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Letter from La.

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Earnest

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A refugee speaks

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Table of Contents Volume 4, No. 50, September 7, 2005

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!

On the Cover: Photo illustration by Brandon Blatcher, inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

College Student Guide Liberal Arts Nude Modeling College Briefs Campus Living Music Scene

College Guide 6

WiFi Hotspots Spoken Word College Theatre

6 Making a comeback? 9 Not that kind of fun 10 News bits from campus 11 Don’t call it a dorm 15 What’s here, what’s not 18 Savannah’s chock a block 20 Yo, yo, yo 21 To audition, perchance to act

News Free Speech 23 Letter from Louisiana Jane Fishman 25 McPherson’s way Letter from the Editor 26

Constant gardening, American-style

27 From SPD reports News of the Weird 28 Strange but true Earthweek 29 This week on your planet Digital Diva 30 New tech column Blotter

Letter from La. 23

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Vibes Music Feature 31 Trinity restoration benefit Soundboard 32 Who’s playing and where

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Connect Recommends 35 Concerts of the week Music Menu 36 Local gigs a la carte

Books 40

Goodshow 37 Regional concerts

Culture Theatre Preview 39

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Importance of Being Earnest

Books 40

Waddie Welcome

Art Patrol 41

Exhibits & openings

Corkscrew 42

Fine wines from unlikely places

Film Art Patrol 41

Now Showing 43

All the flicks that fit

The 411 Week at a Glance

Our best bets for cool stuff to do

Happenings 44 All the stuff, all the time Astroscope 55 What’s your sign?

Classifieds Weather 29 News from the sky Crossword Puzzle 53 Mental Fun

Now Showing 43

Classifieds 57 They call it “junk,” you call it “couch”

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Hurricane Katrina Relief What: Not a typical freebie, but there isn’t anything typical about the hurricane disaster that has struck Louisiana and Mississippi. The Chatham Emergency Management Agency has provided a list from Second Harvest Food Bank that gives a list of items needed for victims of Hurricane Katrina. They are: canned vegetables, canned meats, canned fish, canned nuts, bottled water by the case, peanut butter, evaporated milk and diapers. When: Now until relief is no longer needed, which could be months or even years. Where: Second Harvest Food Bank, 2501 E. President St. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Call: Second Harvest at 236-6750 or CEMA at 201-4500.

Speaking Bean Slam

What: Kodac Harrison is hosting a monthly spoken word event. He hopes to bring together old/young, black/white, male/female and gay/straight people in the name of poetry. When: Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: Free. Call: 232-4447.

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Cultural Arts Theatre Opens The Importance of Being Earnest What: Oscar Wilde’s most popular play is a comedy of Victorian times and manners. It gives a unique look at the proprieties and improprieties of the late 1800s. When: Sept. 9, 10. 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 11 and 18 at 3 p.m. Where: Black Box Theatre at SPACE, 9 W. Henry St. between Bull and Whitaker streets. Cost: $10 adults, $7 students and seniors and $5 ages 10 and under. Call: 6516783 to reserve a seat.

Saturday Sept. 10

Agape International Food & Wine Celebration

What: Some of Savannah’s finest restaurants, including Elizabeth on 37th, Suzabelle’s, Olympia Cafe, Belford’s, Mary’s Seafood and Steaks, Cobblestone Conch House, Il Pasticcio, the Ford Plantation and more, are participating. There will be more than 50 wines to complement the food. This event is sponsored by St. Barbara’s Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society, which helps people in need. All proceeds will benefit local charities. When: Sept. 10 from 4-7 p.m. Where: St. Paul’s Hellenic Center, 14 W. Anderson St. Cost: $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets are available at most area package stores and wine shops and the participating restaurants. Call: Diane Rousakis at 927-6971 or send e-mail to drousakis1@bellsouth.net.

What: This handmade film features appearances by numerous folk musicians, including Spider John Koerner, Roy Book Binder, Richie Havens and the Hackensaw Boys. This art film brings the folk process to bear on the documentary style, and takes liberty to express a Beat perspective. When: Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Call: 232-4447.

The King’s Black & White Ball What: This event is being held to honor King Nze James O. Rurako of Owerri West, Nigeria, who will visit Tybee Island. Music will be presented by NX Change. There will be a cash bar. Attire is Tybee formal. When: Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. Where: Sea Dawgs, 404 Butler Ave., Tybee Island. Cost: Free admission.

Sunday Sept. 11

Third Annual Crowns on Parade

What: This benefit hat show is held to raise money for scholarships for Savannah State University students. Honorary chair is State Sen. Regina Thomas and the emcee is Dawn Baker of WTOC. When: Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. Where: SSU Savannah Ballroom. Cost: $10. Call: 354-0553.

Friends of Animals Auction What: This auction will feature items such as a house in Sun Valley, a Tybee Island condo trip and a trip to Chicago. Other items include golf packages, gift baskets, restaurant and private catered dinners, gift certificates, antiques, grooming and pet boarding. All proceeds will benefit animal welfare organizations. Casual attire. When: Sept. 11 from 6-9 p.m. Where: Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. Cost: $35 at the door. Call: 233-5400 or 232-4003.

85th Anniversary Gala Party Show What: The Savannah Art Association is celebrating its 85th anniversary with this show. When: Sept. 11 from 6-8 p.m. Where: The SAA Gallery at City Market.

Wednesday Sept. 14

Discussion Meeting About Iraq

What: The Skidaway Island Democrats are holding this discussion meeting, which will feature Lt. Col., William T. Gillespie Jr,, professor of military science at Georgia Southern University. Gillespie has served two tours of duty in Iraq. The public is invited to attend. When: Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Where: Former Sterne Agee building, 4 Skidaway Island Square. Call: Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or oxhouse@aol.com.

Psychotronic Film Society Presents The Class of 1984 What: This infamous thriller stars Timothy Van Patten as a leader of a student gang that’s responsible for dealing drugs, assaulting girls and vandalizing property in a run-down and decrepit inner-city high school. When: Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5. Call: 232-4447. ◗ Week at a Glance Sponsored by:

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What: The historic Telfair Square church will celebrate its recent restoration with this fundraiser. There will be live musical entertainment, Southern-style cuisine and an auction of art and other items. The evening will be capped off with a performance of Godspell inside the church by the Savannah Children’s Theater and co-produced in part by the Tybee Theater Cafe. When: Sept. 10 from 6-10 p.m. Where: Outdoors at Telfair Square. Cost: $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at Trustees Theater box office, 216 E. Broughton St. Call: 525-5050.

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For most who major in it, it’s still a labor of love “HI. WHERE’RE YOU FROM? WHAT’S YOUR MAJOR?” Sure, it’s a cliched college pick-up line, but the answer to the second query can reveal a lot about the career aspirations, interests and personality of the person answering — sort of an adult version of the childhood quiz “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In Savannah, with so many places to get degrees, the answer to “What’s your major?” can range from “Anesthesiologist Assistant” at South University to “Special Education” at AASU; from “Accounting” at SSU to “Mechanical Engineering” at Georgia Tech/Savannah. For Anita Matchett, her response to “What’s Your Major?” would often be greeted with skepticism by her wait staff colleagues during her enrollment at Savannah State University. That’s because Matchett majored in English Language and Literature instead of a so-called “career track” degree during her college years. “I would get responses like ‘English majors are a dime a dozen, what are you going to do with that?’” says Matchett. SSU’s English degree is just one of several traditional liberal arts degrees available at Savannah-area colleges and universities. Without leaving Chatham County, a student pursuing a liberal arts education can choose from about a dozen undergraduate degrees at SCAD, Armstrong or Savannah State such as History, Music, African American Studies, Performing Arts, Spanish, Painting and Art History. Liberal Arts graduate degrees are more limited locally. For years, SCAD’s Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and Art History, and AASU’s Master of Arts degree in History were the only local options. This year AASU received approval from the state Board of Regents to add the Master of Arts in Liberal and Professional Studies (known as MALPS at the university). Armstrong is also home to perhaps the most traditional liberal arts degree programs in Savannah -- the Associate Arts (AA) and the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees in General Studies. “Technically, it’s Armstrong’s oldest program,” says Dr. Richard Nordquist, AASU’s Director of General Studies and Faculty Development. “When Armstrong College opened downtown in 1935 as Armstrong Junior College, the one degree approved was an Associate Arts degree in Liberal Studies. In the 1960s the Liberal Studies degree kind of fell away.” In the early 1980s an AA in General Studies was revived, followed by the establishment of a four-year General Studies degree in 1987. In spite of the major’s long history at the school, relatively few of Armstrong’s 7,000 students major in General Studies. Nordquist notes that about 60-80 students each year earn General Studies degrees. This first year, the MALPS program has 28 students.

So what exactly is a Liberal Arts degree? On AASU’s Liberal Studies website, Nordquist describes “the ideals of a liberal education. Such ideals include the ability to think critically, to communicate effectively, to become aware of the vast extent and variety of our accumulated experience and knowledge, and to study at least one subject well enough to appreciate its subtlety and complexity.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is more direct: “The studies (as language, philosophy, history, literature, abstract science) in a college or university intended to provide chiefly general knowledge and to develop general intellectual capacities as opposed to professional or vocational skills.” Once upon a time, “the liberal arts” referred to a set of required courses “that every student was supposed to learn before attaining the status of a ‘free man,’” according to Dr. William Cronon of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in his essay “Only Connect... The Goals of a Liberal Education.” Cronon goes on: “In their original medieval incarnation, the liberal arts…were a concrete list of seven subjects: the trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoric; and the quadrivium: arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music….The ‘free men’ who studied the liberal arts were male aristocrats….Our modern sense of liberal education has expanded from this medieval foundation to include a greater range of human talents and a much more inclusive number of human beings….” Why would anyone want a degree in “general knowledge”? Matchett’s answer is typical of students in general studies tracks. “When I graduated from high school I had two loves, English and science, so I thought I’d major in pre-med. But that was going against the grain. I wasn’t as science-oriented as I thought. I took a break and decided to try my second love, English. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The first time I went to school for my parents, but this time I went for me.” Although most Liberal Arts students are passionate advocates of their chosen majors, the pursuit of the classics remains consistently less popular than more career-oriented degree programs. SSU’s English major has averaged only 45 students per year in the last three years, which is less than two percent of the total university enrollment. By comparison, SSU’s business management majors represent 11 percent of the student body. Liberal arts stu dents talk a lot about love as their motivation — love of writing, love of creativity. Not coincidentally, many liberal arts students are a few years older than the wave of teenaged freshmen arriving on campus each fall. Nordquist says that it’s not unusual for students in the liberal arts to begin their studies later in their lives, often due to career

them. It takes some of us many years to find out what we want to do.” The last third Nordquist describes as students who “genuinely have cross disciplinary interests.” Often these students “put together multiple minors — humanities groupings such as art and literature.”

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Nordquist notes that there is a national trend toward “encouraging students to combine their Liberal Arts interests with a professional track.” Examples include combining art with computer science, or communications with economics — both of which Nordquist described as both a liberal arts pursuit and a career-oriented interest. One goal of combining concentrations is to present the student with “a mixture of tradition and values with skills that an employer might be looking for,” says Nordquist. This combination can also help allay the family pressures mentioned by Wilson and Matchett. In particular, a General Studies degree with a computer concentration can supply “enough technology to make Daddy happy and enough that a student can follow her heart,” says Nordquist. Matchett feels that English is right for her because “I love reading and talking about it!” She also loves writing, and has established her career as an instructor with SSU’s writing lab, The Rewrite Connection. Matchett is working on her writing portfolio for graduate schools; she intends to pursue a masters’ degree in writing and rhetoric. She’s also dipped her toe into a writing career — she had an essay published in Skirt magazine in May. As for her parents’ concerns for her future, Matchett says, “My mother is really proud of me, she jokes that all she ever wanted was a doctor and a lawyer. My other two sisters, one is a journalism major and works as an editorial assistant, the other is a healthcare administrator. We tell her that she’s the one who taught us to read at age three or four, so why wouldn’t we love reading and writing?”

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interruptions in their education, or after an examination of their lives and hearts to discern where their passions lie. Melissa Wilson, now living in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a Hardeeville native who fits that description to a T. When she graduated from high school Wilson attended Norfolk State in Virginia on a partial scholarship. “I spent about a year there. Originally I majored in Medical Technology,” she says. “It was more of a family thing. My aunt thought it would be a good thing to have.” But the medical track didn’t suit her, so after two semesters Wilson enlisted in the Air Force, where she served for five years as a computer technician. After completing her tour of duty Wilson returned to Savannah, and in Fall 2000 she enrolled at AASU. “Originally, I wanted to major in Psychology,” says Wilson, “but unless I planned to go directly into a masters program I wouldn’t be able to use it the way I wanted to. General Studies offered me a better alternative. The program offers more varied courses. I could pretty much go into any field that I wanted to that is not specialized. Armstrong’s Psychology program is more clinically and research based than what I was looking for. I wanted more on the organizational development and human resources aspects. I didn’t want to go into the clinical track.” If she had it to do again, “I would have gone into General Studies from the very beginning,” she says. “I just think that the experiences and the courses I was allowed to take were very enlightening. I really enjoyed astronomy, meteorology, ethics and philosophy, those were my four favorites. At first you look at meteorology and think ‘Why would I want to take that?’ But it puts a little bit more excitement in it, it’s not just drab lecture class. It gives you a different perspective.” Wilson also typifies one of three basic groups of students Nordquist describes as drawn to the General Studies degree. About one third of General Studies students begin in a particular field and find that the course they’ve chosen isn’t going to provide them with the type of education they want, such as Wilson’s realization that the clinical aspects of psychology did not suit her. Another third, according to Nordquist, enter the program “because of uncertainty. It’s almost a default degree for

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“Even those of us who are arch defenders of the liberal arts tradition realize there is a danger in getting too precious about this,” says Nordquist. “We can’t just say ‘Don’t worry about the future, you’ll be prepared for anything.’ Yes that’s true but we need to do more to show students how to apply what they’ve learned in the professional world. Our message is ‘You’ve got to work harder to show employers that you have the skills they want.’ “ Wilson now works in Maryland as a Human Resources Generalist. She has found her Liberal Arts education relevant in her day to day work life. “Especially the ethics class -- a lot of it is thinking. It gives you a way of thinking outside the box,” Wilson says. “I learned new ways of looking at situations, how to deal with situations based on various outcomes. It helps because in this workforce I have to have that kind of open mindedness to deal with all kinds of individuals, and not just think my way is the only way.” AASU’s new MALPS degree reflects that desire to integrate a liberal education with the professional world. Unlike Armstrong’s undergraduate General Studies degrees, in which each student can identify his own area of concentration with approval from a faculty advisor, the MALPS program offers three tracks: Leadership Studies, International Studies, and Gender & Women’s Studies. Of the three specialty areas, the Leadership and International tracks seem to lean toward professional development versus purer academic pursuits. Nordquist foresees that additional tracks will be developed in future years that will appeal to students desiring a more classical post-graduate experience. Right now his concern is making sure that enough courses are offered in each track during evening hours, when most of the MALPS students need to take classes due to their daytime work schedules. AT SCAD, the BFA and MFA degrees in Painting and Art History adhere most closely to the Liberal Arts tradition. Like the Liberal Arts majors at the other local schools, SCAD’s Painting Department draws a relatively small number of students, with 216 undergraduate majors and 55 graduate students enrolled this fall out of the 6,700 student population, according to Becky Greenspan, SCAD spokesperson. Craig Drennen, a professor in SCAD’s Painting Department, sees his mission as training his Painting major students for the job of professional artists. “What I say on the first day of classes, especially to the upper level students, is ‘What I am there to do is prepare them to have an impact on the culture on the contemporary art world,’” Drennen says.

“Students who are not interested in that sometimes have to realign themselves. I look at every student as someone who is going to be on the cover of Art Forum in 15 years.” To aid in this real-world training, SCAD offers a course called Professional Practices. “In their last year and a half as a student I get them to make a professional portfolio of slides, images and now a digital portfolio, and I have them use it,” says Drennen. “What that means is they apply to artist residencies,” among other professional pursuits, he says. “We’ve had our students get these. While in their senior year they find out they have an art residency set up for four months after graduation.” As with most liberal arts degrees, Drennen notes that “There’s not an industry per se waiting to accept Painting majors the way there is an industry for 3D animation or digital technology. That’s not a bad thing -- it’s a strength rather than a weakness,” he says. “It allows us to train them on how to organize their lives on how to remain an artist after graduation. That’s something I start telling them on the first day of classes.” For Michael Scoggins, an MFA candidate in Painting at SCAD, his advanced degree taught him how to develop the business skills he will need to advance his art career as well as challenging him artistically and technically. After getting a Liberal Arts undergraduate degree in Studio Art and Political Science at Mary Washington College in Virginia, Scoggins worked in the “real world” for 2 1/2 years at various jobs while trying to develop his art career. “I worked all kinds of odd jobs — at the Virginia Lottery, at a computer store, anything to pay the bills,” he says. Even though he worked hard on his art career during that time, Scoggins says, “I was very naïve in the business aspect of it, simple things like taking slides and putting a portfolio together” -skills he acquired through SCAD’s MFA program. He also attributes his growth in graduate school to “being around a large group of artists reading and discussing all the time. All the MFA painting student studios are in one building. The late night coffee session, really helped me to develop into who I am,” he says. “What I wanted to do was to paint. I played around with law school for a while but decided against it. Art had always been my first love,” he says. “I think I’m a fairly confident artist now. I pushed myself, pushed my ideas. I found my voice in what I was trying to say.” ◗

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The naked truth SCAD model recruiter Linda Bulloch’s new book says nude modeling is fun -- but not that kind of fun

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stick figures.” At that time the students could model, and they were getting a lot of emaciated forms. I got stage fright, agreeing to do something like that. Even though I had experience as a swimming and yoga instructor, actually showing up and disrobing for the first time was an experience -- one that has really contributed so well to my own creative life. Just being in a room with art in progress was an unexpected surprise! One of my ancestors apparently was a governor general or something in Bulloch County a long, long time ago. Sometimes I wonder what he would think of what his descendant is doing now (laughs).

Connect Savannah: What would he think? Linda Bulloch: Nudity is so titillating in this country. That’s not true in Europe. I’ve modeled in London and Amsterdam, and nudity’s not an issue there. The Dutch students I modelled for weren’t concerned about my nudity. They all wanted to know how much land I had, how big a yard I had. Land is at such a premium over there. The last nude beach I was at was Grand Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. I went out to the beach and there were miles and miles of naked Germans as far as the eye could see. Most wore flipflops and sun visors, and that was it. That's kind of the atmosphere you get with studio modeling. It’s not a striptease, it’s not a sexual situation, it’s more like a beach.

Also, the fact that it’s an academic setting is pretty clear to everyone. There’s a professor in charge, with a syllabus. Students tend to be much more concerned with getting it right than with the nudity. Americans have this paradoxical fascination with nudity. We tend to be repelled/compelled by it. Most people, when I say I’m a studio model think, oh, and you work nude, right.

Connect Savannah: What is the usual response when people hear what you do? Linda Bulloch: The overwhelming response I get is fascination. I think this is true almost to the person, regardless of how conservative or progressive that person is. Invariably they say, "I wish I could do something like that." Or in some cases they say, "I used to do something like that" (laughs).

Connect Savannah: Tell us about Michael Porten’s sketches in the book. Linda Bulloch: It's really a chronicle of the art education of the illustrator. He won every drawing award when he was at SCAD. He basically emptied his sketchbook from the last four years, picked the best gestures and inkwashes. The publisher said he wanted a variety of real people who actually are modelling.

Connect Savannah: We see in the book that a perfect body is not a requirement for a nude model. What qualities do you in fact look for?

Linda Bulloch: If they sense a model is terribly uncomfortable they have trouble drawing. But I think most students who are new to life drawing are more uncomfortable than the models. Mentally they have to get past the pornographic, wicked stereotypes. They have to realize that here is someone who is not your sex partner who is disrobed, all of that, and get into the educational aspects. They do that pretty quickly -- it takes 5 or 10 minutes to do gesture warmups.

Connect Savannah: How do you prepare a new model with no prior experience? Linda Bulloch: I typically will take them to a life drawing class so they can actually see what goes on. What typically goes on is a warmup session where students do gesture drawing with charcoal on newsprint for 10-15 minutes. Then there's a longer pose, which gives the model a break every 20-25 minutes or so. It looks like an exciting thing to do until you actually have to sit still for 20 minutes.

Connect Savannah: What steps do you take to weed out those who may want to model nude for inappropriate reasons? Linda Bulloch: Most folks who show up on a model roster are legitimate. Many are artists themselves, so they get the process. When I came here to SCAD eight years ago they had a roster. They signed up people who wanted to work and professors called their models. Then about three years ago they came up with a fulltime office of studio models. I'm one of the coordinators. We began to interview the models. It's a fully clothed interview process, in case you're wondering! (laughs) ◗

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Linda Bulloch: It’s been an unlikely midlife career change. I’ve now been a studio model for almost 14 years. I started when I was teaching writing classes at UGA, after I had retired from college counseling. It actually started out as a challenge from one of my writing students, who told me, “We need older fleshier models -- we’re tired of drawing

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Connect Savannah: How did you end up not only recruiting nude models, but being one yourself?

Linda Bulloch: You're reliable and professional -- you actually show up! It's very discouraging for a professor to have someone booked with 20 kids with easels ready to draw only to have the model not show up. You have to realize you're not there to hassle the students. If you come in saying, “Look at me, I'm gorgeous,” you're going to burn out in a hurry.

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FROM “THREE’S COMPANY” to “Saturday Night Live” to Titanic, nude modeling is one of our most enduring entertainment stereotypes, milked relentlessly for easy laughs and cheap titillation. But nude modeling -more generally referred to in the art world as “studio modeling ” and performed in classes known as “life drawing” -- is in reality a serious thing. And its practitioners on both sides of the easel would like you to know that while it is very rewarding, it’s not nearly as sexy as it’s been made out to be. Linda Bulloch has been a studio model for years, and now works at the Savannah College of Art & Design’s Office of Studio Models, which provides models for the college’s life drawing classes. She has authored a book, Finding Human Form: Artist’s Models in Studio and Classroom, with illustrations by SCAD graduate Michael Porten. You’ll find no erotica here; in clear yet heartfelt language Bulloch describes her own journey as a studio model who does not fit the stereotype. An excerpt: In my current college setting, we number about twenty men and women -black, white, Asian -- on a central list, available for both nude and clothed modeling. We range in age from early twenties to late sixties and are all sizes and shapes...When one of the younger models at this college was pregnant two years ago, she agreed to pose during the late months of her pregnancy, which was a gift to the students. Drawing the rounded belly and enlarged breasts of this normally thin woman was a science as well as an art education for the students, most of whom had not yet had children. We spoke with Bulloch at our office.

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SCAD offers free fall quarter to displaced students The Savannah College of Art and Design is offering to assist students who were attending other colleges but now are displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Such students can attend SCAD this fall quarter as transient students with free tuition. Fall quarter at SCAD begins Sept. 14 and ends Nov. 22. Displaced students who wish to attend SCAD in Savannah or Atlanta on a transient basis should contact the admission office at admission@scad.edu or call tollfree in Savannah at 800-869-7223 or tollfree in Atlanta at 877-722-3285. Online application forms are at www.scad.edu. The program is available for fall quarter only and does not include housing or meals.

New Orleans students at SSU As part of its newly established Katrina Rapid Response Student Task Force, Savannah State University has already enrolled two displaced students, Savannah residents, from New Orleans’ Xavier University. The task force will continue to evaluate students for enrollment as regular, transfer or transient students. Task force members will also assist with housing arrangements and financial aid.

“Because SSU classes have been in session for three weeks now, deans and faculty will explore mini-semesters, semester-within-a-semester and similar formats to help the new arrivals make up the missed class time,” a university spokesperson says.

AASU accepting displaced students from La., Miss. Armstrong Atlantic State University has “streamlined its transfer admission process” to give displaced college students from Louisiana and Mississippi who attend these institutions “immediate access to the university,” an AASU spokesperson says. The university will also open its doors to “as many out of the area students as it can accommodate in its student housing complex.” For more information about fast-track admissions, call Kim West at (912) 9215414. For information about student housing, call Joe Buck at (912) 921-0505.

It’s official: SCAD, Atlanta College of Art are one On Aug. 24, the boards of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta and the Savannah College of Art and Design approved the alliance between the Atlanta College of Art (ACA) and SCAD.

ACA will combine with SCAD beginning June 2006. “This alliance creates enormous benefits for the current and incoming students of ACA and SCAD, as well as for Atlanta and the Southeast,” said Shelton Stanfill, President and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center Board. “SCAD is pleased to be entrusted with the stewardship of the 100-year-old ACA and we will build strong collegial relationships as we begin working together to combine the unique offerings and resources of each institution,” said SCAD President Paula Wallace. “Our collective purpose will be to join together to provide the best possible education for aspiring artists and designers.” While the alliance has not been without controversy -- ACA students protested angrily on the steps of the Woodruff Arts Center soon after finding out the colleges were in talks -- the boards insist that Atlanta’s art community will be enhanced by the move. “We are more committed than ever to advance arts education in Atlanta,” Stanfill said.

SSU prof gets ocean grant Savannah State University’s Dionne Hoskins, associate professor and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fishery biologist, received a $2,000 grant from the Weave-A-Dream program sponsored by the city of

Savannah. The grant will be used on a project called “Seaing is Believing,” a partnership between SSU and Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Program’s Ocean Film Festival. The festival will feature a documentary film, The Guerrero Project, about the slave ship that sunk off the Florida coast in 1827. The Guerrero Project will be shown at the Trustees Theater on September 25 at 7 p.m. A panel discussion about the documentary will be held Sept. 26, 12:30 p.m. in the Torian Auditorium of the Jordan Business Building on SSU’s campus. Panelists include the film’s director, Karuna Eberl; historian Gail Swanson; Gene Tinnie, co-director of Dos Amigos/Fair Rosamond Middle Passage Ship Replica Project; Ken Stewart of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers; and treasure hunter Carl Fismer.

