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Volume 4 • Number 31• April 27 - May 3 • Savannah’s News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly• www.connectsavannah.com

Faces of Israel

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Volume 4, No. 31, April 27, 2005 On the Cover: Assael, Osnat & Ruti of Israel at Heart (photo by Jim Morekis)

News Cover Story

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Faces of Israel

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Making complaints count

Community 10 End of life teleconference Festival Feature 11 Sidewalk Arts Festival

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Health 12 Goodbye to a local pioneer Blotter 13 From SPD reports Non Sequitur 13 Favorite cartoon News of the Weird 14 Strange but true Earthweek 16 The week on your planet

Vibes Festival Feature 11

Music Interview 17 Darediablo!

Music Menu 19 Local gigs a la carte

Good Show

20 Concerts of the week 21 Regional concert listings

Soundboard 26 Who’s playing and where

Culture Corkscrew 23 When you want to splurge Personal Tech 24 Chips ahoy

Now Showing 28 All the flicks that fit

The 411 Week at a Glance

Art Patrol 22

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Happenings 30 All the stuff, all the time Astroscope 43 What’s your sign?

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Weather 16 News from the sky Crossword Puzzle 42 Mental fun

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Classifieds 44 They call it “junk,” you call it “couch”

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What: Every spring, the Savannah College of Art and Design hosts this popular festival, the highlight of which is a chalk-drawing competition. Drawing competition entries will be judged and awarded prizes. The event also includes a student and faculty art exhibition, a SCAD student organization fair, food, and children's and youth areas for young artists as well as live music throughout the day. The chalk competition features categories for SCAD students, alumni and prospective students. When: Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Forsyth of the Park. Cost: Free. Call: 525-9999 or visit www.scad.edu.

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by Lorraine Hansberry. It will be performed by the Savannah State University Players by the Sea, the Concert Choir and the Dance Ensemble. When: April 28, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. Where: SSU’s Kennedy Fine Arts Auditorium.

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SCAD Presents West Side Story (thru the weekend) What: The Savannah College of Art and Design media and performing arts department presents the celebrated

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Cost: Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for students, seniors and children and free for SCAD students, faculty and staff with a valid I.D. Call: 525-5050.

the public with a reception on April 29 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

A guided tour with the artist is set for May 1 at 3 p.m.

Regular exhibition hours will be Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Where: Habersham Hall, 235 Habersham St. Cost: Free.

Masquers Present A Streetcar Named Desire (thru the weekend)

What: The Sand Gnats take on the Columbus Catfish in a series of four at-home games. When: April 30 at 7:05 p.m.

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What: Tennessee Williams’ classic drama features mature content. When: April 28-30 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 at 3 p.m. Where: AASU’s Jenkins Theater. Cost: $5. Call: 9275381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday, April 29 SCAD Artist-in-Residence Creates Living Art What: Julia Barton, award-winning British sculptor and artist-in-residence at SCAD, has transformed the weedfilled courtyard of the old Chatham County Jail into a living sculptural installation of native south Georgia plants and industrial materials. When: The installation will open to

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Saturday, April 30 29th Annual Savannah Scottish Games and Highland Gathering What: The upcoming gathering will incorporate Highland athletics, dance, music and family fellowship.

Performers include Alex Beaton, the Celtic rock band Rathkeltair, balladeer Margaret Lyle Gravitt and Celtic music duo The Muses.

Scottish dancers will compete, and athletic events will include the caber toss, stone and hammer throw and tossing of the sheaf.

There also will be a Children’s Games. Other highlights include a Parade of Tartans, a pipe band competition and sheepdog herding demonstrations, plus a demonstration by the Savannah Harp Society.

When: April 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At 7 p.m., the Ceilidh, or party, begins. Where: J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill. Cost: Adults $10, students over 12 and under 18 $5, and children 12 and under are admitted free. Call: 826-1554, send e-mail to President@SavannahScottishGames.com or visit www.SavannahScottishGames.com.

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Smithsonian Magazine’s Free Museum Day What: Admission to the Telfair Museum of Arts & Science and hundreds of other Smithsonian affiliates is free. When: April 30. Call: 232-1177.

Sunday, May 1 5th Annual Doggie Carnival What: This interactive festival has food, live entertainment, carnival games, community booths and special exhibitions. The money raised is used to care for homeless animals.

When: May 1m 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Daffin Park. Cost: $10 for adults, with kids and pets free with a paying adult. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society. Call: 598-1527.

Flannery O’Connor Reading Series What: The Flannery O'Connor Childhoom Home continues its spring reading series with Carol Andrews, professor of English at Armstrong Atlantic State University reading two stories by Zora Neale Hurston. Where: The Flannery O’Connor House, 207 E. Charlton St. When: Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m. Cost: Free and open to the public Call: 233-6014.

Savannah Tempest book signing What: Sociologist, historian and author Dr. Edgar W. Butler releases his new book Savannah Tempest at a book signing to benefit the W. W. Law Foundation.

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Reel Savannah Presents Faster What: A documentary about the MotoGP championship, the pinnacle of motorcycle racing -- 16 races on five continents by 24 of the world’s top riders on the fastest motorcycles in existence, which reach speeds over 200 mph.

When: May 1 at 7 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre. Cost: $6.

Tuesday, May 3 HOLA presents Sones De Mexico What: The Hispanic Outreach for Leadership at Armstrong (HOLA) presents this Mexican folk band from Chicago. When: May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Where: AASU Jenkins Theatre. Cost: Free and open to the public. ◗

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What: The Friends of Oatland and the Armstrong Atlantic State University Department of Music will host this event to feature the music of a variety of composers from different genres. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Oatland. When: April 30 at 3 p.m. Where: Oatland Island Education Center. Cost: $10 for FOO members and $15 for nonmembers. Call: 786-5523.

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What: The market features quality locally grown produce, plants and flowers, crafts, baked goods and art. The Starfish Cafe is open during the market. Activities include live music, a Kids Corner and chef’s demonstrations. When: April 30 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Where: Corner of East Broad and Gwinnett streets. Cost: Free.

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Faces of Israel

Israeli college students tour U.S. to show the diversity of their home country

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THINGS about Israel, the month of May brings a study in opposites.

This May 5 marks Yom HaShoah, a day of mourning for the victims of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany in its concentration camps.

Just a week later, however, comes the May 12 celebration of Yom Haatzma’ut, marking the day in 1948 when Israeli leader David Ben-Gurion announced the creation of the state of Israel.

But even that happy Left to right: Students Assael Romanelli, Osnat Takala and Ruti Koren, with Ygal Levy, event is tempered by who helped arrange the students’ tour of Savannah mourning, because traditionally the day before its own. We want to get the message across that Israel Israeli Independence Day marks Yom Hazikaron, a does want look like other nations. We want to be somber memorial for the soldiers who gave their lives to included, we want to be like other nations. achieve their nation’s hard-won independence.

That’s just how it goes with Israel.

Assael: We’re here to show the diversity within Israel.

“Always in Israel you get joy adjacent with sorrow, We’re totally non-affiliated and non-political. We’re not sacrifice along with victory,” says 27-year-old Israeli selling anything. The fact that we’re here shows that college student Assael Romanelli, one of three young Israel is starting to be very concerned about how people members of a group called Israel at Heart. portray us.

Along with 23-year-old Ruti Koren and 22-year-old Do you know the number one Israeli TV show is a Osnat Takala, Romanelli is currently touring the reality show where someone gets picked to represent southeast region of the U.S. as part of a national outIsrael to other parts of the world? It’s called the reach effort by the nonprofit group, which sends young “Ambassador.” Right now it’s the most popular show on Israelis who have completed their military service to Israeli TV. Can you imagine a show like that in America? address what they say is their nation’s growing image But it’s our number one show. Go figure. problem in the rest of the world.

Connect Savannah spoke to the three students on Connect Savannah: Americans generally only hear about April 11 as they were swinging through Savannah to Israel in news reports about terrorism. What is Israeli speak to various groups. In a world of slick PR spin society really like? doctors, these young ambassadors are refreshingly candid and plain-spoken, often having quite different Ruti: Well, you know, just like here, some people are after political views (“This is a good thing,” Romanelli said to big cars and money. We’re greatly influenced by U.S. me, smiling, when the three began debating among culture -- whether it’s Hollywood, MTV or McDonald’s. themselves during our interview.)

But on the other hand we’re smack in the Middle East.

That’s our highest influence, both in climate and in Connect Savannah: What exactly does Israel at Heart do? culture.

Ruti: It was started in New York City after the Jenin incident in 2002. A businessman named Joey Low sort of felt that Israel was being poorly portrayed by the media.

Also, our spokespeople didn’t always speak English properly, or really know how to speak to non-Israeli crowds. So he had the idea of having groups of young people travel around the United States. So it got a life of

Connect Savannah: I’d think you might be more like Europe. But you say no.

Connect Savannah: What do you think of the proposal for Israel to join the European Union?

Ruti: With a more open border policy it would be easier for people to come from Europe and see that we’re more similar to them than they think. They would see that Israel is not a war zone or a battle zone. We have a normal day to day life that’s more like the European life.

Connect Savannah: Your society is also structured pretty differently from America’s, especially economically.

Assael: Originally, the kibbutzim which were established around the borders evolved a natural kind of socialistic state. So yes, you’ve got that aspect that’s very different.

But Israel is getting more into globalization, kind of shifting into a more capitalistic society. For example, just like in the U.S., higher education is almost mandatory now in Israel. It’s getting difficult to get a job anymore over there without a college education.

A lot is starting to happen in Israel. It seems like the fog is finally lifting. For example, environmental issues are starting to hit newspapers now, something you’d never dream of hearing about 20 years ago.

And remember that Israel’s only 56 years old. We’ve just gotten past the state of constantly being in danger for our national survival. Israel is a young state embarked on this experiment of trying to live a normal life in a nonnormal situation.

Connect Savannah: Interesting how there’s a rise in religious fundamentalism around the world just when we become this global society.

Assael: I think a lot of that is a direct reaction to globalization. There’s a theory out there that says when people feel out of control of their own lives and destinies, they turn more toward fundamentalism. That makes them feel more in control of things in their own backyard.

Connect Savannah: Do you worry that globalization will destroy the unique fabric of Israeli life?

Assael: You have to remember that Israel is not only a Jewish state, but a democratic state as well. So sometimes those two things are in tension, and sometimes they work hand in hand. But there is definitely something in the air that makes Israel different. I don’t know if it’s the sense of community or history or what. It’s a very spiritual country for almost all religions.

The other side of that is, everyone seems to want a piece of us, you know? I’m always asking, what about the rest of the 250 million people in the Middle East? Why is it always Israel that gets everyone’s attention?

Connect Savannah: I didn’t realize until recently that many members of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, are Arabs, with the same voting rights as Jewish members.

Ruti: They have a lot more rights than Jews would have in any Arab state.

Connect Savannah: Assael, you served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), as every young Israeli male is required to do.

Ruti: And the women must serve as well.

Connect Savannah: What’s the tour of duty?

Assael: Men serve three years, women two.

Assael: We’re close to Europe in the music scene, the clubbing scene, and the European fashion scene. But culturally, not so much. We do partake in European Cup soccer (laughs).

Connect Savannah: What did you do?

Assael: Before the retreat from Lebanon, I spent a lot of time there. Overall I’ve done a lot of guarding. I still have to serve in the active reserve one month a year.

Usually you’re not called for that month, but I was called the last two years.

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Assael: Well, one kid in North Carolina told me I was going to hell because my people killed Jesus. I have to say, that

Osnat: We walked at night, usually without food and without water. We did spend a year in a refugee camp in Sudan, because of -- how do you say it -- the political situation. In that year 6000 Ethiopians died. So for me to be in Israel is like a daydream. My experience in Israel is very emotional. continued on page 8

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was pretty weird. But that’s not the usual response. Usually they’re sort of surprised, after the stuff about the IDF and the conflict is put aside. Soon, they realize we have the same challenges, frustrations and dreams -- much more than we both thought. Young people are Ruti: My job in the army was to liaise with so used to speakers with PC answers international peacekeeping forces. It was that don’t really say anything. a special unit, with We often start a lot of money relating to the same invested in it. The frustrations they’re IDF sees that it has feeling here. We ask As part of the Savannah Jewish high value to try to them, how would you Federation’s annual observance of Yom have as good represent the U.S. if HaShoah -- Holocaust Remembrance Day -- you were traveling terms as we can seven Holocaust survivors with local ties with different U.N around other counwill speak about their experiences. forces in the tries? And you know, “Usually we have out of town speakers Middle East. that’s a pretty tough and guests for Yom HaShoah,” says the question.

Connect Savannah: Federation’s Dr. Linda Sacks. “But this Connect Savannah: Israel’s a very mili- year we’ve got some local survivors who are going to address different aspects of What are some frustarized country, their experience.” trations U.S. students but there doesn’t Sacks says the decision is motivated by share with you? seem to be that glorification of the a particular sense of urgency.

“The truth is, a lot of our survivors are Assael: Mostly this military we often getting older and are dying,” she says. “It’s sense of being see here. Is that getting more and more difficult to find sur- alienated and combecause of the vivors who were adults during the pletely disconnected compulsory Holocaust, who can speak on the subject from the system -service? from their personal memories.” like whatever they say The special evening takes place May 5 Ruti: Yes, it has the on the environment opposite effect. It’s at the Jewish Educational Alliance on or on politics, for Abercorn. like a melting pot. example, doesn’t “A procession of schoolchildren bearing matter or isn’t being It kills social candles will begin the evening,” Sacks status. Israel is a considered. says, explaining that the candle ceremony country that absorbed so much represents the Yiddish tradition of Jarzeit, Connect Savannah: immigration. I don’t or lighting a candle on the anniversary of a How did each of your loved one’s death. families end up in see how so many The U.S. and Israeli national anthems Israel? different kinds of will be sung, and awards will be presented people would be for an essay and art contest sponsored by Osnat: It was always able to get along the Savannah Jewish Federation. our dream to come to without military The evening will close with brief remem- Israel. For us it had service. I’ve served brances by the seven survivors. ◗ more to do with the alongside Zionist dream than Moroccan Jewish The Yom HaShoah event is Thursday, for people that were citizens whose born in Israel. parents can’t read May 5 at 7 p.m. at the JEA. It is free and open to the public. or write.

Assael: There are Assael: The reality is that the IDF has 20 130,000 Ethiopian Jews in Israel. percent non-Jewish members. When I Osnat: We came in two operations, one in was in the IDF, I served alongside Arab the ‘80s and one in the ‘90s. In the ‘80s Christians, Orthodox Jews and Bedouin we lived in a small village near Addis tribesmen. I served with both Bedouin Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. One day and Jewish Arabs, slept in the same tents my grandfather said, “We are going to go with them. to Jerusalem, the city of gold, the Connect Savannah: What do you usually promised land.” We didn’t have cars or talk to youth groups about? airplanes, so we walked.

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(Editor’s Note: The exodus of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the ‘80s & ‘90s is an amazing story in itself. Go to iaej.co.il/pages/history.htm for more info.)

Whitwell, Tennessee, would be just about the last place one would associate with the Holocaust, but this poignant documentary reveals the connection. In 1998, with the guidance of the principal and two teachers, a group of students at Whitwell Middle School decided to grasp the magnitude of the Holocaust by collecting as many paper clips as there were Jews who perished during World War II. The project began slowly, but through a mix of national exposure, celebrity endorsements and the participation of two German journalists, the activity far exceeded all expectations. Aiming to collect 6 million paper clips, the kids ended up with over 26 million, many of which they decided to house in a permanent, one-of-a-kind memorial: a train car that once transported Holocaust victims to the concentration camps. While this 84-minute movie admittedly might have been even more powerful as a 45-minute segment on PBS, there’s no denying the iron grip of the movie’s message: If the hick-white town of Whitwell, Tennessee, not far from the sites of the Scopes monkey trial and various Klan activities, can look past its own closed borders and realize that there’s a living, breathing world out there that can always benefit from basic human compassion and understanding, then there’s hope for just about anyone. -- Matt Brunson

Ruti: My mother’s family came from Lithuania. My grandmother survived the Holocaust, but most of my family didn’t.

After the war, when my parents married they suffered from a lot of anti-Semitism in Lithuania. But overall they had a good life. No one kicked them out.

Then after the state of Israel was founded, they started talking about fulfilling the biggest dream ever. A big part of that decision was the Holocaust and everything the family had come through.

No one believed what the government said, that it couldn’t happen again. That is a thing common to a lot of Jews in Europe after World War II. Assael: My family came to the U.S. from Russia in 1920. My father was really just an Italian Jew from Brooklyn (laughs). He was doing well, with a high position in the State Department. He was actually in Newfoundland when he got engaged, and realized he wanted to move to Israel. So at age 33 he packed his bags and left.

That was in 1972.

Assael: Yes. In Israel we have a saying, “He who is rich is the one who is happy with what he has.”

Connect Savannah: There’s an extraordinary amount of free debate in Israeli politics as compared to here. The Israeli press, in particular, seems very vibrant.

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The latest Internal Revenue Service data, Johnson continues, also shows that people making $400,000 paid a larger share of their incomes than the 7,000 households who made $10 million or more. Not fair!

My first question is, whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their patriotism now? My second question is, where is the outrage from the rest of us about this? Or do we enjoy subsidizing the super-rich? Do we like bequeathing our earnings to the big corporations?

Ivins also notes something else: the IRSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer system was installed when John Kennedy was president. That should tell you something about how serious they are about catching the big guys. And, when the IRS oversight board asked for money to go after these cheaters, both Congress and President Bush refused.

No surprise there. This is a president who spends our money galavanting around the country talking to prescreened audiences who are recruited to sit and listen to panelists who have been rehearsed on what to say.

This is a president whose administration provides TV stations with hundreds of video news releases created to simulate actual news reports.

Outrageous! And we thought George Orwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1984 was crazy.

The other crazy thing here is that major networks run these pieces as if their own reporters were filing the stories. Thank goodness there is the start of an independent voice, especially alternet.org/. Check it out.

While weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about fairness and money, is it too much of a stretch to move over to the issue of equal wages for women? Is that a subject to get angry about? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say that based on the 76 cents a woman makes to a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dollar, she would have to work three months and 19 days longer in a year to earn the same amount. Fair?

Using those statistics, someone figured out that over a lifetime, the average working woman gets bilked out of $523,000. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not even counting pensions, which are based on salaries.

Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for companies to make a list -- in the privacy of their own offices, on yellow legal paper, not in the computer, so it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be traced- - of what their male employees and female employees make. And then do something about balancing the totals.

Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to redirect our anger toward the things that count the most.

