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LECTURES

February 27, 6pm

Opening and Lecture by Leo Villareal

February 28, 11am

Gallery Talk on Leo Villareal exhibition by JoAnne Northrup

February 29, 11am

Pulse Artist Panel for Students with Pamela Z, James Gladman

March 1, 11am

"Perceiving/Being in New Media Art" by Timothy A. Jackson

March 1, 6-8pm

Game Change Panel: Ian Bogost, Mary Flanagan, Kunal Gupta, Greg Borenstein, & Audiovisual performance by Matthew Akers

PERFORMANCES February 28, 7pm

SPECIAL EVENTS February 27-March 4

PULSE Free Week at the Jepson Center

March 3, 1-4 pm

DIY Family Day and Expo

March 4, 3 pm

Green Machine Art Bike Ride

March 2, 4-6 pm

SCAD Sound Art Showcase

Performance by Pamela Z

February 24 – March 11 opening February 24, 6-9 pm

“Perfect Nowhere” Performance by Andre Ruschkowski

March 4, 8 pm

February 29, 6pm March 2, 6pm

Performance by the Loud Objects

March 2, 7pm

Exhibition at Indigo Sky Gallery: “Crash and Collapse” Film screening at Muse Arts Warehouse

performance by the Medeology Collective

March 3, 3pm

Dreamtime Synastry by Matthew Cooper and Chelsea DeMercado

March 3, 3:30pm

Game Music by Geuka -Amiri Farris

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Performance The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra

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WEEK AT A GLANCE Freebie of the Week

SCAD’s deFINE ART Hop

What: Artist

receptions at four SCAD galleries with shuttle between all stops. Locations: SCAD MoA, 601 Turner Blvd., Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St., Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 MLK., Gutstein Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: Free Info: scad.edu

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MUSIC

Wednesday SCAD deFINE ART Lecture: Mohamed Bourouissa & Simon Njami What: Exhibiting artist Bourouissa

appears with guest curator Njam on Bourouissa’s exhibition entitled Le Mirior (The Mirror). Part of deFINE ART, SCAD’s annual fine arts showcase. When: Wed. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Where: SCAD MoA, 227 MLK Blvd. Cost: Open to the public Info: www.scad.edu/defineart

Juliette Gordon Low Lecture

What: New bio by historian Stacy Cordery

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is first serious examination of Savannahborn Low in half a century. When: Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Where: Trustees Theatre, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Free and open to public

Lecture: The Euro Zone Debt Crisis

What: Savannah Council on World Affairs presents author and professor Dr. Michael J. Baun. Membership Social at 7:30pm. Program at 8 pm. When: Thu. Feb. 23 Where: Coastal GA Center, 305 Fahm St. Cost: Free for members and other discounts. $10/gen pub.

deFINE ART Keynote: Fred Wilson

What: Honoree of deFINE ART and creator of Life’s Link: An Installation, inspired by collections of Walter O. Evans. When: Thu. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

Francophone Film Festival

What: Armstrong presents French film “Farewell” an espionage drama based on true events about the Soviet Union. When: Thu. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Where: Armstrong Student Union Ogeechee Theatre , 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Film: Don Knotts Tribute: “The Private Eyes” (1980, USA) 17 Noteworthy & Soundboard 18 stopover spotlight

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Leo Villareal’s light sculpture by jim morekis

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Friday Francophone Film Festival

What: Armstrong presents two French films. 6pm. Hideaway. A pregnant woman finds refuge in a house far from Paris. 8pm. The Beautiful Person. Follows forbidden passions at Parisian high school. When: Fri. Feb. 24 Where: Armstrong’s Student Union Ogeechee Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

SCAD deFINE ART Lecture: AnneMarie Manker

What: Exhibiting artist and SCAD painting professor on her current show of work. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 12 p.m. Where: Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St. Info: www.scad.edu/defineart

Book Signing: David Mather

What: Author reading and signing of his book One For The Road. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 1 p.m. Where: Brighter Day Natural Food Store, 1102 Bull Street, Cost: Free admission, books avail.

What: Mark the sixth anniversary of

Knotts’ death with this mystery comedy that also stars Tim Conway. Shot on location at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. A Psychotronic Film Society screening. When: Wed. Feb. 22, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6

SCAD’s deFINE ART Gallerist Panel Talk

Thursday

What: A professional practices discussion with Cecile Panzieri, Monique Meloche, and Anthony Allen. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 3 p.m. Where: SCAD MoA, 601 Turner Blvd. Info: www.scad.edu/defineart

Documentary: Uneven Fairways

deFINE ART Lecture: Sigalit Landau

What: The stories of African-Americans

What: Talk by exhibiting artist on his current show of work. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 5 p.m. Where: SCAD MoA, 601 Turner Blvd. Info: www.scad.edu/defineart

who faced discrimination and indignities to play the game of golf. Feb 23, 6:30 p.m. St. Matthews Episcopal Church – Toomer/Walker Hall,1401 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Feb 24, 10 a.m. Savannah State University, Howard Jordan Building – Torian Auditorium. When: Thu. Feb. 23 Cost: Free and open to the public

Potable Gold: Savannah’s Madeira Tradition

Juliette Gordon Low lecture happens Wed.

What: Learn about rich tradition of Madeira wine as it relates to history of Savannah and then enjoy a Madiera party. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m., Sat. Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. Where: Davenport House Museum, 324

Visions: Odyssey in Black Dance

What: A journey through slavery to present day. When: Fri. Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Sat. Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Sun. Feb. 26, 3 p.m. Where: Black Box at S.P.A.C.E. , 9 West Henry St. Cost: $5 advance or at the door Info: 912-631-3452 .

Saturday Francophone Film Festival

What: Armstrong presents two French films. 6pm. The Illusionist, animated film based on unproduced script by French comic Jacques Tati. 8pm A Prophet. Like a French take on The Godfather, this film follows a 19-year-old who enters prison and leaves an experienced criminal. When: Sat. Feb. 25 Where: Armstrong Student Union’s Ogechee Theater, 11935 Abercorn St Cost: Free and open to the public.

Tybee Island Yard Sale

What: Dozens of households and organizations holding simultaneous sales all over the island. Map of Yard Sale locations available for pick up at Fish Art, 1207 Highway 80, Tybee Island. When: Sat. Feb. 25 Where: Various, Tybee Island Cost: Free and open to the public

FUNdamentals of Beekeeping What: Daylong “how to” workshop

hosted by Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association and Oatland Island. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Cost: call for information Info: www.oatlandisland.org/

Seacrest Race for Preservation

What: Sixth annual 10k and 5k to ben-

efit Historic Savannah Foundation. Two scenic routes. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 8 a.m. Where: Forsyth Park, Bull Street Cost: $35 Info: www.myHSF.org/

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

What: More than 25 local farmers and vendors every week. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Forsyth Park Info: forsythfarmersmarket.org

Author Appearance and Book Signing: David Mather

What: Novelist signs new book, One for the Road. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Where: Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St Cost: Free to attend, books available Info: thebookladybookstore.com/

Author Appearance: Vaughnette Goode and Barry Sheehy

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What: Authors sign second volume in their book series: Savannah: Brokers, Bankers and Bay Lane – Inside the Slave Trade, depicting the business of slavery in Savannah. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 2 p.m. Where: Ships of the Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Blvd. Cost: Free to attend, books available Info: www.civilwarsavannah.org/

SCAD’s deFINE ART Stroll on Indian Street

What: SCAD Artist Showcase, live music and conversations. Curated by Paul Bloodgood, visiting artist in the Painting Department. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. Where: Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St.,

A-Town Get Down Music Festival

What: Honoring the memory of the late Alex Townsend, SCAD student. Featuring Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Passafire, Word of Mouth, stencil artist Peat Wollaeger, and DJ/composer/performer Sean Unda Carter as MC. Benefiting SCAD scholarship funds. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 7 p.m. Where: Morris Center, 10 E Broad St Cost: $15/advance, $20/door Info: www.a-towngetdown.com/

Thursday, March 1 aT TrusTees TheaTer

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS 6:00 pm, $28, 47, 64, 80 Sponsored by Bob & Jean Faircloth and AT&T Advertising Solutions Sponsored in part by First City Capital Management Additional support shared by Barbara & John Paull

The greatest big band in the land returns to Savannah for an evening of full-tilt swing. Celebrating the 50th birthday of bandleader Wynton Marsalis, the orchestra will perform a retrospective of his own compositions and arrangements of big band classics - from the music’s New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. An

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SCAD’s deFINE ART Performance

What: Video and performance artist Kalup Linzy presents “Sweet, Sample, Kaye”. When: Sat. Feb. 25, 8:30 p.m. Where: SCAD MoA, 601 Turner Blvd., Info: www.scad.edu/defineart

Sunday SCAD Shakespeare Series: Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet 1968

What: SCAD’s first Shakespeare Film Series screens this classic story of two star-crossed lovers, given an award-winning treatment from Zeffirelli, starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. When: Sun. Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Where: SCAD MoA, 601 Turner Blvd. Cost: Museum Admission. Open to public. Info: www.scadmoa.org/

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Rice, Riddum, N’ Rime

What: Musical opening and story-

telling by Kala Jojo, a folklorist, musician, and educator, and a living history presentation by Jamal Toure. When: Sun. Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m. Where: Fort Pulaski Cost: Park admission of $5/adult. 15 and under free. Info: www.nps.gov/fopu.

Music: Guitarist Brian Luckett

What: Classical guitar recital of Spanish and South American music. When: Sun. Feb. 26, 3 p.m. Where: First Baptist Church, 223 Bull St., Chippewa Square Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.brianluckett.com/

Botany by Bike

Theater: Ain’t I a Woman!

What: Armstrong’s Core Ensemble performs chamber music theatre work celebrating four powerful African American women—Zora Neale Hurston, Sojourner Truth, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer. A Black History Month event. When: Mon. Feb. 27, 7 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Auditorium, 11935 Abercorn Street Cost: Free and open to the public

Tuesday An Evening with Billie Holiday

fers a tour of downtown squares on bicycles. Guide Dee Hope leads easy pedal to photograph and learn about trees, shrubs, and flowers of Savannah’s Historic District. When: Sun. Feb. 26, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Where: 912-236-8115 for directions Cost: $25/person. Incl. use of bike. Reservations

What: Staged reading of playwright Trish Sugarek’s “Scent of Magnolia: A Tribute to Billie Holiday, Her Life and Music”. Featuring Krystle Pitts as Billie Holiday with Benjamin Joseph Rafuse, musical director and pianist. When: Tue. Feb. 28, 6 p.m. Where: Southwest Chatham Library, Abercorn Street (behind Savannah Mall), Info: www.liveoakpl.org/

Forum on ESPLOST Funding

Pamela Z Performance

What: Wilderness Southeast of-

What: The Savannah Branch NAACP’s

Economic Development Committee discusses minority and womenowned business participation in ESPLOST funding, in conjunction with its General Membership meeting. When: Sun. Feb. 26, 4 p.m. Where: St. Philip Monumental AME, 1112 Jefferson St. at Park Ave. Info: www.savnaacp.com/

Vinyl Appreciation

What: Obscure, strange and won-

derful music pressed onto circles of vinyl. Bring your listening ears. Bring your records to play. How-to-dj demos from 5 - 6 pm. Visual programming provided by Psychotronic Film Society. When: Sun. Feb. 26, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Where: Muse Arts Warehouse , 703 D Louisville Road Cost: $3 donation

Monday PULSE Opening & Leo Villareal Lecture

What: Featured artist in PULSE Fest, noted light sculptor will discuss his work including major commissions. Public reception and PULSE opening will take place following the lecture. When: Mon. Feb. 27, 6 p.m. Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. Info: telfair.org/

What: PULSE Art & Technology Fest presents San Francisco-based composer/performer and media artist. When: Tue. Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Where: Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Cost: Free and open to public Info: telfair.org/

Wednesday Film: Original Woman in Black (1989, UK)

What: Not the one in theaters now, this was scripted by British sci-fi and horror writer Nigel Kneale and was shown only twice in England. Never been broadcast or officially released in the USA, and unavailable on DVD. When: Wed. Feb. 29, 8 p.m. Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6

Fueling our hopes by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

“This debate is a debate we want to have.... this summer will see the highest gas prices in years. Your constituents saw those reports, and they’ll be talking about it.” — House Speaker John Boehner, to fellow Republicans I DON’T KNOW if you noticed, but the conversation is finally here. We’re in it now. For years I’ve heard people say things like, “One day we’ll rely less on fossil fuels — prices will get higher, demand will go down, and we’ll start focusing on renewable energy.” It all seemed so far away for so long. But the hot topic in Savannah right now is a bike lane, of all things, specifically the new one on Price Street. Granted, most of the conversation has been about how the City designed and implemented said Price Street bike lane. But the fact remains that we’re still all talking about a bike lane. When was the last time that happened? One of the hotter political topics over the last year was about a solar energy company, Solyndra. Granted, most of the conversation was about government loans to the now-bankrupt firm which didn’t turn out to be very good investments. But the fact remains that the whole fuss was over a solar energy company. When was the last time that happened? You’ve noticed gas prices ticking up recently. I tell you who else has noticed: Republicans, who as the above quote from John Boehner shows, are positively giddy at the prospect of higher prices at the pump negatively impacting the economy and the idea that this might help them defeat President Obama. It will be quite a coup if so, considering they’ve winnowed their field down to one guy who is Thurston Howell III with better hair and another guy who insists that a woman give birth to her rapist’s baby rather than get an abortion. But I digress. While I distinctly remember gas prices being at this exact same “unprecedented” level a few months ago — before we got into an election year — there’s little question that rising fuel costs will make re–election more difficult for the president. Presidential job approval ratings closely track prices at the pump in boom times or bust, and Obama’s certainly not immune.

