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Performance: Kristina Wong

What: AWOL

presents ”Wong Flew Over the Coo-Coo’s Nest,” a performance by the Savannah Urban Arts Festival’s featured artist, performance poet Kristina Wong. When: Fri. April 20, 8 p.m. Where: Muse, 703D Louisville Rd. Cost: Free and open to the public 10 Statt’s party: Pics

of a community event by geoff L. Johnson

08 Editor’s Note 09 Civil Society 11 Blotter 12 News of the Weird 14 Straight Dope

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Wednesday

Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing continues What: Armstrong Masquers present

William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy about love and the battle of the sexes.

Performances April 12-14 and April 19-21, 7:30 p.m. Matinees April 15 and 22, 3pm.

Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University campus, Jenkins Hall Theater, 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah Cost: $10. Discounts available.

Info: armstrong.edu/

Film: Delinquent Schoolgirls (1974, USA) 16 TriggerHippy with

Joan Osborne: Com-

ing to the Live Wire. by bill deyoung

15 Noteworthy & Soundboard 19 Graveface 22 Music Roundup

Earth Day

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culture 33 SUAF 36 Gnome Con 38 Food & Drink 39 Mark Your Calendar 40 Art 41 movies

What: Billed as a “Trashy, Forgotten

Drive-In Theater Turkey.” That, the title, and the words “partial nudity” pretty much says it all. Presented by Psychotronic Film Society.

When: Wed. April 18, 8 p.m.

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

Taste of Pooler and the Westside

What: Cash bar. Food by Miss Sophie’s,

Smokin’ Pig the BBQ Joint, Fatz Cafe, Longhorn Steakhouse, Grille 19, Hilton Garden Inn Great American Grill, Kem’s Restaurant at Holiday Inn & Suites, and Sweet Nothings Desserts.

When: Thu. April 19, 5-7 p.m.

Where: Crosswinds Golf Club, 232 James B. Blackburn Drive.

Cost: $8/Pooler Chamber members. $11/ non-members Info: 912-748-0110.

Lecture: Who Owns the Sunshine?

What: Dr. Sydney Smith, a solar power provider, talks about his challenge to Georgia’s law prohibiting energy to be purchased from private suppliers. A Coastal Group Sierra Club presentation.

When: Thu. April 19, 7 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cost: Free and open to the public

Poetry: Evening w/ Mildred Greear

What: Two-time winner of the Charles B.

Dickson Award for poetry from Georgia Poetry Society.

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Thursday

4517 Habersham St

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: poetrysocietyofgeorgia.org/

SUAF Benefit Concert

What: Pay to hear some of Savannah’s shining musical stars and help keep the rest of the Savannah Urban Arts Festival free of charge. Featuring Cusses, KidSyc@Brandywine, Word of Mouth, Dope Sandwich and Nickel Bag of Funk.

When: Thu. April 19, 7 p.m.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703D Lousiville Rd. Cost: $30 (discount via LivingSocial)

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Friday Film: Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, art exhibit and discussion

What: 6-7:30pm, Artwork by Leisha Starchia, Southern Belle, Ghetto Pearls Collection. 8pm. Film screening. 10pm.

Discussion on Confronting Violence & Issues Against Women.Part of Savannah STAR Women’s Celebration.

When: Fri. April 20 Where: Savannah Sewing Academy and Fine Art Gallery, 1917 Bull St Cost: Free and open to the public.

GnomeCon

Sand Gnats Home Stand Begins

What: Gaming/sci-fi/fantasy oriented convention. Featuring euro, miniature, trading, and RPG games, dealer’s room, interactive panels.

When: Fri. April 20, Sat. April 21 Where: Savannah Conference Center Cost: $35 at the door Info: 912-660-1177. gnomecon.org/

What: Versus the Hickory Crawdads.

When: April 19-22, Sunday day game Where: Grayson Stadium in Daffin Park Cost: $7-$10. Group discounts available.

StartupChicks Roundtable

What: First bi-monthly roundtable for female entrepreneurs.

When: Thu. April 19, 4-5:30 p.m.

Where: ThincSavannah, 23 Barnard St., Cost: Free for members, $10 for non Info: www.startupchicks.org/

NOGS Tour of Hidden Gardens

What: “North of Gaston Street” walking tour of ten private gardens plus Massie Heritage Center garden.

When: Fri. April 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Various downtown locations Cost: $40 Info: gardenclubofsavannah.org/

Spoken Word Poetry Night to Embrace Women’s Empowerment.

What: Part of Savannah STAR Women’s Celebration.

When: Thu. April 19, 5-9 p.m.

Where: Foxy Loxy, 1919 Bull St Cost: Free and open to the public.

When: Thu. April 19, 7 p.m.

Where: Ogeechee River Coffee Company,

Amie Schulz (Beatrice) and Gabe Mustin (Benedick) in Armstrong’s production of Much Ado About Nothing

Flannery O’Connor Birthday Garden Party

What: Annual celebration of the birthday of author and Savannah native Flannery

Art Wall Block Party hosted by SeeSAW

What: Savannah Urban Arts Festival

party in honor of SeeSAW mural by Katherine Sandoz.

When: Fri. April 20, 6-8 p.m.

Where: 34th & Habersham Cost: Free and open to the public

Culture Shock Performance Festival What: Showcase of the diverse

international cultures at Armstrong Atlantic State University.

When: Fri. April 20, 7 p.m.

Where: Armstrong’s Student Union Ballroom, 11935 Abercorn St Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: armstrong.edu/

Theatre: Vagina Monologues opens

What: AASU’s Feminists United presents Eve Ensler’s play. Benefits Rape Crisis Center and Women of Haiti.

When: Fri. April 20, 7 p.m., Sat. April 21, 7 p.m., Sun. April 22, 3 p.m.

Where: Student Union’s Ogeechee Theater, 11935 Abercorn St. Cost: $5-$10 Info: armstrong.edu/

Music: Charlie Daniels Band and Little Big Town

What: Free concert by Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf.

When: Fri. April 20, 8:15 p.m.

Where: Forsyth Park Cost: Free and open to the public

SUAFterparty

What: A mix of local and visiting MCs, DJs and singers will showcase their skills. Part of the Savannah Urban Arts Festival.

When: Fri. April 20, 10 p.m.

Where: Sparetime, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Cost: Donations

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Saturday Earth Day Savannah 2012

What: Annual environmental festival features the RecycleRama from 8-11am, the Farmers’ Market from 9am-3pm, and Exhibits, Workshops, Live Music and Children’s activities from 11am-3pm.

When: Sat. April 21 Where: Forsyth Park Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: www.earthdaysavannah.org/

Free Week at Fort Pulaski & Saturday Marsh Walk

What: Fort Pulaski’s Earth Day activities on April 21 are also the kick-off for the Fort’s annual National Park Week event. Admission fees waived through April 29. 8:30 a.m. kayaking cleanup co-sponsored by Clean Coast. Marsh trek April 21 at 3:30pm.

Where: Fort Pulaski National Monument, U.S. Highway 80 Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.nps.gov/fopu

Forsyth Farmers’ Market

What: Earth Day at the Market features a Veggie Costume Contest at 2 pm, Saturday, April 21, Participants can join a workshop, co-sponsored by the West Broad Street YMCA, to hand make costumes from at 1:30, or bring one they’ve made. $500 prize.

When: Sat. April 21, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: South End of Forsyth Park

National Record Store Day in Savannah

What: Special vinyl releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Used vinyl @ buy 2, get 1 free. Performances

by Domino Effect, Free Candy, Each and Every Opus, Roland, General Oglethorpe and the Panhandlers, Listen 2 Three, and Word of Mouth, along with DJs Karma Beats, Kenny

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O’Connor. Hat contest.

When: Fri. April 20, 5-7:30 p.m.

Where: Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St Cost: $25 donation Info: www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/

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When: Sat. April 21, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Where: Audio Video Warehouse , 7700 Abercorn St.

Fashion & Consignment Fair

What: Featuring a Fashion Show for the Savannah woman on a budget at 6:30pm. Part of the Savannah STAR Women’s Celebration.

When: Sat. April 21, 4-7 p.m.

Where: Ellis Square Cost: Free and open to the public.

SUAFest 2012

What: Putting the festival in SUAFest. Live music from local and visiting artists, food, games and fun all day + art, clothing and more from local vendors.

When: Sat. April 21, 4 p.m.-11 p.m.

Where: Muse, 703 D Louisville Rd., Cost: Donations only

Puppet People: Beyond the Moss Curtain

What: Newest show is all about the SAV, from General Oglethorpe to Meter Maids to “Paula Queen.”

When: Sat. April 21, 7 p.m.

Where: The Puppet People Party Place, 3119 Furber Avenue Cost: $15 (Reservations needed) Info: 912-355-3366.

A Night of Great Opera

What: Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus with British soprano Belinda Evans and Danish baritone Teit Kanstrup. Arias and choruses including La Traviata, Aida, Carmen, and The Marriage of Figaro.Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm.

When: Sat. April 21, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $16 - $65 Info: savannahphilharmonic.org./

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Sunday Fort Pulaski Animal Encounter

What: Part of the Fort’s Earth Day activities. An animal program by an educator from Oatland Island.

When: Sun. April 22, 2 p.m.

Where: Fort Pulaski Picnic Area Cost: Free and open to the public Info: www.nps.gov/fopu

Concert: Love Songs of the Renaissance

What: The Goliards present melodies from the 15th and 16th centuries.

When: Sun. April 22, 3 p.m.

Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th and Abercorn Cost: $10 at the door Info: savannahgoliards.org/

What: Works by Beethoven, Strauss,

selections from Carmen and West Side Story.

When: Sun. April 22, 5 p.m.

Where: Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard Cost: $15 Info: savannahphilharmonic.org/

Vinyl Appreciation’s Two Year Anniversary: Roots of Hip Hop

What: Part of Savannah Urban Arts Festival. Treats by Sandfly BBQ and Foxy Loxy. Video accompaniment by Psychotronic Film Society.

When: Sun. April 22, 5-10 p.m.

Where: Muse, 703 D Louisville Rd. Cost: $3

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Monday Concert: Sandrine Piau

What: Savannah Music Festival presents French soprano renowned for Baroque interpretations.

When: Mon. April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Christ Church Episcopal Cost: $45 Info: savannahmusicfestival.org/

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Tuesday

Film: Margaret (USA, 2005/2011)

What: CinemaSavannah presents the southern US premiere of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2005 film that was one of 2011’s top films.

When: Sun. April 22, 7 p.m.

Where: Victory Square Theaters Cost: $10 Cash only

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When: Tue. April 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: SSU, Hubert A, Room 111 Cost: Free and open to the public.

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Sold down the river

by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

We’ve spent our share of time at Connect Savannah bashing the City of Savannah government and its elected officials, but it’s important to give credit where credit’s due.

The City of Savannah, due to the efforts of its staff and its much-maligned politicians, has racked up a very impressive track record of environmentally sound, sustainable accomplishments, a record that’s even more remarkable when you consider the very small size of the market as a whole.

We celebrate those accomplishments in this issue with our special Earth Day guide, designed with this Saturday’s big celebration in Forsyth Park in mind.

But as good as so many other things are on the local green front, I’m sorry to report that one huge, overriding issue threatens to make a mockery of it all.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently issued its final approval — which also effectively signals the approval of the entire federal regulatory process — of a deepening of the Savannah River channel to an average depth of 47 feet.

While the City of Savannah is scrabbling together a few hundred thousand here and there for green initiatives, the U.S. federal government and the state government of Georgia are set to pour nearly a billion dollars into this massive — and massively environmentally irresponsible — project.

So environmentally irresponsible, in fact, that a large portion of that billion dollars will go to remediate the negative environmental effects which the Corps of Engineers says will happen.

Not possible effects — definite effects which about 15 years of advanced study tells us will happen, for sure. (For more, read Jessica Leigh Lebos’s column.)

What effects? For starters, increased salination of the river leading to destruction of wetlands and destruction of drinking water.

Here’s the real kicker. The tax burden isn’t just federal and state. Your City water bill — which if it’s like mine is already pretty darn steep on the sewer side — will go up

to cover the cost of relocating and reconfiguring our entire surfacewater supply.

Yup — part of Savannah’s water supply is so threatened by the deepening it has to be moved! Think about it.

That, my friends, is the very definition of irresponsible, yet virtually one hundred percent of local politicians of both parties, all movers and shakers in local business, and most everyone in the local media (some of whom seem specifically hired in order to not fully inform the public about the project) are telling you it’s the right thing to do.

This isn’t even taking into account the nightmarish scenario of a possible breach of the Floridan Aquifer, which supplies the entire region with clean fresh groundwater.

And this isn’t taking into account the likely increase in riverbank erosion.

And it isn’t taking into account the possible degradation of Tybee’s beach, already dependent on expensive renourishment.

All for what?

Let’s break down who will benefit from the harbor deepening: • Georgia Ports Authority executives and staff • Multinational shipping firms (can cut costs by transitioning fleets to larger ships) • Multinational corporations (Home Depot, Target, Kia) • Corps of Engineers (performs dredging, project assures more funding) Notice anything funny about that list?

Yup, many of the players who benefit from the deepening don’t live here and thus don’t have to deal with the consequences.

Now let’s break down who will not benefit from the harbor deepening: • Anyone who uses drinking water in the Savannah area • Local City of Savannah ratepayers • Taxpayers all over the U.S. • Local longshoremen (contrary to the

propaganda, local dock jobs are not likely to increase after the deepening, but will likely decrease due to more efficiency) Notice something funny about that list?

Yup, it’s mostly people who do live here, and will have to deal with the consequences first-hand.

In other words, it’s us locals who have been sold down the river. Literally.

This, by the way, explains the full-court press of propaganda designed to influence local residents even though locals have had almost no say in the matter from day one.

Remember, we never really had a choice about harbor deepening. Both political parties are for it, from the federal level down to the city and county. We cannot influence this decision at the ballot box; that was baked in the cake long ago.

So if it’s a done deal, why the years of pro-deepening propaganda inside Chatham County, in your daily newspaper and on local TV news?

Well, when you’re asking people to make enormous sacrifices for very little return, you’ve got to innoculate and tranquilize them beforehand as best you can!

But this is globalism in action. This is what people said they wanted: More trade for the greater good.

What they didn’t tell you, but what some of us warned about, is that the “greater good” very often comes at the expense of the local good.

Myself and a very few others in town have been warning about the likely bad effects of this deepening for over a decade.

For the most part it’s been a lonely effort, mainly because the pro-deepening propaganda effort is so much better funded.

I long ago made peace with the fact that I’m very much in the minority on this issue, and that my opposition might very well result in me getting run out of town on a rail one day.

But here’s the thing: Wherever I end up going, there will be drinking water! cs

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Lately, every time I look at water, something akin to terror begins to creep along my spine.

You might think my fears stem from the bigass bull shark my husband hooked a few feet from where the kids and I splashed this weekend.

It could be the time spent recently on the set of Hellyfish, a horror film starring a slobbering, pink–tentacled sea demon hopped up on Tybee Bomb juice that bears a disturbing resemblance to the round globs that beachwalkers must tiptoe around in ever–increasing numbers.

Borne from the ill minds of SCAD grads Pat Longstreth and Rob McLean, Hellyfish had its first screening Friday in its short form.

The visual effects/direction duo aim to find Hollywood funding for a feature–length version, though I would be remiss if I didn’t suggest that they not be afraid to exchange their penchant for Pabst Blue Ribbon for champagnier tastes as they court big studio benefaction.

(Best wishes to Longstreth and his lady Anne Ratz, who take their leave of these waters next week for L.A., where he’s landed a job at digital effect house Psyops. Take heed, friends: Not all sharks live in the ocean.)

The real reason for my aquatic jitters comes from soaking up the final details of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, released last week with great fanfare by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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The two–part document, which reportedly spans over 11 feet in paper and almost crashed my computer in PDF form, confirms that the 38–mile deepening of the shipping channel to 47 feet “is economically viable, environmentally sustainable, and in the best interests of the United States.”

Can’t deny that. Plenty of people stand to make a heavy chunk of change by moving the same amount of goods through the port at a lesser cost. Some folks might even get a job out of it (though still no hard numbers regarding potential employment statistics.) All of us citizens should be overjoyed about the heady projected 5.5 to 1 cost/benefit ratio, meaning that for every one of the $650 million spent, the country will enjoy five– and–a–half bucks in returns.

