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Cost: Free and open to the public.

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Thursday Baseball: Savannah Sand Gnats Thirsty Thursday What: Half

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When: 7:05 p.m Where: Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Cost: $7 Gen. Adm.

Lecture: Sitting in Savannah

What: Tania Sammons, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Historic Sites, discusses chairs Learning Cenand sofas from ter's Annual Telfair Museums' Book Sale Begins permanent colWhat: Shop hunlection. dreds of books in When: 6 p.m Master vocalist & all-around awesome dude history, biography, Where: Telfair Roger Moss performs at St. Paul’s Episcopal cooking, qualAcademy of Arts on Saturday afternoon ity fiction and and Sciences, other genres.

121 Barnard St. SALE DATES are Cost: Free to members, museum adThursday, May 2, 1-4 p.m, and Friday, mission nonmembers.

May 3 & Saturday, May 4 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

When: 1 p.m Preservation Festival Launch Where: Senior Citizens, 3025 Bull St. Party What: Kicks off month-long PreservaGeorgia Historical Society Annual tion Festival. Art auction, music by Meeting and Lecture: Colonial The Accomplices and the Pennies for Georgia and the British Atlantic Preservation Poster Contest.

World by Dr. Paul Pressly When: 6 p.m What: Pressly's lecture is based on his Where: Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 newly published book which reveals Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. that colonial Georgia was based on an Cost: $75 economy of agriculture and slave marInfo: 912-233-7787. myhsf.org kets that mirrored Caribbean nations rather than other American colonies.

Tea in the Garden at the DavenAnnual meeting 5pm. Book sale and port House signing follows lecture.

What: Early 19th century tea traditions When: 5:30 p.m come to life with this tour of the historic Where: Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 house museum, followed by afternoon

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tea in the courtyard garden with costumed interpreters.

When: 4:30 p.m Thursday and Friday Where: Davenport House, 324 E State Cost: $18. Reservations recommended Info: 912-236-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org

Theater: She Kills Monsters

What: The New York theater comedy sensation by Qui Nguyen. Agnes is bereft by the loss of her family in a car accident, until she finds her late sister’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook.

When: -4, 8 p.m Where: Mondanaro Theatre at Crites Hall, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Cost: $10 Gen. Adm. $5 Senior, Student, Military. Free for SCAD on May 2 only.

Info: 912-525-5050. savannahboxoffice. com

Tours: Archaeology Under Oaks

What: Tours of an archeological dig at

the site of a late 18th century plantation and the site of Civil War activity. Daily tours, Tues.- Sat., 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm. Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Through May 11. Behind Parker's Convenience Store at Ga 204 & King George Boulevard intersection.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Wilmington Island Farmers Market Informational Meeting

What: Info session about progress of this project, scheduled to open Fall 2013.

When: 7 p.m Where: Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Info: wifarmersmarket.org

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Celtic Woman

What: This all-female ensemble from Ireland has sold over 6 million CDs/ DVDs worldwide.

When: 8 p.m Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: $40 - $99 Info: savannahcivic.com

Comedy: Eric Hunter

What: A veteran of Last comic Standing and the Bob and Tom Show. A portion of this show's proceeds will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

When: 8 p.m Where: Bay St Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. Cost: $15 VIP seating. $9 Gen. Adm. Info: savannahcomedyrevue.com

Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged

What: Savannah Stage Co. debuts with the comedy by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, with Hai Dang, Jeroy Hannah and Brandon Mahaffey.

When: 8 p.m Where: S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Cost: $32-$24; students $10 Info: completeworksabridged.brownpapertickets.com

Free Weekend at Telfair Academy

What: Admission is free all three days, plus events related to The Art of Seating exhibition. Saturday, May 4, 2pm. Performance by Jessica Scott-Felder.

Saturday, May 4. 2:30-4pm, Hands on activities and tours.

Where: Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. Cost: Free and open to the public

First Friday Art March

Friday Baseball: Savannah Sand Gnats

What: Vs. Kannapolis Intimidators.

When: 7:05 p.m Where: Grayson Stadium, 1401 E Victory Cost: $7

What: Open houses at several art related businesses and galleries in the neighborhood between Forsyth Park & Victory Drive. Check website for stops.

When: first Friday of every month, 6 p.m Cost: Free & open to the public Info: artmarchsavannah.com/

First Annual Tybee Gay Days: Kick-Off Party

What: It’s the start of Rainbow Crush!

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Lawfest 2013: Walking in the Footsteps of Westley Wallace Law What: Mondays-Fridays: 5-11pm Sat-

urdays & Sundays: 12-11pm. A festival elebrating the legacy and vision of W.W. Law. Carnival rides, local history and WW Law exhibit.

When: Grand opening Friday, 7 p.m.

Ribbon cutting and launch of the US Postal Service 2013 WW Law Special Cancellation Stamp.

Where: National Guard Armory, Eisenhower Dr. Cost: Free. Some fees may apply for some rides, food vendors.

Relay for Life

What: American Cancer Society’s annual cancer awareness and fundraising event is an all-night walk-a-thon with music, activities, and a ceremony recognizing honorees.

When: 7 p.m Where: Benedictine Military School, 6502 Seawright Dr. Info: relay.acsevents.org

Savannah Riverfront Seafood Fest

What: A weekend festival of shrimp, crawfish, oysters, crab, and more.

Friday, 9pm: First Friday Fireworks.

Friday, 7-10pm: Damon and the Shit Kickers. Saturday, 5:30-7pm: Savannah Sport Fishing Club’s May General Tournament official weigh in.

Saturday, 8-11pm: Keith and Ross.

Sunday, 11am-4pm: 5th Annual Island Car Enthusiasts (I.C.E.) Car Club Show.

When: 12-11 p.m Cost: Free to attend. Vendors charge.

Theater: She Kills Monsters

What: The New York theater comedy sensation by Qui Nguyen. Agnes is bereft by the loss of her family in a car accident, until she finds her late sister’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook.

When: May 2-4, 8 p.m Where: Mondanaro Theatre at Crites Hall, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Cost: $10 Gen. Adm. $5 Senior, Student, Military.

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Saturday Film: Lore (Germany/Australia 2012)

What: CinemaSavannah presents the mulitple-award-winning story of 5 children in post-WWII Germany, on a harrowing journey that exposes them to the consequences of parents' wartime actions. German English subtitles.

When: 5 & 8 p.m

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703

Louisville Rd.

Cost: $8

Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged

What: Savannah Stage Co. debuts with the comedy by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, with Hai Dang, Jeroy Hannah and Brandon Mahaffey.

When: 2 & 8 p.m Where: S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Cost: $32-$24; students $10 Info: completeworksabridged.brownpapertickets.com

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When: 6:30-10 p.m Where: North Beach Grill, 33 Meddin Info: gaysavannah.com

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Dolphin Project: Lecture and Research Survey Training

What: Program from 10am-11am about bottlenose dolphins. Stay until noon for the one-hour training on how to participate in ongoing Photo-ID research surveys on inshore waters.

When: 10 a.m.-noon Where: Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to age 10 and up.

Training for age 16 and up.

Info: thedolphinproject@comcast.net

Forsyth Farmers Market

What: Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods.

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m Where: Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

Wie Einst im Mai (As Once in May): Vocalist Roger Moss in Concert What: Local baritone Roger Moss in a solo recital of German Lieder, Arias, Spirituals and American Art Songs. accompanied by Anne Acker.

When: 4 p.m Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercorn Sts. Cost: $10 door.

Savannah Gay Days: The White Party, featuring Randy Jones

What: Billed as "A Sexy HIV/AIDS Dance Fundraiser", with multi-platinum recording artist Randy Jones as MC. Dress code: white.

When: 6:30-10 p.m Where: Marlin Monroe's Surfside Grill, 404 Butler Ave. Cost: $40

Savannah Philharmonic: SaintSaëns & Beethoven

What: Final concert of year for the Phil. Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2, and Beethoven Symphony No. 4. Piano: Michael Hauber When: 7:30 p.m Where: Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Cost: $16 - $65 Info: 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com

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When: May 2-4, 8 p.m Where: Mondanaro Theatre at Crites Hall, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Cost: $10 Gen. Adm. $5 Senior, Student, Military. Free for SCAD on May 2 only.

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Tybee Gay Days: Beach Meet Up

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What: It's the Rainbow Crush, and the hot spot for gathering is on the beach in front of Marlin Monroe's, south of the Tybee Pavilion.

When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m Where: Marlin Monroe's Surfside Grill, 404 Butler Ave. Info: gaysavannah.com

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Sunday 25th Annual Levy Memorial Concert

Robert L. Harris, Conductor

What: Eddie Wilson and Strings of the South in a family-friendly concert.

When: 1:30 p.m Where: Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged

What: Savannah Stage Co. debuts with the comedy by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, with Hai Dang, Jeroy Hannah and Brandon Mahaffey.

When: 2 p.m Where: S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Cost: $32-$24; students $10 Info: completeworksabridged.brownpapertickets.com

Dance for Peace

What: A weekly gathering to benefit

locals in need.

When: 3 p.m Where: Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Cost: Free and open to the public.

Doggie Carnival

What: A kid-friendly, dog-lover friendly, doggie friendly festival. Benefiting Humane Society for Greater Savannah.

When: 12-6 p.m Where: Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Cost: Free and open to dogs and dogpeople.

Theater: She Kills Monsters

What: The New York theater comedy sensation by Qui Nguyen. Agnes is bereft by the loss of her family in a car accident, until she finds her late sister’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook.

When: 3 p.m Where: Mondanaro Theatre at Crites Hall, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Cost: $10 Gen. Adm. $5 Senior, Student, Military. Free for SCAD on May 2 only.

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Tuesday Cirque du Soleil: Quidam

What: In their first visit to Savannah, this acrobatic/dance extravaganza tells the story of a young girl who enters an imaginary world.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: Varies Info: 912- 651-6556. CirqueduSoleil. com/Quidam

First Tuesday Tour of City Hall

What: Discover City Hall’s history, architecture and art. Please pre-register.

When: first Tuesday of month, noon Where: City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Info: 912-651-6411. Lspracher@savannahga.gov. savannahga.gov

Music: I Cantori

What: Sacred choral music spanning nearly 450 years. Mass in C (1747) by Italian baroque master Popora, Missa Brevis (2008) by Korean composer, JiHoon Park, and Thomas Tallis' 40-voice motet, Spem In Alium (1570).

When: 7:30 p.m Where: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

Cost: $10-$15.

Info: Reservations: 912-925-7866

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Wednesday Cirque du Soleil: Quidam

What: Acrobatic/dance extravaganza tells the story of a young girl who enters an imaginary world.

When: 7:30 p.m Where: Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Cost: Varies Info: 912- 651-6556. CirqueduSoleil. com/Quidam

Film: Embryo (1976, USA)

What: Rock Hudson stars in this weird, forgotten shocker about a scientist who discovers a way to speed up the human gestation process, shortening the time it takes for a baby to come to term from 9 months to just 4 weeks. When the child is born, it’s already a teenager!

When: 8 pm, Wed. May 8 Where: Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $6

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by Jim Morekis | jim@connectsavannah.com

U.S. Senate seats don’t come open that often. It’s one of the most plush gigs in the world.

You get paid to pat yourself on the back for being part of the “collegiality” of Senate tradition — while not really having to do much at all. (Senators love to pat themselves, and each other, on the back; it’s one thing they all seem to do well, and often.)

You only run for reelection every six years. That means less time raising money and more time for relaxed golf. By contrast, those schlubs in the House of Representatives have two-year terms. They have to dial for dollars every day right from the putting green, poor things.

Senators can hide — collegially — behind the abused tradition of the filibuster. You get to vote “yes” on things you don’t support and “no” on things you do, knowing full well that with the current procedural rules the Senate is nearly useless anyway.

And you get that great deal on health care for life, even if you only serve one term.

So when one of these 100 coveted, cushy spots comes open, a lot of competition for it will arise. And a whole crap ton of cash will be spent to buy it.

That’s certainly the case in Georgia, with the recent retirement announcement by Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

The resulting melee in 2014 is forecast by some to end up being the most expensive statewide race in Georgia history.

So far, there are two definite combatants, in the form of two currently serving congressmen: Phil Gingrey of Marietta and

Paul Broun of Athens.

Both Gingrey and Broun are not only conservative — which is to be expected in this conservative state — but extremely conservative. (As I wrote not long ago, Broun says evolution is a “lie from the pit of hell.”

Oh yeah, Broun is also a medical doctor. As is Gingrey, for that matter.)

Rep. Tom Price of Roswell hasn’t announced, but is considering a bid.

Savannah Congressman Jack Kingston also hasn’t formally declared his candidacy for the open Senate seat, but is almost assuredly running, according to every knowledgeable observer, both national and local.

The Republicans have among them amassed a hoard of cash with which to buy the seat. Price is the current leader, with $2.7 million in cash. Gingrey has $2.4 million.

Kingston isn’t far behind, with $1.75 million on hand and counting. (Again, Kingston hasn’t officially announced, but observers say he’s currently raising money at a rate about 10 times more than he generally collects for his easy House reelection bids.)

Broun, the ultra right-wing favorite, only has $217,000, but is great at generating buzz among the Tea Party rank and file who vote in large numbers in Republican primaries.

Kingston is the longest-serving congressional Republican in Georgia, but also faces a huge historic disadvantage: Coastal candidates almost never do well in statewide races in Georgia.

This longstanding trend becomes more pronounced with each passing year as the state’s center of population continues to drift north into the metro Atlanta orbit, where all the other announced and assumed candidates are based. (Yes, I know Athens isn’t metro ATL, but it’s getting pretty darn close these days.)

However — and this is the state-of-theart take I’m getting from insiders I’ve talked to about the race — Kingston’s chances are enhanced by the fact that he’s not completely out of his mind.

Kingston is plenty conservative, but nowhere near the type of firebrand KnowNothing represented by, say, Paul Broun.

The logic goes that in the Republican primary, the crazies might cancel each other out and leave the telegenic, moderate-sounding (but not actually moderate) Kingston able to introduce himself effectively to statewide suburban Republicans looking for an alternative to the nuthouse.

So what’s the action on the Democratic side? Scuttlebutt is that Congressman John Barrow is ramping up a run. Winning statewide in this red state is a steep hill for any Democrat to climb — even one as conservative as Barrow — but I’ve learned never to count him out. The former Savannah congressman has been redistricted by Republicans several times in attempts to specifically target him. He’s won every time.

Still, all predictions are off. Except this one: The campaign consultants and the TV stations will love this election. You and I, maybe not so much. cs

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Editor, As I do each week, just now finished your editorial (‘Making sense of the senseless’). You never let me down. As usual, I appreciate your voice. Very well said, all of it.

Impossible nearly to believe that some fool such as Nate Bell can be elected to office. More correct, I suppose, that a politician would tweet something as utterly idiotic as that which he did.

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magazine? Uh, no, Nate. That’s for you to own. You’re the paranoid fool.

Thanks again for your voice.

Same to Jessica Leigh Lebos. She too is a darn good writer. Keep shouting.

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Editor’s Response: Thanks, Chris.

One caveat: I was mistaken about Nate Bell — he’s actually an Arkansas state representative, not a member of Congress. But as you say, the tweet is his to own regardless.

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When things blow up As a kid, I was something of a pyromaniac.