What’s likely to get lost in all this is the fairly surprising news that Americans are actually using much less gasoline these days — 8 percent less now than during the peak year of 2006. Recession played a role in the slackening of demand, but most experts think lower demand is not a bug but a feature, with one trendline seeing 20 percent lower gasoline use in the U.S. by 2030. The fact that this will all happen in an environment where there will be at least 20 million more cars on American streets is a testament to increased efficiency, both in vehicle design as well as in personal habits, i.e., bike lanes and the like. The most illuminating news of all, though, is the fact that the United States is now a net exporter of gasoline — the first time that’s happened since 1949. That’s right: the global energy hog has gas left over to sell. Oh, America’s still an energy hog, make no mistake. But despite the hubbub over the Keystone XL pipeline being a magic formula for U.S./Canadian energy independence, the truth is that if constructed, Keystone XL will chiefly transport fuel that’ll end up in gas tanks in foreign nations. We all agree on the need for a vibrant private sector in America’s new energy reality, but what’s less agreed on is the controversial but undeniable impact of government — and the uncomfortable truth that the free market isn’t as all-knowing and self-correcting as it’s often made out to be. With hindsight, we see that President Obama’s much–maligned bailout of two of Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers not only accomplished its major goal of preventing the layoffs of over a million workers at the height of an already–brutal recession, it

also rejuvenated the American auto industry to levels we haven’t seen in years. For the first time since the collapse in 2008, GM is outselling Toyota worldwide (though my beloved Pontiac brand, alas, is no more). You can argue the fine points of Austrian economics vs. Marxist dialectic all you want, but there’s no way that happens without the federal bailout. Like the so–called Obamacare legislation, the auto bailouts provoked profound, nearly primal rage from opponents. But fast forward: Mitt Romney, whose father was governor of Michigan, will likely lose that state’s Republican primary in large part because he was against those bailouts. Here’s another blast from the past that looks better in hindsight: Remember Cash for Clunkers? The point was to provide incentive to get older gas–guzzling vehicles off the road in exchange for newer, more fuel–efficient vehicles. How much more fuel–efficient? There are affordable 2012 models with engines that shut off automatically when the car idles, then instantly start again when you touch the gas pedal. This will be baseline, standard technology in a few years. Was there abuse in Cash for Clunkers? Were the Solyndra loans a bad idea? Probably yes and yes on both counts. But if we stay focused on the big picture (a real commitment to energy efficiency) instead of just the small picture (bureaucracy is inefficient, who knew?) we see that where the rubber meets the road (oh yeah), rising gas prices will be at least partially offset by dramatically increased efficiency. And as far as politics goes, it seems — all the opposition party’s wishful thinking for a worsening economy aside — that the president’s long-range view is sound. So are gas prices going up? No doubt. Are you gonna like it? No way. Will a new president magically make prices come down? Almost certainly not. The brave new world everyone used to talk about is here — along with all those bicycles. So don’t drive in the right-hand lane on Price Street anymore! cs

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Miracle ticket to the Maestro of Macabre There are several reasons why I wasn’t planning to attend Stephen King’s closing address at the Savannah Book Festival last Sunday. First, it sold out five months ago in two hours, presumably to rabid King fans with wicked speed dialing skills and basements full of animal bones. Also, with a few exceptions, writers on a stage make me nervous. When authors with well–selling books start talking about “process” and “discipline,” I get dizzy. The open–mawed specter of the Book I Am Not Writing starts tap– dancing on my head, spawning an overwhelming urge to curl up in the fetal position in the backseat of my van. It reminds me of the old fable about John Steinbeck, who supposedly once addressed an audience by calling for all the writers to raise their hands. He then asked pointedly, “Then why aren’t you at home writing?” Of course, the biggest reason I wasn’t going to hear Stephen King speak is he scares the crap out of me. As an impressionable young reader in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I chowed down on King’s classics, which probably caused far more paranoia than any pot–smoking behind the bleachers. He is the reason I cannot be in the same room as a clown, and why I will never trust a Saint Bernard, no matter how friendly. I won’t go near a red– and–white Plymouth Fury for fear it will start following me. And burying pets is an absolute no–no — cremations only, and the urns stay on a shelf in the living room, where I can keep an eye on them. So much creepitude has come from this man that going anywhere near him in person would be asking for nightmares for the rest of my life. But I was graciously gifted a pair of these sought–after tickets by local writer and consultant Hartford Gongaware, who had already braved the Book Festival crowds for most of the

weekend and following Steinbeck’s advice, chose to stay home and write. So I stuffed my skeletons back into the closet and rode downtown. On the way I remembered King’s other, less terrifying works that had also left an indelible impression: The short story collection Different Seasons, which included the masterpieces “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Body,” adapted into one of the finest coming–of–age films of all time, “Stand By Me.” I still refer to King’s nonfiction books on craft, 1981’s Danse Macabre and On Writing, written while he was convalescing after being hit by a car in 1999. No ordinary pulp fiction superstar or commercial plot–generating machine, King has contributed tremendously to the literary landscape of these times, satanic clowns and all. His presence in Savannah undoubtedly signifies, as SBF president Stephanie Duttenhaver put it in her introduction, that our little book festival “has hit the big time.” I was loitering outside Trustees Theater 15 minutes before the event, attempting to bestow my extra ticket like a Grateful Dead hippie proffering a miracle, when I looked up to see the King himself strolling by in jeans and a black baseball cap. Stooped and graying but immediately recognizable from decades of publicity photos, he nodded to the few surprised stragglers that hadn’t fought their way inside yet. As he passed close enough for me to see the silver threads in his beard, he looked me straight in the eye and said “Hey there, nice to see ya!” then disappeared with his small entourage into the box office entrance next to me. I missed the photo op, paralyzed as I was with shock that I hadn’t burst into flames. I did finally give away the extra ticket and found a seat in the balcony. Next to me were some hardcore fans who’d had their tickets since October and had waited in line since early morning to buy one of 400 copies of 11/22/63, King’s latest release, so they could have them signed later. Allen Beall and his sister, Cindy

Gay, were sporting custom King– themed T-shirts made by Cindy’s son, Timothy Gay, sitting a few chairs down with his wife, Jenilee. Asked about their favorite King books, they eagerly recommended King’s Dark Tower series. They all seemed like lovely, normal people, but there wasn’t enough time to ask what they keep in their basements. King slouched onstage, flashing that unmistakable lopsided grin that seems affable enough but definitely exhibits a mischievous undercurrent of “I’m gonna gitcha!” In fact, he creeped everyone out immediately by quoting research that one in 50 people leave their cars unlocked, but the chance that anyone would hide in the backseat to attack you later was probably unlikely. Then he cackled and confessed that “those are what my wife likes to call ‘facts out of Steve’s ass.’” That kicked off an hour of charm, candidness and enough profanity to staff a truckstop. Peppering every anecdote with F–bombs and “gawdamns,” the author of 56 books described himself as a regular joe who does his own grocery shopping, insisting “I’m just some guy who’s spun bullshit into gold.” He prescribed Lord of the Flies as required reading for high school students (how’s that for creepy?) and shared a chapter of his work–in– progress, Dr. Sleep, a sequel to the ultimate mind–messing novel for writers, The Shining. Thankfully, he made no mention of process or discipline other than to shrug and say all he does it sit in the chair and type: “It’s not creation, it’s like dictation.” He joked that he should move to Savannah, probably a fantastic idea for him, since he could probably write a thousand eerie novels based on Factor’s Walk alone. The thought made me shudder. Nice as he seems and glad as I was to score a ticket, I don’t think I could handle living in the same town as this maestro of the macabre. Could you sleep, knowing he was nearby, taptap-tapping on the keyboard, weaving his nightmares? cs

Working on the bike desert, too LAST WEEK in this paper, Jessica Leigh Lebos’ excellent story “Return to the Food Desert?” examined the fallout from the closing of the Food Lion on MLK Jr. Boulevard. She correctly pointed out that the Forsyth Farmers’ Market is only five blocks from the now-shuttered store, and is an excellent option for people seeking fresh, healthy foods. The market on opening day was also an option for people seeking healthy transportation, as the Savannah Bicycle Campaign offered basic bicycle inspections and minor adjustments. Safe cycling info was also dispensed to those arriving at the market on bicycles or just strolling by and curious how they might make bikes a more integral part of their lives. Some of the bikes we saw at the booth were in shipshape. Others had more involved stories to tell. “This takes me everywhere I need to go,” a young man said as he rolled his bike toward our tent. I was surprised the bike could take him anywhere at all. The handlebars were knocked so severely off-center, they resembled the tiller on a boat tacking hard to port. When volunteer mechanic Bill Bailey lifted the bike into the repair stand, he discovered the skewed handlebars were just the beginning of this bike’s issues. The handlebars were installed upside down! Bailey was able to correct these problems. But because he didn’t have the necessary parts on hand, he was unable to replace the left pedal, most of which was missing, or the rear brake cable, which was too short to activate the brake. The young man was grateful for the improvements he did receive, but he went away with a bicycle that most of us wouldn’t think about riding until properly repaired. He had no choice. Paying for repairs at a bike shop simply wasn’t in his budget. I thought about the young man when I read this quote in Lebos’ story, from Forsyth Farmers Market co– founder Teri Schell: “We’re here only four hours a week, and that doesn’t necessarily work for everybody.” And the same goes for bicycle

maintenance. Setting up a temporary station at a farmers market may allow bicycle advocates to provide minor repairs to cyclists who happen to ride (or roll) their bikes past their tent, but that doesn’t work for everyone, and in the case of our young man, offered only a partial solution. But there is a model that will work for more people and especially those who cannot afford to have their bicycles professionally serviced. Organizations in Atlanta, Athens and elsewhere have undertaken initiatives to supply safe and reliable bicycles to people who ride by necessity. You see these riders heading to work, wearing uniforms from their restaurant or hotel jobs. Others wear reflective vests, required at jobsites, on the way to work early in the morning or home after sundown. Sometimes you almost don’t see them, as they operate bicycles that lack lights and proper safety equipment. Their bicycles are often not equipped to carry cargo and are ridden with heavy grocery or other bags dangling from handlebars. They are some of the most vulnerable users of our city’s streets. The Savannah Bicycle Campaign is working on a facility and program to accept donations of unwanted or abandoned bicycles, restore them, and put them in the hands of people who need dependable transportation. The idea transcends just having a place to fix up old bikes, however. The vision includes a space for educational programs teaching people how to maintain and safely operate bicycles. The idea is to create a place that improves not only transportation options, but also lives. This kind of operation can’t be sustained from a tent in the park on random Saturdays. It requires a physical location close to the people it serves. It must be large enough to accommodate bicycle repair bays, bike and parts storage, and office space. And it needs to be affordable. Do you know of such a space? Do you own such a space? If so, please contact Savannah Bicycle Campaign Executive Director Frank McIntosh at frank@bicyclecampaign.org. cs

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Artists Matt Hebermehl and James “Dr. Z” Zdaniewski have had their noses very close to both as of late. After a year of meeting with city planners, the founders of See Savannah Art Walls (SeeSAW for short) have succeeded in organizing the first–ever public mural project to be sanctioned by the City of Savannah. Deemed a “revolving art wall,” the spot will feature the Savannah– themed work of a different artist every three to fourth months. The pair wielded brushes last week

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as they helped artist Katherine Sandoz create the first installation, a deeply–hued marsh landscape on that real wall at the edge of the Thomas Square neighborhood. An illustrator and former SCAD professor also known for her abstract depictions of the Lowcountry’s natural beauty, Sandoz (the “z” is silent) chose a bucolic scene of Turtle Island, a straight shot east from this spot and the last land mass before the sea. “I wanted to create a feeling of the land’s history, before the buildings

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resembled street graffiti and definitely because it violated the city’s sign ordinance, Hebermehl and Zdaniewski’s mural was whitewashed three days later by police. Property owners of the other sites were cited in violation of various ordinances. No matter how pure the intention, the paint couldn’t stay. “We wanted to set an example of ‘responsible muraling,’ as an example of public art,” said Hebermehl. “I know that people are scared of graffiti, that kind of rogue mentality that goes out and just covers everything in paint, which isn’t what we want to do.” Although frustrated in the face of this brick wall, Hebermehl and Zdaniewski refused to let it go. Committed to their creative community

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and the vision of bringing public wall art to Savannah., they resolved to find a way to get the city’s blessing. “This was our first time making a stand for something we believe in,” said Zdaniewski. “We kept trying to do it the right way. When we hit a roadblock, we couldn’t think about giving up because we knew it was worth fighting for.” To gain support, they consulted community leaders like Thomas Square Neighborhood grande dame Virginia Mobley and Citizens Advocacy director Tom Kohler, who has for years collected images of local vintage signs as examples of public art. Perhaps the person who gave them the biggest leg–up over the wall was Ellen Harris, Cultural Resource and

Urban Planning Manager for the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Enthusiastic about the project (“gung–ho from day one” is how Hebermehl put it), Harris wanted to guide the pair through the city’s labyrinthine approval process. The only problem was, such a process didn’t exist. “Though it had been in discussion, the city didn’t have a clear mural policy before Matt and James came to us with their proposal,” said Harris. “There was a process in place for public art like fountains and sculptures, but the city was struggling with the distinctions of when is it a sign, when is it graffiti and when is it mural? When is it art?” The MPC spent a year developing those standards. It went through the Site Monument Commission, the review body that oversees Savannah’s many monuments, markers and public sculptures, and revised the master continued on page 12

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and the people,” explained Sandoz as she mixed together greens and blues in an old coffee can. “I see it as bringing the ocean back to this neighborhood.” Before anyone could place a single dab of paint, however, there was that other metaphorical brick wall to surmount. Inspired by Miami’s Wynwood district and its vibrant swath of permanent outdoor murals, longtime collaborators Hebermehl and Zdaniewski (they met their first day as SCAD freshmen) attempted a similar project on a smaller scale as part of 2010’s Savannah Urban Arts Festival (SUAF). The pair and others in the creative community painted murals in their respective urban styles around the city, careful to choose private property with sympathetic owners, including the wall on Habersham and 34th Street owned by Alex Grikitis. Perhaps because it too closely

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Based on Sandoz’s design, the finished mural is 100 feet long and represents a stylized landscape of Turtle Island, due east from the viewer’s vantage point on Habersham.

planning guidelines to include wall paintings that are Savannah–centric and positive in theme. The revision is now known as “The Mural Policy.” Finally, SeeSAW was over the second wall. More importantly, it left the ladder up for others: The MPC sent a policy recommendation to City Council that allows anyone to submit a proposal for a public mural. The commission must review the proposal, public hearings

may be held and a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) has to be issued, but due to everyone’s tenacity, there is now a process for legal mural art in Savannah. “We’re about providing a process for public participation,” said Harris. “We don’t want to make it so difficult for people to do creative things.” Approval was granted to SeeSAW last November, and the long– awaited project has been lofted by the

community: A Kickstarter fund launched in December garnered more than $7000 for a first year of supplies, artist compensation and documentation. Lonnie Byrd of B&B paint sold them the paint at cost. The band KidSyc@ Brandywine is composing an original song for a film documenting the mural. The Creative Coast has offered its space for an accompanying artists’ lecture series, kicking off April 16 as

part of SUAF. “Now we can tell the story of this and engage outside communities to say, ‘This is what’s going on here in Savannah,’” reveled Hebermehl. It’s just the beginning for SeeSAW, who has slated portraitist Troy Wandzel to paint the next installment. And it’s a happy ending for both brick walls: One now beautifully painted, the other overcome. cs

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Police are asking Anyone with information to call Crimestoppers at (912) 234–2020 or text CRIMES (274637). In the body type, include “CStop2020” plus the tip. • Two thieves are caught red handed on video, one is still at large. On January 19, police were dispatched to the Verizon Wireless Store located in the Savannah Mall for a larceny report. They were told by a store employee of a theft of two Motorola Xoom tablets valued at over 600 dollars a piece. The theft occurred at the Verizon Store located at 7805 Abercorn Street. The employee at the Savannah Mall location had seen the two tablets matching the stolen ones down at the Boost Mobile store. According to the store owner there, the tablets were bought from a white male, his name was Kevin Roach. He had a female with him during the purchase. They told store employees they had gotten the tablets at Christmas gifts. The Verizon store showed no signed of a break–in, so the manager

pulled up video surveillance and observed an employee, Christina Deal, with the Xoom boxes. The video shows her pick up one of them and go just out of camera view and then bring it back to the same location, and then repeat the process with the another box . Deal was arrested and released on bail. Kevin Roach, 22, is still being sought by police. • An operation by Savannah–Chatham Police, Chatham County Sheriffs deputies and Georgia State Patrol troopers to stage two traffic checks netted results. Officers issued 24 citations, 19 warnings, two arrests for driving on suspended licenses, two felony warrants served, three arrests for marijuana, seven other misdemeanor arrests, and recovered a car stolen from Sylvania and charged the driver with traffic offenses. They also identified and recovered

a vehicle involved in an earlier hit and run, arrested three on felony drug charges, one for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, arrested one driver on a warrant for parole violation and recovered multiple bags of marijuana packaged for distribution exceeding 60 grams and more than $19,000 cash from his car, and recovered more marijuana, scales and an assault weapon from the residence of another suspect stopped at the checkpoint. At the same time, state troopers issued 21 traffic citations, 27 traffic warnings, 10 DUI arrests, a misdemeanor drug arrest and apprehended one wanted person. The operation involved two road safety checks for about two hours each at Ogeechee Road and Interstate 16/ 37th Street Connector and at Bona Bella and Skidaway Road. cs

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news of the weird LEAD STORY Part-time Devon, England, vicar Gavin Tyte, who serves churches in Uplyme and Axmouth, recently produced a rap video of the Nativity, in which he plays a shepherd, an angel and the narrator. Sample lyrics (about Mary placing her baby in a cattle trough and angels calming the frightened shepherds): “No hotel, motel, custom baby-changer / She wrapped the baby up and laid him in a manger” and “Chill out, my friends, there’s no need for trepidation / Got a message for the world, and it’s elation information.”

