It’s scarier than ever now, because it’s right upon us.” Fireman Guy Montag is the troubled central character in Fahrenheit 451; he’s part of a fascist, hedonistic society where absolute law is enforced absolutely, and those who still believe in free thinking are outlaws, hiding in the forest and reading books out loud to one another, constantly looking over their shoulders should the Firemen discover them. Bradbury’s visceral novel is a beloved classic of the sci–fi genre. For Ott, the key to accepting the stage play is the very fact that Bradbury himself penned the script, after expressing his dissatisfaction with the 1966 film adaptation by French screenwriter and director Francois Truffaut. “Any narrative work of fiction works differently when it’s adapted to a stage play,” Ott points out. “There’s no chance to really do the same thing, because the experience of reading a novel is so much different than the experience of seeing a play.

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“Bradbury said he just sat back and let the characters speak to him more, knowing that he had to convey the story more in dialogue form and not with descriptive narrative. “I think he disagreed with a lot of the things Truffaut did in his film version, but he picked up on a couple of the things he liked. He changed the end of the story. He wrote very eloquently, too, about why he made those changes for the play, which has a very different feel from the novel.” Ott believes the plays retains the essence of Bradbury’s original story. “It’s creepy in a different way,” she says. “Some of the narrative creepiness that really is the strength of the novel can’t be there onstage, except maybe through

what we can do in terms of atmosphere.” That atmosphere is being created through a complex combination of effects, video technology, animation and art. “We’re doing things that I’ve never seen anybody try,” the director points out. “So some of it is the kind of experimentation that a major university can attempt. And should attempt. And at SCAD, that’s what we are. So why not give it a try?” It’s the wave of the future, Ott says, although she’s adamant that adding technology will never completely replace the essential experience of live theater. “But since it’s at SCAD, and this is something President Wallace is interested in, and the school is interested in, how can we stretch the boundaries of using different sorts of media in the service of narrative?” CS Fahrenheit 451 Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. When: At 8 p.m. March 9–12; at 3 p.m. March 13 Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 with senior, military or student ID, $5 with valid SCAD ID. Tickets are free with valid SCAD ID for March 9 performance only Online: scadboxoffice.com

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The authors, Roberts (left) and Howard-Oglesby (right) spent years gathering information on their subjects. (Above) The book cover.

Savannah’s Black ‘First Ladies’

Two local women capture the stories of women who broke barriers in Georgia’s first city by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

In the transition from Black History Month to Women’s History Month, the book, Savannah’s Black “First Ladies” Vol. 1, by locals Pamela Howard–Oglesby and Brenda Roberts is the bridge to cross. The compilation of biographical vignettes highlights accomplishments of African American women who were the first to break through the glass ceilings set forth by race and gender in Savannah and the state of Georgia – from School Superintendent to City Council member and beyond. Oglesby and Roberts sought out the stories of these women, often unsung heroes of the numerous smaller skirmishes for equality, for two reasons; first to preserve their stories, and second to help inspire young women to understand and appreciate women who made a difference locally rather than emulating celebrities and entertainers. We sat down with the authors for coffee recently to discuss inspiration, process and capturing history that was nearly lost.

yeah, and the wife,” – but these women are doing miraculous things as well. We wanted to honor and uplift the African American female. Who better to do that than two African American females?

With the scope of significant African American achievement in the history of Savannah, why only focus on women?

Who did you write this book for? Is it a historical document or is there a specific audience you wanted to reach?

Pamela Howard–Oglesby: Because no one else had focused on women. There is no other project like this. You found history books about places, events, men – and as a sidebar, they might say “oh

Pamela Howard–Oglesby: Girls and young women – not just African Americans – maybe some young men, but more so the ladies. We want to try to get this information imparted to

You’ve got a mix of ladies in the book, some who are still with us, and some who are historical figures, how did you go about finding all this biographical information? Brenda Roberts: All that was me. Long days at the library and the Georgia Historical Society reading old newspapers – the Savannah Morning News wasn’t keeping a lot of history back in the 1800s about African Americans so I had to go with the Tribune and the Herald, who had a lot of information. Georgia Historical is great. They have a lot of stuff.

young girls. Number one, to show them whose shoulders they stand on, and number two, who they can look up to as mentors so they don’t look at people in the entertainment world. Those are wonderful people, but are these girls ever going to meet them or become someone like them? We were trying to show them women right here among them, might be a teacher, someone they can interact with. A big part of the book is discussing how a lot of these women grew up around here. Is it important to de–mystify them to these girls, and help them realize that these women who accomplished so much are no different than the young girls who are reading this? Brenda Roberts: Absolutely. Being that I’m an educator, I work with young people, and I see who they tend to emulate and idolize. The book is about women who live and work in this community – maybe church members, neighbors – you can go and talk to that person, and they will sit down and listen. They will talk to you about how to position yourself to be successful. If this is what you want to do, then this is what you’ll have to do, and these are the sacrifices you’ll have to make. It would be wonderful for them to look right in their community, as opposed to trying to emulate and imitate someone they will never ever meet.

Pamela Howard–Oglesby: This is what we’re trying to bring about, that we all come together and older women start telling the younger women, this is what you want in life and this is how you have to get there. How many of the stories in here do you think would’ve been completely lost in history had you not gone back and scooped them up? Pamela Howard–Oglesby: Practically all of them. Dr. McKane and Mother Beasley were documented. Brenda Roberts: But the rest of them, they probably would have let them go. A lot of them didn’t think that their stories were worthy of being in a book. Nobody else was making a big deal out of it, but it’s a big deal. You paved the way. You broke the proverbial ceiling, and it’s not as hard for the ones who come behind you because you’ve gone through the hard stuff and the obstacles and rejection. When you’re the first, you catch all the flak. cs

Savannah’s Black “First Ladies” is available now at several local shops including E.Shaver Book Sellers, The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, African Diaspora, and the Visitors Center Gift Shop.

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Review: Mallory Pearce’s The Low Country by J.R. Roseberry

Mallory Pearce, who returned to his boyhood home on Tybee Island in 1990 after 35 years of creating animated educational films in Los Angeles, is the island’s best known naturalist. Some say Pearce, who promoted ecological preservation while serving as a Tybee city councilman, never saw a tree he didn’t feel compelled to hug. He developed his love of the environment while roaming around Tybee and Oatland Islands as a teenager, then studied under and became a disciple of Eugene Odum at the University of Georgia prior to receiving his B.S. in ecology from the University of Chicago and M.A. in film making at UCLA. A talented calligrapher and accomplished illustrator and artist, Pearce has long been enamored of the writings of Henry David Thoreau and, like Thoreau, kept his own journals for years.

Now he has mixed the information from those journals along with his extensive ecological background, multi– faceted artistic talent and true love of nature into a delightful new book. The Low Country: A Naturalist’s Field Guide to Coastal Georgia, the Carolinas, and North Florida, published by The Saltmarsh Press and featuring a foreword by noted conservationist Janisse Ray, should prove to be a valuable companion for both serious naturalists and anyone who simply enjoys an occasional walk in the park. It is filled with meticulous and delightful illustrations of flora and fauna which are native to or simply passing

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Are you interested in swifts, swallows, cormorants, anhinga, egrets or herons? They, along with dozens of other birds, are in the book along with descriptions of their mating and nesting habits and how they feed their young. Fresh and saltwater reptiles, including turtles, snakes and alligators, are also included, along with more information than you can shake a stick at about trees, plants, fruits and flowers. Accompanied by this book you can plop down on any beach; beside any stream, pond or swamp, or in the middle of any field or forest in the area and quickly feel surrounded by old friends as you check the information it contains about them. But even if you are not an avid reader, you’ll be smitten with the beautiful illustrations. These are works of art and the real treasures to be found in Pearce’s new book. cs

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given in this dish, and to chef ’s credit, it does not overwhelm. It was a satisfying and pleasing meal — and an example of the authenticity the chef delivers. Two thoughts however. First, a small bread offering would have been a good idea, especially when confronted with the remaining, seductively flavored broth. Second, kick up the Andouille. It wasn’t wholly flavorless — but should present with more power in this complex range of flavors. There was attentive service from some of my favorite Savannah servers who came over to Brasserie from other gigs. The inviting bar is well stocked, and offers a small, dynamic wine list that will also vary with seasonal menus. There are plenty of beer choices — know that premium imports are served room temperature. A tip of the beret to Chef John and his wife, Amber. They worked long and hard to get Brasserie open, and the response has been overwhelming. This is one to watch folks — and experiment with as Chef John grows into his own place. 529 E. Liberty St./238–0045 Mon– Sat lunch 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Thur–Sat dinner 5–10 p.m. (Adding Wed night after St. Pat’s Day) www.brasserie529.com

