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Train to Atlanta

Local band The Train Wrecks get ready to compete in the prestigious Independent Music World Series competition in the ATL Sept. 11. Wish them luck and read our interview with the band inside. By jim reed | 23

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Jonathan Richman is one of the acts coming to town soon; see more in our Entertainment Briefs | 24

What does Sarah Connor have to tell us about the future of artificial intelligence? | 26

Scott Griffinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethereal work comes to the JEA this month, with a reception Sunday | 27

Don Cheadle makes a pretty decent Traitor, our movie critic insists | 28

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Wednesday Psychotronic Film Society: It Happened at Lakewood Manor

A 1970s made-for-TV horror film about an old-fashioned, lake-side hotel being purchased by an unsavory gambling casino promoter. The hotel is attacked by an army of poisonous ants, and efforts to rescue those trapped in the hotel are hampered by the progress of the insects upward -- one floor at a time. Stars Myrna Loy and Suzanne Somers. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m. When: Wed. Sept. 3, 8 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Cost: $5 Info: 912-232-4447. www. myspace.com/psychotronicfilms

Thursday Flashback: The Classic Rock Experience

A team of musicians, technical wizards and design specialists present the hit music of artists such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and more. Designed for arenas, the three-hour show comes with lighting, lasers, pyrotechnics, video screens and surround sound system. It features the Mystic Orchestra. which includes guitarists Phil Hilbourne and Jamie Humphries, veterans of the Queen retrospective and the Australian Pink

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A cavalcade of classic rockers will please mavens this Thursday night at the Civic Center Floyd show; keyboardist Brian Chatton, who has performed with Phil Collins and Meatloaf; keyboardist/woodwind player David Boruff. who has performed with Madonna and Chicago; Australiian drummer Adam Troughear; Spanish vocalist Jose Manzano; Katrina Chester, star of the OffBroadway smash LoveJanis;Elizabeth Eagan; and special guest star, Chuck Negron, formerly lead vocalist of Three Dog Night. When: Thu., Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. Where: The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. Cost: $17 to $98 Info: 651-6556. www. savannahcivic.com

Wine Dinner at Belford’s in City Market

A four-course dinner paired with wine will be created by Chef Emmanuel Tarango of Belford’s. Seating is limited, and reservations

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Friday First Friday for Folk Music

Performances by Cynergy, Tammerlin and Brian Ashely Jones. When: Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. When: Fri. Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cost: $2 recommended donation Info: 786-6953. www. savannahfolk.org

Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?

A performance with profes-

sional actors that lets the audience solve the crime. The cost includes the show, a choice of three dinners, sales tax and a 20% gratuity. Cocktails are additional. Reservations are required. Presented every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Seating begins at 7:15 p.m. When: Fri. Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m., Sat. Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m. and Sun. Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. Where: The Pirate’s House, 20 E. Broad St. Cost: $56.25 ages 13 and up and $37.25 per child, ages 10-12 Info: 898-9021. www.thepirateshouse.co

First Friday Fireworks on the River

Celebrate the end of the week with fireworks on River Street. When: Fri. Sept. 5, 9:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Saturday Blackwater Paddle

After basic canoeing instruction, a Wilderness Southeast guide will lead the way down Ebemezer Creek near Rincon, past tupelo and cypress trees, as participants look for turtles, herons and kingfishers. There is beauty around every bend. The fee covers canoe rental and instruction. Reservations are required. When: Sat. Sept. 6, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $35 Info: 236-8115.

The Dolphin Project

Volunteers are needed to help scientists study the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin

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Divided We Fall — Americans in the Aftermath

The screening of an award-winning documentary that explores the nature of the violence perpetrated on fellow Americans after the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The film, which asks the question, “Who or what is an ‘American’ after 9/11?,” is being screened in 50 cities across the country in a grassroots campaign for dialogue about racism, religions and renewal in America. It will be presented at the Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 707 Harmon St. When: Fri. Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m. Cost: Free.

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week at a glance | continued from page on the Georgia Coast. Volunteers must be at least 18 and willing to complete a two-hour training session. GAdolphin@comcast.net. When: Sat. Sept. 6, 9-11 a.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free. Info: 912-927-5277. www. thedolphinproject.org

Starland Farmers Market

Local organic and traditional produce, artists, food vendors, crafts people, musicians, street performers and storytellers. In season now are carrots, potatoes, squash, onions, corn, strawberries, collards, turnips, mustard greens, salad greens, fresh eggs, blueberries, peaches, herbs and more. Held rain or shine in the Starland district on DeSoto Avenue between Whitaker and Bull streets and 40th and 41st streets. maldorors@gmail.com When: Sat. Sept. 6, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Cost: Free Info: 443-5355. starland-

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First Saturday on the River

Arts and crafts, entertainment and fun for the entire family on historic River Street. When: Sat. Sept. 6, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: Free.

Warbirds Ball

The theme is “Are the Stars Out Tonight?” The evening will begin with a champagne reception and silent auciton, followed by dinner and music from Jeremy Davis and the Equinos Jazz Orchestra. All proceeds support the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. . When: Sat. Sept. 6, 6 p.m. Where: Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. Info: Susan Eiseman, 7488888. www.mightyeighth.org

Sunday An Evening of Jazz for Adult Literacy

The evening will include a silent auction, a cocktail buffet and a cash bar, plus music by Ben Tucker, Huxsie Scott, Markeya Ralsford and Dr. Bertice Berry. It will be held at the Savannah Riverfront Marriott. When: Sun. Sept. 7, 5-7:30 p.m. Cost: $50 Info: Royce Learning Center, 354-4047.

Farmers Organic Network to present a photo exhibit “Beyond the Resorts: The Faces of the Dominican Republic.” Participants will learn about the awgricultural industry in the Dominican Republic and the role Fair Trade can play in improving conditions of agricultural workers. The photos were taken by Terry Hayes and Linda Cooks, members of SAAFON, which is based in Savannah. kristinbean@ gmail.com. When: Mon. Sept. 8, 7-9 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Info: 912-232-4447. www. sentientbean.com

Monday Art Opening and Educational Event

Parenting with Dignity

Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free Info: 355-8111. www.savj. org/

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The Sentient Bean is partnering with the Southeastern African American

Where: Jewish Education

A two-hour parent coaching session with presenter Helen D. Schandolph, a licensed social worker. When: Tue., Sept. 9, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Return to the 50s

Return to America’s most beloved decade of music, when every song on the radio was a hit. When: Wed. Sept. 10, 8 p.m. Where: The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull Street. Cost: $33 adults and $16 ages 17 and under Info: 233-7764. www.savannahtheatre.com

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The news from New England • They’re really into classic rock up north.

OK, I’m back from a nice, long summer vacation and ready to amp this thing up. Next week we’re going to feature our College issue, with a big Fall Arts preview issue soon after that. I always write an account in the paper of my travels, for two reasons: 1) I really enjoy travel writing; and 2) I’ve noticed with alarm that not a lot of people take real vacations anymore, so I want to do my part to change that trend. This trip my family and I traveled up to New England, spending time in Boston, visiting friends in New Hampshire, camping for a week in Vermont, and finishing up at the Travers Cup race in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (yes, going back on my previous assurance in this space that I would never have anything to do with horse racing again. Sue me!) There’s a lot more about the trip and a lot of pics on my Editor’s Blog at connectsavannah. com. Until then, in no particular order, here’s my quick and dirty list of observations about New England and modern travel in general: • Vermont totally lives up to the hype – it is an amazingly beautiful place. • Boston’s awesome. It has the cultural attractions of New York City without the Big Apple’s manic, adrenaline-crazed edge. • Driving in Boston is not awesome. • When they say “square” up north, they really mean “an oddly-shaped, useless patch of concrete at a busy intersection.” • In historic Mt. Auburn cemetery outside Cambridge we saw the grave of John Nolen, the guy who designed our own Daffin Park.

• Don’t use Travelocity. Book through the airline. Then if a stupid mistake is made in issuing your tickets – which you discover five minutes before getting on the plane – you can get on the phone directly with the airline’s outsourced Asian customer service representatives with fake American names instead of Travelocity’s outsourced Asian customer service representatives with fake American names. • The only sure bet at the track is that the person who least needs the money will win. • I’m not really sure what a Christian Scientist is. But the “mother church” of Christian Science in Boston is so big and beautiful it kind of makes me want to be one. • New Yorkers love the f-word almost as much as they love littering. • Pay a little extra and stay at a Hampton Inn. • If you’re in Vermont, don’t miss the Bread and Puppet Theater near Glover. It’s a barn/ commune that documents the group’s creative political protests over the last 40 years. You walk in, turn on the lights, view their amazing puppets, and if you want to buy something in the gift shop you just leave money in a box. • The U.S.S. Constitution in Charlestown, Mass., has a stirring story with a Georgia connection — the St. Simons Island live oak of her hull is how she got the name “Old Ironsides.”

• TSA agents have actually gotten a little more tolerable. A little. • Bostonians are a lot nicer than I imagined they’d be. And yes, most of them really do have that silly accent like the Car Talk guys on NPR.

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• You know how up north when you order a coffee to go, they spoon the cream and sugar in for you? I love that. • They definitely know how to make beer in Vermont. Long Trail is the best. Haven’t seen it here, has anyone else? • If you’re in Boston, take a Duck Tour despite the laughing and eye-rolling you’ll get when you say you took a Duck Tour. • In New England you can cross two states in the time it takes to drive to Macon. Not that you ever want to drive to Macon. • Berry-picking at a farm is cheap and healthy fun for the whole family. • They really know what they’re doing at Boston’s Logan Airport. • Atlanta’s Hartfield-Jackson – not so much.

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From left: Bread and Puppet Theater in Glover, Vt.; my wife Sonja with her fresh-picked blueberries; Sophia on top of Wheeler Mountain, Vt.

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The truth about the Georgia situation Editor, Jim, generally I like your Editor’s Notes quite a lot. You are a great writer and often I appreciate your perspective on things, but your recent “China Syndrome” note included something that I found rather upsetting. In the course of speaking about the Beijing Olympics you refer to Russia as showing a low “regard for human rights with its massacre of innocent, largely pro-American civilians in Georgia.” Perhaps you’ve already read more about the situation and have shifted your thinking about it some, but as you expressed this sentiment in your column for public consumption I have to take you to task for this. What you said is typical of the way Western media has been spinning the event. In my estimation, after researching the topic vigorously, Russia is not to blame in this matter. In fact I think they’ve shown great restraint on the whole. The facts are as follows: Georgian forces (armed and trained

by the U.S. and Israel, according to many reports) attacked South Ossetia in the night. They attacked the city of Tskhinvali which from my reading has no real military targets. The vast majority of the citizenry in this region are Russians holding Russian passports and in a 2006 referendum, 99% of South Ossetians said they supported independence from Georgia. South Ossetia has enjoyed de facto independence for more than 16 years. Under the terms of the 1992 agreement to which Georgia is a party, they are afforded protection by a small number of Russian peacekeepers. Georgia’s attack on South Ossetia was a blatant act of aggression for political reasons. More than 1500 people were killed by Georgian forces. There are reports of children and the elderly being shot and run over by tanks as well as being shelled in their homes. Of course Russia had to act. And yes, the Russian response was intense, but that’s to be expected. They were well within their rights internationally. Of course Western media has not been presenting this situation properly.

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In fact they seem hell bent on villifying Russia and Putin. It’s all so preposterous and shouldn’t come as any surprise in the propagandistic spin cycle of Big Media in the Bush II era. All the Western leaders had to put in their two silly cents also on how Russia is so evil and how their response was disproportionate. Excuse me? Almost 2000 (or more) people are killed due to some nefarious attempts at political pole positioning on the part of Georgia (backed, or so they thought, by the US and Israel) and Russia is supposed to just roll over and watch it happen? In my opinion Georgia was really a pawn of the US and Israel, and once they played their part in attempting to bait Russia into a conflict the Zionists and the Neo-Cons left them hanging. This has everything to do with what occurred in Chechnya, the Ukraine and in Serbia/Kosovo. It has everything to do with oil and pipelines and global geo-politics. Look at the proximity of the Caspian Basin and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. Look at a bigger map and see the proximity of these countries to Iran

(who we also villify perpetually) and Afghanistan, and even Iraq (who we obviously invaded illegally). The more you look into these matters the more you see how interconnected it all is. I don’t have time to connect all the dots for you or your readers, but there is a big, big story here and it’s nothing like what the Bush administration and it’s Big Media outlets are pumping out to fool United States citizens and the world. Fortunately, the world outside of the U.S. doesn’t seem to be falling for it. I sure hope people wake up a bit more and start to resist U.S. interventionism and start to question our undying support for Israel. I mean who is the U.S. or Israel to criticise Russia for illegal invasions and ethnic cleansing campaigns. Hello, Iraq anyone? Or how about those Palestinians Israel? Sorry for the blast, but I was just a bit disappointed in seeing your biased comments reaching the public forum. Matthew Richardson

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Editor, I read your recent “China Syndrome” column with interest. As an old Army intelligence officer (yes, THAT oxymoron!), I’ve been following China’s rise for some years now. Your comments sum up well what we’re facing with a resurgent China (and far more informative than the Morning News, better described as the Savannah Big Business & Republican Advocate.) I write a column for The Tybee News and in 2006 I wrote two columns on three books that talked about China and America. My basic theme was that while China posed a challenge to the nation, we could weather it if we stuck together, but that continued predatory behavior by our business and governmental elites would do us in. The quote about America below by Garner sums it up quite well: “I sometimes think that history might easily say about this nation: It was a great nation full of talented people with enormous energy who forgot that they needed one another.” -- John W. Garner Tom Cannon

No cops in classrooms Editor, In answer to Jim Morekis’s editorial “Dunce Caps All Around”, I thoroughly concur with his opinion that the No Child Left Behind program is a an ill begotten travesty. But I was then shocked to read his assertion that “the problems of the worst schools…need increased law enforcement rather than some radical change in educational policy”. Increased law enforcement is NOT what we need in the classroom. I’m sure I’m not the only one horrified by recent accounts of local police being called in to subdue and even handcuff elementary school children for acting out in class. What’s needed are alternative teaching methods—already tried and tested, and found to be remarkable effective— that invite active participation and challenge children to think and work out problems. What we have is the same old rote (sit and be bored to death) system that has already been shown to be the least effective way for children to learn. Moreover it is harmful. The actual pain of boredom is often overlooked but it is quite real. If the educational bureaucracy is too cumbersome to make the neces-

sary and yes “radical” changes in how we teach our children, I’m sure kids will occasionally act out in class, out of sheer frustration. Even more unfortunately, all our children will continue to be deprived of the building blocks, the education they need and deserve. Meanwhile, the “cops in the classroom” approach has got to go. It sends an awful message to children—that they are criminals—when in fact they are victims—the victims of a system that is failing them. Eve Herbst

Fly the flag proudly or don’t bother Editor, I recently was walking on Bay Street and noticed two buildings that had American flags which had seen better days: The Inn at Ellis Square and Club One. Club One actually had their Pride Flag faded pretty badly too, although I do not know which is worse the Pride flag being in poor condition or the American flag. The American flag atop both businesses were tattered and torn. The owners of both businesses should be ashamed, and people should stopping going to Club One of the Inn at Ellis Square until this is resolved. I’m surprised that this has gone unresolved for so long, especially since this appears to be a patriotic town with two military bases nearby. I am sure there is a fairly large gay community in town as well who should be upset by this. The Inn is not a Ritz Carlton, and Club One is not known for drag queens who can lip-sync properly, or at all, but both businesses should show their support for our country properly and not in a faded way. In the event both businesses are unsure what to do with the flags they own, I have included instructions taken from Wikipedia: “According to United States Code found in Title 36, Chapter 10 pertaining to patriotic customs and observances: §176(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” I hope this letter makes other businesses look at the condition of their flags and assess whether it is time to purchase new ones. In fact I’d encourage all businesses to have 3-4 on hand so they do not have to endure the embarrassment that the Inn at Ellis Square and Club One have had to go through. Harvie Dent

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Mystery from history

Removal of timber mats complicates Riverwalk extension by linda sickler | linda@connectsavannah.com

Engineers for the Riverwalk extension project expected all along that many submerged wooden piles would have to be removed from the river bottom before construction could begin. What they didn’t anticipate was the discovery of a series of massive, heavy timber mats about 12 to 15 feet beneath the river bottom. The mats were made up of 10-by-12-foot and 10-by-10-foot timbers that were fastened together using steel rods and spikes. The timbers were perpendicular to the shore line, and seemed to be part of some sort of foundation. City Manager Michael Brown told the Savannah City Council at its Aug. 28 meeting that the mats probably were constructed between 1870 to 1910 as docks on the riverfront were fortified to bring rail cars in. “This area to the east of the Marriott was being used for all kinds of things during the history of the city,” Brown said. “These structures were really like bridges stuck in the river. All of this is somewhat speculative, but we think that probably is the explanation.” The project contractor, TIC, had the mat removed, and construction of the Riverwalk was started. But as backfilling began, the contractor noticed that the bulkhead appeared to shift. Thomas and Hutton, engineers for the project, investigated the problem

and determined that the removal of the mat had disturbed the top 12 to 15 feet of the soil at the bottom of the river. That means if the bulkhead had been completed as designed, it wouldn’t be stable. “The contractor noticed in a few places that there was small movement of the decking,” Brown said. “They did an additional structural analysis and determined that additional work was needed.” Brown said it will be necessary to install an anchor rod system along the entire length of the bulkhead to make it stable, requiring 190 anchors and doubling the amount of rip rap, or stone, needed. Total cost of the additional work is $1,224,540. However, the city’s share of the cost will not be significantly increased because the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has awarded the city a $1 million grant to be applied to the project. The total cost of construction of the riverwalk will be $10,043,940, but state funding of $9 million will be applied to that. City employee Jenny Payne was commended for obtaining the DNR grant for the city.

“I think it’s noteworthy that although there is a change order none of us like to have to do, we were able to find a $1 million grant through the effort of staffer Jenny Payne,” Alderman Tony Thomas said. “A lot of time when we get change orders, we don’t get a $1 million grant. That is a bright spot.” Brown said the end result of the project will be a lighted area with benches, much like the rest of the Riverwalk. “The work is proceeding and is still on schedule with the Riverwalk platform,” he said. When completed, an additional 2,100 feet will be being added to the existing Riverwalk. Brown said the project is scheduled for completion in March. After two years of discussions with taxi-cab owners and drivers, the council held the first reading of revisions to the city’s taxi ordinance. The council is expected to consider proposed changes to the revisions and to take further action at its next meeting. The revisions call for taxi drivers to be required to wear identifiable uniforms. Cab companies must be listed in the Yellow Pages so that customers can contact them if needed, such as if the customer loses something in a cab. Once the changes are made, smoking will be prohibited inside all taxis. At the present time, drivers are allowed to smoke inside the cabs as long as they don’t have passengers.