SCAD prof publishes book Sound design chair Robin Beauchamp has published Designing Sound for Animation, a nuts-and-bolts guide for producing a soundtrack for animation. Published by Focal Press, the book explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides a variety of examples for how to use sound to enliven films with professional sound. ◗

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standard apartment amenities like a swimming pool and recreation room. To those amenities SSU has added an on-site resident manager who serves as the students’ contact for any housingrelated situations, extra security, and a shuttle bus to and from the SSU campus on the other side of the county. Chris Davis and Marcus Blair, both first year students at SSU, share an apartment with two other students. Davis, 21, is a transfer student from Delaware, while Blair, 18, is a freshman from Atlanta. When asked about their housing situation, both had only favorable opinions of Fords Pointe. “It’s quiet around here. I get all my work done,” says Blair. Adds Davis, “I’m older, I don’t want to be on campus, my girlfriend is 23, I don’t want to be bringing her to see me in the dorm.” Both students were assigned their living space without realizing the distance from Fords Pointe to the SSU campus, but “the distance isn’t a problem,” says Davis -- although he says that if he were given the opportunity to move to University Village, the newest residence hall at SSU, he would probably do so. The men deny that there’s any student partying at Fords Pointe, and at least one neighbor agrees. “We don’t have a problem having students as neighbors,” says Gail Mikell, assistant manager for America Works, an agency providing support services to several developmentally disabled adults who live in another part of the complex. SSU plans to build additional housing in the next few years that will probably bring an end to offsite housing. At that point the university may find that they’ve done too well at the task of finding temporary accomodations, since, according to Blair, “It’s way better here at Ford’s Pointe. It’s the best living Savannah State has.” Savannah State’s dorm situation has improved mightily since 1996, the year that a group of students held a sit-in of the administration building to protest a number of sub-par conditions at the school. “They came in with a laundry list of concerns. Housing was in the top three; it

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THERE’S MORE TO LEARN AT college than what professors teach. Although it’s unlikely that any institution of higher learning will hand out degrees in “getting along with other people,” “balancing the demands of school and a social life” or “surviving on institutional food” these are some of the skills that may develop as the result of living for a year in a minimum amount of square footage with a total stranger — also known as dorm life. But these days, “residence hall” is the politically correct term for the housing provided by colleges for their students. “We just hate that word ‘dorm’” says Dr. Irvin Clark, Asst Vice President for Student Affairs at Savannah State University. “A dorm is just a place to rest your head. There’s nothing purposeful about it.” Armstrong, SSU and SCAD are all working hard to provide quality housing experiences for their students. Whether they are succeeding depends on whom you ask, and on what their criteria are for success. The benefits of meeting new people who live in the next room can be soured by a poorly matched roommate sleeping in the next bed. The convenience of living near classes is tempered by dissatisfaction with mandated meal plans that provide universally unpopular food. With three very different universities catering to three different student populations, each local institutions is trying to tailor its campus living to the unique needs of its students, and in spite of a few complaints they all seem to be making a passing grade. SSU provides housing to 1729 students, over half of its student population of 2908. Clark calls SSU’s residence hall program “An extension of the student’s in class learning experience.” For 183 Savannah State students, their housing is literally a geographic extension of their college lives. That’s because beginning in Fall 2005, the university contracted with Fords Pointe apartment complex on Highway 17, south of Southwest Middle School, to house most of the students that were on the university’s 200-person, residence hall waiting list. At Fords Pointe, four students share each two bedroom townhouse-style unit, which comes fully furnished and includes

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wasn’t the only thing but was a major piece of it,” says Dr. Clark, who at that time was the resident director of Peacock Hall, one of SSU’s three “traditional” residence halls. Long hallways with doors leading into small rooms and bathroom facilities at the end of the hall are the main features that set apart Peacock, Bostic, and BowenSmith from the two facilities that have been constructed since the 1996 protest. The old residence halls have been updated with keyless entries, increased security, computer labs, and phone and cable in each room. SSU’s entire campus has wifi internet access. “During the time of student dissatisfaction, we didn’t have a bed count issue, we had a quality issue,” says Clark. “Now we don’t have enough bed spaces. We need to replace Bostic Hall with a suite-style or apartment-style facility. In the near future we must increase our bed space by 300-500 spaces, and look at how to make the quality consistent. The current tier-type system works effectively, having facilities that fit everyone’s pocket. Some prefer Bowen Smith and Peacock because of the cost.” The least expensive living arrangement for University Village is $1995 per semester, while at the traditional dorms the fee is $1068 per semester. “For a student that’s really budget conscious that’s the best, or maybe the only, option for them,” says Clark. Neither SCAD nor AASU has any traditional “twentieth century” style halls, but instead feature either suites or apartments. AASU, which began as a commuter/junior college, provides housing for 764 students in three resident complexes, which is the least number of bed spaces provided by the three schools even though Armstrong boasts 7,000 students.

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SCAD’s Ben Passmore at his off-campus apartment By comparison, SCAD, also with 7,000 students enrolled, provides housing for 2338 students in six residence halls. Housing cost, along with convenience and accommodation of study time, seems to be one of the biggest reasons why students choose to live on campus at the three schools. Russell Smith, a Computer Science junior at AASU, finds living at Compass Point at the southern edge of the AASU campus much more convenient and school-focused than his previous arrangement, living with his grandparents on Dutch Island, and more cost effective than getting a place on his own. “I haven’t found a roommate yet that I would want to move [off campus] with,” says Smith. “This is the best deal, it’s cheaper than if I were on my own and it’s closer to the school. There is definitely value in that.” Smith’s rent is $455 per month per person for a two bedroom apartment with a shared kitchen and shared living room. “Not only is it furnished with decent fur-

niture but all the utilities are paid,” says Smith. Smith found it necessary to change roommates early in his stay at Compass Point. Roommate switching seems to be fairly common, and is usually tactfully attributed to “lifestyle differences” which seem to fall into the categories of being a “late person” vs. “an early person” or “social” vs. “focused on school or sports.” “We work really hard to match people up,” says Cory Reedy, Interim Director of Housing at AASU, “but if it’s not going to work out they usually know it right away.” Smith finds on-campus life a perfect fit for his study-focused lifestyle. Smith has a part time on-campus job, prefers to study in the school library, and uses the AASU computer lab for projects related to his Computer Science major. Of his first roommate assignment Smith says, “In my opinion I was on the rowdy side of campus. I used to live in a 4 bedroom apartment, it was a rowdy bunch, so I decided to move into a quieter

environment. The management suggested I move into a two bedroom apartment.” At SCAD, for advertising major Kathleen Kelleher, a roommate switch during her first week in Dyson Hall proved to be the best thing about living on campus. She and her first roommate were assigned to room together based on their responses to a standard form asking “Are you a clean person? Do you smoke?” and other lifestyle questions. But within a week it became apparent that their match was not meant to be. “We had different schedules. She went to bed early.” Kelleher switched rooms and moved in with someone she had met during her first few days at SCAD, which turned out to be a better match. “It went well. She’s actually one of my best friends now.” Kelleher has good things to say about the Resident Assistant (RA), a student who lives in the residence hall and is employed by the college to handle student concerns related to dorm living. “My RA was really nice. She was always asking how we were doing. She was a genuinely caring person.” All three institutions emphasize the security of their residence halls, but the students don’t seem to be concerned one way or the other. Ben Passmore, a 23-year-old sequential art major at SCAD, lived in Turner House last year but has moved off campus beginning Fall 2005. When asked specifically about security at his dorm, he seems unimpressed. “Their security consists of these old slightly overweight ladies. I don’t think they are protecting anyone from anything. They check your IDs.” Passmore said that the best part of on campus living was “I met a lot of people. A lot, a lot of people. There was always continued on page 14

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stuff to do, your classmates were right next door or across the hall. It was a wonderfully pleasant social experience. However, by the end of the year, Passmore was ready for off campus living. As a 22-year old freshman, he was older than most other first year students. “I had a lot of friends outside of the school, I was older than most of the freshmen. It wasn’t like I was too cool but I had lifestyle differences,” he says. “I felt out of place sometimes. It was better for me to move out and live with other people. I only really wanted to do it the first year and then get an apartment with people. I thought I would enjoy the experience and I did it, and then I was done. I had lived in a boarding school for years with other kids so I was tired of that.” In contrast, Ryan Kaminski, a SCAD Graphic Design and Art History senior and basketball player, has fully embraced on-campus living. Kaminski has lived in three different residence halls and will move to his fourth in the fall when he takes a job as an RA. Kaminski likes the community environment that dorm living fosters. “I’m a person that would rather be around other people than have my own spot,” he says. “That will eventually come when I have to mess with bills every week.” In July 2002, when Kaminski was visiting prospective colleges, his tour of the dorm was the deal maker for him.

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“At that point I wasn’t sure where I would attend (college), but once I visited it was SCAD hands down,” he says. “Turner House was brand new at the time, I was very excited because I had been to a lot of other dorms. A lot of my friends at other schools have community bathrooms, not their own personal space. Some people laugh because at SCAD we refurbish old hotels into dorms, but I thought it was great.” In spite of the differences in lifestyles, it seems that most residents respect each school’s prohibition of on campus smoking, drinking and drugs. Smith says “Some of that was going on in the old area, but it wasn’t that bad.” Kaminski notes that for dorm residents at SCAD, partying in the room makes little sense. “I don’t think dorm parties are things kids are going to try. Why would they want to do that in the dorm anyway when they can go downtown? Given that where the SCAD dorms are, most of my friends that drink go to houses where they’re having parties or go to the clubs downtown.” Passmore describes his worst dorm experience as “Nothing you can write. There was the time I brought a girl over and my roommate wouldn’t leave, but I wasn’t supposed to bring her over. She stayed.”

Most of the students mention the meal plan as part of the worst of their dorm experience. “I didn’t like the food very much; after a while I stopped using it. Other people liked it, maybe there is something wrong with me,” says Passmore. All three schools require most dorm residents to subscribe to some sort of meal plan, even for those students who live in apartment-style residences that include private kitchens. Armstrong makes an exception for returning students. Smith is unimpressed with the food provided at Armstrong’s cafeteria, the only place where he can use the plan he selected. “It’s overpriced and it’s not very tasty,” he says. Smith chose Armstrong’s least expensive meal plan, a declining balance plan that “gives you an allowance of $300 per semester, which you pay for. Depending on what you eat it can work out to about $7 per meal.” In the beginning Smith ate at the cafeteria more but now, “I eat there maybe once or twice per week.” Summer semester was the first time that Smith has ended up with money left over on his meal plan at the end of the term. “I only eat there if I have to because it’s convenient, not for taste.” The food quality was only one of many things that Kelleher disliked about on-

campus life. “The dorm was very overpriced, it was disgusting, the building was dirty, the walls were like paper, you could hear everything, they made you take the meal plan and the food was horrible,” he says. “When we moved out if you weren’t out by the established time that they set, you had to pay $100 an hour for every hour you were still there. People would smoke outside the room and it would blow into the room.” Not surprisingly, Kelleher moved off campus as soon as spring quarter ended and her three-quarter housing contract expired. All three schools require students to sign leases or contracts which vary in length by institution. As for “Life 101” lessons learned from living on campus, neither Kelleher nor Passmore feel there was much meaning there. Kelleher says that if she were to have children who go away to college, “I might make them go for a quarter but I’d never make them stay in the dorms the whole time. I hated it so much.” Said Passmore, “I think I learned a lot more life lessons in my classes. All the things that are provided in terms of lessons in the dorm I already went through in my boarding school.” Still, Passmore found the residence hall experience to be worthwhile. “If I had it to do again would live in the dorm again for the first year.” ◗

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How’s that local music scene? Mid-sized venues Here’s where things start to get a little irksome. For almost two decades, Savannah had no real mid-sized venues to speak of. As a result, we lost out on most major touring artists who would have drawn a sizable crowd, but weren’t famous enough to fill the Johnny Mercer

Argyle free to the public and has brought in such A-list acts as Pinetop Perkins, The John Hammond Trio and Koko Taylor. Then again, a massive construction effort coupled with ongoing archeological digs for Civil War relics caused the cancellation of the 2005 Blues Fest, and have conspired to keep this promising location out of play for most of the warm weather months this year. Red Gate Farms is a privately owned stretch of farmland surprisingly close to downtown for its secluded feel. There have been a few attempts to utilize that venue (which is primarily a setting for idyllic wedding receptions, family reunions and the like) for large outdoor concerts – with mixed results. One recent country package tour found superstar Jo Dee Messina rubbing shoulders with openers Jason Courtenay’s Hazzard County Band (an up-and-coming local country-rock act) in front of a respectable-sized audience. Then again, VH1’s hair-metal fest The Rock Never Stops Tour lived up to their name when it didn’t stop in Savannah as planned – and instead drove straight to their next gig. The official reason? Low ticket sales. Well, make that non-existant ticket sales. Out of an expected 20,000 fans primed to see such throwbacks as Cinderella, Quiet Riot and Ratt, less than 1,000 decided to fork over the money for

Theatre. However, in December of 2000, after years of fundraising and restoration, the old Lucas Theatre on the corner of Abercorn and Broughton reopened. Built in 1921 (but shuttered since 1976), it is comparable to Atlanta’s famous Fox Theatre in decor if not seating capacity (it maxes out at just over 1,200). Since then, it has presented a number of interesting performances, such as Dwight Yoakam, Allison Krauss, and several touring Broadway-style musicals. Yet, by June of 2002, the place was so far in the red, that a deal was struck to turn over day-to-day management – but not ownership or existing debts – to The Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD already ran its own Trustees Theatre right around the corner from the Lucas. That restored movie house seats 1,100, and is the main staging area for the annual Savannah Film Festival, as well as all sorts of SCAD-sponsored dramatic productions and lectures. It’s also a great venue for all different types of concerts, yet for some reason, the college rarely books any shows that appeal directly to their own student body. By and large, SCAD brings in impressive, top-shelf acts which are aimed squarely at the affluent, older crowd filling the tony enclaves and gated

communities which surround Savannah proper. Folks like Al Green, Nanci Griffith and The Neville Brothers (God bless ‘em wherever they are), and touring productions like the recent 25th Anniversary Tour of Chicago’s groundbreaking improv theatre troupe The Second City. And yet, once again, there are signs that the ice is melting. In recent memory, SCAD has gotten tremendous response (and capacity crowds) by booking interesting and wildly popular acts such as Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, The B-52’s, and Wilco – all of whom drew an incredibly diverse group of people. In some cases, these shows were attended by people from their teens to their sixties, and a splendid time was had by all. The only problem that has emerged is that demand for such shows is so intense, that in the case of Wilco, the show was essentially sold out before it even went on sale to the public. Between Wilco’s own fan club selling tickets a few weeks early to those with easy to find passwords, and the art college making half-price passes available to their student body a week ahead of time, some folks who waited for hours at the head of the line for the “official” sale found themselves with nothing to show for their trouble. One can only hope that the awkwardness and bad PR generated by that high-profile mixup will be taken into account, and that future SCAD-promoted shows of this nature will benefit from much more forethought. We’ll see soon enough when public tickets to the next such show (alt.rock pianist and composer Ben Folds) go on sale September 19. Still, it would be great to for Savannahians to be able to catch $25 shows by such probable sellouts as Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie, 50 Cent, They Might Be Giants, Bright Eyes, The Roots, or Steve Earle without having to drive two and a half hours in any given direction. Although the artists (and crowds) they are capable of holding don’t compare with most of the names above, one interesting venue that has emerged (somewhat haltingly) over the last year or so, is American Legion Post #135, a historic building on Bull Street just off Forsyth Park. With an upstairs ballroom that holds 300, and a downstairs meeting room that holds a little less than half that, cool Americana acts like The Jeff & Vida Band and Webb Wilder & The Nashvegans have made stops there, in between appearances by a handful of local artists whose music fits the nature continued on page 16

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As far as big rooms go, we’ve got a few. There’s the Savannah Civic Center, which seats around 9,600 and in recent years has been host to such major touring acts as ZZ Top, Widespread Panic, The Isley Brothers and (ahem) Styx. It’s a bit worse for wear than most modern facilities, but it gets the job done. The Civic Center’s balconied Johnny Mercer Theatre is a beautiful and comfortable 2,500-seater which has held a wide variety of acts, like The Wallflowers, Dave Matthews, Jethro Tull, Keith Sweat, B.B. King, and Gordon Lightfoot. From time to time, country concerts and hard rock package tours are held at some of our outdoor sporting arenas, like Grayson Stadium or the Oglethorpe Speedway Park. In fact, the recent ownership change at Grayson Stadium (home of the Savannah Sand Gnats baseball team) has seen a marked increase in live music shows utilizing that facility. One of the first things they did to kick off the current season was to bring in middling country star Sammy Kershaw – and the critically-acclaimed Bob Dylan Show (featuring Willie Nelson & Family and The Greencards) came damn near

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close to filling the place up a few months back. Word is however, that the size of that crowd took a noticeable toll on the condition of the outfield, and it may be a while before we see something of that magnitude in that particular space again. The Historic Roundhouse (a restored train station and railroad museum) has proven to be a great, rustic space for occasional roots-music events, like the annual Blues & BBQ Festival, which is

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EVERY YEAR AROUND this time, thousands of college students flood into our area. Some are new transplants who have spent little or no time here prior to making the big move. Many more are returning to the Lowcountry after a much-needed summer break. Regardless of their familiarity (or lack thereof) with the relaxed pace and bemused apathy which typifies Savannah and its environs, for many of these pupils, one question is of paramount importance; “What’s up with the local music scene?” While it is a truism that the amount of music-related activity going on in the greater Savannah area is noticeably less than what one might expect from a community with several established institutes of higher learning, there is undeniably more movement on this front than ever before. It’s only that a combination of stumbling blocks and lost opportunities have conspired to prevent the kind of critical mass that is required for a town of Savannah’s size to feel as though anything of substance is taking place within its borders. What follows – in no particular order – is a brief overview of the current state of the Savannah music scene. It is by no means all-encompassing. Still, when taken as a whole, it should provide a birds-eye view of not only the positive attributes, but the deficiencies of this peculiar little scene. Now, let’s jump right in...

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of the facility. Plus, proceeds from virtually all of the shows held there benefit some type of local charitable organization – something which can rarely, if ever, be said of any “normal” club or theater. It stands to reason though, that the more local bands which are able to earn a devoted following and reliably draw more than 150 people into a club, the more of them who’ll start knuckling down, learning the ropes of independent promotion, and start throwing their own shows at privately owned venues that normally don’t see a lot of underground bands shaking the walls and filling the coffers. There’s more risk involved, and a lot more work, but in the end, the payoff can be much greater – and I’m not just speaking in financial terms. However, that sort of organization and following is hard to find in Savannah’s original music scene these days. At the present time, ther are precious few bands or solo artists in this town with that kind of impressive draw – and the main reason for that can be found below.

The club front Things are not nearly as slow as they have been at various times in the past decade, but I’d be crazy if I didn’t say that things could get much, much busier. When it comes to live music rooms that exist to both support and exploit local original talent, there are a handful that have held out through the lean years (or for whom things have yet to get so dear that they have to shutter their doors). What’s vexing for the local bands is that – unlike their counterparts in other towns with more vibrant and profitable music scenes – most of these clubs do little to actively grow, or invest in these artists. Most are content to merely plug the same rotation of groups into their live music calendars month after month, with seemingly little thought as to how to help the groups develop and hone their potential, and – with that – the club or bar or restaurant’s potential to grow their bottom line and their customer base. This may be the result of inexperience or a lack of vision, or a lack of cooperation from the bands themselves. Or, a combination of all three. Regardless, the end result is the same. Plenty of original bands. Few who take it seriously enough to ever make it in another, more cutthroat market, and fewer still who seem even remotely curious as to how to get beyond such hurdles. Let’s not forget that by and large, towns without fertile and thriving local music scenes always find it that much harder to attract and support touring

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artists who pass by their way. And so, it appears that the days when Savannah was viewed as a regular stop by most touring artists on the club circuit (in a variety of genres from blues to rock to country to even standup comedy) are – at the present time – quite dead and gone. Bear in mind that such things can always change – but as of now, it is the exception, rather than the rule when an impressive, or major tour of some sort snakes its way down I-16. There are plenty of places to catch local bands, smaller regional bands, and even the occasional nationally or interna-

i am not a little bus tionally-known group. While far from an exhaustive list, here are some of the most notable examples: For local jam bands (as well as established psychedelic and roots-rock acts, look to JJ Cagney’s on River Street. It’s a stone hallway with a wide stage, and a vibe not unlike your older brother’s basement room that always smelled like incense for some unfathomable reason. Acts of a similar variety can also be found with increasing regularity at Locos deli & Pub, a Broughton Street branch of an Athens-based eatery that caters primarily to fraternity types and the sports crowd. They’re soon to open a new location on the Southside, and since their M.O. is to feature live music at all their restaurants, they may just be the first establishment to successfully bring such a thing to that particular part of town in years. For a wide and fairly eclectic assortment of straight-up rock bands both well-known and obscure, The Jinx has built a solid reputation for itself locally. For Chicago-style, Delta, and modern, rock-oriented blues (most of it original in nature), Savannah Blues in City Market is your best bet, although The Mercury Lounge a few blocks away has emerged as one of the best places to catch blues and roots-rock acts, although they book cover bands and original acts in roughly equal amounts. For acoustic folk, Southern rock, blues and Celtic punk, check out Finnegan’s Wake on Congress Street near City Market. Scratch Celtic punk off that list and the same applies to Fiddler’s Crab House on the River. There’s also the newly-renovated AVM Entertainment Complex, a threestory building that’s primarily a dance club, but has just begun hosting weekly Wednesday night shows by young and

hungry local acts ( mostly rock, punk, and just plain green) to play on their street-level floor.

The Rumpshaking thing Our town has never been at a loss for dance clubs. At present we’ve got a half dozen Top 40, techno, Latin and industrial spots that are going strong. In fact, they’re demonstrably doing much better financially than any live music rooms in town. The reason for this is simple: No bands to pay. But, there’s another reason. They’re legitimately popular. With the huge military presence in this area (which for some reason can always be counted on to hang at loud, bump-and-grind hangars), and our large black – and growing Latino – population, it’s a virtual no-brainer to open up a room that slings liquor amidst beats and lightshows. Some of the more notable dance spots in town are: The Conga Club (a massive, cavernous, two-level venue on the far West end of River Street which claims to be Savannah’s largest club). They specialize (as the name might suggest) in salsa and Latin club music. Deja Groove, another giant club with a huge dance floor (this time on Bay Street, a few blocks away from The Conga). They’ve been around for years and have an extremely loyal following. Club Ice, a newly opened Southside establishment far out on Abercorn Street between the two malls that up until recently served as the location for The Cavalier, the area’s premiere line dancing country bar. As mentioned, AVM on Congress Street boasts three floors of dancing and libations, each one with a different theme, and different music to go along with the mood – from retro ‘80s trash to electroclash, and from techno to house and drum ‘n’ bass. A few blocks away, on the corner of Bull and Broughton Streets, NV Nightclub (above the ritzy Il Pasticcio Restaurant) serves up two floors of music - the lower one another giant concrete room with a decidedly post-modern feel, and the top, amore laid-back chillout room with couches, dim lighting and a swinging, martini-scene.

The Hip-Hop & Rap thing It’s not surprising that Savannah has a thriving rap and hip-hop scene. After all, the late, great, semi-famous rapper Camouflage was from these C-Port streets. However, the local urban music scene is a tough nut to crack for those out of the proverbial loop. Extremely insular, it operates mostly on word of mouth advertising, eschewing most mainstream

17 media outlets. Despite some standout groups such as Shol’ Nuff and Sum Kin who occasionally appear at large scale events and promote themselves accordingly, your best chance to plug into the rap and hip-hop scene is to hang at Indian Street’s Club OZ, which is ground central for that scene, and often brings in major rap artists as solo acts to perform over backing tracks – sometimes with little or no advance word to the press.

getting swept in under everyone’s noses.

Open mic nights

This is another aspect of the local music scene that has taken off recently. Savannah has always been about four years behind the times in almost every respect, but I have no idea why it took this long to catch on around here. Watch out, though ‘cause we’ve dropped it into overdrive. The good thing about Open Mics is that they allow amateur talent to get up and do their thing in front of an It used to be unusually that in Savannah, if accepting crowd. an establishment One reason served alcohol, you they’re so had to be 21 to get accepting, is that in. In the late half the people in 1980s, several prothe audience are ponents of local about to get up music convinced and do the exact the City Council to same thing. They amend that ordineed to engender nance. Since then, as much good will if a bar offers live as possible. entertainment, The bad thing those underage about Open Mics can enter. However, is that – much like it can be a hassle karaoke bars – to keep kids from they can quickly drinking, and many turn into a circuit clubs have opted to filled with semiremain strictly 21 stars that make and up rather than the rounds, deal with that pargetting up at ticular headache. every opportunity Regardless, the to do their ten all-ages movement minutes. This can is thriving here, get excruciatingly due mainly to an old after only a abundance of few instances, not young emo and to mention the fact Hazel Virtue hardcore groups, that audience many of which boast vaguely Christian members who frequent more than one content. At the present time, though, such establishment can start to feel like hardly anyplace in town offers truly ALLthey’re being followed. AGES shows, except for alcohol-free The other bad thing about these Coffeehouses like The Sentient Bean by talent showcases, is that most of the Forsyth Park and Coastal Coffee at the clubs and bars that offer them have little intersection of Victory Drive and if any interest in nurturing the talents or Skidaway Road. careers of those who take part. Instead The vast majority of true ALL-AGES of paying close attention and using the shows are mostly punk in nature, and Open Mics (or Open Hoots, as I always are held at a variety of private houses heard them called) as a sort of proving and apartments throughout the greater ground for eventual paid engagements, Savannah area. Because of issues of liathese clubowners view such weekly – or bility, we can’t list those shows in our monthly – events as nothing more than paper, but a quick glance around free entertainment. downtown pizza joints and smoothie Without an eventual payoff in terms shop windows will probably lead you of a solo gig, many of the most promstraight there. hopefully it won’t lead the ising participants eventually become, fuzz as well, unless the bands play past well, the best folks at Open Mic Night. the city’s 10 p.m. noise curfew... One standout is the weekly It is worth noting that there is a Wednesday Hoot at Finnegan’s Wake, movement afoot by some local bar though some of the most interesting owners, in tandem with the police Open Mics are those where entrants department and a few civic leaders to actually sit in with a house band, instead repeal ordinance which allows those of going it alone. JJ Cagney’s on River under 21 in to venues offering live enterStreet and Savannah Blues in City tainment. This would be a devastating Market offer such Tuesday night jams, blow to a couple of music clubs in town, filled with folk, rock and blues. ◗ so be on the lookout for such a thing

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Chris Miller: Savannah boasts ‘a phenomenal amount of WiFi saturation’ BEFORE HE CAME TO Connect Savannah: Separate Savannah, Chris Miller was in and distinct networks? Atlanta helping to engineer Chris Miller: Separate and Mindspring/Earthlink’s tenure distinct networks. And that’s as the nation’s second largest just networks broadcasting Internet Service Provider. an FSID number. The netAs founder of The Creative works that are set not to Coast, Miller then brought his broadcast that identification technological savvy and don’t come up. Even if you visionary mindset to our city to eliminate the networks that promote a “knowledge-based are secure, you’re down to economy” -- one that depends 450 networks which are on entrepreneurship, techunsecure -- allegedly free but nology and creativity instead of not necessarily with the manufacturing and defense. owner’s knowledge. As part of The Creative Coast’s efforts to enhance techConnect Savannah: Can you nology in Savannah, the organization had a study done of local A map of WiFi hotspots in the Historic District (courtesy Creative Coast) elaborate on the difference? WiFi “hotspots,” areas where Chris Miller: We hired a guy to identify Chris Miller: To log onto secured netone can log onto the internet using the WiFi hotspots just in the Historic and works you have to have a web encryption wireless equipment. (WiFi stands for Victorian districts, between River Street protocol key to get into that network. “Wireless Fidelity,” a set of standards for to Victory, MLK to East Broad. He drove Other networks are unsecure and do not wireless local area networks.) around using a program called require authentication. The results, Miller says, were NetStumbler, interfaced to a GPS unit. astounding. We spoke with him last week Connect Savannah: What’s the ratio of When he got done after two days about the find. secured to unsecured networks that he found 871 WiFi networks. That’s a Connect Savannah: How did you go you’ve found so far? phenomenal amount of WiFi saturation. about surveying local WiFi hotspots?