When Guinness isn’t enough... On the one day of the year when everyone is Irish, it only seems fitting to outfit the beer fridge with authentic Irish beers — or at least darned good domestic mimics. Sure, Guinness has been the quintessential St. Patrick’s Day beer, but there are plenty of other choices. Here are some favorites of mine: From Porterhouse Brewing Co.: A stone’s throw from Dublin, in the Bray and Wicklow areas, you’ll find this brewery crafting a handful of nicely elegant beers. You don’t have to visit Ireland — ask your stockist (tip o’ the old world hat) to score these beers for you. The distinctive pull ring closure is the most obvious feature of the three Porterhouse beers I sampled. Oyster Stout is brewed with real oyster and surprised me with it remarkable balance and disjunctive, enjoyable flavor. Wrasslers Full Stout is made to a recipe originally brewed in the early 1900s — a stout like your grandfather used to drink. It’s full in every way with generous quantities of roast grain for flavor. Porterhouse Red is a very traditional Irish Red Ale that balances refreshing hops with naturally sweet yeast and caramel tinged malts. Even better news: None of the trio surpasses 5 percent ABV. But wait, there’s more! I recently told you about Stranford Lough beers — and it’s St. Patrick’s Best label is showing in force around the city’s shelves. The wort for this beer is made in Ireland, dehydrated — then reconstitutes and finished under contract with American brewers. The beer is a bitter, but maintains a nice, light character — and an ABV of 4.2 percent. Eye’s open too for Legbiter Ale – a golden ale that as big on hops as many of it’s American craft beer competitors. If the imports are sold out, don’t fret. There are plenty of American– made beers made to satisfy your Old World beer palate. Victory Donnybrook Stout is a well made stout that seems to be the American giving Guinness serious competition. Roasty with a bitter finish – it’s the Yank’s tweak to dear old Guinness. Boston–based Harpoon Brewing Co. has rallied to market with plenty of its Celtic Ale. The flavor is malty and complex with a moderate hop finish that makes for a medium bodied, smooth, rich beer. Among my other favorite Stouts to consider are Victory Storm King and Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout. Need a Stout with training wheels? Try milk stouts — beers that are sweeter and more creamy. Brands to watch for are Left Hand Milk Stout and Duck Rabbit Milk Stout. The addition of lactose sugar makes these beers less bitter and creamy. cs

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Photographs by Diane Booker and Leslie Wilkes — An exhibit of work by two women who found second careers as photographers. Work includes dramatic, black and white shots inspired by nature. Opening reception: March 11, 5:30-7:30pm Hospice Savannah Gallery , 1352 Eisenhower Dr., http://www.hospicesavannahhelps.org/

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Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art — An exhibition tracing the development of psychedelic art over the past 40+ years. Runs through May 29. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www. telfair.org/

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The Conspirator is coming I keep running into people who say they’ve just seen the trailer for The Conspirator, the Robert Redford–directed historical drama that was filmed in Savannah over the last months of 2009. Some of us who saw The Conspirator in November – it was the surprise “Director’s Choice” film at the Savannah Film Festival – might not be so excited about its big national opening. Personally, I thought it was long and one–dimensional, playing out like an episode of Law and Order set inside a 19th century military prison. Whatever. See for yourself when The Conspirator opens – in theaters everywhere, as they say – on April 15. File your tax return in the mailbox or online first. The American Film Company, which produced the film, has launched a website, with info, images and snappy new graphics. See conspiratorthemovie.com.

Down in the swamp They’ll be rockin’ in Waycross this weekend, at the annual Swamptown GetDown Musical Festival unspools on the Okefenokee Fairgrounds. The event (March 11 and 12) includes performances by Levi Lowrey of the Zac Brown Band, and a bunch of rock, blues and country bands from southern Georgia and northern Florida. It’s a camping (both primitive and powered), RV, outdoor experience, with food, drink, jewelry and clothing vendors selling their stuff. Weekend tickets are $20; see swamptowngetdown.com.

Loose ends • In my story last week on the Asbury Memorial Theatre production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, I reported that librettist W.S. Gilbert had, unlike his writing partner Arthur Sullivan, not been knighted by the queen. Had I delved a little further into the history of the matter, I would have discovered that Queen Victoria did indeed bestow knighthood on Gilbert – in 1907, seven years after Sullivan’s death, and more than a dozen after their final collaboration. The Mikado continues this weekend at Asbury. • The good old Marshall Tucker Band is coming back to town – for a performance on April 28 as part of the Savannah Shrinefest. While we’re in this sort of territory, the Little River Band has an April 1 date at the Westin Resort on Hilton Head Island. • The Student Government of Savannah State University is bringing in film director Spike Lee for a lecture Wednesday, March 23. Admission to the 7 p.m. event, Spike Lee: America Through My Lens, is free for SSU students. Other students (with valid ID) can get tickets for $5, and tickets for the general public are $10. They’re available on the SSU campus, in the King-Frazier Book Store. Lee’s most recent film, If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, is a further investigation into the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. It followed his acclaimed HBO documentary film When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. CS

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It’s nice to see that, when it comes to producing quality animated features, Hollywood studios have managed to change their, uh, toon. For many years, Pixar was the only outfit consistently releasing choice animated movies, but it finally appears that other studios’ specialized departments are finally getting the hang of it. Disney has recently regained some of its old mojo, while DreamWorks and Universal have managed to lay their hands on more worthy material than what was previously being offered. Of course, let’s not go overboard with the praise: For every Rango, there’s inevitably a Gnomeo & Juliet. Still, the pleasures of Rango are vast enough to wash away the bitter aftertaste left by any of the feeble family films of late, although

I suppose I should hasten to add that Rango isn’t a kid flick by any stretch of the imagination: Instead of a G rating, it sports a PG, and I daresay even a PG–13 wouldn’t have been out of line. Then again, that’s perfectly in line with a work that in its finest moments comes across

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THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU One person’s religious beliefs are often another person’s existentialist theories, and The Adjustment Bureau offers plenty of theological fodder to go around. Because it tinkers with notions involving God and chance and

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destiny and all that other stuff that’s fun to discuss whether under or over the influence, it might turn off those types of folks who badly misunderstood Martin Scorsese’s brilliant and heartfelt Christian ode, The Last Temptation of Christ. Other viewers, however, might appreciate the movie’s ability to question omniscient authority with the proper mix of reverence and reflection. Based on a short story by Hollywood’s go–to sci–fi author Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report, etc.), this stars Matt Damon as aspiring U.S. senator David Norris, who, on the night of a humbling defeat, meets promising dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt). The pair are instantly attracted to one another, but David soon learns from the members of a shadowy cabal that they are never meant to be together. Yet these imposing figures in long coats and hats aren’t just any muscle men – they’re actually spiritual beings who help keep our world in balance by following the orders of the so–called “Chairman.” But David refuses to accept his fate, leading the ethereal enforcers to resort to strong–arm tactics to contain the situation. The film’s notion that true love conquers all would fall flat with the wrong leads, but Damon and Blunt possess a lovely, laid–back chemistry that allows us to believe in their union. Because their casting is so apt, The Adjustment Bureau often feels like a romantic yarn first and a fantasy flick second, with some nifty chase sequences thrown in for good measure. And that’s fine, because viewers who potentially might analyze the spiritual slant and find it lacking can at least take comfort in the fact they spent their money on an affecting love story.

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as a Coen Brothers film with anthropomorphic animals instead of flesh–and– blood humans. Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has teamed with Johnny Depp and The Aviator scripter John Logan to fashion a frequently warped and always humorous quasi–Western in which a chameleon (voiced by Depp) who had previously enjoyed the comfy life of a family pet winds up in the dusty town of Dust, where he gets elected sheriff after convincing the locals that he’s one tough hombre. Rango is so imaginatively realized in terms of its camera angles and backdrops that the sense of detail brings to mind a live–action flick rather than an animated one – it’s no surprise to see ace cinematographer Roger Deakins (True Grit) listed in the closing credits as “visual consultant.” As for the narrative, it’s a film buff ’s delight, expertly incorporating elements from, among others, Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Westerns, Apocalypse Now and, with its plot thread of the villain trying to control a town’s water rights(!), Chinatown. For the PG set, the classic line “Forget it, Jake; it’s Chinatown” will have no relevance, but “Remember it, Jake; it’s Rango” will. Speaking of forgetting, that’s the best option when confronted with Gnomeo & Juliet, a toon take on, what else, William Shakespeare’s immortal Romeo & Juliet. Here, the majority of the characters are garden gnomes who come to life whenever the humans aren’t around. As in the original text, the families of the boy (voiced by James McAvoy) and girl (Emily Blunt) are constantly feuding, making their love a forbidden one. But unlike Rango, the film is strictly for small children, with only a few shout–outs to Shakespeare and a happy ending grafted onto the proceedings. The music score relies on slightly altered versions of Elton John standards, and while it’s always nice to hear his classics in any form, they’re usually integrated into the story in only the most perfunctory manner. Honestly, for all the difference it would make, they could have just booted the EJ tunes and instead employed, say, Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” or Cee Lo’s “F***k You.”