To offset the cost of the new regulations, the ordinance allows companies to use rooftop advertising. A revision also has been proposed to allow for a fuel surcharge that will be charged to passengers to help cab companies offset high fuel costs. Taxi companies will be allowed to charge a $1 fee per trip when gas prices are between $3.50 and $4, and a $2 fee when prices are above $4. The city will use the American Automobile Association’s southeast regular gas average to determine which fee will be charged. The surcharge will expire next March when the Consumer Price Index adjusts rates automatically and will reflect fuel costs. Yet another ordinance will be brought before the council in the future that will require taxi companies to provide more handicapped-accessible cabs. Both Chatham Area Transit and the Savannah-Chatham Council on Disability had requested the ordinance as part of the community’s transportation priorities. Cab companies will be allowed to phase in this requirement over a five-year period. At the present time, only one out of the 220 licensed cabs in Savannah is handicapped accessible, but if all three major cabs companies comply with the ordinance, there will be at least three. Currently, there are about 50 taxi companies and 260 drivers in Savannah.

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Regarding Obama An open letter to my late Grandma DeVeaux

My paternal and maternal grandparents, along with my mother, all died before Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama got the nomination. The following is an open letter to them and their generation, but is especially directed toward my mother’s mother, Grandma DeVeaux: I wish y’all had stuck around to see this little bit of history. Like man walking on the moon, none of us ever thought we’d see one of us get a major party nomination. As you know, I’d hoped Colin Powell or Jesse Jackson had been the one to do it, but so long as someone finally did, I guess that’s what is important. Grandma DeVeaux, we spent the whole of my life discussing politics, social issues and the evolving peril and promise of being black in America. You were a quiet, loving woman who embodied the Truman school of Democrats: plain talk and traditional values. While you didn’t applaud when I stopped being an Independent to become a Republican during Bush Senior’s administration, you at least understood that our community can’t be one party only in a two-party political system. You hung in there long enough to at least know who Barack Obama was and would tease me about who I would support. You knew I wasn’t a straight party line voter but always hinted that I’d vote for McCain. As a retired public educator, I know you appreciated Obama’s law degree, his spouse and his promise of change. You always told me Democrats stood up for the little man — the working man whose work seems to earn him less and less in today’s economy. Ain’t it funny how things work out. Who would have thought the first black presidential nominee would have a white mother, an African name and a rap like a latter-day Sidney Pointer? As Georgians, we remember the historic gubernatorial run of civil rights/political veteran Andrew Young with one blunt televised anecdote provided by a rural white male voter who

drawled, “He’s a good man, but I can’t vote for him.” We both concluded that from a diehard racist that’s probably as good as it gets. Fast forward to a white male voter in his 20s who, during this year’s Democratic primary, flatly said on CNN, “ I know it’s not politically correct, but I can’t vote for a Negro.” You were pretty sick at the time, but I was sick enough for both us. His racism was a given, but the use of the really retro term “Negro” blew me away! As a black Southerner of Jim Crow vintage, you downloaded a lifelong mine detector on matters of race into my head that is used to this day. You never preached hatred, but you did advise caution, which my activism often threw to the wind. I never forgot the hardwon lessons you shared, and now I suppose I’ll be the final representative from our small family to address this historic moment at our polling place. You liked Obama, and there is alot there to like: Intellect, urbanity (unlike Dubya’s daily dicing of the English language), charisma, etc. I understood then and now why you immediately embraced him. (I promise not to tell anyone about your secret crush on General Colin Powell, whom you forgave for being a Republican, just like you did me.) You always were a sweetheart. You left me last summer while I was running for office, and as such put politics and life itself into yet another dimension. As you know, I ran on behalf our black inner city because it is always talked about, but never talked to. Obama talks about forgotten Americans while my commentary was (and is) targeted to forgotten Savannahians who’ve been written off as statistics for incarceration, death, unemployment or underemployment. Honestly, as you knew only too well from our discussions, I don’t feel the euphoria gripping so many around me. While walking downtown to write this article, an earnest white man approached wearing an Obama button and wielding a clipboard. Before he could ask he was informed that I’ve been registered since 17 1/2 and was aware of the early voting option. Gotta give Obama’s campaign credit,

I’ve seen his people everywhere — including on Bull Street one afternoon registering homeless black men. Change is in the air, so they say, but my potential optimism is tempered by bitter experience. As black voters, Grandma, we’ve had sweet talkers come before our community promising a place at the table for the rest of us. After they win, reservations become limited to a handful of connected middle class blacks (mostly Democrats) who care less about the inner city than their stereotyped white Republican counterparts. I’m not accusing Obama of being other than what he says. I’m just saying after so many black politicians who have sold out, our candidates get the same objective view given to any contender. Life has taught me well that every “brother” isn’t a brother, and racial solidarity is used by opportunists all the time to get over on black voters. One the upside, I remember how you’d pull yourself up on aching knees, hand over your heart when the national anthem would be played on TV or the radio. I remember your recollections of attending South Carolina State University when Pearl Harbor was bombed, and of domestic warfare witnessed firsthand when the local school system integrated. Despite how badly this state and nation treated you, you believed in both with a sincerity that was breathtaking. My skepticism made a good counterbalance for your unabashed patriotism. You were a good Christian whose daily example of grace in action ironically led your grandson to strive to seek the same as a Muslim and student of world religions. You were a yellow dog Democrat whose support of black people, education and the poor led me to fight for these same causes as a Republican-leaning Libertarian. Grandma, I’ll make a deal with you. If I vote for Barack Obama, it’ll be for the same reason I voted the first time for Savannah’s second black mayor: To make you happy. Nadra Enzi is a writer and urban security consultant.

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Low pants vs. no pants According to news reports, some members of Savannah City Council have seen enough underwear and are asking for a statute as part of Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed parental responsibility law, prohibiting boys from wearing baggy pants below the butt. Lowrider pants are hardly new to town. I recall that, during his 11th grade year, my now-30-year-old brother wore his private-school-mandated khakis in this way, along with other required clothing items: a belt, a tucked-in oxford cloth shirt, and a tie. Thankfully heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outgrown it. It appears the recent anxiety about baggy trousers is part of a sharp increase in fear in Savannah about youth behavior, particularly violent crime. Most comments I hear and editorials that I read stir this key ingredient together with drug sales and use, the high drop out rate, the quality of the school system, the high poverty rate, and the high incidence of teenagers having babies. In mixed-race groups, invariably the remarks stop short of adding a sprinkling of racial commentary, but in whites-only conversations it is usually present. I suspect that a version of the race issue often comes up in blacks-only groups as well. Cooked together, it makes a terrible stew that continues to bubble, nearing a boiling point, with no idea of how to take the mess off of the stove and toss it into the garbage. Passing an anti-baggy pants law seems like a complicated distraction that could make a few people, neighborhood constituencies in particular, feel like they are being heard, but will be nearly impossible to enforce. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about the trousers worn by the tough boys I see waddling by, waistband in hand. Below the butt or up to their armpits, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all fine by me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more concerned about what these boys are doing when their pants are off. The topic of â&#x20AC;&#x153;babies having babiesâ&#x20AC;? keeps finding its way into conversations about Savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth-crime-povertyguns-drugs-employment never ending cycle. What chance for a different life does a baby have when born to a teenaged mom with a GED or less, earning minimum wage, surrounded by more of the same? When are the fathers going to step up? And why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t these girls

stop having so many babies? I recall a conversation I had in the late 1990â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with a senior-level manager of Youth Futures Authority, discussing that agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals: Reduce teen pregnancy, reduce STDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, reduce child abuse, increase high school graduation rates, reduce drug use. All good, but nowhere were there suggestions for increasing fathersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; involvement in their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives, or about encouraging two-parent households. Why not? The response was chilling: Often, it is not safe for the mother of the child to be in contact with the father. The sexual encounter that resulted in the child was often non-consensual. In other words, the women are often afraid of the men that fathered their children, and sometimes, the child is the result of a rape. I suspect itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for a teenaged girl in any neighborhood or socio-economic status to say no to a neighborhood boy known to carry a gun. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably just as hard to persuade him to use a condom. Last week I ran into a dear acquaintance after a several-years break. In the gap since our last visit sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a grandmother, several times over, but one of her grandkids sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably never meet. At birth, that baby was adopted out by my friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter to a family in another state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me see it, she wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me take it, she wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk about it,â&#x20AC;? said my friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I feel pretty sure she was raped.â&#x20AC;? If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a frequent enough scenario that the policy wonks in local government are aware of it, maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth addressing at a more formal level. For starters, it would help to review the data. Even for reported rapes, babies born from rape-based pregnancies isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a category evaluated by the local authorities, according to Mary McAlister, Executive Director of the Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Georgia. Maybe we can shift more of the blame for teen pregnancy away from the girls and onto the boys. Maybe we can admit that in some cases, being a single mom is the smarter, braver choice than exposing a child to a violent criminal. Maybe we can find a way to get the boys to keep their pants on, no matter how low they choose to wear them.

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Police responded to a call initiated by a Bryan County Sheriff ’s deputy. They arrived on Fort Argyle Road and found a woman, passed out in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck.

The woman wasn’t wearing anything below the waist. Police attempted to wake her up, but she was very intoxicated. She was instructed to clothe herself, and found her pants on the floorboard of the truck and put them on. The keys to the truck couldn’t be located. The woman said the truck belonged to her sister. After a few minutes, she was finally able to get out of the truck, stagger over to the squad car and get in the back seat. The officer took the woman home. She couldn’t recall what had happened, but said she was waiting for her boyfriend when she passed out.

• Two women ordered pizzas three days in a row from an Abercorn Street business. When the pizzas were delivered, the women paid for them by check. However, when the owner deposited the checks in his business account, all three were returned, stamped “account closed.” The man said he returned to the women’s residence to collect the money for the checks. When he arrived, the suspects told him they didn’t have any money to give him. They told him to go to police and said, “All they can do is give us a court date.” The man said the checks were written on accounts at two banks, and said the suspects knew both accounts were closed, but wrote the checks anyway. He said he would be willing to prosecute the women for fraud. • A woman was walking along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when her exboyfriend came running towards her. The woman told police the man started to argue with her, but she told him she wanted nothing to do with him. The man knocked her to the ground and began kicking her in the face and arms. The woman had visible scratches on both

forearms and swelling on the left side of her face, but refused treatment by EMS. • When the employee of a Skidaway Road business returned to her car in the parking lot, she found that the windshield had been smashed. She called police, and told them she didn’t know who smashed the windshield or how they did it. The top passenger side of the windshield was shattered and indented as if something had struck it at a high velocity. An officer walked around the vehicle and found pieces of gravel. It appeared a vehicle had been doing doughnuts on a dirt and gravel road nearby, and apparently a rock was kicked up by the vehicle, causing the damage to the woman’s car. • A Cornwall Street house being renovated into rental property was broken in to and several items were stolen. The owner told police the house is unoccupied at the present time. He said he received a call from the

contractor who is doing the renovations. The contractor said someone had kicked the rear door open and removed the fuse-box panel. The refrigerator, stove and air-conditioning unit also were missing. The owner said he believes the contractor knows what happened to his property. Forensics was requested to process the scene for evidence. • An Abercorn Street business owner told police she has received about five calls from a man whose name she doesn’t recognize. She said the man acts as though he wants to purchase items from her business and have them delivered. However, the caller refuses to give his name or address, or provide any information. The woman has asked him repeatedly not to call, but he calls, anyway. Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 234-2020

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One often hears references to rampant buggery among sailors in the glory days of the Royal Navy. Sometimes, its said, young boys called peg boys were on board solely for the purpose of providing pleasure to the officers. What’s the straight dope on this? —Wm. Bligh, Chicago Not an easy question to . . . well, I guess we can’t say get to the bottom of, can we? So lets just start. Was buggery, if not rampant, at least fairly common in the Royal Navy in its prime? (We’ll define this as the 18th century through WWI.) People certainly thought so at the time. Were ship’s boys sometimes used for sexual purposes by their elders? We have sworn testimony that they were. Did some British warships routinely put—let’s be blunt—underage male prostitutes on the manifest? Don’t be ridiculous. First, terminology. I’ve seen peg = copulate in a 1902 slang dictionary, and its easy to believe the expression was common long before that. But the earliest usage of peg boy cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is from Playboy’s Book of Forbidden Words by Robert Anton Wilson (1972), perhaps not the most reliable source. Wilson writes: “A peg-boy is a young male who prostitutes himself to homosexuals; peg-house, a homosexual brothel. There is an unsubstantiated story that boys in East Indian peg-houses were required to sit on pegs between customers, giving them permanently dilated anuses.” That’s not to say sailors spent all their time singing sea chanteys and tying knots. As in any environment in which males live in close quarters for extended periods, both consensual and nonconsensual homosexual behavior did and doubtless does occur aboard ships—see for example Barry Burgs Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition (1995), which lends such expressions as shiver me timbers and thar she blows vivid new meaning. Sodomy, incidentally, wasn’t clearly

defined in English law but at minimum included anal intercourse between men (authorities differed on whether anal sex with a woman counted) and in some interpretations bestiality, necrophilia, and fellatio. More pertinent is Arthur Gilbert’s “Buggery and the British Navy,” 17001861, Journal of Social History, 1976. Gilbert suggests there’s some basis to the belief that the Royal Navy’s traditions consisted of rum, sodomy, and the lash (a witticism often misattributed to Winston Churchill). He quotes one British officer as follows: “I have been stationed, as you know, in two or three ships. . . . On the D—, homosexuality was rife, and one could see with his own eyes how it was going on between officers. I have been told that in some services (the Austrian and French, for instance), nobody ever remarks about it, taking such a thing as a natural proceeding: that may be so or not; but in any case, nobody was shocked on board either the A— or the B—. There were half a dozen ties that we knew about. . . . To my knowledge, sodomy is a regular thing on ships that go on long cruises.” Still, Gilbert suggests, common is one thing, brazen is another. British naval buggery, however prevalent, was necessarily discreet: sodomy was officially considered a grave offense, and punishment was harsh. Buggery “comyttid with mankynde or beaste” was first made a capital crime by Henry VIII in 1533; naval buggery was specifically made a hanging offense in 1627. In 1806 there were more hangings in England for sodomy than for murder. Punishment could be brutal even if you escaped the noose. A sailor convicted in 1757 of raping a boy received 500 lashes; in 1762 two seamen received 1,000 lashes each for consensual sex. Officers weren’t exempt: Captain Henry Allen of the Rattler was executed for sodomy in 1797, and Lieutenant William Berry was hanged in 1807 for buggering a boy. Conclusion: Whatever may have gone on beneath the poop deck, sex with boys at sea was never openly tolerated in the Royal Navy, let alone a fixture of the officers mess. In short, to borrow from George Carlin, those convicted of sodomy were sent to prison where, in all likelihood, they were sodomized. By cecil adams Comments, questions? Take it up with Cecil on the Straight Dope Message Board, straightdope.com, or write him at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago 60611.

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The Other “Fight Clubs” Are for Sissies: At the August Dog Brothers “Gathering of the Pack” in Southern California, it was “(A)nything goes,” according to one warrior (looking to fight with “blunted knives”). A Reuters reporter witnessed two men without padding beat each other with heavy sticks and two others fight with electrically charged knives. The latter duel ended when, during a wrestling hold, one slipped a hand free and planted a 1,000-volt surge. The action seems exhilarating. Said one, “I’ve never felt better than when I’m doing this.” Another: “Honestly, I wish I could find a church with the same spirit of support and love (as I feel here).” Said “Crafty Dog” Denny, it’s “higher consciousness through harder contact.”

be a backup singer for Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne (and once engaged to the Eagles’ Don Henley), but spokesmen for each said they never heard of her (which she “explained” by saying she was earlier known as “Pinky”). -- An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety spokesman said in July that “billions” of dollars are unnecessarily spent annually because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration still fails to regard SUVs and light trucks as “passenger” vehicles. One result, according to an MSNBC report, is that otherwise-benign bumper-tobumper nudges (harmless because passenger-car bumpers are required to be of standard height) turn into major repair jobs when higher-bumpered SUVs crush the headlight assemblies of lower-bumpered passenger cars. -- Two Cheers for Democracy: (1) Angela Tuttle was elected constable in Hancock County, Tenn., in August, simply because she showed up and voted. There were no candidates on the ballot, and thus her own write-in vote for herself carried the election, 1-0. (2) After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s party retained control in India in the July elections, supporter (and Assam state legislator) Kishor Samrite decided to give traditional Hindu thanks for the victory. He sacrificed 200 goats and four buffaloes at a temple in Gauhati.

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Melted Habitat An aerial survey off the northwest coast of Alaska in mid-August found at least nine polar bears swimming in open waters, with one foundering at least 60 miles from shore. The discovery came just before U.S. scientists announced that Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its secondlowest coverage on record. “To find so many polar bears at sea at one time is extremely worrisome because it could be an indication that as the sea ice on which they live and hunt continues to melt, many more bears may be out there facing similar risk,” said Geoff York, polar bear coordinator for the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Arctic program.

Wind Farm Deaths The growing construction of wind turbines poses a greater danger to bats than birds, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. Their findings may explain why bats have accounted for 60 percent of winged animals found dead around some wind farms, exhibiting no apparent injuries. Writing in the journal Current Biology, Erin Baerwald of the University of Calgary said she found that a sudden drop in atmospheric pressure around the spinning turbines causes the bats’

lungs to burst. The researchers discovered that about 90 percent of bats found dead at wind farms had suffered from internal hemorrhaging. Researcher Robert Barclay added that the slow reproductive rates of bats means that the mounting losses at wind farms could bring the insect eaters to the verge of extinction.

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Animal Magnetism A new study has found that grazing animals like deer and cattle tend to align their bodies to Earth’s magnetic field lines. Researcher Sabine Begall and her colleagues at Germany’s University of Duisburg-Essen examined Google Earth images of 8,510 cattle in 308 pastures around the world, and made direct observations of 2,974 wild deer at 225 locations in the Czech Republic. They found that whether grazing or resting, the animals tended to face magnetic north or south. by steve newman, universal press syndicate

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Forget everything you think you know about punk rock. The vast majority of what passes under that header these days is complete krabmeet. If you want a bracing blast of inspired and expertly executed straight-up, oldfashioned agit-prop set to relentlessly slashing distorted guitar and pounding, four-on-thefloor trap drums, look no further than this NYC-based quartet. Currently out on their first serious nationwide tour, this phenomenal combo cites The Sonics, Stiff little Fingers, The Stooges and Ted Leo as key touchstones. Initially formed a couple of years back by ex-Bratmobile and The Frumpies drummer (and punk figurehead) Molly Neuman and a former member of the PeeChees, they’ve since evolved (Neumann is no longer in the group), but the references and balls remain. There aren’t too many groups these days that shamelessly recall the high points of the glory days (Dead Boys, Germs, X, Sonny Vincent), so show up and soak in it. I’m told this show will start promptly at 10:30 pm before the club’s weekly Rock & Roll Bingo Night, so get there on time. Listen & Learn: myspace.com/loveorperishnyc. Wed., Sept. 10, 10:30 pm, The Jinx.