This was before parents stopped smoking in public, when books of matches used to be given out at weddings and other events as party favors. I used to enjoy pocketing 50 or 60 of them and sneaking off to the parking lot, where I would line them up like dominoes, ignite one end and watch the sizzling spectacle.

A stern talking-to by my local firefighters and being banned from my crush Jeff Shapiro’s REO Speedwagon-themed bar mitzvah broke of me of this irresponsible practice.

These days the fires I set are figurative, and it’s even more satisfying to see a story burn up the interwebs like last week’s cover story about Kim Spencer and the Thinking Mom’s Revolution.

I’ve also received lots of tea and sympathy for the column about Atlanta-based Chance Partners’ predatory interpretation of the city’s zoning laws on 61st Street, proving to be more of a slow burn now that the city’s lawyers are involved.

While it’s super fun to see things blow up, the thrill is limited to Twitter and the exciting trailer from the upcoming Fast & Furious 6.

Actual explosions that kill people and damage property just freak me out. Bless the people of Boston and West, Texas (and Syria and Safed)

who know the horror too well.

That massive blast at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 14 workers and first responders and injured 160 more gave me uncomfortable flashbacks of 2008’s Imperial Sugar disaster, and I got to wondering about the detonation potential of our other local industry. I am particularly interested in the big blue bubbleElba Island’s LNG operations are slated for expansion in 2014. shaped containers on Elba Island that store sources into Savannah, turn it into liquid natural gas (LNG). liquid gold and ship it overseas. The Thanks to its gleeful fracking of request was filed with the DOE in America’s last unspoiled resources, 2012, and the Elba Island Liquefacthe natural gas industry has plenty tion Project is slated for construcof extra product on its hands. tion in the fall of 2014.

Energy companies want to export I am not trying to be purposefully LNG all over the world and make incendiary here: In its liquid state, loads of money. (Corporations, just LNG is fairly harmless, unless you like us!) put it in a martini. When it hits air, To that end, Kinder Morgan, the however, it becomes highly flammathird largest energy company in ble, and though it evaporates immeNorth America and the parent comdiately, vapors can become trapped, pany of Southern LNG, announced ignite and go boom. in January that it has joined forces Last year, Southern LNG tabled with global oil giant Shell to expand plans to truck up to 58 loads a day the pipeline terminal at Elba Island. of LNG through one of Savannah’s Currently, liquified natural gas is busiest corridors after citizens presshipped in, turned into gas and sured the Federal Energy Regulapiped out; the expansion will make tory Commission (FERC) over such it possible to pipe gas from domestic safety concerns.

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Though the truck-loading facilities on Elba Island are to be dismantled to make way for the new project, “we cannot promise that we will never pursue LNG trucking in the future,” according to Richard Wheatley, a representative from Kinder Morgan’s Public Affairs Department. “As the domestic LNG market develops, potential future customers could request reconsideration of trucking LNG.” I relayed my worries over the Elba Island expansion and the subsequent 350 million cubic feet of gas per day swirling from liquid to vapor to liquid again, wringing my hands over those poor folks in Texas. He patiently explained to me the big differences in fertilizer and LNG production and assured me that “safety is at the forefront of our current and planned operations at Elba Island.”

He sent links showing that LNG terminals are designed with multiple layers of protection, must meet rigorous safety regulations and are equipped with spill containment systems, fire protection systems, multiple detectors and alarms.

I felt better. I was clearly just being a ninny thinking that Savannah could be blown to kingdom come at any minute.

Then last Thursday, two barges on the Mobile River in Alabama went kablooey, injuring three workers and detonating very close to a

Island?

Might be a good question to ask FERC: There’s a public scoping meeting to gather input about what issues need to be evaluated for the Elba Liquefaction Project’s upcoming Environmental Assessment on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Metropolitan Planning Commission at 112 E. State St. I unfortunately will not be there, as our family is happily hosting a table the same evening at the Savannah-Chatham Citizens Advocacy Covered Dish Supper, the biggest, best and most joyous potluck in the whole world.

Well, that’s not official, but CA director Tom Kohler says one day we should go for Guinness Book Status. In its 35th year, this annual meeting-turned-hugfest is pure soul, a place where Savannah’s beloved community comes to celebrate “people doing with and for one another.”

You and yours are welcome; just bring a dish to share and a smile to Savannah Station around 5:30 p.m.

And no, I will not be handing out matchbooks. cs

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tunnel that carries eight lanes of traffic under the river.

Initial reports said that the empty barges had been carrying LNG, which sent me into a tizzy. By later in the day corrections were issued that what had ignited from a static charge were the trapped vapors of a material called “natural gasoline.”

Mr. Wheatley assured me that LNG has nothing to do with natural gasoline and helpfully emailed a link to Wikipedia.

Looking a bit further on the Energy Information Association’s website (eia.gov), natural gasoline — also called natural-gas condensate — is a term used in the gas processing industry to refer to a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons extracted from natural gas. According to LNGfacts.org, the liquefaction of natural gas to LNG requires cooling the natural gas and processing and managing the impurities and liquid hydrocarbons.

Will the volatile liquid hydrocarbons in natural gasoline be the same ones generated as byproduct of the new expanded operations at Elba

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Fighting recidivism

Ten percent of violent offenders commit 80 percent of crime in Chatham County.

But there are programs that offer a path to success.

By Tina A. Brown

B. H. Jenkins got off a bus in Savannah with $25 and a sense of optimism that this time he’d do better on the outside.

He had completed his associate degree in criminal justice online from Ashford University.

But striving academically has never been a problem for him.

Stacked up in the education section of his resume are credits listed from Savannah State and Savannah Tech.

Born and raised here, Jenkins had a strong work history in the field of hospitality at area hotels.

What’s missing on his one-page vitae are the years he lost juggling powder cocaine.

He’s a convicted felon who’d served six of a possible 20 years behind bars. And, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Jenkins won’t be off parole until December 2021.

When Jenkins walked into the office of the Savannah Impact Program, an arm of the SavannahChatham Metro Police Department (SIP) recently, he admitted to Terry Enoch, the program director and DeLeah Blake, the program coordinator, he needed help from the city program that offers classes and employment services to hundreds of high-risk felons annually in Chatham County.

He realized that he is in a pool of 5,000 parolees in the county. Without assistance he might not make it to his dream of becoming a youth counselor.

Jenkins said he was ready to go down the road necessary to re-enter society as a productive citizen. He was ready to answer the very simple and obvious questions that every potential employer or landlord might ask:

Clockwise from left: Savannah Impact Program Juvenile Substance Abuse class; Jenkins at his interview; a graduate of the Anger Management class. (We agreed not to directly photograph the faces of program participants.)

What makes this time different?

“I got my degree,’’ Jenkins told the interviewer as Enoch and Blake scanned his resume.

But you’ve been to school before.

Why would someone want to take a chance on you?

“I’ve been on the other side of trouble most of my life,’’ Jenkins said. “I don’t want anyone else to wait until they are 50 years old to get it. I did my research and I came here to SIP. What’s different? I finished school. I completed my degree.

I didn’t quit.’’

Jenkins became a candidate for the SIP program, which, Blake and Enoch said, will require him to spend time with probation and parole officers; and job training instructors learning about the barriers that might otherwise keep him out of the workforce.

He might be asked to attend Sarah Sprauve’s anger management class, so he might learn the same techniques affirmed by last week’s graduating class: count to 10, breathe more and think more about the

consequences of reacting negatively in a volatile situation.

But first things first. Jenkins had to participate in a drug screening.

“The people in our program are drug free,’’ he said, adding the program is the county’s approach to “smart policing. Ten percent of the repeat offenders commit 80 percent of the violent crime in Chatham County. We work with them.”

Having city and community programs keeps a coordinated pulse on felons as they head home from prison with that bus ticket and $25.

That’s important if you understand the challenge, experts in the field said earlier this month at the Hungry Club Forum of Savannah. They said they are faced with hundreds of men and women without basic literacy, math and life skills before they can train them how to negotiate today’s job market.

Their tasks are particularly daunting given the numbers of ex-cons returning to Chatham County each year from state and federal prisons.

According to correction officials: • 5,000 people on felony probation live in Chatham County • 1,200 people are paroled here annually • 1,300 exit prison after completing their sentences and they are not under any the supervision of any agency.

“This is an epidemic, a call for action,’’ Enoch told the community leaders.

Why so many?

“What goes in must come out,’’ Enoch said. “Chatham County is one of four counties in the state (the others are in and outside of Atlanta), that send the most people to the state prison system,’’ said the retired administrator at the Chatham County Detention Center.

Compounding the numbers are men and women often experiencing problems with substance abuse and mental health issues, who can’t find jobs, housing or food assistance, he said.

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in 12 weeks can we transform their They turn to programs like SIP, thinking and attitudes,’’ she said.

Union Mission, the Harambee But they try.

House and First African Baptist “They are learning the differChurch, whose leaders told the comence earning a living and having to munity they are overwhelmed with duck from the popo’s [the police], need. and walking into a bank with a pay“We find ourselves looking for check,’’ McClain said. volunteers and men and women At Union Mission, Tara Sinclair, who aren’t incarcerated willing to the director of employment and work,” The Rev. Thurmond Tilltraining said, “A lot of people are man, pastor of First African Baptist afraid to succeed. Structure makes Church said. them accountable. What they strugA former prison counselor, he gle with is change.” said he’d like to break down the barSinclair said the program is modriers between people who are incareled after a program crafted by Step cerated and those who are not.

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912.236.5464 It includes teaching “The community has to have a Sun-Wed 5pm-12am • Thurs-Sat 5pm-2:30am • themiragesavannah.com the men and women how to obtain heart for forgiveness. We’re taking an identification card, life skills and them out of the workforce. Some of work ethics. “The only way I know them need to be able to start fresh,” how to do this is to be honest. It’s Tillman said. not how many times you fail but Mildred McClain, director of how many times you get up,’’ she the Harambee House/Citizens For tells them.

Environmental Justice in SavanJenkins, the college graduate hopnah, said her organization spends ing to find work teaching youngsters 12 weeks teaching them about conin the juvenile justice system to struction math and life skills; and choose a different path, might have another four weeks in lead abatea leg up. ment courses so that they can qualThis time… cs ity for existing jobs. “There’s no way

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any organization or group — including neighborhood associations, schools and churches — to apply for stewardship of a property and possible funding.

“We looked at community garden policies from across the country and came up with what worked for Savannah,” says Moon.

The program garnered avid support from Alderman Tony Thomas, who lobbied for its approval from City Council. Thomas also announced he has donated $250 to the Wilshire Estate Community

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“Our hope is that other associations across the city will step up and take similar action across the community.”

Wilshire Estates resident Bonnie Harris (front) celebrates the groundbreaking of a new community garden with Mayor Edna Jackson and other city officials. The plot was once a vacant FEMA lot.

Fields of dreams Vacant lots to become vegetable gardens under new city program

By Jessica Leigh Lebos | jll@connectsavannah.com

Right now the Wilshire Estates Community Garden might not be much to look at, but in a few months, this southside patch of grass will be bursting with okra, squash, peppers and other ripening veggies.

Creating a garden from scratch is going to take a lot of digging and even more attention, but coordinator Bonnie Harris and her neighbors are up for the task of filling the vacant lot with food and flowers.

“We’ll start small and see what comes up,” says Harris, who has lived in the Wilshire Estates neighborhood for 47 years and remembers when the tall trees ringing it were just saplings.

Now raised beds will be constructed in the footprint of the house that once stood here, demolished after a flood destroyed its foundation. The City of Savannah bought out the owner with funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) years ago, and the land has lain fallow ever since. That is, until the city granted it to the nearby neighborhood association under its new community

garden program.

“There’s not much you can do with a piece of property once FEMA declares it a disaster site,” explains Carol Moon, director of the city’s Real Property Services Department.

“You can’t build on it. But you can grow on it.”

Moon helped identify 400 cityowned lots that for one reason or another aren’t much use to contractors but hold much potential as gardening spots. Encouraging gardening on a vacant lot is an inexpensive way to reduce blight and foster community, two objectives high on the city’s list of priorities.

A gardener herself, Moon also developed the program that allows

Garden at its groundbreaking last Monday.

“Creating a community garden both beautifies the neighborhood and contributes to the health of the residents,” said Alderman Thomas, who represents the Wilshire neighborhood. “Our hope is that other associations across the city will step up and take similar action across the community.”

While any group is eligible to garden on one of the city’s approved lots, it takes more than a trowel and a dream. Applicants must first send a letter of intent, then proof of neighborhood support and a proposed layout. A garden takes commitment and patience, and the city wants to make sure that folks have plenty of both: the user agreement for each property is two years.

Once a garden plan passes the application process, there will be plenty of support. Joining the city in this endeavor the Savannah Urban Gardening Alliance (SUGA) and other master gardeners, who will consult with groups on their plans and how to implement planting, watering and upkeep.

“In order for this to succeed you

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have to bring in people who have done this before and know how to sustain it,” says Moon, adding that “the coolest part is that there are so many different entities coming together under one partnership.

“It goes beyond the fresh vegetables and fruits, which is huge.

This is really a community building opportunity.”

Already the Wilshire Community Garden is bringing together different generations. Students from nearby Windsor Forest High School are joining forces with neighbors as part of their agriculture class, taught

by Elise Zador.

Harris is delighted for the help.

“They get our insight, we get their strength,” says Harris.

“We’re all just going to get out there and play in the dirt.” cs

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Savannah’s up for the challenge In 1991 I briefly had a job selling ads in the Atlanta City Directory door-todoor. Despite the fact that I was the least successful employee in the history of R.L. Polk & Co., which was founded in 1870, I did learn a thing or two from a grizzled old Polk veteran, who tried valiantly to make a salesman out of me.

The first thing he told me was to ditch the massive briefcase that contained my forms and a sample copy of the directory. “Makes you look like a salesman,” he grumbled.

The second was to craft a pitch that framed our product as the ideal solution to meet the customer’s needs, no matter what those needs were. That was the hard part.

Talking with people about the benefits of bicycling, is much easier than trying to convince people to take out ads in the city directory. That’s because bicycling practically sells itself. It naturally speaks to many different needs and provides solutions to a host of problems.

Want to get more exercise but don’t have time for the gym? Take a trip you’d normally make in a car — popping in to the grocery store for a few items or meeting friends for dinner, for example — and go by bike.

Need to save money? The same trip will reduce spending on gasoline and other costs related to automobile

operation.

Worried about climate change?

Again, that same trip made by bike instead of by car reduces emissions.

Going by bike also speaks to a need that many folks may not realize they have until they start enjoying the satisfaction of getting things done under their own power, on their own two wheels. And finally, bicycling satisfies our need for fun.

How much difference do these trips make individually and in aggregate?

How many calories do I burn when I ride my bike to the grocery store?

How much money am I actually saving? How many pounds of CO2 am I keeping out of the atmosphere? How much fun am I having? Well, at least I know the last answer. But the others?

I wasn’t really sure. Until now.

Thanks to the National Bike Challenge, I am tracking how much money and CO2 I save and how man calories I burn. The Challenge is a free online program, with a companion smartphone application, designed to encourage biking for transportation, fitness and recreation. The program allows participants to form or join teams with friends, family members or coworkers. The Challenge hasn’t even officially started yet (It launches May 1 and runs through Sept. 30) yet the local cyclists who started the warm up earlier this month have as a group ridden 937 miles, burned 32,564 calories, saved $299 and prevented 598 pounds of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere.