That would not be the way Tiger Woods taps in a putt. â&#x2014;&#x2014;

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FU N N Y , TH E THINGS THAT STICK in your brain. A few weeks ago, I heard about a bunch of couch potatoes who were so outraged at the way Tiger Woods stood behind his ball to tap in a putt at the Masters that they were moved to call the network to complain.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;chargesâ&#x20AC;? -- for a one-inch putt -were discounted.

Then there are all the Vox Populi calls that the Morning News continues to run -- year after year -- about the proverbial man on Whitfield Avenue who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t signal before turning, the nasty woman on Broughton Street who throws trash on the ground, the ignorant couple in Forsyth Park who allows their dog off the leash. Horrors.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole list of things people frequently complain about -- no carts at the grocery store, the price of gas, a piece of lost mail (among the millions of pieces that do get delivered), junk mail, junk email, junk telemarketing.

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At the risk of sounding like a thirdgrader, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But what about everyone else?

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Hospice Foundation of America teleconference addresses end-of-life issues WHAT’S SO TERRIBLE ABOUT DYING? “God made the dying process beautiful,” says Dr. Kelly Erola, a physician based at Hospice Savannah. “When we start to interfere, it causes breakdowns.”

Erola made this comment at Armstrong Atlantic State University following the screening of a teleconference, “Living With Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life.” The event was sponsored by AASU and Hospice Savannah, Inc. No one knows better how breakdowns can occur when the dying process is interrupted than Katey Lawson of West Brandywine, Penn.

Lawson’s son, Liam, died Oct. 2, 2003 at the age of 19 months of an incurable neurological disease.

“When Liam stopped eating, he was not starving,” Lawson, a nurse, says.

“His body was shutting down.”

Liam’s family made it plain to his neurologist that they wanted to let him die peacefully without any extraordinary measures to keep him alive. Then came the day when the neurologist told them they would have to see a gastro-intestinal specialist.

“We said, ‘We don’t want a feeding tube,’” Lawson says. “She said, ‘I don’t have a problem with that, but some people might see it as abuse.’”

That statement shocked Lawson to her core, so she made an appointment.

“The GI said, ‘You have to put in a feeding tube,” she says. “You can’t let him starve!’”

Faced with the real possibility of accusations of abuse that might lead to the state taking custody of their son, Liam’s family allowed the feeding tube to be implanted. “He couldn’t tolerate the feedings,” a weeping Lawson says. “They wanted him to gain weight and be on a regular weight scale of a normal 2-year-old.”

As a result, Liam suffered at the end of his life. “There was an amazing lack of support and lack of empathy,” Lawson says. “Why didn’t they understand what we wanted to do for Liam? The feeding tube gave us seven more months, but it wasn’t the seven months we wanted to spend with Liam.”

To deal with their grief and help others in similar situations, Lawson and her family founded the Liam Lawson Foundation for Pediatric Palliative Care. In palliative care, the patient is kept comfortable, but no extraordinary measures are taken.

Bernice Harper, a medical care advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., expresses dismay over Lawson’s experience. “Where was a visiting nurse?” she asks. “Where was the home care team? The issue was con-

tinuity of care. If two nurses have difficult In some cases, mediation is required. getting help, what happens to Mrs. “Focus on what everyone agrees on,” Jones down the street who knows Sandoval says. “When you do that, you nothing about the health system?” may learn the disagreements are While the Lawson’s case is minimal.” heartrending, it is not rare. “Before Terri “Life and living and death and dying Schiavo, there are interrelated,” Harper was Nancy says. “They Cruzan,” says cannot be separated. Each Michael Putney, a family is different. You have health writer and to understand that Miami Herald just because you are columnist. working with one person “Before Nancy from the family does not Cruzan, there mean was Karen Ann the others agree.”

Quinlan. Each Advance directives can day, ethical deciensure that the patient’s sions determine wishes are followed. But in A speaker at the teleconference how people live some cases, there are no and how they advance directives. ultimately die. Medical technology has “Most Hispanic families don’t have blurred the boundaries.” advance directives,” Sandoval says.

Not surprisingly, the Terri Schiavo “Many African Americans are reluctant to case was discussed. William Colby, an go into palliative care because they disattorney who has written a book about trust the system. They are afraid they will the Cruzan case, says that enter the system and it will just let them end-of-life issues are a recent phedie.” nomenon, having come about directly Ideally, patients should be the ones because of advances in medical techto make choices about end-of-life nology that can extend a human life issues, says Richard Fife, chair of the beyond its natural end.

VITAS Healthcare Corp.’s corporate “Thirty years is a pretty short time in ethics committee. “The patient has to be society,” Colby says. “For most of fully informed,” he says. “Give as much history until recent times, when you were information as possible in order for the dead, you were dead. Technology patient to make a choice. Hospice itself has changed the equation forever.” doesn’t say that there is no hope, it’s At the heart of the Schiavo case was just that the nature of hope changes.” the use of a feeding tube. “A feeding At times, the patient’s doctor may be tube is a flexible tube that is either in disagreement with the patient or passed through the nose down into the patient’s family. “Physicians’ primary the stomach or is surgically implanted concern is the diagnosis and treatment through the abdominal wall,” says alternatives,” says Dr. Bill Lamers, who JoAnn Reifsnyder, Senior Vice President founded one of the first hospice profor Research and Innovation with grams in the United States. “They do not excellRX, Inc. consider the prognosis.”

Food and water can be administered Fife says he encountered three sepon a constant basis or as needed arate cases over three years that through the tube. A legal definition of demonstrate how families’ wishes are “brain dead” was established in 1982. sometimes ignored. “The cases I came “Hopefully, the Schiavo case has across were ones in which daughters shown the need for advance directives,” wanted to remove their mothers’ feeding says Charles Corr, professor emeritus of tubes and were made to feel guilty by the Southern Illinois University at physicians and the institutions,” Edwardsville, who has written several he says. “That compounds grief.” books and other publications on death, Following the teleconference, Erola dying and bereavement. said Hospice Savannah always provides As the Schiavo case demonstrated, information to patients and their families. familial differences can cause problems.

“We set up a family meeting,” she says.

Dr. Carlos Sandoval, a psychiatrist and “We ask them what do they know, what Episcopal priest in Miami, says do they want to know. In many cases, cultural differences can aggravate such a the patient already has an idea what is situation. going on.”

“When we work with Hispanic famDr. John Harris, a clinical bioethicist ilies, many times they forbid us to tell at St. Joseph’s/Candler, says it is best to the patient they have a terminal disease,” keep the patient informed. “It is a very, he says. “I feel the patient has the right very uncomfortable feeling to walk into a to know, but I have to do what the family patient’s room and know the truth has wants because they will be caring for the been hidden,” he says. patient.”

In cases where a family is having ethical differences with a doctor, the bioethics committee can be called in, says Harris.

“It is difficult for physicians not to inject their own value systems into the situation,” Harris says. “It’s the patient’s value system we should respect. It is not the physician’s role. They feel more confortable feeding their own needs instead of the needs of the family.”

Most families come around to agree on palliative care, as long as they are informed, Erola says. “Honesty is the best policy,” she says.

What about patients who aren’t going to recover? “When a feeding tube is in place, it can cause fluid to build up,” she says. “The body fills up with fluid, which can be a horrible death. When we are dealing with the end of life, we stop feeding.”

Erola says caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients need to start thinking about the use of a feeding tube now. “The natural progression of Alzheimer’s is that the patient won’t be able to swallow,” she says.

So what is so terrible about dying?

Nothing, if it is the result of a natural process.

“During the natural process of death, the patient stops eating and drinking,” Erola says. “The kidneys shut down.

Then the whole body shuts down. The patient slips into a coma. It is a very peaceful process.”

Families tend to become very emotional about removing the feeding tube or withholding water, much more than with the removal of a respiratory tube or ending dialysis, Erola says. If a patient grabs onto a sponge or cloth being used to wash their face with their mouth, they interpret that as thirst, which isn’t the case.

“The patient likes the feeling of their mouth being moist, so they grab onto the sponge,” Erola says. “What we focus on is a patient’s comfort -- turning the patient as needed, focusing on comfort measures.” ◗

For more information on end-of-life issues, living wills and advance directives, visit www.HospiceFoundation.org. Another good site can be found at agingwithdignity.com.

The Coastal Georgial Regional Development Center Area Agency on Aging offers The CRITICAL Conditions Planning Guide, a booklet that suggests ways to choose who will communicate your decisions and how to talk with them about topics many would prefer to avoid.

The guide also includes forms and wallet cards that can be used to spell out your instructions. For information, call 1-800-580-6860.

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“Seeing families strolling and looking at the art or having picnics, just making a day at Forsyth, that’s my favorite part,” he says.

“We’ve even heard of tourists waiting to take their vacations until the end of April just to come to the Festival.

“The Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival gives us the opportunity to see what SCAD students are up to, to see our neighbors, and to Artists compete in various categories just make a day with the family all at one place and at one time,” group squares now then there have ever explains Filson. “It’s a wonderful coming been.” together of Savannah.” ◗ There’s more going on at the Festival nowadays, too. Awards are given for The Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival will first, second, and third places, with a be held at Forsyth Park Saturday, April Drawing Minor Award for the best use of 30 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Artists chalk as a medium. who are high school juniors or seniors Best depiction of marine environmust pay an admission fee of $5 a mental awareness will be rewarded with square, which includes a box of chalk. the Gray’s Reef Fantastic Fishes Award, Call 525-5225 or visit and the 2000 Club is sponsoring a cash www.scad.edu/saf/ . award for the best artistic representation of community service.

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WHOEVER THOUGHT THAT A SCAD spring event would go from being a small gathering for students to a festival attended by nearly 10,000 students, Savannahians and tourists?

As unlikely as it may seem, that has been the evolution of SCAD’s Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival. The Festival was held outside of Poetter Hall its first year.

The festival has grown into a beloved local event The following year streets behind Poetter Hungry? All chalked out? Food from were blocked off and student and faculty Chic-Fil-A, Roly Poly, Mellow Mushroom, artwork were sold. From there the Sweet Leaf Smokery, and Ben & Jerry’s Festival traveled from Poetter to Madison will be sold at the Festival. While you’re Square to the Savannah Visitor Center, eating you can watch scenes from to its current home at Forsyth Park.

SCAD’s West Side Story and listen to And it’s not just the location and size the numerous live musical performances. of the event that’s changed over the Organizing the Festival and chaos is years, says Suzie Clinard, one of the Savannah native Danny Filson, executive original organizers of the event. director of the Trustee’s Theatre. In his “It’s the artwork. Students are continninth year with the Festival, Filson espeually getting more creative with the cially enjoys seeing all of the community variety and content of their art,” she come out to enjoy the day with the stusays. “There’s also more 3-D art and dents.

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ALLOPATHIC MED ICINE LOST a pioneer in epidemiological research when Dr. Curtis G. Hames, Sr. passed away in Savannah on Jan. 6.

Dr. Hames, a 1994 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, literally revolutionized the way the world viewed the rural primary care physician. By becoming a luminary in the field of epidemiology, he gave us great insight into medicine and took research out of the hands of ivory towered institutions and into community-based practices.

Dr. Hames started out as a primary clinical practitioner in Claxton, Ga. By the mid-1950’s he began an epidemiological study of Evans County residents that attracted international attention.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the Evans County Heart Study from 1958-95. This spotlighted Dr. Hames’ research into examining patients within their environment. He made some very noteworthy discoveries that doctors today utilize on a daily basis.

Over 560 scientific papers in major medical peer-reviewed journals worldwide are credited to Dr. Hames, on subjects including heart disease, genetics, cancer, hypertension, stroke, pesticide pollution, neuro-hormones, immunology, viral disease and the effects of social interaction on disease.

The value of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol was elucidated in one of his first studies. Dr. Hames looked into the subject of cholesterol’s impact on cardiovascular health. It showed the protective value of HDL-Cholesterol.

In another study he researched the possible impact of the absence of a certain trace mineral called selenium in the diet of coastal residents. Selenium is necessary for the production of glutathione peroxidase, an important antioxidant in liver detoxification. It has known protective effects against cancer as well as heart disease.

Levels found in nature depend on soil content, and apparently subjects in Dr. Hames studies that fell victim to heart disease were ingesting far less selenium (due to depletion in the soil) than what was necessary to be protective. Today’s top dietary supplements contain therapeutic doses of selenium thanks in part to Dr. Hames research.

To make these astonishing discoveries attention to detail prevailed in his data collection. In his introductory article in the Archives of Internal Medicine (1971) Dr. Hames wrote, “… from the clinical observations that coronary heart disease appeared to occur less frequently among blacks than whites, even though hypertension was obviously more common in blacks and they consumed higher animal fat diet.”

African-American men with high blood pressure and high fat diets were thought to be at much higher risk for heart disease, but his data showed otherwise -- and thus the hunt was on for that factor which yielded his county’s difference.

He would tirelessly note specifics on households, age, and marital status of subjects entered into the study as well as characterize the terrain composition, diet and industry in the area. He referred to this as “the total approach” to understanding the basis of disease and health.

Where others failed it was his great patient rapport as a physician that was credited with an astonishing 92 percent success rate in studies designed to include every adult resident in the county. So not only was he a scientist, but he was also a humanitarian who genuinely cared about his patients. ◗

JP Saleeby, MD, is assistant medical director of the Emergency Department at Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville. Reach him at jpsaleeby@aol.com.

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• A man told police that he had received a call from his sister’s boyfriend, stating that she had told him if he didn’t come to her residence, she was going to end her life.

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Things People Believe Mr. Mamadou Obotimbe Diabikile was shot by police and arrested after his unsuccessful attempt to rob the Mali Development Bank in Bamako, Mali, in March, in part hindered by the nearly seven pounds of magic charms he was wearing to make himself invisible.

Musician Edna Chizema went on trial in March in Harare, Zimbabwe, for allegedly defrauding Ms. Magrate Mapfumo by convincing her to pay the equivalent of US$5,000 for Chizema to fly in four invisible mermaids (folkloric goddesses of revenge, according to the Shona people) from London to help recover Mapfumo’s stolen car.

Kim Chan, 40, of a village in the Cambodian province of Kampot, announced in March that he had a cow that was heavenly possessed and could cure illnesses by exposure to its bodily fluids, but local official Khun Somnang immediately discounted the claim, saying, “We had a holy cow here a year and a half ago (and you) don’t get two that close together.”

Life Imitates Art According to a February report in the Israeli daily Ma’ariv, Itzik Simkowitz is suing a pet shop owner in Beersheeba for selling him a sickly Galerita-type cockatoo (price: the equivalent of about US$2,000) that died shortly after Simkowitz got him home. As in a classic Monty Python sketch, the shop owner initially insisted that the parrot was merely lethargic and needed time to adjust to his new surroundings, but when the parrot (to use the Python dialogue) was shown to be “a late parrot,” “an ex-parrot,” “a stiff,” and to have “joined the choir invisible,” the shop owner still refused to return the money.

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In the Stephen King novel, “Christine” was the name of the demonic car, but Christine Djordjevic of South Haven, Ind., is the owner of a car that started and drove off, unattended, in March and crashed into her neighbor’s home. Police concluded that the culprit was Djordjevic’s remote starter, which had been installed by the previous owner imprudently, in that, on stickshift cars, it can work in gear.

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And a man fled after attempting to rob a shopkeeper in Central Park Plaza in Jacksonville, Ill., in January by first threatening her and then slapping her several times with a fly swatter (January).

William Woodard, 39, suspected by police in the Trenton, N.J., area of more than 50 burglaries, was arrested in March, and authorities said they were confident they could match him to what had become one of the “signatures” of the crime spree: random splotches of excrement at several crime scenes. In the course of the arrest, a highly nervous Woodard failed to control his bowels, and police have submitted samples for DNA testing.

Adventures in Obnoxiousness Christopher Garcia, 46, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was turned down for unemployment benefits in March because an administrative judge found that he was properly fired by a convenience store for misconduct in that he would not stop “air drumming” on duty (using real drumsticks), causing some customers to complain of feeling threatened. And in March in Rajahmundry, India (about 300 miles south of Hyderabad), officials termed

“resounding(ly) success(ful)” their taxcollection tactic of sending several teams of two drummers to stand outside the defaulters’ homes and pound their instruments until the debtors paid up.

The Important Things in Life Tony Young, 35, made the news in January in Flint, Mich., when he tried to stop the theft of his Mustang (“my pride and joy”) by grabbing the spoiler and hanging on for 20 minutes as the thief drove through Flint and on two interstate highways at speeds up to 80 mph, trying to shake him off. Young still managed to call 911 on his cell phone and describe his route until police could join the chase, which ended when the driver fled on foot and was captured. (Two weeks later, “Young” was arrested and charged with breaking into a home, and police discovered that his real name is Anthony Barry and that he has served two stretches in prison.)

Creme de la Weird Two groups of Aryan supremacists who fled Germany to establish utopias in South America were in the news recently, regarding their descendants’ colonies in southern Chile (“Colonia Dignidad”) and in Paraguay (“Nueva Germania”). Colonia leader Paul Schafer, 83, who reportedly commanded total obedience from his sect of 300 farmers (who remain, culturally and technologically, in the 1940s), was arrested in Argentina as a fugitive from charges of having sex with his camp’s children.

And prominent California musiciancomposer David Woodard was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle in March to be carrying musical and electronic equipment to Paraguay to reinvigorate Nueva Germania as an “Aryan vacuum in the middle of the jungle” as per composer Richard Wagner’s vision of an aesthetic outpost of Germanic culture.

Least Competent People According to police in New York City, schoolteacher Wayne Brightly, 38, who was having trouble passing the state’s modest certification exam, paid a former mentor, Rubin Leitner, to take the test for him. Though Leitner is a learned man, he is also age 58, white, chubby and afflicted with the autism-like Asperger’s syndrome, while Brightly is 38, black and thin. When Leitner (using the fake ID Brightly had supplied) scored high on the test, officials naturally wanted to interview Brightly to ask about his sudden brilliance, but Brightly decided to send Leitner to the meeting, instead, virtually assuring that the ruse would collapse.

Update In March 2003, as an edgy Washington, D.C., prepared for possible domestic terrorist reactions to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, David Olaniyi and wife Reena Patel were arrested at the Capitol, where they had embarked on an “art” project consisting of Olaniyi wearing a mask and objects duct-taped to his body, resembling the appearance of a suicide bomber. (Said Olaniyi at the time, “Duct tape is a hot item in D.C. I wanted my art to reflect what was hot here.”)

Apparently, Olaniyi continues to believe the Capitol police had no cause to be fearful of suicide bombers, for he filed a lawsuit in March 2005 against police and FBI agents for violating his firstamendment rights by arresting him.

