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On the Cover: Photo illustration by Brandon Blatcher

News Cover Story

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Avoiding and preventing crime

Jane Fishman 10 Rebuilding Pascagoula City Notebook 11 Feedback 12

News bits from around town Letters to the Editor

Cover Story 6 Blotter

13 From SPD reports

News of the Weird 14

Strange but true

Earthweek 15 This week on your planet

Culture 20 Exhibits & openings THoTHo

Art Patrol

City Notebook 11

Performing Arts 22 Tellabration Theatre Preview 28

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Vibes Music Interview 16 Passafire Connect Recommends 17 Concerts of the week

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18 Local gigs a la carte

Music Menu

Music Interview 16

Soundboard 24 Who’s playing and where

Now Showing 30

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Film All the flicks that fit

The 411 Week at a Glance

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Our best bets for cool stuff to do

Happenings 32 All the stuff, all the time

Theatre Preview 28

Classifieds Weather 15 News from the sky Sudoku Puzzle

36 It’s all the rage

Crossword Puzzle 37 Mental Fun Classifieds 41 They call it “junk,” you call it “couch”

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J. Harry Persse Memorial Concert What: The Armstrong Atlantic State University choirs, brass quintet and other student musicians will perform musical compositions by Brahms, Monteverdi, Mouret, Grainger and the 2005 Persse Composition prize winner.. When: Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. Where: Sacred Cost: Free. Donations Heart Catholic Church, 1707 Bull St.C to the J. Harry Persse Music Scholarship Fund will be accepted. Call: 927-5381 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Wednesday Nov. 16

Disney on Ice (all weekend)

What: The production features the largest cast ever assembled of loveable Disney stars, including Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio and more. When: Nov. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19 at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m. Where: Savannah Civic Center. Cost: Tickets range in price from $10 to $29.50. Call: 651-6556 or visit www.savannahcivic.com.

Thursday Nov. 17

Hallelujah: The Poetry of Classic Hymns

What: Renowned gospel singer Huxsie Scott will perform at the Design Press book signing for Hallelujah: The Poetry of Classic Hymns.

Author Anna Marlis Burgard and illustrator Richard Krepel will sign books. Copies of the book will be available for purchase for $19.95, plus tax. When: Nov. 17 from 5-7 p.m.

Where: Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St.

Candlelight Vigil for Homicide Victims What: This vigil is sponsored by the support group of the Chatham Victim-Witness Assistance Program, Office of District Attorney Spencer Lawton Jr. When: Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. Where: Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Call: 652-7329 or visit www.unityofsavannah.org.

AASU Masquers open Stop Kiss What: This play by Diana Son has 23 short scenes that ricochet between the prelude to and the aftermath of an affair between two young women who had previously thought themselves heterosexual. Audience discretion is advised.

When: Nov. 17, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Armstrong Atlantic State University Black Box Theater. Call: For tickets, call 927-5381 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

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Third Friday Foreign Cinema Presents Nobody Loves Me

What: This oddball romantic comedy from Germany follows the quirky relationships between a 30-year-old woman and her gay, neighbor. When: Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5. Call: 232-4447.

Chi, Chinese Acrobats What: Featuring members of the award-winning Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe, Chi brings a fusion of acrobatics and martial arts to audiences. When: Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre. Cost: Tickets are $35, $25 and $18. Call: 525-5050.

Richmond Hill Health Fair and Fall Festival What: Participants can have free blood sugar, blood pressure and bone density tests done. Flu shots will be

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offered for $25, cholesterol checks will be offered for $30 and pneumonia shots will be available for $35. The festival will begin with a Children’s Community Helper Parade, and is open to kids in kindergarten through third grade. When: The health fair is Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the fall festival is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Richmond Hill Pharmacy.

Community Volunteer Tree Planting

Saturday Nov. 19

What: Volunteers of all ages are needed to help the Savannah Tree Foundation plant live oaks at the Scott Stell Community Park. Bring a shovel and bow rake, if possible. Refreshments will be available and each participant will receive a Savannah Tree Foundation T-shirt. When: Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. Where: Take Abercorn to Highway 17 exit. Take the first left onto Little Neck Road. Stay on Little Neck 5 miles to Bush Road. Take a left on Bush Road. Call: 233-TREE or e-mail savstf@aol.com.

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Arts and Crafts Fair

What: Local artisans and alternative crafters will sell handmade goods. This is a fundraiser for the Starland Arts Collective.

When: Nov. 19 from 1-6 p.m. Where: 2424 Bull St. Cost: Free.

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Sunday Nov. 20

What: Local storytellers will include Ronni Carpenter, Bess Chappas, Lois Smith, Beverly Zipperer and The Storystagers. When: Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. Where: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s Hoffner Hall, Bull at 31st Street. Cost: $5.

Flannery O’Connor Fall Lecture Series What: Armstrong Atlantic State University professor Dr. David Wheeler will speak on Jane Austen and the Material Culture of Privacy. When: Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. Where: Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home at 207 E. Charlton St. Cost: Free.

Reel Savannah Film Group Presents Games of Love and Chance What: A story of life and young romance in the ethnically diverse suburban projects of Paris. In French with English subtitles.

When: Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre. Cost: $7, cash only. The box office opens at 6 p.m.

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What: The George K. Gannam American Legion Post 184 Ladies Auxiliary will hold an arts and crafts fair. When: Nov. 19 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: American Legion Post 184 off Victory Drive in Thunderbolt behind Chu’s gas station. Cost: Admission and parking are free. Call: To pre-order a fully cooked Boston Butt, call Johnny McKenzie at 897-1701 by Nov. 17.

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What: This mother-daughter tea raises funds for the Savannah Danse Theatre’s performance of The Nutcracker ballet. Meet characters from the ballet over a cream tea. When: Sat., Nov. 19, first seating at 10 a.m., second seating at 11 a.m. Where: The Tea Room, 7 East Broughton St. Cost: $15 per person. Call: 8980361; reservations preferred as seating is limited.

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A crash course in preventing and fighting all types of crime AH, THANKSGIVING -- good food, visits with family, a time to be thankful.

But the day after Thanksgiving? It can be a nightmare, at least for crime victims.

It’s not only the busiest shopping day of the year; experts say it’s also the peak day for crime, a day when criminals are most likely to pounce.

A victim we’ll call “Jen” learned this the hard way. While shopping at a local WalMart one November, Jen took her eyes off her purse for just a moment -- but long enough for a watchful thief to snatch it.

“I was bent over, reaching down for cat food,” Jen says. “I’d left my purse in the child seat part of the buggy. I didn’t even realize it was gone until I got to the check-out counter.”

At the moment the purse was taken, Jen had her checkbook -- with credit cards safely tucked inside -- in her hand.

However, the purse still contained her house and car keys.

“There was a wallet in there, too,” Jen says. “However, it didn’t have anything in it.”

Jen later learned that the thief removed the wallet and hurriedly threw the purse in a corner. The purse and the car keys were recovered, but the wallet was gone.

“Can you imagine what the thief must’ve thought when he opened that wallet and it was empty?” Jen says. “I carried it just for sentiment’s sake.”

Although the story has a humorous ending, Jen realizes she was lucky. She spent a long afternoon without her keys, and she knows her inattention could have cost her more than an empty wallet.

“A friend of the family had just died,” Jen says. “I had to go to work that afternoon. I was so preoccupied, I really wasn’t paying enough attention, and that thief knew it.”

Ronnie Cline of Southeast Crime Prevention in Atlanta, a 15-year veteran of law enforcement, travels throughout the Southeast to present crime prevention seminars. He recently spoke at Armstrong Atlantic State University.

“For the first 15 to 30 minutes when you’re listening to the news, all you hear are things about crime. As a society, we’re becoming numb to that,” Cline says.

“Many of us, if we’re honest with ourselves, do not really believe we’re vul-

nerable. We think violent crime will not touch us.”

SECP, a non-profit agency, focuses on prevention of crime by educating people to stay safe. One of the main causes of crime is the continuing proliferation of drugs, Cline says.

“The fastest growing drug in the ‘70s was marijuana,” he says. “In the ‘80s, it was cocaine. The fastest growing drug of the ‘90s was heroin. Today, the fastest growing drug in Georgia is crystal meth.”

The average meth user is 16, Cline says. The demand for meth is so huge that one dealer was caught driving a portable lab, cooking meth as the truck sped down the road.

“They use paint thinner, brick cleaner and fingernail polish remover to make that stuff,” Cline says. “What idiot puts paint thinner on a stove and cooks it? That’s why there are so many explosions associated with making methamphetamine.”

Another drug, dipstick, has emerged.

“It’s marijuana dipped in embalming fluid,” Cline says. “The people who use it are highly volatile, very agitated and abusive.”

Then there’s roofie.

“GHB and Special K, which is ketamine -- a cat tranquilizer,” he says.

“These are the date rape drugs.”

Women should always be cautious when drinking in public, Cline says.

“Order your drink directly from the bartender,” he says. “Don’t let someone else order for you. If you get up to leave, take your drink with you. When you are at your table, keep your hand over your drink.”

The current economy also causes crime, Cline says. “Today, both mom and dad work,” he says. Many people have lost their jobs.

“Their income goes from up here to down here,” Cline says. “I’ve seen a lot of good people who couldn’t deal with it and turned to crime.”

Gangs also are a major source of crime. “Why is Savannah a good area for gangs?

Tourists,” Cline says.

“In the state, the last confirmed

amount was 8,000 gang members,” he says. “They are ages 8 to 22 and some gangs recruit kids as early as 6.”

People sometimes scoff at the notion of a six-year-old gangbanger, but Cline says it’s true. “Come with me some time to talk to kindergarten teachers. Let the teachers talk about the times they’ve had to call the police in to subdue a six-yearold child,” he says.

“One gang wanted a six-year-old because they needed a hit man. They sent the kid out to do a hit,” he says. “The man looks out and sees a six-year-old boy, so he opens the door and the kid shoots the man dead. However, he had the wrong house.”

Gang initiations also are a source of worry, says Cline. “Some require violent activities as a part of the initiation that include rape, murder, and, particularly popular in Georgia and the Southeast, home invasions,” he says.

“They select a home at random and send five to six gang members, but only one goes to the door,” Cline says. “When the door is cracked, the others charge in and force it open.”

One elderly couple opened their door and were attacked. “Four gang members beat the man, stole cash and an automobile.” Cline says. “They made the woman conduct sexual acts. When they were caught, they all four were just 15 years of age.

“I’m not sharing the story to intimidate or upset you,” Cline says. “I’m letting you understand the fact that violent crime is real.”

There are ways to protect your family, Cline says. “Develop a family plan so that if you find yourself in a situation, everyone knows what to do,” he says.

“You should be aware of everything around you in a 5-6-foot perimeter. There is as much crime in broad open daylight as there is at night, but people can walk up close or put their hand on you in daylight.

At night, you are instantly aware if anyone has come into your perimeter,” he says.

“Ladies, when you’re out, be aware if someone is watching you. When a criminal picks a target, he looks for someone who’s timid or shy,” he says. “If you see someone watching you, make brief eye contact. Send them a message, ’I see what you’re doing. I’ll be watching you.’”

When confronted by a criminal, he says in most cases it’s best to cooperate.

“If you ever get in a situation where you’re looking down the barrel of a gun, you get a complete attitude adjustment. If you find yourself in that situation, do not ever give the criminal any grief. Keep your mouth shut, give them want they want and get out of the situation.”

But there’s one situation where Cline fully advocates non-cooperation.

“If a criminal wants something, give it to them, but if they try to take you somewhere, it’s a whole new ballgame. Don’t let them take you anywhere,” he says.

“If they want to rob you, give them what they want and get out of there. If they want to take you somewhere, yell, kick, scream,” he says.

“Don’t gouge, scratch or poke them with car keys. Some of these people are shooting up narcotics and that won’t bother them. If nothing else, simply go limp. They’re not going to take their gun, put it in their pants, reach down and pick you up and carry you off.”

These tips are especially important as the holidays approach. “The peak crime period starts the day after Thanksgiving,” Cline says. “More people are walking around with money in their pockets than any other time of the year.”

The incidence of sexual assault also rises during the holidays. “Studies show most sexual assaults occur because the women are alone,” Cline says. “If one adult is with them, the risk of assault drops 60 percent. One other adult, and it drops more than 90 percent.

When you take children shopping, Cline asks, “How vulnerable are you when you are putting them into a car seat? Who goes first? The child, then the groceries,” he says, answering his own questions.

“Men do it, too. We do it so they won’t run around, because someone might snatch them. But if a carjacker comes along, what do they get? A car with a child in it,” Cline says. “Packages should go in the car first, children second and you go third.”

Counseling the use of fanny pouches, Cline says women should “put your purse in the trunk before you leave home.”

As for men, Cline says an easy way to keep pickpockets from taking their wallet is to put a rubber band around it.

“When the wallet is pulled against the cloth, you will feel it tugging,” he says.

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As the director of the Chatham County Victim-Witness Assistance Program, Helen P. Bradley sees crime victims every day. She adds a cautionary note to Cline’s message.

“We can do everything exactly right, yet still be victims of crime. We don’t like to blame victims, but we also want everyone to do everything they can to stay safe,” Bradley says.

“We can always walk with someone at night. We can trim the bushes around our house. We can leave the lights on. We can have an alarm system. There are tons of things we can do.”

The Rape Crisis Center has many educational programs designed to keep people safe. “We have a program for every age,” says Rape Crisis Center Director Mary McAlister.

“Good Touch, Bad Touch is for kindergarten through sixth grade,” she says.

“We talk to them in kid language. We make it really clear for them to understand.

“We teach them that sexual abuse is when someone tries to trick you or force you to let them touch your privates or trick you or force you into touching their privates,” McAlister says. “We tell them where their private parts are.”

The children also are taught the Body Safety Rules: It’s your body; trust your feelings; say no and get away; tell someone and if you tell someone who doesn’t believe you, tell someone else; and it is never your fault.

The center also does bullying prevention in area schools. “Often some of the same kinds of behaviors bullies use can lead to sexual harassment,

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Roadside trouble provides its own genre of crime-fighting tips.

In the “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” department, Cline counsels the common sense idea that you should keep your vehicle in good shape, so there won’t be any unexpected breakdowns at all.

However, should your car break down at night, Cline says “turn on the dome light. Police officers won’t stop at every

abandoned car, but they’ll stop if they see a dome light.”

“If a Good Samaritan stops, ask them to call the police for you,” he says. “Don’t let them help you by changing a tire or giving you a ride.

As for utilizing your Second Amendment rights, Cline says some people do arm themselves, and while that is their right it’s important to always be cautious.

“Most people carry their guns in their cars but most attacks happen between the building and car,” he says. “The gun won’t do any good if it’s locked in the glove compartment.”

Cline also has some key points to remember about defending your home with firearms.

“If you want a gun for the house, we recommend a good old-fashioned shotgun,” Cline says. “You don’t have to do target practice. You just point it in the general direction. One thing a burglar never wants to hear is a cocking sound.”

In any event, if you anticipate using a firearm you prepare yourself for that eventuality. “People must learn how to shoot a handgun. They must commit to target practice,” Cline says.

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Experienced pickpockets will bump a target intentionally to find out where they keep their money. “You grab that pocket to see if your money is still there.

Criminals watch this and know which pocket the money is in,” he says.

Cline says one of the biggest scams now involves people standing in line paying with credit cards.

“The criminal stands behind them with a camera phone and snaps a picture of the credit card. All they need are the number, expiration date and type of card to use it.”

Christmas offers its own set of temptations for criminals. Cline says many people decorate their tree, then leave the drapes open so it will be visible.

“If you want packages under the tree on Christmas day, don’t advertise them,” he says.

He says even the boxes the gifts come in can be problematic.

“On Christmas day when you open your gifts, what do you do with the boxes? You put them outside on the driveway. A criminal comes by. He sees boxes for a new computer, a flat-screen TV and he knows who has them. Take the boxes, turn them inside out or leave them in the garage until trash day.”

Cline offers a number of creative solutions to potential problems.

“Go to your computer, make a sign, laminate it and put it in front of your home,” he says. “The last person who leaves puts out the sign, which reads, ‘No Solicitors, Day Sleeper.’ Who is most likely to work nights? The father. What type of job might he be doing at night? A cop.

“There are intercoms that cost $15 to $50,” Cline says. “Hang one at the front door and one outside. When someone comes to the door, don’t open it. Talk through the intercom.

“Tell your children not to say they are home alone. Have them say their father is asleep because he works nights as a cop.”

Should the worst-case scenario occur and someone breaks in your house, he says don’t just stay inside the house and pretend you’re not there.

