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Lecture: Vivian Rogers-Price

What: Author Rogers-Price will discuss the life and work of Georgia naturalist John Abbott.

When: Wed. April 13, 12:30 p.m.

Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Info: www.telfair.org/

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Wednesday SMF: Heart of a Saturday Night

What: Renowned jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli

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joins Jessica Molaskey for a cabaret performance.

When: Wed. April 6, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 PM, Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $45 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

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Author: Steve Bradshaw

What: AASU alum and author Steve

Bradshaw discusses his book “Dear Diane” about experiences while deployed during the first Gulf War. When: Wed. April 6, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Building, 11935 Abercorn St. , Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.deardianebook.com/

SMF: Simone Dinnerstein

What: A performance from the critically ac-

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claimed pianist.

When: Wed. April 6, 6 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Cost: $45-55 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Mamma Mia!

What: The touring version of the ABBA-in-

spired musical lands at the Civic Center for two nights.

When: Wed. April 6, 7:30 p.m., Thu. April 7, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe St. Cost: $37-62 Info: www.savannahcivic.com/

Film: Savage aka Black Valor (Philipines, 1973)

What: A “lost” Blaxploitation epic produced by

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Roger Corman’s studio about a bad dude in the jungle who takes on a local crime boss.

When: Wed. April 6, 8 p.m.

Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5 Info: www.sentientbean.com/

Mamma Mia is at the Civic Center for two nights

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SMF: Cuban Dance Party

What: A double bill of extraordinary Cuban

Thursday SMF: Daniel Hope & Friends V

What: The fifth installment of the series

includes pieces by Beethoven, Schumann & Brahms.

When: Thu. April 7, 6 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Cost: $45-55 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

FREE

Film: Welcome (Fra, 2008)

What: A story about an Iraqi immigrant

living in northern France who decides to swim the English Channel to try and see his girlfriend in London.

When: Thu. April 7, 7 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

Lecture: What the Internet is

FREE Doing to our Brains

What: Author, journalist and blogger Nicholas Carr discusses the effects of the internet on how we process the world.

When: Thu. April 7, 7 p.m.

Where: Arnold Hall Auditorium, 1810 Bull St. , Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.scad.edu/

artists including Los Munequitos De Matanzas and Tiempo Libre.

When: Thu. April 7, 7 p.m. 9:30 PM Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $32 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

SMF: New Orleans R&B Meets BlueEyed Soul

What: When: Thu. April 7, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $25-45 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Theater: Deathtrap

What: A vintage thriller with its fair share of

laughs. Written by Ira Levin. Presented by Savannah Community Theatre.

When: Thu. April 7, 7:30 p.m., Fri. April 8, 7:30 p.m., Sat. April 9, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 D Louisville Rd. Cost: Thurs: $10, Fri/Sat: $20, Sun: $15 Info: www.savannahcommunitytheatre.com/

Lecture: The Enigmatic ’stans

What: Retired Vice Admiral Edward Martin

discusses the culture, economy and importance of Afghanistan’s neighbors to the north: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, et al.

Hosted by the Sav. Council on World Affairs.

When: Thu. April 7, 8 p.m.

Where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305

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April 9, 11 a.m. 1:30 PM,

Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E.

Fahm St. Cost: $10/non-members, Free/CWA members Info: www.savannahcwa.org/

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What: 50 local artists and designers

Early Bird Preservation Walking Tour What: An early morning walk through

the Historic District to learn about a variety of historical preservation efforts.

Presented by the Davenport House Museum.

When: Fri. April 8, 7:30 a.m., Sat. April 9, 7:30 a.m., Tue. April 12, 7:30 a.m.

Where: Davenport House, 324 E. State St. Cost: $20 Info: 912-236-8097. www.davenporthousemuseum.org/

Film: Two Days in Paris

FREE (2007)

What: Julie Delpy directs this tale of a neurotic American and his French girlfriend whose relationship is tested by a trip to Paris.

When: Fri. April 8, 6 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

Mangled Courtesan Fashion Show

What: Local Project Runway contestant

April Johnston premiers new items, plus a silent auction and more. A Kiss-A-Pig campaign fundraiser for the American Diabetes Assoc.

When: Fri. April 8, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Club One, 1 Jefferson St. Cost: $25/students, $50/general, $100/VIP Info: 912-353-8110.

SMF: Boundless Bluegrass

What: A bluegrass double bill featuring

the Tim O’Brien Band and the Infamous Stringdusters.

Opera at GSU

What: students of Georgia Southern

Opera Theatre will present Puccini’s “Sister Angelica” and Douglas Moore’s “The Devil and Daniel Webster” When: Fri. April 8, 7:30 p.m., Sat. April 09, 7:30 p.m., Sun. April 10, 3 p.m.

Where: Averitt Center for the Arts, 33 E. Main St., Statesboro Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.georgiasouthern.edu/

Film: Tell No One (Fra,

FREE 2006)

What: A taut French thriller about a pediatrician who discovers his wife who was murdered might still be alive.

When: Fri. April 8, 8:30 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

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What: A one mile walk for dogs and

their humans, plus after-party. A benefit for the American Cancer Society.

When: Sat. April 9, 8:30 a.m.

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Cost: $18/adv, $20/day of Info: www.tybeeposttheater.org/

Book Sale

FREE

What: A benefit for the Humane Society

Farmers Market

SMF: Ring dem Bells

What: The Forsyth Park farmers

market features locally grown fruits, veggies, herbs and other items.

When: Sat. April 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South end of Forsyth Park, Park & Bull St. Info: www.forsythfarmersmarket.org/

What: The Raleigh Ringers are an in-

ternationally acclaimed hand bell choir interpreting sacred and secular music.

When: Sat. April 9, 5 p.m.

Where: Bull Street Baptist Church, 17 E. Anderson St. Cost: $25 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Teddy Bear Hospital

What: Children are invited to

bring in their favorite teddy bear or doll for a mock check-up.

When: Sat. April 09, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Memorial Health, Parking Lot C, 4700 Waters Ave. Cost: Free Info: www.memorialhealth.com/

Fairy and Gnome Home Festival

What: A fairy and gnome home building

What: Event includes fishing

with wounded veterans, food and live music by the Ramblin’ Country Band.

When: Sat. April 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Lake Mayer, E. Montgomery Crossroad at Sallie Mood Dr. Cost: Free

of Greater Savannah. All books are 25 cents. Rain date is April 16.

When: Sat. April 9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: Humane Society of Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. , Info: 912-354-9515 x111.

FREE

Wounded Warriors

Savannah Community Theatre’s production of Deathtrap continues at Muse When: Sat. April 9, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center,

711 Sandtown Rd. Cost: $6/adults, $5/children Info: 912-395-1212. www.oatlandisland.org/

contest, plus a scavenger hunt, costume contest, games and crafts.

Sisters on the Fly

What: A group of women with a

penchant for fishing and traveling in vintage campers stop for a book signing, lunch and trailer tour benefiting the Tybee Post Theater.

When: Sat. April 9, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: River’s End Campground, Tybee Island

Film: A Town Called Panic

FREE (2009)

What: A meticulously detailed stop-motion animation feature, including 1500 plastic toys, directed by Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar When: Sat. April 9, 6 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

Artists & Naturalists Program Series April 9, 16, 1pm-4pm Workshop: Nature Photography (ages 16 - adult) reservations required, call 790-8823, Jepson Center

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Join artist Kathleen Thomas for an introduction to digital nature photography. Students will meet at the Jepson Center. After completion of the workshops, participants will exhibit their work in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Community Gallery.

April 13, 12:30 pm Lecture on John Abbot by Vivian Rogers-Price, Jepson Center

Vivian Rogers-Price, author of two books on John Abbot, will discuss the life and times of this important Georgia naturalist and artist.

April 14, 7pm Lecture by Philip Juras, Jepson Center Telfair will present a lecture by Philip Juras on his paintings depicting southern landscapes described by pioneering naturalist William Bartram.

April 15, 12:30 pm Gallery Talk by Curtis Bartone, Telfair Academy April 16, 10am-1pm Art and Nature Family Day, Telfair Academy Public programs are presented free of charge, thanks to project funding provided by the City of Savannah.

T E L FA i R . O R G

What: A performance by the renowned

Russian pianist who has performed with many of the greatest orchestras in the world.

When: Sat. April 9, 6 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Cost: $45-55 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Rickey Smiley & Friends

What: The popular morning show host

appears with Special K, Lavar and other hilarious guests.

When: Sat. April 9, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe St. Cost: $38-45 Info: www.savannahcivic.com/

Country Western Dance

What: The Outrider Band gets every one

dancing to country favorites and some light rock n roll.

When: Sat. April 9, 8 p.m.-11:59 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Cost: $15/couple, $10/single

SMF: Blowin’ the Blues

What: Two of the greatest living blues harp players, James Cotton and Jerry Portnoy, perform in this rare double bill.

When: Sat. April 9, 8 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $15-40 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

SMF: Golden Voice of Africa

What: Afro-pop superstar Salif Keita

makes his Savannah debut, blending electric sounds with traditional Malian music.

When: Sat. April 9, 8 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: $15-45 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

Film: A French Gigilo (Fra,

FREE 2007)

What: An exploration of sexuality in middle aged women that deftly combines farce and feminism.

When: Sat. April 9, 8:30 p.m.

Where: AASU Student Union Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.armstrong.edu/

SMF: Funky Dance Party

What: Legendary funk-meister Maceo

Parker blows his horn in Savannah to close out the 2011 SMF. When: Sat. April 9, 8:30 p.m. 10:30 PM, Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. Cost: $37 Info: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/

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Sunday Film: Alamar (Mexico, 2010)

What: A story of a father and son who

travel off in search of a new life and a search to reconnect with their Mayan roots.

When: Sun. April 10, 7 p.m.

Where: Victory Square Theater, 1901 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $8 (cash only) Info: www.reelsavannah.org/

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Tuesday Lecture: When Everything

FREE Changed

What: NYT columnist Gail Collins discusses the evolving role of women from 1960 to the present.

When: Tue. April 12, 5 p.m.

Where: Arnold Hall Auditorium, 1810 Bull St. Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.scad.edu/

FREE

C.S.I. don’t think so

What: Author and former police

detective Lee Lofland discusses his bestselling book detailing police procedure for writers.

When: Tue. April 12, 7 p.m.

Where: Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn Cost: Free

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Wednesday Low Cost Pet Clinic

What: Discounted pet vaccination and

microchipping for seniors, students & military. Some proceeds benefit local rescue agencies.

When: Wed. April 13, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

Where: Tails Spin , Habersham and 61st St. Cost: $12/vaccine with $2 benefit local pet rescue Info: www.TailsSpin.com/

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Conversation with Philippe

FREE de Montebello

What: Director emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art talks with SCAD Museum Director Maureen Burke.

When: Wed. April 13, 7 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free and open to the public

Film: Lady in a Cage (Us, 1964) What: ‘Lost’ black and white sleaze

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When: April 13, 8 p.m.

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I’m happy to announce that online voting is now open at connectsavannah.com for our annual “Best of Savannah” Readers Poll.

Ours is the original and still best such competition in town, despite the fact that many other local publications have begun their own similar competitions, in which many of the “winners” seem — well, a little too obvious.

Proof positive of our journalistic integrity is the fact that yours truly pretty much NEVER wins the “Best Local Newspaper Columnist” category (hint, hint). It’s testimony to our honesty that the only possible way for me to win that category is if enough of you write my name into that category (nudge, nudge).

Yes, we do encourage lobbying for votes, since that’s part of the fun. But there’s a difference between lobbying and outright ballot-stuffing. We have ways of spotting ballot-stuffing, and those ballots are thrown out.

That’s one reason we have a strict rule that for your online ballot to count, you must fill out at least 25 categories. Otherwise, we’d get thousands of one-line responses for some business or another, thus undermining the main reason for the contest: To see what/who/where our readers think are truly the “Best of Savannah,” not which businesses are best at gaming the system.

Sadly, not everyone gets this. Just as sadly, the internet is full of idiots. (I’m not in the habit of calling our readers idiots, but if the shoe fits...)

Case in point is this delightful email I just received from “Kathy” (she told us her last name but I won’t publish it here for reasons which will soon become obvious), blasting us with both barrels for having the 25-category rule.

Friends, witness in full glory how not to have fun with our Best of Savannah competition: I am a (name of local inn here) fan and I live in Seattle, WA. I wanted to support this beautiful Inn but I have no idea how to vote for twenty-five institutions or local celebrities. I guess it’s sooo true how clickey and nasty — I have been raised hearing, the people that run Savannah really are. In Seattle we battle Xenophobia and passive agressiveness in our social relationships, it’s a real cultural hoot to see. I am was raised in Georgia though — so go f@c% yourself! I am not passive aggressive, I am a busy mom and grandmom and I don’t have time to fill out 25 guesses! Makes me think again about that trip to Savannah, next time I’m home. Good job — NOT!

Kathy, trust me when I say that no one would call you passive-aggressive. And I’m glad to see that Seattle still attracts really progressive, open-minded types such as yourself!

Clearly the dismal Pacific Northwest weather has compromised Kathy’s anger management skills, though I do give her thoroughness points for writing the full f-word out in the original.

In any case, I’m fairly sure that Kathy represents a small minority opinion, here as well as in Seattle (let’s hope).

I remain confident that it’s not too much to ask that our readers — who after all are among the most informed and active people in town — will be able to fill out at least 25 categories, and hopefully many more, as they consistently have done for us year after year.

As is our habit, we have tweaked the categories this year to reflect the changing city and world around us. As you peruse the categories while voting, you’ll no doubt notice a few new categories — the total number has actually gone up this year — as well as a few we have reworded and/or altered to more accurately reflect reality.

Online voting stays open through the end of this month. We will publish the full results — no matter who won — in the issue hitting stands May 18. cs

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Here’s a Sunday sales compromise Editor, I’m writing in response to the article “The Right to Choose Booze” by Patrick Rodgers, published February 22. What a breath of fresh air it is to scroll through news and find an objective article on a much heated debate in the state of Georgia, the prohibition of alcohol package sales on Sunday.

It seems to always be a challenge in finding a comfortable mean between the separation of church and state. Even after two hundred plus years politicians and the people cannot reach a consensus.

In your article, it is stated that, “Based on estimates from other states who’ve passed local option Sunday sales, the change could have meant about four million

dollars in state revenue from liquor alone, and even more with beer and wine included.”

I’d like to agree in support of the revenue and add that according to the 1st Amendment in the United States Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

In argument, I would agree with Ben Jenkins, Vice President of Distilled Spirits Council(DSC), in that “The government shouldn’t be in the business of mandating what day is the Sabbath. Religious conservatives may choose not to drink or buy alcohol on Sunday.

There are other people out there

that would like to.”

In theory my proposal is quite simple and may please both party sides. Meet at the core. I believe the sale of alcohol should be allowed on Sundays under certain guidelines, such as the state of Massachusetts. MA allows the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays after 11 a.m. for on–premise and after 12 p.m. for off–premise locations.

I believe this would satisfy religious conservatives because package stores and restaurants couldn’t serve until after most church goers have returned from seeking their faith.

I also believe this satisfies not only the pro–Sunday solicitors but gives the state benefits in a great alternative for a tax revenue increase, one much needed in the condition of our current economy.

Andrew Sturkie

Thanks for ‘Still Life’ cartoon Editor, I look forward to reading Kevin Burkhalter’s “Still Life” every week. It’s a breath of fresh to read a weekly comic that is always light and fun. It always makes me smile.

Thank you for supporting Savannah’s local talent!

Kasey Paulk, MAT Hesse Elementary School

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Death penalties in limbo, gag orders in effect after DEA seizes state’s supply of lethal injection drug

by Patrick Rodgers

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Capital punishment in Georgia is facing a serious problem — not necessarily on moral grounds, but on practical ones. The state no longer has access to the drugs it needs to carry out executions.