You should join them.

Visit nationalbikechallenge.org to register and sign up for a team or form your own. This is where the fun part comes in. There’s nothing like

a little healthy competition between individuals and groups to encourage participation. People associated with the Telfair Museums, the Savannah Triathlon Team, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Savannah Bar Association have already organized teams. Not only can Challenge riders earn glory for their organizations, they can also win prizes.

Last year more than 30,000 people from all 50 states participated, representing more than 9,000 employers. Burlington Vt. was the winning community in 2012. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Drexel University, Lawrence University and Eastern Mennonite University (Go Royals!) were tops in the university category.

It would be great to see Tigers, Pirates and Bees on the higher education leaderboard this year.

It’s no accident that the National Bike Challenge begins on May 1, as May is National Bike Month. Local Bike Month events will provide plenty of destinations for Challenge participants and nonparticipants alike: National Bike to School Day on May 8, Cyclofemme Savannah on May 12, a glimpse into the world of adventure cycling on May 16, National Bike to Work Day on May 17, The Play Streets Savannah Bicycle Block Party on May 19, and the monthly Bike Social on May 21 and Desoto Row Gallery’s Spoked! Bicycle art exhibition from May 20-26. Details on all these events are available on the Savannah Bicycle Campaign website.

Take the challenge, Savannah! Let’s show Burlington how it’s done. cs John Bennett is executive director of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

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Chatham Police Dept. incident reports

Human trafficking Savannah-Chatham Metro Police and U.S. Marshals have arrested two Savannah men charged with pimping for three teenaged girls age 15 and 14.

Colby Bragg, 21, of East Park Avenue was arrested Monday by officers at the W.W. Law Center Monday on three charges of statutory rape, pimping and possession of marijuana.

Stephone Brown, 21, was arrested this morning by the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Metro officers on President Street on two counts of human trafficking and pimping for a person under age 18.

The girls told SCMPD Special Victims Unit investigators that they were given alcohol and marijuana and paid to have sex with multiple adult men at the same time on several occasions.

Bragg also was in possession of marijuana when he was taken into custody.

The case is one in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation exposed a human trafficking ring operating in Georgia and other states. SVU officers continue to investigate the case and other human trafficking reports.

• A Savannah man was charged with multiple offenses after trying to fire a weapon at a Savannah-Chatham Metro Police officer and another man.

Quintavious Jron Lee, 19, of Port Wentworth has been charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, possession of a firearm in committing a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, pointing a weapon at another, carrying a pistol without a license, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and loitering and prowling after the incident in Yamacraw Village May 18.

Lee and another male were being questioned about 5:40 p.m. by a Downtown Precinct Patrol officer who noticed they fit the description

of suspects in two robber•Detectives ies in the area. investigating the The other man was death of a Savanplaced in handcuffs when nah man found in he resisted being searched his wrecked car last for a weapon, and Lee week have deterbacked away and started mined he died of a running. “As he did, he gunshot wound.

Quintavious Jron Lee dropped a pistol, stopped, Roderick Richretrieved the weapon, ardson, 38, of squared his stance and the 500 block of pointed it at the officer and Early Street was found with wounds the other man. He pulled the trigger “inconsistent with the severity of the but the gun misfired,” a police spokessingle-car wreck at Mills B. Lane Bouperson says. levard and Hopkins Street,” police say.

The officer threw the other man The Honda he was driving had to the ground and protected him but struck a chain link fence around did not attempt to fire at Lee because Hodge Elementary School about midof several people, including children, night. Richardson was transported to who were in the immediate area. Lee Memorial University Medical Center was quickly taken into custody by where he was pronounced dead. cs other officers saturating the area.

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news of the weird Smarty Pants The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading in the few days before and after rumors swirled on possible corporate mergers.

A likely explanation, they said, is that the parents or guardians were buying and selling for their children’s accounts using illegal insider information that they were cautious about using in their personal accounts, which would more easily arouse suspicion. While the parents’ accounts had nice returns, the kids’ accounts (including those held by the very recently born) were almost 50 percent more profitable. (The study, reported by NPR in April, covered 15 years of trades in Finland, chosen because that country collects age data that the U.S. and other countries do not.)

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the limited-issue dry cereal especially a University of Cambridge researcher, noted for its fiber, organic buckwheat one can be infected by fewer than 20 and various nontraditional ingredients. norovirus particles, each droplet of “Holy Crap” cereal is available throughpuke can contain 2 million particles, out Canada and in 19 other countries. and the virus remains active on hard • The New York Times in March, surfaces for 12 hours.) the Icelandic city of Grimsstadir “is a • Research published in February by particularly desolate spot.” NonetheBritain’s Royal Society science associaless, Chinese billionaire land develtion found that male guppies in mating oper Huang Nubo has mode prefer to congreannounced he intends to gate with plainer, less build a luxury hotel and colorful males, probgolf course in the area for ably for an obvious his countrymen seeking reason: to look better wow 2013 is “clean air and solitude.” by comparison. Said gonna be half Since snowfalls often run Italian researcher Clelia over soon from September until Gasparini, “You want May, locals are skeptical to impress (a female of Huang’s motives, but potential mate).” Would he continues to press for you “look more attraca long-term lease covertive in comparison with ing about 100 square miles (the dowdy, awkward for a project estimated to comic star) Mr. Bean or eventually cost about $100 George Clooney?” million.

• Hottentot golden moles reside underFrontiers of Science ground, which is not so oppressive because • Since gastrointestinal they’re blind and navinoroviruses are so infecgate by smell and touch. Nonetheless, tious and can be fatal in countries some scientists spend years studying with marginal hygiene, scientists at the them, and in a recent issue of MammaU.K. government’s Health and Safety lian Biology, South African researchers Lab in Derbyshire needed to study disclosed that females choose mates the “reach and dispersion” of human largely by penis size. While some “vomitus,” especially its aerosolizing. human females also favor this particuWorking with nauseous patients would lar “pre-copulatory mechanism,” the be impractical, and thus, researcher scientists hypothesized that the moles’ Catherine Makison created “Vomitreliance on touch leaves them with no ing Larry,” a puke-hurling robot with a alternative. range of almost 10 feet. (According to

• Premium Health Care for Lovable Animals: While some Americans cannot get medically necessary health care, a few lucky animals every year receive exactly what they need from wildlife conservation centers. Most recently, in March, a sandhill crane received deluxe surgery by a facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia, after having his leg shattered on a golf course. Doctors tried several surgeries, then amputated the leg, and have fitted the crane with a prosthesis that allows balance-preserving mobility. (In February, Suma Aqualife Park near Kobe, Japan, fitted a 190-pound loggerhead turtle with rubber fins kept in place by a vest -- to replace fins damaged in what doctors guessed was a shark attack.)

• The Dark Side: Even though human hearts open warmly to helpless animals, kindness is not universal. As Clemson University animal conservation student Nathan Weaver found with a quick experiment late last year, some drivers will deliberately swerve into a turtle trying to cross a busy road -- seven drivers, he found, in the space of one hour (though most drivers easily avoided the realistic rubber model).

(In the 1979 movie “The Great Santini,” an overbearing fighter-pilot-husband who squishes turtles while driving late at night tells his wife, “It’s my only sport when I’m traveling, my only hobby.”)

Leading Economic Indicators Wealthy Russians have recently found a way around the country’s horrid traffic jams: fake ambulances,

Perspective While Americans Just Sigh: After a trial on fraud charges, the Iranian judiciary sentenced four bankers and their collaborators to death in February and several others to public floggings for obtaining loans by forgery in order to purchase government properties. The total amount involved reportedly was the equivalent of about $2.6 billion -- tiny compared to losses suffered since 2008 by investors and customers of large American banks’ illegality, money-laundering and corner-cutting, for which no one has yet been jailed even for a single day.

Least Competent Criminals So Far, So Good ... Oops!: (1) Husband Jared Rick and wife Ashley walked out of the Wal-Mart in Salem, Ill., in February with about $2,400 in shoplifted merchandise, apparently home free, but in the parking lot got into a loud domestic argument that drew the attention of security officers, who saw the merchandise and matched the Ricks with surveillance video. (2) Corey Moore, a Washington, D.C., “street legend,” according to The Washington Post, for beating one arrest after another on murder and firearms charges, was finally convicted in February and faced at least 15 years in prison. The case was broken by a foot policeman in the suburb of Takoma Park, Md., who saw Moore toss an open bottle of beer into some shrubbery. After a sidewalk chase, a search yielded cocaine, which enabled a search of Moore’s apartment that supplied crucial evidence the police had been lacking for years. cs By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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Time-traveling back to the middle ages has seemingly always been a popular theme in kids’ shows, science-fiction books, etc. But what would actually happen if a person from our era traveled back in time? How would the difference in air pollution make an impact on the traveling person, and what medieval diseases would she get? How many of the people there would die of bacteria that the modern person brought with her?

—Kid from Sweden Limiting the discussion to time-travel destinations predating the discovery of antibiotics and vaccines, we find there are two main types of health-related trouble the intrepid temporal explorer could be setting herself up for.

The first possibility is falling prey to ancient diseases. Life during the middle ages, and pretty much any other era until recently, was incredibly dirty, and depending on time and place, clean food and water were more or less unknown.

Air pollution could be a significant hazard if you traveled back to Victorian London, or for that matter spent a lot of time indoors around a smoky dung fire—evidence of lung disease has been found in ancient societies ranging from Egypt to the U.S. Southwest.

Water and food contamination from lead dishes and cups might be a problem, although that would require lengthy exposure. Simply eating or drinking anything prepared before about 1900 would present more immediate risks—our time traveler would have a fair chance of intestinal worms, trichinosis, giardia, or other parasites too numerous to list. Anthrax, tuberculosis, and botulism can all be spread by eating the flesh of infected animals.

In early urbanized areas, dysentery, cholera, and typhus were the rule rather than the exception. For most of human history it would be difficult for our traveler to avoid smallpox, cowpox, and variations of influenza unknown to modern times; lepers and plague victims would warrant a wide berth. It’s

true that the modern suite of inoculations would likely protect our time traveler from many common diseases.

And of course food variety and balanced diets weren’t the norm for most of human history. Nutritional diseases such as scurvy, pellagra, and goiter could well afflict our traveler if, having dodged all the above, she were obliged to subsist long enough on local cuisine.

The other, far worse possibility is visiting modern plagues on the past.

New diseases have shown up unpredictably throughout history. In 1967 the U.S. Surgeon General boasted we’d won the war against infectious diseases; less than a generation later HIV/AIDS emerged. If our time traveler was a temporal Typhoid Mary, she might gift the past with such latter-day scourges as severe acute respiratory system (SARS), which in the first year of its appearance caused nearly 10 percent mortality even with modern medical care; Ebola and Marburg viruses, although victims die so quickly the spread might be limited; and of course HIV/AIDS, with a current worldwide toll of 30 million dead.

But new diseases wouldn’t necessarily be the gravest threat. Possibly the real danger would come from ordinary illnesses that had evolved significantly over the centuries, in part because weaker strains had been killed off by antibiotics. Keeping Doctor Who’s peregrinations in mind, remember also that time travel could involve journeying through space as well, meaning one could unwittingly bring pathogens to regions with minimal resistance.

The result might be an epidemiological catastrophe rivaling those that actually occurred. As is now well known, Old World diseases virtually depopulated the Americas within a short time after first contact, with estimates of mortality ranging as high as 90 percent.

Fatal bugs included not just smallpox, which alone may have killed more than 15 million people following its introduction in Mexico in 1520, but everyday afflictions such as measles, mumps, chickenpox, and scarlet fever. And let’s not forget the 1918 pandemic involving a newly mutated strain of influenza that killed 50 million or more.

In his classic War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells imagined that invaders from an advanced civilization might be wiped out by microbes harbored by us primitives. Judging from history, aspiring sci-fi authors might want to note, the more likely scenario puts the casualty count the other way around. cs By cecil adams

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Band lineups, announced & unannounced We’re waiting on SCAD’s announcement of the “New Alumni Concert” in Forsyth Park, which should come any day now.

The 2012 SCAD grad concert — they’re always free and open to the public as well — brought Grace Potter & the Nocturnals to Savannah. It was, to be sure, a fantastic show.

Lots of people (including us) have a pretty good idea who’ll be playing the park this year. But we’re not going to say right now, because SCAD hasn’t made the official announcement yet. And unlike certain other media organizations in Savannah, we honor information embargoes.

Yes, it’s that time of year when things begin to slow to a virtual crawl, live music-wise. There’s certainly going to be another concert or two over the summer, but Savannah’s student population seriously dwindles in the hot months, so nobody’s in a hurry to start talking things up.

This, however, is pretty cool: The Savannah Summer Solstice, a threeday countryside event out on by the family that once operated Live Wire Music Hall, has been announced for the Red Gate Farms campground, a 200-acre greenspace on the west side of town.

The dates are June 21-23.

Details are still being worked out, but so far the lineup is impressive. Passafire, Archnemesis, Dark Water Rising and Zach Deputy are on the bill, along with Dangermuffin, Charles Moreland’s wild-eyed electronic funksters Bitch Please, Big Daddy Love, Mama’s Love, Turtle Folk and the Broadcast.

Then there are two of the very best Savannah-centric bands, the Royal

Jazz updates

Savannah’s Coastal Jazz Association is bringing back Hammond B3 organ maestro Tony Monaco for a May 19 show at the Westin Harbor Resort. Tony, you may recall, was the headliner at the 2012 Savannah Jazz Festival.

This year’s festival (mark those calendars) is set for Sept. 22-28.

For its Father’s Day weekend concert, June 16 at Westin Harbor, the CJA’s guest will be pianist Kevin Bales.

Bob and friends

How’s this for a triple bill? Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Bob Dylan are joining forces for a cross-country jaunt this summer – and Atlanta is one of the stops.

The “Americanarama Festival of Music” has been announced for June 29 at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood. The Richard Thompson Electric Trio and Ryan Bingham have been added for several shows on the tour, although it’s not clear whether either of those artists will perform in Atlanta. “Amnericanarama” begins June 26 in West Palm Beach, Fla. See www.bobdylan.com.

Get the party started

Last year’s “New Alumni Concert” for SCAD grads brought Grace Potter to Forsyth.

Noise (jazz, funk and fusion) and Les Racquet (rock and/or roll).

Also announced are Word of Mouth, A Nickel Bag of Funk, Kota Mundi, Domino Effect, TRAB, Those Cats, Emoticon, Electric Grandma, Blurry Aftermath, Gypsy Slim, OMINGNOME and Wood and Steel.

Primitive on-site camping, local art and food, and a children’s area are

promised.

There’s more to come, announces Daniel Robertson of Love Music.

In the meantime, check out www. l0vemusic.com (that’s the digit “0” in there), and www. savannahsummersolstice.com.

Robertson adds that tickets should be available on the site beginning this very week. Maybe as you read this.

Savannah Party Starters have commandeered Southern Pine Co. for a big end-of-school-year DJ blowout.