The Corps must be lauded for slating 292 million of those 650 million bones for environmental mitigation, including new marsh creation, a special traffic lane for the endangered shortnose sturgeon and the installation of massive Speece cones to oxygenate dead zones in the river.

Just so we’re all clear, the definition of “mitigate” is “to lessen the gravity of ” or “to make less severe.” It does not mean solving the actual problem.

Of particular concern in the mitigation plan is the 750 million–gallon reservoir that’s to be built in

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anticipation of a whole lot of salty ocean in our drinking water.

According to MPC statistics, the 300,000 users of City of Savannah water drink, bathe in and flush an average between 50 and 75 gallons of water a day—which would drain that reservoir in a month. That doesn’t “lessen the gravity” quite enough for permanent damage, unless the corps has also engineered cheap desalination technology it’s keeping a secret.

Oh, and while the $30 million cost is included in the SHEP price tag, it’s city taxpayers who will be on the hook for the yearly half million dollars the reservoir will cost to maintain. That’s you and me, neighbor.

So while there’s no doubt that the dredging will be worth it to some, from this side of the river, it seems like the cost–to–benefit ratio for Savannah pretty much sucks.

It’s not a done deal yet; opposition from South Carolina lawmakers and lawsuits from conservation groups will likely delay the speedy timeline released over the weekend. And there’s still federal funding to secure.

But I’m a smart enough swimmer to know the political machine driving the SHEP ship is a far scarier monster than any CGI jellyfish.

Better stock up on the PBR. It might be all that’s left to drink around here. cs Read the report at sas.usace.army.mil.

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Community coming together and celebration in the face of hardship were the themes of this past Saturday’s ‘Friends of Statts’ block party, in which Savannah’s arts and music world came out on Congress Street and the City Market area to pay their respects and help raise muchneeded funds for Jason Statts, paralyzed in a shooting/robbery. Contributing photographer Geoff L. Johnson was on hand to document the goings-on. Go to www.friendsofstatts.com for more info on how to help.

Jason Statts, center, surrounded by friends

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Chatham Police Dept. incident reports

Elmer’s bad day A Savannah firefighter was arrested after threatening his wife, setting fire to her clothes and assaulting two police officers.

Elmer Cuevas, 48, of the 1400 block of Randee Drive, a Savannah Fire Department captain, was charged with terroristic threats and acts, arson and two counts of battery on a police officer after the 6:15 p.m. incident.

His 33–year–old wife had called police earlier in the day to report he had threatened her and her mother and she feared going back to the residence to get her items.

She said he had threatened to shoot her and burn her clothes.

Officers found Cuevas burning his wife’s clothing in the back yard.

When officers approached, he

surrendered a knife from his belt but tried to work his way into the kitchen where a firearm was later found.

He grabbed one of the officers when they blocked his path to the kitchen.

Police coaxed him outside and warned of using a taser if he did not cooperate, only to have him head– butt two officers and threaten to kill all those on the scene and burn their patrol cars.

He was taken into custody and transferred to the Chatham County Detention Center.

• A man is dead after he and another man were found shot within a half–block of each other.

Johnny Brandon Lovett and Jahmad Hamilton Green were found with gunshot wounds between 31st and 32nd streets after the near noon shooting.

Green was located on Reynolds with life–threatening injuries he has since died from his injuries.

Lovett was found in a lane a

half– block away with a less serious wound.

Police have not confirmed the location where each actually was shot.

Both were transported to Memorial University Medical Center.

Police located firearms in the vicinity of each victim and believe the shootings stem from a single incident.

• Two men are wanted for questioning about the murder of Larry Giles, which happened this past January.

Eliakim Dunbar, 25, and Lyeron Rice, 27, both frequent the east side of Savannah and have been seen near Atlantic between 34th and 35th streets.

Police have been told that the men could be using rental cars to get around.

Dunbar is a black male, 5’11“, 155 lbs, black hair and brown eyes.

Rice is a black male, 5’10”,150 lbs, black hair, and brown eyes.

Anyone with info should call 912–651–6728 or Crimestoppers at (912) 234–2020 or text CRIMES (274637).

In the body type, include “CStop2020” plus the tip. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. cs

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news of the weird Continental Cuisine & Sliders Since December, the White Castle restaurant in Lafayette, Ind., has provided diners with a stylish experience that includes table service and a wine selection to go with its iconic “slider” hamburgers. A state wine industry expert told The Wall Street Journal in February, after a tasting, that she would recommend the Merlot, although the Moscato was “fun” and the Chardonnay passable (though all wines come in $4.50, screw-off-top bottles and is served in clear plastic glasses). (As for the sliders, said the wine expert, eyeing the burgers on her plate, “At some point, that was a cow, I guess.”)

Leading Economic Indicators • When workers at the Carlsberg Beer plant in Vilnius, Lithuania, decided to walk out over poor pay and conditions, the company went to court to block them, and in March, a judge ruled for the company, temporarily halting a strike as not in the national interest because Carlsberg Beer is “vitally essential,” thus placing the brew in the same legal category as medical supplies. (Said a British labor union official, “This is probably the most ridiculous decision in the world.”)

[Daily Telegraph, 3-5-2012] • Recurring Theme: In March, a new peak was reached in New York City’s ongoing search for the most preposterously underpriced (because of rent control) apartment in the city.

The Gothamist website identified a

one-bedroom apartment at 5 Spring falls are thus easier to survive, as cats Street in Manhattan’s SoHo district have time to spread themselves out. renting for $55 a month even though, (2) The 5-year-old cat Demi survived a according to a real estate agent, it 40-minute tumble-dry (temperature up should be drawing $2,500. The tento 104 F) in Whitchurch, England, in ant’s parents moved in upon immigratMarch. Jennifer Parker, 45, had tossed ing from Italy in the 1940s, and since a load of clothes in, unaware that Demi the tenant, now in his 70s, has a much was in the pile. younger wife, the apartment could • Something Else to Worry About: remain under rent control A computer science for decades. (New York professor working with City rent controls were the Bonobo Hope Great imposed to meet an “emerApe Trust Sanctuary in gency” in housing during Des Moines, Iowa, has GEE, I’M SORRY World War II, but the law developed a bonobo I SHOT OUT THE gets routinely renewed.) robot that can be conREAR WINDOW trolled by live bonobos.

OF YOUR CAR! Trail-Blazing Science Among the first applications of the robot, said The Monell Chemical Dr. Ken Schweller in Senses Center in PhilaMarch, is a water candelphia recently won a non that bonobos will $36,000 grant to study the be taught to operate via genetic basis of Trimethan iPad app in order to ylaminuria, otherwise “play chase games” with known as the disorder that each other — “or to causes sufferers to smell squirt guests.” like dead fish. The first case • In January, Kenreported in medical literatucky state Sen. Katie ture was in the 1970s.

Stine, presiding over a ceremony in the state capitol honoring the NewAnimal Tales port Aquarium, posed with aquarium • Eight to Go: (1) After the year-old officials and with Paula, a blackfooted house cat Sugar survived a 19-floor fall penguin brought in for the warm-andat a Boston high-rise in March, an Anicuddly photo opportunity. It fell to Senmal Rescue League official explained ate President David Williams to gently to MSNBC that extra fur where the interrupt Stine’s speech and inform her legs attach to the body enables cats that Paula was in the process of soiling to “glide” and partially “control” their the floor of the august chamber. landing. Research suggests that steep

The Continuing Crisis Drive-By Etiquette: In February, Kendall Reid, 36, was extradited from New Jersey back to LaPlace, La., where he had been sought for allegedly shooting at a car on Interstate 10 on Christmas Eve. According to police, Reid failed to hit the car he was aiming at, instead inadvertently shooting out the back window of a car in which two women were riding. However, as the damaged car stopped on the side of the road, Reid pulled his Corvette over, too, walked up to the women, and apologized (“Sorry, wrong car”) — before resuming his pursuit of his intended target.

The Redneck Chronicles (1) A 41-year-old man was treated with antivenom at the USA Medical Center in Mobile, Ala., in March after he was bitten by a cottonmouth. The man had seen the snake at an encampment, beaten it to death with a stick and decapitated it. At that point, according to the man’s friend, he for some reason started to “play with” the head.

(The dead snake’s teeth still contained venom.) (2) James Davis of Stevenson, Ala., vowed in April that he would forever resist a judge’s order that he dig up his late wife’s body from his front yard and rebury it in a cemetery. “I’m in it for the long haul,” he said, promising to wait out the authorities. “I don’t have much to do but sit around (and) think about what’s going on.”

Thought of Almost Everything: Mishelle Salzgeber, 20, was arrested in March in New Port Richey, Fla., after failing a drug test, which was a condition of her probation for an undisclosed crime. Apparently, Salzgeber knew that she would probably fail on her own and had gone to the trouble of inserting a small tube of someone else’s urine into her vagina. Unfortunately for her, a pre-test body-scan revealed the tube. (Besides, authorities tested the urine in the tube and found that it also failed.)

Update Bill Dillon, released from a Florida prison in 2009 after 27 years’ wrongful incarceration, received a public apology in March from Gov. Rick Scott (and will get $50,000 from the state for each year of lockup). Dillon is one of the first inmates to have received justice among as many as an estimated 60 who were convicted with the help of the now-deceased dog trainer John Preston, whose supposedly heroic-nosed German shepherds

could somehow track smells through water and pick out lone scents among highly contaminated crime scenes — thus magically confirming speculative parts of prosecutors’ cases when no other evidence was available. Pushover judges allowed Preston a free hand until one thought to subject the dog to a simple courtroom smell test, which the dog totally failed.

Crime Against Nature

In March, authorities in Davis, Okla., after viewing surveillance video, charged Jimmy “Hawkeye” Jeter, 77, with a “detestable and abominable crime against nature” for “violating” a show pig at a school system barn. Jeter told investigators (in farm language, apparently) that he “poured corn out to hold the gilt still” and then “stuck my finger up her private.”

Nonetheless, he assured them that he was “not trying to poison the gilt” and that he had done this “in the early ‘70s.” Later, he acknowledged that he was acting for sexual gratification. CS

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Yes, pot is stronger than in the old days.

This is bad?

Reliably determining marijuana potency has its challenges, starting with the fact that we’re talking about a generally illegal substance. The Drug Enforcement Administration draws its samples almost exclusively from seized imported herb and sees little domestic product, which is markedly different.

Cannabis potency is typically measured by tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, though that’s just one of several pharmacologically active compounds.

Defining terms is key, as cannabis can refer to the herb itself, resin produced from it, or a pharmaceutical extract of the resin. Cannabis herb potency can vary widely depending on plant variety and production method—samples from more than a dozen European countries in 2003 showed THC content from less than 1 percent to almost 14 percent.

Given these variables, it’s not difficult to find backing for alarmist claims. But here are the facts.

• Testing before the mid-1970s is suspect due to sampling problems and poor storage, but one study found average THC levels for all forms of marijuana, including garden-variety marijuana, high-powered sinsemilla, and barely-beats-oregano ditchweed, were well under 3 percent until about 1982, with samples collected in the 1975-1976 time frame having under 1 percent THC. From 1975-2009 the potency of imported cannabis seized by the DEA rose, eventually reaching 6 or 7 percent. Domestic herb showed more fluctuation, peaking at around 4 percent in the late 1990s but dropping to 2 percent a decade later.

• Data collected by the Marijuana Potency Monitoring Project (and how’s that for a dream job?) found aver-

age THC content of basic marijuana increased from 1 percent in 1980 to 4 percent by 1997, while the average THC potency of all types of cannabis increased from 2 percent to 4.5 percent over the same period.

• A later study by the same group, examining more than 46,000 cannabis samples seized between 1993 and 2008, found cannabis potency increased over that period from 3 percent to 6 percent.

The potency of sinsemilla, extracted from seedless female plants, rose till the late ‘90s and since then has bounced around 11 to 12 percent.

To summarize, all these studies show THC potency doubling or tripling since the late 1970s.

The overall numbers mask a lot of regional variation. The mean THC value of European cannabis increased only slightly from 1999-2003, hovering around 5 to 6 percent, but this may be a false result as it lumps in locally-cultivated herb with imported products. Cannabis potency is affected by oxidation—store your pot in the open air at room temperature and more than a sixth of its potency can evaporate annually. Given that imports could be months old and exposed to high temperatures during shipment, it’s easy to see why they might be less potent.

Comparing locally grown cannabis to imports, we can see some sharp increases in potency over a short period of time. The UK saw a nearly 100 percent increase in locally-produced sinsemilla strength from 1995-2002, presumably the result of hydroponic cultivation, fine-tuned grow lighting, and propagation of female plants via cuttings.

In European studies we found, imported product was of poorer quality than domestic stuff, less than half as potent in some years. The situation is reversed in the U.S. The 1993-2008 study cited above found the potency of imported weed surpassed domestic in 2000 and has pulled away ever since.

So potency on average has risen significantly, though not to the extent some claim. That said, averages don’t tell the whole story—there’s some truly devastating smoke out there. One variety of Dutch cannabis, nederwiet, has tested at THC levels as high as 40 percent. We can say with reasonable confidence that shifting from the 1.2 percent marijuana typical of 1980 to the five or even ten times more potent stuff available now won’t blow the cortical fuses. But 33 times? Gotta level with you, man. There I’m not so sure. cs By cecil adams

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BOTTLES & CANS At 6 p.m. Friday, April 20. Blowin’ Smoke, 514 MLK Ask Ray Lundy, the singer and guitarist for Bottles & Cans, why it took 10 years for Savannah’s premiere blues band to make its first record; he smiles and shakes his head.

“We never really thought about it,” Lundy says. “We’ve been more concerned with just gigging and keeping busy.

“Then people started asking ‘Hey, you guys got a CD or something?’ So we’d tape a show here and there, try to slap something together.” The guys would then give away the recordings to fans.

Sloppiness — a semi-drunken teeter on the close side of musical chaos — can be a big part of Bottles & Cans’ in–performance charm. “I think over all these years we’ve only had three rehearsals,” Lundy explains, “so everything is just on the spot, on the fly, at the shows.”

In the summer of 2011, however, the five members of Bottles & Cans spent a sweaty couple of days in Como, Miss., cutting Bottles & Cans with production, engineering, support and other good things provided by Jimbo Mathus (of Squirrel Nut Zippers fame) and Justin Showah (who’s in a lot of cool bands, including Mathus’ Tri–State Coalition).

There are 12 songs on the album, all but one originals (everybody in the band writes), all of them cut more or less live in the studio.

Along with Lundy, the band includes bassist Mike Walker, harmonicat Marty Ellis, Ron Yatzek on sax, and alternating drummers Josh Safer and “Noodles” Gecik.

All but Lundy and Walker have day jobs (Ellis, an Iraqi war veteran, works for Southside Fire & EMS). Ray and Mike have a side project, deftly dubbed AcousticA, so they can keep the

bills paid by playing music on those nights when Bottles & Cans doesn’t have a gig.

AcousticA, like Bottles & Cans (and the group’s other side projects like the Turkey Callers) is centered around Lundy’s gravel–in–the–throat singing voice. Inspired by the raw, visceral power–punch of blues greats like Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lundy’s gruff bark of a voice is unique in all of Savannah.

“I started with Bob Dylan and went backwards from there,” Lundy explains, “to who he listened to, who influenced him.”

Lundy and his wife were living in Southern California at the time (interestingly, on the same mean streets that bred Tom Waits, a similarly growly white blues singer). He credits a friend, who worked part–time as a Hollywood stuntman, and sang blues on his off nights, with helping him develop his style. “The way that guy sang, he was kinda scary,” Lundy says. “He came out just screaming.”

Bottles & Cans will sometimes dip its collective toes into ska, or surf, or honky tonk music — somehow, Lundy acknowledges with a laugh, “the way I’m singing it it’s gonna sound bluesy.”

Bottles & Cans, for which this Blowin’ Smoke show is a release party, is a gritty, greasy plate of the kind of gutbucket blues these guys do better than anyone else around here.

“I don’t think I have a really pretty voice, so I would prefer to take it the other way,” Lundy chuckles. “Let’s just make it as ugly as we can ...”

