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Happenings
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compiled by Linda Sickler
Rules for Happenings Nonprofits -- We will list your event or service at no charge if you are a bona fide nonprofit. Free events or services -- If your event or service is free of charge, we will in turn list it at no charge. Current Connect Savannah clients -- We will list your Happening at no charge in gratitude for your continued support of our newspaper. Private business or individual -- We will charge $5 per week per entry, payable up front by check or credit card. This goes for art classes, yoga classes, workshops, seminars, etc. that do not meet the above criteria. We retain the option to place your happening in the appropriate category. Send Happenings and/or payment to: Connect Savannah, 1800 E. Victory Dr, Suite 7, Savannah, GA, 31404. Fax to 231-9932. E-mail: linda@connectsavannah.com. We reserve the right to edit or cut non-paid listings because of space limitations.
Activism & Politics
Connect Savannah
03.08.06
www.connectsavannah.com
AMBUCS is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of people with disabilities Volunteers meet every first and third Monday at 7 p.m. at Fire Mountain Restaurant on Stephenson Ave. Call Kevin Sheehan at 6912934 or send email to kshe62@aol.com..
Amnesty International 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 Republican 2nd Saturday Breakfast will be held March 11 at 8:30 a.m. at Johnny Harris Annex on East Victory Drive with speakers Ralph Reed and Casey Cagle, Republican candidates for lieutenant governor. The cost is $10. Call 927-8440 to RSVP. Questions? Call Frank Murray at 441-9105.
Building at Candler Hospital. Membership is open to anyone18 and older.
Bellydance for Charity
meets each Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. Call 3083934 or visit http://www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html.
Savannah area bellydancers will perform on March 15 from 8-10 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. This event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted for the local chapter fo the Humane Society. Call 232-4447.
National Council of Negro Women
Bleacher Seat Sales
meets the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.
Bleacher seating for the St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17 is available for $10 per seat. Proceeds will benefit the Coastal Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America. Seating is available at 8 a.m. Guests have a choice of four locations -- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Factor’s Walk/Bay Street, The Pirate’s House and Colonial Cemetery. Tickets may be purchased at the Boy Scout office, 11900 Abercorn Extension or by calling 927-2727.
Libertarian Party of Chatham County
Planned Parenthood meets the second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For info, call Megan Burgoyne at 352-4052 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.
Blessingdale’s
Call Alexandra Tabarrok at 572-8528.
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.
Sierra Club
Coastal Pet Rescue
meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. 351-7436.
is seeking financial donations to assist with the medical care for two dogs that are victims of animal cruelty. The dogs were discovered without food, water or shelter and were severely malnourished, requiring veterinary care. While the dogs are improving, Coastal Pet Rescue would like to give them further medical treatment and place them in foster homes so they can become adoptable pets. For information on how you can help, call 351-5161 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org to see photos of the dogs.
Savannah Republican Club Meets every second Tuesday of the month. Call 927-7170.
Savannah Area Young Republicans
Chatham County Young Democrats
Skidaway Island Democrats
Call Cory at 508-3335 or send email to c@depthllc.com.
Call Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or send e-mail to oxhouse@aol.com.
Chatham County Young Republicans
Speak Up!
For information, call Brad Morrison at 5964810.
Coastal Democrats
Local activist group focused on protesting the war in Iraq. Call Richard DiPirro at 4417167.
For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or send e-mail to R1999MHAR@aol.com.
Lowcountry Ensemble Company
Give for the Gulf
is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and others. Send email to negroensemble@comcast.net.
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.
Drinking Liberally Promoting democracy one pint at a time -share politics while sharing a pitcher at a local Democratic drinking club. This is an informal gathering of like-minded, left-leaners 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.
Food Not Bombs meets every Sunday at 10 a.m. to cook vegetarian meals to be served at noon on Franklin Square. Donations are accepted. Cook for peace and help the community. Call 201-6188867.
League of Women Voters meets on the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung
Auditions Benefits & Fundraisers 27th Annual Boy Scouts of America Golf Tournament will be held March 15 at The Club at Savannah Harbor. Tee time is 1 p.m. The registration fee is $600 per foursome, which includes a hole sponsorship, lunch before the tournament, an awards reception afterwards and a goody bag. Hole sponsorships are $125. Prizes will be awarded for net and gross scores. Call 927-7272.
2006 Girl Scout Cookie Sale Girl Scouts currently are taking orders. Cookies are $3.50 a box, with proceeds benefitting local girls. Call the Cookie Hotline at 888-223-3883 or visit www.girlscouting.org.
Annual Victorian Tea The Savannah Downtown Garden Club Annual Victorian Tea will be held Sunday, March 12 from 1-4 p.m. at 19 W. Perry St. Tickets are $15. Proceeds go to help beautify the downtown area.
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.
Night Stalkers Association In honor of the fallen soldiers who served in the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) out of Hunter Army Airfield, the Military Affairs Council of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging donations. Call Linda R. Rogers at 352-6645 or send donations to: The Night Stalkers Association, 3/160 SOAR, 1304 N. Lightning Rd., Hunter Army Airfield, 314094719.
sticks, individual sugar and creamer packets as they welcome home 20,000 troops from Iraq. Call 912-876-3975.
Savannah Friends of Music is throwing an array of Parties a la Carte to support local music education. Call Kristina Svenson at 598-9470 or Anne Dauray at 5980149 for information.
See Spot Run The 1st Annual Bryan Animal Caregivers 6k Run/Walk will be held March 11 at J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill. The event will open at 9 a.m. and the walk/run will begin at 10 a.m. Entrants will receive a T-shirt and awards will be given. Advance registration is $20, and $25 on the day of the race. Call 7272694 or visit www.bac.petfinder.com.
Southside Fire/EMS 2006 Calendar This project raises money for burn victims throughout the region. Models for the calendar are actual firefighters and emergency personnel from the Southside Fire Department. The calendars are $10 and are available at three SunCom locations in Oglethorpe Mall, on Hodgson Memorial near Kroger and at the Savannah Crossing Shopping Center on Abercorn Extension. Calendars also may be purchased at SSFD Headquarters on Norwood Avenue or by calling 354-1011.
Springtime in Savannah Fashion Show This fashion show is sponsored by the Savannah Friends of Music and will be held April 4 at 11 a.m. at the Plantation Club at The Landings. A silent auction and cash bar will be followed by a luncheon and runway show. Summer fashions will be presented. Proceeds will fund music scholarships, music camps, dance performances and more. Tickets are $40. The deadline for reservations is March 27. Checks should be made payable to Savannah Friends of Music and mailed to Mrs. Charles Johnson, 18 Cotton Crossing, Savannah, 31411.
Call for Applications Corner Store Program The Savannah Development and Renewal Authority has created a pilot program with initial capital funds to assist one property or business owner in recreating, constructing and/or preserving the character of the historic neighborhood corner store. Eligible properties must be located within the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevared and Montgomery Street Corridor Urban Redevelopment Area which extends from Jones Street to 52nd Street. The maximum loan amount available is $50,000 with a 4 percent interest rate for 10 years. For information, call 651-6973.
Red Cross assists returning troops The Savannah Chapter -- Liberty Branch of the American Red Cross is seeking donations of coffee, hot chocolate mix, tea bags, baked goods, snack foods, hot-serve cups, stir
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