Government in Action! • Apparently, not only will there be fewer overall resources for disabled people in Greece (due to government austerity), but the resources will be spread over a larger number of recipients. The Labor Ministry in January expanded the category of eligible “disabled” (with reduced-amount payments) to include pyromaniacs, compulsive gamblers, fetishists, sadomasochists, pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. The National Confederation of Disabled People said the changes would inevitably reduce funds available for the blind and the crippled and other traditional categories of need. • Even at a time of schoolteacher layoffs nationally, the Buffalo, N.Y., school system continues to cover all costs for cosmetic surgery for teachers. The benefit was established in the calmer 1970s, and no one, it seems, anticipated

the facelift and liposuction crazes that Ford Focus. Judy Clark made a dress subsequently developed. The annual and a biker jacket adorned with car expense in recent years, for about 500 keys, radio and dashboard components, benefit-takers a year, has been from $5 seat covers, a speedometer and red tailmillion to $9 million (equivalent to the lights. Katherine Hawkins created a average salaries of at least 100 teachers). necklace using dials, springs, buttons, The teachers’ union said it is willing to seat materials and instrument panel give up the benefit in a new collective switches. (2) Swiss artist Christoph bargaining agreement, but a quirk in Buchel has now secured local permits New York law lessens the incentive of to bury a Boeing 727 38 feet under a teachers to negotiate such a contract patch of California’s Mojave Desert, (in that the current, highly lucrative near Bakersfield. Visitors will contract remains in force until take a tunnel down in order replaced). to tour the 153-foot-long FREE COSMETIC plane. • In February, Kenneth Gunn, SURGERY FOR of the U.K.’s Scottish Borders • In February, a German TEACHERS IN Council, decried the budget cutcourt awarded artist Stefan BUFFALO! backs that closed down local Bohnenberger the equivaoffices that had previously lent of about $2,600 from posted marriage notices. By the Munich gallery that making it more difficult for the had previously housed his public to be aware of specific marwork, “Pommes d’Or,” which riages, Gunn feared an inevitable consisted of two ordinary increase in incest. “I am aware in french fries contrasted with two my own ward of brothers sitting golden-leafed ones. The gallery beside sisters they do not know returned the golden-leafed in primary school.” (The problem ones but claimed it could not is more serious in Iceland, whose find the ordinary fries, and, any300,000 people are far more selfway, pointed out that they were nothing contained. However, a new website but old french fries. containing genealogical data back 1,200 Police Report years is expected to help reduce the risk of incest.) • Police officers are of course generally forbidden to engage in sex acts in Great Art! order to gather evidence. Thus, a scandal erupted in the U.K. in January when • But, Why? (1) Two British designThe Guardian revealed that two underers (who claim they had the idea indecover officers had fathered children (to pendently and learned of the other only enhance their credibility) while infilafter they finished) recently produced trating protest groups beginning in the elegant pieces using parts from a 2012

1980s. After the two women learned in late 2011 who their kids’ fathers really were, they filed lawsuits against the responsible police agencies. (In Sydney, Australia, a state contractor operated under no such restriction when it hired a brothel inspector in January. Brothels are legal and regulated in Sydney, and if off-books facilities are providing sex illegally, the inspector can testify from first-hand knowledge.) • Mayor Jim Preacher of the town of Norway, S.C., was pulled over by a state trooper in January for speeding. Preacher was unable to convince the trooper that his speeding was necessary in the performance of a mayoral duty, and their encounter apparently ended bitterly. As soon as the trooper drove off, the mayor turned on his own blue lights, chased the trooper down and accused the trooper of speeding. (Norway disbanded its police department last year, and a question remains whether the mayor has police powers.) • The Price Is Right: (1) Ms. Khadijah Baseer was arrested in Los Angeles in January on suspicion of prostitution. According to several men, Baseer had opened their car doors in the drivethru lane at a McDonald’s, offering them oral sex in exchange for Chicken McNuggets. (2) Misty Kullman, 25, was arrested for prostitution in Shelby, N.C., in January after police stopped a man who said Kullman performed an act for the agreed-upon price of $6. The man said he paid Kullman with a $2 bill, three $1’s and coins.

An elite squad of six Chinese soldiers, performing a training ritual for a public audience in Hong Kong in January, stood in a circle and passed a satchel of live grenades from man to man, counting down to the expected moment of explosion. At the last possible second, the man caught holding the satchel discards it, and all dive into a hole for protection. At the exhibition, according to Chinese Central Television, it worked out fine.

the change machine at the Busy Bubbles laundromat in Winter Haven, Fla., in January. The surveillance video showed the man shooting at the machine four times with a handgun, but no money came out. (2) Two men were arrested in Albuquerque in January after being caught in the act of a home burglary by a neighbor, who called the police. The men were apprehended with various burglarized goodies as they made their getaway in a grocery store shopping cart.

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When Leona Helmsley’s nowdeceased dog Trouble inherited about $12 million from her estate in 2007,

it called attention to the occasional decision by lonely rich people to pass on millions of dollars to their pets. In December, the former stray cat Tommasino inherited the equivalent of about $15 million in Italy when his owner, real estate holder Maria Assunta, died at age 94. The only pets richer than Tommasino were the German shepherd Gunter (equivalent of about $140 million in 2000) and the Australian chimpanzee Kalu (equivalent of about $60 million, though the estate he inherited was revealed in 2010 to be worthless).

News That Sounds Like a Joke Fritz Gall, a self-described failed

inventor, opened the Museum of Nonsense in Herrnbaumgarten, Austria, recently to pay homage, apparently, to even greater failures than his own. Among the exhibits are the “portable anonymizer” (a stick holding a black bar that one holds over his eyes to obscure identity), a transportable hat rack, a bristleless toothbrush (for people with no teeth), and a “portable hole” (similar to those that appear in the ground whenever the Road Runner needs something for Wile E. Coyote to fall into). CS

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Why is prostitution called “the oldest profession”? Under both of the definitions of profession I know, there’s no chance prostitution could be the oldest, these being (1) “an occupation requiring extensive education in science or the liberal arts” and (2) “a way of making a living.” Since I know of no university programs in prostitution. I’ve discounted the first definition. Under the second, prostitution is certainly a profession, but I can’t see how it could be the oldest. I have always assumed the oldest way of making a living, older than H. sapiens itself, was hunting and gathering. —Boris 1. The originator of the notion of prostitution as the oldest profession was Rudyard Kipling. His 1888 short story “On the City Wall” begins: “Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world. . . . In the West, people say rude things of Lalun’s profession, and write lectures about it and distribute the lectures to young persons in order that Morality may be preserved.” Lalun is, of course, a hooker. 2. Kipling, as is the wont of authors, wasn’t offering a learned insight into the labor markets of antiquity but rather making a quip. 3. It was, however, a quip with legs. Previously the oldest profession was generally considered to be farming. For example, in 1883 the Grand Forks (North Dakota) Herald proclaimed, “In fact agriculture is the first and best as well as the oldest profession.” Once Kipling had nominated prostitution for the honor, it immediately chased agriculture from the field and inspired numerous droll variations. For example, in 1922 theater critic Alexander Woollcott recounted a joke about an actor and a streetwalker with the punch line “The two oldest professions in the world—ruined by amateurs.” Ronald Reagan in more recent times declared politics to be the second oldest profession. After the grins fade, Boris, you’re welcome to argue that really agriculture is the oldest profession. However, if you think facts are going to trump entertainment value—well, good luck with that. CS By cecil adams

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THE HOOTEN HALLERS At 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24

The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. These guys are something else. It’s punishing barroom blues, delivered with hillbilly irreverence, Tom Waits–and–Jack vocals and incredible punk energy. John Randall plays distorted electric guitar, Andy Rehm is a standup–kit drummer. That’s pretty much where the comparisons to the White Stripes and the Dex Romweber Duo end. There’s also country gospel, old–time country and a reasonable facsimile of good old Americana in the grooves of the wacky Missouri duo’s just–released Greetings From Welp City album, which comes from Big Muddy Records, home to the similarly revivalist Pokey LaFarge. “Their shows are fun, fascinating and a little bit scary,” is how the Big Muddy PR machine has rubber–stamped the HH’s. Y’think? See reverbnation.com/thehootenhallers

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Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. $10 suggested donation The second local benefit for Hitman Blues Band drummer Marc Cordray, who desperately needs a new kidney, is an all–day affair. Cordray himself will be behind the skins for the set by Jan Spillane & the Wayfinders (Joe Nelson and Philip Palmer are also in the band). That’s Marc and his wife Dawn in the photograph. Local merchants have donated a bunch of cool stuff as door prizes, and 100 percent of monies raised will go to transplants.org/donate/marccordray, which is where you can read all about Marc and this life–or–death struggle. Here’s the schedule: 2 p.m., Ray Tomasino; 3 p.m., Shane Nichols & Greg Baldwin; 4 p.m., Bill DeYoung (yep, that’s me) and Wooden Nickel; 5 p.m., Lauren Lapointe & Brenda Morie; 6 p.m., Joe Nelson; 7 p.m., The Accomplices; 8 p.m., Jan Spillane & the Wayfinders; 9 p.m., Thomas Claxton & the Myth; 10 p.m., Hitman Blues Band; 11 p.m., Crazy Man Crazy; midnight, the Train Wrecks.

THE ATOM BLONDE At 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25

Rock House, 1518 Butler Ave., Tybee Island Like Liquid Ginger cranked up to 11, with attitude. This heavy guitar–rock quartet is based in Augusta, but founding brothers Ben and Bruce Dixon (guitar and drums, respectively) knew they’d found a good thing when they came across singer Ashley Taylor while everyone was attending Georgia Southern over in Statesboro. Bassist Justin Miller is the latest addition. See reverbnation.com/theatomblonde

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You say you want a revolution? Well, how about this: Last year’s inaugural Savannah Stopover Festival changed the city’s music scene in four short days. It was that simple. The audience had a great time. The diversity was stunning. The clubs did breakneck business. And the bands? They went on to play SXSW, and told all their friends, fans and business people how fantastic it was to gig in Savannah, how hungry and receptive we were. A lot of CDs were sold, a lot of beers were hoisted. The word spread. And before Stopover director Kayne Lanahan could pick up a phone and start inquiring about bookings for the 2012 Stopover, bands from all over were calling to ask her if they could please, please play here next time. The revolution will not be televised, but the 2012 Stopover, wherever you are, will be unavoidable. It happens March 7–10, with more than 70 bands — the majority of them “stopping over” on their way to SXSW in Austin — in a dozen downtown venues. Tickets, passes, T–shirts and various ephemera are available at savannahstopover.com. Connect is proud to be a sponsor of the 2012 Stopover; as the big week approaches, we’ll regale you with videos, streaming audio, interviews, photos et cetera. Let’s start with a special spotlight on six of the performers we’re looking forward to the most (more next week ... and the next!)

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BROWN BIRD

At 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 9/ Blowin’ Smoke One of the most compelling acoustic duos we’ve heard in a long time. David Lamb plays guitar, banjo and percussion (he thumps a bass drum via foot pedal while he’s playing the strings), and sings in a warm, sometimes dire baritone that brings Iron and Wine’s Sam Beam to mind; he’s joined by Morganeve Swain on fiddle, cello, upright bass and starkly realized harmony vocals. The Rhode Island duo’s stunning debut, Salt For Salt, has ripe Americana echoes of the Civil Wars, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, but the songs are visceral and cunning, and in performance they’ve been known to interpret fun stuff like “Jackson” and “Sixteen Tons.” See brownbird.net

OBERHOFER

At 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 7/Telfair Square Brad Oberhofer is just 21 years old, so his musical history tour began in the 1990s: He started out as a 13– year–old rapper. His life changed when he taught himself to play guitar and discovered the joy of writing, creating and mixing music on a lo–fi home deck. Now he’s out in front of a crafty band that bears his name, re–creating and adding to the weird,

pseudo–psychedelic pop punk of his home recordings. The band’s first Glassnote album is due in March; we’ll have an interview with Master Bradley in next week’s issue. See myspace.com/oberhofermusic

GIRL IN A COMA

At midnight Friday, March 9/ Wormhole Feral and brilliant in a sort of brooding hard pop way, Girl in a Coma (named after the Smiths song) came out of San Antonio, Texas. The bassist (Jenn Alva) and drummer (Phanie Diaz) were middle school friends; the band came together when Nina Diaz (Phanie’s littler sister) joined on guitar and vocals (she’s also a songwriter of considerable strengths). Joan Jett signed Girl in a Coma to her Blackheart Records label, Robert Rodriguez used one of their songs (“Yo Oigo”) in Machete; and Smiths legend Morrissey – bringing this Cinderella story full circle – brought the band on tour as his opening act. See girlinacoma.com

PUJOL

At 11 p.m. Saturday, March 10/The Jinx Uncompromising power–pop from Down South – check out the EP Nasty, Brutish and Short, which “packs punky, colorful vintage

COUNTRY MICE

At 8 p.m. Friday, March 9/Congress St. Social Club This Brooklyn Americana band has an unforgettable song, “Festival,” that reminds us of the elegant lope of Neil Young’s more countryish material with Crazy Horse; that’s saying a lot from our perspective. Of course, the frequent comparisons to Wilco make sense, since Jeff Tweedy, in his day, drank deep from the heavily spiked fountain of Neil & the Horse. But there’s something especially refreshing about this amiably ragged Americana band – maybe it’s Kansas farmboy Jason Rueger’s youthful enthusiasm. Maybe it’s the way he tears into that big gold Les Paul. Maybe it’s Twister, the band’s utterly rocking and dynamic debut album. See countrymicemusic.com CS

GRIMES

At 11 p.m. Friday, March 9/Jepson Center Canadian pop chanteuse Claire Boucher creates a swirling, pulse– quickening blend of psychedelic pop and hypnotic, fun dance music with a strictly homegrown aesthetic. She has a better falsetto than Barry Gibb — Bullett magazine calls her music “the marriage between the voice of a human and the heartbeat of a machine.” Grimes has becomes the new darling of Pitchfork, which says, like a proud parent: “She’s blossoming and developing almost more quickly

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sounds into a short, two to three minute package,” according to Antiquiet. According to the bandleader himself: “My name is Daniel Pujol. I live in Nashville, TN. I grew up in Tullahoma, TN. I make rock ‘n’ roll recordings and then play them with Dougies. I am currently pursuing a Masters in Global Affairs through the University of Denver. I have a rabbit named Spooky.” See pujoldotcom. com

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First, there’s the surname. Devon Allman is indeed the son of the legendary Gregg. But he came from a broken home, and grew up relatively poor in Texas and Missouri. He was 15 before he ever made any sort of connection with his father. Like his old man, however, Allman was obsessed with music, all kinds of music, from an early age. He is a singer and guitarist who has charted his own course since forming the band Honeytribe in 1999 (he took a six–year break to raise his son, but came back swinging with his debut album, Torch, in 2006; Space–Age Blues followed in 2010). Honeytribe plays hard electric blues, and rock ‘n’ roll, and is saturated by the punch and sway of classic rhythm ‘n’ blues. Allman, 39, and the guys are headlining the second annual A–Town Get Down Saturday at the Charles H.

Morris Center. It’s a musical celebration of the life of SCAD graphic design sophomore Alex Townsend, who was killed in a car accident on Valentine’s Day 2010. The A–Town Get Downs are put together by Alex’s father, advertising writer Tom Townsend. “He grew up in St. Louis, but he always had this huge affinity for the South and the Southeast,” Townsend told us last year. “That was one reason that Savannah was such a cool place to him. He just thought Savannah was awesome.” Stencil graffiti artist Peat Wollaeger will create a work of art on canvas during the event. You’ve built up quite a fan base since you started this back up in 2005. Devon Allman: For the first three years, we clipped at about 300 shows a year. It was just murderous. For the years since, we’ve kept to about 200. We’re up to like 46 states, 20 countries, something like that. The work ethic has really kind of reflected the music, in that we’ve done it old school. You have to pound the pavement and stay out there. Remind

people who you are and what you do. It’s called the long, long way. So instead of 50 people showing up to your shows there’s 300. Instead of playing at noon at the festivals, you’re playing at 5. So while we’re not anywhere close to being household names or anything like that, the work ethic has definitely pushed the band up another couple notches. Has it all gone pretty much the way you thought it would? Devon Allman: I just kind of trust in the universe. I throw the work out there. I work my ass off and I trust that it is where it is supposed to be. Every single year, the growth has gotten more and more. When you’re starting a band, your intentions are pure. You simply want to make people happy with the music, and give back to music since music’s given so much to you. I think when you have that kind of approach, music has a way of taking care of you. Because we’re not out to be on magazine covers and be rock stars, all the bullshit. It’s like, “Wow, our heroes made some killer music for us. Can we just do the same for some people?”

