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Contents

Volume 6, No. 34, May 16, 2007 On the cover: Work by Kojo Griffin, featured at the Jepson Center for the Arts

Lead Story 6 TOTT 17

Lead Story 6

Vibes (continued)

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Editor’s Note Whassup Eastside Community Thanks again, Gen. Oglethorpe Blotter From SPD reports Environment Ossabaw’s for the birds Hear and now Robin’s world News of the Weird Chuck Shepherd’s latest Earthweek The week on your planet Talk of the Town See what you did last week

24 Soundboard

Who’s playing and where

Culture

28 Theatre Review

Radio GALS

30 Pop

Scott’s take

31 Art Review

Kemper@Jepson

32 Art Patrol

Exhibitions and openings

Movies 34 Screenshots

All the flicks that fit

The 411 5 37

Vibes

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18 Interview

Pilot Scott Tracy 19 Music Menu Gigs a la Carte 20 Interview Passafire 22 Connect Recommends Concerts of Note

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Week at a Glance Our best bets for cool stuff to do Happenings All the stuff, all the time Free Will Astrology Rob Breszny’s look at your stars Crossword Puzzle Mental Fun Sudoku Puzzle It’s all the rage

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Thursday, May 17 Ascension Day Concert

What: The adult choirs of the First Baptist Church and the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, accompanied by a chamber orchestra, will present a concert of music by Franz Schubert, including Mass in B Flat Major, Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, Ave Maria and The Omnipotence under the direction of Timothy Hall. Soloists will include soprano Heidi Bindhammer, mezzo soprano Sarah Hancock, tenor Bill Gardner and bass baritone Kyle Hancock. The concert is being presented in honor of Patricia Schreck, cathedral organist for 61 years. When: May 17 at 7 p.m. Where: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Cost: Free. Info: First Baptist, 234-4671, or Wesley Monumental, 232-0191.

Savannah Sand Gnats this week

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Freebie of the Week

What: Overtures, operatic vocalists and marches. When: May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Trinity United Methodist Church, 255 W. President St. Cost: $10-$30. Info: www. savannahorchestra.org or 800-514-3849.

SCAD Fashion Show

What: The Savannah College of Art and Design will honor fashion legend Marc Jacobs. Also, selected SCAD fashion students will present their fashion designs.

When: May 19. A matinee will be presented at 4 p.m. and the full fashion show will be presented at 8 p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Cost: Tickets for the matinee are $20 and for the evening show are $50. Tickets are limited to four per person for both shows. Info: 525-5050.

The Annual Beach Bum Parade Sunday, May 20

Savannah Children’s Choir Presents One Small Voice

Trace Atkins’ Dangerous Man Tour

What: In their spring concert, the children will present a tribute to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. When: May 20 at 3 p.m. Where: Lucas Theatre. Cost: $15. Info: 525-5050.

What: Joining country star Trace Atkins in concert will be Luke Bryan and Rincon’s own Billy Currington.

When: May 17 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Savannah Civic Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Arena. Cost: $39.75. Info: 651-6556 or etix.com.

Reel Savannah Presents The Lives of Others

The Historic Savannah Theatre’s Broadway on Bull Street continues

What: This German film is set five years before the fall of the Berlin Wall. A member of the secret Stasi police is given the mission to spy on a writer and actress, but his loyalty begins to erode as he becomes aware of the shortfalls of his own existence. When: May 20 at 7 p.m.

Where: Victory Theater Stadium 9. Cost: $7, box office opens at 6 p.m.

What: Excerpts of some of the most beloved musicals in Broadway history. When: May 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. and May 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 3 p.m.

Where: 222 Bull St. Cost: Adults $33 and 17 and under $16. Info: Call 233-7764.

Friday, May 18 SCAD Gallery Hop

Monday, May 21

Savannah Children’s Theatre’s The Little Princess begins

What: A little auditory show, inspired by the comfort, joy and sustainability of peanut butter sandwiches. Writers, actors and creative artists of the Savannah community will share with participatory listeners stories and music of fear and love, adventure and mystery, life and humanity and peanut butter and jelly. When: May 21 and every Monday at 8 p.m. Where: Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. Cost: Admission is $2 and peanut butter sandwiches are available for $2 each. Info: 2326080 or mail@savannahactorstheatre.org.

What: The Savannah College of Art and Design will present a tour of SCAD galleries and academic buildings in conjunction with SCAD Style and the annual student fashion show. When: May 18 from 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free.

Info: exhibitions@scad.edu.

When: May 18 and 26 at 7 p.m. and May 19 and 27 at 3 p.m. Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $5. Info: www.savannahchildrenstheatre. org or 238-9015.

Savannah Community Theatre’s Radio GALS continues

What: Savannah’s newest theater will celebrate its opening with a down-home musical comedy set in the 1920s.

A group of women start their own radio station, and when a government agent comes to shut them down, romance ensues. When: May 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 and June 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. and May 27 at 3 p.m.

Where: Savannah Community Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $25 general admission, $20 seniors and $15 students, children and Sunday matinees. Info: www.savannahcommunitytheatre.com or 898-9021.

Saturday, May 19 Table Tennis Tournament

What: The tournament is open to ages 10 and up. Tshirts will be given to all participants. The tournament is sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Leisure Services Bureau and the Georgia Games Festival. When: May 19 at 9 a.m. Where: Windsor Forest Recreation Center, 414 Briarcliff Circle. Cost: Fees are $10 for adults and $3 for youth. Info: Gaynell Landy, 651-6807, or James Johnson, 667-7294.

The PBR Show continues

What: This wet and wild parade celebrates the beginning of the summer season. Prepare to get soaked! When: Friday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Butler Avenue South to Tybrisa Street on Tybee Island. Cost: Free. Info: 786-5444.

9th Annual Tybee Sea Kayak Race

What: Multiple sea kayak races on the Tybee River will be held to benefit the Tybee Marine Science Center. When: May 19. Sign-in for the first two races will be 8-9 a.m. Where: A-J’s Dockside, 1315 Chatham Ave. on Tybee Island. Cost: The fee for each race is $45 per person, which includes a Tshirt and a raffle ticket. Info: Sea Kayak Georgia at 7868732 or seakayakga@aol.com.

Ryan Long in Concert

What: Singer/songwriter Ryan Long tells stories with personal and introspective lyrics. When: May 19 at 6:45 p.m. Where: Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church. Cost: $4.99. Info: 598-0151.

Savannah Children’s Theatre’s High School Musical opens

What: The stage version of the popular Disney Channel series and film. When: May 19 and 25 at 7 p.m. and May 20 and 26 at 3 p.m. Where: Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. Cost: $15-$20. Info: www.savannahchildrenstheatre. org or 238-9015.

Tuesday, May 22 The Green Scene

What: This will be a behind-the-scenes tour of Savannah’s green buildings, including Frogtown Urban Lofts and the Living Machine House by Tim Woods. The Savannah chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will host the trolley tour. When: May 22 at 5 p.m. Where: The trolley will depart from the Wild Wing Cafe in City Market. Cost: Free, but reservations are required by May 18. Info: tlinstroth@melaver.com or www.coastalgreen. org.

Wednesday, May 23 Psychotronic Film Society Presents You Are a Widow, Sir!

What: This film was made in Czechoslovakia/Hungary in 1970 and is an ultra-bizarre, very dark comedy. Fans of Monty Python, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, Mr. Bean, Jacques Tati and Fawlty Towers will love it. In Hungarian with English subtitles. When: May 23 at 8 p.m. Seating will begin at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Cost: $5. w

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What: The Sand Gnats take on the Columbus Catfish.

When: May 17, 18 and 19 at 7:05 p.m. Where: Grayson Stadium on East Victory Drive. Cost: Box seats $9.50, reserved $7.50 and general admission $6. Info: Call 351-9150.

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Crossing congregations Annual ‘Hands of Christ’ service project brings churches together to benefit the needy

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o Eliza Smalls, it must have seemed like Landscaping was done at Habitat for a miracle.

Humanity last year and was very much apOn April 28, a band of volunteers gathpreciated, Bergman says. “They wanted us ered to make needed repairs to the 94to come back and do it again,” she says. “We year-old widow’s house. They were part of added some shrubbery and planted a new a group of more than 100 volunteers who tree.” gathered to help others in need as part of the This year’s project was much bigger than Hands of Christ Service Project, which has those in the past. “We started off with five been held twice a year since 2004. or six churches,” Bergman says. “We had Debbie Bergman has been to all six of seven churches last year. This year, we had the events. “We have two per year, one in 11 churches.”

October and the other in April,” she says.

The participating churches were Several projects are organized so that Asbury Memorial United Methodist volunteers can have a choice of projects. “We Church, First African Baptist Church, First had six houses of elderly people that needed Baptist Church, First Christian Church, repairs,” Bergman says.

First Presbyterian Church, Grace United “We made at Methodist Church, Participating churches least two dozen, St. Paul’s Episcopal probably closer Church, St. Paul’s Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church to 30, fleece blanEvangelical First African Baptist Church kets for Union Lutheran Church, Mission,” she says. First Baptist Church Trinity United “Something new Methodist First Christian Church this year was deco- First Presbyterian Church Church, Wesley rating pillow cases Monumental Grace United Methodist Church for Morning Star United Methodist St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Greenbriar Church and St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church children’s homes.

Wilmington Island They give each Presbyterian Trinity United Methodist Church child a fresh pilChurch.

Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church low, so we decoBergman served Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church rated pillow cases, as the project phoabout two dozen, tographer, capturfor them.” ing the volunteers Receiving blankets were made for in action. She was serving on the social serGeorgia Lutheran Ministries. Participants vices committee at St. Paul’s Evangelical also did landscaping at Habitat for Lutheran Church when the first project, Humanity and Union Mission, and donated then called Congregations in Service, was blood to the Savannah Community Blood started in October 2004.

Bank.

“I loved the idea of the churches working

Painting on 36th Street are Andy Meeker, Claire Shin, Claire Hammond and Olivia Ancrum

together on community outreach,” Bergman says.

Nell Bordeaux is a member of First Presbyterian Church. The next Hands of Christ Service Project will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon, she says.

Participation isn’t limited to members of the 11 churches, Bordeaux says. “Any other congregation or individuals are welcome,” she says.

Bordeaux chose to help with house repair this year. “I helped at the home of a 96year-old man,” she says. “He built his house in 1940, and it hadn’t been painted since 1970.”

The project also draws positive attention to the churches that participate. “So much publicity about the church is political, but

this project is an example of what churches are supposed to be about,” Bordeaux says.

“The name says it all,” she says. “We reach out to others. It’s a wonderful, meaningful project for everyone.”

The volunteers are all ages. “We have small children who volunteer,” Bordeaux says. “Hopefully from an early age, they will learn to be of service to others.”

The first service project was born during a worship service, Bordeaux says. “We have a team of volunteers that plans the projects,” she says.

“Some are hands-on construction jobs,” Bordeaux says. “Some are seated jobs that are ideal for elderly volunteers.”

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mittee, and says the service project is fun for everyone involved. “It’s great, like an oldfashioned barn raising,” she says. “Everyone has a good time while doing something useful.”

Some recipients are surprised to be helped by the project, Hodges says. “Sometimes at first they don’t quite get it,” she says. “Once we do it, they are very responsive. And some agencies get permanent volunteers from it.”

When Union Mission wanted someone to help them catch up with filing paperwork one year, there were two volunteers who decided to volunteer there permanently. “One to file and one who is a nurse,” Hodges says. “This benefits everyone who participates.”

It’s helpful if each participating church has a volunteer on the coordinating committee to help plan the event, Hodges says.

“They can bring ideas to the committee,” she says. “We’ve found it’s easier if someone on the committee knows someone in the agencies.

“We do have a lot of repeats,” Hodges says.

Top: At the Jones house on 36th Street, with “We’ve done something Ben Beasley, Paul Hammond (on ladder) and John Casteel; for Union Mission every bottom: making fleece blankets for Union Mission are time.”

Dr. Harvey Morgan, Elizabeth Mc Dougald and Marianne Josh Brooks was the Deaton construction supervisor for the team of 12 after everyone comes and works hard, they that repaired Smalls’ home. He has overseen should share a meal together,” Ward says. other projects, including construction of a wheelchair ramp.

“That’s very Biblical,” he says. “Christ did “We have painted the outside of houses, it at the Last Supper.” the inside of houses, replaced floors in kitchIt’s become something that the particiens, living rooms and dining rooms,” Brooks pants look forward to. “Everyone asks if the says. “We’ve done siding repair and window barbecue is going to be there,” Ward says. repair.”

“I cook it myself on the grill in my back Those who get house repairs are chosen yard,” he says. “We fed the troops from the by the city through an application process, very beginning.”

Brooks says. “They are always very thankful Ward estimates that 125 to 130 volunfor our efforts,” he says. teers participated -- and were fed -- durBrooks says he participates “just to help ing the most recent service project. He says the community.” he and his wife learned to prepare food for “It’s a philanthropic thing, but it really lots of people when their children attended is fun,” he says. “We get a lot of enjoyment Savannah Christian Preparatory School and from helping people who really need it.” they fed 200 people at a time.

All volunteers get a big reward at the end The gratitude of recipients keeps Ward of the day’s projects -- a free barbecue lunch. coming back.

Marty Ward of the First Christian Church “You have to look at the smiles on their cooks 50 to 60 pounds of Boston pork butts, faces,” Ward says. “They can’t believe peoas many as nine of them, in his backyard, ple in the community want to come out and while his wife, Mary, oversees preparation of help them. It’s the look in their faces that the side dishes, including baked beans, cole says it all to me.” w slaw and bread.

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Most everyone knows by know that our esteemed music editor Jim Reed is also a part of Tiny Team, which has brought in many notable, high-quality rock ‘n’ roll acts to town the past few years, including Frank Black, John Hammond, Webb Wilder and others.

As part of our mission to encourage quality, affordable arts and cultural events in town, Connect Savannah is proud to be a sponsor of many of Tiny Team’s concerts.

The group has just announced an awesome

lineup of shows for summer 2007, including: • The Swimming Pool Qs with openers Hot Pink Interior, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the American Legion Post #135 Ballroom (21+ only); • An Evening with Cracker, 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, at Savannah Smiles (21+ only); • Blues slide guitar whiz Rory Block & The Straightway Ministries Choir (performing the songs of Robert Johnson) 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at the Trustees Theatre (all ages, tix on sale at box office May 30).

Jim Reed says: “While physical tickets will not go on sale at our usual outlets until a few weeks before each show, tickets to most of these shows will be available through a special Internet-Only Pre-Sale at our website: www.tinyteamconcerts.info, starting on May 23.”

Speaking of Jim Reed, he has two very interesting interviews in the paper this week, one with local reggae-rockers Passafire, who play the Wild Wing Saturday and the other with Pilot Scott Tracy, who play the Jinx Saturday.

This week we debut a new womanabout-town column by longtime contributor Robin Wright Gunn on page 13. Her inaugural edition talks about what happened to Cosentino’s and a recent Daffin Park lecture, among other tidbits.

Another regular contributor, Summer Teal Simpson, spreads the word this week about a rare chance to take a special trip to Ossabaw Island June 2 to note its dedication as an International Birding Area.

Ossabaw, a protected barrier island accessible only by boat, is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved natural habitats on the east coast of the United States. If you have the time and/or inclination, this is an excellent opportunity.

But only a limited number of spaces are available, so read the story on page 12.

Next week is our annual “Best of Savannah” Reader’s Poll special issue. We finally know all the winners, and next week you will too!

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rowing up on Wilmington Island back in the day, we had to come “into town” to do any serious shopping.

Sure, we had Woo’s Hardware -- a karate studio’s there now -- where I enjoyed many an unbelievably delicious Coke Icee, an invention wholly on par with fire and the Theory of Relativity. And of course there was the good old Piggly Wiggly, now an Ace Hardware.

But that was pretty much it. To buy clothes or anything else, Belk at Victory and Skidaway was the absolute closest place.

It sounds unbelievable considering what an overgrown asphalt-covered megalopolis the islands have become since then, but it’s true. Even as late as my junior year in high school we had to drive over the bridge to get a hamburger.

Belk is long gone, but in the same building are now two, count ‘em, two theatre troupes, Kelie Miley’s industrious Savannah Children’s Theatre and now Tom Coleman’s brand-new Savannah Community Theatre.

(Neither of which should be confused with the similarly named Savannah Actors Theatre downtown. I know we’re all proud of Savannah, but next time could we put a little more thought into our names, please? ) I never thought I’d see the day that humble Eastside Savannah would host not one but two live theatre spaces, a Home Depot, a Target, a Staples, a bona fide coffeehouse (Coastal Coffee), a gourmet restaurant (New South Cafe) and let’s not forget, the renovated Victory Square Stadium 9, which in addition to the usual Hollywood fare also hosts the fine independent film group Reel Savannah on Sunday nights.

It’s always exciting to be a part of history, no matter how small the event. So I was particularly proud to be a part of the very first audience to see a production by the new Savannah Community Theatre. My review of Radio GALS is on page 28.

Long story short: Go see it.

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This Saturday city officials will accept another honor, this one the prestigious Centennial Medallion from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), honoring outstanding commitment to the principles of land‘It’s very unusual that for 300 years this genius of an idea scape design. has not been destroyed,’ says Scott Tanner However, local landscape architects are quick own gathering point and hub.” to say that the man most responsible for the Tanner says in addition to Oglethorpe, city’s award cannot be on hand to accept it. “the people who deserve the credit for this More than any other person, Gen. James award are the people who have worked Oglethorpe set the stage for Savannah’s sucwithin the framework and continued to do cess in 1733 through his original vision of a so, and haven’t destroyed the framework.” city planned and built around a series of inHe specifically mentions the ward-facing squares.