“I guess everybody wants to have their own thing. And I’d rather be different, anyway.” CS

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(Crowes guitarist Audley Freed, who co–founded the band with Gorman during the Crowes’ downtime, recently left the project.)

This week, Trigger Hippy — with Joan Osborne on lead vocals — has a date at Live Wire Music Hall.

You turned up singing with the Dead, and now you’re in another band of vagabond hippies. But you have a new Joan record out at the same time, and your own band.

So why do you do this?

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outside of your own world and combining with other people. That’s one of the things I loved about being part of the music scene in New York City when I was first coming up. You’d be able to sit in with other bands. It’s one

of the fun things about it.

But once you start going out on your own, and doing your own tours and stuff, there’s less opportunity for that. So I felt like doing the thing with the Dead, and also the thing with Trigger Hippy, it’s just a way to keep things fresh and loose. And it’s just fun.

I find that doing my own thing and outside projects are complementary. One thing gives energy to the other.

So was Gorman a friend of yours?

How’d you get involved?

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Saturday, April 21, 2012 Lucas Theatre for the Arts 7:30 pm Tickets $16 - $65 Soprano Belinda Evans and Baritone Teit Kanstrup return to Savannah to sing with the Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, performing some of the most popular arias and choruses from operas including La Traviata, Aida, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, The Merry Widow and Tannhäuser.

Pre-concert talk presented by John Canarina of Savannah Friends of Music commences at 6:30pm.

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SHE HAD A PRETTY BIG rock ‘n’ roll hit (“One of Us”) back in 1995, but these days Joan Osborne is known as one of the most reliably smoky rhythm ‘n’ blues singers in the business.

She sang Motown classics with the Funk Brothers in the film (and stage show) Standing in the Shadows of Motown, and nine years ago spent more than a summer as co–lead vocalist in The Dead, alongside all the surviving alumni of the Grateful Dead. She then toured with the Dead’s Phil Lesh, in his tie–dyed gypsy caravan of “Friends.”

Osborne’s newly–released Bring it On Home is a collection of powerful blues/rock covers, including “Game of Love,” “Shake Your Hips” and “Shoorah! Shoorah!” She and her band have just completed the first round of tour dates in support of the record, which is her third such visit to the R&B well.

She’s now the “chick singer” in the band Trigger Hippy, a formerly all– boys club consisting of Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, singer/ songwriters Jackie Green and Will

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shared bills with the Black Crowes and been at the same festivals and stuff over the years. My booking agent is the same guy that books the Black Crowes when they go out, and I had told him I was interested in looking for some side projects. He told me that Steve Gorman and Audley Freed had started this project called Trigger Hippy. At the time, Jimmy Herring was involved in it as well, and I of course knew Jimmy from working with the Dead. It just sounded like a fun thing to do.

So we got to talking about it, I went down to Nashville, and it just seemed like a really nice chemistry of people.

Everybody was really cool and laid– back about it.

And for me, it was fun to be part of a band instead of being a solo artist and having to sort of be the prime mover behind everything. Everybody’s coming up with songs, and taking equal responsibility for it. You share the fun and you also share the stuff that’s not so much fun.

It’s not like we’re re–inventing the wheel or anything, it’s really very meat and potatoes rock/soul music. But I just think these guys are all really talented. And we come to it with the right spirit — we’re in it to make people feel good, you know?

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As a recitalist, she has performed in some of the world's most revered concert halls.

Let’s go close up, for the folks at home, on what Trigger Hippy plays. Is it like the Crowes — that swaggery, British– style blues/rock?

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Joan Osborne: It definitely has an element of that. But Jackie Green is a huge Motown fan, and he brings an element of that kind of style. So he’s a big treat for people like that, and for soul music.

It’s got a real Southern tinge to it. It has that British blues/rock aspect, but it’s filtered through a very Southern sensibility.

How did you go about choosing the tunes you covered on Bring it on Home?

Joan Osborne: The original versions of these songs, people have attachments to. So you don’t want to just try to copy those original versions. You can’t out–Muddy Waters what Muddy Waters does. You can’t outdo Ike & Tina at what they do. You have to try to find the place where what you have intersects with the song, and make something unique with it.

So we got a big list together, everybody’s wish list, mine, the label’s, the guys in the band, my co–producer, and then we just started running through them. And I had some ideas about different arrangements that I wanted to try. Sometimes the ideas were spot–on, other times you work a song again and again and again, and the way you thought it was gonna be doesn’t pan out. But through playing it, and through living with it a little bit, something else appears. And that’s the way to present the song in a unique and fresh way.

And then other times you try something, and no matter what you do it just doesn’t work! So you leave it alone. There was a Nina Simone tune that we tried to do every which way.

And it was “All right, Nina. You did this to death. There’s nobody going to touch you on this.”

With your band, you play in theaters.

As part of Trigger Hippy, you’re playing roadhouses, juke joints – and a relatively tiny club in Savannah. Do you like that change – is it like “I’m keeping it real”?

Joan Osborne: If I like the music, then I like that. I won’t lie, some of these clubs are toilets, and I don’t know that I’m ever going to go back there again.

But if you get a really great little club that sounds good, and the audience is in there and they’re into it, you forget about all that stuff after the first song starts. It becomes really about the music. And then you realize that this little toilet is happenin,’ you know? And there’s a reason people are still coming there.

I didn’t start out in music with the goal of becoming rich and famous, and was all focused towards that. I just wanted to do music. And if it was in a little club, or if there were 10 people in the audience or whatever, that was real to me as well.

And sometimes those gigs can be more real than playing in front of 100,000 people. CS Trigger Hippy Where: Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. When: At 9 p.m. April 20 Tickets: $10 advance, $15 at the door

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$2 DRAFTS, $3 BLOODY MARYS, $4 MARGARITAS, $5 LONG ISLAND Saturday, April 21 is Record Store Day. It’s an internationally–recognized celebration of the (few remaining) independent vinyl retailers, and certain labels (both the big– bucks and indie variety) put out special, limited edition singles, EPs and albums to mark the occasion. Collectors snap ’em up. For others, they’re ... curiosities.

You can get all sorts of new and sealed independent vinyl the other 364 days of the year at Graveface Records & Curiosities, too, along with used flatware from musical days gone by. The shop has a few CDs lying around, too.

And if you’re in the market for taxidermy — say a boar’s head, a bloody squirrel, an embalmed opossum paw — or bizarre toys, games, models, mannequins or plastic statuary —

Graveface has got you covered.

The word “Curiosities” is not to be taken lightly, because store owner Ryan Graveface — yes, he named the place after himself — is a card–carrying fan of the strange and the bizarre.

(OK, his real surname is Manon, but nobody calls him that, so we won’t either.)

The former Midwesterner is also the owner and sole employee of a mostly mail–order label that

specializes in one–of–a–kind colored vinyl and picture–disc releases. It, too, is called Graveface Records.

“The label was created because I wanted to do something musical myself, but I don’t trust anyone,” says the 30–year–old Toledo, Ohio native.

“So I didn’t want to hunt for a label or worry about money, as far as ever getting paid and so on. So I thought it would be smarter to start something.”

As a songwriter, musician and record producer, his project is called Dreamend. It is lush, thick “shoegaze” pop, both dreamy and nightmarish and packed with the sort of swirling psychedelic colors mixed from ink pellets into the very vinyl it is pressed on.

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his musical motives. “I don’t think of things in the normal sense,” he offers. “So trying to break it down in a way that’s not horribly depressing or offensive is definitely my weakest point.:” Graveface plays everything — banjo, cello, keys, drums, bass, guitar, everything — himself. He makes the tapes in his bedroom.

Graveface, the label, sells more records in Europe, New Zealand and Japan than in the States; the artist roster includes, among others, the Marshmallow Ghosts, the Appleseed Cast, Hospital Ships and Monster Movie.

Black Moth Super Rainbow’s double LP Dandelion Gum is the label’s all–time best–seller; Graveface, who joined the band on guitar just after the album’s release, figures it’s sold around 36,000 copies (he also plays in the Marshmallow Ghosts and several other bands on his label).

Graveface products are prized by collectors for their striking design — 2010’s Dreamend release, So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite, was a phenakistoscope — it created the illusion

Scenes from the shop: The inventory at Graveface Records & Curiosities ranges from the quaintly nostalgic to the patently bizarre.

of animation as the disc spun on a turntable.

An earlier Dreamend album, The Long Forgotten Friend, came in an elaborate, pop–up picture book package.

Graveface says he’s interested in “The Album as Artwork.” However, he adds, “I’m not an artist at all. I can’t draw a picture. It’s just stuff that comes to me.

“I did a hairy bag one time for a

Black Moths release. On store shelves, it just looked like a hairy pouch, with no indication of what was within.”

His custom discs are pressed in the Czech Republic. “They’re the ones that can do the super–crazy vinyl stuff

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mean, it was insane, but with who this person was, I would’ve guessed that it would be stranger than it was.”

Although the majority of the lyrics are taken from the killer’s journals, Graveface did move a few things around and embellish a bit for dramatic effect.

Not so with The Long Forgotten Friend. “That was about a mentally ill relative,” he says. “I can’t play those songs live — unfortunately, it’s too personal. Which is why, with the serial killer one, I had to step away.

I’ll play those songs till I’m blue in the face, because it has nothing to do with me.

“It’s finally writing outside myself, rather than a horrible family secret or however you’d want to phrase it.”

Graveface got his first look at Savannah in 2008, during a day–off– tour excursion with several other members of Black Moth Super Rainbow. “I was absolutely floored, but I wasn’t really actively looking for a place to move at that point,” he says.

Back home in Chicago, however, “I got this itch to buy a house, even though I had no money. So I just went up and down the Eastern Seaboard looking at all these insane old houses.

Of course, I didn’t end up buying a house. It was a pie in the sky sort of thing.

“And then I had to get out of Chicago, in 2010. I have a horrible nervous disorder, so I was getting into some very mentally unhealthy places.

It was like, one day, ‘All right. Done.’ I came back to Savannah that summer, found a place on Park Avenue that was really cool and rented it.” Graveface says he can’t believe how nice Savannahians are.

Moving Graveface Records, the label, wasn’t too difficult, since he is the only employee. The retail store was a no–brainer, particularly since there wasn’t a single place in town for vinyl aficionados to shop.

In truth, the record store was Graveface’s second Savannah idea — what he really wanted to do was open a place to show and sell taxidermy and the other weird stuff he’s collected.

“I hate to be a stereotype of something,” he says, “whatever that is. But anything doomy, death, dark, morbid ... since I was a child, I just found inspiration in that stuff.” CS Graveface Records & Curiosities is at 5 W. 40th St. See Graveface.com.

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that I like, like foil–stamping on one side, and then the other side is some splatter vinyl,” Graveface says. “Weird stuff that unfortunately a lot of American companies can’t do. Or, if they can do it, it’s insanely expensive.”

The packaging — sleeves and sundry paperwork — is created in Florida. Everything is then shipped here to Savannah, where Graveface assembles the final pieces, one by one.

He hand–numbers the limited editions before he mails them out.

He also puts little goodies into each outgoing package. “I do all sorts of things, coloring book pages to Halloween erasers. Candy, handmade things, anything weird. Pages from old books or slides. I’ve cut up film before. Anything that’s somewhat striking.”

For one Dreamend CD, he inserted a different vintage black and white photograph into 3,000 die–cut covers.

Before you ask, no, he isn’t making any money off this stuff. “The animated picture disc, that pressing was $6,500 for essentially 500 records,” Graveface explains. “There are moments where I’m like ‘Why on earth am I doing this?’”

The lyrical content of So I Ate Myself and its 2012 sequel, And the Tears Washed Me, Wave After Cowardly Wave (which sold out its initial vinyl run of 600 copies), originated with the same source material. “For Dreamend,” Graveface explains, “I can’t even consider making a record unless there’s some massive plotline.

“I need to be inspired by something. I don’t sleep, which I’m inspired by a lot.”

The genesis of both narrative– driven works is quite a story. “I can’t get into it too much, just because I’d be afraid of consequences,” he says.

“But basically, some Internet posting, a very bizarre website, was mentioning that there was going to be this auction — literally, in the woods. And every time I say that, people go ‘Huh? What? Who would go to an auction in the woods?’”

It was an auction, he says, of items that once belonged to a serial killer.

“I went. I bid on a lot of things, many of which I’m not going to mention, and I never will, that were really, really disturbing. And the only ones that I won were these two journals.

And I only really talk about one.

“I was looking for inspiration, and it was instant. Because it wasn’t as screwed up as you would think. I

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This weekend, the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus does something it doesn’t do too often – a night of opera.

A Night of Great Opera, if you don’t mind. That’s what the April 21 concert has been titled.

Conductor Peter Shannon, the orchestra and chorus have worked out a program of arias and choruses from La Traviata, Aida, Carmen, The Marriage of Figaro and other well–known operas.

Guest soloists are soprano Belinda Evans and baritone Teit Kanstrup, both of whom were here in early 2011 for the Savannah Phil’s take on Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte.

It was the very first American visit for the the British–born Evans, who lives in London.

“I think I was really lucky to be visiting Georgia, as a first time, because everybody was so friendly and we just had brilliant hosts,” she says in a phone interview from the U.K. “And the weather, obviously, which I really need to come back for because it’s absolutely hideous here. We’re actually in a drought, would you believe it?”

Evans, who’s the permanent

soprano in the Chapel of the Guards (at Buckingham Palace), keeps a busy concert schedule throughout England and Europe.

“At the moment, I’m teaching lots of voice, one–on–one,” she explains.

“Just because opera’s so quiet right now, because of the credit crunch.

“Luckily for me it’s come at a time when I’m quite prepared to just teach a bit and have a bit more stability. I was running around doing tours, and off all over the place the last five, six years. And now I’m actually thinking ‘Well, I don’t mind being in London just for a while and getting some regular pupils.’ I teach in a school and a college, so I’ve got a real variety of kids and young adults that I teach.

They keep me on my toes, and I’m enjoying that.

“And then I’m free to do concert work – I’m doing a lot of it this year, which is great.”.

A Night of Great Opera is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the Lucas Theatre. Tickets are $16–$65 through savannahboxoffice.com.

Here’s a roundup of several other notable events this weekend in the Savannah music world:

The Charlie Daniels Band with Little Big Town

At 8:15 p.m. Friday, April 20 Forsyth Park Bandshell Free Liberty Mutual Insurance’s “Legends of Golf ” tour is in town through Sunday, and this concert – “a free gift for the community” – is part of the package. The 75–year–old Charlie Daniels is, of course, one of the few living legends of Southern Rock, with “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” a tune that still resonates for a lot of folks, even if the jingoism of “The South’s Gonna Do It,” “In America” and his other long–ago hits has probably faded from collective memory.

The Alabaman Little Big Town is one of those ubiquitous mixed–sex country bands that sprung up weed–like over the last decade or so; their biggest hit was “Bring it On Home” in 2006.

Laurence Juber

At 8 p.m. Friday, April 20 Randy Wood Guitars, Bloomingdale $28 A finger–style acoustic guitar virtuoso, Juber has won a couple of Grammys, released two well–received CDs of Beatles interpretations, scored a film or two, and wrote the music for musical theater adaptations of Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch (to be fair, the late Sherwood Schwartz, creator of those hoary old TV comedies, was Juber’s father–in–law).

Juber is best known as the lead guitarist in the very last incarnation of Paul McCartney’s Wings (1978–81).

We asked him, via e–mail, about his solo show: “I do some Beatles, Wings (‘Live & Let Die’), ‘great American songbook’, pop songs, originals, stories, humor,” he says. “It’s an entertaining and dynamic pop show, not a recital. Typically, I don’t sing, although once in a while I might do

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Saxophonist Eddie Pizant solos with the Savannah Jazz Orchestra at the group’s 26th annual springtime tribute to the great Duke Ellington.

A Savannah native, and a member of the Coastal Jazz Association Hall of Fame, he nevertheless grew up in Beaufort, S.C., where he helped charter the Beaufort Express Band. Did we mention that Pizant spent 11 years playing sax in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra? Or that he actually gigged with Billie Holiday ... and is a 20-year member of New York’s Cotton Club Orchestra? The 16–piece Savannah Jazz Orchestra, led by trombonist Teddy Adams, includes most (if not all) of the area’s finest freelance jazz players. Priscilla Albergottie-Williams is on vocals. As for tonight’s honoree, Adams once raved in these very pages: “Duke Ellington was the consummate musician. Most folks think of him as a famous band leader, but he is really underrated as a pianist. He was actually the main influence on Thelonious Monk, and a lot of people don’t know anything about that.