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear several appeals filed

by Troy Davis’ defense team, closing what appears to have been the final legal door in a local case that has had more than its share of twists and turns.

Davis has been on death row since being convicted in 1991 for the slaying of off–duty police officer Mark MacPhail during an incident in August 1989.

“I’m not sure there is much of anything left they can try, although I thought that before,” explains Laura Moye, the Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Director for Amnesty International.

The Davis case is among the most legally convoluted one might find, and has had no shortage of surprises, including an 11th hour temporary reprieve by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and last summer’s unprecedented evidentiary hearing before the U.S. Court Southern District’s Chief Judge William T. Moore.

Though no new date has been set for Davis’ execution, his death warrant could be delayed not by further appeals, as in the past, but by a lack of a drug used for lethal injections in Georgia.

On March 16 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents seized the Georgia Department of Corrections (GA–DOC) supply of sodium thiopental, a powerful anesthetic that is the first of three shots administered during

lethal injection in Georgia and dozens of other states.

Since last year there has been a nationwide shortage of sodium thiopental because the drug’s sole U.S. manufacturer, a company called Hospira, stopped selling the drug domestically, despite its medical applications.

“Hospira provides these products because they improve or save lives and markets them solely for use as indicated on the product labeling. As such, we do not support the use of any of our products in capital punishment procedures,” the company wrote in a letter sent to the corrections departments of several states known to use the drug for executions.

After several months of “supply issues” in 2010, the company issued a statement on January 21, 2011 saying that it would cease production because of pressure from the Italian government to prevent the drug from use in capital punishment, or be held liable for their failure to do so, after the company moved manufacturing of sodium thiopental to a facility in Italy.

Germany and the United Kingdom have also banned export of the drug to the U.S. because of opposition to the death penalty.

Although there might be other sources of sodium thiopental, there are none approved by the Food and Drug Administration. According to Shelly Burgess, an FDA spokesperson, a new manufacturer would need to apply to the FDA and pass a series of regulatory benchmarks for safety purposes before being approved.

Burgess refused to comment on whether there were any pending applications for sodium thiopental manufacturTroy Davis

ers, or offer a timeline for the application process new manufacturers would undergo.

The drug’s shortage has become so critical that Attorney Generals from 13 states signed a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in January asking for help.

“We solicit your assistance in either identifying an appropriate source for the sodium thiopental or making supplies held by the Federal Government available to the States,” says the letter to Holder.

The available supply, “measured in a handful of doses,” according to the letter to Holder, has also driven states to take matters into their own hands.

The reason the DEA seized GA– DOC’s supply of sodium thiopental was because the state had illegally imported the drug from a company called DreamPharma just prior to the UK’s ban on exporting the substance.

DreamPharma was run by a husband and wife out of a small rented space in the back of driving school in London, according to a report by the BBC. The GA–DOC is certified by the DEA to possess sodium thiopental, a Schedule III controlled substance, but they are not permitted to import the drug.

DreamPharma had sold sodium thiopental to several states besides Georgia, including Arizona and California.

But only Georgia’s supply of the drug was seized last month, prompted by a letter to the DOJ by attorney John Bentivoglio, who represents Georgia death row inmate Andrew Grant DeYoung.

In the eight-page letter, Bentivoglio outlines in detail how the state

violated federal laws regulating controlled substances.

The attorney did not return calls requesting comment, but the intent of his letter is clear: the GA–DOC broke the law and should face an investigation, as well as any mandated legal consequences if the investigation proves the violations.

Three weeks after the letter was sent, the DEA seized the state’s supply of the drug, but it is unclear what if any consequences there will be.

The GA–DOC refuses to comment, and refers all questions back to a statement they issued several weeks ago: “The Department requested assistance from the DEA to ensure our handling of controlled substances is in compliance. Because this is an ongoing regulatory matter, we will reserve further comment until the review is complete.”

The gag order on the subject extends far beyond the GA–DOC, and all federal agencies involved are willfully concealing information behind a curtain of bureaucracy.

The Atlanta division office of the DEA could not provide any information, despite their direct involvement, and referred this reporter to the DEA headquarters in Washington.

Another DEA spokesperson, who was willing to share fond memories of a training workshop she attended in Savannah several years ago, also refused to comment, citing a memo restricting any information on issues pertaining to sodium thiopental, and offered a phone number to the DOJ. Inquiries seeking comment by the DOJ were rebuffed, as were separate requests for clarification on legal questions regarding the GA–DOC’s certification to possess controlled substances by the DEA, and whether that certification was in jeopardy following a violation of federal law.

One of the other few points of clarity is that states are willing to go to great lengths to ensure their ability to carry out executions.

Late last week the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) was reported to Holder for illegally purchasing drugs under the name of a hospital that had been closed since the early 1980s, according to the blog Death Penalty News.

A letter to the DOJ from attorneys for Texas death row inmate Cleve Foster says the TDCJ concealed the fact that the Huntsville Unit Hospital closed 28 years ago, using it as a front to obtain controlled substances used in executions.

In other states, making changes to administrative protocols is subject to public scrutiny under sunshine laws and the Administrative Procedure Act. In California, the ongoing series of public notices and hearings, as well as legal challenges that follow the results, have effectively delayed executions in the state for several years.

According to a spokesperson with Georgia’s Attorney General’s office, public action wouldn’t be required by the GA–DOC if they wanted to change protocol, meaning they could switch to another drug without any requirements for notifying the public.

Other states like Ohio and Texas have switched from a three-drug cocktail to a single dose of pentobarbital, a barbiturate similar to sodium thiopental, but more readily available.

Pentobarbital is manufactured by a Danish company called Lundbeck who, like Hospira — the former manufacturers of sodium thiopental — objects to the use of their drugs for capital punishment.

The company has written letters to states that use the drug for executions, expressing the company’s dissatisfaction with what they see as an abuse of their

If the GA–DOC doesn’t lose its certification with the DEA, or face any censure for its actions, they will have options on how to continue administering the death penalty, even without additional sodium thiopental.

In 2000, the state legislature altered the state’s Death Penalty Statute when Georgia began using lethal injection rather than the electric chair. The wording of the law was left open.

“All persons who have been convicted of a capital offense and have had imposed upon them a sentence of death shall suffer such punishment by lethal injection,” reads Georgia Code 17–10–38.

While the paragraph continues with a definition of lethal injection, the law does not dictate what drugs are to be used in the process. Some states have legislatively prescribed drugs and require action by their General Assembly to switch methods.

The only specific reference to sodium thiopental in relation to Georgia’s method of execution is found in the execution protocol document produced by the GA–DOC and distributed to the warden, governor, and other relevant parties.

product.

In a move similar to Hospira, Lundbeck considered removing the product, sold as Nembutal, from the market, however, they were dissuaded by a concerned letter from pediatric neurologist.

“When I learned of the potential to have a limited or discontinued supply of Nembutal it raised some concerns since at this time there is no equivalent barbiturate... discontinuing the supply of Nembutal could have a significant negative effect on patient care,” wrote Dr. Michael Frost, President of the Minnesota Epilepsy Group.

It seems worth noting the peculiar timing of this debacle for the GA–DOC — that once the already convoluted Davis case, more than two decades in process, seemed to have run out of options for appeal, the system of capital punishment in Georgia seemed so perilously close to collapse because of potential misdeeds committed in order for the system to survive. cs To comment email us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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While the federal agencies responsible for enforcing and interpreting laws in this country remain mum, Bentivoglio seems fairly certain of what the law prescribes.

“The DEA may revoke or suspend the violator’s registration to possess controlled substances and require that all controlled substances in the violator’s possession are delivered to the DEA,” he writes to Holder.

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Blotter All cases from recent Savannah/ Chatham Police Dept. incident reports

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Officers were called to a Southside apartment complex after reports of a gun shot.

When the officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with a woman who said that she woke up to a loud bang and the sound of broken glass.

When she turned on the light, she saw a hole in her bedroom wall and another hole in the picture frame across the room. The officer observed the angle of the hole and deduced that it likely came from the E building of the complex. He noticed there was a hole in the window of apartment two and made contact with the residents. A man at the apartment said that he was sitting in his living room around 3:40 a.m. and when he sat up his firearm accidentally discharged. He turned over his weapon and it was cleared. The man’s wife corroborated his story.

• An officer on radar duty clocked a vehicle travelling 66 mph in a 45 mph zone. He requested a nearby officer make a traffic stop while he caught up.

The officer approached the vehicle and the driver was acting nervously and moving around within reach of several items that could be used as weapons, including a chisel and a tire iron. The officer asked the driver to step out of the vehicle and place his hands on the roof. When asked if he had any weapons, drugs, dead bodies or large sums of cash, the driver didn’t answer the question. The officer began to frisk him, and the man pulled his hands off the vehicle. The officer asked him to put his hands on the car, and he complied. This process of frisking and pulling hands from the vehicle repeated several times until the officer handcuffed the man for safety reasons. The officer walked him over to the patrol car and sat him in the backseat. He asked the driver whether he could search his vehicle and the driver said yes. At that time, the officer noticed that he had something in his mouth. When he asked him to spit it out, the man swallowed it. He

said it was a Xanax. The officer asked again, and the man said it was a baggie with 20 crack rocks and 2 Xanax. EMS was called to the scene, and checked the man’s vital signs. They were normal. The suspect was arrested for speeding and tampering with evidence.

• Police responded to a shooting at Sharon’s Lounge on Montgomery St. A red vehicle was scene traveling north on Montgomery, away from the scene. The vehicle was stopped Jefferson and W. Gaston Street, and a backup officer saw an automatic pistol clip lying on the passenger seat.

The driver was asked to step out of the car and was handcuffed. Back at the bar, officers discovered that a fight between a man and a woman inside the bar had drawn the attention of the bouncer, who attempted to remove the man from the establishment. While trying to remove the suspect, several men with him tried to start fighting the bouncers as they approached the door. In the crowd,

someone fired a single .380 cal round into the bouncers abdomen. A man named “Snake” was cited as being the ring leader, and three of the other suspects were believed to be his sons. They are believed to know who fired the shot. The woman who was involved said she recognized one of the suspects from her niece’s birthday party. Another person in the bar said he overheard someone say “get the gun,” but he didn’t see who said it. The bouncer who’d been shot was sitting in a chair inside the establishment. A brass casing was found on the floor in the doorway of the business. Forensics responded to the scene and the bouncer was transported to the hospital. cs

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What are the legal implications of getting yourself tattooed with a copyrighted or trademarked image, such as a team logo?

Would you have to pay royalties? Would you get sued? The NFL is opposed to you even talking about the game the next day; logo tattoos must drive those guys crazy. Or is it viewed as free publicity?

—TEH BEN, VIA TEH INTARNET First we asked the big leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL) for their position on fan tattoos. Three of the four stonewalled us, no shock. Surprisingly, an MLB lawyer agreed to talk, but unsurprisingly clammed up as soon as he learned we were ferrets from the press.

Later we received this statement: “Any use of MLB or Club trademarks requires assessment of the nature and scope of the proposed use. We handle requests for use on a case by case basis and take action when it is discovered that these marks are used improperly.”

MLB has given us the nub of the answer: it depends. On what, you ask?

We’ll take it step by step.

Fact #1: Yes, it’s possible to get sued over the copyright on a tattoo. Ask Rasheed Wallace, now-retired NBA AllStar. In 1998 Wallace had an Egyptianthemed tattoo inked onto his right upper arm by tattoo artist Matthew Reed.

In 2004 Reed saw Wallace in a Nike TV commercial in which the tattoo was re-created via computer simulation while Wallace explained its significance.

Affronted that he’d received neither credit nor money, Reed sued Wallace, Nike, and the ad agency for displaying what he claimed was his copyrighted work without his consent. The parties evidently settled out of court. OK, not quite the fact situation you’re describing, Ben, but you see the operative dynamic: art + ego + money = trouble.

Fact #2: Pro sports big shots have been known to get seriously ticked off over tattoos. Granted, the people they’re getting ticked off at are mostly athletes wearing tattoo advertisements, not or-

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dinary mopes. Example: in 2001 boxer Bernard “the Executioner” Hopkins wore a temporary tattoo on his back advertising GoldenPalace.com, an online casino, during a televised bout.

(Hopkins’s paycheck for billboard duty: about $100,000.) The Nevada Athletic Commission banned further tattoo ads but lost a court challenge. Then ESPN declared it would televise no fighters sporting ad tats, no doubt thinking: nobody’s making money selling advertising on our network except us.

Returning to the mathematical statement of principles above, we see that the art and ego terms drop out, and the equation reduces to: money = trouble.

True dat.

Fact #3: Momentous legal issues are at stake here. A 2005 article in the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal considered the implications for American jurisprudence if the NBA formally banned commercial tattoos on players. On the one hand, the players have rights to freedom of expression. On the other hand, you’ve got—sorry if this gets repetitive—money. In 2001 Rasheed Wallace, a trailblazer in so many ways, reportedly weighed a $15,000 offer from a candy company to wear a temporary tattoo, which surely would have upset Nestle, the NBA’s official candy sponsor.

The league declared they’d block the scheme; Wallace’s agent maintained the NBA players’ agreement didn’t forbid such things. His client said no.

You’re thinking: I don’t see what this has to do with whether I can have a Red Wings logo tattooed across my face.

You haven’t been paying attention then.

The common element in all the above is that something was at stake financially.

Assuming you were acting purely as a deranged fan and stood no chance of personal gain, a lawsuit for trademark infringement, which presumes misappropriation of an image for commercial purposes, would be tough to sustain.

Copyright violation is an easier case to make. (Some contend a fan tattoo would constitute fair use, but I have doubts.) The main thing is, what team or league would bother? They’d look like bullies, your pockets aren’t that deep, and it’s not like a judge is going to order you to have the tattoo lasered off.

Then again, we’re talking about professional sports, where conventional logic is out the window. The best advice is: do what thou wilt, tatwise; just be careful nobody but the team owners and the networks makes a buck. cs

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A 200-exhibit installation on the history of dirt and filth and their importance in our lives opened in a London gallery in March, featuring the ordinary (dust), the educational (a video tribute to New York’s Fresh Kills landfill, at one time the world’s largest), the medical (vials of historic, nasty-looking secretions from cholera victims), and the artistic (bricks fashioned from feces gathered by India’s Dalits, who hand-clean latrines).

Dirt may worry us as a society, said the exhibit’s curator, but we have learned that we “need bits of it and, guiltily, secretly, we are sometimes drawn to it.”

Capping the exhibit, leaning against a wall, was what appeared at a distance to be an ordinary broom but whose handle was studded with diamonds and pearls.

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• The CIA recently won two court rulings allowing the agency to refuse comment about its former contractor Dennis Montgomery -- rulings that issues involving him are “state secrets” (despite strong evidence that the main “secret” is merely how foolish the agency, and the U.S. Air Force, were to pay Montgomery at least $20 million for bogus software following 9-11, according to a February New York Times report). Montgomery, a small-time gambler who said he was once abducted by aliens, convinced the two agencies that his sophisticated software could detect secret al-Qaida

messages embedded in video pixels on the workup compound, since FDA had Al Jazeera’s news website. According to anointed Makena with “market exclusivthe Times report, Montgomery has not ity.” (Update: FDA changed its mind in been charged with wrongdoing and is March and announced that providers of not likely to be, since the agencies do not the workup compound could continue want their gullibility publicized. to offer it.)

• For about a year, the U.S. Bureau of News That Sounds Like a Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Joke has been facilitating Mexico’s increasingly bloody drug wars by turning a blind (1) The manager of the Channel eye to U.S. gun sales to the cartels -- even Islands Co-operative store in the though those very guns account for British territory of Jersey some civilian deaths as well as the acknowledged to BBC News December fatal shooting of a U.S. in November that a shopper’s STOP THE Border Patrol agent. According to complaint was justified and CHILLY the senior ATF agent who supplied that refunds would be made.