Metropolitan Planning Commission, the “That’s the key to it -- his original plan,” Historic Savannah Foundation and the Park says Scott Tanner, head of the local chapter and Tree Department as key entities in preof the ASLA, who will be giving the award serving that framework. He gives a special Saturday on behalf of the organization. shout-out to renowned architect William “It’s internationally well-known, but Jay, who designed many of Savannah’s great I didn’t realize how well-known until I buildings, such as the Owens-Thomas started studying architecture. I’d read about House. the great architectural cities of the world “It’s very unusual that for 300 years this and we’re in the top ten. That’s all based on genius of an idea has not been destroyed,” he Oglethorpe’s original design.” says. “In most other cities only remnants of The City of Savannah’s chief landscape the original design remain.” architect and the man most likely to be acSo for the layperson: What do landscape cepting the award, Gordon Denney, agrees. architects do? Isn’t that just about trimming “It’s a world-renowned design you don’t hedges? see replicated anywhere,” he says. “You have “A lot of people think that,” says Denney. a city built and designed around common “Most people don’t realize that urban degreenspaces, built around aesthetic value, sign is the greatest part of what we try to and also building a sense of community.” do. And planting design and the trees conOglethorpe’s original layout featured four tained in planting design are part of it. The squares, or wards. beauty of Oglethorpe’s design is that it could “Johnson Square was ground zero, then exist with or without trees. The plan is bigthere was a square to the south, and two ger than that.” squares to the east,” Tanner says.

Denney says the carefully manicured “Those four make up the original layout, nature of downtown squares is a comparibut his plan wasn’t just four wards -- it was a tively recent development. system of growth,” he says. “Oglethorpe de“They were all redesigned in the ‘70s veloped a system where as population and and ‘80s to their current grassy nature. I’ve density reached a certain level a new ward got copies of all the plans that were made could be added.” of going in and renovating the squares. It’s Oglethorpe’s classic ward design with a taken hundreds of years for the squares to central square had two purposes -- primarily develop as the perfect parks they are.” w defensive, but also to give residents a sense of place in what was then largely wilderness, The presentation of the ASLA Centennial with hostile Spanish forces to the south.

Medallion to the City of Savannah hap“Historically the squares have always pens Saturday, May 19 at 6 p.m. in Johnson been a gathering point within Savannah,” Square. The public is invited to attend.

Tanner says. “Every group would have their

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from recent Savannah/Chatham Police incident reports

Girls gone wild edition

• Officers on patrol in a marked vehicle observed a car going south on West Boundary Street, approaching York Street.

Very loud music was playing inside the car.

The driver, a woman, came to a dead end and tried to turn around. One of the officers exited the squad car and asked her to turn the music down. The woman didn’t turn the music down, and the officer asked her three more times to do so, then yelled at her to do so.

As the officer approached the driver’s door, she said, “I turned it down, now what do you want?”

The woman then became verbally combative. The officer tried to explain that she

couldn’t play her vehicle’s music that loud.

The officer noticed that the woman had her foot on the brake and her vehicle was in drive. He asked for her driver’s license and proof of insurance.

The woman replied, “Why didn’t you say so? Here’s my license,” and handed it to the officer. She later provided the vehicle’s rental agreement.

All the time, the woman continued to be verbally combative with the officer. The officer asked her again to turn the vehicle off and place the key on the roof of the car.

The woman responded that she wasn’t going to turn her car off and she didn’t know why she had been stopped. She said she had followed all traffic laws and said police had no reason to stop her.

The officer again explained about the loud music, but the woman continued to be verbally combative. The officer then asked her to step out of the vehicle and stand by the trunk area.

The woman put the vehicle in park, took the keys and went to the rear of the car, about 10 feet away from it. The officer again asked her to stand by the truck area, but the woman started to walk around behind the car. The second officer asked the woman to stand by the trunk area, but she was now walking away from the car and said she didn’t have to stand anywhere. The second officer grabbed her left wrist, which she yanked away.

The woman said, “Don’t touch me,” and attempted to walk away. The second officer then grabbed her left arm and she began to thrash about. The woman’s boyfriend exited a car that was parked in front of her vehicle. The first officer approached him and asked him to stop and get back in his car.

The man was verbally upset about the treatment of his girlfriend, but went back to his car. Two more officers responded to the scene and the woman was arrested. w

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A woman was arrested after she caused a disturbance at a West Congress Street bar. When an officer arrived, the manager said he had to escort a disorderly woman from the bar, then pointed toward her. The woman was yelling profane language and walking east on Congress Lane.

The officer stopped the woman in the 300 block of West Congress Lane. The woman continued to curse and use profane language as the officer attempted to question her about the incident in the bar.

The woman appeared to be highly intoxicated, with a smell of alcohol on her breath, slurred speech and unsteadiness while walking. The officer arrested her for public intoxication.

Once she was handcuffed, the woman became very aggressive, attempting to kick out the police vehicle window. She then tried to spit on officers after she was removed from the vehicle. She actually kicked one officer in the leg several times, but the officer wasn’t injured.

An officer went back to the bar to interview the manager. He said that there have been problems with the same woman in the past. He said she acted disorderly on several occasions and had been told she would not be allowed in the bar.

When she entered the bar and was told she had to leave, she became very verbally abusive towards the manger, using profane and vulgar language. At one point, she threw a salt shaker at the manager.

The manager grabbed the woman and escorted her out of the bar before anyone or anything was hurt or damaged. While he was escorting the woman out, she bit him on the arm, but he managed to pull away before any damage was done. A witness corroborated the attack.

The woman was charged with public intoxication, simple battery on the officer, simple battery on the bar manager, and criminal trespass for entering the bar when she was not supposed to.

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Island to be named ‘Important Birding Area’

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s any naturalist will tell you, glimpsing a Painted Bunting is a unique experience.

It is a certain joy and thrill for the avid bird watcher, and one that is increasingly rare.

Described by the Audubon Society as “the most spectacularly colored of all North American songbirds,” the Painted Bunting is just one of many sought and celebrated fowl that seasonally cloak natural areas along Georgia’s coast.

More than any other coastal habitat, Ossabaw Island is a hot spot for Painted Buntings. It is also a frequent and impermanent home to woodstorks, bluebirds, bald eagles, long-billed curlews, white pelicans, piping plovers, least terns, and American oyster catchers, to name just a select few.

“The human footprint is very light on this island,” explains Dr. Paul Pressley, education coordinator at the Ossabaw Island Foundation, “which allows it to be such a fantastic birding paradise.”

In fact, Ossabaw Island is home to only 5 people, including the island’s benefactor, Mrs. Sandy West. Mrs. West vacationed on the island since childhood and lives today, in her mid-nineties, in the 20,000 square foot mansion built nearly eighty years ago. It was her impetus to preserve the island. In 1978 she sold Ossabaw to the State of Georgia with the caveat that it be protected by an executive order.

Today, Ossabaw Island is one of the most pristine natural areas in the state and along the Atlantic seaboard. There is no bridge connecting the island to the mainland and fewer than 2200 visitors set foot on Ossabaw

in a given year. Frankly, little else compares.

“The extraordinary thing is the role that Ossabaw plays on the Atlantic coast, from Miami to Maine,” says Pressley. And as undeveloped land – particularly coastal – becomes the exception to the rule, that role is ever-expanding. For people and Buntings.

Saturday, June 2, marks the dedication of Ossabaw Island as an “Important Bird Area,” or IBA. The IBA program extends worldwide with partners that include the National Audubon Society and BirdLife International.

At the state level, this acclaim is shared by only 48 sites. In North America, there are about 2000 IBAs. Ossabaw Island has many factors that contribute to prime bird habitat. And island resident and Ossabaw Island Foundation naturalist Jim Bitler knows every reason.

“First we have a mosaic of habitat out here. We have vast beaches, salt marshes, freshwater ephemeral ponds, pine forests, open meadows, and even maritime oak forests,” he says.

“Add to that the limited human activity, and – like the whole Georgia coast – we’re in the eastern flyway. We experience a whole lot of migratory activity each year.”

The IBA Dedication is open to the public, though space is limited. Hosts include the Atlanta Audubon Society and Georgia IBA Program Coordinator Mary Elfner.

Among attendees are IBA Coordinator for the National Audubon Society John Cecil and Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Noel Holcomb.

Undeveloped Ossabaw Island is accessible only by boat

Dedication day begins at 9 a.m. with a boat ride from Delegal Marina to Ossabaw.

The ceremony, commencing at 11 a.m., takes place on the front porch of the Island’s clubhouse. It will include a presentation of plaques to DNR and to the Ossabaw Island Foundation. Lunch will immediately follow the ceremony. The trip ends at 5 p.m., after a four hour tour of Ossabaw, guided by resident expert Bitler.

“It’s a great program because – as the old saying goes – it really does ‘think globally and act locally,’” explains Elfner. “Birds don’t follow the same boundaries we do, so this links us with ecosystems across the globe.”

For Elizabeth Dubose, Executive Director of the Ossabaw Island Foundation, the Dedication is more fundamental. The Foundation adheres religiously to the tenets of the island’s subsistence: to be an educational, scientific, and cultural resource.

“The dedication honors the research that has been done and will be done,” Dubose says. “It falls right into our executive order.

We’re very proud.”

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For bird watchers, and for those who leave their binoculars at home, Ossabaw Island is rich with the heritage of coastal Georgia and tells a tale long lost to spec homes and beachfront development. It’s a true legacy that, thanks to Mrs. West, DNR, and the Ossabaw Island Foundation, will remain for the enjoyment of Georgia’s descendants… a gracious vista of the wealthiest of coastal bounties, Painted Buntings notwithstanding.

“It’s great that the island is once again being recognized and valued for inherent aspects,” says Bitler, “and that we are receiving state and national recognition of what a treasure Ossabaw is.”

Make sure you reserve your spot on the boat to Ossabaw. w Dedication begins June 2 at 9 a.m. with a boat ride from Delegal Marina to Ossabaw.

The ceremony is at 11 a.m. at the clubhouse.

Lunch follows. The trip ends at 5 p.m., after a four hour guided tour of Ossabaw. The deadline for registration is May 24. To register visit www.atlantaaudubon.org

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When regulars of Cosentino’s dropped in last week, they found a new name -- Corleone’s Trattoria -- freshly painted across the restaurant’s windows on the corner of MLK and Broughton.

Along with the new name comes a “new attitude.” It’s the Corleone mantra, emblazoned in red and mentioned at every turn by owner Steve Gordon and his staff.

Last Monday, Gordon assumed full, hands-on ownership of the restaurant in a hush-hush turnover that took everyone by surprise -- including employees. Gordon was a partial owner since Cosentino’s opened last year, and initially left the day-to-day operations to the co-owners -- his daughter and her partner.

In its first weeks last year, Cosentino’s received promising word-of-mouth reviews.

But with that also came a few “tales from the dark side”— stories of patrons berated by the management, subjected to f-bomb-laced rantings, or being thrown out after objecting to problems with their food or long delays.

Gordon and his lead staff—newly hired front manager Liz Smith and newly promoted chef Joshua Holden -- all Cutting says they wants to resome slack move the edgiest part Slacking off in of that old reputation, Forsyth Park took a Top, Steve Gordon chats with some while restoring the best fresh turn Sunday. diners at the grand “reopening” of what Cosentino’s ofRock-climber of Corleone’s Trattoria (formerly fered.

Melissa Knowles Cosentino’s); bottom, Melissa Knowles The new place is walked barefoot on in Forsyth Park open later and is coma waist high “slack pletely smoke free. The line” secured bewine list will be moditween two trees while her friend Justin fied and the staff trained on wine-food pairRubenstein looked on. ings.

Knowles’ grace and balance must have The addition of a grill allows the menu to looked like fun to Bailey and Jackson expand from traditional Italian pasta dishes Deven Price, on a Mother’s Day outing with to include finer cuisine, including veal and their mom and a friend. lamb chops and grilled grouper.

“We were just walking in the park,” said “We’re tweaking the food for better seaJackson, age 8, as he and his 11-year-old sissoning and better quality,” says chef Holden. ter took turns being coached by Knowles in “We’re going to have happy food here.” the finer points of slack lining. On the first day in their slacker career, each had already mastered skills that may ruin any other style of slackerdom success—perhaps the best Mother’s Day gift any mom can want. w

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Attendees at last Thursday’s Daffin Park Centennial lecture by Rollins College professor Bruce Stephenson no doubt expected a top notch history talk, in keeping with the reputation of the event’s premier sponsor, Georgia Historical Society. History buffs came away satisfied, but so did any futurists who may have wandered in by mistake.

Wrapped in the trimmings of a lecture on John Nolen’s 1907 Daffin Park design, Stephenson’s comments resembled a stump speech on the merits of the New Urbanism movement in urban design, including gushing praise of Savannah’s downtown plan.

At times Stephenson, who lives near Orlando, seemed to be channeling Carl Hiaasen—from his Hawaiian shirt to his candid humor, and especially in his indictment of urban planning shortsightedness in Florida.

Stephenson’s Powerpoint images placed Daffin Park’s 1907 design in the same league as Central Park in New York and the Portland, Oregon, park plan of the 1920’s.

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Livin’ on a Prayer

Barney Vincelette, who says his autism renders loud noises sickening to him, has been feuding for several years with neighbors in Houston, Del., over their rock music.

At first, he invented his own sound-jammer, according to an April profile in the Wilmington News Journal, but a judge curtailed its use. Subsequently, he recorded super-annoying sounds of his own (including a foghorn) and had them written out as music (“Sonata for Calliope of Truck Horns About to Be Transcribed for Locomotive Horns Opus No. 1”), at which point the judge decided that permitting the neighbors’ Bon Jovi but not Vincelette’s sonata amounted to selective law enforcement, and the feuders settled their differences.

(Vincelette, by the way, lives in a house shaped like a flying saucer.)

Yikes!

(1) After a street assault in January, a 22-year-old New Zealander was rushed to Wellington Hospital to have surgeons remove his car key, which was embedded behind his right ear. (2) After a vicious attempted carjacking in March, an 18-year-old Australian was sent to Fremantle Hospital in Perth, where surgeons removed a screwdriver embedded in his face.

Awesome!

(1) Mexico City taxi driver Manuel Quiroz was seeking a sponsor earlier this year for his pursuit of the world raw-chilipepper-eating contest. Supposedly, he can guzzle dozens of them at one sitting and even harmlessly squeeze their juice into his eyes. (2) In February, Dublin, Ireland, software engineer Michael Killian demonstrated his sideThe Continuing ways-traveling bicycle, in which Hello my a rider sits and pedals facing perCrisis name is pendicular to front and back, The Santa Clara Valley ___ with each hand controlling a Transportation Authority, which wheel, e.g., squeezing the right operates mass transit just south handlebar and pedaling moves of San Francisco, and whose emthe bike rightward. ployees stage about three dozen In March three homeless office parties a year, issued 33 pages men were awarded $10,000 each of specifications in January to invite in a settlement with the city of Las local companies to bid on a contract Vegas because they were arrested in to supply sheet cakes. The winning November for violating a since-rebidder must be versatile enough to pealed ordinance. The men had offer cakes in 11 specified flavors, 16 been cited for “illegally” sleeping fillings, five icings and six toppings within 500 feet of public urine or feces (a (but must also carry $3 million in lirestriction the city thought would drive the ability insurance!). homeless to isolated parts of town to relieve Peru’s Emilio Cordova, 15, won the themselves and/or to sleep.) (In December, South American chess championship in New York City panhandler Eddie Wise won January, but rather than wind up a chess-ob$100,000 from the city when a judge ruled sessed nerd, he flew from the tournament he had been illegally arrested 27 times under site in Argentina to Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a law that had been ruled unconstitutional moved in with a 29-year-old stripper. After in 1992.)

Emilio’s two months in the fast lane, his father, with government help, went to Sao Paulo and snatched him back.

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Bright Ideas

In breathtaking attention to detail reminiscent of the movie “The Great Escape,”

some inmates at Michigan’s Kinross Correctional Facility chipped through 8 inches of concrete, then continued tunneling until they had cleared the facility’s two external walls by an extra 25 feet, but then a guard spotted an irregularity near a cell wall and discovered the operation. When stopped in March, the inmates were only 6 feet away (straight up) from freedom. (As in the movie, their greatest accomplishment was figuring out how to dispose of all that dug-out dirt without being noticed.)

To get her reluctant terrier “Missy” to eat dog food, Elaine Larabie decided to be a role model and eat some herself, after which, Missy indeed began nibbling at it. The next day, both Larabie and Missy were in Ottawa, Ontario, hospitals, vomiting and foaming at the mouth. The incident occurred in March, during the first days of the alert over rat-poison-laced pet food, and doctors suspected that as the culprit, but no definitive conclusion was reported in the press, and both Larabie and Missy recovered.

Ewwwww!

Stewart Laidlaw, 35, was banished from Thirsty Kirsty’s pub in Dunfermline, Scotland, in March, following numerous complaints about his excessive flatulence. (A shocked Laidlaw said no one had complained before, but conceded that was probably because cigarette smoke had been masking the odor until Scotland’s recent smoking ban.) And in December, an American Airlines flight made an emergency stop in Nashville, Tenn., when passengers reported the smell of burning matches in the cabin. A female passenger was found to have been lighting them at her seat in an effort to vanquish her flatulence odors.

Principals Gone Wild

In February in Bethlehem, Pa., middle school principal John Acerra was arrested and charged with selling crystal meth from his office (but not to students) (and when arrested in his office, after hours, he was re-

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Least Competent Criminals

Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) Aaron Hudgins, 26, and Ruan Rucker, 24, were reported missing and presumed lost inside a coal mine in Kanawha County, W.Va., in April, and after a search-and-rescue operation, they were pulled out 24 hours later.

They had no time to be grateful, though, for they were immediately arrested because the sheriff said they had gone into the mine only to try to find copper to steal. (2) Two men walked into a postal annex in Portland, Ore., in April, with one wielding a folding pocket knife, and announced a robbery. However, seconds later, the employees began laughing as the man with the knife couldn’t get the blade out with his thumbnail, and the pair fled.

Updates

Beijing continues its intensive citywide upgrade campaign to impress visitors when the Olympic Games open in August 2008.

In February, the city designated the 11th of each month as “voluntary wait in line” day to begin training Chinese to queue up for services in an orderly fashion rather than by their customary chaotic swarming. In April, retired restaurateur Guo Zhangi began a program offering people money (the equivalent of 25 cents each) to bring in dead flies.

Also in April, guidelines were issued for taxi drivers, calling for a two-day suspension for cabbies who spit or smoke, have bad breath or dress garishly. (Taxi drivers in Shanghai have been issued special sacks to spit in, housed on the dashboard, to break their custom of spitting out the window.) w

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Sportin’ Wood

Racquets, that is! Sunday’s Wooden Racquet Tennis Tournament was held in honor of the 100th anniversary of Daffin Park, part of the ongoing centennial festivities all this year sponsored by the City of Savannah. Left, Sharon Rowlett volleys; bottom left, Ariel Janzen (left) and Trish Lightfoot prepare to return serve; bottom, Jayme Eitner, Ross Munro, Ginny Hearn and Emmett Orr.