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You can’t throw an empty bottle of George Dickel without hitting a band that claims to be reinventing Appalachian music these days, but every so often one comes along that seems to be creating something simultaneously new and completely retro at the same time. The New Familiars is such a group, and if their name wasn’t so appropriate, I’d deduct points for its preciousness. A Charlotte-based quintet of multi-instrumentalists who mix Old-Time instrumentation like mandolin, banjo and harmonica

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Savannah draws far too few reggae and heavily reggae-influenced bands, so anytime a great example of that genre comes down the pike, it’s cause for celebration — not only among diehard fans of this festive, bass-heavy dance and message music, but among anyone who appreciates diversity in our local music scene. Both groups should be thrilled to know that after far too long an absence, this award-winning Athens, Ga.-based nonet (who’ve been named Best Local R&B, Funk & Reggae Band in the Classic City by Flagpole Magazine) are returning for a one-night stand at this popular Broughton St. restaurant. Known for deep, deep grooves firmly rooted in the hypnotic combination of reverb-drenched dub beats and soulful, uplifting odes to spiritual awareness and with electric guitar, Dobro and drums, they’re making a beeline to the top of many critics’ rave lists for their glorious, resplendently elegiac combination of traditional folk, bluegrass and blues forms with contemporary Americana and Southern pop that winks at the slightly psychedelic constructs

brotherly love, they’ve played in 47 states this year and released their fourth independent CD. Devotees of sustainable living, they tour using bio-diesel, sell organic merchandise and promote recycling and ecological issues at their shows. Dyedin-the-wool Rasta fans will no doubt be packing the joint (so to speak). Listen & Learn: myspace. com/dubconscious. Sat., 11 pm, Loco’s (downtown).

of ahead-of-their-time groups like Big Star and The Balancing Act. Their popularity is growing on the festival circuit, but they’ll make two local appearances this weekend: opening for the Springsteenmeets-Son Volt vibe of Raleigh’s outstanding septet American Aquarium at The Jinx on Friday

at 11 pm (21+), and by themselves for the next night’s outdoor ALL-AGES show at this Caribbean eatery. Either show would be a safe bet. Listen & Learn: myspace. com/thenewfamiliars, myspace. com/americanaquarium. Sat., 7 pm, North Beach Grill (Tybee) - ALL-AGES.

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continues from p.17 Hang Fire DJ Skypager w/Zone D (DJ) Dancehall tunes. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) Rock, Blues, Soul and Pop 8 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Singing thespian’s tribute to ‘Ol Blue Eyes’ golden period 7:30 p.m. John’s Bar (formerly John’s & Friends) Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Tom O’Carroll (Live Music) Dublin born folklorist/instrumentalist known for his wit and musicality - playing bodhran, acoustic guitar and tin whistle. Sep 3, 8:30 p.m., Sep 4, 8:30 p.m., Sep 5, 8:30 p.m., Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. Sep 7, 8:30 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Absylom Rising (Live Music) Powerhouse funk-rock group from Miss. known for vocal harmonies and high-energy improv (covers & originals). Sep 4, 10 p.m. Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Five Points Productions’ Extreme Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 8 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Moon River Brewing Co. Eric Britt (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing alt.rock and pop 8:30 p.m. Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m. Night Lights “Rock Star Karaoke” (Live Music, Karaoke) Kraoke featuring a live band, rather than prerecorded music. 11 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Robin’s Nest Karaoke (Live Music, Karaoke) 8 p.m. The Savannah Civic Center Flashback: The Classic Rock Experience (Live Music, Other) Massive touring stage show (based in Savannah) devoted to classic rock music and ‘60s and ‘70s popular culture, featuring a full band and orchestra (close to 30 pieces combined) backing former Three Dog Night vocalist Chuck Negron,

hundreds of lights, lasers, pyrotechnic effects and digital video screens. Sep 4, 7:30 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean The Frantic Rabbit Poetry Slam (Other) Local spoken word showcase. 8 p.m. Slugger’s Trivia w/ Charles & Mikey (Other) 10 p.m. Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Tantra Lounge Live DJs TBA (DJ) 10 p.m. Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Nahah Mean (DJ) The Warehouse Jeff Beasley (Live Music) Savannah guitarist who doubles on percussion playing swinging R & B, old-time rock and roll and Cajun-tinged Americana (covers & originals). Sep 4, 8 p.m. Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m. Wild Wing Cafe (Hilton Head) WormsLoew (Live Music) Locally-based “Y’allternative” rock band offering rootsy, Americana-tinged modern pop-rock originals and like-minded covers. Sep 4, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) B & B Ale House First Friday Fetish Theme Party: “Back To School” (Other, DJ) Themed costume party hosted by local debauchery impresario Chris Cook based around the notion of “Naughty Schoolgirls”. Live appearances by The Hellcats, demonstrating mild fetish play. Locally award-wiining DJ Analog Kid spins music. Sep 5, 10 p.m. Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe TBA (Live Music) Live rock, blues and Southern rock cover bands. 9 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Blowin’ Smoke BBQ The Roger Moss Quintet (Live Music) Classically-trained vocalist performing sassy cabaret versions of showtunes, jazz standards and modern pop, backed by top area players. 5 p.m. Captain’s Lounge #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) (DJ) Coach’s Corner Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. Crystal Beer Parlor The Beer Parlor Ramblers (Live Music) Old-fashioned Dixieland jazz combo plays in the corner of this local landmark restaurant. 7:30 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Beach, Shag and Soul covers 8 p.m. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.) (Karaoke) Fannie’s on the Beach TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Bucky & Barry (Live Music) Longtime local acoustic guitar cover act with tight vocal harmonies playing pop, rock, country and beach hits to sequenced backing. Sep 5, 6:30 p.m. Sep 26, 6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church First Friday for Folk Music (Live Music) Monthly, family-oriented folk showcase (smoke and alcohol free) feat. Nashville songwriter Brian Ashley Jones, Jacksonville modern folk Florida duo Tammerlin and Savannah’s own Cynergy (aka the longtime duo of Bob & Judy Williams) - open to ALL-AGES. Sep 5, 7:30 p.m. Friendly’s Tavern 2 #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.) (Karaoke) Hang Fire Dope Sandwich Productions (Live Music, DJ) Live hip-hop and rap from a local collective with numerous DJs and MCs. 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m. Isaac’s on Drayton Eat Mo’ Music (Live Music) Instrumental, dance-oriented soul-jazz combo of

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continues from p.18 trumpet, drums, bass and wah guitar featuring area music educators (covers & originals). Sep 5, 8:30 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Inertia TR30 (Live Music) Jacksonville-based funky jazz trio featuring Hammond organ. Sep 5, 9 p.m. The Jinx American Aquarium; The New Familiars (Live Music, Karaoke) Hard rocking Raleigh septet likened to Springsteen and Son Volt; Up-and-coming Charlotte Americanan quintet. Sep 5, 11 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Tom O’Carroll (Live Music) Dublin born folklorist/instrumentalist known for his wit and musicality - playing bodhran, acoustic guitar and tin whistle. Sep 3, 8:30 p.m., Sep 4, 8:30 p.m., Sep 5, 8:30 p.m., Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. Sep 7, 8:30 p.m. Live Wire Music Hall Celerity; Garden of Stone; The Low Country Destroyers (Live Music) Triple bill of regional punk and rock bands. Sep 5, 9 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park The Chromatics (Live Music) Sep 5, 8:30 p.m. Sep 7, 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub TBA (Live Music) Sep 5, 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) TBA (Live Music) Sep 5, 8:30 p.m.

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Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bayou Cafe TBA (Live Music) Live rock, blues and Southern rock cover bands. 9 p.m. Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Bogey’s Five Points Productions’ Karaoke w/Keith (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Captain’s Lounge #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One DJ Hancock (DJ) 10 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Deb’s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Long-running party band specializing in disco, 60s rock, Motown and vintage soul (covers). Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fannie’s on the Beach Randy “Hatman” Smith (Live Music) Beach, Boogie & Blues from a solo guitarist “with the full band sound” 8 p.m. Fiddler’s Crab House Rick & Ginger (Live Music) Acoustic duo featuring members of popular area modern rock band Liquid Ginger (covers & originals). Sep 6, 6:30 p.m. Sep 20, 6:30 p.m. continues on p. 20

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continues from p.19 Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for more than a decade 6:30 p.m. Hang Fire DJ Jake The Snake (DJ) 10 p.m. Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m. Isaac’s on Drayton The Josh Maul Blues Band (Live Music) Versatile, regional electric blues combo featuring former members of Bluesonics and Deep Blue 3 (covers & originals). Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Bluesonics (Live Music) Longrunning, dance-oriented local electric shuffle blues combo (covers & originals). Sep 6, 9 p.m. The Jinx Shake It Like A Caveman (Live Music) N.C.-based one-man band (playing electric guitar and a stripped-down drum set, Hasil Adkins-style) offering unhinged bottleneck blooze-rawk and punk abandon. Sep 6, 11 p.m. Juarez Mexican Restaurant (Waters Ave.) Karaoke (Karaoke) Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Tom O’Carroll (Live Music) Dublin born folklorist/instrumentalist known for his wit and musicality - playing bodhran, acoustic guitar and tin whistle. Sep 3, 8:30 p.m., Sep 4, 8:30 p.m., Sep 5, 8:30 p.m., Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. Sep 7, 8:30 p.m. Loco’s Deli & Pub (Downtown) Dubconscious (Live Music) Award-winning, Athens-based reggae/dub group that tours nationally. Sep 6, 11 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park The Jeff Beasley Band (Live Music) Swinging R & B, old-time rock and roll, Cajun-tinged Americana and boogie-woogie feat. drums, sax, bass and guitar (covers & originals). Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub TBA (Live Music) Sep 6, 10 p.m. Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) TBA (Live Music) Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m. Paradiso at Il Pasticcio DJ Matthew Gilbert & DJ Kwaku (DJ) House Music 11:30 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Quality Inn American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m. Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean Kurt Reifler; Josh Bond (Live Music) Self-taught drummer, guitarist and vocalist with a predilection towards both old-school soul of the Curtis Mayfield/Sly Stone variety and newer R & B a la D’angelo and Jamiroquai; Locally-based singer/songwriter offering a uniquely personal, DIY take on rural, folk-based (yet modern) Americana. Sep 6, 8 p.m. Steed’s Tavern #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Hosted by Sam Johnson. 8 p.m. Venus De Milo DJ Nick (DJ) 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -7 p.m. -noon The Warehouse The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrocking local roots-a-billy and Americana act led by Texas-born songwriter Jason Bible (covers & originals). Sep 6, 8 p.m.

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Productions’ Butt Naked Trvia w/Kowboi (Other) Live trivia game. 10:30 p.m. Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) A longtime area favorite, this singer/guitarist (with sequenced backing) plays pop/rock/soul/beach hits as well as his own originals. Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m. The Flying Fish Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Country, Blues & Pop covers 6 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray of Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Solo set of blues and Americana from the charismatic frontman of a popular local act. Sep 7, 7 p.m. Kevin Barry’s Tom O’Carroll (Live Music) Dublin born folklorist/instrumentalist known for his wit and musicality - playing bodhran, acoustic guitar and tin whistle. Sep 3, 8:30 p.m., Sep 4, 8:30 p.m., Sep 5, 8:30 p.m., Sep 6, 8:30 p.m. Sep 7, 8:30 p.m. Mansion on Forsyth Park The Chromatics (Live Music) Sep 5, 8:30 p.m. Sep 7, 8:30 p.m. Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke (Karaoke) -9 p.m. North Beach Grill Hazel Virtue (Live Music) Southern-tinged alt.rock combo led by regional singer/songwriter Eric Britt. Feat. members of The Train Wrecks (covers & originals). Sep 7, 7 p.m. Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m. Red Leg Saloon Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (Karaoke) 9 p.m. Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) Slugger’s 5 Point Productions Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Tantra Lounge Five Points Productions’ Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m. Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon (Live Music) Solo pianist playing standards, Latin and jazz covers. -7 p.m. -noon continues on p. 22

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‘We want to look as professional as possible’ Local rockers The Train Wrecks named finalists in the Independent Music World Series

It’s been a little over a year since local “roots-a-billy” band The Train Wrecks released their debut, Whiskey & War. During that time, the hard-charging quartet of Jason Bible, Markus Kuhlmann, Eric Dunn and Stuart Harmening have sold over 1,200 copies of that album, and kept up the pace of their fabled live gigs in bars, clubs and restaurants throughout Savannah, Tybee and the surrounding area. Lately, however, they’ve been expanding not only their repertoire of twangy, rocking originals and Americana covers, but their touring range as well. Frontman Bible says that even though it’s taken the band a few years to get to this stage, on some level, all of them hoped the day would come when they’d be hitting the road and making new fans. “I’d like to think that was inevitable,” says the singer-songwriter. “We’ve (finally) got a van now and that meant a bigger commitment on everyone’s part. We want to stay within a four or five hour driving radius, because just going back and forth to Atlanta in that van costs around $160.” That $160 must have seemed like a very small price to pay for the opportunity to open for legendary Texas songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker (“Mr. Bojangles”) in front of a large crowd at

one of that city’s most prestigious outdoor venues, the Botanical Gardens. It seems The Train Wrecks beat out a large number of Atlanta-based alt. country and folk acts for this coveted gig by wowing the show’s promoter months before with a memorable performance on River Street during the 2008 St. Patrick’s Day festivities. “We thought nothing of that show,” explains drummer Kuhlmann. “But it turns out the guy who handles their Summer Concert Series stuck around for the full gig and we didn’t know it. He called us a few months later and asked if we’d open for Jerry Jeff. After we all fell over and dropped our pants, we were like, fuck yeah we’ll do it! I mean, that’s a major gig! John Hiatt was there the week before us, Lucinda Williams was there the week after us, and then they had Buddy Guy.” The band members all agree that show was one of the most well received they have played to date. “It was a great experience,” Kuhlmann elaborates. “We walked out on stage and there were 2,000 people waiting for us to start. The rush was unbelievable. Then, Jason and Eric went out with Jerry Jeff at Smith’s

Olde Bar that night and drank him under the table! (laughs) It was a great night and a great situation.” In a development that —to a man— the group seems genuinely agog at, The Train Wrecks have been named finalists in the Independent Music World Series, a nationwide competition designed to discover, publicize and reward the best unsigned musical acts in the USA. Sponsored by Disc Makers, the contest is open to any artist or group which plays original music and whose members are not currently signed to a major label. The country is broken down into four regions, with each holding its own showcase and crowning a winner. The Train Wrecks were named one of the six finalists for the entire Southeast (which includes 12 states), and will compete against the other five acts on Thursday, Sept. 11 at midtown Atlanta’s music venue Vinyl. Besides bragging rights and the nationwide press, the group stands to walk away with over $50,000 worth of brand-new musical and recording equipment, including having their next album (which they’re currently writing songs for) pressed for free. Bassist Eric Dunn says everyone in the band was amazed to learn they’d made it to the highest level of a competition that had close to 3,000 entries in this region alone. “Stuart entered us back in early June on a lark, and then first, we heard we’d made it into the top 200. Then a few months later, we learn we’re in the top six.” Harmening, too, could hardly believe their album emerged as a standout among such stiff competition. “When I heard we’d made it to the final six acts in the whole Southeast, needless to say, I was stoked,” he offers enthusiastically. “We get a thousand bucks and some assorted prizes just for going, but the exposure we’ll get is pretty incredible.” Bible admits all the gear they might win would come in very handy, but he’s most excited at the potential of walking away with something less

tangible, but potentially much more beneficial to a group such as his. “If we win,” says the energetic vocalist, “we also get the use of an independent A&R rep for free for a full year. It would be great for us to have someone to help shop our songs to TV and film producers.” Kuhlmann says their group doesn’t sound much like any of the other finalists they’ll be appearing alongside in the high-stakes showcase. Each act will have their work cut out for them, as they have a maximum of 20 minutes on stage to wow the judges and the crowd — which makes it very hard for an eclectic group such as The Train Wrecks to fully convey the totality of their talent. “We’ll only be able to play five or six songs, tops,” Kuhlmann says with a discernible sense of frustration. “Some of our tunes are almost six minutes long, but some are a lot shorter. So, we’re trying to mix it up a little bit. We need to make sure we show off the unique abilities of everyone in the band.” “And,” he adds with a chuckle, “we want to look as professional as possible — like we know what we’re doing.” For his part, Bible says that a recent road trip to see his hero Bruce Springsteen has only reinforced what he already felt: Namely, that integrity and dedication are the two keys to succeeding in the world of rootsbased rock and roll. He’s hoping his band will be able to display both of those attributes at this competition. “The Boss show changed my life,” he gushes. “It was so exuberant, and the energy was just so amazing. That’s what I aspire to do: go around giving people hope and putting a smile on their face. Whether it’s for two people or two thousand. As for this show, we’ll try to kick ‘em in the ass, and just see what happens from there.” The Independent Music World Series feat. The Train Wrecks When: 8 pm, Sept. 11 Where: Vinyl (Atlanta) Cost: TBD Info: thetrainwrecksband.com

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What: The Coastal Heritage Society’s beloved annual outdoor event pairing live blues and R&B with Southern cooking — held on the grounds of an historic train station and museum site. This year’s lineup includes The Shane Pruitt Band (feat. Steve Miller’s original keyboardist), La. dance music icons Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas, locally-based electric guitar sensation Eric Culberson & his band, and legendary harp player and singer Charlie Musselwhite, among others. Where: Historic Roundhouse Grounds When: 5 pm, Nov. 7 - 8 Cost: Adults: $12 per night/$20 for both, with kids under 6 and active duty military admitted free Info: roundhousebluesandbbq.com

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What: Diverse, family-oriented showcase of traditional and progressive acoustic music and culture. Includes famed singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester, premier Old-Time black string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ct.-based trio Mad Agnes and Charleston duo The Hungry Monks — plus Sacred Harp Singing and a contra dance.