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People hear your name, and they think Honeytribe must be a jam band. But your musical well is deeper than that, isn’t it? Devon Allman: It’s definitely not a rehashed Allman Brothers. It’s very much equal parts rock and soul. I did come up listening to Kiss records, and Stones and Hendrix, and also Curtis Mayfield and Al Green and James Brown. So it’s definitely a mixture of a few different genres. In that approach, I guess there’s a parallel to the Brothers because they were a melting pot, too. I think people come and they’re curious, and they walk away going “Wow, Honetytribe is really its own entity. It rises and falls on its own merits.” I think a lot of people find parallels to what my father and uncle have done, and that’s totally fine. Now, if I was the lead singer of an Allman Brothers tribute band I think we would have some problems. That would be about the most cornball thing that anyone could do. Please tell me you won’t do that, OK? Devon Allman: Hell no, brother! At the end of the day I really try to focus my energies on being the best player and singer that I can be. And if that sounds a little bit like Dear Old Dad or my uncle then, hey, I’ll take the compliment. Because I hear that I remind people of all other kinds of artists too. CS A–Town Get Down Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Passafire, Word of Mouth and others Where: Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St. When: At 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 Tickets: $15 at savannahboxoffice.com Online: a–towngetdown.com

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Devon Allman: It’s looking like we’re going to go in in April or May to cut the third record, and it’ll be out in the fall. I just got done with an album with my new band, called Royal Southern Brotherhood. That band is with Cyril Neville from the Neville Brothers, Charlie Wooton from New Orleans and Yonrico Scott from Derek Trucks’ band. It’s a real special album, produced by Jim Gaines. We’re going to keep the experience alive as long as it wants to be alive, and I’ll continue to do both bands. I think it’ll set up the new Honeytribe album real well.

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His exhibit at the Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center for the Arts is a centerpiece of this year’s PULSE Festival. Villareal gives a talk this Mon., Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Jepson. Villareal doesn’t buy his lights at Walmart or Target. Some of the LEDs he uses — by the many thousands — are the size of a grain of rice, and are meticulously crafted at his own lab for each installation. The precision, microcomputer control of each light’s output can generate over 250 levels of brightness per bulb, and 16 million

different color possibilities. “We’re custom–making things all the time,” he says. “It’s not off–the– shelf technology.” Kinetic in nature, his works are constantly shape–shifting and must be seen, watched, experienced. They never do the same thing twice — lights swirling in concert, sometimes following rigid geometric forms, other times taking on a nearly lyric quality, mimicking the sky and stars and light playing on the clouds. “It’s a process of creating the conditions for something to happen. I don’t have everything mapped out in advance,” Villareal explained during a recent docent training session at the Jepson. “When something compelling happens, I capture it and record it. So it’s a process of harvesting these moments as an editor,” he says. “I have a whole series of tools that I use to layer and put them together. I can change the tempo, change the brightness, subtract layers. There’s a real process of refinement.”

Left, ‘Metatron’; right, the artist with ‘Columns’

There’s an in point and an out point with each light sculpture, “but you never see the exact same progression twice. It’s not being generated on the fly. I don’t trust the computer to make it look good all the time!” he says. “It’s not like a video loop where you see the same three minutes again and again. I have very precise control over the speed and brightness. It’s like Photoshop in real time.” The New Mexico–born, Texas–bred artist’s journey into the convergence of art and technology began with undergraduate work in sculpture at Yale University. In the early ‘90s, he had a conversion experience of sorts. “Right around then, computers and technology really got interesting. Photoshop was just coming out. There was this buzz about virtual reality, and I found those tools very attractive,” Villareal says. “So I ended up going to a graduate telecommunications program at NYU. This was very early on, there was no real web at that point, if you can imagine. It was a collection of real mad scientist types who were using this technology.” After graduation, Villareal went to work at Interval Research, an R&D lab in Palo Alto, Calif., started by Paul Allen, co–founder of Microsoft. “We had a very open–ended mission,” Villareal remembers. “We were to look into the future and see would it would be. It was a mix of artists, musicians, designers, engineers, and software people — a really wonderful experience.”

Villareal created his first light sculpture in 1997, without really knowing it. A regular attendee at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, Villareal says in those early days before the Festival became such a huge draw, “it was very easy to get lost out there in the desert. So I decided to do something about it, and came up with this beacon. I realized later that it was actually a very interesting piece of artwork.” Despite his high–tech experience, “I didn’t need all these high–resolution displays and virtual reality and all those sorts of things to transport people. It was just 16 strobe lights turning off and on. I went down to the lowest level of code, all zeros and ones.” You can see that first sculpture on display at the Jepson. Indeed, despite the non–linear nature of Villareal’s work itself, the PULSE exhibit is a chronicle of sorts.

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“This is the fourth stop of this exhibition. It started in San Jose,” he says. “It’s always interesting to see how it changes with each installation. Each space is different.” Villareal describes a work called “Red Light:” “It’s a portrait of a set of rules that a mathematician named John Conway came up with in the ‘70s, called ‘The Game of Life.’ You’d swear you were looking into a microscope at something occurring in nature, just emerging out of a set of numbers and a very simple set of rules.” On “Open Air”: “This is just six light bulbs with varying colors. Very simple. It feels like it’s communicating. Your brain is hard–coded to recognize certain patterns. This is about presenting a very small amount of information and you build up a model in your head as you look at it. Abstraction is key to my work, and my work’s also all about time.” On “Nightscape”: “This is the first time I used LEDs. One of the most amazing things you can do with LEDs is mix color. So we have red green and blue, three primary colors. By blending those colors you can make 16 million possible variations. It took me awhile to wrap my head around this.” Villareal’s current main project is an installation on the west span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco to mark the monument’s 75th anniversary, featuring over 25,000 LED lights. Learn more at thebaylights.org. Most of the actual installation has to be done by state employees trained and insured to do such a job. “It’s a very dangerous environment,” says Villareal. “They let me do a cable walk a few weeks ago up on the very top of the bridge, harnessed in. I was 525 feet over the water, with 250 feet down to traffic. I gained a new respect for the people who work on the bridge every day.” cs

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There’s a new breed of artist today, making music that doesn’t easily fit into one tired old category or another. Boundaries are crossed, lines blurred and erased, and in the end those who are open to such things are rewarded with a fresh appreciation of what sonics and imagination can accomplish together. Pamela Z, performing during the opening days of the Telfair Museums’ PULSE: Art & Technology Festival, embodies all that’s innovative and utterly fascinating about a loose– limbed genre that’s called —depending on who you’re talking to — new music or experimental music. A native of upstate New York, Z (aka Pamela Brooks) grew up in Colorado and studied classical voice at UC Boulder. She spent several years as a singer/songwriter type who sang a bit of opera on the side; her first

attempts at combining the human voice (hers) with digital effects came in 1984, when she relocated to freewheeling San Francisco. Today she’s considered one of the pioneers in the field of audio, video and electronic processing in live performance. In addition to composing commissioned works for Ethel the California E.A.R. Unit, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, the Empyrean Ensemble and others, she’s appeared at prestigious new music festivals including Bang on a Can at Lincoln Center, La Biennale di Venezia (Italy), the Interlink Festival (Japan), Other Minds (San Francisco) and Pina Bausch Tanztheaters 25 Jahre Fest (Germany).

A Pamela Z. performance combines bel canto opera, spoken word, electronic sounds, video and multiple electronic effects. And a few things we can’t even explain here. Back in Boulder you sang folk, rock and ... opera. It seems like something of a broad jump to experimental music. Pamela Z: I like the wide concept of a lot of different things that are out there in the world. As a kid, I loved classical music and I also loved ‘60s British Invasion rock and stuff like that. So I think my entire life I was always trying to square all those different things together. A lot of people thought those things were all separate, and should be kept in separate boxes. And I was always trying to reconcile them. I considered myself sort of a fence–sitter, because I refused to choose sides.

How did you get from there to here? Pamela Z: I got hold of a digital delay and started processing my voice in performance. And when I started doing that, and started trying to find people who were more interested in performance art, and experimental music, that’s where I began to learn that in this kind of open–ended genre of experimentation, you can sing with an operatic voice, turn around and do spoken word, or scream, or mutter, or sing with a folk voice. And combine all of those things, because the rules are just not the same. Do you remember that initial moment of discovery? Pamela Z: I heard Jaco Pastorius in a Weather Report concert, and he did this delay with his bass. This was maybe 1979, 1980. And I was like “Wow! If I could do this with my voice, that could be really interesting.” He was just using one of those little guitar stomp–box ones. I went into a music store and described it, and they sold me a rack–mountable one that had a high–end sampling rate. I was thinking I would just do what I saw Jaco Pastorius do, I’ll just make a loop and sing over the top of it. Well, I got home and started playing with it, and I was blown away by the possibilities. Because it’s beyond just “Oh, you make a loop and sing over it.” Because of the fact that if you set the decay at a certain rate, you can create all this contrapuntal stuff and make all these layers. You can play with changing the delay time in the middle of things and getting weird artifacts that no normal person would be looking for. It literally was a life–changing moment for me when I got that piece of equipment. My poor neighbors – I never went to bed that night! And I do believe that was the beginning of finding my voice as an artist, when I first started playing with that first toy.

I realize that the pieces are compositions, but how much do they change or vary in performance? Pamela Z: The devices, for me, are instruments. So it’s just like anyone else when they’re playing an instrument in live performance – you tweak things and change things a little bit for the situation. But in terms of the work itself, some of the pieces are very through–composed and if you hear me do it five times it’s going to sound exactly like the same piece. But there’s the natural amount of variation that happens in any different performance of a piece. And then there are other pieces where improvisational elements are built into the composition. So certain parts are going to change a lot each time I do it. And usually there are one or two things on a program that are very improvised, and I just make it up on the spot in front of the audience. So do you think the public–at–large is scared or intimidated by this music, because they just don’t understand what it is? Pamela Z: Well, it depends on the people. People in the art world, or the art music world, are used to it. And it used to be that people who aren’t in that world had just never heard of it. There was nothing to be afraid of because it would never enter their sphere. But now, because of the way that the media has changed, there’s really nothing that’s a secret any more. It’s seeping into the popular world in certain ways, and sometimes it’s irritating when that happens, other times it’s preparing people to open their ears more. The world is full of all types of people, some of whom are more open– minded than others. CS Pamela Z @ PULSE Festival Where: Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. When: At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 Admission: Free Online: Telfair.org

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Experimental music, in a way, is what helped me in the end. I learned through experimental music that that’s a world where people aren’t scared of combining things. In the music school I went to, their idea of teaching 20th century music was to drop the needle on Stockhausen a few times, and if you got it right for the test, that was good enough.

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My Philly cheesesteak sandwich came on a marshmallow-soft hoagie roll that had been toasted to crispy perfection on the inside. It was the ideal delivery vehicle for a steaming serving of tender beef that had been cooked — and included lots of beautiful little crunchy bits — on the flat top. Grilled onions added sweetness to savory beef juices. Plenty of melted, gooey cheddar rounded out a sandwich that I ate three times: With my eyes, my olfactory sense and my taste buds. A side of apple cider laced slaw added coolness, crunch and a satisfying hit of acidity. A passing order of chili cheese fries called out my name, but I passed, preferring to save that experience for the next trip. Expect solid, made–to–order bar food with an emphasis on fresh ingredients.

Chef Donnie Simmons catered to the rock ‘n’ roll crowd at Food to Die For in Charlotte, N.C. Now the innovative young chef has assembled a beautifully crafted and regionally sourced menu for Temperance, the beer bar that appears to finally be opening right before St. Patrick’s Day. I got an eye–popping peek at the menu, which showcases Southern fusion dishes among its entrees like sweet potato pork belly hash, with two slightly cooked eggs and Sriracha hollandaise or a Cheerwine brined grilled bone–in pork chop, with sage and sweet potato bread pudding

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It is a story of tragedy, struggle and triumph, and it’s worth telling over and over again. For the past four Februarys, Abeni Cultural Arts has performed “Visions: An Odyssey in Black Dance” in honor of Black History month. This year is no different. Abeni’s manager Darowe McMillon hopes the company will continue to reprise its hallowed tribute. “It doesn’t matter how many times you see it, it affects you,” said McMillon during rehearsal at Abeni’s southside studio space earlier this week. “And the children who grow up with it will one day be able to tell it themselves.” Organized into four “suites,” the work chronicles the violent capture

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of Africans forced into slavery and follows their descendants’ battle to achieve freedom and justice on American soil, culminating in the election of the first African–American president of the United States. McMillon and Abeni founder and artistic director Muriel Miller first developed the story line in 2008 at the behest of then–city theater director DJ Queenan, who implored them to do anything but a straight–up dance recital. “We took that as a challenge,” recalled Miller as she swept the floor for her dancers. “We took the story and added poetry to make it more

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The 2012 edition of SCAD’s deFINE ART exhibition series boasts an additional guest of honor this week as a bevy of multinational, multi–generational artists gather in Savannah to display their finest work. This year marks the first year that SCAD’s newly–renovated, 82,000–square foot Museum of Art will host the week– long event, through Feb. 25. The third annual showcase calls upon some of the world’s finest photographers, sculptors, installation artists, and videographers to, quite literally, “define” art for communities in Savannah and across SCAD’s campuses around the world. But this year, the definition is two– fold: Visitors will seek to define art based on the exhibitions, but the artists are similarly charged with the task of expressing, through various mediums, what it means to be an artist in the 21st century. The task is no easy one, but if ever there were a selection of men and women apt for the task, this year’s menu of artists is sure to get the job done. SCAD Executive Director of Exhibitions Laurie Ann Farrell cites famed South African artist Jane Alexander and keynote speaker Fred Wilson as two major reasons to visit this week’s event. “This series of exhibitions in particular will provide a really unique experience for visitors,” Farrell says. “I think it’s important to do that, to bring new artists that haven’t been shown in the region, to commission works from important artists like Fred Wilson who speak to our community, to our museum and to the history of this location.” Wilson’s installation piece “Life’s Link” testifies not only to Savannah’s history but to the strong friendship he still shares with world renowned art

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collector and SCAD beneficiary, Walter O. Evans. Internationally known for his “institutional interventions,” Wilson will use personal documents and letters to reveal the position of Evans’ collection within Savannah’s history and a nuanced perspective of the collector himself. The concept of “intervention” stems from Wilson’s attempt to challenge preconceived notions of representation within a museum space and how cultural institutions influence the language of artistic display. Isolde Brielmaier, SCAD Chief Curator of Exhibitions, is just one of many who have become intensely intrigued by Wilson’s artistic process: “He’s very research–based, and he’s known for coming into museums and actually using the museum space as his canvas,” says Brielmaier. “He wants you to rethink what a museum is and how we present art, whose voice is represented, whose voice is not represented, how history does and doesn’t play into particular exhibitions.” Savannah’s own history, for example, has been a major source of inspiration for Wilson, who plans to highlight the African–American experience as an instrument of change and growth for Savannahians of all cultures and generations. “Life’s Link” will incorporate bricks as additional installation objects to symbolize unifying themes such as labor, protection, and revolt–all of which are highly representative of Wilson’s own experiences, his appreciation for Savannah and his closeness to the Walter O. Evans collection. As keynote speaker and event

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honoree, Wilson’s exhibition will draw visitors of all artistic backgrounds to this week’s event, but once they walk through the SCAD Museum doors, Farrell hopes the remaining artists will likewise have their opportunity to shine: “We’ve got an amazing playground where we can mount these amazing contemporary art shows and bring in these artists who we consider either emerging or mid–career.” She notes that the SCAD Museum of Art is as much on display as the works themselves, citing South African artist Jane Alexander as a headlining sculptor who may shock viewers with her use of an entirely unexpected medium. “Some of these shows inhabit these spaces so naturally,” Farrell says. “One might not think that dirt would work in a museum, but I think visitors will be very pleasantly surprised when they see the Jane Alexander museum when it’s done.” Five tons of dirt will, in fact, be dumped into Alexander’s exhibit by its debut Feb. 21, in addition to staggering video installations by Sigalit Landau and a variety of other works by Stephen Antonakos, Mohamed Bourouissa and Kendall Buster. Farrell is hesitant to reveal too many details before visitors flock to the exhibits themselves, but she urges them to take advantage of the entire week of shows, including the annual gallery hop 6:30– 8 p.m. Feb. 24 and the SCAD artist showcase at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. cs For a complete list of visiting artists and a schedule of the week’s events, visit defineart.scad.edu/events.

