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Contents
Volume 6, No. 20 , February 7, 2007
On the cover: Illustration based on Inconvenient Truth poster
Performance 33
Lead Story 6
Theatre 34
Talk of the Town 17
6
Lead Story
9
Editor’s Note
Vibes (continued)
32 Connect Recommends
Sustainable future redux
Concerts of Note
Culture
Heating up February
10 Feedback
33 Performance
Letters to the Editor
11 Fishman
34 Theatre
Remembering Molly Ivins
12 Free Speech
36 Art Patrol
Where the Wild Things Are
Exhibitions and openings
Real troop support
14 Community
Look, up in the sky! It’s Super Museum
Movies
38 Oscar Preview
16 FWD
Matt’s picks & pans
Interesting e-mails we got
40 Screenshots
17 Talk of the Town
We saw what you did last week
18 Blotter
All the flicks that fit
The 411
From SPD reports
5
Strange but true
44 Happenings
The week on your planet
48 Sudoku Puzzle
19 News of the Weird
49 Crossword Puzzle
21 Music Menu Gigs a la carte
Reed’s product reviews
Our best bets for cool stuff to do
It’s all the rage
Vibes
Week at a Glance
All the stuff, all the time
20 Earthweek
Savannah Actors Theatre
Mental Fun
50 Free Will Astrology
24 Paper or Plastic?
Rob Breszny’s look at your stars
Classifieds
27 Soundboard
44 Classifieds
Who’s playing and where
They call it “junk,” you call it “couch”
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What: Free admission to the Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts. When: Feb. 7-9. Where: Jepson Center for the Arts, Telfair Square.
Thursday, Feb. 8 AWOL’s Second Annual Hip-Hop History Production: From Griot to MC When: Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre. Info: Call 525-5050.
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What: Join certified arborist Patrick Grant for a guided nature walk in a 50-acre maritime forest. When: Feb. 9 at noon. Where: Meet at the north side of the parking lot at the Bacon Park tennis courts, just off Skidaway Road south of Bona Bella Drive. Cost: Free. Info: Call 233-8733 or visit www.savannahtreefoundation.com.
Savannah Children’s Theatre’s Modern Orthodox
What: A comedic look by playwright Daniel Goldfarb at what it means to be a Jew in the 21st century. When: Feb. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 7 p.m., Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E Victory Dr. Cost: $15. Info: Call 238-9015. email info@savannahchildrenstheatre.org or visit www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org.
Columbia City Ballet Presents Where the Wild Things Are What: A one-act ballet based on the acclaimed children’s book by Maurice Sendak and choreographed by Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington Ballet. When: Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Savannah Civic Center. Cost: Tickets
What: The Savannah Derby Devils women’s roller derby league and Hang Fire pub will host a costume party. Guests are asked to dress as their favorite of the seven deadly sins. When: Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. Where: Hang Fire pub, 37 Whitaker St. Cost: $3 suggested donation.
The Victorian Tea
What: Members of the Downtown Garden Club serve tea high-style in fine china cups and sherry in small crystal glasses. When: Feb. 11 from 2-4 p.m. Where: 504 E. Bay St. Cost: Tickets are $20 at the door or from any garden club member, or at Savannah Fine Linens on Whitaker Street, Esther Shaver’s Booksellers on Bull Street or the Tea Room on Broughton Street. Info: Call Carol Day at 341-8913.
Family Day Celebrating Building Trades What: Historic house museums, art museums and other types of museums will open their doors to the public at no charge as part of the Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia Days event. When: Sunday, Feb. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. Where: Savannah-area museums. Cost: Free. Info: Visit www.georgiahistory.com for a museum list.
range from $12 to $42. Info: Call 651-6556 or visit www.savannahcivic.com.
The Historic Savannah Theatre Presents Little Shop of Horrors
What: This musical is a send-up of sci-fi B movies from the 1960s, complete with a talking, man-eating plant named Audrey. When: Feb. 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m., Feb. 11, 18 and 25 at 3 p.m. and Feb. 10, 17 and 24 at 3 and 8 p.m. Where: 222 Bull St. Cost: Adults $33 and 17 and under $16. Info: Call 233-7764.
Southern Women’s Show begins
What: Dr. Will of TV’s “Big Brother,” award-winning journalists Barbara Kantrowitz Pat Wingert and Southern cooking legend Nathalie Dupree will appear. When: Feb. 9, 10 and 11. Where: at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. Info: www.SouthernWomensShow.com.
Saturday, Feb. 10
Creating a Sustainable Future: Recognizing, Repairing and Restoring a Fractured World
What: A half-day symposium with speakers Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Paul Dolan and Robert Berkebile will focus on the changes that are needed to make to create a sustainable future. A panel discussion will follow the three presentations. When: Feb. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater. Cost: $50. Info: Call 525-5050 for tickets.
What: Demonstrations by local tradesmen, storytelling and hands-on activities. When: Feb. 11 from 2-5 p.m. Where: Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House. Cost: Free.
Jax SO: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4
When: Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre. Cost: $50, $35 and $25. Info: Call 525-5050.
Monday, Feb. 12 Georgia Day Parade
What: Thousands of elementary school children, local dignitataries and citizens portray the founders of the Georgia colony in a parade that winds through the squares of Bull Street. When: Feb. 12 at 10:30 a.m. Where: The parade will begin at Forsyth Park and move north to Savannah City Hall for the Georgia Day Ceremony. Cost: Free.
Georgia Day Luncheon
What: Former UGA head football coach Vince Dooley will present the keynote address at the Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia Day Luncheon. When: Feb. 12. Where: Hyatt Regency Hotel. Cost: $35. Reservations are required. Info: Call 651-2125 or visit www.georgiahistory.com.
Wednesday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Wedding Day
What: Judge Harris Lewis of the Chatham County Probate Court will perform wedding ceremonies in the Davenport House Museum Garden. Bring a valid marriage license. When: Feb. 14 from 5-7 p.m. Where: Isaiah Davenport House Museum. Cost: Suggested donation of $100 per couple. Info: Call 236-8097 to reserve a time.
Tie the Knot on Tybee
What: A group wedding will be performed by Mayor Jason Buelterman, and group vow renewals also will be performed. Dancing, music and food, plus child care is available. When: Feb. 14 from 7-11 p.m. Where: Tybee Island Pier Pavilion. Cost: $25 which includes food and dancing. Info: Call 786-5319 or tietheknotontybee.com. w
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What: Dr. Fred Spector will present Coins of Ancient Israel: Hanukkah to Bar Kochba. His collection includes rare Masada coins, Roman coins and coins devoted to Bar Kochba, the last prince of Israel. When: Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: $10 Info: Call 355-8111.
What: This new play by Sasha Travis is about a young woman with mental illness. Because of subject matter, it is recommended for ages 16 and up. When: Feb. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. Where: The Ark Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. Cost: $10. Info: Call 232-6080 or email mail@savannahactorstheatre.org.
Friday, Feb. 9
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What: This play is written by Nicky Silver. When: Feb. 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. Where: Mondanaro Theater, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Cost: $10.
What: A full day of activities, with arts and crafts, a health and wellness fair, hands-on activities for children, a workshop and demonstration by the Kalimba King, the Big Read-Savannah Kick Off, performances by Spitfire Poetry, storytelling by J’Miah Nabawi, Magic Mark, Sankofa Dance Theatre and Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Also, recording artists Cherish and Angie Stone will perform. When: Feb. 10 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Civic Center. Cost: Free. Info: Call 691-6857 or visit www.savstate.edu.
Sunday, Feb. 11
What: Dr. David Satcher, director of the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine, will present the W.W. Law Lecture at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion at St. Joseph’s/Candler. Haki R. Madhubuti, founder and director emeritus of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing, will present the Savannah State University Leadership Lecture Series lecture at 7 p.m. in the King-Frazier Student Center Ballroom at SSU. Cost: Free.
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Jack Kingston offers opening remarks at panel discussion including Bob Berkebile and Paul Dolan “Rather than working with nature, we’ve been setting Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) will ourselves and our built environment apart; we’ve been make the opening remarks at the Feb. 10 symposium on blind to the devastating impact our choices have sustainability hosted by Savannah Country had on the natural environment,” he says. “So at Day School. this point, we need to go beyond diminishing Congressman Kingston’s remarks will the impact of each design decision and begin to precede Saturday’s major symposium titled consider how we can restore the environment “Creating a Sustainable Future: Recognizing, with each design decision.” Repairing and Restoring a Fractured World,” Also appearing Saturday is winemaker Paul sponsored by Country Day’s Creative Minds Dolan, a leader in environmentally-responlecture series. sible business. As president of Fetzer Vineyards Environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, for 12 years, he helped put that company at the Jr., sustainable architecture guru Bob Berkeforefront of the organic winemakbile, and Mendocino Wine Company founder ing field. Paul Dolan will participate. In 2004, he co-founded the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was recentMendocino Wine Company, which ly named one of Time magazine’s focuses on creating environmental“Heroes for the Planet,” in large part ly-responsible wines and its emphadue to his effort to protect New York’s sis on sustainability. water supply. He is currently chief “At Mendocino Wine Company, prosecuting attorney for the Hudson sustainability means farming and Riverkeeper and president of the Wabusiness practices that nourish the terkeeper Alliance. He has published environment, the community and a number of books including the bestthe individual, including an abiding seller Crimes Against Nature (2004) respect for the agricultural roots of and The Riverkeepers (1997). Mendocino County,” Dolan says. w Joining Kennedy for the Creative Clockwise from top: Robert F. Kennedy, Minds symposium is Bob Berkebile Jr., Bob Berkebile and Paul Dolan The symposium featuring Robert F. of BNIM Architects in Kansas City. A Kennedy, Jr., Bob Berkebile, and Paul major proponent of sustainable design, Dolan, will be held Saturday, February 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 Berkebile is one of the area’s leading architects and is the p.m. at the Trustees Theatre on Broughton Street in Savanfounding chair of the American Institute of Architect’s nah. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased through the TrustCommittee on the Environment. ees Theatre. Call 525-5050. “We’re waking up to our failure to recognize that our For more information call 961-8828 or go to www.savcds.org. buildings and communities are part of nature,” Berkebile says.
Interview: Tom Bonnell
Savannah Country Day headmaster talks about this year’s ‘Creative Minds’ symposium When most people think of Savannah Country Day, they think of an exclusive private school known both for its academic excellence as well as its conservatism — a farm system of sorts for future generations of Savannah bankers, realtors, politicians and socialites. But in its ongoing “Creative Minds” series, Country Day has quietly but decisively entered the idea sweepstakes. Its big offering this year is “Creating a Sustainable Future,” happening all this week. We talked to Country Day headmaster Tom Bonnell about this year’s program. How does this year’s theme tie in to what you’re trying to do with Creative Minds? Tom Bonnell: We started Creative Minds to be a community resource to try and bring in new ideas and interesting speakers. Last year’s symposium, for example, was on the moral development of children. When we were contemplating what would be a good symposium topic this
year, we hit on the whole idea of sustainability. It’s an idea that’s not really well known but one of growing importance — what can we do to live in a way that will be sustainable indefinitely into the future? How can we leave our kids a liveable world? So we decided to build the symposium around that idea, and have three leading spokesmen come in and give people a good understanding: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the environmental end, Paul Dolan on the economic end, and Bob Berkebile on the social end. How does one get Robert F. Kennedy to come speak at one’s event? Tom Bonnell: You call and ask (laughs). He had come to Georgia Southern not long ago and we had some people who knew how to get in touch with him. It’s interesting that a famously conservative institution like Country Day would host RFK Jr. and a screening of Al Gore’s film.
Panel: Warming getting worse, southeast particularly at risk
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report stating a new degree of scientific certainty that global warming is primarily human-caused. The report indicates this warming will continue affecting sea levels, ice cover at the poles and extreme weather events throughout this century. The southeastern United States have some of the most vulnerable areas in the nation to these impacts. “The take home message of this report is that global warming is real, it’s here, and its effects will become increasingly pronounced during our lifetime,” says meteorologist Dr. Brian Soden, IPCC contributing author. The report concludes there is “at least a 90 percent probability” that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are the primary cause of atmospheric warming since 1950. Meanwhile, many southeast states like Florida and North Carolina are considering approval for multiple new coal-fired power plants that would emit enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into our already saturated atmosphere. “The work of this report confirms what many have known for years,” says Dr. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. “We’re already feeling the affects of global warming and our states and Congress must act now if we are to avert the worst case scenarios that scientists are predicting. Southeast states with our vast coastline, rich agriculture and great forest, are the most vulnerable areas in our nation,” Dr. Smith says. “We need energy policies and practices like energy efficiency and renewable energy that solve this problem, not more coalfired power plants that will only add more global warming pollution.” w
Clearly you’re not making a political statement here, right?
come, the preeminent sort of neoconservative thinker.
Tom Bonnell: Well, some of my parents think we are (laughs)! I’ve tried to reassure them that we’re not becoming some wildly liberal institution. We’re trying as an academic community to bring ideas in and let them be tested. For example, one thing we’re doing is the screening of the An Inconvenient Truth film will be followed by climatologists taking opposing viewpoints, critiquing Al Gore’s film.
That’s quite a lineup.
So you’re just bringing the issue to the table. Tom Bonnell: Yeah. Something we’re trying to do is think of our mission in broader ways. We want to educate students and also contribute to all of Savannah by bringing in new ideas – and provoking new thought. This symposium is a big leap forward. Tom Bonnell: Well, here’s who we’ve got booked already for next year. E.L. Doctorow... Really? Tom Bonnell: Yes. And we’ve got Edward Albee coming. Bill Kristol has agreed to
Tom Bonnell: An idea we’re looking at doing is face of education in the 21st century. One of the things that’s kind of fascinating in this study is that the model of schools we’re using is essentially the industrial age model — everyone’s all the same age, everyone spends exactly the same amount of time studying the exact same things. There are some interesting alternatives being developed. We’re going to take more of a future orientation with it. One of the great things about Savannah Country Day is that even though we have been very traditional, we also make sure to stay connected. We’re always looking at how we can do a better job in future. w Creative Minds is sponsored by Brasseler USA, Inc., Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty, the Kehoe House, the Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation, the J.C. Lewis Foundation, Melaver, Inc., Charles and Rosalie Morris, John A. and Ruth E. Long Foundation, The Savannah Morning News, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health Care System, SunTrust Bank, and WTKS News Radio.
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Imperfect but effective An Inconvenient Truth screens at Savannah Country Day on Friday Let’s face it: Global warming is about as sensitive a topic as gay marriage these days. And equally as politicized. So I don’t have to be the one to tell you that An Inconvenient Truth took the country by storm. Those who weren’t altogether beguiled by Al Gore — who just last week was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize — were droning on about his inaccuracies. In one corner, the ranters. In the other, the ravers. I’m an earnest environmentalist and only saw the movie for the first time a few weeks ago. It is not a feel-good flick. Do not see this movie for a warm-fuzzy evening cuddled up on the couch. It is, in a word, inconvenient. As an environmentalist I accept global warming as a certainty. And I believe that it is human impact on the earth that is mostly to blame for this phenomenon. That said, I watch An Inconvenient Truth with a critical eye. I watched it from the perspective — or as close as I could get — to that of a nonbeliever‌ of the average American who is not an environmentalist and who may not be sure of where they stand on this complex issue. I approached An Inconvenient Truth with heightened skepticism because I believe that the environmental community has done a poor job of communicating this global crisis to the people. Whatever we may have accomplished scientifically or politically, we have failed to internalize this issue for most Americans. As an environmentalist, I wanted Al Gore to accomplish what we have not succeeded in doing: hitting home. Did he succeed? Yes and no. From the opening credits the film is a sobering look into the life of a washed-out politician. Now wait. Even those, like myself, who love Al Gore, must recognize what the defeat in 2000 meant for him. And if you didn’t then, now you will. An Inconvenient Truth is as much a memoir of Gore’s early years and 2000 campaign as it is his mission and his purpose for the years since. His dedication is evident. And from the word “goâ€? Gore is on screen, complete with graphs, laser pointer, and National Geographic-esque images of the Arctic and the Sahara. You can almost hear “Don’t Fear the Reaperâ€? drumming to the beat of the climbing line graphs. Record-breaking temperatures alongside Blue Oyster Cult. The film is 100 percent unadulterated environmental Doom and Gloom. But something worked. A year or two before the filming of the
movie D.C. environmentalists, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, published a report entitled The Death of Environmentalism: Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World. It was a call to arms for the environmental community, questioning again and again why we’ve failed to narrow the gap between problems and solutions of global warming, why there is no action despite growing consensus, why there has been no true advancement in the fight to reverse these devastating trends. In the foreword Peter Teague, environment program director of the Nathan Cummings Foundation offers us a reason: “So long as the siren call of denial is met with the drone of policy expertise,â€? he says, “the public is not just being misled, it’s also being misread. Until we address Americans honestly, and with the respect they deserve, they can be expected to remain largely disengaged from the global transformation we need them to be a part of.â€? If these theories are right then the reason that there has been little progress with tackling global warming it not because it doesn’t exist. Conversely, it’s not because there is a great conspiracy to keep you burning fossil fuels. If they’re right then it is because Americans have been misread, because no one thought to TALK to us about it‌ until now. Al Gore deflates this controversial debate from the policy-level, with carbon sequestration and protocols and emissions regulations, and delivers it to the people. He puts the science behind global warming in terms that we can understand. He shows photographs that captivate and statistics that aggravate. Gore qualifies and quantifies an issue that Americans have not encountered outside its political holding pattern. He removes global warming from the political arena and sets it down in your living room as a moral challenge. An Inconvenient Truth will likely do little to sway the disbelievers. But Gore effectively and intimately reaches out to the nonbelievers. He says, hey, I was almost the next president of the United States. Let’s talk about global warming. You can call me Al. w An Inconvenient Truth screens Friday, February 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Savannah Country Day, 824 Stillwood Drive, as part of the ‘Creating a Sustainable Future’ event. Admission free; seating limited to 400. Sponsored by the Ossabaw Island Foundation. Summer Teal Simpson is a local freelance journalist. To comment e-mail us at letters@connectsavannah.com
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This is the week to take part in Savannah Country Day’s ambitious “Creating a Sustainable Future” series of events around town. This Friday night is a free screening of Al Gore’s Oscar-nominated film An Inconvenient Truth at the Country Day campus. Summer Teal Simpson’s take is on page 8. Saturday morning begins a half-day session with environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sustainable building architect Bob Berkebile and organic winemaker Pat Dolan. This is truly one of the most awesome events to happen in Savannah in a very long time. I’ve heard through the grapevine that some of the usual suspects here in town -the “squelchers,” as Richard Florida terms them -- have been somewhat negative about this event. If so, it’s a shame.
