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Volume 5, No. 29, April 12, 2006 On the Cover: Local immigrant Ausencio at home (photo by Eduardo Angel, a SCAD graduate now working in Chicago; his website is www.eduardoangel.com)
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Feedback 10 Readers have their say Jane Fishman 14 Benefactors are the bomb Blotter 15
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Earthweek 16 This week on your planet News of the Weird 18 Strange but true
Culture HoTHo Art Patrol 19 Exhibits & openings
Vibes Music Feature 21 Highlights from the Savannah Music Festival
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Connect Recommends 25 Concerts of the week
Music Menu 28 Regional concert listing Good Show, Will Travel 29 Regional concert listing
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The 411 Week at a Glance
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Happenings 33 All the stuff, all the time Free Will Astrology 39 Rob Breszny’s look at your stars
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The Right Way to Snack What: This informative lecture will help participants learn about “smart snacks.” When: April 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. and April 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Where: Center for WellBeing, Suite 203, Candler Heart &Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost: $10. Call: 819-6463 to register.
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What: This production of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon is adapted and directed by M.F.A. candidate Bridget Tunstall. This Greek tragedy is a story of homecoming and murder, and the production is a new spin on the old play. Agamemnon’s wife, Clytemnestra, is often portrayed as a blood-thirsty villainess, but after months of research, Tunstall has adapted the play to show Clytemnestra in a more sympasthetic light -- a victim of physical and mental abuse by her husband. When: April 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. Where: Mondanaro Theater in Crites Hall, 217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Cost: Free. Call: Bridget Tunstall at 660-8077 or send e-mail to btunst20@student.scad.edu.
Sat, April 15 A Visit to the Webb Wildlife Management Area What: The Ogeechee Audubon Chapter will sponsor this event. Carpool to the Webb Wildilife Management Area in South Carolina. The group will meet at the Laurel Hill Drive entrance of the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Bring water, a snack and sun and bug protection. When: April 15 at 7:15 a.m. Call: Dot Bambach at 598-3764.
Moon River Dancers Ballroom Dance Party What: The Moon River Dancers sponsor a social dance every month. This is a chance to experience ballroom dance. Beginners and singles are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. A basic lesson inthe Rumba will precede the social dance. When: April 15. The basic lesson begins at 7 p.m. and the dance is from 810:30 p.m. Where: Islands Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Cost: $10 nonmembers and $6 members. Call: 961-9960.
Sun, April 16 Explore the Salt Marsh by Land and Sea What: Wilderness Southeast presents this program in conjunction with Fort McAlister State Park. Walk and paddle with a naturalist
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Tues., April 18 AASU Live Music Concert Series What: Armstrong Atlantic State University presents live music events at a discounted price for supportive patrons. Up next is a concert by the AASU Wind Ensemble. When: April 18 at 3 p.m. Where: AASU Fine Arts Auditorium. Cost: $5. Call: 927-5381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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What: The Georgia Historical Society presents lunch and a lecture by Erskine Clark of Columbia Theological Seminary. When: April 19 at noon Where: Hilton Savannah DeSoto hotel. Cost: $15. Call: Reservations are required. Call 651-2125 Ext, 17, send e-mail to ghs@georgiahistory.com or visit www.georgiahistory.com.
Psychotronic Film Society Presents Superargo vs. Diabolicus What: This outrageous Italian film gem from 1967 has been described as ”James Bond on acid”. It features masked wrestlers, secret agents, ridiculous crime-fighting gadgets, cornball special effectsa nd a world-domination plot that has to be seen to be believed. This is a rescheduled screening of a film which did not arrive in time to be include in the recent Psychotronic film festival. When: April 19 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5. Call: 232-4447. ◗
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What: Wilderness Southeast is sponsoring a series of spring migration bird walks. Join expert birder Diana Churchill for a stroll through Forsyth Park listening for and searching out colorful neo-tropical migratory songbirds. Wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars and bug spray. Runs in a dizzle, cancels in a downpour. When: April 13 from 7-8:30 a.m. Where: Forsyth Park at the fountain. Cost: Suggested donation of $5. Call: 897-5108 for reservations.
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Local voices weigh in on the immigration debate Above, a local Hispanic family (photo by Eduardo Angel)
AS MANY AS 12 MILLION illegal immigrants, most of them Latinos, are believed to be living in the United States. The tide of undocumented immigrants coming over the border has become a matter not only of national importance but international scrutiny as well. How do we deal with this often emotional issue in a nation that was itself built by immigrants? The issue is complex, and there seem to be as many opinions as there are people. Over the past several weeks, Connect Savannah listened to some of these voices in order to shed some light on the problem. Some of the voices are Latino, some are adopted Latino, some are elected officials, some are clergy, and some are just concerned citizens. But they all share a stake in answering the issue’s central question: What makes an American an American?
“Everyone goes out and supports Mexican restaurants,” Ortiz says. “They love our culture, our music, our movies, everything about us, but why don’t they love our people?” Ortiz says immigrants come to the U.S. simply to seek a better life. “Most Latinos don’t come here because they want to,” she says. “They come here because they want a better life for their children. All they want is the opportunity to live and work.”
Melody Ortiz immigrated legally to the United States to attend school, and currently works at Armstrong Atlantic State University as a Hispanic student recruiter. Ortiz -- who’s quick to point out that she keeps her advocacy totally separate from her job at AASU -- has put down roots in the community and is proud to show her love for her adopted country. “We’re from everywhere, not just Mexico and Central America,” she says. “We’re a group of very hard-working people that values family life. We support a conservative lifestyle. We’re people of faith. We just want to work hard and provide the best for our kids.” Ortiz’s grandparents were American missionaries who worked in Venezuela for 41 years. “My mother was born there and my father is Venezuelan,” she says. “I lived in Venezuela until I was 16, when I came to the United States to attend high school.” Culture shock soon followed. “Everything was different,” Ortiz says. “I experienced a lot of racism, not against myself, but against other ethnic students.” Ortiz has not experienced the same problems some immigrants do, in part because her English is flawless. “My family was very supportive of secondary education,” she says. “Education was what brought my father’s family out of poverty. I was told very early I would have to go to college. My dad had a media business. I started producing a radio program at a very early age.” Jessica Ozment
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Mr. Villa and his daughters Nellie and Jasmine at the rally Sunday in Forsyth Park Despite these advantages, when Ortiz first came to the United States, she was “very poor.” “I cleaned houses at age 16,” she says. “I worked in a McDonald’s, where I became the manager. My Latino friends were migrant workers,” Ortiz says. “They were from Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, all sorts of places.” However, there was one vast difference between Ortiz and her friends. “They weren’t pushed to look at post-secondary education,” she says. “They were encouraged to look for work after high school. The guidance counselors didn’t feel Latinos should look at higher education. I was encouraged because I spoke English well and because my parents attended college.” Ortiz says she’s been accepted here in a way many other Latino immigrants have not, and this lack of empathy troubles her.
Hard-working, family-oriented, just here to seek a better life. These are common refrains, voiced again and again by talking heads on TV and by the millions of Latinos and reform advocates who’ve filled the ranks of pro-immigrant rallies all over the nation the past few weeks. But however often these points are repeated, not everyone agrees with them. Hispanic immigrants, particularly those who are here illegally, are being looked at more closely than ever. Last December, the U.S. House passed House Bill 4437 -- the Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. Critics interpret its most controversial provisions as making it a crime for social service agencies, churches and individuals to assist illegal immigrants. Recently, the Georgia General Assembly passed a similar measure, the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act. It prohibits tax-funded benefits for illegal immigrants and penalizes employers who hire them. As for the U.S. Senate, it has struggled -- as of this writing unsuccessfully so -- to pass immigration reform legislation that would provide enhanced border security and open the way to legal status for many illegal immigrants. Georgia’s legislators in Washington are divided on many aspects of immigration reform. But on one thing they’re united: The borders must be closed to illegal immigrants. “New programs that attract people to come here illegally will only compound the problem,” says Sen. Johnny Isakson. “If we don’t secure our borders first, we’ll only accelerate the volume of illegals entering our nation.”
7 Barrow supports construction of a fence along the border. “I don’t like the image of a fence,” he says. “But as much as I dislike the idea of a fence, experience has shown us fences make good neighbors.” Like Chambliss, Barrow says Mexico should do more. “We aren’t the only ones who should be responsible for enforcing immigration law,” he says. “Mexico has responsibility in this, too.” The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is in part responsible for the increase of illegal immigrants, according to Barrow. “NAFTA has helped the Mexican economy, but hurt the Mexican workers. It’s a huge foreign aid program that benefits Mexico,” Barrow says. “Mexico is coming out like gangbusters and should take their share of responsibility for patrolling the border.”
Saturday, April 22 Forsyth Park Georgia Power/LEPC Recycle Rama 8am to 11am Get rid of old paint, motor oil, batteries, cell phones, printer cartridges, aluminum, metals, newsprint, magazines, tires and used eyeglasses. Goodwill will also be on hand to take donations of clothes, furniture and old computers Earth Day Family 5K Fun Run Registration Starts @ 9am Run Begins @ 9:30am Join the Chatham County 4-H for a breath of fresh air and a little exercise. This run will feature a 5K run/walk around the park before the festival begins. To register call 652-7981 City of Savannah/Jiffy Lube Festival 11am – 3pm See the Disc-Associated Frisbee dogs (sponsored by MPC), Less Waters, Savannah Electric’s Louie the Lightning Bug, GSU Birds of Prey, touch tanks, and over 80 exhibitors and activities For more information call 651-2221
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Sue Martinez teaches English as a second language and helps Latinos find the services they need to survive. Although not Hispanic by birth, she says she certainly knows Latino culture. “I married it, raised it and divorced it,” she says. “I find the culture intriguing.” Martinez’s interest in Latino culture dates back to elementary school. “I starting taking Spanish in New York in the third grade,” she says. While the experimental program was successful, there was a backlash from the community. Parents decided they didn’t want their children to learn Spanish. However, since Martinez’s class had already had instruction in Spanish, the lessons continued through the seventh grade. “My exposure to the language definitely piqued my interest,” she says. “I started to meet people from Latin American countries. My first serious boyfriend was from Puerto Rico. My next serious boyfriend was from Honduras.” Martinez was on vacation in Mexico in the 1970s when she met her husband-tobe, who was working at his family’s store. “He invited me for coffee,” she says. “He introduced me to his family the next day. We were married in 1978 and lived in Miami.” The couple had two sons, then after five years of marriage, divorced. “It was a typical divorce,” Martinez says. “But I remained intrigued by Latin culture.” Martinez herself knows what it feels like to be labeled as different. “My father was Jewish, my mother Catholic,” she says. When her parents married, the families were upset, Martinez says. Later in life, when she married a Mexican, the families were also upset. One of Martinez’s sons felt ostracized when he attended Valdosta State University. “Some people there believed Mexicans should be migrant workers,” she says. “Now he’s a graduate student at
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Isakson has proposed an amendment that would prohibit the implementation of a guest worker program until border security enhancements are made. “If my amendment is not voted on or does not pass, there’s no way I can support this legislation in its current form,” he says bluntly. The last time significant immigration reform was enacted was the passage of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. “If we do not incorporate measures that will secure and seal our borders, we’ll have recreated the problem we created in 1986 when we granted amnesty to three million, but failed to first secure the border,” Isakson says. “Only this time, we’ll deal not with just three million illegals coming, but millions and millions and millions more -- all because we looked the other way.” Isakson’s Republican colleague in the Senate, Saxby Chambliss, has been focusing on the impact legislation would have on agriculture. He supports a guest worker program to ensure that Georgia farmers have a large enough pool of migrant workers. “The workers come and perform the work and go back,” Sen. Chambliss says. “We need to streamline the program, make it work for farmers. I don’t want to have farmers worrying about the government looking over their shoulders to determine if they have illegal workers on their farms.” The responsibility of patrolling the border should not belong entirely to the U.S., Chambliss says. “We aren’t getting the cooperation of the Mexican government we should have,” he says. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Savannah) says “there’s no quick fix to defuse the current crisis of illegal immigration. The issue is complicated in Congress by geo-specific problems where states on the border want the border controlled immediately, and where agriculture-heavy states like Georgia want to ensure that there’s a stead supply of available labor,” he says. “While the challenges to address this issue are clear, it is time for America to secure its borders first and then develop a non-amnesty temporary worker program,” Kingston says. “The House passed a strong border enforcement bill last year. It is now time for the Senate to act.” Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) says amnesty would be just plain wrong. “It isn’t reform to adopt a bill that allows people to cheat. Any action that results in amnesty invites more of the same. It’s important for us to recognize that we cannot solve the problems by legalizing illegal immigrants,” he says. “We must close the borders first. We cannot deal with the other problems if we don’t stop the flow,” Barrow says. “Around 1.2 million illegal immigrants were stopped by U.S. Customs and the Border Patrol last year. Of those, 500,000 got through. No country can take that year in and year out. We can do better.”
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New York University, and his experience there has been totally different.� Interestingly, there are problems among Latinos that the rest of society does not see, Martinez says. Immigrants from one country may look down on immigrants from another country. “Racism is pervasive in the Latin community,� she says. “I often hear people from Colombia, Peru, and Panama say disparaging things about Mexicans.� Martinez believes that may be due to differences in educational levels. “My experience as an English teacher has shown for the most part that people who come from some parts of Latin America have better educations than people who come from Mexico,� she says. “People without an education may have a lack of cultural polish.� They also may have more problems assimilating. Martinez was approached about a young woman who was pregnant and needed prenatal care. She was startled to learn how little the woman knew about Savannah. “How do you deal with a whole population that doesn’t know its way around the city, much less the culture?� she asks. “The immigration process has to be so exhausting, so daunting. They have to adjust in so many ways. They can’t read the signs on the streets. They can’t talk to everyone they meet.�
Language isn’t the only barrier. “They’re often fearful of the consequences of revealing too much about themselves,� Martinez says. “I’ve never been in a place where I was afraid Melody Ortiz they would throw me out. Some people live that way every day. Those people aren’t likely to put down roots.� Martinez says there are a lot of different opinions about what immigration reform could mean. “I’m against any legislation that seeks to criminalize the immigration experience,� she says. “And I don’t think 9/11 is sufficient justification for it. I think there is more to it, perhaps a fear of the browning of America.� Martinez knows there are others who feel illegal immigrants are criminals. “I’ve talked to a few people who think it’s comical that people who are breaking laws are protesting,� she says.
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“I think the United States has taken advantage of its position of power,� Martinez says. “Much of the hardship the rest of the world faces is at least partly attributable to American power. We buy bananas cheaply and sell them dearly.� Carmen Alarcon is a journalist who is originally from Bogota, Colombia. She’s been in the U.S. for seven years. “Yellowstone National Park was what brought me here,� Alarcon says. “I used to work in the national parks at home.� Alarcon was particularly interested in the thermal activity at Yellowstone, which is similar to activity in a park in Colombia. “They had a summer program that brought in people from all over the world,� she says. After their truck broke down, Alarcon and her husband came to Savannah and fell in love with the city. “This city crawls into your blood and never leaves,� she says. Alarcon says her own immigration experience went smoothly, other than dealing with the red tape. “I have a large amount of time in waiting and money spent in visas,� she says. “I’ve never had any type of experience that was really anything bad,� Alarcon says. “Then again, it seems I’m always in the right place at the right time.�
Alarcon writes for Las Voz Latina, which is distributed throughout Southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina. She supports immigration reform. “It’s needed for the Hispanic community to become one, so people can see the faces of the people they are talking about,� Alarcon says. “It’s important that people see immigrants as human beings.� Helping others in need is a virtue that normally is praised. But in March, Georgia’s Roman Catholic bishops expressed concern that pending immigration reform could cause serious problems for people who seek to help Hispanics in need. On March 1, the Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta, and the Most Rev. J. Kevin Boland, Bishop of Savannah, issued a six-page letter that calls for legislation that would protect undocumented workers. On April 3, the bishops criticized the passage of the state immigration bill and urged Catholics to continue to reach out to help Hispanic immigrants, even illegal ones. Father Michael J. Kavanaugh is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Port Wentworth. Every Sunday, he conducts a Mass in Spanish for Latino families in the community, with
MS WALK - SAVANNAH DATE: April 29, 2006 TIME: Registration - 9:00 am/ Walk 10:00 am LOCATION: Hesse Elementary Community Park DIRECTIONS: FROM THE ISLANDS & DOWNTOWN: Take Truman Parkway South until it ends. Exit right on Whitfield Ave. The school and park are on the right. FROM I-16: Exit on Montgomery St. (I-16 will dead end into Montgomery). Stay on Montgomery until it ends at a square. Turn right half way around the square and continue on Montgomery to Bay St. Turn right onto Bay. Stay on Bay until it merges into President St. Turn left onto Truman Pkwy. Take Truman Pkwy S. until it ends. Exit right on Whitfield Ave. The school and park will be on the right. FROM 516/DERENNE AVENUE: East on DeRenne until Waters Avenue. Turn right on Waters. Cross Montgomery Crossroads. The road name changes to Whitfield Avenue at Montgomery. The school and park will be on the left. FROM I-95: Exit on 204 toward Savannah. Stay on 204 til Montgomery Crossroad. Turn right onto Montgomery Crossroad and follow to Waters/Whitfield. Turn right onto Whitfield. The school and park are on the left.
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possible. And we can’t make life so uncomfortable for all undocumented persons that they’ll pack up and go home.” The Rev. Alvin Jackson is president of the Liberty County Ministerial Alliance, “We help people in our community,” Jackson says. “We don’t ask people if they are breaking the law. On the other hand, I don’t think people should be breaking the law,” he says. “That is not to say we should turn them away. We should look at it on Ralliers Celeste Bridges and Paul Bridges at rest a case by case Sunday in Forsyth Park basis, how it affects between 150 and 170 attending on a the church according to the law.” typical Sunday. Bishop Larry Shaw, pastor of the Full It wasn’t easy launching a Hispanic Gospel Tabernacle Church of God in ministry. “I had little background in Christ in Hinesville, knows firsthand the Spanish,” Kavanaugh says. importance of helping others. But Kavanaugh saw the need for such “Our church burned to the ground. a ministry. And the response was immeThe community helped us. I feel we owe diate. this to the community,” he says. “They love the opportunity to get “We have a strong food program, and together,” Kavanaugh says. “About once we give away clothing in our outreach a quarter, we have lunch after mass and program. Many people who were everyone comes.” affected by Hurricane Katrina have come Even now, Kavanaugh’s Spanish can through our church. be shaky. At one church event, he inad“It’s obvious they’re in need, so we vertently added some humor. don’t charge them anything,” Shaw con“I had the parents and children get in cludes. “We don’t ask a lot of inforthe front pew and told the others to get mation. We deal with the immediate ‘underneath’ them,” Kavanaugh says. crisis they’re in.” “We all laughed. They’re amazingly patient with a priest who isn’t fluent in Melody Ortiz helped organize a rally Spanish.” in support of fair immigration reform that As to potential punishment for was held in Forsyth Park this past helping illegal immigrants, Kavanaugh Sunday, April 9. says much depends on the wording of a The intent of the rally, which police new bill. estimate attracted at least 1000 people, “If being present in this country illeboth Latino and non-Latino, was to show gally is turned into a felony, it would peaceful support for immigration reform. cause many concerns,” he says. “Integration and assimilation should “Particularly in terms of how it would be part of any new immigration reform. divide families.” We can’t separate families. Most families Kavanaugh has great respect for his have children who are citizens even Hispanic parishioners. “They’re very though the parents aren’t. Some children patient,” he says. “They also are very are citizens even though their older sibgrateful. They’re generous and they’re lings aren’t,” Ortiz says. very hard workers. They wouldn’t like to “Compassionate, moral and just sit around and collect welfare.” immigration reform needs to take place,” Yet there is often what Kavanaugh she concludes. “We need to assimilate terms “a terrible xenophobia” Americans these folks and integrate them into the have for Latino immigrants. Also, there community. That’s what the American has been heightened fear of foreigners dream is all about.” ◗ since 9/11, he says. “Is it possible to deport 7 to 15 To comment, e-mail us at million people?” Kavanaugh asks. “It isn’t letters@connectsavannah.com
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Hate crimes are typical here Editor, Regarding: “Victim no more� by Linda Sickler: I was also beaten in City Market, a few years back, with many of the city’s finest being two blocks away. My friend and one other were walking when we were attacked for what seemed a hate crime as well. I went to SCAD and graduated in 1997 and have moved back to this city in disappointment. After living here for nearly four years, since 2001, I would never ask someone to move here. I think that the city is focused too much on what “entertainment� and money that can be made off its alcoholics than what can be done to secure the integrity of the history and charm that makes Savannah a once-good city to live in. People seem too bored in the city, with way too much alcohol in their system to sustain from violence. You can see trouble coming and the trouble is all around this city... Aaron Danker
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Editor, I read your article about the hate crime against Travis. I don’t know him but I am hurt and saddened that someone would attack such a gentle looking young man just because of his appearance. This story, in addition to the state knocking out the hate crimes bill, has been getting a lot of attention in Atlanta. I am hoping that I can help it get more and that we can get the attention of the city and police department in Savannah. I have created an online petition to boycott tourism to the city until they rectify the issue. If you are willing, please pass this on. Here is the e-mail I sent out to my circle with the petition link: “I am not sure how many of you are aware of the recent hate crimes that occurred in Savannah, GA. Two of the crimes were against gay men and one was against an African American man. The response by Savannah and their police department has been appalling. To add salt to the wound, the great state of Georgia just struck down a hate crimes bill that was presented to the state senate. Yes, Georgia, the home of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, struck down a hate crimes bill that would have made crimes motivated by hate carry stiffer penalties.