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Girl Scout Centennial Exhibit — As part of an ongoing rotating art exhibition in Savannah’s City Hall Rotunda, the City has mounted a photograph exhibit in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts. The exhibit will run through June 2012. City Hall Houses of the Holy — A group show of well known Savannah artists exploring house shaped panels built with love in Primary Art Supply’s custom shop. Curated by Robyn Reeder. January 15- February 29th. Lulu’s Chocolate Bar, 42 MLK Jr Boulevard In God’s Country — The Gallery at St. Paul’s presents an exhibition of works by artist Bobi Perry. There will be an artist’s reception Sunday, March 4 from 3-5 p.m. which is free and open to the public. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1802 Abercorn St. JEA February art show — The art show at the JEA beginning February 1 will feature the works of painter Samantha Claar & mosaic artist Annie Burke. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Leo Villareal — Leo Villareal is a pioneer in the use of LEDs and computer-driven imagery and known both for his light sculptures and architectural, sitespecific works. This exhibition, his first major traveling museum survey, seeks to place Villareal’s body of work within the continuum of contemporary art. February 3- June 3. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St.,

Lowcountry images — An art show of Lowcountry images benefiting the Steward Center for Palliative Care. Featured artists are Samantha Claar, Richard Law and Carol Lasell Miller. Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Drive New Beginnings — 11th Annual New Beginnings Art Exhibit Opening & Reception Sponsored by the Savannah Chapter of The Links, Inc. Gallery S.P.A.C.E. (Feb. 8 – 29). From March 5-31, the exhibition will move to the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport’s Art Gallery. February 8, 6:30 p.m. Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. SeeSAW mural Kickstarter — See Savannah Art Walls (SeeSAW) has received permission from the city to oversee a designated mural wall at 34th and Habersham. They’ve started a Kickstarter page to help raise awareness and capital for the project: See Savannah Art Walls (SeeSAW), http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seesaw/seesawa-muralcle-on-34th-street Slavery by Another Name — Paintings and Assemblages by Robert Claiborne Morris will be on display in the Drawing Room Gallery of the Telfair Academy from January 6 to March 4. Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St., Spring Arts Camp at S.P.A.C.E. — The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting registrations for its Spring Break Art Camp, which takes place April 9 – April 13, 9

a.m. – 5 p.m. at S.P.A.C.E. studios, located at 9 West Henry St. The full-day camp will offer children ages 5-12 an introduction to painting, ceramics, mixed media and performing arts in ageappropriate group settings. Fee of $135 includes all materials. Registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/ arts. Registrations can be faxed, hand-delivered or mailed to: City of Savannah, Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401. 912-6516783. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St., Suzanne Jackson — Featured artist for February at Local 11ten. Local 11ten, 1110 Bull St., The Departure Show — Works by Brittany and Michelle Norris. Graphic illustrations of otherworldly proportions as well as dynamic compositions of hyperrealistic photography. The Little Beasts Gallery 1522 Bull Street Visual Arts Classes at S.P.A.C.E. — Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) is now registering students for Session II winter/spring visual arts classes and workshops. Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens and adults in all skill levels. Sessions begin February 27 and are held at the Department of Cultural Affairs S.P.A.C.E. studios, located at 9 W. Henry St. Six week classes are available, as well as weekend workshops. Class schedule and registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/ arts or by calling (912) 651-6783. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. cs

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An adaptation of Mary Norton’s classic novel The Borrowers, The Secret World of Arrietty hails from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, the only toon factory comparable to Pixar. It’s understandable that the original Japanese voices have been overlaid with English ones for many international markets, but considering this dubbing already took place for the picture’s UK release — and with noteworthy actors like Atonement’s Saoirse Ronan and Sherlock Holmes’ Mark Strong, to boot — did stateside distributor Disney really need to replace those British voices with American ones? Were they afraid Yank audiences might be too dumb to decipher the King’s English? Whatever the daft reason, it’s a good bet this film would still work even in Pig Latin, given the usual warmth and attention

to detail invested in all Ghibli efforts. The story revolves around the title character (Bridgit Mendler) and her parents (Amy Poehler and Will Arnett), inches–tall people who live in their own makeshift home underneath a real house. Warned to avoid human contact at all costs, Arrietty nevertheless strikes up a tentative friendship with a sickly boy (David Henrie), a bond that inadvertently draws the attention of a cruel housekeeper (Carol Burnett). Leisurely related and lovingly crafted (I love how the miniature family uses canceled stamps as wall paintings), The Secret World of Arrietty is an oasis of calm in the normally hyperactive world of toon entertainment.

THIS MEANS WAR

When it comes to the twin businesses of sexual politics and romantic revelations, the number of modern–day comedies that have managed to smartly

upend all the tired stereotypes and withering clichés is a dismally small one, sporting a losing ratio comparable to that of the 2011 Indianapolis Colts. Four Weddings and a Funeral is one example of a shining success; Bridesmaids is another. This Means War, on the other hand, loses the battle almost from the start. That’s a shame, because this calendar year likely won’t see a more appealing trio of players sharing one marquee than this film’s dream — and dreamy — team of Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. The two dudes respectively play FDR and Tuck, crack CIA agents who are BFFs until they both fall for the same woman. That would be Lauren, a lonely workaholic who goes from having no boyfriends to having two guys fighting over her. With her best friend Trish (Chelsea Handler) offering her dubious advice, Lauren simultaneously dates both studs in order continues on p. 34

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to determine her best match. For their part, FDR and Tuck are utilizing all the espionage tools at their disposal (satellites, wiretaps, etc.) to thwart the other fellow in his amorous advances. In popcorn–picture terms, it has promise, and indeed, there are a couple of sequences in the midsection that fulfill the film’s potential, particularly an uproarious scene in which Tuck, in an effort to show Lauren that he’s not as “safe” as she believes, uses his agent training to destroy the competition on a paintball course. But for the most part, the movie is a clumsy mess, replete with an action–packed subplot (involving a cardboard Euro–baddie seeking revenge) that comes across as so unnecessary, it could only have been added in the hopes of luring teen boys away from the more manly multiplex competition (given the release date, that would be the Ghost Rider sequel) and toward this film. Yeah, good luck with that. As far as the characterizations are concerned, they follow the same outdated playbook that’s generally kept under lock and key by Katherine Heigl to use in her films. Lauren comes across as a ninny, FDR is insufferable, Trish is like all married women in movies (alcoholic, bitter, and living vicariously through her hot, young, single friend), and Tuck’s ex (Abigail Leigh Spencer) has no interest in a sensitive, caring father until she learns he can beat the living hell out of people. It’s safe to assume that only Hardy (and his pursed lips) will escape from this debacle unharmed. As for the resolution of the romantic dilemma ... well, let’s just say that the filmmakers would have been hard–pressed to come up with a worse ending. But then they tack on a ghastly epilogue, and what seemed near–impossible becomes a harsh reality.

Safe House

Actors often like to brag about how they performed their own dangerous stunts on a particular picture, but how many A–listers can actually claim to have been waterboarded as part of the deal? Yet here’s Denzel Washington and his co–workers on Safe House, all revealing on the interview circuit how the two–time Oscar winner refused a stunt double for the scene

in which his character, former CIA agent Tobin Frost, gets tortured via a technique that’s all the millennial rage among U.S. government leaders. It’s an intense sequence, one of the few in a movie that otherwise hits all the familiar marks as it hurtles toward the end credits. Still, a little professionalism can go, if not a long way, at least enough distance to make the ride a painless one, and Safe House is nothing if not slick and steady. Washington’s apparently traitorous agent tests the patience of noble novice agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) as both men flee through Cape Town, South Africa, evading the usual band of nondescript thugs. These ruffians are in the employment of — gasp! — a dirty double–crossing official in the Central Intelligence Agency. Could it be the no–nonsense head suit, Harlan Whitford (Sam Shepard)? The brusque Catherine Linklater (Vega Farmiga)? Or the gracious and sweet–natured David Barlow (Brendan Gleeson)? Honestly, why do scripters even make an effort to hide the identity until the end, when it’s apparent from the get–go who will be revealed as the villain? Given the perpetual obviousness in these films, they might as well include a character named Professor Plum, usually found brandishing a lead pipe in the conservatory, and be done with it.

CHRONICLE

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The exclusive property of the horror genre, the “found footage” style of filmmaking that’s been employed in such movies as The Blair Witch Project, The Last Exorcism and Apollo 18 (to name but three of many) has now been co–opted by Chronicle, a picture that’s half science fiction, half teen melodrama. With this first push of the envelope’s edge, should we now expect, say, a “found footage” musical or a “found footage” Western? Let’s hope not, for one of the weaknesses of Chronicle is that its “ff ” format plays exactly like the gimmick it most assuredly is. That proves to be an occasional distraction in this surprisingly adept yarn about three high school boys — Andrew (Dane DeHaan), Matt (Alex Russell) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan) — who gain telekinetic powers after stumbling into a hole housing what seems to be the kingdom of the crystal skull. But

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The Grey

After presenting Mexico City as the ultimate hellhole on Earth, Tony Scott’s 2004 Man on Fire ended with a credit stating that the city was actually “a very special place.” Sydney Pollack’s 1993 The Firm assures us that Cayman Island officials look down on the sort of money laundering occurring in the film. And best of all, Irwin Allen’s 1978 The Swarm gave a shout–out to our buzzing buddies by adding a credit which noted that “the African killer bee portrayed in this film bears absolutely no relationship to the industrious, hard–working American honey bee to which we are indebted for pollinating vital crops that feed our nation.” Unfortunately, no PSA announcement accompanies The Grey, which presents the often misunderstood wolf in such a vicious and uncompromising light that I expect Sarah Palin will see this film at least a dozen times. Of course, all two– and four– legged creatures are fair game when it comes to presenting them as movie villains – even bunny rabbits and a slobbery St. Bernard had to play the

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

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this isn’t a family–friendly superhero flick like The Incredibles or Sky High, nor is it a costume–clad wish–fulfillment fantasy like Kick–Ass or Super 8. Instead, it grounds its science fiction in high school fact while taking uncomfortable detours into Columbine territory. Because even as Matt and Steve, two all–around popular kids, are enjoying their newfound abilities to fly through the clouds or pull harmless pranks on unsuspecting folks, the socially inept Andrew, suffering from a brutal home life (Mom’s dying, Dad’s a bullying drunk), can’t quite contain his extraordinary power and begins to view it as a way to get back at a cruel and insensitive world. Given the low budget, the special effects are astonishing, but that doesn’t mean I wanted them to dominate the final portion of the picture. Unfortunately, writer–director Josh Trank and co–scripter Max Landis allow the film to get away from them, moving from sober–minded intrigue to surface bombast. Still, the two men, both making their feature–film debuts, do enough right to insure that Chronicle serves as a potent calling card.

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made–for–British–TV film, this finds Radcliffe cast as Arthur Kipps, a widowed lawyer assigned to visit a remote village in order to settle the estate of a recently deceased elderly woman. In the film’s best nod to vintage horror, the country rubes all view the newcomer with suspicion and do little to aid him in his task. The reason, it turns out, is that they believe the stomping grounds of the departed is haunted by the title apparition, an evil entity with a sweet tooth for tragedy and children. Both fascinated by the legend and fearful that it might has some basis in reality, Arthur opts to spend the night at the creepy mansion – and it’s here where the film primarily jumps the tracks. The best ghost stories are the ones that rely on careful exposition and a pervasive sense of mounting dread to unsettle audiences (The Others and The Orphanage being modern examples), but director James Watkins and scripter Jane Goldman abandon that approach shockingly fast. Instead, this is the sort of spook show that tries to manufacture scares by having something rapidly leap into the frame, startling both the protagonist and many viewers. Usually, it’s a cat; here, it’s everything but. Yet this sort of cheap thrill becomes predictable before long. It will have little shelf life (after all, to quote a great president, scholar and humanitarian, “Fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.”). It’s certainly nice to have Hammer back in business, but let’s hope they

nail down more promising projects than this one.

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Contraband

The narrative wrongdoing begins with young punk Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), who foolishly agrees to transport drugs for the hair–trigger Tim Briggs (perpetually annoying Giovanni Ribisi, whose entire career seems like one long epileptic seizure) and then finds himself in hot water when he’s forced to dump the entire load. Luckily for Andy, his

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THE ARTIST

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The Artist isn’t exactly the most original movie to make its way into modern–day theaters, despite its angle of being a black–and–white silent picture. But so what? Although it sometimes runs short on invention, it makes up for it in style, execution and a cheery disposition that’s positively infectious. Jean Dujardin plays silent screen star George Valentin, whose chance encounter with a young fan named Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) contributes to her eventual rise in the industry. The pair clearly harbor feelings for each other, but George finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage. The matrimonial strife soon takes a back seat to a dark development, revealed when studio head Al Zimmer (John Goodman) informs him about the inevitable advent of sound in motion pictures - a revolution that George myopically dismisses as a short–lived fad. Instead, this cinematic breakthrough all but destroys his

livelihood. While it may not match up with the best of the silents, The Artist matches up nicely with the best of 2011.

THE IRON LADY

Taking Meryl Streep out of The Iron Lady and replacing her with just about any other actress would be akin to removing the meat out of a beef stroganoff dinner and replacing it with a Hostess Twinkie. The result would be a thoroughly indigestible mess, worthy only of being flung into the garbage bin. Move beyond her eye–catching work and what remains is a poor movie that does little to illuminate the life and times of Margaret Thatcher, the controversial British Prime Minister who held the position throughout the 1980s. Since filmmakers usually desire to be as demographically friendly as possible in order to attract audiences of all stripes, it’s no surprise that director Phyllida Lloyd and scripter Abi Morgan fail to devote much time to Thatcher’s ample failings, including her abhorrent attitudes toward the poor, the unemployed and even her fellow women. Yet even her few strengths are treated in CliffsNotes fashion, since an oversized amount of the picture focuses on her waning years as a lonely woman suffering from mild dementia, believing she’s being frequently visited by her deceased husband Denis (a wasted Jim Broadbent). With so much history and personality to draw upon, it’s infuriating that so much of the running time is wasted on mere speculation involving an elderly person’s flights of fancy. CS

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Casino Night Benefiting America’s Second Harvest

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Afun, family event to benefit the Colon Cancer Coalition. March 3 at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Candler Drive. Registration opens at 7 am.fKids Fun Run, 8am. 5K Timed Run and Walk at 8:15am. Registration $25 through Feb.29, $30 after Feb. 29. All funds raised will benefit the Colon Cancer Coalition, an organization dedicated to the advancement of colon cancer awareness and screening, and 75 percent of those funds will go directly to Savannah programs. Registration and payment can be dropped off at Fleet Feet, 3405 Waters Avenue or the Transformation Station, inside the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, or online at www.getyourrearingear.com.

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A benefit for local musician in need of a kidney transplant. Sat. Feb. 25, 2pm-2:30am, Live Wire Music Hall, 307 West River St. Thirty local musicians will perform, including Mark Cordray’s own band. Free admission, donations encouraged. On the same night, Vinnie Van GoGo’s Pizza will donate 10 percent of sales to assist Cordray. Information: Jan Spillane at j.e.spillane@comcast.net or 912-228-1055.

