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Savannah Derby Devils roller Derby match

what: nothing says “autumn begins tomorrow!” like hard charging women kicking butt on skates. a double header.

5 p.m. Hostess City Hellions vs. Chattanooga roller Girls 7 p.m. sdd all-stars vs. Chattanooga roller Girls when: where: savannah Civic Center, 301 west

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coSt: $16. Children 3-12 $2. free under 3.

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wednesday film: a Dog called vengeance aka el perro (1976, Spain) what: Psychotronic film society pres-

ents this bizarre & haunting political action thriller. when: 8 p.m where: the sentient bean, 13 east Park ave. coSt: $6 info: sentientbean.com

muffins with mary ellen

what: alderman Mary ellen sprague hosts a weekly gathering for district 4 constituents every wednesday morning. residents and business owners of district 4 are invited to drop-in to ask questions and discuss local issues. when: 6-9 a.m where: coffee deli, 4517 Habersham st. coSt: free and open to the public. info: 912-659-0103

School board town hall meeting with District 7

what: district 7 school board representative Jennifer b. lambeth and superintendent thomas b. lockamy. academic update, safety and security update, and presentations from school princi-

pals. district 7 schools: bloomingdale elementary, Garden City elementary, Pooler elementary, west Chatham elementary, west Chatham Middle, and new Hampstead High school. when: 6 p.m where: bloomingdale elementary school, 101 east Main street. coSt: free and open to the public. Parents encouraged. info: sccpss.com

theatre: Dreams of anne frank

what: an imaginative play with music that demystifies and humanizes anne frank's story of tremendous bravery.

In armstrong's Jenkins Hall black box theater. when: 7:30 p.m where: armstrong atlantic state university, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: $10 Gen. adm. free with armstrong Id.

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Jazz: tricycle

what: this nyC acoustic jazz trio in concert, led by savannah saxophonist Jody espina. when: 2 p.m where: armstrong fine arts Center, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: free and open to the public.

lecture: barrier island history

what: learn the history, formation, and inhabitants of Georgia barrier islands. when: 2 p.m where: skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy. coSt: $5 parking fee. info: gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland

brazil on the rise: the Story of a country transformed, lecture by ny times reporter larry rohter

thursday curious about the Green tea coalition?

diverse grassroots coalition (the Green tea Coalition) advocating for better public policies to protect the environment and consumers. at the monthly meeting of the Coastal Group of the Georgia Chapter sierra Club. when: 7 p.m where: first Presbyterian Church, 520 washington ave. coSt: free and open to the public. info: karengrainey@bellsouth.net

what: seth Gunning, regional organizer for the sierra Club beyond Coal Campaign discusses Georgia’s electricity market and the growing politically

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savannah Council on world affairs. when: 8 p.m where: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 fahm street. coSt: $10. free for members, students, educators, military.

theatre: Dreams of anne frank

what: an imaginative play with music that demystifies and humanizes anne frank’s story of tremendous bravery.

In armstrong’s Jenkins Hall black box theater. when: 7:30 p.m where: armstrong atlantic state university, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: $10 Gen. adm. free with armstrong Id.

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big ferry Guided hike

what: a 2-3 mile hike on skidaway's big ferry trail, through a maritime forest, learning early history of skidaway. Meet at the big ferry trail Head. when: 10 a.m where: skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy. coSt: $5 parking fee. annual passes available. info: gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland

film: indiana Jones and the last crusade (USa, 1989)

what: starring, who else? Harrison ford. Plus sean Connery. when: 7 p.m where: trustees theater, 216 east broughton st. coSt: $8 info: tickets.savannahboxoffice.com

what: the civil rights champion and founder of King for america brings to savannah an interesting conversation about life, poverty, family and faith. sponsored by the living Vine Christian Maternity Home. when: 6:30 p.m where: Calvary day school, 4625 waters avenue. coSt: free and open to the public.

lecture: two lives: organ Donation and the end of life

what: a discussion of the children and health professionals immersed in the process of organ donation. the first event in the annual robert I. strozier faculty lecture series. In ogeechee theatre, armstrong student union when: noon where: armstrong atlantic state university, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: free and open to the public.

September ScaD Gallery hop

what: Museum receptions for diana alHadid’s eponymous exhibition, ursula von rydingsvard’s "shadows remain," leonardo drew’s "selected works" and regina silveira’s "track series (octopus)," plus receptions for Jessica rankin’s exhibition "Passages" at Pinnacle Gallery and Paul bloodgood’s "this Inch of wholeness" at Pei ling Chan Gallery. free shuttles. when: 6:30-7:30 p.m coSt: free and open to the public except sCad Museum, which charges museum admission.

theatre: Dreams of anne frank

what: an imaginative play with music that demystifies and humanizes anne frank’s story of tremendous bravery.

In armstrong’s Jenkins Hall black box theater. when: 7:30 p.m where: armstrong atlantic state university, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: $10 Gen. adm. free with armstrong Id.

theatre: equus

what: Collective face theatre ensemble opens their season with this awardwinning drama. a psychiatrist struggles to get inside the mind of a young stable boy who blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. when: opening night reception catered

by Joe's Homemade. 8 p.m where: Muse arts warehouse, 703 louisville rd. coSt: $20 Gen. adm. $15 seniors/students/active mil. info: ollectiveface.org

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saturday canoochee river paddle trip

what: ogeechee riverkeepers sponsor an 8 mile paddle on the Canoochee river, the ogeechee’s largest tributary. bring lunch, drinks, sunscreen. Personal flotation devices must be worn at all times on the river. Call for location. when: 9:30 a.m coSt: $40 per paddler, ($35 for members) boat rental $25 or bring your own boat. info: 912-658-2494.

Digging Savannah hike

what: learn about the archaeological sites of skidaway Island. led by armstrong atlantic state university professor laura seifert. when: 4 p.m where: skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy. coSt: $10 per person or $5 per friends of Georgia state Parks member. info: gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland

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TRu uST STee eeS T ee TH HeAT eATeR • $10 Tickets are available by calling the Savannah Box Office at 912.525.5050 or online at www.SavannahBoxOffice.com Pre-signed copies of The Longest Ride will be available for purchase when the doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Book purchasers will be invited to meet the author immediately following his talk.

farm heritage Day

what: a celebration of the history of farming and homesteading, farm-totable and growing. foods by chefs and restaurants that use Hunter Cattle products. local farmers. demos on mill grinding, blacksmithing, honey hives, goat milking, pottery spinning, horse farrier, soap making, pasta making. when: 10 a.m.-5 p.m where: Hunter Cattle Company, 430 driggers rd. coSt: advance tix: $5. families $25. day of event $7. families $35. info: huntercattle.com

film: indiana Jones and the last crusade (USa, 1989)

what: Part of spielberg’s epic homage to old-time serial adventure series. when: 7 p.m where: trustees theater, 216 east broughton st. coSt: $8 info: tickets.savannahboxoffice.com

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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. info: forsythfarmersmarket.com

pin point Seafood festival

what: Crabs, shrimp-n-grits, gumbo. location: 9992 Pin Point rd. sponsored by sweetfield of eden baptist Church. when: 10 a.m.-8 p.m coSt: $5 info: (912) 596-8631

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Savannah Derby Devils roller Derby match

what: nothing says "autumn begins tomorrow!" like hard charging women kicking butt on skates. a double header.

5 p.m. Hostess City Hellions vs. Chattanooga roller Girls 7 p.m. sdd all-stars vs. Chattanooga roller Girls where: Martin luther King Jr arena, 301 west oglethorpe ave. coSt: $16. Children 3-12 $2. free under 3. discounts avail. info: savannahderby.com

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sunday 32nd annual Savannah Jazz festival: opening night

what: the Jazz festival expands to midtown for its 2013 kickoff.

2pm savannah Country day school Jazz ensemble 3pm savannah arts academy skylite orchestra 4pm armstrong atlantic state Savannah philharmonic: university Jazz ensemble bernstein, buckley & 5-8pm Jam session Kickoff beethoven featuring teddy adams & Jazz what: opening concert of the allstars Phil's fifth season features sponsored by sweet frog, beethoven's fifth symphony.

Portman’s Music & stagefront Pre-Concert talk presound. sented by savannah when: 2-8 p.m friends of Music. where: Habersham what: a celebration of the history when: 7:30 p.m Village, Habersham of farming and homesteading, where: lucas theatre, and 61st streets. farm-to-table and growing. foods 32 abercorn st. coSt: free and open to by chefs and restaurants that use coSt: see website the public.

Hunter Cattle products: leoci's info: savannahphilinfo: savannahjazztrattoria, Green truck Pub, neo harmonic.org festival.org HHI, andaz, thrive, Chops on Main, brasserie 529. local farmers.

Skidaway island Skidaway narrows demos on mill grinding, blackbird hike clean Up smithing, honey hives, goat milkwhat: Join Camphost what: Help clean ing, pottery spinning, horse farrier, up skidaway narnell for an informative morning bird hike. soap making, pasta making. rows and butterbean when: 10 a.m.-5 p.m bring binoculars or beach. bring your where: Hunter Cattle Company, borrow limited pairs own kayak or canoe.

430 driggers rd. from the museum. a limited number of coSt: advance tix: $5. families $25. kayaks and canoes when: 8 a.m day of event $7. families $35. where: skidaway will be provided. info: grassfed@huntercattle.com.

Island state Park, 52 walking clean-up huntercattle.com diamond Cswy. volunteers also welcoSt: $5 parking fee. come. register before annual passes availseptember 21. able. when: 9 a.m.-noon info: gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland coSt: $5 parking fee. annual passes available. theatre: Dreams of anne frank info: gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland what: an imaginative play with music that demystifies and humanizes anne theatre: Dreams of anne frank frank’s story of tremendous bravery. what: an imaginative play with music In armstrong’s Jenkins Hall black box that demystifies and humanizes anne theater. frank’s story of tremendous bravery. when: 7:30 p.m In armstrong’s Jenkins Hall black box where: armstrong atlantic state unitheater. versity, 11935 abercorn st. when: 7:30 p.m coSt: $10 Gen. adm. free with armwhere: armstrong atlantic state unistrong Id. versity, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: $10 Gen. adm. free with armtheatre: equus strong Id. what: Collective face theatre ensemble opens their season with this awardtheatre: equus winning drama. a psychiatrist struggles what: Collective face theatre ensemble to get inside the mind of a young stable opens their season with this awardboy who blinded six horses in a violent winning drama. a psychiatrist struggles fit of passion. to get inside the mind of a young stable when: 8 p.m boy who blinded six horses in a violent where: Muse arts warehouse, 703 fit of passion. louisville rd. when: 3 p.m coSt: $20 Gen. adm. $15 seniors/stuwhere: Muse arts warehouse, 703 dents/active mil. louisville rd. info: collectiveface.org coSt: $20 Gen. adm. $15 seniors/students/active mil. info: 912-232-0018. collectiveface.org

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farm heritage Day

Monday 32nd annual Savannah Jazz festival: Jazz at the movies what: Jody espina & tricycle perform

to silent films. when: 7:30-9:30 p.m where: Habersham Village, Habersham and 61st streets. coSt: free and open to the public. info: savannahjazzfestival.org

lecture: a fabric of our cultures: art and community in argentina.

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what: rachel Green, armstrong professor of art, on the argentinean indigenous community of General enrique

tibetan monks at the Jepson: opening ceremony

what: opening ceremony and mandala drawing, for the one-week residency by the tibetan monks of drepung loseling monastery, to create a sand mandala painting. when: 5 p.m where: Jepson Center for the arts, 207 west york st. coSt: free and open to the public info: telfair.org

Sondheim cabaret night. sept. 26, lucas theatre.

Savannah Jazz festival: blues on the Green. sept. 26, forsyth Park.

Savannah Jazz festival: Jazz Under the Stars. sept. 27, forsyth Park.

Savannah Jazz festival: Jazzy picnic in the park. sept. 28, forsyth Park. eddie Griffin. oct. 4, Johnny Mercer theatre. broadway cabaret. oct. 3, lucas theatre. film: Beetlejuice. oct. 4, lucas theatre.

Blithe spirit. oct. 4-21, tybee arts association black box. loretta lynn. oct. 6, Johnny Mercer theatre. picnic in the park. oct. 6, forsyth Park. nicholas Sparks. oct. 8, trustees theater.

JJ Grey & mofro. oct. 10, lucas theatre. tybee island pirate fest. oct. 10-13.

Savannah Greek festival. oct 10-12, st. Paul’s Greek orthodox Church.

CBGB opens. oct. 11. hunter hayes. oct. 11, Johnny Mercer theatre.

Savannah folk music festival. oct. 11-13.

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film: no: a film by pablo larrain (2012, chile)

tuesday bill Deyoung: book launch and author appearance

what: Connect a&e editor bill deyoung

reads and signs his book, Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down. when: 7:30 p.m where: ships of the sea Museum, 41 Martin luther King Jr blvd. coSt: free to attend. books available for purchase. info: shipsofthesea.org

film: edward scissorhands. oct. 11, lucas theatre. film: The silence of the Lambs. oct. 12, lucas theatre.

Stattsfest. oct. 13, Muse arts warehouse. national tour: Mamma Mia! oct. 17, Johnny Mercer theatre. mercer cabaret night. oct. 17. lucas theatre. film: Midnight in the Garden of Good and evil. oct. 18, lucas theatre. bay Street theatre: The Rocky Horror show. oct. 18-31, Club one. vienna boys choir. oct. 18, Cathedral of st. John the baptist.

Great ogeechee Seafood festival. oct. 19, richmond Hill.

Savannah philharmonic: fauvre’s requiem. oct. 20, lucas theatre.

Savannah Stage co.: The Turn of the screw. oct. 25-nov. 3, s.P.a.C.e.

Savannah film festival. oct. 26-nov. 2.

Shalom y’all Jewish food festival. oct. 27, forsyth Park.

Disney on ice. oct. 30-nov. 3, MlK arena.

The Foundry: film and live dance by choreographer alex ketley, nov. 2, Jepson Center. asbury memorial theatre: Our Town. nov. 7-16. mike epps. nov. 9, Johnny Mercer theatre.

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what: starring Gael Garcia bernal. the true story of the man who spearheaded the opposition campaign against Pinochet in 1988. In ogeechee theatre, armstrong student union. sponsored by armstrong's latino Heritage week. when: 11:30 a.m where: armstrong atlantic state university, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: free and open to the public.

in concert with armstrong wind ensemble what: a variety of work’s, including f.

Mcbeth’s band work, drammatico. when: 7:30 p.m where: armstrong fine arts Center, 11935 abercorn st. coSt: $6. free w/ armstrong Id.

rock and roll marathon. nov. 9.

Jim brickman. nov. 11, lucas theatre.

Savannah food & wine festival. nov. 11-17.

Joe bonamassa. nov. 13, Johnny Mercer theatre. telfair art fair. nov. 15-17. children’s book festival. nov. 16, forsyth Park. bay Street theatre: Hedwig and the angry Inch. Club one, nov.

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Savannah philharmonic: big band pops. nov. 21, lucas theatre.

Doctor Zhivago. dec. 6, lucas theatre. the collective face: Bell, Book and Candle. Muse arts warehouse. dec. 6-22.

Savannah philharmonic: holiday pops. dec. 13 and 14, Cathedral of st. John the baptist.

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A raw Deal on health care

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The problem is Obamacare. We’ve got to now determine what we can do to solve that problem. Let me tell you what we’re doing: Everything in our power to be an obstructionist.

— Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, to a meeting of Floyd County Republicans It’s not quite at the level of former Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox standing in the door with an axe handle in 1964 refusing to let black people into his restaurant.

But what current Gov. Nathan Deal and his colleagues in state government are doing to nullify federal law in 2013 is just about as scandalous.

What’s perhaps even more scandalous is the passive complacency of those Georgia residents who still refuse to see the level of corruption going on in their state government, and how it impacts their lives directly.

On Oct. 1, the main phase of the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” becomes fully operative in Georgia in the form of an insurance exchange, i.e., an insurance market, to provide coverage to the uninsured as required by federal law.

Because the state government opted out of creating that mandatory exchange — Obamacare being a “Trojan Horse full of socialists,” according to Deal — the feds are going to do it instead.

One of the features of Obamacare — a complicated, very imperfect hybrid of free enterprise and statist bureaucracy — is the creation of “navigators,” people whose job it is to help people sort out the array of subsidized insurance options now suddenly available on the new exchanges.

As part of its official policy of obstructionism, the Deal administration has made it so that any “navigators” must essentially be licensed as insurance agents in Georgia.

Here’s the kicker: That’s actually against the law.

But what your elected leaders are doing to skirt the law is simply requiring navigators to pass the same test that an actual insurance agent must pass.

“Basically, you take the insurance agents’ test, you erase the name, you write ‘navigator test’ on there,” Hudgens boasted to the same group, who laughed in response.

That may sound fairly harmless, even defensible on one level. But make no mistake: You can trace a direct line from Georgia’s obstructionism on Obamacare back to the old poll taxes and literacy tests this state once used to keep African Americans from exercising their right to vote.

The principle is the same: Unfairly raise the bar for a particular, targeted group so that you can sidestep a federal law intended to help the disadvantaged and level the playing field.

As usual with the Deal administration, follow the money. An entire Political Action Committee (PAC) was created specifically to fund Deal’s effort to obstruct Obamacare.

Called Real PAC, the group has taken in about a million dollars in donations since its inception after Obamacare’s passage, most of it from the health-care industry. Some of its donors include Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Humana, Pfizer, and Wellcare.

(WellCare’s $50,000 check came literally on the same day state Medicaid officials extended the company’s billion dollar annual contract. That, my friends, is possibly the best $50K ever spent in the history of money.)

It was also recently revealed that Real PAC has failed to disclose over $300,000 in donations. While it is registered with the IRS, it has so far neglected to file any annual tax returns to the IRS, as required.

I’ve written several times before about your governor’s jaw-dropping level of corruption and blatant cronyism. He’s no different with regards to health care.

What does Real PAC do with the money?

A couple of examples: • It paid $30,000 to a fundraising firm founded by Deal’s daughter-in-law, Denise.

• It paid its own secretary, Ken Cronan, who also co-owned a Gainesville salvage yard with Deal, more than $10,000 in “pilot and plane expenses.”

In other times this would be called what it is: a slush fund. In addition to Real PAC’s sketchy efforts to undermine federal law, it’s also laundering personal donations to Deal.

This is your governor. This is who is running for reelection next year.

Lest you think this is knee-jerk Republican-bashing, I’m well aware that Nathan Deal spent most of his political career as a Democrat before switching parties.

And lest you think I’ve quaffed the KoolAid about Obamacare, I’ve written many times that nationalizing health care through the private insurance sector will do nothing to control skyrocketing costs, the actual problem with health care in this country.

The Obama administration early on accepted the insurance industry’s insistence that the new law require everyone to purchase insurance, reason being that no insurance company could survive the payouts for people who only sign up the day they find out they’re sick.

That was the Obama administration’s rationale for forcing us all to buy insurance, but it was also my rationale for opposing it: The profit motive is important, but shouldn’t be the main driver of something as important as health care law.

It’s not what I wanted either. But the die is cast. The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, or the Trojan Horse full of socialists, or whatever you want to call it, is the settled law of the land.

It’s time for the Deal administration to get out of the way and let the law try and do its Supreme Court-approved job of helping the nearly one million Georgians without insurance, a job the governor refuses to do.

And maybe, just maybe, it’s time for Georgia voters to demand at least a shred of integrity from their elected officials. Cs

We must not be the world’s policeman Even if everything Secretary of State John Kerry says about chemical weapons in Syria were true, the evidence would prove only that Bashar alAssad committed crimes against civilians. It would not prove that the U.S. government has either the moral or legal authority to commit acts of war.

These issues must be kept separate.

We have reason to be skeptical of Kerry’s case — why did President Obama try to stop the UN inspection? — but if it were otherwise, the case for U.S. military intervention still would not have been made — even if authorized

by Congress.

No one appointed the United States the world’s policeman. The government’s founding document, the Constitution, does not and could not do so. Obama and Kerry have tried hard to invoke “national security” as grounds for bombing Syria, but no one believes Assad threatens Americans. He has made no such statements and taken no threatening actions. He is engulfed in a sectarian civil war.

Inexcusably, Obama has taken sides in that civil war — the same side as the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate — but still Assad poses no danger to Americans. Bombing would make him more — not less — of a threat.

As it interferes in other people’s conflicts, a self-appointed world policemen will breed resentment and a lust for revenge. No one likes a bully,

especially when it’s a presumptuous superpower armed with nuclear warheads and monstrous conventional weapons. (By the way, Assad’s conventional weapons have killed far more people than sarin gas has.)

You might ask, How could U.S. punishment of Assad be equated with being a bully? Isn’t he the bully? To be sure, Assad is a criminal. But the U.S. government’s record on the world’s stage hardly qualifies it for any merit badges.

It rails against Assad’s brutality, but it backed Iraq’s late president Saddam Hussein, even when he used chemical weapons in the 1980s. It condoned the Egyptian military’s mowing down of over a thousand street demonstrators after the recent coup, and it has more than tacitly approved Israel’s string of onslaughts against the Palestinians and Lebanese. In these cases, American presidents could have properly responded by ending military aid — but they refused.