“If you’re awakened because the security system has gone off, grab a weapon and turn on a light,” he says.

“Designate a safe room -- a bedroom, bathroom or small closet. If you have children, the safe room shouldn’t be your bedroom. The child’s room that is the farthest should be the safe room. Go to the safe room, gathering your family with you as you go. Lock yourself in.”

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even rape,� McAlister says. “We teach kids how to defend themselves from bullies, that there is safety in numbers,� she says. “That program has been so popular, that Ron Roberts, our prevention coordinator, has been asked to come to the schools to meet with groups of bullies.�

Sexual harassment also is a problem in school settings. “It’s amazing how much it happens in the schools,�

McAlister says. “We teach kids how to address it. We also help them realize the difference between flirting and sexual harassment. You might think it’s flirting, but if she’s getting angry, that’s not flirting.�

Rape awareness courses are available for adults, as well as students. “When we do it in schools, we like to do awareness training for parents, too,� McAlister says. “In any class, there is someone who has already been abused and someone who will be abused,� she says. “That is the advantage of having Rape Crisis do this training. “We have an available support system when people discuss it,� McAlister says. “It’s very common with the school or community groups for someone to say, ‘That’s what happened to me.’ We have the whole cadre of victim services -- the crisis line, advocacy through the court system.�

The Rape Crisis Center also offers a two-night self-defense class for women.

The course extends over two nights, with three hours of training each night. “The first three hours are about the dynamics of sexual assault, what happens before the attack,� McAlister says. “Most rapes are planned. He has a scenario in mind. He knows what makes us vulnerable, easy targets. Is it just because we are alone or because we trust him and accept a ride with him?

Most of the time. it’s someone they know.�

No matter the age group, the training often is the same. “What we say to kids about the uh-oh feeling, we have as adults, too,� McAlister says. “Something about him makes us uneasy. He’s staring or he’s standing in our space. He’s not being respectful. There are lots of clues.

Get out of the situation before something happens.�

The second session gets physical. “We teach them not to freeze with fear or feel helpless,� McAlister says. “Do something quick and dirty and get away.

People come away from the class with a feeling of empowerment.�

There are steps everyone can take to prevent sexual assault. “Body language has a lot to do with it,� McAlister says. “He’s looking for someone who’s not paying attention, not alert. Think about the way you stand. Make eye contact. “Trust your feelings,� she says. “Even when we get that feeling, so often we ignore it. One thing leads to another. So

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many women have said that after an attack, that they had an uncomfortable feeling.�

The Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department also offers safety tips to the public. Each precinct has crime prevention officers who are available on an appointment basis to come to your home or business, inspect it for security and give you advice on how to better protect you, your family and your belongings.

The officers will show you how to properly mark your larger valuables for identification and how to make an inventory list. The department also has an extensive list of hints on its website at www.scmpd.org, says Sgt. Mike Wilson, SCMPD Public Affairs Unit Commander.

Crime victims do get careless. “Particularly during the holidays, when people are out shopping,� Wilson says. “Most are busy, and they’re not really alert. They’re preoccupied over things They leave their cars unlocked, the keys in the ignition. They park in poorly lit areas.�

Always remember to take your keys and lock the vehicle. “Roll up your windows, take your bags, make sure if you are traveling that you travel in pairs.�

Wilson says. “Park in well-lit areas. Ask mall security personnel to walk you to your vehicle.�

While reiterating that “we tend to get a little lax during the holidays,� Wilson says the fact remains that “There’s a predatory element out there. I think they can be anywhere at any given time. Remain vigilant year-round. “Criminals don’t just zero in on one particular area,� Wilson says. “Most criminals look for every opportunity.� ◗

If you’re interested in taking one of the Rape Crisis Center’s courses, call 2333000 to get a schedule .To arrange an appointment to have a crime prevention officer from the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department discuss home or business security, call your local precinct at these numbers: Westside Precinct: APO Dianne Williams and Cpl. Yvonne Taylor at 6516573. Downtown Precinct: Cpl. Willet Williams at 651-6990. Central Precinct: Cpl. Tony Lopez at 651-6931. Southside Precinct: Cpl. John Simmons at 351-3400.

Islands Precinct: Ofc. Cynthia Kight at 898-3252 . Skidaway Precinct: Cpl. Henry Brown at 651-6830.

For more info, visit www.scmpd.org and click on Crime Prevention Safety Tips.

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Rebuilding Pascagoula I AM NOT A METHODIST. I do not give thanks to Jesus Christ, though I think I would have enjoyed meeting the man. I’m no maven with a hammer.

Not even close.

But my instincts are good. So when I learned Mike Polak, a pretty straight-up guy who served in Georgia’s legislature and has a snappy butterfly to boot, was leading a group of volunteers from Savannah’s Trinity Methodist Church to Pascagoula, Miss., to help rebuild that badly hit coastal town, I said, “Beam me up, Scotty, sign me up, Mike.” Even if the only tools I had were a black-and-red spotted broom and a whisk broom I couldn’t put my hands on.

I can follow directions for a few days.

I’m strong. A few casseroles won’t kill me. Neither would a little fellowship with strangers or a few prayers.

It would be just like the October weekend last year when I went to Cleveland to canvass for John Kerry.

That’s when I learned anything is better than sitting in front of the TV and bitching about the world and not doing anything about it.

In the grand scheme of things, knocking on doors or phoning registered

voters -- as we did in Cleveland -- or snapping line and hanging “rock” -as we did in Pascagoula -- seem trivial.

But I don’t know anyone in our group of 10 who regretted the trip.

Because these people need help.

Nearly three months after the hurricane, if they’re not the lucky ones who received a FEMA trailer -- 1,500 arrived, 3,500 are on back order -- they are living in pitched tents outside their ravaged houses, cooking on open-pit fires, stretching the bounds of family generosity, scrounging around for a plumber, wondering how they’re going to stretch $2,500, which is all the owner of the house we worked on received from her insurance company.

Like many people, she didn’t have flood insurance because the area never floods. Like many others, she makes too much money to quality for a trailer or a grant. She lives with her husband, the high school football coach, in her grandmother’s house. She’s a first-year doctor with a $200,000 debt. Six months earlier, she and her husband finished a major remodeling project.

It’s profound what three feet of water can do to a home and a psyche. And sustained winds of 150 miles per hour.

And returning home to a scene of floating shoes, overturned refrigerators, your

neighbor’s photographs jammed in the center of your tangled lantana, the school picnic table in your backyard, some stranger’s boat in your front yard and the smell of soggy Sheetrock. And that’s if your house is still standing.

Most of the houses on the street where we worked looked intact. Then we looked again. They were empty, unliveable, waiting for carpenters, plumbers, electricians, building inspectors. Two blocks away 115 trailers occupied an empty lot.

Before I learned to operate the power screw gun, I cleared limbs and threw away shards of tarp, stacked golf clubs, trashed outdoor cushions. In the process, I found a tangled manuscript entitled “Best Friends, The Story of Derek,” a father’s story of his stepson who has Down Syndrome and is a member of the Pascagoula High School football team. Thinking it might be the only copy, I borrowed a phone book from the woman next door in a FEMA trailer who has been waiting five weeks for her Sheetrock.

When I reached the author, Mike Gilly, a production planner at Northrup Grumman shipyard, one of the town’s largest employers, I learned he had turned the manuscript into a book, but that Katrina had claimed most of the 500

printed copies. I bought a book autographed by Derek, who was home watching a movie.

In three days, we went through 50 sheets of Sheetrock, measuring, muddying, scoring, cutting, hanging and listening to Trinity’s Rev. Enoch Hendry sing four and five verses at a time of dozens of songs, most of them

by Bob Dylan.

From the local pastor, Rev. John Tucker of Safe Harbor Methodist Church, we heard about the price of roofing, going from $45 a square foot to $150$250; about groups of volunteers who arrived from 22 states; about the 10 days after Katrina when they had to go to the top of the bridge to use their cell phone.

And in Safe Harbor’s Verna Presley Youth Room we shared dinners with other volunteers and talked to Pascagoula residents, displaced, shell-shocked but making do.

“You’re in our prayers,” one after another said. “We will not forget what you’re doing.”

Neither will I. It felt good to be doing something, especially in the presence of others. Even if I wasn’t a Methodist. ◗

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The Savannah Music Festival tell us that advance ticket sales for the 2006 Festival (March 17-April 2) are ten times what they were this time last year.

“Approximately 33 percent of those sales have come through Savannah Music Festival’s website at savannahmusicfestival.org, compared with twenty-five percent last year,” a spokesperson for the festival says.

The nuclear power Plant Hatch south of Savannah had an accident over the Halloween weekend, officials say. While plant officials say damage was contained, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says nearly 70 inches of spent fuel rods remain unnaccounted for.

“Because of extensive radiological and security measures in place, NRC officials said it is highly unlikely that the material is in an uncontrolled location or that it poses any risk to the public,” a statement from the NRC says.

Sailors from the Bulkeley digging on Saturday However, the safe energy advocacy group Southern Alliance for Clean Energy says there’s no such thing as a minor nuclear incident.

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The news gets worse: a company spokesman says “the rate approved today may not be enough to keep pace with the higher fuel costs expected in 2006,” making it clear that the company will likely file for another increase before the middle of January.

Technically such hikes are called a “fuel cost recovery” (FCR) allowances.

As is always the case when Savannah Electric requests an FCR increase, the company makes it clear that they do so “to recover fuel-related costs of generating electricity.”

The new rate, effective the first billing cycle in December, will affect all customers. The company says the rate increase for the average home will be around 13 percent.

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Editor, I would like to make a few comments about Jim Reed’s superb music interview, “Our position is not anti-music,” in the Oct. 26 issue.

Mayor Johnson says, “If you wanna know my personal opinion, I feel if you can serve in the military and get killed in Iraq at 18, you should be able to drink at 18 as well. But my opinion doesn’t count.”

What? Mr. Mayor, you are the man with the plan, the man in charge, of course your personal opinion counts. If it didn’t, you’d be on your couch watching reruns of Friends saying to yourself, “If only I had expressed my beliefs and opinions when I ran for mayor, instead of being passionless and neutral.”

What I am curious about is if the Mayor’s own opinion doesn’t count in this matter, whose does? It’s not the 1820 year old student population (read: SCAD, SSU, AASU, South College, Savannah Tech) that brings a fair amount of revenue to this area. It’s not the business owners who will be affected by the removal of the ordinance allowing underage young adults into alcohol serving establishments.

And furthermore, if there is, as Jim Reed puts it, “a lack of compelling statistical evidence to show that minors are regularly being served with impunity in Savannah,” how can such an issue even come up? It must be from the concerned citizens, probably those same citizens who think the Patriot Act is a good idea.

Speaking of federal and state laws, the whole idea of local government is to have control of your own little section of the country. This is why the City of

Denver has passed a law decriminalizing marijuana -- a law in opposition to Colorado state law. Obviously the states aren’t quite as concerned with what local governments do as some would have us think.

But why has the Mayor along with the chief of police decided to give this issue attention? Because, “If an incident occurs where some young person is hurt… then everyone is going to be furious at council and especially me for not doing something.”

So it comes down to not wanting to receive any flak from the public.

To anyone who doesn’t know this already -- kids get hurt all the time with or without alcohol. Whether you are 18 or 88, alcohol can help you get hurt.

Director of Revenue Buddy Clay questions how the presence of underagers leaving these clubs after curfew “contributes to street crime like muggings, break-ins and vandalism.” Once again there is a lack of evidence showing a correlation, only “anecdotal evidence” that Clay terms “common sense.” To me that term is quite subjective.

To illustrate this point: My common sense tells me that without the option of seeing one’s choice of music in a club when one is 18-20, these young adults will find other outlets, possibly more obstructive and dangerous ones.

Chief Dan Flynn points out that, “Savannah citizens have been adamant that allowing kids in alcohol establishments clearly creates an opportunity for them to drink.”

My common sense tells me that it isn’t necessary to visit an alcohol establishment if young adults aged 18-20 feel the need to imbibe, especially with the “exorbitant cover fees” they must pay.

Film Festival blues, redux Editor, I’d like to respond to Jody Schiesser’s letter regarding the Savannah Film Festival. The reason it isn’t marketed to the townsfolk is a pretty rational one: The Festival exists merely to acquaint SCAD students with information, techniques, workshops, etc. in their pursuit of a career in mainstream filmmaking.

Jody is sorry to miss a “world class” festival. Never mind, Jody. The guide will show you that the Festival is showing only Anglophile films from the U.S. and the U.K. with a reminder of the horrors outside such nice places by including a flick from South Africa, Yesterday, about a woman with -- of course -- AIDS. The viewer will find no awareness here of the greatness of Iranian cinema or be able to view any of the world classics of European, Latin American, Japanese, African or Asian film. There is no world cinema here, therefore there is no “world class” festival, no matter what a SCAD PR officer would like to tell us.

However, there are two venues showing important, little-known or marginalized foreign and indie films which market to all of us in town.

The Sentient Bean on Park Avenue hosts the Psychotronic Film Series every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Also, the Bean has a foreign film series on the third friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. The Lucas Theatre hosts the ongoing Sunday evening film series Reel Savannah, and has a website at reelsavannah.org/.

These films are always listed in Connect. Check them out and don’t worry -- you didn’t miss a thing.

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And of course there is always the liquor cabinet in many a home where all of the vodka will eventually taste strangely like vodka water, heavy on the water. This is the same basic point that Susanne Guest poignantly observed. I guess we’ve got a similar form of subjective common sense.

Chief Flynn also mentioned that to the best of his knowledge there is neither a substantial nor growing problem with underage drinking in clubs (!). Ah, should I even comment?

Once again, my common sense tells me that if there is no substantial or growing problem there is no need for a change. What’s that saying? “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

In order to avoid criticism for pointing out problems (wait -- there is no problem other than the one presented by the removal of the ordinance) without offering solutions, here are a few: • Make grants available for those who want to go the route of opening an underage club. Provide 20 percent of the startup capital and then 10 percent of the money needed to fund the club for one year.

• Create a new tax for all businesses not affected by the change in the ordinance to fund these projects. Work out a deal with the area universities to where they will put up a portion of their activity fees to fund such clubs.

Of course this type of funding would never happen, and even if those underage clubs did open, guess what: The same underagers who were drunk at the all ages clubs will be drunk at the underage clubs.

Why? Because you can’t put an age on the human need for escape.

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• Police were called to Cowan Street in response to a suspicious fire. Upon arrival, a woman was standing in the yard. An odor of gasoline was in the air.

The woman said that she came home from work and parked her van in the driveway, then entered the residence. A short time later, she looked out her front window and saw smoke coming from the rear of the van. The woman said she used a water hose to extinguish the fire. Two beer bottles were found under the vehicle. The bottles appeared to have been filled with gasoline.

• Police were called to an Ogeechee Road motor lodge in response to an assault charge. Upon arrival, a married couple told police that a man came to their room and threatened to “kick their ass”. The man said he had had a drink with the suspect a few hours earlier, then had returned to his family. The suspect then walked over to the couple’s room and entered their room and said he would “kick both of their asses.” Then he went back to his own room. The couple said they hadn’t done anything to anger the man. They called police to file a report.

• Police were called to White Bluff Road and Lee Boulevard, in reference to damaged property. A man told police that he was driving south on White Bluff when he observed a metal object come over the Hunter Army Airfield cement gate and land in front of him, then on his vehicle. The object was a 2 to 3-foot piece of fence post that caused damage to the hood, bumper and grille of the vehicle. Hunter military police were called to the scene but refused to complete a report because he damage happened inside the city limits. The victim was given a case report number. ◗

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• Police were called to an Ogeechee Road apartment in reference to a fight between a father and a son. Upon arrival, an officer spoke to the father, who said he and his son got into a verbal argument which led to a physical confrontation. The man said he was watching television when his son came into the house and said he was hungry and wanted to fix something to eat. The man said he told his son not to cook anything because he was intoxicated, but told his son to let him make him a sandwich. The man said his son then

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• A Richmond Hill man was shot in the leg during an attempted armed robbery Nov. 9 in the 500 block of Emerald Drive. Detectives are investigation the shooting, which left Kishor Patel, 51, in critical condition. Police responded to the report of a shooting at 8:30 p.m.

Witnesses said they saw three black males wearing white T-shirts over their faces, demanding the victim’s car. One of the suspects shot the man as they forced him from the car. The three then fled the scene, leaving the victim and his car behind. Anyone with information about the case should call the SCMPD Violent Crimes Unit at 651-6728 or call CrimeStoppers anonymously at 2342020. A reward of $2,500 is available to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in the case.