Unclear on the Concept A pregnant woman named Akono was quoted in a March Agence FrancePresse dispatch from London during demonstrations against U.S. policy in Iraq as saying she planned to intensify her own protest by soon going on a hunger strike, reasoning that she wants “to do everything I can to make sure my child has a secure future.” ◗

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Bird Flu Mystery The ongoing bird flu outbreak across 4.9 Southeast Asia may 4.1 not be contained until at least 2007 because the 5.1 way it spreads baffles experts, according to officials in the worst-affected country, Vietnam. At least 36 people have died from the disease in +1150 the last year and a half, with 6.0 Gedaref, more cases being reported Sudan almost weekly. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told visiting officials it is still not known how the virus is transmitted from waterfowl, which can carry it without getting sick, to poultry Week Ending April 22, 2005 and then to people. The cull of millions of birds across Southeast Asia has failed to The mountain subsided two days later, stop the disease from spreading. but volcanic fallout may have contaminated much of the Indian Ocean island’s water supply.

A herd of 140 reindeer • Ambrym Volcano, in the South Pacific plunged to their death after island nation of Vanuatu, has been the possibly being chased off a greatest source of sulfur dioxide gas on cliff by a wild cat in northern the planet so far this year. The volcano Sweden. “It was a lynx that chased and has erupted regularly during recorded frightened the reindeer off the cliff,” said history, but the current phase is more Tuorpons Sami town spokesman Nils potent than usual, according to vulcanolPetter Pavval. “Reindeer have a sixth ogist John Seach. Falling ash from sense; they know the cliffs and overAmbrym poses a hazard to local water hangs and thin ices. They don’t just rush supplies. off a cliff of their own free will, but must have done this in panic when a predator hunted them,” he added. Sami reindeer Wildlife officials in Kenya say herders discovered the animals in a that millions of waterfowl, bloody heap at the foot of the 2,300-foot including the country’s famed cliff. flamingos and pelicans, are in peril as lakes in the central Rift Valley dry up. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) An estimated 10,000 villagers says deforestation, river diversion and fled their homes on the largest changing weather patterns threaten to island of the Comoros chain as deplete several lakes that are home to Mount Karthala sent fountains millions of the birds. KWS officials said of ash and lava spewing out of its crater.

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Saharan Haze A pall of dust from the deserts of North Africa darkened skies across parts of Greece, causing travel disruptions due to low visibility. Crete was hardest hit, with all air and sea traffic to

Python Jam A tourist in southern Thailand who couldn’t get his rented car to start eventually discovered that a 16foot-long python had wrapped itself around the engine. The Nation reported the unidentified tourist had parked outside the Krabi Royal Hotel in Krabi, and was unable to start the vehicle when he tried to leave. Hotel staff lifted the hood, and discovered the wayward snake was constricting the motor.

Authorities were called in and spent more than an hour extracting the python, which was then freed unharmed in a nearby forest. ◗

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Norway launched its annual whaling season with hunters now being allowed to kill a total of 797 of the marine mammals by the end of summer. It is the largest quota allowed since the Oslo government relaunched commercial whaling in 1993 in defiance of the International Whaling Commission moratorium established in 1986. Frode Pleym, of the Norwegian branch of Greenpeace, said whale meat is increasingly difficult to sell as fewer and fewer Norwegians actually eat it. He claims Norway continues to hunt whales merely for reasons of “national pride.”

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every stop. However, Garcia says it’s worth it to stop in the towns where hardly anyone’s there to see them, if it means they get to return to places like Savannah, where the band was embraced warmly from their very first appearance.

“We love it down there. Savannah’s been wonderful to us. There are towns like that across the country where we have a great time and people seem to get what we’re doing. Austin, Texas is like that, and Lawrence, Kansas. They make the whole thing worthwhile.”

Their record label is based in the U.K. That helped them land a brief tour of Germany, which went very well.

“They love to rock in Germany,” says Garcia with a chuckle.

In a few months, they’ll return and play Germany again, as well as Spain and Italy. The group and their label have high hopes that the band will be able to establish a solid footing in Europe, and on the basis of this new album, it’s likely they will. ◗

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“Yeah. I mean, this is what we’re good at. We come together and we’re able to conceptualize this stuff and play it well. We enjoy playing it, but that doesn’t mean that we automatically find other instrumental rock bands interesting. In fact, if we don’t, it’s for the very same reasons you mentioned. It’s weird, man. We don’t really dig it, but that’s what we play well.”

Then again with titles like “Apache Chicken” and “Nife Fite On Wife Nite,” it may be for the best that there are no corresponding lyrics.

Garcia says Darediablo looks at the compositional process much as a jazz band might, and enjoys being unencumbered with the headache of dealing with crafting intelligent or poetic lyrics.

“None of us really sing, but we knew what it took to craft a good song,” he explains. “We don’t worry about what were doing, and try to carve our own niche. Now, we’re really happy with the results, and with what we have going on.”

And what they have going on is a grueling North American tour itinerary that finds the hitting forty cities in forty nights – in both the U.S. and Canada – often with incredibly long drives after

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Century by slashing and burning that oft-ridiculed largess, much like punk rock did for the sappy treacle of mid-70s radio pop.

For he and his bandmates (keyboardist Matt Holford and drummer Chad Royce), it’s all about getting in and getting out as quickly as possible, while doing as much damage as they can. In a good way.

“We love AC/DC and rock songs that aren’t made to challenge all the science fiction fans in the crowd,” he says with a laugh, slyly referencing the clichéd cross-pollination of fantastic fiction and instrumental prog-rock that remains one apparent holdover from the effects of the first generation of hydroponic weed.

“Even though we might be those guys! We just don’t even like instrumental rock.”

I find this hard to believe, when they’re obviously so adept at what they do, and the passion for their work shines through in the tunes themselves (tunes with hilariously overwrought titles such as “Lonely Is The Stranger In The Rainbow Of The Heat Of The Still Of The Night”).

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His New York City-based rock band Darediablo, is one of the finest American instrumental rock groups on the road today.

Their soon-to-bereleased album Twenty Paces, is (at a hair over thirty-five minutes) one of the most exhilarating slabs of gnarled-up, grinding rock music you’re likely to hear this side of a vintage Goblin import LP. And, after almost six years together, the band seems finally on the cusp of breaking through to larger crowds, both here and abroad.

There’s only one problem. They don’t particularly like instrumental rock music.

That’s not entirely correct. They like their own instrumental rock music. But, they don’t feel it has much in common with the rest of the genre that they’re often lumped in with. They’re right.

While instrumental rock almost brought itself to its knees in the ‘70s with the bloated egomania of highminded acts like Emerson Lake & Palmer, Darediablo stands tall in the 21st

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Absylom Rising Extremely eclectic dance-oriented jam quartet from Oxford, Miss. that blends elements of bluegrass, classic rock, funk and traditional country, and are known for tight vocal harmonies.Thurs. - Sat., 10 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House.

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The Allen Andrews Explosion

Band In The Park Excellent local female-fronted classic rock and soul cover band, with a full, keyboard-heavy sound and a setlist of Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling FM staples (B Stones, Fleetwood Mac). Sat., 9 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington island).

Jason Bible Raspy-voiced acoustic guitarist/troubadour who mixes in some original, blues-based material with rootsy, strippeddown covers by the likes of Dylan and Bob Marley.

Sat., JJ Cagney’s.

Fluffgirl Burlesque Show

Jazzy and funky rock covers featuring some of the more notable downtown players. Sat., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.

Avenue D This über-trendy underground dance duo from Brooklyn are getting known in electroclash circles for their over-the-top coquettish stage act, skanky photo shoots and suggestive lyrics. If you want to get a peep at what’s all the rage in

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Long-running regional blues combo led by drummer and vocalist Ken Harrison. They specialize in uptempo, danceable tunes and are known for their polished presentation.

Fri. - Sat., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.

Bottles & Cans Raw electric rotgut blues a la T-Model Ford or Hound Dog Taylor. Straight, no chaser. Thurs. + Sat., Savannah Blues.

Chris Cook’s Playbunny Lingerie Party

Fluffgirl Burlesque Show

Theme costume party celebrating all things Hef, complete with mock photo shoots and a variety of bawdy contests.

Thurs., 10 pm, Fusion/The Monkey Bar.

Eric Culberson Blues Band Savannah’s best-known electric blues guitarist and singer, offering uptown, Chicago-style blues in the vein of Albert and Freddie King. Tue., (hosts Open Mic) - Wed., Mercury Lounge + Thurs., JJ Cagney’s.

This group has been around for close to a decade and tours internationally.

They offer a revival of old-style burlesque entertainment, meaning buxom women providing all manner of vaudevillian antics in skimpy outfits. More performance art then strip-tease, and a refreshing blast from the past.

Mon., The Jinx.

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Two great tastes that taste great together? This monthly showcase for noisy underground dance music and mildly deviant behavior 15-year-old 5-string manfeatures a couple of live dolin prodigy who’s been bands for a change – locals Distorted Sound Sadists playing since the age of 6, Mono-Crow and Augusta’s and digs Black Flag and Nickel Creek.

Distorted Sound Sadists. DSS have been His band includes standup bassist around for a decade, and started out as Delbert Felix (B Branford Marsalis’ band). a punk band but grew to include synSat., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean. thetics and sequencing. Currently, they’re a duo of self-proclaimed “nonmusicians” who create songs through Savannah’s oldest house of worship electronic manipulation, sampling, showcases itself and its congregation speaking and singing, while a third with this free concert by a noted member runs their realtime visual Christian songwriter. Attendees are display. Local DJ’s Logik and Shrapnel encouraged to bring canned food for appear on the bill as well. donation to the needy.

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be on a path to some sort of significant acclaim. Sun., 7 pm, The Sentient Bean.

The Howard Paul Trio Straight-ahead jazz from one of the most talented jazz guitarists in the area, who plays a custom-made 7-string. Sat., 8 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Perception Regional combo playing classic, modern and Southern rock covers, as

Jazzy, alternative pop act led by Hilton Head pianist Lesch, who’s better known as Angie Aparo’s keyboardist. Fri., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar.

Here’s your chance to catch some of the mega-talented folks who took part in the recent Savannah Music Festival vocal showcase. Fri., 9 pm, Skidaway island United Methodist Church.

One of Savannah’s best (and bestknown) vocal interpreters playing popular rock, country and pop covers on guitar and keyboards. Thurs., 7 pm, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House.

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Hooky (if slightly cheesey) No Doubtstyle female-led crunch pop that seems more suited for a smokey bar than an earth-toned coffeehouse – but hey, who knows? They tour nationwide and could

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well as originals in a similar vein. Fri. Sat., 9 pm, Steamers (Georgetown).

Phantom Wingo Previously known as The No Exit Band featuring Ronnie Keel, this muscular local blues-rock project has a new indie album out that’s getting extremely positive reviews in the jam and Southern rock underground worldwide. With an impressive command of their idiom, they’re a safe bet for fans of The Allman Brothers Band or Widespread Panic.

Fri., Savannah Blues.

Royal Pine This buzz-worthy “indie-folk-GypsyAmericana” duo blend country, rock and old-time music to create an infectious acoustic mélange. They utilize guitar, banjo, uke, tabla, washboard, harmonica, piano, xylophone and more – plus glorious vocal harmonies. Their works are often likened to those of Gillian Welch and Tom Waits, which are fairly apt comparisons.

Mon., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.

Kiki Sheard This special appearance by the youngest daughter of the famed Clark Sisters gospel act is part of the promotional push behind her devout solo album with her own band. Local gospel artists round out the bill, along with a Christian comedian. Fri., Temple of Glory (1105 Stiles Ave.).

Tradewinds Established six-piece local cover band dealing in Motown, shag and beach music. A popular favorite for years. Fri., 9 pm, The Oyster Bar (Wilmington Island).

Vermillion X This new-wavey local pop-rock band has been through a number of incarnations, and their latest finds them scaled back to only one electric guitar, but with the addition of drummer Jay Lane (late of Stitchfork), and the nascent keyboard stylings of beguiling vocalist Angela Fish. Sat., JJ Cagney’s. ◗

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Brand-new local indie-rock act featuring guitarist Stuart Harmening (who some may remember from his stint in The Jon Dunn Project), bassist Jeremy Stoner (from ARTillery Punch), and drummer Alex Quinn (from Spluff Katünga). While their sound is just beginning to gel, it revolves around Harmening’s off-kilter lead lines, Quinn’s syncopated percussion, and sweet-andsour vocal harmonies. Sat., JJ Cagney’s.

Up-and-coming North Carolina band featuring a former member of The Rosebuds. Dreamy, guitar-and-synth pop with a decidedly British influence.

Sun., 7 pm, The Sentient Bean.

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This annual outdoor event is a showcase for the local art college as well as an excuse for young and old alike to create temporary chalk-based graffiti on the concrete walkways of Forsyth Park. This year, the free entertainment includes South Carolina’s celebrated Americana songwriter Will Hoge (who’s often compared to a young Springsteen) and perennial jam-band faves Jupiter Coyote. The music gets under way at 1 pm. Sat., Forsyth Park.

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Though they bill themselves as an “Ultra Lounge” act (which I take to mean relatively exotic space-age pop), in reality this local group (featuring members from the stage production Oh, Savannah!) is straight-up lounge. It’s impeccably played, relaxing music (piano, bass, drums and vocals) that complements drinks and conversation. Fri., 11 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth Park - The Casimir Lounge.

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Rock-tinged Irish bands (or Irishtinged rock bands, take your pick) have always gone over better there than more traditional fare in this venue (formerly known as O’Connell’s Irish Pub), so it’s no surprise that this weekend they’ve got a double shot of rollicking, uptempo, feel-good music on draught.

First up is Searson, a Canadian group that defines themselves as “kick-ass Celtic”. With a lineup that includes two lead female fiddlers, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, mandolin, and bodhran, this close-knit family band has been a featured attraction at major clubs and Irish festivals throughout North America. Their fresh, contemporary good looks and exceptional musicianship and stepdancing make them one of the finest touring acts this pub has booked to date.

The next night, Rathkeltair returns for their first Savannah date since the 2005 Irish Festival. This acclaimed combo features members of brand-name Irish rock acts like Seven Nations and Celtic Soul, and leans in a much harder direction than Searson. Fri. (Searson) & Sat., (Rathkeltair), Finnegan’s Wake Irish Pub.

Both of these intense and heavy instrumental post-rock bands are opening for the fantastic NYC trio Darediablo (see Music Interview), but are deserving of mention on their own merits.

Columbia, i am not a little bus S.C.’s Bolt has released two CDs of challenging, metal-tinged soundscapes that employ eerie atmospherics, twitchy rhythms, and subtle dynamic shifts. In their more proggy moments you can practically hear them bucking under the weight of their calculus textbooks, but there’s also a sense of selfaware humor that shines through to lighten the load. This is brainy music for those who don’t mind waiting a while for the hammer to fall.

Local cult trio i am not a little bus ramp everything up another notch.

Known for their over-the-top and draining live shows (they have yet to release a proper LP), they too can sometimes get too caught up in the trees to adequately suss the forest, but – in their finest moments – the hodgepodge of frenetic percussion, stomach-churning bass and squirrelly guitar caterwauls lock up into a breathtaking cacophony. Fri., The Jinx.

Local luthier and bluegrass promoter Randy Wood branches out yet again by bringing in a celebrated acoustic singer/songwriter who’s not particularly in the traditional vein.

This seasoned Nashville acoustic Nygaard singer/songwriter finds inspiration in the splintery storytelling of tunesmiths like John Prine, Willie Nelson and Guy Clark. With a strong and sensual voice and a sophisticated lyrical sense (which often pokes fun at the gender gap), the Kerrville Folk Fest Finalist’s been called “a female Will Rogers without the rope.”

Claudia has strong ties to this area, yet only performs here once or twice a year. Anyone who appreciates mature, accomplished, heartfelt songs delivered with a palpable sense of passion and immediacy should consider making this show. Advance tickets are only $10 and can be purchased by calling 748-1930.

Sat., 7:30 pm, Randy Wood’s Concert Hall (Bloomingdale).

Music Editor’s note: The above listing mistakenly ran in last week’s issue. We apologize for the error.

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Keith Kozel & The Foxedos w/Doug Boykin The brainchild of GAM frontman (and aspiring anti- Kozel & the Foxedos folk artist) Keith Kozel, this interesting monthly showcase series finds he and The Foxedos (multiinstrumentalists Sebastian Edwards and Ricardo Ochoa) seeking out local songwriting talent, and convincing them to sit in with the band.

The hook is that the songwriter must either be a relative unknown to the public stage, or – if already a presence in the local music community – they must agree to rearrange and present their material in a radically different format from that which they (and their fans) are used to.

Each show is a premiere of sorts, and usually a one-off performance, not to be repeated.

This month’s installment features the “Redneck Cabaret” of budding guitarist and tunesmith Doug Boykin, who will spice up his tongue-in-cheek countryfolk ditties with real-life tales of hillbilly madness and NASCAR lunacy.

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‘Alexander Girls’ -- Photos by Jenn Alexander at Black Orchid Gallery, 131 Drayton St. beginning May 1. Opening reception Sunday, May 8 from 6-9 p.m.

at Starland Center of Contemporary Art, 2428 Bull St. Gallery 209 Artists of the Month -Painter Rebecca Willis and jeweler Marlene Nawrocki are featured at Gallery 209, 209 E. River St. throughout May.

‘Stations of Syncretism’ -- Surrealistic oils and watercolors by Stephen Kennedy, through May 12 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Reception April 28, 6-8 p.m.

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‘Conceptual Portraits by Jessica Hoyt’ - First Friday show at Desotorow from April 28-May 3. Opening reception April 29 from 7-10 p.m. Between Bull and Whitaker on 41st street.

A photo from ‘Alexander Girls’ at Black Orchid

‘Dreams and Visions’ -- Works in oil and wax on paper and canvas by Ruth Hunter through May at the Alvida Art Gallery 7303 Abercorn St. one block south of Eisenhower in Upchurch Centre. Gallery hours are Mon-Thur, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., FriSat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

are regular participants of the Wednesday Morning Figure Drawing Sessions at The Art School.

‘Farm Team: A Season in the Minors’ -Joseph C. Gamble’s thesis exhibition chronicles life in baseball’s minor leagues. At Grayson Stadium on Victory Drive through the Sand Gnats season.

Opening reception April 29, 5-7:30 p.m.

‘Print, Process, Collaboration: Bud Shark, Master Printer’ -- SCAD presents an exhibition that explores contemporary American printmaking, April 13–May 15 at Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St.

‘Art Bodies’ -- The Elysium Wine Bar on Chippewa Square will host an exhibit of figurative art through May 6. The artists

‘Portrait - Savannah’ -- Photography about photography itself, at Iocovozzi Fine Art, 12 W. Harris St., until May 1.