“I am just one person who is saddened and angered by the recent happenings. I am hoping that my friends and family feel the same way. I have created a petition to boycott tourism to the City of Savannah in protest to the lack of response to the recent crimes. My goal is just a small number: 100,000 signatures. “I am asking you guys and girls to do two things: 1. Sign my petition; 2. Pass it on to as many people as you possibly can. There is no place in this world for bigotry and hate towards innocent people. I hope you feel the same way, too.� www.petitiononline.com/sav2006/ petition.html Cade Stephens
Cops had no excuse Editor, After reading the recent cover story “Victim no more,� I had to respond to the appalling level of incompetence and apathy displayed by the responding officers. As a former law enforcement official from Arkansas, I know first-hand how stressful the job can be, but there is NO excuse for treating the victims of a crime in such a way. An officer shouldn’t need three days of sensitivity training to teach him how to be a decent human being. If he does, I question whether such a person belongs in ANY position where he is responsible for the safety of another human being. Unfortunately, I also know that slaps on the wrists and coverups are status quo in departments strapped for employees, resources, and cash. Do not be surprised if nothing more is done to those who responded so poorly than a few days off without pay and a reprimand. It’s disgusting, but it happens on a regular basis all across this country, not just in Savannah. When this city gets serious about paying officers reasonably for the job they do, it may see a rise in the quality of the enforcement. Until then, expect more of the same. Some office workers for the department have larger starting salaries than the men and women risking their lives every day on the street. The old adage is true. You get what you pay for. Name Withheld
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11 It’s the time of year again folks, where you get a chance to vote for the Best of Arts & Entertainment, City Life, Food & Drink and Goods & Services. The Best of Savannah is an award for local businesses and influential people that have been exemplary in their respective categories. The winners are decided by the people of the community who send in a paper ballot from the Connect Savannah Paper. Remember, this is to reward the people and businesses that work hard for you every day, so please vote with care. Winners will be published in the May 17th issue of Connect Savannah.
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Editor, I was a full-time Savannah symphony musician for almost 19 years. I was also associate conductor for the SSO Civic Orchestra. I read Jim Reed’s article “Accelerando” with great dismay. The musicians were not responsible for the demise of the Savannah Symphony but they and their children have suffered more than anyone. This college student orchestra is, and your article will contribute to that. It’s troubling that so many people in this community have forgotten what we had here. My colleagues and I put our heart and soul and indeed the substance of our working lives into contributing to this community. If there had not been an orchestra of professional union musicians they surely would not have come here, and could not have performed such demanding programs as they did. These musicians performed in the schools, in churches in city parks and eldercare facilities. We taught and continue to instruct hundreds of Savannah's children, some of which are now enjoying careers in music. The professional union Symphony musicians’ activities included community out reach, lectures, scholarships a “Messiah” sing a long. The list goes on and on. Would you want a college student police force or college student doctors? Most of the professional musicians I know haven’t been asked to play for this student group and to my knowledge the professional musician’s union has not been approached by Georgia Southern. I’ve been a professional musician for about 30 years. I have high expectations of myself and those I work with. I wouldn’t play for an amateur group. Those so-called professional musicians that are willing to may be in need more training in an orchestral environment with lower expectations than a professional organization, or maybe it’s time for them to enter a new kind of work. Savannah is growing in so many ways the performing arts should be a part of that. Why must Savannah be a cultural second class city, should it be considered a suburb of Statesboro in that regard? A great city deserves a great symphony orchestra. Many say that Savannahians would not know the difference. I think they are more discriminating than that. I think they would know the difference. The concert-going public should not have just make do with a college student group. David L. Warshauer , Bassist
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Editor, As you might imagine we do not Connect with Savannah very often here in Manitoba. However, a student of mine from the University of Winnipeg) returned from a St. Patrick’s vacation in Savannah and brought a copy of your publication back for me to peruse. In reading Matt Brunson’s article about the Oscar upset with Crash I found myself intrigued by his contention that homophobia may well have undercut Brokeback Mountain’s chances of taking Best Picture. However, that would not explain Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Actor award for Capote. Let’s face it, Truman was no closet homosexual. He was flagrant and flambuoyant. Certainly, I am not arguing that Hoffman did not deserve the award. Having had the privilege of observing his work on set, I was impressed at how he never let go of his character even on the down time between takes. Of course, because the majority of Capote was shot in our province and used local talent in secondary roles there was a lot of local interest to see not only how the film would appear in its finished state but how it would fare in the eyes of the critics and the public. So you’ll forgive my wondering at Mr. Brunson’s failure to mention the film in his theory about Brokeback Mountain and homophobia. Surely, he was not worried that Capote’s success would contradict his theory about the academy’s conservatism, which I would say has been proven over and over as he so rightly illustrates by example. On another topic, I noted you had Lunasa and Dervish playing over the St. Pat’s Day celebrations. Congrats, you had two fabulous traditional bands to hear in one week. And Bela Fleck too! Let alone all those blues legends.
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Editor, We’ve, for a long time now, been saddened, sickened and frustrated by the awful, terrible and horrible way in which gays and blacks have been treated in our “fair” city. Now, another sad event has raised its ugly head. What event, you may ask? Well, I’ll tell you. And, no, it’s not as bad as the above mentioned happenings, but still, it’s worth mentioning. Long time, hard working, loyal and faithful poll workers such as myself are being shoved aside so that those who’ve not worked nearly as long as we have can be put in our places. Now, if we’d been unworthy, one could understand, could condone these actions taking place. But, we’ve been true blue, yes indeed we have. I don’t think ‘tis proper, tis right to do us this way, no, not after all the years of hard work that we’ve put in. But, I suppose that such is the way of all flesh. Cindy C. Brown
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More benefactors, less meetings LAST WEEK around 8 p.m., hearing a commotion outside my house, I opened my door and saw a young girl walking down the middle of the street tearing up a phone book and tossing the paper-thin pages into the air. “What are you doing?” I yelled, without thinking. “Are you crazy or something?” “No, m’am,” she said, while a compatriot laughed and pointed at her for being busted. She kept walking but she stopped her antics. And I started picking up all the strewn pages. “Are you crazy?” a friend said when I related the story. Was I? Was it crazy to ask a young boy what he was doing in my backyard jabbing a stick at my chickens while waiting for the school bus? “He trying to poke his eye out,” a buddy said. “Well, stop it,” I said. “Unless you want me to poke your eye out.” He stopped. Is it crazy when people walk up and down the grassy median on 37th Street to pick up litter? Or when someone on my street takes his blower (or he did
before it got stolen) and tidies up two or three houses around his? Or when someone else calls -- every day -- to complain about kids’ behavior while waiting for the school bus? That made me start to think about something else. We have expensive community centers (sometimes open, often not), neighborhood associations (that tend to hold elections every eight years or so), parent universities (that meet two or three times a year) and public schools (where teachers are instructors, social workers, functionaries, paper-pushers, adjudicators and truant officers). I know we have politicians (who love to tell all they do for us). But the most positive connections we have are those that result from the block parties, the potlucks, the casual encounters, the voluntary acts. Meetings, as I’ve observed, tend to turn into bitch sessions and exercises in power. They’re run by little secret cabals more anxious to keep their dominance than to look around and reassess the changing needs of the area. I went to a neighborhood meeting the other day and was laughed out of the room because I’ve only lived in the area two years. The president called me a “wannabe,” a “Johnny come lately.”
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Your point? I thought. That’s OK. If there’s any healing to do in the world, any real improvement, it will be done one-on-one, not in a room with the same 12 people over and over again. But we do have some work to do. Any idiot can see that. In a book I’m plowing my way through, To Heal a Fractured World, author Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says, “We are here to make a difference, a day at a time, an act at a time, for as long as it takes to make the world a place of justice and compassion.” Most of what Sacks writes is through the prism of Jewish writings, Jewish philosophy, but it applies across the board. As a child receiving gifts for birthdays or graduations, I can’t say I appreciated the note card that read -- “a tree has been planted in your honor in Israel” -but now I’m more apt than not to contribute to a nonprofit organization than to buy a serving fork for a wedding gift. Still, it’s the people with the big bucks who need to -- and who do- come through. (That’s why it’s time to hear from the oil companies, who are raking in the dough these days.) But benefactors are out there. Take the Savannah Music Festival. Ticket sales account for something like 30
percent of the entire budget. The program lists pages and pages of names of people who are filling in the gap. Similarly with the Jepson Center, which benefits from hefty individual donations. It’s the people listed as anonymous on the marble roll call of names who interest me. Guess they don’t want to be besieged by other organizations. From my lowly level of the occasional $100 donation -- which leads to more direct mail requests -- I can appreciate the sentiment. Then there’s Paul Newman and his daughter Nell. Since 1982, his organic food products have contributed over $200 million to charities. Now he sells cat food, dog food, lemonade, marinara, popcorn, salsa, and steak sauce. When I was telling this to a friend, she told me about the time a nun at St. Vincent’s Academy - who had a big crush on Newman, to boot - wrote him a letter confessing her feelings and asking for help with some fund-raising event. He answered with a check. Paul Newman knows something about sticking his neck out. So does his daughter. No one calls them crazy. ◗
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• Police were called to Gideon Court on a report of a fight between four juvenile girls that grew to involve their mothers. According to one parent, a 14-year-old and a 7-year-old attacked her daughter, whose age was not given. She said her niece came to her daughter’s defense and began to fight with the two girls. During the fight, one of the girls suffered a bloody nose. Afterward, the woman went to the other girls’ mother to speak with her about the behavior of her daughters. When she arrived, the other woman became combative and wanted to fight. At that point, the first woman left and called 911.
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• The manager of an Abercorn Street restaurant told police that a former employee had struck her in the face. The victim told police she had fired the woman earlier. She said the suspect returned to the restaurant a few minutes later and said, ”I guess now that I am fired I can kick your ass!” The suspect then proceeded to strike the victim. The incident was caught on tape by security cameras. The owner of the restaurant was advised to save the tapes. The victim didn’t have any signs of injury and refused treatment by EMS. She was issued a case report number card and advised of warrant procedures.
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An unprecedented die-off of coral in the eastern Caribbean Sea has researchers from around the world scrambling to nail down the cause and the extent of the losses. Early estimates from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands indicate that about one-third of the coral has recently died in areas that are regularly monitored. It’s believed that the coral was killed by a combination of bleaching from record hot water temperatures and a subsequent outbreak of a disease known as “white plague.” Some areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans have seen mortality rates as high as 90 percent among coral due to warming waters in recent years.
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African Eruption An eruption of a Tanzanian volcano known by the local Masai tribe as “The Mountain of God” forced about 3,000 people to evacuate their homes. Falling ash destroyed vegetation and polluted water supplies. Ol Doinyo Lengai has a nearperfect cone shape and is located in the middle of the East Africa savanna. The 9,482-foot mountain produces the world’s coolest lava and is the only active sodium carbonite volcano. Its highly fluid natro-carbonatite lava reaches only 950 degrees Fahrenheit compared to the 2,100 degrees common elsewhere in basaltic lava. That temperature is so low that the molten lava appears black in sunlight. The volcano has produced several eruptions during recorded history.
Tropical Cyclone Cyclone Hubert formed just off the coast of northwestern Australia, then moved ashore near the same area lashed by
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A weekend of severe thunderstorms in the American Midwest and South brought a string of tornadoes that killed at least 27 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Churches, firehouses, police stations and schools were also wrecked by the whirlwinds. The worst hit area was northwestern Tennessee, where twisters roared through five counties, killing 23 of the victims. Three deaths were reported in neighboring Missouri, and one person died in Illinois.
Atmospheric Trends An international gathering in Australia of atmospheric researchers heard that while the hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer is closing, thanks to a worldwide chemical ban, the level of greenhouse gasses is soaring. Paul Fraser from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
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In a two-day period in March, alarming reports revealed that "dirty (radiation) bombs" easily entered the country in car trunks in tests, that one-third of U.S. civilian nuclear research reactors were insufficiently secure, and that concerns were heightened about the 2,000 shoulder-fired missiles said to be unaccounted for in the world’s arsenals. On the other hand, the Los Angeles Times reported that the fishing village of Dillingham, Alaska, at least, is secure, now that a $200,000 Homeland Security antiterrorism grant has paid for 60 "downtown" surveillance cameras (with 20 more to come). Dillingham (pop. 2,400) is about 300 miles from Anchorage, with no roads linking it to anywhere.
Compelling Explanations In earnest testimony in March, Douglas Dyer explained how it was just bad luck that his married girlfriend got shot twice, fatally, in the middle of her back by the rifle he was holding. Dyer said he had originally intended to kill himself, but when she grabbed at the gun to stop him, it fired into her hand. Then, as she ran out a door, he followed and bumped the door open with the gun, causing it to fire and accidentally hit her flush in the back. As his body flinched from the shot, banging into a wall, the rifle again accidentally fired, putting another bullet in the center of her back. (The Rockland, Maine, jury apparently didn’t believe a word of it and convicted him of murder.) Brian Blair is now a Republican county commissioner in Tampa, Fla., but
before that was a professional wrestler for 20 years. He now says it wasn’t the dropkicks, pile drivers or neck breakers that ended his career, but rather tripping over a tray of dirty dishes at a Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Tampa in 2001, which he said injured his head, shoulder and knee, and his lawsuit is still pending. (His previous lawyers resigned in March.) Blair wrestled for four months after that injury, but said the matches were the less-strenuous "tagteam" contests. Also, hospital records show a blood-alcohol reading of 0.089 90 minutes after the incident, though Blair told the Tampa Tribune he only had a sip. At the Nov. 14 meeting of the governing board of Provincetown, Mass., Selectwoman Sarah Peake raised a formal objection to the continued presence of the historical painting that graces the board’s meeting room, though it is of a previously uncontroversial scene of Pilgrims voting on the Mayflower Compact. Peake’s objection (according to a November report in the Boston Globe) is that there are no women in the painting. Super-Compelling: (1) John Melo’s lawsuit demanding re-sentencing was rejected in March by the Middlesex County, Mass., Superior Court. Facing a term of "10 years," Melo had complained that a couple of "Feb. 29’s" were included in that time, and since a "year" is usually 365 days, he should not be serving 366 days during leap years. (2) According to the Hartwell (Ga.) Sun, state Sen. Nancy Schaefer, speaking at an "issues day" event in February, said one reason illegal immigrants find work in the United States was because "50 million" abortions have caused a U.S.
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Unclear on the Concept Ms. Zulima Farber became the New Jersey attorney general in January even though her public record shows 13 speeding tickets, three license suspensions, and two bench warrants (for failure to appear in court regarding the tickets). Farber acknowledged "embarrassment" at the record and joked that it might take "psychoanalysis" to learn why she did those things. (However, a psychoanalyst interviewed by the New York Daily News rejected the suggestion. Farber, said the doctor, just "needs a spanking.")
Ironies The Christian Diocese of Mizoram in northeast India, which was established by Welsh Presbyterian missionaries who worked the area from 1840 to around 1960, announced in March that it would send a missionary back to Wales because it was clear that the Welsh are in serious spiritual decline. "The Mizos," said Rev. Zosang Colney, "have a burden to do something for their Mother Church in Wales," since fewer than 1 in 10 Welsh regularly attend services. What Goes Around, Comes Around: (1) England’s Norwich Union insurance company reached a settlement in January with its employee Linda Riley over her workplace injuries. Riley had tripped over a pile of claim forms in the office. (2) Protesters filed a lawsuit against New York City recently, raising familiar complaints about police behavior: that NYPD harassed peaceful demonstrators during a 2004 rally, herded participants into pens, and intimidated speakers and supporters with threats. However, the plaintiff in this lawsuit is the police officers’ union, whose members were protesting the slow pace of contract negotiations with the city.
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Not Your Father’s Hell’s Angels: Police were investigating the Hell’s Angels chapter in Stockholm, Sweden, in February after 70 members claimed government benefits for being "depressed." Police said the gang had largely abandoned its reliance on shootouts and bomb attacks and moved into crimes like tax fraud.
Driving While Nude Recent drivers who decided, for reasons known only to them, to get naked before taking the wheel: (1) A woman, her toddler and her mother (all naked), Norwood, N.Y., sitting in a parked car (February). (2) John Persico, Providence, R.I., smashed into several cars naked (February). (3) Natalie Peterson, 23, Roy, Utah, shucked her clothes after an argument with her aunt (March). (4) Eric Wayne, 57, Pocono Township, Pa. (An officer who knew him said Wayne "tends to get a little weird" when he’s been without sex) (arraigned in March). (5) A man and woman, ages 59 and 70, Cologno al Serio, Italy (joyriding nude) (March).
Least Competent Criminals Outstanding Police Work: (1) A 40year-old man in Cedarburg, Wis., was arrested on suspicion of DUI when police noticed the severed hose of a gas station pump sticking out of his car’s fuel door. (It belonged to a Kwik Trip station.) (2) Daniel Nordell, 52, with a history of DUI, was arrested in March when police saw him driving through downtown Waupaca, Wis., in reverse (because he said the other gears wouldn’t work). (3) A 44-year-old man was arrested for DUI in Australia’s Northern Territory in March after he asked a police officer how to get to the hard-to-miss Uluru (Ayers Rock, the huge, 1,000-foot-high rock formation that appears red in sunlight), which was about 300 feet in front of him, illuminated in his headlights. ◗
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‘Bridge’ -- SCAD presents this exhibition featuring artwork by students in a Chinese painting class, April 14-May 8 at Alexander Hall Gallery, 669 Indian St. Free and open to the public. An annual exhibition, "Bridge," features artwork representing a connection the painting class built between Eastern and Western culture using traditional Chinese painting techniques and subjects from a contemporary viewpoint.
Also on display are Daniel E. Smith, June Stratton, Barbara J. Brown, Stephen Kasun, James Allen, Leslie Kneisel and Adela Holmes. Whitney Gallery is at 415 Whitaker St. ‘Portraits’ -- The MFA Candidate Thesis Exhibition of Savannah College of Art & Design graduate photography student Melinda Hurst-Frye. April 21-27 at Starland Center for Contemporary Art, 2428 Bull St.
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Gallery 440 -‘Contemplating the Sacred’ -Welcomes Charlotte Dunlap, Examples of conMorgan Kuhn, temporary folk and Cissie Victor and fine sacred art by Frances Walter, James Langley and our artists in resiRudolph Bostic. dence. Upstairs Through April 30 at are works by phoThe Hurn Museum tographer Tim Coy of Contemporary and paintings by Folk Art, 1015 Billy Herrin. Now Work by Laura Dinello is at Grand Bohemian Whitaker Street, 234 showing on the first - 7322. floor, a group exhi‘Laconella’ -- Jewelry by Alexandra bition of figure, still life and landscape paintings. Gallery 440 is at 440 Bull St.. Telgmann at this SCAD exhibition April 7-May 2 at Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. JEA Art for May -- The Art Show at the Liberty St. Jewish Educational Alliance beginning ‘Silverbeauty’ -- Jody Schiesser’s artistic May 1 will feature the works of Bobby nudes in black & white and color Segall. mounted on oak. April 1-May 15 at Moon Corinne Adams -- This month the River Brewing Company 21 W. Bay St. Whitney Gallery highlights new work by continued on page 20 this Atlanta-based artist who works in fine art photography and mixed media.