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What: Tiny Team presents the first area appearance by this world-famous alternative rock singer-songwriter and cult figure in 18 years. Backed by longtime drummer Larkins, the guitarist will perform tunes spanning his 35-year career. Where: Savannah Smiles When: 8 pm, Oct. 8 Cost: $12 adv./$15 at door for 21+ Info: tinyteamconcerts.org

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As a teen in the 80’s I was intrigued by the prospect of artificial intelligence, or AI. While a lot of people, when they think of AI, think of high level, highly functional interfaces such as HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, I was more intrigued with the challenge of simpler, low level processes coming to self-organize into what may be perceived as an “intelligent” system. I was fascinated with artificial life (alife) and neural network simulators (neural nets). It was easy to believe that a brute force Frankenstein, cobbled together with half baked simulations of “intelligence”, could fool some people into believing that it is actually “intelligent”, or at least somewhat entertaining. But how could a huge group of very simple computation and storage nodes, or cellular automata, evolve perceivably into what we understand as anthropomorphic intelligence? How would it relate to man, specifically at the point when it can no longer be considered a direct creation of man? The Terminator mythology is a good lens to address some of the more important AI questions: will our machines eventually turn on us and try to kill us all? In the first Terminator the answer was simple: yes, yes they will. The idea of wearing a human skin for the cyborg was barely a convenient ruse. Schwarzenegger’s classic terminator had little sense of etiquette. He got right to the point. On occasion he would imitate a human voice but when you saw the guy there was little doubt he could end up being elected into California’s highest political office. So the first Terminator character could “act human” enough to say “I’ll be back” before parking his SUV in the police station lobby. He was scary, but not much scarier than a runaway truck.

The second generation of TerminaSummer tor character, the liquid metal guy, was much more Glau as Cameron sophisticated in its physical Phillips and sociological abilities to blend into the background (including the floor). He was capable of masquerading as a policeman. Meanwhile the reprogrammed Schwarzenegger was learning social skills such as how to talk like a 12-year-old. The mythology was evolving. Sarah Connor and John Connor managed to delay Judgement Day to a year that has not yet passed. To most people all this time traveling and changing story lines is a bunch of hocus pocus. But to computer programmers like myself, time travel and the manipulation of different versions of reality is as typical as a half caf grande latte with room for cream. We call that “debugging”. In the programming world, things like “watched variables,” whose values can be altered by divine intervention (i.e. by the hands of the programmer) are like time travelers. The revised values can be subjected to the same situations to see what would happen. Values from future iterations can be injected into past situations in the same way that our federal government has probably resurrected many historical dead people through their DNA in some secret island lab somewhere. These clones of folks like Genghis Khan, King Tut or Winston Churchill are walking among us now. So you can imagine how something like this plays out in our warped collective minds. Enter the world of today’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Today’s femme fatale T800 Series model, Cameron Phillips, portrayed by the ethereal, lithe, yet disturbingly perfect Summer Glau, can shape herself into a glissade as well as numerous skull and heart-breaking weapons. In one of last season’s episodes, Cameron’s mission was to acquire the

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2008 Open Art — The Telfair Museum of Art is seeking entries for the 2nd Annual Open Art category at the 14th Annual Telfair Art Fair, set for Nov. 7-9. Emerging and student artists can exhibit and sell work. Deadline for submissions is Monday, Sept. 15. A $35 fee is required for each category entered.

Passing Time: The Art of William Christenberry — More than 60 past and present works by this Alabama-born artist through Sept. 28 at the Jepson Center for the Arts.

Art Opening and Educational Event — The Sentient Bean is partnering with the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network to present a photo exhibit “Beyond the Resorts: The Faces of the Dominican Republic.” The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Savannah Fibers Guild — presents an exhibition in the AASU Fine Arts Gallery Aug. 18 to Sept. 5.

Silhouettes and Savannah Scenes — Works by Helen Hatch Inglesby can be seen June 11-Nov. 2 at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Darkness and Light — Exhibition of Stephen Antonakos’ architectural interventions presented by the Savannah College of Art & Design through Oct. 31 at Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Artist reception Oct. 10, 5-7 p.m.

Succession: Works by Curtis Bartone — Paintings, drawings and etchings focus on the uneasy relationship between humans and the natural world. Aug. 15-Sept. 26. The opening reception will be Aug. 15 from 6-8 p.m. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.

DI-CHOT-O-MY -- New work by Marcello Dalleo and John Caldwell through September at Salon Jolie at the corner of Duffy and Barnard. Reception/opening is Saturday, September 13, 5.30 p.m.-until.

Gallery 209 — The artist for the month of September is woodturner Hank Weisman. Through Sept. 30. Gallery 209, 209 E River St. Kirk Varnedoe Collection — will be presented through Sept. 14 at the Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts. Assembled in honor of the late Savannah native, scholar, and MoMA curator, it contains some of the finest examples of contemporary art in the Telfair’s permanent collection including works by Jasper Johns, Chuck Close, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella,

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Breathing Space — Work by photographer Imke Lass is featured in September and October at the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery. An opening reception will be Sept. 11 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

Echo in my Bones — Christine Hilbert uses art to document her life and life experiences, incorporating antique books from around 1910 that describe the rules and values of marriage, family, and sexuality, and maps that are layered under coats of paint. At Dimensions Gallery through Sept. 10. 412 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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Babylon AD, College, House Bunny, Long Shots, Rocker, Fly Me to the Moon 3D, The Mummy, Step Brothers, Dark Knight, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Wall-E

Traitor Tackling terrorism on screen is a dicey proposition, often resulting in a push-pull dynamic of trying to make an entertaining crowd-pleaser that nevertheless can’t forget its civic duty to present its ugly subject matter in an honest and illuminating light. Traitor tries for that line drive right down the middle and, consequently, ends up as a middle-of-the-road movie. Don Cheadle (who also co-produced) stars as Samir Horn, born of an American mother and a Sudanese father. Understandably haunted by the childhood memory of watching Pop blown up by a car bomb, the Muslim-American Samir is now an international arms dealer who becomes mixed up with a fanatical Middle Eastern outfit plotting the usual death and destruction against American civilians. With his quick-tempered partner Max Archer (Neal McDonough) in tow, FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) chases Samir across the globe with all the zeal

of Inspector Javert hoofing it after Jean Valjean, not realizing there’s more to his quarry than he initially believes. Operating from a story he co-wrote with Steve Martin, director Jeffrey Nachmanoff works hard to present Samir Horn as what most Americans will consider that most outrageous of characters: a sympathetic terrorist. It’s a risky approach aided by Cheadle’s understated performance, but it’s rendered null and void by a twist that largely turns this into a standard thriller. Still, the film is overall more thoughtful than jingoistic, even if it does little to advance audience understanding of the War on Terror and its multi-tentacled morality plays.

After suffering through the sight of Ben Kingsley disgracing himself as Guru Tugginmypudha in Mike Myers’ summer flop The Love Guru, it seemed reasonable to assume that it would be at least another year before viewers could take the Oscar-winning actor seriously again. But like both Michael Caine and Gene Hackman in the 1980s, Kingsley apparently agrees to every single script that crosses his desk, meaning that amidst all the dreck, there’s bound to be a gem or two. Elegy is one such gem. Eloquent and understated, Elegy is an adaptation of Philip Roth’s novella The Dying Animal, and it shares some surface similarities to 2003’s fine filmization of Roth’s The Human Stain, starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. Both movies focus on the relationship between a worldly college professor and a beautiful younger woman, but Elegy is even more memorable than its woefully underrated predecessor. Its central character is David Kepesh, an English professor (and host of an NPR-style radio show on the side) who long ago walked out on his wife and son. Avoiding emotional attachments, he enjoys regular trysts with his like-minded “fuck buddy” Carolyn (Patricia Clarkson), a longtime acquaintance who drops into town from time to time. Mostly, though, he partakes in one-night stands with nubile students, careful to avoid sexual harassment charges by wooing and bedding them after final grades have been posted. Over the course of the latest

semester, David is struck by the beauty of Cuban-American student Consuela Castillo (Penelope Cruz), and he manages to charm her in the same manner as many others who came before. But this time, there’s a difference: There appears to exist a real affinity, and they end up developing a real relationship. The character of the aging intellectual becoming involved with a younger woman is hardly an original one, but through the terrific performance by Kingsley, David Kepesh emerges as one of the most complex and fully realized screen characters of the season.

DEATH RACE Paul Thomas Anderson currently stands as one of the most acclaimed writer-directors in America, having created such films as Boogie Nights, Magnolia and last year’s Oscar-winning There Will Be Blood. Therefore, it’s unbelievable that he’s behind Death Race, a stultifying remake of -- wait, hold on a sec. Oh, right, this is Paul W.S. Anderson, the man behind such titles as Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil and AVP: Alien vs. Predator. Ah, now it makes sense. Look, there’s nothing wrong with producing cinematic trash as long as it delivers, but Death Race, like most of this guy’s previous pictures, is about as much fun as having two flat tires during rush hour traffic. Yet it’s not like Anderson didn’t start with a reasonably sturdy foundation: The original film, 1975’s Death Race 2000, is trashy fun, a campy Roger Corman satire with David Carra-

dine and a pre-Rocky Sylvester Stallone as rival drivers in a nationally broadcast sport where the purpose (along with taking out fellow speed racers) is to run over as many people as possible. In typical Corman fashion, this cult item even tried to make some sociopolitical statements amid all the gleefully executed carnage -- one example was its commentary on this country’s growing lust for bloodsport, which now seems downright prophetic in this age of reality TV and pay-per-view wrestling extravaganzas. This new Death Race, on the other hand, is so thematically tired that in a few months, it will be impossible to separate it in the mind from other junky action flicks (including wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin’s The Condemned, which sports a near-identical plotline). Here, the hero is Jensen Ames (Jason Statham), a working joe who’s falsely accused of murdering his wife (where are Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones when we really need them?) and sent to a maximum-security prison, where the best drivers compete for their freedom in a three-day demolition derby that’s televised to over 50 million Americans. On the track, Jensen’s chief rival is Machine Gun Joe (Tyrese Gibson in Stallone’s old role, and let’s just say that Sly’s two-syllable grunting deserved an Academy Award compared to Gibson’s one-syllable utterances). Off the track, his arch-nemesis is the sadistic Warden Hennessey, a steely she-beast described by one inmate as “the biggest bad-ass” in the prison. Hennessey is rather unexpectedly played by Joan Allen, who has earned three Oscar nominations

in her career and by my reckoning has deserved at least three more (including a win for her non-nominated work in The Upside of Anger). Coincidentally, Allen turned 52 two days before this film opened; here’s assuming this is one birthday present she’d like to return. The most interesting aspect of this otherwise stupid and obnoxious film? It’s set in 2012, when our present Bushdriven economy finally collapses, crime is running too rampant to control, and this country has basically gone to hell. Reading between the lines, does that mean this movie is predicting that John McCain (a.k.a. the bearer of Bush’s third term) will win come November?

THE HOUSE BUNNY According to the Internet Movie Database, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has appeared as himself (or a variation thereof) in over 150 movies, TV shows and video productions, including episodes of Laverne & Shirley, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sex and the City. Presumably, Hefner enjoys lengthier screen time in the new comedy The House Bunny, although personally I don’t think he’ll ever top his cameo in the Roman Empire segment of Mel Brooks’ History of the World: Part I, wherein he sports a toga while brandishing his trademark pipe and explaining to a bevy of beauties that “It’s a new concept; I call it the centerfold.” In The House Bunny, the 82-year-old Hef serves as a father figure of sorts continues on p. 30

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to Shelley Darlingson (Anna Faris), a Playboy bunny who lives at his legendary mansion and dreams of becoming the magazine’s next centerfold. But right after her 27th birthday (59 in Bunny years, she’s told), she’s kicked out of the house, although it’s not long before she finds herself with a new gig: serving as a house mother to the socially awkward girls from the Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority. Soon, she’s instructing them on how to attract boys and pledges while they’re teaching her how to depend on more than just her looks. The House Bunny was co-written by the same women (Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith) who penned Legally Blonde, and it’s safe to say that their roots are showing. This is basically an inferior version of that Reese Witherspoon hit, and it isn’t even up to the standards of last year’s similarly plotted Amanda Bynes comedy Sydney White. But Faris, a talented comedienne, strikes the proper airhead notes, and Lutz and Smith take care to feed her some funny lines now and then. Incidentally, Hefner was 27 -- the same age as Shelley in the movie -when the first issue of Playboy (featuring Marilyn Monroe as the centerfold) hit the streets. Apparently, 27 is 59 in Bunny years, but, considering the man’s still-swinging ways, 82 is 27 in Hef years.

THE LONGSHOTS Make no mistake: We’ve seen this exact same “root for the underdog” sport movies countless times before. But we haven’t seen them starring hardcore rapper Ice Cube. And we certainly haven’t seen them directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. But the presence of this pair has

absolutely no effect on the end product in terms of making it fresh or vital. None of the scenes snap, crackle or pop, and, truth be told, Durst’s staging of the football games displays a noticeable lack of imagination. On the other hand, it’s hard to completely screw up this sort of formula film, and while its claim of being based on a true story should (as always) be taken lightly, it works on occasion largely because of the two charismatic actors at the helm. lce Cube, who has successfully molded his limited thespian abilities into an agreeable screen persona, stars as Curtis Plummer, just one of the many unemployed men in the struggling blue-collar town of Minden, Illinois. With nothing better to do with his time, Curtis reluctantly agrees to look after his withdrawn niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer, building on the promise of Akeelah and the Bee) while her mother (Tasha Smith) works double shifts. As expected, Curtis and Jasmine have nothing in common -- at least until the day he discovers she has a formidable arm when it comes to tossing the pigskin. A former high school football star himself, Curtis then sets about training her for the institution’s pathetic team, which hasn’t enjoyed a winning season in ages. Jasmine makes the cut and begins to turn their season around, but is she good enough to take the outfit all the way to the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Miami? What do you think?

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Pop quiz, hotshot. Which line of dialogue does not appear in a Star Wars movie? A) “May the Force be with you.” B) “Join me, and together we can rule

the galaxy as father and son.” C) “So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause.” D) “Does sweet’um want some numnums?” I wish I could say that the correct answer is D), but actually all four lines appear in one installment or another, with that atrocious final snippet of dialogue appearing in the new animated feature Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The early word is that only Star Wars fanatics will enjoy this latest addition to the franchise, but that’s grossly inaccurate: As someone who was 11 years old when the original film hit theaters back in the summer of 1977 and thus has always considered it a rites-of-passage milestone, I was nauseated upon stumbling out of George Lucas’ latest sorry attempt to squeeze every last penny out of this franchise. Set in the period between Episodes II (Attack of the Clones) and III (Revenge of the Sith), this focuses on the war that helped the evil Empire take over the galaxy. The principal story strand concerns the efforts of Anakin Skywalker and his teenage apprentice (Lucasfilm, meet the Disney Channel) to rescue Jabba the Hutt’s kidnapped baby boy from Count Dooku and his posse. What sort of nonsense is this? Jabba also has a swishy relative (Ziro the Hutt) who speaks exactly like Truman Capote(!). And while Jar Jar Binks is thankfully nowhere to be found, the battle droids prove to be every bit as idiotic and insufferable — and there are lots of them in the movie. The CGI animation is harsh on the eyes and proves to be aesthetically unpleasing. A couple of action sequences do manage to elevate this film out of the realm of utter despair, but for the most part, this is curdled cinema that even the fans will upchuck.

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA A menage a trois between the luscious, Olympic-worthy team of Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz is one of the various expressions of intimacy found in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but viewers shouldn’t attend the movie expecting to see explicitness on the order of, say, Shortbus or Henry & June. After all, the film’s writer-director is Woody Allen, and he’s always been much more interested in exposing the intricacies of the heart than the pleasures of the flesh. Yet therein lies the major problem with the picture: Allen has basically told a tale that depends on carnal knowledge as much as anything else, and the soft-pedaling of the harsher aspects of the story make Vicky Cristina Barcelona feel, well, as if it were made by a 72-year-old filmmaker who’s tentatively stepped outside his comfort zone. The end result is an interesting misfire, and one whose overlapping themes might resonate more strongly on a second viewing. Rebecca Hall and Johansson, the female co-leads in The Prestige, here play pragmatic Vicky and impulsive Cristina, two Americans vacationing in the lovely Spanish city when they’re propositioned by the seductive, sensual artist Juan Antonio (Bardem) to join him for a weekend of food, wine and sex. Eventually, both women do succumb to his charms (albeit at different points), only to find matters growing more complicated once his fiery ex-wife Maria Elena (Cruz, stealing the show) re-enters his life. Allen can hardly be accused of phoning in this script: The movie stumbles over itself while bringing fresh life to a number of issues, among them our need for familial security versus our desire for hedonistic pleasure.

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Activism & Politics 2008 Chatham County Governmental Directory

is available. Cost is $10 a book. Contact League of Women Voters Vice President Ruth Casey at 598-7493 or Andrea Silverman at andreasilverman@comcast.net. Through Oct. 31.

Chatham County Democratic Party

Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Second Mon. of every month. Chatham County Democratic Headquarters, 109 W. Victory Dr. 912-790-8683. www. chathamdems.com/

Chatham County Young Democrats

for ages 14 to 39. Will hold a Meet and Greet for Democratic candidates on Thursday, June 12 from 6:30-8 pm at the Bull Street Library. stepsavannah@aol.com, 631-2674. Ongoing.

Coastal Democrats

Contact Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or R1999MHAR@aol.com. Ongoing.

Drinking Liberally

An informal gathering of left-leaners. august1494@excite.com or www.DrinkingLiberally. org. Ongoing.

Libertarian Party of Chatham County

Savannah Area Republican Women

meets the first Wednesday of the month at 11:30 am at Johnny Harris Restaurant Banquet Room on Victory Drive. Cost is $13 at the door. 5981883. First Wed. of every month. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Drive. 912-3547810. www.johnnyharris.com/

Savannah Area Young Republicans

For information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call Allison Quinn at 308-3020.

Savannah Republican Club

Meets second Tuesday of the month. 927-7170. Second Tues. of every month.

Voter Registration Drive

will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 9-11 a.m. at the EOA Administrative Building, 1120 May St. Through Sept. 9.

Benefits 5th Annual Cruise for Critters

to benefit Coastal Pet Rescue will be held Sunday, Sept. 7 from 2-5 p.m. aboard Capt. Mike’s Dolphin Tours. $35. 228-3538 or www.coastalpetrescue.org/cruise.php. Through Sept. 7.

Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk Festival 2008

will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 10 am-2 pm at Johnson Square. www.georgiamemorywalk.org or 920-2231. Through Sept. 27.

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

Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Memory Walk

meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. First Sat. of every month. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. 912-231-8900. www.sip.armstrong. edu/CivilRightsMuseum/Civilindex.html

The Milton Project needs supplies and donations. Sherry Montgomery, 351-4151 or sherry@ coastalpetrescue.org. Ongoing.

National Council of Negro Women

Saturday, September 27 at Johnson Square. www.georgiamemorywalk.org or call 920-2231. Through Sept. 27.

Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

Home and Heart Warming Program

The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free

repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves. Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes. The program is open to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties. Call 651-7730. Ongoing.

Hope House of Savannah

is a nonprofit housing program for homeless women and their children. Hope House is requesting donation of new or gently used furniture for its transitional housing program, Peeler House. Pick-up can be arranged and a tax deductible letter will be provided. Call 2365310. Ongoing.