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• DETECTIVES ARRESTED A man who shot his former girlfriend during a confrontation in front of her home in Hitch Village on Nov. 7. Police responded to the 200 block of Ham Court in Hitch Village on a report of a shooting shortly after 10 p.m. Upon arrival, they found Mary Robinson, 25, who had multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to the hospital, but before being transported, told police that her ex-boyfriend, Charles Edward Williams, 33, had shot her.

Robinson said Williams had pulled out a .38 revolver during a confrontation, shooting her several times, not far from her apartment on Foley Court. Williams fled the scene, but turned himself in to police a few hours later. He was arrested for aggravated assault and also was charged with theft by receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Williams may face other charges, pending the outcome of the investigation. During the investigation, the detectives learned that Robinson had called police earlier that day to report a burglary. She reported several items taken, including the handgun that was used in the shooting. The victim was reported to be in stable condition after treatment.

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News From the F State At 10 p.m. on Oct. 19, Ralph Parker, 93, in his Chevrolet Malibu, eased up to a tollbooth on Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg, Fla., inattentive to the fact that there was a dead body lodged in his windshield (the result of a collision about three miles away).

According to police, Parker was off by about 10 miles when asked where he was and by two months on the date, and he thought the body had just fallen from the sky. Parker’s son, 66, said he was aware his father had been deteriorating mentally, yet Parker’s driver’s license was renewed last year through his age 99, based on Florida’s lax renewal policy (toughened for the state’s 54,000 age-80and-up drivers only by a vision test). (By contrast, for example, Florida requires 16 hours’ training every two years for its licensed cosmetologists.)

Compelling Explanations Actor Robert Blake, testifying in October at the wrongful-death trial against him brought by the family of his ex-wife Bonnie Lee Bakley, said the reason why he had traces of gunshot residue on his hand after the murder was because he regularly plays with cap guns, according to a report in the New York Post. “Without sounding like I’m pretty weird, I missed my childhood. For me, toy soldiers and cap guns bring it all back. If that makes me nuts, then label me.�

Neelesh Phadnis, 24, acting as his own lawyer, earned himself a conviction in Seattle in October for killing his parents, in large part (according to a Seattle Times story) because of his defense that the crimes were committed by, first, a gang of 400-pound Samoans, later augmented during his testimony to include

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their girlfriends, two whites, two blacks, a Native American and a transsexual, and later still, to be described as more than 30 armed Samoans. (They were all slow runners, too, for Phadnis said he outran them all to escape, despite being seriously wounded. When he finally summoned the police, he told the arriving officers that he was too tired and hungry to talk about his parents’ bodies and that they should “go home.�)

The Litigious Society Chicago lawyer Stephen Diamond has filed about 100 lawsuits since 2002 against companies for failing to charge him sales tax on items he bought, earning himself about $500,000 in settlements and judgments, according to an October Wall Street Journal report.

Diamond has exploited a law in Illinois that allows citizens to receive part of the proceeds from certain law violations, including from companies that might be authorized to collect sales tax on Internet purchases but have chosen not to because the law is not completely settled. (Tennessee and Virginia, which have similar laws, have amended them to prevent lawsuits like Diamond’s.)

Park Hyatt hotel maid Louise Kelsey, 58, testified in August in Melbourne, Australia, that she was kissed against her will in 2001 by a hotel guest (an Uruguayan soccer player in town for a World Cup match) and suffered a posttraumatic stress disorder that led to her being declared legally blind in 2002.

Though a doctor for the defense derided it as “the most powerful kiss in history,� the hotel’s insurer agreed to its liability in October and said it would negotiate the money amount.

Latest Rights In September, to preserve “respect and dignity� for newborns, the neonatal unit of Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax, England, officially banned visitors’ “cooing� at infants. Said hospital official Debbie Lawson, “Cooing should be a thing of the past because these are little people with the same rights as you or me.� To illustrate the rule, officials displayed a doll holding a sign reading: “What makes you think I want to be looked at?�

Australian Rights: (1) Mr. Jirra Collings Ware was awarded the equivalent of about US$7,300 from his employer by the Federal Magistrates Court in Sydney, Australia, in October after he was fired for being repeatedly drunk at work (even once urinating into a trash can). Ware says he has Attention Deficit Disorder and that his employer, OAMPS Insurance Brokers, should have done more to accommodate the illness. (2) On the complaint of imprisoned rapist Simon Jacob Smith, 25, police in Melbourne, Australia, agreed in October henceforth to protect prisoners’ privacy by not publicly releasing their mug shots without giving them a chance to appeal in court. (The new policy does not apply to photos of escapees or to those relating to solving crimes.)

Creme de la Weird Animal control officers raided a house in Torrance, Calif., in October on reports that birds were being improperly kept there and ultimately found about 300, of which about 120 were dead.

Gerard Enright, 61, was arrested when police caught him in the act of performing a tumorectomy on his No. 1 pigeon, Twister, that he had sedated with vodka.

Enright is not a surgeon but said he had watched his veterinarian closely enough to know what he was doing.

Best Recent Headlines About Toenails (1) “Woman Charged $1,133 to Clip Toenail� (a September Associated Press report on a class-action lawsuit against Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle for allegedly excessive fees, including a test-preparatory toenail clipping). (2) “Man Sues Over Leg Amputation After Ingrown Toenail� (a September story on the WOAI-TV-radio Web site in San Antonio, Texas, reporting a farmer’s lawsuit against Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Waco, Texas, claiming that he contracted the flesh-eating bacteria after ingrown-toenail surgery).

Bright Ideas A well-to-do couple were convicted in Manchester (England) Crown Court in October of creating an elaborate scheme to avoid two camera-detected speeding tickets and were fined the equivalent of about $20,000, almost 200 times the cost of the tickets. Stewart and Cathryn Bromley had offered an alibi, explaining that the driver of their car was a (fictitious) Bulgarian friend, and Cathryn made up a postcard “from� the man “to� the Bromleys that incriminated him, and then traveled 1,400 miles to Bulgaria to mail it with an authentic postmark.

Robert and Viki Warren were sentenced to six and five years in prison, respectively, in September in Charlotte, N.C., for fraudulently collecting more than $9 million in federal crop insurance payouts by having their employees saturate a tomato field with ice cubes and then beat the plants to make them appear weather-damaged.

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Encroaching Desert A large swath of China’s breadbasket may soon be covered in sand due to a rapidly expanding desert, state media reported. The greatest threat is to the Chengdu plain in Sichuan province — a source of grain since ancient times, the China Daily reported, quoting the Sichuan forestry department. Spreading desertification from the Ruo’ergai grassland, about 190 miles from Sichuan’s key growing areas, threatens to engulf vast tracts of grain fields with sand. The upwind grasslands were covered in green pastures until a few decades ago when cows

The northern Philippines was drenched by the passage of Tropical Storm Tembin, which was predicted to move ashore again in South China late in the week.

• Weak Tropical Cyclone 02S threatened shipping over the open waters of the Indian Ocean.

Global Fireballs Brilliant fireballs streaking across the night skies from Australia to North America and Europe were probably due to the Earth encountering a trail of space debris during the Taurid meteor shower, according to astronomers. The meteors are lingering pieces left by the passage of comet Encke that appear to shoot out of the constellation Taurus. Their sightings peak at the end of October or early November. The annual shower is normally not very vivid, but this year’s encounter has caused sightings described by some as being like “something out of a science fiction horror film.” ◗

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Many different species in Australia have undergone significant behavioral changes during the past two decades due to climate change, according to a leading researcher. Dr. Lynda Chambers has helped establish a database of wildlife changes at Melbourne’s Bureau of Meteorology Research Center. She says that one of the more “astounding” changes has been among the blue-tongued lizard population, which is now mating weeks earlier due to warmer and drier winters. She added that lorikeets are now arWeek Ending November 11, 2005 riving along the coastline of Western Australia more than a U.S. Geological Survey says it does not month earlier than in the 1980s. know how much of the marshland will re• In Japan, global warming appears to be emerge from the inundation. causing some grapes not to turn red, and the interior of peaches to develop an abnormal brown color. Researchers say Activity at Barren Island Satsuma oranges are dropping from Volcano, in India’s Nicobar and trees while still green due to warmer conAndaman island chain, inditions. The Bio-Oriented Research creased sharply, with the mounOrganization says its surveys show global tain sending a flow of lava into the Bay of warming is influencing fruit crops in all of Bengal. Seismologist D. the country’s 47 prefectures.

Chaandrasekharam told the Press Trust of India that the activity was much more inA Mexican wildlife official betense than the initial eruptions following lieves it will take at least 100 the deadly earthquake and tsunami in the years for a coral reef off the region last Dec. 26. The volcano had been Yucatan Peninsula to recover dormant for more than a century before from Hurricane Wilma’s fury last month. the massive seismic slip triggered erupAlfredo Arellano, head of Mexico’s tions earlier this year.

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on their own terms THE TRIED AND TRUE FORMULA for building a successful indie rock band starts with concentrating on your own backyard.

Even with the equalizing aspect of the internet, more often than not, most of the artists who are getting attention in the national press, or licensing their material to the film and television industry are close to – or have already – maxed out their potential fanbase in their hometown.

However, if your group is more interested in making a name for themselves on a larger scale, then perhaps it’s not worth wasting too much time playing king of the mountain. There are some groups who are literally superstars of a sort in foreign countries, but can’t reliably fill a 200 seat club 15 minutes from their practice space.

One young local band that seems to be doing an impressive job of juggling the desire to earn fans (and money) in the Savannah music scene with the far greater demands of winning over complete strangers miles from home is Passafire – a dedicated group of musicians whose coalesced in the shadow of the Savannah College of Art & Design.

You’ve never heard of Passafire?

Well, don’t feel bad. They’ve kept a surprisingly low profile, despite enjoying a large following of fellow SCAD students.

By and large, they only gig at one venue in the area, Locos Deli & Pub, which – owing to the fact that they are legitimately a full-service restaurant rather than strictly a bar – can and does allow folks under 21 in to catch live music (this has been a help).

But quietly, on their own, the band has formed a corporation, partnered with an energetic young manager, built their

own project studio (which they use to record polished, radio-friendly tracks that are – at least sonically – heads and tails above most home recordings).

They’ve also forged lucrative working relationships with more established bands of their ilk up and down the East Coast, shot three High Definition music videos, and managed to get several original songs featured prominently in both network television commercials and extreme sports DVDs. These would be impressive feats for any unsigned band, but the fact that the group has achieved so much on their own while attracting so little mainstream attention in their own town makes their situation all the more unique.

They know it takes more than hometown fans to become successful, noting that they’ve been asked back to every town they’ve played. Keyboardist Adam Willis, says that’s due to hard work.

“We use to only send flyers to our shows and we now promote through live radio interviews, local newspapers, college papers, multiple internet sites and street teams. We’re even working on commercials to air in each city.”

Drummer Nick Kubley says that without that sort of teamwork, none of this would have ever been possible.

“We all decided a long time ago: if you want to be a part of this, it’s for the long haul. We all love playing in the group, and we are a family, including Jonathan (their manager). This allows us to be as professional as possible, and pursue this as a career.”

The group also seems to be in agreement on the general direction of their music – which is to say, they’re excited at the prospect of rejecting the

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types of confining parameters that can help sell CDs, but can stifle creativity.

“I think it is suicide for a band to stick themselves in one category and say all of their music will sound like that,” explains lead vocalist and guitarist Ted Bowne.

“Sure, reggae is a massive influence, but our fans wouldn’t recognize us if we didn’t throw in some rock, funk, hip-hop, and soul into the mix. We are following in the footsteps of bands like The Police, The Clash, 311, Sublime, and any others who have had the courage to step out of ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ clichés, and pay tribute to the music of an array of cultures.”

The camaraderie the group espouses carries on through to their future goals.

Says Kubley, “I can already tell you we will be touring heavily for the next 2 years whether we get signed or not.”

“And we want to continue doing that for years to come, writing albums and then touring to promote them,” adds Bowne. “This is what we want to do with our lives, so anything otherwise would be a disappointment for me.”

“I think it would be a disappointment for all of us,” echoes Willis. “We all have the mentality that we are gonna make it happen, not that it should.”

“We are all really hard workers, and we believe in what we are doing, so therefore we know that we will be successful.”

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Perhaps it’s the dark and moody tonalities of the majority of their recorded work, or the frustratingly low-key way in which they’ve promoted themselves that have kept more people from paying serious attention to this offbeat local alternative rock act. Then again, maybe it’s been the perplexing (bordering on shameful) treatment they’ve received from certain venues who couldn’t be bothered to give them a true shot at developing a following.

Whatever the reason, this femalefronted quartet inhabits a niche of our scene that no one else seems willing to take a crack at: densely-layered late ‘80s jangle-pop that’s more bitter than sickysweet. Though their live show could definitely use a good B-12 shot from time to time, developing stage presence comes with experience in front of crowds – something they’ve deserve plenty more of.

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This Phoenix, Az. quartet – who’s toured with their own local heroes Jimmy Eat World, as well as At The Drive-In, Further Seems Forever and From Autumn To Ashes – dropped one indie disc before hitting the majors. Their Virgin debut Morning Over Midnight hits stores next January, but they’re already pushing it hard, playing showcase clubs like this as well as crappy dives and pizza parlors in podunk towns. It’s all part of an effort to earn the hard-won street cred that’s a must these days if a band’s gonna win over the “patches and tats” set.

Wed., Nov. 16, Monkey Business (Hilton Head).

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Local guitarist Eric Culberson has been a full-time musician for over a decade now. He’s released two studio efforts, been the house act at one of the city’s only blues-themed nightclubs, and weathered a serious arm injury that almost destroyed his career.

Now, with Stuart Lusk on drums, and relative newcomer Nate Saraceno on bass, the vocalist and frontman is calling the current incarnation of his eponymous band the most versatile lineup he’s ever enjoyed. His brand-new concert CD Live At The Bamboo Room was taped last year in front of a packed house of rabid fans in Florida, and finds the charismatic stringbender hitting a new high in terms of comfort, sass, and braggadocio. If there was ever a time to introduce (or reacquaint) oneself to (or with) his stage show, now would be it. That album will be unveiled, and available for sale at this earlier-than-usual show. Wed., Nov. 16, 8 pm (music at 9 pm), Mercury Lounge.

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Thurs., 7:30 pm, The Sentient Bean.

Acoustic pop and rock cover trio featuring members of Band In The Park.

Sat., 7 pm, Uncles Bubba’s Oyster House.

Dueling Pianos Savannah’s only show of its type, where the audience calls the shots – trying to stump two singing keyboardists

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Wed. - Sat., 9 pm, Savannah Smiles.

Eat Mo’ Music Mostly instrumental funk and soul jazz quintet featuring celebrated local The Six rock guitarist Bart Zipperer (T Million Dollar Band) and trumpeter John Tisbert. Fri., 9:30 pm, Il Pasticcio + Sat., 9 pm, The Mansion on Forsyth Park.

The 8-Tracks Quirky party band (members of Superhorse, GAM, Hot Pink Interior ) playing rock, country and soul rarities.

Fri. - Sat., 9:30 pm, Scandals (Tybee).

Kirtan Chanter David Newman A rare appearance by a recording artist who mixes his own material with traditional Indian call-and-response devotionals to create a relaxed environment that is said to evoke mystical and ecstatic spiritual revelations among listeners. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

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‘Faces of Folk’ -- Rare portraits in a new exhibit at The Hurn Museum, 1015 Whitaker St., Nov. 15-Dec. 31. Closed Monday.

‘Unsuspected Outlaws’ -- Exhibit features pieces from more than 15 different artists and includes photography, ‘Samantha’s Dream,’ by Carolyn Neely is one of painting, printmaking, video art, and the works shown at the Hospice Savannah gallery more. Nov. 3-29 at Black Orchid Gallery, 131 Drayton St. Opening reception Friday Nov. 11, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

'Le Cafe' -- Acrylic paintings by Jessica Barnhill, Nov. 17- Dec. 8 at Gallery ‘RO” = R 2/3N: Translating Chaos’ -- This Espresso, 234 Bull St. Reception Sat., graduate showcase by Lisa Wigger Nov. 19, 6-9 p.m. Illustrative style explores the usage of metals and jewelry paintings inspired by retro and European to represent and translate the presence advertisements. of mathematical sequences in everyday surroundings. Nov. 19-21, at DC2 Design, ‘Subroutine #23 -- Jennifer Jenkins’ fibers 104 W. Broughton St. from 10 a.m.-10 MFA thesis exhibition is at Starland Arts p.m. Free and open to the public. The Collective, 2828 Bull St. Nov. 4-26. artist is a native of Gulf Coast Louisiana, and a portion of the proceeds from ‘The Alabama Project’ -- Kristy Johnson’s jewelry purchased will aid Hurricane agricultural and rural photography will be Katrina relief. on display Nov. 18-24 at the DesotoRow Gallery in the Starland Design District.