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Tour d’Epicure Benefit for America’s Second Harvest

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Wild Game Supper at the Bamboo Farm Annual Friends of Coastal Gardens fundraiser, Fri. Feb. 24, 6:30pm. Hors d’oeuvres, fried fish, venison chili, grits, gravy, winter salad, hot biscuits and Key Lime pie, served at the Lakeside Pavilion. 2 Canebrake Road off US Hwy. 17 in Savannah. $25 per person. Reservations required. 912-652-7981, mail check to P.O. Box 8935, Savannah, GA. 31412 or email to uge3051@uga.edu. Funds raised are used to support the University of Georgia’s Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens, a unique education, demonstration and research facility.

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Workshop location: 124 E. Bay Street. Register at www.FirstCityFilms.com.

Call for Recycle Artists & Crafters

The Chatham County Resource Conservation & Education Center is seeking Recycle Artists/Craftspeopkke to apply for the first annual ReVision Art and Eco Festival, Saturday, April 28, from 10 am-3pm. at 1321 Eisenhower Dr. Emphasis on recycled art/ crafts, which will be for sale by local artists/ crafters. Environmentally friendly products (hybrid cars/solar power/etc), a Trashion Show,(fashion made from recycled materials) live entertainment, food, a plant sale, and activities for children. Contact 912-652-7923 for information.

Jr. League of Savannah “Kids Who Care” Scholarship Applications

Kids Who Care scholarships salute high school seniors who have made a positive difference in the lives of others by volunteering. Five $1,000 college scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors from the Low Country area in recognition of their outstanding volunteer service and outstanding community involvement. These scholarships are not based on academic or athletic ability. Nominate high school seniors that have been active volunteers. Nominations may be made by anyone - principals, counselors, students, community groups and individuals, as well as self-nomination by the student. Information on the Junior League of Savannah website, www.jrleaguesav.org (under Community Impact) for more information and to complete the application. Application Deadline: March 15, 2012.

Middle School Debate Contest

Sponsored by Savannah State University’s Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. March 28, 7:30pm. at Savannah State University. Debate question: Which of the following (economy, foreign policy, environment/climate change, homeland security, immigration) is the most important issue for the President in 2012? Prize: 1st place=$100 and 2nd place=$50 APPLICATION: Type an essay, no more than 300 words, answering the same question above. The student who types the best essay will also receive a $25 award. Debate contestants will be chosen by how well they support their argument (research/opinion), grammar, and spelling. Please provide name, phone number, grade (6-8), address, city, school, & dream job. Mail applications to: Brandon Coleman, 12409 Largo Dr., Apt. 57, Savannah, GA 31419 Information: 912-695-6214.

Nominations for 2012 Historic Savannah Foundation Awards

Historic Savannah Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2012 HSF Preservation Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation. Deadline for nominations is Wed., Feb. 29. Award winners will be announced at the HSF Preservation Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 10, 2012. The complete nomination form can be accessed online at www.myhsf.org/advocacyeducation/programs/awards/. Information: 912.233.7787 or dmeunier@myHSF.org.

Open Casting Call for SCAD Student Film Productions

Savannah College of Art and Design’s Film and Television Department invites anyone interested in acting in short film productions to attend the open Winter Casting Call, for roles in spring and summer productions.

Men, women and children of all ages and ethnicities are encouraged. No prior experience is necessary. If possible, bring a headshot or other promotional material. If selected, you will be given material to prepare for an audition at a later date. Saturday, Feb. 25, 10AM – 4PM, Adler Hall, 532 Indian St.

Classes, Camps & Workshops “The Art of Becoming an Artist” Twopart Workshop

Instructor Ruth Sykes leads an introduction on becoming an artist and staying an artist. For new artists or anyone aspiring to kick start their creative abilities and possibilities. $50. Tues.days Feb. 28 and March 6 from 6 p.m-8 p.m. at S.P.A.C.E. Studios located at 9 West Henry Street. Offered by the City of Savannah’s Cultural Affairs Department. For ages 15+. 912-651-6783.

Art Classes begin Feb. 27 for Children, Teens & Adults

Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) is now registering students for winter/spring visual arts classes and workshops. Day and evening sessions are offered. Sessions begin February 27 and are held at the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs S.P.A.C.E. studios, 9 W. Henry St. Six-week classes & weekend workshops in ceramics, metals, glass, fibers, painting and drawing. Schedule and registration forms at www.savannahga.gov/arts or by calling (912) 651-6783.

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. [122811]

Beading Classes

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 920-6659. [122811] Bead Dreamer Studio, Savannah

Champions Training Center

Offers a variety of classes and training opportunities in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for youth and adults at all levels of expertise. 525 Windsor Rd. Call 912-349-4582 or visit http://www. ctcsavannah.com/ [122811]

Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Classes. Regular classes on boat handling, boating safety & navigation offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Learn from the experts. For dates & more information, visit our web site: www.savannahaux.com or telephone Kent Shockey at 912-897-7656. [010912]

Creative Writing Courses

Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern Univ. Continuing Education. Creative Writing 1 Mondays, Feb. 6 - Mar. 26. Introduces participants to the fundamental techniques of writing fiction and non-fiction. Creative Writing 2 Mondays, Apr. 9 - May 29. Experienced students will refine their skills, workshop their compositions, and prepare to get published. Each course is $200/person. All classes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/creativewriting.html Location: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Drawing Instruction

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“Sum Sudoku” Put one digit from 1-9 in each square of this Sudoku so that the following three conditions are met: 1) each row, column, and 3x3 box (as marked off by heavy lines in the grid) contains the digits 1–9 exactly one time; 2) no digit is repeated within any of the areas marked off by dotted lines; and 3) the sums of the numbers in each area marked off by dotted lines total the little number given in each of those areas. For example, the digits in the upper-leftmost square in the grid and the two squares directly beneath it will add up to 14. Now do what I tell you -- solve!! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, DWI, offenders, and anyone seeking to gain knowledge about the dangers of driving impaired. A must see for teenage drivers seeking a drivers license or who have already received a license. Group meets monthly. $30/session. Information: 912-443-0410. [122811]

English for Second Language Classes

Students of all ages are invited to learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. Free. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 E Savannah. 912-897-3604. Contact: James Lavin or Minister John LaMaison www.islandschristian.org. [020512]

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops a month to assist citizens who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support and/or visitation and contempt. Schedule: 1st Tuesday, 5:30-7:30pm. 2nd Monday, 2-4pm. 4th Thursday 10am12noon. Fee:$20 to cover all documents needed to file. Register at mediationsavannah.com or 912-354-6686. [122811]

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. [122811]

Feldenkrais Classes

Meets at various locations in the Savan-

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Now gathering on Sunday mornings at Bryson Hall (5 East Perry St.) on Chippewa Square at 10:30 am.

nah area. Contact Elaine Alexander, GCFP. Information: 912-223-7049 [122811]

Group Guitar Lessons

Join us for a fun time, for group guitar lessons, at the YMCA on Whitemarsh and Tybee Islands (adults and teens only). Hands-on instruction, music theory, ear training, sight reading, ensemble playing, technique, and rhythm drills, by teacher Tim Daniel (BS in Music). 912-897-9559. $20/week. [122811]

Guitar, Electric Bass & Double Bass Lessons

Instruction for all ages of beginner/intermediate students. Technique, chords, note reading, and theory. Learn songs and improvisation. Studio located 2 blocks from Daffin Park. Housecalls available. Call 401255-6921 or email a.teixeira472@gmail.com to schedule a 1/2 price first lesson! [122811]

Guitar, mandolin and bass lessons

Guitar, mandolin or bass guitar lessons. emphasis on theory, reading music and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. 912232-5987 [122811]

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

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

Learn Russian

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call 912-713-2718 for more information. [122811]

Learn to Speak Spanish

Spanish lessons offered by an experienced native speaker. Flexible schedule and affordable rates. Classes are held at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse. Call 912-5411337. [122811]

Ms. Amy’s School of Music

A small privately owned studio offering Private and Group Lessons, Piano, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar, and more! Parent & Me classes for infants - toddlers. Group preschool music classes. www. msamyschoolofmusic.com

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, drums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, flute, and woodwinds. 7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Info: 912-692-8055 or smisavannah@ gmail.com. [122811]

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. [122811]

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publishing your work. Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes and mentoring, as well as manuscript critique, ebook formatting and more. Send an email to pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com for pricing and scheduling information. [010812]

Open Pottery Studio at Savannah’s Clay Spot

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For potters with experience who want time in the studio, Choose from 4 hour time slots. Registrations are based on a monthly, bi monthly, and quarterly time commitment.

Organic Gardening

Offered in Savannah by Georgia Southern University Continuing Education. Course includes soil biology and management, plants, crop management, and composting. From site selection and design to seeds and seed starting techniques, from pest and disease control to managing and using compost, you’ll have a rich and reliable foundation for growing a greener, more productive garden on your own. Saturdays, 2/11 through 3/24. Times: 8-12 p.m. Cost: $125 for one registration; $220 for two registrations. Some classes will take place at the Skidaway Island Methodist Church; the “field” work will take place at Skidaway Farms, the community garden of The Landings. http://ceps.georgiasouthern. edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html

Painting and Drawing Lessons

Small group and private instruction offered by local painter Melinda Borysevicz. SCAD graduate with 15 years professional experience. Phone: 912.484.6415, email: melindaborysevicz@gmail.com, or visit melindaborysevicz.blogspot.com. [02052012]

Portrait Photography Course

Learn how to use the off-camera flash, studio lighting, available light, and photo editing to create flattering portraits of people, pets, close ups, and more. Any camera. Prints or digital files will be accepted. Suggested prerequisite: Creative Photography. Dates: Wednesdays, 1/18 to 2/1 or Mondays, 5/7 to 5/21. Time is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $70/ person. Call to to register at 855-478-5551. Registration closes Monday, Jan. 16 at Noon for the Jan. class; Thursday, May 3 at 5 p.m. for the May class. Offered by Georgia Southern University Continuing Education and takes place in Savannah,at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. $70/person http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html [122911]

ReSource Center at Habitat ReStore

1900 East Victory Drive. New home ownership resource center for anyone wanting to learn more about home ownership, homeowners insurance issues, home safety and security matters, and proper preparation for hurricanes and other severe weather. Includes two internet-ready computers. [122811]

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

The Savannah Charlesfunders meet every Saturday at 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds, and better investing. Meetings take place at Panera Bread on Bull and Broughton. Contact us at charlesfund@gmail.com for more information. [122811]

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

Offering a variety of business classes. 801 E. Gwinnett Street. Call 652-3582. [122811]

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone that loves to sing is invited to join the Savannah Sacred Harp Singers at Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road in Savannah. All are welcome to participate or listen in on one of America’s most revered musical traditions. For more information call 912-655-0994 or visit savannahsacredharp. com. [122211]

Savannah’s Clay Spot Winter Pottery Classes

Classes begin Jan. 9, 2012. Be Creative in 2012, Make it with Clay at Savannah’s Clay Spot. Check out www.savannahsclayspot. com for a new winter pottery class schedule for adults, teens, and children. Contact: Lisa Bradley, savannahsclayspot@gamil.com. 912-509-4647. www.savannahsclayspot.com [122911]

Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva

Anitra is currently teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for those interested in improving their vocal range and breathing capacity. Bel Canto carries over well as a foundation technique for different styles including opera, pop, rock and cabaret. Henry St @ E Broad, Mon/Tues 6-9pm, 1 1/2 hour lesson $25. SCAD students and alumni $5 discount. Call 786-247-9923, anitraoperadiva@yahoo. com, www.anitraoperadiva.com [122811]

Spolin Improv Workshop

Instructor is Jeanmarie Collins. Focus of Spolin Technique is to teach acting through the use of theater games. Workshop is Sat. Feb 25, 2 pm. Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. in city market between Bay and Jefferson St. Contact Tom Paris 314-503-9005 for more information.

Winter 2012 Classes at Coastal Georgia Center

Register now for a variety of non-credit courses to be held in Savannah, January - May 2012, sponsored by Georgia Southern University. Classes held in downtown Savannah and on Skidaway Island. Course lengths, times, and fees vary. Beginning and Advanced American Sign Language; Creativity for Problem Solving; Creative Writing (Beginning and Advanced); Developing Your Imagination; Yoga for All; How to Stretch Your Energy Dollar; and The Artist’s Way, Organic Gardening. Information: ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted or contact Judy Fogarty at The Coastal Georgia Center (912-644-5967) or jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. [121211]

Workshop: Making Your Mark Count: Branding and Corporate Identity Design Feb. 25, 10:30am-3:30pm.A logo is part of the deep impressions a company makes, through its cohesive branding and identity efforts. Open to participants at every skill level, this workshop focuses on the fundamental techniques of planning a corporate identity, target market profile, and designing a comprehensive company image. $95 Sponsored by SCAD Continuing Education. http://www. scad.edu/ce

Clubs & Organizations Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing Group Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 6-8 p.m. beginning 2/21/2012. The aim of Savannah Authors Autonomous is to encourage first-class prose writing, fiction or non-fiction, through discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples. Location: Savannah Association for the Blind (SAB), 214 Drayton Street. Founded by British writer Christopher Scott (more than a dozen published books) and local writer Alice Vantrease (one published novel, optioned for a potential Hollywood movie). All are welcome. No charge to attend. Contact: Alice Vantrease (alicevantrease@live.com) or 912-308-3208. [02052012]

Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. Generally meets on the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. Email: Kaza Ayersman, godzillaunknown@ gmail.com or visit www.avegost.com [122811]

Buccaneer Region SCCA

The local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. Visit http:// buccaneerregion.org. [122811]

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group Meets 1st Thursday each

month from 9:30-10:30 AM. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Savannah (912) 308-6768 for more info. [121211]

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. Meet at Starbucks, corner of Victory Dr. & Skidaway Rd. in Savannah. Information: coastalminis.com. [122811] Starbucks,

Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Meditation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more. Call 912-695-2305 for more info. http://www.meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers/ [122811]

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution? Join like-minded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 6pm at Gallery Espresso. Email, Kathleen Thomas: exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. [122811]

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. The cost is the price of the meal. RSVP to 660-8257. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr., Thunderbolt. [122811]

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 [122811]

Islands MOPS

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets at the First Baptist Church of the Islands on two Wednesdays a month from 9:15-11:30am. Website/information: https://sites.google. com/site/islandsmops/ [122811]

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Contact (912) 308-6768 for info. No fees. Wanna learn? Come join us! [121211]

Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Contact Steve Cook, 912-313-2230. [122811]

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. Call 786-4508. [122811] Savannah

MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school. Come as you are, to experience authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. Islands MOMSnext meets every first & third Monday of the month, excluding holidays. Childcare is available upon request. A ministry of MOPS International. For more info or to register for a meeting, call (912)898-4344 or email kymmccarty@ hotmail.com. http://www.mops.org/ [122811]

Old Time Radio Researchers 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. [122811]

Peacock Guild-For Writers and Book Lovers

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Monthly meetings for the Writer’s Salon are held on first Tuesday and third Wednesday. Book Club meets on the third Tuesday. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and meet at Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (207 E.