WEATHER evidence to CBS News, neither The customer believed she the Mexican government nor had been overcharged by many U.S. officials were aware about five pounds (about of the program (called “Fast and $8) because, while weighing Furious”) until mid-March. ATF alfruits and vegetables, the clerk lowed the sales so it could track the had been leaning over so that guns’ locations, to facilitate, at some her breasts accidentally increased future date, bringing indictments pressure on the scale. (2) Britain’s against drug traffickers.

Border Agency announced the • Until recently, many pregnant firing of an immigration officer women at risk of delivering premain January. The man had apparently turely could be aided by an obstetricianturned sour on his marriage, and while recommended workup of a chemical his wife was on holiday with her family compound, at a cost of about $10 to $20 in Pakistan, he quietly added her name a dose. However, in February, the Food to the terrorist list of people not allowed and Drug Administration approved into the country. a specific commercial version, K-V Police Blotter Pharmaceutical’s Makena, which K-V • Tough Guys: (1) In Houston in began pricing at $1,500 a dose (citing its February, Christopher Harding, 23, was need to recoup “research” costs). K-V sentenced to three years in prison for also began threatening dispensers of

beating up his mother (who is disabled and requires a caretaker) and yanking out her dentures. (2) In Long Beach, Calif., in February, police arrested two 19-year-old men, Kirk Lewis and Daniel Bard, and charged them as two of the three men they sought in the robbery of a 5-year-old girl.

• Intra-Geek-Community Crime: In March, a teenager was charged with attempting to rob the Fun 4 All comicbook store in Southfield, Mich., with a homemade bomb (that looked realistic but turned out to be harmless) and presenting a list of the specific collectors’ merchandise (not money) he wanted.

After the clerk balked at the demands, the robber relented, paid cash for a few of the items on the list, and left. When arrested later, he called the incident a “social experiment.”

• Timothy James Chapek, 24, was charged with burglary in March after he broke into a house in Portland, Ore., and took a shower. Unknown to him, the resident was in another part of the house and came, with his two German shepherds and a gun, to confront Chapek through the closed bathroom door, while calling 911. Fearing the dogs and the gun, Chapek simultaneously dialed 911 himself, begging that officers come quickly and arrest him. (Chapek, later released on bond, was re-arrested two days later in Chehalis, Wash., while, according to police, loading shoplifted goods into a stolen car.)

Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) Jason Davis was sentenced in December in Burlington, Iowa, to five years in prison for one crime, but still pending is his August 2010 arrest for shoplifting at Westland Mall, which ended with Davis passed out after making a crime-scene boo-boo in his pants.

(2) Michael Trias, 20, was arrested in March in Mesa, Ariz., after a botched residential burglary. According to police, Trias had come in through a window but had landed in a clothes basket made of PVC and netting, and become entangled. His flailing attempts to free himself alerted the homeowner. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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• In February, a New York City gallery began offering classes in “anthropomorphic taxidermy,” described as a “Victorian hobby” in which mouse carcasses are not only meticulously cleaned and stuffed, but outfitted in handmade miniature 19th-century clothing, such as bloomers. British practitioners are said to have created elaborate scenes featuring scores of the costumed bodies. Class instructor Susan Jeiven said the mice have to look “classy.” “I don’t like rogue taxidermy.”

-- Scottish artist Jane Forbes, 47, won the “Shoe Is Art” competition in Dundee in late 2010 with a work (“Ad Infinitum”) that a University of Dundee spokesman called “awe-inspiring.” Forbes painted (and photographed) the same pair of shoes every day for 66 consecutive days, hypoth-

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At 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7 The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Athens keeps turning ‘em out. If there’s one creative thread that runs through Georgia’s university city, it’s a thread of religious adherence to non– conformity. Hope For AGoldensummer, for instance, is a rootsy acoustic trio that doesn’t sound a whole lot like any of Athens’ myriad other rootsy acoustic trios. “If Tom Waits were a woman, stoned on peyote, lost in the deep woods and caught in the same scenario as The Blair Witch Project, this is the music that would play,” Relish described the group. Sisters Claire and Page Campbell turn out a dark sibling harmony, like the McGarrigle Sisters’ sepia–toned doppelgangers, playing acoustic guitar, musical saw and numerous found and homemade objects. They also hand–craft all their own band merchandise. The haunting vibe is completed by noted Athens musician and producer Suny Lyons (aka Daniel Rickard), who’s also been busy recording the upcoming second album from Savannah’s acoustic maestro Dare Dukes. HFAGS (yes, that’s the way it’s abbreviated!) is in the middle of recording its fourth album. South Carolina’s Joel Hamilton opens. See hopeforagoldensummer.com Statesboro’s Barefoot Booyah (Boone Blackmon and Sammy Warren) have an act that’s part street busking and part progressive acoustica – Blackmon wails like an acid–head bluesman on his guitar, while Warren pounds an assortment of drums, buckets and cardboard boxes.

The high–energy music is an amalgam of Stones, Beatles, Floyd, jam banditos and eccentric originals. They’re at Tantra Saturday, April 9 ...

From the mean streets of Miami, Dyslexic Postcards – a punk band with the boozy benefit of raw power, and heavy ‘90s rock and alt–psych trappings; they call themselves “debauch rockers” – were a last–minute booking at the Jinx. “We’re just having fun with it ... anything can happen at a DP show and it usually does,” said band guitarist and singer Joshua Xmas. “I refuse to apologize for wanting to entertain our audience. This is rock n’ roll at its sleaziest.” Check ‘em out, Jinx–wise, Saturday night ... The moment has arrived for the Molly Hatchet show at Coach’s Corner. It’s a big ‘un, too, with High Velocity kicking things off at 5 p.m. (Saturday), followed by a set from Big Engine, followed in turn by the bad boys from Florida. Tickets are $20 in advance and will be $25 day of show ... At the Wormhole Friday night is a pretty fierce metal show, headlined by A.C. (that’s an abbreviation; the band’s name is outrageous and offensive on purpose – look it up if you have to). This semi–legendary Massachusetts grindcore band is famous for making up songs on the spot, and slamming them into your head.

Savannah bands Ammon and Shadows of Creation open the show ... CS

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Billy’s Place Theodosia (Live Music) Piano 6 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House (River Street) Eric Culberson Band (Live Music) Huc-a-Poos Georgia Kyle (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley (Live Music) Love’s Seafood Restaurant The Looters featuring Jordan Marx (Live Music) 5:30 p.m.

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continues from p.16 Mansion on Forsyth Park Stan Ray Band (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Rock House Tybee Keith & Ross (Live Music) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Sentient Bean Hope for Agoldensummer (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Sugar Daddy’s Howard Paul (Live Music) Jazz guitar Warehouse Andrew Gill (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Voodoo Soup (Live Music) Wormhole Bar Yo Soybean (Live Music) KARAOKE Dew Drop Inn Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke TRIVIA, DJ Bacchus Lounge Live DJ Dillinger’s Steak & Seafood Kowboi Trivia Jinx DJ Frost & Ragtime Pour Larry’s Live DJ

Billy’s Place Theodosia (Live Music) Piano 6 p.m.

Blowin’ Smoke BBQ Richard Stevens and The Midnight Blues Band (Live Music) Broughton & Bull Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocals 7 p.m.

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It really lends itself to that kind of approach.

I mean, you can make that harmonica moan, cry, sing, squawk, bark, all these different things you can do.

The function of the harmonica in a blues band like Muddy’s is to answer his voice. And because the notes are flexible, you can bend the notes down.

You can put so much emotion in it, and like I say it’s the second voice. It’s the answering voice to the actual vocal.

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One of the cornerstones of hardscrabble Chicago blues is the harmonica.

It’s an integral part of the electric blues framework, like the violin in a proper orchestra.

Blues harp, of course, goes all the way back to the rural South, before there was electricity in every home, before the Delta players got all plugged in and put amplitude behind their attitude.

None of this is lost on Jerry Portnoy, whose second–generation status as a blues harmonica icon is eclipsed by his resume, which includes six years as the harpoon man in Muddy Waters’ band, and a lengthy 1990s stint in Eric Clapton’s touring blues unit (along with Albert Collins and Robert Cray).

Portnoy, 67, and his band play a Savannah Music Festival show April 9 along with blues harmonica legend James Cotton and his band.

First of all, let me ask you about James Cotton, who’s sharing the bill with you in Savannah.

Jerry Portnoy: From an historical perspective, he’s certainly an important figure. The so–called harmonica chair in Muddy Waters’ blues band was the apex of playing blues harmonica. The harmonica had a special place in that band, and Muddy had most of the great harmonica players over time, starting with Little Walter, Big Walter, Junior Wells, James Cotton, George Smith..

Cotton played with Muddy the longest. He played 12 years and I played the second–longest; I was there six years.

Why does harmonica work so well with the blues?

Jerry Portnoy: You’ll hear a lot of jazz players, horn players say they want to play like a singer and so on. Now, the harmonica, because of its tonal properties, its sound capabilities, lends itself to mimicking the human voice. Vocalizations and all the sounds you can get out of it, if you know what you’re doing.

Jerry Portnoy: I’m a very oral person.

I don’t have a lot of digital dexterity or coordination, so playing piano or drums, doing four separate things with four separate limbs, I wasn’t cut out for all that stuff. I have to be smokin’ a cigarette, or kissin’ a girl, or stuffin’ my face, something with the mouth.

So when I picked it up I realized, OK, I don’t need any digital dexterity for this thing. All right, low notes on the left, high notes on the right, blow in, blow out, it’s all mouth. I can do this.

You still have to put in the time and effort, the practice and all that, but I had the sense very early on that I could do something with that instrument. Once I picked it up, it felt right. Sometimes there’s the right instrument for each person, and I knew that one was the right one for me. Because I had tried foolin’ around with guitars, accordions and pianos, and it just wasn’t happening. The harmonica felt natural to me.

Were you a kid then?

Jerry Portnoy: No, I didn’t start playing till I was 24, 25. Late. But I heard blues early, because I grew up around it. My father had a store on Maxwell Street, a very famous blues area in Chicago.

There would be a street fair every Sunday, and all these blues bands would set up and play.

I wasn’t thinking about anything in particular except avoiding working for a living. As I’m fond of saying, I was too lazy to work and too nervous to steal. .

It wasn’t too long before you started playing with Muddy.

Jerry Portnoy: Well, I’d been playing about five years. I lived out in California for a couple of years after I got out of the Army, and I moved back to Chicago in 1970. And the blues actually kept me around there. So I started playing locally, sittin’ in here and there, and then I got my first actual paying job, with Johnny Young.

Then I played a couple of years with Johnny Littlejohn, who was a great singer and slide guitar player. Then I played with Sam Lay for about six months – he was Paul Butterfield’s drummer, and Howlin’ Wolf ’s drummer – then I hooked up with Muddy.

He was really the turning point in my life, because everything prior to that led up to that moment when I got that gig. And everything that happened to me afterwards, in music, was a result of having that gig. That put me on the map in a worldwide sense and led to all the rest of the stuff, including Clapton.

You played for many years with Pinetop Perkins, who passed away a few weeks ago. Tell me about Pinetop.

Jerry Portnoy: He was a lot of fun to be around – a wonderful guy, wonderful spirit. The spirit was the thing. If you knew Pinetop, you could see that the little boy in him never died.

He lived to 97. He only quit drinking a few years ago, smoked till the day he died, and never could pass a Kentucky Fried Chicken without stopping to wolf down three or four pieces of grease– laden chicken. So it helps to have the genes!

But his spirit was wonderful. He was a gentle guy. He took life with such equanimity, which is something about blues guys in general. These guys, the real guys, the guys that invented this music – the black blues players that grew up in the original generation, born between 1900 and let’s say 1920, Muddy, Pinetop, Wolf, Hooker, Elmore James – they grew up so hard, in such brutal circumstances, and for the most part they just had this wonderful, almost spiritual attitude about dealing with whatever life threw at them. Good or bad, they kept on going.

And there’s always hope in it. Think of the words to the blues: “Trouble don’t last always, and the sun’s gonna shine in my back door some day.” That’s what kept those people going in the face of mistreatment, and hunger, and poverty and everything else.

Being allowed into that world was a gift beyond description. CS Savannah Music Festival “Blowin’ the Blues”: James Cotton/Jerry Portnoy When & where: At 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9, Trustees Theater Tickets: $15–$40 at savannahmusicfestival.org

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James Cotton is the reigning monarch of the blues harmonica players. Born in 1935 in tiny Tunica, Miss., he was, as a young boy, tutored by none other than Sonny Boy Williamson in rural Arkansas.

brief and not terribly productive conversation with him last week – but his lung power is undiminished. He is, by all reports, still more than able to “have the power to literally suck the reeds out of the harmonica from the pure force of his playing.”

That’s a direct quote from Alligator Records, which released Cotton’s most recent CD, Giant.

That, James Cotton most certainly is.

By the early 1950s Cotton was blowing harp in Howlin’ Wolf ’s band, and cutting records under his own name for Sun. He then replaced harmonica legend Little Walter in Muddy Waters’ band, and was integral to Waters’ gutbucket sound until 1965.

Indeed, Cotton – through his work with the old guard, on his own records (as singer, songwriter and peerless harp–blower) and through later associations with the likes of Bobby “Blue” Bland, Johnny Winter and others, is one of the last living links between the original generation of blues players, and the new.

A battle with throat cancer in the 1990s left Cotton without a singing voice; the band that’ll back him at the Savannah Music Festival includes two lead singers.

Cotton has difficulty speaking, too – the following is a transcription of our

Has everything turned out the way you hoped it would?

James Cotton: Some of it is, some of it ain’t. Well, I’d love to be in a movie. I’d love to play with some of the top stars in the world.

Way back when, we played for three, four hours a night and sometimes we didn’t get paid. But the jam goes on and people liked it. The music meant something.

See, I come from Mississippi, and the people in the fields there, the farm workers were singing the blues. On Saturday night, they’d go to somebody’s house and sit ‘round, playing and singing the blues. You didn’t get paid very much then.

Tell me something about Sonny Boy you’ve never told anyone else?

James Cotton: I’ve told everybody everything! If it was up to me, I could say

that Sonny Boy was a very nice man. He coached me and taught me everything I know. If it hadn’t been for him, I never would have been heard of.

And in other ways ... he had a good pocket knife. And he drank a lot of booze. And sometimes he’d get mad.

And if you made him mad, he’d use that knife.

Did he ever use that knife on you?

James Cotton: Naw, me and him never had an argument.

You worked with Muddy longer than anybody. What was he like?

James Cotton: He’s one of the best people that I ever worked with, besides Sonny Boy. I think Muddy was more intelligent, in a lot of ways, than Sonny Boy who was still in the country.

Muddy was in Chicago, where more education was at. He had learned city ways.

I understand Muddy asked you to “play like Little Walter.”

James Cotton: Those old blues singers, once they made a record, if you was in the band you had to play like the record every night. You didn’t have time to feel around for it.

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The 1970s saw the debut of a new generation of bluegrass musicians, young people weaned on the masters but dedicated to exploring different ways of playing the acoustic music of Appalachia.

There were the Dillards from Missouri and California, there was New Grass Revival from Kentucky, and, from the burgeoning hippie bohemia of Boulder, Colorado came Hot Rize.

All of these bands were charting new territory, and having a blast doing it.

“The carrot at the end of the stick was just enough to keep us going,” says Tim O’Brien, whose mandolin, guitar and vocals were front and center in the Hot Rize mix. “There was always another carrot.

“We just wanted to play some traditional bluegrass with a little bit of a difference. We knew we were not going to be Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, but we wanted to honor those guys as much as we could. We were just crazy about that first generation – Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe.”