Horne & Thistle Gallery -- Through Opening reception will be held this Friday December, a group show at this new from 7-9 p.m. gallery at 424 E. Oglethorpe Ave. features Gamble Moore, Craig Stevens, Arnold Desmarais, Mary Ellen McLaughlin,

Gallery 209 Artists -- Painter Peggy Cone and glass artist Isabella Davis are featured for November at Gallery 209, 209 E. River St.

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‘Ties That Bind’ -Watercolors by Savannah native Sonya Walker through Dec. 11 at the Beach Institute, corner Price & Harris. ‘the trouble with building here’ -- Julio Garcia’s series of studies on the encroachment of development on natural landscapes.

Nov. 11-Dec. 2 at Atwell’s Art & Frame, 228 W. Broughton St. Opening reception Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.

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Healthcare showcase -- Art work by local healthcare professionals is at Hospice Savannah Art Gallery Nov. 1-Dec. 31.

Opening reception Thurs., Nov. 10, 5:307:30 p.m. at 1352 Eisenhower Dr. JEA Art for November -- The art show at the JEA, 5111 Abercorn St., beginning Nov. 1 will feature the works of Savannah painter Emma Knight.

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The local event, Tales and Tea, will be held Nov. 20.

Bess T. Chappas is a professional storyteller and member of the Savannah Story Spinners. This year’s Tellabration! will spotlight a storyteller from Atlanta.

“The difference this year is we’ve got John Beavin of Atlanta as the featured teller,” Chappas says. “Last year, we did only local storytellers.”

Other tellers who will perform include Chappas, Ronni Carpenter, Lois Smith, Beverly Zipperer and The Storystagers.

Bill Edwards of WTKS radio will be the master of ceremonies.

“The Storystagers steal the show every year,” Chappas says. “The other storytellers say not to put them after The Storystagers because they’re a hard act to follow.”

The Tellabration! has been held in Savannah for at least a a decade. “I’m the only professional storyteller in the group,” Chappas says. “i’ve been doing this since I retired 12 years ago,” she says. “I used to be the media specialist at Hesse Elementary School.”

Chappas was born in Greece and came to the United States at age 7. She has traveled extensively, and collects stories from different cultures, which she plans to put in a book.

Recently, Chappas’ CD, Savannah Ghosts and Other Stories, was released.

It contains four ghost stories and four humorous tales.

“It’s doing really well on River Street,” Chappas says. “Everyone says we have more ghosts here than any place in the country. It’s also available at Barnes and Noble and on the internet.”

Chappas’ first love was writing. “Most of my stories are original,” she says.

“I started out wanting to be a writer,” Chappas says. “I didn’t get interested in storytelling until I started doing it.

“The great thing about storytelling is that it’s one of the oldest arts,” she says.

“At one time, that was the only way people had to communicate. ` “There was always a historian in every village,” Chappas says. “His job was to tell the story of the village. Every year, he added to it. When he got too old to do it, a younger person would take over the job.”

Tellabration! was created in 1987 by J.G. “Paw-Paw” Pinkerton, a storyteller from Connecticut. By 1991, the event was being held in 74 communities in 27 states.

Today, Tellabration! is celebrated worldwide. Communities across six continents now hold storytelling events.

Locally, the Savannah Story Spinners is a small group. “We like to have guests come and listen to us,” Chappas says.

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month. We exchange stories to each other and get feedback.

“Several of us do volunteer work with children, at churches and at hospitals,” Chappas says. “This is a great training ground.”

Beavin first began storytelling in 1989 when a friend suggested he attend an event called the Olde Christmas Storytelling Festival.

“My family was always the kind that sat on the porch and told tall tales and jokes,” Beavin says. “Our stories go way back.”

Beavin took a storytelling class in 1990 and began telling all kinds of stories, specializing in those with a Southern flavor. Over the years, he has taken an estimated 25 storytelling courses and now teaches them.

East Tennessee State University offers a master’s degree program in storytelling, and Beavin has gone there to participate in seminars. “I love studying about it,” he says.

“Most of what I teach is about presentational skills, the facial expressions, voices, body language,” Beavin says. “It’s not dissimilar from public speaking, but it is dissimilar from acting.

“In acting, you’re more than likely addressing another actor,” he says. “In storytelling, you’re addressing the audience.”

Before a performance, Beavin channels all his energy so he will do his best before the audience. “It’s not about me, it’s about the story,” he says.

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Master storyteller John Beavin: ‘It’s not about me -- it’s about the story’ “I tell some stories that are my own and classic folk tales,” Beavin says. “My favorites are tall tales. Sometimes people will come up after and ask, ‘Was that really true?’”

In 1991, Beavin won first place in the Southern Order of Storytellers Liars Contest with an original tall tale (although he swears “It’s not a lie, it’s 100 percent true”).

The story concerns an uncle who lived down in the Okefenokee swamp. The uncle got tired of paddling his boat, and caught two baby alligators and used them to power the boat.

Beavin would have you believe that his uncle let him use the boat (and alligators)

to travel to a storytelling competition in Atlanta. As the alligators pulled the boat, they stopped along the way to eat the chickens in people’s back yards, making Beavin late for the contest.

A member of Toastmasters International since 1984, Beavin is a member of the Speakers Roundtable Club.

He does residencies for schools, teaching storytelling to children in kindergarten

through fifth grade.

Beavin was born in Macon but grew up in Atlanta. He has been married to the same woman, Dyanne, a teacher, for 38 years.

“She is very, very forgiving,” Beavin says. “I can’t imagine why she is still with me. She does have a sense of humor, but she only brings it out once every eight to 10 years.

“She is really sharp and really good at rolling her eyes,” Beavin says. “When I won the liar’s contest, she said I’d have to give the prize back because the contest was for amateurs.”

Beavin has two grown daughters and three grandchildren. His oldest daughter

is a teacher, and he has done storytelling at her school.

You might think storytelling is a dying art, but Beavin says it’s anything but. “It’s actually having an amazing revival,” he says.

“Storytelling communicates culture, lessons, warnings -- Little Red Riding Hood is a warning story,” Beavin says.

“Some people have become disaffected with the modern way of communicating, which is so impersonal.

“Storytelling is very personal because of the bond between the storyteller and the audience,” he says. “It’s not found in any other setting.”

Beavin is particularly delighted to be coming to Savannah. “My mom met my dad in Savannah and they were married in Savannah,” he says. “I have a cousin in Savannah.

“My wife and I visit regularly in Savannah,” Beavin says. “I was so happy when Bess called me.”

This will be Beavin’s second performance here. “They must be gluttons for punishment or they couldn’t find anyone else,” he says. “The Savannah Story Spinners are the nicest folks. They make you feel welcome.” ◗

Tellabration 2005: Tales & Tea will be held Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s Hoffner Hall on Bull Street at 31st Street. Admission is $5.

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Stomp ‘til you drop

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Percussive phenomenon hits town next week THOUGH STOMP IS ANYTHING but a new concept -- the percussion/dance phenomenon first hit the world in 1991 -current cast member Leilani Dibble says it never gets old.

“The reason the show has appealed to a lot of people for so long is that it maintains its freshness through the cast members,” says the young San Francisco native, now in her third year with Stomp.

“It stays new and fresh because of the people they hire. That makes it fresh both for us and for audiences.”

In case you just reentered modern civilization after living alone in a remote Saharan cave for the last 15 years, Stomp is an enormously popular stage show in which the energetic young cast members use any number of common, everyday objects to beat out a variety of gripping and powerful rhythms while interacting in a series of vignettes.

While the show is a percussionist’s paradise, Dibble says the cast is not limited to trained drummers.

“A lot of the cast came in as dancers and drummers, but a lot also came in actors or mechanics. We get all walks of life -- but yes, mostly drummers,” she says.

“It’s been very interesting, because you can be the best ballet dancer or the best drummer going into the audition, but if they put a broom in your hand and ask you to play a rhythm, it puts everybody at the auditions on an even scale,” she says. “Most people don’t practice with a broom or a plunger or something random.”

Like most Stomp cast members, Dibble’s background includes percussion and dance.

“I’ve been dancing ever since I was a little girl. I was a tap dancer, so I was tapping my feet all the time. It would drive my teachers crazy,” she says. “I’m sure that happens to a lot of people that end up as drummers.”

Dibble says even with her background, “it took awhile to get used to playing awkward items, let alone doing

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that with seven other “It’s more of an people. But after a ensemble -- all of us while you get comdoing our part to make fortable with what the music. All of us you’re using.” keep our eyes and ears She says there are open and focus and “no conventional communicate with each instruments at all other without using onstage -- if the scene words. We keep eye says that the only contact and try and thing around us is listen in.” garbage, then we all While Dibble says Stomp is physically play with garbage.” challenging, she Dibble does allow intends to stay in the that cast members cast as long as she will occasionally use possibly can. conventional drum“I’m still having a lot sticks, however -– if of fun and I’m still only to “play on learning so really right trashcans and pots now no intentions of and pans.” leaving. I’m happy that I So without a condon’t have anything ductor or frontman or A scene from Stomp pulling me away from starring role, how do the show right now,” the percussionists of Stomp keep their collective act she says. “I just hope my body holds together? up.” ◗ “The vibe onstage is dictated by the Stomp is performed Tues. Nov. 22 and characters onstage. I wouldn’t say Weds. Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Johnny there’s anything like a lead drummer or a Mercer Theatre. Tix are $25, $35 and lead musician. It’s not like in a snare line $45; call 651-6556. where everybody follows the center guy,” Dibble explains.

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KISS KISS, BANG BANG

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Lethal Weapon scriptwriter Shane Black is back with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, also making his directorial debut. Yet anyone expecting more of the same will be pleasantly surprised: From its opening moments, it’s clear that Black isn’t making a buddy/action movie as much as a send-up of a buddy/action movie.

The movie is fiercely intelligent in the manner in which it sends up the usual trite cliches, not only of crime flicks but of Hollywood movies in general. The picture’s main attribute is its leading duo, Hollywood bad boys Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. Personal problems and off-screen eccentricities have railroaded their respective careers for long stretches at a time, but here the pair look great and act great.

Downey’s in top shape as Harry Lockhart, a none-too-bright thief who stumbles into an audition for a detective flick while running from NYPD cops.

Impressed by what they perceive as method acting (really, Harry is just blubbering over the death of his partner in crime), the producer ships him out to LA, where he’s expected to prepare for his screen test by hanging out with a macho private eye named Perry van Shrike (Kilmer). Well, not completely macho -- there’s a reason that the PI’s nickname is “Gay Perry.”

JARHEAD ✰✰✰

It usually isn't hard to tell a war movie from an anti-war movie. If the combat experience is presented as a rousing boys' adventure in which the good guys stomp on the bad guys and clear-cut goals are met, then it's a war movie (e.g. practically every WWII film ever made).

But if the combat experience is presented as a murky affair in which objectives are unclear, the good guys die (or, worse, deteriorate mentally) and nothing

PRIDE & PREJUDICE ✰✰✰

Did we really need a new film version of Pride & Prejudice? After the ‘90s spate of Jane Austen adaptations -- not to mention the recent P&P updates Bridget Jones’ Diary and Bride & Prejudice -- moviegoers understandably might proceed with caution. Yet all reservations dissipate as soon as the lights go down and this satisfactory version gets underway. Director Joe Wright and screenwriter Deborah Moggach have done an exemplary job of making us care all over again about the plight of the Bennet sisters, five young girls whose busybody mom (Brenda Blethyn) sets about finding them suitable husbands against the backdrop of 19th century England. The oldest daughter Jane (Rosamund Pike) immediately lands a suitor, but the independent Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) finds herself embroiled in a grudge match with the brooding Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen). Romanticists who fell hard for Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC miniseries may or may not warm to MacFadyen (who’s fine in the role), but there’s no quibbling over Knightley’s intuitive, note-perfect work as Elizabeth. It would have been nice, though, to have someone less predictable than Judi Dench cast in the role of the haughty Lady Catherine de Bourg. It’d be a shame if cinematographer Roman Osin didn’t earn an Oscar nomination for his endlessly inventive camerawork, the sort not usually found in period pieces of this nature.

tangible gets accomplished, then it's an anti-war movie (e.g. practically every Vietnam War film ever made, with the obvious exception of John Wayne's The Green Berets). Jarhead doesn't quite fall under either classification. If anything, it's the pioneer in a new genre: the antiwar-movie movie. With steadfast determination, it refuses to take sides, name names, push agendas or do anything that might potentially inspire the wrath of moviegoers, Oscar voters, Op-Ed editors, war hawks or pacifists. In adapting Anthony Swofford's book, director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and scripter William Broyles Jr. (Apollo 13) apparently felt that they had to be solely sympathetic to the travails of the foot soldiers -- in this case, the Marine

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"jarheads" who were dispatched to Iraq back in the early 90s to take part in the Gulf War. In much the same fashion as Stanley Kubrick's brilliant Full Metal Jacket, Jarhead opens stateside, as we see the basic training undergone by "Swoff" (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he attempts to mold himself into a military man of steel. There's the verbally abusive D.I., the hazing by the other grunts, the rigorous workouts, etc. From here, it's off to the Middle East, where these young men -- pumped up by visions of macho exploits, bonding with their phallic rifles and whipped into a feeding frenzy by a screening of Apocalypse Now's Wagnerian interlude (a scene whose absurdist elements completely elude the

whooping Marines) -- are ready to kill countless Iraqis for God and country.

Only things don't quite work out that way. Jarhead does its best to remain apolitical through and through: One soldier (Lucas Black) who correctly states that the only reason we're over there is to protect the oil is quickly silenced by another character who declares, "Fuck politics!" Yet the very nature of the piece insures that correlations can be made to the current debacle in the Middle East. Sam Mendes may have been reluctant to offend the war hawks, but history can't afford a similar luxury: It's too busy repeating itself to balk.

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This information is current as of the evening prior to our going to press. Call theatres for specific showtimes.

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CARMIKE 10 511 Stephenson Ave. • 353-8683 Chicken Little, Jarhead, Prime, Doom, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Prime, The Gospel, History of Violence, Flight Plan, Wallace & Gromit

REGAL EISENHOWER SQUARE 1100 Eisenhower Dr. • 352-3533 Legend of Zorro, Zathura, Saw II, Derailed, Dreamer, Elizabethtown,

REGAL SAVANNAH 10 1132 Shawnee St. • 927-7700 Chicken Little, Jarhead, Prime, Doom, The Fog, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Flight Plan

WYNNSONG 11 1150 Shawnee St. • 920-1227 Legend of Zorro, The Weather Man, Saw II, North Country, Dreamer, Elizabethtown, Derailed, Two for the Money, In Her Shoes, Zathura

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ZATHURA ✰✰1/2

Children’s author Chris Van Allsburg scored big with his picture book Jumanji, so it’s no surprise that he dipped into the same well for Zathura, which can easily be summed up as “Jumanji in space.” Yet moviegoers who caught the screen version of Jumanji at some point over the past decade might still be interested in checking out the new cinematic take on Zathura, which differs in that it focuses on a strained sibling rivalry, showcases better visual effects, and replaces Jumanji’s Robin Williams with a manic, defective robot (on second thought, that last point might not qualify as a difference).

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It’s been seven years since the delightful swashbuckling adventure The Mask of Zorro hit theaters, and the lengthy interim suggests this follow-up was an afterthought on the part of Columbia Pictures. Maybe so, but at least nobody can accuse this of being hastily put together to cash in on the success of the first film. This finds Don Alejandro de la Vega (returning star Antonio Banderas) having trouble shedding his day job as Zorro in order to spend more time with his lovely wife Elena (Catherine ZetaJones) and rambunctious son Joaquin (Adrian Alonso). But once Alejandro learns of a plan that threatens not only California but the rest of the nation, he steps back into his role as the other Man In Black. Banderas and Zeta-Jones

DOOM ✰✰

Stating that Doom is probably the best of the numerous flicks based on a video game ranks as the feeblest praise imaginable, akin to noting that benign genital herpes is the best sexually transmitted disease to acquire, or that strawberry is the best tasting Schnapps flavor.