Hall Pass

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scenes. But it’s certainly better than those dreadful Adam Sandler–Dennis Dugan collaborations, which allow their male characters to remain infantile with no repercussions – in contrast, the immature guys in these other movies are allowed to grow through their trials and tribulations. At the same time, it’s important not to oversell Hall Pass, which unfortunately goes on too long and runs out of steam before it comes to a close. Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis play Rick and Fred, suburban hubbies who spend all their time ogling other women and imagining all the fun they could be having were they still single. They love their wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate, respectively) but crave some excitement in their staid lives. After some debate, the ladies – who, it must be noted, are sharper than their spouses and have long figured out the rationale behind their gooberish, sex–crazed behavior – elect to give their fellows a “hall pass,” the opportunity to take a week off from marriage and do anything their suddenly single hearts (and other organs) desire. But getting back into the swingers’ swing of things is harder than the men imagined, leading them to mistake Applebee’s for a place to find hotties and employing pickup lines that surely have never worked in this planet’s entire history (“Are you from Ireland? Cuz seeing you, I feel my penis Dublin”). Like most Farrelly flicks, Hall Pass is perfectly cast straight down the line: Wilson contributes a sensitivity that’s integral to his character’s confusion, and Richard Jenkins scores some laughs as an unlikely chick–magnet. Fischer and Applegate are fine as well, and it’d be nice to see them (especially Applegate) land even meatier roles that would really allow them to show off their talents.

Perhaps in an effort to compete with the industry’s younger raconteurs of raunch, the Farrellys go all–out with the gross–outs, leading to mixed results (two scenes featuring bowel movements is at least one – and probably two – too many). This, combined with a sloppy third act as well as the whopping screen time given to an annoying minor character (a crazed barista played by Derek Waters), admittedly dilutes much of the film’s impact. Still, it’s memorable enough to get a passing recommendation from me.

BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son isn’t like Some Like It Hot; instead, it’s like every other witless sequel meant to prolong the life cycle of a flailing franchise. Like it or not, the fact remains that there’s not much to like here, and it only escapes a bomb rating because it’s more irritating than offensive – like an ant crawling across a countertop rather than a roach roosting in the cereal box. The second sequel to the 2000 box office hit Big Momma’s House, this finds Martin Lawrence again cast as FBI agent Malcolm Turner, donning the wig and fat suit once more to elude some Russian mobsters. The added, uh, hilarity comes with the notion that Malcolm’s stepson Trent (Brandon T. Jackson) must also disguise himself as a female – in his case, a student named Charmaine. Together, Madea – excuse me, Big Momma – and Charmaine head to an all–girls arts school to uncover some evidence that will put away the criminals on their trail. Big Momma gets romantically wooed by a hefty caretaker (Faizon Love) who’s into hefty women, Charmaine ogles the young ladies as they strip down to their

Unknown

I don’t mind that Unknown, which builds on Liam Neeson’s newly minted status as a tortured action hero, is utterly ridiculous. Why? Because within the constraints of its absurdity, it always manages to play fair with the audience. This is a radical departure from many contemporary thrillers in which the filmmakers are so focused on the twist ending that they barrel toward that destination with little rhyme or reason. The result is invariably a storyline riddled with plotholes and saddled with, let’s face it, a twist that was pretty easy to spot in the first place. But Unknown isn’t like that. It starts with Dr. Martin Harris (Neeson) and his wife (January Jones) arriving in Berlin to attend a conference. A subsequent accident while riding in a taxi cab leaves him with a moderate case of amnesia, able to recall his identity but not the details surrounding the accident – and utterly unable to explain why his wife insists that another man (Aidan Quinn) is the real Martin Harris. Alone in a foreign land, Martin tries to piece the mystery together with the help of the cab driver (Diane Kruger), whose illegal–immigrant status makes her reluctant to get involved, and an elderly private detective (German national treasure Bruno Ganz), who’s hoping to recapture a smidgen of the excitement he enjoyed during his time as a member of the Stasi. Neeson is as compelling here as he was in his previous Euro–action yarn Taken, and the picture even makes some modest political jabs by presenting Kruger’s illegal immigrant as a

heroine who’s smart, resourceful and tough, an asset to the population of any country. Mostly, though, the film keeps its focus on its central mystery, and when everything is finally explained, we can quietly smile at its outlandishness while simultaneously applauding it for not insulting our intelligence.

Just Go With It

Adam Sandler’s latest catnip for knuckleheads, Just Go With It, is based on Cactus Flower, a farce that’s been the basis for a French play, a Broadway hit, and a motion picture starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn in her Oscar–winning role. But here’s the thing: Not until I actually saw the words “Cactus” and “Flower” during the end credits did I even realize this was supposed to be another adaptation of that venerable comedy. Upon reflection, it certainly contains similar ingredients to the 1969 film I caught on VHS years ago, but they’ve been buried under so much narrative rubble that my cluelessness was understandable. It’s a shame, because the base story – the usual formula about a man (in this case, Sandler’s plastic surgeon) who spends all his time chasing the wrong woman (Brooklyn Decker’s school teacher) before realizing that the Right One (Jennifer Aniston’s office assistant) was by his side all along – is workable, there are a few genuine chuckles (certainly more than in the atrocious Grown Ups, which contained, uh, maybe one). And – shocker! – the child actors (Bailee Madison and Griffin Gluck) have more personality than the usual plastic moppets dragged out for these types of films. continued on page 50

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But any potential is negated by bad casting choices – not Sports Illustrated swimsuit bombshell Decker, who fulfills the minimal demands of her role, but screen irritant Nick Swardson, a useless Dave Matthews and a slumming Nicole Kidman – and the typical Sandler–Dugan concessions to fratboy humor. Whether it’s a kid pooping on Swardson’s hand or Sandler describing his own poop as “black pickles,” these witless interludes destroy the film’s raison d’ tre: its romcom convictions. After all, it’s hard to snuggle with your sweetie in the auditorium when both hands are required to cover your nose and mouth.

THE EAGLE It’s a tricky business, casting the roles of Romans in period spectacles. It’s not that Americans are expecting actual Italians in these parts – on the contrary, with rare exception, we’ve long been conditioned to believe that Roman soldiers, emperors and the like sound best with British (or Australian) accents. We accepted Russell Crowe in Gladiator and Malcolm McDowell in Caligula; we did not accept John Wayne

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as the Centurion overseeing Christ’s crucifixion in The Greatest Story Ever Told (you haven’t lived until you hear The Duke drawl, “Truly, this man was the son of God”). So here we have the capable character actor Denis O’Hare (Michael Clayton, Milk, etc.), yet when he speaks as Roman officer Lutorius in The Eagle, his flat Yankee drone is enough to make the ears bleed. Similar instances of awkwardness can be found throughout this adaptation of Rosemary Sutcliff ’s novel The Eagle of the Ninth, which casts dull Channing Tatum as Marcus Aquila, an honorably discharged Roman officer who marches into enemy territory (specifically, the nether regions of Britain) to retrieve the titular golden emblem with only a surly slave (Billy Elliot’s Jamie Bell) by his side. The Eagle is a handsome production, but Jeremy Brock’s ornate script flags at key junctures, and director Kevin Macdonald never convinces us that this is anything more than actors playing dress–up. For a comparable lack of verisimilitude, I’d rather just stay home and pop Mel Brooks’ History of the World: Part I into the DVD player – a line like “The eagle is not a piece of metal. The eagle is Rome” doesn’t stand a chance against the likes of “Don’t get saucy with me, Bernaise!”

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The script by Elizabeth Meriwether starts with a good idea for a thought–provoking movie for adults: An emotionally blocked woman, Emma (Natalie Portman), and a perpetually peppy nice guy, Adam (Ashton Kutcher), find themselves attracted to each other, but because she’s afraid of commitment, they agree to function only as “f@#$ buddies,” satisfying each other’s carnal urges whenever the need arises. No Strings Attached could have been fascinating had it made an honest attempt at exploring whether such a union could really work. At least Portman’s natural thespian talent keeps her character watchable; that’s more than can be said about the limited Kutcher, though his presence certainly doesn’t undermine a movie as trivial as this one. CS

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Chatham County Democratic Party

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Heads up Savannah PEACE NIKS: Just War and Non Violence curriculum. Free and open to the public at 6:30 at the UU Beloved Community 1001 E. Gwinnett. This 8-sesssion class will look at what makes war just and the history and practice of non-violence. Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. For info, contact uubc2@aol.com

An evening benefiting the Habersham YMCA featuring food, live music, a silent auction and more. Call 354-6223 for more info. March 11, 6-10pm at Bonna Bella Yacht Club. Advance tickets: $40/person, $70/couple. $45/person at the door.

Pierogie Sale

Baba’s Kitchen. 10am-noon, 1st Sat. of every month; March 5th, April 2, May 7 and by appointment. ph. 912-826-5176 or e-mail babas. pierogies@gmail.com St. Mary Magdalene Sisterhood 1625 Fort Howard Rd. Rincon, GA 31326

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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Savannah Tea Party

meets the first Monday (excluding Holidays) of each month from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the SRP offices located at 11 East 73rd Street. All persons interested in America’s Future are invited. Contact Marolyn Overton at 912-598-7358 for additional info.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinderblock wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique. In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

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The Savannah Parrot Head Club hosts their annual benefit for the Memorial Foundation’s Prostate Cancer Fund. Saturday, March 26, 11:30am-6pm. Starts at Wild Wing Cafe before moving around the city. Party with a purpose. $25/ticket, includes event t-shirt, raffle tix and more. Get a registration form at www. savannahphc.com - deadline for registration is March 12.