‘Bridge’ -- SCAD presents an exhibition featuring work by 11 students in the winter quarter 2005 Chinese painting

‘In A Way I Still Haven't Begun’ -- Photography and mixed media pieces by ‘The Seventh Ring’ by Stephen Kennedy at Gallery Espresso graduating GSU student Marisa Avelar, at Georgia class, April 29–May 13, at Alexander Hall Southern University's Gallery 303 Gallery, 668 Indian St. through April 29. Closing reception April 28 from 7-9 p.m. Gallery 303 is in the Foy ‘Perception & Reflection’ -- Featuring the Fine Arts Building, across from the works of Savannah artists Grace Russell Union.

Rohland, Ron Schaffer & Jerry Luke.

April 8-May 27 at Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 Kevin Starr -- 11 large photos based in West Henry Street. fashion and narrative interpretations, at the Sapphire Grill through May 30.

‘A Fine Dividing Line: Folk Art, Fine Art’ - A double show at the Hurn includes Rebecca Kahrs Willis -- New paintings by “Purvis Young: A 30 Year Retrospective” this watercolorist through April 30 at the and “Ricardo Manuel Diaz: Reality Out of Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, at Grayness.” 1015 Whitaker St. Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. ◗ ‘On the Bias’ -- Show “seeks to subvert fiber art stereotypes.” Through April 30

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The premise was to see how similar or different each wine tasted, seeing how each winery used essentially the same grapes to achieve different outcomes. To lead us through this valley of fantastic wines, we had six winemakers and winery principals on hand.

The crowd of about 40 people, a mix of utterly offensive wine snobs as well as normal wine enthusiasts, oohed and ahhed their way through the 12 wines, which were all gorgeously elegant, bursting with fruit, smooth and velvety.

But when prices were revealed, no one visibly squirmed. The cheapest cabernet we tasted was $33, from Stelzner Vineyards, and the most expensive was Shafer Hillside Select at $85.

Definitely splurge wines from where I was sitting, but seemingly everyday to this crowd. Somehow, I wish I could one day gorge on wines of that price level, but now I just taste.

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THIS TIME OF YEAR RINGS in my birthday, which transforms me into a self-absorbed wine ho. Loads of my highly cherished bottles get emptied as my thirst for denial reaches deeper into my aging psyche.

Getting older is getting old, but luckily I have my wine to soften the fall from youthful grace. Many of these wine binges involve my more expensive â&#x20AC;&#x153;splurgeâ&#x20AC;? wines, the ones that ache to be consumed.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really save for the right occasion, but for the right moment, which might involve a special someone, or just a celebration that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve survived another day or year on this earth.

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FOR 40 YEARS, the semiconductor industry has lived according to Moore’s Law, the idea that the steady march of innovation will double the complexity of chips every 18 to 24 months.

It helps explain why an MP3 player the size of a deck of cards that a teenager carries in his pocket has as much computing power as a mainframe that once took up an entire room.

Moore’s Law is in jeopardy. It’s not about know-how.

The industry can design ever-more complex chips and new ways to produce them.

It’s about money. The industry is on the verge of not being able to afford Moore’s Law much longer.

Every time the industry makes products smaller, its research costs soar. Today, the cutting edge of chip manufacturing is 90 nanometers.

That means the diameter of the smallest part of a chip is about 500 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair.

Going from the 130-nanometer standard to 90 nanometers took two years and cost the industry about $55 billion, says analyst G. Dan Hutcheson at VLSI Research Inc. in San Jose, Calif.

Even now, only the richest, largest companies, such as Intel Corp., IBM Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. can afford it. Much of the rest of the industry will have to wait.

But that’s just half the problem. The cost of keeping up with Moore’s Law is going up just as the industry’s growth is slowing down.

Hutcheson projects that the chip industry’s revenue growth will average less than 7 percent annually in the next several years, far below the industry’s historic average of 16 percent to 17 percent revenue growth.

“Either we find a way to make (research and development) more effective, or Moore’s Law slows,” Hutcheson says.

“Something’s got to give.”

Chip makers already are reacting.

“It is fairly clear that the rate of R&D growth is exceeding the rate of revenue growth for the semiconductor industry. It certainly can’t last forever,” said Hans Stork, chief technology officer for Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc., which expects to spend just over $2 billion on research this year.

“Most of our business units have priorities on improving their R&D efficiency. We have to make sure that we get the most out of what we spend. We try to eliminate duplication and be good in execution. You try to avoid delays so that things don’t have to be repeated.”

Joining forces In Austin, rising research costs already have had an impact. Chip makers Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

25 and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. have made a commitment to double the level of silicon, the basic substrate of almost all joined research partnerships to save NSF research in five years, but they chips. money as they push ahead on cuttinghaven’t funded it. We have said, ‘Let’s do Intel CEO Craig Barrett has said his edge technology. it.’ A good bit of that (extra research company is confident that the industry can And International Sematech, as a money) would be for semiconductors.” keep advancing basic manufacturing techcenter for collaborative industry research, That’s because advancing Moore’s Law nology for at least another 15 years before becomes more important as a way to involves taking on the fundamentals of the chip makers run into fundamental roadcreate more efficient R&D spending. industry. Continuing to advance chip blocks posed by the laws of physics as Freescale joined with Europe’s making technology involves overcoming they apply to the atomic structure of STMicroelectronics NV and Philips financial and technological challenges, as silicon.

Semiconductors, along with Taiwan well as the inherent physical properties of Slowing electronics growth will put Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., to support a joint research effort in Crolles, France. Freescale also has a separate joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor in Austin.

AMD agreed last year to pay IBM up to $280 million over four years to share in Big Blue’s chip technology.

IBM said it is happy with its research partnerships that involve AMD, Infineon Technologies AG, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Singapore’s Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. and Japan’s Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp.

Such efforts spread research dollars and brain power as chip companies tackle some difficult problems. “This isn’t easy,” says Bernie Meyerson, chief scientist for IBM’s Technology Group.

“This stopped being easy a very, very long time ago.”

Slowing industry growth, says Sumit Sadana, Freescale’s new chief strategist, affects the entire electronics food chain. He expects electronics makers will lean more on chip makers to provide them with easier silicon-andsoftware “solutions” that they can turn into products without engaging in a lengthy engineering process.

Chips will become more standardized than specialized, with products becoming differentiated from software THIS YEAR IS REALLY AMAZING BECAUSE code embedded on the chip.

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It also gave Sematech $40 million.

Leaders of the chip industry lobbied Washington officials in March, asking the Bush administration to make good on its pledge to bolster research money to the National Science Foundation, which backs a variety of research projects, including those involving semiconductors.

“Intel Corp. spends about $5 billion a year on research, and the National Science Foundation is less than that,” said John Greenagel, spokesman for the Semiconductor Industry Association trade group. “The Bush administration

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THE SENTIENT BEAN- Keith Kozel & The Foxedos w/Doug Boykin’s Redneck Cabaret (8 pm) SPANKY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Karaoke w/Eddie Foster SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca TUBBY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) TWILIGHT MUSIC LOUNGE (Daiquiris on Bay)- Open Mic Night UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSE (Hwy 80 & Bryan Woods Rd.)- Joey Manning (7 pm)

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APRIL 29TH AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee) “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (7 pm) AMERICAN LEGION POST #36 (Thunderbolt) Karaoke B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music TBA (10 pm) BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke BAYOU CAFÉ- Thomas Claxton (9 pm) BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA (9 pm) BOGEY’S- Live Music TBA CAFÉ LOCO (Tybee)- Jude Michaels & The Hopeless Causes (9 pm) THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- Karaoke (9 pm) CAVALIER COUNTRY CLUB- Live Country & Dance Music CLUB IBIZA (at IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Cesar (Top 40 & Hip Hop) CLUB ONE- Local Cast CRYSTAL BEER PARLOR- The Beer Parlor Ramblers (7:30 pm) DAQUIRI DEPOT (Pooler)- Live Music TBA DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DAQUIRI ISLAND (Pt. Wentworth)- Live Music

TBA DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOLPHIN REEF (Tybee)- Live DJ DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA ELYSIUM WINE BAR- LIve Music TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The New Christy Alan Band (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- Absylom Rising (10 pm) FINNEGAN’S WAKE IRISH PUB- Searson FOSTER’S PUB (Tybee)- Karaoke FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA THE GOLD CLUB- Live Music TBA (10 pm) HEADHUNTERS TIKI BAR (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE) DJ Bash (Top 40, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Dance) HOOTERS (I-95 & Hwy 204)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) HUC-A-POOS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) IL PASTICCIO- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) THE ISLANDER (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Lisa Kelly & J.B. Scott Duo (7 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- The Martin Lesch Trio (9 pm) THE JINX- Darediablo, Bolt, i am not a little bus JJ CAGNEY’S- Escape Vehicle KEVIN BARRY’S- Pat Garvey LOGGERHEADS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Eric Jones (5:45 pm), Acid Jazz DJ Cylert (8 pm), Midnight Sun (11 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA (7:30 pm) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Bluesonics (10 pm)

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THE GRILL BEACHSIDE (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (1 pm) HEADHUNTERS TIKI BAR (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Live Music Bash (Top 40, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Dance) TBA THE HIDE-A-WAY (Middleground Rd.)- Karaoke B & D BURGERS (Southside)-Live Music TBA (10 HUC-A-POOS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA pm) IL PASTICCIO- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) BAJA CANTINA (Skidaway Village Walk)- Live Music THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Van Lee (9 pm) TBA (7 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Lisa Kelly & J.B. BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke Scott Duo (7 pm) BAYOU CAFÉ- Thomas Claxton (9 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- The Allen Andrews Explosion BENNY’S (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA (9 THE JINX- Joey Allcorn & The Hillbilly Band pm) JJ CAGNEY’S- Vermillion X, Miracle Max, Jason BOGEY’S- Live Music TBA Bible CAFÉ LOCO (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Pat Garvey THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- Karaoke (9 pm) LOGGERHEADS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA CAVALIER COUNTRY CLUB- Live Country & Dance THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Eric Jones Music (5:45 pm), The Howard Paul Trio (8 pm) CHUCK’S BAR- Karaoke (10 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA CLUB IBIZA (IBIZA NIGHTLIFE)- DJ Cesar (Top 40 & MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke Hip Hop) MERCURY LOUNGE- Bluesonics (10 pm) CLUB ONE- Local Cast MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Live Music TBA (8:30 CREOLE RED- Live Music TBA pm) CRYSTAL BEER PARLOR- The Beer Parlor MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz Trio (8 pm) Ramblers (7:30 pm) NV NIGHT CLUB (Sedah/Main Floor)- DJ Will 2K DAQUIRI DEPOT (Pooler)- Live Music TBA NV NIGHT CLUB (Nevaeh/Top Floor)- DJ Will 2 K DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke THE OYSTER BAR (Wilmington Isl.)- Band In The DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA Park (9 pm) DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail DOLPHIN REEF (Tybee)- Live DJ Thurmond DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Famous” POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)- Live Music DJ Sam Diamond TBA DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA RANDY WOOD’S CONCERT HALL (Bloomingdale)FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The New Claudia Nygaard (7:30 pm) Christy Alan Band (9 pm) SAVANNAH BLUES- Bottles & Cans FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- Absylom Rising (10 pm) SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice & Tropical FINNEGAN’S WAKE IRISH PUB- Rathkeltair Thunder FORSYTH PARK- SCAD’s Sidewalk Arts Fest w/Will SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos Hoge (1 pm), Jupiter Coyote (3 pm) SCANDALS (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (9:30 pm) FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA THE SENTIENT BEAN- The Kieran Daly Trio (8 pm) GO FISH- Live Music TBA (7 pm) SILVER DOLLAR BAR & GRILL (Hwy 204)- Live

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(in association w/The Gold Club) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos w/Audience Member Vocal Showcase THE SENTIENT BEAN- Paperboy Jack, Schooner (7 pm) SLUGGERS (Abercorn)- Karaoke STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) SUZABELLE’S- Live Piano Music TBA UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSE (Hwy 80 & Bryan Woods Rd.)- Bucky & Barry (1 pm)

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AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- Live Music TBA B & D BURGERS (Southside)- Live Music TBA (6 pm) BAYOU CAFÉ- Chief BENNY’S (Tybee Island)- Live Music TBA BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA CAFÉ LOCO (Tybee)- “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (10 pm) THE CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- Karaoke (9 pm) DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DJ’s PIANO BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DOC’S BAR (Tybee Island)- Live Music TBA DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- Randy “Hatman” Smith (3 pm) FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Chippewa Square)- “First Faire” w/Jerry Wise (3 pm) FUSION/THE MONKEY BAR- Live Music TBA THE HIDE-A-WAY (Middleground Rd.)- Karaoke THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The Deas’ Guyz Sextet (6 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Live Music TBA (7 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Pat Garvey THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Kristin Gustafson (11 am) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke NV NIGHT CLUB (Sedah/Main Floor)- Secret Sunday

MAY 2ND

BAYOU CAFÉ- Chief BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA BLUEBERRY HILL- Karaoke DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- DJ spins Beach Music FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- BN Trivia w/Artie & Brett THE GRILL BEACHSIDE (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) THE IRISH TIMES- Live Irish Music THE ISLANDER (Wilmington Isl.)- Open Mic w/The Bandtastics THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Jam w/The John Brackett Quartet THE JINX- Space Knights, Immortal Avenger, Fluffgirl Burlesque Show JJ CAGNEY’S- Greg Williams KEVIN BARRY’S- Carroll Brown THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK- Eric Jones (6 pm) MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live Music TBA PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Live Piano Music TBA SAVANNAH BLUES- Space Mage SAVANNAH NIGHTS- Karaoke THE SEA GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)- Thomas Claxton (6 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Royal Pine (8 pm)

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MAY 3RD

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THE INTERPRETER ✰✰1/2

Remember when political thrillers mattered? Beyond the ripped-from-the-headlines immediacy of ‘70s classics like All The President’s Men, both The Parallax View and The Conversation chilled audiences with their nightmarish scenarios of a United States in which no God-given right was so precious that it couldn’t be taken away in the blink of an eye if it ran contrary to the interests of the small cabals that really run this country. Sydney Pollack is no stranger to this sort of paranoia thriller. He directed one of the best: 1975’s Three Days of the Condor, in which CIA reader Robert Redford must figure out why he’s been marked for termination -- possibly by the very agency for which he punches out a living. That Pollack would now be helming something like The Interpreter points out how much cinema has changed over the ensuing decades.

It takes a filmmaker of rigid moral fiber -and, more amazingly, a studio willing to finance such an endeavor -- to actually blanket multiplexes with a fictional tale that might ruffle feathers in high places.

David O. Russell’s Three Kings and Warren Beatty’s Bulworth were such films; The Interpreter, for all its highminded ambitions, isn’t quite there.

That’s not to say that The Interpreter is a dud. As one of the few movies out there that doesn’t blatantly cater to the kids or

Nicole Kidman in The Interpreter to the Tarantino fanatics, this earns high marks for remembering that movies once upon a time had meaty plots, intricate character dynamics and a relaxed storytelling style. Nicole Kidman ably portrays the title character: She’s Silvia Broome, who escaped a troubled past in her African homeland to become an interpreter at the United Nations building in New York. Late one night, she just happens to overhear two voices discussing a plot to assassinate African president Zuwanie (Earl Cameron), a former freedom fighter who’s now a mad butcher prone to slaughtering his own

people. Relaying the info to the police (veteran actor Clyde Kusatsu has a couple of nice scenes as the chief), she then finds herself being interrogated by Secret Service agents Tobin Keller (Sean Penn, more relaxed than usual) and Dot Woods (a sharp Catherine Keener).

As a thriller, The Interpreter is efficient enough, and it contains one dazzling set piece in which various characters -heroes and villains and suspects alike -all jockey to get the upper hand.

Moments like these help disguise the implausibilities that too often define the plot. Pollack is the first filmmaker who’s been given carte blanche to film within the UN -- even Alfred Hitchcock was given the “thumbs down” when he wanted to make part of North By Northwest there -and while the location shooting adds a certain level of verisimilitude to the movie’s often outlandish scenarios, it also hints that the hard edges of the script may have been smoothed out in order for the project to receive such a blessing.

his new lady friend while Emily (Amanda Peet) becomes distant and aloof. Over the next few years, they keep bumping into each other, sometimes by accident (in New York City and Los Angeles, which, according to this movie, must each have a population that tops out at 250), sometimes by design. But rather than commit to each other and in effect get us out of the theater after a blessedly short halfhour, the pair keep bumping up against labored plot developments that drive them apart and insure at least one more trip to the concession stand. While painless to sit through, the film never convinces us that these two need to be together. Part of the problem is the lack of chemistry between Kutcher and Peet, while the rest of the blame falls on scripter Colin Patrick Lynch, who creates two likable protagonists who could doubtless find happiness in the arms of countless other kids with a shared interest in junk food, Jon Bon Jovi and afternoon quickies.

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FEVER PITCH ✰✰✰

A Lot Like Love is a lot like When Harry Met Sally crossed with Serendipity, as two people wonder whether they’re better off remaining friends or whether the stars have something more intimate in mind for them. After spotting each other at the Los Angeles airport and then wordlessly boffing in an airplane lavatory, Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) wants to know all about

Since an alarming number of people have this pathological need to designate all movies as either “chick flicks” or “dick flicks”, I submit the new comedy Fever Pitch for their perusal. The theatrical poster - with stars Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon looking all cute and bubbly as they press up against each other - and the boy-meets-and-loses-and-regains-girl

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MELINDA AND MELINDA ✰✰1/2

The problem with Woody Allen these days isn’t that he’s run out of ideas; the

Seven-year-old Damian (Alex Etel), still coping with the death of his mother, receives regular visits from history’s honored saints (Francis, Peter, etc.), so when a bag of cash lands in his lap, he figures it came straight from God and he should dole it out to the poor. But his older brother Anthony (Lewis McGibbon) has a firmer grasp on the advantages of wealth and tries to convince his sibling that they should hunt for sensible business investments instead. What neither boy knows is that the loot is actually stolen, and that the thief (Christopher Fulford) is determined to recover it at all costs. Forget the tepid Robots: Parents who actually care about quality entertainment should take their kids to see this instead.