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Goodbye to a Hero

This archive photo is of William N. Malone, one of Savannah’s “Original Nine” African-American police officers, who died last week at age 84.

Malone was hired in 1947 and retired in 1982. He was buried with full honors this past Monday at Magnolia Gardens Cemetery. Malone was among 60 candidates considered for the historical appointment that first year the Savannah Police were integrated.

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his Saturday night, local music enthusiasts will get their first up-close view of one of the area’s most critically acclaimed original bands, when Pilot Scott Tracy make their live Savannah debut.

Formed by former members of such esteemed under-the-radar indie rock (as opposed to “indie-rock”) acts as This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Man Or Astro-man? spin-off Clone Project Alpha and The Causey Way, PST is that rare beast: a killer band that proudly wears its influences on its sleeves; doesn’t aim for the lowest common denominator; and takes its craft very seriously while making sure it doesn’t take itself very seriously at all.

Plus, the late, great Wesley Willis was such a close friend and fan of the band that he even wrote a song about them.

Their two infectious, impressive full-length CDs on the celebrated brainy punk label Alternative Tentacles posit the group as one part overthe-top new wavey art-pop and one part middle-brow schtick.

Yet regardless of the pretensions surrounding their cartoonish image as some sort of band/airline composite, the wellexecuted hooks of their clangy electric guitar and vintage synth-driven tunes are a much-needed shot in the arm for a local music scene that’s far too dependent on extreme examples of a handful of rock-oriented genres.

In a perfect world, this kind of music would fill stadiums and bank accounts.

I spoke with frontman and guitarist Scott Cox-Stanton (one of only two members of the group —the other being his wife Tracy— who live in Savannah) about the band, the biz, and how they have —or have not— begun to feel a part of the local music scene since relocating here.

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How hard is it to tour when some of your bandmembers live in other towns?

Cox-Stanton: We’re split between Florida and Georgia, and we all have other jobs. But PST Airlines comes first. The geographical issue isn’t really a problem — the airline sees to it we make our destinations on time.

Do you consider yourselves a Savannah band, or do you feel set apart in some ways?

Cox-Stanton: Yeah, we consider ourselves a Savannah band, but we do consider ourselves set apart from the local music scene, too. I mean, how many local bands have the kind of corporate funding we have? How many local bands fly to their gigs? We don’t want to come across like we’re better than the local bands, but we are. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve done our time in the old Ford Econo-Line. We used to show up smelling like gas fumes, but now we show up smelling like a 4-star hotel.

Since you’ve been here, what’s struck you most about the local original rock scene?

Cox-Stanton: It seems people in Savannah have a good time.

I’m most interested in seeing Whiskey Dick. We could use a fellow like that for airline security. I don’t think we’d have problems if Whiskey Dick was at Check-In, meeting folks and telling them a thing or two about a thing or two.

Where and how often do you rehearse?

Cox-Stanton: Hunter Air Force base won’t allow us to disclose that.

A few songs on 2005’s Any City LP sound extremely like The Cars.

Intentionally?

Cox-Stanton: We have no conscious plan to sound like any other band. Well, now that I think about it, “Return To My Home” was my shot at trying to be David Bowie-esque, and you think it sounds like The Cars. I guess The Cars are deep in the recesses of our songwriting.

How hard is it to be in a group that doesn’t seem tempted to try on the latest guise?

Cox-Stanton: Not hard at all. We do what we do and folks can take it or leave it.

Where do you fit in today’s music industry?

Cox-Stanton: The first letter I got from ASCAP said I owed them seven bucks. That left me scratching my head. That’s why we play music in the airline industry. w PST plays The Jinx Saturday at 10 pm.

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Ascension Day Concert

Schubert pieces by the adult choirs of both the First Baptist and Wesley Monumental United Methodist Churches.

Free to ALL-AGES. Thurs., 7 pm, Cathedral of St. John The Baptist.

The Back River Ramblers

Acoustic country, folk and blues from locals including songwriter Daryl Wise.

Sat., 7 pm, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House (Wilmington Isl.).

The Jeff Beasley Band

Blues and early rock and roll standards.

Wed., 7 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar (solo) + Thurs., 7 pm (solo) - Fri., 8 pm, The Warehouse + Sat., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar + Tues., 7 pm, Jen’s & Friends (solo).

Big Engine

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Bottles & Cans

Fat Possum-esque Delta garage rock with lots of mouth harp and attitude. Wed., 9 pm, Bay Street Blues + Fri., 9 pm, Jazz’d Tapas Bar + Mon., Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.).

Mr. Wiley

Local psychedelic rock band. Thurs., 9 pm, Fiddler’s Crab House (River St.).

The Permanent Tourists

Ted Bowne of Passafire

Rare solo show from a key member of this locally-based reggae-rock act. Fri., 10 pm, Loco’s (downtown).

Curbside

Local trio playing modern pop and rock covers/originals. Fri., 8 pm, Augie’s Pub (Richmond Hill).

Jeremy Davis & Equinox Jazz Hard-bop from a Louisiana-bred saxman. Fri., 9 pm, Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Mary Davis & Co.

Rock, pop, soul and beach music covers.

Thurs., 7 pm, Baja Cantina (Landings).

The Brenda Earle Trio

This NYC-based singer/pianist/arranger/ composer is viewed by many as a phenom on the rise. Her work straddles the line between unabashed, old-school pop and graceful trad jazz. She’s touring behind a brand-new CD. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, 10:30 pm,

Killer rock, soul and R & B party band with great vocals and an amazing rhythm section. Fri., 9:30 pm, Tantra Lounge.

midnight, Kokopelli’s Jazz Club.

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Instrumental, dance-oriented soul-jazz.

Fri., 7 pm, North Beach Grill (Tybee).

David Harbuck

Prolific regional singer/songwriter playing popular rock and soul tunes and originals. Fri. - Sat., 9 pm, Bayou Café.

Kiterunner, Brandon Clark

Double-bill of up-and-coming local songwriting talent. Kiterunner is influenced

by Arcade Fire, The Shins and Deerhoof, while Clark is a more straightforward modern acousti-rock tunesmith. Fri., 9 pm, Metro Coffee House - ALL-AGES.

Touring ‘80s rock and pop cover band known for their flashy stage show. Sat., 10 pm, Loco’s (downtown).

Michael “B-Flat” Sears & Tony Royster, Sr.

Local guitar and keyboard duo featuring the father of an internationally-known percussion prodigy. Fri. - Sat., 7 pm, Mardis Gras on Bay.

The Train Wrecks

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lthough it’s been around for just under 5 years, reggae/rock hybrid Passafire has distinguished itself as one of the most promising and dedicated original acts to ever emerge from Savannah.

Initially pegged as another in a long line of alterna-rock acts to co-opt reggae and ska riddims, the band quickly moved beyond that approach and has continued to evolve at roughly the same rate as their fanbase.

Proving once more that truly promising Savannah bands of virtually any genre must hit the road in search of fame and fortune, the group has achieved no small amount of success as a completely independent touring attraction. The quartet is self-managed, and to date all of their booking and recording has been handled by the bandmembers themselves and a few friends. They’ve begun to headline some of the more prestigious rooms in the Southeast (such as Jacksonville, Fla.’s 700-seat Freebird Live and Myrtle Beach’s 2,000-plus House of Blues) and up the East Coast.

The band recently wrapped their longest outing to date (35 shows), playing to some of the biggest crowds they’ve yet seen for their increasingly diverse style of grooveoriented soul music. I caught up with keyboardist Adam Willis by phone the night after their final show for a candid chat about the future of the band, and the difficulies of trying to grow a following in Savannah.

Tell me about the tour you just finished.

Adam Willis: It started April 6. Last night

was the final show in Salisbury, Md. It was mad, man! Completely packed. It stretched from Central Fla. up to Northern Vt. and pretty much everywhere in between.

How many people were there last night?

Adam Willis: Just under 700. We all agree this tour’s been an excellent experience.

Turnouts were good everywhere, and we’ve got a lot more stuff lined up. We’re gonna be featured on a Warped Tour CD sampler put out by Law Records.

How did that come about?

Adam Willis: One of the bigger acts in our genre of reggae-rock is a band called Pepper, and that label was started by them.

We played a big gig with them for 99X radio in Atlanta at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, and we all got along really well. That’s great because those guys just got off a major tour with 311. Ideally, after we make our next CD, we’ll get on some sort of national tour with a more established group. Nothing’s cast in stone yet, but we finally have some serious people that are definitely interested.

What are the band’s immediate goals?

Adam Willis: Keep on doing what we’ve been doing: gigging our asses off! Promoting these shows and our band, selling records as best we can by ourselves online. We’ve been approached by some booking agencies, but we wanna do the right thing, and not just go

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with whomever. We’ve done really well with just me doing the booking, but things have picked up a lot, and fairly soon I know I’ll have to step down. We’ll need to hire some real professionals to manage us and book tours. It’s an awful lot of work! (Laughs) How many actual CDs have you sold?

Adam Willis: As far as hard copies, we’ve probably sold 800, but this record’s been out for less than a year. I think most of our sales come from iTunes.

So you sell more downloads than discs?

Did Passafire go on the road as soon as you felt ready to compete with the big guys?

Adam Willis: Absolutely. We consider ourselves a business as much as a band. We’re incorporated and work very hard to keep this a career. We all agreed any band that plays the same basic style of music as we do can’t be successful without heavy touring.

Our goal is to be signed to William Morris or The Agency Group — companies who represent serious live music acts. The only way to do that is to get 600 or 700 people to come out constantly in your region. But you’ve gotta suck it up and pay your dues.

When we first started playing these markets, there were like 10 people there! Does that feel good? No. But you do it anyway. We’re finally seeing fans we had no idea existed, and in large numbers.

take a lot of pride in perfecting it before we play it in public. We don’t come out there with a half-assed product. (Laughs) You’ve mentioned that the lack of a legit allages venue here has hindered the growth of our scene and in some ways your band.

Adam Willis: I worry a bit when I’ve read some interviews I’ve given, because I felt maybe it came off like we were in some way dissing Savannah a bit, which is not the case! We came up in that town and we represent it hard on the road. But at the same time, I’m being honest. Seventy-five percent of the places we play are at least 18 and up, and many are all-ages. These aren’t theatres, and they’re not really bars. But they do serve alcohol. We play all the time with bands that came up in other cities that had a solid venue that’s at least 18 and up. It’s such a different experience for them! First of all, a real venue like that draws big regional or national bands. And the best local bands get to support them. That’s how you learn what it’s like to be on a real stage with a real monitor guy and a real soundman. It’s not just about putting a lot of people in the room. It’s about helping artists understand what the real world of touring is like. The average person would have no way of learning that. There’s no place like that in Savannah, and when we started out, we were way behind the other acts out there because we never had that experience. Young people don’t have much to do that really appeals to them. It would be better to have them in a club than just out on the streets. Some places we play, we talk to kids who are 16 or 17, and they’re already so hip to what’s going on. They’re not out getting drunk or doing drugs. They’re hanging with other fans and going to shows.

There don’t seem to be that many reggae bands in this part of the country. Why not?

Adam Willis: It turns out there are, just not a lot of really good ones! (Laughs) But it seems that most of the good ones don’t tour as much as they probably could. They’re like hometown heroes.

It seems the band is trying to shift into a more eclectic and progressive rock bag.

When you’re out on the road, what’s the one thing you miss most about home?

Adam Willis: Yes. It takes a while for a band to really click. You realize what you’re playing isn’t a typical reggae sound. It’s a Passafire sound! We feel we have to make something that will leave a mark, so when people hear it, they’ll know it’s us. People intitally compared us to Sublime or Slightly Stoopid. We don’t wanna sound like them.

We wanna be Passafire.

Adam Willis: Spending time with my girlfriend. But I’d also say the relaxed pace of Savannah. I don’t wanna maneuver a trailer full of gear in Manhattan, or make sure the band’s name got spelled right in the local paper. Those things add up and you just get tired of it all. The funniest part is after you’re home for a week, you can’t wait to get back on the road! It’s a weird life. (Laughs) w

What will this Savannah show be like?

Passafire (with Street Circus Symphony) plays the Wild Wing Café in City Market Saturday at 10 pm. Samples at: www.myspace.com/ passafire.

Adam Willis: A combination of both older stuff and material that’ll be on the next album. We’re always writing new stuff and

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Adam Willis: I think we all expected downloads would be the majority of our sales. I love and appreciate people who want the whole, physical album. We put a lot of pride in our packaging and I think it’s really classy looking. But realistically, I don’t buy albums anymore either. I know that sounds terrible because I am a musician, but I haven’t bought a CD in years. I get most everything via downloads. Most of us in the band do. At the end of the day, we’re just pleased our music is in the listener’s hands through whatever route they wanna take.

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It’s the first time this area Goth and Vampyre group has thrown one of their signature nightlife events at this recently retooled club on River St., but one can only imagine this room (which previously housed the decidedly more funky JJ Cagney’s music venue) has never experienced the vibe this Parisian Cabaret-themed gathering will enjoy. Besides tunes spun by their faithful servant DJ Analog Kid, famed underground performers Anders Manga and Veronique Diabolique will be on hand as well. Fri., 9 pm, The Rocksbury (305 W. River St.).

Brad Davis & Friends

This Grammy-winning guitarist spent a decade in Marty Stuart’s band, so you know he’s about as good as they come. When not recording with the likes of Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris or the late, great Warren Zevon, he plays live with Earl Scruggs, John Jorgenson and Billy Bob Thornton. I’m told there are still plenty of great $25 seats left for this intimate ALL-AGES bluegrass and country show. Call 748-1930 to reserve yours. Sat., 8 pm, Randy Wood’s Concert Hall (1304 E. Hwy 80, Bloomingdale).

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While the loose-limbed jam-informed organic rock this group plays has a great deal in common with the Panic vibe (and the aforementioned Sam Holt does at times seem to channel Houser’s tone and feel), they are most definitely their own band.

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Thurs., 10 pm, Loco’s (downtown).

Sol Driven Train

Charleston-area jam quintet known for their vocal harmonies, Southern rockmeets-world music approach and punchy horn section (a nice touch). They’re a fixture at larger venues along the coast, but have only recently begun to make inroads into the Savannah club scene. Thurs., 10 pm, Mercury Lounge.

Tone Loc

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DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown) DJ Sam Diamond (Savannah Shag Club)

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BAJA CANTINA (The Landings)

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Robert Willis (6 pm)

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DOC’S BAR (Tybee) Roy & The Circuit Breakers

DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown) “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond

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EL PICASSO (319 Main St., Garden City) Karaoke (8 pm)

FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee) The Christy Alan Band (9 pm)

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TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt) Live Music TBA (6 pm)

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VENUS DE MILO

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THE WAREHOUSE Jeff Beasley (8 pm)

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WILD WING CAFÉ

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THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)

FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)

TUBBY’S (Thunderbolt)

JAZZ’D TAPAS BAR

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Live Music TBA (9 pm)

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FRIENDLY’S TAVERN 2 #@*! Karaoke

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JEN’S & FRIENDS Live Music TBA (10 pm)

THE JINX

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VENUS DI MILO

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The Jeff Beasley Band (8 pm)

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AUGIE’S PUB (Richmond Hill)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

B & B ALE HOUSE

The Courtenay Brothers (6 pm)

BAJA CANTINA (The Landings)

Gail Thurmond

Live Music TBA (8 pm)

WET WILLIE’S

The Bob Alberti Trio w/Marlene Ver Planck (8 pm)

WILD WING CAFÉ

Bottles & Cans (9 pm)

WILD WING CAFÉ (Hilton Head)

Greg Williams (10 pm)

WISEGUYS (Statesboro)

Open Mic Night (10 pm)

YONG’S COUNTRY CLUB (formerly The Music Box)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

KEVIN BARRY’S KING’S INN Karaoke (9 pm)

KOKOPELLI’S JAZZ (107 W. Broughton St.) The Brenda Earle Trio (9 pm, 10:30 pm, midnight)

LUNA LOUNGE @ IL PASTICCIO Live Music TBA (9 pm)

LUTHER’S RARE & WELL DONE (Beaufort) Live Music TBA (10 pm)

MALONE’S

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MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS Live Music TBA (8 pm)

MCDONOUGH’S Karaoke

MERCURY LOUNGE Live Music TBA (10 pm)

MOLLY MACPHERSON’S SCOTTISH PUB Pocket Change (10 pm)

MOON RIVER BREWING CO. Live Music TBA (8 pm)

MULBERRY INN

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MURPHY’S LAW IRISH PUB

Joey Manning (7 pm)

NORTH BEACH GRILL (Tybee)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

PANINI’S (Beaufort)

Mama’s Mojo (9 pm)

THE PLANTATION CLUB

Live Music TBA

PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE)

Live Music TBA (7 pm)

POGY’S BAR & GRILL (Richmond Hill)

MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK

BAY STREET BLUES

MARDIS GRAS ON BAY

BAYOU CAFÉ

MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS

BENNY’S (Tybee)

Pianist Peter Tavalin (5 pm), Jeremy Davis & Equinox Jazz (9 pm)

MARDIS GRAS ON BAY

Karaoke (9 pm)

Live Music TBA (9 pm)

THE RAIL PUB

Live Music TBA

RANDY WOOD’S CONCERT HALL (Bloomingdale)

Michael “B-Flat” Sears & Tony Royster, Sr. (7 pm)

David Harbuck (9 pm), Live Music TBA (10:30 pm)

Live Music TBA (8 pm)

Karaoke w/DJ Levis

BERNIE’S ON RIVER STREET

RED LEG SALOON (formerly The Silver Dollar Café, Hwy 204)

Karaoke

Karaoke (9 pm)

BILLY’S PLACE (above MCDONOUGH’S)

Live Music TBA (9 pm)

The Joseph Michael Duo (6 pm)

RIDERS LOUNGE (Hilton Head)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

Kiterunner, Brandon Clark (9 pm)

Chief (9 pm)