Charlton St.). Call 233-6014 or visit Facebook group “Peacock Guild” for more info. [012212]

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. [122811]

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at 5429 LaRoche Ave and the third Tuesday at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn Street at 7:30 p.m. Call 308-2094, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. [86/010112] Savannah

Safe Kids Savannah

Safe Kids Savannah, a coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries, holds a meeting on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Visit www.safekidssavannah.org or call 912-353-3148 for more info. [122811]

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 “like” the Savannah Adventure Club on Facebook. [122811]

Savannah Art Association

The non-for profit art association, the Southeast’s oldest, is currently taking applications for membership. The SAA offers workshops, community programs, exhibition opportunities, and an artistic community full of diverse and creative people from all ages, mediums, and skill levels. Please call 912-232-7731 for more info. [122811]

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Meet at Moon River Brewing Company, 21 W. Bay St. [122811]

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting held the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. [122811] Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St , Savannah http://www.stewart.army.mil/

Savannah Fencing Club

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

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day! Call (912) 308-6768 to learn more. [021212]

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 [122811]

Savannah Kennel Club

Monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors. Meetings are held at Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant, 11301 Abercorn St. on the fourth Monday of each month, September

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through May. Dinner starts at 6 pm and meeting starts at 7:30pm. Guest Speakers at every meeting. For more info, call 912-238-3170 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org

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. www.savannahnewcomers.com [122911]

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. [122911]

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Mulberry Inn. http://www.savannahsunriserotary.org/

Savannah Toastmasters

Helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 484-6710. [122911]

Savannah Writers Group

Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7pm to discuss, share and critique writing of fiction or non-fiction novels, essays or short stories. A meet-and-greet precedes the meeting at 6:30pm. Contact Carol North, 912920-8891 for location. [122911] Savannah

Seersucker Live’s Happy Hour for Writers

A no-agenda gathering of the Savannah area writing community, held on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30-7:30pm. Free and open to all writers, aspiring writers, and anyone interested in writing. 21+ with valid I.D. For location and details, visit SeersuckerLive. com. [122911]

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 [122911]

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 http://www.orgsites.com/ga/southernwings/ [86/010112]

Stitch-N’s

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 [122911]

Tarde en Espanol

Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 2368566. [122911]

The Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at various locations each Monday. Anyone craving some good conversation is invited to drop by. No cost. For more info, email athenapluto@yahoo.com or look up The Philo Cafe on Facebook. [122911]

The Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from 7:30pm-9pm at various locations each Monday. Anyone craving some good conversation

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 is invited to drop by. No cost. For more info, email athenapluto@yahoo.com or look up The Philo Cafe on Facebook. [122911]

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts A club for enthusiasts of electronic music and instruments, including the theremin, synths, Mooger Foogers, jam sessions, playing techniques, compositions, gigs, etc. Philip Neidlinger, theremin@neidlinger.us. [122911]

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

Become part of the volunteer organization who assists the U.S. Coast Guard in the performance of their important duties. Meets the 4th Wednesday every month at 6pm at Barnes Restaurant, 5320 Waters Avenue. Coed. All ages welcomed. Prior experience and/or boat ownership not required. Information: www. savannahaux.com or telephone Al Townsend at 912-598-7387. [122911]

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. [122911] 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 912232-3549 or email chesteraellis@comcast.net for more information. [122911]

Dance Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classes for multiple ages in the art of performance dance and Adult fitness dance. Styles include African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, & Gospel. Classes held in the new Abeni Cultural Arts dance studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. For more information call 912-631-3452 or 912-272-2797. Ask for Muriel or Darowe. E-mail: abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com

Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St., at 39th, is offering an Adult Ballet Class on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30. Cost is $12 per class. Join us for learning and fun. Call 234-8745 for more info. [101711]

Adult Dance and Fitness Classes

Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. [122911]

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. [122911]

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. [122911]

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 912-7042052. [122911]

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 at 272-8329. [122911]

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. [122911]

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. [122911]

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. For more info: www.salsasavannah. com, 912-704-8726. [122911]

Beginner & Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, BarreCore Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch & Tone. No experience necessary for beginner ballet, barre, or stretch/tone. The Ballet School, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/ information: 912-925-0903. Or www.theballetschoolsav.com [122911]

Savannah Dance Club

Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 - 8pm, $12 per class or 8 classes for $90. Class meets year round. (912) 921-2190. The Academy of Dance, 74 West Montgomery Crossroads. [122911]

Savannah Dance Club

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3:30pm. 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. [122911] Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h Ferguson Ave. ,

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/skill levels welcome. Every Sunday, Noon-1PM, Fitness Body and Balance Studio 2127 1/2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/four. 912-5960889 or www.cairoonthecoast.com [122911]

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

“Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, ChaCha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover. Happy Hour till 9pm. Call for details 912-398-8784. [122911] “Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, ChaCha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover. Happy Hour till 9pm. Call for details 912-398-8784. [122911]

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. [122911]

Events Free HIV/AIDS Testing at Armstrong

Free HIV/AIDS testing will be administered February 28, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the Armstrong Atlantic State University Campus, 11935 Abercorn St., in Savannah Ballroom C. Testing conducted by the Coastal Health District and sponsored by Armstrong’s NAACP, Collegiate 100 and HOLA. Free and open to the public.

For more information, visit http://www.armstrong.edu. A Black History Month event.

Georgia Nature Photographers Association 3rd Annual Expo

March 22-25: a three day celebration of nature and nature photography on the Georgia coastal islands. Venue: Hampton Inn & Suites, Brunswick, Ga. Keynote speaker is Darrell Gulin, www.gulinphoto.com. Great education & field trips with photographic opportunities to Jekyll Island, Sapelo Island, Harris Neck Wildlife, Cumberland Island, Okefenokee Swamp and other natural settings. Info & registration: www.GNPA.org. Look under the tab “Annual Expo.”

Film & Video CineSavannah

A film series that seeks to bring new, firstrun films to Savannah including critically acclaimed foreign films and documentaries, among others. To subscribe to information about the series, including screening dates and times, email: cinesavannah@att.net [122911]

Psychotronic Film Society

Hosts weekly screenings every Wednesday, 8pm, at the Sentient Bean. Offering up a selection of films so bad they are good, cult classics and other rarities. Upcoming schedule: www.sentientbean.com [122911]

Fitness Beginner’s Belly Dance classes with “Cairo on the Coast”

Back to back belly dance classes and two unique styles of dance. Every Sunday, 12noon1pm, American Cabaret style, energetic and fast paced. 1-2pm, Tribal Fusion, a slower, more controlled style of dance. Both sessions $24, or a one hour session $15, or 4/$48.00. www.cairoonthecoast.com. Fitness, Body, and Balance Studio, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Contact Nicole at 912-596-0889. [122911]

Belly Drills

An intense dance workout utilizing basic bellydance moves. Geared to all levels of ability. Dance your way to a better sense of well being. Bring water bottle. Thurs: 7-8pm. $15/class. Visit www.cybelle3.com. For info: cybelle@cybelle3.com or call 912-414-1091. Walk-ins welcome. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. [122911]

Bellydance Fusion Classes

Fusion bellydance mixes ballet, jazz and hip hop into a unique, high energy style of dance. Classes include drills and choreographies for all levels. Small classes held several days a week in downtown Savannah, and upon request. $10 per person. Contact Christa at 678-799-4772 or see www.bohemianbeats. com. [121811]

Bellydancing for fun and fitness

The most fun class you’ve ever taken to get you in the best shape in the least amount of time. We provide bright colorful veils, jangling coin hip scarves, and exotic music. Every Wednesday, 6:30pm. $15 drop-in or $40 for four classes. Call 912-660-7399 or email ConsistentIntegrity@yahoo.com [122911]

Fertility Yoga

Ongoing series of six week sessions of Fertility Yoga are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM at offices located at 100 Riverview Drive, off of Islands Expressway. Helps participants relax, start healthy habits to prepare their body and gain more confidence on the fertility journey. Instructor Ann Carroll, RYT 500. $100 for 6 week session. (912) 704-7650 or e-mail carroll3620@ bellsouth.net. [122911]

Fitness Classes at the JEA

Spin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics,

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VING TSUN (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastest growing martial arts style. Using angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against them makes VING TSUN Kung Fu effective for everyone. Call Sifu Michael Sampson to find out about our free trial classes 912-429-9241. 11202 White Bluff Road. Drop Ins welcome. [122911]

Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes

Mondays, 10-11am (crawlers and toddlers) and 11:30-12:45 (infants and pre-crawlers) at the Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. $14 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. Walk-ins welcome. Call 232-2994 or visit www. savannahyoga.com. [122911]

Pilates Mat Classes

Mat classes are held Tues & Thurs 7:30am8:30am, Mon 1:30pm-2:30pm, Mon & Wed 5:30pm-6:30pm, Thurs 12:30pm-1:30pm, & Sat 9:30am-10:30am. All levels welcome! Private and Semi-Private classes are by appointment only. Carol Daly-Wilder, Certified Pilates Instructor. Call 912.238-0018. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Suite-A Ferguson Ave. http://savannahpilates.com. [122911]

Pregnancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 8-week sessions are held on Tuesdays from 6-7:15pm at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr., and Thursdays from 6-7:15pm at 100 Riverview Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Cost is $100 for each course. Call Ann Carroll at 912-704-7650 e-mail ann@ aikyayoga.com. [122911]

Savannah Disc Golf Club

Weekly events (Entry $5): Fri. 5:45pm-Glow Golf. Sat. 10am-Luck of the draw Doubles. Sat. 1pm-Handicapped League. Tom Triplett Park, Hwy 80 W, Pooler. Sun. 10 am-Singles at the Sarge in Hardeeville, SC. Info: savannahdiscgolf.com or savannahdiscgolf@gmail.com All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. [122911]

Stand-Up Paddleboarding

Stand-up paddleboarding lessons and tours. A great way get out on the water and to stay fit. East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. Eastcoastpaddleboarding.com or 781267-1810 [122911]

Zumba Fitness Classes with Anne

Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E Montgomery Crossroads, Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $5, Free if you bring a friend. (912) 596-1952. [010912]

Zumba Fitness Classes with Mai

Monday 8:30am-9:30 am, Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 G. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 per class Saturdays 8:30 am-9:30am, St. Paul CME Social Hall, 123 Brady St. $3 Per class. Contact Mai @ 912-604-9890. [011412] Thursdays 7:30pm., beginning Jan. 5th. A Class Act Dance Center- 118 Pipemaker’s Circle Suite 110 Pooler, GA 31322. 912.748.4199. $10/class, cash only please. Wear comfy clothes and tennis shoes, bring water & a towel! email zumbalaura@hotmail.com for more info. [122911]

Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting

Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org. [122911]

Gay AA Meeting

True Colors AA Group, a gay AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Sunday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at 311 E. Macon St. [122911] Savannah

Georgia Equality Savannah

Meets second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. SPs mission of unity through diversity, and social awareness has helped promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South, and organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival. Call 912-288-7863 or email heather@savpride.com. [122911]

1 Taco Bell entree 8 Ewe-nique noise? 11 Orch. section 14 Auto shop cloth 15 Fond du ___ (city in 25-down) 16 Tea, in French 17 The Pequod, for one 19 Hoover opponent’s monogram 20 Put on a ship 21 “See ya,” in Sorrento 22 “Scarborough Fair” herb 24 Pen 25 Phrase heard close to dinnertime 27 Life’s work? 28 Major London insurer 29 Globe trekker’s book 32 “Snug as ___...” 34 “The Cask of Amontillado” author 36 Motto for the four long across answers 40 Lucy of “Charlie’s Angels” 41 Ultrafast Usain 42 Unable to sit still 43 Shredding tool 46 Org. central to a 1999 Seattle protest 47 It can follow “Party people in the house!” 50 Mad scientist’s haunt 53 One way to be taken 54 Lecherous look 55 Marquis de ___ 56 Understood 57 Grape that makes a golden-hued dessert wine 60 It may be more than enough 61 Dance co. once directed by Baryshnikov 62 Fluffy cleaning tools 63 The Legend of Zelda console, for short 64 Boxer Jones, Jr. 65 Bobby Fischer opponent Boris ___

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Stand Out Youth

A Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the FCN building located at 307 E. Harris St. Call 657-1966, email info@ standoutyouth.org or visit www.standoutyouth.org. [122911]

What Makes A Family

Health

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6.30 p.m., Tuesdays and 12:10 p.m., Thursdays, FitnessOne, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine, Memorial University Medical Center. Call 912-350-9031. [122911]

Zumba Fitness (R) classes

Mondays at 7:15-8:15. Located at The Ballet School, Studio B, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. $7 per class or $60 for 10 classes. Contact April for more info. 912-306-5598.

Yoga For All

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

“So They Say...”--it goes something like this.

The local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-547-6263. [122911] Savannah

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 352-2611. [122911]

Here’s yoga at the right time, price, and location. With expert guidance, you’ll practice this ancient discipline at your own limits and pace. Sequences of poses and breathing techniques will reward you with increased awareness, concentration, flexibility, strenght, and endurance. Mondays Jan. 9 to Feb. 13, OR Tuesdays, Mar. 20 to Apr. 24. 5:30-6:30pm. $65/person. Register by calling 855-478-5551 (toll free). Registration ends Jan. 6 at noon for the January class; Monday, March 19 at noon for the March class. Offered by Georgia Southern University, held in downtown Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center. Info: ceps.georgiasouthern.edu [121211]

ZUMBA! fitness with Laura

The Yoga Room

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous

If you want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Check www.SavannahAA.com for meeting locations and times, or call 24 hrs 912-356-3688 for information. [122911]

Free hearing & speech screening

Hearing: Every Thurs. 9-11 a.m. Speech: 1st Thurs. of each month. Savannah Speech & Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601. www.savannahspeechandhearing. org [122911]

Health Care for Uninsured People

St. Mary’s Health Center is open for primary health for the uninsured of Chatham County. The center, located at 1302 Drayton, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 912-443-9409. [021912]

Healthcare for the Uninsured

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1 Monastery cover-ups 2 Drum kit component 3 “You’re once, twice, three times ___” 4 Lovett with a “Large Band” 5 Mentalist Geller 6 Mexican revolutionary ___ Villa 7 Texas A&M student 8 Urge to kill 9 Small battery size 10 When Jud dies in “Oklahoma!” 11 Decided not to move 12 Secretive organization 13 Stopwatch button 18 Cessation 23 “___! Wait! I got a new complaint...” (Nirvana lyric) 25 Madison’s st. 26 Olympian Korbut 27 Corked item, perhaps 29 Tool used for hand-punching belt loops 30 Longest of its kind in the human body 31 Nobel Prize winners 32 Absence of guiding principles 33 ___ Paese (cheese) 35 Ice cream maker Joseph 37 Follow instructions 38 “Round and Round” hair metal band 39 Lennon’s “bed-in” mate 44 Storyline shape 45 Sci-fi series written by William Shatner 46 Get ready for exercise 47 Toy with a long handle 48 Disappoint, with “down” 49 English university city 50 They can get tangled up 51 “It was ___ and stormy night...” 52 Heavenly woman? 55 Very fast flyers, for short 58 “Boardwalk Empire” network 59 Olympics chant

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Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for days and times. 355-8111. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St., http:// www.savj.org. [122911]

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La Leche League of Savannah

exotic entertainers

tues, thurs & sat 9pm-3am

poker tournament april 7th • 1pm-until $25 adv / $50 door prizes • snacks • fun

karaoke

(proceeds benefit kicklighter academy for autism)

mon wed Fri

mon & thurs - military appreciation - no cover for military tues - 2-4-1 wells (4-12) wed - $1 drafts (8-12)

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$1 icehouse drafts all day every day for the military

savgentlemensclub.com the savannah gentlemen’s club

dom. beer bucKet Fri. Mon-Sat 1pM-3aM

2729 Skidaway Rd 354-9161 (next to aMF VictoRy LaneS)

325 e. montgomery cross rd

912-920-9800

Mothers wishing to find out more about breastfeeding are invited to attend a meeting on the first Thursday of every month at 10am. La Leche League of Savannah is a breastfeeding support group for new and expectant mothers. 897-9544, www.lllusa.org/ web/SavannahGA.html. [122911] Savannah

Planned Parenthood Hotline

• “Thirsty” Thurs : Drink & Dance Specials All Night • Fri & Sat: 5-for-$15 Bud Buckets • Sun: S.I.N. Night: No Cover for S.I.N. Employees

12oz Prime Rib Dinner $10.95 • Tues: 2-4-1 V.I.P. Dances & Drink Specials All Night!