NORTH COUNTRY ✰✰1/2

North Country is loosely based on a true story, and it’d be interesting if transcripts from the actual trials surrounding this tale were made available at the film’s screenings. That way, we could see for ourselves if the courtroom shenanigans were really as difficult to swallow as the ones that conclude this film. Inspired by this nation’s first successful sexual harassment lawsuit, the movie stars Charlize Theron as a single mom who returns to her Minnesota hometown and lands a job in the local mines. One of only a handful of women who work there, she has to contend with the incessant torment perpetrated by the yahoos who work alongside her, good ol’ boys who don’t believe that girls have any business laboring in the mines. Theron again demonstrates (as if there was any doubt after Monster) that she’s a master thespian residing within a model’s body.

DREAMER ✰✰1/2

Taking a well-worn formula and adding some flavor through the rich characterizations of its leading players, Dreamer centers on the circumstances that transpire when horse trainer Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) and his young daughter Cale (Dakota Fanning) elect to nurse an injured race horse named Sonador (Spanish for Dreamer) back to health.

ELIZABETHTOWN ✰✰

Orlando Bloom, nothing special but getting the job done, stars as Drew Baylor, a failed shoe designer who temporarily shelves his own demons in order

Ever since winning that Oscar for Scent of a Woman (still the worst con job ever to snag a Best Actor statue), Al Pacino has elected to “Hoo-ah!” his way through almost every subsequent role. Pacino’s back in full manic mode in Two for the Money, a malnourished morality tale not dissimilar in structure to the other Pacino vehicles in which he serves as a shady mentor to a hot young actor.

IN HER SHOES ✰✰✰

Women will grab their tissues while males will roll their eyes. But In Her Shoes isn’t designed for any of these people; instead, it will attract viewers who have little use for societal labels and who anticipate a well-crafted blend of comedy and pathos.

Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette are Maggie and Rose, two sisters who have nothing in common except their shoe size. In this case, the ties that bind have been shredded down to a mere string, one which snaps when Maggie betrays Rose in an act of thoughtlessness.

Banished, Maggie heads to Florida to meet Ella Hirsch (Shirley MacLaine), the grandmother she only recently met.

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE ✰✰✰1/2

In the same manner that David Lynch deconstructed the myth of the squeakyclean small Southern town in Blue Velvet, so does director David Cronenberg take a hatchet to the façade of Midwestern homeliness. After two men check out of their motel in the grisliest way imaginable, we jump to the home of Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), a café owner with a devoted wife named Edie (Maria Bello) and two children. Tom’s peaceful existence disappears the night that a pair of murderous strangers bust into his diner. Tom kills the intruders, which leads to his national status as a hero. This widespread exposure brings more strangers to town -gruff mobster Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris) and his flunkies. Viggo Mortensen, formerly a wretched actor who has matured these last few years, was a wise choice -it’s impossible to read anything on his face, thus making it hard to gauge whether or not he’s telling the truth.

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT ✰✰✰1/2

Not only the best animated flick of the year but also one of the most enjoyable outings in any genre. In this yarn, Wallace and his silent sidekick have taken it upon themselves to rid their burg’s rabbits by forming a pest control outfit called Anti-Pesto. ◗

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An awful thriller featuring a post-Friends (and post-Brad) Jennifer Aniston attempting to jumpstart a movie career.

Mining that fertile Fatal Attraction terrain, this finds unhappily married business executives Charles Schine (Clive Owen) and Lucinda Harris (Aniston) meeting as strangers on a train, engaging in flirtatious banter before deciding to get down and dirty in a seedy hotel room. But they’re suddenly disturbed by Laroche (Vincent Cassel), a French thug who rapes Lucinda (shades of Cassel’s Irreversible), beats Charles and murders the English language. For all her prominence in the promotional blitz, Aniston only merits a supporting role in the picture. The majority of the screen time is handled by Owen, which is a small blessing since he’s the best thing about the movie.

With its hand-drawn animation division boarded up and its profitable partnership with Pixar having crashed and burned, Walt Disney Pictures has taken the next step by creating its own fully computeranimated movie. Yet if Chicken Little represents the future of Disney animation, then the sky is indeed falling: This is as far removed from such old-school classics as Pinocchio and Beauty and the Beast as roast duck is from chicken gizzards. To be fair, this toon flick -- a frantic yarn about a diminutive bird (voiced by Zach Braff) whose warnings about an impending alien invasion are ignored by the other anthropomorphic animals in the town of Oakey Oaks -- has its moments, most of them arriving courtesy of a supporting character known as Fish Out of Water. But the central thrust of Chicken Little -- a standard “follow your dream” slog that on a dime turns into War of the Worlds -is the same sort of hollow experience that has all but drained the traditional toon tale of its potency over the past decade-plus.

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CHICKEN LITTLE ✰✰

Nicolas Cage, who throughout the past decade has been more grating than ingratiating, here delivers one of his better performances in a movie that mines much of the same emotional terrain as About Schmidt. A serio-comic piece written by Steven Conrad, this finds Cage cast as David Spritz, a Chicago TV weatherman whose lack of legitimate credentials hasn’t slowed down his career ascension. An affecting tale about a man who has trouble seeing the big picture because all of life’s little asides keep obstructing his view. The film’s sensibilities are just off-center enough to make it interesting, yet there’s always a tug of universal recognition in David’s travails.

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to attend the funeral of his dad back in the title Kentucky town. Along the way, he meets a chatty flight attendant (Kirsten Dunst) who stirs him out of his stupor.

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

Chatham County Democratic Committee meets the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. Call Joe Murray Rivers, chair, 2345969, or Janice Shay, 547-5212 or visit www.chathamdems.com.

Chatham County Democratic Women For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.

Chatham County Young Republicans For information, call Brad Morrison at 5964810.

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

Drinking Liberally Promoting democracy one pint at a time -share politics while sharing a pitcher. This is an informal gathering of like-minded, leftleaners who may want to trade ideas, get more involved and just enjoy each other’s company. Meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Coach’s Corner. For information, visit www.DrinkingLiberally.org or send email to august1494@excite.com.

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

League of Women Voters meets on the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital. Membership is open to anyone18 and older.

Libertarian Party of Chatham County meets each Monday at 8:30 p.m. at Boba’s, 309 W. St. Julian St. Call 308-3934 or visit www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansga.ht ml.

National Council of Negro Women meets the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.

Planned Parenthood meets the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For info, call Megan Burgoyne at 3524052 or send e-mail to megan.burgoyne@ppfa.org.

Savannah Peace Coalition meets every Tuesday 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 second Tuesday of the month.

Call 927-7170.

Sierra Club

A Day of Great Thanksgiving

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

will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 in Forsyth Park. The Old Savannah City Mission will prepare 3,000 Thanksgiving dinners.

Sponsors are needed and donations are sought. Also, volunteers are needed for Prep Week. Call 232-1979.

Skidaway Island Democrats The Rev. Dr. Jim Nelson, Democratic candidate for Congress, will speak Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Sterne, Agee Building, 4 Skidaway Island Square. Call Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or send e-mail to oxhouse@aol.com.

Speak Up! Local activist group focused on protesting the war in Iraq. Call Richard DiPirro at 4417167.

Auditions Lowcountry Ensemble Company is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and others. Send e-mail to negroensemble@comcast.net.

Benefits & Fundraisers 3rd Annual Turkey Trot This run, walk or stroll benefits Backus Children’s Hospital. It will be held Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. at Savannah Quarters, off the Pooler Parkway. Call 450-2280.

Acacia Lodge Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Woody Dyches Building at the Alee Shrine, located at the corner of Eisenhower Drive and Skidaway Road next to the softball fields. Proceeds will benefit hurricane victims. Dine-in or carry-out. Tickets are $5. Dessert will be available.

American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Dance Post 135 will hold a Christmas dance with music by Todd & Ricky B on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 8 p.m. til midnight at the post home, 1108 Bull St. Net profits will benefit veterans.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. There will be a cash bar and door prizes. For tickets, call 354-0732, 233-9277 or 898-4809.

Blessingdale’s thrift store at 2118 Bona Bella, at the corner of Skidaway and Bona Bella in the Bacon Park Shopping Center, sells clothes, furniture, electronics and household items.

Proceeds support The Living Vine Christian maternity home. Donations appreciated. Call 355-4339.

Benefit Concert with Jerry “The Ice Man” Butler The Savannah State University College of Business Administration and the Savannah Chapter of 100 Black Men will present national R&B recording artist Jerry “The Ice Man” Butler in concert on Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center’s Johnny Mercer Theatre. Tickets are $40, $38 and $28 with proceeds benefitting scholarship programs. For tickets, call 651-6556 or visit www.savannahcivic.com.

Follies and Food

Monday, Dec. 12 and Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. at The Marshes at Skidaway. Call Katie at 598-8998 or Chuck at 598-1011.

Adult Art Classes are held at The Art School Mondays from 79 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon.

Beginners are welcome. For information, call Lind Hollingsworth at 921-1151.

The Lutheran Church of the Ascension will host a spaghetti dinner and follies talent show Saturday, Nov. 19. Dinner is 5-6:30 p.m. and the follies begin at 6:30 p.m. Eat-in or take-out. A dessert bake sale will be held.

Proceeds will help members attend the National Youth Gathering next July. Tickets are $8 adults, $4 children under 10 and are available at the church office, 120 Bull St. Call 232-4151.

Adult Education

Give for the Gulf

The Art School

is a year-long, comprehensive Armstrong Atlantic State University initiative that will raise funds and provide community services for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina. Visit www.armstrong.edu/katrina.

The Art School provides quality art instruction for ages 6 through adult.

Register now for afterschool classes.

Classes provide a comfortable, non-competitive atmosphere for students of all levels.

Tuition includes professional art supplies.

Located across from Summit Gymnastics/Sharks Cheerleading at 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads. Call 921-1151 or visit www.theartschool-sav.com.

Hurricane Katrina Benefit Website A community website/blog where local Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, fundraising events and other information are listed can be found at http://www.katrinahelp.gatherat.com.

Omar Temple No. 21 Shriners Fundraising Ball will be held Nov. 19 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Savannah Civic Center ballroom. Tickets are $30. Call Past Potentate Larry Jackson at 596-5491 or Daughter Eddie Lee Marsh at 659-8175.

Peaceful Players Poker Tournament to benefit the American Diabetes Association will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Lotus of Savannah, 51 Johnny Mercer Blvd., Cedar Hammocks Business Park, Building A2, Suite 2. Entry fee is $40.

Call 897-7861.

Tea for Tutus Savannah Danse Theatre presents this fundraising mother/daughter tea Saturday, Nov. 19 at The Tea Room, 7 E. Broughton St. Meet characters from The Nutcracker in Savannah. The first seating is at 10 a.m. and the second is at 11 a.m. The cost is $15 per person. Call 898-0361 for reservations.

Thanksgiving Turkey-thon

The Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers, 1601 Drayton St., offers tutoring Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 447-5711.

Art and Theater Classes at S.P.A.C.E. are being offered for 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. 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. Call 819-8583.

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 Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc., 1601 Drayton St. 447--5711.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic School at 1003 Victory Dr. will hold a Pre-K and Kindergarten round-up Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 9-10:30 a.m. Call 356-6987.

Help Union Mission help homeless families by donating a turkey Friday, Nov. 18 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pooler Wal-Mart. 2340525.

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Classes & Workshops

St. Mary’s Community Center, 812 W. 36th St., an affiliate of St. Joseph’s/Candler, offers a program to help adults with math, reading and writing skills. Participants choose their hours between Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 447-0578.

AARP Driving Classes Classes will be held Thursday, Nov. 17 and Friday, Nov. 18 from 1-5 p.m. at The Marshes at Skidaway. Call Katie at 598-8998 or Chuck at 598-1011. Classes will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6 and Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smart Senior at Candler Hospital. Call 352-4405. Classes will be held

The UBuildIt office in Savannah offers free seminars. Call 236-1211.

Career Achievement Program

Chatham County Aquatic Center offers open lap swim, water aerobics classes, swim lessons and competitive swim teams for all ages, home school programs

and field trips for students on Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. 6526793 or chathamcounty.org.

Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Call 920-2171 or 220-6570 to register.

Church Music Seminar

This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. Call 8196910.

The School of Church Music located at 101 Bull St. offers specialized workshops to give practical help with almost every area of music ministry. Call 236-1566 or send email to scm@schoolofchurchmusic.org.

Classes at Familiar Pathways Several classes are offered, including Meditation 101 and 102; Aura 101; Tarot 101, 102. 103 and 104; Witchcraft 101 and 102; Henna 101 and 102; Herbology 101, 102 and 103; Deity 101 and 102; and The Art of Control: Principles and Tactics. Most classes cost $50 and lunch is included.

Many classes are ongoing, running every month. Payment is to be made two days prior to the class starting date. Call Anastasia at 443-9678.

Coastal Scooters Classes

Culinary Arts Classes Enroll now in a free culinary arts training program at the Starfish Cafe. This program is a collaborative effort of Union Mission, Inc., and Savannah Technical College. For information, call Mindy Saunders at 2382777.

Discover Creativity Coaching Free initial consultation. Expert with two creativity degrees helps you kick-start your project, sort ideas, break through blocks, clarify intentions and plan approaches. Call 412-9199 or send e-mail to breakthru.creativity@gmail.com.

Drawing Inspiration From the Masters Free drawing classes for teens, adults and seniors are offered by the Savannah Art Association on Saturdays through October from 9 a.m. to noon at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s’ Fine Arts Hall. For information, call 897-5612 or 598-8217.

Free computer classes St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offers free computer classes. Call 447-6605.

Free Tax School Liberty Tax, 6821 Waters Ave. near Eisenhower across from Burger King. Earn extra income after taking course. .Call 3523862 or visit www.libertytax.com. Small fee for books, but classes are free.

Inquiry Circle based on the work of Byron Katie offers immediate help when you need answers right away. No charge. Contact Ursula at 484-0134 or send e-mail to u.sterling@att.net. For information, visit http://www.thework.com/WhatisTheWork.as p.

Legal Secretary Certificate Program at Armstrong Atlantic State University is a series of 10 courses over a one-year period.

Each course meets once a week for six weeks. Fees are $135 plus textbooks. Call 927-5213.

Life Challenge Consulting When would now be a great time to engage yourself in life-changing strategies. Career; stress reduction; spirituality. Free initial halfhour consultation. Call Cindy Beach, M.S., at 429-7265.

The Live Oak Public Library offers free classes on using computers to access information at the Bull Street Library.

Call 652-3662.

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. will be held Monday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Integrated Behavioral Center, 1121 Cornell Ave. The cost is $10 per session. Call 355-4987.

Indepth exploration of the 11th step.

Meditation and contemplation instruction provided as it applies to recovery and maintenance. Classes are held on Monday from

for beginners and studio groups for experienced artists/ Private studio in historic district. Professional instruction by MFA graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Oil and acrylic painting, charcoal, pencil and pastel drawing. $125 for six-week course or $75 a month for weekly studio sessions. Call 234-5737 for information and registration.

Paralegal Certificate Program The Armstrong Atlantic State University paralegal programs provide real-world skills and training. Each course meets once a week for eight weeks. Fees are $130 plus textbook. Call the AASU Center for Justice Administration at 927-5231.

Parent and Teen Driving Course The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will present a free two-hour parent/teen driver’s course the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Day School, 4625 Waters Ave. Call 651-6653 or send e-mail to ccamire@savannahga.gov and request a registration form. The course is designed for 14-16 year olds and their parents. Advance registration is required.

We are looking for someone who enjoys helping staff and customers over the phone, a friendly person to greet guests at the door, willing to be a team player and someone experienced with office equipment such as telephones, computers, copy machines, fax machines.

This person must be computer literate (to include Microsoft Office and Excel), articulate, and professional with a stable work history.

Clerical experience required.

The hours are from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with free parking in the Savannah historical district.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

References required.

Please fax resume to:Kathy Kurazawa, 912-238-2059 or email to kathyk@morrismultimedia.com.

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

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• Weight loss and body building products

Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc. Project Tomorrow Inc. offers several classes and workshops, including sewing, crocheting, computer training, CPR and more. 232-5280.

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• Nutritional seminars

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at the Jewish Educational

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Classes with certified art teacher Carolyne Rodgers Graham are offered on an ongoing basis on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Savannah Art Association in City market.

Sign up at any time. Call 925-5465 to register.

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Bring your preferred medium to work in the company of fellow artists. No teacher, no schedule, no pressure, just share the artist’s experience. $5 a session. Held every Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Savannah Art Association Gallery, above Belford’s in City Market.

Mindful meditation classes

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offers free computer classes 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.

Open Studio Nights

The corporate office of Morris Multimedia, Inc. is looking for a customer service oriented person with excellent communication skills for a receptionist/office assistant position.