Similarly, the U.S. government for decades provided advanced weaponry to brutal and corrupt monarchies in the Arab world and autocrats in Asia and Latin America. More often than not, when a government represses its population, it uses equipment made in the USA. America’s selective outrage is not lost on the world. The U.S. government is neither an honest broker nor an avenger of the victims of injustice.

It is the world’s ham-handed hegemon, with overriding geopolitical and economic interests that determine what it does in any circumstance.

Assad is a suitable foe, not because he is uniquely cruel — hardly — but because Russia and Iran are his allies. American foreign policy in the

Middle East has long been dedicated to guaranteeing that no country can challenge U.S./Israeli hegemony.

American presidents have no problem with strongmen who crush their people’s dreams of freedom, as long as those rulers do what they are told. But if they don’t toe the line, watch out.

Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Muammar Qadaffi learned that the hard way. Now it’s Assad’s turn (earlier in the “war on terror,” the CIA outsourced torture services to him), even if that means helping al-Qaeda in Syria.

It’s not just that no one appointed the United States the world’s policeman. By assuming that role, the U.S. government — no matter who’s president — undermines the values we claim to uphold, such as freedom, justice, privacy, and peace. The invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan left hundreds of thousands dead, many more gravely wounded, and corrupt authoritarian governments in control of the social wreckage.

The law of unintended consequences cannot be repealed, and the risk is no less with interventions that begin modestly, because no one can say what the other side — which includes Iran and Russia — will do.

At home, a perpetual war footing drains our pockets, puts us at risk of retaliation, violates our privacy, and distorts our economy through the military-industrial complex.

James Madison understood well: “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.” cs

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The once and future reign of E. Shaver’s Not to get all nihilistic, but we bookworms are feeling pretty doomed.

Yes, our flat little magic boxes are amazing, pulling from the clouds the latest Dara Horn novel or all thousand pages of Gone with the Wind in an instant.

But us touchy-feely types know there’s nothing like holding paper in your hands.

We also know the publishing industry is in the throes of a metamorphosis to rival Kafka’s cockroach. When it’s suggested that in the not too distant future the only available reading materials other than the Hep C pamphlets at the doctor’s office will be on a screen, we get a mite hysterical.

A book won’t be your butler or mind your bank account, but it won’t run out of battery mid-sentence either. A book will never cast the barf green zombie glare upon your visage that we refer to in my house as “Glow Face.”

Also, a book is still readable if you accidentally drop it in the toilet.

No disrespect to you online readers here at all: It’s cool if you’re scrolling through this on your iPad in between paying your power bill and posting a Vine video of your dancing ferret. The fact that you still read at all shows allegiance. It’s just that there’s something very unromantic about reading The Brothers

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Karamazov on the same device you use as an alarm clock.

But if Esther Shaver isn’t freaking out about the impending death of the printed word, then we shouldn’t be, either.

“The Internet has transformed reading, yes. But there will always be people who want to touch a book,” assures the proprietor of E. Shaver Booksellers, who has indulged bibliophiles from near and far for the past 38 years from her cozy shop on Madison Square. “Books are not going to go away.”

Still, when Esther announced her

impending retirement last week, local bookworms suffered a collective panic attack. We hyperventilated over lost history and shook our fists at the injustice of another local independent business down. Even the city’s other independent bookseller, The Book Lady herself, expressed dismay.

“For me, Esther IS Savannah!” exclaimed Joni Saxon-Giusti, who operates her own snuggly shop of out-of-print and local works around the corner on Liberty Street. “Someone is going to have some big shoes to fill.”

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Truth be told, though, Esther likes spy thrillers best.

“Mostly I read junk,” she shrugs, ticking off the last five titles of the Jack Reacher series. “I’m not an intellectual, I just love books.”

It’s too much to imagine a Savannah without E. Shaver’s. It exemplifies much about what locals and visitors adore about the city: It’s quaint and quiet, a respite from the tonal chaos of bleeping phones and honking horns and 140 characters.

Its continued existence is a smug curtsey to the big box usurpers and Amazonian domination of our minds and economies.

But Esther has faith that the Hostess City and its book lovers will continue to thrive without her. From her vantage point, she’s watched Savannah’s downtown evolve from a crumbling, helpless Southern dame into a small-but-mighty 21st century cultural destination that’s held on to its integrity — in spite of those who would sully it with tapas bars and double-decker buses. The changing of the guard at the corner of Bull and Harris is another of history’s inevitable changes, hopefully curated with the same long-sighted consciousness.

“Who knows? Maybe it will be better!” she laughs merrily, waving away sentimental concerns with a gentle practicality.

Hardcore Luddites can take note

The Internet has transformed reading, yes. But there will always be people who want to touch a book. some consider cranky) political presence downtown, she’s ready to settle into a less dramatic existence in South Carolina.

“I’m tired of a three-day-a-week marriage,” she confides, tucking a lock of her gray pixie cut behind her ear. “And I’m 72! I’m not supposed to be working!”

Frankly, I think she just wants more time to read. She puts the rest of us compulsive readers to shame, devouring at least three books a week, from historical biographies (she counts Charles Flood’s Lee: The Last Years as a recent favorite) and “anything about the Romanovs.”

(Anyone else want to play “Six

that Esther doesn’t hate e-readers at all, preferring their convenience to shlepping multiple beach reads on vacation.

She doesn’t hate the Internet, either. Where do you think she met her husband?

“My kids told me I needed to go on Match.com,” she grins. “And there he was.”

In short, book nerds, don’t fret; the end of E. Shaver’s hasn’t been written yet. And we’ll still be able to read in the bathtub without electrocuting ourselves.

Even if it has to be as vintage intellectual chic, like Barry Manilow and mom shorts. Cs

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Who will save E. Shaver’s? Esther raised three kids upstairs, but all are grown and flown with lives entrenched in other places. It’s simply not feasible for them to take over the shop, explains Esther’s daughter, Evan Hanson, who drops into town once a month for her sales job.

“This is not You’ve Got Mail,” deadpans Evan, calling up the charming 1998 romcom in which Meg Ryan runs an independent bookshop inherited from her mother.

So the inventory of E. Shaver’s is up for sale, along with the swanky, four-story Greek Revival mansion and carriage house Esther bought and restored in 1975 with her late husband, Edwin. The store and the real estate are separate beasts, but best case scenario is that some wealthy book lover buys up the whole shebang for its listed price of $3.6 million. That lucky person could start every day the same way Esther has for almost four decades: Taking the elevator right down into the shop.

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Legendary musician Tom Scott blows into town for the Savannah Jazz Festival by bill DeyoUnG

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There’s a very, very good chance that you, or someone you know, has at least one album with Tom Scott on it.

The composer, arranger, saxophone and reed master, the special guest (Sept. 28) at this year’s Savannah Jazz Festival, was a ubiquitous presence in L.A. studios back in the 1970s. “I didn’t set out to rock the world in any way, shape or form,” he says. “I wanted to be a real good craftsman.”

Let’s talk craft, Tom Scott style.

Steely Dan’s Aja and Gaucho. Joni Mitchell’s For the Roses, Court and Spark and Miles of Aisles. Carole King’s “Jazzman.” Barbra Streisand’s Butterfly. “Listen to What the Man Said” by Wings, “Dark Horse” by George Harrison, the Ringo album.

Briefcase Full of Blues by the Blues Brothers. Tom Waits’ The Heart of Saturday Night. He’s all over them.

Hits by Hall & Oates. Tina Turner.

Pink Floyd. Neil Diamond. Boz Scaggs. Diana Ross. Eddie Money.

The Grateful Dead. Rickie Lee Jones.

Minnie Riperton. Barry Manilow. The Beach Boys. The Whitney Houston album. Shall we go on?

Scott‘s father was Nathan Scott, who composed years and years of music for film and for television, notably the series Dragnet and Lassie.

Tom studied music at UCLA. “I got

to go to sessions with my dad, and I remember thinking wow, if I could do this for a living, I’d be the happiest guy on the planet,” he says.

Indeed, after his ‘70s studio heyday, Tom Scott — the recipient of three Grammy Awards — made a second name for himself, composing and performing music for the screen. He wrote the theme songs for Starsky and Hutch, The Streets of San Francisco and Family Ties, and to date has played on dozens of soundtracks.

At 65, he’s now a veteran, and he’s OK with that.

“This business I was in is just not the same any more,” Scott says. “My career has morphed into doing college and high school clinics and concerts. Well, there were a couple of things: I played and was the musical director for a couple of Quincy Jones’ benefit events. He’s 80 this year.

I played recently with Paul Shaffer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards in Los Angeles.”

Still, the creative gears are everturning. Scott is currently working on what will be the first-ever “solo” recording from superstar bassist Nathan East. “I’m writing an

arrangement of ‘Moondance’ for Michael McDonald to sing,” Scott reveals. “And he’s covering Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke,’ among other things, which I’m arranging for him.”

East is a member of the jazz quartet Fourplay, which also includes sometime Savannah resident Bob James (yet another legendary jazz musician and composer) on keyboards. One of James’ frequent local collaborators is guitarist Howard Paul, who is an old friend of Tom Scott’s …

Six degrees of separation later, Scott comes to the Hostess City to play with the Savannah Jazz Orchestra in Forsyth Park.

And so it goes with jazz.

Joni & George

In 1972, Scott did a session for Joni Mitchell, playing sax and flute on a couple of songs. She was thrilled with the jazzy inflections he gave her music.

“I had done that one record with her, and she said ‘Listen, will your band record on my next album?’” he recalls. “She had never, up until that point, recorded with a band. She would overdub a bass player, then send him home, overdub a horn player, then send him home.”

Scott and his crackerjack club

band, the L.A. Express, joined Mitchell for what would turn out to be her commercial breakthrough, Court and Spark. With Scott’s propulsive jazz arrangements, songs like “Help Me” and “Free Man in Paris” got the cerebral singer/songwriter on mainstream radio for the first time.

A worldwide concert tour followed, resulting in the live album Miles of Aisles, credited to Joni Mitchell with Tom Scott & the L.A. Express.

The acceptance of her foray into jazz was a major turning point for one of the 20th century’s most compelling musical artists. “I can only speculate as to her motives, but I guess she just wanted to move into another area,” says Scott. “When you consider where she went on to — some very esoteric jazz exploration — I guess I was kind of the beginning of that.

“It turned into a real good thing for us, in terms of getting the exposure of being her backup band.”

After all was said and done, the original L.A. Express disbanded, acrimoniously, and Scott never played another note with Joni Mitchell. But historically, he’s regarded as a key player in her musical evolution.

In school, Scott had studied Indian music, with its complex time signatures and difficult nuances, under

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saxophonist Don Ellis and the Indian ethnomusicologist Harihar Rao. Rao got Scott, then just 19, session work with his friend Ravi Shankar, on the soundtrack for the film Charly.

When he met the legendary sitar player, Scott recalls, “I thought ‘I’m the hippest guy on the planet right now.’” They got to work and recorded the East-Meets-West soundtrack.

That was in 1967. Six years later, the Shankar connection landed Scott in a room with George Harrison, who was making a new album and planning his first (and, as it turned out, only) tour of America.

“I became his sidekick, I guess you could say,” Scott says, “and I worked on all his records for three or four years.”

Harrison’s fall 1974 tour, with Tom Scott and the L.A. Express, was a disaster. The famously ornery exFab insisted on giving Shankar and a full Indian orchestra equal billing and stage time — a real turn-off for rock audiences — and refused to play more than a handful of songs from his Beatle days.

Worst of all, during the hasty recording of the accompanying Dark Horse album, and tour rehearsals, he lost his voice. Harrison ended up croaking his way from coast to coast.

The reviews were scathing.

It was, Scott reports, hard work and prodigious amounts of cocaine that turned Harrison into “Dark Hoarse.”

“He was not the strongest, most macho guy I’ve ever met, you know?” chuckles the saxman. “He was more sensitive — I don’t mean gay, he just didn’t have a football player’s physique. He was a skinny British guy.

“It was a brutal schedule. We had several back-to-back arena concerts.

In his other band, George was one of four. He wasn’t the only star. So he wasn’t prepared to sing every tune for two and a half hours. He hadn’t trained properly for it. So that, combined with naughty drugs, all of that contributed to it.”

Harrison’s career, of course, recovered, and afterwards Scott spend many happy months in England, writing and playing horn charts in his superstar buddy’s home studio.

Aja and all that jazz

During this period of high-profile pop work, Scott also found time to work with many of the country’s finest jazz artists, including Stanley Clarke, David Sanborn, Ben Sidran, Lee Ritenour, Gabor Szabo, Paul Horn, Richard Tee and Bob James.

His intuitive sense of how jazz and pop should (and could) intersect was used, to great result, on Steely Dan’s milestone Aja album. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recruited Scott to write all the intricate horn and reed arrangements for the album; he played every solo (except for the title track, which was stylishly handled by

Wayne Shorter).

“Deacon Blues,” “Peg,” “Josie,” all those great tunes that so many of us know by heart —that’s Tom Scott.

He is, he says, more proud of Aja than any other. “That’s one of those records that’s very unique. It belies the time in which it was made. In other words, you put it on, it could have been made yesterday. It doesn’t have 1975 stamped on it, you know?”

These days, with pension money from the musicians’ union coming in alongside a steady stream of recording and publishing royalties, Scott says he’s got no complaints. “Any penny that comes out of the sky, that I don’t have to do anything for, is a plus,” he laughs.

There is, however, one thing he would do differently. “Today, musicians are forced out of necessity to be better businessmen,” Scott offers.

“I wish I had been a better businessman, because I wasted thousands of dollars on bad investments. Eating in expensive restaurants every night, you forget what a tremendous bill that mounts up to over time. How many thousands of dollars you spend doing that. And if I’d lived a little — just a little — more frugally, I’d be a lot better off … I’m doing fine, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not like I feel that even at 65 I can just stop working.”

Scott thinks for a second. “I could …” he says, then adds mischievously, “but I’d really have to pare down my lifestyle!” Cs

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Tybee Island Pirate Fest

Oct. 4-6, River Street. OK, you bratwursts, get your schnitzel on and watch the wiener dog races, oompah to the loompah bands and taste loads of frothy brew while massive container ships deliver even more.

Oct. 10-13, around the pier. Expect a run on eye patches, puffy shirts and plastic swords as Chatham County’s beach town goes all pirate. It’s a festival, and a fair, with a parade, food ‘n’ booze, and live music performances including a last-night concert by Americana singer/songwriter Shooter Jennings. See tybeepiratefest.com

Picnic in the Park

Oct. 6, Forsyth Park. Prizes are awarded for the most interesting “themed” picnic setup — yes, it does sounds like some eccentric Savannahthing straight out of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil — the Savannah Philharmonic plays, and as long as the weather cooperates it’s one of our loveliest autumn afternoons.

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Savannah Folk Music Festival

Oct. 11-13, various locations. Three

Savannah Greek Festival

picnic in the park: Show your support on oct. 6 on the historic forsyth green

days of acoustic reverie culminates with the Sunday afternoon concert in Grayson Stadium (home of the swingin’ Sand Gnats). This year’s headliner is folk legend Peter Yarrow (of … Paul

and Mary fame). The wonderful Waymores are also on the last-day bill.

Everything, all three days, is free. See savannahfolk.org

Oct 10-12, St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church. Sixty-two years of spanikopita later, Stg. Paul’s is still ground zero for Greek food, music, dancing and food. Yes, food, lots and lots of food. See stpaulsgreekorthodox.com

Stattsfest

Oct. 13, Muse Arts Warehouse.

Local bands, visual artists and other creative types come together (with

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Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival

Savannah Food & Wine Festival

Oct. 19, Gregory Stadium, Richmond Hill. The closest thing we have to a good ‘ol county fair, the Great Ogeechee is, in fact, the fairest of them all with a big ol’ carnival midway, fun locals-oriented events, seafood — hence the name — and music (this year’s headline is the Georgia perennial Collective Soul). See goseafoodfestival.com

Savannah Film Festival

Oct. 26-Nov. 2, downtown. The red carpet rolls out for Hollywood stars and film favorites, who come to the Savannah event — quickly becoming a “name” filmfest — with their newest cinematic projects. A full week of prestige screenings, too. Bittersweet note: James Gandolfini was here for the 2012 festival. The new schedule will be announced soon. See filmfest. scad.edu

Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival

Oct. 27, Forsyth Park. Maybe you didn’t know that Savannah has a rich Jewish heritage — Congregation Mickve Israel is among the oldest in the United States. That’s one reason to celebrate, and the food at this annual feast (blintzes, challah, latkes,

Nov. 11-17, Ellis Square. This’ll be the inaugural year, so we don’t really have much to say, except that — judging by the website — there’ll be a lot of fancy tastin’s and dining opportunities. See savannahfoodandwinefest. com

Telfair Art Fair

Nov. 15-17, Telfair Square. The 19th time around for Savannah’s lovely open-air art event, with 80 artists showing, selling and vying for $12,000 in prizes, and giving locals and visitors the opportunity to bring home a little ol’ cultural bit of Savannah — just in time for the holidays!

The annual “Arty Party” preview is on the 15th. See Telfair.org

Children’s Book Festival

Nov. 16, Forsyth Park. Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah are putting on this celebration of young folks’ literature for the 10th consecutive year. Kids get to meet and interact with some of their favorite authors — this year’s roster includes Marc Brown (creator of the Arthur series), Nick Bruehl (Bad Kitty) and Rachel P. Russell (Dork Diaries). See liveoakpl.org Cs

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Buckley, Masin and Shannon collaborate on the Philharmonic’s season opener by bill DeyoUnG | bill@connectsavannah.com

The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra opens its fifth season this week with a close to sold-out concert at the Lucas Theatre. That, in itself, is something to celebrate — after its predecessor crashed and burned amid bad debts and hard feelings, the Phil began life as the phoenix nobody really expected to fly.

In no time, with freshly-hired artistic director and conductor Peter Shannon making all the right decisions, things turned remarkably around for the better. And then the Savannah Philharmonic was the little

orchestra that could.

Shannon and company start another season with the world premiere of a brand new violin concerto

by John Buckley, who is Ireland’s premiere contemporary composer. The

Sept. 21 program will also include Bernstein’s Candide Overture and Beethoven’s immortal Fifth Symphony, but it’s the Buckley piece that makes this something special.

A big reason for that is the guest soloist. She’s Hungarian-born violinist Gwendolyn Masin, a virtuoso who’s spent most of her life in Ireland. A musician who graduated with high honors from the Royal Schools of Music in London (England), the Hochschule der Künste in Berne (Switzerland), and the Musikhochschule in Lübeck (Germany), Masin

has a long association with Buckley.

In fact, she says, he wrote this new concerto specifically for her.

“I, as all those who studied music in the 1990’s and the turn of the century in Ireland, am very familiar with John’s name and body of work,” Masin tells Connect.

“His solo sonata for violin was part of the syllabus, a work we all studied in great detail and as part of our final examinations at high school.

“I come from a long line of musicians, and my father performed the solo sonata on a number of occasions

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Saturday, September 21, 2013 / 7:30pm Lucas Theatre for the Arts / Tickets $16 to $70 Featuring Bernstein’s feverishly exciting Overture followed by the world premiere of John Buckley’s Violin Concerto, and Beethoven’s most famous composition, his Symphony No. 5.

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— so the ties between John and my family go back a number of years.

John is a frequent visitor of my concerts and proposed writing the concerto for me in 1998 — it’s been a long and eventful journey towards its premiere performance.”

Masin says that Buckley has allowed her to “collaborate” on the piece. “It’s been 15 years — nearly half my life — that this work has accompanied me, and during that time John has opened my ears and eyes to, for me, new ways of considering music and its notation.”

In an e-mail, Buckley describes the work thusly: “Traditionally, the concertos of the Classical and Romantic eras feature at least one cadenza, marked by the use of flamboyant bravura-style playing. The fourth section of my concerto pays homage to this tradition.

“The cadenza is highly demanding technically, and while fully notated, should give the impression of an inspired improvisation. It leads to a quiet conclusion, the music disappearing into the silence from which the whole piece emerged.”

All right, but why Savannah? Shannon, of course, is Irish through and through. He has a background in choral music and studied for many years in Dublin — he sang baritone in the RTÉ National Chamber Choir — before accepting long-term, prestige conducting spots with German orchestras. Shannon came to the lowcountry in 2007.

“Some years ago, I performed Ravel’s “Tzigane” in Dublin’s National

Concert Hall with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra,” Masin explains. “The concert was conducted

by Peter Shannon.

“Peter and John know each other, and Peter has been a great advocate for having the work premiered in Savannah.”

Masin, who’ll go on to Statesboro Sept. 24 to teach a master class in the Buckley work at Georgia Southern University, praises Shannon for “sounding” new music with the Savannah Phil.