• Mon, Wed, Sat: 50¢ wings during Happy Hour (4pm-7pm) HAPPY HOUR DAILY 4PM-7PM Military Gets In Free Every Night! $6 Lunch special daily MON-SAT 11AM-3AM, SUN 5PM-2AM 12 N. LATHROP AVE. | 233-6930 | NOW HIRING CLASSY ENTERTAINERS Turn right @ the Great Dane statue on Bay St.

Wilderness Southeast

Offers a variety of programs every month including guided trips with naturalists, canoe rides and more. Their mission is to develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. For more information: 912-236-8115 or www.wilderness-southeast.org. [122911]

First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-2647154. [122911]

Pets & Animals

Nature and Environment

To Benefit the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. Sat. Feb. 25. Messiah Lutheran Church, 8:30-11 am

Dolphin Project of Georgia

The Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at your school, club or organization. We offer a fascinating powerpoint with sound and video about our estuarine dolphins and their environment. Age-appropriate programs and related handouts. www.thedolphinproject.org [122911]

Dolphin Project Program and Training Workshop

LOVE DOLPHINS? Attend the program and training workshop in Savannah, March 3, 10am-12noon. Memorial Hospital’s Conference Rm D. (Directions: http://www. thedolphinproject.org/training.html.) If you are interested in volunteering for dolphin research, we need skippers with boats, photographers with 300(+) lenses, Team Leaders and Assistant Team Leaders to record the data. The Dolphin Project is an all-volunteer, non-profit research and education organization, dedicated to the protection of our wild, estuarine Bottlenose dolphins and our shared environment since 1989. Join the team for serious fun! www. thedolphinproject.org, gadolphin@comcast. net, 912-657-3927 no RSVP

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

• Wed: 12oz Prime Rib Dinner $10.95

forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats, and features live native animal exhibits. Open daily from 10-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. 898-3980, www.oatlandisland.org. [122911]

Offering a variety of fun educational programs including Beach Discovery Walks, Marsh Treks, Turtle Talks and the Coastal Georgia Gallery, which features an up close look at dozens of local species. Open daily, 10am-5pm. For more info, call 912-7865917 or visit www.tybeemarinescience.org. [122911]

Walk on the Wild Side

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center , 711 Sandtown Rd., offers a 2-mile Native Animal Nature Trail that winds through maritime

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6th Annual Dog Lovers’ Walk at The Landings

Registration: 8:30 am Walk begins at 9:00 912-354-9515 x 112.

Low Cost Pet Clinic

Tails Spin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5-6pm. Vaccinations: $12.00, with $2.00 per vaccination donated to Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies. Habersham Village Shopping Center. www.tailsspin.com [122911]

St. Almo

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays at 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at the Canine Palace, 612 Abercorn St. For info, call 912234-3336. [122911]

Readings & Signings Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

meets the last Sunday of the month at 4 p.m. at the African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605. [122911]

Savannah Storytellers

The Savannah Storytellers are re-forming on Feb 16. Weekly meetings to follow. Bess Chappas will offer workshop on first meeting. Call. Wallace Moye 354-0048. Call for reservation (limited seating). Janice at 912-224-2904. [021212]

Tea time at Ola’s

A book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Bring a book you’ve read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea will be provided. 232-5488 or 652-3660. [122911]

Religious & Spiritual Service of Compline

The Service of Compline at Christ Church is moving: same music, same service, same choir, same preacher--different location. Beginning Sunday, December 11 the Christ Church Service of chanted Compline by candlelight will be held at historic Independent Presbyterian Church (corner of Bull Street and Oglethorpe) every Sunday night at 9:00p.m. “Come, say good night to God.” [121211]

A New Church in the City, For the City.

912.544.0026 More local numbers: 1.800.777.8000 / 18+ Ahora en Español / www.interactivemale.com

We will gather on Sunday mornings beginning February 5th at Bryson Hall (5 East Perry St.) on Chippewa Square at 10:30 am. www.edenvillagechurch.org Like us on Facebook: Savannah Church Plant. [011412]

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) I invite you to identify all the things in your life that you really don’t need any more: gadgets that have become outdated, clothes that no longer feel like you, once–exciting music and books and art works that no longer mean what they once did. Don’t stop there. Pinpoint the people who have let you down, the places that lower your vitality, and the activities that have become boring or artificial. Finally, Aries, figure out the traditions that no longer move you, the behavior patterns that no longer serve you, and the compulsive thoughts that have a freaky life of their own. Got all that? Dump at least some of them.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) If you’re a woman, you could go to the perfume section of the department store and buy fragrances that would cause you to smell like Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Eva Longoria, or Paris Hilton. If you’re a man, an hour from now you could be beaming an aroma that makes you resemble a celebrity like Antonio Banderas, Usher, David Beckham, or Keith Urban. You could even mix and match, wearing the Eva Longoria scent on your manly body or Usher on your female form. But I don’t recommend that you do any of the above. More than ever before you need to be yourself, your whole self, and nothing but yourself. Trying to act like or be like anyone else should be a taboo of the first degree.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) “I try to take one day at a time,” says Ashleigh Brilliant, “but sometimes several days attack me all at once.” I think you may soon be able to say words to that effect, Gemini –– and that’s a good thing. Life will seem more concentrated and meaningful than usual. Events will flow faster and your awareness will be extra intense. As a result, you should have exceptional power to unleash transformations that could create ripples lasting for months. Would you like each day to be the equivalent of nine days? Or would four be enough for you?

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) When actor Ashton Kutcher is working on the set of his TV show

Two and a Half Men, he enjoys spacious digs. His trailer is two stories high and has two bathrooms as well as a full kitchen. Seven 60–inch TVs are available for his viewing pleasure. As you embark on your journey to the far side of reality, Cancerian, it might be tempting for you to try to match that level of comfort. But what’s more important than material luxury will be psychological and spiritual aids that help keep you attuned to your deepest understandings about life. Be sure you’re well–stocked with influences that keep your imagination vital and upbeat. Favorite symbols? Uplifting books? Photos of mentors? Magic objects?

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) Veterans of war who’ve been wounded by shrapnel often find that years later, some of the metal fragments eventually migrate to the surface and pop out of their skin. The moral of the story: The body may take a long time to purify itself of toxins. The same is true about your psyche. It might not be able to easily and quickly get rid of the poisons it has absorbed, but you should never give up hoping it will find a way. Judging by the astrological omens, I think you are very close to such a climactic cleansing and catharsis, Leo.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Distilled water is a poor conductor of electricity. For H2O to have electroconductivity, it must contain impurities in the form of dissolved salts. I see a timely lesson in this for you, Virgo. If you focus too hard on being utterly clean and clear, some of life’s rather chaotic but fertile and invigorating energy may not be able to flow through you. That’s why I suggest you experiment with being at least a little impure and imperfect. Don’t just tolerate the messiness. Learn from it; thrive on it; even exult in it.

LIBRA

stances. Unscripted plot twists could prompt you to take actions you haven’t rehearsed. It actually might be kind of fun as long as you play with the perspective Shakespeare articulated in As You Like It: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) “Dear Rob: For months I’ve had a recurring dream in which I own a pet snake. Here’s the problem: The only cage I have to keep the snake in is sadly inadequate. It has widely spaced bars that the snake just slips right through. In the dream I am constantly struggling to keep the snake in its cage, which is exhausting, since it’s impossible. Just this morning, after having the dream for the billionth time, I FINALLY asked myself, what’s so terrible about letting the snake out of its cage? So I gratefully wrote myself this permission note: ‘It is hereby allowed and perfectly acceptable to let my dreamsnake out of its cage to wander freely.’ – Scorpio Devotee.” Dear Devotee: You have provided all your fellow Scorpios with an excellent teaching story for the upcoming weeks. Thank you!

Einstein, he told his biographer, “my parents were worried because I started to talk comparatively late, and they consulted a doctor because of it.” What all these people had in common, however, is that they became brilliant at educating themselves according to their own specific needs and timetable. Speaking of which: The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you Capricorns to plot and design the contours of your future learning.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) Nigeria has abundant deposits of petroleum. Since 1974, oil companies have paid the country billions of dollars for the privilege of extracting its treasure. And yet the majority of Nigerians, over 70 percent, live on less than a dollar a day. Where does the money go? That’s a long story, with the word “corruption” at its heart. Now let me ask you, Aquarius: Is there a gap between the valuable things you have to offer and the rewards you receive for them? Are you being properly compensated for your natural riches? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to address this issue.

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For million of years, black kite raptors made their nests with leaves, twigs, grass, mud, fur, and feathers. In recent centuries they have also borrowed materials from humans, like cloth, string, and paper. And in the last few decades, a new element has become quite popular. Eighty–two percent of all black kite nest–builders now use white plastic as decoration. I suggest you take inspiration from these adaptable creatures, Sagittarius. It’s an excellent time for you to add some wrinkles to the way you shape your home base. Departing from tradition could add significantly to your levels of domestic bliss.

Gawker.com notes that American politician John McCain tends to repeat himself –– a lot. Researchers discovered that he has told the same joke at least 27 times in five years. (And it’s such a feeble joke, it’s not worth re–telling.) In the coming week, Pisces, pease please please avoid any behavior that resembles this repetitive, habit–bound laziness. You simply cannot afford to be imitating who you used to be and what you used to do. As much as possible, reinvent yourself from scratch –– and have maximum fun doing it.

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According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are neither in a red–alert situation nor are you headed for one. A pink alert may be in effect, however. Thankfully, there’s no danger or emergency in the works. Shouting and bolting and leaping won’t be necessary. Rather, you may simply be called upon to come up with unexpected responses to unpredicted circum-

There are many examples of highly accomplished people whose early education was problematical. Thomas Edison’s first teacher called him “addled,” and thereafter he was homeschooled by his mother. Winston Churchill did so poorly in school he was punished. Benjamin Franklin had just two years of formal education. As for

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Guided Silent Prayer

A couple of songs done acoustically, about 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and a few minutes to receive prayer if you want (or remain in silence). A mid-week rest and re-focus. 6:458pm on Wednesdays at the Vineyard Church. 615 Montgomery St. (behind Blowin’ Smoke BBQ). www.vineyardsavannah.org [122911

Savannah Zen Center

Meditation, Classes & Events are held at 111 E. 34th St., Savannah, Ga 31401. For schedule: savannahzencenter.com or visit us on Facebook. [122911]

Soka Gakkai of America

SGI is an international Buddhist movement for world peace and individual happiness. The group practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Introductory meetings are held the third Sunday of the month. For further information, call 232-9121. [122911]

Theology on Tap

Meets at The Distillery every month on the third Monday night from 8:30 - 10:30pm. Like us on Facebook: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. [011412]

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church

Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 1001 E. Gwinnett St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com. Celebrating diversity. Working for justice. [122911]

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sunday, 11 am, Troup Square Sanctuary. 234-0980, admin@uusavannah.org or www. uusavannah.org. [122911] 313 E. Harris St. ,

Unity Church of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.) Noon prayer service every Thurs. To find out about classes, workshops and more visit, www.unityofsavannah.org or call 912-3554704. 2320 Sunset Blvd.

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Savannah Bike Polo

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Support Groups Al Anon Family Groups

A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. Meeting locations and days: 1501 Eisenhower Dr., Monday at 12:30 p.m. Monday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m.m Sunday at 8 p.m. Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive: Tuesday at 8 p.m. St. Thomas

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Senior Citizens, Inc. hosts caregivers and families support groups for individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Locations and days: Every 2nd Monday at Wilmington Island United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Road. Every 2nd Thursday, 5:30pm, at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. For more info, call 236-0363, ext. 143.

Amputee Support Group

Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers. Call 355-7778 or 353-9635. [122911]

Brain Injury Support Group

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Breast Cancer Survivors Group

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Citizens With Retarded Citizens

Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633. [122911]

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

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Families Anonymous

A world wide twelve-step self-help support program for relatives and friends concerned about and affected by substance abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one, has a new group in Savannah. Thursdays at 7:30PM at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. Information: 912-660-6845 or email sandyjtyler@comcast.net. [011412]

Fibromyalgia support group

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743. http://www.sjchs.org/ [122911]

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Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 450 Mall Blvd. Seven-week support groups for children and adults are offered by the bereavement counselors at no charge as a complementary service of Hospice Savannah. For information call 912.303.9442 or visit www.HospiceSavannahHelps.org. [122911]

Heartbeats for Life

A free support and education group for those who have suffered from, or want to prevent or reverse Heart Disease, and/or Diabetes problems. One Tuesday per month. Topic for Feb. 21st. - Live to be 100 and Beyond. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. (behind Target at Savannah Mall) Contact, Jeff: 912598-8457; email: jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga. org [011212]

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

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Multiple Sclerosis support group

discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523. [86/010712]

Narcotics Anonymous

Call 238-5925 for the Savannah Lowcountry Area Narcotics Anonymous meeting sched-

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Teens Nurturing Teens

A weekly 90 minute support group for any with a mental health diagnosis. Free & open to the public. We also have a weekly family support group. Both groups meet on Tuesdays, 6pm to 8pm. Both are held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd. Free and open to the public. [122211]

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National Alliance On Mental Illness Connection Support Group

Overeaters Anonymous

Meets weekly at several locations. Please visit www.oa.org to locate a meeting. [122911]

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

Meets the first Thursday of the month. 5-6:30pm in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For more info, call 355-6347 or 2384666. [122911]

Rape Crisis Center

assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. The Rape Crisis Line is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 912-233-7273. The center offers free, confidential counseling for victims and their families. [122911]

Spinal Injury Support Group

Meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial Health. For info, call Jami Murray at 350-8900. http://www.memorialhealth. com/ [122911]

Support Group for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Sponsored by Savannah Educational Consultants and Royce Learning Center. Professionally led support groups will be held on the 4th Monday of each month, 6-7:30pm. Meetings will be held at Royce Learning Center, at 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd. Contact Laurel Brady, 912-659-4687 or email LBrady@savannaheducationalconsultants.com [122911]

Support Group for Parents of Ill Children

Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity. Meets weekly. Call Donna at 912-350-5616. http://www.memorialhealth.com/backus [122911]

Support Group for People with HIV/AIDS For more information on a support group for men and women living with HIV/AIDS, please contact Mary Jackson at My Brothaz HOME, Inc. at 912-231-8727. These two groups are confidential and only for persons with verified HIV/AIDS. [122911]

A support group for teens that have a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. Meets at the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion. For more information, call 912-819-5704. [021912] Are you between the ages of 11-18, or a concerned parent of a teen? Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter can help. 912-2344048 or www.parkplaceyes.org. [122911]

Volunteers Community Cardiovascular Council

Clerical and medical volunteers needed for non-profit working to eliminate heart disease. Flexible shifts and training provided. Staff the reception desk, answer phones, light administrative work, etc. Medical volunteers take blood pressure readings and assist in computer data management. 912-232-6624 or knoxm@sjchs.org. [021212]

Good Samaritan Clinic

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs volunteer nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The Good Samaritan Clinic serves people without insurance and whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. To volunteer call 912-964-4326. [122911]

Live Oak Regional Public Libraries

needs volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at its branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. Call 912-652-3661. http:// www.liveoakpl.org [122911]

Medical Professional Volunteers Needed

St. Joseph’s Candler’s St. Mary’s Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, is looking for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs. Located at 1302 Drayton Street, the center also needs non-clinical volunteers to schedule appointments. Contact Stephanie Alston at 912-443-9409. [021912]

Oatland Island Education Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call 912-898-3980. 711 Sandtown Rd. http://www.oatlandisland.org/ [122911]

Ronald McDonald House volunteers needed

Help in the “home away from home” for the families of hospitalized children. Volunteers also are needed to provide home-cooked meals for families staying at the house. Volunteer internships also available for college students. 4710 Waters Ave., Nikole Layton, 912-356-5520. http://www.rmhccoastalempire.org [122911] cs

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2250 UTAH STREET 3BR, 1BA, Living room, kitchen/dining, w/refrigerator & gas stove, gas water heater & gas heat, washer/dryer hookups, CH&A. Fenced backyard. $725/rent & $675/deposit. Section 8 Accepted.

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