Monday, March 28th at the Club at Savannah Harbor. All funds raised will benefit local inner city Scout-Reach youth. Registration includes lunch, dinner, team photo and gift for every participant. This is a 4-person scramble format. Entry deadline is March 23rd. 912-9277272 or online at www.bsasavannah.org

Hope House of Savannah

A nonprofit housing program for homeless women and their children. Hope House is requesting donation of new or gently used furniture for its transitional housing program, Peeler House. Pick-up can be arranged and a tax deductible letter will be provided. Call 236-5310.

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The Savannah Derby Devils host this Kiss-aPig campaign event for the American Diabetes Association. Strap on some skates with the Derby Devils at Starcastle for the night. $25/person. Advance tickets only via website. No doors sales. March 23, 5:30-7:30pm. www. savannahderby.com

St. Baldrick’s Event

Raise awareness and funds to cure childhood cancer by participating in Savannah’s St. Baldrick’s Event at Savannah City Market Saturday March 12th from noon to 5 pm. Go to www.stbaldricks.org/events/SavannahCityMarket to find out who in Savannah is shaving the way to Conquer Childhood Cancer!

Yoga Marathon

Louie’s Kids and COPE are readying for the first Yoga Marathon in historic Forsyth Park on April 9, 12-3pm. Louie’s Kids and COPE are raising money to help fight childhood obesity. Visit www.louieskids.org/yoga for more info or contact sbaker@copeforchange.org

Call for Entries AWOL’s Theater Arts Program

All Walks of Life’s Theater Arts Program is looking for experienced staff to assist with its next annual production, which will begin in September. Positions include Stage Manager, Assistant Director, Choreographer, and Set Designer. All applicants should turn in headshot,resume, and sample of design or portfolio. E-mail: kgreen@awolinc.org. For more info: www.awolinc.org

Call for Craftspeople

Local fine arts and crafts gallery is looking for local and regional artisans, most specifically within the diciplines of metals, fibre/textiles, ceramics, furniture, 3-d and some 2-d with heavy emphasis on construction and assemblage. Please email amcraftsmansav(at)gmail( dot)com for artist guidelines.

Kids Who Care Scholarships

This spring, five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors from Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Bullock, Jasper, Liberty, Glynn, and Beaufort (SC) counties who have demonstrated a strong commitment to volunteerism and outstanding community involvement. Applications are due March 18, 2011 and are available online at jrleaguesav.org or call 912-790-1002.

Summer Music Scholarships

The Savannah Friends of Music will again provide Summer Music Scholarships to outstanding “rising” 9th through 12th grade music students who wish to attend summer music camps. Application forms may be obtained on the website savannahfriendsofmusic.com, by clicking “Summer Music Scholarships.” The deadline for applying is April 1. For questions, call 231-1989.

The old Hotel Tybee

Harry Spirides is collecting stories and photos from the old Hotel Tybee, which stood on the island from the late 1880s until its destruction in 1960. He’s working on a book about the historic establishment. Anyone with memories, memorabilia or anything else related to the hotel is asked to contact: hoteltybeebook@ oceanplaza.com or call 912-786-7777.

Working Woman of the Year nominations AWWIN is now accepting nominations for the AWWIN Top Ten Working Women of The Year Awards until March 31. The Gala and Silent Auction to honor the Top Ten will take place Friday, May 13, 2011 at 7:00PM at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. Nominations are open to all cities and states in the USA. Visit www.awwin.org for more info.

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A city wide scavenger hunt and pub crawl. Prizes for best team costume, first to finish, and more. Benefits Susan G. Komen and local breast cancer groups. March 19, starts at 2pm at Blowin’ Smoke. $20/person covers participation, t-shirt and oyster roast at the finish line. www.shamrockscramble.com

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$1 Gymnastics Class

Coach Wayne teaches gymnastics in the Savannah Mall every Saturday. Introductory class is $1. www.coachwayne.com, or call 912925-0800. Experimental and classical art. Draw and paint figurative or abstract. Choose the technique which interests you the most. Lean about other artists and art history. The teacher is a former art professor with two masters in art and 20 years of experience in teaching art. contact: 912-604-3281

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Beading Classes

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Building and implementing strategy

A workshop for nonprofits to learn the basics of how to design and implement a strategic plan. March 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the United Way Building, 428 Bull St. $90/GCN members; $130/non-members. Advance registration is required. Call 912-234-9688 for more info.

Career Opportunity Workshop

A workshop for job seekers and entrepreneurs. Learn about what skills employers want, effective job search techniques, resume writing, and more. March 12, 9am-noon or 2-5pm. ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard St. $79/person. Register at http://gainperspectives.eventbrite.com

Cheese making workshop

Learn to make mozzarella & ricotta. Class will consist of a demonstration, followed by handson learning. There will be take-home recipes. Participants need to bring rubber gloves. To reserve a spot, email: redearthfarm@yahoo. com Or call 912.557.1053 for more info. $20$40, sliding scale. March 26, 10am. Red Earth Farm, Reidsville, GA.

Coastal Savannah Writing Project

The CSWP will hold a series of “Super Strategy Saturdays,” designed to help area teachers improve their literacy teaching skills. 1/29: Digital storytelling strategies. 2/26: Memoir Writing & Reading Strategies. 3/26: Spring Strategies Conference for K-12 teachers. $25 per session or $60 for three sessions. A registration form is available at www.cswp. armstrong.edu.

Coastal Savannah Writing Project

A series of “Super Strategy Saturdays,” designed to help area teachers improve their literacy teaching skills. Two upcoming sessions: “Memoir Writing & Reading Strategies,” February 26, 9am–noon in AASU University Hall 131. “Spring Strategies Conference,” March 26, 8:30am-1pm in the Armstrong Center. $25/session or $60/3-sessions. Registration form is available at www.cswp.armstrong.edu

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. For information, e-mail cafecontigo@gmail.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. , Savannah

Drum lessons

Top-notch drum teacher doing winter special - $35 off five-pack of lessons. Learn to be the best at rock, blues, country, Motown, and more. Prepare for Savannah Arts, Berklee, Armstrong, Church drumming, or to rock out your own band. Working drummer with Masters in music excepting limited number of new

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DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, DWI, offenders, and anyone seeking to gain knowledge about the dangers of driving impaired. A must see for teenage drivers seeking a drivers license for the first time or teenage drivers who already received a license. The group meets once a month and the cost is $30.00. For more info: 912-443-0410.

Family Law Workshop

A 2-hour course for those representing themselves in a family legal action. 1st Tuesday of each month from 5:30-7:30 pm. The fee is $20 and provides forms and assistance in the filing of divorce, child custody modifications, legitimations or contempt legal actions. Preregistration is recommended. For info: www. mediationsavannah.com or call 912-465-6686.

again. Dust off your instrument every Monday night at Portman’s Music Store (Abercorn) at 6:30p.m. The cost is $30.00 per month. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Contact Pamela Kidd at 912-354-1500 for more info.

Non-Profit Program Management

A workshop on the essential elements of program management to help improve your nonprofit’s ability to manage programs, maintain accountability, and obtain funding. March 10, 1-4pm at the United Way Building, 428 Bull St. $90/GCN members; $130/non-members. Call 912-234-9688 for more info.

Production Assistant Training Seminar

Learn important lessons about how to succeed as a production assistant for work on film crews with instructor Kenny Chaplin. April 9, 8:45am-5:30pm. Armstrong Center, rm 126. 13040 Abercorn St. www.patrainingseminar. com

New to the area teacher with 10+ years experience has available openings for all beginner/intermediate students. Studio located 2 blocks from Daffin Park. Call 401-255-6921 to schedule a 1/2 price first lesson!

Offering a variety of business classes. Call 6523582. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street , Savannah

Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

Guitar, mandolin or bass guitar lessons. emphasis on theory, reading music and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. 912-232-5987

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month, 9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-2324232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Life Drawing Saturdays

A life drawing class. $10 for three hours. Work from a live model in a creative atmosphere. Contact LifeDrawingSavannah@gmail.com for more info. The Wormhole, 2307 Bull St. http://groups.google.com/group/LifeDrawingSavannah

Mindfulness Meditation Class

Instruction in mindfulness stress reduction meditation. Group practice with time for questions and comments. Wednesdays, 7:158:15pm. Yoga Co-op Savannah. 2424 Drayton St. $13/class (less with membership). www. yogacoopsavannah.com or 912-429-7264.

Music Lessons

New “mommy and me” music classes starting in Nov. Certified teacher with BA in Music Education. New classes offered for students ages 6 months-5 years. Private lessons also available for piano, woodwinds, brass, beginner guitar, and more! Contact Ms. Amy at msamyschoolofmusic@gmail.com or at 912-659-0993.