What better way to stick it to the squelchers than by coming out and supporting these events? It’s rare that we run full-page opinion columns, but I couldn’t pass up the chance to publish Nic Sheff ’s compelling -- and somewhat unusual -- take on the Iraq War. Read it beginning on page 12. In the interest of full disclosure I wanted to tell you I was recently appointed to a three-year volunteer term on the city’s Cultural Affairs Commission. A lot of mainstream media people will blow a gasket when they read this. I still run into old-school newspaper types who insist that journalists shouldn’t even vote, which has got to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve always maintained that we in the media should be citizens first and journalists second. To this day I have yet to meet a single non-journalist who disagrees with this assessment. It seems richly self-evident, a true no-brainer, to me. While it’s commonplace in Savannah for media executives to take leadership roles in community organizations -- witness WTOC General Manager Bill Cathcart’s chairmanship of the local Chamber of Commerce or former Morning News publisher Frank Anderson’s long stint presiding over the United Way board -- it is unusual for editors and reporters to become involved in boards and commissions such as this one. So before applying I thought long and hard about whether it would be perceived as a conflict of interest. In the end I came to the conclusion that it would not, based on the following: 1) I’ll be representing myself and not Connect Savannah. I was active in the local arts community long before I became editor here, and it’s from that stance that I will approach the position. 2) The position won’t conflict with my job here since, like the Commission itelf, one of Connect Savannah’s core missions is to promote and support local artists and cultural events. This newspaper has always been a friend to local cultural groups and has never adopted an adversarial role. 3) The Commission already has an extensive conflict-of-interest policy in place and is serious about enforcing it. Anyway, that’s enough of that and I won’t bring it up anymore. I didn’t want anyone to think it was some kind of secret. Thanks to Mayor Johnson and City Council for approving the appointment. That’s all for this week. Let’s hope by the next column this nasty germ will have run its course. But it’s always safe to e-mail me at jim@connectsavannah.com/. w
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This past Saturday night, before I was laid low by the same vicious little bug that everyone else seems to have caught, I checked out the Watt Prophets performance at the Lucas Theatre. While the Prophets were great, the real stars were the young people of Mercer Middle School and AWOL poetry group, who have been working with the Prophets during their two-week residency in town. The Mercer crew, in particular, blew the audience away with their energy, presence and truth-telling. Each member took their turn at the mic, delivering highly personalized spoken word pieces -- some quite long, others pithy and biting -- as well as a few musical numbers. Their show culminated with a step-show style display of mass physical percussion and dance moves that had the crowd going nuts. In all, the entire evening was an amazing testament to the ongoing vitality of the arts in Savannah’s African-American community. The show was of course part of the kickoff weekend of this year’s Black Heritage Festival. Personally I’ve always had mixed feelings about the whole concept of Black History Month. Obviously any focus on black history is a good thing. But why jam this vitally important aspect of American life into just one month -- the shortest, coldest month at that? (I say this as someone who celebrates a birthday during this otherwise bleak time of year.) My take is that black history is American history, and American history is black history. Our children should be taught all of it with equal emphasis throughout the year. The strength of America is in our proverbial melting pot. Any attempt to separate the ingredients loses the flavor. But that’s just one cook’s opinion.
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Editor, Editor, As follow-up to your recent story “When On behalf of Georgia Equality and Sa‘save the whales’ isn’t a joke,” by Sabrina vannah’s large, burgeoning gay and lesbian Manganella Simmons: community, I extend our sincere appreciaIn the warm coastal waters of Brunstion and gratitude to Mayor Otis Johnson wick, Georgia, a potentially life-saving step and the entire city council for unanimously is being taken in the pivotal fight to save the adopting the Equality Resolution which endangered North Atlantic right whale. The powerfully affirms Savannah’s genuine comNorth Atlantic right whale population world mitment to diversity, nondiscrimination, wide is now down to around 350 and the and equality. mammal’s numbers have been decimatIt is quite inspiring for our progresed in recent years by accidental sive, visionary elected city leaders collisions with large vessels. to continue to embrace Savannah’s The first step to avoidproud, rich history in the ing these fatal collisions civil rights movement and Editor: will be to pinpoint propel forward the fight for Letters to the prints letters from across ah ter does Connect Savann the locations of right equality for ALL people. as. Printing a let ide of m e tru th ec of sp nt the our endorseme ply im whale pods. A We can rejoice that we y ril ssa ce be not ne rs may ed therein. Lette team from Cornell are all one step closer to reopinions express y. e and clarit edited for spac University’s Lab alizing our dream of living tsavannah.com ec nn co s@ ter E-mail: let of Ornithology in sweet peace and joyful 32 Fax: 912.231.99 ., Suite 7, 00 E. Victory Dr Bioacoustics harmony as limbs of one Snail mail to: 18 4 40 31 Savannah, GA Research, working sacred and spiritual body with the local consulKevin L. Clark tants from Environmental Director Services, Inc., have begun testing the Georgia Equality Savannah effectiveness of acoustic recording devices off Brunswick, GA – in an area once called Knowledge is power “The Bay of Right” because of the whales’ Editor, calving grounds just offshore. Many people don’t realize the effect that Federal and State environmental agendomestic violence and/or sexual assault has cies have been trying to initiate this kind of on a woman and her family. She struggles to research for years, but funding has been limregain her life which was disrupted by the ited. We have been able to provide a grant abuse and/or sexual assault. She can also needed to work with Cornell and other scisuffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and entists, allowing them to drop six acoustical require counseling. buoys in these waters and launch this potenWomen can empower themselves tially life-saving study. through knowledge. Education is a powerful The Cornell study involves detecting the tool and support is beneficial to the victims. sounds of the right whales, developing a No one has really heard of (RTS) Rape Traudata base and comparing results with those ma Syndrome or (BWS) Battered Woman achieved by the current “flyover” methSyndrome. Only those who have experiod. Although the flyover method has been enced them can relate. helpful, its inherent limitations – flying in Elizabeth Jane Carter good weather and during the day only, and depending on visual sightings – curtail its Musical memories usefulness to approximately 1/3 of the days Editor, in calving season. Congratulations on your appointment to Assuming the new study shows the clear the Cultural Affairs board. I know you’ll do benefits of the acoustic buoys, the data will a great job. be used to develop a more strategic deployBut honestly, darling, I never thought ment pattern for refined new buoys that alyou’d go debutante/chic on me as your collow for real-time transmission of locational umn about Jim Reed’s recent Music Festival information to boaters, marinas and governinterview displayed. ment agencies to protect the whales -- the And, the choice of Johnny Mercer and officially designated state marine mammal Duke Ellington is perfect. Lo, those many of Georgia. years ago, Sandy Simon, who was an early North Atlantic right whales are an amazdeveloper in our historic area, gave a sevening part of Georgia’s natural beauty and ty-second birthday party for the Duke. heritage. We can do more than wring our My pal Mercer was in town and a bunch hands about their imperiled future -- we can of us poured into Sandy’s downtown house help and as someone who cares deeply about and listened to Duke play piano and spent Brunswick’s distinctive environment, we are an evening to remember. I was young and pleased to do so. filled with dreams of Savannah moving forGary Waxman ward in those days and it is wonderful seePrincipal, Liberty Harbor ing those dreams come true. They don’t make nights like that anymore, but it was glorious. Miriam Center
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me a news junkie. It’s free. It’s real. It’s there. Frequently it beats fiction. And yet the only way I knew about last month’s march for peace in Washington, D.C., was through a Molly Ivins column that I had to find hit or miss on the Internet. “Raise hell,� she counseled and I read. “Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we’re for them and are trying to get them out of there. Hit the streets to protest Bush’s proposed surge. If you can, go to the peace march in Washington on Jan. 27. We need people in the streets, banging pots and pans and demanding, ‘Stop it, now!’� So I did. I found an outfit chartering buses, boarded in the dark at 6:30 a.m. and in a fourvehicle caravan rode to our nation’s capital to put my two cents in. The truth be told, I felt a little foolish. What good would it do? What’s the point? Why bother? But when I saw the nearly 100,000 others who traveled a great deal further than I did I was immediately grateful to be there. There were people on canes or stilts, people in wheelchairs and strollers, people in costumes, old people holding hands, young families with infants, people who had taken the day to protest because they loved their country and couldn’t stand not speaking up. Together we marched around the Capitol building. There was a great spirit, a ton of veterans and lots of reminders that Iran is next. Despite the dire reason for the march, the deaf ear at the White House, the refusal to listen to past and present generals, there was hope. There was a feeling we were making a difference. “How can you be cynical?� Tim Robbins asked. “Silence is no longer an option,� said Jane Fonda to a crowd so still I could hold up my cell phone for a friend in Savannah to hear her speech. Fonda, now 70, said she has sat out the past 34 years of protest (since Vietnam) because she didn’t want to draw too much attention to herself. Beside the sheer numbers of people, there were great signs. “They aren’t toy soldiers.� “Quagmire.� “Bostonians for the overthrow of King George.� “Bush Bin Lyin’.� “How come I know how to say I’m sorry
(and I’m 12) and you don’t.� “James Buchanan: Now second worst.� “Bush lied. Thousands died.� There was great street theater, like the four people dressed in black-and-white striped prison garb who were bound together by big black chains and wearing face masks of the Lyin’ Four -- Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice. There was the young man I sat next to on the Metro. An ordinary man from Rochester, N.Y., late ‘20’s, in Levi’s and a crumbled jacket. “What does it say?� I asked looking at the rolled-up sign on his lap. First he had to put on his costume: a snug hat he slipped over his head that had two points on either side looking strangely like cat ears. It all made sense when he showed me his sign: “Purr for Peace.� This was a Molly Ivins populist crowd. “We are the people who run this country,� she wrote in the column I read, one of the last she was to write. “We are the deciders. And every single day every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war.� Now we learn that Ivins, 62 years young - who once described herself as “a left-wing, aging-Bohemian journalist who never made a shrewd career move, never dressed for success, never got married, and isn’t even a lesbian, which at least would be interesting� -- was so ill with cancer when she was writing this column that she was dictating it to friends from her home in Austin. Now it’s up to the rest of us -- the populace -- to agitate, to needle, to state the obvious, to unhinge, to point out the elephant in the room. Like this column she wrote about lying: “I believe all Southern liberals come from the same starting point: race. Once you figure out they are lying to you abut race, you start to question everything. “If you grew up white before the civil rights movement anywhere in the South, all grown-ups lied. They’d tell you stuff like, ‘Don’t drink out of the colored fountain, dear, it’s dirty.’ In the white part of town, the white fountain was always covered with chewing gum and the marks of grubby kids’ paws, and the colored fountain was always clean. Children can be horribly logical.� When Molly Ivins spoke of cooking the case for war or preparing for civil unrest did that mean she was smarter than all the experts, asked columnist Paul Krugman. No, he wrote. She was just braver. And that, my friends, is the legacy she left and the job we must continue. To be brave, to speak out, not to lose hope. w
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by Nic Sheff
How we can really support our troops Either we get out, admit defeat and save whatever American lives we still can, or we blow Iraq to pieces. Instead the president is trying to play it both ways — and he has lost the war
Growing up in San Francisco and Marin County, I was raised to be anti-war. I lived with my father in an apartment above Dolores Park, and I remember when I was seven or eight walking down there with bongo drums tied around my neck, joining in the mass protest against the first Gulf War. I had a “No Blood for Oil” T-shirt I used to wear almost everyday to school. And, basically, all my friends felt the same way I did about the war. As children of artists and intellectuals, we were all radically liberal. I didn’t know one person growing up who actually enlisted in the armed forces. It just wasn’t an option for any of us. No one really knew anything about the military and we were more or less not personally connected to the war in any way—other than what we saw on TV. When the United States again went to war with Iraq in 2003, I renounced our governments’ arrogant, opportunistic decision to take military action. I soap-boxed about how we were only going over there because we wanted control of the oil industry and the Bush administration had fabricated our reasons for deploying troops. Sure Saddam Hussein was a terrible person, responsible for mass genocide—but with all the sanctions we had against Iraq and with the UN breathing down Hussein’s neck, he was pretty much backed into a corner and not capable of doing much harm. Invading the country would only create chaos and further hatred of the United States in the Middle East. It just seemed stupid to go over there. We didn’t want another Vietnam. But for all my conviction, my thoughts on the war were fairly abstract. The Bay Area and Marin County is incredibly wealthy. None of the private school kids I went to school with would be fighting in Iraq. I had no real connection with the day to day reality of my country being at war. When I moved to Savannah with a friend in July 2006, one of the first things I noticed was the strong military presence here. It was foreign to me going to a coffee shop and seeing men and women decked out in fatigues. Members of the armed forces are all over Savannah. Many of them have fought in Iraq or are waiting to be deployed. I couldn’t even begin to count how many yellow veterans’ stickers I have seen on car bumpers—or how many signs I’ve seen telling me to support our troops. In Savannah my anti-war theology is no longer so simple. All around me are men and women who are risking their lives to serve the Bush administration’s government. How can I tell them that what they are fighting for is wrong? How can I even dare to say anything about the war when I have never known anyone involved in it? I suddenly felt very hypocritical. Besides, many of the people around Savannah who join the army are enlisting because they have no other option. Rural Georgia is very poor and there really aren’t a lot of opportunities here. To many people the military is the only option for a better life. I recently met someone who was joining the army because he had a newborn son and could find no other way of supporting his child. The Iraq war is not being fought by the artists and intellectuals and wealthy business people. In most cases it is being fought by people who really don’t have any other choice. Talking to them about holier-than-thou notions about peace and diplomacy seems to be pretty insulting and ignorant. They are the ones dying over there. They are the ones coming back with missing limbs and horrifying memories that will never fade away. Who am I to say anything after all? The number of deaths in Iraq just keeps rising. With the new year the American death toll reached 3000 people. Three-thousand men and women — it’s a staggering number. And for what? Nothing has improved. Things have just gotten worse. And it is the men and women I see in line at the grocery store that are being sent over there to die. The situation seems tragic and hopeless. And I am being confronted with it everyday. A friend of mine I met here in Savannah graduated from the Citadel in the mid-’90s and then enlisted in the Army during a time of relative peace. I had dinner at his house the other night and we began talking about the war. He was someone who obviously believes very strongly in the ideology of the military. He believes that it is our responsibility, as young people, to protect our country. He believes it is our responsibility to enlist. But when talking about the current war he got suddenly very angry. I was trying to explain all my reasoning for why going over there in the first place was such a mistake. He told me that he didn’t necessarily disagree with me, but that I was missing the point. The point is that we invaded Iraq in an incredibly irresponsible way. If we were going to go in there—going to put our troops’ lives in danger—we should have attacked in such a way to completely destroy any chance the enemy had of surviving. If we were gonna do it, we needed to do it right,
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without holding anything back. If we, as a country, were confident that going to war was the right thing, then we should have invaded with everything we had—not relying on some half-assed military effort. When my friend pointed this out to me, I was immediately defensive. We would have had to kill so many innocent people, I said. We would’ve had to devastate their entire country. But, on the other hand, isn’t that what it would take? When we invaded France and Germany during the Second World War, we attacked them with everything we had. People believed in that war and the United States was looked on as heroic. Even when we dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States was thought of heroically. Certainly those bombs killed many innocent people. But we ended the war.
I can’t stand to see the men and women in uniform walking down Broughton Street knowing that they are being sent over to die because the government can’t make up it’s mind. I remember during the last presidential election when Bush criticized John Kerry for being a “flip-flopper.”
Well, isn’t that what the Bush administration is doing if they aren’t willing to fully commit to hitting Iraq with everything we’ve got? Instead, the president is trying to play it both ways — and he has lost the war. Why haven’t they reinstated the draft if they’re so sure about the necessity of this war? The administration must know that what they are doing is being motivated by something other than protecting Ameri-
can citizens or concern for the Iraqi people who suffered under Hussein. And yet they are willing to put our troops in harm’s way. I hate to admit that I was wrong in my initial limited view about the war, but I was. However, it doesn’t mean that I now support the war. Now the only responsible thing the government can do is bring our troops home. The only thing we can do as responsible citizens is demand the government support
our troops as much as we do — support our troops by bringing them home. That’s how we can support our troops. There’s no other way. w Nic Sheff is a local freelance journalist. To comment in a letter to the editor, e-mail us at letters@connectsavannah.com
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What is it about the Iraq war that makes us doubt ourselves so much that we send the nation’s children over to die while not having enough conviction to attack our enemies fully? And if we’re lacking in that conviction -- what are we doing over there in the first place? Suddenly my friend’s logic, though so different from my own, seemed to make a lot of sense. And maybe that is what the liberal elite lose sight of when renouncing this war. From a strategic military standpoint, the government is committing homicide by managing the war in the way they have. They are murdering the people around us because they are so concerned about their political reputations, and so have not committed to fight a war they started. To me that is appalling. To talk about whether we should have gone over to Iraq in the first place, well, that is really no longer the issue. Now the issue is how we can best support our troops — just like the bumper stickers around Savannah say we should. As callous as this sounds, I believe we only have two options: either we get outta there and admit defeat and try to save whatever American lives we still can or we blow Iraq to pieces and kill everyone. But the second option would be unconscionable and counter productive because it would further alienate our alies and never mind further cause the Arab nations to hate us—inspiring even more your people over there to join the ranks of terrorists because of their outrage. So really there’s one choice if you really care about the men and women you are sending over there. You have to bring them home. There is no compromise.
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official State arbor day Ceremony
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A brief ceremony in the park followed by the planting of four centennial oaks. Pick up a Daffin Park Centennial booklet and enjoy the Savannah Children’s Choir and a cake befitting a 100th birthday!
Birthday Bash for daffin park Centennial Celebration
Saturday, February 17, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Enjoy performances by the Savannah State University Men’s Alumni Glee Club and the Equinox Jazz Orchestra, and watch the Angela Beasley Puppet People Parade. Activities include arts and crafts, games and relays, a tree climbing demonstration, walking tours of the park and Parkside neighborhood, vintage cars on display, and a giant birthday cake for all to enjoy. Bring a picnic, spread your blanket and join the opening event of our year-long celebration!