“Moreover,” she adds, “it’s an immense testament to Peter and the Savannah Philharmonic’s consistent delivery of great music, as well as their audiences’ readiness to listen to music they might be less familiar with, that the concert is being rewarded with a by-and-large soldout hall.” Cs opening night: Savannah philharmonic orchestra where: lucas theatre, 32 abercorn st. when: at 7:30 p.m. saturday, sept. 21 tickets: $16-$70 at savannahphilharmonic.org

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Oct. 4, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

“Comedians are very serious people,” the acerbic comic told us in 2012, before he almost played the Johnny Mercer (the show was canceled).

“You have to be, because you’re serious about making people laugh.”

Best known as the star of Undercover Brother, Griffin has an observational urban wit somewhere between Richard Pryor and D.L. Hughley.

Loretta Lynn

Oct. 6, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

You gotta hand it to the Queen of Country Music.

She’s 81, her health ain’t all that great, and she’s still out there pitching us “Coal Miner’s Daughter” every night. Lynn had a career resurgence a few years back; she got some hipster cred when unabashed fan Jack White produced her Van Lear Rose album.

JJ Grey & Mofro

Oct. 10, Lucas Theatre. Florida’s gritty bluesboy is back with a smoking new record, This River. Whether you call it blues, blues/rock, funk, soul or whatever (pick a label), Mofro is hot stuff, and JJ and the boys have been welcome visitors to Savannah stages for over a decade.

Hunter Hayes

Oct. 11, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Louisiana-born country hitmaker

who’s nailed two singles (“Wanted,” “Somebody’s Heartbreak”) to the top of the Billboard charts. With opening act Ashley Monroe.

Peter Yarrow

Oct. 13, Grayson Stadium. The Savannah Folk Festival is three days of acoustic reverie culminates with a Sunday afternoon concert with the Waymores and others — this year’s headliner is folk legend Peter Yarrow (he’ll be arrivin’ on a jet plane), who’ll play two sets.

Vienna Boys Choir

Joe bonamassa: nov. 13

Oct. 18, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

Savannah welcomes the original boy band, Austrian trebles and altos who make a glorious sound. The acoustics in the (spectacularly beautiful) Cathedral of St. John the Baptist are great.

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Savannah Philharmonic: Fauvre’s Requiem

Oct. 20, Lucas Theatre. Peter Shannon and company return with a program that includes Bizet’s Symphony in C, written when the French composer was just 17 years old.

Mike Epps

Nov. 9, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Standup comic (a Def Jam vet) whose movie appearances have included Next Friday, All About the Benjamins, The Hangover, Jumping the Broom and Sparkle.

Jim Brickman

Nov. 11, Lucas Theatre. Adult contemporary piano star and PBS fund-drive favorite whose Picture This album (featuring “Valentine,” with vocals by Martina McBride) sold 4 million copies.

Joe Bonamassa

Nov. 13, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Favorite quote from our 2012 interview with this astonishingly powerful electric blues guitarist: “Bonnie Raitt said to me one time, to make it you’ve gotta be good, or good looking. And I looked at myself in the mirror and said ‘I’ve got to be good.’”

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Nov. 21, Lucas Theatre. Peter Shannon and the Savannah Philharmonic “dumb it down” (in a manner of speaking) for their always-popular evening of non-classical tunes.

Holiday Pops

Dec. 13 and 14, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. This might be the most well-attended concert all year, every year in Savannah. It ALWAYS sells out (yes, it’s conductor Shannon and the Phil’s Christmas-era showcase). Cs

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A horse is a horse of course clockwise from top: the cast of equus includes mark rand, zach blaylock and april hayes

Except when it’s in Equus, staged by Collective Face

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“It’s in the contract,” laughs director David Poole. “It’s very specific that we have to do it in certain scenes as the playwright intended. It’s necessary to the plot.”

Written by Peter Shaffer, Equus is the story of Alan Strang, a psychologically tormented young man, his violent obsession with horses, religion and sex, and the therapist, Martin Dysart, who tries to help him. It’s one of the great American plays of the 20th century.

Premiering in 1973, Equus saw a significant revival in 2007, with Daniel Radcliffe, aka Harry Potter, in the role of the young Alan.

And yes, he did nude scenes as well.

The other big question about Equus has to do with the horses themselves.

Not only are horses the symbolic manifestations of Alan Strang’s tortured subconscious desires, they must become manifest onstage as well.

“Fortunately in David Poole we have someone willing to take on these things,” says Dandy Barrett, the company’s business manager. “David has approached this with a clean slate.

There are standard ways of doing the horses. Everybody does some sort of man-horse. David’s is truly unique.”

“The question is always, how do you interpret these horses?” asks Poole. “In the text Dysart talks about the mythic qualities of horses. They have a godlike sensibility. He talks about Greek gods throughout the play.”

Poole says the vision crystallized around blending mythology and the idea of some kind of metallic presence.

“The revival with Radcliffe went back to that metal frame thing. Futuristic. Cold, medicinal,” says Poole. “We took those ideas and looked at other productions where they’d gone more tribal, and asked, what is futuristic yet godlike at the same time?”

In the end, Poole says he was influenced by the aesthetic vision of the film Pan’s Labyrinth. “Of course in the movie the effects are all CGI,” he says, “but I was like, OK, I enjoy the aesthetic but it’s too nature-oriented for us. So we went with a combination

Rand and Blaylock “are part of the reason we’re so happy we’re a repertory company,” says Poole of Collective Face, which relies on a stable of actors rather than open auditions for every production.

“Equus is very challenging but it’s also a classic,” says Barrett. “It falls into the center of what Collective Face tries to do. We had it on our plate for awhile, but because it is as challenging as it is, it requires a company of actors where you can’t just throw someone into a supporting role and expect the leads to carry the play. It’s a true ensemble piece.”

For Poole, Equus is quite simply “one of the best pieces of writing in its century. If you like murder-mystery psychological thrillers, this is the play for you.” cs

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cyborg/Pan’s Labyrinth kind of look.”

While Poole is handling the horse costumes, Chan Givens is fitting the cast with vintage 1970s clothing to reflect the period of the piece.

Enough about horses. What about the actors?

Contrary to what you might think, the main character isn’t really the young Strang, performed here by Zach Blaylock, but the therapist Dysart. The Collective Face tapped longtime local theater veteran Mark Rand for the role.

“The central character here is really the psychiatrist trying to understand a young man’s motivation,” says Barrett. “He’s trying to analyze Alan’s out-of-character cruel behavior, but also examining himself in terms of what he’s been doing with his life and whether he’s truly capable of dealing with the children he’s helped.”

Consequently, “Mark is onstage virtually the entire play. If you’re going to do Equus you have to look very hard for an actor that’s capable, not only in ability but someone who can take on a line load like this and execute it well.”

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left: christopher blair returns in Hedwig, november 21-24 at bay Street theatre; right: aaSU’s Dreams of anne Frank, this weekend in the black box theater.

Dreams of Anne Frank

Sept. 18-22. Armstrong Atlantic State University Black Box. A children’s musical with book & lyrics by Bernard Kops and music by David Burman. Winner of the Time Out award for best children’s production during its London premiere.

Miss Cast Cabaret and Silent Auction

Savannah Stage Co. Sept. 19, Andaz Savannah. A “fun-filled evening of cabaret songs” featuring local talent in dream roles: Things they would never, in a million years, be able t oplay because of gender, age, size or even talent restrictions.

Equus

Sept. 20-Oct. 6, the Collective Face at Muse Arts Warehouse. See story in this issue.

Purgatorio

Oct. 3 and 4, The Sparetime. Ariel Dorfman’s play is a re-imagining of Euripides’ Medea; what happens if Medea and Jason meet again as each other’s interrogators in an abstract version of Purgatory? Presented, in this unusual venue, in the round.

Blithe Spirit

Oct. 4-21, Tybee Arts Association Black Box. Noel Coward’s British drawing-room comedy about an engaged man who just can’t seem the shake the spirit of his deceased first wife.

Bay Street Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show

Oct. 18-31, Club One. For the first time in at least a century, there’s a new Frank N. Furter in town. It’s the multitalented Christopher Stanley, last seen as the scheming Pirelli in Sweeney Todd. Yep, it’s Time Warp time again!

at the College Improv Tournament National Championships in Chicago.

Mamma Mia!

Oct. 17, Johnny Mercer Theatre.

You know the drill – who’s my daddy, mom won’t tell, everybody sings ABBA songs. This is a new national tour of the 1999 British musical. Don’t count on Meryl Streep to be in it.

The Turn of the Screw

Improv!

Nov. 7-17, SCAD Mondanaro Theater.

Directed by performing arts professor David Storck, the troupe recently took home the title of “Best College Improv Group in the South” and made a splash

Savannah Stage Co., Oct. 25-Nov. 3, S.P.A.C.E. Henry James’ classic ghost story. Yer basic synopsis: A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.

Killer Joe

Savannah Stage co., oct. 25-nov. 3

Oct. 24-27, Armstrong Atlantic State University Black Box. In Tracy Letts’ dark comedy, the title character is hired by the dissolute Smith family to murder the

matriarch for insurance money. He takes the daughter to bed as a retainer against his final payoff which sets in motion a bloody aftermath - as the “hit man” meets his match.

The Amen Corner

Nov. 7-17, Armstrong Atlantic State University Jenkins Hall. James Baldwin’s classic drama about Harlem storefront preacher Margaret Alexander and her son, church organist David, who’s set on following in the footsteps of his father, an irresponsible jazz musician. In partnership with Savannah State University.

Our Town

Asbury Memorial Theatre, Nov. 7-16. Yes, it’s Thornton Wilder’s immortal tale of small-town intrigue, directed by Ronnie Spilton.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Bay Street Theatre at Club One, Nov. 21-24. The anti-Our Town, John Cameron Mitchell’s transgendered rock musical has been a Bay Street staple since 2010. Chris Blair returns as the boy/girl with serious issues for a one-weekend run.

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left: mamma mia! on tour (oct. 17); right: brad, Janet and the rest of the bay Street gang in The Rocky Horror show (oct. 18-31).

Disney On Ice

Oct. 30-Nov. 3, MLK Arena. No, it’s not Walt in the Vault, but thanks for asking. It’s Princesses and Heroes, which means the kids get to see Ariel and Eric, Jasmine and Aladdin, Belle and the Beast et al, tell their tales and sing their songs whilst wearing skates.

Dance: No Hero

Nov. 2, Jepson Center. A multimedia-production: No Hero, film and live dance by choreographer Alex Ketley and members of Ketley’s company The Foundry, Winner of the Isadora Duncan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Design.

The Collective Face: Bell, Book and Candle

Muse Arts Warehouse. Dec. 6-22.

John van Druten’s romantic comedy about a Greenwich Village witch named Gillian who falls for a mortal man (Shep). It’s all magic spells and wacky witchcraft, and we bet you

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Examining Florida’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster in a new light

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the summit Venture crashed into tampa bay’s Sunshine Skyway bridge on may 9, 1980, killing 35 people.

Journalist Bill DeYoung has been a newspaper man for over 30 years. He’s covered community theater, big acts and club bands, most recently here at Connect.

He’s interviewed more famous musicians than he can count and wrote the liner notes for Cat Stevens’ four-CD box set.

He knows more about the Beatles than a British go-go girl.

His first book has nothing to do with any of that.

A Florida native, DeYoung has spent the last three years researching and writing Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought it Down, out this month by University Press Florida.

The book launch and signing is this

Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Ships of the Sea Museum.

Skyway follows the events of May, 9, 1980, when a 600-foot freighter named the Summit Venture struck the second span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Florida’s Gulf Coast, killing 35 people and horrifying the nation with images of crumpled asphalt and broken steel.

Not DeYoung’s usual beat, to say the least.

“Why this story? I’m from St. Petersburg, and the Skyway Bridge was a big part of life,” he says, using

his hands to mimic the steep ascent and sudden drop he remembers as a kid. “There it’s pelicans, sunsets and the Skyway.”

DeYoung was 21 when the bridge came down, and with it, the blind faith that Florida’s most impressive structure could stand up to anything.

“Like everyone else, I was gobsmacked. Stunned that anything like this could happen, that the bridge was vulnerable. It was there, it had always been there,” he recalls. “Afterwards, I would read these anniversary stories about it, and it seemed incomplete.

“I kept wondering, who were these people? What happened to them afterwards? As a journalist, that’s how it works. Your curiosity gets piqued about something. I guess you could say I became obsessed.”

A well-paced narrative that parses history from tragedy, Skyway begins with the sunny productive optimism of 1950s Florida, defining the “build it and they will come” strategy of economic development. The first 15-mile, two-lane Skyway opened in 1954 to great fanfare; its parallel sister span split the traffic load in 1971.

That fateful May morning started out as usual, with folks crossing from St. Pete and Bradenton and vice versa, when a storm roiled up out of the bay. Rain and wind roared. Drivers couldn’t see the taillights in front of them. A few cars had slowed to a crawl when suddenly, the road gave out beneath them.

What happened next is stomach wrenching. With no iPhone videos and few first-person accounts to refer

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to, DeYoung recreates exactly the same with words the sickenthing.” ing cinematic loop of Though the tragedy seven cars and a Greywas eventually ruled hound bus falling 150 “an act of God,” there feet and plunking into was little redempthe water, one after tion for the disgraced another. harbor pilot. His Skyway pays homlife destroyed, Lerro age to those who found work teaching died but delves most at a maritime college deeply into the life and as a counselor; of the lone survivor, he eventually died of Wes MacIntire, whose complications from truck sailed off the multiple sclerosis. span and landed him Skyway may be on the bottom of the Lerro’s long due vinbay. MacIntire was resdication, but it also cued, ironically, by the introduces a more Chinese crew of the ship complex view of the that caused the accident catastrophe. DeYoung in the first place. also includes materials Mostly, however, Skyfrom Dept. of Transporway is about the one tation whistleblower and man unfortunate enough civil engineer Arthur to be at the helm of the Goodale, who questioned Summit Venture when the cheaper materials the weather fell apart. used on the Skyway’s Most ports require local second span. There’s also pilots to board large the fact that the 800-foot ships and navigate them hole for the ships to pass bill Deyoung is also into the harbor, and pilot through had no buffers — John Lerro was on duty that Connect’s a&e editor making the bridge itself day. Relying on transcripts, “an accident waiting to interviews and tactical research, DeYhappen.” oung masterfully distills those few “It doesn’t matter whether the tremendous moments when Lerro bridge is made out of solid gold or miscalculated the Summit Venture’s bad concrete,” says DeYoung. “The position in the midst of that sudden, bigger issue is why weren’t the pylons violent squall. themselves ever protected with this After the catastrophe, Lerro was constant ship traffic?” vilified in the media and accused of On the timeline between the Iran alcoholism and incompetence, a lastHostage Crisis and the eruption of ing misconception debunked thorMount St. Helens, the Sunshine Skyoughly in Skyway. As the first harbor way calamity of 1980 might have dispilot hired by the state instead of the appeared into provincial lore if not for insular Board of Pilot CommissionDeYoung’s efforts. ers, his record was no worse than any “It was passing into legend, and of his colleagues, but the Board and I still had many more questions. I the D.A. didn’t hesitate to make an didn’t know where this story was example of him. going to go when I started it but it felt Though his friends and family were important,” says the author. “What I reluctant to speak with DeYoung, learned was that it’s not a book about a few finally came around to share Florida history, and it’s most certainly stories about a kind, intelligent, culnot a book about bridge safety. turally-adept man who exercised the “This is about people and a particbest judgment he could under the cirular kind of endurance. And I think cumstances, or what the author calls there are lessons there for everybody.” “a confluence of bad mojo.”

Cs “He certainly wasn’t the greatest Skyway launch and booksigning pilot, but he certainly wasn’t incomwhen: 7:30 p.m., tuesday, sept. 24 petent. He had 30 seconds to make a where: ships of the sea Museum, 41 MlK really major decision with the sky fallblvd. info: 912/232-1511 or shipsofthesea.org ing in all around him,” says DeYoung, shaking his head. “I would have done

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Local Author Day Sat. Oct. 5, 12-4 PM at The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty Street.

Local authors will be meeting, greeting and selling their books at The Book Lady’s “Local Author Day“. Free to attend. Rain Date: Saturday, October 26th. Being held in conjunction with “Local Comic Book Artists Day”, right next door to The Book Lady at Savannah Comics.

October 11

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home 2013 Ashley and Terry Ursrey Memorial Lecture Series with Pulitzer Prize Winning author Robert Olen Butler Fri. Oct. 11, 7 PM. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President Street. Free and Open to the Public. Butler’s talk will immediately be followed by a reception and booksigning. This year’s lecture is also funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and Georgia Council for the Arts. More detail about Butler and the Ursrey Lecture Series is on the O’Connor Home’s website, flanneryoconnorhome.org

October 12

Flannery O’Connor Peacock Party

Sat. Oct. 12, 6:30-9:30pm, 4 West Taylor Street. The evening will include a silent auction, live entertainment, delicious hors d’oeuvres and a full bar. Attendees are invited to dress as their favorite literary luminary.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert

Olen Butler will be a special guest.

All proceeds will support ongoing programs and outreach initiatives at The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home. $100 donation per person is requested.

October 18

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October 17

Bookends (presented by The Learning Center): A Panel Discussion of Joseph Ellis’ Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Fri. Oct. 18, 7:30 pm at The Sparetime, 36 MLK Jr Blvd. A Literary Performance featuring Jade Sylvan, Amy McDaniel, and Chris Fink. Hosted by Zach Powers and Christopher Berinato. Music by Brian Dean. Ticketed event. Open Bar. For tickets and more information go to seersuckerlive.com

October 20

Thurs. October 17, 5-7pm, registration begins at 4:30pm at First Presbyterian Church, 500 Washington Ave. Panel discussion with Lee Ann Caldwell, Robert Wilson, and Roger Smith. Free for members of The Learning Center and $10 for visitors. Joseph Ellis’ book is available for purchase at a discount through the Learning Center or directly through Bookends 2013 co-sponsor, The Book Lady Bookstore. To register online www.seniorcitizens-inc.org or for more information 912-233-3628 or books@thebookladybookstore.com

The 2013 Gulfstream Fall Lecture Series presents Bill DeYoung, author of Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down Sun. Oct. 20, 4pm at The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St. Free & Open to the Public.

October 22

The Georgia Historical Society presents Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry that Forged a Nation, a reading and book signing by John Ferling Tues. Oct. 22, 6pm. First Baptist Church, 223 Bull Street. Free & Open to the public. Historian John Ferling, will read and discuss his newest book, Jefferson and Hamilton.

Sun. Oct. 27, 4pm at The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St. Free & Open to the Public.

November 3

The 2013 Gulfstream Fall Lecture Series presents Oxford American writer Harrison Scott Key reading from his memoir-in-progress Sun. Nov. 3, 4pm at The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St. Free & Open to the Public.

November 8

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The 2013 Gulfstream Fall Lecture Series presents Kristine Stevens, author of If Your Dream Doesn’t Scare You, It Isn’t Big Enough

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November 10

The 2013 Gulfstream Fall Lecture Series presents Weihua Zhang , “Growing Up in Tumultuous China”

director of Deep, a local nonprofit that teaches creative writing workshops in every middle school in the Chatham County School System, will discuss the organization’s mission and successes, and several current Deep students will read from original stories, poems, and nonfiction that they created in the work- shop.

November 23

The Boy at the Gate: A Memoir by Danny Ellis

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Pickett’s Charge by Charles McNair

Sat. Nov. 9, 7pm at The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St. Free and Open to the Public. Poet, performer and songwriter Kodac Harrison will perform and read from his new book, The Turtle and The Moon: Poems and Lyrics.

November 16

Children’s Book Festival Nov. 16, Forsyth Park. Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah are putting on this celebration of young folks’ literature for the 10th consecutive year. Kids get to meet and interact with some of their favorite authors – this year’s roster includes Marc Brown (creator of the Arthur series), Nick Bruehl (Bad Kitty) and Rachel P. Russell (Dork Diaries). See liveoakpl.org

Sun. Nov. 10th, 4pm at The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St. Free & Open to the Public. Zhang, the author of Dream Variations: A Journey Across Two Continents, will share her childhood memories living through a turbulent China, including the AntiRightist Movement, Great Leap Forward, Three-Year Famine, and Cultural Revolution. Zhang teaches composition and literature at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

November 17

The 2013 Gulfstream Fall Lecture Series presents Joanna Dasher and Deep Kids Sun. Nov. 17th, 4pm at The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St. Free & Open to the public. Dasher,the executive

Sat. Nov 23rd 7pm. Reading and Book Signing at The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St. Free and Open to the public. Irish singer/ songwriter Danny Ellis will perform and talk about his recently published memoir, The Boy at the Gate.

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Fri. Nov. 22nd, 7pm at The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St. Reading and Book Signing. Free & Open to the Public.

Charles McNair, 1994 Pulitzer nominee for fiction, will read from his new novel, Pickett’s Charge.

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Popular Tibetan sand mandala project returns to the Jepson Center after a long hiatus

by Jim morekiS | jim@connectsavannah.com

Since the late 1990s, Savannah has welcomed the quiet, smiling presence of the Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery to town.