Needlework Class

“Savannah Squares” needlepoint stitch sampler class taught by Judy M. Greer features 25 different stitch techniques and a healthy dose of Savannah history. March 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15 from 1 to 5 pm at Twiggs Needlepoint, 2 East Liberty Street, Savannah. Class fee $150 includes all class materials. Phone 912/4475225 to register.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

A music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school or college and would like to have the opportunity to begin playing

Coastal MINIs

A Creative Writing and Reading discussion group that meets the 3rd Sunday of every month, 3:30-5pm at the new Savannah Mall Branch Library. Bring: Passages from any of your writing that you would like to read and passages from a book, publication, or production that you would like to share with the group. www.TellingOurStoriesPress.com for more information

Ongoing classes for beginners and experienced adults. We read, learn and talk. Everybody who likes to learn German is welcome and will have a lot of fun. Individual training and translations are available too. For more info, please call: 912-604 3281

Guitar, Bass & Double Bass Lessons

CCAD will be holding it’s next meeting on March 19, 2011 from 2:00pm to 7:00pm. Anyone interested in membership or in coming to future meetings can e-mail Tony Templeton, CCAD President, at ccadsavannah@yahoo.com.

Parents as Spiritual Guides

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. Savannah

German Classes

Chatham County Association for the Deaf

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

How do we nurture our children’s innate spirituality without strict dogma? The Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community offers Parents as Spiritual Guides, free and open to the public. This six-session class will be held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm at 1001 E. Gwinnett. Childcare can be provided with adv notice. For more info, contact 441-0328or uubc2@aol.com.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

is eligible to participate. Visit http://buccaneerregion.org/solo.html.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

Be bilingual. Call 272-4579. 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

Spring Art Classes

Spring Painting Classes - watercolor, acrylic, Chinese painting for hobby, meditation, fun, creativity. Ching Studio, 1 Blue Marlin Bay, Whitemarsh Island on route 80. Wednesdays, 2-4 pm Saturdays, 2-4 pm. To contact instructor Ching Levy, please call her at (912) 441-2214 or send E-mail to ma.artist@yahoo.com - www. chinglevy.com

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 14-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 Ms. Musheerah Owens 912-234-0525 ext.1506 The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www.thestarfishcafe.org/

Summer Art Camp

Summer Art Camps for Ages 5-11 at Art on the Park Studio conveniently located on Daffin Park. June 6-10 or June 20-24 for ages 5-7. Drawing Workshop for ages 8-11, June 13-16. Early bird rates available before May 6. Call 912.354.5988 or email tskart@yahoo.com for curriculum information and registration fees.

Clubs & Organizations Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. Generally meets on the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. Email: Kaza Ayersman, godzillaunknown@gmail.com or visit www.avegost.com

Buccaneer Region SCCA

is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license

Coastal Readers & Writers Circle

Dolphin Program Training

The Dolphin Project is hosting a dolphin program and training workshop at Memorial Health University Medical Center. March 26, 10am-noon. TDP is an all-volunteer, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the protection of wild estuarine Bottlenose dolphins and their environment for over 22 years. www.thedolphinproject.org or contact Peach: info@thedolphinproject.org

Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Meditation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call 912-695-2305 for more info. http://www.meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? It is the goal of this organization to attract a wide range of interested persons including, artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6pm. Email, Kathleen Thomas: exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

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

Honor Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending our area World War II veterans to Washington DC to visit the new WWII Memorial. All expenses are paid by Honor Flight Savannah, which is not a government-supported program. They depend on donations from the community to fund their efforts. For more info: www. honorflightsavannah.org

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Every Wed. 5:00PM at My House Consignments & More, 206 W. Broughton St. No fees. Wanna learn? We love to show what we know. Many different levels get together in the store. Talk, knit, share have fun! Call 912-236-4111

Low Country Turners

This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

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

National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees

Savannah Chapter 249. Next meeting will be held at Carey Hilliard’s Restaurant, 11111 Abercorn St. on March 10 at noon. Buffet, including drink and dessert, will be served at a cost of $13.25 per person (Tax and Tip included). For more info, contact John Thompson, 912927-1767 or jttcit@yahoo.com.

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

International fan and research group devoted to preserving and distributing old-time radio broadcasts from 1926 to 1962. Send e-mail to Jim Beshires at beshiresjim@yahoo.com or visit www.otrr.org.

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. For a nominal annual fee, members will receive monthly training sessions and seminars and have weekly runs of various distances. Kathy Ackerman,756-5865 or Billy Tomlinson 596-5965.

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 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn Street at 7:30 p.m. Call 308-2094, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Savannah

Safe Kids Savannah

Safe Kids Savannah, a coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries, holds a meeting on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Visit www.safekidssavannah. org or call 912-353-3148 for more info

Samaritan House Food Pantry

Reaching out to those in need in the Pooler/ Chatham area. For more info please call 912748-5847.

Savannah Adult Recreation Club

SARC has immediate plans for starting Adult Coed Sand Volleyball leagues, and Wiffle Ball leagues. Please contact MVPSportsSav@aol. com for more details. The also host the area’s only adult kickball league, starting March 27. Contact Andrew at SavannahKickball@aol.com

Savannah Adventure Club

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

Dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities include sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join. Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www. savannahadventureclub.com The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

Savannah Art Association

The non-for profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. The SAA offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Please call 912-232-7731 for more info.

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. 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 Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 7487020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@ aol.com.

Savannah Guardian Angels

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Savannah Jaycees

Meeting and information session held the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining the Jaycees to learn more. Must be 21-40 years old to join the chapter. 101 Atlas St. 912-353-7700 or www. savannahjaycees.com Jaycee Building, Savannah

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Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail Wendy Wilson at Wendyq1053@yahoo.com.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. 32 Bull St , Savannah http://www. savannahsunriserotary.org/

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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. 484-6710. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah

Savannah Wine Lovers

A sometimes formal group that also sometimes just gets together to drink wine. Visit http:// groups.google.com/group/savannah-wine-lovers.

Savannah Writers Group

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 precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Contact Carol North, 912920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 10-11. Activities include songs, stories, crafts, and games for young children and their caregivers. Free, no registration, drop-ins welcome. Call Trinity Lutheran Church for details 912-925-3940 or email KellyBringman@gmail.com Savannah Mall,

on the third Tuesday. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m. at meet at 207 E. Charlton St (Flannery O’Connor’s Childhood Home). Call 233-6014, facebook Peacock Guild or email peacockguild@ googlegroups.com for more info.

The Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St., each Monday. Anyone craving some good conversation is invited to drop by. No cost. For more info, email athenapluto@yahoo.com or look up The Philo Cafe on Facebook.

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

A club for enthusiasts of electronic music and instruments, including the theremin, synths, Mooger Foogers, jam sessions, playing techniques, compositions, gigs, etc. Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us.

Victorian Neighborhood Association

Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at the American Legion Hall located at 1108 Bull Street. For more info visit the VNA website at: vna.club.officelive.com Savannah

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

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets the second Tuesday of every month (except October), 6:00 pm at Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner Street. Call 912-232-3549 or email chesteraellis@comcast.net for more information.

Conferences CSWA-SAV Conference

Annual Professional Conference sponsor by Clinical Social Work Association of Savannah will be March 24 & 25 at the Coastal Georgia Center. The conference will address Sexual and Pornography Addictions and Other Compulsive Behaviors. 1st day - 7 core credit hours and 2nd day - 5 ethics credits will be awarded. Registration information can be found at socialworksavannah.com.

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Southern Wings

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance. Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes are held Monday through Friday at the St. Pius X Family Resource Center. Classes start at $25.00 per month. For more information call 912-631-3452 or 912272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@gmail.com

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Adult Intermediate Ballet

Local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit www. southernwingz.com Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Free Spinning fiber into yarn group meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm. Wild Fibre, 6 East Liberty Street (near Bull St.) Call for info: 912-238-0514

Tarde en Espanol

Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 236-8566.

The 13th Colony Patriots

A Tea Party group that meets the 13th of each month at Logan’s Road House at 6pm. 11301 Abercorn St. Open to the public. Dedicated to the preservation of the United States Constitution and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. www.13thcolonypatriots.com or call 912-596-5267.

The Peacock Guild

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Monthly meetings for the Writer’s Salon are held on first Tuesday and the Book Club meets

St. Pius Family Resource Center,

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round. (912) 921-2190 The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads ,

African Dance & Drum

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

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1-3:30pm. Open to the public. Cost $3.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@yahoo. com. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

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Saturday, March 19, at the Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Intermediate Cha-Cha lesson from 78:00pm, followed by dancing until 10:30pm. For USA Dance members: $10/single, $15/ couples; and for non-members $15/single, $20/couples. For more info, contact Jamie at 912-308-9222, or visit the website at www. usadancesavannah.org.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912-5960889 or www.cairoonthecoast.com

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

The perfect class for those with little to no dance background. Cybelle has been formally trained and has been performing for over a decade. $15/class. Tues: 7-8pm. Visit www. cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091 Private classes are also available. Walk-ins are welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave.

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, Savannah

Ceili Club

Experience Irish Culture thru Irish social dancing. No partner or experience needed. Learn the basics of Irish Ceili dancing. 7176 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Mondays at 7:30 p.m. For more info email PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com.