The Train Wrecks (10 pm)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

The Champagne Jazz Trio (8 pm)

#@*! Karaoke

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

#@*! Karaoke

Eat Mo’ Music (7 pm)

Savannah Sinfonietta’s “Sousa! A Patriotic Concert” (7:30 pm)

Live Music TBA (10:30 pm)

Live Music TBA (2 pm)

Gail Thurmond

DJ Jason Hancock spins Progressive House (10 pm)

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DAQUIRI ISLAND (Abercorn) Karaoke

RED LEG SALOON (formerly The Silver Dollar Café, Hwy 204)

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RETRIEVER’S (Statesboro)

#@*! Karaoke (9 pm)

ROBIN’S NEST (Pooler)

Soul Kitchen (1 pm), Robert Willis (6 pm)

THE ROCKSBURY

Roy & The Circuit Breakers

SAVANNAH BLUES

Live Music TBA

SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER INVASION LEVEL 3

“World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond

DJ Kiah (10 pm)

Live Music TBA (9 pm)

DEB’S PUB & GRUB

Live Music TBA (8 pm)

DEWEY’S DOCKSIDE (Tybee)

Live Music TBA (8 pm)

DOC’S BAR (Tybee)

Black Oaks Gathering w/Anders Manga (8 pm)

DOLPHIN REEF LOUNGE @ OCEAN PLAZA (Tybee)

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

DOUBLES (Holiday Inn Midtown)

Brad Davis & Friends (8 pm)

SAVANNAH BLUES

Live Music TBA (10 pm)

SAVANNAH DOWN UNDER INVASION LEVEL 3 Old School Dance Party w/DJ Analog Kid (10 pm)

SAVANNAH JAZZ & BLUES BISTRO (Bluffton) Live Music TBA (8 pm)

SAVANNAH SMILES (314 Williamson St.) Dueling Pianos (8:30 pm)

SCANDALS (Tybee) Live Music TBA (9:30 pm)

THE SEA GRILL (Pt. Wentworth) Live Music TBA (8 pm)

THE SENTIENT BEAN COFFEEHOUSE The Near Misses (8 pm)

SILVER CREEK SALOON (Statesboro) Live Music TBA (8 pm)

SKIDAWAY ISL. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ryan Long (6:45 pm)

SORRY CHARLIE’S Live Music TBA

SPANKY’S (River St.) Live Music TBA (10 pm)

STEAMERS (Georgetown) Live Music TBA (9 pm)

STINGRAY’S (Tybee)

Live Music TBA (7 pm) TANTRA LOUNGE Savannah Soul Project feat. Brittany Bosco (9:30 pm)

TOMMY’S (Pooler)

DRIFTAWAY CAFÉ (Sandfly)

BC & The Rock Mob (9 pm)

EMMA KELLY THEATER (Statesboro)

Live Music TBA (6 pm)

Big Engine (9:30 pm)

FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH (Tybee)

Listen 2 Three (7 pm)

Savannah Sinfonietta’s “Sousa! A Patriotic Concert” (7:30 pm)

FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (River St.)

Live Music TBA (9 pm)

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FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)

The Back River Ramblers (7 pm)

The Bluesonics (8 pm)

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GILLEY’S (Hinesville)

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THE HYATT

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The Permanent Tourists (9:30 pm)

THE ISLAND GRILL (Pt. Wentworth)

Live DJ (8 pm)

BC & The Rock Mob (9 pm)

THE ISLANDER (Wilmington Isl.)

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DJ Analog Kid (10 pm) SAVANNAH SMILES (314 Williamson St.) Dueling Pianos (8:30 pm)

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The Christy Alan Band (9 pm)

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The Jubal-Kane Blues Band (9 pm)

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SPANKY’S (River St.)

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Live Music TBA (8 pm)

THE GRILL BEACHSIDE (Tybee) Live Music TBA (7 pm)

THE JAZZ CORNER (Hilton Head)

The Howard Paul Quartet w/Aletha Jacobs (8 pm)

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MARY’S SEAFOOD & STEAKS Live Music TBA (8 pm)

MURPHY’S LAW IRISH PUB Open Mic Night (7:30 pm) Live Piano Music TBA

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SAVANNAH BLUES

Live Music TBA (10 pm) Karaoke

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WET WILLIE’S

FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE (Southside)

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BAY STREET BLUES

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LUCAS THEATRE

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MCDONOUGH’S Karaoke

MERCURY LOUNGE Live Music TBA (10 pm)

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MURPHY’S LAW IRISH PUB Irish Pub Acoustic Session (7 pm)

NORTH BEACH GRILL A Nickel Bag of Funk (7 pm)

PLANTER’S TAVERN (OLDE PINK HOUSE) Gail Thurmond

RED LEG SALOON (formerly The Silver Dollar Café, Hwy 204) Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (9 pm)

RICHMOND HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Savannah Sinfonietta’s “Sousa! A Patriotic Concert” (3 pm)

SAVANNAH SMILES (314 Williamson St.) “Piano-Palooza” Karaoke (9 pm)

SEA DAWGS (Tybee) Live Music TBA (1 pm)

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BAYOU CAFÉ (upstairs) Chief (9 pm)

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THE WAREHOUSE

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WILD WING CAFÉ

Live Music TBA (9:30 pm)

Live Music TBA (6 pm)

TOMMY’S (Pooler)

Live Music TBA

WET WILLIE’S

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WILD WING CAFÉ

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Savannah Community Theatre hits inaugural home run with Radio GALS

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rtists hate to hear this, but for most of us the cultural experience boils down to the little things. And at the top of the list is finding a damn parking space.

So bear with my Philistinism, actors, directors, musicians and craftspeople.

Because I’m going to crassly begin my review of Savannah Community Theatre’s inaugural production Radio GALS -- and a fine production it is -- by proclaiming from the mountaintops my utter joy at being able to drive around to the back of the old Belk building at Victory & Skidaway, pull my car right up to the entrance of the theatre, get out and go in and enjoy the play.

That simple. No slow circling of downtown squares behind a cavernous, dieselspewing trolley with five tourists in it. No traffic piling up behind a horse carriage going .000001 mile per hour, driver turned completely around in her seat talking to her customers obliviously. No perspiration-inducing half-sprint from the car to the theatre to make curtain time.

Making it even more pleasurable is the excellent job Savannah Community Theatre has done with the space, which occupies the back of the building it shares with the Savannah Children’s Theatre, whose entrance is in front, facing Victory Drive. (And neither is in Thunderbolt, as the Morning News has erroneously written.)

A modern facade with a small but inviting lobby greets you as you walk in. The performance space is a typical black box theatre -- low ceiling, stage bounded on three sides by blocks of seats, with lots of, you know, black. But here’s the thing: There’s a cupholder in each seat! Cupholders, people!

Think of the possibilities.

OK, on with the actual review. Everyone knows Tom Coleman and his excellent reputation as a stern but loving director of quality theatre. He has said prior to this show that he actually had little to do with the dayto-day direction because he was so busy making sure the theatre itself was ready.

That may be true, but it’s clear that his dominating, focused presence hovered over the cast during rehearsals of this show, so light in subject matter but so demanding in terms of cues and tempo.

The old saying goes, drama is easy but comedy is hard, and it’s true. The fluffiest of farces -- and Radio GALS definitely qualifies -- is totally dependent on the ability of the cast to hit their cues religiously and, most importantly, keep the tempo up. This cast of local veterans delivers the goods, unfailingly and unpretentiously.

Grace Diaz Tootle as Hazel Hunt

Radio GALS is essentially musical sketch comedy. Hazel Hunt (Grace Diaz Tootle) hosts a radio show from her living room in rural Arkansas, accompanied by her all-girl “Hazel Nuts” and her fortunetelling, poetryprone friend Gladys Fritts (Nicole Koplik).

The comedy and the songs are as silly as it gets, but the savvy audience member will pick up a clearly surrealist vibe. Radio GALS is set in the late ‘20s, and subtly echoes the quietly subversive, proto-stoner humor of the time. (Anyone who’s seen a Betty Boop cartoon or Krazy Kat comic strip from that era knows exactly what I mean. What, you thought recreational drugs were invented in the ‘60s?)

The entire cast does an excellent job with this deceptive material, seemingly so simple but in reality quite difficult to do well.

But my Best in Show award goes to Nicole Koplik, who shows great comedic taste as Gladys, aka “Swami G.” Never going for the cheap mug or the easy take, Koplik stays firmly in character, underplaying rather than chewing the scenery.

This is not to shortchange anyone else, including the always-great Tootle and Mark Rand (as government agent and closet showman O.B. Abbott) and the hilarious HazelNuts (played by Suzanne Cone, Sandra Nix, Kim Shabi and Mickey Dodge).

I close with a special shout-out to Music Director Keena Charbonneau and her drummer James Johnson, who manage to keep up a spirited pace while never drowing out the actors in this very enclosed space. w Performances of Radio GALS are at 7:30 P.M. May 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31, June 1 and 2.

Sunday matinee May 27 at 3 P.M. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, matinee, students & children $15. Savannah Community Theatre is in the Crossroads Shopping Center at 2160 E. Victory Drive. Call 898-9021.

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Dollars and sense D

id Spider-Man 3 really make $150 million in a single weekend? And we’re not talking one of those fake “starts Wednesday and including Tuesday midnight shows” weekends Hollywood invented a couple of years ago to artificially inflate their numbers; we’re talking a standard FridaySunday weekend!

If you add in the foreign gross it made almost $400 million! In three days! Just ten years ago the benchmark for a “blockbuster” was $100 million over several months.

Now they make 3 or 4 times that right out of the gate.

So can we lower ticket prices now?

Seriously, taking a date to a movie with popcorn and a coke is now roughly the same as going to see a play with real people in front of you. I will gladly pay top dollar to see some crazy stage show with Tobey Maguire swinging around the rafters to avoid an attack by a huge inflatable Sandman.

But movies are supposed to be the poor man’s entertainment. When a family of four can’t go to a matinee and get a tub of popcorn for less than $50, things are out of whack.

The ticket prices are a response to the exponential increases in star salaries and budgets, so those need to be cut too. Even with that historic haul, Spider-Man 3 has yet to turn a profit. The actual production cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $250 million and the omnipresent marketing campaign at least matched that figure, so it’ll have to bring in half of a billion dollars before it’s in the black.

And it’s not alone. The new Pirates of the Caribbean cost $225 million. Most ridiculously, Evan Almighty – a comedy sequel without the star of the original – somehow cost $250 million (before marketing). The new Michael Bay Transformers movie seems like a relative bargain at $150 million.

These expenses simply aren’t necessary.

Spider-Man 3 cost literally twice as much as Spider-Man 1, and though I definitely preferred the new film it didn’t look much more expensive. Unless the money in the movie’s elaborate bank robbery scene was real and was destroyed during shooting, I think somebody might be walking around with $100 million in their pocket.

It’s also ironic that the movie stays merely good instead of great (unlike the brilliant second entry) not because of a lack of special effects bluster but because of an

incredibly sloppy screenplay. A $30,000 polish by a decent writer could’ve accomplished far more here than the hundreds of millions spent on computer wizardry.

Director Sam Raimi, who helmed the previous films and co-wrote this one with his brother Ivan, has carved out a reputation as a fantastic storyteller who doesn’t really bother with a lot of visual razzle-dazzle.

Here he flips that entirely, pairing some of the most gorgeous comics-to-film imagery I’ve ever seen with a script that unfolds like a first draft. Raimi scared fans by promising multiple villains, bringing back memories of the Joel Schumacher Batman movies that reduced complicated characters to bumbling henchmen.

The end result is nowhere near as bad as it could have been, but neither Sandman nor Venom ultimately go as far as they should.

The movie needs to be a half hour longer (by adding a couple of scenes to make them more than cardboard cutouts) or a half hour shorter (by cutting one of the two so the other can be fully developed).

And as much as I loved Raimi’s origin story for him, and as much as I loved Thomas Haden Church’s performance, and though I know he’s the character Raimi really wanted to bring to life, the movie doesn’t need Sandman. I don’t say this because I think Venom is a better character, because he’s not.

Despite the fact that fans romanticize him, Venom is a bad character. He’s part of a late 80’s trend in which every hero had an evil doppelganger, and as such is a great piece of design with zero substance. He’s stupid and whines all the time about eating brains.

But he’s the villain Raimi’s movie needs.

Spider-Man 3 is essentially about Peter Parker’s mid-20’s malaise and the destructive power of revenge, and opening with giddy joy only to descend into a dark, seething, nightmarish mirror image of oneself is about as close to opera as comic book movies can possibly get.

Flawed though it is, Spider-Man 3 is a lot of fun, and it’s doubtful that you’ll find a more ambitious summer event movie in 2007. But I doubt it needs my seal of approval. It probably made another $750 million in the time it took me to write this. w Scott Howard is a writer, artist and allaround media gadfly. Write him at sahoward@gmail.com or scott-howard.com.

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‘A Consuming Vision’

Selections from Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

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DNA diagrams. He’s been working in this manner for years and is represented here by one of these untitled works.

Recently, he came to the Jepson and spoke about his work and made a drawing over the period of several days, which is also on display at another place in the museum.

In a market driven art world where creating a specific “brand name” style is vital for success, any change in that style is a risk.

The new drawing shows two large heads, one male, one female, each resting on a twig-like construction. They are joined by their senses – eyes, ears, nose and mouth - through primary color coded conduits. It seems that they are on a beach, surrounded by hills and behind the hills there appears to be a skeleton structure which could be read as electric generators.

To some, this has been a vast departure.

But it is clear to me that his main preoccupation with power and human communication and various technological circuitries has not changed. I have even seen his early figures referred to as “cute.” Nothing in this new drawing rates that denigrating epithet.

Maybe that explains his new departure.

Deborah Butterfield has for several decades concentrated on one subject: the horse. Butterfield’s interest is not in the horse’s swift movement or in its great muscular strength or beautiful flesh, but rather in its quiet repose and essence. Her piece “Ahulani” looks at one and the same time like a reclining horse and a pile of carefully assembled lengths of driftwood. In fact, it is made from cast bronze and then given a patina to look like the original driftwood model.

Sometimes the artist’s obsession is not with a subject, but with a material and a process. Chakaia Booker only works with

‘Ride or Die’, by Gajin Fujita

discarded tires as material. Here she is represented by her work, “El Gato” 2001, (the Cat) which is made from numerous lengths and widths of tires, some parts fringed with a knife to stand up, reminding us of fur.

The painters and sculptures that we have just discussed continue in the Western art tradition of the Gaze. That is, art as an object that is viewed; one looks at it. Traditional gallery space is designed for this: sculptures on pedestals and paintings on walls. The installation artist wishes to subvert that space and draw in the viewer so that she is actually somehow living in the artwork.

For instance, Marco Maggi’s work, “Great White Dialogue”, is a floor piece made of stacks of white paper (24,549 sheets in total) arranged in a square. Each square stack is topped by a miniature paper sculpture that is difficult to decipher from the viewer’s vantage point.

Although Maggi may not describe himself as an installation artist, I sense that if I saw a roomful of his works, I would be drawn in to his vision and not remain outside, looking.

William Christenberry describes his work as photography and sculpture.

Christenberry dropped abstract expression-

ist painting when he saw Walker Evans’ photographs of Hale County, Alabama, where Christenberry spent his childhood. This inspired him to devote his work to photographing the dilapidated, humble dwellings he saw in Hale County and recreating them as sculptures that stand in the earth taken from the site. What makes this seem like an installation is the relationship between the photographs on the wall and the sculpture presented on a pedestal, which has transformed the space into a coherent narrative that the viewer can enter.

From the piece here by Magdalena Abakanowicz, “Sage Y”, a seated, headless, hollow figure, and the one by Christian Boltanski, “20 Dead Swiss,” enlarged snapshots from obituaries, side by side in one frame, the viewer can have no idea of the true meaning and impact of the work of these artists, which gains in profundity as it is allowed to grow in expression, filling a room with their vision of identity and mortality, human suffering and loss. w ‘A Consuming Vision: Selections from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art In Kansas City, Missouri’ is at the Jepson Center for the Arts through June 10.

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he current exhibition at the Jepson is a sampling of a wide range of contemporary art from outside Savannah, although most of the artists are active in the U.S. There are the expected minor works by major names: David Hockney, Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst.

Each artist here is represented by one piece, making for an eclectic show. This is probably satisfying for the general viewer, but for the artist/viewer, the most satisfying exhibitions are always those which show a large body of work by one artist, in which her particular “consuming vision” becomes clear. But at least we can enjoy the samples we have here of many excellent artists whose work we would like to know better.

I have my wish-list of future Jepson oneartist shows, and other viewers will have theirs. Of the painters on display, only two appeal to me as ones I would like to see in one-person shows.

Gajin Fujita was born in Los Angeles in 1972 of Japanese parentage. Living in LA means he has been exposed to Latino graffiti art and he has combined the images of Japanese Ukiyo-E prints of the 18th century – samurai, Kabuki actors, erotic couplings, etc. with the lettering and tagging and spray paint of graffiti art. The strength of his paintings is in the dialectical play of these elements, order and chaos.

The painting in this collection, “Ride or Die” shows a Japanese warrior on horseback charging into a barrage of flying arrows on a field of graffiti. The figure has the skillful detail and bold coloring of the familiar prints.

Kojo Griffith’s subject matter is power; the relationship is usually between two dolllike figures, sometimes with animal heads, that are acting out a human drama against a background of mathematical symbols or

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‘Spatial Ontology’ -- Perspectival, actual,

flat and optical space are explored by artist J. Kip Bradley in his upcoming exhibition at the City of Savannah’s Gallery S.P.A.C.E. through May 28. An artist’s reception will be held May 18 at 6 p.m. The reception and the exhibition are free and open to the public. S. P. A. C. E. is at 9 West Henry St. (between Bull and Whitaker Streets).

‘Heads in the Cloud’ -- Solo exhibi-

tion of paintings By SCAD alumnus Kyle Fisher explores the notion of the interconnectivity between viewers and works of art. Reception Friday May 18, 7-9 p.m.

Show runs May 17-23 at desot O row 2427 DeSoto Ave. between Whitaker and Bull off 41st.

Local artists featured on GPB -- Artists

Lori Keith Robinson and Jan Clayton Pagratis, who paint together as LOJA, are the subject of an upcoming segment on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “State of the Arts” program airing May 24, 25, and 27.