The center of activity is at the Jepson Center for the Arts, and focuses on the monks’ meticulous construction and deconstruction of a large sand mandala, a symbolic work of art depicting the balance of the universe.

That’s no different in 2013, as the monks come back to town after a several-year hiatus, for a week-long residency beginning Sept. 23.

Why monks, and why so much monks? Because A) mandalas are timeless; and B) those friendly guys are so darn well-liked.

“It’s one of the most popular and requested programs we’ve ever done,”

says Harry DeLorme, senior curator of education for the Telfair Museums, which owns and operates the Jepson Center. “People always ask about it.

The monks seem to connect with people on a number of levels.”

It goes like this: During the residency, you can come into the atrium of the Jepson Center and watch the monks build the mandala, sand grain by sand grain.

Then on Sept. 29, you can be part of a procession to the Savannah River, where the monks celebrate the transience of all things — the Buddhist ideal of attaining happiness through

detachment — by literally dumping the mandala into the water.

Saying you don’t have to be a Buddhist or even particularly religious to appreciate the monks, DeLorme muses: “There are the aesthetics of the chanting and ceremonies, and then there’s the appeal of the mandala itself as a visual art. Then there’s the whole symbolic and spiritual dimension that other people respond to,” he says.

“I think maybe there’s a spiritual hunger out there that’s needs to be fulfilled. People are looking for a transcendent experience.”

As far as the Telfair is concerned, the reason to bring in the monks — with the financial sponsorship of the City of Savannah — is for their cultural impact.

“We’re an art museum, so we present it as a cultural form,” DeLorme says. “But it has all these different dimensions. Also there’s the whole study of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation. Then there’s the science and health dimension of Buddhist practice.”

The close link between the Telfair and the monks began several years ago. The Drepung Loseling offices are in Atlanta — “The Dalai Lama has visited there and has an office there,” says DeLorme — and they have a presence at Emory University.

“It’s been something of an organic development,” DeLorme says of the museum’s relationship with the monastery. “The Telfair wasn’t responsible for bringing them the first couple of times. Since we opened the Jepson in

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tibetan monks Schedule of events 2006, we applied to bring them here September 23, 5- 5:45 pm: the monks with the sponsorship of the City of begin with an opening ceremony of music Savannah.” and chants, and will begin to outline the It might seem odd that a deep mandala. they work until 7:30 pm.

South city would be so welcoming September 24-28, 10 am - 5 pm: watch — indeed, anticipatory — about the the monks at work in the museum atrium visit of a relatively obscure group of during normal daytime museum hours, Asian monks, many of whom don’t other than lunchtime. even speak English. But maybe that’s September 26, 10 am – noon: Children’s just another of those things that sets sand painting activity.

September 26, 5:30 pm: the Monks lead Savannah apart. a free lecture about the symbolism of the “In my experience, any time the sand mandala. museum has brought in a perforSeptember 28, 1– 3 pm: Children’s sand mance or exhibition that is focusing painting activity. on a culture outside of our own, or outside the South’s, we’ve had a lot of September 29 closing ceremony: interest,” says DeLorme. “It seems to 10 am - 1 pm: the Monks finalize the be a trend over the years.” details of the sand mandala.

Just last month the Jepson saw huge 1– 2pm: the completed mandala is Ages: Adult crowds come out for its “Near East displayed Family Day,” featuring live Middle Instructor: Carl Foug2pm: the Monks begin to deconstruct the Eastern music and activities surmandala. they distribute some sand to rounding the new “Allures of the Near erousse the audience. at about 3 pm, they invite East” exhibit. the audience to proceed Mondays 1-4 pm, with them from the Jepson Center to the savannah river, “There’s a real curiosity here,” where they will release the remain7-November 11 DeLorme concludes. “People are open October ing sand into the river to disperse the to experiencing the art of cultures Members $175, Non-members $200 mandala’s healing energies. the release removed from us.” Cs

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artist Ellen Gallagher, curated by Isolde Brielmaier. Through Jan. 19, 2014 at SCAD Museum of Art. Reception Friday, Oct. 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Natural Order Lara Neece utilizes natural woods and dyes with screen printing to create her images of the natural world and their ecosystems. Gallery Espresso.

Alumni Invitational Exhibition Part of the campus-wide Celebrate Armstrong Weekend.

Oct. 7-25 at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

On The Grid Debut solo exhibition of Stephen Darr. Sept.

20-Oct. 1 at Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St., Reception Fri. Sept.

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Wandering Forms, Works from 1959-79 Wendell Castle’s exploration of form and function blurs the boundaries between art, craft and design and left, work by Sami lee woolhiser from Desotorow Gallery; right, work by marc newton at ashmore Gallery has changed the way we New York-based artist Paul Bloodlook at furniture today.

OCTOBER good. Through Oct. 20, Pei Ling Chan Sept. 27, 2013 – Feb. 2, 2014, SCAD Mise-en-scene Gallery, Reception Fri. Sept. 20, 6:30Museum of Art. First solo exhibition in the 7:30 p.m. southeastern U.S. for Los AngelesOblique based artist Alex Prager. Through Tibetan Monks Residency Guest curated by Storm Dec. 8 at SCAD Museum of Art. Sept. 23-29. Opening ceremony, Janse van Rensburg, Abrie FouReception Friday, Oct. 4, 6:30-7:30 Jepson Center, 5 p.m. Sept. 23. Lecrie’s Oblique follows the publicap.m. ture 5:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Closing certion of the artist’s monograph of the emony and procession from Jepson same name published in 2011 in Ma Nong Center to Savannah River Sept. 29, 2 Berlin. Sept. 12–Nov. 8 at Gutstein Recent large scale oil paintings by p.m.

Gallery. Public program Sept. 27, this SCAD painting student. Gallery 3:30-5:30 p.m., reception Fri. Sept. 27, Espresso.

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Solo exhibition and conversation Ice or Salt with Ike Carter, Sept. 27 at Indigo Sky This Inch of Wholeness Iconic and recent works by Community Gallery.

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Oct. 18-22 at Non-Fiction Gallery.

Reception Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m.

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Some of the innovative work at indigo Sky this fall

“Robert Henri in America: His Life and Influence” Lecture by Courtney McNeil, 6 p.m. Oct. 3, reception follows, Jepson Center Getting Away with Mother Savannah Stage Co. Playwright Series, Oct. 5 at Indigo Sky Community Gallery “Insights through Objects: The Arts of Everyday in the Islamic World” Lecture by Dr. Walter Denny, 6 p.m., Oct. 10, Jepson Center “Deformance” Work by Liz Gibson as part of National Disabilities Month, Oct. 11 at Indigo Sky Community Gallery.

Spanish Sojourns Director’s Circle preview 6 p.m., Oct. 16, Jepson Center, followed by dinner at the Chatham Club Lecture: “Seeking the Spirit of Old Spain: Robert Henri and Spanish Themes, 1904 to 1924” Lecture by Valerie Ann Leeds.

Members’ opening lecture and reception for Spanish Sojourns. 6 p.m., Oct. 17, reception to follow, Jepson Center Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain Oct. 18, exhibition opening at the Jepson Center, through March 9, 2014

Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963-Selection of Andy Warhol Prints from the Herbert Brito Collection Oct. 18, exhibition opening at the Jepson Center, through March 9, 2014 Free Family Day Family Sketch Crawl, 1-4 p.m. Oct. 19, Jepson Center Heather MacRae-Trulson Solo show and talk with Todd Schroeder, at Indigo Sky Community Gallery.

Raku Pizza Night Oct. 23, the fifth year of Armstrong faculty and students’ biannual tradition of sharing with the community the colorful and exciting craft of kiln firing. Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Lecture: “Visual Artists and the Great Migration” Jacob Lawrence Lecture by Dr. Edmund Barry Gaither, 6 p.m. Oct. 24, reception to follow, Jepson Center Sketch Booking for the Family 2-week class beginning Oct. 26, Saturdays, 10 am-noon, Jepson Center

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Transient Structures MFA Fibers Show by Jennifer Moss, opening reception Nov. 1, 5-9 p.m.

Through Nov. 4 at Ashmore Gallery.

Scene from a recent telfair art fair; the popular event happens nov. 16-17

Emily Nelms Perez Mixed media sculpture and installation, Nov. 1-5 at Non-Fiction Gallery. Reception Fri. Nov. 1, 6-10 p.m.

Film: The Eternal Frame

By Ant Farm and T.R. Uthco, about Andy Warhol, 6 p.m., Nov. 13, Jepson Center

Senior Art Majors Armstrong graduating senior art majors showcase college portfolios in their Nov. 4-22 gallery exhibition, punctuated by a gallery talk at the Nov. 15 artists’ reception. Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Gallery.

Veronica Cabrera MFA Painting exhibition. Opening reception Nov. 15, 7-10 p.m. Nov. 13-19 at Ashmore Gallery.

Dylan O’Leary From Johannesburg, South Africa, O’Leary presents his fashion illustrations along with a series about Nelson Mandela. Gallery Espresso.

Constructed Paradise MFA photography exhibition by Marc Newton. Opening reception Nov. 7, 7-10 p.m. Nov. 5-12 at Ashmore Gallery.

Mixed Mediacy Mixed media/interactive work from Kalin Allen and Wan Hung Sun. Non-Fiction Gallery, Nov. 8-12, reception Nov. 8, 7-10 p.m.

Lecture: “Gitanos, Bailadoras and Toreros: Robert Henri’s Spanish Types” Lecture by Holly Koons McCullough, 6 p.m. Nov. 7, reception to follow, Jepson Center

Mansion To Museum Nov. 15 exhibition opening, Telfair Academy Telfair Arty Party 6 p.m., Nov. 15, Telfair Square Ashley Hamilton Large scale mixed media paintings and drawings, at Indigo Sky Community Gallery.

19th Annual Telfair Art Fair Nov. 16-17, Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. / Sun noon-4 p.m., Telfair Square Free Week, Nov. 18-24 Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain, Jepson Center Lecture: “The JFK Assassination and the Media” JFK 50th Anniversary lecture by Dr. Bruce Mallard, 6 p.m., Nov. 21, Jepson Center Free Family Day Spanish Sojourns Bilingual tours and hands-on activities, 1-4 p.m., Jepson Center, Performance by Aire Flamenco, 3 pm Nov. 23, Jepson Center

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Free Family Day Printmaking, DIY cards and wrapping paper. 1-4 p.m., Nov. 14, Jepson Center

Michael Mahaffey Recent mixed media/ screen printed works. Gallery Espresso.

Rachel Evans & Lynn Serulla, Tell Us Where We Are “Referencing shared life experiences as twentysomething girls with backgrounds in the beauty industry.” Oct. 28-Nov. 9 at Desotorow Gallery. Reception: Nov. 1

Lecture: “The Spanish Element in Our Nationality:” Lecture by M. Elizabeth Boone: 6 p.m., Nov. 5, Jepson Center

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Christmas Pottery Sale AASU art faculty and students commemorate the holidays with two-day event Dec. 4-5.

Adam Gabriel Winnie “Art which ‘kokeshi’ will be at non-fiction attempts to look for Gallery next month meaning and underI Have Marks to standing halfway Make: 18 Years Celebetween thought and gesture.” Dec. brating the Therapeutic Power of Art 3–14 at Desotorow Gallery, RecepOpening reception 2-5 p.m., Nov. tion/First Friday: Dec. 6. Cs 8, exhibition through Jan. 5, 2014, Jepson Center

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We’re off to see the wizard … in IMAX 3-D! Yes, 1939’s immortal The Wizard of Oz will be returning to select theaters in an enhanced (some would say diminished) version starting on Sept. 20. It’s part of Warner Bros.’

75th anniversary celebration for the film, which will enjoy a one-week theatrical run before appearing in new Blu-ray and DVD editions on Oct. 1. Of course, <I>2014<P> actually marks the movie’s 75th anniversary — apparently, studio suits are poor at math unless it’s in the service of counting box office returns — but never mind: If nothing else, seeing this classic once again on the big screen will help wash away the bad taste left by last spring’s dismal Oz the Great and Powerful.

Still, not everyone will want to spend their dough on a film they’ve already seen countless times. To that end, here’s a checklist of new movies coming to theaters this fall. The calendar runs through Nov. 1, the weekend before the year-end holiday film season kicks off with the Nov. 8 release of Thor: The Dark World.

Sept. 20

Members of an American dance team put their best feet forward in preparation for an international tournament in Battle of the Year … In Prisoners, the father (Hugh Jackman) of a missing 6-year-old girl takes matters into his own hands once he feels that the detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) heading the investigation isn’t working fast enough to ensure her safe return.

Sept. 27

A flight attendant (Paula Patton) uses her job flying back and forth across the country to find the perfect man in the romantic comedy Baggage Claim … The inevitable sequel to the 2009 animated hit, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 finds inventor Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) this time having to battle food-animals like the tacodile, the shrimpanzee and the hippotatomus … Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars in Don Jon, about a porn addict who’s forced to choose between his Internet hobby and the new girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson) who insists he give up his compulsion … The writer and director of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard and Peter Morgan, are at the wheel for Rush, a look at the real-life rivalry between Formula 1 racers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) during the 1970s.

Oct. 4

The latest from director Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men), Gravity stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts who find themselves adrift in space after their shuttle is destroyed … Set in the world of online gambling, Runner Runner stars Ben Affleck as a ruthless tycoon and Justin Timberlake as the impressionable young man he takes under his wing.

Oct. 11

Tom Hanks stars as the title character in Captain Phillips, based on

the true-life tale of the commanding officer whose ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009 … Machete Kills again finds Danny Trejo cast as the Mexican bad-ass who “don’t text,” this time surrounded by a colorful assortment of characters portrayed by returning cast members Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez and newcomers Mel Gibson, Lady Gaga, Vanessa Hudgens and “Charlie Sheen as the President” … True Grit Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld, who has at least eight movies opening in the next couple of years, and Douglas Booth portray the star-cross’d lovers in the latest screen version of Romeo & Juliet.

Oct. 18

Carrie will do its best to live up to the status of Brian De Palma’s excellent 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s bestseller, this time with Chloe Grace Moretz as the telekinetic girl and Julianne Moore as her religious nut of a mom … A wrongly imprisoned security expert (Sylvester Stallone) attempts a daring break with the help of a tough con (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in the action flick Escape Plan … Benedict Cumberbatch, whose impressive resume includes stints as Vincent Van Gogh, Stephen Hawking, Star Trek’s Khan and, of course, Sherlock Holmes, now tackles the role of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the torn-from-the-headlines drama The Fifth Estate.

Oct. 25

The Counselor, in which a lawyer gets involved with drugs, features the season’s best cast (Michael

Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Bruno Ganz and more), direction by Ridley Scott and the first script written directly for the screen by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men, The Road) … Taking a page from Sacha Baron Cohen and Borat, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa follows 86-year-old Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) and his 8-year-old grandson Billy (Jackson Nicoll) as they travel across the country shocking ordinary folks and capturing their reactions on hidden cameras.

Nov. 1

Four years after co-starring in The Time Traveler’s Wife, Rachel McAdams now co-stars in About Time, in which a young man (Domhnall Gleeson) pursues the woman of his dreams by using his unique gift to move back and forth through the years in an effort to get his wooing just right … Ender’s Game, based on the novel by a bestselling author, Brigham Young descendant and all-around tool Orson Scott Card, casts Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley and Harrison Ford as military leaders attempting to save Earth from an alien attack … Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson provide the vocals for two time-traveling turkeys in the animated flick Free Birds, in which the pair attempt to prevent their kind from becoming a Thanksgiving fixture … Four close friends (Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline) head to Las Vegas to take part in a raucous bachelor party in The Hangover Part IV — excuse me, Last Vegas. Cs

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Oct. 4, Lucas Theatre. Tim Burton’s freaky 1988 horror show with Tim Burton as a “bio-exorcist” who comes to the aid of a newly-dead couple … or something like that. And yes, it’s a comedy.

Film: Hijacking

Oct. 19, Muse Arts Warehouse.

Danish writer/director Tobias Lindholm’s tense 2012 drama is about the crew of a Danish cargo ship, hijacked

by Somali pirates (Cinema Savannah).

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Oct. 5, Trustees Theater. In which Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein (Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman) doggedly pursue the Watergate story, and trigger the eventual downfall of President Nixon.

And yes, it’s a true story (1976).

Oct. 26-Nov. 2. Screenings at the Trustees Theater and Lucas Theatre.

As of this writing, here’s what we know: Alexander Payne’s Nebraska is the opening night screening. Payne will be presented with an Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award by the film’s star, Bruce Dern. Watch this space for updates as we get them.

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All the President’s Men

Oct. 11 is the national opening day for director Randall Miller’s cinematic treatise on the legendary New York punk club, filmed RIGHT HERE IN SAVANNAH during the summer of 2012. With Alan Rickman, Rupert Grint, Stana Katic, Taylor Hawkins and a whole bunch of locals as extras.

Nov. 9, Trustees Theater. An underrated comedy from the John Hughes canon, this 1987 road trip stars Steve Martin and John Candy as an uptight businessman and a hapless schlub, respectively, forced to travel crosscountry together.

Edward Scissorhands

Dec. 6, Lucas Theatre. David Lean’s beloved 1965 adaptation of the epic Boris Pasternak novel, with Julie Christie and Omar Sharif. Russian revolution and romance.

Oct. 11, Lucas Theatre. Yet another gothic Tim Burton creep-fest (1990) for the Halloween season, it’s the poignant tale of young Edward (Johnny Depp, natch) who has trouble fitting in with the rest of society. Could it be his hedge-clipper appendages?

The Silence of the Lambs

Oct. 12, Lucas Theatre. Hello, Clarisse. Dr. Lecter has been anxiously awaiting your arrival. Jonathan Demme’s twisted 1991 tale of serial murder and cannibalism won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Oct. 18, Lucas Theatre. If you’ve just arrived in Savannah, you owe it to yourself to watch director Clint Eastwood’s film (of the questionably accurate book by John Berendt) just to see what the outside world thinks our city is like. That doesn’t mean the movie – based on a real event - isn’t immensely entertaining. It is. With Kevin Spacey, John Cusak, Jude Law and yes, The Lady Chablis.

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Sept. 25: Bunny O’Hare (1971, USA). Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine star in this spectacular flop about elderly bank robbers Oct. 2: Picture Mommy Dead (1966, USA). A young girl is released from an insane asylum after witnessing the death of her mother (Zsa Zsa Gabor), only to learn her father (Don Ameche) has remarried a conniving woman who’s determined to drive the young girl mad once more...

Oct. 6: The Uninvited (1944, USA).

This fantasy/mystery stars Ray Milland as a composer who buys a beautiful gothic mansion in England - only to learn the former tenants’ evil spirits have no intention of leaving.

Oct. 9: Daughters of Darkness (1971, France). A beautiful Hungarian Countess and her young female

vampire lover search for blood donors in an old hotel on the French seaside.

Oct. 13: Dead and Buried (1981, USA). A small New England town is plagued by a series of unexplained murders (tourists passing through never make it out alive).

Oct. 16: Trilogy of Terror (1975, USA). Karen Black in three lead roles - one for each of the twisted horror tales. Made for TV. Oct. 23: Popcorn (1991, USA). One of the first-ever post-modern, tonguein-cheek parodies of the genre (a la Scream or I Know What You Did Last Summer).

Oct. 27. Vincent Price Memorial Mystery Film.

Oct. 30: I Bury the Living (1958, USA). Cult favorite about a cemetery director who believes he can cause the deaths of burial plot owners merely by changing the color of the thumbtacks he uses to mark their plots on his office wall map.

Nov. 6. The Incident (1967, USA).

Shot in gritty B&W, the disturbing tale of two young thugs who terrorize a group of New Yorkers on a latenight subway ride, and was based on a play that was itself based on a true incident Nov. 13: The Sorcerers (1967, U.K.).

An elderly hypnotist (Boris Karloff) and his wife develop a machine that allows their consciousness to enter the minds of others and control them - so they take over the bodies of swinging London youth and vicariously enjoy the sex and drugs generation.

Nov. 27: The Stabilizer (1986, Indonesia). In honor of Turkey Day, what many aficionados of “bad movies” consider to be one of the all-time greatest and most enjoyably awful film ever made.

Dec. 11: The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970, USA). Edward G. Robinson plays an elderly man who witnesses an attack on a friend which leaves the friend dead - but no one will believe foul play was involved, so he decides to investigate the crime himself.

Dec. 18: They Came From Beyond Space (1967, USA). Scientists investigating an unusual meteor shower in a rural field are possessed by an alien force bent on an ulterior purpose. Cs

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Cops & copper Police investigators are searching for one more suspect following the arrest of several others charged in a west Savannah copper theft ring.

Metro investigators believe that at about 10:35 p.m. on Aug. 25, thieves breached a locked fence at Southern Metals Recycling on the 2800 block of Tremont Road, entered the building, and made off with roughly $6,000 of bare bright metal wiring stored inside.

The next day, Metro responded to reports of a man attempting to sell the stolen scrap metal back to the company. The suspect ran when approached by a patrol officer, resulting in a foot chase and arrest of 24-year-old Devon Washington of a Franklin Street address, in a wooded area near 48th and Edwin streets.