Dance classes

Classes available in Latin, ballroom and other styles. Certified instructors available. No partner necessary. No talent? No problem! Wedding programs available. All ages welcome. Savannah Ballroom, 11 Travis St. www. savannahballroomdancing.com

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, Savannah

Irish Dance Classes

Salsa Classes

Learn Salsa “Rueda de Casino” style every Wednesday, from 6-7pm Beginner, 7-8pm Intermediate, at the Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. Grace, 234-6183 or Juan, 330-5421. Delaware Recreation Center, Savannah

Salsa Lessons

Offered Saturdays 11:30am-1pm. $10.00 per class. Packages prices also available. Contact Kelly 912-398-4776 or www.fitnessbodybalance.com

Salsa Lessons

Salsa Savannah offers beginner and intermediate salsa lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at several locations. For more info, contact: salsasavannah@gmail.com, or call 856-7323. www.salsasavannah.com

Salsa Savannah

Tuesdays at Tantra (8 E. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-9pm, open dancing 9pm-1am. Thursday at Saya (109 W. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-8pm, open dancing 9-11pm. Bachata lessons at Saya Thursdays from 89pm. For more info: www.salsasavannah.com, 912-704-8726.

Savannah Shag Club

Shag music every Wednesday, 7pm, at Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. and every Friday, 7 pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr.

The Savannah Dance Club

The Savannah Dance Club hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:15-11 p.m. FREE basic Shag and/or West Coast Swing lessons each Monday. Lesson schedule posted at Facebook/ Savannah Dance Club. Dance lessons 6:157:45pm. Special discount on 2011 membership thru Feb 15. For info: Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit Facebook/Savannah Dance Club Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn St. ,

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Class

Christa teaches a beginners tribal fusion bellydance class downtown Savannah on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm for $10. Contact her for full info at christa.rosenkranz@gmail.com or www.cairoonthecoast.com

Events Gullah-Geechee Day Trip to Ossabaw

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc.

Travel by boat to Ossabaw Island. Learn the history of Ossabaw’s Gullah-Geechee people, from the early 19th thru mid-20th centuries. March 26, 9:30am–3:30pm. Tour leader is Dr. Deborah Mack, a nationally acclaimed anthropologist. $50 for Friends of Ossabaw, $70 for “Future Friends of Ossabaw.” Incl. boat trip and program. Bring bag lunch. To register: www.ossabawisland.org or 912-233-5104.

Modern Dance Class

An afternoon of music, with homemade scones and sweet tea. Saturdays and Sundays, 1-3pm. $30/person. Limited seating. Reservations required. Call Diana Rogers: 912-236-2866 or email: DianaInSavannah@ yahoo.com

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com or 912-704-2052. offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome. Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329. Classes for beginner and intermediate levels. Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912-354-5586.

Pole Dancing Class

Beginners pole dance offered Wednesdays 8pm, Level II Pole Dance offered Monday 8pm, $22/1 class, $70/4 classes, pre-registration required. Learn pole dance moves and spins while getting a full body workout. Also offering Pole Fitness Classes Monday & Wednesday 11am. For more info: www.fitnessbodybalance.com or 912-398-4776. Nothing comes off but your shoes. Fitness Body & Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. ,

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Park Day Clean-Up

Saturday, April 2: history buffs and preservationists from around the country will team up with the Civil War Trust to help clean and restore America’s priceless battlefields, cemeteries and shrines. 9:30 AM at the Fort Pulaski Visitor Center. Volunteers should be prepared to work outdoors. Sturdy shoes, hats, and insect repellant are recommended. www.nps.gov/fopu

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events. Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000-square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah

Psychotronic Film Society

Hosts weekly screenings every Wednesday, 8pm, at the Sentient Bean. Offering up a selection of films so bad they are good, cult classics and other rarities. For upcoming schedule visit: www.sentientbean.com

Reel Savannah

Hosts screenings of critically acclaimed independent films from around the world at Victory Square Cinemas, 1901 E. Victory Dr. For schedule and more info, visit www. reelsavannah.org

Fitness A New Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

VING TSUN (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastest growing martial arts style. Using angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against them makes VING TSUN Kung Fu effective for everyone. Call Sifu Michael Sampson to find out about our free trial classes 912-429-9241. 11202 White Bluff Road. Drop Ins welcome. Savannah

Adult Dance & Fitness Class

Adult program featuring Beginner & Intermediate Ballet; BarreCore Body Sculpt; Barre Fusion; Gentle Tone & Stretch. Beginner through Advanced - something for everyone. Call for class times and info: 912-925-0903. The Ballet School, 10010 Abercorn St in Picadilly Square. www.theballetschoolsav.com

Belly Drills

This is an intense dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. Geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way to a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. Thurs: 7-8pm. $15/class. Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091. Walk-ins welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave.

Bellydancing for fun and fitness

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Wednesday, 6:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four classes. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com

Crunch Lunch

30 minute Core and ABs concentration class. Offered 11:30am & 12:15pm Mon, Wed & Fri @ Fitness Body & Balance 2127 1/2 East Victory Dr. www.fitnessbodybalance.com 912-3984776.

Curvy Girl Bootcamp

Exercise class assisting women of size to reach their fitness goal. Every Tues & Thurs, 6-7pm. Lake Mayer Community Center. $70

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Fertility Yoga

Ongoing series of 6-week sessions of Fertility Yoga are held on Tuesdays, 6-7:15PM at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Participants relax and gain more confidence about themselves and their body on the journey toward parenthood. The instructor is Ann Carroll. Cost is $100 for the 6 week session. Please call Ann, 704-7650 or e-mail carroll3620@bellsouth. net for info.

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St , Savannah http://www.savj.org/

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the Savannah Yoga Center. The cost is $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. Walk-ins welcome. Call 232-2994 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. , Savannah http://www. savannahyoga.com/

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, & Sat 9:30am-10:30am. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private classes are by appointment only. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor. Call 912.238-0018 Momentum Pilates Studio, 310 E. 41st St , http://savannahpilates.com/

Pre-natal/Post-natal fitness program

Oh Baby! Fitness classes start in March. Certified instructors. Classes include water aerobics and stroller workouts. Classes held at the Chatham County Aquatics Center and Lake Mayer. For more info, www.ohbabyfitness.com or call 678-528-1390.

Pregancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 8-week sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:15 PM at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Cost is $100 for 8 weeks. Call Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 e-mail ann@aikyayoga.com.

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

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The Yoga Room

Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr , Savannah

Yoga Classes

Every Saturday noon-1 PM. City of Savannah Recreation Services. Windsor Forest Community Center. $10/ month. 308 Briarcliff Circle, Savannah, GA 31419. Instructor: Dr. Mahesh Gupta. More Information: 921-2105 or 351-3841

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6.30 p.m., Tuesdays and 12:10 p.m., Thursdays, FitnessOne, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine, Memorial University Medical Center. Call 912-350-9031.

Gay & Lesbian 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. 307 E Harris St , Savannah

First City Network Oyster Roast Fundraiser

March 20, 11am-4pm. Fundraiser for Georgia’s oldest Gay and Lesbian organization featuring roasted oysters, hot dogs, beer and other beverages, games for children, leprechaun contest,

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silent auction and 3rd Annual Golden Oyster Award. Skidaway Island State Park. Camping is available. Carpooling encouraged. $20 non member, $15 FCN member. http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Gay AA Meeting

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. Savannah

Georgia Equality Savannah

The local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-547-6263. Savannah

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Kidney Disease

Learn about causes, risks, symptoms and treatments at this class held every Monday. Call Leah Mitchem for more info: 912-232-2691

La Leche League of Savannah

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. 897-9544, www.lllusa.org/web/SavannahGA. html. Family Health and Birth Center, Savannah

Meets second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call 912-288-7863 or email heather@ savpride.com. First City Network, Savannah http://www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Meditation and Energy Flow Group

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, Savannah http://www. firstcitynetwork.net/

Free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:309:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Stand Out Youth

What Makes A Family

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 352-2611.

Health Better Breathers of Savannah

Meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with the disease. For info, call Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@ yahoo.com.

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings

Conducted at three locations. From 8:30a. m.-12:30p.m. and 5:15p.m.-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the SJ/C African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 for appt. Every Monday from 10a.m.-12p.m. at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appt necessary. Every Monday-Friday from 10a.m.-2p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578. Savannah

Meet with others who practice meditation or want to learn how, discuss techniques, & related areas of holistic health, healing, Reiki, Energy Medicine, CAM. Reduce stress, increase peace & health! For info: www.ellenfarrell.com or 912-247-4263

Memorial Health blood pressure check

Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

Pregnancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 6-week sessions are held on Thursdays, 6-7:15pm at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. Cost is $100 for the 6 week session. Call Ann, 704-7650 or e-mail carroll3620@bellsouth. net for info.

The Midwife Group

Assistance with pre-natal and post-partum care, family planning and more. The Midwife Group and Birth Center. 912-629-6262. info@ themidwifegroup.com The Midwife Group & Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Pkwy , http://www. themidwifegroup.com/

The Quit Line

Free hearing & speech screening

A toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP or visit www.unitegeorgia. com.