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Basic introduction to computers and Microsoft Works offered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bull and 31st streets. Cost is $20 for the session and $20 for the text book. Pre-registration is required. Call 3550219.

for personal, career and professional development. Call Executive Leadership Coaching, 443-9860, or send e-mail to Vicki@excellentcoach.com.

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.

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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.

First Steps parent education program

noon to 1 p.m. or 7:30-8:30 p.m. Class fee is $12. 313 E. Harris St. For information, call Cindy Beach, M.S., 429-7265.

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Quickbook Tips for Small Business Users will be held Thursday, Nov. 17 from 6-8 p.m. at the Small Business Assistance Center. 111 E. Liberty St. The cost is $49. Call 651-3200 to register.

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). Bring your own drawing supplies. $10 per session for members.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center at 801 E. Gwinnett offers business and computer classes.

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Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum Essay Contest The Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum is sponsoring an essay contest which is open to all 4th graders in Chatham County. The subject is the voyage of the S.S. Savannah.

Prizes will be awarded. Contest details (including deadline) have been sent to all public and private schools in the county.

Homeschoolers may contact Tony Pizzo at 232-1511 for information.

class and $35 per month for both classes.

Call 233-1951.

Events Fall Youth Conference will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Historical Nicholsonboro Baptist Church, 13319 Old Coffee Bluff Rd. Activities and workshops, lunch and a concert by Extreme Praise. Call 921-0566.]

Southeast Exchange Holiday Trade Show will be held Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. More than 1,000 business and personal products and services from the Southeast will be available.

Call 233-0808.

Fitness A balanced life

more info and directions or visit www.savannahyoga.com. Current class schedule is as follows: Monday, Mellow Flow Yoga, all levels, 5:30-6:45 p.m.; Tuesday, Beginners Basic Yoga, 6-7:15 p.m.; Wednesday, Flow Yoga-All Levels, 6-7:15 p.m.; Saturday, Flow Yoga-All Levels, 10-11:15 a.m. (no class Oct. 8 due to workshop). Drop-in rates are $12, Students with ID $10, active duty military/dependents with ID $8. Ultimate Yoga Workshop for all levels with Doug Swenson Nov. 16 from 68:30 p.m. KIRTAN Indian Chant concert with David Newman “Durga Das” on Nov. 18. All workshops are held at Epworth Methodist Church, 2201 Bull St.

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.

Dance Adult Ballet Classes at Islands Dance Academy. All levels welcome, including beginners. Challenging, rewarding and fun. Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at 115 Charlotte Rd. on Whitemarsh Island. Call Sue Braddy at 8972100.

Ballroom Dance Party will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Islands Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. The basic lesson starts at 7 p.m. and the social dance will be from 8-10:30 p.m. The cost is $6 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Beginners and singles are welcome. Refreshments provided. Call Lora Wong at 925-7416.

The Savannah Shag Club Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Midtown at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 927-9439.

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah 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. No cover and club membership is not necessary. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit 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

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

Pilates Classes are offered at the St. Joseph’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.

Private Yoga Instruction Have you always wanted to try yoga but were unsure about participating in group classes?

Do you need a safe, gentle and effective method of creating radiant health, reducing and even eliminating stress, and increasing happiness and joy in your life? Then consider learning the ancient and time-honored science of yoga in your own home.

Instruction will be tailored to fit your individual needs and help you create a daily, personal practice or allow you to feel more confident practicing in a group setting. The instructor is certified and thoroughly educated in the practical applications of yoga as well as its history and philosophy, and has taught group classes and private students for the past 10 years. For information or scheduling, call Hunter Leaf, 354-9274.

Savannah Yoga Center The only center in the area that brings in the world’s leading yoga teachers to conduct workshops. Located at 25 E. 40th St. at Drayton. Call Kelley Crane at 441-6653 for

meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 441-4407.

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.

Yoga

Join Amy Levy at 9:45 am on Fridays 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 Thursday’s at 6:15 am. Cost is $35 per month. Call Drew Edmonds at 355-8111.

Gay AA Meeting

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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.

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.

meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.

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

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes

The Jewish Education Alliance

Friends & Company bowling league

Georgia Equality Savannah

Tybee Island Marine Science Center

UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium

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.

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.

Tennis for munchkins, juniors and adults -summer camps, clinics, ball machine workouts. Call 961-9862. offers hands-on classes for students of all ages from pre-kindergarten through adults.

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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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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for all levels with Doug Swenson will be held Nov. 18 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Epworth Methodist Church, 2201 Bull St. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $50 in advance or $60 at the door.

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

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

Lesbian Therapy Group

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

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

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.

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Hatha Flow Level I Wednesday 10-11:30 a.m., Friday 6-7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon; Hatha Flow levels I and II, Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m. and Sunday 5-6:30 p.m.; Hatha Flow levels I and II Monday 6:30-8 p.m.; Vinyasa Flow-Power Yoga Saturday 9-10 a.m. and Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Mommy & Me Yoga Monday 4-5 p.m. for 5years old and up and Wednesday from 4-5 p.m. for 2 and 4year-olds; Baby & Mommy Yoga call for schedule. Private instruction and gift certificates available. Whitemarsh Center, 115 Charlotte Rd. Cost is $12 for drop-ins and $75 for eight classes. Call 898-0361.

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.

Yogalates Classes

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

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.

Call 819-6463.

Health Community HealthCare Center 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. 310 Eisenhower Drive Medical Center. Call for an appointment at 692-1451.

Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc.

Dual Recovery Anonymous

Gay & Lesbian

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.

Alpha Financial Management seminars

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

A series of free seminars specifically designed for the LGBT community will be held. Attendees will learn about the tools needed to increase their wealth, protect their assets, take actions that are congruent with their own values, and to build a sense of financial and emotional security in life. For information, call 353-9343.

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

First City Network Board Meeting

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.

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”

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.

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Got a drug problem? Need help?

Memorial Health blood pressure check

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

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

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.

Lose Weight like Mark 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. The Alpha Institute, 201-0071.

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Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in its mobile screening unit. Most insurance plans (with the exception of Blue Cross HMO) are accepted. Financial assistance is available to women who qualify.

Massage by Certified Massage Practitioner 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.

Memorial Health CPR training 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.

Memorial Health Journey Through Journaling will meet Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Cancer Institute Conference Room at Memorial Health. This group is for people whose lives have been touched by cancer. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.

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 Midwife Group 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 information on a certified nurse midwife-assisted birth, whether at a birth center or area hospital. Call 8264155.

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

Natural Family Planning Class will be offered by the Savannah Catholic Diocese on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in Conference

Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. The cost is $75 per couple. Call 819-3368.

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Planned Parenthood Hotline

Inspirational book club

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.

Remain Stress Free During the Holidays is a seminar that will be presented Nov. 17 form 5:30-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605.

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. 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. t

Readings & Signings A Day with Rita Golden Gelman

The author of Tales of a Female Nomad will be in Savannah on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at House in the Pines in the Isle of Hope area. The cost is $85 by Nov. 18 and $99 after. A vegetarian lunch is available with registration by Nov. 30. Call Susan Lamb at 232-4065 or send e-mail to 2005@wingedmedrese.com.

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.

The Casual Poets Society 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.

meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.

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.

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.

Savannah’s Herb’n Parks Join a Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon for a ramble through green spaces. Discover trees, vines, shrubs and even weeds that offered early inhabitants food, clothing, medicine and more. Meet at the Forsyth fountain. Cost $10. Call 897-5108 for reservations.

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.

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. For directions, call 354-1678 or 352-2134.

Religious & Spiritual 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.

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.

Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)

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Affirming the worth and dignity of every person. On Nov. 20, Mike Freeman, M.Div, will discuss Why Pray?. The church is located at the corner of Houston and Oglethorpe streets. Creating a Peaceable Kingdom is the curriculum for K-12 youth in the religious education program. Services are held Sundays at 10 a.m. Call 233-6284 or send e-mail to UUBC2@aol.com.

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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 Hwy 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 Amateur Adult Soccer Tournament will be held Dec. 10-11 at Chatham Soccer Complex. Teams may compete in any one of nine adult divisions. The tournament is part of the 2006 Soccer Six Tournament Series.

For information, call 843-379-3440 or visit www.adultsoccer.com.

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.

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Sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talk or reading. All practices are welcome.

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meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 652-3496.

speak from the topic Thanksgiving with the Mystics. The church has moved to a temporary home at the Congregation Mickve Israel, 20 E. Gordon St. on Monterey Square.

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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.

Bipolar Support Group

Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group

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

A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.

Support Groups

Bulloch County Rape Crisis Hotline

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

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 598-9860 or visit http://all-anonsavannah.freeservers.com.

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.

Cancer support group meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon in the board room located on the first floor of St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. 819-2475.

Caring for Us

Fibromyalgia support group

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.

Celiac Support Group

Hope House

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

meets the last Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital, second floor, Room 2. Call Sandra at 9640455.

Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association

Keeping hope alive while living with cancer

This monthly support group is for families of persons suffering from Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease and other forms of dementia and is held the second Thursday at 6 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Amanda Christenson, 236-0363, Ext. 105.

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.

meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845.

Compassionate Friends Support Group

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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. 925-5195.

is a support group open to anyone who has an ostomy and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.

Depressive/Manic support group

Each month, the group focuses on a specific topic related to blood-related cancers and

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

Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caregiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group

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

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Backus Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Support Group for Parents who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis.

A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 350-5616.

Backus Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285.

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 819-8032.

for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. For information, call 507-2592.

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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

Gay AA Meeting An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gays meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 233-4255. provides supportive housing for single mothers with one child. Please call 236-5310 for information.

Huntington Disease Support Group

Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

Lowcountry Huntingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease Group Call 964-0455 or visit www.LowcountryHD.com. The annual Christmas party and December meeting will be held Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at The Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; House, 20 E. Broad St. Call 964-0455.

Lupus Encouragement Group A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 4476605.

Memorial Health Diabetes Support Group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Error Prevention Conference Room. A variety of guests discuss ways to improve health.

Call Glenda at 350-3690.

Memorial Health Pancreatic Cancer Support Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; For information, call Jennifer Currin at 3503988.

Memorial Health POPPS! Group for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616.

Memorial Health SET Focus SET Focus is a program to encourage Sickle Cell patients ages 11 to 18 and their parents and caregivers to learn more about Sickle Cell disease. For information, call Saundra at 350-3396.

Mommy and Me: Life With Your Little One is a support group that meets the first Thursday of the month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Candler Professional Building, Room 508A, 5354 Reynolds St. Call 819-6171 for information.

Multiple Sclerosis support group discusses topics that are relevant to anyone with a debilitating disease every fourth Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. at Montgomery Cross Roads. 355-1523. â&#x2014;&#x2014;

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

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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

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The group is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease or other dementiacausing illnesses and 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.alzga.org or call 9202231.

Alcoholics Anonymous

a program of Hospice Savannah, offers the free counseling services for anyone dealing with loss. Call 355-2289.

The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough. 234-9999.

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is a support group for caregivers of ill or injured family members or loved ones. It will meet Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5:15-7:30 p.m. at Backus Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Pediatric Hematology Outpatient Clinic Conference Room. The group will discuss ways to build cooperative relationships. Dinner will be provided. RSVP to Kimberlee Mitchell at 3503399.

also discusses ways to improve quality of life.

Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.

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HOLIDAY HELP NEEDED The Express Cafe, 39 Barnard St. has immediate openings for par t time front counter ser vers.

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Cars

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Regretfully offered for sale: 1978 Porsche 911 SC. Grandchildren have changed my priorities. Over $20,000 invested. Have owned car for 5 years. Asking $11,500.

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House for Sale

Southside

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 $129,500.00.

Call Don Callahan 441-4416

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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, hard-

wood 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 $224,500.

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W E L L I N G S offers the best of both worlds – as an attractive vacation getaway or an investment with revenue when placed with the Inn ’s rental program. Offering lush landscaping, pool and many more amenities.

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524 East Gwinnett St. The Ampersand Inn presents “Up Scale”, fully furnished CondoHotels located on Gwinnett Street in the Landmark Historic District. This concept

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519 E. 45th Street Great home completely restored with hardyboard ext. and 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, also an apt with 1 bedroom, 1 bath and fireplace that rents for 900!!!! great tenant too.

Lots of extras such as the moldings, stone and marble, fireplace, large closets, and so much more. Could be 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. Hardwoods though-out and priced to sell at $560,000 Call for a private showing.

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515 E Huntingdon St. Historic district, historic home and best price in the district!

Free standing and large kitchen, plus screened porch. 3 fireplaces, restored, heartpine floors, and many extras. 223,900.

Sun Coast Realty, Rhondda 507-9800.*

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Southern Living in Pooler! Beautifully designed and decorated, this 3 BR 2 BA is ready to move in, with brand new kitchen and updated baths, and a 16 X 20 covered terrace for outdoor entertaining.

Home warranty included! $142,000.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther

912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com* 105 West Congress Street Suite B. Only commercial condo left in beautifully restored building. This is the residential unit in the building that can be converted to a residence with some work.

Secure entry, hardwood floors, tin ceilings, and a great central location! $195,000.00.

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This is a must see! A great home at a great price! $299,900.00 Shelley Carroll Lowther

912-604-8177 Re/Max Savannah 355-7711or visit www.SavannahGARealtor.com* Jefferson Commons Be the first to own one of these six - 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos in the heart of the Historic District. Conveniently located close to SCAD. Features 4 fireplaces, spiral stair case, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Gated, off street parking. $196,000 each Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

518East Henry Street A duplex in the Historic District close to SCAD. Newly re-done and ready to move in to.

Two 2 bedroom, 1 bath units with W/D and all new appliances. In addition, this duplex has cedar closets, new carpet and parking in the rear. $235,000 Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*

513 East 36th Street A charming 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath cottage nestled near a park. Offers the closeness of downtown without the price. Recently renovated kitchen and baths. Great for 1st time buyers or student rentals. $112,000 Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 Coastal Real Estate

Custom countr y 3 bed/2bath home on 2 plus acres. Second floor overlooking great room and cathedral ceiling. Front great room features a clerestory that illuminates the open great room. Upstairs master retreat has loft/study that can be converted into additional bedroom.

For your personal showing of this lovely property call LaTrelle @658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

826-2550 $254,900 H-4309 * 407 East 34th Street Arts & Crafts details in this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Wood floors throughout, plaster walls and 4 fireplaces.

Located in an area of active restoration and growth. Great single family or convert to a duplex. $175,000 Alexander Grikitis 912220-1700 Coastal Real Estate Group*

Staged for Country Pleasure; A welcome escape from the city bustle. Three +/- 5 acre lots available.

Lot 1 has a pond. Be the first to choose the one you want.

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2033 SKIDAWAY RD- 2bd, 1ba, $650.00 317 W WALDBURG- Apart B 3bd, 1ba $ 800.00 1628 E 51ST ST- 3bd, 2ba, $1100.00

826-2550. Prices starting as low as $35,000.

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THUNDERBOLT 2612 WHATLEY Unit 11- 3bd, 2ba, $1,000.00 2804 WHATLEY AVE-3bd, 2ba,$1,100.00 2812 WHATLEY-3bd, 2ba, $1,100.00

ISLANDS Large 3 bedroom/2 1/2 bath home with great room, heated sun room and large office/den. Master bedroom has 2 walk in closets and master bath has double sinks with cultured marble vanity and separate water closet. 3 stall barn has tack, feed and tool rooms utilizing approx. 1440 sq. feet.

Pasture is approx 2 ? fenced acres and pond is approx 1/3 acre.

Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 for your personal viewing of this lovely property.

Offered for only $324,900 H-New.

103 OYSTER SHELL RD-3bd, 2ba condo-$995.00 6 N CROMWELL RD- 3bd, 2 ba, $1,050.00 4 TEAKWOOD RD- 3bd, 2ba, $1,375.00 115 SYCAMORE CROSSING- 3bd, 2ba, $1,100.00 32 MAPMAKER LN- 3bd, 2ba, appt only$900.00 15 ROPEMAKER COURT- 4bd, 2ba, $1050.00 110 SOUTH SHEFTALL- 3bd, 2ba, $1,100.00 32 HIGHPOINT- 3bd, 2ba, $1,150.00 (avail Oct) 919 BETZ CREEK-3bd, 2ba $1,200.00

SOUTHSIDE 129 RED FOX- 3bd, 2ba, $1,250.00 31 BRISTLE CONE- 4bd, 2.5ba, $1,375.00 10 PUTTERS PLACE- 3bd, 2.5ba, $1200.00 9 DELMAR- 3bd, 1.5ba, ($950.00) 165 GREENBRIAR CT- 3bd, 2ba, $850.00 2 RUSTIC LN -3bd, 2ba, $1050.00 136 BURBANK – 3bd, 2ba, $950.00 1504 CREIGHTON PLACE-3bd, 1.5ba, $750.00

WESTSIDE 5 WESTBOURNE-3 bd, 2 ba, $1175.00 25 FAIRGREEN -3 bd, 2 ba, $1175.00

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826-2550 *

Beautiful low country on large wooded lot, large bonus, master on main has master bath with double vanities, whirlpool and walk in marble shower.