The Tim O’Brien Band makes its first Savannah Music Festival appearance this week, with a quartet of shows at the Morris Center.

The Infamous Stringdusters, an even younger and more experimental bluegrass outfit, will open the concerts (O’Brien, who’s now one of the “grand old men” of modern bluegrass, produced one of their albums).

O’Brien says he firmly believes that the passion for innovative acoustic music skipped a generation. “My older son, he doesn’t want to play music like I play,” he explains.

Ah, but things are getting exciting again. “It’s growing all the time,” O’Brien adds. “It’s like a big tree where the roots and the branches are healthy. They’re just shooting out like crazy right now.”

For example, “Chris Thile is the lab standard now. He’s the up–to–date model. But people are coming to bite his butt, too, don’t worry about that. There’s some kid that’s learned everything he does now and is going to expand on it. That’s just the way it works, it keeps growing.”

Thile’s Punch Brothers – they played the festival April 2 – are doing things that make O’Brien sit up and take notice. “I get really excited about that,” he says. “I hear that stuff and I go ‘Man, this is really

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“I keep going back to the Celtic stuff,” says acoustic musician Tim O’Brien.

the right thing to do. This is exactly what we should be doing here, expanding the song forms, re–defining the roles but also re–enforcing the old roles of the instruments in the music.’”

Although he’s played with everyone from the Chieftains to Steve Martin to mandolin maestros David Grisman and Mike Marshall, O’Brien is the focal point of the band that bears his name.

Not that they’re just your run–of– the–mill pickers. For the Savannah dates, O’Brien’s band includes Bryan Sutton, a veteran of Ricky Skaggs’ Kentucky Thunder and the International Bluegrass Music Association’s five–time Guitarist of the Year; fiddler Stuart Duncan, who’s part of the “T Bone Burnett Franchise” (to use O’Brien’s words) and recently worked extensively with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Elvis Costello; and standup bassist Mike Bub, a longtime member of Del McCoury’s band, and the winner of the IBMA Bassist of the Year award for five years running.

O’Brien’s latest project is a “family band” recording (“with my nieces and my sister and brother–in–law”) of songs by the late Roger Miller.

“I’ve been up to my ears in Roger Miller music,” he says. “I’ve learned a whole bunch more about Roger Miller.

I knew the hits, but I didn’t realize all this stuff that he did. ‘Chug–a–Lug,’ ‘Dang Me,’ ‘Do–Wacka–Do,’ ‘You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd,’ that was the stuff that I loved when I was 12 or 13. When I was a kid, the Beatles and that was enough to go on.”

And it’s all part of the never–ending learning curve.

“That artist is in a room, and there’s a door to another room behind him,” says O’Brien. “Roger Miller was way into Ray Price and Hank Williams and Bob Wills, that kind of stuff. So you listen to Bob Wills, there’s a room behind him

with older blues and Bessie Smith, you know? You just keep looking.

“And I keep going back to the Celtic stuff. I’m just so into bagpipes and fiddles without any accompaniment. It kind of frees up the mind, and lets you figure out your own harmony to it. I just love that stuff.”

It was that insatiable curiosity that caused O’Brien to accept an offer from the English guitarist Mark Knopfler, to play in his band for a five–week American tour in 2010.

“It was really fun,” O’Brien says, “and it was really instructive. I almost turned that gig down, because I’d seen him play, and I didn’t think I could stand there and play one or two notes on every song.

“And yet, the pay was really good – and it was a chance not to be in charge of anything other than just concentrating on some music. I didn’t have to worry about logistics; I’m kind of self–employed here. I run a business and there’s a lot of work besides just getting the music together.

“Also, I really learned a lot about discipline, and how to be concise, and how to really listen. And to be consistent.

It was more like being a member of an orchestra. It was an eight–piece band. I also learned what’s possible, technologically, that I probably will never be able to afford on my own!” CS Savannah Music Festival Tim O’Brien Band With the Incredible Stringdusters Where: Charles H. Morris Center When: 6:30 and 9 p.m. April 8; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 9 Tickets: $32 (April 8), $25 (April 9) Sound Dialogue: Andy Falco interviews Tim O’Brien: 2 p.m. April 8, Kennedy Pharmacy. Free

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Her vibrant, emotionally–charged 2007 recording of Bach’s The Goldberg Variations made Simone Dinnerstein an instant success in the classical music world.

Said the Washington Post: “Dinnerstein’s readings may be said to plumb these works’ genuine depths . . . poised, elegant, wonderfully played.”

Dinnerstein makes her local debut, with a Bach–heavy program, in a Savannah Music Festival performance April 6 at the Telfair Academy.

We spoke with her a few days ago from the home she shares in Brooklyn with her husband and young son.

On interpreting Bach “When you learn a piece of music, you’re working from a musical score which is just notes on a page. There are a million ways to interpret that. And anybody who’s playing is interpreting what they see. When I’m working on a piece of music, I’m trying to be looking deeply into that music, and trying to understand its structure, how I think it’s phrased, and what I think is meaningful in there. What’s interesting about

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Dinnerstein, who raised the money herself to pay for the recording sessions, subsequently leasing the tapes to Telarc Records, was 34 at the time, and had been playing piano since the age of 7. A Juilliard graduate, she had also studied in London under Maria Curcio.

So her success, while immediate, was not of the “overnight” variety.

Yet Dinnerstein’s Goldberg Variations was, out of the gate, a sensation. It entered the Billboard Classical chart in the No. 1 spot, and on the Top 200 (the highly competitive “popular albums”) chart, it rose to No. 7, where it outsold albums by Bruce Springsteen and the White Stripes.

Although some purists have carped that her interpretations of Bach might be a tad too colorful and contemporary, the fans – those that attend her concerts and buy her CDs – can’t get enough.

Bach: A Strange Beauty, Dinnerstein’s just–released Sony debut, also entered the classical chart at the top.

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On self–financing her CD “I wanted to record it because I felt like I had gotten it to a point where I needed to document what I was doing. I didn’t really have a clear plan as to what I was going to do with it after it was done. I mean, I thought it would be a good representation of my playing, but I certainly didn’t anticipate what was going to happen.”

On the Goldberg Variations “It’s an extremely long piece of music; it’s probably the longest continuous piece of music for keyboard. And it’s extremely complex. It developed a kind of reputation – it wasn’t performed for many years, and then the harpsichordist Wanda Landowska, in the 1930s, started to perform it. She recorded it, and suddenly people were really interested in it. And in 1955 Glenn Gould recorded it, and nobody had ever heard anybody play Bach the way he played Bach. I think Glenn Gould’s recording of The Goldberg Variations changed how people thought about Bach on the piano. It was epic, like Laurence Olivier’s definitive Hamlet.

“So to make it your own, to see something fresh in the music, is a huge challenge. That’s why it’s been so unusual that this particular recording of mine would have been the thing that changed my career.”

“I guess you want to be able to spend your life performing the music that you love in the best possible circumstances.

That’s my goal. That means being able to perform on really beautiful pianos, in great concert halls. And to work with great conductors and orchestras. That’s the nicest possible outcome. And there are many ways for that to happen.”

On ‘seeing’ music “I think color is definitely a part of it, and I think structure is very important.

The architecture of a piece of music. I guess I try to think about it from the smallest details, which are how you articulate a note, how you move from one note to another – that’s really important. How you attack and release, it’s as simple as that. Of course, color totally comes into that, and touch, and different kinds of sounds. And then how the phrases link to each other. That goes all the way up to how the entire piece of music hangs together.

“But it’s all thought of in a musical way. In a musical language, which is very hard to describe because I’m not thinking about it with imagery or words. It’s all thought about in its own language.

“There is a part of it that’s really intellectual, and very analytical. But to explain that in words – to explain why the sudden appearance of a major 7th chord in a harmonic progression would make such a big difference – I guess you could explain those as colors or feelings.” CS Savannah Music Festival Simone Dinnerstein, piano When & where: At 6:15 p.m. April 6, Telfair Academy Tickets: $55 at savannahmusicfestival.org

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performances that really move me and interest me, I find them fascinating and interesting because that person has had their own response to the music, in a very personal way. I don’t think they’re thinking about how people are going to like it or not – they’re just thinking about being honest about the music, in their own way.”

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Allen Toussaint Band Salif Keita

At 8 p.m. April 8, Trustees Theater Known as “The Golden Voice of Africa,” Salif is a direct descendent of Sundiata Keita, the Mandinka warrior king who founded the Malian empire in the 13th century — because of the caste system in Mali, he was ostracized by his family when he announced his intention to become an entertainer. He is a vocalist whose music mines the rich historical vein of his African griot ancestry, while happily incorporating Latin textures and instruments, and a more modern approach to arrangement. The result is a sinewy, almost spiritual (he is Muslim) fusion of kora, simbi and other African instruments, acoustic guitar, jazzy horns and even dance–beat electronica. Keita’s album La Difference was named Best World Music 2010 at France’s Victoires de la Musique awards. Born an albino, he is also well known for the Salif Keita Global Foundation, “for the social integration, protection and fair treatment of persons with Albinism.”

At 7:30 p.m. April 7, Trustees Theater Songwriter, pianist, producer and arranger Allen Toussaint has been one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B for more than 45 years; his innate understanding of the threads that hold funk and jazz together has resulted in many, many classic records – some of his great homegrown productions include the Meters, Dr. John and Wild Tchoupitoulas, and his deft ear and hand also turned out classic sides by Lee Dorsey (Toussaint’s own “Working in a Coal Mine,” “Ya Ya”), Irma Thomas and even Labelle (the classic “Lady Marmalade”). As a writer, Toussaint gave us “Fortune Teller,” “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette),” “Southern Nights,” “Yes We Can,” “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley,” “Pain in My Heart,” “A Certain Girl,” “Ooh Poo Pah Doo,” “Get Out of My Life Woman,” “Mother–in–Law” and a couple of immortal instrumentals: “Java” (a big hit for Al Hirt) and “Whipped Cream” (some of us will remember the melody; it’s the theme from TV’s The Dating Game). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. The opener is British R&B singer and guitarist James Hunter, a producing protege of Toussaint’s.

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Maceo Parker

At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. April 9, Charles H. Morris Center Here’s the deal: This explosive saxman was instrumental in propelling the music of James Brown, George Clinton and Bootsy’s Rubber Band. He’s in the middle of a tour with Prince. As if that weren’t all you really needed to know, even though he’s cut a few jazz records, and gigged as a sideman on other people’s projects, Parker is considered the contemporary King of Funk. Expect this show (the SMF’s “Funky Dance Party”) to shake the rafters, as Maceo’s band includes ex–Funkadelic bassist Rodney Skeet Curtis, trumpeter Ron Tooley and trombonist Dennis Rollins, guitarist Bruno Speight, hot drummer Jamal Thomas and singer Martha High (another veteran of Mr. Brown’s JB’s).

This group bills itself as “the greatest little funk orchestra on Earth,” and who are we to doubt it? CS

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The Avett Brothers onstage at the Johnny Mercer Theatre March 30

lating, soaring songwriting skills. The songs lose nothing live, and they have real impact and beauty.

For me the high point of the show was “January Wedding,” a deceptively simple arrangement which was the perfect backdrop for Seth Avett’s fine, understated singing voice.

While their penchant for wearing their lyrical hearts on their sleeves isn’t my cup of tea — the point of country lyrics is to understate, to make people read between the lines — that’s exactly how the Avetts appeal to such a large and wide audience, and why they are the early 21st Century version of the Dave Matthews Band rather than just another talented but underappreciated newgrass band.

Ah, yes. The audience.

While the age diversity of the crowd was impressive and speaks well to the Music Festival’s continuing outreach, the core audience seemed to be mostly the same boorish frat–boy (current or former) crowd which has ruined so many shows at the Civic Center over the last few years through their overweening yahoo rudeness and inability to handle the alcohol that the City of Savannah is only too eager to sell them.

(The same City of Savannah which routinely goes out of its way to entrap, bully, and otherwise harass privately owned alcohol–selling establishments to the point of going out of business.

But I digress.)

During a truly beautiful — I use that word with care, but it’s appropriate in this case — solo turn by Seth, each and every delicate pause in the music was met with a yowl of gibberish or a rebel yell by some drunken idiot or another, desperate to take that moment

for themselves rather than letting it enhance the performance onstage.

This behavior is a continuing black eye for Savannah itself, and all the more of a shame considering that a few simple tweaks would reduce the copious imbibing that has made almost all shows at the Civic Center so unattractive to real music fans. — Jim Morekis

Fleck, Meyer, Hussain @ Lucas Theatre What a treat to see and hear three master musicians, each at the top of his game, playing together as one. Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain — on banjo, double bass and tabla, respectively — brought a packed audience to its feet time and again over the course of a 2 1/2 hour show.

It’s easy now to understand why these guys titled their jointly written concerto The Melody of Rhythm. In Hussain’s hands the tabla – four tuned drums that are played with the fingers, palm and wrist – becomes much more than a percussion instrument. His tabla was as intricate to the progressive melody as the banjo and the bass.

As percussion, Hussain’s tabla can be a herd of galloping horses in one moment, a cascade of falling raindrops the next. In tandem with Meyer’s exquisite bass runs, the tabla looped, drilled and ran as the undercurrent, and Hussain’s multi–colored solo moments were breathtaking.

The bass towered at least a foot over Meyer’s head. He’s a tall man, with long arms and large hands, and at times it appeared that he was delicately sawing a huge tree in half; then, he’d be delicately

listening for the instrument’s heartbeat.

Alternately bowing and plucking the strings pizzicato, Meyer used the full range of the bass, from the low booming notes to the cello–like midrange, to the higher register wherein it sounded like a viola.

Fleck has taken the banjo so far from its origins as an Appalachian dance–band instrument, it’s hard to imagine a time when it didn’t “belong” in other styles of music. He plays it like a harp, like a guitar, and in the case of some dazzling interplay with Hussain in the concert’s second half, like a sitar. His song “Happy Drum Drum Monkey Girl” incorporated element of blues, jazz, classical and — yes — even bluegrass.

(Without a nod or a wink, Fleck injected a few strains of “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” — the very song that got him interested in the banjo as a young man — into one of his free–form solos.)

— Bill DeYoung

Sex, Violins & Tales of the Baroque @ Morris For years I’ve been telling people that classical music has real rhythm and syncopation, and that much of it has roots in folk music and hence is approachable by anyone. It’s a losing battle, of course, but sometimes in life you have to keep fighting that battle regardless.

Proof positive was The April 1 sublimely enjoyable “Sex, Violins & Tales of the Baroque” concert by SMF Associate Artistic Director Daniel Hope and friends. I’m a Baroque fiend from way back, so I didn’t need convincing. continues on p. 26

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Cellos are great. I have no problem with cellos. But sometimes there’s just no replacing a steel guitar. It was during this realization, about halfway through their Wednesday show, when I had a minor epiphany of sorts: As a musical act, the Avett Brothers — for all their twee, emo–country sensibilities — are a product of some specific and very deliberate decisions along the way.

Instead of featuring a steel guitar player — really a no–brainer for some of the melody lines naturally emerging from their songs — they use a cellist (the fine Joe Kwan, the Avetts’ “brother from another mother”), an instrument which inhabits the same register but has infinitely more novelty appeal.

Instead of a fiddle player, one of the brothers occasionally tinkles, Ben Folds–style, on standard electric keys.

Instead of letting Seth Avett, the most talented singer of the siblings, take most of the spotlight, it’s the rougher–voiced, more rock–style (grating?) vocals of brother Scott that do the heavy lifting.

Instead of remaining a purely acoustic band with no percussion, bluegrass– style, which their music really demands, they have a completely superfluous drummer, who provides a big boomy beat to bounce up and down to and not much else.