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Chris Miller: I’d say the secured networks run about 60 percent of the total. But that still leaves a lot of unsecured networks. Remember a lot of them are intended to be open networks -- the usual suspects, like coffeeshops, cafes and delis. The Spanish Moss network is of course in there. You’ve also got Eproach wireless broadband out there. I would describe that more as a WiFienabling technology. Boba Cafe is an example of that. They provide WiFi to the whole City Market area. We picked up six different specific locations for the Spanish Moss network - that is, each antenna and access point constitute one location on the map. The thing to remember is that with WiFi you can’t move from one access point seamlessly, like with cell phones, where the handoff of a call to the next cellphone tower is seamless and transparent. With WiFi each node presents a different network.

Connect Savannah: How does this find dovetail with the list of hotspots you’ve compiled at creativecoast.org?

19 Chris Miller: We’ve got a list on our website of about 35 places that offer open, free and public access -- meaning the the owner encourages you to log in. We’re working on posting a graphic of all 871 hotspots where you can run your mouse over the graphic and see where they are.

With regards to the college population -- most of the recent surveys show Atlanta in the top seven or so in the nation in terms of collegiate education activity. That’s cool, you say. But when you total up the number of students in the Savannah area, the density is three and a half times Connect Savannah: Are greater than the you worried that by density in Atlanta. posting that inforIt’s simple math mation you might be -- in Atlanta you’ve Here is Creative Coast’s compiencouraging people to got 181,000 college lation from its website poach on someone students in a metcreativecoast.org) of notable free and ropolitan area with (c else’s network? public WiFi networks locally: 4.3 million popu• Atlanta Bread Company, 12 Oaks Chris Miller: Well, we lation. In Savannah may put a pin in a map • B. Matthews Bakery we’ve got 44,000 • Bakers Pride but we won’t necescollege students in sarily tell people how to • Baymont Inn Lobby, Garden City a metropolitan area • Boba Cafe, City Market log onto a network. of 302,000. • Clary’s Cafe on Habersham We’ll certainly publish • Coastal Coffee, Skidaway & Victory Connect Savannah: the free, open and What will Creative unencrypted networks. • Coffee Shop near Enmark on MLK • Cutters Point Coffee in Sandfly Coast do with this In most cases the • Desoto Hilton @ Liberty & Bull information? people that own those • Firefly Cafe networks are trying to • Gallery Expresso Chris Miller: Well, advertise that fact. • Larry’s Subs @ Chatham Parkway this kind of proves • Larry’s Subs @ Whitaker & State Connect Savannah: the point we’ve How do you explain the • Live Oak Public Library, Bull & 37th been making -• Live Oak Public Library, Effingham large amount of there’s a lot more • Live Oak Public Library, Liberty Co. going on when you hotspots locally? • Live Oak Public Library in Pooler keep peeling back • Live Oak Public Library Islands Chris Miller: $49 the layers of the • Live Oak Public Library Mall access points. For 49 onion. This sur• Live Oak Public Library Tybee bucks you can go prising number of • Loco’s, Broughton & Jefferson down to Circuit City, WiFi nodes is one • Metro Coffee House on MLK buy an access point, of those things you • Moonriver Brewing Co. plug it into a DSL find the deeper you • Olde Harbor Inn router and instantly go into the onion. become a WiFi hotspot. • Planters Inn Cities like That’s what people are • Savannah Coffee Cafe Philadelphia and doing -- they want WiFi • Savannah mall San Diego are now in their homes, running • Sentient Bean running out hun• Shlotzkys airport an audiovisual applidreds of hotspots. • Shlotzkys Eisenhower cation, e-mail, instant So in and of itself • Spanish Moss, City Market messaging, and don’t it’s not that unique. want to be beholden to • Spanish Moss, Johnson Square What’s more inter• Spanish Moss, Reynolds Square wires anymore. esting about • Spanish Moss, River St But this number of Savannah is that WiFi spots was a huge • Starlander Cafe, 11 E. 41 St. there are so many • Casual Reader Bookstore, Tybee surprise to us. And private nodes that that’s just in a small cover the entire area of Savannah. For a stodgy old city range of city. There are probably not that that prides itself on horse carriages and many places in either the Historic or pretty buildings that was an impressive Victorian districts where you can go and not find a hotspot of some type. number. You could have knocked me The reasons we’re interested are over. If we had found half that number, twofold: One, we wanted to find out the you could have knocked me over. level of technological development with Connect Savannah: Who do you think is WiFi in Savannah. I don’t really think you responsible for the bulk of the hotspots? could get much more dense. Secondly and more importantly, our Chris Miller: Every college kid as a job is to connect people to resources to standard part of their computer package allow knowledge-based communities to buys one of these $49 access points so grow. Identifying the hotspots just they and their roommates can log into seemed to be a great public service DSL. It makes perfect sense. Plus, with a thing to do. ◗ high percentage of rentals, they don’t Creative Coast’s website is at have permission to rewire the house and creativecoast.org/ wouldn’t want to just for a semester. It’s a hell of a lot easier to just plug an access point in.

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Word! Savannah’s spoken word scene matures

Some members of Spitfire Poetry Group, one of several local spoken word ensembles THEY SAY SAVANNAH’S four years behind the curve when it comes to trends. But It’s also been said that once we wise up, we dive in with a vengeance. That scenario describes the Coastal Empire’s newfound affinity for the invigorating art of the spoken word. These days there are a handful of regularly-scheduled live poetry events throughout the city – not to mention the odd showcase or competition from time to time. While most activities are based in and around the downtown area, the spoken word buzz is finally beginning to migrate South. At least one independently-owned café, Coastal Coffee, has launched its own weekly Open Mic night – one so far catering primarily to high school and college kids. Gone are the days of the stereotype of poets as cartoonish beatniks of the Maynard G. Krebs variety. Today’s performing poets come from all walks of life – rich, poor, young, old, male and female. And, while the popularity of rap – coupled with such landmark televised showcases as HBO’s Def Poetry Jam – have placed a heightened awareness of the influence of Afro-centric music, oral tradition and literature on this movement, the current wave of poetry slams are increasingly color blind. At the center of this emerging scene is The Spitfire Poetry Group, an organization co-founded by Clinton D. Powell and Ralph Dillard (AKA Renazance). Spitfire’s been around for about five years now, and in that time its members have worked diligently to see that this artform is given the respect it deserves. Renazance says that locally, this evolution was spurred in great part by one venue, The Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, one of the first businesses in town to wholeheartedly embrace Spoken Word Open Mics. According to him, this helped to usher in a wave of support that continues to grow. “Before, other venues wouldn’t even give us the time of day,” says Renazance. “We started doing shows there not long after they opened, and since then, it’s almost like The Bean

made it cool for other places to start holding poetry nights.” These days, The Bean still features poetry-related events on a regular basis (such as a monthly youth-oriented Kids Poetry Slam, a monthly Slam/Showcase combination hosted by Atlanta’s awardwinning Kodac Harrison, and another monthly event sponsored by the local group A.W.O.L. that is geared toward families and used as a form of community outreach). But increasingly, eateries like Creole Red and nightclubs such as NV and Club OZ are becoming focal points. Renazance feels that was inevitable. “The underground poetry scene in Savannah was bubbling for a long time, and now it’s finally reaching some sort of maturity,” he offers – and Harrison agrees, adding, “I bet there are more artists per capita in Savannah than in any other city in Georgia.” Presently, most in the know cite NV Nightclub’s Wednesday night Open Mic as the best place to quickly survey what our city has to offer in the way of spoken word talent. On average, each week finds 50-60 performers and spectators filling the cozy third floor of this multi-level nightspot for an hour’s worth of discussion and two hours of stage time. Renazance says he’s starting to be approached by nationally-known authors who have heard about our town’s slamstyle poetry, and would like to add Savannah to their tours. And as if that weren’t enough of a feather in our cap, Anis Mojgani – who now resides in the Midwest, but got his start as one of the first local authors championed by Spitfire – was just named the Number One Poet in America at the annual competition in Albuquerque, N.M. Renazance says Savannah’s tolerant atmosphere nurtured Mojgani’s budding talent as it continues to do for others. “In a lot of larger cities, the scene is saturated by egotistical poets. Here, we encourage each other – and novice poets as well – to come out and do their best.” ◗

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Act naturally Theatre opportunities abound, downtown and elsewhere IN A CITY THRIVING WITH CULTURE, theatre has found a home in Savannah through numerous local companies and avid school programs. Whether you’re downtown, or on the southside, there’s plenty of theatre to enjoy and participate in. However, it can sometimes be a bit difficult to discover these opportunities. So today we take the guess work out of it for you. Below are profiles of different groups, their backgrounds, and dates of their individual audition and performance dates. Consult the “Happening” section of Connect Savannah every week to get audition updates. Have fun and break a leg!

explores the question on every married man’s mind at one point or another: stay with the wife, or keep the dog? Sylvia will show December 1-3, 8-10 at 7:30 in Jenkins Theatre. Audience discretion is advised.

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and in a moment of exploration the pair kiss, prompting an attack by a homophobe that puts Sara in the hospital. This story of growth, love, friendship, and trust make this a must see. Showing at Jenkins Theatre November 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., audience discretion is advised. When businessman Greg finds his career empty, meaning in the form of stray dog Sylvia leaps into his lap at a park. He brings her home only to have her rejected by his wife, Kate. The hilarious musical Sylvia, by A.R. Gurney,

• An increasingly prominent theatre presence in Savannah is the Savannah College of Art Design’s performing arts department. A group not afraid of making a play its own, SCAD has produced plays of every genre, from West Side Story to The Bubble Boy. Five productions are being staged this year. Admission is free with SCAD ID, $10 general admission, and $5 for seniors and students with valid ID. Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Live shows September 16-17 at Mondanaro Theatre at 8 p.m. Timewarp‚ through Janet, Rocky, and Columbia, shiny leather and sequins in this cult musical. Shakespeare’s As You Like It will be presented October 20-22 at 8 p.m., Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Trustees Theatre. For the heroes of this play, growing up can

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• Armstrong Atlantic State University is represented theatrically by its performing troupe, the Masquers. Performing a wide variety of plays every year, AASU is on a mission to cement itself as a strong theatrical venue. Professor Kirk White said in an interview with Connect last year that “we’re trying to show people that there is good theatre in places other than downtown.” This fall semester alone the Masquers are staging four productions. Visit

www.finearts.armstrong.edu for more information. Showing September 12-17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jenkins Black Box Theatre is Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love. Set in a motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert, battling lovers May and Eddie are involved in a showdown of harsh words, angry memories, and bruised egos that finally reveal an undying love tangled with a dark secret. This one-act proves both shocking and hilarious. Joan Micklin and Julianne Boyd’s A...My Name is Alice will be presented at Jenkins Theatre October 27-29 and November 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. and on October 30 at 3 p.m. This musical revue celebrates the joys and woes of being a woman. From a sketch admonishing construction workers for whistling at a lady, to a song about a lifelong relationship between two women, Alice is a fun and easily enjoyable journey through womanhood. Diana Son’s Stop Kiss tells the story Sara, a teacher who comes to work at an underprivileged New York school. There she meets Callie, and the two become quick friends. As the relationship progresses it becomes more than friendship

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be risky business. Young Rosalind, Celia and Orlando flee the confines of the royal court and head for the Forest of Arden˜where one may be safe from treachery, but no one is spared the hazards of love. Disguised as a boy, Rosalind sets about to explore the magic of the forest and instead discovers the complex terrain of her own heart. Based on the transformation myths of Roman poet Ovid, Metamorphosis subtly mixes these ancient stories of pathos and tragedy with contemporary language and humor in a highly theatrical setting of water and reflected light. Showing at Trustees Theatre February 10-11 at 8 p.m., Feb. 12 at3 p.m. On April 20-22 and 27-28 at 8 p.m., April 23 and 29 at 3 p.m., A Chorus Line is at Lucas Theatre. This stunning theatrical triumph about the heartbreak and jubilation along New York’s “Great White Way.” A Chorus Line is an intimate and poignant glimpse into the lives of professional Broadway “gypsies” as they try to succeed in the face of overwhelming odds. It is a complex fusion of dance and song as well as a compellingly authentic drama. The Elephant Man is a sublime but heartbreaking story of love, pain and the human spirit. The play tracks the journey of its remarkable hero, John Merrick, who transcends his horrible disfigurement and overwhelming physical limitations, by all conceivable measures. To

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history in Savannah. Based out of the Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA), Little Theatre Inc. is a strong force, regularly producing 4-5 plays a year. With shows such as Death of a Salesman and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat already under its belt this year, Little Theatre has no intentions of slowing down. Call 355-8111, Ext. 225 for more information. In Larry Shue’s The Nerd goofiness takes center stage! Willum Gilbert has it all -- a promising career as an architect, friends, even a serious girlfriend. But then Rick Steadman, the ultimate social misfit, comes to visit and puts everything in peril. The Nerd escalates into madcap farce as Willum tries to out-nerd his sanity-destroying houseguest. Shows are October 1,6,8, and 9 at 8p.m. and Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. at the JEA. For the holidays a unique production is in the works. Strictly a fund raising show, Community Theatre Christmas is an effort to combine the city’s community theatre talents in a musical holiday review this December. This show is sure to prove interesting and wild. Other anticipated productions include a Neil Simon piece- selection to be announced- and Urine Town, both in early to mid-2006. ◗

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Other cities are mightier. Los Angeles, Chicago, New York. But New Orleans is where I wanted to make my home. I first hitchhiked to the city as a college dropout who wanted to hear jazz and see Mardi Gras. The ride I got was with a preacher who warned me about sin and temptation. Just like every drunk tourist on Bourbon Street, that’s exactly what I was looking for. Soon after, I heard zydeco and followed the blast of brass bands on the streets, and started writing about musicians who seemed like magicians, the way they could conjure a mood. I even covered Hurricane Andrew, drove straight toward it, fueled by recklessness and a USA Today day rate. For the past 20 years, I have moved in and out of New Orleans. This last time, the roots buried deep: job, house, family, school. Early notions of the city of good times were tempered by the closer looks at poverty, illiteracy and crime I obtained as editor of the city’s alternative weekly. Being a parent in the public school system brought me even closer. Long before the rain started, New Orleans was a troubled city. But it’s still the hallowed ground of Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong, of Mardi Gras and jazz funerals that send off the dead with “Didn’t He Ramble?” Of lesser-known purveyors of high spirits in bleak houses. I love New

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NEW ORLEANS IS GONE. I left it behind me two Saturdays ago, with my two kids in the backseat, the soundtrack to Shrek on the CD player. My wife, a pediatrician, was on call for the weekend and stayed behind. She joined us in a town just outside Lafayette, La., Sunday evening after a harrowing odyssey along the southern route of Highway 90, driving without her glasses or a cell phone, our three cats roaming in the back of a shaky Volvo. Together that night, we watched the same show that all who’d gotten out were watching. The straight line for our city. The familiar “Cat-4” and “Cat5.” And for those of us who thought we’d seen this before, the muchhoped-for right turn. It didn’t matter. It hit. Even those who could read the tea leaves in John McPhee’s Forces of Nature or John Barry’s Rising Tide, or who had seen the diagrams of a bowl-shaped city, are in disbelief. New Orleans is gone, along with the newspaper where I work, the home where I live, my kids’ beloved school, my neighborhood sno-ball stand, my neighborhood anything. On The Times-Picayune’s website and on cable news, I see my former home’s dark and distorted reflection: submerged rooftops; a battered Superdome filled with the desperate; looters grabbing guns and VCRs and racks of shirts; a house scrawled in red with “diabetic inside”; the breach in the levee. The future is recited: a bowl of toxic stew. The gas, the sewage, the dead. On the local news shows in south Louisiana, the crawl beneath the picture lists statewide evacuation centers in Rayne and Opelousas, and announces that “Evacuees in need of dialysis should call ...” Above these details are shots of aerial superheroes in short red jumpsuits or head-to-toe military green, alighting on rooftops and loading old women and little boys in wire baskets for their ride out. Scan along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and it’s tragedy and timber. A man holds his two boys. “I can’t find my wife,” he tells the reporter. “Our house split in two.”

This is all via TV. Direct information is harder to come by. Cell phones aren’t working; contact with others is haphazard. I haven’t been able to talk with my publisher yet. But this morning, my wife reached her boss. This is a man who embodies the New Orleans peculiarly dark joie de vivre to such an extent that he dressed as the tsunami for this year’s Mardi Gras. On the phone, he was blunt. “I don’t know if we’re going to have a practice to come back to,” he said. “What families will return to the city with their children?”

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Orleans more than I’ve ever loved a particular place. Most recently, I loved my neighborhood. Every morning, friends passed by our corner on their way to school. We’d hurry up tying our shoes to join them. Of the thousands who evacuated to the towns surrounding Lafayette, a handful are from my street. We fled on the buddy system and hooked up when we got here. We’ve met for pizza and seen ourselves in each other, and we’ve drawn some comfort from that. Now, as the TV news reports rising floodwaters and worse, it is becoming more difficult to speak to each other about our plans and how long we can hold on. I haven’t told you about Katy Reckdahl. She’s a staff writer I hired a couple years back, and she writes about the hardest-hit citizens of New Orleans, including those who put themselves on the trigger side of a gun. She cares about all kinds of people. She knows this city better than most, and I am better for having worked with her. On Saturday, when I was driving my kids out, she was having her first child, a boy, in Touro Infirmary. Last I heard, they were moving people from floor to floor in Touro, and will now be evacuating them, along with others

stranded in hospitals with no air conditioning and sealed windows, generators running out of gas. Where is Katy? At The Times-Picayune’s website, stories like mine pile on top of each other. Looking for grandfather. Want to hear from my friend. What do you know? It’s harder to access pleas that aren’t online. Meanwhile, the TV stations traffic in comparisons: a war zone, Hiroshima, the tsunami, a third-world refugee camp, 9/11. I try not to think like that, but Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads keep coming to mind. He wrote them about another time when the forces of man and nature sent refugees into America: “So long, it’s been good to know you.” As I write, what’s left of New Orleans is being swallowed up. Gov. Kathleen Blanco -- whose maternal concern has helped me through each day -- is removing the last of us from the flooding city. The next journey belongs to the tens of thousands in the Superdome, now on to the Astrodome in a fleet of buses. A couple hundred miles away, we have new household decisions to make. “I’m getting pretty bored of not having school,” my 7-year-old daughter announced today. A week ago, her life was filled with first-day-of-school excitement. Now, there’s maybe a Catholic girl’s academy.

The public schools are also taking in the children of New Orleans. My wife returned from a registration session, speaking through tears about the warmth and efficiency. We’re staying with friends who just keep saying “as long as it takes.” Last night, one of their neighbors showed up with smothered steak, rice and gravy, cabbage and sausage, and bread pudding. Another showed up with margaritas. Decisions. Maybe we’ll call my daughter’s first-grade teacher, who evacuated to a nearby town, and we’ll set up a home school. The Saturday we left, my daughter was in his classroom a block up the street, playing on the computers while he put together lesson plans. “I want to go to Mr. Reynaud’s,” she’d beg every week until we relented. That’s one of those memories that seems untraceable now. It leads nowhere. I also have a 4-year-old son. Last night, we were unfolding our hide-a-bed and putting blankets on the floor. “Did you see this?” my wife said, holding a book he’d made last month, before this hurricane had begun to form. He had drawn the pictures and recited the story, and my wife had taken his dictation. It was titled “Miles and the Sun!” and it goes like this:

One spring day, Miles came out of his house in New Orleans. The sun was happy to see Miles. The sun was wearing sunglasses. Miles moved to his new house and the sun got very very hot. Now it was even hotter! A fearful wild storm came with lots of monsters. Luckily Miles wasn’t in it. The water splashed all over it. The drawing for that last page was all deep, hard-pressed scribbles. Last night, he sat on my lap and looked at the TV and the people walking through the water. “Are those the people who didn’t evacuate?” he asked, carefully enunciating his new word. New Orleans is gone and I can’t say when it will come back. My neighborhood, my job, all of it might somehow return. Yet I don’t know what a rebuilt New Orleans will look like and I don’t know if I’ll be there for it. For now, we’re living on the generosity of others. That’s what it’s like to be a refugee. You never know what’s next. ◗ Michael Tisserand is editor of Gambit Weekly. He is currently living in Carencro, La., at the home of Scott Jordan, the editor of Lafayette’s Independent Weekly. He can be reached at michaeltisserand@yahoo.com.

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Then, in 1978, after Elbow Room, this graduate of Beach High School -- a segregated school in a segregated city in the segregated South -- becomes the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, two years after Saul Bellow, two years before Norman Mailer. A Pulitzer Price. Talk about breaking the stereotype. A few years later, he receives a MacArthur Foundation grant, awarded to 21 talented Americans. The award carries no strings, only time to think, read, create -- or do nothing. He received $192,000, or $36,800 for each of the next five years. In one interview I read about McPherson, written by Emma Edmunds, he said, “In Savannah, we lived in shacks. We lived in places where if your hand got out at night, a rat would get it. I used to see my father on street corners and run the other way.” Maybe you’ve heard of Mr. McPherson. I hadn’t. Maybe the folks at the Board of Education have heard of him -- or the staff at Beach High School. I don’t know. I heard about him from someone I was playing tennis with, also a graduate of Beach. So I went to the public library and found his books. Elbow Room was in paperback, the first 15 pages missing. The rest - A Region Not Home, Reflections from Exile, Hue and Cry, Crabcakes and a book about the railroad in American culture -- were in better shape. After living in Atlanta, Baltimore, Cambridge, Santa Cruz, Calif., Berkeley, Rhode Island, Charlottesville, Va., and New Haven, Conn., McPherson ended up in Iowa City, where he enrolled in the M.F.A. program in the Writers’ Workshop. Now he teaches there and for the past semester or two has been the acting director of the program. From his experience in Iowa, he writes about meeting and making many friends from Japan. His memoirs are filled with stories and lessons from yet another culture. When I reached McPherson at his Iowa City home, he spoke more fondly of his years at Beach than his time in Savannah. “The teachers went up North every summer to get more training,” he said. “They were well-educated. On Saturdays, they held classes at their homes. They cared about the children.” Which is interesting because when asked McPherson said he considers himself more a teacher than a writer. Not a bad combination. ◗

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WE LIVE IN A CLASS-CONSCIOUS, color-divisive world. We don’t want to admit it, but we do. We know our own kind best. Or we think we do. Catholic, Jewish, country, suburban, urban, gay, rich African-Americans, poor AfricanAmericans. We may go to the same schools, shop at the same supermarkets, share the same streets. But we don’t have a clue what goes on behind the public facade, the front door. To hide this ignorance, we rely on stereotypes. That way we can concentrate on the differences instead of the similarities. And there are differences. Between the classes, the ethnic groups, the races. But in the end, we all have the same hassles - how to fit into a community, how to feel good about ourselves, how to do the right thing. What class you’re born into -- how much money you have -- is huge. So is race. But in the end, the biggest struggle is how to be a good human being. James Alan McPherson knows that. He’s lived it. He’s fought it. He’s experienced it. Talk about stereotypes. And what happens when you go beyond them. McPherson grew up in Savannah on Waldburg Street for a while, then 44th street and Burroughs. He grew up poor. His father was an electrical contractor but had trouble with the bottle. He went to segregated schools. In 1961, he graduated from Beach High School. But guess what? After going to Morris Brown College in Atlanta and working during the summer as a waiter on the railroad, he sees the world and gets a taste for more. Then he gets into Harvard University and graduates with a law degree. But he doesn’t want to be a lawyer. He only wants to understand the law. He wants to be a writer. And because he read as a child, because he was curious, observant, open and willing to try something he wasn’t trained to do, he writes stories, submits them to a creative writing contest sponsored by Reader’s Digest, wins first prize and gets published in the Atlantic Monthly. In 1969, he publishes Hue and Cry, his first book of short stores. In 1977, he publishes his second, Elbow Room, 12 amazing stories about people, some white, mostly black, that are trying to escape the typical racial and sexual stereotypes, characters that people like me have to read about to know about.

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Death sentence in the delta THEY WERE LEFT behind for one reason. Left to fend for themselves while rescue workers and National Guardsmen waited for orders to go in. Orders that came four days too late. Some died, some killed others. A few reportedly ate human flesh to survive. We all know the reason why this verdict was handed down to them. Because they were poor. You thought I was going to say it’s because they were black, didn’t you? Well, obviously that didn’t help. But Condoleeza Rice is African American too. And while her brothers and sisters were dying where they sat at the New Orleans Convention Center, she was attending Spamalot on Broadway and shopping for shoes on Fifth Avenue. Condi may be black, but poor she ain’t. The sister has an oil tanker named after her. Black people in New Orleans are surrounded by the refineries that fill Condi’s Chevron tanker, but there won’t be any ships named after them. Our society lets a lucky few African Americans rise to the top, the very top. So far to the top that we refer to them by their first names, like royalty: Condi, Colin, Michael, Prince, Tiger, Beyonce. But we never let our poor see the light of day, much less rise to the top. Quick, name a poor person... they don’t even get names, do they? If some residents of white America -excuse me, “the heartland” -- look down on the hurricane survivors of New Orleans with contempt and scorn, it may indeed have something to do with the color of the victims’ skin.