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Supersize that culture, please
Local museums open their doors for free to the public for Super Museum Sunday Visitors to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler will see something different every time they visit. “We’re a dynamic museum, “ says Debra Kujawa, marking and PR director. “We’re constantly bringing in new exhibits. We shift things around a lot. We do practice conservancy of our artifacts, so something is always begin taken out and another artifact is being brought out in its place. “We’re constantly working to keep the museum fresh,” Kujawa says. “I tell people, ‘If you haven’t been out here in the last six months, you haven’t seen the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.’” Locals who want to visit the Mighty Eighth — or any other area museum — can see their museums of choice for free on Feb. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. Once a year, Super Museum Sunday is held at area museums, historic houses and historic sites. The Georgia Historical Society organizes and presents Super Museum Sunday as part of its annual Georgia Days celebration. A map of participating venues can be found at www.georgiahistory.com, and information can be obtained by calling 651-2125. Some museums and historic sites plan special activities or events for Super Museum Sunday. The Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House will focus on the African-American legacy in the building arts from 2-5 p.m. Visitors will see demonstrations by local tradesmen and learn about building materials used in Savannah, including tabby and decorative ironwork. Other activities will include hands-on projects and storytelling. Although all museums will be open from noon to 4 p.m. at no charge, it’s up to participating museums to choose what times they want to hold activities. At the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, the celebration will run
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At 10 a.m., local artist Sharon Saseen will autograph the T-shirt she designed for the Mighty Eighth, which represents her vision of the Mighty Eighth Air Force heritage. The shirt is offered for sale in the museum store. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., author Herman Cranman will sign his book, A Measure of Life, in the museum’s Lewis E. Lyle Rotunda. The book is autobiographical, detailing Cranman’s own experiences in WW II. On July 14, 1944, Cranman bailed out of a burning B-17 and then spent time as a prisoner of war until his liberation. A native of Savannah, he owned several businesses before he retired and is one of the museum’s original volunteers. The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum is located at 175 Bourne Ave., just east of Exit 102 off Interstate 95 in Pooler. The Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center also will observe Super Museum Sunday, according to Virginia Huber. “We’ll have members help with explaing the history and use of the canal,” she says. “Dave Chapin will bring his reptiles,” Huber says. “It’s a beautiful place to come and walk, a quarter-mile walk all the way to the river. We have a variety of environmental areas with things people can’t see any where else.” Regular exhibits at the museum also will be open, including artifacts that have been found at the site. “It’s a great place to bring children,” Huber says. “Pets are okay if they’re on a leash and cleaned up after. There’s a picnic area if you want to bring a lunch.” w
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Re: Public access to weekly crime stats
To ensure that our citizens are receiving up to date information of the changes in crime within our community, Chief Michael Berkow has directed the release of the department’s weekly crime data reports. The public will now be able to go the department’s web site and view the actual crime statistics by precinct for Part I crimes. “It is important that as we move forward in building partnerships with the citizens we serve, that they, too, are able to view crime data as we see it on a weekly basis. This type of transparency is the bedrock for any partnership or crime-reduction strategy and encourages a more active role by the public in the overall effort for a safer community,” Berkow said. The crime numbers are preliminary. They are derived from preliminary data entered daily in to the department’s Records Management System. The numbers are subject to change due to late reports, reclassifications, updated locations, etc., causing fluctuations, plus or minus, each week.... It is our hope that each citizen will look at the reported crimes and ask; what can I do to make a difference. The crime data is compiled in a format that is nationally accepted and mandated in accordance with the Uniform Crime Reporting guide: www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/ucr.htm Citizens are now able to view monthly and annual neighborhood crime data on the website.... -- received 2/5 from Sgt. Mike Wilson
Re: Savannah’s Top Rock & Blues Acts Band Together ToHelp One Of Their Own
Friday night, February 16, Tiny Team Concerts takes a break from bringing in outof-town acts to focus on local musicians. A “who’s who” of Savannah-based rock and blues artists will share the stage at American Legion Post #135’s ballroom to raise money for veteran local drummer Jesse Jordan, who suffered a severely broken leg in a fall a few weeks back. Jordan’s injuries will likely prevent him from playing drums for most of 2007, and this All-Star Benefit aims to raise at least $4,000 to help with his medical and living expenses during that unexpected downtime. A beloved figure in the local music scene, Jordan has played for decades in a variety of popular area groups such as The Veraflames, The Chuck Courtenay Band, The Jeff Beasley Band, Splitfinger and Mayhem, and also teaches percussion at Annie’s Guitars & Drums. All the participants involved in this Benefit have either worked with Jordan in the past, or have strong personal ties to him. Artists already confirmed for this massive bill include: Superhorse, Argyle, The Fundamentals (featuring members of The Sapphire
Bullets of Pure Love), Greg Williams, Eric Culberson, Phantom Wingo, The 8-Tracks (w/famed session guitarist Jack Sherman), Hot Pink Interior, Splitfinger, and the duo of Jeff Beasley & Mike Perry.... $15 advance tickets for this 21+ event are now available online at www.tinyteamconcerts.info, and can soon be had at a number of locations around town (including Primary Art Supply, Angel’s BBQ, Silly Mad CDs, Le Chai Wine Gallerie, Annie’s Guitars & Drums and Marigold Beauty Concepts). -- received 1/22 from tiny team concerts
Re: Tell your senators they went too far this time
What do Sens. Chambliss and Isakson have against working people? Last week, your two senators from Georgia voted to essentially scrap the federal minimum wage. Really. When millions of men and women are busting their tails day in and day out for $5.15 an hour--and they each rake in a Senate salary of more than $165,000--they voted to circumvent the federal minimum wage rather than raise it. Tell Sens. Chambliss and Isakson they’ve gone way too far this time. They didn’t just ignore the needs of working families--they showed utter contempt for them. Send Sens. Chambliss and Isakson a message now. Click the link below: www.unionvoice. org/campaign/28senators/igen3dz0jm8n67? Sens. Chambliss and Isakson were two of 28 senators who voted to nullify the federal minimum wage in the 45 states that have their own minimum wage laws and allow the other five states to opt-out of any federal minimum wage increases.... Yesterday, the Senate set the stage for a vote to increase the minimum wage--but not before adding $8.3 billion in business tax breaks to the bill, on top of $300 billion in tax breaks businesses have gotten since the last time the minimum wage was raised.... Thank you for holding your senators accountable to working families. In solidarity, Working Families e-Activist Network, AFLCIO -- received 2/1 from Victor Mereski
Re: Sand Gnats take home awards at Taste of Savannah
The Savannah Sand Gnats nearly completed a sweep of the novelty food category at Friday night’s Taste of Savannah, held at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, taking home first and third place in the category. Boiled peanuts were the first-place winner while the traditional ballpark franks were a hit and awarded third place.... The Gnats award-winning cuisine was prepared by Damian Burgess, who is the director of food and beverage for the Sand Gnats. -- received 2/5 from Scott Gierman
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As part of its 65th anniversary celebration, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum honored Joe Markwalter, left, as Veteran of the Year. At right is Bill Quinan III, chairman of the vets’ council. Below, in WWII Red Cross uniforms are Betsy Templeton, Danielle Defoe, Sara Hernandez and Erica Jenny.
Broughton Idols The ‘Broughton Days’ Talent Show promoted cultural diversity and raised funds for the Greenbriar Childrens’ Home. Above is a Moroccan belly dancer; at right is a mime from Afghanistan.
Chillin’ Run Runners braved a chilly weekend to take part in the annual Memorial Health Tybee Marathon.
Acoustic Twosome Mark Stuart and Stacey Earle played at Randy Wood’s in Bloomingdale on Sunday.
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from recent Savannah/Chatham Police incident reports
Hiding their candy An officer on routine patrol passed five boys who were walking on Windsor Road. As the officer passed them, one of the boys pulled nine packages of Starburst candy from his left pocket and threw them in the bushes. The officers stopped them because of this action. When the officer began to question the group, the one who had tossed the candy persistently tried to leave. When asked why they were using someone’s lawn as a thoroughfare, they replied they were just cutting through. By this point, the suspect became adamant about leaving. The officer then told the boy to get into the squad car so he wouldn’t flee the scene. At that moment, the boy attempted to run away. He was stopped and arrested for obstruction by fleeing.
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• A couple was shopping when the woman noticed her boyfriend was shoplifting. After they returned home, she told him if he had to steal, she didn’t want to be with him any more. They then argued and fought. The man left, but came back and began fighting with the woman again. The woman said he threw her around their house and took her cell phone so she had no way to call for help. The argument lasted for two hours. An officer could see visible scars across the woman’s chest and arms. She was given a case report number card. • A woman who lost her driver’s license in the downtown area in 2005 told police someone has been using it and claiming to be her. She called police after receiving a phone call from the health department reminding her of an appointment. The woman called the health department and told the receptionist she had never been there. The receptionist told her that a young woman had come in using her name, date of birth and phone number. The suspect made an appointment under her name. The woman called police and talked to a detective about the situation. The detective advised her to file a police report so police would be at the health department when the suspect arrived for the appointment. • A man called police after his son was attacked by another youth on a school bus. During the confrontation, the victim’s brother came to his defense. He said the suspect began hitting the victim, who would not hit him back. When he saw the victim was not defend-
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ing himself, the brother began hitting the suspect. The two brothers later got off the bus and went home. • A woman was awakened by noises behind her residence on West 52nd Lane. Her husband went outside to check and noticed a vehicle backed up to the residence, loading up copper. The suspect also took some items from another residence in the area, then fled toward the Summerside area. When officers checked, both residences were locked and secured. Window screens had been ripped off so the suspect could gain access. A case report number card was given to the residents and extra patrol of the area was advised. • An officer was called to a residence on Brown Pelican Drive in reference to a dog barking next door, which was annoying the complainant. When police arrived, the man told them that his neighbor’s dog is constantly barking and is being a nuisance to him and his wife. He took the officers to the back of his property and told them his neighbor’s deck was in disarray. One of the officers told the man they would check to see if the neighbor was at home so the issue could be resolved. The officer entered the courtyard of the neighboring house, but could not hear the dog at all after being on the scene for 10 to 20 minutes. Even after the officer knocked on the door, the dog didn’t bark. The officer saw the dog in the window, but the dog still made no sound. w
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Sudan Provost, 40, walked into the River City Bank in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 29 and, reported the Sacramento Bee, quietly announced to employees that he had come to “rob” it, but then handed a teller his driver’s license and a money order to be cashed. The teller asked if he had an account, and Provost replied, “This is not a joke. I have a gun. I do this for a living.” However, he opened his bag to reveal that he had no gun and then asked for a tissue for his runny nose. The teller said she didn’t have one. Provost said he’d be right back and walked across the street to a drugstore, and by the time he had returned, police were on the scene. Provost was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery.
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England, centered on music from the Beach Boys, with Mary turning into a “surfer girl” to sing “God Only Knows” and the Three Wise Men portrayed as Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson performing such favorites as “Fun Fun Fun” and “Good Vibrations” (according to a December Agence FrancePresse report). Said the pastor, “(N)ativity plays ... can just be a bit dull. (This) made it more realistic.”
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Lamest Defense: James Lane III, 27, was arrested in Carrboro, N.C., in January after police chased him, in his car and later on foot. Officers tackled Lane about 20 feet into a wooded area and recovered a white plastic bag containing a pound of marijuana. When police pulled Lane to his feet, he said that someone must have left the bag on the ground at precisely the spot in the woods where Lane fell, because he had never seen it before.
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Least Competent Lawyers: Jeffrey Leonard is on death row in Kentucky for murder and had challenged the fairness of his conviction, criticizing his court-appointed defense counsel. Lawyer Ferdinand Radolovich had represented Leonard all the way through his murder trial without bothering to learn his real name, in that for his conviction and subsequent first appeal, Radolovich thought Leonard was “James Slaughter” (and he didn’t even know how to spell that name, habitually writing it “Slawter”). (Also, Radolovich had told judges that he had previously handled four death penalty cases but in fact had done none.) Nonetheless, by a 77 vote, the U.S. Court of Appeals could not conclude that better lawyering would have helped the clearly guilty Leonard.
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The Bosnian town of Bijeljina proposed in November to build a giant cabbage monument to honor its most important crop. “We very much appreciate this vegetable,” said the director of the town’s tourism office. And Briton Richard Townsend, 24, on a personal mission in December, ate 36 brussels sprouts in one minute, seeking the world record, but fell seven short. He said he had trained by eating a plate of brussels sprouts every day for six weeks. w
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(1) Sweden’s English-language The Local reported in November that prosecutors were about to release both male suspects who acknowledge being present at a 1998 murder but who each blame the other. Prosecutors concluded that since there is no additional evidence, they could not convict either man. (2) A 59-year-old German man, identified Cultural Diversity as Gerold H. and serving life for murder, New York state food inspectors are havrefused in October to accept his release after ing trouble keeping up with the illegal im34 years, according to a Reuters report. Said portation and sale of uninspected exotic a spokesman for the Brandenburg justice meat, for the city’s immigrant population, ministry, “We can’t do anything if someone including bush meat and meat from endansentenced to life in prison doesn’t gered species, according to a December want to leave.” Associated Press report. Inspectors Michigan Law: (1) A bill found, among other items openly passed in November by the displayed in New York City storeMichigan House of Represenfronts, armadillo and iguana meat, I’m tired of tatives makes it a crime for a cow lungs, smoked rodent and an holding this cohabiting boyfriend to presunidentified fish paste, along with sure his pregnant girlfriend sign crates of turtles and a tub of bullinto having an abortion, infrogs, and occasionally endancluding by simply moving gered gorilla and chimpanzee out of the house. (2) The meat. Michigan Court of Appeals, The Continued Americanruling in November, said an ization of China: (1) Though most obscure but unambiguous state Chinese women still prefer whiter law makes any “sexual penetracomplexions, urban professionals are tion” a serious sexual assault if it beginning to tan, either by sunbathoccurs during any other felony, ing or in salons, for that “healthy” and including simple adultery, with “fashion(able) look,” according to a a maximum penalty of life in November Wall Street Journal disprison. patch. (2) Chinese urban professionElementary schoolteacher’s aide Kumi als are also turning more frequently Houston of Williamson County, Texas, was to divorce (in a country in which it has fired in November after she allegedly admitbeen rare), especially women, who tend to ted to a sheriff ’s detective that she allowed file abruptly (the so-called “flash divorce”). an 11-year-old boy to reach under her bra Said one counselor (for a November Time and fondle her (which would clearly be ilmagazine report), “Life in (urban) China legal). However, as Houston’s attorney later has changed so fast that if things aren’t new explained, her statement (which Houston or exciting, people just end their marriages did not deny making) was not necessarily instead of working through their problems.” a confession. What happened, said attorLatest Religious Messages ney Robert Phillips, is that his client “made a statement. It may be an admission, or it A 2006 Church of England report may be just (her) version of what happened. warned that disagreeable congregants, toThat’s not a confession.” gether with the pressures of the church’s The Alabama Supreme Court, ruling in “feudal system” bureaucracy, were turnJanuary, told leukemia-stricken Jack Cline ing priests harshly negative and creating that state law makes it either too early or too an “irritable clergy syndrome.” One of the late for him to sue the manufacturer of benreport’s authors told The Times of London zene, to which he was exposed in his factory in December that priests are bothered by job, and it dismissed his lawsuit. He may “having to be nice all the time to everyone, have known he had been exposed to a careven when confronted with extremes of cinogen, but he couldn’t sue until the cancer nastiness,” such as aggressive and neurotic was actually diagnosed, but when it finally parishioners. was, years later, the state’s statute of limitaThe recent traditional Christmas Nativtions had long since run out. Several justices ity play at St. Stephen’s church in Tonbridge,
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Indian Ocean Cyclone
A cluster of storms in the central Indian Ocean strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Dora. The storm peaked at category-2 strength as it wobbled, nearly stationary, in a series of small loops far from land.
Lahar Hazard
The wall of a crater lake on northern New Zealand’s Ruapehu volcano is on the verge of collapse, threatening to send a burst of water, mud and stone cascading down the mountain. The Department of Conservation told the media that a lahar, or mudflow composed of volcanic debris and water, is inevitable as warm summer weather causes the mountain’s snowcap to melt and fill the lake. On Christmas Eve 1953, a lahar from Ruapehu rushed down the Whangaehu River, destroying a railway bridge and causing a passenger train packed with holiday travelers to plunge into the river, killing 151 people on board.
Deadly Cold
The bitter winter chill that blankets much of North America has also spread deep into Mexico, where a series of cold fronts has claimed the lives of more than 75 people. The greatest number of fatalities occurred in the state of Chihuahua. At least 34 people there have perished from the prolonged cold spell — many due to carbon monoxide poisoning caused by leaks from heaters or stoves. The cold has also killed more than 5,000 head of cattle and hundreds of goats.
Earthquakes
A moderate quake near the eastern Turkish town of Karakocan caused the walls of some homes to crack. No injuries were reported. • Scientists in Chile say that thousands of small quakes shaking the country’s southern coast are being caused by volcanic activity rather than tectonic plate movement. • Earth movements were also felt in southern Norway and islands of northeast Indonesia’s Maluku Sea.
Rabid Attacks
At least 11 people have died of rabies during the past month and a half in Peru’s Amazonia region after being bitten by rabid vampire bats, according to health officials. All of the victims were said to have been sleeping in the open, which left them vulnerable to being bitten by the small flying mammals. Carlos Contreras, regional health director in Madre de Dios, said that residents of the region have now been instructed to avoid bat bites by sleeping under mosquito netting. Peru’s Canal N television reports that deer meat, a common staple in the affected rain forest region, may also pose a threat since numerous deer have been found dead after receiving bites from rabies-infected bats.
Muted Spring
The deep freeze that recently ended an unusually warm early winter in the northern United States and southern Canada could mean a spring with far fewer colorful blossoms. Some flowers and trees had begun to bud early due to the record warmth of December and early January. But the subsequent prolonged freeze quickly killed that early growth. Commercial fruit producers are concerned about next season’s yield, while some gardeners fear they will be disappointed in the appearance of their flowering plants when spring arrives. Cornell University horticulture and landscape plant expert George Good believes the switch to typical winter conditions was gradual enough not to have produced any long-term damage. w
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Black Eyed Susan
This buzzworthy and funky Charleston power trio has only been around for a short while, but has already established themselves for their impressive abilities on their instruments (including drums, slide guitar, bass, organ, piano and synth), and for their strong sense of groove. It probably helps that two of them are brothers. In their brief professional career, they’ve already shared bills with Santana, Crosby Stills & Nash, O.A.R., Aerosmith and Derek Trucks. Fri., 10 pm, Loco’s (Downtown).
Blueground Undergrass
Something of a minor legend, this Atlanta/Athens-based jam act is all over the musical map, and prefers to think as far outside the box as possible. They blend free jazz improv with hillbilly music, like Vassar Clements on Vivarin. Banjo player and titular band leader The Rev. Jeff Mosier is a respected elder on the Southern jam scene who has been cited by the members of Phish as a major influence on their own band’s development. Fri., 9 pm, French Quarter Café (Statesboro) + Sat., Wiseguys (Statesboro).
Bottles & Cans
One of the most entertaining bands to watch in this town, these guys hardly shift from their spots on stage, but it’s the mixture of intense concentration and seemingly effortless flippancy with which they ply their rotgut, Tom Waits-inspired trash can bloozerawk swing that is mesmerizing. They get down deep into the soul of their grab bag of obscure covers, and don’t come up till they’ve had their way with them. Thurs., 9 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) + Fri., 8 pm, The Warehouse + Sat., 9 pm, Bay Street Blues.
The Bryan Clees Band
Born in Tampa, Fla., this young C & W songwriter and guitarist now resides in Sylvania, Ga. (no TV jokes, please), and has
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Black Eyed Susan opened as a solo act for Kenny Chesney, JoDee Messina, Tracy Byrd and many more. His band has become one of the best honkytonk groups on the tiny country nightclub circuit around these parts. If you enjoy slick, smooth contemporary country that’s danceable as often as not, pick up on it. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Island Grill (Pt. Wentworth).
Eric Culberson Blues Band
If you’ve never caught Eric’s live show, shame on you. He and his rock-solid rhythm section lay down fiery, expressive Chicago and Memphis-style blues with just the right amount of sass and flash. They’re one of the finest acts to ever come out of Savannah. Tues., 6 pm, The Boathouse (Hilton Head) & 10:30 pm, Mercury Lounge (hosts Open Jam Night) + Wed., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge + Thurs., 9 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.) + Sun., Fiddler’s Crab House (Southside).
Deep Cuts
This regional classic rock cover band specializes in playing rarely heard album cuts as well as popular favorites. They’ve recently shifted gears and dropped their acoustic guitar, and tell me they’re now proud to be “all electric.” Expect stuff like CCR, Stones and Pink Floyd. Fri., 9 pm, Jukebox Bar & Grill (Pooler).
Eat Mo’ Music
Local instrumental soul-jazz quartet (based around trumpet and wah guitar solos) that dips into rocking funk now and again. Fri., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.
Dean Fields
This songwriter quit grad school to pursue his dream of being a full-time musician, and since then, he’s become one of the most popular indie artists on trendsetting CDBaby.com, and seen his songs get placed on major MTV shows such as The Real World, Road Rules and Sorority Life. He’s on the road constantly, and has opened for Carbon Leaf, Angie Aparo and Martha Wainwright, among others. Sun., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean- ALL-AGES.
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Once a year as a sort of a tradition, this phenomenally talented —and popular— country singer/ songwriter (who sang the hell out of his contribution to a Louvin Brothers tribute CD a few years back) heads out on a tour with his buddies in the band Cross Canadian Ragweed, a fist-in-the-air alt.country group from Oklahoma that lives for the road like it’s going out of style. The idea is for both of them to get back to their down and dirty roots playing frat parties and college clubs, so those are the only places they go. This show in the ‘Boro will likely be a louder, raunchier , more up close and personal affair than most of Bentley’s theater or package tour engagements. Fri., 9 pm, Legends (Statesboro).