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‘Women of Power’ - Black and white portraits of a diverse group of powerful women by John Zeuli. Through April and May at the Starfish Cafe, 719 E. Broad St., M-F 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturdays
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‘Lost Horizons: An intimate view of the marshes’ -- Oils and pastels by longtime local favorite Larry Levow, April 17 through May at Off the Wall Gallery inside 45 Bistro at the Marshall House on Broughton Street downtown. Reception Thursday, April 20, 5:30-8 p.m.
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Laura Dinello -- An exhibit featuring work by this popular local artist runs April 10-May 7 at the Grand Bohemian Gallery in The Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. Opening reception Friday, April 14 from 6-9 p.m.
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‘She’s So Shy’ by Larry Levow at Off The Wall in the Marshall House beginning April 17 Benjamin Jones and Meryl Truett -New works at the Barbara Archer Gallery/Savannah, 306 East Huntingdon St. May 5-June 3. Opening reception Friday, May 3, 6 - 8 p.m. 'Walking Through Tomorrow; Savannah After Midnight' -- Photos by Adam Kuel through April 13 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Reception April 1, 6-8 p.m. ‘Contemporary Classics’ -- New works by Chroma Gallery artists, 31 Barnard St. ‘Light and Atmosphere’ -- Paintings, pastel, and screen prints by Harriet Zabusky-Zand at Alvida Art Gallery, 7303 Abercorn St. ‘Behind the Curtain’ – Works of Larry Moore at the Grand Bohemian Gallery at The Mansion, 700 Drayton. ‘Savannah to Tybee’ – Paintings by Tony Pandolfini through April 22 at the Irene Sullivan Gallery, 16th St.), Tybee.
Hospice Savannah Featured Artist -Pastels and oils by Robert Isley through April 30 at 1352 Eisenhower Drive. Roger Surprenant -- Photos at Moon River at 21 West Bay St. and Angel's BBQ at 21 West Oglethorpe Lane. ‘Art Brut’ -- International folk art through April 30 at The Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art, 1015 Whitaker St. Gallery 209 Featured Artist -- Paintings by Gwen Flynn through April at Gallery 209, 209 E. River St. Call for Artists: The Starfish Café seeks tax-deductible donations of art for silent auction at its fundraiser. Contact Laura Webb at 238-2777 ext 11 or at lwebb@unionmission.org/. ◗
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‘Africa’s Legacy in Mexico’ – Photo exhibit by nationally known photographer Tony Gleaton through April 23 at the Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Jepson Center for the Arts -- Inaugural exhibitions include: “Robert Rauschenberg: Scenarios and Short Stories”; “Darryl Pottorf: A Perspective”; work by Christopher Rauschenberg; and “Savannah Revisited.” Call 7908800.
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When I arrived for the second (and final) set from this amalgam of timehonored Chicago blues icons, the mood in the room was positively electric, as 92year-old boogie-woogie piano innovator Pinetop Perkins and 70-year-old har-
In an increasingly sterilized and synthetic entertainment world where an abomination like Riverdance is considered traditional Irish music, this challenging double bill brought a powerful multi-ethnic reality check to the Lucas. The South American ensemble Peru Negro built its act around the cabaret-meetsLes Ballet Africains: Combustible African polyrhythms village-square solo performPinetop’s playing and singing in parances of a hip-shaking male and female ticular was revelatory. While the frail vocalist. Though technically proficient, elder statesman had to be helped to the the large troupe of young and attractive stage, once seated at the piano, he dancers they accompanied gave off a came alive, clear-eyed and focused, healthy amateur glow, confident and playing and singing with the energy and clearly delighted to be performing. control of a man three decades younger. As for Les Ballet Africains, a Guinean The sound of this lineup bore all the group which came on after the break, hallmarks of Muddy’s late ‘70s heyday on they were quite simply one of the most the Blue Sky label, and by the time feaamazing things – not performances, but tured frontman Nappy Brown ambled to things – I’ve ever experienced. the stage –dapper in his wide-shouldered Accompanying the exuberant troupe of suit and eyes ablaze with mischief– the dancers was a line of drummers in the appreciative crowd was ready for just about anything. continued on page 22
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When word filtered through the grapevine that all or most of Emmylou Harris’ longtime backing band had quit a scant few weeks before her scheduled appearance at the Lucas Theatre, all bets were off as to whether or not the show would even occur, let alone what form it would take. However, the show did go on as planned, and – despite Harris’ repeated onstage pleas for patience with any musical kinks she felt needed to be worked out – was received rapturously by the packed house. Her move to reunite with Grammy-nominated multiinstrumentalists (and sterling vocalists) Pam Rose and Mary Ann Kennedy was prudent, as the trio have a musical chemistry which dates back to the mid’80s. Together with a tremendously talented bassist on loan from John Prine’s band, they tore through haunting, reworked arrangements of tunes drawn from most periods of Harris’ mercurial career, and did so with great aplomb. Soaring, ethereal vocal harmonies, evocative, delicate guitarwork, pulsing, worldbeat-influenced grooves, detours into old-fashioned a capella spirituals – this set had it all. -- Jim Reed
monicat and drummer extraordinaire Willie “Big Eyes” Smith joined veteran guitarist “Steady Rollin” Bob Margolin (all alums of the late Muddy Waters’ band) and bassist Tom “Mookie” Brill for a slab of thick, fat and nuanced down-home blues.
Brown proceeded to up the ante on his raunchy and risqué show-stopper from the previous set, teasing the audience with a septuagenarian striptease and enough double entendrés to sink a Mississippi riverboat. By the end of the show, the Atlantabased singer was on his back, legs splayed in the air, suspenders around his ankles – the lascivious moaning and groaning of his juke-joint days rushing back like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist. -- Jim Reed
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wing, authentically costumed and playing authentic African percussion. There were no songs per se; rather, the drums kept up a constant, complex polyrhythm that ebbed and flowed with the dancers. Only after the various time signatures had a chance to settle into the audience’s overcoached Western ears could the unique beauty of true African drumming be appreciated. Just when you thought the drummers would keel over, for the finale they joined the dancers onstage and competed to see who could do the best backflips. -- Jim Morekis
ATC Finals, 3/24 Truly the hottest single ticket at the Festival, with an everybody-who’sanybody crowd dressed to the nines, this event is Savannah’s version of American Idol -- except with way better singing, of course. While some may question why the only male in a field of six finalists (expanded from the scheduled five because the judges couldn’t narrow it down at the semifinals) ended up besting five females, if you actually heard winner Vale Rideout’s performance you’d question no more.
Andre Watts with ASO, 3/19 Once the regular venue of the Savannah Symphony, the Johnny Mercer Theatre has not regularly hosted an orchestra since 2003. The Atlanta Symphony may have looked to some local orchestra lovers like a sudden downpour in the desert. A crowd of about 1800 gathered, and Festival Director Rob Gibson shared that he had grown up in Atlanta listening to the very orchestra we were about to hear. A polished performance of the Rossini Overture favored clean articulation over the break-neck tempos typically heard in this work. The staccatos of the Allegro con brio dolce sections sounded sweet, witty and clear whether in the hands of woodwinds or brass. When André Watts appeared, the crowd broke out into the applause reserved for artists of merit, longevity and reliability. Similar applause came immediately after the first movement of the Rachmaninoff; the audience simply couldn’t hold back. No wonder; Watts played with dash and sensitivity, emphasizing parts you may see in the written music but hardly ever hear, such as the first movement’s descending motifs in the left hand. Several audience members left after the first portion of the program. They missed a dramatic performance of the Seventh Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. If anyone was disappointed by the moderate tempo of the Rossini, they were amply repaid by the final Allegro con brio of the Beethoven: read “Presto.” -- Ted Seaman
Emerson String Quartet, 3/24 Some performances are so crisp, quiet and dear that one can’t even bear to move a muscle for fear of spooking the players or ruining the moment. Such was this almost hallucinatory recital by the six-time Grammy Award-winning group many deem the world’s foremost in their field. In truth, the hardwood flooring of the Telfair Museum of Art’s Rotunda creaks ever so slightly, and one could actually see people steel themselves whenever they had to shift in their seats or –heaven forbid– take a step or two. Still, despite such minor intrusions, attendees were treated to pieces by Mozart and Mendelssohn, dispatched with a stunning display of both technical precision and empathy for the genius of the work at hand. Most in attendance seemed to agree, however, that the Emersons’ take on Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat Major was worth the price of admission in itself. -- Jim Reed
The Del McCoury Band, 3/25 Kylie Watson hugs ATC winner Vale Rideout With a beautifully piercing, old-school tenor, Rideout’s three numbers included an impassioned “Maria” from West Side Story and a hilarious and perfectly timed novelty number called “Bargaining,” in which Rideout sang two characters engaged in the age-old art of haggling. Savannah’s own Kylie Watson -- now living in New York and stunning in a black evening dress -- almost seemed happier for Rideout’s win than for her own second-place finish. The first to congratulate him, she stayed by his side as he accepted kudos from the crowd. Third-place finisher Kathy Wagner departed from the light opera styles of Rideout and Watson, opting for a more casual and engaging club-style take, including a rousing version of Johnny Mercer’s “Blues in the Night,” a Savannah favorite if there ever was one. -- Jim Morekis
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Savannah concerts are notorious for the bad manners of our audiences. However, this highly anticipated set of traditional “high, lonesome” bluegrass from one of the last sidemen of the late Bill Monroe still in his prime, was an exercise in restraint and respect from all corners. Perhaps it was the quiet, naturalistic PA mix of the show itself, or perhaps everyone in Trustees Theatre was happy to keep their mouths shut and pay their respects to one of the genre’s finest. Whatever the reason, this rousing set of traditionals, originals, and re-interpretations of material from artists as disparate as Hank Williams, Sr. and Richard (Fairport Convention) Thompson, was a glory to behold – and a whisper quiet one at that. As if to return the favor, Del and his band (including two of his sons) stuck around in the lobby for upwards of three hours, signing autographs and visiting with fans. -- Jim Reed
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Derek Trucks Band, 3/30 Slide blues genius Derek Trucks and company played two full sets at the Trustees, picking up the slack for absent opener Oteil Burbridge, who recently broke his leg in a motorcycle accident. Seamlessly blending masterful slide blues technique with Eastern styles – often in the same song – Trucks performed much material from his new CD Songlines, which was selling like hotcakes before the show even started. Truck’s wife Susan Tedeschi, a skilled blues performer in her own right, ended the first set by lending her powerful voice to a raucous, up-tempo take on “The Weight.� A surreal and hilarious Simpsons moment came about fifteen minutes into the first set. Trucks had by then opened up full-bore, pumping out some rowdy and piercing blues licks high up on the neck of his Gibson SG. Suddenly down front, there was a commotion: at least 20 elderly folk – some literally using canes to walk – hightailed for the exit as if the building were on fire. After the mass exodus of grimacing seniors there ensued a mad rush by patrons in the back to claim their seats. -- Jim Morekis continued on page 24
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Though our own Ben Tucker was the center of attention, he gracefully shared the spotlight with a cast of all-star jazz talents. Indeed, at some points Tucker was content to literally take a backseat, chilling out by the drummer while accompanying genius performers like Wycliffe Gordon (who I’m now calling the Jimi Hendrix of the trombone) and Bob Masteller ( “Who’s the white guy blowing the hell out the trumpet?� was the question on everyone’s lips). A highlight came when one of jazz’s greatest living bassists, Delbert Felix, took over Ben’s ax for one tune. Even Ben himself looked on in amazement as Felix soloed, effortlessly channeling something bigger than himself. Ben rose to the challenge of these mega-talented colleagues, giving some intensely focused, meditative solos.
Another standing-room-only event at Orleans Hall, this pairing of one of the finest old-school piano jazz combos in the business with one of the most respected –and innovative– trombonists on the scene, maintained the almost perversely high level of quality that their pairings have come to be known for. Stand-up bassist Roland Guerin once more proved himself the most underrated talent in the group (he’s played alongside Roberts since 1996). His intense, off-kilter take on a Thelonious Monk composition was a leaping off point which quirky, regimented trap drummer Jason Marsalis (yes, Branford’s brother) was more than capable of expanding upon. Gordon, too, emerged in the second of two sets as one of the more adventurous and daring horn players to be found today. He delights in using a variety of mutes that help him coax all manner of guttural squeals and growls from his instrument. Roberts himself epitomizes detached cool, breezing through even breathlessly complex keyboard runs with a studied expression that’s never too far from becoming a playful smile. - Jim Reed
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Any orchestra can play music from 1600-1750, but this ensemble uses period instruments gives performances as close as possible to those of the composers’ heyday. The audience saw and heard valveless horns and trumpets, and there were also recorders, often thought of as the predecessor of our modern transverse flute, but bearing quite another tone quality. The first piece was Telemann’s Thunder Ode, a response to the devastating Lisbon earthquake of 1755. Despite the subject, this setting of various Psalm verses was often lively music, and the clear tones of the soloists and chorus rendered the German text with excellent diction. Most audience members were already familiar with the Water Music Suite by Handel. Instead, we heard the Water Music of Telemann. This work treated us not only to full orchestral passages, but included smaller ensembles, for example a bassoon playing with two recorders for a refreshingly bucolic effect. The second half of the concert was dedicated to Germanborn George Frideric Handel. The organ in this concert was small and self-contained, with one manual and a sweet, flute-like tone, a far cry from our modern instrument. The program ended with Alexander’s Feast. I appreciated the singers’ diction to its fullest: even when the nine-member chorus sang, the text rang out clearly and comprehensibly, almost as clearly as speech. Ben Tucker Andrew Parrot conducted the entire concert without using a baton, swaying his upper body and moving his head rhythmically to communicate with performers. -- Ted Seaman
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PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION FABIO MECHETTI, CONDUCTOR ALSO RESPIGHI – THREE BOTTICELLI PICTURES `´ à K – VIOLIN CONCERTO WITH KYOKO TAKEZAWA, VIOLIN AND DVOR The Great Gate of Kiev was never built.Yet through music, Mussorgsky erected it with the hammers of his piano. Mighty sound rises triumphantly as a memorial to the artist who imagined it. It’s the finale to an entire exhibition that grows in strength and emotion as each picture fills the hall with music.
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FABIO MECHETTI, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR HASKELL ENDOWED CHAIR
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Surely one of the more uplifting and unhinged events at this year’s festival, the three unique sets by this internationally-celebrated New Orleans horn and percussion group saw festival staff clearing away several tables near the front of the stage to create a large dance floor which was filled by a ragtag armada of yuppies, hippies, housewives, and jazzbos – all with one thing in common: a strong desire to get down. With beaded, Mardis Gras-style parasols held aloft, the throngs bent, swayed, ducked and jumped to what amounted to an almost nonstop jam of loud, feel-good, inspirational funk and bluesy jazz marches. Clad in loose-fitting T-shirts, jeans and sneakers, the octet, led by founder and tuba player Philip Frazier offered an undeniable (if laidback) rebuttal of the notion that the famed Big Easy culture had been diminished by Hurricane Katrina. -- Jim Reed
in which the local community – in particular the local African-American community – failed to support it. There’s no good reason why this event should not have been completely sold out (even considering that it competed with the NCAA’s Final Four Tournament). The number of believers and gospel enthusiasts in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry is huge. One of the featured acts was the 200-voice Savannah Music Festival Mass Choir made up of top vocalists from several area churches (most of them black), and led by the award-winning James Bignon, former Minister of Music for the Georgia Mass Choir and a Christian music superstar with local connections. If only two friends or family members of each choir member had shown up, that alone would have been 400 tickets. Yet by all accounts, barely 600 seats were sold. Still, all the acts turned in impressive performances (especially the show closing Campbell Brothers) – but you could tell the concert never really kicked into the high gear the talent pool suggested it was capable of. The next time naysayers malign the Savannah Music Festival for supposedly neglecting this area’s black listener base, they’d be well advised to remember this very public brush-off and place the blame where it truly belongs. And that’s the gospel truth. -- Jim Reed
Organ music is thriving in Savannah. With the inaugural recital of a new organ at First Presbyterian in February, the acquisition of a new organ at Independent Presbyterian last year, and a new organ at St. Peter’s Episcopal two years ago, having quality instruments is a concern in the community. The Fantasia in G, a monumental “This is a theatre piece,” explained fifteen-minute piece by Bach, opened Rob Gibson as he invited everyone in the program bombastically. Lighter regthe Lucas, regardless of ticket, to fill istrations greeted us in Mozart’s spaces down “Laudate Dominum,” with local soprano front for this Heidi Bindhammer’s soaring voice and intimate, well-articulated melismas floating quirky and through the cathedral’s air. We also engaging heard her in Fauré’s “Pie Jesu” and piece by Caccini’s “Ave Maria.” Stravinsky. The most recently composed piece Playing in the recital, from 1969, was by French several roles, composer Olivier Messiaen, number 8 from Satan to of the “Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity.” For me, it was the Daniel Hope & Patrick Messina soldier, British actor/director highlight of the solo organ works played. Jonathan Moore sat in a stool centerThis particular “meditation” was a ministage, flanked by seven musicians, drama of nervous expectation and elated including Festival Associate Artistic praise, featuring statements of plain Director Daniel Hope and his wife Annika chant melody, powerful chords, and freon bass. Dialogue mixed with inventive netic passage work. music and drama mixed with comedy as Mr. Hall also played some opera tranMoore used practically every dialect and scriptions, and ended the program with accent known to the British Isles to the final movement of the first organ bring the characters to life. symphony by blind French organist I can’t say enough about the violin Louis Vierne. This wash of chords and wizardry of Daniel Hope, whom I had the arpeggios was true ear candy: you may privilege of hearing play several times not be able to hum the tunes on the way during the Festival. Bold and assertive, out, but you certainly savor the music yet with a fluid and feather-light bowwhile it is being played. -- Ted Seaman hand, Hope more than lives up to his advance billing as one of classical This amazing showcase of A-list music’s brightest young stars. black gospel and praise bands was Gibson told the audience that at next simultaneously one of the most inspirayear’s Festival, Hope will solo at the tional events of the entire festival and Lucas in a performance of the matchless Brahms Violin Concerto with the Atlanta one of the most depressing. Inspirational Symphony Orchestra. I’m so there, because the caliber of talent was stunning in its scope and quality, and people. -- Jim Morekis ◗ depressing because of the shameful way
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American Gun I’m not sure if some sort of memo went out a few years back instructing everyone who ever fancied themselves a punk rocker to ditch the hair product, trade their safety pins for a capo, and start writing earthy, amped-up Americana songs instead. Regardless, almost every guy with a guitar and an amp who’s tired of leaping about with a fist in the air is now channelling their inner Hank, and following in the footsteps of Social D’s Mike Ness. This 5-piece Columbia, S.C., side project –with members of Celtic rockers Loch Ness Johnny – fall somewhere between The Bottlerockets and The Refreshments. Some moments even lean back to middle-period Replacements in their touching abandon. Sat., 10 pm, Murphy’s Law (409 W. Congress St.).
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beats and percussive samples. This dance club’s top floor is bringing in live industrial, goth and techno bands about once a month as part of their “Fetish Night” promotion, and as of now, it’s one of the only places in the area you can catch music of this sort live. With local DJ Analog Kid. Sat., 10 pm, Savannah Down Under.
Dave Desmelik & The Hillbilly Cadavers This Georgia native’s musical career took off while living in Arizona. He’s since released several solo albums of contemplative, bluegrass and countrytinged folk that have earned him plenty of accolades from Americana radio and critics alike. He’s gigged with everyone from Robbie Fulks to Patterson Hood, and is now based in Asheville, N.C., and backed by a group whose members have done time in such notable acts as The Sons of Ralph. Fans of the late great Townes Van Zandt and Jim Lauderdale may appreciate the homespun attitude and convivial nature of his acoustic numbers. Fri., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.