Mostly it will be because they’re poor. Because in America, being black may suck. But being poor is a capital offense. I don’t want to minimize the racism that contributed to the government’s agonizingly slow response to New Orleans. But to chalk it all up to racism is too easy. It denies the deeper reality. It’s become the norm to say America “neglects” its poor, as one might neglect to water some flowers or neglect to return an e-mail. But America does not neglect its poor. It hates its poor. Before the “War on Drugs,” before the “War on Terror,” before the “War to Spread Freedom and Democracy to Iraq Since We Couldn’t Find Any Weapons of Mass Destruction There” -- America had a War on the Poor. In 1932, in the Depression, President Herbert Hoover gave a shoot-to-kill order to quash a gathering of poor people -poor white people, the so-called “Bonus Army” -- who came to Washington to demand money promised them years before. They were shot, stabbed with bayonets, stomped by cavalry horses, tear-gassed and had their tents burned to the ground. By their own government. In 1935, some Bonus Army survivors were sent to work on construction projects in the Florida Keys. Over 250 of them were soon killed by -- you guessed it -- a hurricane. Being poor in America is the cardinal sin. A sin for which there is no absolution, the original sin which is without redemption. The poor make us look bad. They make us uncomfortable. They make us feel guilty. They make us mad.

The presence of poor people in the richest country in the world makes us so mad that when they make themselves visible -- when they ask for some water to drink -- they’re quarantined in a modern-day Andersonville, an entire city turned open-air death camp. Playing God, our government consigns the poor to hell on earth for all the world to see in plain sight on 24-hour television. That’s a lot of hate. Our leaders move heaven and earth to bring American government to the Garden of Eden itself, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as the Bible tells us. But they will not make haste to send one American soldier into the ancient waters of the Mississippi River delta to protect our own citizens. That’s a lot of hate, my friend. Trucks were lined up. Helicopters fueled. Guardsmen waiting to go in. Tourists at the big hotels airlifted out, given a hot meal and a shower. But still rescue for the poor waited. Even the Red Cross was not allowed in. Oh, but Jim, you say, it was unsafe to send anyone in. There were looters with guns. You know how “those people” are. Yes, about that: We have sent the National Guard into Iraq for over two years, to shoot and to be shot at. Blown up on the side of the road. Suicidebombed to smithereens. RPG’ed to a crisp. Or if they’re lucky, a sniper’s quick kill-shot to the head. We’ve sent the National Guard to Iraq to face all that, and more. But we can’t send in the Guard to shoot and be shot at by a few looters? In Louisiana? Our government will send our children to die for the Iraqis’ right to impose woman-hating, medieval Islamic law on

themselves. But not to protect and feed people in the direst need in one of our own most storied cities. Man, that’s a lot of hate. Eyes are opening, though. Minds are waking up to the reality. We know the deal now. We’ve seen it. That’s good. It could just as easily be Savannah. It could just as easily be you caught on tape “looting” in order to feed your family. It could just as easily be you who “ignored” the evacuation order because you didn’t have a car or didn’t have money for a plane ticket out during that brief window when flights are available before the airport is shut down. It could just as easily be you who tried to drive out but found the gas pumps dry -- and Lord knows that SUV needs a lot of $3.20 a gallon gas just to clear its throat in the morning. Anyway, here’s a special shout-out to those of you who still think that everyone in New Orleans who stayed behind deserved what happened to them. You know who you are. Best of luck to you, my friend, because when the dark clouds gather and the stiff wind picks up and the brown water rises, all of God’s children are poor as dirt. Best of luck to you, because the hell on earth the poor blacks of New Orleans faced is probably nothing compared to the hell that awaits you when you meet your maker. ◗

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Update In July 2004, as News of the Weird mentioned, a federal appeals court ruled that the leak-safety standards for the long-awaited nuclear waste depository at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain were too weak, in that the Environmental Protection Agency would regard the facility as safe for only 10,000 years (almost five times the length of time since the birth of Jesus). One National Academy of Sciences panel had recommended against the site unless leak safety could be certified for at least 300,000 years. In August 2005, EPA issued a revised durability standard, now claiming the site would be free of unsafe leaks for a million years. (Context: 110 years ago, science had not even discovered radioactivity.)

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Post, the company extends its regular guarantee of full refund if dissatisfied. A Pakistani company, The Resource Group, seeking more call-center work from U.S. firms, set up an office this year in Washington, D.C., a block from the White House, and installed a receptionist, live from Karachi, via a flat-screen TV on the office wall. According to a May Washington Post report, Ms. Saadia Musa cheerily greets visitors, answers and routes phone calls to the Washington office, lets in deliverymen, and orders sandwiches from down the street. In July, Uttar Pradesh Eunuchs Association, in Lucknow, India, demanded that the district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police order cops to begin exposing fake eunuchs by lifting their skirts to verify their status. Charlatans, according to the group, deprive real eunuchs of “legitimate” income (a large part of which derives from eunuchs’ entering places of business and private parties, exposing themselves and otherwise being obnoxious, and demanding a fee to leave).

You Mean These Are Crimes? Police in West Hartford, Conn., arrested Matthew Flynn, 46, in August for allegedly threatening to castrate a

Melly’s ice-cream truck driver with a pair of hedge clippers because the driver blared his jingle on and on and on, even though Flynn told him that no kids lived on the street. And David Owen Rye, 48, was arrested in Los Angeles 10 days earlier for allegedly firing at least three bullets into a Toyota Camry in an apartment-house parking lot because its car alarm wouldn’t shut off.

Cutting-Edge Research Apparently, forest fires make the jewel beetle (also known as the black fire beetle) frisky, according to Dr. Helmut Schmitz and colleagues at the University of Bonn (Germany), for males and females will fly toward one in a mating frenzy after detecting even the faraway flickering of flames and crackling of burning wood. Schmitz, and predecessor William George Evans, hypothesized that the fire eliminates the beetle’s predators and prevents tree secretion from trapping the beetle larvae, according to a March report by BBC News. In research published in May in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, biologist Brian Langerhans and colleagues found that large genitals in some fish species (such as the western and Bahamas mosquitofish) represent evolutionary pluses and minuses. Apparently, females prefer well-endowed mating partners, but on the other hand, well-hung males tend to have shorter life spans because, weighted down as they are, they cannot swim away from predators as nimbly as can mosquitofish with smaller endowments.

Awesome! Sam, the 14-year-old Chinese crested, won in June for the third time as the World’s Ugliest Dog at the SonomaMarin Fair in California. According to an Associated Press reporter, the hairless dog’s “wrinkled brown skin is covered with splotches; a line of warts marches down his snout; his blind eyes are an alien, milky white; and a fleshy flap of skin hangs from his withered neck. And then there’s the Austin Powers teeth that jut at odd angles from his mouth.” Owner Susie Lockheed said that even the judges recoiled when they first saw him. (Fortunately, for those concerned with dog beauty, Sam has been neutered.)

First Things First On July 3 in San Marcos, Texas, Dave Newman, 48, rescued a swimmer caught in the currents of the San Marcos River, pulling the man underneath a waterfall and to shore. However, when Newman tried to climb out of the water, a police officer offered his hand but only to arrest Newman for interfering with “official” rescuers (who, of course, failed to get to the man before Newman did). According to police in Jacksonville, N.C., Dorothea Thomas was shot six times by her boyfriend in June and forced to jump from her apartment’s second-story balcony to survive, but by the time she returned from the hospital, her

landlord of nine years, United Dominion Residential Community, had posted an eviction notice, kicking her out for letting such a dangerous man come onto the property. Star wide receiver Brandon Jackson might just play in at least half of Lancaster (Texas) High School’s football games this season because he doesn’t go to court until Oct. 17 on six counts of aggravated robbery from two January armed holdups. Lancaster High’s dedication to the presumption of innocence for high school football players is apparently so strong that the only remaining issues, at press time, were (1) whether his relocation from his previous high school will be permitted under the general rules on transfer and (2) whether he will be allowed to remove his ankle monitor during games. Werner D. Anderson was arrested on several traffic violations in Missoula County, Mont., in June after a two-county car chase with deputies that ended with Anderson creeping along at 20 mph until he stopped. Deputies say that when Anderson finally got out of his van, a syringe fell to the ground, and Anderson said he had been driving so slowly at the end because he needed to shoot up with cocaine one last time before he got arrested.

Least Competent Criminals Jeremy Suggs, 21, was arrested in Las Vegas in August and charged with robbing a Wells Fargo bank, done in by the familiar lapse of having accidentally left behind his wallet and a name-imprinted deposit slip. Also, according to police, he had fired two shots in the bank out of frustration at noncompliance with his demands, with one narrowly missing his own head, and had to recount down a threat to shoot (“5, 4, 3, 2, 1”) when no one gave him money the first time. His alleged partner and getaway driver, known as “Jap,” had supposedly talked him into the crime by assuring him that there were no surveillance cameras, but of course there were.

Bright Ideas The owner of Al’s Lock and Safe in North Platte, Neb., made a truck key in June based entirely on looking at an Xray of the key inside the stomach of Arthur Richardson, who had accidentally swallowed it in an inept attempt to play a prank on the friend of his who owned the truck. The friend said he needed the truck right away and couldn’t wait for Arthur to receive a nature’s call. Grandmother-of-six Mari Savage and other senior friends in Margate, England, began a campaign this summer to wear hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps, in order to discourage teenagers from dressing that way, which Savage believes encourages gang behavior. Said Savage, to the Daily Telegraph, “Once older people like us get hold of (these garments), they lose all their street cred.” ◗

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Hurricane Katrina unleashed almost +119 0 unimaginable devasKatrina 4.5 Death Valley, tation along the U.S. California Gulf Coast. It may take years Lee for residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle to reIrwin build lives in the wake of one of the worst natural disasters to hit the nation. The storm earlier killed seven people across South Florida. • Typhoon Talim roared toward Mainland China after killing at least three people and injuring 59 others on Taiwan, where it toppled billboards and broke windows. Week Ending September 2, 2005 • Typhoon Nabi formed near the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands, then took aim at most islands. A second dose of the vacJapan’s southernmost islands late in the cine will be needed next month to ensure week. that immunity against polio is achieved. • Tropical Storm Irwin formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast, while Tropical Storm Lee churned the Atlantic. The government of Brazil announced that deforestation of Health officials across the Amazon rain forest is slowIndonesia and neighboring ing down, attributing the drop parts of the southern to an action plan it launched last year to Philippines coordinated efforts curb illegal logging. But environmental to vaccinate millions of people for polio in groups said that much of the reduction the wake of Indonesia’s first outbreak of could be due to a slump in farming inthe disease in 10 years. Teams fanned stead of government action. The groups out across the vast Indonesian archipelstill praised leaders in Brasilia for their efago in a bid to vaccinate all of the 24 milforts, which were launched shortly after lion children under 5 against the crippling the government of President Luiz Inacio virus, amid fears it could spread from the Lula da Silva announced that the current 226 cases. Waterborne polio, Amazon’s forest cover was being dewhich attacks and withers children’s stroyed at a near-record pace. limbs, is believed to have been brought into Indonesia during April by a migrant A sharp temblor centered in worker or a Muslim pilgrim returning from the remote Hindu Kush mounthe hajj in Saudi Arabia. The Philippines tain range of eastern joined the inoculation campaign out of Afghanistan was felt widely fear the virus could spread into the south of the country from Indonesia’s northern-

One of Sweden’s 10 nuclear reactors was forced to shut down after large numbers of jellyfish blocked the plant’s cooling water intake. The nearly 33year-old Oskarshamn 1 reactor resumed operations a day after workers removed the creatures, which had gathered along the Baltic Sea coast about 190 miles south of Stockholm.

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African Fireball Villagers in a remote part of northern Zimbabwe were living in fear after a meteorite crashed into a nearby field. Police spokesman Michael Munyikwa said the falling space debris sounded like a helicopter as it streaked in from the east. The 9-pound meteorite threw up a cloud of dust as it carved out a small crater not far from Chaworeka village. The meteorite was taken to the Forensic Scientists Laboratory at the Criminal Investigations Department in Harare, which described it as black in color with white particles inside.

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Authorities in El Salvador activated emergency plans as Ilamatepec Volcano began to hurl incandescent rocks and columns of gas. Ilamatepec is located in a coffee-growing region of the country, about 40 miles west of San Salvador. • Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano continued to produce spectacular lava flows into the sea during what has become the largest eruption on the east rift zone in 500 years.

Rail-Smart Dog An impatient black Labrador that became separated from its owner in a Scottish train station managed to jump onto the first train home all by itself, and to get off at the correct station. Owner Mike Taitt lost track of Archie at Inverurie station near Aberdeen. Security camera footage shows Archie watching trains come past him on the platform, and jumping onto the correct Aberdeen-Inverness train when it pulled in. Archie then got out at the right stop, Insch, to the bemusement of signalman Derek Hope, who found Taitt’s phone number on the dog’s tag and called the anxious owner. ◗

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F1 Blues Why oh why, when anything goes wrong — from installation to Internet connection to file deletion — is a person’s first instinct to call me, or write to you, or lean over to a co-worker and say, “I can’t find the file I just downloaded. What should I do?” Why is the F1 button so well hidden and dusty from lack of use? Do you think if you (and ordinary

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F6= it’s actually just like the tab key -moves you from various components to a window F7= doesn’t do anything in Windows itself. It will run a spell check in certain versions of Microsoft Word and is used in other applications. F8= does not do anything in Windows, but if pressed during a computer’s boot up sequence it will bring up a screen with various startup options for troubleshooting, such as safe mode. F9= another key that has no functionality in Windows. It may in other applications. F10= in most programs it should activate the menu bar F11= display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing it again will exit mode. F12= no functionality in Windows but is used in MS office—for example Save as‚ In Word.

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E V E R Y O N E W H O H A S E V E R TR I E D their unexpected expenses, but will also to rehab a home or business in signal to the community at large their Savannah knows that renovation and resolution to cement their place in restoration costs have a way of skyrockSavannah’s downtown landscape for a eting out of control. great while to come. However, when the building in “From the beginning, and even before question is an historically I arrived as pastor we knew that significant architectural this was a tough row to hoe,” marvel in the downtown’s Hendry continues. “As the conlandmark district, things gregation has grown over these can quickly get way out of last few years we have been hand. Especially when the encouraged, but obviously we owners are determined to need help. And, again, obviously, do things up right. we feel ‘deserving’ of that help. Pastor Enoch Hendry We have what I have been told is and his wife Ann Curry the oldest intact house of know all about such worship in the city. There are things, as do the approxichurches and worship centers, mately 350 members of congregations older than ours. their congregation. But in terms of original conFor over a decade, struction, from our pine flooring Trae Gurley Trinity United Methodist to our pews and facade, not Church on West President much has changed since 1848. Street has been scrimping, saving and We feel we are one of the city’s architecplanning for a massive restoration tural ‘jewels,’ and just as deserving of project designed not only to preserve historic preservation as any other what remained of their house of worship building from that period. after a devastating 1991 fire – but to “Plus, we are not a museum, but rather an increasingly vital presence in hopefully insure that the 157-year-old the historic district for faith and comstructure would stand as a vital, funcmunity – perhaps uniquely so. We are tioning church for another century and a part of a larger designated shrine for half. United Methodism, which includes Unfortunately, now that the repairs various sites around the city where John are nearing completion, the final cost for Wesley lived and served.” the complete overhaul is much more Wesley – the Anglican priest than they anyone ever anticipated. assigned the duties as rector of the “This has been very hard for Church of England community in everyone in the sense that the cost Savannah in 1735 – was later the founder essentially doubled,” says Curry. “The of the Methodist Movement in Great Trinity Church community had been Britain which led, ultimately to the saving money for several years and they founding of United Methodism. thought there was enough money to pay Curry says that despite the mounting for the whole thing.” “This tiny congregation pledged costs and the unforeseen delays, she and many in the congregation have been almost $400,000 over three years to heartened by the journey. the restoration,” continues Hendry. “Yet, “It’s been quite an adventure. More the final cost is just short of a million and more, I’ve realized what a unique dollars! They wound up having to repoint and often quirky living situation we have. the entire Savannah grey brick facade I mean, Telfair Square is our yard.” beneath the stucco. We had still hoped Saturday night, that yard will be filled to make our July deadline, until the with the sounds of music, theatre, eating summer rains set in. and rejoicing. “A serious consideration of our place The Gala is a multifaceted affair that in the community led these folk deterincludes Southern hors d’oeuvres, an mined to remain – rather than selling out auction of art, gifts and services and moving to the suburbs, merging with (including Trinity the Kitty, a five-weekanother congregation, or simply closing old cat that was recently discovered the doors,” he says. “Of course, they under a baseboard by the church’s have been intimidated by the escalating staircase), a performance of the costs, but are clear and committed to Christian musical Godspell by the the goal of remaining.” Savanna Children’s Theater, and live To that end, this congregation is holding a “Restoration Gala” this weekend in nearby Telfair Square, which continued on page 34 they hope will not only help allay some of

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music by John Bell’s Little Big Band – an octet specializing in swing, rhumbas, tangos and other types of dance-oriented jazz. In what is sure to be a noteworthy event, local thespian and vocalist Trae Gurley (who has come to prominence with his Sinatra-based nightclub act) will front the group for one of his first-ever performances of Sinatra material with a live band. Still, Pastor Hendry stresses that while fundraising is the primary goal, there’s a great deal more to this event. “The idea is to celebrate our commitment to be on Telfair Square for another 157 years! We are a part of this community, have been for a long time, and want to be into the future. That is why it is so important for our entire church community -- from the Southside, from Tybee, from the Westside and from the suburbs, to be here and to help host this. We want folk to know that we are a vital, thriving, faithful, committed, progressive, and welcoming congregation that will ‘payoff’ in the longterm as much as anything else.” We also spoke to Trae Gurley about his love for ‘Ol Blue Eyes, and his future plans:+

Connect Savannah: This whole Sinatra thing seems to be doing well. Has your act been received as you’d hoped? Trae Gurley: Yes and no. I wanted to remind people of those beautiful arrangements created for Sinatra throughout his career and the wonderful phrasing he used. The orchestrated tracks I use to showcase both of these – for the most part – get a good response, but there is still an audience out there that wants to see a live band behind a vocalist. I played The Mansion on Forsyth Park a few weeks ago, with Peter Tavalin, David Keller and Billy Hoffman. They were a pleasure to share the stage with. We did some Sinatra tunes and other various standards. Don Hite, a musical producer and close

friend, sat in on piano for a set of musical theater tunes. Both went over well. I want to be known as “Trae,” not “that Sinatra kid.”

Connect Savannah: If you could change one thing about your Swoonatra show, what would it be and why? Trae Gurley: Live music. I’d love to have that energy behind me every time I sing. It forces people into the song, and they become involved. At the time I wanted to start this “Sinatra” thing, all the pianists I knew either didn’t want or didn’t need a vocalist. A big band was out of the question! But there was a niche to be filled, and the tracks allow me to do that.

Connect Savannah: Your website calendar shows you as traveling as far away as Los Angeles to play shows. Trae Gurley: It happens once every couple of months. I never thought I’d travel any farther than a state or two doing this, But the connection people have to this music is still alive and well. It keep me busy.

Connect Savannah: Do you worry about being pigeonholed as a Sinatra tribute? Trae Gurley: Absolutely. That’s why I want to play more venues where I can use a live band and change the format a bit. The tracks limit me creatively and all singers and musicians want to grow in their art.

Connect Savannah: What’s the biggest challenge in fronting a live band? Trae Gurley: Rehearsal time, for one. Meshing with the musicians I’m working with is another. They are all professionals, so I’m in good hands. My game better be on, because I know theirs will be.

Connect Savannah: How closely do you try to approximate Frank’s stage show? Trae Gurley: The mannerisms I don’t even try. Most people think of the older Frank and that is not what I want to

portray. I like the vocals of the Sinatra of the ‘40s through the ‘60s, the “Columbia and Capitol years.” His prime. That’s what I wanted to capture and pass on to others, the elegance of his emotion and phrasing.

Connect Savannah: Are you comfortable enough in the role now to just relax and do it naturally? Trae Gurley: I’m always striving to improve. I’m never satisfied and constantly push to make my performance better. Singing is natural to me, but I don’t take that gift lightly. I respect and nurture it.

Connect Savannah: What’s next for you? Trae Gurley: I don’t know. I’ve been talking to Allen Jacobi with Pyramid & Titan Records – he’s the former manager of The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Crosby Stills & Nash, and others – and we are negotiating a deal as we speak... Based on that, I am scheduled to record a few songs in Miami in the coming months. Who knows? This deal may give me the ability to break out from the “Sinatra” spotlight and make my music my own. I’m ready to take it to the next level, and showcase some amazing songs that need to be heard.

Connect Savannah: I saw a recent film about Sinatra, and he was played by Dennis Hopper in a bad wig. If you were casting a film on Frank in his later years, who would you choose to play him? Trae Gurley: I have not seen that. I love Dennis Hopper as an actor, he’s great to watch, but that sounds strange to me. I’d rather see a movie about a younger Sinatra. When he was just coming on the scene. Who would I cast to play him? Well... I’m available. ◗

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH A V M E N T . C O M P L E X ( f o r m e r l y T H E Z O O ) - DJ R.A.W. (R & B, Hip-hop, Reggae) B A Y O U C A F É - Chief B E R N I E ’ S O N R I V E R S T R E E T - Live Music TBA B L U E B E R R Y H I L L - Karaoke C L U B I C E ( f o r m e r l y T H E C A V A L I E R ) - DJ Will 2K D O U B L E S ( H o l i d a y I n n M i d t o w n ) - DJ spins Beach Music D R I F T A W A Y C A F É ( W i l m i n g t o n I s l . ) - Jason Courtenay (6 pm) F I D D L E R ’ S C R A B H O U S E - BN Trivia w/Artie & Brad T H E G R I L L B E A C H S I D E ( T y b e e ) - Live Music TBA (7 pm) T H E I R I S H T I M E S - Live Irish Music T H E I S L A N D E R ( W i l m i n g t o n I s l . ) - Open Mic w/The Bandtastics T H E J A Z Z C O R N E R ( H i l t o n H e a d ) - Howard Paul & The John Brackett Quartet T H E J I N X - Open Mic Night J J C A G N E Y ’ S - Jason Bible K E V I N B A R R Y ’ S - Pat Garvey M A R Y ’ S S E A F O O D & S T E A K S - Live Music TBA PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)Live Piano Music TBA

S A V A N N A H B L U E S - The Unknown Boyz S A V A N N A H N I G H T S - Karaoke S C A N D A L S ( T y b e e ) - DJ Marty Corley (9:30 pm) T H E S E A G R I L L ( P t . W e n t w o r t h ) - Live Music TBA (6 pm) T H E S E N T I E N T B E A N - Old-Time Music Jam (7 pm) S U Z A B E L L E ’ S - Live Piano Music TBA W E T W I L L I E ’ S - Karaoke (9 pm)

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tainment’s gotten any less high-class. This week, the intimate acoustic listening Baltimore is home to some of the room plays host to yet another worldmore accomplished and impressive class bluegrass group led by the manextreme metal bands, and this new dolin-playing member of the famed Rice group (out on the road in family (a clan which also support of their recentlyincludes ace guitarist Tony, and released debut CD) is bassist Ron). one of the best ones This group has made its you’ll find on the circuit name with a “hard-chargin’” today. variety of bluegrass that showTheir crazy-ass cases the talent that Larry dischops are put to good played as one of the founders Trephine use as they plow through of the beloved band New demanding rat-mazes of South, which furthered the careers of instrumental prog and math-rock with such big names as Doyle Lawson and the punishing ferocity of their neighbors J.D. Crowe. Tickets are $20 and can be MEATJACK. (In fact, legendary charged at (912) 748-1903. If the show MEATJACK guitarist Brian Daniloski is does not sell out, they’ll also be sold at sitting in with the group on this tour, the door. Sat., 8 pm, Randy Wood’s after opening for them with his sidePickin’ Parlor (1304 East Hwy 80, project, DARSOMBRA). Bloomingdale). If King Crimson became meth-heads and started chewing their teeth to Helios Creed, this is what they’d sound like. Formerly known as The No Exit Band Also appearing will be The 10 1/2, a new featuring Ronnie Keel, and now known local Black Flag Tribute Band. Go see by their full – but rarely used – name this show if you can. Wed., September Phantom Wingo’s Electric Capsule, this 7th, 10 pm, The Jinx. powerhouse Southern jam band comes

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This hastily-organized concert finds a handful of local indie-rock and alt.country artists showing up (and rocking out) for one of the most worthy causes in a long while. While the final lineup had yet to be determined at press time, the club reports that many more local artists will be making appearances at this show, and that despite its unusually early start time, the music will “go all night.” Those in attendance will have numerous ways in which to contribute – no mater what time of the evening they arrive. Proceeds from T-shirt sales, drink specials and “raffles for tons of prizes,” will go to aid victims of this bewildering catastrophe – in addition to the $5 cover charge. So even if you’re unfamiliar with the bands listed, or have never been to The Jinx before, why not drop by, have a beer and help some folks in great, great need? Sat., 8 pm, The Jinx. ◗

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Leave it to this Hilton Head supper club (in The Village at Wexford) to bring yet another highlyrated jazz pianist to our neck of the woods. Oscar Perez Currently, this tony venue is one of only two regular outlets for serious live jazz within a ninety minute drive, and while their roster skews heavily to island natives and North Florida names, this act comes direct from New York City. His style has been likened to that of another great Oscar – Peterson, that is. To date, Big Apple native Perez has shared stages with heavyweight cats like Bunky Green and Curtis Fuller. He studied at the New England Conservatory and Aaron Copland School of Music, and of late, he’s gigged with the amazing trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, saxophonist Feleipe Salles, and vibraphonist Christian Tamburr (a Jazz Corner regular), with whom he just finished a new recording. An appointed music director for St Edward’s Church in Harlem, he’s completed tours through Colombia, Costa Rica, and Russia (including Moscow and Siberia), and critics have noted a distinct Latin feel to much of his finest work. Tickets for this show are only $5, but reservations are recommended. Call (803) 842-8620 for more info. Fri. - Sat., 7:30 pm, The Jazz Corner (Hilton Head).

across as a canny combination of The Allman Brothers’ greasy blue-eyed soul and Widespread Panic’s loose-limbed, modern-but decidedly organic rock. Axeman and singer Tyler Roe logged time on the New York jam scene centered around the Wetlands, and he handles the requisite gruff, plaintive vocals and melodic solos that this format requires. Meanwhile, sawed-off badass Keel never fails to impress with his stinging Les Paul leads and bombastic, emotional singing voice. Throw in a hard-grooving rhythm section, and you’ve got ne of Savannah’s most underrated bar bands – as their latest indie CD proves. Sat., 10 pm, Spanky’s (River St.).