SIN CITY ✰✰✰

When director Robert Rodriguez first decided to bring the graphic novels by Frank Miller to the big screen, he chose to lift many of the images and accompanying dialogue exactly as they appeared on the page, with scarcely any changes in the angles or lighting that defined these individual panels. By remaining so faithful to Miller’s vision, Rodriguez has bridged the gap between cinema and comics more explicitly than any filmmaker before him, in essence leveling the playing field and not allowing fans of either medium to establish a foothold of superiority. In the manner of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, the movie is a circuitous affair in which the disparate storylines — all taking place in Basin City (Sin City for short) — occasionally overlap and characters in one vignette might appear briefly in another segment. The glee with which Rodriguez films the sadism may be off-putting, but the joy with which he pays tribute to both the comic form and film noir is positively infectious. ◗

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Sahara may be based on the bestseller by Clive Cussler, but it feels like it wants to be either a knock-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark, a send-up of the James Bond oeuvre, or an instant sequel to last year’s National Treasure. Matthew McConaughney, a semi-movie star whose appeal still escapes me, plays the role of dashing adventurer Dirk Pitt as if he were a party-hardy frat boy who ventured out into the real world after all campus kegs were tapped dry. Steve Zahn, an ersatz character actor whose appeal likewise eludes me, plays the role of Dirk’s wisecracking sidekick Al Giordino. And Penelope Cruz, a Spanish beauty whose appeal vanishes in English-language films, tags along for the ride as the dedicated Dr. Eva Rojas, although the actress seems so disinterested in what’s happening around her that it’s hard to believe her character would even have the medical know-how to prescribe aspirin. The storyline, a thick hodgepodge involving a Civil War battleship that went MIA in the title desert, a mysterious disease that’s wiping out scores of Africans, and a sneering French villain (Lambert Wilson) to placate the yahoos who fell for that “freedom fries” nonsense, never grabs viewers by the collar, making Sahara an adventure tale in which the action is more exhausting than exciting.

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problem is that he’s running out of ways in which to frame these ideas in compelling contexts. Melinda and Melinda starts with a typically inspired concept: Two playwrights (Wallace Shawn and Larry Pine) discussing whether life is inherently tragic or comic both hear an anecdote involving a young woman named Melinda. The playwright who specializes in tragedies envisions the story as a downer in which Melinda is a distraught, suicidal woman who’s perpetually on the receiving end of life’s hard knocks, while the playwright known for comedies views it as a sparkling tale in which Melinda’s an endearing free spirit involved in frothy romantic entanglements. The plastic bubble that surrounds Woody Allen movies is still as firm as ever: His stories continue to take place in a hermetically sealed New York in which money is no object and everyone talks like a philosopher. But his instincts clearly aren’t as sharp as before, since the comic half isn’t especially funny and the tragic half isn’t especially heartbreaking.

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scenario would suggest that this skews female. But Fever Pitch’s true subject isn’t the love between a man and a woman but between a man and his favorite sports team. Fallon, the “Saturday Night Live” vet trying to salvage his burgeoning film career after Taxi crashed and burned so spectacularly last fall, plays Ben Wrightman, a mild-mannered school teacher who decides to ask the sexy and successful consultant Lindsey Meeks (Barrymore) out on a date. Lindsey isn’t used to dating guys like Ben — i.e. men without cash to burn and designers suits lining their closets — but she takes a chances and likes what she sees — really likes what she sees. Then he drops the bomb: He’s a Boston Red Sox fan. Initially, Lindsey thinks she can work around his undying devotion to the “cursed” team that hadn’t won a World Series since 1918 (indeed, the movie’s ending had to be rewritten during filming to incorporate the team’s miracle win last year). But her patience starts to wear thin once she realizes that he will never love her the way he loves the Sox. As the working girl who finds reality impeding on her fairy tale romance, Barrymore sparkles brightly, as she always does when faced with these sorts of rom-com predicaments. Less successful is Fallon, a vanilla comedian who doesn’t always capture his character’s overriding passion for the Sox or his burgeoning affection for Lindsey.

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Savannah Peace Coalition

Local group meets regularly the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffeehouse, 13 E. Park Ave. Call Raymond at 898-3506.

Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital. The league is a statewide, non-partisan, non-profit, multi-issue organization that encourages citizen participation in government and takes action on public policy issues. membership is open to any citizen at least 18 years old.

Chatham County Democratic Committee

Libertarian Party of Chatham County

meets on the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. For information, call Joe Murray Rivers, chair, 234-5969, or Janice Shay, 547-5212 or visit www.chathamdems.org.

meets each Monday at 8:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 7804 Abercorn Ext., 72 Oglethorpe Mall. Call 308-3934 or visit www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertairainsga.ht ml.

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Rap Sessions

For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.

Come join a free-flowing discussion of spiritual, political and social issues on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St., on the corner of Lincoln and Gwinnett, next to Kroger. During the 1960s and 70s, rap sessions (times when people got together and discussed what was on theri minds) were going on at college campuses all over the U.S. Has today’s generation become totally leveled or do we have something to say? Don’t let your human voice be silenced.

Call 232-1165.

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Fellowship of Reconciliation The oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

Food Not Bombs Feed the hungry and the homeless Sundays at noon in Franklin Square as part of a worldwide effort to encourage kindness in the place of violence. Cooking starts around 10 a.m. at The Blue House, 410 W. Duffy St. To volunteer, call 233-4461.

Foster Grandparent Program Earth Day The Foster Grandparents Program of EOA is celebrating Earth Day by saving empty printer cartridges and used cell phones from disposal in landfills across the country.

Used cartridges and cell phones can be refurbished for reuse. Drop off cartridges and cell phones at 618 W. Anderson St. For more information, call Debbie W. Walker at 238-2960, Ext. 126.

League of Women Voters The Savannah-Chatham chapter of the League of Women Voters meets on the first

Savannah Animal Rights and Welfare Group

Keep up with current events every Tuesday night on Yahoo Chat around 7 p.m. Send an e-mail to schmalk@yahoo.com to receive an invitation to join the chat.

Savannah Republican Club Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Call 927-7170.

Regular meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. 351-7436.

Skidaway Island Democrats For informaiton, call Tom Oxnard at 5984290 or oxhouse@aol.com.

Speak Up! Local activist group focused on protesting the illegality of the war in Iraq. Contact Richard DiPirro at 441-7167 for more information.

The Voice of the Street An open mic ceremony for families of persons killed through violence will be held May 14. Speak up and reach out to the community. Call 412-4030 for information.

A chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. Call Jolee at 925-2710 or Dianna at 898-1080.

Auditions

Savannah-Chatham County Fair Housing Council Annual Luncheon

The Little Theatre Inc., of Savannah will produce the James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim award-winning musical Into The Woods August 4, 5, 6, and 7 at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Requires an ensemble cast of seven men and 12 women and some children. Auditions for the show will be held on June 6 and 7 at 6 p.m. at the Jewish Educational Alliance Auditorium at 5111

will be held April 29 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Temple of Glory Community Church at Gwinnett and Stiles streets.

Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. State Rep. Al Williams is the guest speaker. The theme is Fostering Secure and Diverse Communities. The cost is $30. Call 651-3136.

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is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and those who want to be. The Lowcountry Ensemble Company is in the process of creating, developing and maintaining a company of actors. For information, call 220-1014 or send e-mail to negroensemble@comcast.net.

Benefits & Fundraisers 2005 Hill Hall Benefit Gala will be held May 7 at 8 p.m. at Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. This is Savannah State University’s largest fundraiser for academic scholarships. Each person who makes a contribution of $100 or more before May 2 will have a chance to win the use of a Mercedes Benz C230 Kompressor and free gasoline for a year. Call 356-2286.

Haunted Pub Crawl for Kiss-a-Pig with guide Greg Proffit will be held May 3 at 7 p.m. starting from Six Pence. $10 donation. Must have reservations. Call 2332838.

Name That Swine!

The American Diabetes Associatoin is appealing to the public for help in naming this year’s Kiss-a-Pig mascot. For $1 you can vote online to name the swine. Log onto www.savannahkissapig.com. The winning name will be announced May 12.

Open Arms Home Sixth Annual Gala and Auction will be held Sunday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Landings Plantation Ballroom. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be followed by an evening of dancing to the oldies with DJ Bill Edwards and the Thrive Alive band. Silent and live auctions will feature original art, Lasik eye surgery, a weekend at Tybee Island and several other luxury items.

Donations of goods and services for the live and silent auctions are sought. For information, call Linda Larson at 355-2083 or Donna Terrace at 598-5272.

Oyster Roast and Volleyball This benefit for Kiss-a-Pig will be held May 7 from noon at Coach’s Corner until the oysters are gone. Cost is a $10 donation.

Party on the Patio This benefit Lowcountry Boil for the Kiss-aPig campaign for the American Diabetes Association will be held May 2 at Love’s Seafood. The cost is $20 with a cash bar. If

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This benefit for the Kiss-a-Pig campaign for the American Diabetes Association will begin at noon. If a pig plops on your square, you win half the pot. The cost is $5 per square. Also $2 chances to win passes to Lowe’s Motor Speedway and $1 chances to win a ride with Bill Elliott on May 27.

The Chatham County 4-H Clubs are now accepting applications for summer camp.

For information on the different types of camp, call 652-7987 or send e-mail to trishwest4h@hotmail.com.

7th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Race The Tybee Island Marine Science Center is seeking sponsors for the race, which will be held Saturday, May 7 at AJ’s Dockside on the Back River. Funds raised will go to the marine science center. There are two levels of sponsorship. For $100, individuals, families or businesses will be recognized on the t-shirt and plaque. A donation of $500 will allow businesses to participate in the Race Across the River. For information, call Debbie at 786-5910.

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Call for Applications 2nd Annual Savannah Engineering Academy Rising juniors and seniors who have grades of 80 percent or better in all mathematics and engineering/technology/science courses are encouraged to participate in this academy, which will be held June 13-17 and is open to students in Chatham, Effingham, Bryan and Liberty counties. The registration cost is $25 after acceptance into the program. For information, call 9215999. For a PDF copy of the application, go

2005 Small Business Awards The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2005 Small Business Awards, which will be presented June 6. Categories are Small Business of the Year, Hospitality Small Business of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year and the Helen V. Head Small Business Advocate of the Year. The deadline is May 6. Businesses can register for trade show booths for $100 or banquet tickets for $30. Call Susan Smith at 644-6434 or ssmith@savannahchamber.com or visit www.savannahchamber.com/member services.

Mutations Crafts Fair Crafters are sought to participate in a crafts fair that will be held at Starland Contemporary Art Gallery on Saturday, May 7. The cost for a table is $10, or half a table for $6. Send e-mail to Megshannon50@hotmail.com.

Class Reunions Herschel V. Jenkins, Class of 1995 will hold a 10-year reunion the weekend of June 17-19. For information, send an e-mail to HVJ1995REUNION@hotmail.com.

Savannah High, Class of 1985 will hold a 20-year reunion June 17-19. Call Tracy James at 313-7860 or Donna Miller at 507-6958.

Classes & Workshops 2005 Cultural Arts Touring Theatre iprovides children’s theater to share literary classics through live stage performances by appointment through May 6. For the first, time, workshops also will be available at the black box theater at Cultural Affairs, 9 W.

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The Tybee Arts Association’s ninth annual art auction will be held Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m. at the American Legion. A donation of $10 is the admission cost, and tickets are available in advance at Tybee’s Gallery by the Sea or at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Performing Arts branch in addition to the creation of scholarships and projects such as public art pieces. The association also hopes to establish a permanent art gallery and cultural center. Artists who wish to make donations may call Denise at 7865726. Those wishing to make donations to the silent auction should call Samantha Claar at 786-4351.

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Maximum group size is limited to 200 students. The cost is $2 per child with a minimum of $200 per performance. For information or reservations, call Lawrence or Regina at 651-6782.

AARP 55 Alive This two-day, four-hours each day class focuses on refreshing driving skills, reviews the rules of the road and identifies areas where changes take place as we age. The cost is $10 per person. Upon completion, most insurance carriers may deduct up to 10 percent on certain parts of an insurance policy for a period of three years. Classes will be held May 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Candler Hospital. Call Jurell Davis at 897-2364..

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are held at The Art School on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Beginners are welcome. For information, call Lind Hollingworth at The Art School, 921-1151.

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The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers in collaboration with Royce Learning Centers and Hope House of Savannah offers tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 447-5711 or stop by the center at 1601 Drayton St. to register.

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is held every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at The Art School, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads, No. B-2. A variety of models and extended poses are available to artists who would like to pursue figure work. The cost is divided among participants, averaging $50 per 5 weeks. Call 921-1151 for more information.

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Art and Theater Classes at S.P.A.C.E. Several classes in art and theater are being offered for both children and adults at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. For information, call 651-4248.

Baby sign classes Savannah Speech & Hearing Center is offering Baby Sign classes for babies aged 6-12 months and their parents.

Communicate with your baby before you knew it was possible. Classes are offered in four-week sessions every month. Times vary. The cost is $50, which includes materials. To register, call 355-4601.

Babysitters training class St. Joseph’s/Candler Childhood Injury Prevention Program offers a class for boys and girls 11-15 who want to become babysitters. The cost is $35, which includes lunch and a training manual, plus certification on completion of the class.

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Basic computer class Eastside Concerned Citizens Inc. at 803 E. Park Ave. offers basic computer classes every second and fourth Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. 232-5280.

Beginners quilting classes are held every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc., 1601 Drayton St. Register by calling 447--5711 or stop by the center.

Boating Skills and Seamanship is a class that will be offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary on Mondays and Thursdays for eight nights beginning May 9.

The class will meet at the Department of Human Resources, 761 Wheaton St., from 79 p.m. $30 fee for course materials. Call Kent Shockey at 897-7656.

Building a Home The UBuildIt office in Savannah invites you to attend a free seminar to help you learn more about building your very own dream house. Call 236-1211.

Computer Classes Basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Works offered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bull and 31st streets.

Classes meet for two hours, one day a week for six weeks. Cost is $20 for the session and $20 for the text book. Pre-registration is required. Call 355-0219.

Drawing Inspiration From the Masters Free drawing classes for teens, adults and seniors are offered by the Savannah Art Association through a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Leisure Services Bureau. Classes are held Saturdays through October from 9 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s’ Fine Arts Hall. This program offers a solid foundational art education to members of the community at no cost. For information, call 897-5612 or 598-8217.

Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc. Project Tomorrow Inc. is offering several classes and workshops.

The list includes sewing, crocheting, computer training, CPR and more. 232-5280.

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St. Mary’s Community Center, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s/Candler, is offering a program to help adults with math, reading and writing skills. Participants learn through a computer software program, small group and individual tutoring and study books.

Participants can choose their hours between Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

Feng Shui Workshop

Chatham County Aquatic Center offers swimming lessons for all ages.

Classes are held Mondays and Wednesdays for ages 3 to 5 and 6 to 8. Adults and ages 9 to 12 meet Tuesdays and Thursdays. A variety of times are offered. Call 351-6556.

Coastal Carolina Writers Retreat will be held May 20-22 at Palm Key, S.C. Authors, editors, agents and publicists are scheduled to appear. The fees is $175.

Space is limited to 100 attendees. For information, contact Vicky Hunnings at 843-6815332 or islanderv@aol.com; or Dawn Josephson at 843-785-3770 or dawn@cameopublications.com.

Coastal Scooters Classes Coastal Scooters is conducting classes that focus on road skills, safety and the proper maintenance of scooters. Classes are limited in size to provide personal assistance. Each rider is equipped with a TGB 49.5cc scooter and helmet. The class is three hours in length, consisting of classroom, field and on-road instruction.

Classes meet on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Sundays from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $40. To register, call 232-5513 or visit Coastal Scooters at 418 W. Broughton St.

is offering free computer classes for beginners in Computer Basics Level One plus the study guide program software for the Georgia High School Graduation Test.

Call Gloria Ferguson at 238-2960, Ext. 153. will be presented April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching, 25 E. 40th St. The class will be presented by Barbara Harrison. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $99 if registered by April 27 and $135 thereafter. Call 961-0104.

First Steps parent education program This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. To find out how you can help, call 819-6910.

Free Coaching Session and Assessment Free session for personal, career and professional development. Call Executive Leadership Coaching, 443-9860, or send email to Vicki@excellentcoach.com.

Free computer classes St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offers free computer classes. Call 447-6605 for times, days and registration information.

Space is limited.

Landscape Design for Homeowners Ideas, stories and rules-of-thumb for designing your own special space will be presented by Professor David Berle on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens.

Admission is $15 for current Master Gardeners and $20 for other garden enthusiasts and is payable at the door. Call 9215460 or Jay Ulrich at 844-5637 or nativsun2@yahoo.com.

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Memorial Health positive parenting class The cost is $10 per person and is most beneficial to parents of children less than 4 years. To register, call 350-9335.

Mindful meditation classes will be held on Mondays from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Integrated Behavioral Center, 1121 Cornell Ave. The cost is $10 per session. Call 3554987.

the road and test your skills. Sponsored by the Coastal Bike Touring club and other local agencies and businesses.

Savannah Art Association Life Drawing Drawing sessions will be held the first three Tuesdays of every month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Art Association (located in City Market upstairs over Belford’s). The model is clothed. Bring your own drawing supplies. $10 per session for members.

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is a four-week education course offered by Memorial Health and designed for the family expecting twins, triplets or more. Call Barbara at 350-3129 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Registration has begun for this year’s sessions. Each program involves a variety of hands-on activities centered around a specific ocean theme. Programs are available for children ages 3 through 12. Call the Tybee Island Marine Science Center at 7865917 or stop by the center at 1510 Strand to pick up a schedule and registration form.

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Spiritual Steps for Great Relationships Learn to improve the channels of communication between yourself and loved ones Sunday, May 1 from 1-3 p.m. at Unity of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. This is applicable for couples but not restricted to couples. Everyone interested in learning simple and effective communication techniques will benefit. Call 355-4704.

Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp

is a course offered by Telfair Women’s Hospital at Candler. Call at 819-3368 or visit www.sjchs.org.

Applications are now being evaluated for this summer camp that is by invitation only.

Boys and girls ages 10 to 19 are eligible to apply. Past participants have included Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Grant Hill and more. Players from 50 states and 17 foreign countries attended the 2004 camp. For a free brochure, call 704-3730873.

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room, 111 E. Liberty St. The cost is $40 if pre-registered and prepaid before the day of the workshop or $50 the day of. Call 6513200 or send e-mail to www.clee@sbdc.uga.edu.

Tybee Arts Association Spring/Summer Art Education Classes Wonders of Watercolor Washes will be presented by Betsy Haun May 7, 14 and 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 8 and up. The cost is $20 per session. All materials will be provided. Call 224-8714.

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Classes include microscope labs, squid dissection, guided beach walks and tours of the Science Center. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org.

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presents outreach programs that are interactive, with live animals, costumes and fun activities. Contact Stephanie Edgecombe at 598-2335 for reservations. “Turtle Tales” is a 60-minute outreach program that combines science and art for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. Call Edith Schmidt at 598-2447.