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from Foxboro, Mass. and throw a fiddle, mandolin and banjo in with their more standard punk-inspired lineup of guitars, bass and drums. Hey, even Tommy Ramone digs ‘em... Sat., 10 pm, Murphy’s Law Irish Pub.
This Oregon country band relocated to Austin, Texas in ‘97 and wound up reinvented themselves as a kickass, stomping bar
High Velocity
Southern, classic rock and modern country cover band (made up of longtime area players) that boasts a setlist of over 150 songs and a loud sound that packs a mighty wallop. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Red Leg Saloon (Hwy 204).
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‘Georgia Kyle’ Shiver & The Marshgrass Boys
The latest project from this “Gypsy Boy” and singing guitarist who honed his chops busking and playing on the Northeastern folk circuit, and returned to his Peach State roots a few years back. He’s adept at a variety of acoustic folk, country, bluegrass and rootsrock styles, and usually is backed by Fiddlin’ Scott Holton and (sometimes) Dennis “Lorax” Goldbaugh. Wed. & Sat., 9 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.).
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This shit looks plum silly, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be entertaining, or should be dismissed as lacking in worth. This boy/girl duo of Mike iLL and Rivka compose the songs then rap/sing and dance along to electronic sequencers live on stage. Tom Tom Club visionaries Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth produced their latest tracks, and they definitely scream old-school naive-white hip-hop. I dunno. Sat., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean - ALL-AGES.
Rick & (Liquid) Ginger
Unplugged, stripped-down version of this immensely popular local female-fronted modern rock act (covers & originals). Fri., 10 pm, Jen’s & Friends.
G.E. Perry & Strange Brew
Rock and blues band (covers and originals) led by a veteran local guitarist known for his technical prowess. Wed., 9 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House (Southside) + Sat., 8 pm, The Warehouse + Mon., 9 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House (Southside).
band that had intense rock chops as well as dyed-in-the-wool C & W roots that won’t quit. They’ve since backed Steve Earle and hooked up with the respected roots label Sugar Hill Records. Currently out on tour opening for Big Head Todd & The Monsters, they’re picking up a stray headlining date at this small pizza joint, and the way they work crowds up with their harmonies and rabble-rousing, I can only imagine they’ll blow the roof off the joint. Get there early for the best view. Thurs., 11:30 pm, Rude Rudy’s (Statesboro).
Roy & The Circuit Breakers Popular blues, boogie, pop, rock and country hits geared for relaxing and dancing from a versatile and well-established local player and singer. Thurs. - Sat., Doc’s Bar (Tybee).
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This locally-based singer/songwriter has released a handful of indie CDs that run the gamut from earthy folk to balls-out ‘70s rock to dreamy contemporary acoustic pop, but at the roots of his sound is the holy trinity of ‘60s rock: Dylan, Hendrix and The Beatles (all apologies to Mick and Keith). He’s known to dip into a deep bag of traditional blues and rock covers from time to time, but when he does, it’s usually only if he’s given them a twist of his own. The real focus here is on his original material, which, as often as not, fits in quite nicely alongside the work of his idols. No small feat indeed. Fri., 10 pm, Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub + Sat., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.
Wormsloew
One of the more entertaining local rock bands to emerge in recent memory, this young group (although not as young as they once were) mine the same basic territory as the Drive-By Truckers, Skynyrd, Son-Volt and Drivin-N-Cryin — in other words, classic Southern rock with a modern, Americana flair that takes into account the evolution of the roots-rock genre over the past couple of decades. They’re playing road dates more frequently, and I’m told will soon release a full, debut CD. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Tubby’s (Thunderbolt). w
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For those of us who adore sketch comedy, there have only been a handful of Western TV shows that are worth a damn. But while most in the mainstream can usually be counted on to point to Saturday Night Live as a paragon of the form, the truth is that SNL —while occasionally providing moments of undeniable brilliance over its 31-year run— has always been a mixed bag. For those of us who adore finely-honed, consistently challenging and legitimately ground-breaking televised sketch comedy, most agree the choices are quickly whittled down to four series: Monty Python’s Flying Circus; Mr. Show with Bob & David; The Kids in The Hall; and the outstanding, under appreciated link between those high water marks, SCTV. In a way, it’s almost perverse that SCTV, which ran for several years both on Canadian television and in American syndication
before being picked up in the states by NBC from 1981 through 1983, is somehow the least known of those shows. For it’s clearly much more than the “missing link” which melded the dark and bawdy, pop-culture reference-rich approach of the Python troupe to the glitz and glam of America’s obsession with celebrity. It’s also an acknowledged reference on two of the most successful and influential U.S. TV comedies ever: The Simpsons and Seinfeld. Blessed with a dynamic, diverse and almost insanely talented cast of comedic actors based around the fabled Second City Theater (a beloved Chicago institution that virtually invented the genre of free-form, improvisational acting as it is known today, which nurtured the careers of everyone from Fred Willard to John Belushi), this “little show that could” was produced on a shoestring budget at a local TV studio in Canada’s remote Edmonton, Alberta. Launched in 1976 and eventually bankrolled by a wealthy Canadian businessman who happened to love improv —and was
taken with the notion of creating a market for such a show that was relatively free of intervention by corporate advertisers— the show centered around a unique premise. It posed as a condensed version of a typical broadcasting day at the fictitious SCTV Network in the imaginary U.S. town (and self-contained world) of Melonville. This clever conceit allowed the cast and writers —most of whom boasted a distinctly Canadian outlook— to mercilessly skewer U.S. societal extremes (and our fixation on television culture) from what appeared to be the inside out. In fact, it was this notion of “Melonville” and its recurring cast of residents, celebrities and businesses (which popped up in faux commercials on the faux network) that inspired Simpsons mastermind Matt Groening to create the animated town of Springfield, and its own wacky (yet somehow quite realistic) inhabitants. Initially picked up as a mid-season replacement for The Midnight Special, SCTV aired at a later hour than SNL, and due to its lower budget and production values, was ironically seen by many as something of lesser import than that flagship show. In retrospect, the fact that SCTV was taped without a live audience allowed the writers and cast to pick up speed, following one sight
gag or punchline with several more in rapid succession, without having to wait for a live crowd to catch up. Once again, this relentless and accelerated comedic pacing would prove key in the writing and delivery style of Seinfeld and The Simpsons, as well as hipsters David Cross and Bob Odenkirk’s cult HBO series Mr. Show — both of which also cribbed another innovation from SCTV: the use of conceptual “wraparounds” or themes which connected seemingly disparate skits together, adding yet another layer of sophistication and satire to the ninety-minute episodes when taken as a whole, unlike the piecemeal, haphazard approach of a show like SNL, which quickly wound up as a trout farm for catchphrases and a marketing vehicle for stretching lackluster characters from five-minute sketches into lame-but-lucrative ninety-minute features. As time went by, SCTV’s conceptual ideas became increasingly irreverent and elaborate, and with that evolution came more and more complex set pieces — technically laborious examples of hip, in-joke humor that drew on the writers’ encyclopedic knowledge of pop-culture history. Legendary bits like the twenty and thirty-minute Chinatown parody Polynesi-
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antown (which, like many SCTV skits, featured a famous musical guest —in this case, N’awlins piano legend Dr. John— interacting with the cast in a dramatic role, not merely playing a song or two), and an elaborate, episode-long spoof of The Godfather (actually shot to mimic the cinematography of the Coppola film, and which included the flat-out surreal vision of seeing Floyd the barber from The Andy Griffith Show —played to a “T” by ace mimic and future American Pie star Eugene Levy— asking the Brando-esque network owner and President Guy Caballero to have Opie whacked for breaking Floyd’s barber pole) typified the sort of hallucinatory, crossed-synapse nature of the show’s finest moments. In fact, when one looks back some 25 years later at the early seasons of the show’s NBC years, it’s downright eerie how much they presaged the “supposedly” ground-breaking comedy of Conan O’Brien (himself a gushing, lifelong fan of the show who can recite whole sketches from memory) and FOX-TV’s short-lived early-’90s underground hit, The Ben Stiller Show. Many of the pitch-perfect main cast of Levy, Joe Flaherty (Freaks & Geeks), Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Catherine O’Hara (A Mighty Wind), Rick Moranis (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids), Dave Thomas (Grace Under Fire), and the late John Candy (Planes, Trains & Automobiles) had worked together for years in the world of improv, and had such affinity for each others’ talents that they achieved a level of ensemble acting
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rarely seen in series TV. Other members of the Second City troupe (and a few of the similarly-trained Groundlings), such as Ghostbusters and Stripes star Harold Ramis, Hill Street Blues actress Betty Thomas and future SNL alum Martin Short (Primetime Glick) also came into and out of the cast. Due to contractual disputes surrounding some of the music in the original episodes, SCTV has been essentially unavailable for almost two decades, save for odd, late-night filler airings on NBC. However, a while back, celebrated reissue label Shout! Factory (an award-winning outfit started by three of the savvy, tasteful cats behind the wonderful Rhino Records) spent many years and a ton of money to secure the rights to about 95 percent of the disputed content, and began to release near-definitive sets of the show, starting with the first three seasons of the NBC run. At long last, I was able to avail myself of these comprehensive boxed sets (which can be had new online for about $55 each), and I was shocked at how many sketches I could instantly recall, line for line, after having last seen them in, oh, about 1984. Those familiar with the show will likely find themselves convusling with laughter at the ludicrous antics of Candy’s inappropriately tattooed porno shop operator “Harry, the guy with the snake on his face,” or at Flaherty’s sleazy President Caballero (played as a D-grade Lionel Barrymore in a cheap Panama hat). His insistence on using a
wheelchair for “respect,” even though he can walk fine, is the epitome of smarm. Other memorable characters and bits include Levy’s uproarious cross-eyed Yiddishe midget Sid Dithers and O’Hara-penned piss-takes on both game shows and specifically, haughty host Alex Trebek (years before the Jeopardy revival). As with many SCTV sketches, this concept was blatantly plagiarized in later years by SNL. In fact, with the wide release of these episodes on home video for the first time, it is now painfully obvious who’s been looking to SCTV for inspiration, and who’s been flat-out stealing. Case in point: Mike Meyers’ and Dana Carvey’s Wayne’s World characters are in many respects carbon copies of Moranis’ and Thomas’ hapless brothers Bob & Doug Mackenzie, hosts of the local TV show Great White North (one of the few SCTV bits to be spun off into a feature film — 1983’s Strange Brew). For aficionados, there are copious amounts of bonus materials on these discs (including commentaries, recent interviews with cast, crew and writers, and a 1999 Aspen Comedy Fest reunion panel discussion moderated by a gushing O’Brien), as well as lengthy booklets of behind-the scenes info and scholarly critiques of the show’s importance. Pick up on ‘em. They won’t disappoint. w www.shoutfactory.com
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Peter Tavalin, Pianist Sat., Feb. 10
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FEBRUARY 9TH
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AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) AMERICAN LEGION POST #36 (Thunderbolt)Karaoke AUGIE’S PUB (Richmond Hill)- Live Music TBA (8:30 pm) B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) BAJA CANTINA (The Landings)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke (9 pm) BAYOU CAFÉ- Thomas Claxton (9 pm), Live Music TBA (10:30 pm) BENNIE’S (Tybee)- Karaoke w/DJ Levis (9:30 pm) BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Karaoke (9 pm) BILLY’S PLACE (above MCDONOUGH’S) - Nancy Witt CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- #@*! Karaoke CLUB ICE- DJ Southstar: Hip-hop (10 pm - 6 am) CLUB ONE- Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) COBBLESTONE CONCH HOUSE (225 W. River St.)Annie Allman & Friends (5 pm) CRYSTAL BEER PARLOR- The Beer Parlor Ramblers (7:30 pm) DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Roy & The Circuit Breakers DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Sandfly)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) EL PICASSO (319 Main St., Garden City)- Karaoke (8 pm)
FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (River St.)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) 514 WEST (514 MLK, Jr. Blvd.)- David Duckworth (12 pm & 6:30 pm) FRENCH QUARTER CAFÉ (Statesboro)- Blueground Undergrass (8 pm) FRIENDLY’S TAVERN 2- #@*! Karaoke GILLEY’S (Hinesville)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) HUC-A-POOS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) ISLAND BREEZE LOUNGE (2818 Montgmery St.)1st Annual Marley Fest w/Roots & Fire, Argyle (9 pm) THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- The Bryan Clees Band (9 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Noel Friedline Quintet (8 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Eat Mo’ Music (9 pm) JEN’S & FRIENDS- Rick & (Liquid) Ginger (10 pm) THE JINX- Live Music TBA (10 pm) JOHNNY MERCER THEATER- Columbia City Ballet: Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are (7:30 pm) JUKEBOX BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)- Deep Cuts (9 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Brendan Nolan KING’S INN- Karaoke (9 pm) KOKOPELLI’S JAZZ (107 W. Broughton St.)- The Oscar Perez Trio (9 pm, 10:30 pm, midnight) THE LANDINGS PLANTATION CLUB- The Courtenay Brothers (7 pm) LEGENDS (Statesboro)- Dierks Bentley, Cross Canadian Ragweed (8 pm) LOCO’S (Downtown)- Black Eyed Susan (10 pm) MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Pianist Abebi Stafford (5 pm), Maggie & Jackson Evans w/Eric Jones’ Neuera (9 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA (8 pm) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- The Eric Culberson Blues Band (10 pm) METRO COFFEE HOUSE- Brandon Clark, Alli Hall (9 pm) MOLLY MACPHERSON’S SCOTTISH PUB- Greg Williams (10 pm) MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz Trio (8 pm) ONE HOT MAMA’S (Bluffton)- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) THE POINT (Beaufort)- Souls Harbor, Habitual Offender, Number One Contender (8 pm) RANDY WOOD’S CONCERT HALL (Bloomingdale)Grasstowne (7:30 pm) RED LEG SALOON (formerly The Silver Dollar Café, Hwy 204)- High Velocity (9 pm) ST. FRANCIS OF THE ISLES EPISCOPAL (Wilmington Isl.)- Proximal Moose (6:30 pm) SAVANNAH BLUES- The Hitmen (10 pm) SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER INVASION LEVEL 3- DJ Analog Kid (10 pm) SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos (8 pm) SAVANNAH THEATRE- Little Shop of Horrors (8 pm) SCANDALS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Warm In The Wake (8 pm) SPANKY’S (River St.)- Karaoke (9 pm) STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) STINGRAY’S (Tybee)- Randy “Hatman” Smith (7 pm) TANTRA LOUNGE (formerly The Monkey Bar)- Patti & Ryan Kelly (9 pm) TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) TUBBY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Wormsloew (9 pm) UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSE (Wilmington Island)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) VENUS DI MILO- Live DJ
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FEBRUARY 10TH
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AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Joey Manning (7 pm) AUGIE’S PUB (Richmond Hill)- The Hitmen (9 pm) BAJA CANTINA (The Landings)- Live Music TBA(7 pm) BAYOU CAFÉ- Thomas Claxton (9 pm), David Harbuck (10:30 pm) BAY STREET BLUES- Bottles & Cans (9 pm) BENNY’S (Tybee)- Karaoke w/DJ Levis BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Karaoke (9 pm) BILLY’S PLACE (above MCDONOUGH’S)- The Eddie Wilson Trio THE BRITANNIA (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA (10 pm) CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- #@*! Karaoke CHUCK’S BAR- #@*! Karaoke CITY MARKET COURTYARD- Live Music TBA (2 pm) CLUB ONE- DJ Jason Hancock spins Progressive House (10 pm) THE CREEKSIDE CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DC2 DESIGN (104 W. Broughton St.)- DJ Kiah (10 pm) DEB’S PUB & GRUB- #@*! Karaoke (9 pm) DINGUS MAGEE’S (Statesboro)- Jude Michaels (8 pm) DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Roy & The Circuit Breakers DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Sandfly)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The Christy Alan Band (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (River St.)- “Georgia Kyle” Shiver & The Marshgrass Boys (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) 514 WEST (514 MLK, Jr. Blvd.)- Kim Polote w/ David & Alisha Duckworth (7 pm) FRENCH QUARTER CAFÉ (Statesboro)- Uncle Dank (9 pm) GILLEY’S (Hinesville)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) ISLAND BREEZE LOUNGE (2818 Montgmery St.)1st Annual Marley Fest w/Baby Girl, Wild Life, Live DJs (9 pm) THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- The Bryan Clees Band (9 pm) THE ISLANDER (Wilmington Isl.)- Thomas Claxton (10 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Noel Friedline Quintet (8 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Bluesonics (9 pm) JEN’S & FRIENDS- Live Music TBA (10 pm) THE JINX- Live Music TBA (11 pm) KATHLEEN’S (Beaufort)- Big Band Theory (10 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Brendan Nolan KOKOPELLI’S JAZZ (107 W. Broughton St.)- The Oscar Perez Trio (9 pm, 10:30 pm, midnight) LUCAS THEATRE- The Savannah Concert Association presents: Charles Wadsworrth & Friends (8 pm) MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Pianist Eric Jones (5 pm), Silver Lining (9 pm)
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MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA (8 pm) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Greg Williams (10 pm) MOLLY MACPHERSON’S SCOTTISH PUB- Eric Britt (10 pm) MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Live Music TBA (8 pm) MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz Trio (8 pm) MURPHY’S LAW IRISH PUB- The Gobshites (10 pm) THE OAKRIDGE CLUB (The Landings)- The Courtenay Brothers (7 pm) ORLEANS HALL- “Savannah Sound Sampler” w/ Lando, S.O.L. Essential, Brittany Bosco, Port City Music, Pink Kodiak (4 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) RED LEG SALOON (formerly The Silver Dollar Café, Hwy 204)- High Velocity (9 pm) * RUMRUNNERS /THE PLANTATION ROOM (Statesboro)- Listen 2 Three (10 pm) SAVANNAH BLUES- Live Music TBA (10 pm) SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER- Black Heritage Fest w/Angie Stone SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice & Tropical Thunder (10 pm) SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER INVASION LEVEL 3- Old School Dance Party w/DJ Analog Kid (10 pm) SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos (8 pm) SAVANNAH THEATRE- Jukebox Journey (8 pm) SCANDALS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) THE SEA GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Mad HaPPy (8 pm) SORRY CHARLIE’S- Live Music TBA (3 pm) SPANKY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA (10 pm) STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) STINGRAY’S (Tybee)- Randy “Hatman” Smith (7 pm) TANTRA LOUNGE (formerly The Monkey Bar)-Live Music TBA (9 pm) TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) TRUSTEES THEATER- The Black Maria Film Fest (8 pm) TUBBY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA (6 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Wormsloew (9 pm) UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSE (Wilmington Island)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) VENUS DI MILO- DJ Maytag VFW CLUB (Hinesville)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) VIC’S ON THE RIVER- Live Music TBA (7 pm) THE WAREHOUSE- G.E. Perry & Strange Brew (8 pm) WET WILLIE’S- Live DJ (8 pm) WILD WING CAFÉ- Lixx (10 pm) WISEGUYS (Statesboro)- The Tony Tyler Trance (9 pm) YONG’S COUNTRY CLUB (formerly The Music Box)- Live Music TBA (9 pm)
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FEBRUARY 11TH
AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Joey Manning (7 pm) AQUA STAR RESTAURANT (THE WESTIN)- Ben Tucker & Bob Alberti (11:30 am) AUGIE’S PUB (Richmond Hill)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) BAHAMA BOB’S (Pooler)- Karaoke BAYOU CAFÉ - Chief (9 pm) BELFORD’S - Live Music TBA (6 pm) BERNIE’S (Tybee)- Karaoke w/DJ Levis (9 pm) BILLY’S PLACE (above MCDONOUGH’S) - Diana Rogers CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- #@*! Karaoke CHA BELLA- Live Music TBA (10 pm)
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FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (River St.)- Jon Doe (9 pm) FRENCH QUARTER CAFÉ (Statesboro)Tanglewood (9 pm) GUITAR BAR- Karaoke (9 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Masteller’s AllStar Quartet (8 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Diana Rogers (7 pm) THE JINX- Hip-Hop Night w/DJ D-Frost, Late Night Breakdancing & Freestyling (11 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE- Nancy Witt KEVIN BARRY’S- Frank Emerson
MERCURY LOUNGE- Open Mic Jam w/The Eric Culberson Blues Band PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH BLUES- Open Mic w/The Hitmen (10 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Sam Lowry w/Emily Boyd (8 pm) TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca WET WILLIE’S- Karaoke (9 pm) WILD WING CAFÉ- Team Trivia w/The Mayor w
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CITY MARKET COURTYARD- The Courtenay Brothers Band (1 pm) DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DOC’S BAR (Tybee Island)- Live Music TBA DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond DOWNTOWN GARDEN CLUB- Brendan Polk (2 pm) DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) EL POTRO (13051 Abercorn St.)- Karaoke w/ Michael (9 pm) FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The Christy Alan Band (8 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)- The Eric Culberson Blues Band (5 pm) THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Buddy Corns (3 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Deas’ Guyz (6 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Abebi Stafford (7 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Harry O’Donoghue LUCAS THEATRE- Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s “Beethoven & Mozart” (7 pm) MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Guitarist Jackson Evans (11 am) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Acoustic Ladyland (10 pm) MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Live Music TBA (7 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond RED LEG SALOON (formerly The Silver Dollar Café, Hwy 204)- Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (9 pm) SAVANNAH SMILES- Krazy Karaoke (8 pm) SAVANNAH THEATRE- Jukebox Journey (3 pm) SEA DAWGS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (1 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Dean Fields (8 pm) SLUGGERS- 5 Point Productions’ Karaoke (10 pm) SPANKY’S (Pooler)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) TUBBY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA (6 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Live Music TBA UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSE- Live Music TBA (7 pm) THE WAREHOUSE- Thomas Claxton (7 pm) WILD WING CAFÉ- The Courtenay Brothers (1 pm)
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BAYOU CAFÉ (upstairs)- Chief (9 pm) BLUEBERRY HILL- Karaoke DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- DJ spins Beach Music DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)- G.E. Perry & Strange Brew (8 pm) THE GRILL BEACHSIDE (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) THE JINX- Scott H. Biram, The Black Diamond Heavies (10 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Frank Emerson KING’S INN- Karaoke (9 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Howard Paul Quartet w/Aletha Jacobs (8 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA (8 pm) MURPHY’S LAW IRISH PUB- Jeff Beasley (7:30 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Live Piano Music TBA SAVANNAH BLUES- The Hitmen (10 pm) SAVANNAH NIGHTS- Karaoke SCANDALS (Tybee)- DJ Marty Corley (9:30 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Benyaro (8 pm) TANTRA LOUNGE (formerly The Monkey Bar)- Live DJ (10:30 pm) WET WILLIE’S- Karaoke (9 pm)
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BAY STREET BLUES- Live Trivia (10 pm)
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AASU’s PianoFest 2007
Pianist Jennifer Hayghe studied at Julliard, where it’s said she won every award possible at that lauded institution! She headlines this annual weekend of keyboard recitals with a program of Brahms, Prokofiev and Liszt. There’s also a solo performance competition, and a public recital by the winners, in elementary, middle school and high school categories. Tickets to see Hayghe are $5 at the AASU Box Office. The recital is free. For more info, call 927-5381. Fri., 7:30 pm (Hayghe) & Sat., 5:30 pm, AASU Fine Arts Auditorium.