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Band In The Park One of the better cover bands in the area, offering classic rock, retro pop and a bit of beach music. Sat., 9 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington Island).

Bluesonics Longstanding local electric blues band specializes in uptown Chicago-style shuffles and tightly-constructed ballads. Fri. - Sat., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.

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Down and dirty Delta blues band with a strong Tom Waits influence and attitude to spare. Wed. & Sat., Savannah Blues.

Eric Britt Occasionally compelling singer/songwriter – primarily known as the frontman and guitarist of regional alt.rockers Hazel Virtue. Wed., 10 pm (hosts Open mic), Finnegan’s Eric Britt Wake + Thurs., Moon River Brewing Co. + Fri., 7 pm, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House.

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the Allmans (with their very own slide guitar whiz, Tim Brooks). Fri., Savannah Blues.

Celerity Local modern punk-inspired act previously known as the Killer Indy Dip Shits. That’s true. Wed., 10 pm, AVM Entertainment Complex.

Eden Atlanta modern-rock band that Alice In Chains describes it’s sound as “A meets Bob Dylan.” While that’s a cookout I’d like to attend, to my ear they sound more like Rush on Adavan playing along with a Jeff Buckley record. Heavy on atmospherics but light on import, they nonetheless claim they “have the looks and charisma to be rock stars.” You be the judge. Fri., 10 pm, The Gold Club (Hardeeville).

Michael Graves (of Misfits) Recently released from the military with a medical discharge, the former wrestler who replaced Glenn Danzig in the iconic shock-rock band The Misfits (circa ‘95) has formed a new act of pretty much the same shtick, and he’s back on the small club circuit. Coffin Dancer opens the show. Fri., 10 pm, The Jinx.

Excellent Macon-based Southern rock/swamp blues band in the mold of

Kodac Harrison’s Speaking Bean Slam

‘Georgia’ Kyle Shiver & Dobbie Simmons

Monthly spoken word showcase curated and MC’d by Harrison, a wellknown, award-winning Atlanta-based songwriter and poet. Along with an open mic and a set by the nationally-known Bryan Pattillo, there will also be a closing Open Slam competition. Thurs., 7:30 pm (sign-up at 7 pm), The Sentient Bean.

Unplugged set from two members of the now-defunct Back River Ramblers, a popular Tybee trio known for soulful takes on folk and blues-based material. Thurs., 7:30 pm, Fannie’s On The Beach (Tybee).

Peter Tavalin & David Keller

A wide variety of classic rock and soft pop covers played on piano and acoustic guitar and sung by one of the area’s finest such interpreters. Thurs., 6 pm, Driftaway Café (Wilmington Island) + Sat. - Sun., 7 pm, AJ’s Dockside (Tybee).

Tavalin is an esteemed jazz keyboardist and composer who studied at NYC’s High School of Music & Art and the Berklee School of Music in Boston. Keller is a veteran jazz bassist who’s gigged in our area for some time.Thurs., 8 pm - 12 am, The Mansion on Too Blue Forsyth Park.

Roger Moss & Friends

Too Blue

Cabaret act of treasures from the Great American Songbook (i.e., Gershwin, Porter, etc...) by a classicallytrained vocalist with an incredibly powerful voice. Sat., 9 pm - 1 am, The Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Electric blues combo featuring the potent duo of Jeff Beasley and Ray Lundy. They share a rhythm section with another local blues act, Bottles & Cans. Thurs., 10 pm, Spanky’s (River St.) + Sun., 7 pm, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House. ◗

High Velocity Straight-up, old-school Southern rock covers and originals. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Silver Dollar Bar & Grill (Hwy 204).

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SEPTEMBER Thursday the 8th Freedy Johnston - Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta Honestly - Headliners @ Banana Joe’s, Columbia A Perfect Murder, Soilent Green, Watch Them Die, Into The Moat - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia BoDeans, Shannon McNally The Handlebar, Greenville Ellis Paul, Brad Passons Evening Muse, Charlotte Sister Hazel, Drew Copeland, Ari Hest Freebird Live, Jacksonville Capleton - Plush, Jacksonville

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Charlie Hunter Trio - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte 3 Doors Down, Alter Bridge, Ill Break, No Address - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte

Monday the 12th Maria Taylor (of Azure Ray), Parker And Lily - Caledonia, Athens

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Blueground Undergrass Wild Wing Cafe, Hilton Head Will Hoge, Honestly The Indigo Girls Headliners @ Banana The Woggles - Alley Cat, Joe’s, Columbia Atlanta Nashville Pussy - New Brookland Tavern, Maura O’Connell - Red Light Café, Columbia Atlanta Stephen Bruton - Evening Muse, Charlie Hunter Trio - Smith’s Olde Bar, Charlotte Atlanta Keller Williams - Neighborhood Theatre, Dropsonic - The EARL, Atlanta Charlotte BoDeans, Shannon McNally - Variety High On Fire, Every Time I Die, The Playhouse, Atlanta Chariot, The Red Chord - Tremont Music Blueground Undergrass - The Mission, Hall, Charlotte Augusta Larry Keel And Natural Bridge Gottrock’s, Greenville Sister Hazel, Drew Copeland, Ari Hest Grand Funk Railroad - Upper S.C. State Georgia Theatre, Athens Fair, Greenville Richie Havens - The Handlebar, Lil’ Brian Terry & The Zydeco Travelers Greenville Nashville Pussy - Visulite Wild Wings, Greenville Theatre, Charlotte John Lee Hooker Jr. - Double Door, Perpetual Groove - Freebird Live, Charlotte Jacksonville Snake Oil Medicine Show Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte Coldplay, Rilo Kiley - Verizon Wireless Journey - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Amphitheatre, Charlotte Atlanta Dubconscious - Visulite Theatre, Obituary - Roxy Theater, Atlanta Charlotte Motley Crue - Philips Arena, Atlanta

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Very Victorian The Cultural Arts Theatre presents Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

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The Cultural Arts Theatre presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The play will be performed in the Black Box Theatre at SPACE, 9 W. Henry St., between Bull and Whitaker streets. Performance dates are Sept. 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 11 and 18 at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors and $5 for ages 10 and under. Call 651-6783 to reserve a seat.

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In 1884, Wilde married Constance Lloyd, who was well-read, spoke several languages and was outspoken and independent. They had two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan. During his career, Wilde wrote only one novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was published in 1891. Its implied homoerotic theme was considered immoral by the Victorians. That same year, Wilde met Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas, the third son of the Marquis of Queensbury. Soon, they were inseparable and became lovers. In 1895. the Marquis accused Wilde of homosexuality. Wilde sued him for libel, but later withdrew his case. Wilde was then arrested and convicted of “gross indecency.” He was sentenced to two years of hard labor. When he was released, Wilde wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol, which was about his own experiences in prison. However, his creativity was never fully revived, and his career faltered. He died in Paris at the age of 46. Although Wilde’s very name became anathema to the Victorians, his works have survived and remain popular today. In 2002, a screen version of The Importance of Being Earnest was produced. Costumes for the Cultural Arts production have been designed and created by Cassie Westbrook and Sarah Collins. “The two of them have researched the styles, fashions and even undergarments worn by the Victorians,” Queenan says. “They are just impeccable designers.” The actors have had their work cut out for them, Queenan says. “We had a dialect session on Victorian English,” he says. Rehearsals have been ongoing for five weeks. “When you dive so deeply into it, the level of difficulty is altered when you measure the level of joy it brings,” Queenan says. “We really are enjoying doing this.” ◗

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IT MAY BE 110 YEARS OLD, but the popularity of Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest has never dimmed. The play is about love, which isn’t surprising. “One should always be in love,” Wilde wrote. “That’s the reason one should never marry!” The play is very much a comedy of Victorian times and manners, but still has much to say to modern-day audiences. The Cultural Arts Theatre is bringing The Importance of Being Earnest to the Black Box Theatre at SPACE beginning Sept. 9. “We have eight cast members,” says director D,J. Queenan. “All are people of varied ages from 15 to the late 60s. We have some of the best talent in the area.” The actors have much to work with, Queenan says. “This is Wilde’s most famous play, with some of his most outrageous characters,” he says. “It’s about people living in London in 1895. It’s a scathing mirror of Victorian society.” The play remains timely with its message that just because someone is prim and proper on the outside doesn’t mean they aren’t leading a double life. “When you step outside the comedy, you see people who care about how they are perceived,” Queenan says. “That speaks to people today.” A comedy of mistaken identities, the play features two gentlemen and two ladies who all are using the same pseudonym. When they begin to fall in love, hilarity ensues. Cast members of the production are Patrick Saxon as John, Todd Barker as Algernon, Eve Butler as Cecily, Jennipher Murphy as Gwen, Grace Tootle as Lady Bracknell, Nick Holt as Lane/Merriman, Alan Landers as Chausible and Pepi Strief as Prism. While the characters in the play all care deeply that they be viewed as “proper,” their actions demonstrate that they are anything but. Though a comedy, the play probably was based on a tragedy that was unfolding in Wilde’s own life. Born Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin in 1854, Wilde showed a propensity for learning that earned him scholarships to Trinity College in Dublin, and later to Magdalen College at Oxford. He particularly excelled at studying the classics. By the late 19th century, literature had finally become affordable to the masses. Wilde wrote many short stories, poems and plays that made him extremely popular.

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A Welcome work of literature Tom Kohler and Susan Earl host signing for their book Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community WADDIE WELCOME GREW UP in the faced with the crippling effects of thought possible. And through him they Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood in cerebral palsy. were all reminded of the power of a Savannah, a community vibrant with The book, which started out as a small group of people to generate prolocally owned businesses and neighslide show, is a narrative woven around found changes. borhood churches. snapshots of community gatherings and “This book has been successful in He lived with his family for more than celebrations, copies of letters and provoking changes in the idea of what 70 years. When it individuals are willing became too difto do for one another, ficult for his another example of remaining siblings people power and the to care for him he interdependence was moved to a between individuals,” nursing home. Kohler says. Tom Kohler, “We’ve gotten concoordinator of fused in the world of Chathamdisabilities. We have Savannah Citizen been encouraged to Advocacy, met focus on indeWelcome in that pendence. What I want nursing home in for myself and my 1986. Kohler was children, and what so inspired by most all of us want, Welcome that he including those with co-authored a disabilities, is a book about him respectful interdeWaddie Welcome pendence. Respectful and the Beloved interdependence Community, with through our Susan Earl. employment, our civic “This story is and religious life, and an expression of through our neighwhat people can borhood.” come to mean to Kohler and Earl one another. It’s have been promoting an expression of the book and its what can happen message tirelessly. Tom Kohler, foreground, and Susan Earl at a booksigning at E. Shaver’s if people decide They even managed to to step get a book into the pass their fears and perceived social newspaper clippings. hands of Bob Dylan while he was in boundaries,” says Kohler. “It’s also a The hurdles of dealing with the laws Savannah for a recent concert. great story about great people. They’re of Medicare, inattentive nursing homes, “Book sales are going very well, so many compelling people involved.” Welcome’s medical needs and the diffimostly locally, but also in Wisconsin and Kohler and Earl host a book signing culty of communicating with him, led to Ohio,” Kohler says. “We’re going to a at Barnes and Noble this Saturday from the formation of a special community of conference in Wisconsin and will be 1-3 p.m. individuals. having a photo exhibit at the Sentient The story of Waddie Welcome The community soon included Susan Bean coming up. The book is being addresses our fundamental need as Earl and the Storytellers, a group where introduced in schools as a curriculum humans for life within a community. A individuals learn and gain strength from guide in character education and one community that ties each individual to a by hearing each other’s personal man is using it in his business. He has network of folks that laugh and cry stories. Since Welcome could not talk, had everyone read it and is using it to together, that look out for one another, he presented a unique challenge to the bring together labor and management.” ◗ each bringing something into the fray group. Welcome didn’t talk but he did The authors will host a book signing of that makes it easier navigate through understand -- and, as the Storytellers Waddie Welcome and the Beloved this world and enriches our life expesoon found out, he could communicate. Community at Barnes and Noble rience. Upbeat, comedic, and sharp, Bookstore from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. This is important for everyone, Welcome, with his large, toothy smile, 10. ◗ but especially those who have special encouraged his new community of needs, like Welcome, who was friends and supporters to accomplish things they may otherwise had not

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Katherine Sandoz -New paintings will show at Kim Iocovozzi Fine Art, 12 West Harris St. from Sept. 15-30. This exhibition marks the artist’s completion of an MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design, where Sandoz was a professor of illustration for the past nine years.

Work by Sandy Branam at Hospice Savannah;

‘Die Mutter’ -- Paintings and poems by Shelley Smith at Venus De Milo, 38 MLK Jr. Blvd., opening Sept. 17.

‘Revelations: The Discovery of Beauty in Light and Shadow’ - Photographs of the human figure by Bill Ballard at the Starlander Gallery & Cafe, 11 E. 41st St.

‘Diorama’ -- New paintings by Savannah artist and SCAD professor Pete Christman, Sept. 6-Oct. 28 at the City of Savannah’s Gallery SPACE, 8 W. Henry St. Free and open to the public.

‘Nocturnal Sunshine’ -- SCAD presents this exhibition of photographs by undergraduate photography student Brad Rankin, Sept. 8–Oct. 3, in the May Poetter Gallery, 342 Bull St. Free and open to the public.

‘A Celebration of Judaic Art’ -- The Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art reopens after a summer break with work by Vicki Stone of Portland, Ore. and Raya Zorkine of Paris, France, who employ different techniques to express Jewish life. Sept. 6-Oct. 31 at the Hurn Museum, 1015 Whitaker St. Closed Monday. Admission for adults if $4 and for students is $3.

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‘The Upper and Lower Worlds of Chava’ at the Hurn Museum Alhambra’ -- SCAD presents this printmaking exhibition by professor Robert Brown, Aug. Michael Banks -- The Hurn Museum of Contemporary 31–Sept. 25, at the Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St. The exhibition is featured on the college’s monthly Folk Art presents work by this outsider artist Sept. 6gallery hop, Friday, Sept. 16, 5–7 p.m. The exhibition and Dec. 31 at 1015 Whitaker St. Closed Monday. Admission gallery hop are free and open to the public. for adults if $4 and for students is $3. ◗ ‘Reorder’ -- SCAD presents this mixed media exhibit that explores how artists process information about their environments. Aug. 19–Sept. 27, at Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. The exhibition will be featured on the college’s monthly gallery hop, Friday, Sept. 16, 5–7 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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Art at the JEA -- September features the work of photographer Gene Fox and an exhibit sponsored by the Savannah Folk Music Society, “Noteworthy Art.” The JEA Art Gallery is at 5111 Abercorn St.

‘Guale Gold’ --Images of Ossabaw Island by Tim Coy; proceeds benefit the fund to restore the historic Boarding House on Ossabaw Island. Through Sept. 30 at Gallery 440, 440 Bull St.

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Sandy Branam -reception is Thursday Solo exhibit at the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, at Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Drive. Work will be on display during September and October; you can meet the artist at her opening reception, Thursday, Sept. 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the gallery.

'In the Midst' -- Polaroid emulsion lifts by Jamie Smentkowski, Aug. 25Sept. 15 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Reception: Thursday, Sept. 8, 6-8pm

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Fine wines from some unlikely places WINE UNITES PEOPLE. War, drought, political strife — no matter what the painful issue, you can always find an achingly passionate wine community hunkering down with some fermented grape juice, perhaps to escape the madness. The same countries we think should be crestfallen continue to show that the language of wine and the love of the juice transcend political differences and create a free-flowing wine environment. So I suppose it doesn’t shock me that wine production thrives in Israel. According to Israel’s most comprehensive wine website www.israelwines.co.il), Israeli wine con(w sumption has doubled since 1996 and exports have climbed 40 percent. Currently, 20 commercial wineries and more than 100 smaller, boutique wineries dot the land of northern Israel, mostly in the Galilee, Shomron and Samson regions. Large wineries like Carmel and Golan Heights grow cabernet sauvignon, merlot, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay grapes, nurtured

by winemakers like Peter Stern, a passionate, dogged Californian who helped jumpstart Israel’s thriving wine culture in the mid 1990s. You can find these wines in our markets mostly around Jewish holy days, like the especially yummy Carmel Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc blend. Lebanon, just north of the best Israeli vineyards, has seen slow growth in wine consumption, but the quality has soared. I learned more about a central figure in Lebanese wine culture in a September 2004 feature in GQ magazine, highlighting the 75-year-old Bakaa Valley winery Chateau Musar and its family. Serge Hochar, a second-generation winemaker, has brought fame and fortune into the family business with his dedication, enthusiasm and beliefs. In 1990, when a particularly powerful Syrian bombing assault began one morning, instead of seeking safety in a shelter, he remained calmly in his top-floor Beirut apartment for 12 hours, savoring an especially prized bottle of 1972 Chateau Musar cabernet sauvignon blend. After the shelling stopped, he emerged from his bedroom to find his

apartment building one of the few still standing. He calls this fate. I call it passion. Serge continues to release awardwinning wine, albeit virtually impossible to find in our parts, capturing the hearts of wine fans all over the world. Other notable Lebanese wineries include Chateau de KeFraya and Massaya, producing cabernet sauvignon, syrahs and carignans. Wine in Eastern Europe has been traced back to when the Romans ruled practically everything. Croatia now grows a grape similar to Riesling called grasevina, but has introduced merlot and chardonnay to its portfolio. The country produces over 50 million bottles of wine per year, mainly consumed by its thirsty citizens. Ukraine, getting up into the cold regions where only white grapes ripen successfully, makes sweet and dry whites, along with some sparkling wines. In recent years, Hungary has dramatically improved the quality of its wines, as I tasted when a wine friend excitedly brought back a bottle of Hungarian red. But the country is best known for a sweet dessert wine called Tokay or

Tokaj. Tokaj is both a wine region and the name of its wine, and is meant to age for decades, evolving into a smoky, unctuous treat. Vineyards prosper all over Hungary, from the Northeastern Tokaj region to Balatonmelléke in the far west, cultivating grapes like Riesling, as well as an indigenous red variety called Kékfrankos. Amid all this, Hungarians have created a wine culture — Sept. 4 marks the first day of the 14th Annual International Wine Festival in Budapest. For an excellent source on Hungarian wines, see: www.archimedia.hu. ◗

Recommended Wines Four Emus 2994 Sauvignon Blanc (Western Australia) -- Refreshing and spritzy, like running through the sprinkler on a hot summer day. Fresh lemons and grapefruit complete the picture. Sweetness = 3. $11. ★★★★ Mont Pelier 2002 Pinot Noir (California) -Smooth with the stereotypical pinot noir earthy bite. Bright, vibrant cherry. Very good price for the quality. Sw = 2. $10. ★★★ 1/2

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by Matt Brunson doesn’t always translate comfortably to his motion picture endeavors, has concocted an overstuffed boondoggle that’s miles removed from the mind-bending highs of Brazil or Twelve Monkeys. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger are cast adrift as the title characters, con artists whose ability to fool the local yokels of Germany with their fabricated yarns gets put to the test once they encounter genuine monsters.

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The summer’s most unexpected surprise mixes honest sentiment and raunchy humor in a manner that’s more satisfying than in just about any comparable modern comedy, including the current hit Wedding Crashers -- in fact, not since There’s Something About Mary has a movie combined these disparate elements so seamlessly. Displaying a spark of comic invention in small roles in Bewitched, Anchorman and Bruce Almighty, Steve Carell catches on fire here, playing a sympathetic character

Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles seemingly came out of nowhere to make his mark on international cinema with the powerful City of God, and it’s nice to see that he hasn’t cut himself any slack with his follow-up feature. Strong enough that it should have been held for year-end release rather than tossed away during the waning days of summer, The Constant Gardener is a gripping film that somehow manages to make its central romance even more compelling than all the attendant global intrigue. Based on the novel by John Le Carre, the film stars Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle, a mild-mannered British diplomat living in Kenya with his outspoken activist wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz). They don’t seem like the most compatible match, and after Tessa is murdered, further details emerge that cast a dark spell on her fidelity and paint their marriage as a troubled one. Unfazed, Justin is nevertheless determined to solve the mystery of her death, and what he uncovers is a scandalous affair involving pharmaceutical conglomerates, low-life assassins and high-ranking British officials. With its unblinking (and accurate) examinations of the soulnessness of corporations and the grotesque manner in which the western world continues to ignore the plight of impoverished African nations (an angle it shares with Hotel Rwanda and The Interpreter), The Constant Gardener reverberates with a torn-from-theheadlines urgency. Yet what’s most startling about the movie is the gale force of its love story, featuring characters so vividly brought to life (both Fiennes and Weisz are terrific) that you leave the theater with a lump in the throat to accompany the fire in the belly. that he created with director Judd Apatow (both men are credited with the screenplay). Carell plays Andy, a manchild who sports an impressive collection of comic books and action figures (all in mint condition, of course), rides a bicycle to work every day, and never has even come close to knowing the joys of a relationship, let alone the attendant carnal pleasures. His three coworkers at the electronics store (Paul Rudd, Romany Malco and Seth Rogen) make it their mission in life to hook Andy up; he eventually bumps into a few prospects, the most promising being Trish (excellent Catherine Keener), a divorcee with three kids and a flailing Internet business.

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The most interesting moment in this turgid film is the revelation at the end that of the 53 Dickin Medals given to animals for bravery during World War II, 31 of them went to pigeons. That sounds like a compelling subject for a live-action

documentary (March of the Pigeons?), but instead, the topic has been tossed away on a rigidly rote cartoon that features the usual mix of audience condescension, uninspired computer-animated graphics, obvious morals aimed at small children and, oh yeah, flatulence gags. Ewan McGregor, in his second 2005 tour of duty in a mediocre cartoon (following last spring’s Robots), provides the voice for the title character, an undersized pigeon who gets to prove his mettle by delivering important messages as part of the Royal Homing Pigeon Service.

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There’s still enough summertime left for one more financial mega-flop to clear out movie houses and studio coffers (see also The Island and Stealth), so why not , an $80 million stinkbomb that also has the dishonor of being the season’s worst release? (Well, keep in mind that I didn’t see Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.) Terry Gilliam, the former Monty Python member whose peculiar brand of genius

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A standard revenge flick that was a lot more fun when John Wayne and Dean Martin tackled the basic premise in The Sons of Katie Elder. The brothers of the title are Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), Angel (Tyrese Gibson), Jeremiah (Andre Benjamin) and Jack (Garrett Hedlund), who grew up in the care of a foster home provider (Fionnula Flanagan) who raised the boys after nobody else wanted them. The lads return to their Detroit home after they learn that their mom was killed during a holdup. But as they snoop around, they realize that she wasn’t an innocent bystander but the target of a planned hit. ◗

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Bill Murray plays Don Johnston, whose seemingly catatonic existence receives a much-needed jolt -- not so much from the departure of his fed-up girlfriend (Julie Delpy) as from the arrival of an anonymous letter claiming that he has a son who’s been kept hidden from him for the past two decades. Broken Flowers is a movie of wry humor and wry observations, yet it’s precisely because of Murray’s approach that the film works as well as it does: Rarely has an actor conveyed so much by doing so little. Yet Murray’s not working alone, thanks to the contributions of the women playing his former flames.

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Wes Craven's delight in filming the twitch of the death nerve is second only to his fetishistic tendency to focus on women in extreme peril and undergoing unspeakable torture. Yet Red Eye marks that rare occasion in which the put-upon female protagonist never seems like a helpless victim as much as a headstrong heroine just waiting for the right moment to make her move. For that, credit writers Carl Ellsworth and Dan Foos, but reserve the biggest cheer for Rachel McAdams. McAdams delivers a strong performance as Lisa Reisert, whose flight home to Miami turns into a terror trip once she discovers that the charming guy (Cillian Murphy) sitting next to her will manipulate her into helping him assassinate the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (Jack Scalia).

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Half the pleasure in time-travel flicks is the opportunity to engage in postscreening discussions in an attempt to straighten out the pretzel plot, but this only works when the movie’s internal logic makes sense (see: Back to the Future, The Terminator, Twelve Monkeys). In the case of A Sound of Thunder, it’s apparent that even the film’s creators have no idea what sort of drivel they’re spewing, thereby making a hasty retreat to the parking lot the best post-viewing option. A loose adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s decades-old story, this casts Ben Kingsley (atypically hamming it up in a desperate attempt to make his presence known) as a billionaire who, in the movie’s setting of 2055, runs an outfit that for an exorbitant price enables its clients to journey back to prehistoric times to shoot their very own dinosaur. The leader (Edward Burns) of the expedition presses the rule that nothing in the past can be changed lest it sets into motion events that could alter the course of history. Of course, something goes wrong, and soon the future world of 2005 is overrun with all manner of deadly creatures, including ones that look like baboons dipped in shellac. From the manner in which the evolutionary changes come about to the hasty (and illogical) denouement, there’s very little in this Jurassic dork of a movie that works -- least of all the laughable CGI critters.

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Activism & Politics

Savannah Republican Club

Amnesty International

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Local group meets regularly the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Call Raymond at 898-3506.

Chatham County Democratic Committee meets on the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. For information, call Joe Murray Rivers, chair, 234-5969, or Janice Shay, 5475212 or visit www.chathamdems.org.

Chatham County Democratic Women For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.

Chatham County Young Republicans For information, call Brad Morrison at 5964810.

Chatham Democrats Annual Toby Buttimer Awards Dinner This year the annual dinner will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. Tickets are $75 per person. The keynote speaker will be Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, who is a 2006 gubernatorial candidate. Call 508-3335 or visit www.ChathamDems.com.

Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Call 927-7170. Regular meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. 351-7436.

Skidaway Island Democrats will hold a discussion meeting on Iraq on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the former Sterne, Agee building at 4 Skidaway Village Square, across from the library. Lt. Col. William T. Gillespie Jr., professor of military science at Georgia Southern University, will address the group. He has had two tours of duty to Iraq. The public is invited. For information, call Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or oxhouse@aol.com.

Speak Up! Local activist group focused on protesting the illegality of the war in Iraq. Contact Richard DiPirro at 441-7167 for more information.

Auditions Abyssinia Players Present Black Nativity

Persons who would like the city to initiate a curbside recycling program can sign a petition offered by the Savannah Chapter of the Green Building Council. Call 236-0781 or access the petition online at www.petitiononline.com/cleannow/petition.html.

The Abyssinia Players will schedule auditions for Langston Hughes’ gospel musical Black Nativity, directed by Ja Jahannes. Four male and four female singing roles in the 20-60 age range, four dancing roles in the 16-25 age range, and two male non-singing roles in the 40-65 age range are needed. Production is scheduled for December. Send bio, headshot and audio sound files, if available, to DrJaPsych@aol.com or to Abyssinia Players, 1622 Ogeechee Rd., Savannah, 31419. Individuals will be contacted via e-mail and telephone to schedule auditions.

Fellowship of Reconciliation

Ensemble Con Spirito

The oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

will hold auditions on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. in the choir room at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, corner of 34th and Abercorn streets. The ensemble is seeking skilled female choral singers for second soprano and alto parts. Successful candidates will possess good reading skills, formal choral experience and a straight tone of controlled vibrato. The ensemble meets weekly on Thursday at 7 p.;m. and performs throughout the year. Call Cuffy Sullivan at 412-2833 or muddy@ bellsouth.net.

Coastal Democrats For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.

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League of Women Voters The Savannah-Chatham chapter of the League of Women Voters meets on the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital. The league is a statewide, non-partisan, non-profit, multi-issue organization that encourages citizen participation in government and takes action on public policy issues. membership is open to any citizen at least 18 years old.

Libertarian Party of Chatham County Libertarian Party of Chatham County meets each Monday at 8:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at Oglethorpe Mall. Call 308-3934 or visit www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansinsga.html.

Savannah Peace Coalition Keep up with current events every Tuesday night on Yahoo Chat around 7 p.m. Send an e-mail to schmalk@yahoo.com to receive an invitation to join the chat.

Lowcountry Ensemble Company is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and those who want to be. The Lowcountry Ensemble Company is in the process of creating, developing and maintaining a company of actors. For information, send e-mail to negroensemble@comcast.net.

Benefits & Fundraisers 7th Friends of Animals Auction will be held Sunday, Sept. 11 from 5-9 p.m. at Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. Auction items include a house in Sun Valley, trips to Tybee Island and Chicago, golf packages and

more. All proceeds will benefit local animal welfare organizations. Tribute will be paid to Bruno, local police rescue dog. Cost is $35 at the door, which includes food from local chefs and an open bar. Casual attire. Call 2335400 or 232-4003.

American Heart Association Wine Tasting will be held Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Cobblestone Conch House, 225 River St. The cost is $40. Five wines from Francis Ford Coppolla’s label will be tasted and a heart-healthy food will be paired with each one. Call 790-2900 or 2325552.

Cruise for Critters Coastal Pet Rescue will hold its second annual fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 18. A three-hour sightseeing tour will depart from Tybee Island at 2 p.m. The cost is $30, which includes hors d’oeuvres, beverages and a commemorative t-shirt. Call 351-4151.

The Gatlins in Concert Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah presents a concert and dance featuring The Gatlins on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Two beach/shag DJs will play before the performance, during breaks and after the performance. There will be a charity auction to benefit Open Arms and the Inner City Night Shelter. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Volunteers for the event can get tickets for half price. Call 927-4784 or 3988784 or book tickets online at www.shagbeachbop.com. Ask about all-day Saturday tickets with dance workshops, a pool party, a hospitality suite and a barbecue dinner.

Paddling for Healthy Hearts Tour This fundraiser was begun by members of the Savannah/Chatham County Southeast Affiliate of the American Heart Association to raise funds and awareness. It is based on long-distance sea-kayak trips along the Atlantic coast. To follow the progress or make a donation, visit www.heartpaddle.org. r 713-8778.

Call for Applications AARP Foundation SCSEP The AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program offers job search assistance and paid on-the-job training for eligible workers 55 years of age or older. Call 234-1681 or visit the AARP office at 221 E. 34th St. to complete an application.

Call for Entries Annual Craft Sale St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 11500 Middleground Rd., is seeking crafters to display their wares at the annual craft sale, set for Saturday, Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Space and table rental is $30. A limited number of covered booths are available for $45. Call 925-4725.

Chatham County Chamber seeks musicians The Chatham County Chamber Group is seeking classically trained musicians. Call 232-2326.

Mutation: the venue for misfit crafts Crafters who are interested in selling their handmade goods are asked to apply to his upcoming show, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 from 1-6 p.m. at the Starland Center for Contemporary Arts. Tables cost $12 and under. Contact Meghan Shannon at megshannon50@hotmail.com.

Starland Art Show This call for entries asks artists to unearth personal conviction, boldly translate international politics to local consequences. All politics is local, all politics is personal. Please send submissions and proposals to David at davideveritthowe@gmail.com. The submission deadline is Sept. 21. The work will be selected by Sept. 23 and installation will begin Oct. 2. The exhibit will run Oct. 7-29 at the Starland Center for the Contemporary Arts, 2428 Bull St.

Classes & Workshops AARP Drivers Safety Program Classes will be held Sept. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Generation One. Call 350-7587. Classes also will be held Sept. 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smart Senior. Call 3524405.

AASU First Step Course Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Department of Professional and Continuing Education is offering a course specifically designed to help those who have been out of high school for 5 years or more prepare to take the first step towards starting college. Classes meet every Tuesday from Sept. 6-27 from 6-8:30 p.m. The fee is $49. The classes will focus on academic skills, study strategies, time management and more. Call 927-5222.

Adult Art Classes are held at The Art School Monday evenings from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon. Beginners are welcome. For information, call Lind Hollingsworth at 9211151.

Adult Education The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers in collaboration with Royce Learning Centers and Hope House of Savannah offers tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 4475711 or stop by the center at 1601 Drayton St. to register.

Art and Theater Classes at S.P.A.C.E. Several classes in art and theater are being offered for both children and adults at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. For information, call 651-4248.

Art Bodies The next session of Art Bodies, a weekly adult figure studio will be Wednesday, Sept. 7

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THE SENTIENT BEAN through Oct. 12. The group meets Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, at The Art School, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads No. B-2. A variety of models and extended poses are available to artists who would like to pursue figure work. The cost is $60 for a six-week session. Pre-registration and prepayment required. Call 921-1151 for information.

The Art School The Art School provides quality art instruction for ages 6 through adult. Register now for afterschool classes. Classes provide a comfortable, non-competitive atmosphere for students of all levels. Tuition includes professional art supplies. Located across from Summit Gymnastics/Sharks Cheerleading at 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads. Call 921-1151 or visit www.theartschool-sav.com.

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Combining quality education with the fun and enrichment of the creative process, the Children’s Art Studio will offer mixed-media classes for children ages 4-12. Tentative class offerings include Ceramic Birdhouses, Children’s LiterARTure, Amazing Animal Games, Do The Zoo, Mimic the Masters and The Artist’s Garden. The studio is located at 714 Mall Blvd., across from South College. Classes will be offered Monday through Friday from 9-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon and 1-2:30 p.m. All classes are $95 for the week, which includes materials and a snack. Call Kimberly Statts at 355-6252 or send email to kays435@comcast.net.

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The UBuildIt office in Savannah invites you to attend a free seminar to help you learn more about building your very own dream house. Call 236-1211.

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are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc., 1601 Drayton St. Register by calling 447--5711 or stop by the center.

Eastside Concerned Citizens Inc. at 803 E. Park Ave. offers basic computer classes every second and fourth Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. 232-5280.

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offers open lap swim, water aerobics classes, swim lessons and competitive swim teams for all ages, home school programs and field trips for students. Swim lessons held year-round Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. 652-6793 or chathamcounty.org.

The School of Church Music located at 101 Bull St. is announcing specialized workshops to give practical help with almost every area of music ministry, including Conducting Techniques, Youth Choirs, Planning and Organization, Worship Teams, Midi and Keyboards, Children’s Choirs, Worship Planning, Liturgy, Senior Choirs, Keyboards, Vocal Techniques, Rehearsal Tips, Music Software and more. Call 2361566 or send email to scm@schoolofchurchmusic.org.

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St. Joseph’s/Candler Childhood Injury Prevention Program offers a class for boys and girls 11-15 who want to become babysitters. The cost is $35, which includes lunch and a training manual, plus certification on completion of the class. Registration and pre-payment are required. 819-8583.

St. Mary’s Community Center, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s/Candler, is offering a program to help adults with math, reading and writing skills. Participants learn through a computer software program, small group and individual tutoring and study books. Participants can choose their hours between Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

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Savannah Speech & Hearing Center is offering Baby Sign classes for babies aged 6-12 months and their parents. Communicate with your baby before you knew it was possible. Classes are offered in four-week sessions every month. Times vary. The cost is $50, which includes materials. To register, call 355-4601.

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Performing and Visual Arts, Ceramics, Painting, Drawing, Stained Glass Mosaics, Jewelry-Making, Audition and Monologue Preparation, Creative Dramatics and more. The eight-week classes will begin in September, so enroll today to guarantee a spot. All ages and abilities. Call 651-4248 or visit www.savannahga.gov/arts.

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Several classes are offered, including Meditation 101 and 102; Aura 101; Tarot 101, 102. 103 and 104; Witchcraft 101 and 102; Henna 101 and 102; Herbology 101, 102 and 103; Deity 101 and 102; and The Art of Control: Principles and Tactics. Most of these classes cost $50 and lunch is included. Many of the classes are ongoing, running every month. Payment is to be made two days prior to the class starting date. Call Anastasia at 443-9678 for class times.

Clergy Seminar Ministering to Vulnerable Populations: Child and Elder Abuse, a seminar for clergy and lay leaders, will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. A $10 fee will cover the cost of materials and refreshments. For information, call the Victim Witness Assistance Program at 6527329.

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Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc. Project Tomorrow Inc. is offering several classes and workshops. The list includes sewing, crocheting, computer training, CPR and more. 232-5280.

The Economic Opportunity Authority is offering free computer classes for beginners in Computer Basics Level One plus the study guide program software for the Georgia High School Graduation Test. Call Gloria Ferguson at 238-2960, Ext. 153.

Fany’s Spanish Learning Center Spanish is fun. Classes start Oct. 1 at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Call 920-2171 or 220-6570 to register.

Fiction Writing Workshop in Belize will be held this fall. The eight-night workshop will be held at Xanadu Island Resort. .Participants will fly out of Atlanta. All details are available from Christopher Scott Writing Vacations at 398-1727 or www.cscottwriting.com.

First Steps parent education program This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. To find out how you can help, call 819-6910.

Free Coaching Session and Assessment Free session for personal, career and professional development. Call Executive Leadership Coaching, 443-9860, or send email to Vicki@excellentcoach.com.

Coastal Scooters is conducting classes that focus on road skills, safety and the proper maintenance of scooters. Classes are limited in size to provide personal assistance. Each rider is equipped with a TGB 49.5cc scooter and helmet. The class is three hours in length, consisting of classroom, field and on-road instruction. Classes meet on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Sundays from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $40. To register, call 232-5513 or visit Coastal Scooters at 418 W. Broughton St.

Free computer classes

Computer Classes

Inquiry Circle

Basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Works offered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bull and 31st streets. Classes meet for two hours, one day a week for six weeks. Cost is $20 for the session and $20 for the text book. Pre-registration is required. Call 355-0219.

based on the work of Byron Katie is now forming. It offers immediate help when you need answers right away. No charge. Contact Ursula at 484-0134 or send e-mail to u.sterling@att.net. For information, visit http://www.thework.com/WhatisTheWork.as p.

Culinary Arts Classes

Team Building & Adventure Ropes Course

St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offers free computer classes. Call 447-6605 for times, days and registration information. Space is limited.

Free tax school at Liberty Tax Service. Earn extra income after taking the course. Flexible schedules, convenient locations. Courses start Sept. 12 and 13. Register at www.libertytax.com or call 352-3862.

Enroll now in a free culinary arts training program at the Starfish Cafe. This program is a collaborative effort of Union Mission, Inc., and Savannah Technical College. For information, call Mindy Saunders at 2382777.

The International Center for Coaching & Leadership is offering this course. The center is located at 25 E. 40th St. Call 2363660 to reserve a course time. For more information, visit www.internationalcoach.org.

Davenport House Docent Training

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Volunteer docent training will be offered in July. Training includes studies in local history and decorative arts. Docents lead tours and assist with programming for people from around the world who visit the historic house. Call Dottie Kraft at 236-8097 or send email to jcredle@savbusiness.net.

Drawing Inspiration From the Masters Free drawing classes for teens, adults and seniors are offered by the Savannah Art Association through a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Leisure Services Bureau. Classes are held Saturdays through October from 9 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s’ Fine Arts Hall. This program offers a solid foundational art education to members of the community at no cost. For information, call 897-5612 or 598-8217.

When would now be a great time to engage yourself in life-changing strategies. Career; stress reduction; spirituality. Free initial halfhour consultation. Call Cindy Beach, M.S., at 429-7265.

Life Drawing Sessions with a clothed model will be held Sundays Sept. 25 and Oct. 23 from 1-4 p.m. at the Savannah Art Association, located above Belford’s in City Market. Bring drawing supplies. The cost is $35 per session for members, $45 for non-members. Call 8975612.

The Live Oak Public Library offers free classes on using computers to access information at the Bull Street Library. Call 652-3662.

Making the Grade This seminar offers 10 lessons for funding a child’s education. It will be presented Thursday, Sept. 8 at noon and 7 p.m. at Smith Barney, 7402 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 692-4613.

Memorial Health positive parenting class The cost is $10 per person and is most beneficial to parents of children less than 4 years. To register, call 350-9335.

Mindful meditation classes will be held on Mondays from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Integrated Behavioral Center, 1121 Cornell Ave. The cost is $10 per session. Call 3554987.

Mindfulness and Ordinary Recovery Indepth exploration of the 11th step. Meditation and contemplation instruction provided as it applies to recovery and maintenance. Classes are held on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. or 7:30-8:30 p.m. Class fee is $12. 313 E. Harris St. For information, call Cindy Beach, M.S., 429-7265.

Multiple blessings is a four-week education course offered by Memorial Health and designed for the family expecting twins, triplets or more. Call Barbara at 350-3129 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Painting Classes for beginners and studio groups for experienced artists Private studio in historic district. Professional instruction by MFA graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Oil and acrylic painting, charcoal, pencil and pastel drawing. $125 for six-week course or $75 a month for weekly studio sessions. Call 234-5737 for information and registration.

Parent and Teen Driving Course The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will present a free two-hour parent/teen driver’s course the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Day School, 4625 Waters Ave. Call 651-6653 or send e-mail to ccamire@savannahga.gov and request a registration form. The course is designed for 14-16 year olds and their parents. Advance registration is required.

Parenting the preschooler is a course offered by Telfair Women’s Hospital at Candler. Call at 819-3368 or visit www.sjchs.org.

Savannah Art Association Life Drawing

Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. Cost is $40 with pre-registration or $50 the day of. 651-3200.

Tools for Critical Thinking for Nurses Lucia Kamm-Steigelmen, RN, MBA, Ph.D., will speak on Tools for Critical Thinking Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. and noon in the Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health. The lectures are open to all nurses in Savannah and the Low Country and nursing students. Registration will be held prior to the each lecture. Call 350-3071.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center offers hands-on classes for students of all ages from pre-kindergarten through adults. Classes include microscope labs, squid dissection, guided beach walks and tours of the Science Center. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org.

UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium presents outreach programs that are interactive, with live animals, costumes and fun activities. Contact Stephanie Edgecombe at 598-2335 for reservations. “Turtle Tales” is a 60-minute outreach program that combines science and art for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. Call Edith Schmidt at 598-2447.

Clubs & Organizations AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club On Thursdays, the club sponsors role playing with Dungeons and Dragons, Modern D29, Witchcraft, magic the gathering and other role playing games. Anyone interested in playing is free to join. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the AASU Compass Point Club House. The club is forming a laser tag team and has bi-monthly children’s readings on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. at Media Play. For information, call Antonio at 713-1470 or send email to Catscandance2@aol.com.

ABATE (American Bikers Active Toward Education) District 11 meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Saloon on Hwy. 204 and Old River Rd. Please call for more info. 233-9800.

Drawing sessions will be held the first three Tuesdays of every month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Art Association (located in City Market upstairs over Belford’s). The model is clothed. Bring your own drawing supplies. $10 per session for members.

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is part of a regional and global church network. The group meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 12 Drake Dr. Call Frank Spencer at 352-2323 or visit the Web site at www.bannerofthenations.com.

at 801 E. Gwinnett offers business and computer classes.

Sea Camp 2005 Registration has begun for this year’s sessions. Each program involves a variety of hands-on activities centered around a specific ocean theme. Programs are available for children ages 3 through 12. Call the Tybee Island Marine Science Center at 7865917 or stop by the center at 1510 Strand to pick up a schedule and registration form.

Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness Come learn the foundations of stress reduction as it applies to family, the workplace and current life challenges. Classes are held Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. Class fee is $15. 313 E. Harris St. For more information, call Cindy Beach, M.S., 429-7265.

Tennis, anyone? Tennis for munchkins, juniors and adults -summer camps, clinics, ball machine workouts. Call 961-9862.

Thinking of Starting a Business workshop will be held Sept. 8 and 22 from

Join others who enjoy alternative movies. Viewings will be held in private homes which includes social time as well as viewing a movie. Call Don at 655-0482 or send e-mail to savdeca@aol.com.

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Beach Historic Neighborhood Association meets monthly on the third Thursday at 6 p.m. Call 605-4471 for details.

Beanhead Writers Group Get together with other Savannah writers -published and unpublished -- every second Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. The group meets to critique works in progress and to discuss technique and marketing. Fiction and non-fiction, but no poetry.

Bike Night with Mikie every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill. Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items.

Bipolar Support Group John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a

bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

Bridge club meets at the JEA 1511 Abercorn, ACBL certified duplicate bridge game every Wednesday at 1 p.m. There is a $4 fee. Call Lynn Pierce at 3549739.

Chihuahua Club of Savannah A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets one Saturday each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChiSavanna h/.

Civil Air Patrol is the civilian, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is involved in search and rescue, aerospace education and cadet programs. Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for cadets (12-18 years old) and 7 p.m. for adult members at the former Savannah Airport terminal building off Dean Forest Road, immediately behind Sitel Corp. and Signature Flight Support. For information, check the web site at www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410.

Coastal Bicycle Touring Club of Savannah

Coastal Georgia Volkswagen Club This group for Volkswagen lovers - who enjoy meeting like people & attending activities in their autos. Meets the 3rd Saturday of every month. 961-0602.

Community Hymn Chorus All you need is the desire to have a good time singing God’s music. All denominations are welcome to come together to make a joyful noise. Meets every Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. at White Bluff United Methodist Church’s Horton Hall, 11911 White Bluff Rd. Call Ronn Alford, Director of Music Ministries, at 925-5924.

Daughters of Destiny An ongoing seminar for women who want to make changes in their lives through spirituality and positive reinforcement. The answers lie inside each of us. Meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Daughters of Destiny House, 12 E. 41st St. Open to all women, all ages, all religions, all beliefs. Facilitated by Miriam Center.

Drumming circle There will be a Drumming Circle on Tybee Island the 3rd Saturday of each month from 4-6 p.m. at the Casual Reader bookstore at the shops at Tybee Oaks off Hwy. 80. Call 786-7655.

Friends of Oatland Board of Directors meets every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; general membership meeting follows at 7 p.m. at the Oatland Island Educational Center. Call Serena Nasworthy at 897-3060.

Friends of the Library meet the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Bull Street Library. Call 652-3655.

promotes education, safety and fun to motorcycle riders. Call Julian at 920-2700 or John at 858-5414 or visit chaptere2.tripod.com.

Goth Night Savannah A place to connect with fellow individuals who are interested in the music and art of the Gothic subcultures. We welcome musicians, bands, DJs, filmmakers, performance troupes, writers, clothiers, artists and artisans. Visit www.Goth-NightSavannah.com.

We welcome different beliefs. Yours. Join us this Sunday.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Temporally meeting at Congregation Mickve Israel 20 East Gordon Street on Monterey Square 11 AM Worship Service and Religious Education (912) 234-0980 uusav@comcast.net www.jinglebellschurch.org

Harley Owners Group HOG meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Mighty Eighth Heritage Museum. Call 925-5349.

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association holds its board meetings on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. These meetings are open to the public. For information, call 236-8546.

Hostess City Toastmasters Club For those interested in gaining confidence in public speaking. Meets Tuesday evenings, 7pm at 6206 Waters Ave, Rivers Edge Retirement Community. 355-5450.

Irish Session The Irish Session is getting ready for a performance at the Sentient Bean in September. All instrumentalists who are interested in Celtic music are welcome. Meets the second and fourth Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at the Folk Traditions Store, 12 Price St. Call 341-8898.

Learn to play Go Learn how to play the game that will soon replace Chess as the intellectual strategy game par excellence., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Books-A-Million on Abercorn. Call Greg at 232-7549.

Low Country Artists’ and Artisans’ Society sponsors a Country Textiles African American Quilt Making Guild. Call 447-1888.

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MOMS Club The name of this group stands for Moms Offering Moms Support. It is for stay-athome moms and their children and we meet during the day, during the week, when moms need the most support. Events include day trips, service projects, monthly Mom’s Night Outs, play groups, play dates, crafts events, a babysitting co-op, and other activities. For information, call Courtney at 921-1462, visit www.momsclub.org or send e-mail to momsclubofsavannahga@hotmail.com.

Millionaire’s Club for Women The purpose of the organization is to achieve wealth and success in personal and professional life and to share this wealth by mentoring others on the same path. Call 236-3660.

Objectivist Society of Savannah is a group dedicated to the philosophy of Ayn Rand meets biweekly at the Lion’s Den Lounge. Call Brian at 234-2484 or ww.savannahobjectivists.org.

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meets for lunch the second Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. Call 966-3619 or visit www.obpw.org.

Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Midtown on Abercorn. The $20 guest fee will apply to your membership if you join.

has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. The Navy League is a non-profit civilian organization that supports the men and women of our sea services and educates the public about the importance of sea power. For information, call John Findeis at 748-7020.

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Philo Cafe Philosophical sessions taking on a different topic each time at Barnes & Noble every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Call 659-2930 or 443-9267.

Postage stamp meeting and auction The Savannah Stamp Club meeting and stamp auction is held the second Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Grace United Methodist Church, 6412 Waters Ave. Call 354-8870.

Progressive Guysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Discussion Group An opportunity for men to discuss books, music, film and cultural issues in an intellectually stimulating and non-judgmental environment. Meets the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffee House. 231-8841.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Salon for Women Seeking Change

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s currently accepting applications for membership in our historic organization. We offer affordable art workshops, social activities and a chance for you to display your art in a downtown gallery. Drop by the gallery at 309 W. St. Julian St. above Belfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in City Market or call 356-0249.

Savannah Brewersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; League Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. For more details, call 447-0943 or visit our web site at www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then choose Savannah Brewers League.

Euchre is a four-handed card game in the same family as Hearts and Spades, a poor (but discerning) manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridge. Approaching Platonic perfection is all that one could wish from playing cards, it combines the deceptive simplicity of Gin with the addictive competitiveness of Poker, and it moves briskly enough to consume many hours of your life. Call Katie at 227-4193.

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is open to all residents who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. The club hosts a monthly luncheon and program on the third Wednesday of each month at various area restaurants. In addition, the Newcomers sponsor tours, activities and events to help new residents in the area learn about their community and provide a forum in which to make new friendships. If you are interested in attending a luncheon or would like more information, call 3513171.

meets the first Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Golf Club on East President Street. RSVP to Laura McLaren at 236-6750, Ext. 14, or 898-9362.

Savannah Fencing Club offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $30. All 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 savannahfencingclub@hotmail.com.

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Savannah Chess Club

Meeting once a month inside a haunted historic house, this is a town hall for psychics, metaphysicians, tarot readers, mediums, remote viewers, pagans, Wiccans, vampyres and those interested in ghosts and parapsychology. Free to join. For information, visit http://www,ghosts.meetup.com/18/ or send e-mail to sscott191@comcast.net.

meets Monday at Books-A-Million from 7 to 11 p.m. Bring your chess sets. Call 631-0338 or send e-mail to geocities/savannahchessclub.com.

is dedicated to discussing and preserving the heritage of Italians and ItalianAmericans. Meetings are the first Tuesday

Savannah Chapter of the Sons of Italy The Order of the Sons of Italy is forming a lodge in Savannah. This is the oldest and largest national organization that celebrates Italian/American heritage for men and women. Call Dennis Piasio at 1-888-6742937.

meets the second and fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Savannah Golf Club. For information, call 355-6033.

Savannah Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) Group for Macintosh computer and software users meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. See www.savannahmug.org.

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Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society is dedicated to the preservation of the canal and its natural and historical features. Dinner meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Restaurant, 65 W. Fairmont Ave. Volunteer Saturdays are the second Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Savannah-Ogeechee Museum & Nature Center at 681 Fort Argyle Rd. (Highway 204) 2.3 miles west of Interstate 95. 748-8068.

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The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 2-4 p.m. at First Christian Church, 711 E. Victory Dr. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. All are welcome to sing or just listen. No experience or membership is required. Books will be available for loan or purchase. For information, including dates and times, call 655-0994.

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for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 232-6682 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com.

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class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951.

Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605.

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meets the second Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. With the exception of the June and December meetings, the association meets at the Tybee Community Center.

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meets every second Tuesday of the month from 6-8 p.m. at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty St. New members are welcome. All that is required is an interest in knitting or crocheting. Bring a project and join in the stitching, talking and munchies. A preemie hat project is in progress. Guest lectures. Free and open to the public. Call 238-0514 for information.