Pagratis and Robinson are co-owners of Chroma Gallery in City Market. The segment will run on PBS on Thursday, May 24 at 9 p.m., and repeat Friday, May 25 at 7 p.m. as well as Sunday, May 27 at 4 p.m. and 1 a.m. After the program airs, it will be streaming on the GPB website at www.gpb. org/sota/.

‘Remnants’ -- Masters thesis exhibit

‘Sensual Pleasures’ -

- Alvida Art Gallery on the southside hosts this eclectic visual art and musical event Saturday, June 2 at 7 p.m.

“Everything will be a sensual delight from the art to the music,” says a gallery spokesperson. “Children are welcome but keep in mind that, although nothing will be x-rated, there may be nudity. In the art.”

Music provided by Zan. Alvida is at 7303 Abercorn St.

by Aliza Lelah, May 4-26 at Rosewood Contemporary Art, 113 E Oglethorpe Ave. Gallery hours Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Margaret Dulohery -- eGarrett Gallery

presents the paintings of native Savannah artist Margaret Dulohery. 2408 Desoto Ave.

Photography by Jay Kuhr is on display through May at the JEA

Cultivation; Recurrence in White’ -- An

MFA thesis exhibition by Jeff Tackett, featuring a binary mixed media installation that explores themes of loss, dormancy, and conscious reconciliation. 325 East Bay Street, Third Floor above B. Matthews Eatery.

SOMA -- A solo

exhibition of multimedia by SCAD senior Dru Blumensheild, inspired by Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Desot O row Gallery through April 16. Hrs. Tues-Sun 12-4 p.m., 2427 DeSoto Ave, between Bull and Whitaker off 41st.

‘A Scene of Green’ -- A collection of

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student photos that show Savannah’s environment and how it’s changing. May 831 at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Reception 6-8:00 p.m. May 11.

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‘idioms’ -- SCAD presents South African

artist Nicholas Hlobo’s first solo exhibition in the United States, May 4- June 10 at Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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‘Whigmaleerie’ -- This word (pro-

nounced whig– ma–LEER–ee) is of Scottish origin, which evolved into our modern word “whim.” The show at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St., features illlustrations of Julie Collins Rousseau April 26-May 17.

‘About Girls’ -- Exhibit April 27–May 19

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by Carrie Christian, Adela Holmes, Leslie Kneisel, Melody Postma and June Stratton.

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Photography by UGA graduate Jay Kuhr will hang at the Jewish Educational Alliance during May. The JEA is at 5111 Abercorn St. Ivan Hinds -- The

‘Celebrating Musicians’ --

Sketches and Paintings

by Sandy Branam at Off the Wall Gallery in 45 Bistro of The Marshall House, 123 E. Broughton St., thru May 31.

Christina Bates & Bryan Attaway

— The artists of the month at Gallery 209 are painter Christina Bates and clay artist Bryan Attaway. Gallery 209, River Street’s original cooperative art gallery, has been at 209 E. River Street in Savannah, Georgia for thirty-two years.

The Gallery is open seven days a week from 10:30 AM to 9:30 PM most nights.

For more information, call 912-236-4583 or see the web at www.gallery209.com.

Work by Kip Bradley is featured at Gallery S.P.A.C.E. on Henry Street; reception is this Friday at 6 p.m.

‘Art Saves Lives’ -- Indigo Sky

Community Gallery at 915 Waters Ave. presents the work of the late Zoe Briscoe, who was largely responsible for the research for the Yamacraw Square Public Art Project. Through May 19. Hours by appointment (233-7659).

between Monterey Square and Forsyth Park adds works by Fran Schroeder. Fran Thomas, internationally recognized artist and owner of the gallery is currently showing her latest contemporary work in mixed media. Others include Olivia McKinley, Charlotte Dunlap, Frances Walter, Morgan Kuhn, Tim Coy and Dicky Stone.

Gallery 440 is open from 115, Wed-Sat. Call 790-1144 or after hours at 507-8440.

Jepson Center for the Arts – “A Consuming Vision: Selections from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art” through June 10; “Images of Ireland: Photographs by Alen MacWeeney” through May 20; “Telling Tales,” works by Nancy Hooten, through July 8. 207 W. York St. Call 7908800.

‘About Girls’ continues through Sunday at the Whitney Gallery on Whitaker

Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences — “Beyond Whistler: Modern and Contemporary Prints from the Telfair’s Collection,” through Aug. 5; 121 Barnard St. Call 790-8800. w

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Georgia Rule1/2

The legendary Katharine Hepburn was occasionally too brittle for my taste, but watching Georgia Rule, it’s hard to picture anyone else in the role of Georgia, a family matriarch who runs her household the way a drill instructor lords over greenhorn recruits. It would have been a tailor-made role for Hepburn 30 years ago, since she would have brought to the part the necessary balance of outward rigidity and inward serenity. Instead, it’s Jane Fonda who awkwardly fills the role, and, on the heels of her disastrous return to the screen in MonsterIn-Law, it’s clear that the career resuscitation isn’t going exactly as planned. Fonda’s Georgia is a one-note shrew, and one of this schizophrenic movie’s greatest failings is that it never acknowledges that it’s this woman’s puritanical behavior which started the chain reaction partly leading to the miserable circumstances that plague her

daughter Lilly (Felicity Huffman) and her granddaughter Rachel (Lindsey Lohan).

Then again, it’s not just Fonda’s fault that Georgia is a poorly realized character; some of the blame has to be directed at scripter Mark Andrus and director Garry Marshall.

Marshall in particular has no clue how to orchestrate the movie’s heavy themes involving alcoholism (Lilly), nymphomania (Rachel) and possible child abuse (Rachel claims she was repeatedly screwed by her stepdad when she was 12); after all, he’s the director who viewed mental retardation as little more than an amusing character quirk in The Other Sister. Here, he tries to lighten the movie’s mood by having Rachel give a blowjob to a nice Mormon boy who’s seriously trying to serve God (har har) and then painting the lad’s girlfriend and her pals as the story’s heavies. Worthy mother-daughter sagas stretch all the way back to Stella Dallas in the 1930s and reached their zenith with 1983’s magnificent Terms of Endearment.

Georgia Rule harbored the seeds of a comparable tearjerker, but because it’s been placed in the wrong hands, it fails to elicit much in the way of genuine emotion. If there’s not a dry eye in the house when Lilly and Rachel finally hug, it’s only because audiences will have cleared out by that point.

The Ex1/2

I have no idea how he takes his coffee, but when it comes to comedy, Danny DeVito takes it black - as evidenced by the string of dark satires he’s helmed over the course of two decades. In his hands, one can only speculate how far The Ex would have taken its dark comic undercurrents, but in the mitts of director Jesse Peretz and novice screenwriters David Guion and Michael Handelman, it doesn’t take them quite far enough. Still, The Ex offers enough in the way of laughs to earn it some measure of approval. Zach Braff plays Tom Reilly, who, along with his wife Sofia (Amanda Peet)

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Director Curtis Hanson has spent the last decade delivering nothing but winning hands, so it’s not without a measure of irony that his luck has run out with Lucky You. After the incredible run of the critical darlings L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys, the box office hit 8 Mile and the underrated In Her Shoes, Hanson (co-scripting with Eric Roth) finds himself at the helm of a film so disowned by its parent studio (Warner Bros.) that not only has its release date already been changed at least twice, but it ended up serving as the sacrificial lamb chosen to open against Spider-Man 3. In truth, it deserves a less gruesome fate, even if it never reaches its full potential. Eric Bana, nicely underplaying, stars as Huck Cheever, a Las Vegas poker ace who’s allergic to responsibility and constantly at odds with his father L.C. (Robert Duvall), a poker champ who abandoned him and his mother decades earlier and now haunts the same casinos as his son. But Huck finds his heart softening -- and his infrequently employed principles hardening -- once he meets struggling nightclub singer Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), whose sincerity and naivety win him over. The romance between Huck and Billie isn’t credible, partly because Billie isn’t sufficiently fleshed out but mainly because Barrymore delivers an atypically flat performance that leaves her costar stranded.

Far better are the scenes between Huck and L.C., and Hanson and Roth make sure to surround this pair with a wide array of interesting characters, including Little Children’s Phyllis Somerville as a pawnbroker and Jean Smart as a fellow card enthusiast (even an unbilled Robert Downey, Jr. and Borat’s manager make appearances!). But did it all have to end with, yes, a championship poker tournament?

Spider-Man 3

The appeal of Spider-Man has always reached far beyond the comic book crowd: Over the decades, he’s become an icon of enormous proportions, a larger-than-life figure who, in the superhero genre, is matched perhaps only by Superman and Batman.

With this in mind, director Sam Raimi and his various scripters have fashioned three Spider-Man flicks that have all managed to remain true to the spirit -- if not always the letter -- of the comic series. What’s even more notable is that the three pictures have been remarkably even-keeled in quality and ambition: None have reached the giddy heights of, say, 1978’s Superman or 2005’s Batman Begins, but they have all achieved what they set out to do: provide solid entertainment for the summer movie crowd.

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otages Tom at every turn, embarrassing him in front of coworkers and alienating him from his family. It’s a losing battle for Tom, not only given Chip’s friendliness to everyone else but also because his wheelchair confinement only serves to make Tom’s open hostility seem even more boorish. The material is too often played for broad laughs that fail to achieve their purpose, but there’s some nasty pleasure to be had in watching the escalating feud between Tom and Chip.

It’s just a shame the movie cops out by pulling its punch toward the end. By displaying a little more nerve, the filmmakers could have had a vicious pitbull of a comedy, on the order of Kingpin or DeVito’s The War of the Roses. But by neutering themselves, they’ve delivered a comedy whose bark is ultimately worse than its bite.

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People), this third installment is packed to the rafters with activity and excitement.

On the domestic front, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) find themselves struggling with relationship woes, while on the battlefields of NYC, Spider-Man must face off against the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), Venom (Topher Grace), a resurgent Green Goblin (James Franco), and his own dark impulses.

With so many spandex hijinks going on, it’s a wonder that the movie isn’t wall to wall with pounding action. But with a generous running time of 140 minutes, Raimi is able to occasionally slow down the pace and allow more introspective moments to take center stage.

Hot Fuzz 

The team that brought us Shaun of the Dead -- writer-director Edgar Wright, writer-star Simon Pegg and costar Nick Frost -- now take a shot or 12 at the police procedural with Hot Fuzz, a funny if distressingly overlong comedy that also manages to evoke memories of The Wicker Man, Plague of the Zombies and other spooky yarns centering on eccentric villagers inhabiting the less-traveled paths of the British Isles. Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, a dynamic, by-the-book cop who’s so efficient at nailing the bad guys that his three superiors (cameos by familiar English actors) ship him off to the remote hamlet of Sandford so he won’t keep embarrassing the rest of the London force. Upon arriving in Sandford, he realizes that his commanding officer (Jim Broadbent) is a flake and his peers are morons, although he does strike up a friendship with Danny Butterman (Frost), a wellmeaning cop who finds spiritual guidance in the movies Bad Boys II and Point Break. But a string of accidents convinces Angel that some dark secret exists in Sandford, and he enlists the bumbling Butterman to help him get to the bottom of the mystery.

Next 1/2

One of the weakest adaptations yet of a Philip K. Dick story (“The Golden Man”), Next is most notable for how it shunts the vibrant, 46-year-old Julianne Moore off to the sides while it gives 43-year-old Nicolas Cage a noticeably younger love interest in 25-year-old Jessica Biel, basically filling the same function as she did in last year’s The Illusionist, which is serving as girlfriendpawn to a magician hoping to keep her out of harm’s way. Cage’s Cris Johnson actually uses his Vegas “magic man” act to cover up the fact that he can see two minutes into his own future and therefore shape his destiny to his liking. Cris considers his gift a curse, but FBI agent Callie Ferris (Moore) believes it can help her locate a Eurotrash terrorist outfit plotting to destroy Los Angeles with a nuclear bomb. Into the mix walks Liz Cooper (Biel), a teacher who’s been frequently appearing in Cris’ visions and who might hold the key to... well, something; the movie never bothers to elaborate.

Fracture

For the most part, Hollywood has grown so inept at staging whodunits that it’s a blessing to come across a film like Fracture, which lets audiences know from the outset that he-done-it. The “he” in question is wealthy engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), who has just exacted his revenge on his cheating wife (Embeth Davidtz) by firing a bullet into her brain. With the identity of the villain in place, Fracture can then borrow a page from the Columbo playbook, by following the protagonist as he tries to piece together the details of the crime. But the lawman in this picture is a far cry from Peter Falk’s lovably rumbled detective. In a role that Richard Gere might have played in past years (indeed, Fracture director Gregory Hoblit previously oversaw Gere in a similar part in 1996’s Primal Fear), recent Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) portrays Willy Beachum, a hotshot attor-

ney who’s used to winning and who agrees to prosecute Ted because, hey, the man has already signed a confession, right? But in his arrogance, Willy has underestimated Ted, and it’s a disastrous move that might end up costing him his burgeoning career.

The Reaping 1/2

Hilary Swank, whose second Oscar still wasn’t enough insurance to save her from shoddy efforts like this, stars as Katherine Winter, a university professor who, after losing her faith in God about the same time she lost her husband and daughter to tragedy, has gone 48-for-48 in exposing so-called “miracles” through scientific means. Her latest investigation takes her to the small town of Haven, La., where a blonde child (Bridge to Terabithia’s AnnaSophia Robb) is believed to be a satanic emissary sent to unleash the 10 plagues on this quiet hamlet.

Stephen Hopkins, who directs every film as if it were a NASCAR vehicle gunning for the finish line, doesn’t have much faith in the screenplay by Carey W. Hayes and Chad Hayes, since he orchestrates much of the picture (most notably the flashbacks, dream sequences and CGI orgies) with all the delicacy of a lumberjack in ballerina slippers.

Meet The Robinsons 1/2

Imagine The Incredibles made by profiteers and that’s pretty much Meet the Robinsons in a nutshell -- it’s not surprising that, like Chicken Little (to name but one dud), this is Disney operating without the safety net of John Lasseter and his Pixar team. This obnoxious film focuses on obnoxious Lewis, an orphan whose contraptions are coveted by an obnoxious villain.

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Perfect Stranger 

As far as Halle Berry thrillers go, this one beats Gothika and The Rich Man’s Wife hands down -- though it still isn’t up to the challenge set forth by Catwoman, which had us on the edge of our collective seats wondering if it would ever get better. Unlike the aforementioned trio, Perfect Stranger is at least fairly competent. Berry plays Rowena Price, an investigative reporter who seems to specialize in scandalous “gotcha” exposes.

Her childhood friend Grace (Nicki Aycox) claims she’s been having an affair with advertising king Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), so when Grace turns up dead, Rowena and her colleague Miles (Giovanni Ribisi) suspect that Hill, a notorious womanizer, was responsible. Grace creates two fake identities in an attempt to nail Hill -- she poses as a temp at his office and as an online party girl looking for action -- but as she continues to juggle separate personas, she begins to realize that other parties might also be involved.

Blades of Glory 

Will Ferrell’s Chazz Michael Michaels, a coarse sex addict who’s also an unlikely skating champion, mines the same comic territory as most Ferrell performances ranging from Talladega Nights to Anchorman and beyond. Since Ferrell is only playing variations on a theme, it’s costar Jon Heder (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) who provides most of the modest chuckles.

300 1/2

Positioned as the Ultimate Fanboy Movie, this adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel is indeed ferocious enough to satisfy basement-dwellers with its gore, violence and chest-pounding machismo while savvy enough to downplay the homoeroticism that will ever-so-subtly cause heretofore unexplained stirrings in the loins of these same armchair warriors. w

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Indy Media Film Night View films produced by independent journalists, media activists and organizations the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Presented free of charge by Fear No Arts Media. Visit www.fearnoarts.com for film listings and dates or e-mail fearnoarts@gmail.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 anyone 18 and older.

Libertarian Party of Chatham County meets each Monday at 8:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. Call 3083934 or visit http://www.no-debts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html.

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

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Planned Parenthood meets the second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For info, call Heather Holloway at 352-4052 or heather.holloway@ppfa.org. Volunteers are needed for Planned Parenthood, and will meet the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean. For information about volunteering, call Heather Holloway 3524032 or heather.holloway@ppfa.org.

Savannah Area Republican Women meet the first Wednesday of every month at the Johnny Harris Restaurant Banquet Room on Victory Drive. The social starts at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is at noon. The cost is $13 at the door. Make reservations by noon on the Monday preceding the meeting by calling 598-1883.

Savannah Branch NAACP For information, call 233-4161.

Savannah Republican Club Meets every second Tuesday of the month.

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Savannah Area Young Republicans Call Alexandra Tabarrok at 572-8528.

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Skidaway Island Democrats Call Tom Oxnard at 598-4290 or send e-mail to oxhouse@aol.com.

Walk for Women’s Lives Georgians for Choice will hold its fifth annual march on March 25 at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.

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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 Ann Johnson at 897-4818.

Chatham County Democratic Party meets the second Monday of each month. at 6 p.m. at 143 Houston St. at the corner of Oglethorpe and Houston. Call Karen Arms at 897-1300 or David Bonorato at 921-7039 or visit www.chathamdems.com.

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

Chatham County Young Democrats are dedicated to getting young people ages 14 to 39 active in governmental affairs and to encourage their involvement at all levels of the Democratic party. Contact Rakhsheim Wright at 604-7319 or chathamcountyyds@ yahoo.com.

Chatham County Young Republicans For information, visit www.savannahyr.com or call Brad Morrison at 596-4810.

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Drinking Liberally Promoting democracy one pint at a time - share politics while sharing a pitcher. This is an informal gathering of like-minded, left-leaners who may want to trade ideas, get more involved and just enjoy each other’s company. Meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at WG’s

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Savannah Shakespeare Festival will hold auditions for this year’s production of Henry V on Saturday, May 19 from 3-6 p.m. at The Studio, 2805-B Roger Lacey Ave. Prepare any piece from Henry V up to one minute in length. Sides from the show will be available. For directions or information, call Mark Niebuhr at 695-9146.