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I can’t get enough of this power –and I do mean power– trio from Charleston, S.C. With a lanky guitar-playing vocalist that’s barely of age (but who can throw down with the best of them), and a rhythm section that employs a massive, old-school Ludwig drumset for maximum impact, everything about these guys is “vintage.” They simply don’t make many bands like this anymore, and for the life of me, I have a hard time figuring out how these guys crawled from the
Calling their stock-in-trade “Macon music,” it’s both a catchy handle for an unwieldy mixture of improvisatory rock, funk, blues, soul and bluegrass – and a clever pun that clues potential listeners into the fact that the band hails from one of America’s musical hotbeds, and one specifically known for its proclivity for sonic cross-pollinization. They often fill venues much larger than this. Sat., 10 pm, Locos Deli & Pub (Downtown). ◗
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This is one of the most highly anticipated metal shows of the year to date. Kylesa just added two new drummers and are set to unveil their latest –even
wreckage of that snooty golfball of a town. Remember Humble Pie (of “Thirty Days In The Hole” fame)? Remember the early days of The Who, before Pete T. discovered synthesizers? Remember Rob Tyner and the Motor City Five wailing about “Human Being Lawnmowers?” Well, Leslie’s doing their best to channel the very same maple syrup machismo that coarsed through those icon’s pockLeslie marked veins. Bands this great deserve to be heard and not toil away in obscurity. Give ‘em a hand up. Sat., 10 pm, The Jinx.
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harder and more thunderous– sound in advance of tracking their 2nd Prosthetic CD. Baroness is riding a wave of overwhelmingly positive word of mouth and underground press. Their modern hardcore has roots in stoner and doom rock, Swedish metal and plain old-fashioned hard ‘70s prog. Richmond, Va.’s Municipal Waste are throwbacks to the glory days of wicked-fast thrash-core a la DRI, COC and Suicidal Tendencies. While possibly the most technically-oriented band on this bill, they’re also the most lighthearted and tonguein-cheek. They recently signed with the influential Earache Records. Get there early as this show will likely sell out. Fri., 10 pm, The Jinx.
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This 3-piece electro-industrial metal band says their music sounds like “The fall of human civilization as the spirit passes this earthly realm.” What they meant to say was that it mines the same basic territory as Skinny Puppy, NIN and KMFDM. Their aural assault is based around synth player Michael Banks’ cathartic, melodic screams, “The Omen’s” crushingly abrasive guitar riffs and Jessica Parker’s keyboard work. Everything wraps around a nucleus of pounding, relentless sequenced drum-
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APRIL 13TH AUGIE’S PUB (Richmond Hill)- Buddy Corns (7 pm) B & D BURGERS (Southside Location)Thomas Claxton BAJA CANTINA (The Landings)- Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (7 pm) BARNES & NOBLE (Oglethorpe Mall)Open Mic (8 pm) BAY STREET BLUES- Open Mic Night w/Tim BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Live Music TBA (8 pm) BLAINE’S BACK DOOR BAR- #@*! Karaoke CHUCK’S BAR- #@*! Karaoke (10 pm) CLUB INVASION- DJ Nick J - ‘80s, house, breaks, D & B (10 pm) CLUB ONE- Industrial Resurrection w/DJ Shrapnel (10 pm) CREOLE RED- Karaoke (9 pm) DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)Live Music TBA (7 pm) FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)“Georgia Kyle” Shiver & The Tybee Two (7 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- The Eric Culberson Blues Band (10 pm) THE GRILL BEACHSIDE (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) GUITAR BAR (348 MLK, Jr. Blvd.)Drugstore Cowboys (10 pm) * THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)Lavon Stevens & Louise Spencer (7:30 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Trae Gurley’s
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STEAMERS (Georgetown)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) STINGRAY’S (Tybee)- Eddie Mercer (7 pm) TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Live Music TBA (9 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Bill Hodgson & Skip Hinely (7 pm) VENUS DI MILO- DJ Maybe, DJ Aerochron & Friends (10:30 pm) THE WAREHOUSE- The Train Wrecks (7 pm) WAYS STATION TAVERN (Richmond Hill)- Karaoke (9 pm) WET WILLIE’S- Live DJ (8 pm)
DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Sandfly)- Chuck Courtenay (7 pm) DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) ELLIS SQUARE COURTYARD (by Sorry Charlie’s)- Live Music TBA FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)- The Christy Alan Band (9 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- “Georgia Kyle” Shiver & Fiddlin’ Scott Holton (10 pm) FINNEGAN’S WAKE- American Gun (10 pm) GILLEY’S (Hinesville)- High Velocity (9 pm) GOTTLIEB’S- Roger Moss & Friends (8 pm) GUITAR BAR (348 MLK, Jr. Blvd.)- Five Acres (11 pm) APRIL 15TH AJ’S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT (Tybee)- IL PASTICCIO- A Nickel Bag of Funk (9:30 pm) Joey Manning (7 pm) THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)AUGIE’S PUB (Richmond Hill)- G.E. Live Music TBA Perry w/James Gay (8 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- The BAY STREET BLUES- Karaoke Bobby Ryder Quartet (7:30 pm) BAYOU CAFÉ- Thomas Claxton (9 pm), JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Eat Mo’ Music (9 Buddy Corns & The Rock Mob (10:30 pm) pm) BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET- Karaoke THE JINX- Superhorse, Leslie (10 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Harry O’Donoghue (9 pm) LOCOS DELI & PUB (Downtown)CAFÉ AMBROSIA- Live Music TBA (8 Moonshine Still (10 pm) pm) CAFÉ LOCO (Tybee)- Live Music TBA (10 THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARKLive Latin Jazz (9 pm) pm) MARTHA’S VINEYARD SEAFOOD CAPONE’S- Live Music TBA (9 pm) AUTHORITY (above Fernando’s)- The CAPTAIN’S LOUNGE- #@*! Karaoke Brandon Polk Phenomenon (9:30 pm) * CHUCK’S BAR- #@*! Karaoke MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS- Live CLUB ONE- Local Cast Music TBA CLUB OZ- “Heat Check” Spoken MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke Word/Music Showcase (9 pm) MERCURY LOUNGE- The Jimmy Wolling COBBLESTONE CONCH HOUSE- Live Band (10 pm) Music TBA (6 pm) METRO COFFEE HOUSE (402 MLK, Jr. CONGA CLUB- Caribbean Night (DJ Blvd)- Open Mic w/Brandon Clark (8 pm) spins Salsa, Merengue, etc...) MOLLY MACPHERSON’S SCOTTISH DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke PUB- Jude Michael (10 pm) DEB’S PUB & GRUB- #@*! Karaoke (9 MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Live pm) Music TBA (8 pm) DOC’S BAR (Tybee)- Live Music TBA MULBERRY INN- The Champagne Jazz DOLPHIN REEF (Tybee)- Live DJ DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)- “World Trio (8 pm) MURPHY’S LAW (409 W. Congress St.)Famous” DJ Sam Diamond American Gun (10 pm)
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DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn)- Karaoke DOC’S BAR (Tybee Island)- Live Music TBA DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Wilmington Isl.)- Live Music TBA (7 pm) ELLIS SQUARE COURTYARD (by Sorry Charlie’s)- The Courtenay Brothers (5 pm) FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)Huxsie Scott (2 pm) FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE- The Eric Culberson Blues Band (9 pm) THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)- Deas’ Guys (7:30 pm) JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR- Closed For Easter KEVIN BARRY’S- Harry O’Donoghue THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARKHarpist Kristin Gustafson & Violinist Ricardo Ochoa (11 am) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Jeff Beasley (10 pm) MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Live Music TBA (6 pm) NORTH BEACH GRILL- Silver Lining (7 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond SAVANNAH THEATRE- Jukebox Journey (3 pm) 1790 RESTAURANT- Ed Rogers UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSE- Live Music TBA (7 pm ) THE WAREHOUSE- Thomas Claxton (5:30 pm)
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Sinatra Tribute (7 pm) THE JINX- Dance Party w/DJs Vinyl Ritchie and Shiz-Nite (10 pm) KEVIN BARRY’S- Harry O’Donoghue LOCOS DELI & PUB (Downtown)- Open Mic w/The Hitmen LOCOS DELI & PUB (Southside)- Team Trivia w/Paul & Jeff MARTHA’S VINEYARD SEAFOOD AUTHORITY (above Fernando’s)- The Silver Lining Duo (8 pm) THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARKJazz Violinist Ricardo Ochoa (7 pm) MCDONOUGH’S- Karaoke MERCURY LOUNGE- Wes Heath (10 pm) MOLLY MACPHERSON’S SCOTTISH PUB- Jan Spillane (10 pm) MOON RIVER BREWING CO.- Eric Britt (8:30 pm) MURPHY’S LAW (409 W. Congress St.)Two Blue (10 pm) PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)- Gail Thurmond POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)Live Music TBA THE RAIL PUB- “Helium Karaoke” w/Wrath Nasty SAVANNAH BLUES- Bottles & Cans (10 pm) SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER- DJ Blue Ice (Hip-hop, Reggae, Top 40, R & B) SAVANNAH SMILES- Dueling Pianos SAVANNAH THEATRE- Jukebox Journey (8 pm) SCANDALS (Tybee)- Karaoke w/DJ Levis (9:30 pm) THE SENTIENT BEAN- Frantic Rabbit Poetry Showcase (8 pm) 1790 RESTAURANT- Ed Rogers SLUGGERS- Trivia w/Artie & Brad (10 pm) SPANKY’S (River St.)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) TOMMY’S (Pooler)- Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca TROPICANA NIGHTCLUB- DJ Southstar spins Top 40 (10 pm) TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)- Live Music TBA (8 pm) UNCLE BUBBA’S OYSTER HOUSELive Music TBA (7 pm)
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Up-and-coming local female-fronted soul and groove band playing popular tunes from artists who define the genre. Sat., 9:30 pm, Il Pasticcio.
Acoustic trio (pop, rock and soul covers) spun off from Wilmington Island‚s Band In The Park. Fri., 8 pm, Mary’s Seafood & Steaks + Sat., 7 pm, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House.
Tight Southern and classic rock covers, plus modern country hits from a popular group of veteran area players. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Gilley’s (Hinesville).
The Christy Alan Band Established local cover group (rock, pop and soul) with a devoted Islands following. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Fannie’s On The Beach.
Longtime scenesters will think they’ve stumbled through a time warp when this newly-minted guitar duo shows up to play both well-known and obscure rock, pop and soul tunes: Bill used to play bass for The Tremors, and Skip’s a Veraflame. Together they represent 2 of the most successful local cover bands of the ‘80s. Expect plenty of great, Beatle-esque vocal harmonies and accomplished fretwork. Fri., 7 pm, Tubby‚s (Thunderbolt).
The Breakneck Quartet Young and invigorating local, organic hip-hop band laying down sparse urban funk grooves (courtesy of a live rhythm section) overlaid with jazzy guitar lines and the occasional conscious, positive rap. Fri., 7 pm, North Beach Grill (Tybee).
Eric Britt Originals and covers sung and played on acoustic guitar by the frontman of popular regional alt.rockers Hazel Virtue. Fri., 10 pm, Jen’s & Friends.
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Fourth Element This Baltimore quintet has all the hallmarks of emo-influenced popmetal: yearning, slightly nasal vocals; overly-processed distorto-guitars; crepepaper drums; and the too-familiar push and pull rhythms that are the lifeblood of this genre. No word on how this java hang (used more often for acoustic open mics) will work as a venue for punishing, loud rock... Thurs., 9:30 pm, Metro Coffee House (402 MLK, Jr. Blvd.).
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Hoots & Hellmouth Sure they can play up a storm, but these anachronistic acoustic noisemakers from West Chester, Pa., also throw on a heaping helping of shtick that makes it difficult to discern if they’re just trying a bit too hard to dig down deep into a place where they don’t necessarily belong, or if they’re having a laugh at the expense of folks who fetishize over retro string music. Pisstake or not, they have fiery blue-eyed
Roger Moss & Friends Celebrated local vocalist (backed by area jazz cats) brings his cabaret-style show of American songbook standards. Sat., 8 pm, Gottlieb’s.
Ricardo Ochoa This former Savannah Symphony member offers up a rarely-heard treat: jazz violin. Thurs., 7 pm + Sun., 11 am (w/harpist Kristin Gustafson), The Mansion on Forsyth Park.
G.E. Perry & James Gay Duo featuring versatile blues and jazz guitarist Perry and up-and-coming mouth harpist Gay. Sat., 8 pm, Augie’s Pub (Richmond Hill).
Jan Spillane Local singer/songwriter with strong blues and soul influences in her recorded work. Thurs., 10 pm, Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub.
Superhorse Local 7-piece (featuring members of GAM, City of Lindas and Hot Pink Interior) playing original, high-energy garage rock.. Sat., 10 pm, The Jinx. â——
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Bottles & Cans Energetic and unpredictable Deltablues combo that also draws on psychedelic ‘60s garage rock, skiffle and the demented Americana of Basement Tapes-era Dylan. Thurs., & Sat., 10 pm, Savannah Blues + Fri., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.
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soul to spare, and at times in the midst of their gravel-voiced harmonies and 5th generation chord progressions it’s hard to resist their melodramatic charm. Wed., 8 pm, The Sentient Bean.
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Tuesday the 18th Horse The Band, Poison The Well, Criteria, The Fall Of Troy - The Masquerade, Atlanta Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Heartless Bastards - Georgia Theatre, Athens Aretha Franklin - Peace Center,
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If nothing else, this deserves credit for offering us a break from the current trend of nihilistic horror flicks whose sole purpose is to devise groovy new ways for psychopaths to torture and murder innocent people. Make no mistake: Slither offers gore by the bucketful, but the movie’s in the spirit of those enjoyable, us-against-them monster yarns that ran rampant from the 50s straight through to the mid-80s. Starting out as an “invader from outer space” opus (think The Blob) before switching gears to become a quasi-zombie flick (think Night of the Living Dead), the film involves a gelatinous E.T. that turns hicksville businessman Grant Grant (Michael Rooker) into its agent of evil on earth. The master plan eventually involves a mass assault by hundreds of slugs that take over humans’ bodies by entering through the mouths; naturally, the entire planet is doomed unless double-Grant’s wife (Elizabeth Banks) and an amiable sheriff (Nathan Fillion) can figure out a way to shut the otherworldly operation down. Slither takes its time getting started, but once it does, it never lets up, throwing the blood, slime and one-liners (some woeful, most of them witty) at the screen with feverish abandon. Banks, recently seen as the bookstore nymph in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, is actually touching as the wife who doesn’t comprehend why her husband has morphed into a human squid. And between his starring roles here and in last year’s sci-fi tale Serenity, Fillion might end up becoming a new generation’s Bruce Campbell. The worst part of the film is the unnecessary coda tacked on after the closing credits have run their course; luckily, the auditorium will be empty at that point anyway.
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Like a vampire scurrying to avoid the rising sun, an unfortunate number of filmgoers still insist on staying clear of documentaries, which even in this era of Michael Moore and penguins are often presumed to be dry-as-desert-sand. Fortunately for these audience members, Hollywood is always willing to water down the formula by offering fictionalized versions of true-life tales. Fortunately, because Tinseltown has always been partial to underdog stories, its inspirational sagas are often told with a certain amount of panache and a flair for button-pushing melodramatics that will entertain as many moviegoers as it irks. Take the Lead might be a tad too
predictable for my taste, but it’s just the sort of uplifting yarn that could conceivably generate enough positive wordof-mouth to emerge as a modest sleeper hit. Inspired by a true story (and rarely has that opening disclaimer been used so loosely), this centers on the efforts of ballroom dance instructor Pierre Dulaine (Antonio Banderas) to teach his elegant craft to a high school class of rowdy inner-city youths. Initially resistant to his efforts, the kids eventually come around once Pierre agrees to mesh his moves with their hip-hop music. The climactic ballroom dance competition (surely you didn’t expect this to end any other way?) is clumsily presented, and I could have done without the heavy-handed “villains” of the piece: a blonde upper-class
dancer who talks down to the inner-city kids and a busybody teacher who all but foams at the mouth as he rails against Pierre and his teaching methods. Still, Banderas and his young co-stars are attractive and appealing, and the subplots involving the students’ troubled home lives carry more currency than one might expect.
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING ✰✰✰1/2
The so-called “culture of spin” gets taken for its own spin in this lacerating adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s celebrated 1994 novel. Even with a too-brief running time of 90 minutes, the movie manages to pack in all manner of
material both saucy and dicey, yet when the smoke clears, what’s most visible is the emergence of Aaron Eckhart as a major talent. At the film’s outset, Eckhart’s Nick Naylor understands that, as the chief spokesman for the tobacco companies, he’s viewed by a significant part of the population as Public Enemy #1. Yet Nick isn’t especially troubled by this designation; if anything, it only challenges him to make the best case he can on behalf of the nation’s cigarette companies. He spends his days working his magic as a spin doctor, and he’s bursting with ideas on how to return this country to the days when smoking was not only fashionable but expected. One such brainstorm takes him to the door of Jeff Megall (Rob Lowe), a Hollywood
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This year’s Sin City is one thin ditty, a hollow exercise in hipster chic that once again proves (as if more evidence was required) that the Pulp Fiction bandwagon has not only run its course but jumped off the track some while ago. Sin City
to be more involved than he initially appears. Hartnett would seem hardpressed to carry a basket of laundry, let alone carry a motion picture, while the three reliable vets seem almost bored trying to keep up with the plot’s changes of direction. The movie’s saving grace is Lucy Liu: Cast as a chatty neighbor who
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escaped wanna-be status by virtue of its genuine pulp fiction origins (graphic novels by Frank Miller) and a startling visual scheme; Slevin, on the other hand, is the sort of convoluted, twist-packed yarn that strains to be unpredictable but is actually even easier to figure out than those Jumble puzzles that appear in the dailies. Josh Hartnett, cinema’s favorite lightweight, plays Slevin, a seemingly guileless guy who finds himself caught in a power struggle between two rival crime lords (Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley). Bruce Willis is on hand as, natch, the taciturn hitman who turns out
helps Slevin piece together the mystery, she’s a breath of fresh air in a genre that too often suffocates on its own fumes of pungent testosterone.
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Let me preface by offering a positive word about Sharon Stone. While many reviewers (to say nothing of Razzie Award voters) consider her a miserable actress, I can honestly say I would require all four fingers and the thumb on one hand to count her memorable performances. That number includes her fine work in last
One irate citizen’s Margaret Thatcher is another’s George W. Bush, which might explain why writer Alan Moore has distanced himself from V For Vendetta, the big-screen adaptation of his influential graphic novel. Penned in 1989, Moore meant for his work to be taken as an indictment of Thatcher’s conservative platform in England. The screen version has been upgraded for a new chapter in world history. Set in England in the year 2020, V For Vendetta envisions a world that’s been torn apart by all manner of conflicts. The United States, we’re told, has fallen as a superpower and now lays in ruins. England, meanwhile, struggled with a dreadful plague that killed thousands but has since reemerged under the rule of a fascistic government headed by Chancellor Sutler (John Hurt). Dissidents, intellectuals and homosexuals all meet with the same fate -- execution -- while all news is filtered through the sensibilities continued on page 32
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Spike Lee’s Inside Man kicks off in standard play mode, with a quartet of intruders -- decked out in painters’ overalls, sunglasses and masks -- commandeering the Manhattan Trust bank in New York’s Wall Street district. Armed with machine guns, these three men and a lady order the hostages to hand over their cell phones, strip down to their underwear and don outfits identical to the ones worn by the robbers. Once the situation is secure, gang leader Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) waits for the police to arrive to listen to demands. The NYPD turns to hostage negotiators Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) and Bill Mitchell (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to take charge of the facilitating. In Inside Man, the upper-crust is repped by Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), the bank’s founder and the person most worried about the robbery unfolding at his institution. He employs the services of Madeleine White (Jodie Foster), an enigmatic woman who has made a career out of helping wealthy clients out of sticky situations. While delivering the goods with a thriller premise, Lee is once again more interested in making astute observations about contemporary society, especially as it relates to a post-9/11 mindset.