I Sold It on eBay for Coastal Pet Rescue

I Sold It on eBay is accepting items on behalf of Coastal Pet Rescue. Donors may bring any item valued at more than $40 to the I Sold It On eBay store located next to TJ Maxx in Savannah Centre. The item will be listed and proceeds will go directly to Coastal Pet Rescue. Call 228-3538 or 353-7633 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org or www.isolditsavannah.com. Ongoing.

Looking for 35mm Analog Cameras

A non-profit that teaches photography to at-risk yout is seeking donations of old 35mm Analog SLR cameras, darkroom equipment, other camera equipment and black and white film. Call Anthony Faris at 224-8296. Ongoing.

Recycle, Reduce and Reuse for Coastal Pet Rescue

Coastal Pet Rescue is asking area businesses to collect ink and toner cartridges at their offices. This fund-raiser will help with regular vet care for rescued pets. Contact Wendy at wendy@ coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge pickup. Ongoing.

Soles4Souls

is an international charity that provides free footwear to those in desperate need. A shoe trade-in program is being held at local Shoe Carnival stores Sept. 3-24. Bring in gently worn shoes and receive a $5 coupon. www.giveshoes. org. Through Sept. 24.

Studio 54 Paws

Friends of Animals of the Coastal Empire Inc. will hold its 10th annual auction on Friday, Sept. 12 from 7:30-11 p.m. at Savannah Station. $45 at the door, which includes food, open bar, silent and live auctions and disco dancing. barbara@ billdurrence.com. Through Sept. 12.

Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund

Donations can be made to the United Way of the Coastal Empire. All proceeds will go to affected victims and their families. Credit-card donations may be made calling 651-7701, and checks and money orders made payable to the United Way of the Coastal Empire, with “Sugar Refinery Family Support Fund” written in the memo line, can be mailed to: United Way of the Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St., Savannah, 31401. Ongoing.

United Way 2-1-1

An information and referral service in Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Bryan, Glynn abnd McIntosh counties is available by calling 2-1-1. Services include food pantry programs, bill payment assistance, rent assistance, foreclosure prevention, job search and training programs, childcare programs, housing solutions and financial education. Ongoing.

Warbirds Ball 2008

will be held Sept. 6 with the theme “Are the Stars Out Tonight?” Champagne reception, silen auction, dinner and music for dancing. 748-8888 Ext. 124. Through Sept. 6. Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave.

Call for Entries 2008-09 Grassroots Arts Program

Applicants must be a non-profit 501(c) in Chatham County. A 50 percent cash match is required. Information sessions will be held July 10 at 10 a.m., July 22 at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 18 at 3:30 p.m. and Aug. 22 at noon at 9 W. Henry St. Deadline is Sept. 19. Michelle Hunter, 525-3100 ext. 2847 or mhunter@savannahga.gov. Through Sept. 19.

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3rd Annual 10 Best Bosses of the Coastal Empire

Nominate your boss at www.internationalcoach. org or judd@internationalcoach.org. Deadline Sept. 12. Awards banquet Oct. 3. Through Sept. 12.

Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra Auditions

will be held Saturday, Sept. 6 beginning at 11 a.m. at the AASU Fine Arts Hall. Call Lorraine Jones at 236-2560 to schedule an audition time. Through Sept. 6.

Busy Woman of the Year Award

In 250 words of less, say why your nominee should be given this award. Nominationa can be submitted online at www.verveffect.com/busywoman or by mail at 648 Henry St., Savannah, 31401. For info, visit Savannah.EveryBusyWoman.com. Ongoing.

Call for Vendors

If you have something to sell, such as artwork, antiques, vintage clothes, watches, furniture, attic treasures, etc., the Savannah Market Bazaar will be held Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Sears Parking Lot on Henry Street between Bull and Drayton streets. Miriam, 704-8446 or miriam@newmoonofsavannah.com, www.newmoonofsavannah.com/smb. Through Sept. 13.

Displaced New Orleanians

A local tour guide who relocated from New Orleans to Savannah in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is working on an inventory of local evacuees and their post-Katrina experience. To volunteer and share photos, information, interviews, etc. contact J.J. at couvillon@bellsouth. net. Ongoing.

FastPITCH Entrepreneurship Competition The top 12 entries will be given the chance to present to a broad, exclusive group of investors on Oct. 10. Visit www.thecreativeocast.org. The deadline to register is Sept. 4. Through Sept. 4.

Free Recording Time

Incupro Studio is offering free studio time for original artists interested in archiving their music. All you pay is for mixing. No obligation. 313-3505 or www.incupro.com. Through Oct. 31.

Home and Heart Warming Program

The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves. Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes. The program is open to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties. Call 651-7730. Ongoing.

Recording Studio Seeks Musicians

Wilmington Island recording studio is seeking serious musicians to record their original material. Studio time is free. Unlimited space available. Weekends and evenings. Reservations required. 313-3505, www.incupro.com or larry@ incupro.com. Ongoing.

St. John’s Boys Choir

of St. John’s Church in Savannah is now auditioniing new boys in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. Rehearsals begin at the end of August, but auditions are open until the end of September. Call Brian Taylor, Choirmaster, at 232-1251 or e-mail btaylor@stjohnssav.org. Through Sept. 30.

Classes, Camps & Workshops 700 Kitchen Cooking School

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

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Hope House and Savannah State University are providing an after-school program for youth and young adults ages 12 to 29. Program activities last for about 2 hours every Wednesday at SSU. Transportation is provided. Snacks, field trips and supportive services are provided at no charge. 236-5310. Ongoing. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. 912-356-2181. www. savstate.edu/

Adult Painting, Drawing and Clay Classes

Ongoing beginner, intermediate and open studio classes are offered Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 6-8 p.m. or Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. All levels welcome, with encouragement to expand your skills. Clay classes are $100 per 10-hour session plus $30 for clay and kiln usage. Painting and drawing classes are $85 per 10-hour session and a basic art supply fee, if needed. The instructor is Carolyne Graham, a sculptor, artist and certified art teacher. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465. Ongoing.

Art Classes

Six-week studio painting groups in oils, acrylics, pastels and drawing media Oct. 7-Nov. 12. Tuesdays 6:30-9pm, Wednesdays 9:30am-noon. Remshart Row Studio and Gallery, 106 W. Jones St. $125. 234-5737, www.remshartrowart.com or carolyn@remshartrowart.com. Through Oct. 7.

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

Art, Music, Piano and Voice Tutoring

for all age groups. Lessons are available now and through the summer months. Music teacher with a master’s degree, serious inquirites only. 961-7021 or 667-1056. Ongoing.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. Ongoing. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads. 912-920-6659. www.beaddreamer. com

Children’s Art Classes

for grades 1-5 offer basic art, clay and mixed media on Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. Cost is $65 per 5 weeks, basics supplied. Teen Class meets Thursday 4-6 p.m. Cost is $75 per 5 weeks, most supplies furnished. Savannah Art and Clay Creations, contact carolynegraham@ aol.com or 925-7393. Ongoing.

Construction Apprentice Program

is a free 16-week training program for men and women interested in gaining construction skills for career level jobs in construction. Earn a technical certificate of credit with no cost for trainingk, books or tools. Provided t hrough a collaboration of Chatham County, the Homebuilders Association of Savannah, Savannah Technical Eollege and Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative. To apply, call Tara H. Sinclair at 604-9574. Ongoing.

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. Ongoing. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-232-4447. www.sentientbean.com

Credit and Money Management 12 Hour Seminar

This ongoing course is held every month at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon. This seminar is the first standardized credit education program

in the nation. Topics covered are the steps to improve your credit rating and raise your credit scores, budgeting, managing your debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to spot looming money problems and how to deal with them before it’s too late. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited and registration is required in advance. Contact Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266. Ongoing.

Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Ongoing. Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/

will be held Saturday, Sept. 6 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $65 per person. Bring a sack lunch, bottled water or other beverage and wear casual clothes and sturdy shoes. Call Elizabeth DuBoise at 233-5104. Through Sept. 6.

Personal Money Management

P.R.I.D.E.

Day Trip to Ossabaw Island

A two-hour course to help parents and teens 14-16 learn what they need to do during the supervised practice driving time to obtain a Georgia license. Aug. 14 and Oct. 16 at 6:15 p.m. at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens. 652-6650. Through Oct. 16.

Docent Training

BOAN Consults, LLC sponsors monthly workshops. Call 398-8148 or email info@boanconsults.com. Ongoing. BOAN Consults, LLC sponsors monthly workshops. Call 398-8148 or email info@boanconsults.com. Ongoing.

for the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Garden will be held Sept. 10 through Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to noon. Each clas is led by an expert in the field and all are free. Jeff Webb, 921-5460, coastal@uga.edu. Through Sept. 10.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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 2206570 to register. Ongoing. Fany’s Spanish/English Institute, 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd.

Free Tax School

Earn extra income after taking this course. Flexible schedules, convenient locations. The class is free but there is a small fee for books. Call 3522862 or visit www.libertytax.com. Ongoing.

Garbage, Goo, Recycling and YOU

The Chatham County Department of Public Works is sponsoring this show by the Puppet People, which will tour elementary schools to teach students the importance of learning to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. For bookings, call 355-3366. Ongoing.

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. GED/adult literacy education is being offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m. Ongoing.

Human Resource Management for Executives

will be presented April 29, July 24 and Oct. 24 from 6:30-8 pm at Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett St. 652-3582 or 2360631. Through Oct. 24.

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation

A meditation period will be followed by instruction in the application of the foundations of Mindfulness practice to daily life. Beginner’s and experienced practitioners welcome. Ongoing weekly sessions held Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. at 313 E. Harris St. Call Cindy Beach, Buddhist nun, at 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions. com. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Lunch and Learn Series: Painting and Drawing

will begin Sept. 11 at the Botanical Gardens, 1388 Eisenhower Dr. $50 for six weeks. Classes on Thursdays, noon to 2 p.m. Call Helen Marshall at 658-3209 or the gardens at 355-3883. Through Sept. 11.

Matting and Framing Classes

Learn how to frame just about anything, from original artworks, sports memorabilia, posters, photographs, mirrors and more. A 4-week course. 596-5493 or savannah.artspace@gmail. com. Ongoing.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

has a new name, but still offcers environmental education programs and weekend events. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New

Private Kung Fu Classes

offered at the Temple of Martial Arts, Savannah’s only Wing Chun and Tai Chi Kung Fu School. One-on-one classes are designed to equip you with self-defense skills. SiFu Michael, 429-9241 or www.youtube.com at “Kung Fu in Savannah.” Through Sept. 11.

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. Ongoing.

S.P.A.C.E. Visual Arts Classes

Several art classes and workshops will be offered in ceramics, metals, jewelry-making and glass for children, teens and adults at 9 W. Henry St. Class schedules and registration forms are available online at www.savannahga. gov/arts or by calling 651-6783. Through Nov. 1.

Savannah Art & Clay Creations

Classes in Raku, brush work, relief work, surface decoration, figurative and more in clay with individual attention are offered by professional artist/clay sculptor Carolyne Graham. Costs $100 for 6 classes, or $30 per class. Clay supplies are extra. Call 925-7393 to register. Ongoing.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

offers a variety of business classes. It is located at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582. Ongoing. Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street. 912-652-3582.

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

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

SCMPS Citizen’s Academy

starts Thursday, Sept. 18. Classes are Thursday nights for 13 weeks. $10. Deadline to register is Sept. 12. Gianna Nelson, 651-2246. Through Sept. 12.

Space by the Hour, Day, or Week

Two private 12’ X 12’ spaces available on Tybee for practitioners who require a tranquil setting. Space includes closet,& shared restroom, waiting area & porch. $15/hr, $50/day, $175/wk. 786-6063. Ongoing.

Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. Ongoing. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street. 912-234-0525. www.thestarfishcafe.org/

Studio or Space by the Hour

Space is available for coaches, teachers, instructors, trainers, therapists or organizations that require a studio or space by the hour. Contact Tony at 655-4591 for an appointment. Ongoing.

Explore a variety of materials in this class specifically designed for teenage art students, taught by former middle school art teacher Carolyne Graham Thursdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The cost is $75 for 5 weeks of instruction. Call 925-7393 or 925-5465. Ongoing.

Thinking of Starting a Small Business

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

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks. Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3016. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Ongoing. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand. 912-786-5917. www.tybeemsc.org/

Volunteer 101

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

Wednesday Figure Drawing Group

Work from a live model. Open to artists with some experience - no instruction offered. $60 a month. Judy Mooney. 443-9313 or judymooney@ bellsouth.net. Ongoing. Cardinal Rep, 703D Louisville Rd. 912-232-6080. www.savannahactorstheatre.org

Youth Art & Clay Classes

Chihuahua Club of Savannah

Clubs & Organizations

Civil Air Patrol

Held Tuesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. The cost is $65 per 5 weeks of instruction. Call Carolyne Graham at 925-7393 or 925-5465. Ongoing.

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. 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 2208129, send e-mail to lightmagus@yahoo.com or mccauln1981@hotmail.com. or visit http://aasuscifi.proboards105.com/index.cgi. Ongoing.

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. Ongoing.

Blackbeard’s Scuba Club

will meet Friday, Sept. 5 at 7 pm at the Cobblestone Conch House, 225 W. River St. Capt. Tim of Double or Nothing Charters is the guest speaker. Through Sept. 5.

Buccaneer Region SCCA

is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. Visit http://buccaneerregion. org/solo.html. Ongoing.

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

Creative Coast Alliance Ambassadors

meet Tuesday mornings at Cafe Ambrosia, corner of Abercorn and Broughton. Jamie Wolf, jwolf@thecreativecoast.org. Ongoing.

English Style Table Soccer

Savannah Subbuteo Club. Call 667-7204 or visit http://savannahsubbuteo.tripod.com. Ongoing.

Geechee Sailing Club

Clean Coast

meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr. in Thunderbolt. Open to all interested in boating and related activities. Call 234-1903 or visit www.geecheesailingclub. org. Ongoing. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

Coastal MINIs

meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Restaurant. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 660-8257. Ongoing. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

Code Pink

meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. Call 236-8546. Ongoing. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-233-9277.

meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule. Ongoing. Jewish Education Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/ is a group of local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Starbucks in the 12 Oaks Shopping Center on Abercorn St. to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com. Ongoing. 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. Contact mimi.thegoddessfactory@gmail.com or visit http://fearnoarts.com. Ongoing.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association

Low Country Turners

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

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Auxiliary

meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 184 in Thunderbolt. Call 786-4508. Ongoing. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. 912-354-5515.

Moon River Chorus

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

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call 898-8316 or 898-5086 or visit www.mops.org. Ongoing. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. 921-8972142. www.fbcislands.com/

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. Ongoing.

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Philosophy Reading Group

This group will focus on various philosophical themes and texts, culminating in facilitated discussions with an open exchange of ideas within a community of inquiry. Meeting locations will change to reflect the current issue. Contact Kristina at 407-443-1571 or ktina697@hotmail. com. Ongoing.

PURE: Photographers Using Real Elements

Join with other photographers and artists to celebrate the authentic photography processes of black and white film and paper development using chemicals in a darkroom. Help in the creation and promotion of Savannah’s first cooperative darkroom space to enhance the lives of working photographers and introduce the community to the magic of all classic photo chemical processes. Contact for next meeting time. Contact Kathleen Thomas at PUREdarkroom@gmail.com. Ongoing.

Revived Salon for Women Seeking Change

In Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift of the Sea, she wrote, “How untidy my shell has become. Blurred with moss, knobby with barnacles, its shape is hardly recognizable any more. Surely it had a shape once. It has a shape still in my mind. What is the shape of my life?” If these words resonate with you and you are a woman over 50, this group offers bonding, laughter, discussion and fun. Seating is limited. Call 236-8581 for info. Ongoing.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-A-Million and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. Ongoing. Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. 921-925-8112. www.booksamillion. com/

Savannah Adventure Club

is dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities in the past year have included sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join, and ongoing. Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.

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Savannah Area Chamber

will hold its Taste of Tybee Business Connection Thursday, Sept. 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Tybee Pier and Pavilion. Cost is $10 for members and $25 for member guests. Susan Smith, 644-6434 or ssmith@savannahchamber.com. Through Sept. 4.

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. Ongoing. Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St.

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. Ongoing.

Savannah Art Association

meets the second Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Call 232-7731. Ongoing.

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. Ongoing. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St.

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 Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt. The group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future. Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at Darmst0817@comcast.net or 925-4709. Ongoing. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Ongoing. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St. 912-355-1060. www. stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Downtown Business Association

will hold a quarterly social, “Uncork & Unwind with Art and Wine” on Sept. 4 from 4-7 p.m. $5 donation. RSVP to savannahdba@hotmail.com or call Cheryl Koester at 660-4718. The DBA will hold a luncheon on Sept. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the First City Club. Pete Liakakis, chairman of the Chatham county Board of Commissioners, is the guest speaker. Through Sept. 10. Dimensions Gallery, 412 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 912236-4993. www.dimensionsartgallery.com/

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. Ongoing.

Savannah Jaycees

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

Savannah Kennel Club

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

Savannah Mustang Club

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

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 a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171. Ongoing.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail mickie_ragsdale@ comcast.net. Ongoing.

Savannah Scooter Gang

Connecting local riders to swap tips, stories, parts, mods and secrets. No obligation other than networking, and possibly arranging a monthly weekend ride to take over the streets downtown. Show off your scoot and ride with pride -- put ‘em in a line and watch the stares. Contact Travis at pittsillustration@gmail.com or myspace.com/travispitts. Ongoing.

Savannah Ski and Adventure Club

For snow-covered mountain-loving people and their friends. All are welcome. Meets for a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at rotating locations. Visit http://savannahskiclub. com. Ongoing.

in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit http://southernwingswai.com. Ongoing.

St. Almo

The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meets at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. (Time changes with the season.) Call 234-3336. Ongoing. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www.caninepalacesavannah.com

Stitch-N’s

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

Sweet Adeline Chorus

rehearses weekly on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hopsital’s meeting rooms. Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast.net. Ongoing. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. 912-8194100. www.sjchs.org/

Telfair Academy Guild

will meet Monday, Sept. 8 at 10:15 a.m. The program will be “Folk Art of Northwest Argentina.” New members are welcome. 598-1837. Through Sept. 8. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912-790-8800. www.telfair.org/

Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments

Free poker tournaments are held every week in Savannah, Hinesville and Statesboro. Free to play. Win prizes and gifts. Visit www.GUTSHOTGA.com for details. Ongoing.