Investigation by SCMPD

uncovered additional suspects: Antonio Easterling – 800 Block of Tatum Street; Elliot Moore, 28, of the 900 block of Staley Avenue, Sherica Williams, 32, of the 40th block of Lawton Street, Darrell McPherson – 800 Block of Sherman Avenue; Ceairra Heyward, 27, of Yamacraw Village, and Craig Reed, of the 5100 Block of Wendell Street.

Subsequently two others were arrested: Martique Nashawn King, 27, of the 3300 block of Ogeechee Road and Anthony Gene King, 30, of an East 65th Street address.

All arrested subjects face conspiracy charges including criminal attempt at burglary, criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.

One additional suspect remains at large: Diqwane Dreshawn Butler, 19, of the 800 block of Tatem Street, a black male with short hair, weighing 180 pounds and standing 5-8.

• The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting

of an armed man by She has been Metro police. charged with arson Chief Willie Lovett first degree, terrorrequested the GBI invesistic threats, giving tigation after the shootfalse statements, ing of Samuel Frazier, 56, and shoplifting. on the first block of Amy The incident Street on the southside. took place at the Lovett requested the Diqwane Dreshawn butler Wal-Mart at 6000 GBI’s involvement to Ogeechee Road assure transparency of the around noon. investigation.

Frazier was shot after police sur• A 42-year-old Savannah man rounded the house about 10 a.m. He escaped serious injury when shots was transported by Southside EMS to fired at the vehicle he was in grazed Memorial University Medical Center his lip but left him otherwise where he died. No other injuries were uninjured. reported.

Detectives are investigating the 9:40 a.m. shooting of Alvin Martin who • West Chatham Precinct detecwas treated at the scene on the 200 tives have identified and located the block of West 73rd Street by Southside woman who started a fire in a WalFire EMS. Martin’s cooperation with Mart Store Aug. 20 to allow her to the investigation initially was limited. leave with a basketful of stolen items.

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In the public libraries of Seattle (as in most public libraries), patrons are not allowed to eat or sleep (or even appear to be sleeping) or be shirtless or barefoot or have bad body odor or talk too loudly -- because other patrons might be disturbed. However, in Seattle, as the Post-Intelligencer reported in September, librarians do permit patrons to watch hard-core pornography on public computers, without apparent restriction, no matter who (adult or child) is walking by or sitting inches away at the next screen (although librarians politely ask porn-watchers to consider their neighbors). Said a library spokesperson: “(P)atrons have a right to view constitutionally protected material no matter where they are in the building, and the library does not censor.”

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• Japan and Korea seem to be the birthplaces in the quest for youthful and beautiful skin, with the latest “elixir” (as usual, based on traditional, centuries-old beliefs) being snail mucus -- applied by specially bred live snails that slither across customers’ faces. The Clinical Salon in central Tokyo sells the 60-minute Celebrity Escargot Course session for the equivalent of about $250 and even convinced a London Daily Telegraph reporter to try one in July.

(Previously, News of the Weird has informed readers of Asian nightingalefeces facials and live-fish pedicures.)

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people earnestly devoted to palmistry amputating of fingers, even for the (the foretelling of the future by “expert” crime of adultery. examination of the inner surface of • Smiting Skeptics: Measles, despite the hand), a few in Japan have resorted being highly contagious, was virtually to what seems like cheating: altering eradicated in America until a small their palm lines with cosmetic surnumber of skeptics, using now-discredgery. According to a July Daily Beast ited “research,” tied childhood vaccinadispatch from Tokyo, Dr. Takaaki tions with the rise of autism, and now Matsuoka is a leading practitioner, prethe disease is returning. About half the ferring an electric scalpel members of the Eagle over laser surgery in that Mountain International the latter more often evenChurch near Dallas tually heals over, obviously have declined to vaccidefeating the purpose. nate their children, and only person in He must be careful to add as of late August, at least savannah who or move only the lines 20 church members didn’t pose requested by the patient have experienced the with biden (e.g., “marriage” line, disease. The head pastor “romance” line, “moneydenied that he preaches luck” line, “financial” sucagainst the immunizacess line). tions (although he did tell NPR, cryptically, “(T)he (medical) facts Latest Religious are facts, but then we Messages know the truth. That • Iran’s INSA news seralways overcomes vice reported in January facts.”). that officials in Shiraz had • Outraged Jewacquired a finger-ampuish leaders complain tation machine to perhaps streamline periodically about Mormons who, the gruesome punishment often meted in the name of their church, posthuout to convicted thieves. (A masked mously baptize deceased Jews (even enforcer turns a guillotine-like wheel Holocaust victims) -- beneficently, of to slice off the finger in the manner of course, to help them qualify for heaven. a rotary saw.) Iran is already known for Church officials promised to stop, its reliance on extreme Islamic Sharia, but in 2012 reports still surfaced that which prescribes amputations, pubnot all Mormons got the memo. Thus lic lashings and death by stoning, and inspired, a “religious” order called the Middle East commentators believe Satanic Temple conducted a July “pink the government will now step up its mass” over the Meridian, Miss., grave

of the mother of the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Phelps Jr. -- posthumously “turning” her gay. (Westboro infamously stages small, hate-saturated demonstrations denouncing homosexuals and American tolerance.) Ten days later, Meridian prosecutors charged a Satanic Temple official with misdemeanor desecration of a grave.

Questionable Judgments

• Australia’s chief diplomat in Taipei, Taiwan, said in August that he was suing local veterinarian Yang Dongsheng for fraud because Dr. Yang backed out of euthanizing the diplomat Kevin Magee’s sick, 10-year-old dog.

Instead, Dr. Yang “rescued” the dog, who is now thriving after he patiently treated her. Magee’s lawsuit claims, in essence, that his family vet recommended euthanization, that he had paid for euthanization, and that “Benji” should have been put down. Dr. Yang said the fee Magee paid was for “medical care” and not necessarily euthanization. (Benji, frolicking outside when a reporter visited, was not available for comment.)

• In August, a prosecutor in Houston filed aggravated rape charges against a 10-year-old girl (“Ashley”) who had been arrested in June and held for four days in a juvenile detention center. A neighbor had seen Ashley touching a 4-year-old boy “in his private area,” according to a KRIV-TV report -- in other words, apparently playing the

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He Had a Different Dream: Barely two months before the 50-year commemoration of the March on Washington, Park Police arrested Christopher H. Cleveland and charged him with shooting “upskirt” photos of unsuspecting women lounging on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. According to the officers, Cleveland (who said he was unaware that the photos were illegal) had a computer in his car that contained at least 150 PowerPoint slide presentations of at least 30 images each of his multitude of female photo victims. Cs

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• In August, a judge in Voronezh, Russia, accepted for trial Dmitry Argarkov’s lawsuit against Tinkoff Credit Systems for violating a creditcard contract. Tinkoff had mailed Argarkov its standard fine-print contract, but Argarkov computerscanned it, changed pro-Tinkoff provisions into pro-Argarkov terms, and signed and returned it, and Tinkoff accepted it without re-reading. At least at this stage of the lawsuit, the judge appeared to say that Argarkov had bested Tinkoff at its own game of oppressive, fine-print mumbo-jumbo.

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I read recently that 150,000 condoms were distributed to the Olympic athletes in London’s 2012 games, which seems excessive by any standard. Is the Olympic Village really the raunchy sex den its condom consumption suggests?

—Derek Blank, Nashville You find this surprising? Here you’ve got a bunch of mostly single, insanely buff young men and women. (OK, maybe not the weightlifters.) You take them away from their accustomed surroundings in every corner of the globe and lodge them in the private enclave known as the Olympic Village, surrounded by yet sequestered from adoring fans and inquisitive reporters. Then let them get pumped up with nervous excitement and competitive spirit over several days, throw them a few parties and mixers, and supply alcohol. If I’m the manager in charge of Village party favors, my question is: will 150,000 be enough?

Granted, we don’t have detailed knowledge of what goes on. Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders summed it up thusly: “What happens in the Village stays in the Village.” Nonetheless, the accounts we do have give a pretty clear idea. A 2012 ESPN magazine report based on interviews with numerous athletes uncovered many spicy tales, ranging from same-sex hookups, toys, infidelity, and a groupsex orgy in a whirlpool tub.

Women’s soccer goalie Hope Solo, swimmer Ryan Lochte, and others have gone on record as reporting high levels of sexual activity at the Olympics. “Athletes are extremists,” Solo theorized. “When they’re training, it’s laser focus. When they drink, it’s 20 drinks.” Solo herself gained some notoriety for hinting that she’d sneaked an unnamed celebrity back to her Beijing room for a one-night stand.

Carrie Sheinberg, an Alpine skier

at the 1994 Lillehammer games, described the Olympic Village as a sexual “fairy-tale place . . . where everything is possible.” (But perhaps not for everyone—Sheinberg claims two German bobsledders tried in vain to trade her their medals for sexual favors.) Greg Louganis reminisced about some same-sex snuggling at the 1976 Montreal games with a Soviet diver. Even the return trip can be raucous, with one United Airlines flight back from Sydney essentially turning into a drunken flying orgy.

Given the evident reality, precautionary measures are only prudent.

Hundreds of thousands of condoms have been freely distributed since the Barcelona games for HIV prevention.

Officials of the 2008 Beijing games went further: they distributed 400,000 condoms in 400 hotels with rooms rated three stars or above, sending the oddly unsocialist message that the bourgeoisie gets its needs catered to while the proletariat has to fork out its own cash, ride bareback, or play a lot of World of Warcraft. (To be fair, Chinese officials did muster hundreds of volunteers to help raise AIDS awareness for the event, and opened 40 clinics to offer free HIV tests.) The 100,000 condoms made available in the Olympic Village, meanwhile, featured on their wrappers the motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger.”

During the 2010 Vancouver games officials distributed 100,000 condoms, which would work out to 15 per athlete. Lest anyone get the wrong idea, a spokesperson clarified that this total included condoms given out to security staff and volunteers, and in public bathrooms.

As the legend of the Olympic Village has grown ever more colorful, condom companies now vie to become the official sponsor. For the 2012 London games the official provider was Durex, which shipped in 150,000 of its finest for athletic use.

Controversy erupted when a female Australian BMX rider tweeted a photo of a bucketful of rival Australian-make condoms, labeled “Kangaroo condoms—for the gland down under.”

The photo was a prank but nonetheless provoked a formal investigation by Olympic brand police, underlining the core message of the modern games: this may be amateur athletics, but nobody plays for free. Cs by cecil aDamS

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Choreographer Wendy Denney is the functioning fulcrum for the Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue, which makes its official debut with a Friday (Sept. 20) performance at the Jinx.

The show is a tie-in with the publication of the dancing ladies’ 2014 calendar, with 12 provocative shots from photographer Geoff L. Johnson — who happens to be a regular Connect contributor. And hey now, it is titled “Calendar Girls.”

Denney herself is “Miss October,” appearing scantily-clad in a Halloween, voodoo-themed photo.

And that’s a clue as to what to expect from the Jinx show. It’s not just T. It’s not just A. It’s not just feather boas and tassels and boop boop bee do.

“Many people don’t realize that back in the day, there was a lot of comedy in burlesque,” Denney says.

“And our show is a mixture of a throwback to old-school stuff, and maybe neo-burlesque. Just to kind of hit everybody — because if a show is all old-school, some people aren’t going to be entertained. And the same for people who are expecting old-school, and it’s all newschool stuff.”

At the heart of burlesque, of course — either school — is titillating striptease. The Sweet Teasers are mostly women, to be sure, but Denney has recruited a couple of men for this performance.

Can you say “something for everybody”?

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an eye for burlesque. “I liked that burlesque was more theatrical,” she says. “It’s more than just taking your clothes off; it can be funny, it can be raunchy, all I also liked the fact that it was all different types of women.

And as a woman, going to a show like that, it’s nice to see that in reality, people aren’t perfect.

“Men, I think, don’t care. Men just love women. So we have women of all shapes and sizes and colors and … we put a lot of work into this, in the theatrical sense, too. We have an emcee. We have a script that we follow. We have a costumer. So it’s not just going up there and taking your clothes off, there’s a lot of content.”

The various teasers are local folks, with stage names like Erin Go Brahless, Venus Thightrap, Daisy Von Darling, Ginger DuMonde and, yes indeed, Jack N Thacox.

DJ Lucky Bastard — the regular Monday night Jinx jock — will emcee. A rockabilly band called the Chop Tops (from California) will perform after the calendar girls’ performance.

“We hope that there’s something in our show that people won’t be able to stop talking about when they leave,” Denney says. “In a good way.”

Admission is $12; for 21+.

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• Eric Britt and filmmaker/ musician Craig Tanner have made videos for two of the songs from Britt’s exemplary Greener collection; they’ll screen them, along with a third video for another tune, Sept. 19 at the Mansion on Forsyth.

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that puts Britt, Tanner, Britt Scott and Eric Dunn together. Did you hear Britt’s tres cool “Lemonade” on our 2013 Connect playlist? By all means, get thee to connectsavannah.com and check it out now.

• Also on the 19th, the Sentient Bean brings in Americana singer/ songwriter Dean Johanesen, from Bradenton, Florida. His witty, uptempo guitar/vocal tunes have gypsy jazz swing and will remind you of another act that ambles through here every once in a while, the Two Man Gentleman Band. Check him out.

• If you missed last week’s Revival Fest, don’t worry. Get your dose of ‘70s-inspired Americana Friday and Saturday night (Sept. 20 and 21) at Tybee Island Social Club.

It’s the Nashville trio Friends of Lola, doing that whole CSNY/Poco

acoustic thing. With a little bit of harmonious Fleetwood Maciness tossed into the colorful mix.

• On Oct. 12, Savannah gets its third cigar box guitar concert (amplified, these little three-string buggers become big, bad blues guitars). A benefit for the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, the show will be at Dub’s Pub, and feature Roy Swindelle, “Georgia” Kyle Shiver and Mark Malloy. Cs

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It seems like half the internet is composed of Tumblr feeds of obscenely stacked pastrami sandwiches and colorful three bean salads (the ultimate culinary ménage a trois.)

We’ve become a nation of ravenous stylists, arranging our garnishes for vicarious social media salivators.

Whereas our grandparents held up a meal to say grace, we now wait to start eating so that someone can snap an iPhone shot and post it to Facebook before the rest of us can raise our forks.

Not that it’s a bad thing — there are far worse obsessions than taking pictures of baby shitake mushrooms sautéed in truffle oil and tossed with local microgreens. But what if the practice of Instagramming a sumptuously-presented repast can do more than make your friends and followers drool?

Now through October 31, photographing and tagging your food can have philanthropic reach for diners at The Sparetime, where Executive Chef James Levens has created a signature meal for the James Beard Foundation’s Taste of America Local Dish Challenge. Every time you eat, upload and tag a post with the correct hashtags, a dollar kicks back to JBF’s educational programs that help raise awareness about America’s food systems.

“I follow James Beard on Twitter, so I learned about the challenge there,” says Sparetime proprietor Clara Fishel. “I thought it would be great to push our passion for food as well

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as a way for our chef to showcase his talents.”

Over a hundred restaurants around the country are signed on, though the only others in Georgia are Hugh Acheson’s 5&10 and Davio’s in Atlanta. Local pride plays a big part in the challenge, since the city that receives the most hashtags on Instagram also gets a fat check for a designated local charity. Second Harvest Food Bank stands to win $10,000 (or 10 percent of the proceeds raised nationally, whichever is more) if enough Savannah’s social media foodies can nosh and post the way to victory. That would go a long way to fixing Second Harvest’s broken freezer.

“We want to be champions of Savannah, and it’s exciting to be part of a national campaign.

We’re competing with New York and L.A. and they have a lot more restaurants participating,” says Fishel. “But we might as well try.”

By now, the true foodies are quivering with anticipation.

What IS this delectable local dish that’s on the national stage?

Get your cameras ready: Levens is plating a glorious Georgia Plantation quail, skin crisped to a delicate crunch and stuffed with Savannah River Farms’ fennel sausage. The bird is served atop a hill of delicate white acre peas grown by nearby Walker Farms and garnished with a tangy romesco sauce made from roasted red peppers and Georgia peanuts. It’s included on the Sparetime’s fall menu for $12.

“A traditional romesco is Spanish and uses almonds. Peanuts were just one step away,” explains Chef Levens,

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This bar, however, has a sign perched on top that politely restricts access to those 21 and over.

Savannah Bee Co. has expanded into the world of meads, also commonly referred to as honey wines. To introduce store visitors to the exceptional variety of flavors and styles available, a dedicated tasting bar was the perfect solution.

For $5, you receive small pours (a little more than an ounce each) of six different meads from Michigan’s St. Ambrose Cellars. You also get a handful of palate-cleansing crackers, perhaps a nibble of fruit or chocolate to demonstrate a pairing suggestion and most importantly, a lot of helpful advice from your bartender.

For my visit, Danielle Hicks was my server and she demonstrated a commanding knowledge of the available meads, the drink’s history and all of the traditional tools of an expert sommelier. She has a talent for guiding the tasting participants through each glass as if she’s telling a story, winding personal flavor detections with optimal food coupling suggestions and innovative mead cocktail ideas.

Hicks’ passion for mead comes in large part from the drink’s heritage.

“Men were drinking mead before they had harnessed the fermentation process,” she says. “Rainwater would combine into an abandoned hive with a brewed comb and leftover honey and the natural yeast in the air. The treasure was taken back to the village and shared with everyone and they realized that, before they were

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drinking booze, they got more poetic, became better dancers, better lovers, they were funnier after they had this delicious mead.”

The tasting progresses from a mild, dry mead that makes the honey connection obvious to complex sweet blends that incorporate wine grapes and other fruits. They range from 10-12 percent alcohol, in line with typical white wines.

Star Thistle Mead is the perfect starting point with a fresh combination of smooth, rich honey and acidic, tropical citrus culminating in adam turoni tastes mead at the Savannah bee co. a perfectly dry, clean finish. The Before Savannah Bee Co.’s expanflavors are very subtle and balanced sion, the owner of West Broughton sitting behind a fresh floral aroma.

Street’s Chocolat had never heard of Pyments, created from a blend of mead. “I think they’re going to be mead and wine techniques are also starting a trend in Savannah. You showcased in the tasting, providing can’t go to a bar here at night and get additional striations of flavor. Rose´ mead and I think this might be a new Ambrosia’s strawberry jam-like soft avenue. It’s really wonderful what sweetness would be a perfect comthey’re doing.” panion for a bowl of creamy alfredoThe standout for me was also the smothered pasta noodles.

Tupelo Ambrosia. Made from the The session closes with a third local and rare Ogeechee Tupelo honey variety of the mead family, melomels, that is only found in South Georgia which feature the addition of fruits down through the Florida panhandle, like cherries and raspberries. Cherry it closely follows its source mateAmore was served with a sliver of rial with a sweet buttery flavor that dark chocolate from local chocolatier leads into a surprising slight spiciness Adam Turoni, creating the timebehind a rosewater aroma that begs proven combination of chocolate and for Thai food. cherries.

Based in Beulad, MI, St. Ambrose By coincidence, Adam was also Cellars is a small, three-man operaat the bar for a tasting on my visit, tion consisting of a bee keeper, a excited to find a new pairing for his mead maker and a sales representahand-crafted confections. He found tive. Savannah Bee Co. is currently himself preferring the Tupelo Ambrothe only location in Georgia where St. sia, but conceded that his favorite Ambrose Cellars meads are available, would likely change on his mood and both by the bottle and the case. Cs how much sweetness he was craving.

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An evening rainstorm did little to inhibit supporters of the ever-rising Savannah art scene to come out to the Non-Fiction Gallery on Friday night to view Lollipop, an exhibition by neo-avante garde artist Alexandro Santana, closing Sept. 18.

The artist is no stranger to the world of art, with past exhibitions in Georgia, across the United States and abroad. A painter, an architect and a portraitist, Santana has made a home in Savannah where he is pursuing his MFA in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Having the pleasure of encountering the artist long before his art, I arrived at the gallery with preconceived notions of his work. It came as no surprise that Alexandro the thinker and the articulator of complex thoughts is also Alexandro the creator of works that reveal the artist’s uninhibited passions and desires.

At first glance brilliant color fills the space. Upon closer inspection color gives way to texture, texture gives way to form, and form gives way to words that are painted, written, or pasted onto the paper. These words ask the viewer to linger a moment longer in order to absorb each figurative painting in which the phallic nature of the image surfaces.

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attire of jeans and a dark buttoned down shirt. His hair is cropped and he wears the pensive smile of someone that has done this before. He holds those that he speaks to close, as if sharing the secrets of the world, secrets that are also unveiled in the colorful landscapes of his paintings.

He confides; “Just as the uncertainty of our lives today leaves us open to the unexplainable this new series of paintings allows the material and the meaning of each piece to float and meander amid the ambiguity of our desires.”