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The best way to enjoy Find Me Guilty is to view it as an indictment of the jury system, as a smackdown of a procedure that allows the dirty dozen to form their opinions of a person’s guilt or innocence not by the incriminating evidence stacked against him nor by the testimony of reliable witnesses but rather by his charisma, his looks and his ability to tell a joke. The only problem is that it’s clear that an anti-jury stance isn’t what’s on director Sidney Lumet’s mind. In telling the true-life tale of a low-level member of a New Jersey mob family, Lumet (sharing screenplay credit with T. J. Mancini and Robert J. McCrea) clearly sides with his protagonist and, in effect, the jury that falls in love with him. Lumet, who’s made a career out of law & order films (Dog Day Afternoon and The Verdict are but two of his numerous gems), obviously has great affection for Jackie DiNorscio (Vin Diesel), the maverick defendant in a gargantuan court case which finds prosecutor Sean Kierney (Linus Roache) simultaneously seeking charges against dozens of members of the Calabrese crime syndicate. While the other mobsters are represented by seasoned lawyers, Jackie elects to defend himself. Jackie’s “aw shucks” persona begins to make an impression on the jurors -- one woman even calls him “cute” -- and what appeared to be an open-and-shut case for the prosecution suddenly looks like it could swing either way. Diesel delivers an impressive performance that will surprise those who pegged him as a one-dimensional action hero, and the supporting cast is peppered with sharply etched characterizations. Yet Lumet’s sympathies repeatedly tug against the natural grain of the story. Jackie may be an amiable loudmouth but he’s still a crook, and the hardnosed head of the mob family (Alex Rocco) clearly belongs behind bars.
summer’s Broken Flowers, as well as her star-making performance as the ice pickwielding author Catherine Tramell in the 1992 smash hit Basic Instinct. But what Hollywood giveth, Hollywood taketh away, meaning that the role that made her an Alister might now be the same role that effectively kills her struggling career. In BI2, Stone is simply awful, replacing the sexy insouciance from the first film with a beady stare that would seem more appropriate coming from a dead codfish than a calculating nympho adept at playing twisted mind games.
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agent who, after listening to Nick’s pitch, figures he can convince Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta-Jones to engage in a postcoital smoke in their upcoming sci-fi epic set on a space station. One unenviable assignment -- to offer a bribe to a former (and dying) Marlboro Man (Sam Elliott) who’s planning to lash out at the tobacco industry -- only succeeds because Nick is second to none when it comes to deconstructing opposing arguments. Indeed, he’s so skilled at his job that he attracts the attention of Big Tobacco’s Big Daddy, a crusty old coot (Robert Duvall) prone to Mint Juleps. The first half of the picture features a steady stream of laughs, meaning there’s a noticeable drop-off during the second part. In many black comedies, this signals that the storytellers suddenly feel a twang of remorse over their unrepentant characters and start softening up the picture for a sentimental fadeout. Is that the case here? That’s up to each individual viewer to decide.
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of a government-sanctioned TV network. Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) is a low-level worker at the TV station, yet she’s also the daughter of political activists who were dragged off and murdered by government thugs when she was still a child. She meets V (Hugo Weaving), an eloquent swashbuckler who sports a Guy Fawkes mask and speaks of a regime change. A man of mystery, V subscribes to the theory of a radical revolution, of achieving freedom by any means necessary. Because his face is hidden behind an immobile mask, Hugo Weaving relies on his voice and movements to bring life to the role of V. Yet the performer to watch here is Natalie Portman. Heroines in fantasy flicks often get swallowed up by the extravagance surrounding them, yet Portman’s work is on a par with Aliens’ Sigourney Weaver, The Terminator’s Linda Hamilton and King Kong’s Naomi Watts.
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Matthew McConaughey plays Tripp, a 35year-old who still lives at home with his parents (Bradshaw and Kathy Bates). Anxious to move their grown boy out of the house, the folks hire Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), a professional consultant who -- get this -- makes a career out of building up the self-esteem of adult males still living at home by romancing them and then dumping them once they feel independent enough to move out on their own. But Paula soon discovers that Tripp isn’t like her other clients, which leads to a sputtering romantic comedy that moves like clockwork through all the expected plot predicaments.
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Imagine if someone decided to remake David Cronenberg’s excellent horror yarn The Fly as a wretched Disney family film, and you would basically get The Shaggy Dog. Borrowing elements from both
house 16 blocks away. He has two hours to deliver the man, but really, it’s a job that should only take 15 minutes, tops. But it turns out Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) isn’t your ordinary punk picked up for snatching a purse or stealing a TV set.
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Based on a stage play (and it shows), The Libertine tells the story of John Wilmot (Johnny Depp), a.k.a. the second Earl of Rochester. At the film’s outset, this 17th century poet, playwright and sex fiend turns to us and insists that we won’t like him, at which point he proceeds to spend the remainder of the running time cruelly berating nearly everyone who enters his atmosphere, even Charles II (John Malkovich). The one exception is the budding stage actress Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton), yet she proves to be the one person that a smitten Rochester cannot best. The filmmakers had the right idea by turning to Depp -- among the most fearless thespians out there -- but ultimately, he’s not required to do more than mix profanity with profundity and allow himself to be subjected to lengthy sessions in the makeup artist’s chair.
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1959’s The Shaggy Dog and 1976’s The Shaggy D.A. but mostly wandering off in its own direction, this new Dog casts Tim Allen as an assistant district attorney who periodically turns into a canine after being bitten by a 300-yearold sheepdog.
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Rapper-turned-actor Mos Def is paired with action vet Bruce Willis, but just because director Richard Donner is behind the controls doesn’t mean we should worry that this will turn out to be a pale imitation of Donner’s tiresome
Lethal Weapon buddy flicks. 16 Blocks may be full of shootouts and laced with humor, but it’s mercifully free of the jokey nature and penchant for overkill that dogged the inexplicably popular Mel Gibson-Danny Glover franchise. Willis, admirably looking his age and then some, stars as New York detective Jack Mosley, a badge-carrying bum whose love for the bottle has reduced him to a has-been on the police force. One morning after working the night shift, he’s ready to head for home (or a nearby bar) when he’s ordered to transport a petty criminal from the jail to the court-
Based on a Japanese film itself inspired by a true story, Eight Below relates the tale of a scientific expedition in Antarctica and what happens when weather forces its members to leave eight sled dogs behind. As the animals cope with starvation and a nasty leopard seal, expedition guide Jerry Shephard (Paul Walker) desperately tries to find a way to rescue them. The dogs are gorgeous and wonderfully expressive (no creepy Snow Dogs-style anthropomorphizing here, thank God), and as long as director Frank Marshall and debuting scripter Dave DiGilio focus on their part of the story, the movie succeeds in the grand tradition of past Disney live-action adventures. ◗
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Activism & Politics 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 691-2934 or send email to kshe62@aol.com..
Amnesty International
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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.
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For information, call Maxine Harris at 3520470 or 484-3222.
It’s time for spring cleaning. During the month of April, volunteers will clean and beautify the community as part of the Great American Clean-up. To participate, call Nathaniel Glover, Keep Savannah Beautiful Coordinator, at 651-6520.
Chatham County Young Democrats Call Cory at 508-3335 or send email to c@depthllc.com.
Chatham County Young Republicans For information, call Brad Morrison at 5964810.
Coastal Democrats will meet Monday, April 24 at 6 p.m. at Barnes Restaurant on Waters Avenue. Daniel Dodd, project director for Poverty, will be the featured speaker. Candidates are welcome. For information, call Maxine Harris at 352-0470 or 484-3222 or send e-mail to R1999MHAR@aol.com.
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 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.
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Promoting democracy one pint at a time -share politics while sharing a pitcher at a
meets the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.
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.
Savannah Area Young Republicans Call Alexandra Tabarrok at 572-8528.
Sierra Club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 E. Washington Ave. 351-7436.
Skidaway Island Democrats 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 Cultural Arts Theatre to Present Aida The City of Savannah’s Cultural Arts Theatre will hold audiitons for Elton John’s and Tim Rice’s Aida on Wednesday, May 3 and Friday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. with callbacks on Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m. Auditions for dancers only will be held Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m. Talented singers and dancers of all ethnicities and experience ages 14 through adult are needed. Bring a prepapred piece of music or let them teach you one.
Performances will be held in July. Call 6516782 or 651-6783.
Lowcountry Ensemble Company is looking for actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, poets and others. Send e-mail to negroensemble@comcast.net.
Benefits & Fundraisers 2nd Annual AMBUCS Swing for the Kids Golf Tournament will be held Monday, April 24 at 9 a.m. at Crosswinds Golf Club. Enjoy a round of golf, lunch, beverages and a chance to win cash and prizes while helping people with disabilities. Registration deadline is 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 17. Call Rusty at 657-1360 or visit www.savannahambucs.com.
Bike Poker Run The Titan Motorcycle Club of Pooler will host a Bike Poker Run on Saturday, April 15 for the Kiss-A-Pig Campaign in memory of Lonnie Norton. Money raised will benefit the American Diabetes Association. The cost is $20 for a poker hand and lunch. The start/finish is at Tommy’s Bar in Pooler. Registration is 10 a.m. with the first bike out at 11 a.m. A rock band, Argyle, will provide entertainment.
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.
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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.
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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.
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 201-618-8867.
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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.
local Democratic drinking club. 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.
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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.
SOAR, 1304 N. Lightning Rd., Hunter Army Airfield, 31409-4719.
Eighth Hill Hall Benefit Gala
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.
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Savannah State University will host this gala on Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center with dinner, dancing and entertainment by the Coastal Good Life Band. Proceeds will augment SSU’s academic scholarship program. Individual seats are $100. The Benefit Kickoff will be held April 12 at 10 a.m. in front of Hill Hall. Call 3562286.
Give for the Gulf 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.
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Andrew’s Answer and the Kicklighter Resource Center will sponsor a double shotgun scramble Monday, April 24 at 8:30 a.m. with a second start at 1 p.m. at the Wilmington Island Club. Registration is $125 for individuals, or teams of four can register for $500. To register or become a sponsor, call Lynn or Sydney at 691-0790 or pace_andrewsanswer@comcast.net,
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.
Irish Monument The Police Emerald Society of Southeast Georgia wants to erect a monument in Savannah to honor the Irish who fled the Great Hunger in the 1840s and 50s and came to the Untied States. The society is asking a donation or $100 for brick pavers that will be engraved with donors’ names or names of those they wish to honor. Applications to purchase a paver are available at Saints and Shamrocks, located at Bull and Harris streets.
Kiss a Pig Fundraiser With the Lady Chablis
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The Lady Chablis will conduct a trolley tour featuring her version of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil on Friday, April 14 from 4-5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and benefit the Kiss a Pig campaign of Charlie Brazil for the American Diabetes Assoication. Only 40 tickets are available. Call 210-3467 for information and reservations. From 6-8 p.m., the Lady Chablis will mingle with guests at Venus de Milo at 38 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. for Happy Hour. Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door and includes appetizers and a glass of chablis. All proceeds benefit the Kiss a Pig campaign of Charlie Brazil for the ADA. Call 233-2838 for information and reservations.
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
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 sticks, individual sugar and creamer packets as they welcome home 20,000 troops from Iraq. Call 912-876-3975.
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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.
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. Boulevard 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.
Call for Entries 3rd Annual Mr. Black Teen Savannah This scholarship competition for boys ages 14-18 is now accepting entries. Call 3516159.
Chatham County Chamber seeks musicians The Chatham County Chamber Group is seeking classically trained musicians. Call 232-2326.
Cultural Affairs Artist Roster The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is compiling a list of artists of all disciplines of the arts and humanities to include in a Savannah Artists Roster. Call Daisy Williams at 912-651-6417 or send an email to dwilliams@savannahga.gov and include: group and/or individual name, contact information, and discipline.
Fiction Writers A new Savannah-based e-zine is seeking fiction writers for its upcoming editions. Call Jeff Brochu at 234-8682 or visit www.JeffsShorts.com.
Futuristic Youth of Promise Foundation is sponsoring competitions for area youth. The FYP Logo Contest deadline is April 15. A youth essay contest with the theme, The Importance of Youth Involvement in the Fight Against Crime in Savannah, Georgia requires text that must be typed, doublespaced, on 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper, on one side only. The deadline is April 15. There also will be a talent showcase for performers ages 9 to 19. For information, send e-mail to Martha at fyparts3@aol.com.
35 Interviews sought for Gulf War book Liz Desnoyers-Colas, assistant professor of communications at Armstrong Atlantic State University, has received a grant to conduct research for her book, Marching to War: Personal Narratives of African American Women’s Gulf War Experiences. She is conducting a nationwide search to find African American women who have served in the U.S. military in the MIddle East during the two gulf wars. To receive an initial survey, call 921-5597 or send e-mail to colaseli@mail.armstrong.edu.
Spring Festival & Craft Sale St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School, 11500 Middleground Rd., is seeking crafters to display and sell their work at the Spring Festival & Craft Sale set for April 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Space and table rental is $30. Space only is $25. Call 925-4725.
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Classes will be held Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20 from 1-6 p.m. at Frank Murray Community Center on Whtiemarsh Island. Call 898-3320.
Adult Education 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.
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is a weekly figure drawing session at The Art School, 74 W. Montgomery Cross Road, No. B-2. The group meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon. A variety of models and extended poses are available to artists who would like to pursue figure work. The cost is $50 for a six-week session or $12 for dropins. Call 921-1151.
are held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc., 1601 Drayton St. 447--5711.
Arts and Crafts Camp
This information session will be held April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 227 of Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Victor Hall. It is for prospective studetns who are interested in earning a college degree. Call 961-3163.
will be held April 10-14 from noon to 3 p.m. Children and teens are invited to express their creativity at Glazed Over Pottery Painting Place, 1190 King George Blvd. behind Steamer’s restaurant. Projects include pottery techniques, ceramics painting and glazing, and mosaics. A new project will be offered each day. Children under 8 should be accompanied by an adult. Call 961-4494 or send e-mail to glazedoverppp@aol.com.
Art and Theater Classes at S.P.A.C.E.
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are being offered for children and adults at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. For information, call 651-4248.
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.
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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.
Building a Home The UBuildIt office in Savannah offers free seminars. Call 236-1211.
Business Killers Six Mistakes That Kill Your Business is a free class that will be offered April 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582.
Career Achievement Program 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.
Chatham County Aquatic Center offers open lap swim, water aerobics classes, swim lessons and competitive swim teams for all ages, home school programs
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Summer 2006 classes will run for a week at a time. Students attend Monday through Friday. There are two sessions a day, one for ages 6-10 and the other for ages 11-teen. The morning session is 9 a.m. to noon and the afternoon session is 1-4 p.m. The price per week is $160. Art supplies are provided. Classes include Rare & Exotic Animals June 12-16 and July 10-14, People on the Move June 19-23, The Third Dimension June 26-30, People & Pets July 17-21, and This Land is Your Land. July 24-28. For information, visiti www.TheArtSchool.-Sav.com or call Lind at 921-1151.
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The First Annual One-Act Play Contest and Festival will feature original, unproduced plays under 40 minutes. Entrants can submit up to 3 plays, which are due by May 22. The winning plays will be produced and performed in July. Prize money will be awarded. Send all entries to: Tybee Theater Cafe, P.O. Box 2944, Tybee Island, 31328. Call 7866384 for information.
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is a boutique gallery/working studio on West Broughton Street that is looking for artists to consign work, especially clothing, accessories and textiles, plus home decor, painting and sculpture. Send email to 2palejosephines@bellsouth.net or call 232-4848.
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and field trips for students on Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. 6526793 or chathamcounty.org.
music ministry. Call 236-1566 or send email to scm@schoolofchurchmusic.org.
Children’s Creative Saturdays Every second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children are invited to The Dragonfly Studio for projects in pottery, painting, planting, music and more. Every Saturday, a new project will be presented. Children must be 6 or older to participate. Parents may drop off children or stay and join them. Dragonfly Studio is located on Tybee Island, 1.5 miles past the Lazzaretto Creek Bridge on the right. Call 786-4431 or send e-mail to dragonflytybee@aol.com.
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Christopher Scott Writing Courses A two-evening course, (‘ve never written anything since leaving school!, is for people who always wanted to write and need help getting started. It is set for April 24 and 25. For information, call 398-1717 or visit www.cscottwriting.com/savworkshop.htm.
Church Music Seminar The School of Church Music located at 101 Bull St. offers specialized workshops to give practical help with almost every area of
Culinary Arts Classes
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will be held Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Carolyne’s Studio. An open studio is available Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To register, call 925-5465.
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.
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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.
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.
will be offered beginning in mid-February. Training includes studies in local history and decorative arts. Docents lead tours and assist with programming. Call Dottie Kraft at 236-8097 or send e-mail to jcredle@savbusiness.net.
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Discover Creativity Coaching
Life Challenge Consulting
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.
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.
Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc. Project Tomorrow Inc.
offers free classes on using computers to access information at the Bull Street Library. Call 652-3662.
Clay Classes in Hand-building
Computer Classes 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.
offers several classes and workshops, including sewing, crocheting, computer training, CPR and more. 232-5280.
The Economic Opportunity Authority 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.
Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register.
Feng Shui Classes Now Forming Call Barbara Harrison of Coastal Chi at 9610104 or send e-mail to bharrison@coastalchi.com to get on the mailing list.
First Steps parent education program This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. Call 8196910.
Free Coaching Session and Assessment for personal, career and professional development. Call Executive Leadership Coaching, 443-9860, or send e-mail to Vicki@excellentcoach.com.
Free computer classes St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offers free computer classes. Call 447-6605.
Futuristic Youth of Promise Foundation This talent-based organization is for youth ages 9-19. Volunteers are sought to teach gospel, jazz, photography, visual arts, writing, theater, cooking, dance, videography and more. To participate, contact Martha Dawkins Massey at fyparts3@aol.com.
Guided Imagery Change your life with guided imagery. Read about it in Oprah magazine, January 2006. Ditch anxiety, manage deadlines, lose weight, recovery from surgery. Call the Alpha Institute, 201-0071.
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.
The Live Oak Public Library
Memorial Health positive parenting class The cost is $10 per person and is most beneficial to parents of children less than 4 years. To register, call 350-9335.
Mindful meditation classes will be held 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.
Mindfulness and Ordinary Recovery Indepth exploration of the 11th step. Meditation and contemplation instruction provided as it applies to recovery and maintenance. Classes are held on Monday from 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.
Multiple blessings 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.
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.
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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Park Place Outreach
is a seminar that will be presented April 13 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605.
offers Wednesday night youth groups for ages 11-17 and tutorial assistance sponsored by Park Place Outreach -- Street Outreach Team, formerly the Savannah Runaway Home. Call Tonyour Bolden, outreach coordinator, at 234-4048 for a location.
Housing Authority of Savannah Classes Free classes will be offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Call 232-4232, Ext. 115.
Pranic Healing Level One This class will be offered Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Savannah School of Massage
37 Therapy, 6413 Waters Ave. The cost is $325. Refer a friend and get a $50 discount. To register, call Robin Gonzalez at 355-3011.
Puppet Shows are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, daycares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605.
Savannah Area Tennis will hold an after-school and weekend Junior Group Tennis Program for ages kindergarten through 12th grade at various sites throughout Savannah. A cardio tennis program, Adults’ Workout With a Racquet, is a group activity that features drills aimed at giving players of all abilities a high-energy workout. Sessions are $10. For information about either program, call Phyllis Greene at 961-9862 or 507-9862 or send e-mail to ctcsavannahga@prodigy.net.
Savannah Art Association Workshop 2006
S.T.A.R.S. Summer Camp St. Joseph’s/Candler’s St. Mary’s Community Center, 812 W. 36th St., is offering a summer camp for students in kindergarten through 8th grades that provides arts and crafts, swimming, outdoor games and academic skill building June 5 through July 21, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. Call Program Coordinator Artinique Thomas at 447-0578.
Tybee Island Marine Science Center 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.
Writing Classes in Savannah The 2006 schedule of classes offered by Christopher Scott Writing Courses includes weekday (evening), full weekend and single-
Bipolar 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.
Bridge club meets at the JEA
House, 12 E. 41st St. Facilitated by Miriam Center. Call 663-0894.
Friends of Oatland Board of Directors meets every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; general membership meeting follows at 7 p.m. at the Oatland Island Educational Center. Call Serena Nasworthy at 897-3060.
Friends of the Library meet the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Bull Street Library. Call 652-3655.
1511 Abercorn, ACBL certified duplicate bridge game every Wednesday at 1 p.m. There is a $4 fee. Call Lynn Pierce at 3549739.
Georgia Christian Singles
Chihuahua Club of Savannah
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Clubs & Organizations
A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets one Saturday each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChiSavanna h/.
promotes education, safety and fun to motorcycle riders. Call Julian at 920-2700 or John at 858-5414 or visit chaptere2.tripod.com.
AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club
Civil Air Patrol
On Thursdays, the club sponsors free role playing. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the AASU Compass Point Club House and sponsors a laser tag team and bi-monthly children’s readings on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. at Media Play. Call Antonio at 713-1470 or send email to Catscandance2@aol.com.
is the civilian, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is involved in search and rescue, aerospace education and cadet programs. Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for cadets (12-18 years old) and 7 p.m. for adult members at the former Savannah Airport terminal building off Dean Forest Road. Visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410.
A place for those interested in the Gothic subcultures. Visit www.Goth-NightSavannah.com.