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

Local minster, choreographer and dance professor LaJune Wise-Wilkerson has developed a method that incorporates known dance techniques with all forms of movement to celebrate all of God’s creation. The academy is located at 120 E. 42nd St. Classes include dance therapy for the physically and visually impaired, Christian-based dance therapy, general dance therapy, Guardians-Double Dutch weight loss, Double Dutch fitness, Double Dutch competition, advanced level dance composition/choreography, ballet, modern, jazz, tai fusion, ethnic and Zion Method liturgical. Call 306-3077 or visit www.zionmethod.com.

are offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing, Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30, eight sessions are $50. Pre-register by calling 8196463.

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meets every Thursday from 7:30-8:30 am at the First City Club in downtown Savannah. 233-1600.

Savannah Toastmasters helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment. Give speeches, evaluate and lead meetings on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935.

Savannah Ultimate Frisbee meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. in Forsyth Park. Bring a white and dark shirt, water, cleats and a positive attitude. Visit www.savannahultimate.com for information.

The Sign-ative bridges the gap between the deaf, hard-ofhearing and hearing communities. Call 9650077 or send e-mail to thesignative@deafcafe.com.

Single People in Christian Education (SPICE) This group is interdenominational and there are no dues or fees. The group discusses education and plans and hosts social events and functions for singles throughout each month. Meets Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at White Bluff United Methodist Church, Room 22.

Southside Optimist Club is a civic organization catering to youth and community service projects that meets every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Taylor’s Restaurant inside the Days Inn on Mall Boulevard. Call Linda Lee at 695-7733.

Subbuteo Table Soccer meets monthly for tournaments and practice matches. For information, call 667-7204 or visit http://savannahsubbuteo.tripod.com.

Telfair Academy Guild will meet Monday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Telfair Museum of Art. Curator of Fine Arts Holly Koons McCullough will present a program featuring the top research discoveries among the 114 collection objects from the collection catalogue. She also will preview the exhibition, Maxfield Parrish: Master of Make Believe. A light lunch will be served for TAG members and guests. Call 598-7447.

Those Damn Yankees! A social network for ex-pats from the North (NY, NJ, CT, etc.) and those who love them. Miss the camaraderie of the old social networks? Good company, edgy conversation, laughter, edible food, music, the arts, the beach and the pool, croquet, tennis, kayaks and dancing, just for starters. Call 232-4247.

Tourism Leadership Council will meet Sept. 15 at 11:10 a.m. at Cobblestone Conch House. Bridget Lidy, senior programs manager for Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, is the guest speaker. The cost is $20 for members

Weekend Warriors is a program at Portman’s Music for people who were musicians as kids, but went on to pursue other types of careers. The cost is $95, which includes two hours of instruction each week for four weeks. The latest gear will be provided. Call 354-1500.

Young Professionals of Savannah Looking for ways to expand your business and professional networks? Interested in making new friends and trying new things? New to the area? Call Young Professionals of Savannah for more information. Call Kathleen at 692-4613 or Garrett at 692-4601.

Dance Adult Ballet Classes at Islands Dance Academy. All levels welcome, including beginners. Challenging, rewarding and fun. Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 115 Charlotte Rd. on Whitemarsh Island. Call Sue Braddy at 897-2100.

Ballroom Dance Party will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Islands Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. The cost is $6 for members and $10 for non-members. Beginners and singles are welcome. A basic lesson in the Foxtrot begins at 7 p.m. and the social dance is from 8-10:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Call Lora Wong at 925-7416.

The Savannah Shag Club Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Midtown at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 927-9439.

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah hosts Magnificent Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free swing dance lessons are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered the third and fourth Mondays. Every lady dances each Monday night with members of the Shag-Beach-Bop Nip ‘N Males Dance Team. No cover and club membership is not necessary. Call 9274784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com.

The Studio offers a variety of ongoing open dance classes, including Hip Hop on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. with Mary Ann Duffy, Adult Beginner Ballet on Mondays at 10 a.m. with Veronica Moretti Niebuhr, Intermediate/Advanced Ballet on Mondays at 6:45 p.m. with Dagoberto Nieves, Advanced Ballet on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. with Jil Cooley, Intermediate Ballet with Veronica Moretti Niebuhr on Thursdays at 5 p.m. and Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Wednesdays at 7 p.m. with Veronica Moretti Niebuhr. The Studio is located at 2805B Roger Lacey Ave. For information, call 695-9149.

A balanced life Student massage and yoga classes are offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $20 to $30 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. Multi-level yoga classes are offered Monday and Friday at 5:45 p.m. Cost is $10 for drop-ins, $40 for a package card of five classes. Walk-ins are welcome. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for 8 sessions. 819-6463.

Chopra Cente Yoga Classes Yoga classes are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10-11:15 a.m. (Morning Yoga) Mondays and Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. (Lunch Yoga) and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5:45-7 p.m. (Evening Yoga.) The cost choices include a $12 walk-in rate, along with additional rates. Call for information. Classes are held at The Chopra Center at Memorial Health at 300 Bull St. For information, call 236-2131 or visit chopra.memorialhealth.com.

Chopra Center at Memorial Health Yoga Classes are held Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Chopra Center and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in Richmond Hill. The cost is $36 a month or $12 for walk-ins. 3502467.

Jade Lotus Tai Chi Group Classes are offered Saturdays starting Sept. 17 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd. The cost is $8 or 10 classes for $80 for adults, $70 for students. Drop-in rate is $10. All experience levels are welcome. Beginner instruction available for the first hour. Call Jeff at 352-7057 or email jadelotustaichi@yahoo.com

The Jewish Education Alliance will offer the following health and fitness classes: Yoga- Join Amy Levy at 9:45 am on Friday’s for yoga. Fee is $35 per month, Water Aerobics, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am. Fee is $42 a month for up to 16 sessions, Step Aerobics will be offered at the JEA on Thursday’s at 6:15 am. Cost is $35 per month. Call Drew Edmonds at 355-8111.

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The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional Dance Program in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one

provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health

Tai Chi Classes are offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30 or eight sessions are $50. Call 819-6463.

Water aerobics at the JEA The Jewish Educational Alliance is offering aquatics classes. Call Shannon at 748-2393. The City of Savannah, Leisure Services, Recreation Services Department, offers a yoga class on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Center, 414 Briarcliff Circle. The fee is $10 per month for ages 14 and over. Call 921-2105 or 651-3650.

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

Gay & Lesbian Alpha Financial Management seminars A series of free seminars specifically designed for the LGBT community will be held. Attendees will learn about the tools needed to increase their wealth, protect their assets, take actions that are congruent with their own values, and to build a sense of financial and emotional security in life. For information, call 353-9343.

First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor. 236-2489.

First City Network Community Center and Library The FCN Community Center & Library is open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors are welcome to check out gay/lesbian books and obtain information on “Gay Savannah” businesses and happenings. www.firstcitynetwork.com. 236-CITY

First City Network’s Workforce project offers assistance to youth and young adults who need and want a job or a better job. Call 236-2489 or send e-mail to bwooten@comcast.net.

Friends & Company bowling league meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.

Gay AA Meeting meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 441-4407.

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

Lesbian Potluck Girls eat and socialize. Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month. 236-CITY.

Lesbian Therapy Group Share your thoughts, feelings and concerns in a safe, confidential environment that is facilitated by a licensed therapist the second and fourth Friday at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 352-2611.

51 Savannah Gay Business Guild meets the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. to offer a networking service of gay and gay friendly businesses, organizations and individuals. For information, contact Kevyn Withers at kevyn@kevynwithers.com.

Savannah Stonewall Democrats An organization of GLBT Democrats promoting gay-friendly policies within the local Democratic party and working to elect gayfriendly Democrats to public office. Call 2399545.

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YMCA in the Health Connection Office. 8193368 to register.

Gastric Bypass Surgery Session Memorial Health Bariatrics presents free informational sessions every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium with Dr. John Angstadt and other staff members, who discuss obesity and the surgical process. Free. Call 350-DIET or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth.com.

Got a drug problem? Need help? Call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1800-334-3322.

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727.

Improving the Quality of Life is a seminar that will be held Sept. 8 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and

Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 4476605.

Keeping at risk individuals healthy A Union Mission Inc. program that provides HIV/AIDS education and outreach through the use of free workshops, seminars and peer education. Free needleless testing is provided. Services are free to churches, clubs and shelters. Contact DaVena Jordan at 231-0123 or send e-mail to djordan@unionmission.org.

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is First City’s gay youth support group. Meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the FCN Headquarters, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor. Call 657-1966.

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is 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 3522611.

Health Community HealthCare Center

offers free blood pressure checks Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1900 Abercorn St. Call 232-6624. This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape.com for information.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324..

Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

Free fans for seniors Fans are being made available free of charge to those 55 and older and living at or below an annual income level of $11,000 who have no method of cooling their home. Apply in person at Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull St. between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. To donate to the program, call 236-0363.

Free hearing & speech screening Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.

Free Skin Cancer Screening will be offered Sept. 10 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Tybee Island YMCA in the Health Connection office. Call 819-3368 to register. Another screening will be offered Sept. 19 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Liberty County

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La Leche League

Memorial Health blood pressure check

Are you breastfeeding or planning to? Information, education, encouragement and support are available free of charge to all women who are interested in breastfeeding through monthly meetings and over the telephone from La Leche League of Savannah. Call the LLL of Savannah Help Line at 8979261. All series meetings are held in the Candler Professional Building, 5354 Reynolds St, Room 508A.

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.

Mammograms

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St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Most insurance plans (with the exception of Blue Cross HMO) are accepted. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify. Mammograms will be performed Sept. 7 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Group at Pembroke, 159 W. Railroad St. For appointments, call 912-653-2897. Mammograms will be performed Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center, 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578 for an appointment.

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Memorial Health Child Safety Seat Checks Certified car seat inspection technicians will check your child’s car seat to make sure it is property installed every Wednesday in September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MedStarOne at Memorial Health. Call Lahoma Thurman at 658-6430.

Memorial Health group meditation sessions are offered free to the public every Tuesday from 5:30-6 p.m. on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine.

Memorial Health heart risk assessment is held once a month at FitnessOne. The appointment takes about 40 minutes and the cost is $50. Call Midge at 350-4042.

March of Dimes

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The March of Dimes offers valuable information for women. www.modimes.org or 1888-MODIMES. 354-5900.

This is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents/caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. Call Donna at 350-5616 or Saundra at 350-3396.

Massage by Certified Massage Practitioner at your home, business or hotel in the Savannah and Richmond Hill area. He comes to you. Offers therapeutic and relaxing massage, Swedish massage, deep muscle, reflexology and energy balance. Pain treatment, cellulite reduction, long established business. Specials for women or couples. Gift certificates available. Call 8561534.

Memorial Health Joint Replacement Lecture This free orthopedic lecture series is held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:157:30 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health to educate the community about the risk factors of arthritis, the prevention of arthritis and

medical and surgical joint replacement. To register, call 350-3603.

Memorial Health Stop Smoking Now Class will be held Thursdays, Sept. 8 through 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the FitnessOne classroom, third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. The cost is $80 or $40 for Fitness One members. Call NurseOne at 350-9355.

Memory Screening A free memory screening clinic will be offered Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Candler Hospital’s Marsh Auditorium. Neurologist Susan Brown with Savannah Neurology will be overseeing the screening process. You should be screened for memory problems if your memory loss interferes with daily activities, causes you to avoid specific tasks, hobbies or social events. is noticed by those closest to you or seems to be getting worse. Call Jenny at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Coastal Georgia Regional Office at 920-2231.

The Midwife Group The Midwife Group/Family Health & Birth Center is offering a free program to women at any stage of pregnancy that includes free information on pregnancy, birth and parenting, an opportunity to talk to other pregnant women and information on a certified nurse midwife-assisted birth, whether at a birth center or area hospital. Call 8264155.

The National Wellness Foundation sponsors a lecture every Thursday at 6 p.m. titled “The Essence of Chiropractic for the 21st Century.” Call 356-5887.

Obesity and Pain Management is a seminar that will be presented Sept. 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605.

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is offered at The Chopra Center at Memorial Health. Visit chopra.memorialhealth.com or call 350-2467.

Planned Parenthood Hotline Noon - 4 $5 T Bone and Fries - Mon-Fri 4-7 (Happy Hour) $2 Small appetizers Mon. - $10 Wings Tues. - 2 for $1 Tacos Wed. - Italian Night (Featured Italian Dishes For $6) Thurs. - T Bone Dinner Fri. - Fish and Chips $6 Sat. - Free Breakfast Buffet

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services, women’s shelters, sexual assault services, crisis information, birth control, S.T.D.s, pregnancy options, and more. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

Project SAVE The Savannah Health Mission, the Georgia Eye Institute and the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association are joining forces to implement Project SAVE,

Screening and Vision Education, for people with diabetes. The program provides eye exams, education and care to those who have no health insurance, are unable to pay for care privately and meet certain qualifications. The clinic meets Thursdays by appointment. Call 352-2032.

Sankofa Counseling Center offers specialized therapy groups, individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and training and retreats. There is a sliding fee scale and a $25 fee per group. Located at 8111 Waters Ave. Call 352-2611.

Senior companions needed Citizens Inc. is seeking Senior Companions -- men and women 60 or older -- to provide care to older adults. Senior Companions receive a small stipend and travel assistance for their duties, which consist of light housekeeping, running errands and providing companionship, as well as other tasks as needed. Applicants must meet program requirements to apply. Call 236-0363, Ext. 120 or 121.

Super 2 Access Clinic Super 2 Access (After Cancer Cure Evaluation Strategy and Support) is a clinic for children and adolescents who completed cancer treatment at least two years ago. For information, call Pam at 658-2215 or Donna at 667-8943.

Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day This health awareness fair will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Temple of Glory Community Church, 1105 Stiles Ave.

Treating Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids is a seminar that will be held Setp. 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 557-6605.

Wanted: CPR and First Aid Instructors The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for smart, motivated people interested in giving back to their community. Call 651-5371 or send email to daled@savannahredcross.org.

Nature & Environment Coastal Plain Meander The Savannah Riverkeeper is teaming with Bull River Cruises of Savannah to offer a ride down the river on a 45-foot triple pontoon boat beginning in Augusta on Friday, Sept. 30 and ending in Savannah on Monday, Oct. 3. All meals will be provided from lunch on Friday to launch on Monday. However each passenger will have to arrange for sleeping arrangements.

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Campsites are available. There also are one and two day packages. Four days is $300, three days is $250, two days is $200 and one day is $100. Call Frank Carl at 706-364-5253 or frankcarl@knology.net.

Dolphin Project of Georgia Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

International Coastal Cleanup will be held Sept. 10 on Wassaw Island National Wildlife Refuge. Sponsored by Clean Coast. Help clean the beach and collect data on marine debris. Transportation to the island and lunch will be provided. Call 239-9663 and leave a message or visit www.cleancoast.org.

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meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

Inspirational book club Wesley Community Centers offers weekly book discussions of life situations and complexities every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 1601 Drayton St. All women and teen-aged girls are invited to attend. Stop by the center or call 447-5711.

The Islands book group discusses thought-provoking literature with a different theme monthly the second Monday at 7 p.m. at the Islands Branch Library, 125 Wilmington Island Rd. 897-6233.

Jekyll Island’s Early Years Author June Hall McCash will be at E. Shaver Books in Savannah on Sept. 2 from 4-6 p.m. to sign copies of her book about Jekyll Island.

Lunch bunch book group An open book discussion the fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble. Participants can talk about any book.

Page turners book group meets monthly to get the scoop on what other adults are reading at the Ogeechee Branch Library, 1820 Ogeechee Rd. Call 2321339.

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Reader’s theater meeting every other Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. at the South Effingham Library in Rincon. This performance group is a free program for middle and high school students. Call Linda Bridges, children’s coordinator at 826-2222.

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

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Religious & Spiritual Chanted Office of Compline The Service of Compline, “Saying good night to God,” is chanted Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir of Christ Church Savannah (Episcopal), located on Johnson Square. The choir, made up of singers from churches around the city, sings in the darkened nave of Christ Church by candlelight. Compline, the last of the monastic prayer services before retiring, is a service in which one is invited to meditate and reflect on the day or week past and then enter into the little death of sleep to rise with hope and thanksgiving for the days ahead.

Christian Businessmen’s Committee meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Peggy Lynn’s Country Cooking, 3718 Ogeechee Rd. Call 964-4297.

Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans The CUUPS group meets the fourth Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham at East Harris and East Macon streets on Troup Square. Come explore an earth-centered and earth-honoring spiritual path among like-minded people.

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will be held the third Monday of each month from 8-11 p.m. at 800 E. Derenne Ave. Poets should stop by by 7 p.m. The fee is $5 general admission and $2 for poets. All are welcome regardless of race, sexual orientation or class. For directions, call 354-1678 or 352-2134.

praise and worship at 6:30 p.m. in the BSU building on Abercorn between the Publix Shopping Center and the Armstrong campus. Call 596-4077.

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at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or stop by 1601 Drayton Street.

Prayer: Does God Listen? is the topic of discussion for the spring quarter of FACT, an adult academy at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. Dr. John Law will lead the class that will be held in the church sanctuary each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Call 598-0151.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 652-3496.

Savannah Buddhist Sitting Group meets Sundays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham Street at East Harris and East Macon Streets, on Troup Square. Please arrive and be seated no later than 9:25 a.m. Sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talk or reading. All practices are welcome. Newcomers should contact Cindy Beach, lay ordained Soto Zen Buddhist, at 429-7265 for sitting instruction.

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church Affirming the worth and dignity of every person. The church is located at the corner of Houston and Oglethorpe streets. Services are held Sundays at 10 a.m. Call 233-6284 or send e-mail to UUBC2@aol.com.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah A liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. The church has moved to a temporary home at the Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 E. Gordon St. on Monterey Square. On Sept. 11 at 11 a.m., the Rev. Joan Kahn-Schneider will deliver the sermon, Are You Happy in Your Work? Call 234-0980, or e-mail uusav@comcast.net or visit www.jinglebellchurch org.

Wildwood United Methodist Church invites you to its morning worship at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday followed by Sunday morning worship fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Wildwood UMC is located at 4912 Garrard Ave. east of the south end of the Chatham Parkway.

Sunday school is at 9:45, worship at 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. 2502 Hwy 80, Garden City.

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Support Groups African-American Women Overcoming Depression and Bi-Polar Disease meets the third Thursday of the month at the Bull Street Library. For information, call JoAnne Wright at 236-0027.

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 all-anon-savannah.freeservers.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, call 354-0993.

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

Alzheimer’s Support Group On Sept. 8 at 6 p.m., the topic Basics of Evacuation Planning for Caregivers will be presented by Barbara Dunn, MSN. This monthly support group is for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia and is held the second Thursday at 6 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Amanda Christenson, 236-0363, Ext. 105.

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

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 350-5616.

have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care. The group will meet the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 4478908 or email madison@savannahcasa.org.

Cancer support group meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon in the board room located on the first floor of St. Joseph’s Hospital. 819-2475.

Celiac Support Group for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. For information, call 507-2592.

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.

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association meets the fourth Saturday of the month from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 352-8383 or 927-8332.

Compassionate Friends Support Group offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-5195.

Depressive/Manic support group Open to persons diagnosed with depression. Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064

Diabetes support group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843.

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

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

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group

Fibromyalgia support group

for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644.

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743.

Better Breathers support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, at noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. Contact Tina Nelson at 819-7340 or Cindy Balkstra at 819-8032.

Bipolar Support Group John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6.

Bulloch County Rape Crisis Hotline The Bulloch County Sexual Assault Task Force has announced a new 24 hour/7 day a week hotline staffed by trained volunteers to aid victims of rape, incest and sexual molestation. The number is 912-531-1771.

CASA Support Group This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children

First line is 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.

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center a program of Hospice Savannah, offers the free counseling services for anyone dealing with loss. Call 355-2289.

Gay AA Meeting An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gays meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 233-4255.

55 HIV/AIDS :living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727.

Hope House provides supportive housing for single mothers with one child. Please call 236-5310 for information.

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health. Call Glenda at 350-3690.

Memorial Health Pancreatic Cancer Support Group’ For information, call Jennifer Currin at 3503988.

Huntington Disease Support Group

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One

meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 9640455.

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

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Women’s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845.

Living without Violence The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 2349999. A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 4476605.

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Blood Disorders Support Group

Astroscope

meets Jan. 28, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 354-9576.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 3517035 or 353-7143.

Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon streets. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!,

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinder-block 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.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it. For information, call Martyn Hills at 651-4094.

Safe shelter outreach program Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential & free. 691-1911.

St. Joseph’s/Candler Emory transplant support group meets every other month, Jan. 12, March 9, May 11, July 13, Sept. 14 and Nov. 9, in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. On May 11 at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Teresa Schweiger will speak about The Art and Science of Immunosuppression. For information, call Terria Manning at 819-2171 or Karen Traver at 819-8350.

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

The Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group meets the first Thursday of the month from 56:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. Call 355-6347 or 238-4666.

Sexaholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions. 351-7440.

S-Anon Family Group is a fellowship for families and friends of sexaholics. For information, call 663-2565.

Smoking Cessation Support Group is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking. Call 819-8032 or 819-3361.

Teen Mom Support Program Hope House of Savannah provides support for teenage mothers between the ages of 13 to 19. Moms will participate in Abstinence Education, field trips, tutorial/homework assistance and life skills classes in financial literacy, parenting, nutrition, career and education development. Childcare, snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310.

Sarcoidosis support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, Noon,

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Jupiter in Libra sextiles Pluto in Sagittarius from September 2 to October 8, 2005. International business leaders have historically consulting like-minded leadership in countries where they wish to circumvent compliance to ask, in black & white terms, where loopholes lie. Now, sophisticated international lawyers who have studied this behavior from the beginning to the end of the process similarly work at a distance with

ARIES - Don’t allow “allies” who favor grass roots innovation to enter into power struggles with “partners” who favor government compliance. “Allies” do not know the process by which you can achieve profound, legitimate success – which “partners” definitely do. TAURUS - You will soon make bigger money doing a lot less labor, but a lot more refined, polished & finished work. Allow high achievers to teach you how to remain focused upon brief windows of opportunity when you absolutely must produce.

GEMINI - Power brokers do not want to hear that they must wait to initiate their agenda in order to be fair to those who don’t want to do anything. However, explain to such impatient movers & shakers that, once they surmount this minor annoyance, they will enjoy clear sailing for years, if not decades. CANCER - Finalize negotiations with adversarial power brokers. Accept negotiated shares of all settlements that give you ample room to consolidate your gains from future encroachment. LEO - Decision makers & judges who disregard repetitive complaints or stubborn lies will not disregard the correct statistics generated from a quantitative & quali-

international lawyers in other countries to construct procedural & compliance restrictions which, by necessity, force such international business leaders to follow one specific hamster trail on the corporate rat’s golf course – except, of course, in those countries like Mexico & China, where, it seems, anything goes.

tative analysis of such complaints or lies. Therefore, organize, consolidate, then present such statistics to those who make swift, final decisions.

VIRGO - Contact power brokers for advice as you delay binding decisions. You may be flush with cash now – but the sudden actions of other people may force you to draw upon that money in a pinch. Avoid wishful thinking.

LIBRA - Certain recalcitrant power brokers now respect that the data that you will currently present is extremely important not only to the collective interest, but to their own individual self-interest. Therefore, keep that captive audience in captivity, until you hammer home what exactly you want from this deal. SCORPIO - Be thankful that nobody can approach you in the seclusion imposed upon you by legal & professional authorities. You are due to receive significant monies from either legal settlements or unofficial arbiters – but only if you stay out of trouble. Obey “the doctrine of unclean hands.” SAGITTARIUS - Political allies may adore your creative ideas – and they may hate your lovers, friends & children. Therefore, concentrate upon delivering what

they want. Adjust your attitude, behavior & public relations when playing for very high stakes.

CAPRICORN - You suffer the harsh judgment of power brokers intent on blaming, convicting & punishing. However, you will only endure lasting hardship if your family, neighbors & longtime city elders refuse to come to your aid – because, if they don’t, then your current burdens are not merely fleeting worldly reproaches, but an expression of divine wrath of truly karmic proportions. AQUARIUS - The true index of your brilliance is not the total support of adoring intellectual, literary or legal peers, but the loyal opposition of ideologues who absolutely hate what you have to say! Therefore, withstand the “interrogation” with good cheer as you thank all “grand inquisitors” for helping your career, “I could not have done it without you!” PISCES - Finally, an arbiter will now resolve partnership & contractual disputes once & for all. Report these final decisions to your various partners only after such decisions are closed to all official, formal challenges. Be grateful that you can move on – and don’t allow anybody else to drag you back! ◗

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Muscular Dystrophy support group

for parents having problems with their teens and pre-teens. 353-7699.

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meets at Summit Cancer Care, 5400 Sutlive St. in the lobby on the second Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. Call Barbara at 354-6187, Ext. 212 to RSVP.

discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523

The Parents of Difficult Teens group

Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032.

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Multiple Sclerosis support group

is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam Steadman at 2331006.

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Transgender Support Group

Weight loss support group

The Work

My Brothaz Home, Inc. is sponsoring this support group. For information, call Lady Maverick or George at 231-8727.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight loss group provides informative programs & info. Meets every Tuesday. from 6-6:45/6:45-7:45 at the Windsor Forest Community Center. 748-8700.

meets the fourth Friday at 7 p.m. at 2320 Sunset Blvd., (just off Skidaway at Carey Hilliards). The Work is for mentally healthy people who are stuck in some area of their lives. 355-4704.

Wheeze busters

Volunteers

United Way’s First Call for Help Telephone information & referral service that provides expertise and relief to individuals and families in need, with a database of more than 500 agencies and organizations. 651-7730.

Victim-Witness assistance program is for families of murder victims. The meetings are at 6 p.m. in the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. third Thursday of each month. 652-7329

is an asthma support group for children that meets in the Rainbow Room at The Children’s Place at Candler Hospital. Call 921-3368.

Women who love too much Do you lose yourself in a relationship? come to our discussion group on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call Maureen Wozniak at 355-4987.

American Red Cross needs volunteers The Chatham Branch of the Savannah Red Cross needs volunteers. Call Mark Stall at 651-5352 or send e-mail to stallm@savannahredcross.org.

America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers to sort, clean, & shelve salvaged foods from reclamation centers where bent cans or crumpled boxes of nutritious food is sent. Apply as soon as possible. 912-236-6750 ext 109.

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Foster families and adoptive families are needed in Chatham County. Call 651-5437.