(Indeed, the kick drum was mixed so loudly, with so little regard for basic mixing, that — combined with the usual airplane hangar acoustics of the Johnny Mercer Theatre — whatever subtlety the Avetts themselves may have summoned up on banjo and guitar was nearly inaudible.)

These are not isolated things. They are a set of decisions that mean the difference between the Avetts performing with Bob Dylan at the Grammys or being just another critically–respected, little–known Americana act.

You can’t say they made the wrong decisions — they’ve certainly worked out very well for the band. But it leaves me wondering what the alternative might have been....

Regardless of what I think, the Avetts have a devoted following of diehard fans who really enjoyed the show. I admit I’m not so diehard, which I’ve noticed in the minds of some of their more ardent followers seems to disqualify me from having an opinion.

In any case, you don’t have to be a diehard to appreciate the Avetts’ scintil-

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March 30 at the Lucas Theatre: Bela Fleck, left, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain

Still, unlike so many of the half–hearted marketing efforts to sex up classical music you see these days, this show for the most part delivered on its saucy title.

From the opening notes of the concert — played not on a stringed instrument but on drum and tambourine, by cheeky percussionist Hans–Kristian Sorenson — this was truth in advertising: A bawdy, kinetic exploration of the folk origins of Baroque music, with Hope emceeing along the way, dishing juicy details of the lives of the featured composers and the purpose of the compositions, many of them frankly amorous in nature. (Indeed, it seems every other composition played this evening was banned at some time or another for inducing scandalous behavior.)

We learned of the famed lover Andrea Falconieri, who left a trail of broken hearts, enraged husbands, and extremely robust compositions all across Europe. We learned of the brilliant Nicola Matteis, who left his native Italy for England, fell in love with the folk sensibilities of the British Isles — and drank himself to death at age 24.

Hope and the virtuosic Lorenza Borrani – a diminutive Italian who interestingly has a more forceful sound than the always–subtle Hope – held down the violins, while Baroque keyboard/harpsichord genius and frequent SMF performer Kristian Bezuidenhout played what in rock terms would be the role of the rhythm guitar. A cello and various lutes rounded out the sound.

The short, punchy, selections in the program – some no longer than a Ramones song and all from Hope’s acclaimed early music program and captured on CD, which was “coincidentally” on sale at the venue, he joked — were played with heavily accented but spritely syncopation. They weren’t just rhythmic – with the extended added percussion, they were — well, a little sexy. — Jim Morekis

Dianne Reeves/Chico Pinheiro @ Lucas The first time I saw Dianne Reeves — at her initial visit to the Festival , also at the Lucas — I’d never before witnessed A) a voice of such range and power that it could fill every nook and cranny of a room as if in a liquid state; and B) a performer who could so quickly and completely establish such a warm and intimate bond with an audience.

In short, I was awestruck and have been a major fan since.

Reeves’ performance April 2 was no less awesome, and her band (Rueben Rogers on bass, Terreon Gully on drums, and the matchless Peter Martin on piano) remains quite simply one of the best ensembles of any kind in the world. They were joined the entire set by Brazilian guitar genius Romero Lubambo on nylon–string acoustic.

His brilliant sustain, quick fingers, and perfect tone added yet another layer of beauty to the arrangements.

Everything Reeves does is a highlight to me, but the clear high point of this set was an absolutely devastating rendition of Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain.”

It was one of those rare but unforgettable chill–up–your–spine moments that the Savannah Music Festival, at its best, provides in unusual abundance.

Like all of us, Reeves isn’t getting any younger, but she hasn’t lost a step.

Her enormous range and scat–singing ability remain fully intact. However, at an hour on the dot, her set felt too short — ironic given that she didn’t take the stage until 10 p.m., with the entire show lasting three full hours (including an excruciatingly long intermission).

Reeves’ turn in the second half of this “Jazz Meets Brazil” show I have already described; the first half featured the young, charismatic, and very talented Brazilian composer and jazz guitarist

Jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves at the Lucas Theatre April 2

Chico Pinheiro. Despite the fact that Pinheiro and Reeves are actually friends and have recorded together, I didn’t get enough of a sense of them as collaborators, and this had the feel of two separate and distinct shows.

Pinheiro’s set had a somewhat unorganized feel, with instruments and mics being set up, lengthy introductions made, and congratulations handed out, but the musicianship wasn’t in question.

At one point Pinheiro, in a surprise move, brought out famed bandleader Bob Sadin, who conducted a small string–and–woodwinds ensemble. The arrangement itself was saccharine, but an unexpected treat came when Festival stalwart Ted Nash stepped up for a sax solo in full Charlie Parker mode, playing honest–to–goodness, full–on bebop the likes of which you don’t really hear that much of anymore.

The unusual length of the concert was clearly longer than many in the audience bargained for. I suspect many had babysitters and such they needed to get back to, which is understandable if unfortunate. At about 10:45, a steady stream began leaving just as Reeves was hitting her stride. It certainly wasn’t a reflection on the performance, but it made for a bad look, and is a logistical detail that perhaps might be considered for the next Festival. — Jim Morekis

Punch Bros @Trustees During their 2009 Savannah Music Festival performance, the Punch Brothers reached deep into their considerable bag of tricks and produced one seriously unexpected rabbit: The Beatles’ “Martha My Dear.” This time, they played “Paperback Writer.” Five–part harmony and that familiar riff played on acoustic guitar and banjo. Yow.

A string band that’s strongly rooted in bluegrass, the Brothers delight in taking the old form and turning it over, under, sideways, down, on its ear and on its head. The results are always creative and stimulating — the guys are all gargantuan players — and there wasn’t a single tune in the band’s April 2 set that didn’t show a polished virtuosity.The band’s set included the Strokes cover “Heart in a Cage,” Josh Ritter’s maritime ballad “Annabel Lee,” Gillian Welch’s sprightly “Wayside” and a handful of quirky, original Punch tunes, from the humorous (“Next to the Trash”) to the heartbreaking (“Alex”) to a new “suite” (“Calm Before the Storm,” if I heard the title correctly).

The former prodigy who formed and leads the Punch Brothers, Chris Thile seems to have found new notes and chords on the mandolin, and he plays the instrument as if it were an extension of his arms. Onstage, he is a whirlwind. He was never still, dancing like a plucked chicken, getting in his stone–faced bandmates’ mugs as they soloed, yodeling into the mic until his eyeballs seemed about to pop.

Of Thile’s musicianship and vision, there is no question. The Punch Brothers are doing things with acoustic music that the pioneers of bluegrass could only dream of. Yet he also came across as smug and a little too self–aware.

The concert was a most impressive performance of virtuosity, although strangely soulless; I felt as if I’d just come out of a museum tour, or had listened to a really good lecture. I left the theater with an empty feeling.

Thile will make his fourth consecutive Savannah Music Festival appearance in 2012, it was announced before the show. Take from that what you will.

— Bill DeYoung

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Gail Collins: Call feminism ‘Fred’ NYT columnist and author comes to town to discuss When Everything Changed

by Patrick Rodgers | patrick@connectsavannah.com

tion span is very short.

Author and New York Times columnist Gail Collins knows quite a lot about the achievements of women, and in her last several books she’s created a social history for several hundred years worth of evolving social mores and shattered glass ceilings.

Her most recent book, When Everything Changed, was critically acclaimed as both historically poignant and easy to read. Collins stops in Savannah next Thursday, April 12, to discuss the book, her career and writing at Arnold Hall, as part of SCAD’s “Art of the Mind” lecture series.

We spoke with her by phone last week (on the last day of National Women’s History Month) to discuss writing, role models, how everything changed except feminism, and how excited she is to finally visit Savannah.

the most New York Times–ian title I’ve ever heard in my life. I hadn’t done any women’s stuff at that point. As I was writing it, it struck me for the first time that the vision of women’s place in the world had basically been the same from the year 1000 on, and it was totally shattered and changed in my lifetime. I was there to see this thing happen. It knocked me out. That’s what got me going, and I thought I would write a book about it.

You write columns about any number of topics. What is it that drew you to doing this most recent book, and another previously, on the subject of women?

Gail Collins: No. Usually all my chapters are broken up into chunks that tell a story or make a point. That makes it more column–like to me. In that sense, it’s not as traumatic a change as you would think. 800 words is something I’m really comfortable with. I was stunned the other day when I read Bob Herbert, one of our columnists, an-

Gail Collins: It was the millennium that got me interested. The Times magazine asked me if I could write the introduction to an entire issue on “women over the last 1000 years,” which is possibly

Is it tough to transition from columns to long form writing?

Focusing on the last 50 years of women’s history, obviously a big part of that is the rise of popular feminism, but as the role of women changes it seems like feminism would have to as well.

What is feminism now?

nounced he was going to leave, and in his statement he said “the limit of 800 words is starting to get to me.” I saw some of the blogs following it saying, “He thinks 800 words is too little! How could this be?” 800 words is endless by American standards now. Anything you write now, you really do have to think about the fact that the American atten-

Gail Collins: It’s never really changed. Feminism has always been about making sure women get equal rights and equal opportunities, and that doesn’t change.

A lot of young women don’t like the word feminist – they find it off–putting. But if you say, “should you fight to make sure women get equal rights and equal opportunities,” they all say yes. Young women today are very strong, it’s just that that word is one that has always freaked people out. I always thought if you could just call it Fred, we’d have no problem whatsoever.

You’re coming here to talk to college students – Gail Collins: I’m so excited. I’ve never been to Savannah, and on my list of things that I’ve always wanted to do, it’s really high up. The very second the

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When you talk to college students, and particularly young women, do you sense they understand how recent some of these victories are? How recently these glass ceilings were broken?

Along those lines – everything has changed, but at the same time, there is still inequity of pay, underrepresentation of women in executive positions, double standards regarding sexuality, etc. Even though it’s a different world, is there still a fairly significant amount progress to be made?

Gail Collins: The biggest single challenge for women, and there are many – the big, big one that comes up every single day is the challenge of both pursuing a career and having a family. That explains a lot of the other things, including the pay disparity, the difficulty women have making the top rung in business, the fact we’ve still only got 17 women in the U.S. Senate –– a lot of those things have to do with women, particularly, how they’re going to balance raising a family with having a career. It’s still really hard to pursue the kind of career that’s going to make you the CEO of a Fortune 500 company if you’re taking primary responsibility for raising children too.

The world of entertainment isn’t providing a lot of good role models for girls growing up today – Snooki, etc – who do you see as being good role models for girls now?

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models out there – women who are very strong, very tough, and fighting the good fight on behalf of the world while still maintaining their humanity. There’s no shortage of them out there. You see amazing women who are writing and reporting. Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric are both great role models and they broke one of the most perpetuated glass ceilings in the entire world.

Hilary Clinton is a great role model for a woman who can always get back up when there’s a challenge that would floor any normal human being.

With today being the last day of Women’s National History Month – do campaigns like this help increase the visibility of underrepresented peoples, or do they cause a glossy, pop–culture version of history to assume too large a role for the public?

Gail Collins: Any of these –– Black History Month, Women’s History Month –– these are all good. They’re just an invitation to talk about or think about things that many people in the course of their normal activities don’t contemplate. Any time any one suggests we should spend time thinking about history, I’m signing up. cs Art of the Mind Lecture Series featuring Gail Collins When: April 12, 7 p.m.

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Gail Collins: They live in a different world. Young women are often surprised by the whole story. A lot of older women come to me and say very plaintively, “they don’t understand what we went through,” which is sort of a tone I’ve always found a little worrisome.

Like we struggled through the snow, sat by fires, worked and starved. It was a chance to be part of a movement that you were pretty sure was going to win, that you knew was absolutely right, and you sort of suspected that the people you were picketing knew was right.

You could feel the wind of history at your back. The challenges for younger women today are much more complicated and in many ways much harder.

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“Mixing good drinks deftly and easily is a skill that not only affords a host a fine sense of accomplishment but gives guests a great deal of pleasure. It is a skill worth having, one that enhances hospitality and can make jovial a gathering of any size.”

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I watched for some months as the menu at Sol has been coaxed into its current form.

Now Sol has grown into its first–day–of–school baggy, rolled–leg jeans.

This new fit is like a glove, playing to strengths of the kitchen and to the casual and eclectic vision of its new(ish) owner, Andrea Johnson.

Let’s start with a before–dinner cocktail, a specialty of the small but elegantly stocked bar. Martinis and specialty drinks abound — and I soothed my work–spent taste buds with a gin martini concocted from Leopold’s gin — a small, craft distiller in Detroit. It’s a remarkably clean, smooth gin — a twist of lemon added a shot of freshness.

Wanting to add some spice, I chose Poppers from the app menu. These house–made examples of the ubiquitous commercial jalapeno popper raise this bite–sized treat to a new level. A coarse, crispy exterior wraps around a gooey filling rich with smoked Gouda and Jack cheeses and Jalapeno peppers. Cool, creamy cilantro lime dipping sauce helps ease the heat — or just take another sip of martini!

There are plenty of meal portioned entrees featuring fish, chicken and beef, but I was smitten with the taco and flatbread portions of the menu. Ultimately, I settled for a Thai Shrimp flatbread.

A crisp flatbread was the perfect flavor delivery vehicle for diverse flavors in this dish — sweet shrimp popped up with a hint of saltiness, then sweet flavors of coconut, and finally a smidgen of fiery Sriracha chili sauce — the crisp crust helped bring it all together.

Need more flavors? Try tender pieces of red pepper, crisp broccoli, tangy red onion, sliced green onion and the foundation of Thai flavors: peanuts.

There is plenty more on this menu to explore, and as soon as the weather settles down

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Bites and pieces A nice selection of beers from Victory Brewing will be paired with an imaginative menu (Eggs Florentine and a Golden Monkey mimosa) at Ruth’s Chris on Wednesday, April 13. $50 per person ++, 6:30 p.m. 721.4800 for reservations.

Serious home cooks will be happy to learn that Kitchenware Outfitters, next to Publix in 12 Oaks Shopping Center, is an official dealer now for The Big Green Egg. The all ceramic outdoor cooking appliance has owners devoted enough to be called a cult.

Temperance, a new beer bar at 220 Broughton St., should open soon. Expect 24 draft beer taps and a solid bar food menu.

Longtime Savannah food service veteran Christian Peranzi is back as general manager.

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That nearly 40–year– old recommendation perhaps marked the end of the golden era of true cocktails. We became a society of cola and spirits; of flavored rums, tequilas and vodkas.

And in that subsequent four decades, the art of the cocktail has become mostly lost amid a sea of convenience flavors.

But changes in state and federal laws have paved the way for new, small craft distilleries. This new crop of spirit makers are returning gins, whiskies and their kin to a time when purity and a product’s true flavor reigned supreme.

That movement has given rise to more and more emphasis on what are often referred to as “pre–Prohibition cocktails.”

These mixed drinks, like a Tom Collins or a Manhattan, relied on a great foundation of core spirits — which was then skillfully manipulated by a bartender wielding magical ratios of other ingredients like vermouth, cointreau, or bitters.

Fresh fruit and herbs, fresh squeezed juices and a hands–on style made cocktails glamorous, sought after and the pinnacle of social drinking.

Lindy Colburn, manager of spirits and mixology for Quality Wine & Spirits, has the enviable task of traveling Georgia to show off her company’s craft spirit brands — and help coach a new generation of bartenders through concocting these fresh and tasty, high–quality pre–Prohibition drinks.

At a recent stop–over she showed a finely made family of vermouth from Dolin, an amazing collection of whiskies from High West Distillery in Utah and the latest bottlings from blended and flavored Scotch producer Compass Box. The vermouths, made with wines of the region and botanicals found in the Alpine meadows, deliver subtle but complex flavors. I’m anxious to try the slightly sweeter Blanc label muddled with a strawberry and a splash of soda..

High West whiskies rely on rye blends and rye only recipes (most popular among the pre–Prohibition set). One, Bourye, marries rye whiskey with Kentucky Bourbon.