Additionally, he is one of our greatest composers.” CS

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Huc-a-Poos Andrew Gill, Junkyard Angel (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Old You (Live Music) Jinx Sins of Godless Men, Free Candy (Live Music) CD Release Party Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Trigger Hippy (Live Music) Joan Osborne, Steve Gorman, Will Kimbrough, Jackie Greene and Nick Gorvik 9 p.m.

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Blowin’ Smoke John Emil (Live Music) Congress St. Social Club Bachao, Marshall Brothers, Jason Bible (Live Music) Music starts at 2 p.m.

Desperados Bobby Compton (Sat) (Live Music) Flip Flop Tiki Bar Joe Layton (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Old You (Live Music) Jinx TBA (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall Electronica Showcase (Live Music) The Polish Ambassador and others Loco’s Grill & Pub Steve Everett (Live Music) Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub The Hitmen (Live Music) Molly Maguire’s Jon Lee & the Canebrakes (Live Music) No Control Heyrocco, Brave Baby, Deep Search (Live Music) 7 p.m.

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B. Mathews Duo Gitano (gypsy jazz) (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Listen 2 Three (Live Music) CD Release Party Desperados Roger Jackson Band (Live Music) Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley (Live Music) Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson (Live Music) Live Wire Music Hall The Epic Cycle (Live Music) Molly Maguire’s Suex Effect (Live Music) Muse Arts Warehouse Savannah Urban Arts Festival Benefit (Live Music) Cusses, KidSyc@Brandywine, A Nickel Bag of Funk, Word of Mouth, Dope Sandwich 7 p.m.

Retro on Congress Nathan & Friends (Live Music) Rock House (Tybee) Sun-Dried Vibes (Live Music) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) Tybee Island Social Club Open Mic Night w/Stan Ray (Live Music) Warehouse Greg Williams (Live Music) Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Souls Harbor (Live Music) Your Pie in Sandfly Lauren Lapointe (Live Music) KARAOKE Hang Fire Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke DJ Boiler Room Live DJ Club 51 Degrees Live DJ Congress St. Social Club Team Blackout (DJ) Dosha Hip hop Thursdays (DJ) J.J. Bonerz Live DJ Jinx Metal Punk Trivia Thursdays (DJ) With MC Uninspired Seed Eco-Lounge Live DJ CABARET Club One Cabaret Show 11:30 p.m.

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Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson (Live Music) McDonough’s Karaoke Overtime Sports Bar Nickel Bag of Funk (Live Music) 5 p.m.

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Home sweet (sustainable) home Savannah Gardens features state-of-theart green building

by Jim Morekis

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ne of the most ambitious projects the City of Savannah has embarked upon in any area recently is CHSA Development Inc., better known as Savannah Gardens.

Located on the site of the old Strathmore Estates neighborhood on the Eastside, this new mixed housing development on 44 acres of “grayfield” will, when finished, feature 550 total units, comprising 120 single–family homes with the balance as multi–family rentals and live/work space.

People have been moving into their new digs there over the last six months. Just as important as adding to the city’s stock of affordable housing— and more relevant to Earth Day — is the fact that the entire development is a certified Earthcraft Coastal Community.

The single–family homes in the development rely on geothermal heat and air. Landscaping incorporates native and drought–tolerant flora watered in part by rain barrels mounted on repurposed material from the old Strathmore Estates.

We spoke to City of Savannah Sustainable Housing Coordinator Garrison Marr about Savannah Gardens, wondering if this level of city investment in green initiatives is unusual for a city as small as Savannah.

“Well, I come from the Seattle area, so for cities this market size out there it might actually be usual,” says Marr. “But it’s certainly more unusual in the South. I would say we’re pretty exceptional! Maybe that critical mass has been reached where it’s sort of gotten into the local political process, and we can have that be a part of the community dialogue.”

Marr says Savannah Gardens addresses “the entire menu of the sustainable world”: water consumption, energy consumption, design, and greenspace.

“We do energy modeling based on the average year, and these houses are coming in at about 100 bucks a month on their electric bill. They’re all electric, all inclusive.”

Marr says the really huge efficiency gains are in geothermal heating and cooling.

“It costs about 300–400 dollars a year. That comes to about a dollar a day to cool your house. Also there are measures like making sure all the ductwork is inside the roofing envelope.”

Single–family homes are selling for between $140,000–$150,000, about 1100–1350 square feet.

So should small private investors be annoyed that the City is using taxpayer dollars to push projects which might essentially compete with the private sector, which doesn’t have the advantage of tax dollars?

“The City uses SPLOST funds mostly to create that public infrastructure. We’re sort of creating the bones of the neighborhood,” says Marr. “We also offer developer financing for the single family component. We currently have a mix of developers, both private and nonprofit.

“There’s a community benefit in improving what’s adjacent to existing properties. And the City’s financing assistance is not limited to people in this development. And in a general sense everybody benefits from quality housing stock, from not pushing out the people who live and work in a community.” cs

Forsyth Farmers Market a microcosm of Earth Day issues

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f anyone’s wondering if the Forsyth Farmers Market will be open at the same time as the City’s Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park this Saturday, the answer is yes.

Beginning at 2 p.m., right after their usual closing time of 1 p.m., the Farmers Market hosts a Vegetable Costume Contest (or fruit!) If you’re not so confident about your culinary couture, the West Broad Street YMCA is sponsoring a costume workshop at 1:30 p.m.

Why dress like a fruit? $500 in prizes, hello!

“It’s going to be a lot of fun. We were just throwing out ideas,” laughs Teri Schell, community development manager for the Market. “We thought of a flash mob at first, but I guess it’s not really a flash mob if you advertise it in advance.”

However, don’t expect a lot of the Market’s usual succulent fresh goods to be left by then.

Turns out the Forsyth Farmers Market is a victim of its own success.

“Our smaller vendors usually sell out by 10:30 or 11, and most larger farmers not much later,” Schell says. “We’ve measured between 1000–2000 people walking through the market each week. They’re wiping our vendors out.”

To what does Schell attribute the Market’s overwhelming success?

“It’s the location, honestly. There’s so much foot traffic in Forsyth Park, and we’ve always felt like there’s a place for everybody there. Everyone feels comfortable in Forsyth Park, whether they’re wealthier or of more modest means.”

She mentions the symbiotic existence of Brighter Day Natural Foods and Sentient Bean Coffeehouse (Bean owner Kristin Russell is a co–founder of the Farmers Market).

“They’ve all been very supportive. It seems like it’s good for their business too, since what you can’t get at the market usually you can go over there and get.”

Additionally, it seems unlikely that there would be another location better fitting for a farmer’s market anywhere near downtown.

“I’m not sure if any location more north in the historic district would be able to handle the capacity. The logistics are very difficult. It’s very labor intensive and there’s a large volume of trucks. It takes us at least two hours to set up each week,” she says.

But more importantly, the bottom line is — and this goes to the heart of what Earth Day is all about — there is more demand for farm–to–table produce than supply right now.

“Of course people are learning that when you get food from a local farmer it will cost less in terms of transportation. It will be more fresh and more nutritious. That’s all valid,” says Schell.

“But I also think a lot of people don’t understand why there’s really only one successful market right now. It’s because the farmers to support another market don’t actually exist in the area.”

Certain local laws and regulations, she says, are not conducive to urban farming, though that is slowly changing.

“I understand the county is addressing the issue of chickens and bees. But even those measures won’t do anything to address the need for large scale production,” Schell says.

“It’s becoming more attractive to grow your own food. It’s great for personal consumption, but it’s really hard work and there’s a huge learning curve.

“As for our farmers, they work extremely hard. They live and breathe farming. For not much money.” cs Forsyth Park Farmers Market Saturday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Forsyth Park.

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nce a sharp–dressed hotel employee, gardening consultant Andy Schwartz now enjoys grass stains on his knees as part of the job. Ready to take on anything from tomato pots on the porch to acres of farmland, Andy will lead a workshop at the Earth Day Festival about composting food scraps into nutrient–rich soil for your garden.

How did you get into dirt?

Andy Schwartz: I’m originally from Indiana, and my degree is in tourism and hospitality. I came to Savannah a year before I graduated from college to take an internship at one of the hotels. but after the year was up I decided it wasn’t for me. But I liked Savannah enough to hang around.

Then I met Darron Joffee — everyone knows him as “Farmer D” — and volunteered at the farm he started at Hampton Island for a couple of weeks. They ended up hiring me and I worked out there for two years,

learning about farming, composting and soil biodynamics.

When did you venture out on your own as a farmer?

Andy Schwartz: After Hampton, I went to Cumberland Island for a year and helped rejuvenate their garden for the restaurant at the Greyfield Inn. They had a chef who was serious about doing a farm-to-table thing.

They had some raised beds already, but they were kind of scattered, so I helped them organize and get them good soil. We got a veggie garden going and helped them harvest seasonal fruit trees—figs, a persimmon.

What projects do you have going on?

Andy Schwartz: Lately I’ve been out at the community gardens at the Landings, also called Skidaway Farms.

The chefs from each of the clubs are interested in growing their herbs and vegetables, so now we have four plots, one per restaurant. There are six or

seven types of salad mix, different colored radishes, kale, spinach, all that good stuff. We’re about to transition to summery–type things, like bush beans and squash. We harvest once a week, and so far it’s been enough to supply two restaurants with salads, but come middle of summer there will be plenty of stuff.

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Most people think they have to have land, that it’s stinky, a nuisance, not worth their time. Even if you don’t have space to make a pile or heap in your yard, there are other options. There are people who will come pick up your kitchen scraps and take them to a community garden.

Some will return a finished product for potted plants or your own small garden. But even if someone doesn’t want the dirt, they’re still reducing their waste by composting.

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Andy Schwartz: That’s different from the compost, which heats and breaks down waste into soil. Worms are more active, and produce a much more potent fertilizer. But you need to feed them. A pound of worms will eat a pound of veggie scraps a week.

If you drain the bin right, you can collect the worm “tea,” a natural fertilizer that helps plants resist disease without using chemicals. It also gives a big growing boost. A handful from the worm bin can supply a three gallon pot. It’s great for living in the city.

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How long have organics been an important subject for you?

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all and kind with a gentle voice, David Tree Malpass sure does evoke an arboreal presence. He was a champion of organic agriculture far before it became trendy, has been an environmental activist since the 70s and is one of the founding members of renowned Earth Haven Eco Village near Asheville, NC. Tree will represent the Savannah Urban Garden Alliance at the Earth Day Festival’s Organic Food workshop.

How did you come by the name “Tree”?

David Tree Malpass: Well, I’ve always had an affinity for trees, but the nickname came about in 1995 or so. One of my mentors was a Cherokee herbalist named Two Trees, and when he passed away, the family invited me to a ritual ceremony. When I arrived, his brother greeted me by saying, “Tree, we’re glad you’re here.” Something rang inside of me, and it felt good to be called that. It just stuck.

Organics are a big subject. What will you focus on for the workshop?

David Tree Malpass: I want to show the contrast between organic and not organic. I want people to understand the difference. We’ll define what it is from a legal standpoint, what the labels mean. That way, people will have the information they need when they buy something at the grocery store or the farmers market.

I hope people will come away more aware that this makes sense.

The properties of organically–grown food are different from food grown with chemicals. The food itself is

David Tree Malpass: I was born in 1946 on a tobacco farm in eastern North Carolina. Nothing on that farm had any chemicals on it. It wasn’t called organic back then; it was just what came out of the ground. When we moved into town when I was 11, I realized the difference the food I ate on the farm and what I got now.

When I was my 30s, I picked up a copy of Mother Earth News. Soon after I got an 11–acre gentleman’s farm outside Raleigh and started to grow organic vegetables. Then I moved to Hendersonville, a little town outside Asheville, and fell in with the Earth Haven crowd. People were just started to talk about organics, and we helped create a food co–op there that’s still running.

Are you pleased with the shift our society has made towards organic food?

David Tree Malpass: Oh, yes. You go back 25 years and no one had even heard the word organic. Now we can go to Kroger and buy organic fruit and there’s a whole section dedicated to organically–grown food. That’s a big deal.

The main thing now is to make organics competitive and affordable.

When we produce enough organic food locally, the costs will come down. We’re trying to create a paradigm shift where there’s more organic food so everyone can afford it.

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in the field of permaculture and studying harmonious relationships with the ecology around us. I came on with her about a year and half ago to help with the non–profit element. I think we’re developing a solid foundation that will be around a long time.

Food prices are going up because fuel prices are up. People are trying out gardening to supplement their

food sources, even if it’s just a single tomato plant. They’re going to find that it’s actually cheaper to garden organic than it is with chemicals. It’s just common sense. cs Tree’s Organic Food workshop is at 12:30 p.m. Learn more about the Southern Urban Garden Alliance at www.sugacentral.org.

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he term “social innovation” is the new buzzword.

It’s become popular among designers eager to do more than create pretty logos and choose color palettes, who want to apply their expertise towards socioeconomic justice, poverty reduction and helping people live better lives.

But no matter how anyone tries, it’s

Left: Waters Avenue businessman Sidney J. Johnson talks with SCAD design students.

Above: Reclaiming abandoned planters along the Waters Avenue corridor has been a way to engage residents and businesses in the design process.

impossible to solve the problems of the world by sitting in an air–conditioned room sipping bottled water.

That’s the impetus for the upcoming DO–ference, a series of strategizing sessions that will explore real world solutions for a neighborhood here in Savannah. Running on a parallel track with SCAD’s Design Ethos conference that showcases some of the globe’s most progressive thinkers, the DO–ference distills those big ideas and applies them to city’s Waters Avenue Revitalization Initiative.

“The word ‘do–ference’ is a play on the traditional conference,” explains Scott Boylston, SCAD professor of Design for Sustainability and Graphic Design and Design Ethos founder.

“Designers want to use their skills to directly enhance social context, and a conference should be a space where we’re doing what we’re talking about.”

Boylston has spent the past decade finding hands-on opportunities for his students, including the preparation of old wood for a garden at Shuman Middle School and teh construction of an outdoor eating area out of reclaimed materials for certified–green restaurant Thrive.

The Waters Avenue initiative is a bigger and broader application of his classroom teachings, and for the past eight months, 12 SCAD classes have been walking the corridor, conversing with residents and brainstorming with Waters Avenue Business Association (WABA) leader Sidney J. Johnson on projects like the “Proud to be Waters” poster campaign and a reclamation of dozens of abandoned cement planters.

Though Design Ethos and the DO– ference aren’t officially linked with the city’s tax–funded plan to invigorate the blighted area, the ideas that come out of them will feed the plan’s next

steps. “We want to empower citizens to become engaged in the city process,” says Boylston.

Dr. Landis D. Faulcon, the city’s consultant for the Waters Avenue project, welcomes the creativity and calls the double conference “very timely.”

“We look forward to the visitors during the conference,” Dr. Faulcon wrote in a recent email to Connect.

“Their contributions will be considered as we move forward this spring in redeveloping city–owned properties along the corridor and implementing a streetscape initiative.”

During the DO–ference, six teams of visiting designers and different “voices” from the community and city will focus on various aspects of the revitalization. Municipal employees, artists and entrepreneurs will have a chance to put their two cents into the areas of beautification, public safety, consensus building, vacant properties, business vitality and developing tools for economic development.

The teams will work to “amplify and accelerate” projects already in progress along the corridor, including Globecroppers, a youth program led by former Harlem Globetrotter Gator Rivers that combines basketball and urban gardening, and the renovation of the once–regal, now–decaying Romana Riley School on Anderson Street. Boylston refers to these projects as resources that give designers a toehold on where to go next.

“The goal is to identify the assets in the community that are already contributing and treat them as clients,” he says. “The directors of these projects will have whole gaggle of designers at their service.”

Artist and community leader Jerome Meadows, whose MeadowLark Studios and Indigo Sky

Community Gallery are already thriving assets on Waters Avenue, spent the last two quarters working with SCAD grad students as a visiting artist. There he was able to address the notion of art and community in an academic setting and demonstrate it on the street where he works.