The Armstrong Center

The Armstrong Center is available for meetings, seminars, workshops or social events. Classrooms, meeting space, auditorium and 6000-square-foot ballroom. 344-2951. Ongoing. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html

The Cinemophiles

An eclectic bunch that enjoys all kinds of movies. Visit http:?/groups.google.com/group/cinemophiles. Ongoing.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

The Young Professionals of Savannah

Savannah Toastmasters

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. Ongoing. meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. Ongoing. First City Club, 32 Bull St. 912-238-4548. www. firstcityclub.com/ 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. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Savannah Wine Lovers

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

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. Ongoing. Savannah Dog Park, East 41st Lane and Drayton St. www.savannahdogpark.com/

Society for American Baseball Research

is an international fan and research group devoted to the great game of baseball. Persons interested in starting a chapter here should e-mail Jim Casey at bigtrain45@gmail.com. For information about the organization, visit www. SABR.org. Ongoing.

Southern Wings

is the local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women

An AfterHours networking social is held every third Thursday of the month. Visit www.ypsav. net, sign up for the e-newsletter and find out about other upcoming events, or call Leigh Johnson at 659-9846. Ongoing.

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

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting

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

Tybee Performing Arts Society

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

Urban Professionals

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

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. Ongoing. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-233-9277.

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.. Ongoing.

C.C. Express Dance Team

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

Chicago-Style Steppin’ Lessons

Every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Also learn new line dances. Contact Tunya Coleman at 6316700. Ongoing.

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. Ongoing. Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St. 912-234-8745.

Gretchen Greene School of Dance

is accepting registration for fall classes in tap, ballet, lyrical, acrobatics, jazz and hip-hop for ages 3 and up. Adult tap classes are held Tuesday from 7:30-8:15 for beginners and Monday from 7:15-8 p.m. for intermediate. Call 897-4235 or email ggsod.com. Ongoing.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

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

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. Ongoing.

Classes begin Friday February 15th from 7:30 to 9:30. Space is limited call in advance to make your reservation $70 per month or $22 per class. Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or email fitnessconnection1@yahoo.com Ongoing.

Savannah Shag Club

offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive. Ongoing.

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. Ongoing. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street. 912-352-7100.

The STUDIO

offers Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary. Now accepting applications. Ages 7 and up must arrange a placement audition class. Adult Ballet with Karen Burns is Mon. Thurs. at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Adult Tap with Pat Alley is now signing up. Veronica Niebuhr, 695-9149, www.thestudiosav. com or thestudidosav@aol.com. Ongoing. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Avenue. 912-356-8383. www.thestudiosav.com/

Two to Tango - Savannah Tango Group

Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person. Call 9257416. Ongoing. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. 912-354-8089.

Film & Video

Belly Dancing for Fun and Fitness

11th Annual Savannah Film Festival 2008

Passes for the 11th annual Savannah Film Festival are on sale. The festival will be held Oct. 25-Nov. 1. A Reserved Seating Pass costs $750, a Gold Pass is $500, a Silver Pass is $300 and a Bronze Pass is $200. They can be purchased at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St., online at www.scadboxoffice.com or by calling 5255050. Through Oct. 27.

Fitness A balanced life

Student massage is offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $30 to $40 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 3553011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com. Ongoing. Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc, 6413 Waters Avenue. 912-355-3011. www.ssomt.com/

Acupuncture for Health

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

Belly Dance for Fitness

Every Monday 5-6pm beginning Aug. 25 and ending Oct. 6. Focuses on aerobic workout for all ages and skill levels. $12 per class or $80 upfront for all eight. Nicole Edge, kleokatt@gmail. com or 596-0889. Through Oct. 6.

A workout and a party, each class is an event. Provided are big colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, jingly rattling bracelets, exotic music from India, Turkey, Morocco and around the world, jeweled bindis to stick on your forehad and an assistant to make sure everyone gets personal attention. Held Sundays at 4 p.m., cost is $20 per class. Call 660-7399 for location. Ongoing.

Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training

will be offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8-9 a.m. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. All classes are free. Call 652-6780 or 965-9629. Ongoing. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912-652-6780.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Crossfit Hyperformance

meets mormings at 6:30am at Crossfit Hyperformance. Visit www.crossfirhyperformance.com. or call Jennifer at 224-0406 or Drew at 541-0530. Ongoing.

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Youth Dance Program

The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional DanceProgram in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 2331951. Ongoing. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 912-233-1951.

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pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroom.com. Ongoing. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Energy Share

every first and third Friday of the month at a new integrated healing center located at 72nd and Sanders streets. Call Kylene at 713-3879. Ongoing.

Fit Lunch

FIT LUNCH - Join us for a 30 to 40 Minute workout on your lunch hour. Classes offered Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:45am until 2:00pm by Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio. Classes are organized and led by 2 Certified Personal Trainers and will utilize a variety of training techniques which may include strength training, interval and cardio as well as core, balance and flexibility. Advanced booking required. Please call for further details 912-398-4776 or 912-224-9667. www.bodybalance.com. Ongoing.

Gentle Yoga

Gentle Yoga with Mary Ann is offered Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older. Mat and blanket are required. Limited to 12 participants. Pre-register at adultenrichment@uusavanah.org or call 234-0980. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah upstairs in Phillippa’s Place. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

Kidz Fitness

an ongoing aerobic fitness class for children 6-13 with weight concerns. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-5:45 p.m. at the Candler Hospital Wellness Center. Children must be members of the Candler Wellness Center. 8198800. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Kung Fu

The Temple of Martial Arts is a Kung Fu school where men and women of all levels of martial arts experience come together to learn the art of Wing Chun and Tai Chi. SiFu Michael, 429-9241. Through Sept. 11.

Ladies Livin Smart fitness club

provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/ Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605. Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ongoing. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.

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Mindful Fitness Membership Price Plan

$25 per month includes entry into all the Center for WellBeing classes. Pre-register in Suite 120 in the Candler Heart & Lung building. 819-6463. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

are held Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Infants must be 6 weeks to 6 months, precrawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 4416653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Ongoing. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-2322994. www.savannahyoga.com/

Senior Power Hour

is a program for people over 55. Health and wellness professionals help reach fitness goals. The program may include, but isn’t limited to, strength training, cardio for the heart, flexibility, balance, basic healthy nutrition and posture concerns. Call 898-7714. Ongoing.

Tai Chi Classes

St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for Wellbeing offers classes Mondays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:306:30 p.m. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Tai Chi Relaxation Class

A pre and post-natal exercise program is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. The cost is $30 per month. Call 819-6463. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Ancient Chinese exercises that were specifically developed to heal body, mind and spirit together. Held Saturdays from 3-4:30 p.m. at The Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Rd. Call 898-0351. Ongoing. is held Sundays from 3-4:30 p.m. at The Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroomm.com. Ongoing.

Free classes are offered every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. at 9700 Middleground Rd. in Savannah. All classes are open to the public. For more information, call 927-8601. Ongoing.

Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 898-0361 for a schedule of classes, times and fees. Ongoing. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr. 912-898-0361. www.thesavannahyogaroom.com/

Moms in Motion

Overcoming by Faith Ministries Aerobics and Exercise Classes

Pilates Classes

are offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Reiki Treatments

Reiki master Dante Santiago is trained in Usui Reiki Ryoho. Fifty-minute sessions are $60 and 50-minute in-studio sessions are $45. Call 6601863 for times and appointments. Ongoing.

Rolf Method Bodywork

for posture, chronic pain and alignment of body/mind/spirit. Jeannie Kelley, LMT, certified advanced Rolf practitioner. www.islandsomatherapy.com, 843-422-2900. Ongoing.

Savannah Yoga Center

Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. Ongoing. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga. com/

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Tybee Island Sunrise Boot Camp

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

Women on Weights

Spine & Sports Personal Training offers the Women on Weights (WOW) Program. The WOW Program is designed to meet the specific needs of women. It is a series of one hour training sessions led by a Certified Personal Trainer who develops different routines throughout the month. The routines may include but are not limited to, Strength Training, Cardio Training for the Heart, Flexibility, Balance and Weight Management. The group meets two times a week for one hour each session. For pricing call 898-7714. Ongoing.

Yoga Teacher Training Institute

A 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program is offered at Savannah Yoga Center. It meets Yoga Alliance standards, and graduates will receive a certificate and be eligible for certification by the alliance. The cost for the entire course is $1,500. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Ongoing. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www. savannahyoga.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 8196463. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/

Zumba Fitness

Classes are being held every week in the Pooler and Rincon areas. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international music, dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness system. No dance partner is required. Participants of all ages and shapes are encouraged to attend. The cost is $7 per class. For location and info, contact Carmen at 484-1266 or calexe@comcast. net. Ongoing.

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. Ongoing. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.

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Gay AA Meeting

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

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

Savannah Pride, Inc.

meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend, for without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Patrick Mobley at 2243238. Ongoing. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

Stand Out Youth -- Savannah

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth. org. Ongoing. First City Network, 307 E Harris St. 912-236-CITY. www.firstcitynetwork.net/

What Makes A Family

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

Health Better Breathers of Savannah

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

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

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

Community HealthCare Center

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

Dual Recovery Anonymous

This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape. com for information. Ongoing.

E-Z Imagery Weight Loss

A holistic approach to weight loss, used by Tiger Woods, Matt Damon and Kevin Costner. Free introductory session. Michael J. 704-5902 or 354-6223. Ongoing.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324. Ongoing.

Esophageal Reflux: Medication is not the Only Answer

A free community health forum will be held Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. Register at 819-3368. Through Sept. 9.

Every Step Counts Survivor Walk

This monthly cancer survivors’ walk is free and open to all survivors and their loved ones. Call DeDe Cargill at 398-6654. Ongoing.

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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. Ongoing.

Free hearing & speech screening

Every Thursday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. Ongoing. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. 912355-4601. www.savannahspeechandhearing.org/

Free Vision Screenings

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

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training

My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/ AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727. Ongoing. My Brothaz H.O.M.E., 211 Price St. 912-231-8727. www.mybrothazhome.org/Welcome.html

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Classes

are being offered at the Family Health and Birth Center in Rincon. The group classes offer an opportunity for couples to learn the child birthing process together, while providing a very integral role to the companion participating. Classes provide specialized breathing and guided imagery techniques designed to reduce stress during labor. All types of births are welcome. Classes run monthly, meeting Saturdays for three consecutive weeks. To register, call The Birth Connection at 843-683-8750 or e-mail Birththroughlove@ yahoo.com. Ongoing. Family Health & Birth Center, 119 Chimney Rd. 912-826-4155. www. themidwifegroup.com/

HypnoBirthing Classes

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

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. Ongoing.

La Leche League of Savannah

Call Phoebe at 897-9261. Ongoing.

Mammograms

St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Mammograms will be performed Sept. 2 and 16 at SJ/C Medical Gropu-Rincon, Sept. 3 at SJ/C Medical Group-Pembroke, Sept. 4 at SJ/C Medical Group - Islands, Sept. 5 at St. Mary’s Community Center, and Sept. 9 at Bryan County Health Department in Richmond Hill. For appointments, call 819-6800. SJ/C accepts most insurance plans. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify. Ongoing.

Meditation and Energy Flow Group

Meet with others who practice meditation or want to learn how. Discuss techniques and related areas of holistic health and healing, Reiki and CAM. Reduce stress and increase peace and health. Call Ellen at 247-4263 or RSVP at http://

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ARIES

March 21-April 19

“Like an ox-cart driver in monsoon season or the skipper of a grounded ship, one must sometimes go forward by going back,” wrote novelist John Barth in *The Friday Book.* Consider using that approach, Aries. Retreat may be the strongest move you can make right now; surrender could turn out to be a masterstroke. But in order to get the most out of this strategy, you’ve got to keep your ego from injecting its agendas into situations. Don’t act out of shame or pride; don’t humble yourself excessively or be burning for revenge. Be objective, neutral, poised.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

One of my favorite memories is gazing into my Taurus daughter’s face just moments after her complicated birth. She had been through a heroic ordeal that scared the hell out of me, and yet she looked calm, beatific, and amused. “She’s part-Buddha and part-elf,” I thought to myself as I held her in my arms. I saw elegant compassion blended with wise playfulness, two states I had never before witnessed in the same person. This unexpected marvel imprinted me deeply, and has informed my work ever since. Do you have a comparable memory, Taurus? A time when a key to your destiny was revealed to you? A turning point when you got a gift that has fueled your quest for years? This is not only a good time to revisit that breakthrough; it’s also a ripe moment to ask life for another one.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

The governor of Minnesota has a wife who loves to go fishing. Tim Pawlenty told radio station WCCO that his wife Mary is smitten with the sport. She is genuinely driven to cast her bait into the lake in quest of the catch. “Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me,” the governor added, suggesting that her passion for intimate union with him was not as pressing as her urge to fish. While I personally lean toward the position that eros is one of life’s best gifts, I don’t judge Mary harshly for her preference. Many people find that the most satisfying and useful way to express their libido is

through some non-sexual activity. You may want to consider that possibility, at least in the coming days. It’s the sublimation phase of your astrological cycle.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

Normally, you’re not the most direct person in the world. Nor are you the most concise. You sometimes display tendencies to sidestep the main issues and take the long way home to the truth. Why, then, have you apparently turned into a sleek paragon of precise communication? To what do we owe your crisp new efficiency, your knack for cutting through the crap, and your commitment to saying exactly what you mean? Maybe it has to do with the alignment of the planets. Or maybe you really, really don’t want to be misunderstood.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

Resilience is a quality that allows you to rise above setbacks and find resources in unexpected places. It’s a willful instinct to seek the higher ground and a bigger vision. It’s intensely practical, because it shushes the nagging voices in your head that make negative interpretations of your experience, thereby allowing you to act courageously in your own best interests. This is Resilience Week for you, Leo. Call on your dormant reserves.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Pregnant giraffes give birth standing up. Babies arrive in their new environment with a jolt, hitting the ground after plummeting six feet. Although they were fairly safe before, upon leaving the womb they are in danger of being preyed upon by animals like leopards and hyenas, which wouldn’t dare attack their giant mothers. I’m thinking there’s a resemblance between the newborn giraffes and a new project you’re working on, Virgo. Its initial splash into the world may be a bit rocky and fraught with dicey challenges. But I’m here to say that if you’re a vigilant caretaker in the early going, it *will* grow to maturity.

LIBRA

symptoms -- mediocre digestion, mild headaches, chronic congestion in her ear, itchy skin. None was terrible, but together they were a big distraction. After two trips to her regular acupuncturist, there was little improvement. The acupuncturist decided it was time for more drastic measures: He was going to try a dramatic treatment that was akin to pushing a reset button on a machine. Success! Joan was freed from the nagging ailments and experienced a thorough rejuvenation. I suggest you seek out the equivalent treatment, Libra: Push the reset button.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

“The reality of love is mutilated when it is removed from all its unreality.” So said the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard in his book *The Poetics of Reverie.* He meant that realism alone is not enough for human beings to live on, especially in our most intimate relationships. We need fantasy to augment the merely factual perspective. We require poetic truths to keep the rational approach honest. Without the play of the imagination, in fact, our understanding of the world is impoverished and distorted. In this spirit, Scorpio, I invite you to be extra daydreamy and imaginative about love in the coming days. Feed your soul and the souls of those you love with experiences that arouse mystery and wonder. (P.S. Nietzsche said: “We have art in order not to perish of truth.”)

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21

A teacher you will ultimately feel a strong need to learn from has recently become known to you, or will soon become known. A series of lessons you will benefit from studying throughout 2009 is already revealing its contours. I suggest you do some meditation and free-writing about these developments. Making your intuitions more conscious will prime your deep psyche for the work ahead, helping it to attract the experiences you’ll require to prepare for your future educational assignments.

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

CAPRICORN

My friend Joan was experiencing a cascade of annoying physical

“The whole history of civilization

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.” So said British essayist Walter Bagehot. I would add the following corollary: The fortunes of many individuals have declined because of belief systems and structures that were invigorating earlier in their lives but that gradually became paralyzing or parasitical. Has that ever been true about you, Capricorn? More importantly, might it become true in the future? Please take inventory of your reliance on theories and attitudes and methods that made good sense once upon a time but that are now becoming irrelevant or even counterproductive.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18

“What did you do this summer?” I asked my Aquarian readers. “I didn’t build a single sandcastle,” wrote Emma from Baltimore. “I didn’t fall in love. I didn’t celebrate the full moon. I didn’t run through a meadow. I didn’t taste honeysuckle. But on the other hand, I worked hard on the book I’m writing. I dramatically improved my diet. I kept my house clean and well- organized. I watched less TV.” If I’m analyzing the omens correctly, many of you Aquarians were like Emma in the past months: more successful at accomplishing practical goals than at having free-form fun. I don’t think that’s a problem, though. You can’t do *everything,* right? But these next few weeks before the equinox will be a good time to correct the imbalance. I suggest you go in quest of what has been missing.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

You will have a knack for seeing what has been invisible and for describing what no one else can say. You’ll have a talent for perceiving the open secrets that everyone else has refused to notice and for speaking about truths that everyone has avoided articulating. I’m not sure what you’ve done to attain these wizardly abilities, but the cause isn’t really important, is it? Get out there and use your superpowers to generate breakthroughs that will forestall and maybe even cancel sluggish breakdowns in the group processes.

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

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

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 350-7587. Ongoing.

No pills, patches, gum, lasers, weight gain, withdrawal or side effects. 15 years expereince. 927-3432. Ongoing.

Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Relief

Memorial Health blood pressure check

Stop Smoking Through Hypnosis

Memorial Health CPR training

Stress Reduction

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

Narcotics Anonymous

Individual introductory session to The Work of Byron Katie includes a short DVD, several handouts and trying these tools out. Introductory fee is $40. Contact Ursula Sterling at 598-2821 or sterlingu@bellsouth.net for an appointment. Ongoing.

Lose weight with Guided Imagery and Hypnosis. No pills, diets or surgery. 927-3432. Ongoing.

Pets & Animals

Savannah State University and the AfricanAmerican Health Information and Resource Center a one-year research study on obesity. 200 participants are needed and must be low to moderate income, a minority, overweight or obses, at least 8 years old. Participation is free. Dr. Hetty Jones, 691-6202. Through Sept. 30.

Weight Loss

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

When is Hospice Appropriate?

Positive Healthy Appraches to Better Nutrition

Customized motivational programs that incorporate focus, fitness and enjoyment of food based on your individual vision for optimal health and wellness. www.phabnutrition.com. Ongoing.

School Immunizations

are available at the Chatham County Health Department, 1395 Eisenhower Dr. and 1602 Drayton St., which are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Eisenhower clinic is open every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Drayton clinic is open every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Through Sept. 15.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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

The Quit Line

Planned Parenthood Hotline

at the Oatland Island Education Center. The “Native Animal Nature Trail” features a variety of live animals and landscapes and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. M-F:9 a.m.-4 p.m. and most Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for everyone over 4. 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org. Ongoing. Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/ Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. The center offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks. Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3-16. Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Ongoing. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand. 912-786-5917. www.tybeemsc.org/

When at the end of the road you find that you no longer can function with or without drugs, there’s a simple, spiritual, non-religious program known as Narcotics Anonymous. Call 2385925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting schedule. Ongoing.