The balance and complexity of this whiskey would make it a perfectly wonderful guest with which to sip the night away.

Your favorite barkeep is no doubt going to get some additional training in the months to come.

For retailers and bar owners, a movement away from the dozens of flavored vodkas should be welcome. cs

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French films Spring is hopping at Armstrong Atlantic State University, which begins its busiest month of the year with this weekend’s Francophone Film Festival.

I’ll admit I had to look up the word Francophone — it essentially means “in the French language,” and that seems as good a description as any for the five movies screening April 7–9 in the Student Union’s Ogeechee Theater.

Screenings are free and open to the public. All the films feature subtitles in English, for those of us who aren’t fluent in Francophone.

Here’s the schedule: Welcome (2008). Director Philippe Lioret’s drama is about a 17–year–old Iraqi Kurd who is stuck in Calais, Northern France, and Simon, a recently–divorced swimming teacher. It’s a fictionalized look at the rampant xenophobia in Europe. At 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7.

Two Days in Paris (2007). Actress Julie Delpy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset) co–wrote, produced, directed and starred in this romantic drama–slash–comedy about a French–American couple hoping to re–kindle the passion in their relationship. She also edited the film and composed the score. At 6 p.m. Friday, April 8.

Ne Le Dis A Personne (Tell No One) (2006). A doctor finds himself embroiled in a dangerous mystery as police re–open the case of his beloved wife, who was murdered eight years previously. Or was she? Directed by Guillaume Canet. At 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 8.

Panique Au Village (A Town Called Panic) (2009). Hyper–kinetic stop–motion animation film based on a Belgian/

Luxembourg/French animated cult TV series of the same name. A Town Called Panic features the main characters Cowboy, Indian and Horse – they’re plastic toys, with a supporting cast of 1,500 more.

At 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9.

Cliente (A French Gigolo) (2007).

Writer, director and actress Josiane Balasko (French Twist) combines feminism and farce in this acclaimed romantic comedy that centers on the sexuality of a middle–aged woman, and “is nonetheless seriously committed to exposing sexual double standards.” At 8:30 p.m., Saturday, April 9.

• Poet Sandra Meek, whose 2002 volume Nomadic Foundations won the Poetry Prize From Peace Corps Writers, reads April 21 in the Jepson Auditorium (co-sopnsored by AASU and the Poetry Society of Georgia). Her Biogeography took the Dorset Prize, the highest ($10,000) poetry prize in the country.

The free reading is at 7:30 p.m.

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Singer and actor Matthew Morrison of the TV show Glee is embarking on a cross-country tour this summer, and a couple of dates have been booked in venues reasonably close to us.

You can catch the erstwhile Will Schuester (that’s his character name on the hit Fox series) July 8 in the Gwinnett Center (Duluth, Ga.) and on July 14 at the Moran Center in Jacksonville, Fla. Regional glee clubs across America are invited to audition for the opening-act slot. Check out matthewmorrison.com and click on “Glee Club Contest.” CS

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Art Sounds — The Creative Force Collective presents an exhibit of work inspired by music in conjunction with the opening of the Savannah Music Festival. Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave., http://indigoskycommunitygallery. blogspot.com/ Ching Levy — A collection of new paintings including expressionist and abstract works exhibiting more of a Western influence than her previous show highlighting traditional Chinese painting techniques. Ta Ca Sushi, 513 E. Oglethorpe Ave. Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts and Freedom Quests — Ringgold is a celebrated African American painter, mixed media sculptor, performance artist and illustrator. Features 60 pieces from across four decades, including a number of Ringgold’s most recent works. SCAD Museum, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd, http://www. scad.edu/scadmuseum Life By Chocolate — A collection colorful paintings by folk artist Jeff Zeigler. Opening reception: April 6, 7pm Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, 42 MLK Jr. Blvd., http://www. jeffzeiglerart.com/

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Louise Shipps — St. Paul’s Art Gallery presents the works of Louise Shipps in the gallery named for her.

The show, titled “40 at 80: Memory, Continuity and New Adventures” runs April 8-

May 15. An artist’s reception will be Sunday, April 10 from 3-5 pm at the gallery, at 1802 Abercorn Street at the corner of 34th & Abercorn.

The reception is free and open to the public, as is the ongoing show.

Momentary Suspension — A new site-specific cut-paper installation that features watercolors and two-dimensional studies by internationally renowned artist Andreas Kocks. Runs through April 29. Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 324 MLK Jr. Blvd. , http://www.scad.edu/ New Southern Paintings — A new collection of Lowcountry-inspired watercolors and oils from painter Ray Ellis. Ray Ellis Gallery, 205 W. Congress St. , http://www. rayellis.com/ Photographs by Diane Booker and Leslie Wilkes — An exhibit of work by two women who found second careers as photographers.

Work includes dramatic, black and white shots inspired by nature. Hospice Savannah Gallery , 1352 Eisenhower Dr. , http:// www.hospicesavannahhelps. org/ Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art — An exhibition tracing the development of psychedelic art over the past 40+ years. Runs through May 29. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St., http://www. telfair.org/

RSVP — A chain of response-based, collaborative artwork by more than 20 local artists, including Richard Leo Johnson, Ellen Susan and more. ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard St. 3rd Floor, http://www.thincsavannah. com/ Stealin’ the Show — A group show featuring work by graduating seniors in AASU’s art dept. Includes photography, paintings, mixed media and more.

Opening reception: April 8, 5:30pm Savannah Mall, first floor, 14045 Abercorn St. Tacking in Time — A retrospective of 25 years of work by artist Bertha Husband, including paintings, short films, books and more.

Artist talk: May 6, 7 p.m.

Opening Reception: April 8, 5-7 p.m. S.P.A.C.E. Gallery , 9 W. Henry St., http://www. savannahga.gov/arts Tiffani Taylor — A collection of paintings inspired by nature and travel from notable local artist Tiffani Taylor.

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That’s not meant as a knock – after all, Inception was a big–budget project from a major studio, and we see how that one turned out – and Jones shows that he can handle A–list actors and big–screen action without breaking a sweat. Still, Moon proved that his skills might be better suited to less traditional fare, and he should leave stuff like Source Code to such filmmakers as Joe Carnahan or the brothers Scott.

Or perhaps I’m just overly bitter because Source Code, overall a highly entertaining movie, concludes with what will doubtless remain one of the worst endings of the year.

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There’s really only one way for all this to end, but scripter Ben Ripley, believe it or not, jerry–rigs his own storyline by coming up with an conclusion that’s illogical, infuriating and impossible to defend. It provides Source Code with a sour coda that cripples an otherwise sweet ride.

INSIDIOUS It’s not as if the world really needed yet another exorcist tale when The Last Exorcism hit theaters late last summer, but that masterfully constructed faux–documentary unexpectedly proved to be a welcome addition to the horror canon. Likewise, while it’s probably time to call for a moratorium on both haunted–house thrillers and creepy–child sagas, Insidious milks a bit of innovativeness from both these sub–genres before self–destructing.

Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne make for a natural and believable coupling as Josh and Renai Lambert, who move into an old mansion with their three kids in tow. An accident in the attic leaves son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) in a comatose state, and soon afterwards, all sorts of supernatural shenanigans begin occuring. No problem; the Lamberts simply pack up and move out. But when strange things start happening at their new abode, they suspect that it wasn’t the former house itself that was haunted.

Director James Wan and scripter Leigh Whannell (the duo behind Saw) don’t allow a PG–13 rating to temper their work: Rather than relying on gore, they manage to conjure some genuine tension by keeping both the characters and the audience off–kilter for much of the running time. But the film slips drastically with the introduction of two paranormal investigators whose painfully unfunny comic relief (we’re not talking Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd) disrupts the unsettling mood.

SUCKER PUNCH It wouldn’t be quite accurate to call Sucker Punch the ultimate fan–boy film, but it’s a designation that nevertheless offers a near–perfect fit. It only fails the fan–boy test in that its protagonists aren’t chiseled macho men but rather five women, and as everyone knows, fan-boys are too scared of modes of feminine expression, individuality and

sexuality to accept ladies as anything more than arm–accessories for the taciturn heroes (it’s no coincidence that the fan-boy’s favorite female character is probably Kick–Ass’s Hit Girl, a young child still years away from true womanhood).

Front and center for most of the picture is Baby Doll (Emily Browning), who’s thrown into an insane asylum by her despicable stepdad (Gerard Plunkett) and prepped for a lobotomy.

She mentally escapes that reality by imagining herself in a bordello, where she’s verbally and physically abused (the cerebral equivalent, I guess, of out of the frying pan and into the fire).

To escape from that scenario, she performs awesomely hypnotic dances (we never see them, alas, but images of Flashdance kept popping into my head for some reason) that allow her to visualize herself and her sisters–in– arms – Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish), Rocket (Jena Malone), Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens) and Amber (Jamie Chung) – battling formidable opponents in fantasy worlds in an effort to secure certain items that will allow them to break out of the asylum way back on the first level.

Just call this Inception for Dummies, except instead of a spinning top for a totem, we get Scott Glenn as an elderly sage who advises the girls (in faux–female empowerment tales like this, the only decent males are the ones who are too old to pose any sort of sexual threat).

The only reason this escapes a one–star rating is because writer–director Zack Snyder’s story is ambitious enough to allow for multiple interpretations, a plus in this age of lobotomized entertainment. But Snyder sacrifices any real desire for discussion by tricking this project up with every fetishist and/ or pop–geek card up his sleeve.

Look, scantily clad dames with swords! Wow, Nazi zombies! Cool, a fire–breathing dragon! And hey, no point stopping with giant samurai warriors when you can have giant samurai warriors with machine guns! It’s an all–out assault on our senses – not in the fun, roller coaster ride sort of way but in a manner that’s exhausting rather than exhilarating.

“This is your story,” Baby Doll tells Sweet Pea at one point, but I didn’t care if it was Baby Doll’s story or Sweet Pea’s story or Zack Snyder’s story or Muammar Gaddafi’s story. I just wanted to see “The End” plastered on the screen, so I could retreat and live happily ever after.

For a film about a drug able to turn its user into a genius, Limitless isn’t exactly the brightest bulb in the box – or the smartest movie in the multiplex, as it were. Working from a novel by Alan Glynn, director Neil Burger and scripter Leslie Dixon have fashioned a picture that offers its share of surface pleasures without delving deeply into the intriguing material at hand.

Bradley Cooper stars as Eddie Morra, a struggling writer whose life is so messy and rudderless that even his patient girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) finally bails. A chance encounter with his ex–wife’s brother (Johnny Whitworth) finds him in possession of tiny pills (each worth $800, he’s told) that, after ingested, allow him to write an entire novel in the course of four days while learning to play the piano and mastering a couple of foreign languages on the side.

It turns out that this miracle pill unlocks that mythological 80% of the human brain that we don’t use – now, I would think that such a leap in mental agility would render an individual instantly insane, but that wouldn’t make for a very interesting movie. So Eddie, after acquiring enough pills to last him a while, is allowed to put his newfound intelligence toward becoming a good capitalist: acquiring a haircut and expensive suits, banging women left and right before reuniting with Lindy, and making a killing on Wall Street.

But things aren’t all rosy for our upwardly mobile protagonist: An Eastern European loan shark (Andrew Howard) becomes a persistent pest, a strange man follows him everywhere, and the pill’s side effects are starting to take hold.

Pushing aside the ridiculous ending and a few risible moments strewn throughout – Abbie’s defensive skating– rink maneuver, Eddie lapping up blood Cronos–style, co–star Robert De Niro pretending to be interested in anything other than his paycheck – Limitless is a fairly entertaining thriller.

Paul Mel Brooks once proudly declared that his movies “rise below vulgarity,” and it’s a reasonable bet that any film prominently featuring Seth Rogen will exercise its own right to wallow in raunch. So while Rogen may be providing the voice for the title alien in the new comedy Paul, don’t expect a cuddly

E.T. on the order of Steven Spielberg’s famous creation. Paul doesn’t ooh and ahh; he gets to the point in plain English, as when he asks a startled human worried about undergoing the cliched ritual of anal probing, “Why does everyone always assume that? How much can I learn from an ass?”

Often lewd, frequently crude, but always more clever than expected, Paul is ultimately a sweet homage to pop culture geeks, sci–fi aficionados and anyone who came of age on a steady diet of Spielberg blockbusters. Created by the acting–writing team of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – the British lads behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz – the film casts the pair as Graeme and Clive, who’ve traveled to the U.S. to attend a sci–fi convention and make their own pilgrimage to all the reported UFO sites (Roswell, Area 51, etc.).

At one of these locations, they stumble across Paul, an extraterrestrial who’s been held by the government for 60 years and has just made his great escape. Pursued by the terse Agent Zoil (Jason Bateman) and his bumbling subordinates (Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio), Paul talks Graeme and Clive into helping him elude his pursuers long enough to make contact with his own kind and get off this rock. Along the way, they pick up Ruth Buggs (Kristen Wiig), a half–blind, trailer park–dwelling Bible–thumper whose attire leans toward T–shirts featuring an armed Jesus blowing out Darwin’s brains while uttering, “Evolve This!”

But when it comes to mining its fantasy–flick material, Paul is often slyly subversive: At one point, Clive reveals that he’s always been interested in aliens – not since Close Encounters of the Third Kind or E.T. The Extra–Terrestrial, as one might expect, but since Mac and Me, a dreadful and justly forgotten E.T. rip–off from the late 1980s. The film’s

sneakiness even extends to the casting of the primary villain, and an inversion of a classic sci–fi line once spoken by this performer might well leave viewers cheering.

Yes, it’s that kind of a movie, specialized enough to fulfill the faithful but universal enough to make everyone feel invited aboard the mothership.

Red Riding Hood

The idea of combining a werewolf tale with a whodunit is an interesting one, and the notion of adding layers of Freud and feminism onto the wolfman saga is positively genius. These angles have been tackled before, but Red Riding Hood initially promises that it will ambitiously tackle the lycanthrope tale on both fronts. Unfortunately, it botches the assignment, resulting in a film that proves to be rather toothless.

Catherine Hardwicke’s status as the director of Thirteen is a plus, but she’s also the helmer of the first Twilight picture, and it’s the overriding influence of that blockbuster that damages this film. A well–cast Amanda Seyfried plays Valerie, a young medieval maiden whose village has long been plagued by the presence of a werewolf. A visiting moral crusader (Gary Oldman, in camp mode) reveals that the wolfman is actually someone from the village, and this causes everyone to view their neighbors with suspicion and – shades of The Crucible – hurl accusations of witchcraft.

Had Hardwicke and scripter David Johnson buried themselves in the lore and atmosphere of their setting while accentuating the legend’s leaps into sensuality, violence and the allure of latent desires, it could have worked beautifully. Instead, the focus is on the love triangle between Valerie and the village’s two cutest boys. CS

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Contact Marolyn Overton at 912-598-7358 for additional info.

Benefits 7th Annual Lend A Hand Charity Gala

featuring cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, silent auction and raffle. Proceeds will benefit children in coastal Georgia and in the Village of Hope in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Saturday, April 16, 6:30 p.m. Cocktails (open bar), 8:00 p.m.

Dinner (Indian & Western food). DeSoto Hilton, 15 E. Liberty St. Tickets: 125 ($75 tax deductible); Call 912-856-9713.

Honor Flight Fundraiser

Honor Flight Savannah and the Savannah Artisans Guild sponsor an arts bazaar to raise funds for Honor Flight, which provides WWII vets free trips to see the WWII monument in Washington DC. April 16, 10am-2pm at the National Guard Armory on Eisenhower Drive. www.honorflightsavannah.org

Hope House of Savannah

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

Household Supplies Drive

Park Place Outreach, youth emergency shelter is accepting canned food and household supplies. Household items needed include, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, fabric softener, paper towels and toilet paper. Please visit www. parkplaceyes.org for directions.