In the exhibition Lollipop there is an intimacy in his work that allows the viewer to experience the human body through abstraction. Following the sequence of work around the room the forms become incomplete bodies telling unfinished stories. After viewing the last of thirty-six works the artist’s concern with the Freudian concept of nachtraglichkeit, or afterwardness, emerges. Demanding both reflection of the work and introspection, Lollipop is the feverish output of

a man who unhesitatingly explores the ambiguity of sexuality through painting.

Santana’s chosen medium for this body of work is oil on wax paper.

Matted within a white and slate frame, these paintings are intimate encounters with figurative abstractions and confrontations with our own sensuality. For the artist, the paints reaction to wax paper gives birth to the notion of skin and skin is present in all but one painting in the gallery.

The presence of sexuality in Santana’s work is found in the subtle articulations of the male form. A tip of a penis, the outline of a scrotum, the imprint of an anus; the stereotypical strength associated with these male features are delivered with the delicacy of a man comfortable with the uncomfortable, certain in his uncertainty and clear in his ambiguity.

Santana’s work strips the violence from our associations with sexuality, particularly homosexuality. The shape of a penis here, the form of an anus there are not something to be embraced, not feared.

The delicate colors that he uses are feminine, yet the forms are distinctly masculine thus the works become both phallic and yonic, exuding sensuous beauty with every brushstroke.

It is evident that Santana does not execute these paintings from a position of power but of vulnerability. and they are all indications of the artist’s experience with the unforeseen and the unknown.

Fellow MFA candidate Rachel Pendergrass notes, “True art is when you can turn pain and ecstasy into beauty on the page.” Alexandro Santana’s art does just that.

Although the pieces are aptly titled Shaven Peep, Dildo-Lolli, and even Bent Cock, the body of work is nonconfrontational, and a subtle sensuality arises from the artist’s delicate use of pinks, yellows, and blues. They are the colors of spring, of promise, and of hope. As our nation struggles with gay rights, these paintings demonstrate that love is not only universal, it is also beautiful. Thirty percent of the proceeds from work sold will be donated by Alexandro Santana to Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. In viewing these paintings one is uncertain whether love has been lost or found. On my way out, the artist informs me that it is just love, or at least the way that love should look like.

Taking one last look at his paintings I think to myself, “Yes, Alexandro, love does look like that.” Cs

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local Dishes — Jessica broad, Mitzi davis, Mary Cale wilson, lisa bradley, and rebecca sipper display their image based ceramic dishes. starland Cafe, 11 east 41st st.

leonardo Drew: Selected works — elaborate abstract

sculptural installations and compositions and selected works on paper. fri. 9/20, 5pm, artist panel discussion.

6:30-7:30pm, reception. sCad Museum of art, 601 turner blvd.

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muse Series: photographs by Shannon christopher — Chris-

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new york accents — an exhibition from telfair Museums’ permanent collection dating from the early 19th century to the present, exploring the rich influence of new york on savannah. telfair academy, 121 barnard st.

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sand painting, construction of the mandala continues by the tibetan monks of drepung loseling monastery. sep.

23-28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jepson Center for the arts, 207 west york st.

Ursula von rydingsvard, leonardo Drew and Diana alhadid: artists panel Discussion — three visiting exhibiting

artists discuss their artistic practices, influences and materials. fri., sep. 20, 5-6 p.m sCad Museum of art, 601 turner blvd.

two-woman show at the butcher, reception friday 7-10 p.m. this is ‘ad astra per aspera,’ collaborative by both artists exhibition by Diana al-hadid — large-scale gypsum and

metal sculptures, small bronzes and drawings inspired by Italian and northern renaissance painting, Gothic architecture and Hellenistic sculpture. artist reception and panel discussion: fri. sep. 20, 5pm. sCad Museum of art, 601 turner blvd.

contemporary Southern landscape — the unique

landscape of the south is the subject of this exhibition by a wide range of artists, media, and styles. Jepson Center for the arts, 207 west york st.

fifth annual “five by Seven” Show and Sale benefiting hospice Savannah — over

features two of alex Prager’s recent short films, “despair” and “la Petite Mort,” together with selected film stills. 27 sCad Museum of art, 601 turner blvd.

150 miniature masterpieces on exhibit and for sale by silent auction. oils, acrylics, photographs, mixed media and ceramic pieces have been donated by over 100 local artists. final bids and closing reception fri. oct. 18, 5:30-7pm. free and open to the public. Hospice savannah, 1352 eisenhower dr.

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the Ghost within — new works

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Continuing alex prager: mise-en-scène —

juried exhibition of prints from students studying printmaking at sCad. alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian st.

installation of hundreds of hand-made paper “guns” suspended from the ceiling.

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on paper by sCad alumna blanche nettles Powers. arnold Hall (sCad), 1810 bull st.

works by artist ellen Gallagher. reception: friday, oct. 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m. sCad Museum of art, 601 turner blvd.

than 70 objects from a broad geographical area including the Middle east, turkey, Indian sub-continent, north africa and europe and spanning 20 centuries. Jepson Center, 207 west york st.

passages — embroidery paint-

ings and large-scale drawings on paper by artist Jessica rankin. Pinnacle Gallery, 320 e liberty st.

paul bloodgood: this inch of wholeness — abstract paint-

ings by new york-based artist and former sCad artist in residence. reception fri. sep.

20, 6:30 p.m. Pei ling Chan Gallery and Garden for the arts, 322 Martin luther King Jr., blvd. telfair museums call for artisans and craftspeople — telfair

Museum stores are calling local artists and craftspeople to participate in the 4th annual telfair trunk show held in conjunction with the “Cool yule” sale days dec. 7 & 8. telfair will select 12 potters, jewelry makers, sculptors, glass, wood, fiber, paper and/ or mixed-media artists. no canvas paintings or work that requires walls. to submit sample photos and pricing, or for more info, email lisa ocampo, ocampol@telfair.org. deadline is sept. 30. Cs

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Michelle Pfeiffer finds herself once again married to the mob in The Family, and that’s decidedly a good thing. This accomplished actress made significant contributions to two gangster flicks back in the 1980s - Brian De Palma’s hard-hitting drama Scarface (1983) and Jonathan Demme’s lighthearted comedy Married to the Mob (1988) - and this latest effort feels like a mash-up of the pair, combining the unrelenting brutality of the former with the quirky nature of the latter.

Unfortunately, it’s not always a comfortable union, and it’s a blessing that the film has somewhat compensated by assembling a strong quartet of performers to play the title clan.

The Manzonis are an Italian-American family whose patriarch, Giovanni (Robert De Niro), was once a powerful Mafia figure until he elected to turn snitch. Now it’s up to FBI agent Robert Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones, looking pretty bored in his few scenes) to keep the Manzonis secure in the witness protection program, a real problem since all of the family members - wife Maggie (Pfeiffer), daughter Belle (Dianna Agron) and son Warren (John D’Leo) - are always blowing their covers by hurting people who annoy them.

The outfit’s latest location is Normandy, France, where the Manzonis try to start fresh as the Blakes. Fat chance: Within a day or two after arrival, Dad is pummeling a dishonest plumber with a baseball bat, Mom is blowing up a supermarket run by locals who sneer at Americans’ fondness for peanut butter, Sis is using a tennis racket to thrash a high school boy making unwanted advances and Little Brother is assembling his own version of a mini-Mafia to help deal with a bullying classmate and his sycophants. Meanwhile, the mob kingpins that Giovanni betrayed continue to look high and low for him, having no success until the most improbable of

clues makes its arrival stateside, literally wrapped like a present.

Sure, seeing De Niro wield a bat is nothing new - he did it benignly as a baseball player in Bang the Drum Slowly and fatally as Al Capone in The Untouchables - but the important takeaway here is that this is one of those rare recent occasions where the actor does more than merely mug for the camera (maybe not much more, but every additional tic or tonal variation is greatly appreciated).

Pfeiffer’s even better, as Maggie works her way through her perpetual anger and frustration in an effort to hold the family together.

Most amusing, though, are Agron and especially D’Leo, with their characters emerging as the most original creations.

Additionally, whereas most movies present teen siblings who squabble over the most inane reasons, this one details a relationship that is mutually respectful and loving - a nice change of pace. And let’s not forget the contributions of a talented actor named Emeron, who plays the fifth member of this family: the trusty German Shepherd named Malavita (Italian for “organized crime”). Forget all the hoopla surrounding Uggie from The Artist - Emeron delivers a masterful, Method performance that stirs memories of Brando and Newman. (Well, Benji and Rin Tin Tin, at any rate.)

Writer-director-producer Luc Besson has shown a penchant for extreme violence in several of his films (The Professional, La Femme Nikita), and this one’s no exception. But with more humor involved than usual, he has a hard time maintaining a

consistent flow, and much of the brutality comes across as cruel rather than crucial. His screenplay (based on Tonino Benacquista’s novel Malavita) is frequently as messy as these mob rub outs, with some good ideas abandoned too soon (Warren’s social network at school; Maggie’s altercations with the locals) and at least two subplots (Belle’s love for a substitute math teacher; Giovanni’s crusade to have clean water in his home) that are clumsily executed and wrapped up.

With Martin Scorsese serving as an executive producer - one scene even lavishes love on the filmmaker’s GoodFellas - viewers might have hoped for a more polished mob hit. But while it qualifies as OK entertainment - especially for early September (that dead zone between summer blockbusters and fall award contenders - The Family is ultimately nothing to write home about.

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critter - it appears that even in space, a dog is man’s best friend - but otherwise has his hands full warding off monstrous eel-scorpion thingies. In order to get off this rock, he activates a beacon so that mercenaries may come and find him - at which point he plans to steal one of their ships and vacate the premises. Two vessels do arrive, one commandeered by the

vicious Santana (Jordi Molla), the other captained by Boss Johns (Matt Nable), the father of Cole Hauser’s cowardly (and deceased) merc from Pitch Black.

With the arrival of these additional characters, the film turns into a slog, with Riddick playing feeble cat-andmouse games with the hopelessly outmatched mercenaries. Battlestar

Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff has a sizable supporting role as Johns’ secondin-command, a hardcore lesbian who nevertheless warms up to Riddick after he suggests she allow him to go “balls deep” in her, while Molla (Bad Boys II, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) delivers another awful performance in an English-language film (this Barcelona-born actor has won several

awards for his work back in Spain, so clearly something is getting lost in translation). The final half-hour is basically a reprise of Pitch Black, only lacking in characters we care about (Radha Mitchell and Keith David are sorely missed here) as well as deficient in any real suspense.

Given the sorry sequels, it’s clear that Riddick should have been a oneand-done deal. But don’t shed a tear if Diesel can’t find funding for any more films in the series -- with a seventh Fast & Furious title now in production and a xXx sequel on the books, the actor will still be able to draw from other wells.

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Come one, come all, to the Buccaneer Ball! The Crab Shack hosts the kick off to the 9th Annual Pirate Fest, a weekend full of swashbuckling fun for all! The Buccaneer Ball boasts costume contests, grub and grog as only The Crab Shack can provide, and, of course, a bounty of pirates and wenches! This event is open to pirates and wenches over the age of 18.

King and Queen will be crowned at 7:30 and will reign over the Ball and the rest of the Pirate Fest weekend festivities.

Costume prizes for Best Buccaneer & Best Wench awarded at 9pm.

Roast Suckling Pig and other delectable tidbits suitable for any hungry pirate or wench will be featured. Food will be promptly presented from 6:30 - 8:30.

Tickets are $30 until October 9th or $35 at the door

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Even with all the inherent dangers, it’s better for the average person to buy a ticket to Westworld or Jurassic Park rather than Austenland, an opulent if insincere fantasy resort that has trouble delivering on its promise of a happily-ever-after experience.

The same logic can be applied to the motion pictures showcasing these theme parks, since those who pay the high ticket price to see Austenland will feel nothing but regret afterward.

Keri Russell stars as Jane Hayes, who’s so obsessed with the works of Jane Austen that a “Mr. Darcy Was Here” banner hangs above her bed and a lifesize standup of Pride and Prejudice’s Colin Firth hangs out in her living room. Is her devotion unhealthy? It’s tempting to say yes, but it would also be sexist, since men have long shown similar fanaticism in their decor of all things NFL, Star Wars, Tolkien, automotive, etc. and yet rarely get called out for it. At any rate, Jane continues to feed her habit by booking a flight to the U.K. and staying at Austenland, a resort where everyone - hired actors and guests alike - is expected to dress, talk and behave like characters from an Austen novel. Jane’s fellow guests during her stay are a blowsy, bubble-headed American (Jennifer Coolidge) who’s only there to flirt with the performers and a refined Brit (Georgia King) who, as a return customer, already has the required routine (especially the catty behavior) down pat.

As the resort’s haughty owner (Jane Seymour) explains, because Jane signed up for the cheapest package, she’s not allowed to participate in all the activities. While this means she

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There’s a spectacular performance hovering around the edges of The Spectacular Now, and it belongs to Shailene Woodley. Best known for her role as George Clooney’s older daughter in The Descendants, Woodley here

individual just a few years away from becoming an alcoholic. It’s not the sort of narrative spin found in high school or college flicks, and it’s all the more powerful for not being preachy or sentimental.

I headed into The Spectacular Now expecting to see a movie like Sixteen Candles and was stunned when I got a prequel to Days of Wine and Roses instead.

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In Woody Allen’s latest picture, Jeanette “Jasmine” Francis (Cate Blanchett) is the 21st century reincarnation of Blanche DuBois, the tragic figure at the center of Tennessee Williams’ enduring masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire. The tale begins as Jasmine moves from New York City to San Francisco to stay with her sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins). The siblings couldn’t be more different: Whereas Jasmine is used to wealth and prone to flights of fancy, Ginger operates in a working-class milieu and tends to be a pragmatist. But because Jasmine’s Bernie Madoff-like husband Hal (Alec Baldwin, seen in flashbacks) turned out to be a crook, a financier living off the funds of his clients until he was caught, Ginger has taken pity on her now-homeless sister and has invited her to stay with her until she can get back on her feet.

It’s a situation that proves stressful for everyone, including Ginger’s uncultured boyfriend Chili (Bobby Cannavale). Compounding matters is that Jasmine has always been a trophy wife and thus totally unprepared to live in a real world that requires her to have skills of some sort. She does find employment working as a receptionist for a dentist (Michael Stuhlbarg), but most of her time is spent guzzling booze and complaining about her lot in life.

Allen makes no apologies for his lead character’s infuriating behavior, and neither does Blanchett. Jasmine Francis is the sort of person who causes acquaintances to cross the road to avoid talking with her - she’s obnoxious, self-centered, conceited, vapid and deceitful - and yet, miraculously, we sympathize with her more than expected, thanks to Blanchett’s intuitive performance.

It’s a superb turn, though it would be neglectful to overlook the contributions of Hawkins, Cannavale

and, shockingly, the ‘80s comedian Andrew Dice Clay.

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“A Butler Well Served by This Election,” a 2008 Washington Post article written by Wil Haygood, recounted the story of Eugene Allen, a butler who worked at the White House through eight presidencies.

Modifying this true-life tale, scripter Danny Strong has opted to drop one of the presidents (Truman) for his fictionalized story of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), whose civility, grace and common sense allow him to rise from the dangerous terrain of the cotton fields (where as a small boy he witnessed his father shot in the head by one of the landowners) to working indoors as a servant to white people. His professionalism ultimately lands him a gig at the White House, where he makes friends with his fellow staffers (nice to see Cuba Gooding Jr. finally landing another decent role after all this time) and impresses the various power players who over the years grace the Oval Office.

Cecil’s a workaholic, which doesn’t always bode well for his wife Gloria (Oprah Winfrey), who’s so lonely that she begins to eye a flirtatious neighbor (Terrence Howard). Even more turmoil takes place on the home front when the Gaines’ oldest son Louis (David Oyelowo), coming of age in the midst of the Civil Rights movement, looks down on what he perceives to be his father’s subservience to the white man and sprints in the opposite direction by attending marches and meetings. The rift between father and son continues to grow, reaching its breaking point when Louis dares to dismiss family favorite Sidney Poitier as an Uncle Tom. The Butler is at its best in those moments when it’s addressing how the different approaches of two men to racism - one working from within, one from without - can be equally valid courses of action and might even complement each other. The rest of the time, the film is entertaining but awfully slender - a light look at heavy history. The Forrest Gump approach of hopscotching through 20th century America worked better in that fantastical film than in this ostensibly more serious effort. Cs

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delivers the sort of transcendent turn that feels so natural, so precise, so perfect in every detail. She’s not the film’s central character, and in many ways, that’s a shame.

That’s not meant to knock the contributions of Miles Teller, who’s rock-solid in the pivotal part of Sutter Keely. Sutter is the cool kid, the wisecracking high school senior with the hot girlfriend (Brie Larson), a laidback job (a men’s clothing store) and an easygoing demeanor that allows him to talk to anyone anywhere. But like any teenager worth his salt, Sutter also has problems: He has no desire to attend college, he unfairly blames his mom (Jennifer Jason Leigh) for his dad leaving when he was a small boy, and the aforementioned girlfriend dumps him when it’s clear that they have no future together. But that’s OK, as long as he has his trusty flask, his keg parties and his booze-fortified sodas.

And it’s after one of his drunken all-night revelries, when he’s passed out on a strange lawn, that he meets Aimee Finecky (Woodley), a fellow student who’s as shy and introverted as Sutton is garrulous and outgoing.

Sutton believes he can help this awkward teen, a virgin who’s into anime and believes nothing has ever happened in her life that’s worth discussing, and for her part, Aimee becomes smitten with this popular boy who is devoting so much time to her.

For most of its running time, The Spectacular Now appears headed for 10 Best territory - this year’s equivalent of 2012’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Director James Ponsoldt and (500) Days of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Webber (adapting Tim Tharp’s novel) beautifully capture the insecurities and ill-advised decisions frequently made by teenagers, and they never allow any of the kids or adults to descend into caricature. But a lateinning incident leads to a curiously rushed final act, one which shortchanges the characters, skips key developments and leaves an unsettling and unsatisfying feeling regarding what transpired.

Still, The Spectacular Now has so much going for it that skipping it is not an option. And among its many strengths, the most impressive one is the subtle way the filmmakers build upon Sutton’s drinking throughout the picture, slowly revealing him not as a fun-loving kid but as a damaged

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often feels like a third wheel when the other ladies are being pampered by the establishment’s actors - the aloof Henry Nobley (J.J. Feild), the preening Colonel Andrews (James Callis) and the rugged Captain East (Ricky Whittle) - she does receive attention from Martin (Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie), the hired hand who takes a break from his chores to woo her.

Writer-director Jerusha Hess, best known for penning Napoleon Dynamite, and co-scripter Shannon Hale, adapting her own novel, may have had the template for a piercing social satire - one that sharply plays up the differences between our modern world and Austen’s - but they squander it in favor of a movie that rarely rises above the level of a formulaic rom-com. This is the sort of film where, yes, there’s a mad dash to the airport by several characters, leading to a public admission of everyone’s feelings (thankfully, the gawking extras weren’t asked by Hess to break out in applause at any point during the various monologues). And aside from tossing around the name Mr. Darcy, the movie’s appreciation and understanding of Austen’s works seem tenuous: Given its broad strokes, the film (and resort) might as well have been named Alcottland or Shakespeareland or even Sparksland.

Coolidge and King are both funny and provide some comic bite, while the men playing the romantic suitors ably handle what little is required of them. As for Russell, she’s game but corseted by the one-note nature of her role. Incidentally, how much of a fan of the veddy British Austen can Jane Hayes truly be if she can’t tell an English accent from a New Zealand one?

Since Kiwi actor McKenzie is playing the role, Martin speaks with a New Zealand accent, yet Jane admits that she thought he was British the whole time.

Wouldn’t this be the unlikely equivalent of an NFL fan yelling “Home run!” after his favorite team scored a touchdown?

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curious about the Green tea coalition?

seth Gunning, regional organizer for the sierra Club beyond Coal Campaign discusses Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electricity market and the growing politically diverse grassroots coalition (the Green tea Coalition) advocating for better public policies to protect the environment and consumers. at the monthly meeting of the Coastal Group of the Georgia Chapter sierra Club. free and open to the public. thu., sep. 19, 7 p.m. 912961-6190. karengrainey@bellsouth.net. fpc.presbychurch.net. thu., sep. 19, 7 p.m first Presbyterian Church, 520 washington ave.

Drinking liberally

an informal, left-leaning gathering to discuss politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, or anything else that comes up. every first and third thursday. free , 7:00 p.m. see website or the drinking liberally facebook page for more information, including location. free , 7 p.m. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/Ga/savannah. , 7 p.m

highlands community meeting with city of Savannah

City employees who are part of the Highlands task force will present updates on issues surrounding the Highlands neighborhood. residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. free and open to the public wed., sep. 18, 6 p.m. 912651-6410. wed., sep. 18, 6 p.m Godley station school, 2135 benton blvd. muffins with mary ellen

alderman Mary ellen sprague hosts a weekly gathering for district 4 constituents every wednesday morning. residents and business owners of district 4 are invited to drop-in to ask questions and discuss local issues. free and open to the public. wednesdays, 6-9 a.m.

912-659-0103. ogeecheecoffee.com/. wednesdays, 6-9 a.m coffee deli, 4517 Habersham st.