“Having an artistic and cultural presence on Waters Avenue is the opposite of preaching to the choir,” muses Meadows, referring to other downtown neighborhoods where residents already see the value of art and support it. “There is no choir here.”

Meadows will serve as business leader on the “Empowering Culture” team, which also boasts the brain power of former Creative Coast director Chris Miller and AWOL founders DaVena and Tony Jordan.

He counts the reclaimed planters and the recent installation of SeeSAW’s “Before I Die” community blackboard along the corridor as evidence of cultural progress, though he wants to make sure all the great ideas that come out of the conference don’t wither after the visiting designers go home. He, Boylston and local design firms Paragon and Bright White Space intend to remain involved as the city revs up the Waters Avenue revitalization.

“What’s most important that these initiatives have longevity,” exhorts Meadows. “We can’t get people all excited and then have nothing happen.”

Some talking is required, but the real doing will come when the Waters Avenue iniative kicks in later this year. cs ‘Do-Ference’ & Design Ethos 2012 When & Where: April 19–21, various venues Cost: $30–350; all students $30–50 Info: designethos.org

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A professor of industrial design at Milan Polytechnic and a visiting professor at Parsons, The News School of Design, Manzini is also founder of the DESIS (Design for Social Innovation towards Sustainability) network of university– based design labs.

The affable and brilliant Italian speaks Friday at 9 a.m. at the Trustees Theater.

What’s the difference between the profound social innovation you talk about, and the technical concerns about energy efficiency that most people want to talk about?

Ezio Manzini: I’m from Italy, as you can tell from my accent, but I teach at Parsons in New York. We have a lot of traffic jams in New York City. But if we make everything electric cars, we’ll just have a lot of jams of electric cars!

People do work in the transportational field, using energy innovation to improve the efficiency of the car. Making many parts recyclable, things like that.

But if we approach mobility like this, we’re not solving the problem that people face of a world of 7 billion people — 11 billion soon — who will all have the same right to that same type of mobility.

Instead, maybe look at how many people the average car trip transports — 1.2, maybe 1.3 people on average. If you succeed in raising that average to 3, 4, or 5 people per car trip, then you’ve multiplied your efficiency 3, 4, or 5 times, without that investment.

It’s about changing the social dimension and definition of a car and how it’s used. That shift involves developing a design that’s capable of making social and cultural change.

Bicycles are an excellent example — people are beginning to recognize that the bicycle is a very effective way to make that change. Then you begin to continues on page 32

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discuss accessibility, bike lanes, safety, and all designs for social innovation.

You change the way people imagine they can move.

People don’t like mandates, whether by government or by academia. How can this change be realized without a top– down mentality?

Ezio Manzini: In the area of food, for example, companies are used to talking about packaging, recycling, using biodegradable material. But the real revolution in the food movement involves imagining a new relationship between citizens and farmers. It’s a change in mentality. It can’t be totally designed — you need a grassroots

scenario.

I’m not suggesting that traditional design isn’t good anymore. I’m talking about simply extending the range of what can be done. Traditional innovation looks toward technical innovation. But we want to make a bridge between technical challenges and social and cultural challenges.

I’m reminded of the old science fiction shows with floating cars. But most innovation is in communications technology like cellphones and the internet.

Meanwhile we still drive in the same basic car designs from 50 years ago.

Ezio Manzini: You remember Blade Runner? That was about 30 years ago.

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It envisioned the advanced transformation of the city. There were those cars floating in the air. But when he goes to make a telephone call, he steps into a phone booth! So we see that reality is often more inventive than we can imagine.

Ezio Manzini: In both the U.S. and in Europe people aren’t necessarily interested in working together to solve problems. But it’s crucial to adopt an attitude that people can collaborate on solutions.

In Europe you’ve had this idea of the cradle–to–grave welfare state, where the citizen is sort of a passive recipient of state action. But that idea is dying, not only economically but conceptually. Even in Europe they’re moving more toward the idea of the state as a partner rather than as a big brother.

Ezio Manzini: In the U.S. you have almost what amounts to regional quasi–anarchy, where citizens are basically against the role of government in the life of the people. But in a sense that’s just a way to avoid taking positions. The idea that communities can accomplish everything and the state will just disappear goes against my experience. The state can play a role as an enabler and empowerer of new forms of social networks.

The traditional welfare state is really over, and now we need a more diffused kind of bottom–up scenario.

A new kind of politics needs to be developed. There is a political dimension to design. I’m not a politician in any normal sense. I belong to no political party. But I am politically very committed. I am an activist — I’m doing something I like.

It’s a fascinating period we live in, and also tragic! I hope that we will see the beginning of some new stories. cs

Americans typically see less of a role for government. What’s your vision of governmen’ts role in social innovation?

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Kristina Wong is the artist–in–residence for the 2012 Savannah Urban Arts Festival. That means she’ll spend four days with the effusively creative kids from AWOL, and at the end of the week (on Friday, April 20), they’ll put it all out there on the Muse Arts Warehouse stage, followed by a Wong solo performance.

Admission is free.

What Kristina Wong does is an amalgam of comedy, theater, performance art ... and civics. Not only is she a hilariously funny (and fearless) writer and performer, she creates one–woman comedic shows that challenge societal quirks and hold

them uncomfortably against the light.

The most famous of these, Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, “explored the remarkably high incidence of depression and suicide among Asian American women in a world more nuts than we are” (her words, not mine).

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over–the–underground writer, performer, blogger, filmmaker and “culture jammer.”

This is her first time in Savannah.

OK, I’ll admit I don’t really know what a “culture jammer” is.

Kristina Wong: Maybe you ride the bus every day. You get on the bus and you sit down, and the bus is riding along, and that’s it. Someone who jams up culture takes these patterns in life and intercepts them with things ... for example, one day someone gets on the bus and starts playing the trombone. And at 11:15 a.m., all the other people on the bus, who are

“I’m definitely a comedian, but not in that stand-at-the-mic, ‘Let me tell you about my husband...’ way.”

also culture jammers, take their pants down. The other people become to the audience to that, and they’re like “What?” It’s performance art situated in public places. My fake mail–order bride website was a form of culture–jamming — you’re looking for pornography and oops, you find my website. I also use to crash the Miss Chinatown Beauty Pageant.

What you do isn’t standup comedy, it’s not theater, and you’re not exactly a monologist. Do you call it performance art?

Kristina Wong: Saying “Standup,” I guess, has a certain set–up punch to

it. I feel like I’m definitely a comedian, but not in that stand–at–the–mic, “Let me tell you about my husband ...” way. And I tend to not do very well just by myself — I always have to have some kind of gimmick or thing, whether it’s a slideshow that’s happening ... I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing to do in Savannah. I have so many to pick from. I’ve never been to a community like Savannah before. And I’ve not been presented at anything like this Urban Arts Festival.

The show I’m touring now is called Going Green. I’m leaning to that. It’s a show about the triumphs and tribulations of sustainable living.

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And I gave up meat at 13. I didn’t even want to, but I come from a Chinese family and they were not thrilled about it, because everything we ate had meat. So, how to participate in family functions?

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Kristina Wong: I’ll be doing the exercises I teach people to help them create performances about their lives. I do this show where I auction things off from my history that have baggage. I also auction off gentrified neighborhoods. I love stuff like

Antiques Roadshow, where something looks like a piece of junk and it has this rich history. And suddenly it’s worth a million bucks.

So I’m gonna have them look at items in their history, items that have cultural baggage – like a neighborhood that’s changed over time, or the memory of a father that’s no longer there — that they’ll make descriptions of, and auction off to the audience for monetary or symbolic amounts. The audience can shout out “One dollar!” and nothing will ever get exchanged, but it is kind of a way to do storytelling. It’s very fun. CS

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Kristina Wong: Well, I can psycho– analyze myself to death, but I really felt “Oh, my God — the planet is dying! What am I gonna do? Arghhhhh! I’m gonna save everyone!” But I didn’t have bigger conceptions of mass organizing or whatever, I only understood how to activate my own life. Which is, I guess, all you can do at 13.

My tactic was to pull cans out of trash cans in the schoolyard. It was me and the kind of weirdo girl, named Anne. We’d spend our recess picking up cans. It’s like, there were probably more organized ways around this, but that’s what I knew.

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Attention all clerics, sorcerers and other defenders of the realm: Your presence is required in the ancient citadel.

Please make haste.

The rest of you can come, too: Whether you’re a 73rd level magic user or you wouldn’t know a deathtouch from a double strike, all are invited out to play at GnomeCon, taking place April 20–22 at the Savannah Conference Hotel in Pooler.

Savannah’s first sci–fi and fantasy gaming convention, GnomeCon embraces all manner of tabletop board players, Dungeons & Dragons aficionados, Trekkies, Magic the Gathering card collectors and any other gamer looking for community. Some will keep their cards close to their chests; others may turn out in full chainmail.

“I wanted this to be as diverse as possible. I didn’t want to leave anybody out,” says Heidi Schweier, who founded the convention along with her comic book– collecting husband, Phillip.

“It’s going to run the gamut,” assures Phillip.

A radiation therapist by day, Heidi started gaming in the early 90s by rolling the 12–sided dice of RPGs (that’s role playing games for the muggles.) Since moving to Savannah, she found the action in the back section of MorningStar Games on Montgomery Crossroad, where Savannah’s gaming community comes to play

on Tuesday afternoons.

There she found friendly competition and easygoing comradery amongst the group, made up of everyone from middle school teachers to Gulfstream engineers. At a certain point folks wanted more than one day a week, so she began hosting game days at home.

“When we got to thirty people, I knew we had a network to support a convention,” said Heidi during a recent round of the strategic building game Metropolys at last Tuesday’s MorningStar

session, adding that GnomeCon is expecting 200–250 attendees coming from all over the Southeast and as far away as Canada.

“The thing I love about gaming is that it attracts such a diverse set of people,” she says, playing with the small gold gnome charm around her neck. “I’ve sat down and played with doctors, Secret Service agents, all walks of life.”

Phillip admits there’s a certain “geek factor” to gaming, but also calls it “a great equalizer.”

“It’s not uncommon to have teenagers sitting down with 45 year–old computer programmers,” says the graphic designer.

“There are no age, ethnic or economic

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barriers here.”

Though it might be, *ahem*, dwarfed by big city counterparts like DragonCon, GnomeCon boasts tremendous variety in its schedule: Along with multiple sessions of old favorites like Magic the Gathering and Star Fleet Battles, tables will feature demos of newer games like Nameless Dungeons and the hillbilly alien adventure It Came From Beyond the Still.

Touted as a fun way to stimulate analytical thinking and hone math skills, tabletop gaming is a different world than the digital one inhabited by video droids tapping away on consoles in a dark room littered with empty pizza boxes. For one thing, one’s physical presence is required, so social interaction must ensue.

The games are also more complex and creative than mainstream icons like Monopoly and Yahtzee. Known as Eurogames because of the continent where the design evolved, these board games depend on more than the roll of the dice.

“American games center around luck to move you around the board,” explains Heidi. “Eurogames are all about the strategy.”

Eurogames’ popularity is growing faster than Baltrice armed with a Proliferate ability: Certain “gateway games,” like Ticket to Ride and Settlers of

Meyer is a Savannah local who has designed original cards for several Magic the Gathering decks as well as hundreds for the White Wolf horror series. He’s attended plenty of fantasy conventions over the years, and says he enjoys gaming fans’ dedication.

“Some are really into the cards— I met one guy who wallpapered his room with them,” he says.

Meyer is well–known amongst Magic players for his “altered” cards, one–of–a–kind paintings done on top of conventional cards. These can feature anything the player desires, from Mother Theresa to Harry Potter to Homer Simpson. He’ll be signing cards at GnomeCon and speaking

about what inspires his art.

The conference also includes workshops on making dice jewelry with Indera and designing your own game with Robert Adams, a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (costumes expected, please) and comedy from Conquistadork Phil Keeling.

Science fiction lovers can pick up paperbacks for a steal at the book sale to benefit Live Oak Public Libraries.

Security will be provided by Rogue Phoenix, the local Star Trek club.

And what about the gnomes, who get their own paint–your–own party and a contest for Best Dressed Gnome?

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says Phillip. “Then we figured garden gnomes were the perfect mythical creature, not too threatening.”

The games begin Friday at 9 a.m.

Full character regalia is welcomed, but there are no projectile weapons allowed and blades must be sheathed at all times. GnomeCon is a family– friendly event, promise the Schweiers, except for the late–night activities when young gnomes should be in bed anyway.

“People say, ‘Oh, those gamers,’ but it’s like a football game where some people have their whole bodies painted and are screaming their heads off,” says Heidi. “You’re always going to have the fanatics.” cs

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Catan, previously only available at specialty stores like MorningStar, are now appearing on the shelves of Barnes and Noble and other mainstream retail outlets. Both will make appearance on the GnomeCon playing tables.

Appearing as guests of honor at the conference are comic artist Ken Meyer, Jr. and award–winning game designer Richard Launius, the creator of cult fantasy favorite Arkham Horror. Launius will deliver the talk “Designing Games for Fun and Profit” and be available to sign copies of his game, based on the stories of H.P. Lovecraft and first published in 1987.

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Will Sage be all the rage?

The block of Whitaker Street between Congress and Broughton has a new tenant — a restaurant with a small but impressive menu.

Sage quietly opened a couple of weeks ago in the tiny, two–level location that was the long time home to Sushi Zen. Patrons who recall that small, cramped space will find an airier location, white tablecloths and a comfortable setting for dishes that are elegantly presented yet accessible.

We were seated in the balcony. The low ceiling had always felt crushing to me, but a new coat of black paint opens the height sensation.

I had been craving fried calamari, and the nicely crispy breading of the Sage version added just the right saltiness and crunch to a good blend of rings and strips (the word for “tentacles,” which is my favorite part).

Chili aioli dipping sauce was creamy and spicy, a fitting companion to the calamari.

Ms. T.J. joined me for this meal, our wedding anniversary celebration, and began her night with Caesar salad. While it was not revolutionary, the salad was executed properly

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This one was.

Between courses, we nibbled from a jar of cheesy, crisp breadsticks that could become addictive. We both went for beef courses.

Ms. T.J. chose a beef kebab over orzo lemon salad. The citrus elements were in mouthwatering contrast to the tender pieces of medium rare beef. She had plenty remaining to take home.

I chose the beef loin agrodolce.

That should mean the beef is accompanied or dressed with a sour and sweet reduction — a flavor combination native to Sicily. And while I did not detect any such dressing, the medium rare perfection of my ample portion did not disappoint.

Accompaniments of mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus were in harmony with the presentation and

the flavors of the dish. As much as I like to try different items from a restaurant’s menu, I might be stuck on this plate from Sage for a while.

The small but thorough wine list offers more than 40 wines by the glass, the bottle or by the bottomless glass. There are two pricing tiers for wines — a method I can appreciate — so picking by price isn’t a exercise in number crunching. The bar offers full liquor service.

Our server, Pete, was efficient, observant and on task.

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Can anyone who isn’t a Stooge fan possibly enjoy The Three Stooges? More to the point, can anyone who is a Stooge fan possibly find merit in this Farrelly misfire?

As a longtime groupie of the comic trio of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard (the last–named eventually replaced in succession by Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and Joe DeRita), I’m the proud owner of all the shorts The Three Stooges made between 1934 and 1959. Tellingly, I don’t own the feature films in which they starred, not only because most of these efforts (the majority produced during the 1960s) found the team past their prime but also because with these guys, the less plot the better.

Leave the features to Charlie Chaplin and Preston Sturges and Woody Allen and other comedians with something to say — when it came to the Stooges, we want our nyuks fast and furious.

The necessity for brevity is just one of the lessons lost on sibling filmmakers Bobby

and Peter Farrelly, who felt the world needed a 92–minute Three Stooges movie starring Three Stooges impersonators. Despite their game efforts, Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso are never able to make us forget that we’re not watching Moe, Larry and Curly — they’re the cinematic equivalent of cover bands, competently going through the motions in a superficial manner but unable to compete with the real thing.