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On Thursdays, the club sponsors role playing with Dungeons and Dragons, Modern D29, Witchcraft, magic the gathering and other role playing games. Anyone interested in playing is free to join. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the AASU Compass Point Club House. For information, call Antonio at 713-1470 or at Catscandance2@aol.com.

ABATE (American Bikers Active Toward Education) District 11 meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Saloon on Hwy. 204 and Old River Rd. Please call for more info. 233-9800.

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Banner of the Nations Savannah is part of a regional and global church network. The group meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 12 Drake Dr. Call Frank Spencer at 352-2323 or visit the Web site at www.bannerofthenations.com.

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Clean Coast meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. The group needs volunteers and volunteer boat-owners for monthly clean-ups on area beaches, barrier islands and marshes. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule.

Coastal Bicycle Touring Club of Savannah sponsors a bicycle ride every Saturday. Visit www.cbtc.org for a ride schedule and more information. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Tubby’s Tank House restaurant in Thunderbolt at 6:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome. 728-5989.

Coastal Georgia Volkswagen Club This group for Volkswagen lovers - who enjoy meeting like people & attending activities in their autos. Meets the 3rd Saturday of every month. 961-0602.

Daughters of Destiny An ongoing seminar for women who want to make changes in their lives through spirituality and positive reinforcement. The answers lie inside each of us. Meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Daughters of Destiny House, 12 E. 41st St. Open to all women, all ages, all religions, all beliefs. Facilitated by Miriam Center.

Drumming circle There will be a Drumming Circle on Tybee Island the 3rd Saturday of each month from 4-6 p.m. at the Casual Reader bookstore at the shops at Tybee Oaks off Hwy. 80. Call 786-7655.

Friends of Oatland Board of Directors meets every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; general membership meeting follows at 7 p.m. at the Oatland Island Educational Center. Call Serena Nasworthy at 897-3060.

Friends of the Library meet the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Bull Street Library. Call 652-3655.

Georgia Christian Singles Memberships start at $25 and remain active until marriage. See website or call for local chapters. 1-800-869-2500.

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

meets monthly on the third Thursday at 6 p.m. Call 605-4471 for details.

promotes education, safety and fun to motorcycle riders. Call Julian at 920-2700 or John at 858-5414 or visit chaptere2.tripod.com.

Bipolar Support Group

Goth Night Savannah

John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a biopolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

A place to connect with fellow individuals who are interested in the music and art of the Gothic subcultures. We welcome musicians, bands, DJs, filmmakers, performance troupes, writers, clothiers, artists and artisans. Visit www.Goth-NightSavannah.com.

Beach Historic Neighborhood Association

Bridge club meets at the JEA

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cadets (12-18 years old) and 7 p.m. for adult members at the former Savannah Airport terminal building off Dean Forest Road, immediately behind Sitel Corp. and Signature Flight Support. For information, check the web site at www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410.

1511 Abercorn, ACBL certified duplicate bridge game every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

There is a $4 fee. Call Lynn Pierce at 3549739.

Chihuahua Meetup of Savannah A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http://chihuahua.meetup.com/65/

Civil Air Patrol is the civilian, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is involved in search and rescue, aerospace education and cadet programs. Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for

Harley Owners Group HOG meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, I-95 & Hwy 204. Call 925-5349.

Historic Savannah Chapter of the ABWA Call 233-2838.

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association holds its board meetings on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street.

These meetings are open to the public. For information, call 236-8546.

Progressive Guys’ Discussion Group

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Learn how to play the game that will soon replace Chess as the intellectual strategy game par excellence., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Books-A-Million on Abercorn. Call Greg at 232-7549.

If you are a reiki practitioner, join us to share its healing energies with others. Meets the first Monday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Moondance Center. 236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

Low Country Artists’ and Artisans’ Society

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

sponsors a Country Textiles African American Quilt Making Guild. Call 447-1888.

Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-AMillion and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org. The club is forming a laster tag team and sponsors role playing at AASU’s Compass Point Clubhouse every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The club holds bimonthly children’s readings on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. at Media Play. On April 30, the Firefly Marathon will begin at 1 p.m. in AASU University Hall, Room 156.

Loyal Order of Moose at 2202 Norwood Ave. sponsors bingo every Tuesday and Friday starting at 7:30 p.m.

There is a $700 jackpot.

MOMS Club The name of this group stands for Moms Offering Moms Support. It is for stay-athome moms and their kids and features day trips, service projects, monthly mom’s nightout events, play groups, play dates, crafts events, a babysitting co-op, as well as other activities. Call Jenn at 354-4256, visit www.momsclub.org or send e-mail to momsclubofsavannahga@hotmail..com.

Objectivist Society of Savannah

Oglethorpe Business & Professional Women’s Club

Philo Cafe Philosophical sessions taking on a different topic each time at Barnes & Noble every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Call 659-2930 or 443-9267.

Postage stamp meeting and auction The Savannah Stamp Club meeting and stamp auction is held the second Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Grace United Methodist Church, 6412 Waters Ave. Call 354-8870.

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Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers The public is invited to come and sing folk hymns from the shape note tradition on Saturday, May 7 from 2-4 p.m. at First Christian Church, 711 E. Victory Dr. All are welcome to sing or just listen. Sacred Harp singing is a nondemoninational community musical activity. The group sings from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

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For those interested in gaining confidence in public speaking. Meets Tuesday evenings, 7pm at 6206 Waters Ave, Rivers Edge Retirement Community. 355-5450

An opportunity for men to discuss books, music, film and cultural issues in an intellectually stimulating and non-judgmental environment. Meets the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffee House.

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offer affordable art workshops, social activities and a chance for you to display your art in a downtown gallery. Drop by the gallery at 309 W. St. Julian St. above Belford’s in City Market or call 356-0249. The association will conduct a photo safari on March 26 at 3 p.m. with a follow-up critique on April 2 at 1 p.m.

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The Savannah Brewers’ League Meets the first Wednesday of every month at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. For more details, call 447-0943 or visit our web site at http://www.savannahcommunity.com/so/SBL.

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Savannah Chapter of the Sons of Italy The Order of the Sons of Italy is forming a lodge in Savannah. This is the oldest and largest national organization that celebrates Italian/American hertiage for men and women. Call Dennis Piasio at 1-888-674-2937.

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Johnny Mercer Blvd Walgreen’s

has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. The Navy League is a non-profit civilian organization that supports the men and women of our sea services and educates the public about the importance of sea power. For information, call John Findeis at 748-7020.

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for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 2326682 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com.

Savannah Italian Club is dedicated to discussing and preserving the heritage of Italians and Italian-Americans. Meetings are the first Tuesday at 2717 Livingston Ave. Call Carol Taylor at 925-4064.

Savannah Lions Club meets the second and fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Savannah Golf Club. For information, call 355-6033.

Savannah Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) Group for Macintosh computer and software users meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. See www.savannahmug.org.

Savannah Newcomers Club

Savannah Fencing Club

Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society

offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $30. All equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 4296918 or send email to savannahfencingclub@hotmail.com.

is dedicated to the preservation of the canal and its natural and historical features. Dinner meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Restaurant, 65 W. Fairmont Ave. Volunteer Saturdays are the second Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Savannah-Ogeechee Museum & Nature Center at 681 Fort Argyle Rd. (Highway 204) 2.3 miles west of Interstate 95.

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Savannah Ghost and Mystic Meetup

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Meeting once a month inside a haunted historic house, this is a townhall for psychics, metaphysicians, tarot readers, mediums, remote viewers, pagans, Wiccans, vampyres and those interested in ghosts and parapsychology. Free to join. For information, visit http://www,ghosts.meetup.com/18/ or send e-mail to sscott191@comcast.net.

is open to all residents who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years. The club hosts a monthly luncheon and program on the third Wednesday of each month at various area restaurants. In addition, the Newcomers sponsor tours, activities and events to help new residents in the area learn about their community and provide a forum in which to make new friendships. If you are interested in attending a luncheon or would like more information, call 351-3171.

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meets every first and third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ryan’s Restaurant on Stephenson.

For information, call 920-9081.

is a program at Portman’s Music for people who were musicians as kids, but went on to pursue other types of careers. The cost is $95, which includes two hours of instruction each week for four weeks. The latest gear will be provided. Call 354-1500.

Savannah Shag Club will celebrate its 17th birthday on Saturday, April 16 at the Elks Lodge on Wilshire Blvd.

The Band of Oz will be the featured entertainment. Hors d’oeuvres will be served from 7-8 p.m. The band starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 for members and $25 for non-members. Call 927-9439.

Savannah Ski Club For information, see www.savannahskiclub.com.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary club meets every Thursday from 7:30-8:30 am at the First City Club in downtown Savannah.

233-1600.

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Savannah Ultimate Frisbee meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. in Forsyth Park.

Bring a white and dark shirt, water, cleats and a positive attitude. Visit www.savannahultimate.com for information. bridges the gap between the deaf, hard-ofhearing and hearing communities. Call 9650077 or send e-mail to thesignative@deafcafe.com.

Dance Adult Ballet Classes at Islands Dance Academy. All levels welcome, including beginners. Challenging, rewarding and fun. $10 per class. Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 115 Charlotte Rd. on Whitemarsh Island. Call Sue Braddy at 897-2100. will be held Wednesday nights with beginners from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and advanced beginners from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons with beginners from 2-3 p.m. and advanced from 3-5 p.m. Small classes, lots of individual attention, mirrored studio on East 53rd St. Cost is $10 per class. Call Layla at 354-5808.

Ongoing Classes at Ballet South Adult Beginning Ballet, Mondays at 10 a.m.

Stretch/placement Thursdays at 6 p.m. 5501 Abercorn St. Call 691-2900.

The Savannah Shag Club

Southside Optimist Club

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah

is a civic organization catering to youth and community service projects that meets every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Restaurant. Call Linda Lee at 695-7733.

hosts Magnificent Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free swing dance lessons are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered the third and fourth Mondays. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com.

An exchange of ideas, thoughts and opinions on spiritual topics the last Friday from 7-8:30 p.m. in Moondance Center. 2369003 or www.moondancecenter.com.

Subbuteo Table Soccer meets monthly for tournaments and practice matches. Visit www.savannahsubbuteo.com.

Taste of Southside Business Connection sponsored by the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, April 28 from 5:30-7:30 at the AASU Sports Center.

The cost is $5 for members and $15 for non-members. Call Susan Smith at 644-6434 or ssmith@savannahchamber.com.

Tourism Leadership Council Annual Dinner will be held May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto. Tickets are $50. Awards and scholarships will be presented. Call 3561223.

Tybee Beautification Association meets the second Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

With the exception of the June and December meetings, the association meets at the Tybee Community Center.

Tybee Performing Arts Society (TAPS) meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the old Tybee school All interested, please attend or send e-mail to ried793@netscape.com.

Swing Dance Savannah meeets the first two Mondays of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. A new swing dance club is forming. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or www.shagbeachbop.com.

Youth Dance Program The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional Dance Program in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951.

Fitness A balanced life Student massage and yoga classes are offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $20 to $30 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. Multi-level yoga classes are offered Monday and Friday at 5:45 p.m. Cost is $10 for drop-ins, $40 for a package card of five classes. Walk-ins are welcome. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

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This group is interdenominational and there are no dues or fees. The group discusses education and plans and hosts social events and functions for singles throughout each month. Meets Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at White Bluff United Methodist Church, Room 22.

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Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Midtown at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. The club will celebrate its 17th birthday on Saturday, April 16 at the Elks Lodge on Wilshire Blvd. The Band of Oz will be the featured entertainment. Hors d’oeuvres will be served from 7-8 p.m. The band starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 for members and $25 for non-members. Call 927-9439.

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Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for 8 sessions. 819-6463.

Chopra Center at Memorial Health Yoga Classes are held Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at the Chopra Center and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in Richmond Hill. The cost is $36 a month or $12 for walk-ins. 3502467.

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Personal training is $50 for a 1 1/2 hour session.

Inside Moves Hatha Yoga Eight classes are $80 and the first class is free. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on Habersham. Call 238-1785.

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Private lessons are available. Sunrise Flow Yoga is offered Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 a..m. Iyengar Novice is Monday at 5:25 p.m. All Level is Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday from noon to 1:15 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Iyengar Level I and II is Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. and Sunday from 4-5:30 p.m. Restorative Yoga is Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. Yogalates is

Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Mat PIlates is Monday at 6:30 p.m. The Klein Technique is Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. An Ayurveda class with Haeyoung Grace Kandl will be offered April 21 from 6-8 p.m. The class is free for returning students and costs $18 for new students. Private sessions are available. Call Darlene at 447-9642.

Jade Lotus Tai Chi Group Classes are offered Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Drop-in rate is $10 adults and $8 for students or 10 classes for $80, $70 for students. All experience levels are welcome.

Call Jeff at 352-7057 or send e-mail to jadelotustaichi@yahoo.com

The Jewish Education Alliance will offer the following health and fitness classes: Yoga- Join Amy Levy at 9:45 am on Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for yoga. Fee is $35 per month, Water Aerobics, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am. Fee is $42 a month for up to 16 sessions, Step Aerobics will be offered at the JEA on Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at 6:15 am.

Cost is $35 per month. Call Drew Edmonds at 355-8111.

Ladies Living Smart fitness club provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605.

Lose Weight like Marc Merlis on Dateline. Safe, effective, reasonable cost. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that people who used hypnosis lost 60 percent more

weight than any other method. Call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

Muscle Quest Sports nutrition center offers free body fat testing and nutritional counseling. Call 2324784.

Pilates Classes are offered at the St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Candler Center for WellBeing, Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30, eight sessions are $50. Pre-register by calling 8196463.

Pregnancy Yoga An eight-week session will be held starting May 24 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m. at offices located at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Pre-natal yoga helps prepare mothers-to-be for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor and delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. The cost is $90 for once per week or $150 for twice-per-week. Call Ann at 667-8877 for information on space availability or send e-mail to ann@aikyayoga.com.

Savannah Yoga Center Located at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching, 25 E. 40th St. at Drayton Street. Spring yoga schedule: Monday, Dynamic Flow Yoga 7:30-8:45 a.m.; Sunset Flow Yoga all levels, 6:30-7:45 p.m.

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Tai Chi Classes are offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30 or eight sessions are $50. Call 819-6463.

Water aerobics at the JEA The Jewish Educational Alliance is offering aquatics classes. Call Shannon at 748-2393.

businesses, organizations and individuals.

For information, contact Kevyn Withers at kevyn@kevynwithers.com.

Savannah Stonewall Democrats An organization of GLBT Democrats promoting gay-friendly policies within the local Democratic party and working to elect gayfriendly Democrats to public office. Call 2399545.

Standout is First City’s gay youth support group.

Meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the FCN

Headquarters, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor.

Call 657-1966.

What Makes A Family is a children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 3522611.

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Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University and medical director of the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Health System, will give a lecture on April 29 from 1-2:30 p.m. in room 110 of Solms Hall, on the campus of Armstrong Atlantic State University. For more information, call David Lake at 912.921.5853 or by email lakedavi@mail.armstrong.edu

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Yoga The City of Savannah, Leisure Services, Recreation Services Department, offers a yoga class on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Center, 414 Briarcliff Circle. The fee is $10 per month for ages 14 and over. Call 921-2105 or 651-3650.

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Gay & Lesbian First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor. 236-2489.

First City Network Community Center and Library The FCN Community Center & Library is open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors are welcome to check out gay/lesbian books and obtain information on “Gay Savannah” businesses and happenings. www.firstcitynetwork.com. 236-CITY

First City Network’s Workforce project offers assistance to youth and young adults who need and want a job or a better job.

Call 236-2489 or send e-mail to bwooten@comcast.net.

Friends & Company bowling league meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.

Gay AA Meeting meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 233-4255.

Georgia Equality Savannah is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996.

Lesbian Potluck Girls eat and socialize. Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month. 236-CITY.

Lesbian Therapy Group Share your thoughts, feelings and concerns in a safe, confidential environment that is facilitated by a licensed therapist the second and fourth Friday at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 352-2611.

Savannah Gay Business Guild meets the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. to offer a networking service of gay and gay friendly

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are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler for WellBeing on Thursdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for eight sessions.

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Hatha Flow Level I Thursday from 10-11:30 a.m. and Friday 6-7:30 p.m., Hatha Flow Level II Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m. and Sunday 56:30 p.m., Open Flow Monday from 6:30-8 p.m., Power Yoga Saturday 9-10 a.m. and Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m., Mommy and Me Yora on Monday 4-5 p.m. and Wednesday 46 p.m. and Baby and Mommy Yoga -- call for the schedule. 115 Charlotte Rd., Whitemarsh Center. Drop-ins $12 or $75 for eight classes Call 898-0361.

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provides free health care for those patients who live in Chatham County, are under 65, who do not have primary medical coverage, and who do not exceed certain financial thresholds. The Center is located at 310 Eisenhower Drive Medical Center. Call for an appointment at 692-1451.

Call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1800-334-3322.

at your home, business or hotel in the Savannah and Richmond Hill area. He comes to you. Offers therapeutic and relaxing massage, Swedish massage, deep muscle, reflexology and energy balance.

Pain treatment, cellulite reduction, long established business. Specials for women or couples. Gift certificates available. Call 8561534.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc. offers free blood pressure checks Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1900 Abercorn St. Call 232-6624.

Dual Recovery Anonymous This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape.com for information.

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Free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.

Free hearing & speech screening Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.

Gastric Bypass Surgery Session Memorial Health Bariatrics presents free informational sessions every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium with Dr. John Angstadt and other staff members, who discuss obesity and the surgical process. Free. Call 350-DIET or visit bariatrics.memorialhealth.com.

Georgia Smokefree Air Act The Community HealthCare Center is collecting signatures on a petition to amend the current bill to include the banning of all cigarette smoking in buildings where services to the public are provided; increase tax on a pack of cigarettes by $2; and require that proceeds from the increased tax be spent on health care treatment and research. To sign this petition, log on to www.chcsavannah.com, click on “New” and submit a short and simple form.

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training My Brothaz Home, Inc., a local nonprofit HIV/AIDS organization, offers free HIV/AIDS and STD awareness training, risk reduction counseling and prevention case management to individual males and groups of males. Upon completion of the training, a monetary incentive and educational materials will be given to each participant. Call 231-8727.

at a birth center or area hospital. Call 8264155.

Miracle on Wheels will make available power (electric) wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 and over) usually at no out-of-pocket expense. This service also may be available to the permanently disabled of any age. Call 1-800-749-8778 or visit the Web site at www.durablemedical.com.

Memorial Health blood pressure check

The National Wellness Foundation

are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.

sponsors a lecture every Thursday at 6 p.m. titled “The Essence of Chiropractic for the 21st Century.” Call 356-5887.