The Foster Grandparent Program needs volunteers who are 60 or older to volunteer their time in educational facilities, day care centers and other social service agencies for 20 hours per week, working four or five days per week. FGP offers a modest stipend and assistance with transportation fee. Call Linda Fields at 234-7842 or 238-2960, Ext. 123.

Georgia Cares

Make a difference in a child’s life. Call Michelle Jones, 652-6710.

is a program of the Savannah Regional Office of Georgia Legal Services that provides free, unbiased information and assistance to Medicare enrollees on health insurance coverage, benefits, consumer rights and healthcare fraud. Volunteer training is required. Call Rose Beck, 1-800559-8387.

CASA needs volunteers

Hospice Savannah volunteer training

Become a mentor

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graphs and assist in the gift shop and more. Call David Underwood at 786-5787.

to speak up for abused children in court for their best interests and to help ensure they are placed in safe and permanent homes. Call 447-8908 or send e-mail to infor@savannahcasa.org.

CEL Regional Library needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661.

is available in all areas of care. Volunteers can work directly with patients and families in their homes, in the nursing home or assisted living facilities or at Hospice House, and also can provide clerical assistance or other bereavement support. Call Beth Logan at 629-1043.

Islands MOPS seeks volunteers

TIP matches volunteer attorneys and other professionals with children who have been brought before the court for excessive school absenteeism. For information, call 201-2133.

Islands Mothers of Preschoolers is seeking loving childcare volunteers for their MOPPETS program, a non-denominational Christian ministry that encourages and supports moms of preschoolers. Meets the first and third Wednesday from Sept. through May from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call Linda at 897-9632.

Coastal Pet Rescue

Library gift shop needs volunteers

Foster parents are needed. A volunteer coordinator is needed, as are vet techs with microchipping experience, Pet Expo volunteers, fundraiser volunteers, a PR/marketing coordinator, a trainer/behaviorist and Adoption Day volunteers. Application at www.coastalpetrescue.org.

The Friends of the Library Gift Shop at the Bull Street Library needs volunteers for all days of the week and Saturdays. Retail experience is not necessary. All proceeds from the gift shop benefit the library branches. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661.

Community Cardiovascular Council

to speak to community groups, pass out information at health fairs and organize awareness-raising events. Potential volunteers include transplant recipients and their families, patients waiting for organ or tissue transplantation, donor families or anyone interested in organ and tissue donation. Call 341-0000.

Chatham County Truancy Intervention Project

is looking for medical volunteers to check blood pressures for our walk-ins. Anyone interested in a few hours a week please call Sydney Oetgen at 236-7666.

Crafts and Ceramics Teachers Needed The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers is seeking volunteers to teach crafts or ceramic classes on Mondays. Call Valeria Flowers at 447-5711.

The Dolphin Project of Georgia needs boat owners, photographers and others to help conduct research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18. Call 232-6572 or visit TheDolphinProject.org.

Faith in Action Multicultural Program of EOA needs volunteers. Your neighbors who are elderly or who have disabilities need your help with everyday activities, simple chores, friendly visits, telephone calls and respite care. Call Linda Fields at 238-2960, Ext. 123.

Lifelink of Georgia seeks volunteers

Literacy volunteers needed Project READ, an adult literacy program, is in need of volunteer tutors who can commit to 2 or 4 hours each week. Call Jodi at Royce Learning Center at 354-4047.

Medbank foundation, Inc. needs volunteers to fill out applications, do data entry, make phone calls, help with filing, process mail and perform other office tasks. Call Holly Smith at 356-2898.

Mentor and Volunteer Probation Program Community volunteers are needed to be mentors for low-risk youth currently involved in the juvenile justice system. Call 652-6710.

First Steps at St. Joseph’s/Candler

New Parent Education Program

Provide support, education and community resources to help parents of newborns establish healthy and positive relationships with their babies. Call 819-6910.

The St. Joseph’s/Candler program helps provide new parents with support, education and resource referrals to establish positive relationships with their newborns. To find out how to become a volunteer, call 692-6910. ◗

Fort Pulaski National Monument is seeking volunteers. Greet visitors, maintain trails, catalogue historic photo-

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Miscellaneous Items For Sale

FURNITURE Elegant hand-carved cherry 4 poster bedroom set. Dresser w/tri view mirror, chest and nightstand, All wood, NEW. Still in boxes. List $4500. Sacrifice $1500. Can deliver. 912-9669937

BEDROOM SET Cherr y & chrome, 5 piece set. All NEW. Still in boxes. Sacrifice. $600 Call 912-966-9937

A Brand NEW deluxe queen mattress and box spring set with warranty. Sill NEW in original factory bag. Sell $150. 912-965-9652

PARKSIDE HISTORIC 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, formal LR, DR, office, eat-in kitchen, fireplaces, fenced yard, 2800 sq.ft. C H/A, heart of pine flooring throughout, near Daffin Park. Separate workshop/storage shed. 48th Street, $325,000. Call 691-2859. E-mail: aek35@cornell.edu.

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Full size plush set with box spring, new in plastic. Sell, $120. Can deliver. Call 912-9641494.

Need repairs? Vacant? Has’t sold yet? Liens, divorce, etc. Let us help, call today. We are NOT agents. Quick offers. Quick closing. Call 351-0500.

BEDROOM SET Cherr y & chrome, 5 piece set. All NEW. Still in boxes. Sacrifice. $600 Call 912-966-9937

PILLOW TOP MATTRESS A Brand NEW deluxe queen mattress and box spring set with warranty. Sill NEW in original factory bag. Sell $150. 912-965-9652

Cars 1999 MAZDA MIATA, white with black top/interior, good mileage with style, less then 48,000 miles. $9000 OBO. Call 912-443-9313

Eastside $$HOUSE BUYERS$$ We buy houses & lots/land. Condition not important. Fast Closings. We also may be able to help you avoid foreclosure. We are not realtors. 912-429-9600

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MATTRESS Full size plush set with box spring, new in plastic. Sell, $120. Can deliver. Call 912-9641494.

810 Maupas Ave. Baldwin Park at its best! Pride of ownership shows in this 3 bedroom, 2 baths home. This home has been completely renovated and offers many extras. An awesome kitchen with an island and maple countertops, living room with a wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors, brick construction, metal roof and a 1 car garage with ample off street parking. You will truly want to call this home. Offered at $235,000. Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty*

2401 Habersham Street Victorian style home located in the Thomas Square District. Completely restored, wonderful finishes in the kitchen & baths. All systems are new, Central Heat & Air, Electric & Plumbing. Offered at $235,000. Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty*

907 East 38 th St . How cute can you get? This totally remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage is offering a large lot and an attached deck for entertaining. Make this your home for only $130,000. Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty*

907 East 40th Street Absolutely charming Baldwin Park Bungalow. Restored and offering 2 br., 1 ba, new metal roof, wood floors, spacious backyard for entertaining, fireplace and a welcoming front porch. Move in today! Just $175,000. Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty *

1601 E 59 St Absolutely like brand new. Move in ready. Totally remodeled brick home with very tasteful touches throughout. Offering 3 bedrooms, beautiful new bathrooms, tile floors, new carpets, and garage. Located on a very large private lot. Easy Living at just $145,000. Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty*

328 Price Street Townhome in historic district between East Harris and Macon Street. Great Location. 2 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths, heartpine floors throughout, 4 fireplaces, washer, dryer, and refrigerator included. Fenced courtyard. Excellent condition. $255,000. (95176) Contact Rhondda. Netherton @Sun coast Realty 341-8005 or 507-9800* 103 W. Broughton Street Prime retail space in excellent condition. Approx. 1500 sq. ft. High ceilings, high traffic and 2 blocks from Ellis Square. Alley access for loading. $469,000. Contact Rhondda. Netherton @Sun coast Realty 341-8005 or 507-9800* 101 W. Broughton Street Great space. 1187 sq. ft. Large 1 bedroom available with high ceilings. Class A hallways and entryway planned. Last one in the building. $299,000 (94766) Contact Rhondda. Netherton @Sun coast Realty 341-8005 or 507-9800* 107 Whitaker Street Just off Broughton Street. 4746 sq. ft. unfinished basement level with brick walls and high ceilings. Historic buildings, existing freight elevator shaft with rear alley. Private entrance from Whitaker Street. $589,000. (94930) Contact Rhondda. Netherton @Sun coast Realty 341-8005 or 507-9800*

321 Drayton Street. An oasis in the middle of downtown! 2 BR 1 BA condo with wide plank hardwood floors, fully furnished kitchen, large bath, 2 fireplaces, ample closet space and private courtyard! All appliances, including washer/dryer, included. $210,000.00. Shelley Carroll Lowther 912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com* 505 Pinecrest Court. Southern Living in Pooler! Beautifully designed and decorated, this 3 BR 2 BA is ready to move in, with brand new kitchen and updated baths, and a 16 X 20 covered terrace for outdoor entertaining. Home warranty included! $142,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther 912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com* 105 West Congress Street Suite B. Only commercial condo left in beautifully restored building. This is the residential unit in the building that can be converted to a residence with some work. Secure entry, hardwood floors, tin ceilings, and a great central location! $195,000.00. Shelley Carroll Lowther 912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com*

Champion Brands, Inc. Is Seeking: 305 W Duffy St. New condo conversion. Gracious entrance foyer to three residential units with 1 BR each. Separate street entrance to commercial unit with attached living space. High ceilings, multiple fireplaces, w/d, dishwasher, hardwood floors, ch /a, private porch and off-street parking. Priced from $139,500.00. Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty*

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Sun Coast Realty is expanding and hiring real estate agents. If you are interested in high commissions, great working conditions, call for an interview. Located on the second floor of 820 Abercorn St, Savannah, near the Mansion! 912-507-9800 or 912 341-8005 * FANNIES ON THE BEACH NOW HIRING EXP. SERVERS AND HOSTESS. FT/PT. FUN BEACHFRONT LOCATION. APPLY IN PERSON. 1613 STRAND, NEAR 17TH ST. TYBEE ISLAND. 786-6109 *

Has immediate need for an experienced cook. Knowledge of preparation of breakfast items, pastry baking and cafe cuisine helpful. Must be able to work well with others, be creative in developing new menu items, be dependable and have reliable transpor tation. Must be available 5 days, possibly 6, 6am-3pm. Drug screen and background check required. For all applicants, to apply call or come by between 11:00am11:30am ONLY. Monday-Friday and ask for Beth. EOE.

MATTRESS Full size plush set with box spring, new in plastic. Sell, $120. Can deliver. Call 912-9641494.

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114 Stockbridge. Convenient and desirable Georgetown location! 3 BR 2 BA updates home is in move-in condition! Run--- don’t walk! This one will not last long! Shelley Carroll Lowther 912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com* PRICED WELL BELOW APPRAISED VALUE! Newly built Hallmark home in Southern Woods at Rice Mill is priced almost $20,000 below value! 4 BR 2.5 BA with wood floors, and new everything! This is a must see! A great home at a great price! $299,900.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther 912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com* Jefferson Commons Be the first to own one of these six - 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos in the heart of the Historic District. Conveniently located close to SCAD. Features 4 fireplaces, spiral stair case, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Gated, off street parking. $196,000 each Alexander Grikitis 912-2201700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

518 East Henry Street A duplex in the Historic District close to SCAD. Newly re-done and ready to move in to. Two 2 bedroom, 1 bath units with W/D and all new appliances. In addition, this duplex has cedar closets, new carpet and parking in the rear. $235,000 Alexander Grikitis 912-2201700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

407 East 34th Street Arts & Crafts details in this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Wood floors throughout, plaster walls and 4 fireplaces. Located in an area of active restoration and growth. Great single family or convert to a duplex. $175,000 Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

518 East Duffy Street A beautiful newly redone home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Kitchen has a sub zero fridge, dishwasher, honed granite countertops and travertine floors. The rest of the house has original heart of pine floors, plaster walls in good shape, and 3 fireplaces. W/D included. Currently rents for $1,000 month. $225,000 Alex Grikitis 912-220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

513 East 36th Street A charming 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath cottage nestled near a park. Offers the closeness of downtown without the price. Recently renovated kitchen and baths. Great for 1st time buyers or student rentals. $112,000 Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

625 East 51st Street Ardsley Park bungalow within walking distance to Grayson Stadium, Savannah Arts Academy, and Charles Ellis. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Detached garage with electricity. Newly refinished wood floors throughout and fully updated kitchen and baths. $289,000 Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

Reduced! Reduced! Stop renting! 3 bedroom, 2bath double wide in sought after area, offers1680 sq.ft of living area, large lot , 1.61 acres, dining, and family rooms, home warranty and more. Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777, ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 $79,999. H-4058

Horse Lovers Dream! 10 + acres, pond, tack room, field room, arena, 4 completed stalls with 4 more available. Home has 3 beds/3baths and approx. 2300 sq. feet; 9 ft. ceilings, hardwood flooring, surround sound, screened back porch and custom cabinets in kitchen. All for only $309,900. Call LaTrelle @ 6587777. H-4206 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550

Great 3 bed/2 bath starter home in desirable Rincon neighborhood. Separate L.R., Den, and Country kitchen. Covered patio and large fenced yard. Call LaTrelle for your personal showing @658-7777 ERA Adams -Pevey Realty 826-2550 H4262 $115,900

Reduced! Reduced! 1992 Fleetwood manufactured 3 bed 2 bath home situated beautifully on 6.96 acres 2 of which are fenced in - great for your animals! Landscaped yard with complete sprinkler system. Workshed

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Traditional Ardsley Home! Lovely, restored Ardsley Park Home with high ceilings, hardwood floors, beautiful updated kitchen, energy efficient, built-in bookcases, gas fireplace, large deck, fenced yard, Koi pond, and workshop. Walk to nearby Hull Park. Nothing needs to be done, just move-in, relax, and enjoy! Asking price is $229,000. For more information call Christi Oates, 695-4945.

20x20 w/concrete floor, and 40x40 carport. All this for only $79,000. Call LaTrelle 658-7777. H-4104 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 Welcome to the Country! Build your new home in the peaceful country. 4 lots with acreage between 5.05 and 7.52 acres. in Register, Ga. , near Statesboro – Horses welcome call today, don’t delay. Prices range from $28,000 to $42,000. Plats are available in the office. LaTrelle Pevey @ 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 S1t0r0e5et East Waldburg Arts & Crafts FixerUpper With 2500sf and many original features, this could be a killer single family or rentable duplex ! Seller motivated and open to combo deal with 544 E. Waldburg! Sold "as-is." Offered at $1 29,000. Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors.(912)7043545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com *. 544 East Waldburg Street Motivated Seller! Looking for value in the Historic District? Try this 2000sf Victorian with four double mantels on a subdividable double lot ! Potential combo deal w/ 1005 E. Waldburg .Sold "as-is." Offered at $19 9,000 .Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Real-

tors. (912) 7043545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com .* 514-516 East Bolton Street Renters Galore! All four units of this Victorian quadplex are rented out for $2300/month total income, with 2-yr.-old roof, central heat/AC and a l arge buildable side lot! Offered at $399,000. Katherine W. Oxnard, MopperStapen, Realtors. (912) 704-3545/2380874. katherine@mopper-stapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com .* 17 East Jones Street So Romantic! This gorgeous 1850 townhouse has everything: beautiful floors, pocket doors, mantels, secret garden courtyard and high ceilings . It also acts like an investment property , with all four floors and separate carriage house metered separately with all new kitchens and systems. Offered at $1,950,000 .Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors. (912) 7043545/238-0874. katherine@mopperstapen.com More info at www.mopperstapen.com .* Carriage House for Rent Located at Historic Jones St. Cute Furnished 1BR/1BA, Central HVAC, Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer,

1 Off Street Parking. $1200/MO Call Judge Realty 236-1000 * Near Forsyth Park Large 1BR/1BA apartment, Central HVAC, new appliances, Washer/Dryer, Private Cour tyard, and Of f Street Parking. $750/MO Call Judge Realty 236-1000 *

PARKSIDE DREAM 1223 Washington Ave $298,500 Overlook Daffin Park from the front porch of this recently renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Open and spacious rooms with original hardwood floors. Master suite includes entire 2nd level with space for office, seating area, includes view of the park, 2 walk-in closets, urinal for the men, and a huge Chicago glass shower. Won’t last long! Call Lori Judge, 484-1514.*

TALAHI ISLAND 544 Suncrest Blvd. $350,000 Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on desireable Talahi Island. Freshly painted, wallpapered, and carpeted with a decorator’s eye. Ready to

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LEGACY SQUARE 171 Parkview Road $185,000 Just like new home with many upgrades in desirable neighborhood. 4 bedrooms, 21/2 baths, separate living and dining rooms, 2 car garage, and huge backyard. Call Lori Judge, 4841514.*

EASTERN VICTORIAN DISTRICT 924 East Park Avenue $250,000 Grand single family home in active area of restoration. A lot of original detail ready for some TLC to be brought back to its original beauty. Call Lori Judge, 484-1514.* Duplex Deal - 1113 East Park Ave. "Two" 2BR/1BA units ready for renovation. Live in one side while you rent the other. Situated on a double lot in an active area of renovation. Asking $75,000 Call Lori Judge 484-1514

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717 East 56th Street. $229,000. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Lovely renovation within walking distance to Hull Park. Offering high ceilings, hardwood floors, built-in bookcases, gas fireplace, energy ef ficient upgrades, large deck, fenced yard, Koi pond and more. Ready to move-in and make yourself at home! Christi Oates, Celia Dunn Realty, 912-6954945/234-3323. A STARLAND DAIRY District duplex. Put your money to work, two incomes under one roof or live in one and rent out the other $200,000.

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302 LORCH STREET UNIT 201 Chic 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo, hardwood floors, stainless steel, appliances, granite countertops, upgrades, sec. system, secure gated parking. $1,000/mo. 550 EAST MCDONOUGH STREET Garden apartment. 1 bedroom 1 bath apartment, living room, kitchen with refrigerator, dishwasher, stack washer and dryer, central heat and air, off street parking space. Avail. mid October. $650/mo

614 EAST DUFFY STREET Renovated deluxe 1870's Railroad Cottage. 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo, 1 bath with Jacuzzi tub 1 with claw foot tub, living room, porch, off street parking, IKEA kitchen with brand new appliances, washer/dryer. $875/mo. Visit website at www.vinoguru.com/duffyst.htm

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SOUTHSIDE 129 RED FOX- 3bd, 2ba, $1,250.00 11 CUTLER DR- 3bd, 2 ba, $1,100.00

445 JEFFERSON STREET 2 bedrooms, 1 bath apartment, furnished kitchen with dishwasher, built-in microwave, laundry room, stack washer and dryer, total electric. No pets. $825/mo. 705 WHITAKER STREET APARTMENT F 1 bedroom apartment with bonus room, off Forsyth Park, living room, dining room, washer and dryer connections, wood floors, Jacuzzi tub. Available mid October. $900/mo. 602 LINCOLN STREET Upper. 2 bedrooms, 2-1/2 bath apartment, living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen with JenAir stove, dishwasher, trash compactor, washer and dryer, fresh paint. $1,490/mo. 1312 LINCOLN STREET 3 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, living room, alarm system, washer and dryer. $950/mo. 3602 MONTGOMERY STREET Renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex, central heat and air, washer and dryer connections, all new appliances, carpet with off street parking. $750/mo. (SCAD Students $650/mo.) 316 DRAYTON STREET 2 bedroom with bonus room, 1-1/2 bath, kitchen, living room, terrace, washer and dryer connections. $1,500/mo.

109 DOVETAIL-3bd, 2ba, $1,100.00 11 OAKMOUNT RD- 3 bd, 2 ba , $1,375.00 (Avail Oct) 1534 MARCY CIRCLE- 3bd, 2ba, $825.00

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27 E 55th Large Ardsley home with 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. Open floor plan is great for entertaining, wonderful kitchen with Italian cabinets,Silestone counters, and stainless steel appliances. Master suite with private sunroom and bath. Only $329,000. Call Lisa Moore 4419314 or visit www.morehomesofsavannah.com * 18 E 41st Starland Design Dis trict Classic Victorian beauty with fully restored exterior in area of high interest and active restoration and new construction. Original details abound including restored standing seam roof, and heart pine floors. Buyer to complete interior. Call Lisa at 441-9314 or visit www.morehomesofsavannah.co m * 730 E 48th Ardsley Park Great opportunity to buy in Ardsley for less! Adorable 3 bedroom bungalow with all the details such as wood floors, high ceilings and front porch. This one even has off street parking, a garage, and wonderful courtyard with fountain. A little love and care will make this bungalow fabulous! Call Lisa Moore at 441-9314 or visit www.morehomesofsavannah.com *

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VICTORIAN DISTRICT VACANT LANE! 510 East Anderson Street. $55,000. Here is your opportunity to build new in the up and coming East Victorian District. Walking distance to SCAD buildings, shopping and restaurants. Christi Oates, Celia W. Dunn Realty, 912-6954945/234-3323

519 E. 45th Street Wonderful family home in Ardsley Park with 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. Includes is a secret garden, bricked private patio, and an apt. rented for $900 per month. Totally restored to perfection! Call for a private showing. Priced to sell at $560,000. Sun Coast Realty, Rhondda Netherton 912 507-9800

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FOUR STAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 912897-3138 PETS NEGOTIABLESAVANNAH GORDONSTON 1840 Skidaway Road 2br/1ba, upstairs apartment, $700. 2br/1ba downstairs apartment, LR, DR, sunroom. $1000 RICHMOND HILL MAINSTREET SUBDIVISION New houses with 3bd/2ba, 2 car garage, $975 with 1/2 off first monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rent. MELROSE SUBDIVISION 45 Miner Drive. 3br/2ba, 1 car garage. Updated home, $1100. POOLER GODLEY PARK SUBDIVISION WAVERLY SUBDIVISION 3bd/2ba with garages. From $875 to $1100. Move-in discounts available. 48TH STREET 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, formal LR, DR, office, eat-in kitchen, fireplaces, fenced yard, 2800 sq.ft., C H/A, W/D, lots of appliances, heart of pine floors throughout, great family neighborhood. $1600/monthly plus utilities. Call 912-247-0415 or e-mail nrkpeace@yahoo.com.

WANT IT SIMPLE? Scad Students/Parents this 3BR/1BA Historic District house has it all! Clean, like new, open living room, CH/A, W/D, dishwasher, fenced, porches, beautiful wood floors, near Kroger and Star fish Cafe. $1200/monthly. Call (912)695-5 426 or (912)228-2797. 2020 ALABAMA AVE. New home for lease, 3bedroom 2-bath, ceramic tile/carpet through out, central heat/air, single-car garage, no pets, $850/month, $850/deposit. Available July 25 912-429-3597. ARDSLEY PARK, 217 E. 56th Street 2 story carriage house, 3-bedroom 2.5-bath, central heat/air, large living room with fireplace, washer/dryer, off street parking $1200/month. Call 912-656-2898

Apartments for Rent Tybee Island, 3 bedrooms/2 baths, pool $1100-year round lease! Contact R. Netherton @ Sun Coast Realty. 507-9800 Historic District - 515 E Huntingdon St. Free standing home with 2 bedrooms, walk in closet, big kitchen, fireplaces, hear tpine floors! $1200. Call Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 912 507-9800 Historic District - 2 bedroom townhome totally furnished with utilities included, cable tv, washer/dryer and full service kitchen. Rhondda @ Sun coast Realty 507-9800 Tybee Island, steps from the beach. WWW.tybeecoquinacottage.co m Daily, weekly or monthly rentals starting as low as 575 a week, 1250 per month. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. 507-9800 138 W. 51st Street. Newly renovated triplex, across SCAD's Montgomery Hall Bldg. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, Bonus Room, LR, kitchen, washer/dr yer, H/W floors, Cen H/A, Courtyard & offstreet parking $750/month And 1Bedroom, 1Bath for $500/month Contact: 912-484-5181 or 912-220-1020 fvenetico@hotmail.com Spacious downtown apar tment for rent. Front and back porches, washer & dr yer hookup, off-street parking, cour tyard and MUCH more. Must See! Please call 912247-8164. ARDSLEY PARK 2-bedroom garage apartment, 1110 East 51st Street. Hardwood floors, washer/dryer, central heat/air, fenced bak yard, small pets welcome. $650/month. Call 912-596-1355 MUST SEE to appreciate. 6 miles from I-95. 20 minutes to Savannah Mall. 1 bedroom, washer/dryer, cable, water, furnished or unfurnished. $750 + deposit. No pets! 748-8367. LARGE 1-BEDROOM 1BATH Apar tment overlooking Baldwin Park. Hardwood floors, large walk-in closet. $650 month. 912-231-9661.

HISTORIC DISTRICT NICELY APPOINTED, completely furnished 1 bedroom carriage house apar tment. Security system, in garage parking space, skylight. All utilities paid including local phone and basic cable. Short term or lease. Call 238-3171 for details.

VICTORIAN DISTRICT Large 2000 sqft 2-bedroom, 2-bath Luxur y apartment. 3-fireplaces, stained glass, screened porch, Central Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer, water included. Ver y large Master bedroom w/walk-in closet. Too many features to mention! $950/month. Available September 1st. Call 912-233-5246.

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WALK TO PARK 2/BR, 1/BA Apartments in Historic duplex, walk to park, CH/A, hardwood floors, porches. $700/monthly. Call (912)695-5 426 or (912)228-2797.

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625 East 51st Street Ardsley Park bungalow within walking distance to Grayson Stadium, Savannah Arts Academy, and Charles Ellis. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Detached garage with electricity. Newly refinished wood floors throughout and fully updated kitchen and baths. $289,000 John Giles 912.220.1667 Alexander Grikitis 912.220.1700

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15 W. Jones Street 1850â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Row House, with carriage house. Currently rented as apartments, this is a unique opportunity to create a signature property on Savannah â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious street. $875,000. Roy Hill 912-844-4000.

525 Howard Street Rare find! Just a half block from the fountain at Forsyth Park. 2 bed/ 3.5 bath townhouse. Hardwoods throughout, fireplace, laundry room, walk-in closets, tiered patio/deck. Kitchen totally redesigned and under construction. Priced at $314,900. Roy Hill 912.844.4000

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616 E. 58th Street Newly Renovated, 3 bedroom/1 Bath Home. Attached Garage, back deck, sunroom, Fenced in back yard, New Appliances (comes w/ W/D) $235,000 John Giles 912.220.1667 Alexander Grikitis 912.220.1700

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