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10 Scams to Avoid is a free seminar that will be presented Thursday, May 24 at 10 a.m. at Senior Citizens, Inc. by Don Gellins of the Better Business Bureau. The lecture is free and open to persons 55 and older, but registration is required. Call 236-0363.

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AARP Senior Drivers Safety Program Classes will be held Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bethesda United Methodist Church, 3608 Midland Rd. in Guyton, Call 728-3332.

Classes will be held Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18 from 1-5 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at Skidaway Village. Call 598-1011. Classes will be held Monday, May 21 and Tuesday, May 22 from 6-10 p.m. at Living Faith Church of God, 3789 Cory Rd. Call Mary Cain at 966-0563. Instructors are needed to teach this program in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties. For information, call Chuck at 598-1011.

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.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The Only Three

Questions That Count” is the title of a book

by Ken Fisher. I’m stealing it to use as the theme of your horoscope. So your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to craft three essential questions that will guide your journey between now and the end of 2007. These queries should excite your natural curiosity about the life issues that matter most to you. They should be carefully and precisely formulated. And they should motivate you to keep your mind wide open and hungry as you hunt for more insight into your most bafflingly interesting mysteries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s about time

you got the chance to be knocked on your ass by a flood of positive surprises and good feelings. I hope you’re trusting enough to go with the tidal flow, even if it does temporarily render you a bit woozy. Naturally you’d like to know if this giddy surrender will land you in trouble. Is there any chance that you’ll have to endure some karmic adjustment at a later date because of the fun you’re having now? Here’s my prediction: absolutely not. If anything, your enthusiastic cooperation with the free-form dazzle will shield you from any negative repercussions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): For years I made

my home in a Northern Californian city called San Rafael. Near the end of my time there, I discovered that the Miwok Indians who lived in the area for hundreds of years before the white men stole it had a different name for it: Nanaguani. I was embarrassed that it had taken me so long to know such a fundamental fact about my own neighborhood. Make this the starting point for your assignment this week, Gemini, which is to learn more about the origins of the people and places and things that are most important to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Reality is not all

it’s cracked up to be. Just because millions of people suffer from the same hallucinations doesn’t mean those hallucinations are

in basic literacy skills, GED preparation and computer training. Call 447-5711.

Adults Back to College Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Office of Recruiting will host an information session Saturday, May 19 at 10 a.m. in Victor Hall, Room 141, on the AASU campus. The event is free and open to the public. Call Stephanie Whaley at 920-6571 or email Stephanie.Whaley@armstrong.edu.

The Art School Class offerings include children’s art classes, with after school art instruction for ages 6 through teens. Ages 6-8 attend one hour a week for $55 per month. Ages 9 through teens attend one and a half hours per week for $70 per month. Tuition includes supplies. Classes also are available for adults and advanced teens 16 and up Mondays 7-9 p.m. and Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to noon,

with students working in the medium of their choice. Weekly figure drawing sessions are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

The cost is $60 for six-week sessions or $15 drop in. Artists bring their own materials. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. The Art School is located at 74 W. Montgomery Cross Rd., No. B-2. Call Lind Hollingsworth at 921-1151 or visit www.

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Art Studio Sessions Six-week sessions on Tuesday evenings or Wednesday mornings are offered at the Remshart Row Gallery and Studio on West Jones Street. Small groups. Oils, acrylics and pastels. Help and encouragement in creating successful artwork. Prior experience is helpful but not necessary. Tuition is $125. To register, call 234-5737.

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objectively true. I share Salvador Dali’s perspective: “One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.” For these reasons and many more, I don’t automatically dismiss people who live in their own fantasy worlds. Their dreamy concoctions may be no more deluded than those of normal people, and might be far more fun and amusing. Everything I just said is a preface for the main point of this horoscope, Cancerian, which is to give you temporary license to escape into the most beautiful mirage you can conjure up. Love your fantastic visions. Let your imagination run far, far away with you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The members of

the Superbroke Brass and Tin and Strings Electric Marching Band Ensemble wrote to me at my MySpace page. “We’re here to fight the Evil Anti-Groove,” they said, “to liberate the SuperFlow of the Universe, and to loosen the Sphincter of the Collective Unconscious.

I hope you’ll march with us some day.” I bring this to your attention, Leo, because your mission in the coming weeks should be much the same as theirs. Your personal success and satisfaction will be directly tied to how skilled you are at enhancing the wellbeing of your group, tribe, or community.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Welcome to the

never-ending brainstorm session,” reads an advertisement for Barclays Bank, one of the most successful financial institutions in the world. It’s an approach that has some similarities to the ethic that prevails at Toyota, the company that makes the world’s bestselling car. Its core principle is *kaizen,* a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement,” though it can also be translated as “to take apart and put back together in a better way.” A blend of these attitudes is what I recommend to you during the coming weeks, Virgo: *kaizen* meets the never-ending brainstorm.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “There can be no

transformation of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion,” wrote psychologist Carl Jung. That should be your motto in the coming week, Libra. Clear thinking and impeccable logic will not be sufficient to guide you to your next great adventure. You need the driving force of succulent emotion rising up in your solar plexus, the lush power of raw sensitivity piercing your heart. Feel as deep as you dare.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Last year the top

hedge fund managers in the U.S. earned an average of $363 million a year. I haven’t been able to determine what percentage of those plutocrats are Scorpios.

But whatever the number is, I predict it’ll rise during the remaining months of 2007. The members of your tribe--not just in the upper crust, but those of all crusts--are poised for the greatest financial upgrade in years. And one of the most favorable periods for expansion is dead ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This

week may feel like a far-off trumpet playing mournfully at dawn as you awaken from a dream about buying pomegranates in a seedy but oddly appealing open-air market in Morocco. It could also resemble the sensation of talking on the phone long-distance to a person you both love and hate as rain falls on a metal roof and you gaze at a lunar eclipse that’s breaking through a round hole in the cloud cover. In other words, Sagittarius, it’ll be a time that’s rich in hard-to-classify emotions. I expect you’ll have experiences that will both spook you and energize you, both mesmerize you and liberate you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I wish I could

get a newly discovered species of beetle or an underground lake of ice on Mars named after you. I wish I could buy you a temple in Bali, and arrange for you to have your fortune told by the blind prophetess of Rio de Janeiro.

And I wish I could dress you in 200-yearold velvet robes and silk scarves once worn

by Turkish royalty. You richly deserve hon-

ors and blessings like these, Capricorn. It’s that time in your astrological cycle when life is supposed to overflow with rewards for the good work you’ve been doing for a long time.

I urge you to be vividly confident that you do indeed deserve these rewards, and radiate that faith in all directions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Inuit peo-

ple of Canada’s far northern territory of Nunavut have a word that describes an old friend who’s acting oddly. In recent years, as global warming has gained momentum, they’ve applied this term, *uggianaqtuq,* to their environment. What are the symptoms?

The sea ice forms later each winter and thaws earlier in the spring. Robins and biting flies have arrived in places where they’ve never been before. The sky is whiter and hazier, even on clear days. I suspect you’ll experience a version of *uggianaqtuq* in the coming days, Aquarius. Something familiar will behave in a way you’ve never experienced.

That could be good or bad or a mixture of both. Which way it goes may depend in part on whether you refrain from jumping to conclusions. It may also hinge on your willingness to redefine the meaning of “good” and “bad.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your word of the

week is *incubation.* It refers to the act of a parent animal sitting on eggs to keep them warm as the fetuses inside mature to the point of hatching. In a more metaphorical sense, “incubation” means the process of protecting and nurturing an idea or possibility as it ripens. Dream workers also tout “dream incubation,” in which you describe a problem that you’d like to have addressed by your dreams, and hold it in your mind as you fall asleep. If you do this with a strong intention, your dreams will eventually help you solve the problem. I invite you to apply this meditation on incubation to the work you have ahead of you, Pisces. w

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Mayan Medical Astrology This seminar with Robin Murphy, N.D., will be held May 26 and 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the DeSoto Hilton, 15 E. Liberty St. Learn to use the Mayan Calendar as a health and healing diagnostic tool.

The workshop will cover Mayan-Egyptian Medical Astrology; Day Signs; Medical Biorhythms and Health; Growth, Aging and Health Cycles. For a flyer, email Barbara Harrison at coastalchi@comcast.net.

Mindfulness and Ordinary Recovery In depth 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.

Newest Internet Trend Imagine 24 months to financial freedom, 645 percent growth and huge profits. Call 228-5649 to reserve a spot at a free information session.

Photo Safari with photographer Frank Barevich is an ongoing class offered in conjunction with the Savannah Art Association. Take photos in downtown and learn how to compose a photograph and shoot for the best effect.

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Joy & Vitality Inc. presents a line of attraction workshop that meets each Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m. at a downtown location. Make all your wishes come true. Study and practice how you can have, do and be anything you desire. Call 656-8156. Space is limited. Cost is $10 per session.

Kicklighter Academy has immediate openings in its preschool for typically developing children from 6 weeks through 5 years of age. Call 355-7633 to schedule a tour.

Kitchens on the Square is a kitchenware store at 38 Barnard St. that offers two-hour cooking classes, which include copies of the recipes, a generous tasting of the dishes prepared with a beverage, and a 10 percent discount on items bought in the store, including the next cooking class. On May 23, Serious Dinner Salads will be presented. Summer’s Bounty will be presented May 30, and Healthy Italian Favorites will be presented June 13. .All classes begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be taught by Linda Anderson. The cost is $40 per class. Call 236-0100 or visit www.kitchensonthesquare.com.

Life Challenge Consulting Engage yourself in life-changing strategies. Career; stress reduction; spirituality. Free initial half-hour consultation. Call Cindy Beach, M.S., at 429-7265.

Lift Smart Weight training for youths will be held June 3 from 2-5 p.m. at the Candler Wellness Center. The cost is $25 or $20 for groups of

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coaching, manuscript editing for fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction and memoirs. Call 398-1727 or send e-mail to cscott613@comcast.net for details and rates.

Getting Money for Your Small Business is a workshop that will be held Thursday, May 17 from 6-8 p.m. in the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. The cost is $40. Call 651-3200 or visit www.georgiasbdc.org.

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Space available soon for teachers - education, fitness, spiritual - of all types who need a space for their classes. Reasonable rates. Call Tony at 655-4591.

Guided Imagery Change your life with guided imagery. Ditch anxiety, manage deadlines, lose weight, recovery from surgery. Call the Alpha Institute, 927-3432.

Highest Praise School of the Arts of Overcoming by Faith is offering vocal, piano and dance classes that are open to anyone from Pre-K to adult. Visit overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601.

Housing Authority of Savannah Classes Free classes will be offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Some classes are on-going.

Adult Literacy is offered every Monday and Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. Homework Help is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4:30 p.m. The Community Computer Lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dealing with Family Conflict will be offered Thursday, May 10 fro 2-3 p.m. Choosing New Behaviors: Self Management of Anger will be held Thursday, May 24 from 2-3 p.m.

I-To-We Free Tele-Class Series for Couples Relationship coach Glenn Cohen will present a free one-hour tele-class every Tuesday at 9 p.m. Learn how to create a peaceful, joyous, passionate and loving relationships. Register at www.I-to-we-relationship-coaching.com.

Intro to Sea Kayaking Savannah Canoe and Kayak offers an introductory class on sea kayaking every Saturday. The $95 cost includes kayak, gear and lunch. An intermediate class is available on Sundays. Reservations are required. Call 341-9502 or visit www.savannahcanoeandkayak.com.

Introducing the Work of Byron Katie A technique developed by Byron Katie can provide a framework to solve problems.

Workshops that introduce the process of “inquiry,” also known as “The Work,” are offered to the public free of charge and include a 35-minute video presentation The Work of Byron Katie and an individualized sample “Inquiry.” For an appointment, call Ursula Sterling at 598-8233 or send e-mail to sterling@bellsouth.net.

Introduction to Soul Coaching is an introduction to a remarkable book by Denise Linn that will be presented Thursday, May 31 from 5:30-7 p.m. at ICLC/Wisdom Center, corner of Drayton and 40th streets.

Self-examination questions, journaling and special activities will be presented. The lecture is free, but registration is required.

Call Barbara Harrison, Coastal Chi, 9610104 or coastalchi@comccast.net.

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QuickBooks is a workshop that will be held Tuesday, May 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education, 305 Fahm St. The cost is $49 per person. Call 651-3200 or visit www.georgiasbdc.org.

Baby sign classes Savannah Speech & Hearing Center is offering Baby Sign classes for babies aged 8-14 months and their parents. The cost is $50, which includes materials. To register, call 355-4601.

Brush with Clay Classes in Raku, brush work, relief work, surface decoration, figurative and more in clay with individual attention are offered at CarosArt Studio by professional artist/clay sculptor Carolyne Graham. Costs $100 for 6 classes, or $30 per class. Clay supplies are extra. Call 925-7393 to register.

Camp CoDiak for kids ages 5-13 with diabetes will be held June 3-8 at the New Ebenezer Retreat in Rincon. To register, call 819-6146 by May 21.

Construction Apprentice Program A free 16-week training program for men and women who have an interest in learning construction skills that will lead to career level jobs. Call Tara H. Sinclair at 604-9574.

Conversational Spanish Do you want to practice your Spanish?

Come to the mesa de espanol the second Thursday and last Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For information, send e-mail to cafecontigo@gmail.com.

Davenport House Docent Training is conducted every February, July and October. Call 236-8097 or send email to jcredle@savbusiness.net.

Fall Visual Arts Classes The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now registering students for its fall visual arts classes. Day and evening classes are offered in ceramics, painting, portfolio preparation, jewelry making and stained glass for children, teens and adults. All classes are held at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.Call 651-4248 or visit www. savannahga.gov/arts.

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 workshops Barbara Harrison will host free classes every Thursday through May from 5:30-7 p.m. at the International Center for Leadership & Coaching. A $5 donation is requested, which will go to Park Place Outreach. Visit www. internationalcoach.org.

First Steps -- Parents of Newborns This parent education and support program is based at St. Joseph’s/Candler. Registration for training for new volunteers is being accepted. Call 819-6910.

Free Tax School Earn extra income after taking this course.

Flexible schedules, convenient location.

The class is free, but there is a small fee for books. Call 352-3862 or visit www.libertytax.com.

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churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605.

Riding Lessons Norwood Stables in Sandfly near the Isle of Hope is offering riding lessons for ages 6 through 76, including Hunt Seat (English) or Dressage. The stables also offers summer camps, rentals, leasing, boarding and horses for sale. For a tour, call 356-1387.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center offers a variety of business classes. The center is at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 6523582.

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 308-3561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo. com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Savannah Shakespeare Festival Classes A scene study class with an emphasis on this year’s Shakespeare Festival production will be presented Sundays from 4-6 p.m.

The class is free and open to all local talent.

It will be held on Sundays at the STUDIO, 2805B Roger Lacey Ave. Call Mark Niebuhr at 695-9146.

Seventh Annual AASU Visual & Performing Arts Camp for Children will run weekdays June 11-22. The camp is open to ages seven thru 13. Tuition and fees total $225. Applications are available at the AASU Fine Arts building. For info, call 927-5325.

ShapeDown Summer Camp A family-based, age-specific, behavior modification intervention that addresses food, activity, social and family issues. Call 819-8800.

Spring Visual Art Classes The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is registering students for its spring visual arts classes. Day and evening classes are offered in ceramics, painting, jewelry making and stained glass for children, teens and adults. All classes are held at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Class fees include instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools required. Visit www.savannahga.gov/arts or call 651-4248.

Thinking of Starting a Business is a workshop that will be held May 24 at 6 p.m. at the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. The cost is $40 before the

class begins or $50 at the door. Call 6513200 or visit www.georgiasbdc.org.

Train Smart A strength and conditioning camp for kids ages 10-18 will be held June 6 through July 27 at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Wellness Center and adjacent Hull Field. The cost for four weeks is $70 and the cost for eight weeks is $130. Call 819-8800.

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.

Volunteer 101 This 30-minute course will cover several topics, including finding a volunteer position that suits your interests and goals, helping you find a reasonable position that fits into your schedule, and reviewing the benefits of volunteering. It will be held Thursday, May 17 at 6 p.m. at the United Way, 428 Bull St. To register, call Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.HandsOnSavannah. org for information.

What Element are You? Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal is a class that will be held Thursday, May 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the ICLC/Wisdom Center, corner of Drayton and 40th streets.

It is a lighthearted look at the personalities of the five elements and how they play out in human life and the environment and is a basic clams on the use of the five elements in feng shui. Call Barbara Harrison, Coastal Chi, at 961-0104 or coastalchi@comcast.net.

The Wisdom Center A series of free workshops for the “evolved� will be presented every week through May. Spiritual Awakenings and Meditations for the Evolved will be presented on Mondays, Masterminding: Thoughts are Things will be presented Tuesdays and previews of the DVD The Secret with a workshop facilitated

by Veronica Nance will be presented on Wednesdays. On Thursdays, Feng Shui in Your Life with Barbara Harrison of Coastal Chi will be presented. A $5 donation is requested. Call 236-3660 for reservations.

Yin and Yang: Dancing Together in the Universe and Your Home is a class that will be held May 17 at the ICLC/Wisdom Center, corner of Drayton and 40th streets. One of the quickest ways to change the feeling of any space is to shift the balance of yin and yang. Learn to make your

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Concerts

Violin Recital Ann Cafferty will give a violin recital June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307 E. Harris St. She will be accompanied by Barbara Roth on piano, Pete Berquist on bass and Julian Mullin on violin. Music for this program will include a suite from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, The Capriol Suite by Peter Warlock and the Bach Partita No. 3. Admission is free, and a reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Events

Fitness

Better Speech and Hearing Month Savannah Speech and Hearing Center is hosting an open house every Thursday in May from 9-11:30 a.m. with complimentary hearing screens and hearing aid checks.

Audiologists will be available to discuss current trends in amplification. Light refreshments will be provided. Call 3554601.

Brown Chiropractic Open House will be held May 21-24. Food, prize drawings and more. Free posture and spinal screenings will be offered. Located at 513 E. Oglethorpe Ave. Call 447-1885 or visit www. savannahchiropractic.com.

Can’t Sleep?

Can’t sleep or stay asleep? Hypnosis and guided imagery works. Call 927-3432 for more information.

Choose to Be Healthy Learn to go within, find balance/healing and access inner wisdom and peace. Offering free sample of Reiki Energy Medicine.