They’re tossed into a standard–issue plot concerning the clods’ mission to raise a sizable sum of money in order to prevent an orphanage from going under. Bidding farewell to the nuns who run the place — among the sisters’ ranks are Glee’s Jane Lynch, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton, and Larry David in drag continues on p. 42

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— they head to the big city, where they become ensnared in a plot by a ruthless beauty (Sofia Vergara) and her hapless boyfriend (Craig Bierko) to murder her husband (Kirby Heyborne).

Smart scripting would have played up the premise of these old–fashioned Stooges set loose in a modern world, but only a single gag (involving an iPhone) even glances in that direction. Instead, the film’s jabs at contemporary relevancy take it where we least want it — but most expect it — to go: in the realm of potty humor.

There’s an endless sequence in which the three use hospital–ward babies as guns, holding up their naked bodies and shooting each other with streams of pee. Still, it’s hard to say which is more excruciating, this sequence or the ones that give ample screen time to the cast of Jersey Shore.

(You read that right: Snooki, The Situation and all the other open–mouth breathers rack up SAG minutes here.)

The same evening after sitting through this screening, in order to wash away the bad taste left by this film, I popped a classic Stooge short into the DVD player — 1940’s A Plumbing We Will Go, to be specific.

Now that’s eye–poking, ear–twisting, nose–tweaking, head–banging entertainment.

The Cabin in the Woods

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Five college kids head to a cabin in the middle of nowhere, hoping for some r&r. Instead, something evil starts picking them off one by one ...

Unless you’ve spent your own existence in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, there’s no way not to be knowledgeable of this setup, which has powered many a horror flick for approximately four decades and counting. But it’s guaranteed that you haven’t seen anything quite like The Cabin in the Woods, which uses its ordinary, even boring, title to lull us into a false sense of familiarity.

This is no cut–rate slasher flick like Friday the 13th or Cabin Fever; instead, writer–director Drew Goddard and co–scripter Joss Whedon elect to ape Rod Serling by taking viewers on a “journey into a wondrous land of imagination.” The Cabin in the Woods isn’t quite The Twilight Zone, but it does manage to carve out

its own niche spot.

This is a particularly difficult film to cover since the less a potential viewer knows, the better — I daresay even the relatively spoiler–free trailer reveals a bit more than what’s desirable. So let’s just establish what we can ascertain from the movie’s opening act. Five likable students — the sweet Dana (Kristen Connolly), the vivacious Jules (Anna Hutchison), the hunky Curt (Chris “Thor” Hemsworth), the quiet Holden (Jesse Williams) and the perpetually stoned Marty (Fran Kranz) — leave the city and head toward the remote cottage owned by Curt’s cousin. Meanwhile, Sitterson (Richard Jenkins) and Hadley (Bradley Whitford), two men who work in what appears to be a science facility, prattle on about the accident of 1998 and take sizable bets from co–workers.

Not enough intel? Sorry, that’s all you get here. But rest assured that these two plot strands will eventually find each other. When they do, the film falls into what I believed to be a reversal of misfortune, settling into standard fare with the cynicism elevated to an uncomfortable degree.

Silly, shortsighted me. The Cabin in the Woods soon bursts loose from this holding pattern, growing ever more outrageous and entertaining as it barrels toward its take–no–prisoners climax and conclusion.

To reveal anything more about this film would be criminal. But did I mention that the happy frog made me laugh out loud?

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In 1948’s The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Alfonso Bedoya’s bandit sneered a classic snatch of dialogue at Humphrey Bogart’s prospector: “Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!”

While absorbing the blur of frenetic action that is The Raid: Redemption, one can easily imagine writer–director Gareth Evans spitting out a similar line to critics and moviegoers not on his wavelength. “Plot? We ain’t got no plot. We don’t need no plot! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ plot!”

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TITANIC 3D

James Cameron spared no expense for this re–launch, spending millions to convert the film into 3D. Admittedly, most pictures that weren’t originally filmed in that process but were only converted later as an excuse to boost ticket prices have failed to provide much extra oomph to the 2D imagery (e.g. Clash of the Titans, Alice in Wonderland), but if there’s one thing to be said about Cameron, the man knows how to derive the most technological bang for his buck.

Titanic in 3D looks fantastic, employing the format in a way that makes viewers feel as if they’re the ones rounding a corridor corner or fighting to stay afloat in that icy Atlantic water.

Fifteen years later, the highs and the lows still remain; luckily, what’s good about the movie continues to easily outweigh its flaws. The fictional storyline is hoary in the extreme, relying on a “wrong side of the tracks” romance: Shortly after boarding the ship as it prepares to embark on its maiden voyage, poverty–stricken artist Jack Dawson spots socialite Rose DeWitt Bukater and instantly falls for her. In these career–propelling roles, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are excellent, delivering warm, winsome performances that provide their romance with an epic grandeur it certainly wouldn’t have attained in less capable hands.

The trouble, for both the young lovers and the audience members, is the presence of Rose’s fiance Cal Hockley (Billy Zane), a supercilious millionaire who would just as soon push the lower classes off the face of the earth as give them the time of day.

Yet despite the pesky presence of Cal, it’s a credit to Cameron’s hot– and–cold screenplay that even as the ship goes down, taking Zane’s career with it, we’re utterly committed to the plight of Jack and Rose. Their characterizations personalize the second half of the film, which is basically one sustained “money shot.” Overlooking a couple of shaky CGI snatches, the effects are superb, and the final submergence of the “unsinkable” craft is absolutely dazzling.

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Yeah, that’s basically the whole show; it’s not Shakespeare — heck, it’s not even Stephenie Meyer — but who needs complexity when the end result is as purely entertaining as what’s presented here? There’s a traitor among the good guys, but the identity is so obvious that it hardly taxes the brain.

There’s also a connection between one of the heroes and one of the villains, but it’s so risible and far–fetched that it only further proves that this film shouldn’t attempt any heavy lifting in the cerebrum.

No, The Raid: Redemption works best as pure, unadulterated, uncut action — it’s like cocaine for adrenaline junkies. While the film can’t help but stir memories of countless other actioners, particularly those set within carefully controlled buildings, its moves are all its own, thanks primarily to the contributions of star, stuntman and martial arts expert Uwais. The hand–to–hand combats are breathtaking to behold, and the Welsh–born Evans also knows how to obtain maximum returns from the ample scenes which focus on gunplay rather than fist fights.

The characters are painted in such broad — or, in a couple of instances, clumsy — strokes that only two really stand out. One, of course, is Rama, thanks to Uwais’ natural charisma.

The other is a villainous henchman appropriately nicknamed Mad Dog. Played by Yayan Ruhian, he’s a short, wiry man who lives to fight — and kill — with his feet and fists.

At one point, he has an opportunity to shoot one of the heroes but chooses instead to lay down his weapon and fight up close and personal, trading kicks and blows until one of them is dead. In most movies, this sort of improbable situation can lead to audience guffaws, but not here. Witnessing the damage Mad Dog can inflict on the human body, a bullet suddenly seems like a pleasant way to go.

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So when American Pie came around in 1999, the time was right for a resurgence, with the stakes raised for directors Paul Weitz and writer Adam Herz to produce something more memorable than the previous decade’s rot gut. They largely succeeded.

In American Reunion, everyone – and I mean everyone – returns from the first installment (yes, even “the Shermanator”). They’re all older but not necessarily wiser, dealing with the rigors and rigidity of 30–something life. Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) now have a kid and no longer have time for each other. Oz (Chris Klein) is a successful sportscaster dating a party animal but pining for Heather (Mena Suvari), who’s involved with a doctor. Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is now happily married but still recalls his first love, Vicky (Tara Reid). Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) has become an international man of mystery, off on exciting adventures in exotic locales. Stifler (Seann William Scott) is still adamantly refusing to mentally or emotionally advance past the age of 17.

The actors settle comfortably back into their old roles, and Scott seems to take particular relish in reprising his part of the vile, vapid Stifler.

His character provides many of the overcooked gross–out bits, but his live–wire energy as a man–child who doesn’t want to grow up provides a needed jolt to a saga that, after all, did begin back in high school.

Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller, Dhandwar tries to breathe new life into the classic Snow White fairy tale, but instead strips it of all magic and menace.

With the addition of a fearsome dragon and the sight of Nathan Lane turning into a cockroach, this clearly isn’t your ancestor’s Snow White.

This is evident from the start, as the wicked Queen (Julia Roberts) explains in a snappish voice how she married a benevolent king and, after he disappeared, took control of his kingdom as well as his young daughter Snow White (Lily Collins).

A cruel despot who has bankrupted the once–happy villagers, the Queen hopes to marry the wealthy — and considerably younger — Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer). But he’s smitten with Snow, who has suddenly found herself hiding from the Queen in the nearby woods. There, she meets seven dwarfs, bandits by trade, answering to monikers like Butcher, Wolf and Grub.

Roberts, meanwhile, is game but operating inside an undefined character. Is the Queen supposed to be a harmless nitwit? A frightening monarch? A caricature of regal insouciance? With Dhandwar and his writers providing no direction, Roberts is cast adrift, only finding any grounding in her amusing scenes opposite Lane as her mincing manservant.

As for the dwarfs, they prove to be an interesting lot, albeit not nearly as entertaining as their cartoon counterparts from Disney’s 1938 classic.

But it was probably best that they provided this septet with new names, considering that this dull trifle forced me to co–opt the names Sleepy and Grumpy for the duration of its running time.

Mirror Mirror

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Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, who in the past has billed himself as Tarsem Singh or, when he’s apparently channeling Prince or Madonna, simply Tarsem, clearly has an eye for unusual visuals, as evidenced by his previous cinematic works The Cell, The Fall and Immortals. But even his ardent supporters won’t be able to overlook the fact that Mirror Mirror finally, irrevocably reveals him as a practitioner of the all–style–no–substance brand of filmmaking. Working from a script by screen newbies

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games largely delivers on both its provocative premise and its exciting execution.

Set in a future world where the ruling one percent long ago squashed a rebellion by the 99 percent, the law dictates that, as perpetual punishment, those once–radical districts — 12 total — must annually send both a boy and a girl, randomly chosen from a pool of 12–to–18–year–olds, to participate in the Hunger Games, a televised ritual in which all 24 contestants are set loose in the outdoors and must kill each other until only one remains.

The representatives for District 12, the most impoverished of the outer regions, turn out to be the headstrong Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who volunteered once her little sister’s name was drawn, and the meek Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), who’s convinced that he’ll be killed long before the end.

The lengthy first act is compelling, anchored by the strong central performance of Lawrence (whose similar role in Winter’s Bone must have served as her audition tape for this endeavor) and reveling in the introduction of such memorable characters as Caesar Flickman (Stanley Tucci), the unctuous TV host and broadcaster, President Snow (Donald Sutherland), the calculating ruler who hates the working class with the passion of a Republican presidential nominee, and, providing some grizzled heart and off–the–cuff humor, Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), whose status as the only District 12 representative to ever win a tournament allows him to serve as the boozy mentor to Katniss and Peeta.

Director Gary Ross, who co–wrote the script, has a minimalist style that enhanced dialogue–dependent and character–driven efforts like Seabiscuit and Pleasantville, and it’s precisely why the first half works so well —and why the second half needed a stronger presence behind the camera.

As the kids scatter into the woods and the picture ratchets up the action, Ross can’t quite keep up.

That’s not to say the outdoor scenes ever lack for drama, but a filmmaker with a better feel for kinetic energy — say, Steven Spielberg or even Gore Verbinski — could have turned the winner–takes–all competition into a breathless roller coaster ride. As it stands, the film peters out toward the end, due in large part to a rather anemic duel–to–the–death and in small part to some shoddy visual effects. (In fact, surprisingly lackluster FX work plagues the entire production; for example, the flames emanating from Katniss and Peeta’s much–lauded fire suits are laughably unconvincing).

Still, the relatively few drawbacks are no match for the many strengths — the latter column includes the contributions of Clint Eastwood’s regular cinematographer Tom Stern, who captures both the majesty and the mystery of the North Carolina landscape. CS

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Activism & Politics Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning group of folks who meet to talk about politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and anything else that pops up. Every first and third Thursday, around 7:30 p.m. at Loco’s, 301 W. Broughton St., upstairs. Come join us! DrinkingLiberally.org

Drug Take Back Program

Throughout April, the Armstrong Atlantic State University Police Department will participate in the National Take Back Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Drop off unwanted prescription medication 24 hours a day from April 1-30 at the Police Department on the Armstrong campus, 11935 Abercorn Street (corner of Arts and Library drives).

Occupy Savannah

Habersham & Bay Streets, 10am-6pm daily.

General Assembly every Saturday at 3PM. For more information or to get involved visit our facebook page www.facebook.com keyword Occupy Savannah

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Savannah Tea Party

meets the first Monday (excluding Holidays) of each month from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the SRP offices located at 11 East 73rd Street. All persons interested in America’s Future are invited.

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

The 13th Colony Patriots

A group of conservative political activists that meets the 13th of each month at Tubby’s restaurant, 2909 River Drive in Thunderbolt, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. We are dedicated to the preservation of the U. S. Constitution and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. See our Facebook page or call Michael or Elizabeth at 912.604.4048. All are welcome. [041512]

Volunteer with Congregations in Service Several faith based congregations team up for their 16th community service day at multiple Savannah locations. Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22. Saturday volunteers receive complimentary breakfast and lunch. Meet at First Presbyterian Church at 8:00a.m. Sunday volunteers receive complimentary lunch. Meet at Temple Mickve Israel at 12:30. Information: 231-8599 or 355-2485.

Benefits Bringin’ It Back Home BBQ Benefit for Royce Learning Center

Saturday, April 28, 4-7pm. Music by The Southern League Band, the best of Southern BBQ and a Corn Hole Tournament and Silent Auction. Cash bar. Bring your lawn chair and appetite. Adults only, please.

Venue: The Pavilion at Royce, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd., $20 at the door. RSVP preferred by phone 912-354-4047. Rain date is Sunday, April 29th from 4-7pm.

Georgia Historical Society Annual Book Sale The Georgia Historical Society will hold its Annual Book Sale on April 27-28 at GHS, 501 Whitaker St. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with a GHS members-only preview on Fri., April 27 from

9-10 a.m. Proof of membership is required. The main event is open to the public! GHS is now accepting book donations for the sale. Donations are tax deductible. For more information contact GHS at 912-651-2128 or email us at library@georgiahistory.com. http://georgiahistory.com/

Household Supplies Drive

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

Jewels and Jeans Gala Benefiting America’s Second Harvest

Jewels and Jeans, Thursday, April 26, 2012, 7–10 pm will be held at America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, 2501 East President Street, Savannah. A fabulous evening of food, dancing, and an exclusive auction. Dress for this affair is rock star chic! Silent Auction, Art Auction, live entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and complimentary bar. Tickets for $75 a person at www.helpendhunger.org.

912-721-1790

Kick Off Luncheon: American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Campaign

Tuesday, April 24, 11:30am-12:30pm at The Pirates’ House. Free and open to the public.

Chaired by Mr. George Bowen, George Bowen LLC and Ms. Shawn Amacher, former Superior Court Administrator for Chatham County, the campaign will wrap up in October with a 5K at Oatland Island Wildlife Center.

This event is free and open to the public.

Lecture by Floral Designer Ron Morgan

“In the Company of Flowers” presented by renowned floral designer, Ron Morgan. Includes floral demonstrations and a book signing.

Monday, April 23rd, 10:30 a.m. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Benefiting Bethesda Academy. $35. Purchase tickest at BethesdaAcademy.org, or by mailing a check to The Women’s Board of Bethesda, P.O. Box 14204, Savannah, Ga. 31416 with your return address.

Parties A La Carte

Savannah Friends of Music sponsors this series of themed parties throughout the year as a fundraiser for local music events and groups. information contact Lynne Davis – 355-4252.

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Savannah Parrot Head Club Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, April 21 at 11:00am starting at Wild Wing Café, City Market. Pre-registration party at Flip Flop Tiki Bar and Grill from Fri., April 20, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. http://www.savannahphcevents.webs.com. Benefits the Prostate Cancer Support Fund at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center. Information: 912-547-6009

Speaker: FOX News Contributor Fred Barnes.

Benefiting the Matthew Reardon Center for Autism. Friday, April 20, 12:00-2:00pm at The Landings’ Plantation Club on Skidaway Island.

Enjoy a seated luncheon and listen to Fred Barnes speak on the “Political Landscape in Washington,” followed by a Q & A session. $65 per person via www.matthewreardon.org or 912-355-9098

Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure The 2012 Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure will take place on Saturday, April 21. On-line registration for the Race is open.