The party is called Obey, and it happens Friday, May 10 (from 9 p.m. until 3 in the morning). There’ll be live art, a raffle, and of course a dozen DJs to blow thy mind. Check it out via the event’s Facebook page. CS

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Chloe Agnew, left, Susan McFadden, Lisa Lambe and Mairead Nesbitt.

If you’ve been on London’s West End over the last seven years or so, it’s very likely you saw Susan McFadden on the stage. The Dublin native played Sandy in the theater district’s big revival of Grease at the Piccadilly, and followed that up with a year’s turn as Elle Woods in the British debut of Legally Blonde: The Musical, at the Savoy.

Susan McFadden was hard to miss for a while.

These days, after years of pretending she wasn’t Irish — playing American women on the British stage — the 30-year-old McFadden has come full circle.

She’s a Celtic Woman.

Due to America’s bottomless fascination with all things Irish, nine years ago one of the musical directors for Riverdance developed a concert show around four female singers and a violinist. These days, Celtic Woman features four fair-haired lasses singing the good old Irish tunes, plus some global and American standards, plus a few choice items from the catalogs of such Gaelic musical lights as Clannad and Enya.

The group tours the world yearround, and has sold more than six million albums. Here in America, their specials are pledge-drive favorites over PBS stations.

McFadden, who made her professional debut at age 11, in Annie at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, joined Celtic Woman in January 2012. She replaced founder Lisa Kelly, who’d

gone on maternity leave.

The other CW are Chloe Agnew, Lisa Lambe and Mairead Nesbitt.

(Even if you haven’t been within a scone’s throw of the West End, you might still have seen Susan McFadden: Before she was 20, she’d toured America several times, as a stepdancer with Irish revues starring singer Tony Kenney, and comedian Noel V. Ginnity.)

You came up through musical theater.

Was this a big transition for you — something you didn’t see coming?

Susan McFadden: It was a very strange transition for me, and quite a daunting one, I suppose, because I’d always played characters. I’ve always been able to hide behind the mask of playing a character. So it was quite daunting to be in a production, as it was, as myself. Just being Susan. You have to talk to the audience at certain points in the show, and I used to find that the most nerve-wracking thing — being yourself, talking to the audience. It’s taken me about a year now to really get used to that element of it, but I love it. And I can’t imagine it

being any other way.

When you’re growing up in Dublin, are you thinking “To make theater my life, I’ve got to get to London eventually”?

Susan McFadden: That’s the dream.

When I was younger I went to Billie Barry, which is a really famous stage school in Ireland. And I grew up in shows and musicals. I used to go to school during the day, and was out working at night from a very young age, in professional shows. You learn so much as a child in theater that you can’t learn when you’re older. I think you learn grace and etiquette for show business.

But it was definitely always the dream to go to London and be in the West End stage. Because there’s a very limited amount of opportunities in Ireland for musical theater. There’s not a lot of productions. And there’s a lot of competition in the U.K. There’s a lot of colleges over there that produce hundreds and hundreds of young performers every year, so there’s a fresh batch of talent. It’s very competitive.

You won the Grease TV competition.

What was that all about?

Susan McFadden: That was the U.K.’s version of the American show Grease Is the Word. They decided to come to England and do the same production over there, where they find their Sandy and their Danny on a TV show. I’d been living in London, and auditioning, and my agent said “I think you should go for this TV

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show.” I really, really didn’t want to do things like that. I didn’t like the idea of auditioning on television — I like to audition in the privacy of a room, where there’s no one watching! Only the panel of people, the director, the producer.

I don’t know how it is on Broadway, but in the U.K. it’s become very much about having some sort of television background, some sort of profile, before they’ll give you the lead in a show.

I just decided to go ahead and do it anyway, not thinking I’d even get past the first round. But I ended up winning the show, and I played Sandy in the West End for a year. And that was what sort of snowballed my career in the U.K. from that point.

Why do you think Legally Blonde was so successful in London? It’s such an American story.

Susan McFadden: It was a surprise hit, a massive hit. We couldn’t believe it. When it came to opening night we

were like “God, is this gonna work over here?” Because it’s so American.

But it seemed to work better in the U.K. than it did in America. In the U.K., people just seemed to really appreciate the humor.

Did you do it with American accents?

Susan McFadden: Yeah! I’ve done American accents in nearly every show I’ve been in. In Legally Blonde, you had to do the Valley Girl L.A. accent, which was kind of fun. I just watched a lot of The Hills before I did it.

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Don’t you have to put your theater career on hold to do this?

Susan McFadden: Yeah, but performing is not just about one thing or another. To expand, you have to do lots of different things. I feel like I’ve learned a new craft, a new stagecraft.

Like I said, interacting with the audience as you, as yourself, not a character. So yeah, my acting career is sort of on hold but I’m enjoying it at the moment for what it is, really enjoying the new experiences while they’re here. I’m just taking each moment as it comes.

Why do you think this sort of music resonates so much — in the States, especially?

Susan McFadden: I think it’s because of history. Nearly every American person you meet is Irish [laughs]. It’s very flattering for people to feel that they want to have that connection to your country. It’s lovely.

And it’s also because with Irish music, we’re kind of famous for our storytelling ability. All our songs tell a story. Everyone in the world knows “Danny Boy,” and there’s a great story within it as well. It’s been quite poignant singing it lately, you know, there’s been such sadness in the news.

And when you sing songs like “Danny Boy,” where it’s about someone leaving home with the hope of coming home again one day, and seeing their loved ones … I think they do resonate with everybody. CS Celtic Woman Where: Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: At 8 p.m. Friday, May 3 Tickets: $40-$99 through etix.com Online: savannahgo.gov

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Exactly 20 years ago, Canadian native Allister Booth was a physics student at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

He’d been a competitive gymnast since he was a little boy, and had actually set the Canadian “degree of difficulty” record for power tumbling at the National Championships.

Still, college — and responsibility — beckoned.

Ah, but that didn’t last long. “A friend of mine, who was also a competitor, called and said ‘There’s a company here that pays people to do acrobatics,’” Booth remembers. “That was it. I dropped out of school and joined. Acrobatics has always been my first love.”

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So there’s quite often still something new happening.

“If it’s the same guy doing the same thing, I don’t really get too nervous. But one of my jobs as coach is to make the decision, ‘OK, this new person is ready to do this new trick.’

I’m the one giving the final approval that yeah, they can try it onstage in the show. So then it’s ‘Um … Hope I made the right decision.’”

Still, the performers train and rehearse constantly when on the road, all under Booth’s watchful eye.

“Typically the group acts require the most training,” Booth says. “We have one that’s a 16-person sports acrobatic number, where we have people linking arms and then other people standing on their arms and being thrown in the air.

“When you have to synchronize a bunch of people to work together to make an acrobatic element, that requires a lot more training. Just to make sure the timing stays good.

And then if you’re switching partners, that’s a lot more training just to get the timing down, and make sure the timing is perfect every night.”

Solo artists, he adds, “have a bit more freedom. “Some might not need all that much training once they’re in.

It depends on the apparatus. Jugglers, however, will still train three hours a day, just to keep everything perfect.

Because it’s so precise, what they do.”

Touring, he admits, can get a bit

wearying, but the Cirque company is like a family and they all look after each other. “Thank God for Skype,” Booth laughs: He talks to his wife, back in Canada, at least once a day.

Booth resigned from performance after an old ankle injury flared up.

“When my body started feeling old, and my ankles were hurting a lot, I realized that it was coming close to the end of my performance career.”

But his expertise — and passion for the work — was invaluable to Cirque du Soleil. During his stage career, he had chalked up more than 2,000 performances.

“It’s nice to be onstage, and get the applause from the public and everything like that,” Booth says. “But to me that’s all icing on the cake. For me, the best part was just being able to do the acrobatics as my job.

“It wasn’t like ‘As soon as training’s over, I’ve got to go run over here to my job where I make money.’ Doing the acrobatics was my job. That was what I did all day, every day. That in and of itself was the main thing for me.” CS Cirque du Soleil: Quidam Where: MLK Arena, Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. When: At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, May 7-9 Tickets: $18-$100 at etix.com

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The company was Cirque du Soleil, the Montreal-based production house then starting to get the world’s attention for its dramatic, dynamic blend of circus-like acrobatics and physical feats, theatrical costumes, makeup and effects, and unprecedented emphasis on stories and characters.

Cirque du Soleil (“Circus of the Sun”) hired Allister Booth on the spot, and he joined the cast of the show O at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, flying overhead, swinging on dangerously teetering swings and essentially performing amazing feats — fully made-up, costumed and choreographed — for millions of tourists.

He left O in 2005 and did his stuff with KA, over at the MGM Grand, and two years later he transitioned into a coaching job for Cirque tours and “stationary” shows.

Today, he is Head Coach for Quidam, the touring production that visits the Savannah Civic Center for three performances, May 7-9.

The Quidam company includes somewhere between 120 and 150 people — it’s like a small, traveling city — and half are performers.

Booth claims he rarely worries that his well-trained specialists will get into some sort of physical trouble when they’re onstage.

“Sometimes the cast members change, or we upgrade tricks,” he explains. “We train backups for different positions in case someone’s out.

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In Qui Nguyen’s comedy She Kills Monsters: Kaitlyn Ortega, left, Gabrielle Hespe, Meagan Mulgrew and Cayla Scott.

For 20 years, Martin Noyes has been active in the roleplaying gamers’ world of Dungeons & Dragons. When the staff of SCAD’s Performing Arts Department discovered the comedy She Kills Monsters, which takes place in that world, choosing its director was a no-brainer.

“It was actually one of the easiest play selections for us this season,” beams Noyes, whose official title is Professor of Movement and Combat. “‘Let’s get Martin, the combat guy who plays Dungeons & Dragons, to direct the play about Dungeons & Dragons.’

“It truly is a perfect fit. I was meant to direct this play.”

Qui Nguyen, a member of New York’s award-winning off-Broadway company Vampire Cowboys, wrote and debuted She Kills Monsters in 2011. Chicago’s Steppenwolf Garage Rep began its own production last month.

“It doesn’t matter whether you’re a D&D freak or whether you don’t

know a Harpie from a Hobbit,” raved Chicago Theater Beat. “She Kills Monsters is great fun for gamers and average folk alike.”

Noyes is quick to point out that games like Dungeons & Dragons, with their over-the-top heroic characters sprung straight from the foreheads of average, non-heroic people, is inherently funny.

“When you get a bunch of geeky people sitting around a table, pretending and role-playing, the stuff that comes out of that situation is hysterical,” he says.

“I mean, we’re watching a bunch of nerds try to be tough and powerful.

We’re watching clumsy, uncoordinated folk suddenly become masterful

dragon killers.”

But She Kills Monsters is not just fun and games. “That’s where we as the audience get to remember those geeky moments within ourselves,” Noyes adds.

It’s about schoolteacher Agnes Evans, whose father, mother and 15-year-old sister have recently died in a car crash.

Tilly was Agnes’ annoying little sister; the two had virtually nothing in common. Tilly was shy and withdrawn, and had immersed herself — like so many with those traits — in role-playing.

In She Kills Monsters, Noyes explains, Agnes goes on a “journey of relationship. A journey of connection.

She’s a typical, average lady that has an incredibly un-typical thing happen to her. She realizes that she has questions, and they need to be answered, so that she can mourn and move on and handle the death of her family in a healthy way.”

Big sister discovers that little sister

had been on a quest in Dungeons & Dragons … and that the quest was not resolved at the time of her death.

So Agnes enters Tilly’s world.

“Her personal quest is to connect with her sister, and it parallels what she’s doing in the D&D game,” says Noyes. “In the game, her sister’s character has lost her soul. Agnes has to retrieve her soul so that she can pass on to whatever the next stage of existence is.

“But in a way, Agnes is saving their relationship, whatever little relationship they had. She’s saving that connection with her dead sister in a similar way as her D&D character is trying to save her soul.” CS SCAD: She Kills Monsters Where: Mondanaro Theater, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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“The Girls Room” ladies. Back row (left to right): Natalie Wong, Zoë Lotus Heatwole, Vickie Verhagen, Patricia Thomasson, Jade Johnson and Danielle Carey. Front row: Jessica Roux and Julia Lavigne.

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Digital print gallery Le Snoot is famous for quirky shows packed with throngs of art aficionados. This past weekend, the East State Street gallery put on “The Girls Room,” an all-girls illustration show that featured over 50 works by eight women addressing the concept of femininity and paying homage to inspirational figures from Marie Antoinette to Amelia Earhart.

Wit, whimsy and awesomely weird text/image combinations abounded in the audacious illustrations of the ladies in “The Girls Room:” Danielle Carey, Jade Johnson, Julia Lavigne, Zoë Lotus Heatwole, Jessica Roux,

Patricia Thomasson, Victoria Verhagen, and Natalie Wong.

Speaking of captions, attendees could supply their own on postcards printed with an illustration of a woman slicing a salami. “Why smash the patriarchy when you can slice it,” was among the dozens of clever written-in descriptions on display.

The girls also produced an accompanying zine for the show; according to Victoria “Vickie V.” Verhagen, the zine featured three to four works by each artist, and the exhibition included up to 10 by each.

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digital and graphite figural drawings invested the surrealistic imagination with cutting emotive power. The poses and countenances of her drawings’ fanciful women masterfully conveyed the gamut of human emotion.

It was one of those weekends that showed off the best aspects of Savannah’s eclectic visual arts scene. Excellent work in nearly every conceivable medium was on view, and prices of quality pieces were set from twenty bucks to never-mind-I’m-a-grad-student. Serious exhibitions capped competitive jurying processes, and other shows celebrated the serious number of people in this city who make interesting combinations of matter, color and form.

Fantastic openings from one end of town to the other spoiled gallery hoppers this past weekend.

As SCAD’s premiere juried exhibition of the photography, the annual “Silver and Ink” show at Broughton Street’s Gutstein Gallery showcased student photography Saturday evening. Aside the show’s opening reception that night, lectures, portfolio reviews and other programs associated with “Silver and Ink” took place all weekend.

Indeed, the photographic arts were well represented. A companion exhibit to the “Silver and Ink” show, “Tathata” at Ashmore Gallery on MLK, was a competitive selection of 12 MFA candidates from SCAD Savannah and Atlanta.

Several blocks south at Non-Fiction Gallery, MFA candidate in Photography Aaron Brumbelow launched his thesis show entitled “LF Home.” Common internet shorthand meaning looking for, “LF Home” offered viewers manipulated Google Maps and Street View images of Brumbelow’s hometown of Tull, Ark. Taking advantage of the photograph’s dependence on its caption, Brumbelow titled the images after experiences and memories specific to the pictured locations. Conjuring nostalgia and

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curiosity, titles and images established a conceptual space wherein viewers could situate themselves along a spectrum of responses. Whether identifying with Brumbelow’s association of meaning with the rural landscape or questioning the images’ authenticity, viewers joined the artist in the process of looking for home.

In other Brumbelow news, the artist this week will launch the first issue of his digital publication “Touch.My.Prints,” which showcases photography, time based works, virtual sculptures and essays. The first issue focuses on non-player characters in video games, inviting artists and readers to investigate their relationships with these virtual characters inside the digital space of the interactive game.