Pierogie Sale

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

Race for the Cure

The third annual Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure will take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, in beautiful downtown Savannah. Teams and individuals who want to participate, along with anyone interested in volunteering for the event, can go to www. komencoastalgeorgia.org or at www.savannahraceforthecure.org to register.

Race for the Cure

The third annual Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure will take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, in beautiful downtown Savannah. Teams and individuals who want to participate, along with anyone interested in volunteering for the event, can go to www.

komencoastalgeorgia.org or at www.savannahraceforthecure.org to register.

Call for Entries

As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinderblock wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique.

In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.

In celebration of Earth Day, Desotorow Gallery presents “Redux”, an exhibit that celebrates environmental consciousness. An entry form, entry fee, artist statement and digital images of the artwork should be submitted to Desotorow Gallery by 5pm, April 12. www.desotorow.org.

Call 912.355.8204 or email info@desotorow.org

Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group

Call for Artists - “Redux”

SSU Scholarship Gala

Call for Artists - “Spoked”

7 p.m., Saturday, April 30, at Tiger Arena on the SSU campus. This year’s gala theme, “Expanding the Rising Legacy.” Includes live music by Teddy Adams and Huxsie Scott, silent auction, and more. Individual seats are $150, couples are $250 and reserved tables start at $750. for more info, call 912-358-3059 or visit: www.savannahstate.edu/gala2011

The exhibition “Spoked” celebrates work that represents bicycles and bicycle culture in its many forms. an entry form, entry fee, artist statement and digital images of the artwork should be submitted to Desotorow Gallery by 5pm, May 10. www.desotorow.org. Call 912.355.8204 or email info@desotorow.org

Call for Craftspeople

Turtle Trot 5K

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

Walk For Life

Classes, Camps & Workshops

7th annual Turtle Trot, a 5K beach run that benefits the Tybee Sea Turtle Project, takes place Saturday, April 30 at 8:30am. $20 for members of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center and $25 for non-members. Those who pre-register by April 24 will receive a free Tshirt. www.tybeemarinescience.org/turtle-trot April 16th at the fountain in Forsyth Park. Registration: 8:30 a.m., Walk at 9am. Benefits the Savannah Care Center, a non-profit org committed to advancing the right to life for unborn children. Provides free support to teens and women in unplanned pregnancies. Free t-shirt for walkers who raise $200.00+. Register online at www.savannahcarecenter.org Email savannahcarecenter@comcast.net for more info.

Yoga Marathon

Louie’s Kids and COPE are readying for the first Yoga Marathon in historic Forsyth Park on April 9, 12-3pm. Louie’s Kids and COPE are raising money to help fight childhood obesity.

Visit www.louieskids.org/yoga for more info or contact sbaker@copeforchange.org

$1 Gymnastics Class

Coach Wayne teaches gymnastics in the Savannah Mall every Saturday. Introductory class is $1. www.coachwayne.com, or call 912-925-0800.

Advance Directive Planning

Pick up your free copy of a guide to writing your wishes as an advance directives. A social worker will be available for a workshop at 4pm on April 16th, and again on Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30pm. Community Education Room, rear entrance of Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. Free. For more info, please contact Sarah Copeland, Hospice Savannah Community Outreach, 912.355.2289.

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We have moved to 244 Bull Street across from Six Pence Pub. Affordable. Fashionable. www.ShopRedClover.com 912-236-4053 Mention this ad & get 10% off.

Experimental and classical art. Draw and paint figurative or abstract. Choose the technique which interests you the most.

Lean about other artists and art history. The teacher is a former art professor with two masters in art and 20 years of experience in teaching art. contact: 912-604-3281

Art,-Music, Piano and Voice-coaching

For all age groups, beginners through advanced, classic, modern, jazz improvisation and theory. Serious inquiries only. 961-7021 or 667-1056.

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659.

Bead Dreamer Studio, Savannah http://www. beaddreamer.com/

Boater Safety Classes

SCMPD hosts a series of certified safety classes. Does not include on the water instruction. Participants may qualify for insurance discounts. Must be at least 12 years old.

April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19. For info or to register, call 912-921-5451. Free and open to the public.

Canvas Embellishment

Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 pm. Learn to enhance your canvases with specialty stitches and luxurious fibers to give your work its own unique look. $10/week plus materials. This is a drop-in class beginning on April 6th. Call ahead to reserve a space. (912)447-5225.

Twiggs Needlepoint, 2A E. Liberty St.

Conversational Spanish

Drum lessons

Top-notch drum teacher doing winter special - $35 off five-pack of lessons. Learn to be the best at rock, blues, country, Motown, and more. Prepare for Savannah Arts, Berklee, Armstrong, Church drumming, or to rock out your own band. Working drummer with Masters in music excepting limited number of new students. 912-844-9306

DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, DWI, offenders, and anyone seeking to gain knowledge about the dangers of driving impaired. A must see for teenage drivers seeking a drivers license for the first time or teenage drivers who already received a license. The group meets once a month and the cost is $30.00. For more info: 912-4430410.

Exercise at Forsyth Park

Stretch, tone and strengthen with Carol, former NYC Rockette, 10-11am & 6-7pm, Mon-Fri. Meet at the Stage in Forsyth Park.

Please bring a mat. $5 donation appreciated.

Family Law Workshop

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Bull Street Auctions

2819 Bull Street (behind Maggie’s Antiques) · 443-9353 Always accepting quality consignments Auction Co. License #AU-C002680

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legitimations or contempt legal actions. Preregistration is recommended. For info: www. mediationsavannah.com or call 912-465-6686.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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

German Classes

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

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Guitar, Bass & Double Bass Lessons

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

Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

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

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

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The Housing Authority of Savannah hosts a series of regular classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. 1407 Wheaton Street. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri of month, 9-11am. Basic Computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1-3pm. Community Computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3-4:30pm. For more info: 912-232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Life Drawing Saturdays

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

Mindfulness Meditation Class

Instruction in mindfulness stress reduction meditation. Group practice with time for questions and comments. Wednesdays, 7:00-8:15pm.

Yoga Co-op Savannah. 2424 Drayton St. $13/ class (less with membership). www.yogacoopsavannah.com or 912-429-7264.

Music Lessons

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

Nature photography workshop

Artist Kathleen Thomas leads an introduction to nature photography with digital cameras. Ages 16 to adult. April 9 & 16, 1-4pm. Reservation required. Call 912-790-8823. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. www.telfair.org

Needlepoint Class

Backgrounds and borders - If you’re tired of the continental and basketweave stitches, this is the class for you. Fridays in April (1, 8, 15, 22 and 29), 11am-1pm. $10/week plus materials.

This is a drop-in class. Call ahead to reserve a space. (912)447-5225. Twiggs Needlepoint, 2A E. Liberty St.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

A music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school or college and would like to have the opportunity to begin playing again. Dust off your instrument every Monday night at Portman’s Music Store (Abercorn) at 6:30p.m. The cost is $30.00 per month. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Contact Pamela Kidd at 912-354-1500 for more info.

Parents as Spiritual Guides

How do we nurture our children’s innate spirituality without strict dogma? The Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community offers Parents as Spiritual Guides, free and open to the public.

This six-session class will be held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm at 1001 E. Gwinnett. Childcare can be provided with adv notice.

For more info, contact 441-0328or uubc2@aol. com.

Personal Spring Tune Up

A 3-hour workshop focused on balancing and energizing the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical bodies. Chakra tuning forks and a light lunch, that will be part of nutrition and holistic food prep segment. Not recommended for pregnant women or people with pacemakers. Staybridge Suites, 301 E. Bay St. April 16, 9:30am-12:30pm. $35.

Production Assistant Training Seminar

Learn important lessons about how to succeed as a production assistant for work on film crews with instructor Kenny Chaplin. April 9, 8:45am5:30pm. Armstrong Center, rm 126. 13040 Abercorn St. www.patrainingseminar.com

Resume Writing Workshop

Ron Williams facilitates a class on resume preparation, including organizing information, cover letter writing, the skills employers seek and more. April 23, 9am-noon at ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard St., 3rd Floor. $59/person, or $49/ person if you register before April 20. Register at http://gainperspectives.eventbrite.com

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

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

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes

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

Low-cost spays and neuters for cats and dogs Free transport available Call for an appointment:

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Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program

This 14-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance. Call Ms. Musheerah Owens 912-234-0525 ext.1506 The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street , Savannah http://www.thestarfishcafe.org/

Summer Art Camp

Summer Art Camps for Ages 5-11 at Art on the Park Studio conveniently located on Daffin Park. June 6-10 or June 20-24 for ages 5-7.

Drawing Workshop for ages 8-11, June 13-16.

Early bird rates available before May 6. Call 912.354.5988 or email tskart@yahoo.com for curriculum information and registration fees.

Telfair Art Classes

A variety of classes, including oil painting, acrylics, and youth classes from March through June. Costs per program vary.

Pre-registration is required for all classes and workshops. Call 912.790.8823 or email richeyj@telfair.org. For more info: visit www. telfair.org/learn/classes/overview

Clubs & Organizations Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. Generally meets on the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. Email: Kaza Ayersman, godzillaunknown@gmail.com or visit www.avegost.com

Buccaneer Region SCCA

is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license is eligible to participate. Visit http:// buccaneerregion.org/solo.html.

Coastal MINIs

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

Coastal Readers & Writers Circle

A Creative Writing and Reading discussion group that meets the 3rd Sunday of every month, 3:30-5pm at the new Savannah Mall Branch Library.

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

This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

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

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.

Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. , Savannah

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

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 9:1511:30 am Call 898-0869 and 897-6167 or visit www.mops.org. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd , Savannah http://www.fbcislands.com/

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

Honor Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending our area World War II veterans to Washington DC to visit the new WWII Memorial. All expenses are paid by Honor Flight Savannah, which is not a government-supported program.

They depend on donations from the community to fund their efforts. For more info: www. honorflightsavannah.org

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

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

Call 912-236-4111

Old Time Radio Researcher’s Group

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

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

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

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn Street

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Safe Kids Savannah

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

Samaritan House Food Pantry

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

Savannah Adventure Club

Dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities include sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join. Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www. savannahadventureclub.com

Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers

The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

Savannah Art Association

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Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

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Beginner classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $60. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Guardian Angels

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Savannah Jaycees

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

Savannah Newcomers Club

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

Savannah Parrot Head Club

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

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

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

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Savannah Writers Group

meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm at Books a Million to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Contact Carol North, 912-920-8891. 8108 Abercorn St , Savannah

SEALA Social

The Southeastern Association of Legal Assistants will host a membership social on April 7, at 5:30 p.m. at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar located at 42 MLK Jr. Blvd. If you are a legal assistant or paralegal who would like to attend, please contact Crystal Nichols, C.P. at 651-9967 or crystal@hpllegal.com.

Son-shine Hour

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

Southern Wings

Local chapter of Women in Aviation International. It is open to men and women in the region who are interested in supporting women in aviation. Regular meetings are held once a month and new members are welcome. Visit www.southernwingz.com

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Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome.

Free Spinning fiber into yarn group meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm. Wild Fibre, 6 East Liberty Street (near Bull St.) Call for info: 912-238-0514

Tarde en Espanol

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A Tea Party group that meets the 13th of each month at Logan’s Road House at 6pm.

11301 Abercorn St. Open to the public.

Dedicated to the preservation of the United States Constitution and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. www.13thcolonypatriots.com or call 912-5965267.

The Peacock Guild

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers.

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

The Philo Cafe

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When he was three years old, actor Charlie Sheen got a hernia from yelling too much and too loud. I definitely don’t encourage you to be like that. However, I do think it’s an excellent time to tune in to the extravagant emotions that first made an appearance when you were very young and that have continued to be a source of light and heat for you ever since. Maybe righteous anger is one of those vitalizing emotions, but there must be others as well –– crazy longing, ferocious joy, insatiable curiosity, primal laughter. Get in touch with them; invite them to make an appearance and reveal the specific magic they have to give you right now.

CANCER

LIBRA

TAURUS

LEO

The hydrochloric acid in our digestive system is so corrosive it can dissolve a nail. In other words, you contain within you the power to dematerialize solid metal. Why is it so hard, then, for you to conceive of the possibility that you can vaporize a painful memory or bad habit or fearful fantasy? I say you can do just that, Taurus –– especially at this moment, when your capacity for creative destruction is at a peak. Try this meditation: Imagine that the memory or habit or fantasy you want to kill off is a nail. Then picture yourself dropping the nail into a vat of hydrochloric acid. Come back every day and revisit this vision, watching the nail gradually dissolve.

No other country on the planet has a greater concentration of artistic masterpieces than Italy. As for the place that has the most natural wonders and inspiring scenery per square mile: That’s more subjective, but I’d say Hawaii. Judging from the astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to visit one or both of those two hotspots –– or the closest equivalents you can manage. (If you already live in Italy or Hawaii, you won’t have far to go.)

In my opinion, you need to be massively exposed to huge doses of staggering beauty. And I really do mean that you NEED this experience –– for your mental, physical, and spiritual well–being.

GEMINI

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22)

(March 21–April 19)

(April 20–May 20)

(May 21–June 20) Now and then I include comments in these horoscopes that might be construed as political in nature. For instance, I have always endorsed a particular candidate in the American presidential elections. Some people are outraged by this, saying, in effect, “How dare you?! What do your political opinions have to do with my life?!” If you feel that way, you might want to stop reading now. It’s my sacred duty to tell you that the twists and turns of political and social issues will be making an increasingly strong impact on your personal destiny in the months ahead. To be of service to you, I will have to factor them into my meditations on your oracles. Now let me ask you: Is it possible that your compulsive discontent about certain political

(June 21–July 22) If you were a poker player, the odds would now be far better than usual that you’d be voted one of the “50 Sexiest Poker Players in the World.” If you were a physician volunteering your services in Haiti or Sudan, there’d be an unusually high likelihood that you’d soon be the focus of a feature story on a TV news show. And even if you were just a pet groomer or life coach or yoga teacher, I bet your cachet would be rising. Why? According to my reading of the omens, you Cancerians are about to be noticed, seen for who you are, or just plain appreciated a lot more than usual.

(July 23–Aug. 22)

VIRGO

Healer Caroline Myss coined the term “woundology.” It refers to the practice of using our wounds to get power, sympathy, and attention. Why give up our pain when we can wield it to manipulate others emotionally? “I am suffering, so you should give me what I want.” When we’re in pain, we may feel we have the right to do things we wouldn’t otherwise allow ourselves to do, like go on shopping sprees, eat tasty junk food, or sleep with attractive people who are no good for us. In this scenario, pain serves us. It’s an ally. Your assignment, Virgo, is to get touch with your personal version of woundology. Now is a good time to divest yourself of the so–called “advantages” of holding

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) As an American who has lived most of my life in the U.S., I write these horoscopes in English. But for years they have also been translated into Italian for the zesty Italian magazine, Internazionale.

Over the years, my readership there has grown so sizable that an Italian publisher approached me to create an astrology book for Italians. Late last year Robosocopo appeared in Italy but nowhere else. It was an odd feeling to have my fourth book rendered in the Italian language but not in my native tongue. I suspect you’ll be having a comparable experience soon, Libra. You will function just fine in a foreign sphere –– having meaningful experiences, and maybe even some success, “in translation.”

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You can gain more power –– not to mention charisma, panache, and love –– by losing some of your cool. This is one time when too much self–control could actually undermine your authority. So please indulge in a bit of healthy self–undoing, Scorpio. Gently mock your self–importance and shake yourself free of self–images you’re pathologically attached to. Fool with your own hard and fast rules in ways that purge your excess dignity and restore at least some of your brilliant and beautiful innocence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

This week will be a time when you might want to get a hold of a toy you loved when you were a kid, and actually play with it again; a time when you could speak so articulately about an idea you’re passionate about that you will change the mind of someone who has a different belief; a time when you may go off on an adventure you feared you would regret but then it turns out later that you don’t regret it; a time when you might pick out a group of stars in the sky that form the shape of a symbol that’s important to you, and give this new constellation a name; and a time when you could make love with such utter abandon that your mutual pleasure will stay with you

both for several days.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

The Norwegian film Twigson is about a boy who feels so friendless and isolated that he seeks companionship with a talking twig.