Contact Ellen Farrell, MA, NCC, LPC at ellenjfarrell@comcast.net or 247-4263.

Gentle Yoga Evening classes offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:45 p.m. and lunch classes Monday from noon to 1 p.m. $12 per evening class, $10 per lunchtime class. $75 for an eight-week session. Classes at The Yoga Loft at Womancare, 800 E. 70th St. Call Lisa at 398-2588.

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Space available soon for teachers - education, fitness, spiritual - of all types who need a space for their classes. Reasonable rates. Call Tony at 655-4591.

Jade Lotus Tai Chi Group Classes are offered Saturdays from 9:3011:30 a.m. and Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. at the Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Dropin rate is $10, $8 for students or 10 classes for $80, $70 for students. All experience levels are welcome. Look on the web at www.jadelotustaichi.com.

Lose Weight like Mark Merlis on Dateline. Safe, effective, reasonable cost. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that people who used hypnosis lost 60 percent more weight than any other method. The Alpha Institute, 927-3432.

Meditation Class Savannah Yoga Center is offering a meditation and Pranayama (breathing) class on Saturday mornings from 8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m. from January through March. Led by Amanda Westerfield, the class is free with a suggested donation of $5 per class. All donations will go to Park Place Outreach, formerly Savannah Runaways. Each quarter, SYC will choose a different local charity to donate to. Call Kelley J. Boyd at 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com.

Outdoor Fitness Boot Camp All fitness levels welcome. M, W, Th, F at 6 a.m. at Forsyth Park. Meet at the statue on Park Avenue. Also meets at 7:30 a.m. at Daffin Park at the circle near the playground. $150 for unlimited classes, $15 for a single class. To register, call Jennifer at 224-0406 or visit www.structurefitness.net.

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 819-6463.

Savannah Yoga Center Three new classes will be offered in 2007.

Drop-ins are welcome. The new schedule is: Monday, 9-10:30 am Dynamic Flow All Levels w/ Sally; and 6-7:15 pm Yoga Basics w/ Heather. On Tuesday, 9-10:30a.m. hot yoga flow levels 1 and 2 with Brent, 6-7:30 pm Dynamic Flow All Levels w/ Brent.

On Wednesday, 12-1:30 p.m., Iyengar All Levels with Laura, 6-7:30 pm Hot Yoga All Levels w/ Katie. On Thursday, 6-7:15 pm All Levels Flow w/ Kelley. On Friday, 10–11:15 am Dynamic Flow All Levels w/ Sally; and 5:45-7 pm, Mellow Flow Yoga w/ Kate. On Saturday, 8:45-9:15 a.m., Free Meditation with Amanda (suggested donation is $5.

100% of proceeds go to local charity), 9:30-10:45 a.m. All Levels Flow Yoga with Amanda and 11a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All Levels Flow Yoga with Kelley. On Sunday, 5-6 pm Community Flow Yoga w/ Amanda (cost is $5). The Savannah Yoga Center is located at 45 E. 40th St. Call Director Kelley Boyd at 441-6653, email kelley@savannahyoga.com or visit www.savannahyoga.com.

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. 927-3432.

Teen Yoga Class Savannah Yoga Center is offering a class for teens 13 and up on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. The cost is $13 per class, $11 with a student ID, or an 8, 12 and 20-class card can be purchased for a discounted price. continued on page 42

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7th Annual Southern Isles Bodybuilding and Figure Championships will be held Saturday, June 9 at Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Auditorium. Pre-Judging is at 10 a.m. and the Finals/Show is at 7 p.m. Special door prizes, including a 1- night stay at the Forsyth Park Inn in Historic Savannah, will be given away at the finals as well as free smoothies from Smoothie King. For tickets, entries, or information, contact Tony or Mary Ann at 897-1263.

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Call Kelley J. Boyd at 441-6653 or visit www. savannahyoga.com.

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

Women on Weights is a series of one-hour training sessions led by a certified personal trainer who develops different routines throughout the month.

The routines may include but aren’t limited to strength training, cardio training for the heart, flexibility, balance and weight management. Meets twice a week for a one-hour session. Call 898-7714.

Yoga For Round Bodies Explore yoga postures for the fuller figure while experiencing stress relief and the healing power of yoga. Six-week session is $70. Classes at The Yoga Loft at Womancare, 800 E. 70th St. Call Lisa at 398-2588.

The Yoga Room Monday: Vinyasa from 5-6:15 p.m., Open Flow Level I and II 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday: Yoga Flow Level II and III from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Yoga Flow Level I from 10-11:30 a.m. and Open Flow Level I and II from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday: Power Yoga from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Friday: Vinyasa from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Yoga Flow Level I from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday: Yoga Flow Level I from 10-11:15 a.m., Power Yoga from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Seated Meditation from 1-1:30 p.m. Sunday: Vinyasa from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Yoga Flow Level II and III from 5-6:30 p.m. Drop-ins welcome.

Single class $12, 8-class package for $75 and 15-class package for $120. Eight-week

sessions in Kripalu Yoga, Mommy and Me Yoga and Prenatal Yoga also are available for $75 for the session. Call 898-0361 or email svnnhyogaroom@aol.com..

Yogalates Classes are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center 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.

Gay & Lesbian

First City Network Board Meeting Meets the first Monday at 6:30 p.m. at FCN’s office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. 236-CITY or www.firstcitynetwork.org.

Gay AA Meeting meets Sunday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at 307 E. Harris St., second floor. For information, contact Ken at 398-8969.

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

Savannah Pride, Inc. meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the FCN office located at 307 E. Harris St. Everyone is encouraged to attend, for without the GLBT community, there wouldn’t be a need for Pride. Call Patrick Mobley at 224-3238.

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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 352-2611.

HIV/AIDS and STD awareness

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.

Explore the Salt Marsh by Land and Sea Walk and paddle with a naturalist guide Sunday, June 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to learn about the salt marsh ecosystem. $30 per person fee includes canoe rental and basic canoeing instruction. Meet in the parking lot at Fort McAlister. There is a $3 parking fee. Reservations are required.

897-5108.

Roadside Cleanup A team of volunteers is needed to collect litter from the roadsides along the 144 Spur and Fort McAlister Road on Saturday, May 20 from 8 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Fort McAlister Marina. Participants are asked to bring garbage bags. A free cookout will follow from noon to 2 p.m. Call Dana Boyd at 236-3660.

Rookery Rambles and Tree Tales Join expert birding guide Diana Churchill and master naturalist and plant enthusiast David Moulder for a meander through the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, May 20 from 3-6 p.m. or Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. The focus will be the communal nesting of thousands of herons, egrets, ibis, anhingas and wood storks, as well as trees and plants. The cost is $15 and reservations are required. Call 897-5108.

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.

Tybee Island Marine Science Center 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.

Volunteers needed for Tybee Marine Center 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.

Pets & Animals

Kmart Adoption Day Coastal Pet Rescue will hold a pet adoption day on Saturday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kmart on Montgomery Cross Road. An adoption fee will cover spay/ neuter, current shots and microchipping.

As an incentive, Pedigree is offering a free month’s supply of dog food to all Kmart customers who adopt a dog at this event. Also, microchipping of pets will be available from 1-3 p.m. The cost is $10 per dog or cat. Pets must be on a leash or in a carrier and have proof of current rabies vaccination. Call 351-4151 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org.

St. Almo The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meet at 6 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. Time changes with season. Call for time change. Call 234-3336.

Savannah Kennel Club The May meeting has been changed to May 21 at 7:30 p.m., due to the Memorial Day holiday. The club meets monthly on the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. from September through May at Fire Mountain restaurant on Stephenson Avenue. Those who wish to eat before the meeting are encouraged to come earlier. Call 656-2410 or visit www.savannahkennelclub.org.

Savannah’s First Pug Playday This group meets every first Saturday at 10 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 Mike or Melinda at kennedy.mike@comcast.net.

Literature

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

Guest Author Greg Keyes The author of The Waterborn, The Blackgod, The Age of Unreason tetralogy and the Star Wars: New Jedi Order novels Edge of Victory I: Conquest, Edge of Victory II: Rebirth and The Final Prophecy will make a guest appearance with Star Wars characters Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at the Oglethorpe Mall branch library; May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the South Effingham branch library in Rincon; and May 30 at 7 p.m. at the Liberty County branch library in Hinesville.

Sensational Minds An African-American book store at 129 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. in the Oakhurst Shopping Plaza that carries books in 22 different categories, from fiction and nonfiction to cooking, religions, education and more. Also journals, Bible covers, stationery and gifts.

Seth Material Book Discussion Group If you’ve read these concepts and would like to discuss them with others, call 224-2120.

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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.

Warriors of Christian Poetics Seeking Christian poets, rappers and singers for a Christian poetry troupe. Call 912-4504827.

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Farrell, M.A. at ellenjfarrell@comcast.net or call 247-4263.

Nicodemus by Night An open forum is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 223 E. Gwinnett St. Overcoming by Faith Services with the Rev. Ricky Temple are held Saturday from 6-7:30 p.m. at 9700 Middleground Rd. Sunday worship services are 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Services are now held Sundays in Rincon. Call 927-8601.

Path of the Pagan The group will teach and learn from each other, creating a sacred space. Free. Meets Sundays from 7-9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church Fellowship Hall, East Macon Street. Call 356-9343.

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.

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 SGI-USA at 232-9121.

Thank You God, for Onions is a children’s book written by Savannah Christian Church NextGEN Spiritual Growth Pastor Mark Tenniswood. It is for children ages 4-8 and costs $15. The books are available at The Source bookstore at the church.

Unitarian Universalist Beloved Community Church Services begin Sunday at 11 a.m. at 707 Harmon St. Coffee and discussion follow each service. Religious education for grades 1-8 is offered. For information, call 2336284 or 786-6075, e-mail UUBC2@aol.com.

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Unity of Savannah A church of unconditional love and acceptance. Sunday service is at 11 a.m. Youth church and childcare also are at 11 a.m.

2320 Sunset Blvd. Call 355-4704 or visit www.unityofsavannah.org.

Warriors of Christian Poetics Calling all Christian poets, rappers and singers are needed for a Christian poetry troupe. Call 912-450-4827.

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.

Support Groups

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

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

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

Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support Group The group is for caregivers, family members and friends of persons affected

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

Call 355-7778 or 353-9635.

Backus Children’s Hospital Support Group for Parents who have a seriously ill child receiving treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. A case manager facilitates the meetings, and a child life specialist provides an arts and crafts activity Meets once a week. Call Donna at 350-5616.

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

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

Better Breathers support group meets quarterly, March 24, June 16, September 15 and December 15, at noon, Conference Room 2, Candler Heart & Lung Bldg. 5356 Reynolds St. Contact Tina Nelson at 819-7340 or Cindy Balkstra at 819-8032.

Bulloch County Rape Crisis Hotline 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.

CASA Support Group 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. The group 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 447-8908 or send email to madison@savannahcasa.org. w

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Buddhist Workshops Dr. Daniel Levine, SCAD art history professor, will conduct three workshops that explore the development of Buddhist imagery. This program is sponsored by the Savannah Buddhist Sitting Group. Call 4297265 for information.

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.

Energy Share Circle at Dovestar Experience the power of healing energy through reiki, alchemical body work, shamaballa and yoga bodywork every Friday at 7 p.m. Free. 11911 Middleground Rd. Call 920-0801.

Manifestation Gathering at Dovestar is held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Learn ancient techniques to connect with your personal power to insure success for all your wishes for prosperity on a mental, emotional, physical and spiritual level. Free. Call 920-0801.

Meditation Group This free meditation group meets every first Saturday day from 9-10 a.m. at 6205 Abercorn St., No. 203. Arrive by 11:55 a.m. and go to the front door. To reserve a space, email Ellen

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Furniture QUEEN PILLOW-TOP SET Brand new, still in original factory plastic with boxspring and warranty, suggest list, $699 must let go for $160. 912-965-9652.

Delivery available.

BEDROOM SET; Headboard, footboard, rails, dresser, mirror and nightstand. All pieces have a beautiful highgloss finish. Brand NEW, still in factory boxes. List $2999. Sacrifice for $699. Can Deliver 912-313-2303.

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Furniture Cherry Sleigh Bed, new in boxes, must sell FAST! $299.

Call Now! Call 912-401-9030.

CHERRY SLEIGH BEDROOM SET new, still in factory boxes. $799. Call 912-401-9030 Delivery Available!

QUEEN SIZE EXTRA thick pillow-top deluxe mattress with boxspring. NEW in original factory plastic. Suggest list $1099. Getting rid of for only $325. Can deliver 912-965-9652.

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%PXOUPXO 4BWBOOBI COMMUNITY YARD SALE! Saturday May 19th. 400 Block East Park Avenue. All Day! HUGE MOVING SALE!!! We are moving out of the country and EVERYTHING MUST GO! Three houses of stuff, all in one location! 308 East 51st St. Savannah May 25-27, 8am-5pm.

Cash only!

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Richmond Hill

Brand name twins/fulls/queens/kings. All brand new and never used.

Complete with warranties. $75 and up! Can Deliver.

912-964-1494.

Chippendale Dining Room Set, 9 piece cherry/ solid wood table & leaf. 6 chairs, Hutch/buffet. Value $5k. Must sell $900.

Can Deliver 912-313-2303.

Furniture

Cherry headboard, bed rails, chest, nightstand. Set is NEW and still in boxes. Must sellFAST! $399. Can deliver 912-313-2303.

ALL WOOD cherry sleigh bed with rails.

Still in box, $275.

965-9652.

A BRAND NEW queen size mattress & box.

Still in plastic. Must sell, $75.

Delivery available. Call today at 912-401-9030.

ESTATE AUCTION!!

219 Laurenburg Drive Richmond Hill, GA Fri, May 18 @ 10AM Sat, May 19 @ 10AM & Sun, May 20 @ 12PM Very Large 3-day ON-The-SiteEstate-Auction! Entire Contents of Antiques’ Collectors Home Including Furniture, Glassware, China, Coins/Paper Money Collections, Art Pottery, Jewelry, Artwork, Attic & Garage Contents, 2000 Buick Automobile and MORE! We Are Still Unpacking....Unique and Interesting items - Don’t Miss This One! Old Savannah Estates, Antiques & Auctions. Ann Lemley, G a l 2 9 8 1 & Wi l l i a m Wa d e , Gal2982 - 912-231-9466 or www.auctionzip.com (search Auctioneer #6282) for more info, directions and pictures. As Is - Where Is - 10% Buyers Premium.

PIANO, Like New!

1987 Baldwin Spinet. Professionally serviced. $1500. Call 912-898-1033.

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Miscellaneous Merchandise

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Miscellaneous Merchandise Memory Foam

VISCO-ELASTIC foam mattress & box set. Space-age technology, brand new, still in manufacturers plastic. $375. Can deliver!

912-313-2303.

AA 5 piece dinette set. AA Clean lines with cappuccino finish. Table, 4 side chairs. Perfect for breakfast area. $275.

912-965-9652

NEW BEDDING Queen size orthopedic mattress set. Still in factory wrapper. Suggested retail, $599.

Must sell, only $100.

Delivery available.

912-313-2303.

ADJUSTABLE BED

Brand NEW in box. 20 yr. warranty. Customized & personalized features. Offering the latest technology. List $1999.

Sacrifice for $699. Can Deliver 912-965-9652

$69 queen mattress/box. Both are unused and sealed in factory plastic. Delivery available 912-966-9937

6X10 ENCLOSED TRAILER

Excellent condition. Red, Great w o r k t r a i l e r. $ 1 5 0 0 . C a l l 843-247-4699.

ADJUSTABLE BED Still in the box, $999 can deliver 843-290-8630.

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Miscellaneous Merchandise

Queen Ann Rice Poster Bedroom set. Brand new in the boxes. Must sell fast. Delivery Available. Retail, $6000, sacrifice for $2999. Call 912-401-9030.

QUEEN PILLOWTOP New, never used in plastic. $199. 912-401-9030.

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FULL PLUSH MATTRESS & BOX Name brand, still sealed in plastic. Sacrifice $135.

912-966-9937.

Full size mattress set.

New in plastic. Can deliver, $125.

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$150 KING plush mattress & box set. New, still in plastic. Can deliver 912-965-9652

HEAVY DUTY Double Axle Trailer

GRESHAM REMODELING

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10,000 LB Towing capacity.

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Home Repairs & Improvement

Specializing in making your house into your dream home!

Reasonable rates!

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TOTAL VISION CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP AGES 5-16 Space is limited $50 PER WEEK Begins June 4th.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY - Do you have high aspirations? Immediate opening for experienced Advertising Sales Rep. Salary during training. High earning potential.

Join one of the fastest growing real estate publications in the country. Full-time. Email: careers@digestofhomes.com or call 800-755-2322 for interview.

Receive $5.00 for every envelope stuffed with our sales material. Guaranteed. Free information. 24 hour recording.

1-800-423-2089.

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MACELWEE’S RESTAURANT On Tybee Island now hiring Experienced Saute/Fry Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers & PT Bartenders. Excellent pay! Call 912-786-8888 for an appointment or apply in person between 3pm-6pm.

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Sicay Management Inc.

4601 Battey Street Large 2 BR, 1 Bath apartment with a separate dining room, wall-to-wall carpet, kitchen with stove, refrigerator and dishwasher, W/D connections, and offstreet parking. Across from Jacob G. Smith Elementary and walking distance to Habersham Village. Cats OK. AVAILABLE JUNE 2007. $675/mo.

44 Thackery Place Thackery Place is between Bull and Montgomery off of 61st Street. Close to Montgomery Hall and Habersham Village.Spacious 3 BR, 2 BA apartment (over 1,400 sq ft) with a formal dining room, new wall-to-wall carpet, central H/A, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, W/ D connections, off street parking. No Pets. $750/mo.

48 Thackery Place S p a c i o u s 3 B R , 2 BA apartment (over 1,400 sq ft) with a formal dining room, wall-to-wall carpet, central H/A, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, W/ D connections, off street parking. No Pets. $750/mo.

12 West 40th Street Beautifully renovated 2 BR, 1BA upper half of duplex in the Starland District.

Features include formal LR, with a front balcony, formal DR, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, bathroom and kitchen with ceramic tile floors, separate laundry room and private courtyard.