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all three days, plus events related to The Art of Seating exhibition. Friday, May 3, 3:30 Workshop on Seating for High School Students with Jessica Scott-Felder. Registration required. Saturday, May 4, 2pm. Performance by Jessica Scott-Felder. Saturday, May 4.

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by DiCroce feature whimsical figures, animals and plants.

Drawings by Temple exhibit bio-mechanical interaction, early ideas of flight, circus troupes and imaginary entomologies and botanicals.

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May 9, 5:30-7:30pm. May 1-June 30. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

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Work by J. Michelle Connors is at Anahata; reception is Friday as part of the First Friday Art March.

Reception and Gallery Talk: The Heart and Soul of Child Welfare — An exhibit of works by

artist, poet, and motivational speaker George E. Miller, II. May 5-October 5. free and open to the public Artist’s talk followed by reception Sunday, May 5, 3pm. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

Almost Home: Paintings — A solo exhibition by J. Michelle Connors; her paintings are a voyage into an astral projection. Through May 31. Reception Friday, May 3, part of the first Friday Art March. May 1-31. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Out of Body — Out of Body is

a photographic exhibition by artist Casey Riggs. Opening Reception Friday May 3rd from 7-10pm. Every 5 days and Fri., May 3, 7 p.m. caseyriggsphotography.com. ashmoregallery.com. Ashmore Gallery, 412 MLK Blvd.

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Featuring paintings, mixed media, sculpture by local artists from the Richmond Hill and coastal area. Reception: Saturday, May 4, 6-9pm. Fri., May 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat., May 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. and Sun., May 5, 12-4 p.m. 912-657-3927. ARTS OnThe COAST Gallery, Speir Brogdon Building, 2591 HWY 17.

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May 1-31. Free and open to the public. Artist’s reception Sun. May 5, 1-3pm. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

ReCreate Savannah’s One-Year Anniversary — Celebrating

this artist run cooperative’s one-year anniversary, and welcoming new members Stacie Jean Albano and Stephen Kennedy. 10% off gallery-wide. Fri., May 3, 6-8 p.m. ReCreate Savannah Artists Cooperative, 10 West Liberty Street.

Tricia Cookson: Ubiquity and Balance — Tricia Cookson’s MFA

Fibers Thesis Show Exhibition runs May 1-5, 2013 Gallery hours 1-4 PM, Sunday by appointment Reception Friday, May 3, 2013, 6-9 PM free May 3-5, 6 p.m. May 3-5, 6 p.m Desotorow Gallery Inc, 2427 Desoto Ave.

Continuing Closing this week: Antonio Lopez and the World of Fashion Art —

An overview of the work of fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez (1943-87) that appeared in Vogue, The New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily and Interview throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Through May 4 SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Arsenal — A contemporary

installation of hundreds of hand-made paper “guns” suspended from the ceiling. Created by Sarah Frost in 2010 for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Through Sep. 22 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

One Night Only/Opening: Preserving a Sense of Place: Art Auction benefiting Historic Savannah Foundation — An

auction of oil paintings, mixed media work, photography and watercolors by leading local artists. Part of the Savannah Preservation Festival Launch Party. Thurs. May 2, 6-9pm.

See website for tickets and pricing. preservationfest@ myHSF.org. myhsf.org. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

works by Will Ursprung and Jerome Meadows. Through May 19 Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave.

Candice Breitz: Queen (A Portrait of Madonna) — Video

artist Brietz’s multichannel video installation, featuring avid Italian Madonna fans performing their way through Madonna’s “Immaculate Collection” album. March 5-July 14. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Facing South: Portraits of Southern Artists by Jerry Siegel — Jerry Siegel’s approxi-

mately 50 black-and-white and color portraits of Benny Andrews, Radcliffe Bailey, William Christenberry, Lamar Dodd, Ida Kohlmeyer, Charlie Lucas, Charles Shannon, Kathryn Windham and others. Through Sep. 15 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Heaven’s Gate: Exhibition by Odili Donald Odita — Odita’s

installation celebrates color and light within the museum through site-specific wall paintings. Through June 2 SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Mary Telfair and the Grand Tour — Rarely exhibited works

from Mary Telfair’s collection, acquired primarily in Italy during her travels abroad.

Through Sep. 1 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Closing this week: Material Discovery: Angel Otero — New

paintings and sculpture plus recent works. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Othoniel — A presentation of large-scale steel and glass sculptures, and Precious Stonewall, by contemporary French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. Through May 4 SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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Savannah, Savannah’s premiere coworking space, inhabits more than 8,000 square feet of shared office and exhibition space. Ample wall availability provides valuable gallery space for established and emerging fine artists. Applicants work must not be religious, political, or graphic in nature. Submitted work should be professionally framed and will be co-curated and hung by qualified participants. Fee: $100/10 pieces for duration of exhibition, 5-15 pieces/ artist. Space rental provides for reception. Email for information. ongoing. summer@thincsavannah. com. thincsavannah.com. thincsavannah.com. ongoing Thinc Savannah, 35 Barnard St. 3rd Floor. cs

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Sitting in Savannah: Telfair Chairs and Sofas — Highlights Telfair Muse-

ums’ significant collection of chairs and sofas as functional objects and sculptural forms. Originally from the collections of 19th-century Savannahians and other collectors. Also at the Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St. Museum admission. Through Oct. 7 Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

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Mention steak-and-kidney pie to a native Brit, and you can actually witness his or her mind go misty with longing.

This savory treat is ubiquitous in the United Kingdom but hard to find in the States, where we prefer our pies sweet and stuffed with fruit. But British palates living in the Lowcountry can now satisfy their hankering for a taste of home, thanks to Pie Society.

Tucked in a sunny corner of Pooler’s Canal Street Plaza, the bakery opened in late February to an instant customer base of ex-pats working at Gulfstream and JCB. Word about Edward Wagstaff ’s fresh-baked goodies has gotten ‘round, and the

25 year-old rises before dawn seven days a week to stock his shop with pies (both savory and sweet) as well as quiches, lasagnas, shortbread and other delights.

With the gentle reminder to “Keep Calm and Carry On” overlooking the clean, airy space, Wagstaff spends his time rolling out dough and preparing fillings while sales are taken care of by

his business partner and mum, Gill.

The mother and son had visited the area on vacation — *ahem*, holiday, rather — several times to visit one of Edward’s siblings, a JCB employee, and found the lack of London fog a welcome revelation. The duo spent two years developing a business plan and navigating the visa process to open Pie Society near sunny

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development manager for Alton Towers, the U.K.’s most popular theme park.

That’s not just a mother’s pride talking. One bite of Edward’s Sausage & Apple roll is enough to have even the staunchest Southerner speaking with a Cockney accent: Crispy bits of pork sausage surrounded by warm apples wrapped in a flaky crust is a traditional snack back in Staffordshire, the Wagstaffs’ native county.

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“People seem surprised that we really are English,” says Gill.

Other handheld items include pasties (pronounced “PAH-stees”), containing a variety of ingredients in a beautifully crafted pastry. The Cornish Pasty holds tender meat, carrots and peas and at $3.89, an affordable and satisfying lunch option, and the Cheese, Onion & Potato Pasty ($3.49) brings a hearty, rib-sticking goodness to vegetarian diets.

Let’s talk dinner: Pie Society’s full-size savory pies and oven bakes ($12.99-$15.99) can fill the bellies of at least four people, a nutritious and pleasing option (seriously, who doesn’t like meat topped with mashed potatoes?) for busy families. The aforementioned Steak & Kidney Pie must be ordered in advance, but the Wagstaffs keep popular favorites such as Beef & Onion, Chicken & Thyme and Steak & Ale (made with a revolving selection of brown English beers) on the shelves. (Savory pies are also available in 1-2 person servings.)

Vegetarians will also find plenty for their tables, including a Vegetable Pie in cheese sauce and the Broccoli & Blue Cheese Quiche ($11.99.)

Lest we forget our love of sweet things, Pie Society provides a’plenty: The Apple and Mixed Berry Pie is as American as it gets (though Gill points out that there’s no cinnamon, a British touch.) On the English side is the Bakewell Tart, a confection of raspberry jam and almonds, and a selection of lovely lemon meringues.

Every ingredient is sourced fresh, and nothing has ever seen the inside of a freezer. Take note, however, Pie Society sells out most every day of just about everything, so it’s always a good idea to call ahead to place an order.

With at least a day’s notice, Edward is also happy to accommodate special orders, especially from fellow Brits seeking a particular dish. He’s had requests for Butter Pie, an onion-andpotato meal historically cooked up in the province of Lancashire for Catholics on non-meat eating days.

Recipes for meat pies date back to the 14th century, and each region that’s been under the British Empire — including Australia and New Zealand — has its own provincial favorite.

How does such a young man become so adept at re-creating the flavors of a thousands-year-old culture? He began at 14, working at the local bakery on Sundays, peeling fruit and doing chores for a bit of pocket money.

“It sounds like I sent him out to work as a slave child,” laughs Gill.

But Edward is quick to note that he has always loved baking, returning to it even after receiving a university degree in environmental management.

“I like doing things with my hands,” he shrugs with characteristic English modesty. “Getting up early doesn’t bother me.”

The American flag and the Union Jack hang side by side at Pie Society, and while the Wagstaffs adore their new Southern home, their devotion to traditional fare of the U.K. and its people remains steadfast.

“That’s it, I suppose, there’s no modern twist,” muses Edward. “These recipes have been handed down for generations.” CS Pie Society, 115 Canal St, Pooler, 912-8564785 or thebritishpiecompany.com

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Miami New Times, is solid gold.

Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a Miami bodybuilder who loves his body but not his lot in life, which entails a low-paying job working in a gym. After attending a seminar presented by motivational speaker Johnny Wu (Ken Jeong), whose brilliant advice is summed up by his motto, “Do be a doer; don’t be a don’ter!” Daniel decides that there’s no reason he can’t enjoy the American Dream himself ... by stealing it from someone else.

Enlisting the aid of two other hunky lunks - Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson), an ex-con and ex-cokehead who has found Jesus, and Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie), a steroidabusing weightlifter whose habits have left him with penile dysfunction - Daniel sets his sights on gym patron Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), a sandwichshop owner who worked his way up to riches and now treats everyone else with contempt.

The plan is to kidnap Victor and torture him until he signs away all his assets - his funds, his house, his boat.

But when it comes to doing anything right, Daniel, Paul and Adrian are even less adept than Moe, Larry and Curly, and the saga soon involves botched snatches, more hostages, an endless supply of dildos, severed hands roasting on an open grill and, sure enough, a murder or two.

Besides a head-spinning story, what Pain & Gain most has going for it is a superb cast. As a none-too-bright guy who tries to better himself in all the wrong ways, Wahlberg has rarely been better. I’ve been touting the talents of Johnson even back when

he was still billing himself as The Rock (and most recently in February’s Snitch), and he’s very good here, ably filling out the character who goes through the most changes during the course of the story.

Mackie’s role isn’t as meaty as those of his two co-stars, but he compensates by bringing plenty of nervous energy to his portrayal of Adrian. There’s an attempt to muddy the moral waters by making the gang’s victim a complete jerk, but Shalhoub takes such relish in playing the part that it’s hard not to admire his wit (to say nothing of his survival instincts). To dilute the roster of reprobates on parade, there’s the second-half introduction of a honest private eye named Ed DuBois, and the always-welcome Ed Harris brings a soothing demeanor to the role.

But these salient ingredients largely count for naught with the Pearl Harbor director at the helm. Not able to get out of the way of a promising movie, Bay, with the apparent support of scripters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, smothers the project in the sort of juvenile hijinks we had hoped he would skip this time around: homophobia, misogyny, scatological humor and other ingredients sure to make a 13-year-old boy titter.

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enough to not actually show one man getting his head hammered open and another torn apart by dogs.

Bay’s immature streak goes even deeper than homo and bitch jokes: Rather than the attentive yet dispassionate stance that shrewd filmmakers employ when they don’t want to condemn their immoral characters outright (think the title character in Brian DePalma’s Scarface or Anton Chigurh in the Coens’ No Country for Old Men), there’s a sense that he’s actually cheering these thugs on, never more obviously than in a climactic monologue in which Wahlberg’s character proudly speaks about taking his best shot. There’s no irony or self-awareness in the staging of this sequence; instead, Bay tackles it as if he were Spielberg filming one of Daniel Day-Lewis’ earnest Lincoln speeches. It’s an irritating moment and, as with the rest of Pain & Gain, viewers will feel the burn for a couple of days afterward.

Lucas Black, left, and Chadwick Boseman star in the historical baseball drama 42.

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There’s a musty smell surrounding The Company You Keep, directorstar Robert Redford’s drama about a smalltime lawyer who’s forced to go on the lam after he’s outed as a murderous 1970s radical. Redford, an admirable progressive in real life, used to routinely channel his politics into his pictures - All the President’s Men and Three Days of the Condor are two of his great films in this vein - and this latest effort feels like an AARP-sanctioned update of those pictures, only with the teeth missing.

It also includes many scenes set at a newspaper office where editors bark at staff members in the trusty Perry White-Jimmy Olsen manner and where reporters tend to do most of their research on microfilm machines, only remembering every once in a while that there are computers parked on their desks. As for the climax, it doesn’t crackle with excitement as much as shuffle with purpose, like a diner waitress taking an order on a slow weekday night.

Redford stars as Jim Grant, a widower raising his daughter (Jackie Evancho) while doing plenty of pro bono work. The arrest of a housewife (Susan Sarandon) who turns out to be a former member of the Weather Underground’s more radical branch - a reactionary involved with a bank

heist that left a guard dead - prompts smug young reporter Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) to aggressively pursue the story, and he eventually discovers that Jim Grant is actually Nick Sloan, who’s been wanted all this time for his participation in the bank job. Jim/ Nick is forced to go on the run, but is he trying to merely escape capture or is he seeking evidence that will clear his name?

Redford, whose 1994 directorial effort Quiz Show remains one of the unsung masterpieces of its decade, and scripter Lem Dobbs (Haywire), adapting Neil Gordon’s novel, have created a perfectly respectable film that’s fairly intelligent until it elects to insult our intelligence with an obvious and lazy denouement that would have been predictable even 40 years ago. Rather than the story, the source of strength in this picture comes from its amazing cast, almost equal to any ever seen in a Woody Allen flick or one of those all-star idiocies from the ‘70s. In addition to Redford and Sarandon (and, oh yeah, little LaBeouf), the film also features Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Stanley Tucci, Brendan Gleeson, Anna Kendrick, Chris Cooper and a half-dozen other performers of recognizable name value.

Clearly, Redford has no trouble drawing talent; if he’s ever interested

in remaking Meteor or Midnight in Paris, he’s halfway there.

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Writer-director Jeff Nichols made his debut with the well-received Shotgun Stories and then followed that with the intriguing Take Shelter, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. With Mud, he demonstrates once again that he’s that rare breed of filmmaker who prefers to bury himself in the dirt of rural America rather than carve his initials into the concrete of sprawling urbanity.

Set in Nichols’ home state of Arkansas, the picture follows teenage boys Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) as they make an unusual discovery in some woodland located on a small island off the Mississippi River: a boat stuck up in a tree. No sooner have the lads claimed it as their own than they discover it’s already being used for shelter by an unkempt man who identifies himself as Mud (Matthew McConaughey).