Scott H. Biram
This Texas native plays the hell out of a beat-up ‘59 Gibson hollow-body. Openers The Black Diamond Heavies hail from Nashville, and are the latest in a growing line of raw, two-man, punk-blooze combos. (Note: this listing ran last week in error.) Mon., 10 pm, The Jinx.
The Black Maria Film Fest
This will be the 26th year for this international touring collection of award-winning short films in categories from straight documentaries to bold, avant-garde and experimental works. For 7 years now, SCAD has hosted this festival, and it never fails to delight and amaze. Free with SCAD ID or $5 general admission for the public. Sat., 8 pm, Trustees Theater.
Freddy Cole
Warm In The Wake
The Jacksonville Symphony
The last scheduled Savannah appearance by this venerable orchestra for some time, it features the works of both Beethoven and Mozart. Call 525-5050 or go to www.lucastheatre.com for tickets. Sun., 7 pm, Lucas Theatre.
1st Annual Marley Fest
In honor of the late reggae and rasta legend, this indoor/outdoor (under heated tents) reggae dance party featuring Atlanta cover band Roots & Fire, and local reggaerockers Argyle. Saturday, there are live DJs and up-and-coming Jamaican singers Baby Girl and Wild Life. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Island Breeze (2818 Montgomery St.).
Night of The Divas
This is the 1st of 3 performances featuring this new local orchestral group, with special guest vocalists soprano Mary Wilson and tenor Vale Rideout. The repertoire is drawn from operatic and American standards dealing with love. For details on upgrading your tickets to the Deluxe Gala (including preshow cocktails and a catered dinner at the nearby Jepson Center), call Bill Keith at 4417735. Wed., 7:45 pm, Trinity United Methodist (Telfair Square).
This gifted pianist and singer’s voice sounds an awful lot like his brother, the late Nat “King” Cole, and he for one has no complaints about that! An internationally-celebrated jazz artist in his own right, he tours worldwide and has released several acclaimed CDs. This special Valentine’s Day show kicks off a 4-night residency at this new Broughton St. listening club. Call 231-8369 for reservations. Wed., Feb. 14, 8 pm, 9:30 pm, 11 pm, Kokopelli’s Jazz Club.
A free afternoon and evening of local alternative rock and hip-hop, sponsored by SCADradio, and including sets by the pianodriven ego-rock of Lando, conscious rap of S.O.L. Essential, the spacey, minor-key drone-pop of Port City Music, plus Pink Kodiak and Brittany Bosco. Sat., 4 pm, Orleans Hall (201 Barnard St.).
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This will be the first-ever gig for this brand-new bluegrass supergroup, made up of well-known pickers (such as Steve Gulley, Phil Leadbetter, Alan Bibey and Jason Davis) drawn from some of that genre’s biggest bands, like the terrific Mountain Heart. Venue owner Randy Wood says this group is destined for stardom too, and locals who buy their $25 advance tickets quickly can see their public debut. Call 748-1930 for more info. Fri., 7:30 pm, Randy Wood’s Concert Hall (1304 E. Hwy 80, Bloomingdale) - ALL-AGES.
Savannah Sound Sampler
Ballsy without being overbearing, on record, this Decatur quartet comes off like a cross between The Rosebuds and a less distorted and more somnambulistic version of Velvet Crush. If Lou Reed started obsessing over Wilco’s earlier, better records, and paid his Tai Chi instructor to hit him in the neckbone and knock the frog out of his throat, he might make wistfully hopeful music that sounds something like this. Fri., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean - ALL-AGES. w
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by Linda Sickler
‘People need some comedy in their lives’ Columbia City Ballet brings Where the Wild Things Are back to Savannah The book tells the story of Max, a little boy who encounters monsters who ultimately become lovable. Principal Dancer Jose Serrano will portray Max, and other dancers who will appear are ballerina Victoria Cholkas, Premier Danseur Peter Kozak, Principal Dancer Regina Willoughby and soloist Kathryn Smoak.
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Ten years ago, Savannah’s own Ballet South presented the world premiere of an unusual ballet to rave reviews. Based on the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, it was a joint project of Ballet South and Septime Webre, currently the artistic director of the Washington Ballet. On Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m., the ballet will return to Savannah with a performance by the Columbia City Ballet. Columbia City Ballet Executive and Artistic Director William Starrett has added two original ballets to the performance: A Tribute to Fred Astaire and a world premiere ballet, Men’s Class. “When I was putting the program together, I wanted to balance it and keep it lighthearted and family-oriented,” Starrett says. “‘Fred Astaire’ was a good fit, and I wanted to create a comedy ballet to round out the evening.” A Tribute to Fred Astaire is set to Astaire’s recordings and pays homage to the dancing he did in films in the 1930s. Starrett himself will perform in the tribute with ballerina Mariclare Miranda. Men’s Class parodies a men’s advanced ballet technique class. “When male dancers reach an advanced level in dance, they take a separate class from the women,” Starrett says. “This ballet is a little comedic approach to the men’s class.” The Columbia City Ballet’s own male dancers will play the roles. “They inspired me to create Men’s Class,” Starrett says. “Not only do they have stellar technique, they’re also great performers with dynamic characters and personalities. “People are going to see something very nontraditional, not what a person thinks of when they think of ballet,” he says. “People don’t think of ballet as comedic. “I think this is a great time for it,” Starrett says. “After paying the Christmas bills and dealing with Iraq, people need some comedy in their lives.” The two ballets will take up the first half of the program, with Where the Wild Things Are presented in the second half. Starrett says the idea for Where the Wild Things Are came from Penny Stephenson of Savannah, who raised the money to produce it and got in touch with Maurice Sendak to convince him his story would be good theater. “She assisted him in finding a choreographer,” Starrett says. “It was a national search.” At the time, Webre was the artistic director of the American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey. Webre and Sendak worked together to add some new characters to the story and turn it into a full-scale theatrical production. The 45-minute, one-act ballet features giant puppets and animated scenery. “The book unfolds right before your eyes,” Starrett says.
All three ballets are suitable for the entire family, and even Where the Wild Things Are will appeal to adults. “This is something adults won’t be bored with,” Starrett says. “It isn’t cartoonish. There’s sophisticated humor that adults can see deeper than the children can see. This is a wonderful evening out for the entire family.”
For families involved in extracurricular dance, Starrett offers a discount -- dance students will be admitted free with a paying adult. “We know that dancers have to make a lot of sacrifices,” he says. “This is an opportunity to reward their discipline and dedication.” This may be the last opportunity to see Where the Wild Things Are for a while. “There is a huge motion picture coming out,” Starrett says. “One of the stipulations is that the ballet cannot be touring while the movie is circulating. There may be a three to four year window that the ballet cannot be performed.”
The Columbia City Ballet presented The Nutcracker in Savannah last Thanksgiving, and Starrett says plans already are under way to bring it back to Savannah again in November. It would be followed in the spring by a production of Beauty and the Beast. Starrett is hopeful that the audiences for these productions will grow so that more than one performance can be presented in Savannah. Productions such as Where the Wild Things Are aren’t common here, he says. “We need support,” Starrett says. “I’ve been involved in dance in Savannah for more than 12 years. We’ve been able to bring
some world-class performances to Savannah but people are going to have to come across. We need the corporate community to step forward to keep the ticket prices reasonable. “Savannah is such a tremendous community and it has so much to offer,” he says. “But there’s been a missing link in terms of art and I’d like to fill the gap.” Starrett thinks no one should miss seeing Where the Wild Things Are. “It has a huge national presence,” he says. “To get it to the South and Savannah is very expensive. A lot of people work hard to make it happen. “The book totally comes to life on the stage,” Starrett says. “It just pops open. The monsters are bigger than life. To see them dance with Max is like a dream come true.”w The Columbia City Ballet will present one performance of Where the Wild Things Are, along with the original ballets A Tribute to Fred Astaire and Men’s Class, on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. Tickets range from $12 to $42 and are available at the Civic Center Ticket Office by calling 651-6556 or visiting www.savannahcivic. com.
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by Linda Sickler
Hyperdrama
Savannah Actor’s Theatre presents a locally-written play about mental illness mental instability,” she says. In Fiction, or Wild Stories, In dealing with her emotions about her local playwright Sasha Travis deals with diffriends’ illnesses, Travis knew she had to ficult subject matter. understand why they The main character, happened. “I realized I Laura, is dealing with mental had to understand why illness and the play tells of so many people are afher life experiences. Travis fected by chemical imdoesn’t sensationalize, but balances,” she says. instead tells a modern horTravis began doror story that is filled with ing extensive research, moments that range from which included talking humorous to tragic. to doctors. “The vast “It’s about a girl who has number of people in wild hallucinations,” Travis America are affected says. “It’s the story of her by chemical depression struggle to connect her two and don’t know it,” she worlds, to connect the two says. halves of her life. She makes “It affects everyone the decision not to be sick at one time or another,” for the rest of her life.” Travis says. “Everyone The play has been under has the blues, but some construction for some time. people have more sad “I started writing it in 1999 days than good days. as a one-woman show,” TraThis page and the following: “I’ve become obvis says. “It’s been through various rehearsal shots sessed with knowing why many, many incarnations. (photos by Ryan McCurdy) some people are able to Now, seven people play 20 pull themselves out of it,” some-odd roles.” she says. “I really wanted to explain all the The idea for the play came from Travis’ things that happen when someone suffers a own life experiences. “I lost some very, very chemical imbalance.” good friends to chemical imbalances and
In the production, Laura is portrayed by Travis. Her illness is never clearly defined, but Travis calls it “a hyperdramatic chemical imbalance” and refuses to spare her audience any of the anguish her character suffers. The cast and crew includes members of the local community, the Savannah College of Art and Design and the Hinesville community. “We had a lot of people show up at the auditions,” Travis says. “At the first reading, I could tell by the looks on their faces that they wondered what they had gotten themselves into. I love watching their faces for that moment when they actually ‘get’ it.” The play runs a little under an hour, which is intentional. “I wanted to keep it short because there is a lot of visual and sensory bombardment,” Travis says. “I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a play before.” Travis has incorporated the play into her studies at SCAD by participating in the Senior Projects Class taught by Carla Knudsen. “To graduate, you have to do a senior show, and this is mine,” she says. Knudsen has guided her through the
process, Travis says, as have her fellow classmates. “We read each others’ scripts,” Travis says. “It’s been a very supportive class.” But Travis’ senior show is different from most others. “It is not being done on SCAD property,” she says. Instead, it will be presented at The Ark Theatre, which Travis co-founded with Ryan McCurdy. Many of the theater company’s regulars are helping out with the production. “I’m so lucky to have the most wonder-
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Visiting Artist Series - Chroma Gallery hosts mixed-media artist Cedric Smith, who blends photography and painting in his forward-retro take on the African-American South. Opening reception, Fri. Feb. 9, 5-8 p.m. Show runs through March 23. Chroma Gallery is at 31 Barnard St. www.chromaartgallery.com Gallery 440 -- Currently featuring work by owner Fran Thomas. Upstairs is the studio of Frances Walter, Charlotte Dun-
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‘Road Works’ -- Artists of the month at the Jewish Educational Alliance are Meryl Truett and Lind Hollingsworth, who bring their recent painting, photography and collage. Feb. 4-28 at the JEA, 5111 Abercorn St. Opening re-ception Thurs., Feb. 8, 6-9 p.m.
Michele Montalbano@Chroma --Virginiabased artist exhibits a series of interiors she calls “Comfort Zones,” in oil and pencil on board. Chroma Gallery, 31 Barnard Street on Ellis Square. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10:30AM-5:30PM, closed Mondays. ‘Home is Where the Art is’ -- Gouache paintings and sewn paper collages by Darla Elam Jan. 3– Feb. 28 at the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, at Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Drive.
Jepson Center for the Arts – Exhibits include: Kirk Varnedoe Collection, Dec. 13-Feb. 18, includes Work by Cedric Smith is at Chroma works by Richard AveGallery; opening reception is this don, Jasper Johns, Roy Forgotten Territory Friday -- The work of local artLichtenstein, Elizaist Monica Lynn James beth Murray, Robert is featured at Pinnacle Raschenberg, Richard Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St., through Feb. 28 Serra, Frank Stella and more. ‘Building Savannah exhibition Feb. 3-12. 207 W. York St. Call 790-8800. Architectural History lectures -- SCAD presents a series of lectures Feb. 8-10 with a focus on local, European and contempoTelfair Academy of Arts & Sciences -- 121 rary topics. All lectures are free and open to Barnard St. Call 790-8800. w the public, and will be held at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Times vary. The Art Patrol is for rotating shows, exhibitions schedule of lectures is: Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Tom and receptions. Send art info to Hanchett on “Planning Pioneer John Nolen: jim@connectsavannah.com From Daffin Park to Today’s New Urbanism”; Feb. 9, 6 p.m., Christopher Mead on 6 “Housing the City: Victor Baltard and the 5 The Blotter Central Markets of Paris”; and Feb. 10 at Stuff to make you blink 3:30 p.m., Jo Noero on “The Making of 4 Public Space: The Case of the Red Location Cultural Precinct in South Africa.”
‘Paintings by Maurice’ - In February, Union Mission’s Growing Hope Artisans’ Cooperative will present an exhibition of paintings by Cooperative member Maurice Henderson. Opening reception Feb. 9 5-7 p.m. at the Starfish Cafe, 719 East Broad St.
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We are the world This year’s Oscar race goes global
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When did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences turn into the United Nations? The folks who hand out those golden Oscars have always been fairly friendly to the world that exists outside U.S. borders, sometimes to a fault (just ask Roberto Benigni). But this year, perhaps in a subconscious repudiation of all the hysteria surrounding immigrants, the organization has been particularly cozy with foreigners from across the globe. In the acting categories alone, the nominees hail from such diverse countries as Spain, Mexico, Japan, Benin, Ireland, Australia and, of course, England. The technical categories expand the boundaries to include France, Italy and Hungary, among others. And this doesn’t even take into account the Best Foreign-
Highlights of the nominations: • The Best Director nomination for United 93’s Paul Greengrass. With the exception of The Departed’s Martin Scorsese, Greengrass has copped more critics’ prizes for his mesmerizing work than any other director this past year. And if the 9/11 drama had any chance of cracking the Oscar ranks, it was in this category, which in the past has often recognized daring achievements that the other branches were too timid to even consider. As examples, think Scorsese for The Last Temptation of Christ and David Lynch for Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, the helmers of three titles that were otherwise shut out of their respective Oscar races. The other maverick group in the Academy tends to be the writing contingent, but oddly, United 93 failed to earn a nod for Best Original Screenplay. In addition to Greengrass, though, it did manage nomination for Best Film Editing.
Language Film nominees, which include works from Denmark, Algeria and Canada. It’s rare for a non-English-language film to crack the Best Picture ranks, but here’s Letters From Iwo Jima, with practically all of its dialogue in Japanese. And while Babel contains plenty of English, its international settings insure that significant chunks of dialogue are spoken in Spanish, Japanese and Berber. In other all-inclusive news, this race also sets a new record for the number of African-Americans to receive acting nods. True, Dreamgirls didn’t get its expected Best Picture nomination (though it still leads the field with eight citations), but feeble protests of racism never gained much traction, and with good reason. It’s hard for this charge to stick when five of the
20 acting nominees are black; furthermore, the film’s creators who were denied nominations in the Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay categories are all white. Instead, Dreamgirls most likely fell victim to the excessive hype that was declaring it the best picture of the year all the way back in the summer, before anybody had even seen it. In that sense, it’s most like Cold Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha, two other heavily promoted Oscar-bait titles that underwhelmed Academy members (as well as many critics) when it came time to mark those ballots. Here, then, are some more observations about this year’s crop.