A Union Mission Inc. program that provides HIV/AIDS education and outreach through the use of free workshops, seminars and peer education. Free needleless testing is provided. Services are free to churches, clubs and shelters. Contact DaVena Jordan at 231-0123 or send e-mail to djordan@unionmission.org.

Memorial Health Child Safety Seat Checks

Open Meditation

Certified car seat inpsection technicians will check your child’s car seat to make sure it is property installed every Wednesday in September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MedStarOne at Memorial Health. Call Lahoma Thurman at 658-6430.

is offered at The Chopra Center at Memorial Health. Visit chopra.memorialhealth.com or call 350-2467.

La Leche League

FitnessOne provides American Heart Association courses each month to certify individuals in infant, child and adult CPR. The cost is $30. Call 350-4030 or visit www.memorialhealth.com.

Keeping at risk individuals healthy

Are you breastfeeding or planning to?

Information, education, encouragement and support are available free of charge to all women who are interested in breastfeeding through monthly meetings and over the telephone from La Leche League of Savannah.

Call the LLL of Savannah Help Line at 8979261. All series meetings are held in the Candler Professional Building, 5354 Reynolds St, Room 508A.

Lowcountry Huntington’s Disease Conference will be held May 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Registration is at 8:30 p.m. and the conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. There will be a respite room with activities for HB persons and children.

Speakers will include doctors, a social worker and other healthcare professionals.

Private one-on-one consultations with specialists will be offered. Call 964-0455 or visit www.LowcountryHD.com.

Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Mammograms will be performed May 4 adn 10 at St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Group in Pembroke, 159 W. Railroad St. For appointments, call 912-653-2897.

March of Dimes The March of Dimes offers valuable information for women. www.modimes.org or 1888-MODIMES. 354-5900.

Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services, women’s shelters, sexual assault services, crisis information, birth control, S.T.D.s, pregnancy options, and more. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-264-7154.

Memorial Health CPR training

Project SAVE The Savannah Health Mission, the Georgia Eye Institute and the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association are joining forces to implement Project SAVE, Screening and Vision Education, for people with diabetes. The program provides eye exams, education and care to those who have no health insurance, are unable to pay for care privately and meet certain qualifications. The clinic meets Thursdays by appointment. Call 352-2032.

Memorial Health group meditation sessions are offered free to the public every Tuesday from 5:30-6 p.m. on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine.

Memorial Health heart risk assessment is held once a month at FitnessOne. The appointment takes about 40 minutes and the cost is $50. Call Midge at 350-4042.

Memorial Health SET Focus Group This is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents/caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. Call Donna at 350-5616 or Saundra at 350-3396.

The Quit Line a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP. Online information can be found at www.unitegeorgia.com.

Memorial Health Joint Replacement Lecture This free orthopedic lecture series is held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:157:30 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health to educate the community about the risk factors of arthritis, the prevention of arthritis and medical and surgical joint repoolacement.

To register, call 350-3603.

Sankofa Counseling Center offers specialized therapy groups, individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and training and retreats. There is a sliding fee scale and a $25 fee per group. Located at 8111 Waters Ave. Call 352-2611.

The Midwife Group

Senior companions needed

The Midwife Group/Family Health & Birth Center is offering a free program to women at any stage of pregnancy that includes free information on pregnancy, birth and parenting, an opportunity to talk to other pregnant women and informaiton on a certified nurse midwife-assisted birth, whether

Senior Citizens Inc. is seeking Senior Companions -- men and women 60 or older - to provide care to older adults. Senior Companions rreceive a small stipend and travel assistance for their duties, which consist of light housekeeping, running errands and providing companionship, as

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Call 236-0363, Ext. 120 or 121.

Stop Smoking Researchers at the University of Iowa combined 600 studies covering 72,000 people and found that hypnosis is the most effective way to stop smoking. For more info, call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

Wanted: CPR and First Aid Instructors The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for smart, motivated people interested in giving back to their community.

Call 651-5371 or send email to daled@savannahredcross.org.

Nature & Environment Blackwater River Paddle On May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Ebenezer Creek, a Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide will lead the way downstream past cypress and tupelo in their new spring green. Look out for turtles, kingfishers, swamp canaries and swallow-tailed kites. $30 includes canoe and paddle.

Reservations required. Call 897-5108.

Spring Migration Bird Walks

Take a walk on the wild side at the Oatland Island Education Center. The “Native Animal Nature Trail” features a variety of live animals and landscapes and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. M-F:9 a.m.-4 p.m. and most Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for everyone over 4. 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org.

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The third addition to The Hannah Savannah Series for Children by Pamela Munson Steadman is now available in bookstores and gift shops. The author will be signing books at various places around Savannah for the next few months. The author is available for speaking engagements and school presentations. Call 233-1006.

Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. Beach Discovery Walks are offered Fridays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Call 786-5917 for information about current programs. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children 3-16. The center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Tuesdays when it is open 9 a.m. to noon.

Visit a Rookery Join a Wilderness Southeast birding guide May 1 from 2-4 p.m. at the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge to witness communal nesting of thousands of herons, egrets, ibis and wood storks. Meet at the refuge entrance. The cost is $10, with a limit of 15 people. Reservations are required. Call 897-5108.

Washed Ashore A storyboard exhibit by Nigel Law looks at love, life and the damaging effects of UV. See it in April and May to mark the opening of Half Moon Outfitters at 15 E. Broughton St. For information, call Savannah Canoe and Kayak at 341-9502 or visit www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com.

Pets and Animals 5th Annual Doggie Carnival This interactive festival with great food, live entertainment, carnival games, community booths and special exhibitions will be held Sunday, May 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Daffin Park. Admission is a $10 donation per adult, with kids and pets free with a paying adult. The money raised is used to care for homeless animals.

Readings & Signings A.W.O.L. -- All Walks of Life, Inc. is a spoken word troupe that hosts an open mic night every third Sunday at the Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Free and open to the public.

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

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Inspirational book club Wesley Community Centers offers weekly book discussions of life situations and complexities every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 1601 Drayton St. All women and teen-aged girls are invited to attend. Stop by the center or call 447-5711.

The Islands book group discusses thought-provoking literature with a different theme monthly the second Monday at 7 p.m. at the Islands Branch Library, 125 Wilmington Island Rd. 897-6233.

Lunch bunch book group An open book discussion the fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble.

Participants can talk about any book.

Moondance Center Book Club Explore and discuss a new spiritually based book each month the third Monday of the month from 7-8 p.m. in Moondance Center.

236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

Page turners book group meets monthly to get the scoop on what other adults are reading at the Ogeechee Branch Library, 1820 Ogeechee Rd. Call 232-1339.

Reader’s theater meeting every other Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. at the South Effingham Library in Rincon. This performance group is a free program for middle and high school students. Call Linda Bridges, children’s coordinator at 826-2222.

Tea time at Ola’s is a new book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 2325488 or 652-3660.

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Wilderness Southeast is sponsoring a series of spring migration bird walks on April 28 and May 5. Join expert birder and columnist Diana Churchill for a stroll through Forsyth Park listening for and searching out our colorful neo-tropical migratory songbirds. Meet at the fountain.

Wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars and bug spray. Runs in a drizzle, cancels in a downpour. Suggested donation is $5 per person. Free for Audubon members. Call 897-5108 for reservations.

holds an open poetry reading the second Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. at The Casual Reader bookstore, 1213 Highway 80. on Tybee Island at The Shops at Tybee Oaks. Call 786-7655.

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Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.

The Casual Poets Society

will be held April 30. Celebrate the beginning of the sea turtle nesting season on Tybee. The day will include a 5K race, Fun Run, crafts, games, movies and more to help raise awarenss and funds for the Sea Turtle Project. Register now for the 5K and Kiddie Fun Run. Call the Tybee Island Marince Science Center at 786-5917 for information and registration.

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Tongues of Fire: erotic poetry will be held the third Monday of each month from 8-11 p.m. at 800 E. Derenne Ave. Poets should stop by by 7 p.m. The fee is $5 general admission and $2 for poets. All are welcome regardless of race, sexual orientation or class. Call 354-1678 or 352-2134.

Religious & Spiritual Affirming Oneness, Celebrating Diversity Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community meets every Sunday at 10 a.m. at 143 Houston St. at the corner of Oglethorpe. For information, call 786-6075.

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Chanted Office of Compline The Service of Compline, “Saying good night to God,” is chanted Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir of Christ Church Savannah (Episcopal), located on Johnson Square. The choir, made up of singers from churches around the city, sings in the darkened nave of Christ Church by candlelight. Compline, the last of the monastic prayer services before retiring, is a service in which one is invited to meditate and reflect on the day or week past and then enter into the little death of sleep to rise with hope and thanksgiving for the days ahead.

Christian Businessmen’s Committee meets for a prayer breakfast every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. at Peggy Lynn’s Country Cooking, 3718 Ogeechee Rd. Call 964-4297.

Ekklesia, The Church Do church in a casual and relaxed setting on Saturday nights. Fellowship begins at 6 p.m., praise and worship at 6:30 p.m. in the BSU building on Abercorn between the Publix Shopping Center and the Armstrong campus. Call 596-4077.

Faith Academy of Christian Teaching Prayer: Does God Listen? is the topic of discussion for the spring quarter of FACT, an adult academy at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway. Dr. John Law will lead the class that will be held in the church sanctuary each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Call 598-0151.

Mediation Learn how to access your inner peace through weekly guided meditations every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Moondance Center in City Market. 236-9003. www.moondancecenter.com.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 652-3496.

Mormon Movie Night Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints invite you to come and enjoy a free double feature with movies made by Mormons, starring Mormons on Friday, April 29 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The second movie will begin around 8 p.m.

Church located on Montgomery Cross Road (close to Waters intersection) between Fancy Plants and Krispy Chik. Buttered popcorn, soda, and candy are on the house.

Movies and limited nursery for children, too.

Call 353-90886 or 356-0249 for info.

Simplicity as a Spiritual Practice is a series presented by Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church, 143 Houston St. Services begin at 10 a.m.

All are welcome.

Wildwood United Methodist Church invites you to its morning worship at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday followed by Sunday morning worship fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Wildwood

UMC is located at 4912 Garrard Ave. east of the south end of the Chatham Parkway.

Woodlawn United Methodist Church Sunday school is at 9:45, worship at 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. 2502 Highway 80, Garden City.

Women’s Bible Study at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or stop by 1601 Drayton Street.

Sports & Games Savannah Masters Adult Swimming is available at the Chatham County Aquatic Center, 7240 Sallie Mood Dr., next to Lake Mayer. Levels are Beginner, Fitness, Triathlete and Competitive. Times are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:306:45 a.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7:15 p.m. and Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. For information, call Scott Rabalais at 927-7016 or visit www.savannahmasters.com.

Savannah Shamrocks women’s rugby team Practices are every Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Forsyth Park near the tennis courts. Call 404-449-5875 or send e-mail to savannahrugby@yahoo.com.

Wheelchair Basketball BlazeSports Club of Savannah, a program of The Rehabilitative Institute at Memorial Health Medical Center, sponsors wheelchair basketball. Practices are held each Monday.

Beginners and intermediate players practice from 6-7 p.m. Advanced players practice from 7-8 p.m. Basketballs and sports wheelchairs are provided. Call 350-7268.

Support Groups African-American Women Overcoming Depression and Bi-Polar Disease meets the third Thursday of the month at the Bull Street Library. For information, call JoAnne Wright at 236-0027.

Al Anon Family Groups A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 5989860 or visit http://all-anonsavannah.freeservers.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, call 354-0993.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meets at Ruth Byck A monthly support group for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia is held the second Thursday at 6 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. The May 12 meeting will feature nutritionalist Wai Yin Mo of Memorial Health. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Amanda Christenson, 236-0363.

Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver’s Support Group for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia-causing illnesses meets the first Monday and third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 111 of the Skidaway Island Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. Visit www.savannahalz.org or call 598-9905 or 598-8460.

Amputee Support Group Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers.

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

43 Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644.

Better Breathers support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, at noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. Contact Tina Nelson at 819-7340 or Cindy Balkstra at 8198032.

Bipolar Support Group John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a biopolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.

Bulloch County RaceCrisis Hotline

of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care. The group will meet the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 447-8908 or send email to madison@savannahcasa.org.

Compassionate Friends Support Group

Eating Disorders Anonymous

offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. It meets the first Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Candler Heart & Lung Building, Conference Room 2, 5356 Reynolds St. 9255195.

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders. 843-706-2541.

Cancer support group

Open to persons diagnosed with depression. Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

920-0153 or 927-2064

meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon in the board room located on the first floor of St. Joseph’s Hospital. 819-2475.

Celiac Support Group for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. For information, call 5072592.

The Bulloch County Sexual Assault Task Force has announced a new 24 hour/7 day a week hotline staffed by trained volunteers to aid victims of rape, incest and sexual molestation. The number is 912-531-1771.

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meets the fourth Saturday of the month from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung Building, second floor, Room 2. Call 352-8383 or 927-8332.

Diabetes support group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843.

meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743.

First line is an after-hours referral and information line to talk confidentially about birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy options. A free service from Planned Parenthood, available nightly from 7 to 11 p.m. at 1-800-264-7154.

Full Circle Grief and Loss Center

Domestic violence community support group SAFE Shelter provides a domestic violence support group every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building at 325 Bull St. Call Brenda Edwards, 629-8888.

Domestic Violence Hotline The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence, have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-80033-HAVEN

a program of Hospice Savannah, offers the free counseling services for anyone dealing with loss. Call 355-2289. Grief 101 is a seven week support group for individuals who have suffered a loss by death. Pre-registration required. Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Grief Support Network is an on-going peer-run support group. Tuesdays 6-7 p.m.

Children’s Groups, call for times. Specialty Groups such as Spouse Loss Group and Loss by Suicide Group are offered when needed. ◗

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TAURUS - Despite what certain associates believe, there is no reason for you to express any opinions about religion & politics. Those who talk the loudest wish to judge others the most. Avoid banter.

Keep your own counsel.

GEMINI - Keep your nose to the grindstone. No matter how overwhelmed you may be on the job, do the best you can.

If you do, bosses’ silence is golden – at least for you.

CANCER - Nobody needs to know anything about your personal relationship with God. Cultivate the discretion & the inscrutability of the Sufi mystic. Veil your rapture from public view.

LEO - The legal complications involving jointly held finances have now been almost completely untangled. Next time, learn how to prevent such large-scale jointly held finances from being vulnerable to such potential misconduct before it happens.

VIRGO - You may now communicate with those to whom you delegate authority without assigning overlapping duties & without sending mixed messages.

Therefore, when the saboteur strides right into your office with a list full of questions, leave, then explain, “I’d like to get a cup of coffee before I meet with your boss.”

LIBRA - Making a connection with one honest colleague in the midst of a moral or ethical snakepit is entirely sufficient for you to survive current waves of corruption as you simultaneously execute your work on deadline. Give this ally your open & public support. If possible, pass by frequently enough so that your

physical presence sends your message to everybody.

SCORPIO - Now that you’ve learned to choose your friends & lovers more carefully, you still need to keep yourself, your friends & your lovers safe from treacherous influences. Do not hesitate to reproach anybody who shows disloyalty or divisive behavior even in a small way.

Allow no saboteur to test any boundaries.

question & accusation in full when they demand it. Such expectations are presumptuous in the extreme. Ignore such people summarily.

AQUARIUS - Now that you have found a group of compatriots that you can trust so that you won’t be vulnerable to roving groups & gangs as an unattached loose cannon, remain close to that group.

Moreover, avoid investing too much time in individuals who pose as “partners”, yet behave like “rivals.”

SAGITTARIUS - Your family, including & especially your children, do not understand why you refuse to trust certain neighbors – but they don’t need to understand. You, more so than they, understand that tomorrow brings changing circumstances from today. At that time – and only at that time – will your trust be bestowed (because such individuals will have earned your trust).

PISCES - As the overwhelming challenges & changes of the past ten years now subside, you more clearly know the type of person that you want to become.

Don’t compromise those dreams for anybody’s companionship. Engage in social activities & romance as an occasional diversion. Otherwise, cater to your own personal growth. ◗

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Ignore such craven enemies. Focus upon your own spiritual & emotional concerns.

application of “Murphy’s Law” in all possible jurisdictions. Now, after much effort, many of the complications, roadblocks & obstacles that thwarted progress since the initial brief transit of Uranus through Pisces from March to September 2003 have finally been untangled, circumvented & surmounted. Don’t let chaos reassert itself! Don’t let anybody reassert chaos!

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Diana transits Pisces from March 21, 2005 to January 28, 2006. Some very difficult transiting planets orbiting Pisces since 2003, including Mars from June to December 2003 and Asbolus! from January 2004 to April 2005, have made the beginning of Uranus’s long-term transit of Pisces from December 2003 through March 2011 an ongoing, complicated headache, bureaucratic roadblock & never-ending seminar in the

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This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody

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

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General Help Professional Part Time Bartenders Needed Immediately. Great Pay! Call 912.234.4110 Help Wanted: Bartenders and daytime hostesses needed.

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General Maintenance Positions: full and parttime available. Medical, Dental, Life benefits available to full-time employees. Apply in person at the Gift Shack at The Crab Shack, 40 Estill Hammock Road, Tybee Island, Georgia between the hours of 9AM and 10PM - 7 days a week.

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Other Types of Mortgages A balloon mortgage is a non-amortizing loan. In other words, the periodic principal and interest payments do not pay off the loan. Some balloon mortgage loans may have a principal and interest payment that is calculated as if it would pay off the loan in 30 years, but the loan comes due in five or seven years. Some lenders offer terms for renewal of the loan at the balloon date if certain conditions, such as a history of timely payment, are met. Some loans may contain provisions to be rewritten as 23- or 25-year fixed- or adjustable-rate amortizing loans with the monthly principal and interest payment based on the balance remaining on the balloon payment date.

Conventional Mortgages A conventional mortgage is a loan that is not insured or subsidized by the government. Lenders typically require a downpayment of at least 20 percent on a conventional loan, although you can get a loan with a downpayment of 3 percent or even less if you are willing to pay private mortgage insurance (PMI).

PMI protects the lender if the homeowner defaults on the loan. Many lenders offer “no downpayment” loans, but these programs are generally available only to home buyers with stellar credit.

Conventional mortgage loans are typically fully amortizing, meaning that the regular principal and interest payment will pay off the loan in the number of payments stipulated on the note. Most conventional mortgages have time frames of 15-to-30 years and may be either fixed-rate or adjustable. While most mortgages require monthly payments of principal and interest, some lenders also offer interest only and bi-weekly payment options.