Healthcare for the Uninsured

5-7pm, March 13, Anderson Cancer Institute Conference Room. Meetings are open to breast cancer patients and their caregivers in the greater Savannah, Hilton Head, and Coastal Georgia area. For more info, call 912-897-3933.

Hearing: Every Thurs. 9-11 a.m. Speech: 1st Thurs. of each month. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 3554601. 1206 E 66th St , Savannah http://www. savannahspeechandhearing.org/ St. Mary’s Health Center is open for health needs of uninsured residents of Chatham County. Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 443-9409. St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. ,

Help for Iraq War Veterans

A method used at Fort Campbell to treat lack of sleep, anger, flashbacks, nightmares and emotional numbness in veterans is available in Savannah. 927-3432.

Hypnobirthing Classes

Offered at the Birth Center, 1692 Chatham Parkway. Ongoing series of 5-week sessions held Tuesdays 6-8:30pm and Saturdays, 911:30am. Open to all women regardless of birth site. Private instructions also available. For more info, contact: Sharon Kennedy, 904-327-0499, kennedysharon47@gmail.com or Joyce Ann Leaf, 912- 844-2762, douladeliveries@comcast.net

HypnoBirthing Classes

Learn to birth in a calm and gentle environment without fear. Uses relaxation, meditation and guided imagery to achieve the birthing experience you desire. Tiffany, tiffany@savannahdoula. com.

Young Survival Coalition

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

The Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at your school, club or organization. We offer a fascinating powerpoint with sound and video about our estuarine dolphins and their environment. We have ageappropriate programs and related handouts. For details about TDP: www.thedolphinproject.org or contact Gayla gayla@thedolphinproject.org

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-786-5917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. Tybee Island

Walk on the Wild Side

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animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 8983980, www.oatlandisland.org. 711 Sandtown Rd , Savannah

Wilderness Southeast

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. For more information: 912-236-8115 or sign-up on our website www.wilderness-southeast.org.

Wildlife Conservation Film Festival

The Palmetto Wildlife Conservation Film Festival. Beaufort, SC. March 25-27, 2011. MacLean Hall Auditorium @ Technical College of the Lowcountry. Screening of 40-50 films, guest speakers including filmmakers and conservationists. Contact: 610-896-4776 or email: WildlifeFilmFest@aol.com for Cost and Film Schedule

Pets & Animals A Walk in the Park

Professional pet sitting, boarding, dog walking and house sitting services offered in downtown Savannah and the nearby islands. All jobs accepted are performed by the owner to ensure the safety of your pets. Local references available. Please call 401.2211 or email lesleycastle@gmail.com to make a reservation.

Low Cost Pet Clinic

Tails Spin and Dr. Lester host low cost vaccine clinic for students, military and seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6pm. The cost for each vaccination is $12.00, with $2.00 from each vaccination to be donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham Village Shopping Center. For more info: www.tailsspin.com

Pooches & Peeps

A Nu-Barter social for people and their furry friends. Learn about pet services available from Nu-Barter members. Refreshments for humans. Paw-tinis for pups. Tuesday, March 22, 5:30-7:30pm. 118 E. 73rd St. RSVP to Jacquie Stein: jacquie@nubarter.com, or 912-233-0808.

Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Insured, bonded, certified in pet first aid and CPR. 355-9656, www.athomepetsitters.net.

St. Almo

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on sundays at 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at the Canine Palace, 612 Abercorn St. For info, call 912-234-3336.

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 4476605. Savannah

Tea time at Ola’s

A 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, Savannah http://www. liveoakpl.org/

Religious & Spiritual 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. Savannah

DrUUming Circle

First Saturday of the month 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

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Gregorian Chant by Candlelight

For a peaceful end to your day attend the chanted service of Compline (Singing Good Night to God) sung at 9pm every Sunday night by the Compline Choir of historic Christ Church (1733) on Johnson Square; 28 Bull Street. Open to the public. All are welcome! Call 232-4131 for more info.

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, 1-877-4948629, www.freedompathonline.org, freedompath@yahoo.com. Savannah

Midweek Bible Study

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/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

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 45 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

Nicodemus by Night

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

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Meets Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Call the clerk, 912-373-6276 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. 619 W 37th St. , Savannah

ning April 3. Doing Without Stuff. Doing Without Community. Doing Without Responsibility. Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community. Sundays at 11 am. Located at 1001 E. Gwinnett, corner of Gwinnett and Ott.

Soka Gakkai of America

SGI is an international Buddhist movement for world peace and individual happiness. The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121.

The Savannah Zen Center

Soto Zen Meditation: Tuesday evenings 6-6:30pm with study group following 6:307:30pm; Sundays 8am-9:30am which includes Dharmatalk. Donations accepted. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach cindy@alwaysoptions.com. The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. Savannah. More info: savannahzencenter.com The Savannah Zen Center, 505 Blair St. , Savannah

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. 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. 313 Harris St. , Savannah

Unity of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.) A.W.E. interactive worship service at 7 p.m. every first Friday of the month. Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit, www.unityofsavannah.org or call 912-355-4704. 2320 Sunset Blvd. Unity Church of Savannah, Savannah

Women’s Bible Study

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

Sports & Games Savannah Adult Recreation Club

Times are hard so how can you do well while doing without? Mike Freeman, M.Div., will examine this topic in a series of sermons begin-

Savannah’s only kickball league will be returning again this Spring. Adult coed kickball in Bacon Park on Sundays starting March 27th, and a new Pooler league might be opening up. Registration cost is $335/team or $35/person. For more info, contact Andrew at SavannahKickball@aol.com.

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Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. Check out www. facebook.com/savannahbikepolo for more information.

Savannah Challenger

See the rising stars of tennis battle it out at this tournament from April 30-May 8 at the Landings on Skidaway Island. Both the Challenger Qualifying Tournament and the 2011 Savannah Challenger are open to the public. For more info, visit www.savannahchallenger.com.

Texas Hold ’Em Poker League

Free Texas Hold Em poker league is available to the public. Teaches new players how to play and advanced players can come and work on their skills. Prize tournaments for season points leaders. www.series7pokerleague.com for more info.

Support Groups 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. Savannah

Al-Anon

Alanon is for families and friends of alcoholics. New group meeting on Isle of Hope at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 St. Thomas Avenue off of Parkersburg Rd. Monday nights at 7:30. Selma, 354-8550.

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 Caregivers Support Group

Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts a Caregiver’s support group for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Meets every second Monday at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. For more info, call 236-0363, ext. 143. Savannah

Amputee Support Group

Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers. Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Bleeding Disorders Support Group

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

Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Meets every Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church on Washington Avenue and Paulsen Street at 5:30 pm. Survivor’s and care providers welcome. We meet in the library, entrance on Washington Ave. Contact Melissa at 912-8444524 or Krista at 912-819-7053 if you have questions.

Cancer support group

Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 11am-12pm. 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 819-8784. Savannah

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. Savannah

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

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.

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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 5960852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail. com. 55 Al Henderson B;vd. , Savannah

Domestic Violence Hotline

The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-800-33-HAVEN.

Domestic violence support group

SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Inc. Building at 3205 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888. Savannah

Don’t Face Your Problems Alone

Are you between the ages of 11-18, or a concerned parent of a teen? We are here to help. Please call Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter 912-2344048 or www.parkplaceyes.org

Fibromyalgia support group

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. 5354 Reynolds Ave. , Savannah http://www.sjchs.org/

First Line

An after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options. A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800-264-7154.

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. 4700 Waters Avenue , Savannah http://www.memorialhealth. com/

Grief Support Group

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 450 Mall Blvd. Seven-week support groups for children and adults are offered by the bereavement counselors at no charge as a complementary service of Hospice Savannah. For information call 912.303.9442 or visit www.HospiceSavannahHelps.org. Savannah

Heartbeats for Life

A free support and education group for those who have suffered or want to prevent or reverse Heart Disease, and/or Diabetes problems. Contact, Jeff: 912-598-8457; email: jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org

Hope House

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

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

LD-AD/HD Support Group

Parents of children with learning disorders, attention deficit or hyperactivity disorder are invited to join this professionally lead support group discussion problem solving, medication, alternative treatments and more. Pre-registration req’d. Call Laurel Brady at 912-659-4687. cs

ARIES

(March 21–April 19) “Dear Mr. Astrologer: Like the god Prometheus, I stole fire from the gods and gave it to people who sometimes make awful use of it. As punishment, the gods chained me to a rock on the beach, and arranged for an eagle to come daily to eat my liver. Luckily, the liver grows back every night. Unluckily, the eagle always returns to devour it again. I’m used to it by now; it doesn’t hurt as much as it once did. But I’m still eager to get out of my predicament. Any suggestions? Aries in Limbo.” Dear Aries: Your rescue is scheduled for no later than your birthday, possibly before. In the meantime, the best thing you can do to prepare for your release is to feel gratitude for all you’ve learned during your ordeal.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Your meditation for this week comes from writer H. P. Lovecraft. “What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world’s beauty, is everything!” While that’s always good counsel, I think it’s especially apt for you right now. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when you’d be smart to evaluate your own worth based less on what job you do and more on who you are. Practice thinking this healing idea: The soulfulness you embody and express from moment to moment is the single greatest measure of your success as a human being.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) One of my favorite peculiarities about the English language is the idiosyncratic words it uses to characterize groups of specific animals. For example, the correct term for many owls gathered together is not “flock” but “parliament”: a “parliament of owls.” Likewise, we say a “rabble of butterflies,” a “prickle of hedgehogs,” a “shrewdness of apes,” and a “murder of crows.” If I had to come up with a comparable term for the human members of your tribe, it might be something like a “zeal of Geminis” or a “charm of Geminis” or a “romp of Geminis” or an “exaltation of Geminis.” All those words capture part of the glory that will be you, especially

for the next few weeks.

heal by example.