• The six nominations for Pan’s Labyrinth. Wow, what a terrific showing for one of the best films of the year; only Dreamgirls and Babel scored more nods (The Queen also nabbed six). Unless the plotline concerns itself with Hobbits, the Academy tends to ignore fantasy flicks except in the technical categories. But two of this film’s nods came in major categories, Best ForeignLanguage Film and Best Original Screenplay. With Pedro Almodovar’s Volver unexpectedly absent from the foreign lineup, Labyrinth is considered the clear-cut frontrunner for that statue.
• The Best Supporting Actor nod for Little Children’s Jackie Earle Haley. OK, this wasn’t exactly a surprise, as Haley had been quietly racking up awards (six total) throughout the awards season. But Haley’s intense performance as a former child molester deserves its slot, and besides, who doesn’t like a comeback story? A popular child actor in the 1970s (The Bad News Bears, Breaking Away), Haley gradually disappeared from the scene, and it had been 13 years since his last film role before he reappeared last year in both Little Children and All the King’s Men. In the interim, his jobs included pizza delivery man, limousine driver and security guard.
• The Best Documentary nomination for Deliver Us From Evil. In a great year for nonfiction films, this expose about a pedophilic priest was by far my favorite, and I’m thrilled it was honored. In fact, don’t look for the equivalent of penguins in this year’s crop: All of the nominees are topical and torn from the headlines. An Inconvenient Truth centers on global warming, Jesus Camp looks at the dangers of religious brainwashing, and Iraq In Fragments and My Country, My Country both focus on Bush’s disastrous war. And speaking of our, uh, “leader,” the surprise omission in this category is Shut Up & Sing, the entertaining film about the furor caused by the Dixie Chicks’ controversial take on Bush. • Single citations for underperforming films. Look past such debacles as the homophobic Brokeback Mountain shunning last year, and it’s clear that integrity does exist within the Academy ranks, as evidenced by the fact that the technical branches have never had any problem handing out deserved nods to pictures that proved to be either critical or commercial disappointments. Brian DePalma’s The Black Dahlia was lambasted by the critics (unfairly, I would opine) and skipped by audiences, but there’s no denying its gorgeous presentation, and veteran lenser Vilmos Zsigmond was rightly singled out for Best Cinematography. Likewise, Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette and Zhang Yimou’s Curse of the Golden Flower were showcases for gorgeous period dresses, and both snagged Best Costume Design nods. And The Good Shepherd and The Good German, two dramas whose reviews were more mixed than anticipated, were recognized for Best Art Direction & Set Decoration and Best Original Score, respectively.
And the low points: • No love for the supporting Brits. The two best supporting turns of the year came courtesy of Emily Blunt (as Meryl Streep’s frazzled assistant) in The Devil Wears Prada and Michael Sheen
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(as Prime Minister Tony Blair) in The Queen. These were two marvelous performances that earned some buzz early on (a Golden Globe nom for Blunt, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Sheen) but inexplicably faded as the season progressed. Their slighting was the biggest bummer come nomination announcement time. • No Best Picture nomination for United 93. This galvanizing motion picture was the year’s most acclaimed but it was a tough sell for Academy love right from the start. It premiered early in the year, it featured no recognizable actors around which to build campaigns (a la Brad Pitt in Babel), and its subject matter insured that many members wouldn’t even pop it into the DVD player lest it disturb them too much.
• The shutouts. As always, some terrific movies were ignored completely. It was a long shot that Aaron Eckhart would be up for Best Actor for his sharp work in Thank You For Smoking, but a nod for that picture in the Best Adapted Screenplay category was almost a given. Sadly, it proved to be a no-go. In addition to being the best Bond film in forever, Casino Royale was also a technical treat, certainly worthy of mentions in such categories as Best Film Editing and Best Sound. Alas, the Academy gave it double-ohnothing noms. Finally, a Best Director nomination for A Prairie Home Companion’s Robert Altman would have been a lovely -- and, given the picture’s high quality, deserving -- way to bid farewell in style to this great filmmaker.
Other points of interest: • By earning her 14th Oscar nomination for her work in The Devil Wears Prada, Meryl Streep added to her own record for the most nods for a performer. Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson are tied for second place, with 12 nominations each. Nicholson could have moved into second place all by himself had he been nominated for The Departed (as many expected), but the only performer recognized from that picture turned out to be Mark Wahlberg. • With eight nominations, Peter O’Toole (Venus) now is the sole record holder for most nominations without a win. Previously, he had been tied with Richard Burton at
seven apiece. Among women, both Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter have been nominated six times without ever winning, though Kate Winslet is moving up the ranks: Her nod this year for Little Children marks her fifth nomination, and she has yet to take home a statue. • The year’s two magician movies, The Prestige and The Illusionist, are competing against each other in the Best Cinematography category. The Prestige picked up a second nod for Best Art Direction & Set Decoration. • Despite earning some of the year’s best reviews, Children of Men was largely MIA during awards season. Happily, the Academy noticed its merits, nominating it for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. • Sacha Baron Cohen may have missed out on a Best Actor nomination for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, but he still figures in this year’s contest, earning a nod (along with his four co-writers) for Best Adapted Screenplay. As Borat would say, “Nice!”
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...and the worst OK, we now have a sense of which films reigned as the biggest and/or best of 2006. But what about the worst? Glad you asked. We took a look at the “10 Worst” lists of 30 national critics and discovered that the following titles appeared most often: 1. Basic Instinct 2 2. Lady In the Water 3. The Wicker Man 4. Little Man 5. All the King’s Men w
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• The ample love for Blood Diamond. Frankly, I don’t get the positioning of this film as a year-end award contender, a strategy that nevertheless paid off with five nominations. Take away the self-important stance and you’re basically left with a buddy action flick that usually stars the likes of The Rock and Martin Lawrence. And while Leonardo DiCaprio is fine in the lead role, I would have preferred that his Best Actor nomination had come for The Departed, since that movie will need all the clout it can muster to knock off the overrated Babel for the Best Picture Oscar.
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A nasty piece of cinema posing as a romantic comedy, Because I Said So is this year’s Monster-In-Law, a vicious stab at the maternal instinct that also manages to humiliate the iconic actress at its center. Diane Keaton headlines the film as Daphne, a 59-year-old woman who still dotes on Milly (Mandy Moore), the youngest of her three grown daughters (the others are played by Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo). Meddlesome beyond compare, Daphne wants to insure that Milly ends up with the perfect man, so she places an advertisement in the newspaper and interviews prospective suitors. And yes, this leads to the excruciating (and overused) scene where Daphne meets a slew of goofy stereotypes, some drawn so broadly that they scarcely seem to come from this planet. Only at the very end of her marathon sit-down does she find a suitable sucker: Jason (Tom Everett Scott), an architect with a smooth demeanor and a sizable bank account. Not realizing her mother’s involvement, Milly ends up meeting Jason, and they seem to hit it off. But Milly also finds herself being wooed by Johnny (Gabriel Macht), a tattooed musician who’s raising an ADD-afflicted kid on a minimum income and who lives with his own father (Stephen Collins). Clearly, this guy is Daphne’s worst nightmare, but Milly finds herself attracted to his scruffy charms. So does Milly do the sensible thing and choose between Jason and Johnny? Not exactly; instead, she holds onto both unsuspecting boyfriends, spending alternate nights (and, for all we know, alternate hours of the same day) being wined and dined by them and, oh yeah, having sex with them. Now, you don’t have to be Michael Medved to find this setup repugnant, or Milly a reprehensible character. Not even
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Susannah Grant has written solid scripts for other filmmakers (Erin Brockovich, In Her Shoes), so it’s lamentable that for her own directorial debut, she didn’t keep a winner for herself but instead settled on a screenplay that must have been hiding for years in the back of her sock drawer. Catch and Release stars Jennifer Garner as Gray Wheeler, who, after the death of her fiancé, turns to his best friends for comfort and companionship. There’s roly-poly Sam (Kevin Smith), who, unbelievable suicide attempt notwithstanding, will provide the comic relief; there’s reliable but dorky Dennis (Sam Jaeger), who will provide the nervous tension; and there’s bad boy Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), who will provide the romantic sparks once Gray realizes he’s actually the right guy for her. Grant’s best works reveal a real attention to detail when it comes to human foibles, which makes it all the more surprising that these characters are so broadly drawn: Take out a few PG-13 innuendoes and what’s basically left is a sitcom pilot ready to be dropped into the prime-time schedule once American Idol wraps its latest blockbuster season. Garner, terrific over the course of five years on Alias, continues to search for just the right big-screen role -- this isn’t the one -- while Juliette Lewis is depressingly cast yet again as a goober gal who possesses more eyeliner than brains. w
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No matter how closely I scoured each scene in Children of Men, I couldn’t find Charlton Heston lurking anywhere in the background. Yet a Heston cameo would have been apropos, given that this adaptation of P.D. James’ book harkens back to the cinema of the early 1970s, when Hollywood was hellbent on churning out nightmarish visions of the future in such works as THX 1138, Z.P.G., The Omega Man and Soylent Green (the latter two starring Heston). Yet whereas several of the 70s sci-fiers have ripened like cheese over time, it’s impossible to envision Children of Men ever reaching similar camp status. Director Alfonso Cuaron,
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building a remarkably diverse filmography ing of all, Raimunda and Sole’s mother Irene (Y Tu Mama Tambien, A Little Princess, even (Carmen Maura), who keeps popping up a Harry Potter sequel), is an absolute master to offer advice even though she’s been dead behind the camera, and aided by spectacular for several years. Almodovar’s in a playful cinematography and set design, he creates a mood here (no other living director works future world (the film is set in 2027) that is with splashy colors as effectively), yet there’s utterly believable and quite frightening, not no mistaking the seriousness with which least because it looks so he takes the movie’s much like our presenttheme of empowerday world. The premment through sisterise here is that women hood. Like George haven’t been able to get Cukor, another filmCARMIKE 10 pregnant in nearly 20 maker known for years, meaning that hubeing a “woman’s 511 Stephenson Ave. • 353-8683 mankind is on its way director,” AlmodoBecause I Said So, Epic Movout. As a result, chaos var repeatedly draws ie, Catch and Release, Blood is the order of the day, superlative perforand Chocolate, Freedom Writand only in London does mances from his ers, Happily N’ever After, there exist a pretense of a actresses, and in PeDreamgirls, Night at the Mu(barely) functional socinelope Cruz, he may seum, We Are Marshall, Purety. But when it’s revealed have found his latest suit of Happyness, Happy Feet that an immigrant (Claremuse. Hope Ashitey) somehow Letters from finds herself carrying a REGAL EISENHOWER child, it’s up to a workIwo Jima 1100 Eisenhower Dr. • 352-3533 ing drone (Clive Owen in 1/2 Messngers, Smokin’ Aces, Hitcher, a forceful performance) Stomp the Yard, The DepartAs dedicated to protect her from the moviegoers will ed, Painted Veil, The Queen various political factions recall, Eastwood althat would exploit her for ready helmed one their own cynical means. film in 2006: Flags The multi-tentacled story- REGAL SAVANNAH 10 1132 Shawnee St. • 927-7700 of Our Fathers, a line begs for a mini-series look at the stories Because I Said So, Constellalength that would allow behind the Amerifor a detailed exploration tion, Epic Movie, Catch and Recan soldiers who of this society’s clashing lease, Dreamgirls, Hitcher, Notes hoisted Old Glory on politics, philosophies and on a Scandal, Letters from Iwo the Pacific island of social orders, but armed Jima, Night at the Museum, The Iwo Jima during the with only a feature-film Queen, Pursuit of Happyness World War II battle. running time, Cuaron still Flags largely met with manages to pack a lot of respectable but reincident into this exciting VICTORY SQUARE 9 strained reviews and tale of our world as one 1901 E. Victory • 355-5000 once it appeared to gargantuan war zone. Children of Men, Dreambe DOA heading into girls, Freedom Writers, Mesaward season, EastVolver sengers, Painted Veil, Smokin’ wood and Warner Perhaps no performer Aces, Night at the Museum, Epic Bros. elected to move gets lost in translation as Movie, The Departed, Volver Letters up from Febmuch as Spain’s Penelope ruary 2007 and place Cruz. In her American it in limited release in titles to date, she’s proven WYNNSONG 11 order to qualify for to be a big fat zero, yet 1150 Shawnee St. • 920-1227 the Oscars. Initially return her to SpanishMessengers, Constellation, smacking of misspeaking fare, and she Smokin’ Aces, Stomp the Yard, placed egotism, the reveals herself as a warm, Children of Men, Pan’s Labyrinth, move proved sound: witty and accomplished Good Shepherd, Babel, Eragon, Letters From Iwo Jima actress. That’s especially Volver, Departed, Blood Diamond is far superior to Flags evident in Volver, the of Our Fathers, and latest confection from coming out the gate writer-director Pedro Alit managed to snag Best Picture accolades modovar. So memorable as the troubled nun from both the Los Angeles Film Critics Asin Almodovar’s All About My Mother, Cruz sociation and the National Board of Review. is equally up to the task here; she portrays Whereas Flags entirely provided the Yankee Raimunda, a headstrong woman who has point of view, Letters gives us the perspecher hands full managing the other females who inhabit her orbit. This would include her tive of the Japanese soldiers who fought and, for the most part, died in this bloody teenage daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo), who skirmish. Wisely, Eastwood and scripters just killed the stepfather who was trying to Paul Haggis and Iris Yamashita (adapting rape her; Raimunda’s sister Sole (Lola DueTadamichi Kuribayashi’s book, Picture Letters nas), a plain-Jane counterpart who tries to From Commander In Chief) stay away from keep up with her glamorous sibling’s whirlthe politics of the war in the Pacific, chooswind activities; Agustina (Blanca Portillo), ing instead to focus on the humanity of the a family friend trying to solve a mystery involving missing parents; and, most perplex-
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Japanese men required to defend this island from a U.S. takeover. Warhawks will object - how dare Eastwood individualize our enemies! -- but the film’s approach is a commensensical Psychotronic Film Society Presents one: If we condemn all Seven Golden Men foreigners who were This Italian film is the story of the robbery of a gold deposipressed into fighting in tory in Switzerland. Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30 a war they didn’t start p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. or care to join, then we Cost: $5. must likewise apply that
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mode of thinking to our Creating a Sustainable Future: own American troops, An Inconvenient Truth particularly those innoThe film that portrays Al Gore’s campaign to make the realcent boys and girls losity of global warming understandable to the public. ing their lives in Bush’s Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at Savannah Country Day School reprehensible Iraq folly. auditorium. The name actor attached Black Maria Film and Video Festival to Letters is the magnetic Ken Watanabe, This is an international traveling showcase of independent who earned a well-deshort films and videos. Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. at the Trustees Theserved Oscar nominaater, 216 E. Broughton St. $5. tion for overshadowing Indy Media Film Night Double Feature Tom Cruise in The Last Up first will be Close the School of Assassins, a short film Samurai. Here, he plays documenting the annual School of America Vigil and General Kuribayashi Nonviolent Direct Action at Fort Benning. Up second will (the author of the film’s be Mission Against Terror, the story of the “Cuban 5,” who literary source), a senwere imprisoned in the U.S. for fighting against terrorism. sible leader who knows Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at the The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. that he and his army are Free, but donations are encouraged. Call 232-4447 or visit doomed but still does www.sentientbean.com. w the best he can in an impossible situation. Kuribayashi is presented ally becomes her confidante, imagining in as a decent man and a her mind that their affection for each other compassionate leader -- unlike many of the might even run deeper than mere friendship. other officers, he sees nothing cowardly in After Sheba foolishly starts an affair with a soldiers retreating and often suggests it over 15-year-old student (Andrew Simpson), Barthe expected norm of honorably committing bara feels betrayed, but also realizes that she suicide -- yet the real heart of the story rests now has a perfect instrument of blackmail with Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), a babyat her disposal. Notes On a Scandal is little faced baker who had to leave a pregnant wife more than a lurid melodrama -- one that behind when his government ordered him to could benefit from some late-inning twists, I pick up arms and defend the fatherland. might add -- but Dench and Blanchett, slinging around juicy dialogue by scripter Patrick Notes On a Scandal Marber (from Zoe Heller’s book), turn this into something more. Judi Dench is so good at what she does that in recent years, she’s become something The Pursuit of of a bore. Aside from her atypical role as an Happyness Alzheimer’s victim in Iris -- the one time her Anyone who’s seen the trailer knows that character wasn’t in control of everything hapthe movie has only two things on its mind: pening on the screen -- she’s always cast as 1) Win Will Smith an Oscar and 2) drive up the no-nonsense matriarch with more brains Kleenex profits by unleashing a flood of soband gumption than anyone else in the room. worthy moments. Whether it succeeds in Her career’s been in a depressing holding achieving either goal remains to be seen, but pattern, culminating in an utterly unexceptional performance in 2005’s Mrs. Henderson 1) Will Smith does indeed turn in a strong performance (though hardly the year’s best) Presents. Notes On a Scandal doesn’t exactly and 2) the picture is skilled enough to generfind her breaking away from this mold, but ate some genuine pathos to go along with the because she’s given so many more nuances more calculated melodramatics. This is based to explore, she’s able to excel via her finest on the true story of Chris Gardner, a failed work in quite some time. Here, she’s playing salesman in the 1980s who tries to raise his a character so pitiless that she refers to a boy son (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) even as with Down’s Syndrome as “a court jester.” he descends further into poverty. The movThe lad is the son of Sheba Hart (solid Cate ing and sincere work by Will and his real-life Blanchett, not surrendering an inch of the son Jaden (a confidant and relaxed actor) screen to her formidable costar), a newly arcuts through all pretensions (even the instant rived instructor at the same British school where the humorless Barbara Covett (Dench) happy ending) and allows The Pursuit of Hapalso teaches. Initially irked by the presence of pyness to earn at least some of its tears.
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Jennifer Hudson couldn’t even make it to the top on American Idol -- what could she possibly bring to the big screen? If Dreamgirls is any indication, plenty. Delivering a knockout performance that all but dares the Academy to ignore her for a Best Supporting Actress nomination, Hudson is a revelation in the role of Effie, the lead singer for the R&B outfit the Dreamettes who’s relegated to backup vocals once savvy yet sleazy manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) decides that the noticeably thinner Deena (Beyonce Knowles) would better help the Supremes-like group hit it big (the third member, well-played by Anika Noni Rose, is content to remain in backup mode). On the narrative level, this adaptation of the Broadway smash is only too happy to wallow in its show biz clichés, content to let other ingredients (the music, the acting) carry it along.
Night At the Museum
This film plays with fire by employing the services of three overexposed actors -- Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Robin Williams (only Will Ferrell is missing) -- and potentially allowing them to run rampant through an overstuffed fantasy yarn. Mercifully, Stiller is muted, Williams is similarly restrained, and Wilson... well, Wilson is still annoying (two out of three ain’t bad). Stiller plays Larry Daley, the new night watchman at a museum where the exhibits come to life after the venue closes. The benevolent Teddy Roosevelt (Williams) is helpful, but Larry has his hands full evading Attila the Hun, dealing with a mischievous monkey, and settling squabbles between a miniature cowboy (Wilson) and an equally diminutive Roman commander (Steve Coogan).
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Babel 1/2
An award winner at Cannes and an early favorite for Oscar enshrinement, Babel arrives courtesy of director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and writer Guillermo Arriaga, the same team that previously gave us 21 Grams and Amores Perros. Certainly, this is the duo’s most ambitious undertaking, yet for all its scattered strengths, it’s also the least satisfying, hampered by a structure that feels schematic rather than organic. Their main topic here is the lack of communication that exists between people, a concept already beautifully deconstructed by Robert Altman in his 1993 gem Short Cuts. But whereas Altman focused exclusively on Los Angelenos, Inarritu and Arriaga go global, employing the butterfly effect to show how the consequences of a specific action can be felt around the world. In one plot strand, a Moroccan goat herder (Mustapha Rachidi) buys a used rifle and gives it to his two sons with the order to shoot any jackals that threaten the herd. In a second storyline, an American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) on vacation are plunged into a nightmare when the wife is accidentally shot by one of the aforementioned young boys, who was merely trying to gauge the distance a bullet can travel. In another, the American couple’s two children are hauled over the U.S.-Mexico border by their nanny (Adriana Barraza), whose decision to attend her son’s wedding looks ill-informed once she experiences difficulty crossing back to our side. And in the final story, a deaf teenage girl (Rinko Kikuchi) in Tokyo grows increasingly frustrated as she’s unable to find any male who’s willing to provide her with love and compassion.