Writing Workshop Meet and connect as individuals who have had major life experiences and want to share them. A local author is writing a book of short stories and would like to have people come share theirs. For information, send e-mail to writinglive@yahoo.com.
ABATE (American Bikers Active Toward Education) District 11 meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Saloon on Hwy. 204 and Old River Rd. Please call for more info. 233-9800.
Alternative Video/Film Enthusiast Viewings are held in private homes which includes social time as well as viewing a movie. Call Don at 655-0482 or send e-mail to savdeca@aol.com.
Ascension Lutheran Dinner and a Movie Join other college-age Lutheran friends for fun and fellowship on the first and third Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran, 120 Bull St. After dinner, the group will attend Reel Savannah screenings. Call 2324151 or send email to program@elcota.org.
Clean Coast meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule.
Coastal Bicycle Touring Club of Savannah sponsors a ride every Saturday. Visit www.cbtc.org for a ride schedule and more information. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Tubby’s Tank House restaurant in Thunderbolt at 6:30 p.m. 728-5989.
Coastal Georgia Volkswagen Club Meets the 3rd Saturday of every month. 9610602.
Banner of the Nations Savannah
Community Hymn Chorus
meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 12 Drake Dr. Call Frank Spencer at 352-2323 or visit the Web site at www.bannerofthenations.com. meets monthly on the third Thursday at 6 p.m. Call 605-4471 for details.
All denominations are welcome to come together to make a joyful noise every Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. at White Bluff United Methodist Church’s Horton Hall, 11911 White Bluff Rd. Call Ronn Alford, Director of Music Ministries, at 925-5924.
Beanhead Writers Group
Daughters of Destiny
Beach Historic Neighborhood Association
meets very second Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. to critique works in progress and to discuss technique and marketing. Fiction and non-fiction, but no poetry.
An ongoing seminar for women who want to make changes in their lives through spirituality and positive reinforcement meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Daughters of Destiny
Memberships start at $25 and remain active until marriage. See website or call for local chapters. 1-800-869-2500.
Goth Night Savannah
Harley Owners Group HOG meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Mighty Eighth Heritage Museum. Call 925-5349.
Historic Savannah Chapter of the ABWA will have an open house Thursday, April 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. at The Exchange on Waters. This is open to the public and the cost is the price of the meal. For reservations, call 233-2838.
Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. Call 236-8546.
Hostess City Toastmasters Club Gain confidence in public speaking. Meets Tuesday evenings, 7 p.m. at 6206 Waters Ave, Rivers Edge Retirement Community. 355-5450.
Irish Session All instrumentalists interested in Celtic music are welcome. Meets the second and fourth Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at the Folk Traditions Store, 12 Price St. Call 341-8898.
Islands Mothers Club Social club for mothers of young children. The club hosts activities moms and kids can enjoy together and provides a community support network for mothers. Call Julie Bird at 495-9950 or jbird@taigmarks.com.
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will present the courses Who Are Your Customers? on April 10 and Customer Service: Make or Break Your Business on April 12. Both courses are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and are free. The center is at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582.
every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill. Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items.
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How to Create a Portrait: Drawing, Watercolor or Medium of Choice, will be presented by Barbara Gentry from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the AASU Annex. The class will meet the first Saturday of each month. The fee is $50 for SAA members and $65 for non-members. To register for any of the workshops, call Ila Scholla at 897-5612, Grace Rohland at 498-8217 or Frances Mills at 355-0448.
day weekend classes for writers of all standards. Learn the basic Skills of Writing Fiction (plus a two-evening preparatory course entitled I’ve never written anything since leaving School!) or take the Advanced Fiction Writing course designed for more experienced writers. Other classes include The Publishing Scene and Writing Family Memoirs. Learn to write and get published. Find details, schedules, fees, etc. at www.cscottwriting.com/savworkshop.htm or call 398--1727.
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lence., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Books-AMillion on Abercorn. Call Greg at 232-7549.
Living Roots Community Garden
Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Child care is provided. Call Linda at 897-9632.
Savannah Chapter U.S. Green Building Council
Low Country Artists’ and Artisans’ Society
No Kidding!
sponsors a Country Textiles African American Quilt Making Guild. Call 447-1888.
is the area’s first social club for single and married adults who do not have children. Meet other non-parents at events and activities. For information on No Kidding! visit www.nokidding.net or send e-mail to luluette@prodigy.com.
Philo Cafe
Objectivist Society of Savannah
The Savannah Stamp Club meeting and stamp auction is held the second Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Grace United Methodist Church, 6412 Waters Ave. Call 354-8870.
MOMS Club for stay-at-home moms and their children. For information, call Courtney at 921-1462, visit www.momsclub.org or send e-mail to momsclubofsavannahga@hotmail.com.
will meet April 20 from 7-9 a.m. at Mulberry Inn. The speaker will be Dr. Diane Lesko, executive director of theTelfair Museum of Art. Call Cheryl Smith at 236-3660.
meets biweekly at the Lion’s Den Lounge. Call Brian at 234-2484 or ww.savannahobjectivists.org.
Partners for Community Health is a group that meets every other month to discuss healthcare topics that impact the community. Call Dana Huffman at 350-6357. Philosophical sessions taking on a different topic each time at Barnes & Noble every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Call 659-2930 or 443-9267.
Postage stamp meeting and auction
Progressive Guys’ Discussion Group An opportunity for men to discuss books, music, film and cultural issues in an intellectually stimulating and non-judgmental environment. Meets the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Sentient Bean Coffee House. 231-8841.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) www.connectsavannah.com
meets for lunch the second Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. Call 966-3619 or visit www.obpw.org.
Millionaire Women’s Club
at 2202 Norwood Ave. sponsors bingo every Tuesday and Friday starting at 7:30 p.m. There is a $700 jackpot.
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is at 31st Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Garden plots are available for the spring/summer season. Call 233-7421 or write to mitten@riseup.net to reserve a space or to volunteer time and talent.
Loyal Order of Moose
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Oglethorpe Business & Professional Women’s Club
The Island Mothers of Preschoolers meets every first and third Wednesday at First
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Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-AMillion and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org.
St. Almo The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays at 4:50 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. Call 234-3336.
Salon for Women Seeking Change Lively discussion, laughter and fun. Call 2368581.
Savannah Adventure Club People who enjoy outdoor activities and are looking for adventure are invited to join. Visit www.savannahadventureclub.com for information.
Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers
meets the fourth Tuesday from 5:45-7 p.m. at the Marshall House on Broughton Street. Free and open to the public. Visit www.coastalgreen.org, call Tommy at 2360781 or send e-mail to tlinstroth@melaver.com.
Savannah Chess Club meets Monday at Books-A-Million from 7 to 11 p.m. Bring your chess sets. Call 631-0338 or send e-mail to geocities/savannahchessclub.com.
Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020.
Savannah Euchre Club Euchre is a four-handed card game in the same family as Hearts and Spades, a poor (but discerning) man’s Bridge. Call Katie at 308-9815.
Savannah Express Network Chapter of American Business Women’s Association meets the first Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Golf Club on East President Street. RSVP to Laura McLaren at 236-6750, Ext. 14, or 898-9362.
Savannah Fencing Club offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com.
Savannah Italian Club is dedicated to discussing and preserving the heritage of Italians and ItalianAmericans. Meets the first Tuesday at 2717 Livingston Ave. Call Carol Taylor at 9254064.
Savannah Jaycees for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included and there is no charge for guests. Call 234-2106 or visit www.savannahjaycees.com.
The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 6550994.
Savannah Kennel Club
Savannah Art Association
The group usually meets the first Wednesday of every month. Call 210-9066.
meets the second Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. The meeting will be held at Carey Hilliard’s on Skidaway Road at Sunset Boulevard. On April 13, gallery owner Kim Iocavozzi will speak on southern art and current acquisitions. Call 232-7731.
Savannah Brewers’ League Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League.
Savannah Chapter of the Sons of Italy is the oldest and largest national organization that celebrates Italian/American her-
meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. from September through May at the Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. Those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to arrive earlier. 656-2410.
Savannah Linux Users Group Savannah Lions Club meets the second and fourth Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Savannah Golf Club. For information, call 355-6033.
Savannah Macintosh Users Group (SMUG) meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. See www.savannahmug.org.
Savannah Newcomers Club is open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years. Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist newcomers in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.
39 Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society Dinner meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Restaurant, 65 W. Fairmont Ave. Volunteer Saturdays are the second Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Savannah-Ogeechee Museum & Nature Center at 681 Fort Argyle Rd. (Highway 204) 2.3 miles west of Interstate 95. 748-8068.
ronment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935.
Savannah Ultimate Frisbee meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. in Forsyth Park. Bring a white and dark shirt, water, cleats and a positive attitude. Visit www.savannahultimate.com for information.
Savannah Port City Lions Club
Savannah’s First Pug Playday
meets every first and third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Ryan’s Restaurant on Stephenson. For information, call 920-9081.
This group meets every first Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Savannah Dog Park at 41st and Drayton streets. All humans and dogs who live in a pug household are welcome. A donation to the Savannah Dog Park would be appreciated. Contact melindahurst@hotmail.com or mike_kennedy@emc.com.
Savannah Psychogeographic Society The society will investigate spaces in and around downtown. Celebrate the ordinary, the extraordinary, the overlooked, the neglected and the transcendent in Savannah’s built and natural landscapes. Contact Ryan at leifmadson@hotmail.com.
Savannah Ski Club For information, see www.savannahskiclub.com.
Savannah Stitch-N-Bitch
Savannah Sunrise Rotary club
Savannah Toastmasters
Southside Optimist Club is a civic organization catering to youth and community service projects that meets every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Taylor’s Restaurant inside the Days Inn on Mall Boulevard. Call Linda Lee at 695-7733.
Subbuteo Table Soccer meets monthly for tournaments and practice matches. For information, call 667-7204 or visit http://savannahsubbuteo.tripod.com.
meets the second Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. With the exception of the June and December meetings, the association meets at the Tybee Community Center.
Tybee Performing Arts Society (TAPS) meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the old Tybee school All interested, please attend or send e-mail to ried793@netscape.com.
Urban Professionals meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail.com.
Waving Girl Smocking Guild meets the fourth Mondays at 6:30 p.m., August through May, at the Coastal Development Services, 7712 Seawright Dr. Those who love smocking and sewing are invited to attend. New members are welcome.
Writers Unite! Serious writers who want to read, do warmup writing, hold each other accountable, call 236-3660 and ask for Dana.
Adult Ballet & Modern Dance Classes at Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Dr, Whitemarsh Island near Publix shopping center. Challenging, rewarding and fun. All levels and body types welcome. BeginnerIntermediate Adult Ballet is held Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced Ballet is held Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Beginner Adult Modern is Mondays from 1-2 p.m. Intermediate/Advanced Modern is Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m. A variety of youth classes ages 3 to teen are available. Call Sue Braddy at 897-2100.
Ballroom Dance Party will be held Saturday, April 15 at the Islands Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Basic lesson on the Rumba will start at 7 p.m. and social dance is held from 8-10:30 p.m. Cost is $6 for members and $10 for non-members. Beginners and singles are welcome. Refreshments. Call 961-9960.
Flamenco Enthusiasts This group is looking for people in Savannah who want to dance, sing or play flamenco, also potential instructors. Contact Laura Chason at laura_chason@yahoo.com.
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The Young Professionals of Savannah For information, contact Jacob Cottingham at Jacob@thesouthmag.com.
helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive envi-
by Rob Brezsny
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “What astrological transit did Galileo have when he first turned a telescope toward the heavens?” asks Richard Tarnas, author of Cosmos and Psyche. “What transit was coming to bear on Betty Friedan when she conceived of writing her seminal book The Feminine Mystique?” he continues. “What transit was Sigmund Freud experiencing when he had the breakdown-cum-breakthrough that propelled him into his life’s work?” There’s not enough space to answer those questions here, Cancerian. I invoke them because I want to suggest that you’re currently basking in cosmic influences that could hatch a quantum leap with resemblances to those of Galileo, Freidan, and Freud.
sake of your future, you’ve got to redouble your righteous, ingenious anger.
now being revealed as folly? And what are you going to do about it?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming week should include a lot of back and forth, give and take, and to and fro. It will be a favorable time to jump into spirited debates and seek clarification through good-natured arguing. Dynamics that might feel uncomfortably adversarial at any other time could be invigorating now. In fact, I encourage you to bring up touchy subjects that everyone has been avoiding, because it’s likely you’ll finally be able to deal with them in candid and constructive ways. Your power symbol for the week is a child’s seesaw.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the Bible’s Book of Exodus
you crawling up out of a deep hole. I’ve even had two dreams with that theme. Each time, you seem to defy gravity as you climb by clawing at the sides of the hole and pulling yourself higher and higher until you finally emerge into daylight. Why am I having these fantasies? Are they a metaphor for your life right now? I shudder to think that you’ve been in an abyss as profound as the one I’ve been seeing, though I’m ecstatic about the prospect that you’re about to escape.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Rob: I have to say that you unfailingly tune in to my manic and riotous subconscious screams every single week and help me transform them into something beautiful, fresh, and worthy of serious amusement. How do you do it? Can you teach me how to perform the same service for myself? -Leo Longing for Self- Mastery.” Dear Future Self-Master: You may not realize it yet, but in the past few weeks you Leos have acquired scads of data that could provide excellent fodder in your quest for self-mastery. I suggest that you pore over your recent past and gather up the rich clues.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Chinese poet Yuan Mei (1716-
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): On the third anniversary of America’s
1798) was heavily influenced by Buddhism but was also skeptical toward it. He was eager to learn from the very tradition he criticized. The book of his selected poems is entitled I Don’t Bow to Buddhas. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this is an excellent time for you to follow Yuan Mei’s lead. Are you smart and subtle enough to practice his split-minded approach? I think you are. Try this: Intensify your love and respect for the ideas you’re inspired by, even as you explore your doubts about them and subject them to rigorous testing.
invasion of Iraq, many protests took place. But they were mild, not wild--more like Sunday picnics than the fierce mass demonstrations that raged in 2003. New York’s rally drew a mere 1,000, Washington’s 300. The march near where I live was a small affair led by two octogenarian women riding cream-colored scooters. They snacked on cookies and sang “This Little Light of Mine.” I was shocked and awed by the lack of passion, especially since now it’s even more appallingly obvious how stupid the war is than it was in the beginning. Don’t you dare allow a similar apathy to creep in to your own fight for justice, Virgo. For the
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear Dr. Brezsny: Usually I gobble up your words. They’re soul food that nourishes me for days. But last week’s ‘scope gave me indigestion. Was there a hidden meaning? Can I coax a deeper interpretation out of you? I promise I’ll give you the secret handshake and tell you the secret password. (It’s ‘swordfish.’) Would it help if I told you I once drank Red Bull from Maya Angelou’s slipper and that I’ve gathered gossip about you that thus far I’ve chosen not to reveal? Help me out. -Scorpio Who Hates Secrets Unless I’m Keeping Them.” Dear Scorpio: I think the problem is that you’ve been keeping so many secrets for so long that you’ve come to assume that every situation is crammed with secrets. The truth is, this is a highly unsecretive time for you. You should proceed as if there’s no good reason to hide anything and as if everyone is willing to reveal themselves freely.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When I was a kid, I read Highlights magazine. My favorite feature was the section that asked Zenlike questions like “Can you laugh and cry at the same time?” or “If you were a talking parrot, what words would you want to learn?” For this week’s horoscope, I’ve borrowed the spirit of that old source of inspiration. May the following passage incite your raw wonder and feral innocence. What’s more beautiful, the smell of an orange or the sight of a green hill in spring? Under what circumstances might you eat dessert before the main course? Have you ever seen a statue wink? Is it possible to fall up instead of down? Describe how you’d catch a dragonfly without hurting it. Tell a story that’s half-true and half-lies. Can you grow brain cells just by thinking you want to?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Lately I have this recurring vision of
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The wisdom of this year is the folly of the next.” So said the fortune cookie message I got last night when I was having dinner at a Chinese restaurant with two Sagittarian friends. As I read my oracle aloud, one of my companions said, “Ain’t that the truth!” and the other barked, “You got that right!” I take this to mean that it’s my duty to share my fortune cookie oracle with you. What wisdom from last year is
34:14, God says His name is “Jealous.” Literally. Why isn’t this fact more widely discussed by people who care about religion? In his book 50 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know, Russ Kick says it’s because America’s Pledge of Allegiance would have to be altered to say, “one nation, under Jealous,” and would lead to a redesign of U.S. currency, in which the motto “In God we Trust” became “In Jealous we trust.” Your assignment, Capricorn, is to withdraw your support for any deity that calls himself or herself “Jealous”--even as you also renounce any impulse in you that indulges in jealousy. It’s time to drive home to yourself how insane it is to compare your life to anyone else’s. You’re perfect the way you are.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Years ago I had a girlfriend who was a performance artist. At Easter time every year, she did a show in which she walked barefoot on top of a spiral row of 22 colored, uncooked eggs without breaking more than a couple of them. Being 5’3” and 102 pounds helped her accomplish this semi-miraculous feat, but it still required great skill and concentration. I believe you have a comparable task ahead of you, Aquarius. Better start practicing.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here are your words of power for the coming week, Pisces: *finagle, serendipitous, tinker, adlib, revise, crafty, balance, rectify.* I urge you to carry out actions that embody the spirit of all those terms. Once you do, I believe you’ll be in perfect alignment with the cosmic forces coming to bear on you, and will therefore have prevailed upon those cosmic forces to provide you with the metaphorical equivalent of a skeleton key, universal password, or Swiss army knife. ◗
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meets every Thursday from 7:30-8:30 am at the First City Club in downtown Savannah. 233-1600.
discusses education and plans and hosts social events and functions for singles throughout each month. Meets Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at White Bluff United Methodist Church, Room 22.
Members discuss money-saving travel tips, plan biannual trips to Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, Mexico and more. The club meets every first and fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Fire Mountain Restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. No fees. Call 507-8850.
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meets every second Tuesday of the month from 6-8 p.m. at wild fibre, 409 E. Liberty St. All that is required is an interest in knitting or crocheting. Bring a project and join in. Call 238-0514.
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The Savannah Shag Club
Jade Lotus Tai Chi Group
Savannah’s original shag club meets every Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Midtown at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 927-9439.
Classes are offered Saturdays from 9:3011:30 a.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Drop-in rate is $10, $8 for students or 10 classes for $80, $70 for students. All experience levels are welcome. Fundamental/beginner instruction available for the first hour. Call Jeff at 352-7057 or send e-mail to jadelotustaichi@yahoo.com.
Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop.com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge. Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com.
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Youth Dance Program The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional Dance Program in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes. Call 233-1951.
Fitness A balanced life Student massage and yoga classes are offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $20 to $30 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 355-3011 for an appointment. Multi-level yoga classes are offered Monday and Friday at 5:45 p.m. Cost is $10 for drop-ins, $40 for a package card of five classes. Walk-ins are welcome. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.
Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for 8 sessions. 819-6463.
Chatham County Aquatic Center offers water aerobics classes, open lap swimming, learn-to-swim classes and lifeguard training classes. Call 652-6793.
Free Nutritional Counseling/Body Fat Testing by certified nutritional consultants. Muscle Quest Sports Nutrition Center, 109 Jefferson St. downtown. Call ahead to reserve a space at 232-4784.
The Jewish Education Alliance 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 3558111.
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.
Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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.
Pregnancy Yoga An 8-week session of Pregnancy Yoga will be held Tuesdays and Thursday from 6-7:15 p.m. beginning May 30 in offices located at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothers-to-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor and delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. Cost is $90 for once per week or $150 for twice per week for the 8-week session. Call 667-8877 for information or space availability or send e-mail to ann@aikyayoga.com.
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 timehonored 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.
Jefferson St. downtown. $10 drop-in fee. Call ahead to reserve a space at 232-4784.
Savannah Yoga Center
Yoga @ Work
Classes offered seven days a week. Drop-in rate $13, Student drop-in rate $11 with ID. Active duty military/dependents $9. Community Flow Yoga Class is offered the second, third and fourth Sundays for $5. The schedule is: Monday Gentle Yoga from 10-11:15 a.m. and Flow Yoga Level 1 and 2 from 6-7:15 p.m.; Tuesday: Yoga Basics from 6-7:15 p.m.; Wednesday, Dynamic Flow Yoga from 12:15-1:30 p.m. and Yijn and Level 1 Flow Yoga from 6-7:15 p.m.; Thursday: Anusara Inspired Glow All Levels from 6:307:45 p.m. and Dynamic Flow Yoga Level 1 and 2 from 6:30-7:45 p.m.; Friday: Dynamic Flow Yoga Level 1 and 2 from 9:30-10:45 a.m.; Saturday, Anusara Inspired Flow All Levels from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; and Sunday, Community Flow from 5-6:15 p.m. Located at the International Center for Leadership and Coaching, 25 E. 40th St. at Drayton Street. Call Kelley Boyd Crane at 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com.