Obesity Outreach Program

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Weight Loss Through Hypnosis

Take the stress out of weight loss. Studies have shown that people who use hypnosis lose 60 percent more weight than with any other method. For info, call 927-3432. Ongoing. A free seminar facilitated by Hospice Savannah on Sept. 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. 447-6605. Through Sept. 4. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-4476605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Nature and Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia

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

A Walk in the Park

Professional pet sitting, boarding, dog walking and house sitting services offered in downtown Savannah and the nearby islands. All jobs accepted are performed by the owner to ensure the safety of your pets. Trust your pets with someone who loves them as much as you do. Local references available. Please call 401.2211 or email lesleycastle@gmail.com to make a reservation for your pet. Ongoing.

Dog Yoga

The Yoga Room will hold a dog yoga class every first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Forsyth Park. The cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to Save-A-Life. Bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. Yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www.thesavannahyogaroom.com. Ongoing. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies

The Milton Project is seeking supplies, including small spice containers (plastic only), mediumsized gloves, batteries and flashlights with hookon belt loops, hand-held can openers, puppy training pads, canned tuna and mackeral, KFC coupons specifically for chicken-only buckets, bath sheets and beach towels, blankets and buckets to hold supplies for trappers. Contact Sherry Montgomery at 351-4151 or sherry@ coastalpetrescue.org. Ongoing.

Feral Cat Trap Loan Program

The Milton Project is starting this program so that feral cats can be spayed or neutered. The deposit for the trap is $25 and is refunded at the time of return if the trap is cleaned and in good working condition. If the trap is damaged, replacement value is $65. The traps will be loaned out for 1 week at a time. Traps cannot be used for capturing feral cats for Animal Control or any other entity that may destroy them. Persons using the traps are responsible for the spay/neuter costs. Call 351-4151 or email traploan@ coastalpetrescue.org. Ongoing.

I Sold It on eBay for Coastal Pet Rescue

I Sold It on eBay is accepting items on behalf of Coastal Pet Rescue. Donors may bring any item valued at more than $40 to the I Sold It On eBay store located next to TJ Maxx in Savannah Centre. The item will be listed and proceeds will go directly to Coastal Pet Rescue. Call 351-4151 or 353-7633 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org or www.isolditsavannah.com. Ongoing.

Low-cost Spay Neuter Clinic

with free transport. Vaccines are available. Service is provided 11 counties in Georgia, including Chatham and Effingham, and South Carolina. Call the Spay/Neuter Alliance and Clinic at 843645-2500 or visit www.snac1.com. Ongoing.

Recycle, Reduce and Reuse for Coastal Pet Rescue

Coastal Pet Rescue is asking area businesses to collect ink and toner cartridges at their offices. This fund-raiser will help with regular vet care for rescued pets. Contact Christy at 354-3021 or ecycle@coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge pickup. Ongoing.

Savannah Kennel Club

The club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue.

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The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meet at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. Time changes with season. Call for time change. Call 234-3336. Ongoing. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www.caninepalacesavannah.com

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. Ongoing. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-4476605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Luther E. Vann: ELEMENTAL

The artist will sign copies of his book, “ELEMENTAL: The Power of Illustrated Love” Aug. 23, 24 and 30 from 1:30-3 p.. at the Jepson Center for the Arts; Sept. 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Branch Library on Henry and E. Broad streets; and Sept. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. at Ex Libris on MLK. Through Sept. 15.

Tea time at Ola’s

is a new book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 232-5488 or 652-3660. Ongoing. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E Bay St. 912-232-5488. www.liveoakpl.org/

Religious & Spiritual Calling All Christians

Open prayer will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-4:20 p.m. at the Forsyth Park fountain. Call Suzanne at 232-3830. Ongoing. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Chanted Office of Compline

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

Christian Businessmen’s Committee

meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria in the Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Call 898-3477. Ongoing. Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn Ext. 912-354-7038. www.oglethorpemall.com/

Clifton Baptist Church 123rd Church Anniversary

will be celebrated Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11:30 a.m. The church is located at 11 Big Hill Rd. in Garden City. Helen Wilson, 238-3976, or the church, 964-2335 or 713-7048. Through Sept. 7.

Dream Circle

This formulated technique for sorting out dreams is easy, meaningful and fun and can be taught in five minutes. It will be held monthly at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St., entrance on Macon Street. To register, e-mail adultenrichment@uusavannah.org of call 234-0980. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-2340980. www.uusavannah.org

DrUUming Circle

is held the first and third Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah on Troup Square at Habersham and Macon streets. Drummers, dancers and the drum-curious are welcome. Call 234-0980 or visit uusavannah. org. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation

A meditation period will be followed by instruction in the application of the foundations of Mindfulness practice to daily life. Beginner’s and experienced practitioners welcome. Ongoing weekly sessions are Mondays from 6-7:30 p.m. at 313 E. Harris St. Call Cindy Beach, Buddhist nun, at 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions. com. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Meditation and Energy Flow Meetup Group

First meeting Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. Meets once a month. Meet others to practice meditation and discuss spirituality, metaphysics and related topics of Reiki, energy work, etc. www.ellenfarrell.com or 247-4263. Ongoing.

Meditators Unite!

Beginner and advanced meditators unite to practice meditation and discuss spirituality, metaphysics, holistic approach to healing, Reiki, energy work. Call 247-4264 or visit see_the_light@ellenfarrell.com or read more at http://meditation.meetup.com/490. Ongoing.

Midweek Bible Study

Midweek Bible Study is offered every Wednesday at noon at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Bring your lunch and your Bible. 352-4400 or mpcsavannah.com. Ongoing. Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 10192 Ferguson Avenue. 912-352-4400. www.montgomerypresbyterian. com/

Music Ministry for Children & Youth

at White Bluff United Methodist Church is now known as Pneuma, the Greek work for breath. “Every breath we take is the breath of God.” The children’s choir for 3 years through second grade will be known as Joyful Noise and the youth choir grades 3-5 will be known as Youth Praise. Joyful Noise will meet Sundays from 4-5 p.m. and Youth Praise will meet Sundays from 5-6 p.m. Call Ronn Alford at 925-9524 or visit www.wbumc.org. Ongoing. White Bluff United Methodist Church, 11911 White Bluff Rd. 912925-5924. www.wbumc.org/

Nicodemus by Night

An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Ongoing.

Overcoming by Faith Ministries

Services in Savannah are held on Saturdays at 6 p.m. Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at 9700 Middleground Rd. In Rincon, services are held Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at The Banquet Room, 135 Goshen Rd. Call 927-8601 or visit overcomingbyfaith.org. Ongoing.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 247-4903. Ongoing. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912233-4766. www.trinitychurch1848.org/

Recruiting Church Launch Team

If you are interested in becoming part of an innovative multi-cultural church startup in West Chatham, contact Steve at 748-6439 or see www. ekklesiasavannah.org. . Ongoing.

Savannah Buddhist Sitting Group

meets Sundays from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham Street at East Harris and East Macon Streets, on Troup Square. Please arrive and be seated no later than 8:55 a.m. Sitting

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and walking meditation and Dharma talk or reading. All practices are welcome. Newcomers should contact Cindy Beach, lay ordained Soto Zen Buddhist, at 429-7265 for sitting instruction. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Trotter at 665-4488. Ongoing.

Support Groups ADD and Behavior Support Group

SGI-USA is an American Buddhist movement for world peace that practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO. For information, call SGI-USA at 232-9121. Ongoing.

A church of unconditional love and acceptance. Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m. 2320 Sunset Blvd. Call 355-4704 or visit www.unityofsavannah.org. Ongoing. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/

Women’s Bible Study

at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or Ongoing. Wesley Community Center, 1601 Drayton St. 912-232-0965. www.wesleyctrs-savh.org/

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

Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA)

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

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

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 2340980, admin@uusavannah.org or www.uusavannah.org. Ongoing. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www. uusavannah.org

Unitarian Universalist Men’s Group

An opportunity to meet with men and as a group explore men’s spirituality while offering social support in a safe atmosphere. Meets weekly to discuss a predetermined topic. Also plans outside activities or participates in activities as a group. Refreshments or dinner is served at each meeting. Visit http://men.meetup.com/46/ or contact Mike Freeman at 441-0328 or Dicky

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Zen Meditation Retreat

led by Teijo Munnich, founder of the Great Tree Zen Temple near Asheville, N.C. There will be a lecture Friday, Nov. 9, 7-9pm and a meditation retreat on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 432 Habersham St. To reserve Saturday’s vegetarian lunch, register by Nov. 7 by calling Susan Lamb, 232-4065 or 2007@WingedWisdomWorkshops.com. $35 fee covers lunch, snacks and other expenses for the retreat. Through Nov. 10.

Sports & Games Savannah Disc Golf Club

holds an Open Doubles Tournament at 1 p.m. each Saturday at Tom Triplett Park on U.S. 80 between Dean Forest Road and Interstate 95. New players a Ongoing. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912-652-6780.

meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mindspring Center in the Ranicki Chiropractic Complex, 1147 W. Highway 80 in Pooler. RSVP is requested. Call 748-6463 or frontdesk@mindspringcenter.com. Ongoing.

Al Anon Family Groups

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group

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

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group

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

Amputee Support Group

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

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 350-5616. Ongoing. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-1KID. www.memorialhealth. com/backus

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Ongoing. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-1KID. www. memorialhealth.com/backus

Bariatric Surgery Post-Operative Band Support Group

Call 350-3438 or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. Ongoing.

Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group

for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Better Breathers support group

meets to discuss and share information on C.O.P.D. and how people live with this disease. Contact Dicky at 665-4488 or dickyt1954@yahoo. com. Ongoing.

Bipolar Support Group

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

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Cancer support group

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

Caring for Us

is a support group for caregivers of ill or injured family members or loved ones. Call Kimberlee Mitchell at 350-3399. Ongoing.

CASA Support Group

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

Celiac Support Group

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

Children’s Grief Groups

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

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 355-1221 or visit www.coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Compassionate Friends Support Group

offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 925-5195. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

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

Debtors Anonymous

meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, 225 W. President St. in the third floor New Beginnings Room. Enter on President Street through the left-hand set of glass doors between Whitaker and Barnard streets. Arrive early, as the entry doors are locked promptly at 5:30 p.m. For information, e-mail DAsavannah@yahoo. com. Ongoing. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 912-233-4766. www. trinitychurch1848.org/

Depressive/Manic support group

Open to persons diagnosed with depression. Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Diabetes support group

meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Domestic violence community support group

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

Domestic Violence Hotline

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

Dual Recovery Anonymous

is a 12-step program for people recovering from drug/alcohol addictions and a psychiatric/psychological illness. Contact Katrina Moore at kamamoore@hotmail.com, call 398-1720 or visit draonline.org. Ongoing.

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324. Ongoing.

Fecal Urinary Diversion Support Group

The group is for patients who have had a colostomy, deostomy, urostomy (ileoconduit) and continent fecal or urinary diversion surgery. Call 819-3466. Ongoing.

Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 819-6743. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

First Line

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

Gray Matters Brain Injury Support Group

is for trauamtic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. It meets the third Thursday at 5 p.m. in the gym at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center. Ongoing.

Grief 101

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

HIV/AIDS:living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home

Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

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

Koolostomy Accessories

is a support group open to anyone who has an ostomy and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Ongoing.

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Ongoing. Each month, the group focuses on a specific topic related to blood-related cancers and also discusses ways to improve quality of life. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Ongoing.

Living without Violence

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

Lowcountry Huntington’s Disease Group

Call 748-8808 or visit www.LowcountryHD.com. Ongoing.

Lung Cancer Support Group

Lung Cancer Support Group is for families who are going through lung cancer treatment and survivors of lung cancer. It meets the fourth Thursday of the month at the Lewis Research Center Pavilion from 5-6 p.m. Call Kay Denham at 651-5712.. Ongoing.

Lupus Encouragement Group

A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 4476605. Ongoing.

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. 355-5196. Ongoing.

Memorial Health Cancer Challenges Support Group

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Ongoing.

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group

meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health. Call Glenda at 350-3690. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

Memorial Health POPPS! Group

Hope House

for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www. memorialhealth.com/

Huntington Disease Support Group

Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727. Ongoing. provides housing and support services such as life skills, resources and referrals, follow-up care and parent-child activities funded by DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Please call 236-5310 for information. Ongoing. meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 964-0455. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Memorial Health PRIDE Bleeding Disorders Support Group

Memorial Health SET Focus

for peopl4 whose lives have been touched by cnacer. Jennifer Currin, 350-7845. Ongoing.

SET Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For information, call Saundra at 350-3396. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/

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

is a support group that meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Candler Professional Building, Room 508A, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171 for information. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-8196000. www.sjchs.org/

Journey Through Journaling

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One

Multiple Sclerosis support group

Call 653-5878. Ongoing. discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523. Ongoing. St James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. 912-355-1523.

Muscular Dystrophy support group

meets Jan. 28, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 354-9576. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 351-7035 or 353-7143. Ongoing. Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html

Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders

meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon streets. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!, is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam Steadman at 233-1006. Ongoing. Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn St. 912-232-0191. www.wesleymonumental.org/

Pancreatic Cancer Support Group

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Ongoing.

PRIDE Support Group

This is a support group for parents of children with bleeding disorders. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285. Ongoing.

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. The Rape Crisis Line is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 233-7273. The center offers free, confidential counseling for victims and their families. Call 233-RAPE. Ongoing.

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

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

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

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

S-Anon Family Group

is a fellowship for families and friends of sexaholics. For information, call 663-2565. Ongoing.

Safe Shelter Outreach Program

Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential and free. 3025 Bull St. 651-0004. Ongoing.

Sarcoidosis support group

meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, Noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Savannah Chatham Truancy Intervention Project

meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 428 Bull St. in the United Way Building. The project can educate you regarding the new truancy law and how it impacts your child. Ongoing. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. 912-651-7700. www.uwce.org/

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Meet with local people who are interested in weight loss and management. Gather to share tips, recipes and keep each other motivated. Group meets two times a month at a restaurant for a healthy lunch or dinner. Local weight loss experts come in and speak from time to time. Call 404-567-5733 or e-mail ajaxacq@yahoo. com. Ongoing.

Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group

This monthly support group is for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia and is held the second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363. Ongoing. Ruth Byck Adult Day Care Center, 3025 Bull St. 912-236-0363.

Sexaholics Anonymous

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

Smoking Cessation Support Group

is open to anyone who has stopped smoking and needs additional support or to those who are considering trying to stop smoking. Call 8198032 or 819-3361. Ongoing.

Spinal Injury Support Group

meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For information, call Jami Murray at 350-8900. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-3508000. www.memorialhealth.com/

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

St. Joseph’s/Candler Cancer Survivors Walking Group

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

St. Joseph’s/Candler Emory transplant support group

The group meets every other month, Jan. 12, March 9, May 11, July 13, Sept. 14 and Nov. 9, in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. For information, call Karen Traver at 819-8350. Ongoing. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 819-6000. www.sjchs.org

Stroke Support Group

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

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is for people with a strong desire to help raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and support families going tghrough it. For information, call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845. Ongoing. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth. com/

Teen Mom Support Program

Hope House of Savannah provides support for teenage mothers between the ages of 13 to 19. Childcare, snacks and transportation provided. Call 236-5310. Ongoing.

The Parents of Difficult Teens Group

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

The Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group meets the first Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. Call 355-6347 or 238-4666. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-8196000. www.sjchs.org/

The Work

meets the fourth Friday at 7 p.m. at 2320 Sunset Blvd., (just off Skidaway at Carey Hilliards). The Work is for mentally healthy people who are stuck in some area of their lives. 355-4704. Ongoing. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. 912-355-4704. www.unityofsavannah.org/

Transgender Support Group

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

Transitions Grief Support

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

United Way’s First Call for Help

Telephone information & referral service that provides expertise and relief to individuals and families in need, with a database of more than 500 agencies and organizations. 651-7730. Ongoing.

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is an asthma support group for children that meets in the Rainbow Room at The Children’s Place at Candler Hospital. Call 921-3368. Ongoing. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/ meets Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call Maureen Wozniak at 355-4987. Ongoing.

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is for families of murder victims. The meetings are at 6 p.m. in the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. third Thursday of each month. 652-7329. Ongoing. Chatham County Courthouse, 133 Montgomery St. 912-652-7132. www.statecourt.org/

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will be held Sept. 2 and 3 6-8 p.m. for “In Hidden Rooms” at the Black Box at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry Street. Callbacks Sept. 5. A performance event directed by Ina Williams, the show calls for performance artists who write, as well as writers, from diverse races and cultures to create a poignant play about the role of racism in life, culture and history. Auditionees should come prepared with a 1-2 minute monologue and be prepared to share any special talents such as poetry or dance. Writing samples required. Cast will participate in creating the show during a three-month workshop. Performance will take place in March 2009. 651-6783 or ina.onyx@ gmail.com. Through Sept. 3.

Epworth Community Players

will hold auditions for “Sabrina Fair” Sept. 12 7-9pm, Sept. 13 10am-noon and Sept. 14 2-4pm at the New Covenant UMC Social Hall, 2201

Bull St. Men and women 20-60, tech and stage managers are needed. Rich, 313-4004. Through Sept. 14.

Volunteers Adult Literacy Program

Volunteers are needed to work with adults through the Adult Literacy Program at St. Joseph’s/Candler’s St. Mary’s Community Center. The program runs weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon at 812 W. 36th St. in Cuyler-Brownsville. Volunteers with strong skills in math, science, social studies, language arts, reading and writing are needed. Call Shenita Ferguson at the center at 447-0578. Each Mon.-Sat. St Mary’s Community Center, 812 W 36th St. 912-447-0578. www.stjosephs-candler.org/body. cfm?id=401&oTopID=401

American Red Cross needs volunteers

The Chatham Branch of the Savannah Red Cross needs volunteers. Call Mark Stall at 651-5352 or send e-mail to stallm@savannahredcross.org. Ongoing. Savannah Red Cross, 906 Drayton Dr. 912-651-5300. www.savannahredcross.org/

America’s Second Harvest Food Bank needs volunteers

to sort, clean, & shelve salvaged foods from reclamation centers where bent cans or crumpled boxes of nutritious food is sent. Apply as soon as possible. 912-236-6750 ext 109. Ongoing. America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 E. President St. 912-236-6750. www. helpendhunger.org

CASA needs volunteers

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

Chatham County Truancy Intervention Project

matches volunteer attorneys and other professionals with children who have been brought before the court for excessive school absenteeism. They also provide legal representation and other resources to children and their families to prevent school failure. TIP is recruiting professionals in the fields of education, law enforcement and social service. Become a mentor today and help make a difference in a child’s life. For information, call 201-2133. Ongoing.