Kitchen has island, large pantry and bay window. Eating area and screened porch off of kitchen.

Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 for your personal showing. $282,900 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

826-2550 H-4310 *

REDUCED! Beautiful view overlooking 4 th Tee, fairway and lake. Foyer, Formal D.R., L.R. with f/place and cathedral ceilings.

3bdrms/2baths,bonus room with walk in attic.

Hardwood flooring.

Spacious master bdrm.

Jacuzzi/double vanities In master bath. Many extras H4185.

Call LaTrelle@ 658-7777 $299,900 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

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234-0606 4908 Bull Street Studio apartment with full bath, kitchen w/stove & fridge, utilities paid, off street parking. Close to Montgomery Hall. Pet friendly apartment. $500/mo.

1338 1/2 East Victory Drive Cute 1 BR, 1 Bath, Eat-in-kitchen w/stove & fridge, hardwood floors, window heat & air units, views of Daffin Park, steps away from Spin City, off street parking. Pet friendly apartment. $525/mo.

15 Berkley Place Large 2 BR, 1 Bath, separate dining area, hardwood floors, W/D connections, central H/A, total electric, off street parking.

Quiet neighborhood and close to Montgomery Hall. Pet friendly apartment. $625/mo. Available December.

702 Maupas Avenue Large 3 BR, 1 BA apartment in Baldwin Park with formal dining room, breakfast room, sun room, small bonus room, hardwood floors, cenral H/A, W/D connections, small backyard, off street parking. Pet-friendly apartment. $875/mo. Available midDecember.

14 -16 West 40th Street In the heart of the Starland District. Beautifully renovated 2BR, 1BA, with formal DR, refinished heart pine flooring, ceiling fans, new bathroom & kitchen with ceramic tile floors, C/H/A, total electric and security system. Separate laundry room, private courtyard and front and rear balconies. Petfriendly apartment. $875/mo. Currently under renovations.

Available January 2006.

320 East Victory Drive Corner of Habersham Street. Over 2,000 sq. ft. of spacious living, 3 BR, 2 BA apartment with fireplace in formal living room. Formal dining room, sun room, large kitchen with stove & refrigerator, breakfast nook with butler’s pantry, central H/A, W/D connections, parking in the rear. Pet-friendly apartment. $975/mo.

1112 East Victory Drive

17 East 33rd St.

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Mopper-Stapen Realty*

321 Drayton Street.

An oasis in the middle of downtown! 2 BR 1 BA condo with wide plank hardwood floors, fully furnished kitchen, large bath, 2 fireplaces, ample closet space and private courtyard!

All appliances, including washer/dryer, included. $210,000.00.

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518 East Duffy Street A beautiful newly redone home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Kitchen has a sub zero fridge, dishwasher, honed granite countertops and travertine floors.

The rest of the house has original heart of pine floors, plaster walls in good shape, and 3 fireplaces. W/D included. Currently rents for $1,000 month. $225,000 Alexander Grikitis 912-220-1700 Coastal Real Estate Group*

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1711 East Gwinnett St .

Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece. Built in 1958 this sprawling split level home has vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors, shag carpet and a redwood sauna.

There is a spacious sunk-in LR w/FP, separate dining room and family room which overlook the rear garden. Two master suites, two additional bedrooms, 3.5 baths in over 4000 sq. ft.. Owner/Agent $525,000.00 Call Don Callahan 441-4416

406 E. 35th Street Such a deal – Offered in “As-Is” condition, this 3bdr. 1ba. home is your opportunity to turn it into a showplace. Look beyond the vinyl siding and carpet and you will find clapboard on the exterior and heart pine floors. Don’t let this one pass you by. Just $139,000.

Call Don Callahan 441-4416

W. Broughton Street Condos - 2 left, both with great views and large windows good sq.f t. 289900 and 295,900.

Call Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 912 507-9800

114 Stockbridge.

Convenient and desirable Georgetown location!

3 BR 2 BA updates home is in move-in condition!

Run--- don’t walk! This one will not last long!

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1003 Lincoln Street PRICED BELOW MARKET for quick sale.

Outstanding restoration work has been completed on this circa 1900 Victorian home. Stunning and spacious Living room, Dining room, tremendous ceiling heights, 4 fire places and beautiful details throughout.

Also a fully equipped kitchen for your enjoyment. Second floor rear porch to relax and enjoy your home. As a bonus this property could be used as duplex (Kitchens and meters are in place and ready) investment or owner occupy. Additionally there is a Proper ty Tax Freeze in place.

Offered at $310,000 . Call Don Callahan 441-4416

Midway LOT - with water to the lot in place!

ON A LAKE! 1.5 acres and ready to build!

80,000. 1 Island Dr, and 59 Pineland Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 912 507-9800.

223 E Bolton, Condo with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and finished to perfection. 1080 sq.ft. $269,900. Must see this one!!!.

Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 507-9800

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401 N. CROMWELL ROAD #R8 THE COMMONS 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo. French doors leading to screened porch, washer/dryer, kitchen nook. $875/mo.

19 EAST 63RD STREET 4 bedroom, 2 bath home approx. 2,700 sq. ft. Large rooms, balcony overlooking family room with fireplace, large kitchen next to sunroom, large fenced yard, patio with wet bar $1,700/mo.

Investors/First Time Home Buyers 3 bedrooms/1 bath in Desirable neighborhood.

Eat in kitchen, separate Dining room, outside storage building and carport. Owner is a licensed Real Estate Broker. H-4201 Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 $82,900 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

204B WEST DUFFY 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Open living room, kitchen area, central heat and air, washer/dryer. $650/mo.

315 WEST TAYLOR STREET 2 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath townhome, living room, kitchen with convection oven, side by side, washer/dryer, dining room with columns, garage parking, shared courtyard. $2,025/mo. Free months rent with 12 month lease.

501 EAST BROUGHTON STREET Parlor apartment. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath townhome, living room, furnished kitchen, deck, washer/dryer, 1 off-street parking space. Available December 1st. $1,500/mo.

230 BULL STREET #1 Spacious 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment.

Approx. 1,000 sq. ft. Great location. $1,200/mo.

231A ABERCORN STREET 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Living room, furnished kitchen, no pets, great location. $800/mo.

12 WEST TAYLOR STREET APT 2B Studio apartment located off of Monteray Square. Separate kitchen and bath, shared courtyard. Available mid-December. $675/mo.

303 B EAST HENRY STREET 2 bedrooms, 1 bath apartment, eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer connection, dishwasher, living room, bonus room, 2 offstreet parking spaces. $825/mo.

501 EAST MCDONOUGH STREET LOWER APARTMENT 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, furnished kitchen, living room, gas furnace, window air conditioning, washer/dryer, pets ok with deposit. $650/mo.

826-2550 *

Beautifully appointed custom built Savannah Grey Brick 3 bed/ 2 bath home.

Hardwood and ceramic tile floors.

10 f t. ceilings with crown molding. Custom built cabinets and bookshelves.

Separate Dining Room. 22 x 33 all brick patio overlooking golf course with private Lagoon view.

Many custom features set this home apart.

Call LaTrelle for a personal viewing @ 658-7777 H-4226 $289,500

2314 BARNARD STREET 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, kitchen with gas stove, hardwood floors, central heat and air, washer and dryer, small deck. $1,200/mo.

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826-2550 H-4058*

Horse Lovers Dream!

10 + acres, pond, tack room, field room, arena, 4 completed stalls with 4 more available.

Home has 3beds/ 3baths and approx.

2300 sq. feet; 9 ft. ceilings, hardwood flooring, surround sound, screened back porch and custom cabinets in kitchen. All for only $309,900.

Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777.

ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

826-2550 H-4206*

ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

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Great 3 bed/2 bath starter home in desirable Rincon neighborhood. Separate L.R., Den, And Countr y kitchen. Covered patio and large fenced yard.

Call LaTrelle for your personal showing @658-7777

Great 3 bed/2 bath starter home in desirable Rincon neighborhood. Separate L.R., Den, and Countr y Kitchen. Covered patio and large fenced yard. $115,900.

Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777.

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826-2550 H-4262*

ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

826-2550 H4262 $112,900 *

1312 LINCOLN STREET 3 story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, living room, alarm system, washer and dryer. $950/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. (SCAD Students $650/mo.)

Reduced! Reduced!

Stop renting! 3 bedroom, 2bath double wide in sought after area, offers1680 sq.ft of living area, large lot , 1.61 acres, dining, and family rooms, home warranty and more. $79,999.

Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777,

Welcome to the Country! Build your new home in the peaceful country. 4 lots with acreage between 5.05 and 7.52 acres. in Register, Ga., near Statesboro – Horses welcome - call today, don’t delay. Prices range from $28,000 to $42,000.

Plats are available in the office.

LaTrelle Pevey @ 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

826-2550 A-4239*

Reduced! Reduced!

1992 Fleetwood manufactured 3 bed 2 bath home situated beautifully on 6.96 acres 2 of which are fenced in great for your animals!

Landscaped yard with complete sprinkler system. Workshed 20x20 w/concrete floor, and 40x40 carport. All this for only $79,000.

Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777.

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826-2550 H-4104*

E Staged for Country Pleasure; A welcome escape from the city bustle. Three +/- 5 acre lots available.

Lot 1 has a pond. Be the first to choose the one you want.

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Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty C.A.P. (912) 704-3545/ 356-5001. katherineoxnard@kw.c om www.kw.com*.

826-2550. Prices starting as low as $35,000. A-4295* Welcome to the Country! Build your new home in the peaceful country. 4 lots with acreage between 5.05 and 7.52 acres. in Register, Ga., near Statesboro ? Horses welcome call today, don?t delay. Prices range from $28,000 to $42,000.

Plats are available in the office.

Call LaTrelle Pevey 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty

826-2550 A-4239* Secluded 65.55 acres gives you plenty of privacy. Great for the hunter who desires his very own hunting club.

Recreation only ? No subdivisions. Minutes outside Rincon and Springfield. $130,000. Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 A -3971 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550 *

626 East 53 rd Street Reduced!

Arts & Crafts lovers take note: charming 1939 bungalow awaits your loving hand! Many original features: oak & heart pine floors, 4over-1 windows, front porch & brick fireplace.

With 3BR/2BA & 1634sf, it won’t last at this price! $214,500.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty C.A.P. (912) 704-3545/ 356-5001. katherineoxnard@kw.c om www.kw.com.*

514-516 East Bolton Street SCAD rental-a-go-go!

Charming Victorian quadplex offers 4500sf, strong rental history and a buildable side

314 West Penrose Drive Reduced!

Square footage to spare! Huge Brick Colonial offers 4226sf, 6BR, 3 full and 2 half baths, mother-in-law suite, eat-in country kitchen, barbecue pit, 2-car carport & fireplace. Hard to find this much room for the price anywhere on the islands! $375,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty C.A.P. (912) 704-3545/ 356-5001. katherineoxnard@kw.c om www.kw.com*.

409 Cranman Drive The best of both worlds: a well-built ’50s ranch with 21 st century updates! Many new features in this 3BR/1 bath home: roof, windows, siding, appliances, water heater, carpet and vinyl tile.

Huge garage w/ pulldown attic for storage, fenced yard and gorgeous live-oak lined street. A must see! $130,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty C.A.P. (912) 704-3545/ 356-5001. katherineoxnard@kw.c om www.kw.com*.

6007 Waters Avenue A jewelbox of a house!

Make this former Low Country parson’s house the cottage of your dreams. Original tabby exterior, 2BR/1 bath, new appliances incl. dishwasher & washer/dryer and a large fenced yard with shed make this great as a starter home or investment property (currently rented for $700 month-to-month). $90,000.

Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty C.A.P. (912) 704-3545/ 356-5001. katherineoxnard@kw.c om www.kw.com*.

669 East 32nd Street Adorable 2BR/1BA Bungalow in a mature neighborhood.New systems and appliances. House sits on a nice corner lot with a cozy backyard and offstreet parking. Nice location.

Asking $82,900. Could also berented for $700/month.

CALL SHERI OR LORI AT 912-236-1000.

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214 Virginia Avenue Charming Gordonston at it's best! This 2BR/1BA bungalow sits on a great corner lot and offers a den, office space, new HVAC and a dressing room off the master bedroom. Only 2 blocks from a great private park. With some minor TLC, you can make this your dream home! Just $175,000 Call Sheri or Sonja at 236-1000*

1505 Grove St Great investment or starter home!

Charming 3BR/1BA bungalow in the Eastern Victorian District is completely renovated and ready to move in. New fixtures, hardwood floors, central heat and air, electric and plumbing system. Lots of Southern Charm! Offered at just $88,900 Could also be rented for $825/month.

Call Lori Judge or Sheri Cermak, Judge Realty 236-1000 *

1507 Grove St Absolutely charming Eastern Victorian bungalow! This move in ready 2BR/1BA home is remodeled with new central heat and air, electric and plumbing system. Fenced in yard great for entertain-

L ing. New fixtures and adorable paint job make this a must see property! Great for 1st time home buyer or investor! Move in today for just $85,000.

Could also be rented for $700/month.

Call Lori Judge or Sheri Cermak, Judge Realty 236-1000 *

138 Walz Circle Totally Redone Starter Home or Investment Property. New Roof, paint, tile flooring and door. 3br/1.5ba, eat-in kitchen, large yard.

Asking $126,500.

Call Lori Judge or Sheri Cermak, Judge Realty 236-1000 * 311 W. Henry Completely renovated triplex near SCAD, with great rental history.

Two cottages are 2BR/1BA units and one cottage is 3BR/1BA unit. All new appliances, electrical, HVAC and plumbi n g .

G r e a t Investment! $315,000 Call Lori Judge, Judge Realty 484-1514 *

3107 Waters Ave. Adorable 4BR/2BA brick bungalow in Ardsley Park.

Price includes bungalow and Ardlsey Park Coin Laundry business and building at 3107 Waters Ave. Live in bungalow while you run your own successful business! Won't last! $375,000 Call Judge Realty 236-1000* 307 Briarcliff Circle Windsor Forest Easy walk to Windsor Forest Elementary and Windsor Forest High School! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, dining room, den and family room. New carpet and garage has been converted into a nice family room. Two car carport and a fenced in backyard with metal storage building. Roof and AC compressor 1 year old and house is well above grade with no flooding problems.

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Make a plan of action. Learn about your family’s various (community, workplace, school) emergency plans, warning signals, evacuation routes, and locations of emergency shelters. Make sure family members know the routine if a hurricane strikes, and have emergency plans/numbers posted in prominent places. If you own a pet, remember to include plans for their safety in your family’s emergency plan.

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Identify potential home hazards and know how to secure or protect them before the hurricane strikes. Be prepared to turn off electrical power when there is standing water, fallen power lines, or before you evacuate. Turn off gas and water supplies before you evacuate. Secure structurally unstable building materials.

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Keep important papers such as such as insurance policies, wills, licenses, stocks, etc. in a place you can easily access in case of evacuation. By simply keeping your important papers in one central location, you can make emergency situations that less frantic. Keep them in a water- and fire-proof container.

Stockpile Emergency Food and Supplies Since an emergency can potentially leave you and your family members isolated, make sure you have on hand at least a five-day supply of food and water for each person. Water (about five gallons per person) should be stored in sealed, unbreakable containers. And because refrigeration and cooking facilities may not be available, food should be non-perishable.

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Learn important emergency skills such as first-aid. In times of emergency, professional medical assistance may not be immediately available, so make sure family members have basic emergency skills. Besides first aid, it is crucial family members are familiar with smoke detectors and fire extinguishers and how to use them. Teach responsible family members how to turn off the water, gas and electricity at main switches as well in times of emergency. Conduct evacuation drills and regularly practice these basic safety skills.

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Be Informed and Make a Plan A critical factor in surviving emergencies is being prepared. Your chances of survival will be heightened, and the level of impact a disaster has will be lessened, by knowing what to do before, during and after the storm.