In the coming weeks, I encourage you to be equally as proactive in addressing the strains of your own loneliness. I’m not implying that you are lonelier or will be lonelier than the rest of us; I’m just saying that it’s an excellent time for taking aggressive action to soothe the ache. So reach out, Capricorn.

Be humbly confident as you try to make deeper contact.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) During one of 2010’s Mercury retrograde phases, astrologer Evelyn Roberts wrote on her Facebook page that she was doing lots of things you’re “not supposed to do” during a Mercury retrograde: buying a new computer, planning trips, making contracts, signing documents. Why? She said she always rebels like that, maybe because of her quirky Aquarian nature. More importantly, she does it because what usually works best for her is to pay close attention to what’s actually going on rather than getting lost in fearful fantasies about what influence a planet may or may not have.

During the current Mercury retrograde, Aquarius, I recommend her approach to you.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) Damon Bruce is a San Francisco sports talk show host I listen to now and then. He told a story about being at a bar and seeing a guy with a tattoo of a life–sized dollar bill on the back of his shaved head. Bruce was incredulous. Why burn an image of the lowest–denomination bill into your flesh? If you’re going to all that trouble, shouldn’t you inscribe a more ambitious icon, like a $100 bill? My sentiments exactly, Pisces. Now apply this lesson to your own life.

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

Victorian Neighborhood Association

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

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

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

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

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Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round.

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African Dance & Drum

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

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1-3:30pm. Open to the public.

Cost $3.00 per person. Wear closed toe leather soled shoes if available. For more information call 912-925-7416 or email savh_tango@ yahoo.com. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

Ballroom Dance Party

Saturday, April 16, at the Frank G. Murray Community Center 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. intermediate Rhumba lesson from 7:00 to 8:00 followed by dancing until 10:30 pm. For USA Dance members: $10/single, $15/couples; for non-members: $15/single, $20/couples. For more info, contact Jamie at 912-308-9222, or visit the website at www.usadancesavannah.org.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912-596-0889 or www. cairoonthecoast.com

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

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

C.C. Express Dance Team

Meets every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Recreation Building. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary for this group.

Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Savannah

Experience Irish Culture thru Irish social dancing. No partner or experience needed.

Learn the basics of Irish Ceili dancing. 7176 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Mondays at 7:30 p.m. For more info email PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com.

Dance classes

Classes available in Latin, ballroom and other styles. Certified instructors available. No partner necessary. No talent? No problem!

Wedding programs available. All ages welcome. Savannah Ballroom, 11 Travis St. www. savannahballroomdancing.com

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

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

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na h’Eireann cultural arts studio is offering beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up, Adult Step & Ceili, Strength & Flexibility, non-competitive and competition programs, workshops and camps. TCRG certified. For more info contact PrideofIrelandGA@ gmail.com or 912-704-2052.

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.

Modern Dance Class

Classes for beginner and intermediate levels.

Fridays 10-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. For more info, call Elizabeth 912-354-5586.

Pole Dancing Class

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

Salsa Classes

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

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Salsa Lessons

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

Salsa Savannah

Tuesdays at Tantra (8 E. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-9pm, open dancing 9pm-1am.

Thursday at Saya (109 W. Broughton St.), lessons from 7-8pm, open dancing 9-11pm. Bachata lessons at Saya Thursdays from 8-9pm. www.salsasavannah.com, 912-704-8726.

Savannah Shag Club

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

The Savannah Dance Club

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

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Class

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

Events Bandwagon

A poster art exhibit and lecture series April 15-17 in conjunction with the Savannah Record Fair. Live music includes Aux Arc, Sunglasses and Elf Power. For more info, www.attendbandwagon.com

Country/Western Dance

Live music by the Outrider Band, a 4-piece out of Statesboro. Country favorites and light rock n roll. $15/couple, $10/single. April 9, 8pm-midnight at the American Legion post 135, 1108 Bull St.

Craft Brew Fest

Tickets for Sept 2-4 4th Annual Savannah Craft Brew Fest are on sale at www.SavannahCraftBrewFest.com and at the Savannah Civic Center Box Office M-F10 a.m.- 5 p.m., by phone 912- 651-6556 cs

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Great swimming/fishing dock.

Wonderful view of lake and fountain from large back porch.

House is incomplete so can be finished to your taste. $129,000.

912-210-0166

PORTAL, near Statesboro: 3BR/2BA Doublewide, w/1/2 acre of land. Completely remodeled, appliances included.

Move-in ready. $60,000, $1000/down. Owner financing. 912-748-6831

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•1005 W 47th 3BD/2BA $850 •1237 Roberts Way: Pooler 3BD/2BA $950 •1317 Golden Ave 2BR/1BA $450 •5500 Montgomery St. Apt.D, 2BR/1BA $500 +DEPOSIT, NO-PETS NO-SMOKING CALL BILL:656-4111 Call 912-721-4350 and Place Your Classified Ad Today!

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Close to all college campuses One Bedrooms $565 Two Bedrooms $650 Limited number of units available

1240 E. VICTORY DR./Daffin Park Spacious 2BR, 1.5BA, upstairs, hardwood floors $775/month.

Reese & Co. 236-4233

1/2-OFF 1ST MONTH’S RENT! Rent A Manufactured home,14x70,on high/wooded lot. 3BR/2BA,save $$$, Gas, heat and stove, central air, refrigerator,full mini-blinds, carpeting and draperies, washer/dryer hookups, 48sqft. deck w/hand rails and steps, double-car cement parking pad. Swimming pool, recreational areas, on-site garbage service(twice weekly) and fire protection included, cable TV available, guest parking. Starting at $500/month,including lot rent.

800 Quacco Road. 925-9673.

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1508 EAST 56TH STREET: 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, central heat/air. $675/month, $625/deposit.

Call 912-306-0545.

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217 West 73rd: 2BR/1 Bath, kitchen appliances furnished $550/month Villages @ Berwick 10 Carlisle Lane: Lease Option.

3BR/2 Bath, like new condition.

Wood/tile floors, Fireplace, Master suite, Equipped kitchen. $1250/month. $35 Non-refundable app fee.

Deposit Same as Rent

2303-B Abercorn Street 1BR/1BA, Bonus room, W/D connection, all electric, No pets. $525/month. Reese & Company.

912-236-4233 3 BEDROOMS, 1 BATH Upstairs Duplex at 711 West 44th Street $550/month plus deposit. 912-897-9346 or 912-695-3110

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3BR/2BA (37th Street) Great Eastside location $690/month.

2BR/1BA Park Avenue upstairs duplex $600/month.

Call 912-376-1674

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

Available April 10th.

912-234-0548 - NO Section 8

640 W. 37TH ST. Apts. A & B

3BR/2BA, appliances provided including washer/dryer. Central heat/air, ceiling fans. $800/month.

Call 912-233-3945/251-648-5705

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•800 block 44th Street 3BR/2BA, total electric, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors, central heat/air, laundry room, fenced yard. $775/month.

Lease/Purchase option. Call 912-224-4167

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Special on 1BR Apts., walk-in closet, LR, all electric, W/D connection. $550/month, $200/deposit 11515 White Bluff Road.

1301 E.66TH STREET 2BR/2BA, Near Memorial Hosp., W/D connection, all electric. $700/month;$200/dep.

DAVIS RENTALS 310 E. MONTGOMERY XROADS 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372

BNET MANAGEMENT INC. Newly Renovated Large 2BR/1BA Apartments $580-$600/month, utilities may be added to rent if requested.

507-1489/844-3974 SECTION 8 WELCOME •Duane Court- 2BR/1BA, living room, kitchen furnished, total electric $695/month •Bee Road: 2BR/1BA, kitchen furnished, LR $625/month.

912-897-6789 or 344-4164

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739-1/2 E. 39TH-2BR,1BA, furnished kitchen, duplex $600.

DUANE CT. 2BR/1BA Apt. furnished kitchen $625.

WINDSOR CROSSING CONDO-total electric, 2BR, 2BA, $650.

Frank Moore & Co. 920-8560 FrankMooreCo.com

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ALL 2 BEDROOMS, 1 BATH: 42 Fair Street, CH&A $500/$200.

107 Woodhouse Ln, CH&A $600/$200.

1602-1/2 E.37th $550/$200.

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SECTION 8 ACCEPTED PETS OK WITH APPROVAL 2345 Ogeechee Rd. Hardwood Floors, 3BR/1BA, LR, DR, kitchen w/range & refrigerator, CH&A,(gas heat) W/D connections. Off-street Parking. Rent $700; Deposit $650.

1305 E 39th St. Total Electric, 3BR/1BA, Living room/Dining, Kitchen w/range & refrigerator, W/D connections, CH&A. Rent $700; Deposit $650 References & Credit Check Required on Rentals

898-4135

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Very nice, includes utilities, cable, washer & dryer. $200/week. $200/deposit. 912-236-1952 GREAT APARTMENT! Ardsley Park/Baldwin Park 1BR/1BA with separate living and dining rooms. $650/month. Call: 912-659-6206.

HIGHLAND WOODS 800 QUACCO ROAD 925-9673

Mobile Home lots for rent.

First month rent free! Wooden deck, curbside garbage collection twice weekly, swimming pool and playground included. Cable TV available.

LIKE NEW 3BR/2BA Mobile home, furnished or unfurnished.

All utilities except cable. Shady Acres off Hwy. 17S. $250/week,deposit required. 912-695-7889 MOBILE HOMES: Available for rent.

Located in mobile home park.

Starting at $450 per month and up.

912-658-4462 or 912-925-1831.

OFF TIBET: Lovely brick 2BR, 1.5BA Townhome. Kitchen furnished, central heat/air, washer/dryer connection, energy windows $640. No pets. 912-355-6077 ONE & TWO Bedroom Apartments for rent.656 East 36th, 702 E. Henry St. & 1201 E.Park Ave. 912-224-1876/912-232-3355. after 3:00pm ONE, TWO & THREE BR Apts. & Houses for rent. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. 1/2 mo. offGood for this month only. Section 8 Welcome. Some have 1mo. Free.

912-844-5996 OR 912-272-6820 PARADISE PARK Section 8 accepted. 201 Dyches Drive: 3BR/1BA,LR/DR combo, furnished kitchen, fenced backyard. Available May 1st. $900/month plus deposit.912-507-0639

1 Altman: 3BR/1BA plus den $750 730 East 34th: 2BR/1BA $650 1121 S.E. 36th: 3BR/1BA + den $825 2307 Laroche Ave. 4BR/2BA $1000 Several Rent-to-Own Properties Guaranteed Financing.

STAY MANAGEMENT 352-7829

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ROOMS FOR RENT $75 MOVE IN SPECIAL

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Paint & Body Work. Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

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New Large Clean Carpeted Rooms, only 2-4 rooms per guest house. Quiet Areas, Busline. Cable, Fridge, TV, utilities, furnished rooms. Rooms with PRIVATE BATHROOMS available. $99-$159/Week.

DISCOUNT FOR FOOD SERVICE AND HOTEL EMPLOYEES EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS 2BR/1BA & 1BR/1BA APTS. LR, kitchen, refrigerator, stove, all utilities & cable included. $179 & $225 weekly. $850/monthly with utilities. No Credit check.

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LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities.

TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month.

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

MERCEDES, 1990- Great condition, brown exterior, tan leather interior, heat & air $5500. Call for more info, 912-631-4559 MERCEDES R350, 2008- Excellent condition, white exterior, tan leather interior, sunroof, phone, Nav, rear cam, sells for $24,900.

912-631-4559

MERCURY Grand Marquis, 1991- Runs good, LOOK THIS WAY clean $1,450.

FOR A PLACE TO STAY 912-441-2150 Furnished, affordable room available NISSAN Pathfinder, 1993912-472-0628/341-6122 includes utility, cable,refrigerator, 6-cylinder, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, Automatic, ROOMS FOR RENT clean, runs super! $1,650 SALE OR LEASE: 3BR/2BA, plus no deposit.Call 912-844-3609 OBO. 912-441-2150 den, furnished kitchen, total elec- Completely furnished. Central heat RENT: DUPLEX 1112 E.53rd Street.

2BR/1BA $475/month plus $475/deposit. One block off Waters Ave., close to Daffin Park. Call 234-2726 Days/Nights/Weekends.

tric, heat/air, hardwood floors, laundry room, fenced yard. $775/month. 912-224-4167 SOUTHSIDE •1BR apts, washer/dryer included. Water & trash included, $625/month.

•2BR/1.5BA townhouse apt, total electric, w/washer & dryer/$650.

Call 927-3278

VERY NICE HOUSES 3BR/1.5BA, 318 Forrest Ave. $755 3BR/2BA, 301 Forrest Ave. $775 912-507-7934 or 912-927-2853

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EASTSIDE HOME 1404 New Jersey: 2-bedrooms $550 Section 8 Accepted Jean Walker Realty, LLC 898-4134 WILMINGTON ISLAND 2 and 3 Bedroom Condos: Located in Gated Community, On the Water. Starting at $1,250 POOLER HOMES 5 Chadwick Court: 4-Bedrooms, 2Baths, double garage $1,150.

Jean Walker Realty, LLC 898-4134 CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 BEAUTY SHOP FOR RENT: Nail tech room, approx. 5 chairs, on Bull Street. Contact Mr. Gibbs, 912-257-3000 Office Space or Fully Equipped Salon for Rent Approx 1100 sq. ft. Southside near Oglethorpe Mall. Available in May. Call 912-356-0099 or 912-547-0188 Call 912-721-4350 and Place Your Classified Ad Today!

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EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/week.

Call 912-844-5995.

SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline.2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week w/No deposit.

844-5995

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

CLEAN, QUIET, Room & Efficiencies for Rent.On Busline, Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer. Rates from $85-$165/week. Special Discounts for Monthly Payments. Call 912-272-4378 or 912-631-2909 EAST SAVANNAH ROOMMATES WANTED: Clean w/central heat/air, stove, refrigerator, cable, washer/dryer. On busline. Starting @ $125/week.

Call 912-433-4251.

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EFFICIENCIES $160/per week & up. Utilities included, Furnished, private bath. No Deposit.

Call 912-695-7889 or 912-342-3840 FURNISHED EFFICIENCY: 1510 Lincoln St. $155/week or $165/week for double occupancy, Includes microwave, refrigerator, stove, & utilities! Call 912.231.0240

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NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air. No deposit. Call 912-398-7507.

NICE ROOM for rent, Nice neighborhood. Liberty City area. For reliable, working person. No drugs!

Contact 912-844-8716 or 912-224-7060 ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone service. $450-$550 monthly, $125/security deposit, no lease.

Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown:912-663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

ROOM FOR RENT We have affordable rooms starting at $125/week. All utilities included, washer/dryer, central air/heat. Fully furnished with no deposit. Call 912-228-1242 ROOMS FOR RENT: $100 & $120 & $150/weekly. Fully furnished room in house. includes utilities, Comcast cable, washer & dryer, stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishes, pots & pans. central heating and cooled, private lock on your door, on bus route, shared kitchen and shared bath. Savannah, 912-210-0144

TOYOTA Sienna LXS, 2005- Loaded, DVD player, TV, 24-28MPG. Excellent condition. Retail $16,500, asking $13,300. 912-618-9487 Motorcycles/ AtVs 940

HYUNDAI Relax NS250, 2007Less than 900 miles, like new $3,500. Call 912-844-5816

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