Savannah area young republicans

Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. free . 912-3083020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

Savannah tea party

free to attend. note new location, date and time. food and beverages available for purchase. buffet is optional. Call for additional information. reservations not necessary. annual dues $10.00. free , 5:30 p.m. 912-598-7358. savannahteaparty.com. , 5:30 p.m ole times Country buffet, 209 stephenson ave.

School board town hall meeting with District 7

district 7 school board representative Jennifer b. lambeth and superintendent thomas b. lockamy. academic update, safety and security update, and presentations from school principals. district 7 schools: bloomingdale elementary, Garden City elementary, Pooler elementary, west Chatham elementary, west Chatham Middle, and new Hampstead High school. free and open to the public. Parents encouraged. wed., sep. 18, 6 p.m. sccpss.com. wed., sep. 18, 6 p.m bloomingdale elementary school, 101 east Main street. young Democrats

Mondays at 7pm on the second level of foxy loxy, bull street. Call or visit the young democrats facebook page for more information. free . 423-619-7712. foxyloxycafe.com/. foxy loxy Cafe, 1919 bull st. 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. . 912-656-6383. rosesonthemove@gmail.com. beading classes

offered every weekend at Perlina beadshop, 6 west state street. Check website calendar or call for info. 912441-2656. perlinabeadshop.com. beading classses at epiphany bead & Jewelry Studio

learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times. 912-920-6659. epiphany bead & Jewelry 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. bellydance for fitness

this dance-based fitness class blends belly dance moves to create a core strengthening workout. these quick paced classes build heat, endurance, flexibility, and strength through core isolations. be prepared to have fun and sweat as you shimmy. no prior dance experience is necessary. all levels are welcome. $15 for drop-in or 4 for $50

(must be used in 30 days) tuesdays.

912-293-5727. firstcitysav@gmail.com. tuesdays first City fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory dr. 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.

912-349-4582. 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. no electric instruments. $25/half hour. $45/hour. brian@brianluckett.com. clay classes

savannah Clay studio at beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav..claystudio@ gmail.com. boating classes

Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by u.s.

Coast Guard auxiliary. see website or call to register. 912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

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 workshops 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. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavannah. com. fany's Spanish/english institute

spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 e. Montgomery Crossroad. register by phone. . 912921-4646. 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. . 401255-6921. a.teixeira472@gmail.com.

Guitar, mandolin, or bass Guitar lessons

emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. located in ardsley Park. . 912-232-5987.

housing authority neighborhood resource center

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. . 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha. com. savannahpha.com/nrC.html. 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. . 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav. com. 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. . 912-541-1337. sentientbean.com. the sentient bean, 13 east Park ave. microsoft word 1

build proficiency and confidence in basic word functionality. working with documents, text and page formatting, clip art, themes/styles, tables, templates, mail merge, bulleted/numbered lists and the office ribbon. tues.and thurs., sept. 24 and 26, 6:30-9:30 p.m. offered in savannah by Georgia southern's division of Continuing education. $85 through sep. 25. 912-644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. through sep.

25 Coastal Georgia Center, 305 fahm street. music instruction

Georgia Music warehouse, near corner of Victory drive & abercorn, offering instruction by professional musicians. band instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar. all ages welcome. . 912358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse. com/. Georgia Music warehouse, 2424 abercorn st. music lessons: private or Group

Portmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music academy offers private or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner to advanced level. all instruments. also, voice lessons, music production technology and dJ lessons. teaching staff of over 20 instructors with professional, well equipped stu-

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. . 912692-8055. smisavannah@gmail.com. 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. .

912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com.

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. . pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com. 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. .

Quilting classes

: Quilting classes for beginners and advanced stitchers. learn to make your first quilt or learn a new technique. see the website, call, or come by the shop. varies . 912 925 0055. email@colonialquilts.us. colonialquilts.us. Colonial Quilts and savannah sewing Center, 11710 largo drive. reading/writing tutoring

Ms. dawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 912-12-660-7399. Call for fee information.

Savvy Small business Seminar: managing your accounts receivables

another in the small business series.

Presenter is neville stein, CPa and partner at Hancock askew. sponsored by Hancock askew & Co., llP, accountants & advisors and the university of Georgia small business development Center. Please rsVP thu., sep. 19, 12-1 p.m. 912-5271337. bfierstein@hancockaskew.com.. georgiasbdc.org. thu., sep. 19, 12-1 p.m Hancock askew, 100 riverview drive.

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. . 912-290-0072.

savsew.com.

Short Story writing

the short story is an art form that, although economic, encompasses all of the characteristics of great novels, including narrative and character. In short story writing, students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling will use assigned readings, writing homework and workshop style critiques to explore various writing techniques. upon completion, they will understand narrative structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm and pacing and the art of revision. for more information contact Christina taylor @ christinataylor@georgiasouthern.edu. $125.00 tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.. 912-651-6206. continues on p. 56

russian language classes

learn to speak russian. all experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for info. . 912-713-2718.

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dios and a safe, friendly waiting area for parents and siblings. . 912-3541500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic.com. Portman's Music superstore, 7650 abercorn st.

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cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Gives students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling the opportunity to use assigned readings, writing homework, and workshop style critiques to explore various writing techniques. works of ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, ann beattie and others will be studied. upon completion, students will understand narra-

tive structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm and pacing, and the art of revision. offered by Georgia southern's Continuing education division in savannah. Call or email for days/times/pricing. . 912-6445967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ cesavannahmenu.html.. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia

Center, 305 fahm street.

Singing classes

bel Canto is the name of the style of singing invented by nicola Vaccai, which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves the vocal range and breathing capacity and is the technique anitra warren uses to train her students. It carries over well as a foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25

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Mondays-sundays, 6 p.m. 786-2479923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com.

Mondays-sundays, 6 p.m Institute of Cinematic arts, 12 west state street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

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. . 786247-9923. anitraoperadiva.com.

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. . conquistador-spanish. com.

StarGuard life Guard course

three day course offering instruction for lifeguard certification. Physical skill requirements include: swim 200 yards, one-minute water tread with no hands, and being able to dive and retrieve a ten pound brick from 9’ of water. CPr and first aid included. Course dates: september 13-15 or september 20-22 friday 5 – 8 PM; saturday 9 – 5PM; sunday 9 – 5PM. register in person at the aquatic Center. $150 includes course materials. no refunds. through sep.

25. 912-652-6793. aquatic.chathamcounty.org. through sep. 25 Chatham County aquatic Center, 7240 sallie Mood dr.

Stress reduction: arising Stillness in zen

stress-reducing practices for body, speech and mind. five thursday night classes from 6- 7:00pm. $15 drop-in; $70 for series. rev. fugon Cindy beach, sensei. savannah Zen Center 111 e. 34th st. 31401 revfugon@ gmail.com . vocal lessons

the Voice Co-op is a group of voice instructors in savannah, Georgia who believe in the power of a nurturing community to help voice students blossom into vibrant artists. each of our instructors have earned the degree of Master of Music in Voice Performance. Group master classes are held once each month for students of the Co-op. In the winter and spring the students will have the opportuinty to present a vocie recital for the community. Varies . 912-6560760. theVoiceCoop.org. the Voice Co-op, downtown. 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

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adult intermediate ballet

Mondays and wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info. academy of dance, 74 w. Montgomery Crossroad. . 912-921-2190. 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. . 912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo.com. 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. . 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com. beginning pole fitness

our pole classes offer a fun and flirty way to get a great workout in a safe and comfortable environment. our national Miss fitness 2013 and Miss Georgia Pole 2012 instructor, sabrina Madsen, will teach you the basics including spins and pole dance moves. all fitness levels are welcome! $25 for drop-in or 5 for $100 (must be used in 30 days) tuesdays, 8 p.m. (801) 673-6737. firstcitysav@gmail. com. tuesdays, 8 p.m first City fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory dr. belly Dance classes with nicole edge

beginners, wednesdays 7-8PM, advanced, sundays 1:15-2:15PM. $15 per session. all ages and skill levels welcome. . 912-596-0889. edgebellydance. com. first City fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory dr. beginner and advanced belly dance Classes at first City fitness (formerly fitness, body and balance studio), 2127 1/2 Victory dr. beginner's wednesdays 7-8PM, advanced sundays 1:15-2:15PM Instructed by nicole edge. walk-Ins welcome, all ages $15.00 per class or 4/$48.00 . 912-596-0889. edgebellydance@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. bellydance lessons with happenstance bellydance

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 , 5:30 p.m.

(912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. , 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. . 912-748-0731. windsor forest recreation building,

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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.

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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. . 912-7047650. douladeliveries.com.

home cookin' cloggers

wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, nassau woods recreation building, dean forest road. no beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Collier for info. . 912-748-0731. 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. . 912704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com. line Dancing

take down tuesdays. Jazzy sliders adult line dancing, every tuesday, 7:30pm10:00pm. free admission, cash bar.

Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm-8:30pm. . doublesnightclub. com/. doubles nightclub, 7100 abercorn st. mahogany Shades of beauty

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. . 912-272-8329. modern Dance class

beginner and intermediate classes. fridays 10am-11:15am. doris Martin studio, 7360 skidaway rd. Call elizabeth for info. . 912-354-5586. pole Dancing classes

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. .

912-398-4776. fitnessbodybalance.com. fitness body & balance Personal training studio, 2209 rowland ave, suite 2. rave niGht with DJ orSon wellS

Get your rave on with the the one and only dJ orson wells! we got glow sticks! saturdays, 9 p.m. saturdays, 9 p.m dosha bar & lounge, 128 east broughton st.

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. . salsasavannah.com.

Savannah Dance club

shag, swing, cha-cha and line dancing. everyone invited. Call for location, days and times. . 912-398-8784.

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6 Nigeria’s capital since 1991 11 On the double 14 Adjust to fit 15 “What’s Happening!!” role 16 Galena, for one 17 Following the “Whip It” band closely?

19 Put down the first card 20 Bar selections 21 Bumped into 22 Game played “with my little eye” 24 Fellas 25 Blogger Wheaton of interest to geeks everywhere 26 Where cats get chased 29 Film studio site 30 Fidel cohort 31 This, in Tijuana 32 Punk gymnast popular in the 1980s?

35 Telenovelas, in English 37 Joint owners’ pronoun 38 Slot machine spinners 39 Hero with a black mask and a big chin?

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53 Thought 54 Norm on a golf course 56 What haters of Miley’s August spectacle wanted from the media?

59 Compadre 60 Arctic dweller 61 Remains neutral?

62 1980s “truly outrageous” cartoon 63 “Melrose Place” actor Rob 64 Shannon formerly of “SNL”

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18 “Jaws” resort 23 11- or 12-year-old 25 What things could always be 26 Spock crewmate 27 Alex who starred in 2007’s “The Water Horse” (anagram of LEET) 28 Opposite of “avec” 29 Rio de ___ (Buenos Aires’ river) 30 Word after food or kangaroo 32 Powerful whirlpool 33 Plays over and over 34 Keyboard instrument 35 “___ It Up” (Bob Marley) 36 Very, melodramatically 40 TV host Graham and boxer Ken, for two 41 Bay Area football player, for short 46 “Journey to ___” (“Sesame Street” feature) 47 Aids a criminal 48 “Island of the Blue Dolphins” author Scott 49 Singer whose surname is Kilcher 50 Unwilling to be talked down to 52 Boo-boo 53 ___-European languages 54 Brown bag staple, informally 55 “Chances ___” 57 Boy king of Egypt 58 Sister of Khloe and Kourtney

fridays, 7pm, at american legion Post 36, 2309 e. Victory dr. . doublesnightclub.com/. doubles nightclub, 7100 abercorn st.

or find blue water yoga on facebook. . egs5719@aol.com. talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman dr.

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ditch the workout & join the party. all levels welcome. wednesdays, 6:30 PM - 7:30PM. lake Mayer Community Center 1850 east Montgomery Crossroads $5 class - discount cards available bring a friend & it's free for you! . 912-596-1952. lake Mayer, 1850 e. Montgomery Crossroads.

registration is now open for this twoday running event on tybee Island. event dates: January 31 and february 1, 2014. see website for details on the many races and events held during the weekend. through Jan. 29, 2014. critztybeerun.com/registration. through Jan. 29, 2014

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aha in the am

Mondays and fridays, 7:30am9:00am. open to free form yoga/ movement with guided meditation. a great way to start and end the work week. email or see website for info. fee: donations. . trickydame@gmail. com. trickydame.com. anahata Healing arts Center, 2424 drayton st. al-anon family Groups

an anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. the message of al-anon is one of strength and hope for friends/family of problem drinkers. al-anon is for adults. alateen is for people age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the savannah area. check website or call for info. . 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com. bariatric Surgery Support Group

first wednesday each month, 7pm, and third saturday, 10am, in Mercer auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. for those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery. free to attend. Call or see website for info. . 912-350-3438. memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health university Medical Center, 4700 waters ave. beach body workouts with laura

Mondays at 6:15 PM at the lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 6526784. Mondays, 6:15 p.m lake Mayer, 1850 e. Montgomery Crossroads. beastmode fitness Group training

train with this elite team. a total body program that trims, tones and gets results. Personal training options available. see website for info. Meets at west broad yMCa. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. . beastmodefitnessga. com. yMCa-west broad st, 1110 May st. bellydancing fusion classes

Mixes ballet, jazz, hip hop into a unique high energy dance style. drills and choreographies for all levels. small classes in downtown savannah, and on request. $10 per person. email for info. . bohemianbeats.com. blue water yoga

Community donation-based classes, tues. and thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm. fri., 9:30am-10:30am. email for info

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fitness classes at the Jea

sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for schedule. . 912-355-8811. savj.org. savannahjea.org. Jewish educational alliance, 5111 abercorn st. free caregiver Support Group

for anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. second saturday of the month, 10am-11am. savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree dr. refreshments. free to attend. open to anyone i need of support for the caregiving they provide. . savannahcommons.com. hiking & biking at Skidaway island State park

year round fitness opportunities. walk or run the 1-mile sandpiper nature trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile avian loop trail, or 3-mile big ferry trail. bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. open daily 7am-10pm.

Call or see website. . 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy. israeli krav maga Self-Defense classes

a system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. the official fighting system of the Israeli defense forces (Idf). Custom fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. .

912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com. kung fu School: ving tsun

Ving tsun (wing Chun) is the world's fastest growing martial arts style. uses angles and leverage to tunr an attacker's strength against him. Call for info on free trial classes. drop ins welcome. 11202 white bluff rd. .

912-429-9241. mommy and baby yoga

Mondays. Call for times and fees or see website. . 912-232-2994. savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. savannah yoga Center, 1321 bull st. pilates classes

daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semiprivate classes by appointment. Carol daly-wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. . 912-2380018. savannahpilates.com. pilatessavannah.com/. Momentum Pilates studio, 8413 rerguson ave. pregnancy yoga

series of 6-week classes. thursdays.

a mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor ann Carroll. $100. Call or email for info. .

912-704-7650. ann@aikyayoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. savannah yoga Center, 1321 bull st.

Qigong classes

Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier and longer life. Classes offer a time to learn the exercises and perform them in a group setting.

Class length averages 60 min. any level of practice is welcome. $15 . qigongtim.com/. anahata Healing arts Center, 2424 drayton st.

912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health university Medical Center, 4700 waters ave.

yoga on the beach

wednesdays and fridays at tybees's north end. 7am-8am, weather permitting. Come to north beach Parking area, Gulick street walkover. Multi-level class. Hatha 1 and 2. Instructor ann Carroll. bring yoga mat or beach towel. Call or email for info. fee: donations. . 912-704-7650. ann@aikyayoga.com. north beach, tybee Island. zumba and zumba/toning with mai

a chartered running club of the road runners association of america.

Monthly training sessions and seminars. weekly runs. Kathy ackerman, 912-756-5865, or billy tomlinson, 912-596-5965. .

Mondays: 8:30am and 7pm. lake Mayer Community Center. $5. 5:30pm frank Murray Community Center, whitmarsh Island. $3. tuesdays: 10am Curves @ savannah Mall. $5/ class for non-members. 5:30pm st.

Paul CMe social Hall, 123 brady st. $3 Per class/non-members. wednesdays: 9:30am, frank Murray Community Center, whitemarsh Island, $3. thursdays: 10am, Curves at savannah Mall, $5. bring water, proper shoes and attire. Contact Mai @ 912-604-9890. . 912-604-9890.

every wednesday women climb for half price, 6pm-10pm. $5. 302 w. Victory dr., suite d. see website for info. . savannahclimbingcoop.com.

Mondays at 5:30pm, thursdays at 6:30pm. nonstop fitness in sandfly, 8511 ferguson ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. . 912-349-4902.

renagade workout

free fitness workout, every saturday, 9:00 am at lake Mayer Park. for women only. offered by the fit lab.

Information: 912-376-0219 . lake Mayer, 1850 e. Montgomery Crossroads. richmond hill roadies running club

Savannah climbing coop ladies night

Savannah Disc Golf

weekly events (entry $5) friday night flights: fridays, 5pm. luck of the draw doubles: saturdays, 10am.

Handicapped league: saturdays, 1pm. singles at the sarge: sundays, 10am. all skill levels welcome.

Instruction available. see website or email for info. . savannahdiscgolf@ gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf.com.

Savannah Striders running and walking club

with a one-year, $10 membership,free training programs for beginners (walkers and runners) and experienced athletes. fun runs. advice from mentors. Monthly meetings with quality speakers. frequent social events. sign up online or look for the savannah striders facebook page. . savystrider.com. tai chi lessons in forsyth park

tuesdays, 9am-10am. $10. north end of forsyth Park. email for info. . relaxsavannah@gmail.com. forsyth Park, 501 whitaker st. turbo kick cardio workout

lose calories while dancing and kick-boxing. no experience or equipment needed. tues. and thurs. 6pm, fitness on broughton, 1 e. broughton wed. 6pm lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 e. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 . 586-822-1021. facebook. com/turbokicksavannah. yoga for cancer patients and Survivors

free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6:30pm tuesdays.

12:45pm thursdays. fitness one, 3rd floor of the Center for advanced Medicine at Memorial. Call for info. .

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Gay & leSbian

first city network board meeting

first Monday, 6:30pm, at fCn office, 307 e. Harris st. 2nd floor. Call or see website for info. . 912-236-CIty. firstcitynetwork.org.

Gay aa meeting

true Colors Group of alcoholics anonymous, a gay and lesbian aa meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets thursdays and sundays, 7:30pm, at the unitarian universalist Church, 311 e. Harris, 2nd floor. new location effective 11/2012. .

Georgia equality Savannah

local chapter of Georgia's largest gay rights group. 104 w. 38th st. 912-5476263. .

Savannah pride, inc.

organizes the annual savannah Pride festival and helps promote the well-being of the lGbt community in the south. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. second tuesday/month, 7pm, at fCn office, 307 e. Harris st., 2nd floor. . 912-2887863. heather@savpride.com.

Stand out youth

a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization.

Meets fridays, 7pm, fCn office, 307 e. Harris st. Call, email or see website for info. . 912-657-1966. info@ standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth. org. what makes a family

a children's therapy group for children of Glbt parents. ages 10 to 18.

Meets twice a month. Call for info. .

912-352-2611.

alcoholics anonymous

for people who want or need to stop drinking, aa can help. Meetings daily throughout the savannah area. free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. . 912-356-3688. savannahaa. com. armstrong prescription Drug Drop-off

armstrong atlantic state univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the university Police building on campus. open to the public 24 hours/ day, year round. Confidential. all items collected are destroyed by the drug enforcement administration. .

912-344-3333. armstrong.edu. about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html. armstrong atlantic state university, 11935 abercorn st. bariatric Surgery information Session

Information on bariatric surgery and the program at Memorial Health bariatrics. learn surgical procedures offered, support and education programs involved, and how bariatric surgery can affect patients' lives. Call or see website for info. free to attend.

Hoskins Center at Memorial. . 912350-3438. bariatrics.memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health university Medical Center, 4700 waters ave. free hearing and Speech Screening

Hearing: thursdays, 9am-11am. speech: first thursdays,. Call or see website for times. . 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing. org. savannahspeechandhearing. org/. savannah speech and Hearing Center, 1206 e 66th st. free hiv testing at chatham county health Dept.

free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-fri. no appointment needed. test results in 20 minutes. follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. . 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health dept., 1395 eisenhower dr. harvest of hope retreat applications now being accepted

Cancer survivors of all ages and their families are invited to the 12th annual Harvest of Hope retreat on october 12, sponsored by Memorial university Health Center. to apply for this free event, call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-350-7845. through oct. 9. through oct. 9 health care for Uninsured people

open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. . 912-443-9409. st.