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The year 2005 has seen the fourth busiest hurricane season in recorded history. The devastation of Katrina and Rita has left nearly 1 million homeless and many more ingrained with a vivid image of the oft-vicious temperament of Mother Nature. With hurricane season still upon us until the end of November, and the devastation still fresh in our minds, it is important to remember there are measures that can be taken by both individuals and communities before the storm strikes to reduce vulnerability to hurricane hazards.

While some disasters occur suddenly and without warning, there are still ways to plan ahead and prepare. These steps can make a big difference should you need to cope with an unexpected natural disaster. Below are some suggestions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) for personal and family emergency preparedness for hurricane disasters.

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exceptional neighborhood deserves exceptional David Satterfield Sales Manager service.

Office (912) 351-5603 Cell (912) 656-3475

david_satterfield@countrywide.com As seasoned home loan consultants, we are proud to offer considerable experience backed by the technology, resourses and products of one of the leading lenders. Together we strive to offer the highest level of customer service in the industry and will bring you:

7130 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Savannah, GA 31406 (912) 351-5600

Call Betty Stevenson at 912-351-0510 or 912-224-5200.* Super Floor Plan 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Includes extra lot. Midtown 2864 sq. ft. heated. 2 car garage &breezeway. $359,000 Asking price.

Call Betty Stevenson with Prudential at 912351-0510 or 912-224-5200 * 307 E 51st Totally renovated Ardsley Park home just steps from McCauley Park. 3 bedrooms, sunroom, fabulous kitchen with island is a cook's dream. Fenced yard, deck, off street parking. It's even wired for sound and has a new roof! Reduced to $249,000.

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Sun Coast Realty Bringing Sunshine To Your Real Estate Needs

27 E 55th Large Ardsley home with 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. Open floor plan is great for entertaining, wonder ful kitchen with Italian cabinets,Silestone counters, and stainless steel appliances. Master suite with private sunroom and bath. Only $329,000.

Call Lisa Moore at 441-9314 or visit

construction. Original details abound including restored standing seam roof, and heart pine floors. Buyer to complete interior.

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730 E 48th Ardsley Park Great opportunity to buy in Ardsley for less!

Adorable 3 bedroom bungalow with all the details such as wood floors, high ceilings and front porch. This one even has off street parking, a garage, and wonderful courtyard with fountain. A little love and care will make this bungalow fabulous!

Call Lisa Moore at 441-9314 or visit www.morehomesofsavannah.com *

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Need to sell? Needs TLC? Call today.

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18 E 41st Starland Design District Classic Victorian beauty with fully restored exterior in area of high interest and active restoration and new

2 1/2 YEARS IN BUILDING! Finished with the finest materials! Live in the elegant 3 story space plus a carriage house apartment or rent the garden level

as a second apartment. This acclaimed jewel sets a standard!

Price includes rowhouse off square with walled courtyard, carriage house apartment, and nicely finished 2-car garage. $699,000.

547 E. Perry Street.

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located at 7082 Hodgeson Memorial Drive.

Priced at $60,000. Make an offer.

Call Betty with Prudentialfor tax info and showing at 912-351-0510 or 912-224-5200*

Commercial Property 111 West Anderson St. Superb Commercial space available for Sale or Lease, Located near forsyth park. Aprox. 1500 Sq.Ft, w/ lots of parking.Front and rear access, high traffic area.

Contact: 912-220-1020 Residential & Commercial development potential. 10,500 sq. feet lot!

Eastside Commercial Building 2,600 + sq. feet. Great location. Front and back access, large bay with overhead door.

Offices and baths.

Call Betty Stevenson with Prudential at 912351-0510 or 912-2245200.* Building Lot Eastside 45x110 approximate size. Priced to sell at $30,000.

Call Betty Stevenson with Prudential at 912351-0510 or 912-2245200* Business Only For Sale Parcel Forwarding

925 E/ 37th Street Large commercial property. over 13,000 square feet. A lot of potential!

Owner financing available. $175,000.

Call Lori Judge Judge Realty 484-1514.*

734 E 48th Street Ardsley Park Coin Laundry Price includes 4BR/2BA brick bungalow at 734 E. 48th St. and Laundry Mat at 3107 Waters Avenue.

Live in bungalow while you run your own successful business! $375,000 Call Judge Realty 236-1000* 107 Whitaker St. Commercial space basement level. Brick walls and unfinished.

4764 sq.ft. in a great location corner of Whitaker and Broughton.

Great

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519 E. 45th Street Wonderful family home in Ardsley Park with 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. Included is a secret garden, bricked private patio, and an apt. rented for $900 per month. Totally restored to perfection!

Call for a private showing. Priced to sell at $560,000. Sun Coast Realty, Rhondda Netherton 912 507-9800.

Join Richmond Hill’s premier community at the lowest cost ever.

1BR/1BA $490 • 2BR/1BA $550 2BR/2BA $570 • 3BR/2BA $640 Clubhouse • Swimming Pool & Sundeck • Extensive Fitness Center Washer/Dryer Connections Modern Decor

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

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505 Harris Trail • Richmond Hill Some Income Limits Apply *Rents Subject To Change

I N G S investment opportunity. $595000.

Call Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 507-9800*

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WE BUY HOUSES Need repairs?

Vacant? Has’t sold yet? Liens, divorce, etc. Let us help, call today. We are NOT agents. Quick offers.

Quick closing. Call 351-0500.

Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 912 507-9800 Tybee Island and only 1/2 block to the ocean has some openings for weekend specials.

Walking distance to everything on Southbeach, Only $3 Wilmington Island 6523 Concord Road Adorable 3BR/2BA House, Large Fenced Back Yard, Hot Tub, 2 Car Garage $1300/month Call Judge Realty 236-1000.* 1315 S.E. 36th Street Newly Renovated 2BR/1BA House with Central Heat & Air, Washer/Dryer, Front Porch and much more! Move in today for only $625/month Call Judge Realty 236-1000*

ARDSLEY PARK; 3 bedroom. 1108 E. 51st St. Washer/dryer, fenced backyard, CHA, off street parking, $900/month. 5961355.

BEAUTIFUL 3-BEDROOM 2-bath home on Bonaventure Rd. Central heat/air, fireplace, DW, washer/dryer hookup, $875/month. Call 912-844-4043 SPACIOUS 1500 + Sq. ft. Gordonston Duplex for rent. 2 bedroom, 1 bath including all appliances and washer/dryer. Water also included. Very clean and in superb condition. $375/deposit $750/rent.

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Apartments for Rent 107 West Duffy Beautiful location, central H/A, upstairs 1br/1ba is waiting for you at $650/month.

Move-in Today!

Call Christen at 912-236-1000.

Judge Realty* 319 East Waldburg St. Great location near Forsyth Park, SCAD, & Kroger. Newly renovated duplex, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, LR, Large kitchen, washer/dryer, H/W floors, Cen H/A, 2 F/P, Large back Porch, courtyard, and Offstreet parking. $1200.00 Contact: 912-2201020, fvenetico@hotmail.com * 138 W. 51st Street.

Newly renovated duplex, across SCAD's Montgomer y Hall Bldg. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, Bonus Room, LR, kitchen, washer/dr yer, H/W floors, Cen H/A, Courtyard & offstreet parking $850/month Contact: 912-220-1020 or 912-484-5181 fvenetico@hotmail.com * Spacious downtown apartment for rent.

Front and back porches, washer & dryer hookup, of f-street parking, courtyard and MUCH more. Must See! Please call 912247-8164. *

138 Walz Circle Investor or First Time Buyer: Renovated home in a great, quiet location.Close to schools, shopping and the Truman Parkway.

3br/1.5ba, eat-inkitchen, large fenced yard, new roof, new paint, new floors. This home isready for you.Asking $126,500. Call Sonja Bannon at 912-441-4470/912-236-1000. JudgeRealty. www.Homesofsavannah.com

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669 East 32nd Street Adorable 2BR/1BA Bungalow in a mature neighborhood. New systems and appliances. House sits on a nice corner lot with a cozy back yard and off-street parking.

Nice location. Move-in today for $700/month.

1505 Grove Street.

Completely renovated charming 3br/2ba bungalow in eastern Victoriandistrict.

Hardwood Floors, quiet street, close to Downtown. Move-in for $825/ month.

Call Christen at 912-236-1000.

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1507 Grove Street.

Charming Eastern Victorian Bungalow.

2br/1ba, totally redone cozy home awaits you for $700/month.

Call Christen at 912-236-1000.

Judge Realty.*

$2.00 extra a week.

Sell it fast with a bold headline in Super Type!

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TO FIX OR NOT TO FIX? Minor or cosmetic repairs are inevitable when preparing to sell your home. Such projects are usually inexpensive and don’t require much time or effort. But what about bigger repairs going beyond the aesthetic but not approaching the level of health or safety hazards?

Whether or not you “take care of business” before listing depends on the market situation, and a real estate agent can advise you on whether or not the repairs will benefit your sale time and price.

In a “hot” market, you may not need to take

any action, but in a buyer’s market; you have to make repairs just to compete. First-time buyers and those with busy schedules won’t even consider a home in need of repairs – they simply don’t have the time. Condition is everything, and experience proves that the homes in the best condition sell faster and for a higher price.

Anticipate the inspection report – many home sales include a clause that allows the buyers to withdraw an offer if the report is unsatisfactory or needed repairs are left unfinished. If they don’t back out, buyers will offer significantly less in anticipation of their repair costs.

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413 East 58th Street Ardsley Park Great spacious 3BR/2BA home in beautiful Ardsley offers over 2,000 square feet of space. Can be made into 4 Bedrooms if needed.

Home has been renovated and features new appliances and large, open floorplan. $1,200/month Call Christen @ 912-236-1000 Judge Realty*

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ARDSLEY PARK

CHARMING BRICK BUNGALOW Beautiful brick bungalow offers large open rooms, hardwood floors, huge updated kitchen, living room, dining room, sunroom, and large bath on ground level. Stairs to floored attic reveal a working half bath, with room to expand living space by almost 1000 sq. ft. Situated on large corner lot with park view! 302 East 49th Street, $305,000.

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one bedroom garage apartment.

Water included, $475/month. Call 233-5246 leave message.

SPACIOUS 1500 + Sq. ft. Gordonston Duplex for rent. 2 bedroom, 1 bath including all appliances and washer/dryer.

Water also included. Very clean and in superb condition. $375/deposit $750/rent. 2227 Alabama Ave. Call 912-692-2201.

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TYBEE ISLAND 504 14TH STREET

HISTORIC DISTRICT 1310 E. HENRY ST. Four Units Available 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartments, 1200 sqft, separate living room, dining room. Completely remodeled with Central Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer furnished, dishwasher, fireplace, kitchens by Ikea. Of f-street parking, 6-month to one-year leases. $795/month William 912-4125517 or Lazaro @ 912-272-0382.

Historic District two bedroom, one bath, newly renovated, wood & tile floors, all appliances included, w a s h e r / d r y e r, dishwasher, CHA, security door & bars. Pets negotiable. 504-C East Duffy St. $820/month + security deposit.

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1 Little Comfort The Landings Graciously appointed French Colonial style home on Palmetto Golf Course. Over 6,500 +/square feet of luxurious living space. 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2 half baths. Features wired surround sound, gourmet kitchen and many more extras. Situated on a beautifully wooded 1 acre +/- lot. Priced at $1,600,000.

Alexander Grikitis 912.220.1700/ John Giles 912.220.1667.

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701 East 49 th Street – Newly Renovated!

Spectacular 2-story brick home in Ardsley Park – 3600+/- square feet newly renovated and landscaped. Home features 4 bedrooms/2 baths including Master Suite plumbed for large Master bath and separate laundry facility. Beautifully painted and appointed. Hardwoods throughout, 2 fireplaces, outdoor shower, 2 car garage, and patio. Large private fenced yard on corner lot. A perfect family home!

Priced at $475,000. Ellie Titus 912-3134955 / Linda Bray 912-507-8500.

2008 Whitaker Circa 1900. Beautiful row house with many architectural details with 2004 updates. Same layout as 2006 Whitaker Street. Complete with coveted off-street parking and a courtyard. Within walking distance of SCAD's future Richard Arnold Campus. Priced at $219,000 Roy Hill 912.844.4000

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518 East Duffy Street A beautiful newly re-done home New York luxury style loft with with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Kitchen Southern charm. One of the most has a sub zero fridge, dishwasher, unique and spacious lots on honed granite countertops and Broughton. This 2 bedroom / 2 bath loft features 1,422 sq.ft. of travertine floors. The rest of the such fine appointments as a design- house has original heart of pine er gourmet kitchen, custom baths, floors, plaster walls in good shape, handcrafted mantle and gas fireplace, custom flooring and so much and 3 fireplaces. W/D included. $225,000 Alexander Grikitis more. $433,000 Contact Roy Hill at 912.844.4000 or John Giles at 912.220.1700 John Giles 912.220.1667 for more information 912.220.1667.

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15 W. Jones Street 1850’s Row House, with carriage house. Currently rented as apartments, this is a unique opportunity to create a signature property on Savannah ’s most prestigious street. $875,000. Roy Hill 912-844-4000.

Jefferson Commons Be the first to own one of these six - 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos in the heart of the Historic District. Conveniently located close to SCAD. Features 4 fireplaces, spiral stair case, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.

Gated, off street parking. $196,000 each John Giles 912.220.1667 Alexander Grikitis 912.220.1700.

Coming Soon! A high-end historic Condominium Community... West Park / A Condominium.

Two and three bedroom spacious floor plans just 2 blocks from Forsyth Park. Just steps from all of the historic district has to offer. Units include stainless appliances, plasma TV, granite counters and surveillance systems. Priced from $280,000 to $300,000. Alex Grikitis 912.220.1700 John Giles 912.220.1667.

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Park Place on Park Avenue Four condos located in an historic building close to Forsyth Park, SCAD and shopping. Currently undergoing renovation, available August 2005. $174,000 to $177,000 each Roy Hill 912-844-4000 ONLY 2 LEFT!

2 Parkersburg Court – NEW LISTING! Be in your new Isle of Hope home for the holidays! Great updated brick home on corner lot with 3 beds/2 baths and 2 fireplaces.

Hardwoods and Mexican tile throughout.

Hand painted kitchen floor and new commercial grade 6-burner stove/oven valued at $2500. New roof, new AC/Heat, new windows & French doors. Large fenced yard with brick patio and shed. Priced at $295,500 Linda Bray 912.507.8500

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616 E. 58th Street Newly Renovated, 3 bedroom/1 Bath Home. Attached Garage, back deck, sunroom, Fenced in back yard, New Appliances (comes w/ W/D) $235,000 John Giles 912.220.1667 Alexander Grikitis 912.220.1700.

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SHARE 5 Bedroom house on Tybee. $400 month.

Parking and all utilities. Alternative lifestyle OK. No pets or drug abusers.

9am-10pm, 912-272-8883.

234-0606 4908 Bull Street Studio apartment with full bath, kitchen w/stove & fridge, utilities paid, off street parking. Close to Montgomery Hall. Pet friendly apartment. $500/mo.

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1338 1/2 East Victory Drive Cute 1 BR, 1 Bath, Eat-in-kitchen w/stove & fridge, hardwood floors, window heat & air units, views of Daffin Park, steps away from Spin City, off street parking. Pet friendly apartment. $525/mo.

15 Berkley Place Large 2 BR, 1 Bath, separate dining area, hardwood floors, W/D connections, central H/A, total electric, off street parking.

Quiet neighborhood and close to Montgomery Hall. Pet friendly apartment. $625/mo. Available December.

702 Maupas Avenue Large 3 BR, 1 BA apartment in Baldwin Park with formal dining room, breakfast room, sun room, small bonus room, hardwood floors, cenral H/A, W/D connections, small backyard, off street parking. Pet-friendly apartment. $875/mo. Available midDecember.

14 -16 West 40th Street In the heart of the Starland District. Beautifully renovated 2BR, 1BA, with formal DR, refinished heart pine flooring, ceiling fans, new bathroom & kitchen with ceramic tile floors, C/H/A, total electric and security system. Separate laundry room, private courtyard and front and rear balconies. Petfriendly apartment. $875/mo. Currently under renovations.

Available January 2006.

320 East Victory Drive Corner of Habersham Street. Over 2,000 sq. ft. of spacious living, 3 BR, 2 BA apartment with fireplace in formal living room. Formal dining room, sun room, large kitchen with stove & refrigerator, breakfast nook with butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry, central H/A, W/D connections, parking in the rear. Pet-friendly apartment. $975/mo.

1112 East Victory Drive Spacious 3 BR, 2 Bath house with large family room, hardwood floors, central H/A, W/D connections, wrap around porch, small backyard, garage & driveway. Pet friendly home. $975/mo. Available January 2006.

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