Insisting he can’t leave the area because he’s scheduled a rendezvous there with his one true love (Reese Witherspoon), Mud implores Ellis and Neckbone to help him by bringing him some food.

The boys comply, but with each subsequent visit — trips Ellis keeps

from his parents (Ray McKinnon and Sarah Paulson) and Neckbone from his uncle (Shannon) — they become more involved with Mud’s plight and soon learn that everything is not what it seems.

With keen instinct, Nichols offers a look at the hardscrabble lives of folks eking out an existence in difficult circumstances — a definite step up from the protagonists of Winter’s Bone and Beasts of the Southern Wild, but a trying experience nonetheless.

Sheridan and Lofland are perfectly cast as the inquisitive Ellis and the no-nonsense Neckbone, and there’s a sharp supporting turn by Sam Shepard as a neighbor who knows Mud better than anyone.

If Nichols’ script isn’t quite as memorable as the one he crafted for the edgy Get Shelter — McConaughey’s title character could use more fleshing out, and the ending is a bit limp — his choices as director are first-rate throughout, not only in tapping both the inherent humor and suspense in the tale but also for keeping a leash on his leading actor’s tendency to solely rely on his aw-shucks mannerisms.

The character of Mud can be as messy as his name, but McConaughey cleanly punches him across.

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The latest in a steady stream of apocalyptic, end-of-the-world sagas, Oblivion itself is a vast wasteland, with only fleeting visions of imagination and coherency as far as the eye can see. Presumably, writer-director Joseph Kosinski, adapting the graphic novel he co-wrote with Arvid Nelson, didn’t set out to mix ‘n’ match elements from seemingly every science fiction film ever made with the possible exceptions of Monster a Go-Go and Son of Flubber. And presumably, Kosinski and the other scripters didn’t mean for the final draft to be so clunky and convoluted that it suggests plotholes where none might exist.

Yet even if all involved are presumed innocent, they’re still guilty of producing one of the spring’s biggest letdowns.

Initially, viewers appear to be in good hands. Set in 2077, the scenario involves an invading alien force that the citizens of Earth were able to repel, but at the expense of the livability of the planet. The survivors are now living on the Saturn moon of Titan, and Jack (Tom Cruise) and Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) have been tasked with gathering the earth’s few remaining resources before abandoning the planet themselves. From their pad high above the surface, Victoria remains in touch with their commanding officer (Melissa Leo) on Titan; Jack, meanwhile, patrols the terrain, makes repairs to malfunctioning drones and keeps an eye out for roaming aliens known as Scavs (basically, the result of a Star Wars Tusken Raider mating with a Predator). But the naturally inquisitive Jack’s convictions are pureed into doubt and disbelief after he rescues an astronaut (Olga Kurylenko) whose vessel crashlands on the planet.

Oblivion looks like an expensive movie right from its first frame, but in much the same way as Duncan Jones’ excellent 2009 effort Moon, its minimalist mood stirs memories of those low-key sci-fi works from the early 1970s, pre-Star Wars whispers like Silent Running and Slaughterhouse-Five. Cruise’s Jack Harper is an appealing human version of WALL-E with a dash of Mad Max Rockatansky simmering beneath the surface, and the movie seems poised to employ battlefield Earth in exciting ways. Instead, the story gets more

ham-fisted as it unwinds, becoming needlessly cluttered and finally petering out with a series of daft sequences, each more ludicrous than the one which preceded it.

The movie’s not as complicated as it makes itself out to be, and for all I know, it might not contain any gaping plotholes. But it feels that way because Kosinski and company fail to answer a sizable number of questions, electing instead to let audience members fill in the blanks to such an extent that anyone who sees this film would have a justifiable reason to sue to get their names added as co-scenarists.

Cruise is dependably solid in a role that can hardly be deemed a stretch, while Riseborough makes the film’s best impression as his sometimes prickly, usually sweet lover and co-worker. Kurylenko is far more affecting in Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder - heck, she’s even more affecting in the Bond flick Quantum of Solace - and if you’ve ever dreamed of seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL given a makeover as a Southern lady, then Leo’s your gal.

Morgan Freeman also pops up from time to time, wearing sunglasses even though his character seems to be spend most of his time in caves.

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Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson: a new motion picture you can call your own.

It’s been 63 years since the release of The Jackie Robinson Story, in which the baseball legend starred as himself, and now the first African-American to play in the major leagues steps back into the spotlight with 42. The subject of this competent biopic is still overdue for a comprehensive, wartsand-all movie (after all, here was a black man who campaigned for Richard Nixon against John F. Kennedy), but for the time being, this one will pleasantly do.

42 begins not with Robinson but with Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), the Brooklyn Dodgers general manager who decides that the mid-1940s, right after the close of World War II, is the right time to insert a black man in the lily-white Major League Baseball ranks. Rickey insists his motivation is money - a black and white league means green from both black and white spectators - although it quickly becomes apparent that he has no love for racism. For now, though,

he’s determined to find the right person to break that color barrier, and he settles on Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), a terrific player from the Negro leagues. Robinson is fearless in the face of prejudice - during his military stint, he was court-martialed (and acquitted) for refusing to move to the back of a bus - but Rickey insists that the only way for this to work is for the young man to ignore the hatred that will be hurled his way.

After Rickey states that “You’re a Methodist. I’m a Methodist. God’s a Methodist,” he urges Robinson to follow Jesus’ example and always turn the other cheek. It’s a tall order, given that Robinson deals with challenges not only from spectators and other teams’ players but also from some fellow Dodgers. Still, with his wife Rachel (Nicole Beharie), Branch Rickey and God all giving him strength (not necessarily in that order), he sets out to make his mark on both the baseball field and in the history books.

Writer-director Brian Helgeland, who won an Oscar for co-scripting L.A. Confidential with Curtis Hanson, does a good job of letting facts rather than flights of fancy steer him through this inspiring story (indeed, many of the movie-friendly lines of dialogue are actually drawn from real life), and he relates the material in a doggedly old-fashioned manner that will appeal to its presumed target audience of seasoned adults.

Yet that old-school approach also ends up hindering the film, with its streamlined narration, one-note characterizations (almost everyone is either an open-minded believer or a raving redneck) and wince-inducing simplifications (a little boy is shown using the n-word after hearing his father use it; oh, so that’s how racism can pass between generations!) often reducing it to the level of yet more sports saga boilerplate.

Boseman delivers an impressive performance as Robinson, Ford provides gruff humor as the crusty Rickey, and Beharie leads a strong supporting cast that includes Christopher Meloni as the Dodgers’ combative manager Leo Durocher and John C. McGinley as iconic sportscaster Red Barber. It’s the collective effort of these MVPs that primarily allows 42 to register as more than just by-the-numbers.

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Sam Raimi’s 1983 The Evil Dead operated in a manner that set it apart from just about everything else seen up to that point, operating more like a three-ring circus complete with clowns, freaks and high-wire artists than as a traditional motion picture.

Its standing as an instant cult hit led to similarly gonzo efforts throughout the ‘80s (e.g. Re-Animator), a pair of sequels (Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness) that went heavier on the out-and-out laughs and, perhaps inevitably, a new remake or reboot or re-imagining or whatever the hell they’re calling these things these days.

It would be impossible to produce another film like Raimi’s original but writer-director Fede Alvarez and coscripter Rodo Sayagues have opted to sprint in the other direction, concocting a movie that offers very little in the way of wit or humor.

The general thrust remains the same: Five friends journey to an isolated cabin in the middle of nowhere, where they accidentally unleash a demonic presence that gets off on possession. The primary way to kill the evil entity is through bodily dismemberment of the occupied person, which means that here’s a picture that gleefully embraces its gore ‘n’ guts.

Whereas the friends in the original traveled to the cabin for a vacation, the purpose here is to provide Mia (Jane Levy) a place where she can kick her drug dependency. Involved in her DIY detox session is her estranged brother David (Shiloh Fernandez), his personality-free girlfriend Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore), moderately competent nurse Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and school teacher Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), the last-named being the clod who reads aloud from a book they discover - the one that’s bound by barbed wire and filled with all manner of warnings - and thus causes all the ensuing mayhem.

Evil Dead is well-made, offers some notable splatter scenes and provides a small amount of tension here and there, but there’s not much that distinguishes it from other slightly aboveaverage horror flicks. Fans of Raimi’s trilogy will appreciate the nods to those efforts, but these moments are more like conspicuous signposts pointing back to the quality of the original than integrated into this new landscape. cs

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org. Through May 26 Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

Activism & Politics

NBA, MLB and NFL athletes are partnered with local golfers in this tournament benefiting Bethesda Academy.

Three person teams sign up, to be paired with a celebrity as the fourth player. Fri., May 3, 9 a.m. 912-351-2061. bethesdaacademy.org. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index.php. Fri., May 3, 9 a.m The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr.

American Public Policy Council Workshop with Farooq Mughal

A workshop on political campaign strategy, fundraising, and outreach methods. Sat. May 4, 2-4pm. Mughal is a rising star in American political strategy, selected by Georgia Trend for their “Forty under Forty” list in 2010, and by CNN as a “New-Guard Newsmaker” in 2011. $35 Through May 5. 423-6197712. msuscarry@yahoo.com. Through May 5 Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Drinking Liberally

An informally, left-leaning gathering to discuss politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, anything else that comes up. Every first and third Thursday. Free ongoing, 7:30 p.m. drinkingliberally.org. satisfiedsav.com/. ongoing, 7:30 p.m Satisfied, 301 West Broughton St. Savannah Area Young Republicans

For information, visit www.savannahyoungrepublican.com or call Allison Quinn at 912-308-3020. savannahyoungrepublican.com. Call or see website for information. Free ongoing. 912-3083020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com. ongoing Savannah Tea Party

Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. First Monday of each month. Call for additional information. Free The May 6 meeting will discuss the financial repercussions of sequestration, Obamacare, and Georgia state tax Issues. ongoing, 5:30 p.m. 912-598-7358. bdburgers. net. The May 6 meeting will discuss the financial repercussions of sequestration, Obamacare, and Georgia state tax Issues ongoing, 5:30 p.m B & D Burgers (Southside), 11108 Abercorn St. Young Democrats

Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for more information.

Free Sundays, 3:30 p.m. 423-619-7712. sentientbean.com. Sundays, 3:30 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Benefits 200 Club presents Savannah Mile Run

Sat. May 25, 8am. Seventh annual run starts at Drayton and Park Ave., running one mile north on Drayton to finish on Broughton St. All ages and running levels. Five heats include a fun run plus five-year age groups. Benefiting the 200 Club. $15 through April 30, $20 through May 23, $25 May 24 and 25 Through May 26. 912-238-1200. rlaurie@princebush.com. twohundredclub.

Bethesda’s Celebrity Golf Tournament

Bethesda’s Game of Life--Celebrity Sports Weekend Kick-Off Dinner

Matt Stinchcomb, ESPN and SEC Network TV sports commentator and former Georgia Bulldog and 5-year Oakland Raider, is guest speaker. $50 Thu., May 2, 6:30 p.m. 912-644-4376. bethesdaacademy.org. savannah.hyatt. com/hyatt/hotels-savannah/index. jsp?null. Thu., May 2, 6:30 p.m Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 West Bay St. Bringin’ It Back Home BBQ and Cookoff Benefiting Royce Learning Center

Saturday, May 11, 4-7pm. BBQ contest for amateur teams, corn hole tournament with cash prizes, live music by The Accomplices and City Hotel Band, line dancing, a $1,000 raffle drawing, and kid-friendly activities. $200 prizes will be awarded for the Best Chicken BBQ, Best Beef BBQ and Best Pork BBQ. Bring a lawn chair and appetite.

BBQ Team Registration Fee: $35. $20 adults, $10 age 12-18, Free under 12.

Through May 12. 912-354-4047. roycelearningcenter.com/. Through May 12 Royce Learning Center, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd.

Containers for Cancer

Bring all those unused, “must be good for something” flower vases to John Davis Florist for the Containers for Cancer program. Davis will donate $1 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for every empty container or vase dropped off through Mother’s Day, May 12. And, for every Mother’s Day flower order received, a $5 donation will be made on behalf of the Containers for Cancer program. Through May 12. 912-2336077. johndavisflorist.com. Through May 12 John Davis Florist, 2430 Abercorn St. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. May Week Celebration

Transforming Communities through Sisterhood and Service: A week of community activities sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Savannah Alumnae Chapter. Kick-off Sunday, May 5, 4pm, at Savannah State University Student Center Ballroom, presenting the annual Academic and Community Service Scholarships and Torchbearer Awards. May 6-10, daily service

projects at America’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia, J. C. Lewis Respite Care Unit, Notre Dame Academy, the Red Cross, and Old Savannah City Mission. Through May 11.

912-232-6048. savstate.edu/. Through May 11 Savannah State University, 3219 College St.

books for Notre Dame Academy’s school library. Sat. May 4, 8am-1pm.

Accepting donations to sell up until the day of yard sale. Through May 5.

ElizardBreath.2006@gmail. notredamesav.org. Through May 5 Notre Dame Academy, 1709 Bull St.

Paint Tybee Pink: Walk for Breast Cancer

Market sponsors invest in a healthy community and show consideration for the local economy. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $350. Help keep food fresh and local. ongoing. kristen@ forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/. ongoing Forsyth Famers’ Market, 501 Whitaker St.

Cancer awareness fundraiser has 5K and 10K options for walkers of all ages and skill levels. Check in 5pm.

Sat., May 4, 6 p.m. paintgeorgiapink. org/Event.aspx?Event_ID=31. parks. chathamcounty.org/Parks/BoatRampsandFishingPiers/TybeeIslandFishingPierandPavilion.aspx. Sat., May 4, 6 p.m Tybee Pier Pavilion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St.

A 5K race raise funds for a group from First Baptist Church of Rincon traveling to Sanyati, Zimbabwe to help with an ongoing rebuild of The Sanyati Baptist Hospital. Plus a kids one mile race. Sat. May 11, 8am. $30 advance. $35 on-site.

Reduced prices for children under 10 and for Kids Fun Run. Through May 11, 8 a.m. 912-547-1067. monaunder@aol. com. active.com. Through May 11, 8 a.m First Baptist Church of Rincon, 201 East Sixth Street.

The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer awareness and fundraising event is an all-night walk-a-thon with music, activities, and a ceremony recognizing honorees. Survivors’ lap and luminary ceremony. Cancer survivors and their friends are especially encouraged to attend. Fri., May 3, 7 p.m. and Sat., May 4. 912-355-5196. relay. acsevents.org. Fri., May 3, 7 p.m. and Sat., May 4 Benedictine Military School, 6502 Seawright Dr.

Forsyth Farmers Market Seeks Sponsors

Friends and Family 5K for Africa

Hospice Savannah Golf Tournament

Fundraising tournament on Mon. 5/13 features lunch at noon and shotgun start at 1:30pm. Seeking sponsorships.

Register online as a single player or a foursome. $150/golfer Through May 13.

912-231-6809. Katherine.blair@wellsfargo.com. Through May 13 Landings Club, 71 Green Island Road.