Joseph's/Candler--st. Mary's Health Center, 1302 drayton st. hypnobirthing

teaches mother and birth partner to use her natural instincts, trust her body, release emotions and facilitate

relaxation during labor and delivery. five class series on Monday evenings, 6pm. location: 100 riverview dr. $300/group sessions. $600/private sessions. Call or email for info and reservations. . 912-704-7650. carroll362@bellsouth.net. hypnosis, Guided imagery and relaxation therapy

Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. see website or call for info. . 912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com. la leche league of Savannah

a breast feeding support group for new/expectant monthers. Meeting/ gathering first thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. . 912-897-9544. lllusa.org/web/ savannahga.html. living Smart fitness club

an exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at delaware Center. tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at st.

Joseph's Candler african american resource Center. (Program sponsors.) . 912-447-6605. planned parenthood hotline

first line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services. open 7pm-11pm nightly. .

800-264-7154.

natUre anD environment big ferry Guided hike

a 2-3 mile hike on skidaway's big ferry trail, through a maritime forest, learning early history of skidaway.

Meet at the big ferry trail Head. $5 parking fee. annual passes available.

912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ skidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/ info/skidaway/. skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy. canoochee river paddle trip

ogeechee riverkeepers sponsor an 8 mile paddle on the Canoochee river, the ogeecheeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest tributary. bring lunch, drinks, sunscreen.

Personal flotation devices must be worn at all times on the river. Call for location. $40 per paddler, ($35 for members) boat rental $25 or bring your own boat. 912-658-2494. gcowart@cowartgroup.com.

Digging Savannah hike

learn about the archaeological sites of skidaway Island. led by armstrong atlantic state university professor laura seifert. $10 per person or $5 per friends of Georgia state Parks member. 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy.

Dolphin project

dolphin Project's education outreach Program is available to speak

at schools, clubs, organizations. a powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment. age/grade appropriate programs and handouts. see website for info. . thedolphinproject.org.

recycling fundraiser for economic opportunity authority

support eoa through the fundingfactory recycling Program. recycle empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, laptops, to eoa for recycling. they will receive technology products and cash. businesses may also recycle items on behalf of eoa for credit. drop off at eoa, 681 w. anderson st. see website, email or call for info. . 912-238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. fundingfactory. com.

Skidaway island bird hike

Join Camphost nell for an informative morning bird hike. bring binoculars or borrow limited pairs from the museum. $5 parking fee. annual passes available. 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/skidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. skidaway Island state Park, 52 diamond Cswy.

Skidaway narrows clean Up

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Savannah cpr initiative

an initiative by the City of savannah to train 6,000 savannahians in CPr by year's end. the City will train 1,000 savannahians in CPr this year. each of these trainees will in turn pledge to train at least five other individuals, bringing to 6,000 the total number of savannahians trained in CPr. the hope is that "savannah's 6,000" will vastly improve our community's ability to respond to sudden cardiac emergencies, doubling our survival rate for witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Call for info. . 912651-6410.

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own kayak or canoe. a limited number of kayaks and canoes will be provided. walking clean-up volunteers also welcome. register before september 21. $5 parking fee. annual passes available.

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arieS

March 21-april 19 “If taylor swift is going to have six breakups a year,” observed comedian bill Maher, “she needs to write a new song entitled ‘Maybe It’s Me.’” He was referring to swift’s habit of using her romantic misadventures to stimulate her lyric-writing creativity. with that as your prompt, aries, I’ll ask you to do some soul-searching about your own intimacy issues.

How have you contributed to the problems you’ve had in getting the love and care you want? what unconscious behavior or conditioned responses have undermined your romantic satisfaction, and what could you do to transform them? the next eight weeks will be prime time to revolutionize your approach to relationships.

way to further your education.

cancer

June 21-July 22 “life is either always a tight-rope or a feather bed. Give me the tight-rope.” so declared writer edith wharton. but she was an aquarius, and more temperamentally suited to the tight-rope. Many of you Cancerians, on the other hand, prefer to emphasize the feather-bed mode. I suspect that in the next nine months, however, you will be willing and even eager to spend more time on the tightrope than is customary for you. to get primed for the excitement, I suggest you revel in some intense feather-bed action in the coming weeks. Charge up your internal batteries with an extra-special deluxe regimen of sweet self-care.

taUrUS

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Philosopher alan watts used to talk about how the whole world is wiggling all the time. Clouds, trees, sky, water, human beings: everything’s constantly shimmying and jiggling and waggling. one of our problems, watts said, is that we’re “always trying to straighten things out.” we feel nagging urges to deny or cover up or eliminate the wiggling. “be orderly,” we command reality. “be neat and composed and predictable.” but reality never obeys. It’s forever doing what it does best: flickering and fluctuating and flowing. In accordance with astrological omens, taurus, I encourage you to rebel against any natural tendencies you might have to fight the eternal wiggle. Instead, celebrate it. rejoice in it. align yourself with it.

Half of a truth is better than no truth at all, right? wrong! If you latch on to the partially accurate story, you may stop looking for the rest of the story. and then you’re liable to make a premature decision based on insufficient data. the better alternative is to reject the partially accurate story and be willing to wait around in the dark until the complete revelation comes. that may be uncomfortable for a while. but when the full truth finally straggles in, you will be very glad you didn’t jump to unripe conclusions.

april 20-May 20

Gemini

May 21-June 20 author elaine scarry defines “the basic impulse underlying education” as follows: the “willingness to continually revise one’s own location in order to place oneself in the path of beauty.” Consider making this your modus operandi in the coming weeks, Gemini. always be on the lookout for signs that beauty is near. do research to find out where beauty might be hiding and where beauty is ripening. learn all you can about what kinds of conditions attract beauty, and then create those conditions. finally, hang around people who are often surrounded by beauty. this approach will be an excellent

July 23-aug. 22

virGo

aug. 23-sept. 22 a Chinese entrepreneur named nin nan dreamed up a unique way to generate capital: He sold dead mosquitoes online for a dollar apiece, advertising them as useful for scientific research and decoration. within two days, he received 10,000 orders. let’s make him your patron saint and role model for the next few weeks, Virgo.

May he inspire you to come up with novel ways to stimulate your cash flow. the planetary omens suggest that your originality is more likely than usual to generate concrete rewards.

libra

sept. 23-oct. 22 “the most important thing is to find out what the most important thing is,” wrote shunryu suzuki in his book *Zen Mind, beginner’s Mind.* that’s your assignment for the next three weeks. do whatever

it takes to find out beyond any doubt what the most important thing is. Meditate naked an hour a day. Go on long walks in the wildest places you know. Convene intense conversations about yourself with the people who know you best. Create and sign a contract with yourself in which you vow to identify the experience you want more than any other experience on earth. no waffling allowed, libra. what is the single most important thing?

Scorpio

oct. 23-nov. 21 sometime in the next nine months you may feel moved to embark on an adventure that will transform the way you understand reality.

Maybe you will choose to make a pilgrimage to a sacred sanctuary or wander further away from your familiar comforts than you ever have before. right now is an excellent time to brainstorm about the possibilities. If you don’t feel ready to actually begin your quest, at least formulate a master plan for the magic moment when you will be ripe.

SaGittariUS nov. 22-dec. 21

In the indigenous culture of Hawaii, “mana” refers to a spiritual power that may abide in people, objects, and natural locations. you can acquire more of it by acting with integrity and excellence, but you might lose some of it if your actions are careless or unfocused. for instance, a healer who does a mediocre job of curing her patients could lose the mana that made her a healer in the first place. I believe that similar principles hold true for non-Hawaiians. all of us have an ever-shifting relationship with the primal life force. what’s the current state of your own personal supply, sagittarius? It’s time to make sure you’re taking full advantage of the mana you have been blessed with. your motto: “use it or lose it.”

capricorn

dec. 22-Jan. 19 Have you been getting enough? I doubt it. I think you should sneak a peek into the hiding place where your insatiable cravings are stored. If you’re brave enough, also take a look at your impossible demands and your unruly obsessions and your suppressed miracles. Please note: I’m not suggesting that you immediately

unleash them all; I don’t mean you should impulsively instigate an adventure that could possibly quench your ravenous yearnings. but I do believe you will benefit from becoming better acquainted with them. you could develop a more honest relationship, which would ultimately make them more trustworthy.

aQUariUS

Jan. 20-feb. 18 don’t tape your thumbs to your hands and stalk around pretending to be a dinosaur. don’t poke three holes in a large plastic garbage bag and wear it as a tunic while imagining that you are a feudal serf in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi dystopia. don’t use a felt-tip marker to draw corporate logos on your face to show everyone what brands of consumer goods you love. to be clear: I would love you to be extravagantly creative. I hope you will use your imagination in novel ways as you have fun playing with experimental scenarios. but please exercise a modicum of discernment as you wander way outside the box. be at least 20 percent practical.

piSceS

feb. 19-March 20 “take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic,” says the poet Marty McConnell. that’s good advice, Pisces -- not just in regards to your intimate relationships, but about all your other alliances, too. If you’re seeking a friend or consultant or business partner or jogging companion or new pet, show a preference for those creatures who look at you like maybe you are magic. you always need to be appreciated for the sweet mystery and catalytic mojo you bring to your partnerships, but you especially need that acknowledgment now.

walk on the wild Side

a two-mile native animal nature trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. open daily, 10am-4pm except thanksgiving, Christmas, new years. Call or see website for info. . 912-898-3980. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. oatland Island wildlife Center, 711 sandtown rd. wilderness Southeast

a variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists.

Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. . 912-236-8115. wilderness-southeast.org. reliGioUS & SpiritUal art of peaceful living

How is it possible to apply the ancient art of buddhist meditation to today’s hectic and busy modern world? Join us to learn how to solve your problems and develop a peaceful mind by applying buddha’s classic advice to daily life. everyone is welcome to attend, no previous experience necessary. drop in for any class. $10 or $5 seniors/students (912) 358-0228. meditationinsouthcarolina.og. unityofsavannah.org/. unity Church of savannah, 2320 sunset blvd. band of Sisters prayer Group

all women are invited. second tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. fellowship assembly, 5224 augusta rd. email or call Jeanne seaver or see website for info. "the king's heart is like channels of water in the hands of the lord." (Prov. 21:1) .

912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/georgia. catholic Singles

a group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service. send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. . familylife@diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles.

Guided Silent prayer

acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence. wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery st. see website for info. . vineyardsavannah.org.

Justice for all: Dr. alveda king (niece of m.l. king, Jr.)

the civil rights champion and founder of King for america brings to savannah an interesting conversation about life, poverty, family and faith as she speaks concerning her storied uncle’s living dream. also appearing: adoptee and adoptive fatherryan bomberger, emmy award winner with the radiance

a new church in the city, for the city

Gather on sundays at 10:30am. like the facebook page "savannah Church Plant." . bryson Hall, 5 e. Perry st. read the bible in one year

a bible book club for those wanting to read the bible in one year. open to all. book club format, not a traditional bible study. all welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion. thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm. Call for info. . 912-233-5354. Holy spirit lutheran Church, 622 e. 37th street.

Savannah friends meeting (Quakers)

un-programmed worship. 11am sundays, third floor of trinity united Methodist Church. Call or email for info. all are welcome. . 912308-8286. savbranart@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848.org/. trinity united Methodist Church, 225 west President st.

Savannah reiki Share

during shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd thursday of every month at the sweet water spa in downtown savannah. sign up at savannah reiki share or reiki by appointment on facebook. free , 7 p.m.

440-371-5209. , 7 p.m sweet water spa, 148 abercorn street.

Savannah zen center

buddhist study classes, yoga workshops, retreats, reiki sessions, attunements, meditation, classes, events. see website for location and schedule, or see facebook page. . savannahzencenter.com.

Service of compline

a chanted service by candlelight held every sunday night at 9pm. "say goodnight to God." Presented by Christ Church anglican. . Independent Presbyterian Church, bull street and oglethorpe ave.

South valley baptist church

weekly sunday services. sunday school, 10:00am. worship, 11:30am. tuesday bible study/Prayer service, 6:30pm. Pastor rev. dr. barry b. Jackson, 480 Pine barren road, Pooler, Ga "saving a nation one soul at a time." . tapestry church

a church for all people! we don't care what you are wearing, just that you are here. from the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his

incredible purpose for your life. Join us every sunday morning 10aM at the Habersham yMCa. tapestrysavannah. com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. yMCa (Habersham branch), 6400 Habersham st. theology on tap

Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm10:30pm. like the facebook page: theology on tap downtown savannah. . distillerysavannah.com. the distillery, 416 w. liberty st.

Unitarian Universalist church of Savannah

liberal religious community where people with different beliefs gather as one faith. sundays, 11am. email, call or see website for info. . 912234-0980. admin@uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. unitarian universalist Church of savannah, 313 Harris st.

Unity church of Savannah

sunday Celebration services 9:15am and 11am. Children's Church and childcare 11am. thursday noon prayer service. see website or call for info on classes, workshops, and more. . 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah.org. unityofsavannah.org/. unity Church of savannah, 2320 sunset blvd.

SUpport GroUpS

acoa-al-anon

the "from survival to recovery" adult Children of alcoholics/al-anon Group is a fellowship and support group for those who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Meets thursdays, 5:45pm at the 24-Hour Club, 1501 eisenhower dr. Call for info. . 912-598-9860. alcoholics anonymous

for people who want or need to stop drinking, aa can help. Meetings daily throughout the savannah area. free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. . 912-356-3688. savannahaa. com. alzheimer's caregiver and family Support Group

for individuals caring for alzheimer's and dementia family members. second Monday, wilm. Isl. united Methodist Church, 195 wilmington Island rd. second thursday, ruth byck adult Care Center, 64 Jasper st. sponsored by senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. . 912-236-0363 x143. amputee Support Group

open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers. Call for info. . 912-355-7778. back pain Support Group

second Monday of every month,7:00pm. dennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant at Hwy. 204. everyone is welcome. for more info, contact debbie at 912-7272959 . brain injury Support Group

for traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. third thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the rehabilitation

Institute at Memorial. . memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health university Medical Center, 4700 waters ave.

breast cancer Survivors Group

tuesdays, 5:20pm at first Presbyterian Church. for survivors and caregivers. Call for info. . 912-844-4524. fpc. presbychurch.net. first Presbyterian Church, 520 washington ave. cancer Support Group

for anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. first wednesdays, at lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. . 912-819-5704. nancy n. and J.C. lewis Cancer & research Pavilion, 225 reynolds ave. children's Grief Support Group

seven week structured educational support group for children 6-17. support, coping tools, utilizing play and activity to learn to live with loss. free of charge. a service of Hospice savannah, Inc. Call for dates. . 912303-9442. full Circle Center for Grief support, 450 Mall blvd., suite H. citizens with retarded citizens

for families with children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities.

Meets monthly. Call for info. . 912355-7633. Citizens with retarded Citizens, 1211 eisenhower drive. coastal empire polio Survivors assoc.

Meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the lives of polio survivors.

Call or see website for info. free and open to the public. . 912-927-8332. coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org. couples with fertility challenges

saturdays, 6:45pm at savannah Christian Church. for couples dealing with primary or secondary infertility, whether for one or many years.

Call or email for info. . 912-596-0852. emptycradle_savannah@hotmail. com. savannah Christian Church, 55 al Henderson blvd.

Debtors anonymous

for people with debting problems.

Meets sundays, 5pm-6pm at unity of savannah. see website or call for info. . 912-572-6108. debtorsanonymous.org. unityofsavannah.

croSSworD anSwerS

org/. unity Church of savannah, 2320 sunset blvd.

eating Disorders anonymous

free, volunteer-led support group for recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating and/or bulimia/binge/purging. not a diet group, nor for those who struggle solely with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm. email for info. . edasavannah@yahoo.com. asbury Memorial united Methodist Church, 1008 Henry st. essential tremor Support Group

for those with the disease, care partners, family and caregivers.

Managing the disease, treatments and therapies, quality of life. first thursdays, 3:00pm-4:30pm. Call for info. . 912-819-2224. nancy n. and J.C. lewis Cancer & research Pavilion, 225 reynolds ave. fibromyalgia Support Group

second thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Call or see website for info. . 912-8196743. sjchs.org. sjchs.org. Candler Heart and lung building, 5353 reynolds ave.

Gambling problem 12 Step program

twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. leave message with contact info. . 912-7484730.

Georgia Scleroderma Support Group

a group for people with scleroderma for the greater savannah area and surrounding counties. Meets regularly. Call for day and time. lovezzola's Pizza, 320 Hwy 80 west, Pooler. Info: 912-412-6675 or 912-414-3827. .

Grief Support Groups

Hospice savannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall blvd., suite H in savannah, and appointments are also available in the united way offices in rincon and in richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. . 912-303-9442. Hospicesavannah.org/Griefsupport. heartbeats for life

free support and education group for those who have suffered from or want to prevent or reverse heart disease and/or diabetes. one tuesday/month, 6pm. Call or email for date. all meetings at southwest Chatham library. .

912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlifega.org. southwest Chatham library, 14097 abercorn st. legacy Group: for individuals with advanced and recurrent cancer.

Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. to register for a specific session and to learn about the group, please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-350-7845. . 912-350-7845. Curtis and elizabeth anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health univ.

Medical Center), 4700 waters ave.

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foundation. sponsored by the living Vine Christian Maternity Home. free and open to the public. 912-352-9998. calvarydayschool.com/. Calvary day school, 4625 waters avenue.

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*318 Forrest Ave: 3BR/1.5BA $795. Call 507-7934 or 9272853 WINDSOR FOREST HOME •Available Now! Really nice inside & out! 3BR/1.5BA, LR, DR, wood floors, paint interior & exterior, vinyl floors in baths, new ceiling fans, new high-efficiency windows & sliding glass door, utility room, carport. $969/rent, $999/security deposit.

NO SECTION 8 OR SMOKING ACCEPTED. 912-920-1936

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Includes refrigerators, central heat/air. No deposit. Call 912398-7507.

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

SECTION 8 WELCOME ONE, TWO & THREE BR Apts. & Houses for rent. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. 1/2 month Off-Good for this month only.

912-844-5996 OR 912-2726820

LARGE VICTORIAN with windows on two sides, across from library, nicely furnished, all utilities. TV/cable/internet, washer/dryer, $140/week. $504/month.

912-231-9464 Other apts. avail.

BLOOMINGDALE Furnished, includes utilities, central heat/air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen. Shared Kitchen & Shared bath. Call 912-210-0144, leave message

CLEAN, QUIET, NICE ROOMS & EFFICIENCES from $100$215. Near Buslines. Stove, Refrigerator, Washer & Dryer. For More Info, Call 912-631-2909 or 912-2723438

EFFICIENCY ROOMS Includes stove, refrigerator, private bath. Furnished! $180/ week. Call 912-844-5995.

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.

FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT, Small. In apt. complex, Thunderbolt.

All utilities included. $275/week or $1,000/ month. *Larger Room w/TV, cable, private 1/2 bath $300/week or $1,100/month. Call 912-659Rd: 5553

NEAR CHATHAM PKWY. VERY NICE 3BR/1BA, country living w/ *2103 Causton Bluff garage $795 + deposit.

3BR/1BA $775 No Section 8. 912-234-0548 *34 Chatham St. 3BR/1.5BA $850 Buy. Sell. For Free! *301 Forrest Ave: 3BR/2BA www.connectsavannah.com $795

HOUSEMATE: Safe Environment. Central heat/ air, cable, telephone service.

Bi-monthly $270, $270/security deposit, No lease. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr. Brown: 912663-2574 or 912-234-9177.

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SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline. 2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week with No deposit. 844-5995 WE HAVE ROOMS For Rent in legal rooming house. $500$550/month w/small deposit.

Weekly rates available. Please call 912-323-7105

Roommate Wanted ROOMMATE WANTED To Share 2BR/1BA Apt. Ferguson Ave near Skidaway Island/ Country setting. Kitchen/dining room, living room/lanai, fully furnished, CH/A, cable, utilities included. $550/mo.Available Immediately 912-344-4216

Automotive Cars/Trucks/Vans CHRYSLER Town & Country LX Minivan, 2009. 11,400 actual miles. V6, Auto, power sliding doors, dual AC, $14,000. 912655-5435 FORD Bronco, 1995. Needs work, will accept best offer. Call 912-897-9054 HONDA Civic Coupe, 1998.

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9309 DUNWOODY DRIVE: 3BR/1.5BA, brick ranch. Total electric, ceramic tile floors throughout, CH&A, large rear deck. $850/month plus deposit.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT WEEKLY PAYMENTS 1 Bedroom & 2 Bedroom Apts./1 Bath, Newly remodeled apts. LVRM, dining, ceiling fans each room, central heat/air, kitchen w/appliances, washer/dryer hookup.

Lights & water included. NO CREDIT CHECK REQUIRED; EVICTIONS OK. $175 & $215$235/weekly. Biweekly & Monthly rates available.

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OFF TIBET: Lovely 2BR Brick Apt. Central heat/air, kitchen furnished, blinds, carpet, washer/ dryer connections. No pets. $575/month. Phone: 912-6614814

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8513 HURST AVE. Southside 3BR/1BA, LR/DR, CH/A. Fireplace, Carport, Fenced yard, Outside Storage, Kitchen furnished with range, refrigerator, dishwasher. Pets ok with approval. References and credit check required. $875mo/$875 dep. 912-898-0078

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