Teams and individuals who want to participate, along with anyone interested in volunteering for the event, can go to www.komencoastalgeorgia. org or www.savannahraceforthecure.org to register.

Tybee Island Turtle Trot %K

Eighth annual beach walk/run event benefits the Tybee Island Marine Science Center.

Saturday, April 28. 7am Sign-in and day-ofevent registration 8am race. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release at 10 a.m Where: Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand Avenue (next to Tybee Pier and Pavilion). $20 Marine Science Center members, $25 non-members.

Registration now open. Info: Visit tybeemarinescience.org/turtle-trot or call 912.786.5917

Zumbathon Fundraiser

Raising money for local students to participate in the People-to-People Student Ambassador program to China. Saturdays, April 7 & April 21.

At the Delaware Center, 1815 Lincoln St. @ 35th St. Cost: $10/Adults (18yrs+), $5/Child (10-17) For more info: Call Mai, 912-604-9890; Felicia 912-441-8103; Christy 912-657-3173.

Call for Entries Genealogy Classes at the Bull Street Library

Learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition, our GALILEO subscription version of Ancestry.com.

Participants must know how to use a computer mouse and the Internet. All classes are held at the Bull Street Library. Wednesdays, Apr. 11, 18 and 25. All classes at 10 a.m. Call 912-6523697 to register.

Savannah Children’s Book Festival Poster Contest

Deadline to enter is Wednesday, April 25.

Open to artists in elementary school, middle school, high school and college. The 2012 theme is “Dream Big: READ.” Any medium may be used: paint, colored pencils, crayons, markers, etc. Students may use paper that is letter-sized, legal-sized or tabloid (11x17), in the vertical or horizontal orientation. The Savannah Children’s Book Festival is Saturday, Nov. 10, in Forsyth Park. Information and contest guidelines: www.liveoakpl.org or contact leesu@liveoakpl.org, (912) 652-3665.

CLasses, Camps & Workshops 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]

Avatar® Info Hour

Are you interested in improving the world?

Do you want to foster community locally and abroad? Join us every 3rd Tuesday of the month to explore the Avatar tools and learn how to live your life deliberately. Call Brie at 912-429-9981 to RSVP and for location details. http://www. theavatarcourse.com. [041512]

Avatar® Resurfacing Weekend Workshop

April 21, 8:00-5:00 PM. Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? ReSurfacing® is a new approach to these age-old questions. Explore the underlying structure of your consciousness. Discover new insights and realizations about how your life works—or why it doesn’t. Information: Brie Pawlak 912-4299981 brie pawlak@gmail.com

Beading Classes

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

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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 912349-4582 or visit http://www.ctcsavannah.com

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]

Coastal Georgia Master Naturalist Program

An introduction to Coastal Georgia’s natural environment. The ten-week course meets at a different site each week and explores the natural resources of the site and its implications to how Georgia developed and will develop into the future. Wednesdays from March 28-June 6. 9am-3pm. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to each class venue.

Fee: $150.00. Includes all materials necessary for the course Contact Don Gardner, Glynn County Extension dgardner@uga.edu ; (912) 554-7578 or Pat Payne, Glynn County Extension uge3127@uga. edu ; (912) 554-7577. Sponsored by UGA Cooperative Extension- Bryan, Chatham, Glynn and Liberty Counties and other organizations.

Course on “The Four Agreements”

A course on The Four Agreements, a book by Don Miguel Luis, will be held on Tuesdays, beginning June 5 through June 26. Time: 6:30pm to 8pm. Location: Unity Church of Savannah, 2324 Sunset Blvd., Savannah, GA 31405.

Registration: $10 per person by June 1, 2012.

Contact Lydia Rose Stone 912-704-0798.

Creativity for Problem Solving Power.

Explore imagination, idea generation and creative thinking, while learning an array of problem solving tools and techniques. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5/8- 5/17/2012, 6:30-8:30 pm. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ problemsolving.html Offered through Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Program at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St., Savannah. Call for fee information. Register online or by phone at 855-478-5551 (toll-free).

Digital Imaging Basics

April 30. 6:30 -8:30pm. Offered by Georgia Southern University’s Continuing Education at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Learn about digital photography, its language and equipment and more. To register by phone please call 912-478-5551. For more information call (912)651-0942 or email christinataylor@georgiasou thern.edu $35 ceps. georgiasouthern.edu/conted/digital.html

Drawing Instruction

Private and group drawing lessons by artist and former SCAD professor Karen Bradley. Call or email for details, (912)507-7138. kbillustration@mac.com

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

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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 10am-12noon. Fee:$20 to cover all documents needed to file. Register at mediationsavannah.com or 912-354-6686.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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

Feldenkrais Classes

Tuesdays 9:30 am and Wednesdays 6:00 pm at the Park South complex, 7505 Waters Ave, Bldg B Suite 8, near Waters and Eisenhower. $15 drop-in, $12 - 6 classes. For more info contact Elaine Alexander, GCFP at 912-2237049 or elaine.alexander@ymail.com. [040112]

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 401-255-6921 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]

Homeschool Music Classes

Affordable group music classes offered in Savannah and Guyton. Contact Brian at 912414-5625 for more information. [041512]

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: 912232-4232 x115 or www.savannahpha.com

Learn Russian

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call 912-7132718 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 912-541-1337.

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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 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.

Savannah’s Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard St. Information: 912-509-4647 or www.savannahsclayspot.com [122811]

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]

Powerpoint Computer Presentations

Create dynamic, persuasive PowerPoint presentations. Learn to create slides and change layouts; add slide transitions; use themes; add clip art, animation, and sound; insert charts and tables; create SmartArt diagrams, use hyperlinks; and understand multimedia.

Thursday, 4/26. $45/person. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Register through Wed. April 25. Offered by Georgia Southern University in Savannah at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html

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

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.

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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]

Southwest Writers’ Group

Southwest Chatham Library, 925-8305, Sunday, April 22, 3 p.m. Develop your craft while receiving thoughtful, positive and useful critique in a supportive environment. All skill levels, genres and styles are welcome.

Women’s Self-Defense Course

Women’s Self-Defense seminar at the W. W. Law Community Center on Tuesday and Thursdays, March 27 - April 27, from 6:308:00pm. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Coastal SimDo on Facebook, 912-238-2566 or CoastalSimDoKarate@gmail.com.

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.

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

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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]

Hinesville Writers’ Group

Saturday, April 21, 2 p.m. Develop your craft while receiving thoughtful, positive, and useful critique in a supportive environment. All skill levels, genres, and styles are welcome.

Hinesville Library, 912-368-4003

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 Korean War and 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 governmentsupported program. They depend on donations from the community to fund their efforts.

Honor Flight is seeking veterans interested in making a trip to Washington. For more info: (912) 596-1962 or www.honorflightsavannah. org [031812]

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.

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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 to its right will add up to 17. Now do what I tell you -- solve! psychosudoku@hotmail.com

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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] 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

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.

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Savannah Fencing Club

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 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]

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]

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 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

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]

Savannah Kennel Club

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, 912-920-8891 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.

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Son-shine Hour

Meets at the Savannah Mall at the Soft Play Mondays from 11-12 and Thursdays from 1011. 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 912-9253940 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]

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.

Stitch-N’s

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

Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm in different locations to practice spoken Spanish in a casual environment. 236-8566.

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Savannah Jaycees

Meeting and information session held the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6pm to discuss

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

The Philo Cafe

A weekly discussion group that meets from

Theremin/Electronic Music Enthusiasts

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 9273356. [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 912-2323549 or email chesteraellis@comcast.net for more information. [122911]

Conferences Consumer College--Information for Seniors

A daylong seminar provided to Chatham County residents age fifty-five and older. Sessions include: fraud and scams against seniors; personal safety and crime prevention; and local current law enforcement issues relevant to the Chatham County Senior population. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. Thursday, May 3, 9am-2pm. Free for all Chatham Co. Seniors.

Hosted by Chatham County S.A.L.T. Council (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Location: The Hellenic Community Center, 14 W. Anderson Street, Savannah, GA 31401. Registration required on or before April 20, 2012.

Please call 912-644-5968 to register.

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 912631-3452 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

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]

Adult Intermediate Ballet

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]

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]

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

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

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Dance Workshops--Jazz, Funk, & Hip Hop Soul

Youth Dance workshops (ages 7-12) Mondays, 4-5pm, and Wednesdays, 5-6pm. March 19 April 27. Fee is $1 per class. Location: West Broad YMCA, 1110 May Street. Instructor: Ebonee’. Information: email i_heart_ebo@ yahoo.com or phone 678-472-5297. Information also available from the West Broad YMCA at 912-233-1951 or online: www.westbroadstreetymca.org.

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 912-704-2052. [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 912354-5586. [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]

Savannah Dance Club

“Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, Cha-Cha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover.

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“Magnificent Mondays” at Doubles, The Quality Inn /Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free dance lessons (6:30-7:30p): Shag, Swing, Cha-Cha and Line dancing. Everyone invited. No cover.

Happy Hour till 9pm. Call for details 912-3988784. [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 Chocolate Tasting

Taste Single Origin American-Made Chocolate at Foxy Loxy Print Gallery & Cafe on Friday, May 18 at 8pm. Learn about chocolate production, taste a variety of chocolate, and everything else you need to know to select a good bar of chocolate. E-mail chocolatelabsavannah@gmail.com. $25/person. Information:www.facebook.com/ thechocolatelab.

Lecture: Find Your Path in Life and Work

Christian Science Lecture by Chet Manchester, Saturday, May 5 at 2pm. Music by singer Alex Cook begins at 12:30pm. Location: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 211 E.Victory Drive. Free and open to the public.

NuBarter Social

Weds., April 25, 5:30 -7:30pm at Brockington Hall, 213 East Hall St. Free and open to the public. See what business bartering is all about.

FIlm & Video CineSavannah

A film series that seeks to bring new, first-run 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.

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Savannah Dance Club

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]

Blue Water Yoga

Community donation based classes held at the Talahi Island Community Center. Tue. & Thur.

5:45 -7:00pm; Fri. 9:30-10:30a For info email egs5719@aol.com or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. [030812]

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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, 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]

Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

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-tobe prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor & delivery. Cost is $100 for each course. Call Ann Carroll at 912704-7650 e-mail ann@aikyayoga.com. [122911]

Savannah Disc Golf Club

Weekly events (Entry $5): Friday 5 pm - Friday Night Flights. Sat. 10am-Luck of the draw Doubles. Sat. 1pm-Handicapped League. Tom Triplett Park, Hwy 80 W, Pooler. Sun. 10 amSingles at the Sarge in Hardeeville, SC. Info: savannahdiscgolf.com or savannahdiscgolf@ gmail.com All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. [031812]

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]

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.

Yoga For All

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.

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5 Former Anaheim Stadium football player 10 “Leave it in,” in proofreading 14 Show opener 15 It may waft 16 No-no: var.

17 Withdraw (off) 18 Exorcist’s target 19 Gave the go-ahead 20 Medical carriers 22 Metallic gray 24 Jumped (out) 25 Tommy Lee Jones, in “Men in Black” 26 Utah city near Arches National Park 28 Scrape reminder 29 Clown name 32 “Never ___ Give You Up” 34 Stratford-___-Avon 38 Scary spot in “Hansel and Gretel” 39 Part of CAT 40 Pretty pink 41 “She Blinded Me With Science” singer Thomas 43 Poli ___ 44 Ignores socially 45 Kenyan ethnic group that Barack Obama, Sr. was part of 46 Good buddy 47 Sinuous swimmer 48 What the four longest entries in this puzzle (except this one) are examples of 54 Get it and you’re fired 55 ___ Lankan 56 That dude’s 57 “Hi and Lois” cartoonist Browne 58 Russian war planes 60 Brave way to solve crosswords 62 Actress Ward 63 2007 #1 NBA draft pick Greg 64 Like contortionists 65 Attention from the cops 66 Infamous fiddler

67 Show with Stefon, the City Correspondent for New York City 68 Twice less than thrice Down 1 University of Georgia sports fans 2 Put on a winter coat?

3 The shortest Beatle 4 Sweet breakfast 5 Billboard’s 2010 Artist of the Year 6 God who sounds like a zodiac sign 7 Preferred term instead of “Gypsy” 8 “Famous” cookie guy 9 Like a bat out of hell 10 Surface for a pot of boiling water 11 Occupied 12 Guest commenter Roger on the 70th Anniversary DVD edition of “Casablanca” 13 Alan of “Suburgatory” 21 Favorite Brian of crossword writers 23 JFK alternative 27 They support sleepers 28 Slowpoke’s home 29 Muscleman’s asset 30 Cirque du Soleil show with eggs 31 Pouty actress Renee 33 Rechargeable battery type 35 Savannah-based TV chef 36 Planetoid 37 “The Legend of Zelda” console, for short 42 Shrill cries 44 Dos times tres 48 Matt stuck to Greg Kinnear in a Farrelly Brothers movie 49 Word after zinc or iron 50 Song for a diva 51 Car deodorizer scent 52 Light purple shade 53 Glide on a pond 59 ___-cone 61 Code at an ATM 62 “___ Nuff ” (Black Crowes set)

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Register by calling 855-478-5551 (toll free).

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Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

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.

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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.

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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 am9:30am, St. Paul CME Social Hall, 123 Brady St. $3 Per class. Contact Mai @ 912-604-9890.

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ZUMBA! fitness with Laura

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]

This week’s specials: • Wed: 12oz Prime Rib Dinner $10.95 • “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

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Gay AA Meeting

True Colors AA Group, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Sundays at 7:30pm, Wednesdays at 7:30pm and Thursdays at 7:00 pm at 307 E Harris St, top floor. [030412] Savannah

Georgia Equality Savannah

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

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Savannah Pride, Inc.

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]

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

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.

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Health 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]

Cancer Transitions--Moving Beyond Treatment

St. Joseph’s/Candler is offering “Cancer Transitions – Moving Beyond Treatment”, a six-week program designed to ease the transition from active treatment to post-treatment survivorship for cancer patients. The next program will start on April 26 and meets each Thursday through May 31. Classes are from 10:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, Reynolds Street, across from Candler Hospital. Call 819-5704 to register or go online at www. cancerpavilion.org/cancersurvivorship.

Family Day & Health Symposium

St. Joseph’s/CandlerAfrican-American HealthInformation & ResourceCenter will present their 2nd Annual Family Day & Health Symposium on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Savannah BaptistCenter, located at 704 Wheaton Street. Open to the whole family. Join us for health information, door prizes, screenings and demonstrations.

Free Blood Pressure Checks

The Community Cardiovascular Council reminds you to get a free blood pressure check at the Savannah Fire Department’s area Fire Stations. Look for the “Free Blood Pressure Check” sign in front of each station.

Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to a stroke or heart attack. For more information about high blood pressure, contact the Council at 232-6624 or visit savannahccc.org.

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Free Course for Caregivers.

The Community Care Services Program will offer free six-week courses designed to help those who provide care for friends or family members with a chronic illness. Classes begin April 4 and June 6. Contact 912-644-5217 for more information.

Free hearing & speech screening

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Health Care for Uninsured People

St. Mary’s Health Center is open for primary health for the uninsured of Chatham County.

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Healthcare for the Uninsured

St. Mary’s Health Center,1302 Drayton St.. is open for health needs of uninsured residents of Chatham County. Free of charge. Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For information or to make an appointment, call 912-443-9409. [122911]

La Leche League of Savannah

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.

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Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program to encourage healthy lifestyle changes offered by St. Joseph’s/ Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. On Mondays and Wednesdays the classes are held at the John. S. Delaware Center from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM. On Tuesdays from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, the classes are held at the center on 1910 Abercorn Street. Classes include Zumba (Tuesdays) and Hip-Hop low impact aerobics with cardio and strengthening exercises (Mondays/Wednesdays). For more information, call 912-447-6605. [022612]

Lunch and Learn: Rheumatoid Arthritis Lecture

Dr. John Morley speaks on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) at a Lunch and Learn event, Tuesday, April 24, 12noon-1pm at Savannah Commons Retirement Community, One Peachtree Drive.

Free and includes Lunch.RSVP at 912-927-0500 or at jcrowder@scommons.net.

Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

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Seminar: Allergies vs. Sinuses

St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information & Resource Center will present “Allergies vs. Sinuses” on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Center, located at 1910 Abercorn Street. Refreshments are provided. For more information or to preregister, please call 447-6605.

Nature and Environment 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. Ageappropriate programs and related handouts. www.thedolphinproject.org [122911]

| Submit your event | email: happenings@connectsavannah.com | fax: (912) 231-9932 | 1800 E. Victory Dr., Suite 7, Savannah, GA 31404 Kayaking Marsh and Waterway Clean-up of Fort Pulaski Fort Pulaski National Monument and Clean Coast are hosting a kayak cleanup of the fort’s marshes and waterways on Saturday, April 21, in honor of Earth Day. Open to all interested parties, with or without a kayak. Individuals with a kayak report to the entrance of Fort Pulaski at 8:30am on April 21. Those without a kayak must register in advance. Kayaks are available on a first come-first served basis.

Register at www.cleancoast.org by clicking on the ‘Trip Registration’ link, specifying the “Fort Pulaski” event. Registrants will receive an email from Clean Coast confirming if a kayak has been reserved for them. All participants should be at the entrance of Fort Pulaski, U.S. Highway 80 East (on the way to Tybee Island) at 8:30am. Information: 912-786-5787.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

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 912-786-5917 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 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]

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.wildernesssoutheast.org. [122911]

Pets & Animals 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.

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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 912-2343336. [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 4476605. [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.

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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. 2325488 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.

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A New Church in the City, For the City.

We will gather on Sunday mornings 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]

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.

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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]

The Savannah Bible Project

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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.

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Unity Church of Savannah

Two Sunday morning Celebration Services - 9:15 and 11:00. (Children’s Church and childcare at 11:00.)

Sports & Games Savannah Bike Polo

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. Check out www. facebook.com/savannahbikepolo for more information. [122911]

Team In Training Info Meeting and Fall Season Kick-Off Party

Learn more about how you can complete a triathlon, full or half marathon with the Team In Training program. All levels of athletes - walkers, runners, cyclists, beginners or advanced are welcome. Together we train to beat cancer!

Meetings held at four different locations in Savannah/Chatham on 4/18, 5/16, 5/24, 5/30.

See website for locations on these dates. Kick off party and info is June 7, 5:00-6:00 pm - Drop in for more info and to sign up 6:30-8:30pm - Kick-Off Party for all registered Fall season participants. Mercer Auditorium at Hoskins Center (on Memorial Health campus), East 66th St. http://www.teamintraining.org/ga

Support Groups Al-Anon Family Groups

An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics of all ages. The message of the Al-Anon Family Groups is one of strength

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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]

Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Families Support Group

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

Meets Tuesdays at 5:20om, at First Presbyterian Church on Washington Avenue and Paulsen Street. Survivor’s and care providers welcome.

Enter via Washington Ave. Contact Melissa at 912-844-4524 or Krista at 912-819-7053.

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Cancer support group

Meets the first Wednesday of the month from 11am-12pm. at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion on Reynolds Street across from Candler Hospital. For anyone living with, through or beyond a diagnosis of cancer.

Call 819-5704. [122911]

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

Meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Next meeting: Sat., April 28, 10:30am at Candler Hospital’s Marsh Auditorium, 5356 Reynolds St. in Savannah. The group will celebrate its 15th anniversary. Polio survivors and guests are invited. For information call 912-9278332 or coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org.

Couples Struggling with Fertility Challenges

Meets every Saturday at 6:45 p.m. at Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson Blvd. Room 250. A group for couples struggling with primary or secondary infertility, whether on this journey for one year or many years. Call Kelly at 5960852 or email emptycradle_savannah@hotmail. com. [122911]

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.

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ARIES

(March 21–April 19) You had to take the test before you got a chance to study more than a couple of the lessons. Does that seem fair? Hell, no. That’s the bad news. The good news is that this test was merely a rehearsal for a more important and inclusive exam, which is still some weeks in the future. Here’s even better news: The teachings that you will need to master before then are flowing your way, and will continue to do so in abundance. Apply yourself with diligence, Aries. You have a lot to learn, but luckily, you have enough time to get fully prepared.

TAURUS

(April 20–May 20) Let’s see if you know what these exquisitely individuated luminaries have in common: Salvador Dali, Martha Graham, Stephen Colbert, David Byrne, Maya Deren, Malcolm X, Willie Nelson, Bono, Dennis Hopper, Cate Blanchett, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Sigmund Freud. Give up? They are or were all Tauruses. Would you characterize any of them as sensible, materialistic slowpokes obsessed with comfort and security, as many traditional astrology texts describe Tauruses? Nope. They were or are distinctive innovators with unique style and creative flair.

They are your role models as you cruise through the current phase of maximum self–expression.

GEMINI

(May 21–June 20) In December 1946, three Bedouin shepherds were tending their flock near the Dead Sea. They found a cave with a small entrance. Hoping it might contain treasure hidden there long ago, they wanted to explore it. The smallest of the three managed to climb through the narrow opening. He brought out a few dusty old scrolls in ceramic jars. The shepherds were disappointed.

But eventually the scrolls were revealed to be one of the most important finds in archaeological history: the first batch of what has come to be known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Keep this story in mind, Gemini. I suspect a metaphorically similar tale may unfold for you soon. A valuable discovery may initially appear to you in a

form you’re not that excited about.

CANCER

(June 21–July 22) The devil called together a committee meeting of his top assistants. He was displeased.

Recruitments of people born under the sign of Cancer had fallen far below projected totals.

“It’s unacceptable,” the dark lord fumed. “Those insufferable Crabs have been too mentally healthy lately to be tantalized by our lies. Frankly, I’m at wit’s end.

Any suggestions?” His marketing expert said, “Let’s redouble our efforts to make them buy into the hoax about the world ending on December 21, 2012.” The executive vice–president chimed in: “How about if we play on their fears about running out of what they need?” The chief of intelligence had an idea, too: “I say we offer them irrelevant goodies that tempt them away from their real goals.”

LEO

(July 23–Aug. 22) “If you don’t run your own life, someone else will,” said psychologist John Atkinson. Make that your motto in the coming weeks, Leo. Write it on a big piece of cardboard and hold it up in front of your eyes as you wake up each morning. Use it as a prod that motivates you to shed any laziness you might have about living the life you really want. Periodically ask yourself these three questions: Are you dependent on the approval, permission, or recognition of others? Have you set up a person, ideology, or image of success that’s more authoritative than your own intuition? Is there any area of your life where you have ceded control to an external source?

VIRGO

(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Here are the last words that computer pioneer Steve Jobs spoke before he died: “OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.” I’d propose that we bring that mantra into as wide a usage as Jobs’ other creations, like the iPhone and iPad. I’d love to hear random strangers exclaiming it every time they realize how amazing their lives are. I’d enjoy it if TV newscasters spoke those words to begin each show, acknowledging how mysterious our world really is. I’d be pleased if lovers everywhere uttered it at the height of making love. I

nominate you to start the trend, Virgo. You’re the best choice, since your tribe, of all the signs of the zodiac, will most likely have the wildest rides and most intriguing adventures in the coming weeks.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23–Oct. 22) A starfish that loses an arm can grow back a new one. It’s an expert regenerator. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, you are entering a starfish–like phase of your cycle.

Far more than usual, you’ll be able to recover parts of you that got lost and reanimate parts of you that fell dormant. For the foreseeable future, your words of power are “rejuvenate,” “restore,” “reawaken,” and “revive.” If you concentrate really hard and fill yourself with the light of the spiritual sun, you might even be able to perform a kind of resurrection.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23–Nov. 21) Too much of a good thing isn’t necessarily good. (Have you ever hyperventilated?) Too little of a good thing can be bad. (Have you ever gotten dehydrated?) Some things are good in measured doses but bad if done to excess.

(Wine and chocolate.) A very little of a very bad thing may still be a bad thing. (It’s hard to smoke crack in moderation.) The coming week is prime time to be thinking along these lines, Scorpio. You will generate a lot of the exact insights you need if you weigh and measure everything in your life and judge what is too much and what is too little.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21)

Sculptor Constantin Brancusi had a clear strategy as he produced his art: “Create like God, command like a king, work like a slave.” I suggest you adopt a similar approach for your own purposes in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. With that as your formula, you could make rapid progress on a project that’s dear to you. So make sure you have an inspiring vision of the dream you want to bring into being. Map out a bold, definitive plan for how to accomplish it. And then summon enormous stamina, fierce concentration, and unfailing attention to detail as you translate your heart’s desire into a concrete

form.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)

“If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through,” writes novelist Ann Lamott, “you must. Otherwise, you’ll just be rearranging furniture in rooms you’ve already been in.” I think the coming weeks will be your time to slip through that forbidden door, Capricorn. The experiences that await you on the other side may not be everything you have always needed, but I think they are at least everything you need next. Besides, it’s not like the taboo against penetrating into the unknown place makes much sense any more. The biggest risk you take by breaking the spell is the possibility of losing a fear you’ve grown addicted to.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20–Feb. 18) When rain falls on dry land, it activates certain compounds in the soil that release a distinctive aroma. “Petrichor” is the word for that smell. If you ever catch a whiff of it when there’s no rain, it’s because a downpour has begun somewhere nearby, and the wind is bringing you news of it. I suspect that you will soon be awash in a metaphorical version of petrichor, Aquarius. A parched area of your life is about to receive much–needed moisture.

PISCES

(Feb. 19–March 20) Forty percent of Americans do not know that the dinosaurs died out long before human beings ever existed. When these folks see an old cartoon of caveman Fred Flintstone riding on a Diplodocus, they think it’s depicting a historical fact. In the coming weeks, Pisces, you need to steer clear of people who harbor gross delusions like that. It’s more important than usual that you hang out with educated, cultured types who possess a modicum of well–informed ideas about the history of humanity and the nature of reality.

Surround yourself with intelligent influences, please.

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912-844-3974 SECTION 8 WELCOME GARDEN CITY APARTMENT

Recently renovated 2BR Apt., total electric, washer/dryer hookups.

Convenient location. $655/month. 656-5000

GARDEN CITY near Port, Gulf Stream, Schools. Mobile home park lots, small park. $190/month.

843-757-9433, 843-384-8454 Good Music Is Food For The Soul.

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HIGHLAND WOODS 800 QUACCO ROAD 925-9673

Mobile Home lots for rent.

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

HOME FOR RENT

3 BR 2 BA Home with new carpet/new paint and two carports.

Central Heat/AC. $900.00 (205)531-0230

NEAR ISLE OF HOPE

7315 GARFIELD: 3BR/2BA, freshly painted, fenced backyard, single car garage. Movein Ready! $1000/month + deposit.

NEAR DEAN FOREST & 17 1BR Cottage, carpet, kitchen furnished. No pets. $485/month plus deposit.

OGEECHEE FARMS 3BR, 1-1/2BA Mobile home. $575/month plus deposit.

No Section 8. 912-234-0548

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ONE, TWO & Three Bedroom Apts. for Rent. $350/month & Up. Call 912-232-3355 or 912-224-1876

RENT-TO-OWN

Large 3BD/2BA & 2BD/2BA remodeled mobile homes in nice Garden City mobile home park. Pool, basketball court, playground, clubhouse. Low down affordable payments. Credit check required. Call Gwen or Della, 912-964-7675.

SECTION 8 WELCOME

ONE, TWO & THREE BR Apts. & Houses for rent. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. 1/2 month OffGood for this month only.

912-844-5996 OR 912-272-6820 SEVERAL 2BR & 3BR Houses for rent. Also one 4BR & one 5BR available. Rent-to-Own is optional.

Call 912-376-1674 Southside: Bluff Point 1BR, LR, equipped kitchen, W/D conn. $595/month.

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ROOMS FOR RENT Completely furnished. Central heat and air. Conveniently located on busline. $130 per week. Call 912-844-5995.

ROOMS FOR RENT California Avenue. Weekly rental $120 & up/weekly. Cable/Central Air/Furnished kitchen/Washer/ Dryer. On busline. No smoking inside. 912-447-1933.

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

844-5995 Call 912-721-4350 and Place Your Classified Ad Today!

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

Call 912-844-5995.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

2BR/1BA Apartments, LV Room, Dining, Kitchen w/appliances, UTILITIES INCLUDED!, NO CREDIT REQUIRED! $225-$235 w e e k l y, $850-$900/monthly, Call 912-319-4182, M-F 9AM-6PM

SAVE $$$$ MOVE-IN SPECIALS Clean, furnished, large. Busline, central heat/air, utilities. $100-$130 weekly.

Rooms w/bathroom $145.

Call 912-289-0410.

AVAILABLE ROOMS: CLEAN, comfortable rooms. Washer/dryer, air, cable, HBO, ceiling fans. $110-$140 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065 CLEAN, QUIET, Room & Efficiencies for Rent.On Busline, Stove, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer. Rates from $85-$165/week. Call 912-272-4378 or 912-631-2909

207 Edgewater Rd: 2BR/2BA, washer/dryer connection, near Oglethorpe Mall $750/month, $400/deposit.

DAVIS RENTALS 310 E. MONTGOMERY XROADS 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372 TOWNHOUSE: 100 Lewis Drive, Apt 13D 2BR/1.5BA, 2-story. Washer/dryer connections, all appliances. No pets. $600/month, $600/deposit.

Call 912-663-0177 or 912-663-5368.

WINDSOR FOREST AREA

Available Now. 3BR/1BA, LR, family room, dining area, large kitchen, laundry room, central heat & A/C, shed w/electricity & concrete floor, newly painted interior & exterior. 2 new high efficiency sliding glass doors. No pets or smoking.$899/Rent + security deposit $929. (1yr. lease required) **Special Discount available for Police officers on rent & sec.dep.

No Section 8 Accepted! Call Scott Berry, Property manager at Berry Enterprises, 920-1936.

ROOMS FOR RENT

Fully furnished, central heat/air, cable. No deposit. Safe environment. $125-$150 weekly & $450-$550 monthly. 912-228-1242

SPECIAL THIS WEEK!

$50 Deposit EFFICIENCIES $170/per week & up.

Utilities included, Furnished, private bath. No Pets. Call 912-695-7889 or 912-342-3840 transportation 900

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ROOMS FOR RENT

1301 E.66th: 2BR/2 Bath, W/D connection, near Memorial Hosp. $725/month, $400/dep

Hampstead Avenue near Hunter: 2BR/1BA $695/month

ROOMS FOR RENT: Clean, secure, central heat/air, ceiling fan, cable, electric, stove and refrigerator, washer/dryer. Near Library and bus route. Furnished. $140 weekly.

John Simmons, 912-844-5865.

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

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

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

CHEVROLET Blazer, 1994- 4 door, automatic, cold AC, runs great. $1,950.

912-441-2150 CHEVROLET Silverado 2000- New engine 85k, new tires, inside vinyl interior,great shape, a/c, bedliner, color is white. 912-897-3294 Dependable Honda HONDA Accord, 1998- High Mileage PW, PL, Sunroof, Leather And New Paint Job $4,000. (912)306-6735 DODGE Caravan, 1996- Automatic, 6 cyl, AC, runs good $1,850. 912-441-2150

FENDER BENDER?

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

FORD Econo Line, 1995- Ford 150 Conversion Van, 118K, runs good, interior/exterior very good condion, new tires., new battery $4800/ obo 912-398-0493/748-6051. after 5 TOYOTA Tacoma, 2010- 33 K Miles, Access Cab, below BB price $ 19500 Call 691-0103 WE PAY CASH for junk cars & trucks! Call 964-0515

LOOK THIS WAY FOR A PLACE TO STAY

Boats & accessories 950 BASSBOAT Tahoe, 2006- 150 HP engine, deck boat, trailer, ready to go. gps system , great condition $12,000.00/ obo 843-836-1295

NEED A ROOM? STOP LOOKING! Great rooms available ranging from $115-$140/weekly. Includes refrigerators, cable w/HBO, central heat/air.

No deposit.

Call 912-398-7507.

Week at a Glance

Furnished, affordable room available includes utility, cable,refrigerator, central heat/air. $115-$140/weekly, no deposit.Call 912-844-3609

ROOM FOR RENT: Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, telephone service. $450-$550 monthly, $125/security deposit, No lease.

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

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