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Painted Veil
Naomi Watts and Edward Norton are the leads in The Painted Veil and the fact that they’re also credited as two of the film’s producers suggests that this adaptation of the 1925 Somerset Maughm novel might be little more than a vanity project squared. But despite some luminous shots of both attractive stars (filmed by ace cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh of The Piano), this isn’t a parade of beefcake and cheesecake shots; instead, this tale of strangers in a strange land has been fashioned as a poignant love story, with its buried passions forcefully breaking the surface as the film rounds the bend toward its satisfying conclusion. Watts plays Kitty, a socialite who’s rushed into marrying Walter (Norton), a doctor who barely raises her pulse. After the couple move to Shanghai, Kitty has an affair with a fellow foreigner (Liev Schreiber); learning about this deception, Walter drags Kitty along with him to the desolate Chinese countryside, where he’s assigned to keep a cholera outbreak in check. Watts and Norton are so credible portraying spouses who grow to loathe the sight of each other that it’s genuinely exciting to watch as they eventually discover the small spark that allows them to build a real marriage out of the heretofore dying embers. w
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This fictionalized look at the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency is methodical in its style and intelligent in its execution, which in some circles will translate as dull, slow-moving and impenetrable . Yet patient viewers will find much to appreciate in this chilly yet absorbing drama, which takes the cherished ideal of patriotism and turns it on its head. On the heels of The Departed, Matt Damon delivers another bold performance that seeks no audience empathy -- here, he’s cast as Edward Wilson, whose role as one of the founders of the CIA finds him over the course of several decades having to contend with all manner of Cold War shenanigans, including the presence of a mole within his own agency. Directed with a fine attention to detail by Robert De Niro (who also appears in a key supporting role), The Good Shepherd repeatedly runs the risk of losing viewers with its flashback-laden structure drafted by scripter Eric Roth. But the strength of the film rests in its clear-eyed vision of Edward Wilson, whose fierce devotion to his country in turn strips him of his humanity and reduces him to a suspicious and paranoid cypher.
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the 411|Happenings and vicinity, and volunteers are being sought to decorate them. Organizational meetings are being held Wednesdays at 7pm, at the old school behind the new gym on Tybee. Visit www.TybeeTurtleTour.org. The tour will be active through autumn, 2007. Valentines for Troops Liberty Tax Service, 6821 Waters, Savannah Mall and 2715 Skidaway Rd., will be collecting valentines for the troops. For information, visit www.liberytax.com or call 866-871-1040.
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The Art School Class offerings include children’s art classes, with afterschool art instruction for ages 6 through teens. Ages 6-8 attend one hour a week for $55 per month. Ages 9 through teens attend one and a half hours per week for $70 per month. Tuition includes supplies. Classes also are available for adults and advanced teens 16 and up Mondays 7-9 p.m. and Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to noon, with students working in the medium of their choice. Weekly figure drawing sessions are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $60 for six-week sessions or $15 drop in. Artists bring their own materals. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. The Art School is located at 74 W. Montgomery Cross Rd., No. B-2. Call Lind Hollingsworth at 921-1151 or visit www.TheArtSchool-Sav. com. Art Studio Sessions Six-week sessions on Tuesday evenngs or Wednesday mornings are offered at the Remshart Row Gallery and Studio on West Jones Street. Small groups. Oils, acrylics and pastels. Help and encouragement in creating successful artwork. Prior experience is helpful but not necessary. Tuition is $125. To register, call 234-5737. Attitudes, Personalities and Team Spirit This workshop will be conducted by Dr. Thomas Hollis, a Savannah psychologist, Thursdays, Feb. 8, 15 and 22 from 7-9 p.m. at the Armstrong Conference Center, 11935 Abercorn St. From team building to attitude adjustment, knowing your personality type can help minimize potential conflict and
improve interaction with others. Participants will have the opportunity to take the MyersBriggs Type Indicator Test to identify personality types and facilitate discussion. The cost is $49 per person and $69 with spouse, which includes test materials. Call 297-5322 to register. Baby sign classes Savannah Speech & Hearing Center is offering Baby Sign classes for babies aged 8-14 months and their parents. The cost is $50, which includes materials. To register, call 355-4601. Brush with Clay Classes in relief work in clay with a painterly technicque of glazing and surface decoration are offered at CarosArt Studio in Windsor Forest by professional artist/clay sculptor Carolyne Graham. Classes are held Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. a.m. to noon. Inquire about other days. The cost is $100 per six weeks of instruction. Clay supplies are extra. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465 to register. Conversational Spanish Do you want to practice your Spanish? Come to the mesa de espanol the second Thursday and last Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For information, send e-mail to cafecontigo@gmail. com. Davenport House Docent Training is conducted every February, July and October. Call 236-8097 or send email to jcredle@savbusiness.net.
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Feng Shui is the latest offering in the Masterpiece Series. It will be presented by architect Joe Hall on Thursday, Feb. 15 at noon at The Chatham Club. The cost is $25, which includes lunch. Reservations must be received by Feb. 12. Call 234-3323. Fall Visual Arts Classes The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now registering students for its fall visual arts classes. Day and evening classes are offered in ceramics, painting, portfolio preparation, jewelry making and stained glass for children, teens and adults. All classes are held at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.Call 6514248 or visit www.savannahga.gov/arts. Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. First Steps parent education program This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. Call 819-6910. Free Tax School Earn extra income after taking this course. Flexible schedules, convenient location. The class is free, but there is a small fee for books. Call 352-3862 or visit www.libertytax.com. Get Published Coaching and editing services by Christopher Scott, published author and long-time writing teacher. One-on-one coaching, manuscript editing for fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction and memoirs. Call 398-1727 or send continued on page 46
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10th Annual Americas Conference Armstrong Atlantic State University will host this conference Feb. 9-10 in Solms Hall. It is open to the pbulic and a fee of $10 covers all lectures and presentations. AARP Senior Drivers Safety Program Classes will be held Feb. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Generation One. Call 350-7587. Classes will be held Feb. 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smart Senior, Candler Hospital. Call 352-4405. Instructors are needed to teach this program in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties. For information, call Chuck at 589-1011. Adult Education The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers, 1601 Drayton St., offers tutoring Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 447-5711.
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e-mail to cscott613@comcast.net for details and rates. Got Goals? Workshop A series of workshops for entrepreneurs will be held every Friday in February from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching on Drayton at 40th Street. The cost is $125 for one session, $200 for two, $325 for three and $400 for all four. Lunch, stretching and chair massage included. Casual dress. Call Aimee Hoke at 236-3660 or e-mail centercoordinator@internationalcoach.org. Guided Imagery Change your life with guided imagery. Read about it in Oprah magazine, January 2006. Ditch anxiety, manage deadlines, lose weight, recovery from surgery. Call the Alpha Institute, 927-3432. Highest Praise School of the Arts of Overcoming by Faith is offering vocal, piano and dance classes that are open to anyone from Pre-K to adult. Visit overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601. Housing Authority of Savannah Classes Free classes will be offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Some classes are on-going. Adult Literacy is offered every Monday and Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. Homework Help is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4:30 p.m. The Community Computer Lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Thursday, Jan. 18 from 2-3:30 p.m., Characteristics of a Healthy Relationship will be offered. I-To-We Free Tele-Class Series for Couples Relationship coach Glenn Cohen will present a free one-hour tele-class every Tuesday at 9 p.m. Learn how to create a peaceful, joyous, passionate and loving relationships. Register at www.I-to-we-relationship-coaching.com. Introducing the Work of Byron Katie A technique developed by Byron Katie can provide a framework to solve problems. Workshops that introduce the process of “inquiry,” also known as “The Work,” are offered to the public free of charge and include a 35-minute vidoe presentation The Work of Byron Katie and an individualized sample “Inquiry.” For an appointment, call Ursula Sterling at 598-8233 or send e-mail to sterling@bellsouth.net. Kicklighter Academy has immediate openings in its preschool for typically developing children from 6 weeks through 5 years of age. Call 355-7633 to schedule a tour. Life Challenge Consulting Engage yourself in life-changing strategies. Career; stress reduction; spirituality. Free initial half-hour consultation. Call Cindy Beach, M.S., at 429-7265. The Masterpiece Series Architect Joe Hall will discuss Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Feng Shui But Were Afraid to Ask on Thursday, Feb. 15 at noon at The Chatham Club. The cost is $25. To make a reservation, call 234-3323. Payment must be received by Feb. 12. 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. Paralegal/Legal Secretary Certificate Program A series of 10 to 12 courses over a 1 1/2 year period at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Classes meet once a week, for eight weeks. The fee is $135. Call 927-5213. Pesticide Applicators Training Anyone interested in obtaining a commercial pesticide applicator license must take a test offered by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The Bamboo Farms and Coastal Gardens will hold a session designed to prepare for the test. The cost is $10 per person, payable at the door. Call 921-5480 to register. The class will be offered Monday, Feb. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Training manuals and study guides must be obtained from the University of Georgia prior to the class. Photo Safari with photographer Frank Barevich is an ongoing class offered in conjunction with the Savannah Art Association. Take photos in downtown and learn how to compose a photograph and shoot for the best effect. Call 660-6994 or fbrab@comcast.net. Puppet Shows are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605. Riding Lessons Norwood Stables in Sandfly near the Isle of Hope is offering riding lessons for ages 6 through 76, including Hunt Seat (English) or Dressage. The stables also offers summer camps, rentals, leasing, boarding and horses for sale. For a tour, call 356-1387. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center offers a variety of business classes. The center is at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582. Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 308-3561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo. com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Shakespeare Festival Classes A scene study class with an emphasis on this year’s Shakespeare Festival production will be presented Sundays from 4-6 p.m. The class is free and open to all local talent. It will be held on Sundays at the STUDIO, 2805B Roger Lacey Ave. Call Mark Niebuhr at 6959146. 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.
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AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club This is an official student club of Armstrong Atlantic State University that accepts non-students as associate members. It is devoted to the exploration and enjoyment of the genres of science fiction and fantasy.
the 411|Happenings Coastal Bicycle Touring Club of Savannah Visit www.cbtc.org for meeting schedule and more information. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Tubby’s Tank House restaurant in Thunderbolt at 6:30 p.m. 728-5989. Code Pink is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Queenies To Go Go, 1611 Habersham St. Contact mimi.thegoddessfactory@gmail.com or visit http://fearnoarts.com. Daughters of Destiny An ongoing seminar for women who want to make changes in their lives through spirituality and positive reinforcement meets every Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Daughters of Destiny House, 12 E. 41st St. Facilitated by Miriam Center. Call 663-0894. Discussion Group for Unsung Heroes You may not require recognition but someone else may want to know your story and it could make a difference in your life. Discussion groups or meetings will be set up. For info, send e-mail to unsung-heros@ hotmail.com. ESP Enhancement A bi-weekly group will explore exercises and readings designed to enhance ESP. Offered free of charge. Call 224-2120
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No Kidding! is the area’s first social club for single and married adults who do not have children. Meet other non-parents at events and activities. For information on No Kidding! visit www.nokidding.net or send e-mail to luluette@prodigy.net. Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-AMillion and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. St. Almo The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meet at 4 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. (Time changes with the season.) Call 2343336. Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce The Feburary Business Connection will be held Thursday, Feb. 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Westin’s Club at Savnnah Harbor and the Greenbriar Spa. The cost is $5 for members and $15 for guests. Call Susan Smith at 6446434 or ssmith@savannahchamber.com. Savannah Browns Backers This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team. Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and support your favorite team Sundays at game time at McDonough’s on the corner of Drayton and McDonough streets. The continued on page 48
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Activities include book discussions, movie screenings, role playing game sessions, board and card games, guest speakers, episode marathons and armor demonstrations. Provides guest speakers to educators upon request. Call Michael at 220-8129, send e-mail to lightmagus@yahoo.com or mccauln1981@ hotmail.com. or visit http://aasuscifi. proboards105.com/index.cgi. Bike Night with Mikie is held every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill. Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items. Blackbeard’s Scuba Club Call Ryan Johnson at 604-5977. 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/ChiSavannah/. 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. Visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@ aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 4124410. Clean Coast meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule.
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group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future. Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at Savannah Kennel Club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. Those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to come earlier. Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994. Savannah Art Association meets the second Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Call 232-7731. Savannah Brewers’ League Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. Call 447-0943 or visit www. hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Savannah Council, Navy League has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at
the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Savannah Fencing Club offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com. Savannah Jaycees for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and no charge for guests. Call 9619913 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com. Savannah Kennel Club meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. from September through May at the Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. Those who wish to eat are encouraged to arrive earlier. 656-2410. Savannah’s First Pug Playday This group meets every first Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Savannah Dog Park at 41st and Drayton streets. All humans and dogs who live in a pug household are welcome. A donation to the Savannah Dog Park would be appreciated. Contact Mike or Melinda at kennedy.mike@comcast.net. Savannah Newcomers Club is open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts
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a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171. Savannah Shag Club offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive. Savannah Ski Club The purpose of the club is to bring all snow skiers/boarders in the Lowcountry area together, Membership is $30 for a single and $45 for a family. Call 713-7655 or e-mail SavhSkiClub@bellsouth.net. Savannah Toastmasters helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935. Tybee Performing Arts Society meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the old Tybee school All interested, please attend or e-mail ried793@netscape. com. Urban Professionals meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or email spannangela@hotmail.com. Vietnam Veterans Chapter 671 meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. The next meeting will be Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Call James at 927-3356. The Young Professionals of Savannah For information, contact Leigh Johnson at 659-9846..
Dance
Adult Ballet Classes at Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Dr, Whitemarsh Island near Publix shopping center. Challenging, rewarding and fun. All levels and body types welcome. $12 per class or $90 for eight classes. Beginner Adult Ballet is held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:307:30 p.m. Intermediate Adult Ballet is held Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced Adult Ballet is held Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thrusdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. A variety of youth classes (ages 3 to teen) are available. Call Sue Braddy at 897-2100. Adult Jazz and Tap Classes The Gretchen Greene School of Dance is offering ongoing adult classes. There are two
levels, Beginner and Intermediate, which both meet on Wednesdays. The intermediate program is from 6:30-8 p.m. and the beginner program is from 8-9 p.m. Both classes consist of a jazz portion and a tap dance portion. The instructor is Travis Dodd. For information, call 897-4235 or visit ggsod.com. Argentine Tango Practice and Lesson Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person. Call 925-7416. Breffni Academy of Irish Dance has opened a location in Richmond Hill and is accepting students. The academy is located at Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. For information, call Michael or Nicola O’Hara at 305-756-8243 or send e-mail to Dance@BreffniAcademy.com. Visit www. IrishDanceClasses.com. Flamenco Enthusiasts Dance or learn flamenco in Savannah with the Flamenco Cooperative. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 or 3 p.m. at the Maxine Patterson School of Dance. Any level welcome. If you would like to dance, accompany or sing, contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo.com. Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc. offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome. Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329. The Savannah Shag Club Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion OPost 36 on Victory Drive. Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop.com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge. Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. The Studio Ongoing classes include Hip Hop/Funk on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Adult Beginner Ballet on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. There are a variety of advanced classes daily. The Studio is located at 2805 Roger Lacey Ave.
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A balanced life Student massage is offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $30 to $40 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 3553011 for an appointment. The school is at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com. Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes 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. Free Nutritional Counseling by certified nutritional consultants. Muscle Quest Sports Nutrition Center, 109 Jefferson St. downtown. Call ahead to reserve a space at 232-4784. Gentle Yoga Evening classes offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:45 p.m. and lunch classes Monday from noon to 1 p.m. $12 per evening class, $10 per lunchtime class. $75 for an eight-week session. Classes at The Yoga Loft at Womancare, 800 E. 70th St. Call Lisa at 398-2588. Jade Lotus Tai Chi Group Classes are offered Saturdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Drop-in rate is $10, $8 for students or 10 classes for $80, $70 for students. All experience levels are welcome. Look on the web at www.jadelotustaichi.com. The Jewish Education Alliance Join Amy Levy at 9:45 am on Fridays 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. Ladies Living Smart fitness club provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910
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Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605. Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meditation Class Savannah Yoga Center is offering a meditation and Pranayama (breathing) class on Saturday mornings from 8:45-9:15 a.m. from January through March. Led by Amanda Westerfield, the class is free with a suggested donation of $5 per class. All donations will go to Park Place Outreach, formerly Savannah Runaways. Each quarter, SYC will choose a different local charity to donate to. Call Kelley at 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Nia Movement Classes are offered at the Center for Holistic Healing at Memorial Health, 300 Bull St. on Mondays and Thursdays from 7:15-8:15 p.m. The cost is $12 for walk-ins or $105 for a 10-class punch card. Call 236-2131 or 350-2467 or visit www.holistic.memorialhealth.com. Pilates Classes 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. Preregister by calling 819-6463. Pregnancy Yoga A special four-week session will be held before the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:15 p.m. in offices located at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Prenatal yoga helps mother-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor and delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. Cost is $48 for once a week or $80 for twice a week for the 4-week session. Call 596-0584 or send e-mail to ann@aikyayoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center Three new classes will be offered in 2007. Drop-ins are welcome. The new schedule is: Monday, 9-10:30 am Dynamic Flow All Levels w/ Sally; and 6-7:15 pm Yoga Basics w/ Heather. On Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm Dynamic Flow All Levels w/ Brent. On Wednesday, 6-7:30 pm Hot Yoga All Levels w/ Katie. On Thursday, 4:15-5:15 pm Teen Yoga w/ Heather (Ages 13+); and 6-7:15 pm All Levels Flow w/ Kelley. On Friday, 10–11:15 am Dynamic Flow All Levels w/ Sally; and 5:45-7 pm, Mellow Flow Yoga w/ Kate. On Saturday, 10-10:45 am Meditation w/ Amanda (suggested donation is $5. 100% of proceeds go to local charity); and 11-12:15 pm All Levels Flow Yoga w/ Kelley. On Sunday, 5-6 pm Community Flow Yoga w/ Amanda (cost is $5). The Savannah Yoga Center is located at 45 E. 40th St. Call Director Kelley Boyd at 441-6653, email kelley@savannahyoga.com or visit www.savannahyoga.com.
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just off the intersection of Skidaway and Victory. Call 695-9149 or 356-8383 or visit ww.thestudiosav.com. Valentine Ball The Moon River Dancers will hold their annual Valentine Ball on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the American Legion Ballroom, 1108 Bull St. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and dancing is from 8-11:30 p.m. Black tie optional. Complimentary dessert bar and coffee. Cash bar available. Admission is $25. Call 961-9960 or 655-4985. Wheelchair and Disabled Ballroom Dance The Moon River Dancers now offer ballroom dance classes for people who are disabled. Classes are held the fourth Saturday of the month from 2-4:30 p.m. at Memorial Health’s The Rehabilitation Institute, 4700 Waters Ave. . For information, call Charleen at 308-7307 or e-mail cwh0869@yahoo.com. Youth Dance Program 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 class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951.