Karma Yoga Class for Local Charities

Bikram Yoga Savannah has added a new weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Mondays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 to participate; proceeds are donated to a different local charity each month. ongoing. 912-344-1278. bikramyogasavannah.com. ongoing Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society’s Night of Champions

Thurs. May 9, 6pm. Celebrates contributions made by differently-abled adults who are employed, contributing members of our community. Local businesses that both hire people with intellectual disabilities and encourage other area businesses to do the same will also be recognized.Awards ceremony, silent auction, dinner and cash bar. Business attire. $25 Through May 10. ldssga.org. westinsavannah. com/. Through May 10 Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

Notre Dame Academy Yard Sale & Benefit for School Library

A yard sale to raise funds for new

Relay for Life

Smiles for Life: Benefits Children’s Charities

Through June 30, Godley Station Dental in Pooler will provide tooth-whitening procedures benefiting the Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center and the Smiles for Life Foundation. The $209 cost is tax-deductible, as materials and services by Drs. Matthew Allen and Tait Carpenter are donated. The children’s advocacy center provides free services to children who have been abused or witnessed violence. Godley Station Dental is located at 1000 Towne Center Boulevard, Bldg. 100, Suite 101, in Pooler. Call for appointment. $209 Through June 30. 912-748-8585.

Through June 30

Classes, Camps & Workshops Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912667-1056.

Artist Sacred Circle

Group forming on Fridays beginning in March. 1:30pm-3pm. Based on The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.

Contact Lydia Stone, 912-656-6383 or rosesonthemove@gmail.com. ongoing.

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Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times. 912-920-6659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 East Montgomery Xrds.

Beginning Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Happenstance Bellydance. All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-704-2940. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress. com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St.

Book study:Marianne Williamson’s A Return to Love

A five-week book study and discussion led by Lydia Stone, Certified Life Coach. $45 registration plus weekly love offering Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m.. 912-656-6383. rosesonthemove@gmail.com. Mondays,

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Champions Training Center

Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults.

All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Classical and Acoustic Guitar Instruction

Savannah Classical Guitar Studio offers lessons for all levels. Dr. Brian Luckett, Ph.D. in music. Starland District. Guitar technique, music theory, and musicianship. Folk/rock based lessons available.

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Offered every weekend at Perlina Beadshop, 6 West State Street. Check website calendar or call for info. 912-441-2656. perlinabeadshop.com.

Clay Classes

Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-3514578. sav..claystudio@gmail.com.

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1 “The Simpsons” small businessman 4 “No Scrubs” group 7 Midori liqueur flavor 12 Tampa Bay player, for short 13 Vexing 15 Candle type 16 Place to find zebras in New York 18 Former PLO leader 19 Wine prefix 20 Get out of control 22 20,000 pounds 24 Bad variety of cholesterol 25 “Breathe Me” singer 28 Wright-Patterson, e.g.

29 “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” role 30 Store runners, for short 31 What one undecillion contains 36 Last word in a 1978 #1 song title 37 Hot time in Paris?

38 Accident-___ 39 85003, 85004 and 85007, for example 42 Kitchen items 43 Porker’s pad 44 Start for nob or goblin 45 Deflating beach ball sound 46 Leader once known as “The Four Greats” 47 City in the Allegheny Mountains 51 Making attempts at 54 Pants, as it were 55 Grandma, in Granada 57 Bond villain played by Christopher Walken 59 Miss Montana?

60 Native Canadian 61 “Was ___ das?”

62 Ire 63 Comcast, e.g.

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34 Poet Anne 35 Center of Florida?

40 Washington dropped from “Grey’s Anatomy” 41 Purple perennials 46 Silvery balloon material 47 Pitfall platform 48 Senator Hatch 49 Bump in the night 50 Mom’s sisters 52 Philosopher Descartes 53 Yukon XL manufacturer 55 “Now I see!”

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and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call for dates. 912-897-7656. savannahaux. com.

Comprehensive SAT Preparation Classes

Three comprehensive SAT prep courses. Essay Writing for the SAT: Tuesdays, April 9-30, 6-8pm. $125 Critical Reading for the SAT: April 22-May 27, 6-8pm. $160 Math Prep for the SAT: Tuesdays, April 28-May 28, 6-8pm. $160 Fees discounted for groups of three or more students, and for students who register for all three courses. Presented by the Division of Continuing Education of Georgia Southern University. Through May 22. 912-644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/satprep.html. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Through May 22 Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Continuing Ed. Courses through June 2013

Georgia Southern’s Continuing Education Program in Savannah offers new courses through June: Social Media for Small Business; Facebook for Beginners; five Microsoft Office Courses (Word 1 & 2, Excel 1 & 2, and PowerPoint); Beginning and Advanced Project Management; Drawing 2; Short Story Writing; Beginning Sign Language; five Photography courses (Point & Shoot, Beginning and Advanced Creative Photography, Portrait Photography, Advanced Photoshop); and Essay Writing for SAT. See website for dates/times/ fees. Through June 30. 912-644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. ceps. georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html. cgc.georgiasouthern. edu/. Through June 30 Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Credit Clinic

This free class will teach you: How to pull your credit report How to read your credit report How to dispute errors on your report How your credit score is calculated Steps you can take to improve your credit score This class is open to everyone and participants will have a chance to pull their own credit report during class. To register to attend, please call 912-691-2227 or email your name and phone number to cccs@cccssav.com FREE Tue., May 7, 6 p.m. 912-691-2227. liveoakpl.org. Tue., May 7, 6 p.m Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired.

A must see for teen drivers. Meets monthly. $40/session 912-443-0410.

English as Second Language Classes

Learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. All ages. Thursdays, 7:30pm, Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 East. Free. 912-8973604. islandchristian.org.

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three work-

| Submit your event online at connectsavannah.com shops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. ongoing.

912-921-4646. ongoing First session: Youth Getting Reel

Designed for ages 8-15, a week long intensive designed for Young Actors.

June 3rd-7th,6pm-9pm. We will shoot the short film June 8th-9th AUDITIONS: May 6 (4-8pm) & 7 (2-5pm.) Email for your appointment time and location. Offered by First City Films. $350 Through June 10. Angelique@FirstCityFilms. com. FirstCityFilms.com. Through June 10 Free Fitness Boot Camp

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm at Tribble Park, Largo & Windsor Rd. Children welcome. Free 912-921-0667.

Guitar, Electric Bass & Double Bass Lessons

Instruction for all ages of beginner/ intermediate students. Technique, chords, not reading, theory. Learn songs and improvisation. Taught two blocks from Daffin Park. Housecalls available. First lesson half price. ongoing. 401-255-6921. a.teixeira472@gmail. com. ongoing Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. ongoing. 912-232-5987. ongoing

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: MonThurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC. html. ongoing Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes

Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website. ongoing. 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav.com. ongoing Learn to Speak Spanish

Individuals or groups. Spanish-English translation and interpretation. Held at The Sentient Bean. An eclectic range of tools used in each session: hand-outs, music, visual recognition, conversation, interactive web media. ongoing. 912541-1337. sentientbean.com. ongoing The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Music Lessons--All Instruments.

Rody’s Music offers lessons for all ages on all instruments, beginners through advanced. Call or email for information. ongoing. 912-352-4666. kristi@awsav. com. rodysmusic.com/. ongoing Rody’s

Music, 7700 Abercorn St.

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, ddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds.

7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. ongoing.

912-692-8055. smisavannah@gmail. com. ongoing New Horizons Adult Band Program

Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month.

All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. ongoing Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication.

Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com. ongoing Photography Classes

Beginner photography to post production. Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour class. See website for complete class list. 410-251-4421. chris@ chrismorrisphotography.com. chrismorrisphotography.com.

Piano Voice-Coaching

Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing. ongoing Reading/Writing Tutoring

Ms. Dawn’s Tutoring in reading, writing, and composition. Remedial reading skills, help with borderline dyslexia, to grammar, term paper writing, and English as a Second Language. Fun methods for children to help them learn quickly. Contact: cordraywriter@ gmail.com or text or call 912-12-6607399. Call for fee information.

Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-713-2718. ongoing Sewing Classes

Beginner in sewing? Starting your clothing business or clothing line?

Learn to sew. Industry standard sewing courses designed to meet your needs in the garment industry. Open schedule.

Savannah Sewing Academy. 1917 Bull St. ongoing. 912-290-0072. savsew. com. ongoing Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva

Teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for improving vocal range and breathing capacity. A good foundation technique for different styles--opera, pop, rock, cabaret. Fridays 5:308:30pm. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W. State St., 3rd floor. ongoing.

786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva.com. ongoing Spanish Classes

Learn Spanish for life and grow your

business. Courses for professionals offered by Conquistador Spanish Language Institute, LLC. Classes offered in a series. Beginner Spanish for Professionals--Intro price $155 + textbook ($12.95). Instructor: Bertha E. Hernandez, M.Ed. and native speaker. Meets in the Keller Williams Realty meeting room, 329 Commercial Drive. ongoing. conquistador-spanish.com. ongoing Yoga for Couples

A two hour class for prospective moms and their delivery partners. Learn labor and delivery stages and a “toolbox” of hands-on comfort measures from a labor doula, including breathing, massage, positioning, and pressure points.

Bring and exercise ball. Quarterly, Saturdays 1pm-3pm at Savannah Yoga Center. Call or email to register. $100 per couple. ongoing. 912-704-7650. douladeliveries.com. ongoing Youth Getting Reel: From Class to Film

A first of its kind... Class with a final produc. June 17-22. Designed for ages 7-15. A week long intensive designed for Young Actors. Students must audition into the class. Auditions will be in late April. Tentative dates for class are in June. See website for info and audition dates. Offered by First City Films.

Price To Be Determined. Through June 22. firstcityfilms.com. Through June 22

Clubs & Organizations Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance.

African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-631-3452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail.com. ongoing Adult Intermediate Ballet

Beginner and Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, Barre Core Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch and Tone. no experience needed for beginner Ballet, barre, or stretch/tone.

The Ballet School, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/info online or by phone. ongoing. 912-9250903. theballetschoolsav.com. ongoing Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. generallly meets the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you’re a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. ongoing. godzillaunknown@gmail.com. avegost. com. ongoing

Blindness and Low Vision: A Guide to Working, Living, and Supporting Individuals with Vision Loss

Workshops on the 3rd Thursday of each month on vision losss, services, and technology available to participate in the community. And, how the community can support individuals with vision loss. Orientation and Mobility Techniques; Low Vision vs. Legal Blindness; Supporting People with Low Vision

Buccaneer Region SCCA

Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing. buccaneerregion.org. ongoing

Fiber Guild of the Savannahs

Open to all who are interested in the fiber arts: weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, etc. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center the first Saturday of the month September through June 10:15am. See our website for programs and events: http://fiberguildsavannah.homestead. com/ Mondays, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, 10:30 a.m Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA.

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am.

Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. ongoing.

912-308-6768. ongoing Chatham Sailing Club

Meets first Friday of each month, 6:30pm at Young’s Marina. If first Friday falls on a holiday weekend, meeting is second Friday. No boat? No sailing experience? No problem. ongoing. chathamsailing.org. ongoing Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. Drop N Circle Craft Night

Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina. Tuesdays, 5pm-8pm. 6 W. State Street. Enjoy sharing creativity with other knitters, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, needle pointers, etc.

All levels of experience welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912-233-1240. ongoing Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Mediation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-695-2305. meetup.com/SavannahEnergyHealers. ongoing Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Email Kathleen Thomas at exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. exploretherevolution@ gmail.com. galleryespresso.com/. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals seeking more freedom in an unfree world, via non-political methods.

Savannah meetings/discussions twice monthly, Thursdays, 8:30pm. Topics and meeting locations vary. No politics, no religious affiliation, no dues, no fees.

Email for next meeting day and location. ongoing. onebornfree@yahoo.com. ongoing Historic Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII veterans to Washington, DC to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid by Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. ongoing. 912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah.org. ongoing

poetry, prose, or undefinable creative ventures. Based in Savannah and a little nomadic. Meets two Thursdays a month, 5:45pm. Discussion of exercises, ideas, or already in progress pieces. Free to attend. See Facebook page savinkslingers. ongoing. ongoing Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Island MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school. Authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. First and third Mondays, excluding holidays. Childcare on request. A ministry of MOPS International. Info by phone or email. ongoing.

912-898-4344. kymmccarty@hotmail. com. mops.org. ongoing

Knittin’ Night

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

912-238-0514. wildfibresavannah.com/.

Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m Wild Fibre, 409 East Liberty St. Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230. ongoing Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies

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Islands MOPS

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets at First Baptist Church of the Islands, two Wednesdays a month, 9:15am-11:30am. ongoing. sites. google.com/site/islandsmops. fbcislands.com/. ongoing First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. ongoing.

912-308-6768. ongoing

Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution?

Join like-minded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt.

Attendees pay for their own meals.

RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912-660-8257. ongoing

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19) Are you afraid that you lack a crucial skill or aptitude? Do you have a goal that you’re worried might be impossible to achieve because of this inadequacy? If so, now is a good time to make plans to fill in the gap. If you formulate such an intention, you will attract a benevolent push from the cosmos.

Why spend another minute fretting about the consequences of your ignorance when you have more power than usual to correct that ignorance?

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20) Imagine you’re in a large room full of costumes. It’s like a masquerade store at Halloween plus a storage area where a theater troupe keeps the apparel its actors use to stage a wide variety of historical plays. You have free reign here. You can try on different masks and wigs and disguises and get-ups. You can envision yourself living in different eras as various characters. If you like, you can even go out into the world wearing your alternate identities. Try this exercise, Taurus. It’ll stimulate good ideas about some new selfimages you might want to play with in real life.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20) Ray LaMontagne sings these lyrics in his tune “Empty”: “I looked my demons in the eyes. Laid bare my chest and said, ‘Do your best to destroy me. I’ve been to hell and back so many times, I must admit you kind of bore me.’” I wouldn’t be opposed to you delivering a message like that to your own demons, Gemini -- with one caveat: Leave out the “Do your best to destroy me” part. Simply peer into the glazed gaze of those shabby demons and say, “You bore me and I’m done with you. Bye-bye.”

And then walk away from them for good.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22) I know a devotee of Tibetan Buddhism who got an unexpected message from her teacher. He told her she has made such exemplary progress in her quest for enlightenment that she has earned the ultimate reward. When she dies many years from now, the teacher said, she will enter nirvana! She will have no further karmic obliga-

tion to reincarnate into a new body in the future, and will be forever excused from the struggle of living in the material world. Although her teacher meant this to be good news, she was heartbroken. She *wants* to keep reincarnating.

Her joyous passion is to help relieve the suffering of her fellow humans. Can you guess what sign she is? Yes: a Cancerian. Like her, many of you are flirting with an odd and challenging choice between selfishness and selflessness.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22) A lawyer named John Keogh filed an application with the Australian Patent Office. It was for a “circular transportation facilitation device.”

His claim was approved. He thus became the owner of the world’s first and only patent for the wheel.

So far, he has not tried to collect royalties from anyone who’s using wheels. I nominate him to be your role model, Leo. May he inspire you to stamp your personal mark on a universal archetype or put your unique spin on something everyone knows and loves.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22) This may be the best week in a long time to practice the art of crazy wisdom. And what is crazy wisdom? Here’s how novelist Tom Robbins described it to *Shambhala Sun*: It’s “a philosophical worldview that recommends swimming against the tide, cheerfully seizing the short end of the stick, embracing insecurity, honoring paradox, courting the unexpected, celebrating the unfamiliar, shunning orthodoxy, volunteering for tasks nobody else wants or dares to do, and breaking taboos in order to destroy their power. It’s the wisdom of those who turn the tables on despair by lampooning it, and who neither seek authority nor submit to it.”