CANCER

LIBRA

The roots of the lotus are anchored in muck at the pond’s bottom. Its leaves float on the water and its dramatic flower rises above on a thick stem. It’s an evocative plant that is featured in many ancient myths. For Buddhists, it was an emblem of enlightenment: beauty ascending from the mud. In India, a thousand–petaled golden lotus symbolized the miracle of creation. To the Egyptians, it represented rebirth. Even modern science has contributed to building the mystique of the lotus, having determined that its seeds can remain viable for many centuries. It’s not a fragile marvel! In the 16th–century Chinese folk tale “Monkey,” a teacher instructed the hero on how to achieve a long life. “Even amidst fierce flames,” he said, “the Golden Lotus can be planted.” For the foreseeable future, Cancerian, the lotus is your power object.

“Two paradoxes are better than one,” said physicist Edward Teller. “They may even suggest a solution.” I hope this gives you a glimmer of appreciation for the sparkling contradictions you’re surrounded by, Libra. It would be understandable if up until today you felt they were crazy–making stressors that served no good purpose. But now maybe you will be motivated to stand on your head, cross your eyes, and try to see how the tangy riddles might actually be used to untangle each other.

(June 21–July 22)

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) “Picture a very complicated combination lock, one that requires dialing up eight different numbers to open,” writes Arianna Huffington. “You have seven of the numbers, but the lock still won’t open until you hit upon that final number. One–eighth may not seem as ‘big’ as seven–eighths, but without the final click of the combination, the tumblers won’t fall into place.” Sound familiar, Leo? In my astrological opinion, you have dialed up the first seven numbers but you don’t know what the eighth is yet; until you discover it, the lock will stay closed. Where should you look for the missing info? It’s now within your reach, and it wasn’t before.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) In the coming week, it’s very important that you stay out of other people’s hells –– even if they invite you in with a big welcome, and even if you’re tempted to join them there in their infernos as a misguided way of proving your love. Be compassionate, Virgo, but don’t be manipulated or foolish. The best thing you can do to help others is to cultivate your own mental health with ingenuity, trusting in its radiant power to

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22)

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Despite the wealth and renown he has accumulated during his influential career, musician Brian Eno is a big fan of raw simplicity. Speaking about R&B, soul music, and psychedelia, he said, “These earlier eras of pop music were characterized not by the search for perfection but by bizarre enthusiasms, small budgets, erratic technique, crummy equipment, and wild abandon.” Would you consider playing with that approach in the coming weeks, Scorpio? It’s not necessarily something you should do all the time, but right now I suspect it’s a formula for the most interesting kind of success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Research Digest Blog asked eminent psychologists to write about the theme “one nagging thing you still don’t understand about yourself.” One expert wondered why he always overestimates how much work he can get done. Another pondered the fact that he falls prey to his own irrational biases even though he’s well aware he has them. A third said he can’t fathom why it’s so easy for him to learn some things and so hard to learn others. What would your answer be, Sagittarius? This is an excellent time, astrologically speaking, to see if you can get to the bottom of a truth about yourself that has always eluded you. (To read the story, go here: http://tinyurl.com/DontKnowYet.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

I suspect that you will either be spectacularly right or breathtak-

ingly wrong in the coming days. Which way it goes will all depend on whether you’re observing and responding to the actual events unfolding in front of you or else are more focused on the images dancing around in your imagination. Of course it’s always a good idea to get your biases and projections out of the way so you can see life as it really is, but it’s especially crucial now. So much is contingent upon your ability to be acutely perceptive and crisply objective.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) In the old fairy tale, the character known as Rumpelstiltskin had the power to spin straw into gold. That skill has a metaphorical resemblance to the wizardry you could pull off in the coming weeks: transforming seemingly ordinary or worthless stuff into a valuable asset. Although your work might seem a bit miraculous and make some people wonder if you’ve used hocus–pocus, the fact is that it may at times feel tedious or extremely demanding to you. Be gutsy in your mastery of the intricate details, Aquarius. I’ll be thinking of you as the Gritty Magician.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) “Good things may come to those who wait –– but they’re mostly just the things left behind by those who hustle and bustle.” That message was in the fortune cookie I got with my Chinese take–out food tonight. It happens to be a perfect fit for your current astrological omens, so I’m handing it over to you. In the coming week, I don’t recommend that you sit around patiently and watch how the trends ripen. I don’t think you should bide your time or be cautious in making a commitment. Be proactive, Pisces –– maybe even gung ho. Carpe the freaking diem.

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SOUTHSIDE •1BR apts, washer/dryer included. Water & trash included, $625/month. •2BR/1.5BA townhouse apt, total electric, w/washer & dryer/$650. Call 927-3278 THREE BEDROOM 1 Snowy Egret Ct $1250 2320 Hawaii Ave. $875 1906 E.58th St. $750 TWO BEDROOM HOUSES 318 E. 58th St. 4795 1236 E.38th St. $675 1012 Hearn St. $575 APARTMENTS 303 Gallery Way $1100 2 Bedrooms 1109 E.55th St. $505 1102 E. 33rd St. $725 One Bedroom 740 E.45th St. #1 $725 116 E.Gordon Ln. $595 Duplexes 1234-A E.55th St. $550 FOR DETAILS & PICTURES VISIT OUR WEB PAGE WWW.PAMTPROPERTY.COM Pam T Property 692-0038

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EFFICIENCIES $160/per week & up. Utilities included, Furnished, private bath. ½ off first week’s rent. No Deposit. 912-695-7889 or 912-342-3840

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FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln St. $155/week or $165/week for double occupancy, Includes microwave, refrigerator, stove, & utilities! Call 912.231.0240 Furnished Room for rent $100/weekly includes cable all utilities, no pets, no smoking. Garden City area. Single occupancy S.I.O. 912-428-0228

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rooms for rent 895 ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week. Call 912-844-5995. EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week. Call 912-844-5995. SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline.2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week w/No deposit. 844-5995

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DOWNTOWN near SCAD & SOUTHSIDE near Hunter. Fully furnished, cable tv, Wi-Fi, free laundry, offstreet parking. Priv. bath, fridge, microwave avail. Drug free. $125-$165/wk. Call 912-220-8691.

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Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932. FORD Explorer, 2003 Multi-purpose, gold. BMW 325CI Convertible, 2001 Call 912-925-8044 For Sale: 2000 912-898-4650

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Gray Slant Load Horse Trailer ACURA Horse Trailer, 2011- Used maybe four times. Livestock style, bumper pull. Nice size tackroom. Made by Macon Custom Trailers. $4,000.00 (229)854-8045

OLDSMOBILE Cutlass SL, 1995runs good. Asking $1700. Call 843-263-6989

Motorcycles/ AtVs 940

3BR/2BA, all electric, carpet, fenced yard $725/month plus deposit.

•Wilmington Island Duplex: 2BR/1BA Livingroom/dining combo, kitchen, laundry. $750/month, water included. 912-897-6789 or 344-4164

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TOYOTA Celica, 19895-speed, AC, very clean, runs good $1,650. 912-441-2150

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CHEVROLET Venture Van, 63 2000- Extra clean, cold CLEAN ROOM for rent. Cable, AC, runs great $2,950. CH&A, ceiling fans, $110-$140. No 912-441-2150 deposit. Call 912-604-4107

2BR/2BA Condominium with CH&A, refrigerator, stove, washer/dryer hookup & lots more! $765/month. Call 912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853

2-1/2BR, 2BA Townhouse, all electric, carpet, fenced yard $750/month plus deposit

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LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities. TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month. 912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

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Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable,refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, no deposit.Call 912-844-3609 NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air. No deposit. Call 912-398-7507. NO DEPOSIT-LIMITED TIME! NEAR MEMORIAL East &West Savannah & Bloomingdale •REDUCED RENT!• •Rooms $100 & Up. Furnished, includes utilities, central heat and air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0181. ROOM w/private bath,access to kitchen, LR, DR. Washer/dryer, central heat/air, all utilities included. For mature adult. 1009 E.34th Street. $525/month.912-658-5275

Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R KAWASAKI ZX7R, 2001- Only 6000 miles,garage kept.Yellow and black body,chrome rims,muzzy exhaust and carburator jetted. $5,500.00 (912)313-0932

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