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Yoga at Memorial Health The Center for Holistic Healing at Memorial Health, 300 Bull St., offers Gentle Kripalu Yoga on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-11:15 a.m.; Hatha Yoga on Mondays from 5:45-7 p.m.; Integral Yoga on Wednesdays from 5:45-7 p.m.; Hot Yoga on Fridays from 5:45-7 p.m., Amrit Yoga on Saturdays from 10-11:15 a.m. All classes are $12 for walk-ins, $70 for unlimited monthly classes or $105 for a 10-class punch card. Call 236-2131 or 350-2467 or visit www.holistic.memorialhealth.com. Free Guided Meditation is offered Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. and free Open Meditation is offered Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Yoga For Round Bodies Explore yoga postures for the fuller figure while experiencing stress relief and the healing power of yoga. Six-week session is $70. Classes at The Yoga Loft at Womancare, 800 E. 70th St. Call Lisa at 398-2588. The Yoga Room Monday: Vinyasa from 5-6:15 p.m., Open Flow Level I and II 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday: Yoga Flow Level II and III from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Yoga Flow Level I from 10-11:30 a.m. and Open Flow Level I and II from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday: Power Yoga from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Friday: Vinyasa from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Yoga Flow Level I from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday: Yoga Flow Level I from 1011:15 a.m., Power Yoga from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Seated Meditation from 1-1:30 p.m. Sunday: Vinyasa from 11 a.m. to 12:30
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Be Stress Free Learn to go within, find balance -- access clarity, inner wisdom and peace. This free meditation group meets every first Saturday from noon to 9-10 a.m. at 6205 Abercorn St., No. 203. Arrive by 11:55 a.m. and go to the front door. To reserve a space, email Ellen Farrell, M.A. at ellenjfarrell@comcast.net or call 247-4263. Can’t Sleep? Can’t sleep or stay asleep? Hypnosis and guided imagery works. Call 927-3432 for more information. Case Management Program St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St., will sponsor a client assessment and referral service that assists individuals in
First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. Gay AA Meeting meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Ken at 398-8969. Georgia Equality Savannah is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996. Savannah Pride, Inc. meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend, for without the GLBT community,
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Happy Valentine Daze, Aries! On this lover’s holiday, let’s see what we can do to purge some of your old romantic karma. With a cleaner slate, you’ll be freer to create the kind of love you really want in the future. To begin, write a list of the worst sins you’ve committed against your ex-intimates. Include behavior that was ignorant, cruel, or unconscious. Next, think of atonements you might make for the hurtful things you did. For instance, you could send your ex an “I’m sorry for the craziness our relationship caused you” letter. Finally, Aries, forgive yourself of your errors. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Happy Valentine Daze, Taurus! During this lover’s holiday, I encourage you to devote yourself full-time to acting like a person who’s in love. Even if you’re not currently in the throes of passion for a special someone, pretend you are. Everywhere you go, exude that charismatic blend of shellshocked contentment and blissful turmoil that comes over you when you’re infatuated. Let everyone you meet soak up the delicious wisdom you exude. Dispense free blessings and extra slack like a rich saint high on natural endorphins. (I assure you that this assignment is in perfect accord with the astrological omens.) GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Happy Valentine Daze, Gemini! I hope you’ll be *very* specific about what you want from intimacy and collaboration in the coming months. To get you in the mood, I’ve written a personal ad for you to use. Or create your own, borrowing from the spirit of mine. Here you go. *Slapstick thinker with refined sensibilities seeks a saint-like sinner with insanely cool style for a long-distance joyride towards the outskirts of Nirvana. Established meditation practice and a good bedside manner are desirable. Would it be too much to ask that you might also have a high level of emotional intelligence without boring me to death with your maturity? Is it possible that you’ll be an entertaining talker who also knows how to listen with your wild heart turned up all the way? Let’s keep reinventing
p.m. and Yoga Flow Level II and III from 56:30 p.m. Drop-ins welcome. Single class $12, 8-class package for $75 and 15-class package for $120. Eight-week sessions in Kripalu Yoga, Mommy and Me Yoga and Prenatal Yoga also are available for $75 for the session. Call 8980361 or email svnnhyogaroom@aol.com.. Yogalates Classes are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions. Call 819-6463.
ourselves forever.* CANCER (June 21-July 22): Happy Valentine Daze, Cancerian! I sing a sly WOW toward the sky and murmur a resonant YOW toward the earth in rowdy reverent gratitude for the wonders that come your way from the special people in your life. I send out a special YAYA and GAGA to that Mysterious Other who has the power to challenge you, teach you, confound you, inspire you, and love you almost as well as you love yourself. Long may your story unfold in all of its enigmatic glory! Long may you liberate each other from your suffering! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Happy Valentine Daze, Leo! I predict that more love will flow into your life in the future. Why? Because beginning now, you will remove the obstructions that have been interfering with that flow. That’s not all. More love will flow into your life because you’ll decide that you are actually very lovable-more lovable than you’ve previously acknowledged. That’s not all. More love will flow into your life because you will vow to invoke in yourself a tremendous surge of willpower that will make you hungry to give love, to bestow blessings, and to extend favors. You’ll derive deep pleasure, a real libidinous thrill, from radiating generous emotions in all directions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “You’ve been walking the ocean’s edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry,” writes Coleman Barks in his translation of the 13th-century poet Rumi. What he means is that you’ve been too tentative and inhibited in your relationship with the tidal forces of love; you’ve been holding back from giving your total devotion to the primal power that fuels the universe. “You must dive naked under and deeper under,” Barks and Rumi continue, “a thousand times deeper!” Consider taking the poets’ advice, Virgo. If you can’t manage diving a thousand times deeper, try to least make it a hundred times. Happy Valentine Daze!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Happy Valentine Daze, Libra! After careful meditation about what advice might help you expand your experience of intimacy, I’ve decided to offer you the following meditation. “Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly. It wants to rip to shreds all your erroneous notions of truth that make you fight within yourself, and with others.” So writes Daniel Ladinsky in his translation of a poem by Hafiz. Love, he continues, “sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.” That’s a pretty good description of where I think you are in your current relationship with love, Libra. I hope you’re brave enough to cooperate with its gift.
“Your face is true and your hair is perfect and I love you. You make boats in my dreams and you speak without words and I love you. Your fears unnerve me and your questions amuse me and I love you. I love you not only for who you are, but for the interesting person I become when I’m with you. I say I love you and love you and love you until the words become the constant song of your voice in my head and the original ache of memory in my soul. I love you more than life and death, more than everything that’s in between the light and the dark. Do you believe me? Try harder. Do you believe me now? I’m always with you, which is why I know you will never abandon yourself.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Happy Valentine Daze, Scorpio! I dare you to up the ante in your relationship with a special someone who both frustrates and inspires you. One way to do that might be to say the following to that person: “We are pain and what cures pain, both. We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours. I want to hold you close like a lute, so that we can cry out with loving. Would you rather throw stones at a mirror? I am your mirror and here are the stones.” (This passage was written by the 13th-century poet Rumi and translated by Coleman Barks.)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Happy Valentine Daze, Aquarius! During this lover’s holiday, I’m praying for you to have mind-boggling communions with smart-mouthed, quick-thinking virtuosos who are at least as brilliant as you. To be frank, I don’t care whether or not these communions are with attractive members of your favorite gender. In accordance with the promises of your current astrological omens, I just want to see you stimulated to the point of spiritual and intellectual rapture by kaleidoscopic give-and-take sessions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “From studying the samurai art of kendo,” writes a reader named Amanda, “I’ve learned that some of history’s most fearsome warriors derived their great strength from sublime tenderness.” Your assignment during this season of love, Sagittarius, is to act on that advice in every way you can imagine. I want you to be a sensitive juggernaut of courage and daring in the coming months, and I believe the best way to do that is to intensify your commitment to mastering the art of ingenious intimacy. Happy Valentine Daze!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Happy Valentine Daze, Pisces! My team of Prayer Warriors and I are sending you surges of the smartest love we can conjure up. Through the sweet fierce force of our high-tech magic, we’ve transformed our hearts into the equivalents of 100,000- watt broadcasting towers that are dosing you with wave after wave of primal adoration and appreciation. Open yourself to our gift, please. It’s as real as a thunderstorm, as potent as the Buddha’s libido. If you’ve felt that no one could ever see you for who you really are, let us prove you wrong. If you’ve fantasized that no one will ever be completely on your side, surrender to the overwhelming evidence that we are your shockingly friendly allies. w
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Happy Valentine Daze, Capricorn. I dare you to say the following to a special someone with whom you want to be closer:
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Brennan Manning to Speak Franciscan priest Bernnan Manning has spent time undercover in a Swiss jail, as a water carrier in rural Spain and a minister to shrimpers in an Alabama seaport. He is an author and speaker who travels widely. He will speak at St. Thomas Feb. 16, 17 and 18. 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), on Johnson Square. 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. Ekklesia, The Church Do church in a casual and relaxed setting on Saturday nights. Fellowship begins at 6 p.m., 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. Energy Share Circle at Dovestar Experience the power of healing energy through reiki, alchemical body work, shamaballa and yoga bodywork every Friday at 7 p.m. Free. 11911 Middleground Rd. Call 9200801. Manifestation Gathering at Dovestar is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Learn ancient techniques to connect with your personal power. Free. Call 920-0801. Meditation Group This free meditation group meets every first Saturday day from 9-10 a.m. at 6205 Abercorn St., No. 203. Arrive by 11:55 a.m. and go to the front door. To reserve a space, email Ellen Farrell, M.A. at ellenjfarrell@comcast.net or call 247-4263. Nicodemus by Night An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Overcoming by Faith Services with the Rev. Ricky Temple are held Saturday from 6-7:30 p.m. at 9700 Middleground Rd. Sunday worship services
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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 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. 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. 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 2318727. Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Clinic is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Emory. Patients can receive pre and post-operative care at the clinic rather than travel to Atlanta. Call Karen Traver, R.N. Transplant Coordinator, at 819-8350. La Leche League of Savannah Call Phoebe at 897-9261. Lose Weight like Mark Merlis on Dateline. Safe, effective, reasonable cost. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that people who used hypnosis lost 60 percent more weight than any other method. The Alpha Institute, 9273432. Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. SJ/C accepts
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4906 Bull Street Between 65th and 66th Street, this cute 1BR, 1BA apartment features an eat-in-kitchen, with stove and refrigerator, new laminated hardwood floors, gas heat, window A/C units, off-street parking. Pet-friendly. $550/mo. 16 Thackery Place 2 BR, 1BA apartment – Thackery Place is between Bull and Montgomery off of 61st Street. Close to Montgomery Hall and Habersham Village. Spacious apartment with a separate dining room, hardwood floors, central H/A, W/ D connections, total electric and off street parking. Pet-friendly. $650/mo. 10 West 40th Street Beautifully renovated 2 BR, 1BA lower half of duplex in the Starland District. Features include formal LR, with a large front porch, formal DR, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, bathroom and kitchen with ceramic tile floors, separate laundry room and private courtyard. C H/A, total electric and paid security system. Pet-friendly. $935/mo.
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53 East 66th Street Very spacious 2BR, 2BA apartment, den w/fireplace, eat-in kitchen with stove, refrigerator and dishwasher, W/D connections, hardwood floors, central H/A, plenty of storage space, ADT Security System ready, small shared backyard and off-street parking. Pet-friendly. $925/mo. 1112 East Victory Drive Spacious 3BR, 2BA house with a formal living room, formal dining room, and large family room. Refinished hardwood floors, central H/A, separate laundry room with washer/dryer, wrap around front porch with views of Daffin Park, small fenced in backyard, one car garage and off-street parking. Pet-friendly. $1,100/mo.
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Beautiful country lot. This 3 bbdrm/2 bath is over 1300 sq. ft, with over 3/4 of an acre surrounded by many mature trees. Home includes new paint, new flooring, new metal roof, and new HVAC. Let your worries melt away in this affordable home priced at only $89,900. Call LaTrelle Pevey at 658-7777 and come enjoy it yourself today! H-4627
Less than 2 years old and priced less than new construction with the same upgrades. This 3 bedroom 2 bath home has a huge 10 x 28 patio out back. Plenty of room for grilling and outside entertaining. Established landscaping on a wonderful corner lot that is over ½ acre. Neighborhood pool for cooling off. Call LaTrelle for your viewing of this exceptional buy in Effingham County at 6587777. H-4667 $144,000
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234-4406 708 EaST 51ST STREET uniT b 2 BR w/bonus room, 1 BA, kitchen w/eating area, electric stove and dishwasher, hardwood floors, living room w/fireplace, dining room shared, yard pets ok. $900/ mo. 622 WEST vicTORY dRivE 3 BR, 2 BA home, living room, dining room, heart pine floors, eat-in kitchen, gas stove, electric water heater, stack washer/dryer, fenced backyard, 2 off-street parking spaces. $1,000/mo. 2025 EaST 40Th STREET 3 BR, 1-1/2 BA, home oak, hardwood floors, dining room, living room, kitchen, washer/dryer connections, large fenced yard, offstreet parking. $1,200/mo. 313 EaST hEnRY STREET 1 BR, 1 BA apartment, living room, furnished kitchen, washer/ dryer, off-street parking. $650/ mo.
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525 EaST hEnRY STREET 5 BR 3-1/2 BA home, large kitchen, living room, dining room, fenced yard, W/D, fresh paint. $1,800/mo. 1011 jEffERSOn STREET 2 BR, 2 BA, fireplace, living room, kitchen with dining room. W/D, 1 off-street parking space. $825/mo.
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306 WEST paRK avEnuE lOWER apaRTmEnT 2 BR, 1 BA, living room/dining room combo, W/D, CHA, high ceilings, hardwood floors, fireplace. Available mid November. $900/mo. 106a EaST andERSOn STREET 2 BR, 1 BA condo. Living room, kitchen, hardwood floors, offstreet parking, washer/dryer, water/trash/sewer included. $900/ mo. 214 b WEST paRK avEnuE 2 BR, 1 BA apartment with claw tub, living room, kitchen with hardwood floors, central heat air. No pets. Available mid February. $800/mo. 614 EaST duffY STREET 2 BR, 2 BA apt. Living room, kitchen, CHA. $875/mo. 203 EaST YORK STREET #2 2 BR, 1 BA, parlor apartment, kitchen with new dishwasher, electric stove, refrigerator, disposal, hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, central heat and air, large walk-in closet. No pets. $1200/mo.
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2BR / 1 Bath, lower 1/2 of duplex in Baldwin Park (near 40th & Price). Owner lives upstairs. Totally renovated, CHA, some wood floors, W/D, dishwasher, security system. No utilities inBeautiful Victorian home on 37th cluded. $750/month plus deposStreet, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath, living it. 912-856-4330. and dining. Fully equipped kitchNICELY FURNISHED 4-room Linen and laundry. Central heat and coln Street carriage house with air. 2 car garage. Just minutes to hardwood/tile floors throughout. downtown and SCAD. Complete kitchen w/nook, off$1100/month. Available March street parking. $845/month, 1st. Call 912-596-1540. $235/week, utilities included. 231-9464.
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813 EaST 37Th STREET (lOWER) 1 BR, 1 BA with claw tub, kitchen with electric stove, living room, stacked washer dryer, shared yard. Off street parking, central heat and air, hardwood floors. $600/mo.
Luxurious 2 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath condo. Secure garage p a r k i n g, e l evato r, ce nt ra l courtyard, washer/dryer. Close t o e v e r y t h i n g ! Av a i l a b l e 01/01/07. $1,600/month. No pets. Call Monica at 912-547-0688 or mrama1@hotmail.com. MIDTOWN 2 bedrooms, 1 Bath plus Sunroom. Renovated, central heat/air. $650 monthly. Call 912-429-9600.
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Habersham Manor Condominiums
Pristine, top floor condominium unit with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room with fireplace, dining area, impressive kitchen, includes washer and dryer. Approximately 1216 square feet plus balcony. Amenities include pool, fitness center, activity center zone.For more info contact Alex Grikitis @ Judge Reality @ 1912 -236-1000 or Alex Grikitis @ atGrikitis Group.com.
Location. Location. Location. 104 Tybrisa St. In the heart of Tybee’s commercial district minutes from the pier. Zoned C-1. Currently 6-room inn. A number of possibilities including mixed-used commercial on bottom, residential on top. Owner/ agent. $875,000. Please contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700 or Chris Smyth 912-704-3800 for more information.
1701-1707 HABERSHAM STREET Four new condos in gorgeously renovated Victorian building. Large front porches, gated off-street parking, upscale kitchens, refinished hardwood floors throughout, security system, and much more. Pricing starting at $265,000. Contact Alex Grikitis 912-220-1700, Nick Bentz 843-368-0265, or Chris Smyth 912704-3800, and please visit habershammanor.com for more information.
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654-656 East Henry St-A new condo conversion. Four 2 bed / 1 bath condos on beautiful East Henry Street. Video surveillance and home security, Large front porches, off-street parking, updated kitchens and baths, hardwood/ tile/carpet floors, laundry rooms, and over 1200 square feet each. Pricing starting at $235,000. 2% closing costs and $1000 decorating allowance paid by seller. Contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700 or Chris Smyth, 912-704-3800, and please visit henryplace.com for more information.
A gorgeously renovated historic building at 216 West Park Avenue. Completely updated kitchens with stainless fixtures and appliances, shaker-style cabinets, baths with marble granite countertops & marble floors. Original hardwood floors throughout. Gas fireplaces, video surveillance & security, built-in surround sound & flat panel TV. All the bells and whistles!! 1750 to 3300 square foot units. Prices starting at $325,000. Great buyer incentive packages available along with preferred lenders. Please contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700 or alex@ grikitisgroup.com, and be sure to visit 216west.com for further information.
224-228 E Park Ave at the corner of Lincoln St. Eight new condos located three blocks from Forsyth Park. Full appliance package, refinished wood floors, video surveillance and security system, off-street parking, flatpanel TVs, and much more. Prices starting at $99,900. Contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700, Nick Bentz 843-368-0265, or Chris Smyth 912704-3800, and please visit lincolnparkSAV.com for more information.
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Beautifully restored 5000 sqft post civil war plantation home on 3.98 acres in downtown Ridgeland. 6 bdrms, 3 full baths, 1.5 bath, wrap around porches, custom tile pool, carport, garage, boat storage, lrg oak trees, Four boat landings within 15 min drive. 35 min to Savannah, Beaufort, Hilton Head. Minutes to I - 95 much more!
4 Beautiful Condos on the water! 2Bed 2.5 Bath, 2 balconies per unit. Scenic view and landscape, security gated entrance, Plenty of parking. For more info check out www.CoastalRiverview.com.
Great commercial property right in the Thomas Square Historic Neighborhood. Entire tract includes 1711 Price, 1716 Habersham, & 410 34th St. 4,200sq.ft. comm. space & 2,200sq.ft. of warehouse space. The remainder is vacant. For more info check out www.1711price.com.
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Great SCAD rental. Fully rehabed with original hardwoods, marble in kitchen and bath, stainless steel appliances. $1000/mo rental income. Carriage house not yet rented. Area of active restoration.
Cozy 3 bed / 2 bath sav’h riverfront cottage located on bluff w/ a panoramic view of river. Home features large knotty pine grtrm & pine flrs throughout. Dock and deck too. 1 Blk from public landing.
3 Bed 2 Bath, 2 off street parking spaces, large front yard, located right in downtown historic Savannah. For more info contact Alex Grikitis @ Judge Reality tel # 912-236-1000 or alexgrikitis@GrikitisGroup.com.
347 Abercorn St. • Savannah, GA 31401 • 912-236-10000 Alex Grikitis • 912-220-1700 • www.GrikitisGroup.com
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