FHA-Insured Mortgages The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) operates several low-downpayment mortgage insurance programs that buyers can use to purchase a home with a minimum cash contribution of three percent, which can be applied to pay the downpayment and closing costs. The most frequently used FHA pro-

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gram is the 203(b) program, which provides for low- downpayment mortgages on one- to four-family residences. The maximum loan amount for a one-family home ranges from $172,632 to $312,895, depending on local median prices.

FHA-insured loans are available from most of the same lenders who offer conventional loans. Your lender can provide more details about FHA-insured mortgages and the maximum loan amount in your area.

VA-Guaranteed Mortgages If you are a veteran or active duty military personnel, you may be able to obtain a loan guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA-guaranteed loans require no downpayment, but may require the borrower to pay a funding fee.

Rural Housing Service (RHS) Guaranteed and Direct Loans The Rural Housing Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, offers guaranteed loans to moderate and low-income home buyers who live in rural areas. RHS guaranteed loans are offered through approved lenders, while the direct loans are available through USDA’s network of state Rural Development offices.

State Housing Finance Agencies These state agencies often offer loans with lower-than-market interest rates and favorable terms to first-time home buyers. Local lenders usually know if housing finance agency funds are available for these programs, or you may contact your state housing finance agency directly.

Where Do I Go From Here?

Based on their vast experience, your local home builders help home buyers find lenders who can help navigate the confusing financing process. In addition, literally hundreds of mortgage-related resources are available through the Internet.

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TIME FOR SOME “Q&A!” What is the first step toward selling your home?

Call a realty professional! This might take several steps if you talk to a number of potential listing agents. Regardless of your selection, they should all ask questions to determine your particular needs.

Of course, you’ll supply personal information like name, address, phone, and email. It’s helpful to have answers to questions like, “Why do you want to sell?”and “When?” Any idea what sale price you’re seeking? The agent will provide detailed facts to make the best pricing decision, but that decision is ultimately yours.

Have a sheet in front of you to easily answer questions about your home such as square footage,

number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and amenities (Wood floors? Fireplace? New appliances?).

Any agent worth their salt will inquire about where you’re moving, and whether you know any realty professionals there. The agent you select will be a valuable resource for your move, connecting you with a qualified agent to assist with locating and purchasing your next home.

And don’t forget to mention how you heard about your agent! Did you see an ad in the local homes magazine, receive a postcard in the mail, or read an editorial in the newspaper? The more answers you have ready, the more the agent will understand your needs, guaranteeing excellent tailored service and a successful sale!

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HOUSES FOR SALE TYBEE ISLAND 401 JONES ST 3 BEDROOM 1 BATH & 401 4th ST. 2 BEDROOM 1BATH 450K INQUIRIES AND OFFERS CAN BE MADE AT: CDURDEN484@ AOL.COM

Cozy 3 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 Bath Bungalow with Hardwood Floors throughout. Separate Living Room and Dining Room with Large Kitchen. Detached Garage, cute garden with Pond and Picket fence in back. $210,000. For more information Call Dianne Kessler@663-2417

1601 E 59 St Fully restored brick ranch home with beautiful finishes throughout.

With three bedrooms, two very attractive bathrooms, new systems throughout, and ceramic tile in the living room and kitchen, this home allows for low maintenance living at $145,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

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118 Binnacle Court $131,000 Cute 3 bedroom, 2 bath island home located on quiet cul-desac. Home features new tile in kitchen with great screened porch overlooking large fenced backyard. Perfect for first time home buyer/investor.

Call Patty Craw at 912-222-1450 150 Hood Loop Road $69,000 Country living at its best! Well kept 3BR/2B dblwide on 1.79 acres.

Room for building and roaming, with 3 storage buildings and a workshop. Land backs up to woods, partially fenced yard. Close to I16 w/great school district. Call Belinda Davis @ 429-9599 for your showing today!!

124 Preakness Point $95,000 This secluded 5.63 acres with 4 bedrooms, 2 bath is quietly tucked away in Guyton. Separate living/dining room. Large master bath features double vanity w/separate shower.

Call Sherrene Sears at 844-3941.

Lot J&R Properties $20,000 Nice piece of land on the Ohoopee River.

Utilities at site. Near town and the Prison.

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918 Whitman Street $104,900 New Construction!

This low maintenance, energy efficient home with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and equipped kitchen wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long.

Call Sharon Miller at 308-5572 for more information.

544 E. Harris Street $474,000. Under Contract. Historic District with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Hardy board exterior, 3 fireplaces, decks, porches, state of the art kitchen with top of the line appliances, 3 stor y too many extras to mention!!!

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Owner says sell! Instant equity for buyer!

6 Leehall Drive . Southern Woods at Rice Mill for under $300K! This new home offers 4 BR 2.5 BA, LR, DR, and Family room with fireplace, deck, fenced yard 2 car garage and a bonus room.

The same model sells for $320K but owner is anxious!$299,900.00.

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605 Maupas Avenue: 4 bedroom home with 2 baths. Included are 4 fireplaces and 4 enclosed porches! Just painted and floors are redone. Ready to move in on a great street in Baldwin Park. $277,000 Rhonddane@comcast.net Mopper Stapen Realty 912 507-9800

629 Seiler Avenue. $115,000 for a cute bungelow that is totally redone! Beadboard thru out and the kitchen is cute as pie. 2 bedrooms with a spiral staircase to the basement. Washer/dryer and all appliances are included. New central heat/air, electric and plumbing. Bring offers! 115,000 Rhonddan@comcast.net Mopper Stapen Realty 912 507-9800.

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317 East Huntingdon Lane .

Great 2 BR 1.5 BA town house in downtown Savannah at a great price!

Wood and tile floors down, with carpet up, a large living area with brick fireplace, enormous eat-in kitchen, and location, location, location. Needs some cosmetic updating, but a good solid home in the hottest area of town! $165,000.00. Shelley Carroll Lowther Re/Max Savannah 912-604-8177 savannahrealtor@comcast.net

234-4406 508 EAST PARK AVENUE Lower apartment. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, renovated apartment. Open living room, dining room area, stack washer and dryer, back deck, off street parking. $900/mo.

119 EAST 40TH STREET 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, kitchen, washer/dryer connections, hardwood floors, porch, shared fenced backyard. $800/mo.

517 EAST LIBERTY LANE 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, washer and dryer, hardwood floors, shared courtyard. Available Mid June. $750/mo.

savannahgarealtor.com 12 WEST TAYLOR STREET APT#2A 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment near Monterey Square, Kitchen, Living room. $800/mo.

105 West Congress Street Suite A. Basement unit in new commercial condo conversion offers exposed brick walls, decorative ceilings, secure entry, and location, location, location!

Priced to sell and cheaper than rent!

Only $119,000.00.

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602 LINCOLN STREET Parlor apartment. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, freshly painted townhouse, living room, dining room eat-in kitchen with Jenn Air stove, dishwasher, trash compactor, laundry room with washer and dryer. $1,490/mo.

2006 WHITTAKER STREET 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath apartment, gas fireplace, hardwood floors, ample closet space, deck and porches, off-street parking. $1800/mo.

1312 LINCOLN STREET 3 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, living room, alarm system. $850/mo.

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Sicay Management, Inc 17 East 33rd Street Commercial/ Residential For Lease STARLAND DESIGN DISTRICT Beautifully renovated 2BR/1BA Formal dining room, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, new bathroom & kitchen w/ceramic tile floors.

Seperate laundry room and private courtyard.

C/H/A, total electric, security system.

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322 EAST HARRIS STREET Parlor apartment. 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, living room with bay window overlooking Troup Square, dining room with fireplace, eat-in kitchen. Available Mid June. $1,400/mo.

214 A WEST PARK AVENUE 1 bedroom, 1 bath with clawfoot tub, furnished kitchen, hardwood floors, washer and dryer shared. No pets. $600/mo.

522 EAST JONES STREET UPPER 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment with loft space.

Living room, kitchen, hardwood floors.

Available mid May. $1000/mo.

3602 MONTGOMERY STREET Renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex, central heat and air, washer and dryer connections, all new appliances, carpet with off street parking. $750/mo.

421 EAST ANDERSON STREET UNIT A 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, living room, kitchen, central heat and air, washer and dryer. $525/mo.

614 EAST DUFFY STREET Renovated 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo, kitchen with nice amenities, living room, washer and dryer, fenced yard, 1 off street parking space. $875/mo.

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742 East 39th Street Live in this 2 BR flat with multiple FP, sep.

LR/DR, spacious rooms, and front porch, and open your dream business in the 1000 square feet of unfinished commercial space w/ CH/A below.

Large side garden and off street parking. Listed at just 129,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

9 East Goldfinch Court $139,900 This 3BR/2B Low country home features a Great room w/cathedral ceilings, a fireplace, separate DR and one car garage.

House sits on a quiet cul-de-sac w/a fenced back yard. For personal tour call Lisa Ortiz at 695-6932

216 Chatham Villa Drive $89,900 This 3BR/2B home is perfect for the first time home buyer/investor. A LR/DR combination and den w/handicapped accessible bath. Call today for your personal tour.

Call Lisa Ortiz at 695-6932 for more information.

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810 Maupas Ave. Baldwin Park at its best! Pride of ownership shows in this 3 bedroom, 2 baths home. This home has been completely renovated and offers many extras. An awesome kitchen with an island and maple countertops, living room with a wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors, brick construction, metal roof and a 1 car garage with ample off street parking. You will truly want to call this home. Offered at $235,000.

1020 Maupas Avenue Wonder ful Duplex.

Twin units, each with FP, wood floors, kitchen w/breakfast room, lg 1bd, 1ba.

Each with a porch, driveway & rear garden.

Fantastic building with handsome details. Offered at $150,000.

122 Westminister Drive $130,000 Adorable 3 Bed/2 Bath ranch style home. Perfect for 1st time buyer or investor. Freshly painted w/ privacy fence. Priced to sell!

Call Craig Daughtry at 655-8876 for details

556 Zettler Loop $60,000 This is a great buy! Remodeled mobile home with three bedrooms, two full baths. Large back deck with big yard on a spacious 1.8 acre lot equipped with septic and deep water well system. Call Ron Clary at 398-6399 for more information.

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305 W Duffy St. New condo conversion. Gracious entrance foyer to three residential units with 1 BR each. Separate street entrance to commercial unit with attached living space.

High ceilings, multiple fireplaces, w/d, dishwasher, hardwood floors, ch /a, private porch and off-street parking. Priced from $135,900.00.

Call Don Callahan 441-4416 Mopper-Stapen Realty

2401 Habersham Street Victorian style home located in the Thomas Square District. Completely restored, wonderful finishes in the kitchen & baths. All systems are new, Central Heat & Air, Electric & Plumbing. Offered at $235,000.

1006 Googe Street $89,000 Totally restored 3BR/2B home perfect for first time investor/buyer. Master bedroom with full bath.

New windows, carpet, central heat and air.

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124 Preakness Point $95,000 This secluded 5.63 acres with 4 bedrooms, 2 bath is quietly tucked away in Guyton. Separate living/dining room. Large master bath features double vanity w/separate shower. Call Sherrene Sears at 844-3941.

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W E L New construction in Bridgewater to be completed end of February, 2005. Four bedrooms, 2 baths, a family room, a formal living room, a formal dining room, a bonus room, $209,050.00 Buy now and pick colors.

Amber Skaggs Remax Crossroads 748-8141 656-3029 New Construction in Bridgewater 4 Bedrooms, 2Baths, a formal dining room, and great room. Will be completed in January, 2005. Buy now and pick inside colors. $196,075 Builder will contibute $3,000.00 towards buyers closing costs.

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This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is located in Beautiful Bridgewater.

It sits on an oversized lot and backs up to woods. Call Amber to view this awesome home. $159,300.00 Amber Skaggs Remax Crossroads 748-8141 656-3029 Beautiful Design & Fantastic View are yours to enjoy in this brick home in sought after Royal Oaks Subdivision. Open Foyer, Formal Dining Room, Great Room with fireplace, kitchen has custom cabinets, corian countertops, breakfast bar, 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths, bonus room w/ wet bar. Guest suite with full bath amenities, romantic evenings to be enjoyed around fireplace in the hearth room. Adorn to your master suite and relax in the whirlpool bath while the kids enjoy the upper floor with game room and T V area.

Rear grilling porch great for the summer dinners with wonderful view. So much more! $435,000. Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty H-NEW Staged for Country Pleasure; A welcome escape from the city bustle. Relax and enjoy the fresh air the country has to offer. Three +/- 5 acre lots available.

You be the first to choose the one you want. Call LaTrelle 6587777, ERA AdamsPevey Realty 826-2550.

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Graceful living with a beautiful view overlooking the 4 th tee, fairway and lake. Foyer, formal dining room, living room with fireplace and cathedral ceilings. 3 bedrooms, 3 ? baths, plus a bonus room with walk in attic space. Lovely hardwood flooring. Spacious master bedroom and a Jacuzzi and double vanities in the master bath. Many extras.

A must see! Call LaTrelle 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty H-4185 $330,000 Reduced! Country feel, City Convenience! This home and 3.55 acres has so much to offer, outside youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find stocked fish pond, herb garden with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own irrigation system, wrap around porch, & deck coming off the master bedroom. Inside youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll love Corian kitchen countertops, a dual fuel range with convection oven, pine tongue and grove 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ceiling, stone fireplace, private upstairs lof t, and so much more. Call LaTrelle today 658-7777. H- 4136 $ 274,00 Reduced, Reduced Reduced!! Secluded 65.55 acres outside of Rincon, off Ebenezer Rd. Great for Privacy, Hunting, and much more. All for only $130,000. Call LaTrelle, ERA Adams-Pevey Realty. 658-7777. A-3971 Located on Cul-de-sac in Bryan County, 1.9 acres on cleared level lot, utilities on site. Call for a showing today.

Call LaTrelle 658-7777, ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 A-4132, $35,000.

Splendor on Forsyth One of the most beautiful homes in the historic district! With almost 9000sf, including 2 income units, this would make a gorgeous inn/B&B. Period details to die for! Listed at $2,150,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

514-516 E. Bolton Street Quiet, Quality Quadplex Looking for an investment in the historic district? This 4000sf Victorian offers strong rental income, original features like wood floors and mantels, plus a buildable side lot!

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

17 E. Jones Street Perfection on Jones Street Stunning 1850 home on one of the loveliest blocks in the historic district. Nearly 5000sf of fers five rentable units, including a separate carriage house, all in move-in condition.

Unbeatable elegance and income!

Katherine W. Oxnard, Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, (912) 7043545/238-0874, katherine @mopper-stapen.com

DEEPWATER LOT with floating dock for sale by owner in desirable Isle of Hope subdivision. Level lot (approximately 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 110â&#x20AC;&#x2122; buildable) on the Herb River with underground utilities, including city water & sewer.

Incredible views and walking distance to Bluff Drive/ICW. The perfect spot for your dream home! 132 Cardinal Rd. $325K Owner/Agent.

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912-228-0050 CHARMING 3-bedroom home in Daf fin Heights.

Looking for just the right tenant. Central heat/air, hardwood floors, eat-in kitchen, laundry room, bonus room, storage room.

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Calypso Properties 912-231-0240, www.calypsorentals.com Unfurnished Home for rent in Ardsley, 3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bathroom, pool, deck, central heat & air,alarm system, carport and fireplace. $1500 1-2 year lease. Available May 10th. Call Dr. Boyd 236 3660

Victorian District 2 and 3 Bedroom Apts.

Completed Renovated. Central Heat & Air, Small pets allowed.

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Office Space Entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level.

Need an office, an administrative assistant and a support network. The International Center for Leadership and Coaching has all these. Call Dr. Boyd 236-3660

VICTORIAN DISTRICT 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartments Off-street parking, washer/ dr yer, central heat/air. Shor t walk to Kroger and Forsyth Park. Call 912236-7560 or 912-598-9048.

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2 bed, 1 bath, $665/month Midtown at 521 E. 37th. All new! DW, W/D, Central H&A. 8’x20’ deck. Parking.

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617-510-1418 301-303 East Henry Street Near SCAD, great location. Recently renovated with off-street parking.

2 bedroom, 1 bath.

Laundr y area with washer/dryer, large living room and eat-in kitchen.

875/month 2 bedroom, 1 bath with bonus room and closet.

Laundr y area with washer/dryer connection. living room with eat-in kitchen . $950/month.

Call CML Holdings LLC 912-355-0286 or 912-604-3285.

CHARMING DOWNTOWN 1-bedroom, 1-bath apar tment w/extra room perfect for office, or small second bedroom. Hardwood floors, Central Heat/Air, dishwasher, Washer/Dryer connections. $700/month + $700/security deposit. Available Now! Call 912-231-1547.

DOWNTOWN APARTMENT 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

Kitchen with icemaker refrigerator and dishwasher, washer and dr yer, pretty wood floors, central heat/air, off-street parking.

103 W. Duf fy Street. $990/month 912-236-5858

1-3 bedroom apartments Affordable apartments with price reductions.

Don’t miss an opportunity to get in on the savings. Great locations, nice and newly restored. All appliances including dishwasher, washer/dryer, central heat/air, hardwood floors, fireplaces, ceiling fans, bonus rooms and cable ready for high speed internet access.

Long and short term leases available.

Pets welcome with pet deposit. $600-$900 per month.

Call 441-5689 or 748-6632 or e-mail: Sheila_010_7@ hotmail.com.

Condos For Rent WILMINGTON ISLAND Gated Community 1-bedroom, all appliances, new carpet/tile, all amenities $750/month, $750/deposit. 912-659-5895.

Roommates Wanted Roommates Wanted Wilmington Island condos beginning May 1 or 15th. $375/ month (plus utilities) or $500/ month (including utilities). Call 507-8689.

ROOMMATE WANTED 2 Bedroom / 1 bath / full kitchen/ livingroom / diningroom /washer& dryer / garage /fenced yard / off street parking. Great neighborhood, Great location Historic Baldwin Park ( Near Abercorn & Victory ) $500.00 a month + deposit Utilities included CALL JOHN @ 912-247-0877

WILMINGTON ISLAND Two Roommates wanted to share beautiful 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on over acre lot.

Utilities paid.

912-398-6069.

BARNARD STREET Victorian District. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, hardwood floors/high ceilings.

Newly renovated, $250/month+ 1/2 utilities.

Call Kevin 912-508-2469 3 FEMALE ROOMATES Needed large, new house. Private bedroom & bath. Gourmet Kitchen, marsh front, river view, gated community, community dock, washer/dr yer.

Begining July or August 1st. $500/month. 912429-9988 SHARE 5 bedroom house on Tybee. $350 month. Includes utlities.

Alternative lifestyle OK. No pets or drug abuser.

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