A six-week series of Yoga @ Work will be held Mondays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in offices located in downtown Savannah starting in January. The series will incorporate discussions about stress and provide tools to use during the work day to combat the stress we all experience. The class is available to all ages and levels of physical ability. No special attire is needed. The instructor is Ann Carroll. The cost is $90. Call 667-8877 for information on space availability or send e-mail to yayaannie@bellsouth.net.
Tai Chi Classes are offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30 or eight sessions are $50. Call 819-6463.
Water aerobics at the JEA The Jewish Educational Alliance is offering aquatics classes. Call Shannon at 748-2393.
Yoga The City of Savannah, Leisure Services, Recreation Services Department, offers a yoga class on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Center, 414 Briarcliff Circle. The fee is $10 per month for ages 14 and over. Call 921-2105 or 651-3650.
Yoga Flow classes taught by Debra Whalen R.Y.T. are offered Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Muscle Quest Sports Nutrition Center, 109
Yoga Master Doug Swenson will present a workshop hosted by the Savannah Yoga Center on Thursday, May 21 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Epworth Methodist Church, 2201 Bull St. The cost is $55 before May 25 and $65 at the door. Call Kelley Boyd Crane at 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com.
The Yoga Room Monday Level I and II 6:30-8 p.m., Mommy and Me Yoga 4-5 p.m. Tuesday Level II and III from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday Level I from 10-11:30 a.m. and Level I and II from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday Vinyasa Flow from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday Level I from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday Vinyasa Flow from 9-10 a.m. and Level I from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Sunday Level II and III from 5-6:30 p.m. There are openings for private sessions on weekends. Visit www.thesavannahyogaroom.com or call 8980361.
Yogalates Classes 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.
Food and Beverage Calling All Cooks The Tybee Island Marine Science Center is planning to publish a cookbook that will feature seafood recipes along with illustrations and the natural history of the fish, crabs, shrimp, oysters, mussels, clams and so on featured in each dish. The cookbook also will include appetizers, salads, side dishes and deserts that will compliment the seafood entrees. Visit www.tybeemsc.org for information on submitting your recipes.
Gay & Lesbian Alpha Financial Management seminars 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.
First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 3rd floor. 236-2489.
First City Network Community Center and Library The FCN Community Center & Library is open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors are welcome to check out gay/lesbian books and obtain information on “Gay Savannah” businesses and happenings. www.firstcitynetwork.com. 236-CITY
First City Network’s Workforce project offers assistance to youth and young adults who need and want a job or a better job.
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Friends & Company bowling league meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. at AMF Victory Lanes, 2055 E. Victory Dr. 354-5710.
Gay AA Meeting meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Mark at 441-4407.
Georgia Equality Savannah is the local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 944-0996.
Lesbian Potluck Girls eat and socialize. Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month. 236-CITY.
Lesbian Therapy Group Share your thoughts, feelings and concerns in a safe, confidential environment that is facilitated by a licensed therapist the second and fourth Friday at 7 p.m. Spaces are limited. Call 352-2611.
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What Makes A Family is a children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Groups range in age from 10 to 18 and are held twice a month. Call 3522611.
Can’t Sleep? Can’t sleep or stay asleep? Hypnosis and guided imagery works. Call 201-0071 for more information. is a non-profit organization that provides free medical care for uninsured individuals who work or live in Chatham County and do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. All patients receive free examinations, medicine through the patient assistance program and free lab work. Women receive free pap smears and mammograms. Call 692-1451 to see if you qualify for services. Located at 310 Eisenhower Dr., No. 5, Medical Center.
Community Cardiovascular Council, Inc. offers free blood pressure checks Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1900 Abercorn St. Call 232-6624.
Dual Recovery Anonymous This 12-step program addresses all addictions and mental health recovery. Persons who are recovering from an addiction and a mental health problem can send e-mail to katkope@netscape.com for information.
are conducted at three locations within St. Joseph’s/Candler. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5:15-7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, checks will be offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605 to make an appointment. Checks are offered every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Smart Senior office, No. 8 Medical Arts Center. No appointment is necessary. Checks will be offered Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Community Center at 812 W. 36th St. Call 447-0578.
Free hearing & speech screening Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th Street. Call 355-4601.
March of Dimes The March of Dimes offers valuable information for women. www.modimes.org or 1888-MODIMES. 354-5900.
Medicare Scams Lecture Ross Howard, president of the Better Business Bureau, will speak April 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Magnolia Manor on the Coast in Richmond Hill as part of the Renaissance Lecture Series. This lecture is open to the public at no charge. To RSVP call 756-4300.
Memorial Health blood pressure check are offered free every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at GenerationOne. 3507587.
Memorial Health CPR training
will be held by St. Joseph’s/Candler on April 8 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Tybee Island YMCA. To register, call 819-3368.
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.
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Memorial Health group meditation sessions
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.
are offered free to the public every Tuesday from 5:30-6 p.m. on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine.
Got a drug problem? Need help?
Memorial Health Joint Replacement Lecture
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Call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1800-334-3322.
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.
Memorial Health heart risk assessment is held once a month at FitnessOne. The appointment takes about 40 minutes and the cost is $50. Call Midge at 350-4042. This free orthopedic lecture series is held the third Tuesday of each month from 6:157:30 p.m. in the Medical Education Auditorium at Memorial Health to educate the community about the risk factors of arthritis, the prevention of arthritis and medical and surgical joint replacement. To register, call 350-3603.
Memorial Health SET Focus Group
Call 897-9261.
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.
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La Leche League of Savannah 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.
Mammograms St. Joseph’s/Candler will be performing mammograms to screen for breast cancer in
The Midwife Group offers 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 826-4155 or send e-mail to birthcenter@alltel.net.
Miracle on Wheels will make available power (electric) wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 and over) usually at no out-of-pocket expense. This service also may be available to the permanently disabled of any age. Call 1-800-749-8778 or visit the Web site at www.durablemedical.com.
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.
Planned Parenthood Hotline First Line is a statewide hotline for women who want information on health services. Open every night from 7-11p.m. 1-800-2647154.
Project SAVE The program provides eye exams, education and care to those who have no health insurance, are unable to pay for care privately and meet certain qualifications. The clinic meets Thursdays by appointment. Call 352-2032.
The Quit Line a toll-free resource that provides counseling, screening, support and referral services for all Georgia residents 18 or older and concerned parents of adolescents who are using tobacco. Call 1-877-270-STOP or visit www.unitegeorgia.com.
Safety Tips That Will Last is a seminar that will be presented April 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Call 447-6605.
Senior Health and Safety Fair will be held Wednesday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Savannah Church of God, 3033 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. This event is free and will provide information about Medicare coverage changes and crime prevention.
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.
Super 2 Access Clinic Super 2 Access (After Cancer Cure Evaluation Strategy and Support) is a clinic for children and adolescents who completed cancer treatment at least two years ago. For information, call Pam at 658-2215 or Donna at 667-8943.
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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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Volunteers needed for Tybee Marine Center
The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for instructors. Call 6515371 or send email to daled@savannahredcross.org.
Tybee Marine Science Center is looking for volunteers interested in supporting educational programs. Help is needed with touch tank presentations, animal care, special events, sea turtle monitoring, outreach programs, gift shop and office duties. Call 7865917 or visit www.tbeemsc.org.
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The Jewish Educational Alliance is organizing a trip to Charlotte, N.C. to see the Dead Sea Scrolls on Wednesday, Mary 3, the 58th anniversary of Israel’s independence. The cost is $58 per person, which includes bus transportation, museum fee, continental breakfast, snacks, a lecture and movie. The Dead Sea Scrolls is a traveling exhibit from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem featuring 10 original scrolls and three replicas. Space is limited. Call 3558111.
Nature & Environment Dolphin Project of Georgia Boat owners, photographers and other volunteers are needed to help conduct scientific research which will take place one weekend during the months of January, April, July and October. Must be at least 18 years old. Call 232-6572 or visit www.TheDolphinProject.org.
Pets and Animals St. Almo The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays at 4:50 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. Call 234-3336.
Savannah’s First Pug Playday This group meets every first Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Savannah Dog Park at 41st and Drayton streets. All humans and dogs who live in a pug household are welcome. A donation to the Savannah Dog Park would be appreciated. Contact melindahurst@hotmail.com or mike_kennedy@emc.com.
Site Launched for Reclaiming Lost Pets A new website has been launched to help people reclaim lost pets. It is located at www.thepetrescue.com.
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Explore the Salt Marsh by Land and Sea
A.W.O.L. -- All Walks of Life, Inc.
Walk and paddle with a naturalist guide on Sunday, April 16 from 2-5 p.m. to learn about and experience the dynamic and fascinating salf marsh ecosystem which has supported humans on this coast throughout history. The $30 per person fee includes canoe rental and basic canoeing instruction. Meet in the parking lot at Fort McAlister. Reservations are required. Call 897-5108.
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.
Migratory Birds Wilderness Southeast is sponroring a series of spring migration bird walks on April 13, 20 and 27 and May 4 from 7-8:30 a.m. Join an expert birder for a stroll through Forsyth Park listening for and searching out colorful neo-tropical migratory songbirds. Wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars and bug spray. Runs in a drizzle, cancels in a downpour. Suggest donation $5. Call 8975108 for reservations.
Ogeechee Audubon Chapter will carpool to the Webb Wildlife Management Area in South Carolina on Saturday, April 15. Meet at the Laurel Hill Drive entrance of the Savannah national Wildlife Refuge at 7:15 a.m. Bring water, a snack and sun and bug protection. Call Dot Bambach at 598-3764.
Take a walk on the wild side at the Oatland Island Education Center. The “Native Animal Nature Trail” features a variety of live animals and landscapes and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland and salt marsh habitats. Located 5 miles east of downtown off the Islands Expressway. M-F:9 a.m.-4 p.m. and most Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for everyone over 4. 898-3980 or visit www.oatlandisland.org.
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.
Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club meets the last Sunday at 4 p.m. at the center, 1910 Abercorn St. 447-6605.
Inspirational book club Wesley Community Centers offers weekly book discussions of life situations and complexities every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 1601 Drayton St. All women and teen-aged girls are invited to attend. Stop by the center or call 447-5711.
The Islands book group discusses thought-provoking literature with a different theme monthly the second Monday at 7 p.m. at the Islands Branch Library, 125 Wilmington Island Rd. 897-6233.
Lunch bunch book group An open book discussion the fourth Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble. Participants can talk about any book.
Music and Poetry Reading is held every third Sunday at 7 p.m. at Thread’s at Coastal Coffee at the corner of Victory and Skidaway. Free admission.
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.
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Visit the center to discover the Georgia coast. The exhibits and aquariums are home to more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, corals and other interesting sea creatures. Beach Discovery Walks are offered Fridays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Call 786-5917 for information about current programs. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children 3-16. The center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Tuesdays when it is open 9 a.m. to noon.
every other Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. at the South Effingham Library in Rincon. This performance group is a free program for middle and high school students. Call Linda Bridges, children’s coordinator at 826-2222.
Tea time at Ola’s is a new book discussion group that meets the fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 E. Bay St. Call Beatrice Wright at 652-3660. Bring your
ideas and lunches. Tea will be provided. 2325488 or 652-3660.
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.
Living the Questions Trinity Church offers an introduction to the Christian faith for anyone in search of a new way of looking at the Church. Called an “unapologetically liberal alternative to the Alpha Course,” it strives to create an environment where seekers and “church alums” alike can discuss and question traditional theological ideas. Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Trinity Church on Telfair Square. Free and open to the public. Call 233-4766.
Nicodemus by Night An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Nicodemus was a religious leader who came to Jesus by night looking for a way out of the darkness. He received revolutionary understanding that compelled him to forsake everything to become a disciple.
Overcoming by Faith Ministries will host Faith Family for Resurrection Weekend with the Easter musical Imagine on Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Johnny Mercer Theatre. On Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8:30 and 11 a.m., Pastory Ricky Temple will present the Easter message The Vision and the Cross at the Savannah Civic Center. Call 927-8601 or visit overcomingbyfaith.org.
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) meet Sundays, 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 W. President St., Savannah. Call Janet Pence at 247-4903.
Reading the Bible Again A 5-week course based on the book by Marcus Borg will be held Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. (choose one) at Unity of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. The textbook may be purchased at Unity Bookstore. A love offering will be taken at each class. Call 355-4704 or visit www.unityofsavannah.org.
Savannah Buddhist Sitting Group meets Sundays from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, on Habersham Street at East Harris and East Macon Streets, on Troup Square. Please arrive and be seated no later than 8:55 a.m. Sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talk or reading. All practices are welcome. Newcomers should contact Cindy Beach, lay ordained Soto Zen Buddhist, at 429-7265 for sitting instruction.
Soka Gakkai of America (SGI-USA) SGI-USA is an American Buddhist movement for world peace that practices Nichiren Buddhism by chanting NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO. For information, call Gil at 659-1917 after 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah A liberal religious community where different people with different beliefs gather as one faith. The service will be held Sunday, at 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall behind the church’s Troup Square Sanctuary. Call 2340980, or e-mail uusav@comcast.net or visit www.jinglebellchurch org. The Uncommon Denomination.
Wildwood United Methodist Church invites you to its morning worship at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday followed by Sunday morning worship fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Wildwood UMC is located at 4912 Garrard Ave. east of the south end of the Chatham Parkway.
Woodlawn United Methodist Church Sunday school is at 9:45, worship at 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. 2502 Highway 80, Garden City.
Women’s Bible Study at the Women’s Center of Wesley Community Centers. Call 447-5711 or stop by 1601 Drayton Street.
Sports & Games Savannah Area Tennis will hold an after-school and weekend Junior Group Tennis Program for ages kindergarten through 12th grade at various sites throughout Savannah. A cardio tennis program, Adults’ Workout With a Racquet, is a group activity that features drills aimed at giving players of all abilities a high-energy workout. Sessions are $10. For information about either program, call Phyllis Greene at 961-9862 or 507-9862 or send e-mail to ctcsavannahga@prodigy.net.
Savannah Disc Golf Club holds an open doubles tournament each Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tom Triplett Park on U.S. 80 between Dean Forest Road and Interstate 95. Teams are chosen by luck of the draw. New players are welcome, coaching in driving and putting skills will be available from noon to 1 p.m. Entry is $5, with 100 percent payout to winning teams. For information, visit savannahdiscgolf.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. 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.
Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp Final applications are being evaluated for this summer basketball camp, which is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply. Past participants have included Michael Jordan, Grant Hill, Antawn Jamison and other NBA stars. For a free brochure, call 704-373-0873 anytime through July 15.
Wheelchair Basketball BlazeSports Club of Savannah, a program of The Rehabilitative Institute at Memorial
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and other forms of dementia and is held the second Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ruth Byck Adult Day Care facility, 64 Jasper St. Call ahead to reserve a seat. Call Stacey Floyd at 236-0363.
Support Groups
Open to all patients who have had a limb amputated and their families or caregivers. Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.
African-American Women Overcoming Depression and Bi-Polar Disease meets the third Thursday of the month at the Bull Street Library. For information, call JoAnne Wright at 236-0027.
Al Anon Family Groups A fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics meets Monday at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at 1501 Eisenhower Dr. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Goodwill on Sallie Mood Drive. Call 5989860 or visit http://al_anon_savannah.freeservers.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous If you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol, call 354-0993.
Senior Citizen’s Inc. Alzheimer’s Support Group
Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents of Children with Bleeding Disorders
This support group is for parents and extended caregivers whose child or children have been involved with DFCS and/or returned to your custody after being in foster care, or who have been given custody of a family member’s child who has been involved with DFCS and/or has been in foster care. Meets the first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at Youth Futures Family Resource Center at 705 Anderson St. For information, call Madison at CASA at 4478908 or email madison@savannahcasa.org.
Cancer support group
Compassionate Friends Support Group offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. 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.
Depressive/Manic support group Open to persons diagnosed with depression. Meetings are held in classroom B in the Surgery Center Building of Memorial Hospital every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 920-0153 or 927-2064
Diabetes support group meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. Call Robin at 350-3843.
Domestic violence community support group
meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Health. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285.
meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon in the board room located on the first floor of St. Joseph’s Hospital. 819-2475.
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.
Bariatric/Gastric Bypass Support Group
Caring for Us
Domestic Violence Hotline
for past and potential obesity surgery patients and their families. For information, call Cheryl Brown at 350-3644.
is a support group for caregivers of ill or injured family members or loved ones. Call Kimberlee Mitchell at 350-3399.
Better Breathers support group
Celiac Support Group
meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, at noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. Contact Tina Nelson at 819-7340 or Cindy Balkstra at 8198032.
Bipolar Support Group John J. Dunn, Ph.D., is interested in hearing from people who want to participate in a bipolar support group. Call 692-1230 after 6 p.m.
for anyone with celiac disease who is allergic to products containing gluten, their family or friends. Call 507-2592.
Citizens With Retarded Citizens Open to families of children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly at 1211 Eisenhower Drive. 355-7633.
Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Candler Heart and Lung
The Georgia Human Resources Department and Georgia Coalition on Family Violence, have a new number, 24 hours a day. 1-80033-HAVEN
Eating Disorders/Self Harm Support Group A 12-step group for people with eating disorders and self-harm disorders. For information, call Brandon Lee at 927-1324.
Fibromyalgia support group meets the second Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St.. 8196743.
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This monthly support group is for families of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease
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.
CASA Support Group
Building, second floor, Room 2. The next meeting is April 22. Call 355-1221.
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The group is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected by Alzheimer’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 920-2231.
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The Bulloch County Sexual Assault Task Force has announced a new 24 hour/7 day a week hotline staffed by trained volunteers to aid victims of rape, incest and sexual molestation. The number is 912-531-1771.
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The Parents of Difficult Teens group
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.
is a support group open to anyone who has an ostomy and their loved ones. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.
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.
for parents having problems with their teens and pre-teens. 353-7699.
Full Circle Grief and Loss Center
Each month, the group focuses on a specific topic related to blood-related cancers and also discusses ways to improve quality of life. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.
Living without Violence The SAFE Shelter offers free drop-in counseling to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Education Building at Whitaker & McDonough St. 2349999.
Lowcountry Huntington’s Disease Group Call 964-0455 or visit www.LowcountryHD.com. Call 964-0455.
Gay AA Meeting
Lung Cancer Support Group
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.
is for families who are going through lung cancer treatment and survivors of lung cancer. It meets monthly at Summit Cancer Care. Call Patty Thornton at 350-9385.
HIV/AIDS :living with HIV/AIDS? My Brothaz Home
Lupus Encouragement Group
is a support group for men meets every Thursday of the month. Come on out and meet other brothaz. 231-8727.
Hope House provides supportive housing for single mothers with one child. Please call 236-5310 for information.
Huntington Disease Support Group 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.
Journey Through Journaling People whose lives have been touched by cancer are invited to this support group that delves into the creative expression of cancer experiences through journaling and craft activities. Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.
Keeping hope alive while living with cancer meets the fourth Monday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Women’s Services Conference Room at the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial Health. Call 350-7845.
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a program of Hospice Savannah, offers the free counseling services for anyone dealing with loss. Call 355-2289. Grief 101 is a seven week support group for individuals who have suffered a loss by death. Pre-registration required. Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Grief Support Network is an on-going peer-run support group. Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. Children’s Groups, call for times. Specialty Groups such as Spouse Loss Group and Loss by Suicide Group are offered when needed.
Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group
A support group that is open to patients with lupus, their family members and friends. 447-6605.
Memorial Health Cancer Challenges Support Group Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.
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 Hemophilia Support Group for parents of children with bleeding disorders. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285.
Memorial Health Pancreatic Cancer Support Group’
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.
Rape Crisis Center Incest Survivor’s Group As part of its ongoing work with incest survivors, the Rape Crisis Center has built a cinder-block wall where incest survivors can throw plates as an anger management technique. In order to continue, donations of china are needed. Call 233-3000 to make a donation.
Multiple Sclerosis support group
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 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
The group welcomes anyone suffering with this disorder, and family members or caregivers interested in learning more about it. For information, call Martyn Hills at 6514094.