And why should you do any of that weird stuff? Robbins: “To enlarge the soul, light up the brain, and liberate the spirit.”

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “Why should we honor those that die upon the field of battle?” asked Irish poet William Butler Yeats.

“A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.” A woman may show similar bravery, of course.

In my astrological opinion, that’s the noble adventure beckoning to you, Libra: a dive into the depths of your inner workings. I hope that’s the direction you go; I hope you don’t take your stouthearted struggle out into the world around you. All the best action will be happening in that fertile hub known as your “soul.”

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Historical records suggest that ancient Greek philosopher Democritus went blind late in his life.

There are different stories about why. According to one account, he intentionally did it to himself by gazing too long into the sun. That was his perverse way of solving a vexing problem: It freed him from the torment of having to look upon gorgeous women who were no longer interested in or available to him because of his advanced age.

I hope you won’t do anything like that, Scorpio. In fact, I suggest you take the opposite approach: Keep your attention focused on things that stir your deep attraction, even if you think you can’t have them for your own. Valuable lessons and unexpected rewards will emerge from such efforts.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Search your memory, Sagittarius, and recall a time when you pushed yourself to your limits as you labored over a task you cared about very much. At that time, you worked with extreme focus and intensity. You were rarely bored and never resentful about the enormous effort you had to expend. You loved throwing yourself into this test of willpower, which stretched your resourcefulness and compelled you to grow new capacities. What was that epic breakthrough in your past? Once you know, move on to your next exercise: Imagine a new assignment that fits this description, and make plans to bring it into your life in the near future.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Nairobi is Kenya’s capital and home of over three million urbanites. A few minutes’ drive from the city center, there’s a 45-squaremile national park teeming with wildlife. Against a backdrop of skyscrapers, rhinos and giraffes graze. Lions and cheetahs pounce.

Wildebeests roam and hyenas

skulk. I suggest you borrow the spirit of that arrangement and invoke it in your own life. In other words, be highly civilized and smartly sophisticated part of the time; be wild and free the rest of the time. And be ready to go back and forth between the two modes with grace and ease.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18) In the wild, a tiger’s diet consists entirely of meat. The big cat loves to feast on deer and wild boar, and eats a variety of other animals, too. The hunt is always solitary, never done in collaborative groups. That’s why the creature’s success rate is so low. A tiger snags the prey it’s seeking only about five percent of the time. It sometimes has to wait two weeks between meals. Nevertheless, a tiger rarely starves. When it gets what it’s after, it can devour 75 pounds of food in one sitting. According to my astrological analysis, Aquarius, you’re like a tiger these days. You haven’t had a lot of lucky strikes lately, but I suspect you will soon hit the jackpot.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20) The French word *flaneur* is a meme that refers to a person who strolls around the city at a leisurely pace, exploring whatever captivates her imagination. To the casual observer, the *flaneur* may seem to be a lazy time-waster with nothing important to do.

But she is in fact motivated by one of the noblest emotions -- pure curiosity -- and is engaged in a quest to attract novel experiences, arouse fresh insights, and seek new meaning. Sound fun? Well, congratulations, Pisces, because you have been selected as the Flaming *Flaneur* of the Zodiac for the next two weeks. Get out there and meander!

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-7864508. ongoing American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr.

Peacock Guild--For Writers and Book Lovers

A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Writer’s Salon meetings are first Tues. and third Wed. at 7:30pm at the Flannery O’Connor Home. Book club meetings are third Tues., 7:30pm.

Location changes each month. Call or see Facebook group “Peacock Guild” for info. ongoing. 912-233-6014. ongoing Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Philo Cafe

Weekly Monday discussion group that meets 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see ThePhiloCafe on Facebook. ongoing. athenapluto@yahoo.com. ongoing R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future

RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing. 912-344-5127. ongoing New Covenant Church, 2201 Bull St. Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet the 1st Sunday at 4pm at 5429 LaRoche Ave., and the 3rd Tuesday at 7:30pm at Super King Buffet, 10201 Abercorn St., Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-308-2094. kasak@comcast.net. roguephoenix.org. ongoing Safe Kids Savannah

A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org. ongoing Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912447-0943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing. com/. ongoing Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. Savannah Auburn Club Annual Banquet

The Savannah Auburn Club’s Annual Banquet will be Wednesday, May 1 6pm at the Hampton Inn Midtown Savannah. Our speaker this year will be Jason Caldwell, radio host and assistant editor of Inside the Auburn Tigers. Tickets will be $35 per person. Please make your reservation early! Send checks to “Savannah Auburn Club” 123 Stafford Road, Savannah, GA 31410. We will have a catered buffet dinner and raffle off several great Auburn prizes! Come join us for dinner and a fun night with Auburn alumni and friends! Please contact Amanda Maher with questions at amandamaher87@gmail.com or 912-655-6203. $35 Wed., May 1, 6 p.m.

912-655-6203. savannahauburnclub. com. Wed., May 1, 6 p.m Hampton Inn & Suites Midtown, 20 Johnston Street.

Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. Prose writing, fiction and non fiction. Discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples. Location: Charles Brown Antiques/Fine Silver, 14 W. Jones St. All are welcome. No charge. Contact Alice Vantrease via email or phone. ongoing.

912-308-3208. alicevantrease@live. com. ongoing Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

Meets Saturdays, 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds and better investing.

Contact by email for info. ongoing. charlesfund@gmail.com. panerabread. com/. ongoing Panera Bread (Broughton St.), 1 West Broughton St. Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm (except December.) Location: Hunter Club. Call John Findeis for info. ongoing. 912-748-7020. ongoing Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks. $60. Some equipment provided. After completing the class, you may join the Savannah Fencing Club for $5/month. Experienced fencers welcome. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-429-6918. savannahfencing@aol.com. ongoing

are welcome to participate or listen too one of America’s most revered musical traditions. Call or email. ongoing. 912655-0994. savannahsacredharp.com. ongoing Faith Primitive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road.

Savannah SCA

The local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets every Saturday at Forsyth Park for fighter practice and general hanging out. If you’re interested in re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance, come join us! South end of Forsyth Park, just past the Farmer’s Market. Free. www. savannahsca.org Free ongoing, 11 a.m. savannahsca.org. ongoing, 11 a.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30am-8:30am at the Mulberry Inn. ongoing. savannahsunriserotary.org. ongoing Savannah Toastmasters

Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. ongoing. 912-4846710. ongoing Savannah Writers Group

Savannah Jaycees

A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest authors, and writing critique in a friendly, supportive environment. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Atlanta Bread Company, Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, 5500 Abercorn. Free and open to the public. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-572-6251. savannahwritersgroup.blogspot.com/group. ongoing

Savannah Kennel Club

A no-agenda gathering of Savannah’s writing community. First Thursdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Free. Open to all writers, aspiring writers, or those interested in writing. 21+ with valid ID. Usually at Abe’s on Lincoln, 17 Lincoln St. See website for info. ongoing. seersuckerlive.com. ongoing

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day. Call for info. ongoing. 912308-6768. ongoing Meeting/info session held the 1st Tuesday each month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining Jaycees to learn more. Must be age 21-40. Jaycees Building, 101 Atlas St. ongoing. 912-353-7700. savannahjaycees.com. ongoing Monthly meetings open to the public.

Held at Logan’s Roadhouse, the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through May. Dinner: 6:pm. Speaker: 7:30pm.

Guest speakers each meeting. ongoing.

912-238-3170. savannahkennelclub. org. logansroadhouse.com/. ongoing Logan’s Roadhouse, 11301 Abercorn St. Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events to help learn about Savannah and make new friends. ongoing. savannahnewcomersclub.com. ongoing Savannah Parrot Head Club

Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc.com. ongoing Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join Savannah Sacred Harp Singers. All

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Tertulia en español at Foxy Loxy

Spanish conversation table. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month. 7:30pm to 9pm at Foxy Loxy, 1919 Bull street. Come practice your Spanish, have a cafe con leche or Spanish wine, and meet nice people....All levels welcome. Free. Purchase beverages and snacks. ongoing. foxyloxycafe. com/. ongoing Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

Join the volunteer organization that assists the U.S. Coast Guard. Meets 4th Wednesday at 6pm at Barnes, 5320 Waters Ave. All ages welcome.

Prior experience/boat ownership not required. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-598-7387. savannahaux. com. ongoing

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell for info. ongoing. 912-9273356. ongoing

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@comcast.net. ongoing

Dance Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. ongoing. 912-2348745. ongoing Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info. Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. ongoing. 912-9212190. ongoing Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person. Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. ongoing.

912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo.com. ongoing Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

For those with little-to-no dance background. Instructor is formally trained, has performed for over ten years. $15/person. Tues. 7pm-8pm.

Private classes and walk ins available.

Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3. com. cybelle3.com. ongoing

5:30 p.m. (912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. ongoing, 5:30 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. C.C. Express Dance Team

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary.

Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing.

912-748-0731. ongoing Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Dance for Peace

A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages. Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed. Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-547-6449. xavris21@yahoo.com. Sundays, 3 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Home Cookin’ Cloggers

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road.

No beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912748-0731. ongoing Irish Dance Classes

Glor na Dare offers beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up. Adult Step & Ceili, Strength and Flexibility, non-competitive and competitive programs, workshops, camps.

Certified. Info via email or phone. ongoing. 912-704-2052. prideofirelandga@ gmail.com. ongoing Line Dancing

Belly Dance classes with Nicole Edge

Take down Tuesdays. Jazzy Sliders Adult Line Dancing, every Tuesday, 7:30pm-10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar. Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm-8:30pm. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. ongoing Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St.

Bellydance lessons with Happenstance Bellydance

Dance classes--hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step.

Modeling and acting classes. All ages/ all levels welcome. Call Mahogany for info. ongoing. 912-272-8329. ongoing

Every Sunday, 1:15-2:15PM All ages and skill levels welcome. $15.00 per class or 4/$48.00 ongoing. 912-5960889. edgebellydance@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. ongoing All levels and styles of bellydance welcome. Classes are every Monday from 5:30-6:30pm. $15/lesson. Drop-ins welcome or call Carrie @(912)704-2940 for more info. happenstancebellydance@ gmail.com happenstancebellydance. wordpress.com $15/lesson ongoing,

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Modern Dance Class

Beginner and intermediate classes.

Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. ongoing. 912-354-5586. ongoing Pole Dancing Classes

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Beginners class, Wednesdays, 8pm.

Level II, Mondays, 8pm. $22/one class. $70/four classes. Preregistration required. Learn pole dance moves and spins while getting a full body workout.

Pole Fitness Classes Monday/Wednesday, 11am. Nothing comes off but your shoes. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-398-4776. fitnessbodybalance.com. ongoing Fitness Body & Balance Personal Training Studio, 2209 Rowland Ave, Suite 2.

Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah

Tues. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Thur.

8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. See website for info. cs

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503 Lucian Court Paradise Park. Total Electric, 3BR/2BA, LR, Eat in Kitchen, Dining/Den, W/D Hookups, CH&A. Fenced Yard $895/rent & $850 Deposit Section 8 Accepted

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•1926 Clemson: 3BR $750 •2122 Alaska: 3BR, W/D included $825 •5613 Betty St: Cute house, 3BR, all appliances $850. 912-257-6181

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6 Cassidy Court, Pooler. $1200/month. 912-659-6630 413 EMMIT STREET - $675/month.

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ALABAMA 2BR/1BA, fenced yard. $575 + deposit. No Section 8.

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Fenced backyard, off-street parking, CH&A, $850/month, $850/deposit.

Section 8 Welcome. Pam, 912-844-7932 HOUSES 3 Bedrooms 149 W. Tahoe Dr. $1075 215 Laurelwood $895 5637 Betty Dr. $825 2214 E. 43rd St. $795 2 Soling Ave. $875 1925 Linnhurst Dr. $795 2 Bedrooms 411 E. 50th St. $1125 2309 E. 42nd St. $750

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APARTMENTS One Bedroom 3801 Waters Ave. $700 Two Bedrooms 2128 Clars Ave. $495 1132 E. 53rd St. $550 Three Bedrooms 527 E. 38th St. $725

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Large House for Rent in Fernwood 2112 N. Fernwood Drive.4BR/2BA House. LR,den,washer/dryer connections. Available May 5th.

500/deposit plus $800/rent.

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121 Chatham Villa: 3BR, 1 Bath, LR, DR, kitchen. Just remodeled. $750/month, $750/security. Call 507-7875 or 660-4296

HISTORIC MIDTOWN 1922 COTTAGE - Currently on the market for sale but can be rented while waiting for new owner. Improvements include: Upgraded HVAC system, washer / dryer connection, privacy fence, wood deck, hardwood flooring, ceramic tile, etc. Section 8 accepted. Asking $59,900. $850/month, $850/security deposit. Pets allowed with $150 pet deposit, per pet. 6 or 12 month Lease. Contact Pat or Lawrence at 912-272-5591

897-1984, 8am-7pm EASTSIDE **3204 Hazel: 3BR House, large den $825 NEAR LAMARVILLE **1912 Cowan Avenue: 3BR/2BA house $800. **1921 Cowan: 3BR/1BA house $750 **1925 Cowan: 3BR/1BA $700 **1921B Fenwick: 2BR/1BA Duplex, $550 **1932 Fenwick: 3BR/2BA House $775

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•Available Now! Really nice inside & out! 3BR/1.5BA, LR, DR, new wood floors, new paint interior & exterior, new vinyl floors in baths, new ceiling fans, new high-efficiency windows & sliding glass door, utility room, carport. $999/rent, $979/security deposit.

NO SECTION 8 OR SMOKING ACCEPTED. 912-920-1936 CommerCial ProPerty For rent 890 6041 OGEECHEE ROAD 31419.

30X35 Shop w/2 10’ overhead doors,8X35 office space and full bath.Fenced yard. $850/month.

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$100 & Up Furnished, includes utilities, central heat/air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0181.

FURNISHED APTS. $165/WK.

Private bath and kitchen, cable, utilities, washer furnished. AC & heat, bus stop on property. No deposit required. Completely safe, manager on property. Contact Cody, 695-7889 or Jack, 342-3840.

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cars 910

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

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

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

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ROOM FOR RENT: $110 per week plus $65/security deposit. Corner of 38th & Drayton. 234-9779 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.

THUNDERBOLT LOCATION Room available, across from SSU. Shower, toilet, sink included in room, washer/dryer available. $130/week. $100/deposit. $15/mo. cable. 912-844-3990 or 912-655-9121 MIDDLEGROUND SPECIAL! Rooms for rent: Southside location. Rooms remodeled. CH&A, $115-$125/week. $50/deposit.

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BMW 325ic, 1995- Convertible, 139K miles, dark grey, grey leather int., new tires and transmission. $5,500.00 355-8840

GM CUSTOM VAN, 1991, 41,000 miles. 912-354-3884 between 10am-6pm.

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Asking $11,500.

Call 912-247-7875.

NISSAN Maxima, 2000- Auto, loaded, cold AC, black with black leather interior. $2,950. 912-441-2150 Boats & accessories 950

692 DETROIT Diesel $4,500 each.

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