C H/A, total electric and paid security system. Petfriendly. AVAILABLE MIDJUNE 2007. $1,000/mo.

17 East 33rd St. www.sicaymanagement.com

BENEFITS SPECIALIST 15 Year Old Company, Seeking Serious Homeworkers, will train.

Contact: Yvonne George Toll Free: 888-338-2574 visit: www.iboplus.com/40282542 EARN $10-$14 per hour delivering local telephone directories in Savannah & surrounding areas.

Must have reliable transportation and be able to read a map.

Call 1-888-285-5861.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, a unit of the University System of Georgia, with an enrollment of approximately 16,425 students, invites applicants for the following vacancies: Public Safety Officer (Req. #1590); Custodian I - (Req. #1589) 3rd Shift. For more information, call the 24-hour Job-Line at (912) 681-0629.

Georgia is an open records state. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations, under the ADA, in order to participate in the application process should notify Human Resources, 912-681-5468 or (TDD) 912-681-0791. Georgia Southern is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.

MID-TOWN PAINTING COMPANY seeks experienced spray man.

Top pay! Ladders + sprayer a plus! Part-time/Full-time/Weekends. Call 912-650-3670.

Business Opportunity

JANITORIAL BUSINESS For Sale Grossing $60K per year. $19,500, Financing Available. Veteran Discount. Call 912-224-5045.

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EBAY RESELLERS

needed! Make money daily.

PT/FT. No experience required.

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1-800-842-0414.

Restaurant & Hotel

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Homes for Sale

616 & 618 PRICE STREET Special Promo! Seller will pay 1st 6 month’s mortgage payments!

Call for details!

Reconstructed 2 story 1890’s townhomes.

3BD, 2 1/2 BA, eat-in kitchens w/granite c-tops, new appliances & laundry areas. New baths & lighting fixtures, gas fireplaces, hardwood floors through out.

Spacious layouts! $325,000 each.

Elaine Berk 912-308-4512 Scottonian Realty 912-232-6007 AFFORDABLE Bank Repo!

4 B R / 2 B A H o m e $ 3 0 K . O N LY $225/mo! Great Deal. Listings: 800-720-7042 xT318.

FORECLOSURES! 3BR/2BA Home $200/mo! 4BR/1.5BA $375/mo!

More Available from $199/mo!

5% down, 20 yrs @ 8%APR. Listings: 800-720-7042 xT317.

FSBO - Bloomingdale

3BR, 2BA Home on over 2 acres.

LR and large family room. Ceramic tile and new carpet throughout. Spacious and quiet.

Call 912-748-1773 or 912-988-6041.

HISTORIC DISTRICT

$ I BUY HOUSES $ We buy houses & lots/land.

Don’t Stress! We buy “as is”!

(No bank inspections needed) Quick, Fair Offers. Fast Closings. Avoid Foreclosure.

Don’t Wait Any Longer, Call us today!

912-429-9600 (We are not Realtors)

Beautiful 4BR, 2BA Home. 2-car garage, privacy fence, hardwood and tiled w/custom inserts flooring. Formal living and dining room. Kitchen has new appliances and eat-in kitchen. Located on a quiet culde-sac. Community olympic size pool, skatepark and playground. Offered at $214,900.

Call 912-233-8251.

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Land/Lots for Sale Coastal GA!

119 Acres- $234,900. GA/FL border. Mature pines, abundant wildlife, black rail fencing.

Long road frontage, utilities.

Potential to subdivide. Excellent financing. Call now 1-800-898-4409 x 1164

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CONSIDERING ADOPTION?

349 Tattnall Street Beautifully restored 3-story historic home, c. 1844.

Work!

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We match Birthmothers with Families nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Toll Free 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions 866-459-3370

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Homes for Rent 1601 EAST 59th STREET: 3-bedrooms, 2-baths, fully renovated brick house w/garage. Near Midtown & hospital. $950/month.

Call 912-429-9600. $199/mo! Buy 1-4BR Homes/Condos/Townhouses from $199/mo! Low as $10K! 5% down, 20 yrs @ 8%APR. Govt G r a n t s Av a i l a b l e ! L i s t i n g s : 800-720-7042 xT319.

AFFORDABLE Bank Repo!

4 B R / 2 B A H o m e $ 3 0 K . O N LY $225/mo! Great Deal. Listings: 800-720-7042 xT318.

FORECLOSURES! 3BR/2BA Home $200/mo! 4BR/1.5BA $375/mo!

More Available from $199/mo!

5% down, 20 yrs @ 8%APR. Listings: 800-720-7042 xT317.

HOUSE AVAILABLE: 1507 East Ott Street: 3BR/2BA, living room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen w/appliances, separate utility room, fenced yard, screened porch. No pets. 1 Year lease-$985/month, $985/deposit. $35 credit application fee. 45 Travis St., Available Soon. Call 912-596-4954, leave message.

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Luxury Real Estate Sales & Development

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Homes for Sale

MYSTERY SHOPPERS

VANITY DAY SPA Now Hiring Licensed Nail Techs/Licensed Massage Therapists. Contact Angela 912-844-6763.

4 bedroom, 2 bath, double garage, Buckhead Plantation. Build mid 2006. 1/2 acre with 6 ft privacy fence, sprinkler system, 2300 sq ft. Brick, security system, upgraded lighting, 5 fans, jacuzzi, fireplace, ceramic tile, white plantation blinds. Call to see 912-587-9465 $245,900.

Montgomery Quarters 455 Montgomery Street

NEW coNtEmporary coNstructioN

2 bdrm 2 bath 3 bdrm 2 bath one level, elevator, secure gated parking, lge walkin closets,all appliances, wood 2 bdrm 2 bath & 3 bdrm 2 granite, bath flooring, All on level, elevator, secure off street parking walk to scad buildings

Prices starting@ at $349,000 startiNg $349,900

Sales Office: 348 Jefferson St. Savannah, GA 31401 Historic Downtown Savannah 912.234.1255 www.gardensdistrict.com

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$ I BUY HOUSES $ We buy houses & lots/land.

Don’t Stress! We buy “as is”!

(No bank inspections needed) Quick, Fair Offers. Fast Closings. Avoid Foreclosure.

Don’t Wait Any Longer, Call us today!

912-429-9600 (We are not Realtors)

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Find the PerFect aPartment!

$ I BUY HOUSES $ We buy houses & lots/land.

Don’t Stress! We buy “as is”!

(No bank inspections needed) Quick, Fair Offers. Fast Closings. Avoid Foreclosure.

Don’t Wait Any Longer, Call us today!

912-429-9600 (We are not Realtors)

Land/Lots for Sale

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Corner lot.

Garden level apartment. Original hardwood floors, 6 FP, modern kitchen/baths, deck w/hot tub.

Private courtyard. $635,000.

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$199/mo! Buy 1-4BR Homes/Condos/Townhouses from $199/mo! Low as $10K! 5% down, 20 yrs @ 8%APR. Govt G r a n t s Av a i l a b l e ! L i s t i n g s : 800-720-7042 xT319.

Get Paid to Shop! Retail/Dining establishments need undercover clients to judge quality/customer service. Earn up to $150/per day.

Call (888)491-1766.

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Are you a parts person that is tired of working on Saturday and until 9:00 at night?

Then we have the opportunity for you. Powertrain, Inc. is looking for someone to fill and inside counter sales position.

Your work hours will be 8:00am until 5:30pm Monday-Friday.

You will have paid holidays, paid vacation, insurance and retirement plan. Powertrain, Inc. is a growing business located at 421 Telfair Road. If this sounds like you call or email: Angela at 912-234-6641 adurrence

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Homes for Rent

909 Penn Waller Road • Savannah, GA 314010 (912) 898-1486 oak.island@maac.net www.oaksatwilmingtonisland.com

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SAVANNAH’S BEST RENTAL PROPERTIES

Ask About Opportunity for Deep Water Dock Use D E E P WAT E R D O C K : N e w Home - 5 Rio Road: 3BR, 2BA, home w/wrap-around porch.

Near malls, hospitals & downtown. Island Living, Marsh view & Island Breeze, Public boat ramp 1 block away. www.savannahsbest properties.com COUNTRY Living at its best In the City: 621 Derrick Inn Rd.: Good starter home w/2 bedrooms, 1 bath, large yard. www.savannahsbest properties.com HUGE 2 acre yard - Bring your farm animals: 421 Hinesville Rd: 2BR, 1BA, deck, large yard with mature trees and country setting. www.savannahsbest properties.com 29 Pointer Place: Brick Townhome conveniently located on S a v a n n a h ’s S o u t h s i d e .

2BR/1.5BA, close to Savannah Mall & on bus line. www.savannahsbest properties.com Forest River: Deep water, dock and furnished efficiency apt.

Breathless sunsets. 1 block to Sav’h Mall. Includes all utilities (except cable & phone).

Available June 1st $850/month.

www.savannahsbest properties.com Savannah Real Estate Investments, Inc. 912-921-1000

Savannah Condos from the $150s.

only 10 Minutes from historic downtown & Beaches!

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MIDTOWN 2 bedrooms, 1 Bath plus Sunroom. Renovated, central heat/air. $650 monthly.

Call 912-429-9600.

ONE BED, ONE BATH Condo on Wilmington Island.

Screened-in porch, W/D included, C H/A. Safe, Beautiful area.

Pool, parking, small pets OK. $685/month. Available May 15.

Call 912-713-5563.

Q U E E N A N N V I C TO R I A N HOUSE! Large 1 bedroom apartment. Living room, dining room, large kitchen area.

Washer/dryer, updated kitchen, central heating/air - water included! $700/month. Call 912-233-5246.

STARLAND AREA 2 bedroom 1 bath apartments. Close to SCAD, off street parking. 201 W. 42nd St. $550-$700. 912-596-9739

WE MAKE BUYING YOUR HOME SIMPLE AND EASY! Visit our gated, tranquil community featuring swimming pool, tennis courts, clubhouse with 24-hour fitness center and picturesque Tidal Creek Marsh views. Located on an exclusive inland island, 10 minutes from historic downtown Savannah and Tybee Beach.

Tour today. Buy now. Models open daily. Preferred lenders on site.

Kelly & Fischer Real Estate

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100 Walden Park Drive Savannah, GA 31410 Take Highway 80 east.

Turn right on Whitemarsh Island Road.

*ASK YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR DETAILS. ORAL REPRESENTATIONS CANNOT BE RELIED UPON AS CORRECTLY STATING REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SELLER. FOR CORRECT REPRESENTATIONS, REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT AND TO THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY CODE SECTION 44-3-111 OF THE GEORGIA CONDOMINIUM ACT TO BE FURNISHED BY THE SELLER TO A BUYER. MONTECITO WALDEN, LLC

$199/mo! Buy 1-4BR Homes/Condos/Townhouses from $199/mo! Low as $10K! 5% down, 20 yrs @ 8%APR. Govt G r a n t s Av a i l a b l e ! L i s t i n g s : 800-720-7042 xT319.

AFFORDABLE Bank Repo!

4 B R / 2 B A H o m e $ 3 0 K . O N LY $225/mo! Great Deal. Listings: 800-720-7042 xT318.

FORECLOSURES! 3BR/2BA Home $200/mo! 4BR/1.5BA $375/mo!

More Available from $199/mo!

5% down, 20 yrs @ 8%APR. Listings: 800-720-7042 xT317.

FURNISHED EFFICIENCY at 37th and Drayton. All utilities included. $185/week, $668/month. Call seven days a week 912-231-9464.

door truck with only 32,660 original miles! Enclosed utility body 460ci V-8 gasoline engine.

Professionally maintained and will make a great work truck for a business. Truck located on southside of Savannah available for inspection during normal business hours. $7200 OBO. Call 912-354-1011 if interested.

2003 CHEVY ASTRO VAN

$11,000. Excellent condition.

Runs Great! Great Work vehicle! Has metal bins & shelves.

Call 843-247-4699.

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Motorcycles/ATVs 2006 HONDA RANCHER 4x4 4-Wheeler

$5000. Excellent condition.

Brand new Mud grip tires.

Hasn’t even been riding 10 times. Cover included. Call 843-247-4699.

UNIQUE 1 BEDROOM ATTIC APT. in Queen Anne Victorian house.

Central heat/air, washer/dryer, hardwood floors, water included.

Call 233-5246 leave message.

2007 Harley Davidson Sportster Low XL1200L, 200 miles, white, perfect. Must sell, $9000.

912-996-3282

VICTORIAN DISTRICT 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments Off-street parking, washer/dryer, central heat/air. Short walk to Kroger and Forsyth Park. Call 912-236-7560 or 912-704-6934.

WILMINGTON ISLAND

Apartments for Rent

1989 Ford F350 crew cab 4

STARLAND DISTRICT

Townhomes/Condos for Rent

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3 bedroom, 2 bath, washer/dryer, hardwood floors, off-street p a r k i n g, 2 2 1 0 W h i t a k e r S t . $1100/month.Call 912-660-4593.

WILMINGTON ISLAND 895 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath house in Sea Room for Rent Gate Subdivision. Fenced backyard, 2-car garage, formal living and dining, den w/fireplace. LARGE VICTORIAN near library.

Available June 1st. $995/month. Fireplace, refrigerator/micro912-663-9441 or 828-733-9668. wave, phone, cable, internet, w/d utilities, nicely furnished.

860 $145/wk, $522/mo. Seven days.

Call 912-231-9464.

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo at Bull River Shoals. Very clean, very secure. Upstairs unit. Available June 1st. $850/month.

912-663-9441 or 828-733-9668.

aCt by may 31s t tO r eCe ive 8% iNCe Ntive s plus ONe year Of HOa fe e s paid.

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Boats & Accessories SEADOO CHALLANGER; jet boat, 18 ft 2006; garage kept, less than 15hrs, 21HP supercharged intercooled, conv top, CD, built-in storage, cooler, $500. Cover new in box, never opened, 2 anchors, ropes, drive on custom trailer, like new! Call for price and details. Priced to sell 912-728-8790.

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Cars 1969 VW BUG, FAIR CONDITION, $500 OBO. CALL 912-508-3724 2005 HONDA CIVIC LX, Special Edition: alloy rims, 6-CD/MP3 premium sound, 5-spd, AC, p/mirrors, PW, cc, tilt, air bags, spoiler, leather steering wheel.

34K miles, $13,900 OBO. 912-330-9409.

Fender Bender?

Paint & Body Work Reasonably Priced Insurance Claims We buy wrecks

355-5932

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www.JudgeRealtyCompany.com Too Many Options To List

Broughton St. Loft- JUST REDUCED!!!

Walk to the PARK. $1,075,000. Once block walk to Forsyth Park.

Tennis, basketball, jogging, much more! Two units on each end and one town home in the middle. Great investment opportunity. All electrical, plumbing, and HVAC updated. Turn into condos or rentals.

Motivated seller. Bring all offers. Contact Alex Grikitis, 912-2220-1700.

Location. Location. Location. 104 Tybrisa St. In the heart of Tybee’s commercial district minutes from the pier. Zoned C-1. Currently 6-room inn. A number of possibilities including mixed-used commercial on bottom, residential on top. Owner/ agent. $720,000. Please contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700.

101. W. Broughton St, unit 302; top floor corner loft at the intersection of Broughton & Whitaker. 2BR/1BA with windows in every room.

Sunlight drenched. 11’ ceilings, hardwood floors. 908 sft. Walk to it all! Asking $335,000. Contact Lori Judge, 912-484-1514. MLS# 22469.

Hentry Place Condominiums

216 West Park Condominiums

308 E. President St. Townhouse

654-656 East Henry St-A new condo conversion. Four 2 bed / 1 bath condos on beautiful East Henry Street. Video surveillance and home security, Large front porches, off-street parking, updated kitchens and baths, hardwood/ tile/carpet floors, laundry rooms, and over 1200 square feet each. Pricing starting at $235,000. 2% closing costs and $1000 decorating allowance paid by seller. Contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700 or Chris Smyth, 912-704-3800, and please visit henryplace.com for more information.

A gorgeously renovated historic building at 216 West Park Avenue.

Completely updated kitchens with stainless fixtures and appliances, shaker-style cabinets, baths with marble granite countertops & marble floors. Original hardwood floors throughout. Gas fireplaces, video surveillance & security, built-in surround sound & flat panel TV. All the bells and whistles!! 1750 to 3300 square foot units. Prices starting at $325,000. Great buyer incentive packages available along with preferred lenders. Please contact Alex Grikitis, 912-220-1700 or alex@ grikitisgroup.com, and be sure to visit 216west.com for further information.

Elegant townhouse in the hear of the historic district just steps away from Columbia Square. This home features 2BR / 2.5BA, original hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen, and private courtyard. Great Location!! $659,000. Contact Lori Judge, 912-484-1514. MLS# 27157.

1412 Adams St.

Victory Drive

1711 Price St.

Beautifully restored 5000 sqft post civil war plantation home on 3.98 acres in downtown Ridgeland. Starting at 725,000. 6 bdrms, 3 full baths, 1.5 bath, wrap around porches, custom tile pool, carport, garage, boat storage, lrg oak trees, Four boat landings within 15 min drive. 35 min to Savannah, Beaufort, Hilton Head. Minutes to I - 95 much more!

4 Beautiful Condos on the water! 2Bed 2.5 Bath, 2 balconies per unit. Scenic view and landscape, security gated entrance, Plenty of parking. For more info check out www.CoastalRiverview.com.

Great commercial property right in the Thomas Square Historic Neighborhood. Entire tract includes 1711 Price, 1716 Habersham, & 410 34th St. 4,200sq.ft. comm. space & 2,200sq.ft. of warehouse space.

The remainder is vacant. For more info check out www.1711price.com.

415 East 34 St.

1401 E. 48th

Great SCAD rental. Fully rehabed with original hardwoods, marble in kitchen and bath, stainless steel appliances. $1000/mo rental income. Carriage house not yet rented. Area of active restoration.

1404 E. 48th - $240,000. 2/2 with modern interior and 2 -story garage easily converted for rental income. OPEN SUN 2-4. Christi Oates, 695-5945.

347 Abercorn St. • Savannah, GA 31401 • 912-236-1000 Alex Grikitis • 912-220-1700 • www.GrikitisGroup.com

Connect Savannah May 16th, 2007 www.connectsavannah.com

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