Muscular Dystrophy support group
Safe Shelter Outreach Program
meets Jan. 28, April 19, July 19 and Oct. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. 354-9576.
Providing services for survivors of domestic violence. All services are confidential and free. 3025 Bull St. 651-0004.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets the third Sunday from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Sports Education Building, Room 226. 3517035 or 353-7143.
Overcoming the Stigma of Seizure Disorders meets the fourth Thursday at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at Abercorn and Gordon streets. A free story/coloring book, I’m Feeling Just Ducky!, is available for children to better explain seizure activity.. Call Pam Steadman at 233-1006.
Overeaters Anonymous Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason? Does your weight affect the way you live your life? No dues, no fees, no weigh-ins. Meets Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at 1030 Shawnee St., Unit F2. Call 728-4028.
St. Joseph’s/Candler Emory transplant support group meets every other month, Jan. 12, March 9, May 11, July 13, Sept. 14 and Nov. 9, in Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. For information, call Terria Manning at 819-2171 or Karen Traver at 819-8350.
Sarcoidosis support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, Noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. 692-2032.
Truancy Intervention Project meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 428 Bull St. in the United Way Building. The project can educate you regarding the new truancy law and how it impacts your child.
The Savannah Parkinson’s Support Group
Memorial Health POPPS! Group
Pancreatic Cancer Support Group
meets the first Thursday of the month from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. Call 355-6347 or 238-4666.
for children with cancer and their parents and caregivers. Call Donna at 350-5616.
Call Jennifer Currin at 350-7845.
Sexaholics Anonymous
PRIDE Support Group
Memorial Health PRIDE Bleeding Disorders Support Group
This is a support group for parents of children with bleeding disorders. Call Mary Lou Cygan at 350-7285.
is a fellowship of men and women whose purpose is to help those with sexual addictions. 351-7440. ◗
For information, call Jennifer Currin at 3503988.
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Visco memory foam mattress and box (as seen on TV). NEW sealed in original plastic. $1700 value, selling for $500. 965-9652.
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ABSOLUTE BARGAIN 5 piece Cherry bedroom group! NEW headboard, footboard and rails (sleigh), chest & nightstand, still in original boxes. Value $1650. Sell $695. 912-313-2303.
AMAZING 100% Luxury Double pillowtop queen mattress & boxspring, sealed in original plastic, with warranty. Must move! $350. 912-966-9937.
KING PILLOWTOP mattress set. New & factory sealed with warranty. $225. Can deliver, call 912-9641494.
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575 Home Repairs & Improvement MIKE’S HANDYMAN REPAIRS Michael Daigle 912-236-2459 Decks, Interior & Exterior Painting, Drywall, Screening & Repairs, Shingle Roofs, General Repairs. QUALITY WORK AT A FAIR PRICE. Licensed & Bonded.
TB CONCRETE FINISHING/MASONRY Spring Special Home town Savannah Beach area. Specializing in all types of concrete work, driveways, repairs, small block jobs, basketball courts, etc. 20% discount for all homeowners. If you want it done right call Terry, 238-4384 home, early morning and late nights, cell anytime, Terry 912412-5513 Terry Brown Licensed concrete man. 30 years experience.
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605 Employment Wanted Guitar/Drum Sales A career for musicians Portman’s is adding another sales person to our Savannah team. You have: knowledge of guitar and/or drum products A winning personality Demonstrated work ethic Interest in a sales career. We offer competitive wages, benefits, paid vacations and a positive working environment with room for advancement. Resumes to: hr@portmansmusic.com BAND Wanted: Mexican inspired band to play on Cinco-deMayo. Call 912-596-0236 Mellow Mushroom Now hiring for all positions! Please inquire within at 11 West Liberty St. Savannah Sun Coast Realty is expanding and hiring real estate agents. If you are interested in high commissions, great working conditions, call for an interview. Located on the second floor of 820 Abercorn St, Savannah, near the Mansion! 912-5079800 or 912 341-8005 * Uncle Harry’s Gentlemen’s Club Now Hiring Dancers/Entertainers. Tired of making $200 a week? Come make $200 a day. 233-6930. N. Lathrop Ave.
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630 General DOWNTOWN CONSIGNMENT SHOP Part Time help. Sells and display of ladies clothing, jewelry, art, furniture and vintage. Please call 912-447-1999
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406 E. 35th Street Such a deal – Offered in “AsIs” 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 Mopper-Stapen Realty*
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from the famous Troup Sq! Over 2300 square feet, 3 story 3 bedroom home NEW made to look old, with hardyplank ext. This no-maintance home has 2 marble working fireplaces, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, enclosed porch, brick fenced courtyard and 2 off street parking spaces!!!! Room for a carriage house too. 515,000. Call Rhondda @ Sun coast realty 912 507-9800 103 Whitaker. is steps from Broughton Street! Deluxe Condo with 2 bedrooms, custom everything, including the gorgous furniture! Wide huge TV included, custom cherry cabinets, granite counter tops, 2 sinks, brick wall with high ceilings, and shutters, must see this. $485,000 Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 912 507-9800. 1116 East 50th Street is a beautiful 3 bedroom home with gardens in the yard! Loads of built ins and 3 enclosed porches. Very quiant and special - $355,000 Rhondda Sun Coast Realty, 912 507-9800 732 East 32nd Street Cute bungelow in excellent move-in condition with 2 bedrooms, working fireplace, 3 new window units for heat/air and seperate little building, plus garage. $85,900 . Currently rented. Great home or investment! Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 912-5079800
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14 Harlan Drive $199,000 Great Location! All brick 3 BR/2 BA home, hardwood floors thoughout, sunroom, sits on a wonderful lot with a huge fenced backyard that backs up to green belt. This home is ready for your family! Call Michael McCormick (912) 441-8285 Steven A McCormick Appraisals and Realty
110 Marsh Side Dr. Wilmington Island $199,000 This 3BR/2 full BA home is located on a cul-d-sac in quiet Marsh Creek Subdivision Off Quarterman Rd. It features a large fenced yard backing up to Greenbelt, hardwood floors and carpet, greatroom, built in gas BBQ grill, and patio. Must see, in great condition! Call Michael McCormick 4418285 Steven A McCormick Appraisals and Realty*
14 Harlan Dr. Great Location! $215,000 All brick 3 BR/2 BA home, hardwood floors throughout, sunroom, sits on a wonderful lot with a huge fenced backyard that backs up to Greenbelt. This home is ready for your family! Call Michael McCormick 4418285 Steven A McCormick Appraisals and Realty* 39 Bull River Bluff Upgraded 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in popular Bull River Bluff with a stunning marsh view. Seller has added new wood floors throughout, new kitchen counters and appliances, glassed in sun porch, and much more. The best buy on the island at $149,000 Call Shelly with RE/MAX at 604-8177 or 355-7711.*
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SOUTHSIDE 90 Stonelake- 2bd, 2 ba townhome, high ceilings throughout, amazing master bath with double vanity, glass enclosed shower and a jacuzzi tub 131 Wax Myrtle- 4 bd, 2 ba home, newly constructed home, be the first to call this place home, community pool privileges included
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Beautifully appointed 3 bed/3 bath home on 5 +/acres. Deck overlooking 1 1/2 acre stocked pond, inground pool and Koi pond with waterfall. Large greatroom, separate dining room. Jenn-Air cooktop in kitchen with large, separate eating area. Skylights with remote control blinds. Dentil molding, wood floors. 30 x 50 insulated 3 bay metal building with electricity. Many extras! $438,000 H- 4211 Call Latrelle for details @ 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550*
Beautifully appointed 3 bed/2bath home. Second floor overlooking great room and cathedral ceiling. Great room features a clerestory that illuminates the front rooms in the home. Upstairs has a bonus room and master retreat has loft/study that can be converted into additional bedroom. Above ground pool overlooking beautiful 2 acres. For more pictures view our video @ www.VideoHomeGuide.com/ media/211magnolia.wmv For your personal showing of this lovely property call LaTrelle @658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 8262550 REDUCED!! To continued on page 48
121 Palmetto Bay- 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in a quiet neighborhood, 2 car garage, formal dining room, kitchen with breakfast area, fireplace
103 EAST PARK AVENUE Front apartment. 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment adjacent to Forsyth Park. Living room, dining room, kitchen. $900/mo. 318 WEST WAYNE Carriage House. Newly constructed studio apartment, great for young professional water/electric included. $1,000/mo. 316 WEST BROUGHTON LANE 1 bedroom, loft apartment, 2 full baths, living room, dining area, studio space, full kitchen, skylights, central heat and air. Available mid May. $1,600/mo. 5404 REYNOLDS STREET 3 bedroom, 2 bath home located across form Candler Hospital, living room and dining room with hardwood floors, W/D conn. fenced back yard. $900/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. 210 WEST 31ST STREET 3 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Living room, kitchen, hardwood floors. $575/mo.
234-0606 29 East 34th Street Spacious and charming 1 BR, 1 Bath, in the Thomas Square District. Separate dining area, hardwood floors, kitchen with stove and refrigerator. Gas heat and window air units. Shared backyard, a few short blocks to Forsyth Park. Pet-friendly apartment. $650/mo. 3 East 65th Street Large 2 BR, 1 BA apartment with a separate dining room, wall-to-wall carpet, central heat and air, total electric, alarm system and off street parking. $625/mo. Available May 15th. 722 East 49th Street Bright and spacious 2 BR, 1 BA upper half of duplex in Ardsley Park. Newly renovated with a formal dining, sun room, beautifully refinished hardwood floors, central heat and air, washer dryer connections and off street parking. Pet-friendly apartment. $875/mo. 14 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. Pet-friendly apart-
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MIDTOWN 21 Colony Park- Wonderfully convenient 2 bd, 2 ba condo, new carpet and paint and a great screened in back patio, swimming pool privileges
317 LORCH STREET • UNIT B 3 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. Living room, kitchen, washer/dryer. $1,000/mo.
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2003 BULL STREET UPPER DUPLEX Large 2 to 3 bedroom, living room and dining room, all wood floors, view of Bull Street Library. 2-1/2 baths, front and back porch. Washer/dryer included, private parking space. Available now. $1,110/mo. 528 EAST BOLTON STREET 3 bedroom, 1 bath with clawfoot tub. Living room, kitchen with gas stove, hardwood floors, washer/dryer connections, gas heat. Pets OK. $825/mo. 102 TABBY LANE Bull River Schoals. Unit F2. 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo with view of community pool. Approx. 1,100 sq. ft., cathedral ceilings. $1,000/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.) 2314 BARNARD STREET 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, kitchen with gas stove, hardwood floors, central heat and air, washer and dryer, small deck. $1,000/mo. 306 A WEST 41ST STREET 2 bedroom with bonus room, 1 bath, furnished kitchen with dishwasher, window heat and air, includes water. $575/mo.
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518 East Duffy Street A beautiful newly re-done
9' plus ceilings, plantation shutters, surround sound speakers, sprinkler system in yard. 4 bdrms/3 baths, bonus room, separate study, eat in kitchen/separate dining room. Bonus has closet. Can be used for 5th bedroom. Great room w/fireplace. Call LaTrelle @ 658-7777.H4370 REDUCED!! To $329,500 View video tour @ www.VideoHomeGuide.com/ media/305flatbush.wmv* ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550
All brick 3 bedrooms 2 ? baths, greatroom with fireplace, kitchen with roll around island, even the fridge remains. Master bath/sep. shower, jetted tub, wall vacuum system and double garage. Call Latrelle @ 658-7777 for your personal viewing of this lovely home. ERA AdamsPevey Realty 826-2550 $268,000 H-4394 View our video for more pictures at www.VideoHomeGuide.com/ media/303flatbush.wmv* ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 826-2550
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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 912-220-1700 Coastal Real Estate Group*
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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135 East 53rd Street Large Ardsley bungalow with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, dining room, sunroom, kitchen, and breakfast room. Upstairs master suite with walk-in closet, and large bathroom with double vanities and whirlpool tub. Office, and sitting room. New paint, carpet, refinished hardwood floors, new tile, and recoated lifetime metal roof. Seller is a licensed real estate agent in the state of Georgia. $335,000. Call Shelly with RE/MAX at 604-8177 or 355-7711.* 611 East 49th Street Great Ardsley bungalow with 3 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths downstairs, new updated kitchen complete with new cabinetry and appliances, large open rooms with beautiful hardwood floors, and upstairs bonus room with bath. Living room, dining room, and large kitchen. Great location, great lot, and lots of house for the money. $285,000. Call Shelly with RE/MAX at 604-8177 or 355-7711.* 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 912-220-1700 The Coastal Real Estate Group*
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Tired of the fast paced city life? Build your dream home here. Quiet country living. Three lots to choose from. 5+/acres each. Lot 1 has a pond. Hurry they won’t last long! Prices starting from $35,000.. A-4295 Ask for LaTrelle 658-7777 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty *
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 1/2 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-4292 ERA Adams-Pevey Realty 8262550* Beautiful back yard with trees, in the heart of Pembroke. Schools within walking distance. Garage remodeled into heated bonus and separate storage room. New flooring in kitchen and baths. 3 bed/2 bath. For your personal viewing call LaTrelle @ 658-7777 ERA AdamsPevey Realty 826-2550 H-4436 $142,900
317 West Duffy Street Single Family at Condo Price!
629 EAST 53RD STREET Fully renovated 4 bedroom, 2 bath, Ardsley Park home. Hardwood floors everywhere, jacuzzi tub, separate dining room and living room, office, 1-car garage with power and water, updated kitchen, must see! Owner/Agebt. $299,900 Call William at 912-412-5517.
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. Charming 2BR/1BA Victorian steps from Forsyth! Pine floors, 10’ ceil., tons of light, new kitchen floor/counters, tile bath, tons of closets & bonus room, + huge backyard w/offstreet parking. Rent to tenants for $950/mo or move right in! $199,000. Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty Coastal Area Partners, (912) 704-3545/356-5001. katherineoxnard@comcast.net ,www.kwsavannah.com .
5 Hawkins Lane Reduced Landings lot! Views, views, views! Build your dream island getaway on gorgeous eastern marsh lot in exclusive Landings community, w/ .37 acres, mature live oaks & lovely views of Tybee and Wassau Islands . Least expensive marsh lot at the Landings! Now offered at $439,000. Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty Coastal Area Partners, (912) 7043545/356-5001. katherineoxnard@comcast.net www.kwsavannah.com *.
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WE BUY HOUSES . 314 West Penrose Drive Sale Pending! Need to house a small army? Huge brick Colonial big enough offers 6 bedrooms, 3 full & 2 half baths, eat-in kitchen, BBQ pit, 2-car garage, 2-car carport & tons of storage. In-law suite perfect for home office or rental Katherine W. Oxnard, Keller Williams Realty Coastal Area Partners, (912) 7043545/356-5001. katherineoxnard@comcast.net www.kwsavannah.com *.
STATESBORO 96 Cherry Street REDUCED-$210,000 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, office/nursery, laundry room, separate living room, den, dining room, sunroom, new hardwood floors, new privacy fence, new roof, new chp/air, inground pool w/deck, jacuzzi, large storage shed, two-car carport w/workshop. 4000 sqft. covered. Call for appointment, 912-764-6467 or 912210-7196.
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845 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 107 Whitaker St. Commercial space - basement level. Brick walls and unfinished. 4764 sq.ft. in a great location corner of Whitaker and Broughton. Great investment opportunity. $595000. Call Rhondda @ Sun Coast Realty 507-9800*
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Home Sweet Home Lovely renovated 2BR/1bath Victorian just a few blocks from Forsyth Park! Beautiful refinished pine floors, original mantels, 10’ ceilings, tons of light, new kitchen floor, counters, pedestal sink and tile in bath, tons of closets and just steps away from the Historic District, plus huge backyard w/off-street parking. Rent to tenants for $950/month or call it home! Offered at $199,000.
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New home in Rincon 312 Centerwood Ct. 1400 + sq ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with office, indoor laundry, split floor plan. All kitchen appliances, 2 car garage
WILMINGTON ISLANDBeautiful low country home on large wooded lot. 3-bedrooms plus bonus room, 2baths, central heat/air, 2-car garage with remote entry, great room with fireplace, furnished kitchen, huge deck, fenced back yard, $1200/monthly plus deposit, 1-year lease. 616 Penn Waller Rd. Call 912-897-6615
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865 Apartments for Rent 123 E. 40th St. Newly renovated duplex, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, LR, Large kitchen, washer/dryer, H/W floors, Cen H/A, 2 F/P, Large courtyard & deck $1000/month Contact: 912-220-1020 or 912-484-5181* 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH, private two-story apartment in centrally-located Baldwin Park. 800 sq ft. Free laundry, free wi-fi, tons of storage. Large yard, hardwood floors, no pets! Security deposit, 1 year lease and references required, $675 for single tenant, $725/two. Available immediately. Call 660-2933
214 WEST 41ST STREET Large duplex on 2 lots, almost 3,000 sq. ft. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath each. Central heat and air, good roof, structurally in great shape. $275,000. Call Frankie at 398-5994 for an appointment.
OLD LOUISVILLE ROAD Beautiful 2-story farm house with over 2,400 sq. ft. on 1.5 acres. 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, separate family room, country kitchen everything upgraded, exterior building includes weight room with all machines and workshop. Fenced yard with fruit, pecan trees and grapevines. $250,000. Call Frankie at 398-5994
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2210 Atlantic 2BR/1BA, hardwood floors, new appliances & countertops, marble accents, new HVAC, plumbing and electrical. Large fenced yard. $900/month. Call Judge Realty 236-1000* 907-A Montgomery St. Adorable Victorian duplex awaits your arrival. Each unit is 2BR/1BA, hardwood floors, new central HVAC, washer/dryer, new appliances. Walking distance to Forsyth Park. $900 Call Dana at Judge Realty 236-1000.* 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 Dana at 912-236-1000. Judge Realty.* 705 East Henry 2BR/1BA newly remodeled, hardwood floors, fresh paint, new appliances, off-street parking $750/month Call Judge Realty 236-1000* 116 West 39th Huge 3BR/1BA duplex in Starland District! Newly remodeled with 12 foot ceilings, 4 fireplaces,hardwood floors, security alarm, and tons of historic charm.$750/month Call Judge Realty 236-1000* 210 East 39th Street Newly Renovated 3br/2.5ba, Fenced Yard, Hardwood Floors, Covered Front Porch, Upstairs Balcony, Washer/Dryer available. $1100/mo. Call Dana at Judge Realty 912-659-1067. 39 Montgomery Street Great downtown location, just off of Franklin Square. Could be used as an apartment or office. Full Kitchen and Living Room. Off Street Parking available for an additional $100 per month. Rent is $2,200/mo. Call Dana at Judge Realty 912-659-106
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STARLAND DISTRICT. Beautiful 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartment. Recently renovated, with hardwood and tile floors, HVAC, off-street parking. $850/month includes water and trash. 22 1/2 East 39th Street. 912-658-8550. 114 E. ANDERSON STREET, beautiful 2/3 bedroom upstairs apartment, central heat/air, wood floors, $1200/month, available May 1st. Call 912656-1071 THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT For rent; Security system, off street parking, hardwood floors, CHA, fenced back yard, $925 month. Pets allowed. 912-657-3842.
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890 Commercial Property For Rent FAIRMONT OFFICE park; 37 W. Fairmont Ave. Ste 207; Savannah. 900 sq ft with bathroom, kitchenette, conference room, storage room. Good parking, good location, first floor. Call Jack Wray 925-1811.
895 Room For Rent LARGE VICTORIAN on bus line, walk in closet, fireplace, large windows on 2 sides, mini kitchen, phone, cable, internet, washer/dryer, $150/weekly or $540/monthly. Call 912231-9464 7 days a week.
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New Home choices at Landmark 24 lifestyle communities. 170
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a. Arbor
Village at Godley Station
450-3131 • from the $150s
i. Somersby 450-3131 • homes coming soon
756-3255 • from the $170s e. Cumberland
Point at the Highlands
450-3131 • homes coming soon
Savannah River
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450-3131 • homes coming soon
c. The Villages at Berwick 231-9312 • from the $150s
Bluffton
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Lake at the Highlands h. Forest Lakes Patio Homes 450-3131 • homes coming soon
Hill at Mainstreet
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g. Spring
b. Bradley Point South 920-0900 • from the $150s
d. Summer
AH Talmadge Bridge
f. Chapel Park at Berwick 238-9772 • from the $150s
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j. Villages at Palmetto Pointe homes coming soon k. Midpoint at New Riverside homes coming soon
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