Coastal Pet Rescue

Foster parents are needed. A volunteer coordinator is needed, as are vet techs with microchipping experience, Pet Expo volunteers, fundraiser volunteers, a PR/marketing coordinator, a trainer/behaviorist and Adoption Day volunteers. Fill out an online application at www.coastalpetrescue.org. Ongoing. Coastal Pet Rescue, PO Box 30462. 912-351-4151. www.coastalpetrescue.org/

Community Cardiovascular Council

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

Community Health Mission

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

Become a volunteer with First Steps and provide support, education and community resources to help parents of newborns establish healthy and positive relationships with their babies. Call 819-6910. Ongoing. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd. 912-819-4100. www.sjchs.org/

Fort Pulaski Cannon Program

Volunteers are needed to assist with the park’s cannon firing demonstrations. Qualified applicants will receive training in how to safely load and fire Civil War-era cannons. Ranger Ron Calhoun,786-5787. Ongoing.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

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

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

The Foster Grandparent Program needs volunteers

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

Darla Cady, volunteer coordinator, at 236-0363. Ongoing.

Medbank foundation, Inc.

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

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

New Parent Education Program

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

Oatland Island Education Center needs volunteers

for special events and Saturdays. Trail volunteers and admissions attendees are needed. Call Dan Genrich at 898-3980. Ongoing. Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/

Odyssey HealthCare

Fun and Health Outdoor Expo

provides hospice services in Chatham, Effingham, Bryan and Liberty counties and is seeking volunteers to assist in providing compassionate end-of-life care. Volunteers may visit patients, help with office tasks or work on special projects. Training, ongoing support and education are provided. Call Edward Minor, 352-8200. Ongoing.

Hospice Savannah volunteer training

is seeking volunteers to host English-speaking foreign exchange students, ages 15-18. For information, call 866-540-4029 or send e-mail to ForeignExchangeOrg@yahoo.com. Ongoing.

Share your memories, military or family stories with a hospice paitient. Special weekend training will be offered the first two Saturdays of February from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Community Education Room, Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Lunch provided. Both seession are mandatory. Contact Beth Logan, Volunteer Services Manager at 355-2289 or visit www. hospicesavannah.org. Ongoing. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. 912-355-2289. www. hospicesavannah.org/

Library gift shop needs volunteers

The Friends of the Library Gift Shop at the Bull Street Library needs volunteers for all days of the week and Saturdays. Retail experience is not necessary. All proceeds from the gift shop benefit the library branches. Call Kathy Newman at 652-3661. Ongoing. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. 912-652-3600. www.liveoakpl.org

Lifelink of Georgia seeks volunteers

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

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The Rape Crisis Center

trains volunteer advocates to provide support and information to sexual assault victims on the crisis line and/or at area hospitals. Train to be an advocate who provides support for rape victims taken to area hospitals or serve as a crisis line counselor. A comprehensive 20-hour course will prepare trainees as crisis line volunteers and/or hospital response advocates. Volunteers must be 18 or older, have a phone and reliable transportation. Call 233-3000. Ongoing.

Reading and math tutorial volunteers needed

for elementary and middle school students, Call Tosha Powell, Special Program Coordinator, St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1901 Abercorn St. 447-6605. Ongoing. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

Project READ, an adult literacy program, is in need of volunteer tutors who can commit to 2 or 4 hours each week. Call Jodi at Royce Learning Center at 354-4047. Ongoing. Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd. 912354-4047. www.roycelearningcenter.com/

Meals on Wheels

Senior Citizens Inc.’s Meals on Wheels volunteers are responsible for delivering hot, nutritious meals to seniors on routes that typically do not exceed one hour in length. Volunteers may deliver as frequently as they choose and all meals are brought to the area by Senior Citizens Inc. staff. Training and support is provided. Call

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

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share your time and talents with others. Through RSVP seniors 55 and older serve at various community organizations from 1 to 40 hours per week. Call 234-7842 or Linda Fields at 238-2960, Ext. 123. Ongoing.

Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center

is looking for volunteers to assist residents in activities or just come and visit. For information, call Rhonda Sheffield, volunteer coordinator, at 354-8225, Ext. 243. Ongoing.

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

Caring adults are needed to help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to privde home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students. Nikole Layton, 356-5520. Ongoing. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue. 912-356-5520. www.rmhccoastalempire.org/

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State Adult Literacy Program Volunteers Needed

If you have good clerical skills, are reliable, can make a minimum 8-hour a week, 3-month commitment, are willing to undergo a background check and want to help provide the best program possible for adult learners of English as a Second Language, call Pauline Goodman at 2015391 or send e-mail to Charita Boles at cboles@ savannahtech.edu. Type “ESL volunteer” in the subject line. Ongoing.

Telfair Docent Program

The Telfair Museum of Art is accepting applications for its volunteer docent program. After completing training, docents will be responsible for leading tours in the Telfair Academy and Jepson Center. Call Sarah Ward, 790-8827. Ongoing.

The Dolphin Project of Georgia

needs boat owners, photographers and other volunteers to help conduct scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia. You must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit the Web site at www. TheDolphinProject.org. Ongoing.

Save-a-Life volunteers

The Volunteer Center

Senior Citizens, inc. seeking volunteers

The Women’s Center

Spanish Oaks Hospice

Tutoring Volunteers Needed

Volunteer animal welfare organization is seeking volunteers and foster homes. Visit www.savannahsl.org, email us at savealifeinc@yahoo.com, or call 598-SPAY. Ongoing. Looking for volunteers to teach classes at Club 55. Areas of interest include music, art, computers, and exercise. 236-0363, Ext. 114. Ongoing. needs volunteers. Spanish Oaks Hospice and Retreat is located at 8510 Whitfield Ave. Orientation and training are available to all interested volunteers. Call Cyndi Haggerty-Krupa at 356-0233. Ongoing. Spanish Oaks Hospcie, 8510 Whitfield Ave. 912-356-3300.

Speech and hearing center needs volunteers

to conduct hearing screenings for adults and children. Nurses and retired nurses are encouraged to apply for eye, ear, and dental exams on pre-school children. Flexible scheduling is available. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call Jane Medoff at 3554601 Ongoing. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. 912-355-4601. www. savannahspeechandhearing.org/

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Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

is a volunteer organization in partnership with the community that rehabilitates houses of lowincome homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children. Visit www. rebuildingtogethersavannah.org. Ongoing.

for guest representatives who would work directly with the Hearth Hospital Clinical Initia-

Community Health Mission is seeking volunteers to assist with planning and activities at Lake Mayer on Oct. 4. www.savfun.com, www.chmsavannah.org or 692-1451. Through Oct. 4.

Rebuilding Together Savannah

is a service of the United Way of the Coastal Empire. Call 2-1-1 or 651-7726 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or send e-mail to volunteer@uwce.org. Ongoing. Volunteers are needed to teach Basic Literacy Skills and Basic Computer Skills. Call Rhonda Anderson at 236-4226 or 447-5711. Ongoing. If you are an education major, retired reading teacher or a community resident who is interested in volunteering your time to a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students, call the African-American Health Information and Resource Center at 447-6605. Ongoing. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912-447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm

USO Volunteers Needed

at the Savannah-Hilton Head Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. Call Mary Nelson Adams at mna935@aol.com. Ongoing.

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Brandlewood Subdivision: 1 Brandle Cove. Corner lot of culdesac, 3BR/2BA, LR, separate den. Asking $139,900. 844-4239. Mobile HoMes For sale 830 OLD MOBILE HOME FOR SALE. Good condition for family of 3. Asking $ 2 , 0 0 0 c a l l 912-660-8577 or 201-893-1574. Ask for Chan. Land/Lots for saLe 840 EFFINGHAM COUNTY: 1.75 acre bldg lot. High. Cleared. Fenced. Culvert. Grass. Hwy frontage. Private. $39,900. Call 912-754-6152. commercial property for sale 840

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416 Woodcliff Drive Edgewater Park . Renovated brick home, 3BR, 2BA, living room w/fire place, eat-in kitchen, den, fenced yard. $134,900 with new loan. $4,050 Down, total payments $1,050/mo. (approx.) POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING 898-0078 (Sales) Also marketed by Summit Homes & Land, LLC 247-4298 or 858-2858

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Section 8 Accepted. 2248 Utah St. Renovated, 3BR, 1BA, living room w/fireplace, large kitchen, sep. dining room, utility room, fenced yard. $850 + deposit $840. 2250 Utah St. Renovated 3BR, 1BA, living room, eat-in kitchen, utility room, fenced yard. $785 + deposit $775. 1202 E. 32nd St. 3BR, 1BA, LR/DR, inside laundry. $750 + deposit $740. 2345 Ogeechee Rd. Just renovated, 3BR/1BA, LR, separate dining, inside laundry, hardwood floors. $795 + deposit $775. 2147 Vermont Ave. Renovated 3BR/1BA, new elec tric, new flooring, new laundry, new bathroom, huge garage/workshop, fenced yard, storage shed. $895 + deposit $875. 12510 White Bluff #207 Just renovated, 2BR/2BA, new appliances, washer/dryer f u r n i s h e d. S c re e n porch. $725 + deposit $700. 10 Douglas Ct. Bloomingdale: Spacious 3BR/2BA, LR w/fireplace, large kitchen/dining, new stainless steel applia n c e s, s u n ro o m , multilevel deck, 2-car garage, privacy fence. $1250 + deposit $1200. Pets OK with Ap proval. References &

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Thunderbolt 2BR/1BA, large family room in back. Across from ball park. $800/Rent, $800/Deposit. Whitemarsh: 201 Blue Heron 3BR/2BA, LR, DR, den, family room, fenced backyard. No smoking, no pets. $ 1 3 5 0 / R e n t , $1350/Deposit. Commercial Prop. for Rent on Abercorn Street. Call for details. VIC TORIAN DISTRIC T: 527 E Park ave. Cute renovated 1900’s house, 3BR/2BA, off-street parking, central heat/air, large deck, washer/dryer & dishwasher. $950/monthly plus deposit. Call 912-507-4637. WINDSOR FOREST: 3BR/2BA, hardwood floors, completely remodeled, large fenced-in backyard $1100/month. Call for viewing. 1815 HALE ST: 3BR/1BA, Section 8 welcome. Available Aug. 15. 25 CROATAN: 3BR/2BA, completely remodeled, fenced-in yard, Section 8 welcome. Available Aug. 15. Call 844-4566, Matthew Manning Richardson Creek Properties Townhomes/ condos for renT 860 8 Ve r n o n R i v e r D r. 2BR/1½BA, fireplace, pool, tennis cour ts, washer/dryer included, 1100 sqft., $975/mo. plus deposit. Call to view 912-224-6349 Executive Condo for rent in Historic Savannah. Available Aug 1st. $1800/monthly. Available short or long term. 2 BR, stainless steel appliances including washer/dryer. Contact directly at 302-530-2148 or email travellewis@aol.com

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Apar tment for rent. CH&A, Three bedrooms, 1.5 bath, laundry room, refrigerator, stove included. $700/monthly. Call 912-356-1233 1118A EAST 38TH ST. Small 2 Bedroom, Refrigerator/Stove Included, CH/A $500/Month. Call 912-398-8148. 1217B EAST HENRY ST.: 2BR, 1BA, all appliances, new hardwood floors, balcony. $600/month, $600/deposit. Call 912-844-6294. 1222 ROGER STREET: Bay view Savannah. 2BR Apt. with refrigerator and stove, total electric, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup. $550/month & deposit. Call 912-655-4454. 3 BR APARTMENT, 1904 Whitaker St. Downtown. Security system, offstreet parking. hardwood floors, crown molding, high ceilings, washer/dryer. $875/month. Call 912-341-5477. 3 - one bedroom apartments @ 514 Lawton Avenue. $575/month. Section 8 considered. Call: 484-6909 595 WEST 54th STREET: 2 Bedroom Apartments/1.5 baths, washer/dryer connection/total electric, deposit $630, $630 monthly. Section 8 Welcome. Call 912-232-7659. 7 3 4 E A S T B O LT O N : 3BR/1BA Duplex, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup, $650/month plus deposit. Call 655-3637.

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COASTAL PLACE @ Tibet. 2 B R / 2 B A A p t. E at- i n kitchen, large LR w/wet46 bar, washer/dryer connections, 6 closets, all electric. $725/month. 655-4303. Downtown: Luxur y 1/2BR Apartment. Full Restoration w/ private parking and many extras. References. $ 8 5 0 / 9 5 0 . 912-234-0181 ONE BEDROOM FOR RENT: 117 Hibiscus. Central heat/air. $500/month, $450/deposit. 912-224-2360

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WHEELER STREET Brick duplex 2 bedroom , furnished kitchen, washer, dryer connections, central heat/air. No pets $625mo. Call 912-661-4814 Mobile HoMes For rent 875 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent. Located in mobile home park. Star ting at $450 per month and up. 912-658-4462 or 925-1831.

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ROOM 4 RENT: 2027 Vermont Street, East Savannah. 1 ROOM LEFT. Nice n e i g h b o r h o o d . Fu r nished rooms. 4BR, washer/dr yer, CH&A, $130/weekly. Serious inquiries only. Call 844-9154

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$95 to $165 PER WEEK. R e f r i g e ra to r, M i c ro wave, Cable, TV, Telephone, Central Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer, on the Bus line. 912-507-1549.

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CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 Commercial space for rent: O ffice space, $500/month/ + deposit. Includes utilities, central location. Also studio available. Call Tony 912.655.4591

for mature adults. Nice quiet drug-free environment. Thunderbolt area, Come see to appreciate. Call 912-352-4484, 912 308-5455

Room FoR Rent 895

New Large Clean Rooms, Quiet Areas, Utilities included. Ca b l e / H B O F R E E . Furnished & Unfurnished, AC and Laundry Available, Bus line. Minimal sharing w/1 or 2 people. $115/Week & Up. 912-507-1489

CLEAN, FURNISHED Room, on busline, $85-$115/week plus deposit. Call 210-1327 or 236-1952 LOOK THIS WAY FOR A PLACE TO STAY Furnished, affordable room available includes u t i l i t y, c a b l e , r e f r i g e r a t o r, c e n tral heat/air. $115-$140 weekly, no deposit. C a l l 912-844-3609 NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115 to

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Westside Affordable Furnished Rooms. All Utilities Included. Free Cable /House Phone Share Bathroom/Kitchen. Bet Florence and Burrows on 36 St. $130 W k l y C a l l 912-604-2549 Roommate wanted 899 S H A R E : 2 B e d ro o m / 2 bath Spacious Apt. on Southside. Washer/dryer included. CH/A. Carpet.

TransporTaTion 900

cars 910 *1968 Rambler American, new tires, auto, good body, original owners’ manual. $1200 Firm. Also, *1986 Ford Morkur, 2.3 turbo, new tires, needs trans adjustment $600. 912.484.7054

1983 CHEVY EL CAMINO

V8, cold A/C. $5500 O B O . C a l l 912-412-1975. 912-412-1975

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93 Thunderbird LX

Runs Good A/C and Heat Works. $1000 OBO . Call 912-306-7837 ConneCt savannah art Patrol for the Latest Openings & Exhibits www.connectsavannah.com

AMERICAN CLASSIC

1985 Buick LeS abre Limited. V-8, 4 door, Sedan. 56K miles. Good condition. $3500. Call 897-3172

AUTO REPAIRS

Need service but low on cash? Call 912-441-2150 for details. CARS FOR SALE! * 1995 Ford Mustang

G T, V - 8 E n g i n e , $2500. * 2001 Ford Mustang, V-6 Engine. $6000

1992 HONDA ACCORD

Great condition. Sunroof/AC, 18” rims $2500 OBO.

2007 HYBRID Scooter

1600 miles, great condition, $1200

1986 CUTLASS

T-To p, b r a n d n e w motor/transmission. Powered by Chevy, cold AC, pearl paint job, original $5000 OBO.

Serious Inquiries only please. If interested call: 484-8798 FENDER BENDER? Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

1994 CHEVY P/U

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Call 631-6842

HARD TO FIND PARTS Foreign and Domestic. Call 912-441-2150

Excellent condition, 100K original miles, custom $8500 OBO. 2001 Buick LeSabre. V6, AC, PS, Cruise Control, Automatic. 47,000 miles. Good gas mileage, $5000, Very good c o n d i t i o n 912-667-2963. 3 Boats- 1963, 16 foot Teacraft w/ trailer & 40 HP Johnson, $250; 18 foot Feathercraft, aluminum w/ 35 HP Johnson, $400; 16 foot Walkthrough fiberglass, 15 HP Evenrude, $100. 912.484.7054

85’ Pontiac New Engine, A/C, Alarm, and Tires, Woodgrain Steering Wheel, CD Player w i t h R e m o te, E x t ra S p e a k e r s, E xc e l l e n t Condition $3,000 OBO Call 912-704-9498

Motorcycles/ AtVs 940

Trucks & Vans 920

1999 SILVERADO

2500 Series, with ladder rack. $4500. Call 912-323-1985 or 912-201-1742. 2002 Chevy Silverado Only 30K , excellent condition, loaded. $15,000. 912-655-2120 b e f o re 9 P M . (912)655-2120 2002 Grand Caravan E-85 Flex fuel. Loaded. Looks/runs great. 124k hwy miles. Lightly used by grandmom. (912)308-1766 94’ Dodge Caravan, 3.3 liter, 162,321 miles, runs good. 95’ Plym Vo y a g e r, 3 l i t e r, 113,631 miles, runs good. 95’ Oldsmob i l e / Au ro r a , 5 7 , 4 0 0 miles, V8 4.0, Great c o n d i t i o n . 912-598-7703 ConneCt Savannah ClaSSified adS Work!

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2004 DERBI

2004 DERBI GPR 50 Excellent Condition, One Owner and Superb Maintenance on Both Bikes. Helmets and Battery Charger Included, Clean Title $2,500 each. C a l l 912-220-2816/507-844 8 Boats & accessories 950 1974 17Ft Cobia, Bilge Bimini Frame. 1996 90 Johnson Tilt, Trim. Trailer with 5 New Tires. $2,500 OBO Jaime 912-224-5725

GRADY WHITE! ONLY $15K

Go fishing/cruising in the AM! 22ft Seafarer ‘ 8 7 - 2 0 0 2 Ya m a h a 200hp, Cuddy cabin with w/potty. All cushions newly upholstered. Captain-chairs, complete electronics. Custom t-top w/curtains. Live well etc. (Have $27K in it). 661-2637 Wesco 22f t Tandem Aluminum Trailer. For up to a 22” Bay boat. Trailer is in very good condition. Tires are G o o d ye a r R a d i a l s # ST205/75R14 on galvanized wheels . Asking $1950. 912-898-4168

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TYBEE ISLAND: Walk-tobeach. Cozy smoke-free peaceful naturehideaway. One -bedroom, washer/dr yer. Private outside garden/patio. Mature single person desired. $650+ $650/deposit+1/3 utilities. 912-786-7612.

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